Reincarnation into the Barrier Master
Episode 231: Far Away Sunset
Five years after Vieille and Cassel began their respective paths, an extraordinary Council of Cardinals was held in Aphrodite, the capital of the Christian State of Crimeana, where unanimous decisions were taken by the next Pope.
Nominated Pope was a boy of only 14 years of age, a papal nominee whose track record of losing his left arm but severing the solemnity of the Christian discipline and further strengthening the connection between the nations that made Crimeana their national religion was recognized. I called that name Kassel.
At the end of the meeting, in a room of the Temple of the Pope, the next Pope's inner feast was held in Cassel, where the cardinals, including the current Pope and Juvánser Sein, met together. The announcement of the next Pontifical Decision will now take place for the whole world. And a year later, a grand inauguration ceremony was supposed to be held by inviting all the world's national lords and officials. In keeping with that, the current Pope had also formally decided to hide.
In Cassel, who refrains next to the Pope, one celebratory greeting after another is given by the Cardinal. Over the past five years, the attitude of the Christians towards their faith had reached the point of being different. The Pope's word is, that is, the word of the Lord God. Those who follow that order faithfully have been generously protected, and those who disobey have been relentlessly eliminated. Thanks to this, nearly 10,000 human beings were solemnly cleared and two nations perished, but Cassel was not satisfied with their achievements.
The first thing he wanted to bury was Vieille. But in the end, we could not grasp any evidence of her treason, and on the contrary, she even left behind the achievement of transforming countries that were contrary to the Church into faithful nations again. On the other hand, however, he flaunted orders from the Patriarchate and did not necessarily show an attitude of obedience to the Patriarchate. This was the deciding factor, and Cassel was to be named his successor.
In addition, he had the alias "The Immortal Man". His radical policies naturally created many enemies, but they have cut through all of their raids and assassinations. He bragged about it as the blessing of the Lord God, saw Cassel through the crisis many times around him, and had to admit it. Of course this is done by the stretched ties of Linos, but naturally the people of Crimeana are unaware of the circumstances.
Now there is no one in the Patriarchate who can counter Cassel. It was possible to create an iron bond between the Church and the nations that would accompany it. The rest was to bury Vieille and Agarta, his lodging enemy. I was especially looked after by King Agarta, Linos. This grace must be returned in many ways.
Since his return to Aphrodite, Cassel has tried many times to take measures against Agarta. At one point it was an invasion operation, or at one point it attempted an economic blockade. None of them, however, were able to deliver results. In his efforts over the past five years, when it came to the only stain, it was.
All these attempts were frustrated at the planning stage. Each time, a natural mutation or rebellion appeared in the territory of the Patriarchate. Whenever these things happened, within the Church there was confusion and much time was devoted to its convergence. This was a collaboration between the countries of Agarta, including Linos and Vieille. While Kassel doubted the relationship between the two, at last, he couldn't grasp the evidence.
But from now on, I will no longer feel the same kind of nagging as before. After a long struggle for power, he was able to seize the Pope's throne. I don't do any more dull things like the ones I've done before, like root it out... From now on, we can move Koto with one of our own will.
Cassel thinks. Let's start with Vieille. She captures alive and is bound to be crossed in this Aphrodite. And then we destroy them sequentially with Niza, Ramaron and Headata, isolating Agarta completely from within the world. Everyone who lives in that country starves to death. Kill those who cry and beg for their lives, and let the power of the Patriarchate show you how much suffering the end of those who disobey the way of heaven entails.
When I was thinking about that, screaming and cheering boiled down from the venue. When I looked in the direction of that voice, a small dragon about the size of a man's arm floated in the universe. And the dragon dropped the big stone of the cobwebs in his hand onto the floor with the potpourri, and disappeared as it was.
As the venue was distracted, what a decorated Vieille appearance emerged from where the stone was placed. The sight makes the venue noisy.
"It's been a long time, Pope. And Cassel. No, should I say next pope?
Vieille bows gracefully with a full grin. The face of the girl has disappeared, and the Cardinals have been unexpectedly seen in a beautiful setting that combines colour and elegance as an adult woman.
"V...... Vieille. How did you get here..."
Surprisingly, the Pope manages to squeeze out words. Vieille still has a full grin.
"Sister, it's been a long time"
It was Cassel who spoke the language. He slowly approaches beneath her. And stand in front of her, throwing words at her.
"Probably King Agarta's offer, isn't it? That's what evil gods are going to do. And what can I do for the woman who allowed herself to be in that evil god? What trick did you use to get in here? You probably used the evil magic of King Agarta. Sister, how many times have you offered King Agarta that ass in order to gain that power? How many times have you been pierced by King Agarta's roots? That milk, genitals, anus... roughly all the parts that could be used for intercourse were ravaged by King Agarta, right? Unfortunately, there's no place in this capital where King Agarta's sexual slaves exist, is there?
Cassel blasphemes Vieille in every conceivable inferior language with a raised corner of his mouth and a tight grin. But she didn't move one eyebrow and remains grinning as usual.
"... you've studied a lot in the last few years, Cassel. That's great. I praise you."
The eyes behind the smile are utterly contemptuous of Cassel. One of the Cardinals opens his mouth as he sees how it is.
"Dear Vieille, you have a rumor that you have allowed yourself to King Agarta. Is that true?
Vieille turns to the Cardinal with that smile on her face and slowly opens her mouth.
"Imagine, I'll take care of it"
"Capture him! Capture this woman!
Soldiers breaking into the room when they heard Cassel shouting. And try to capture Vieille with us first. But as they approach her for a certain distance, the soldiers fall one after the other without sound. The soldiers tend to surround her in a dozen ways.
"Please be quiet"
I can hear Vieille coming through a lot. She continues her conversation with the Pope and Cassel with an alternating gaze.
"I have asked you today simply to come to state the celebration of Cassel's next Pope's inauguration, because of it. As a celebration, let me tell you one thing: congratulations."
"What?
Vieille continues the story, as if to ignore Cassel's hateful gaze.
"Congratulations first, Cassel. Good luck with that. As a celebration from me, I give you this."
Vieille takes a single letter out of her nostalgia and throws it poignant. Too much, the spot freezes.
"And just to let you know, this time, I'm going to, right now, start a new Crimeanalism. We will establish True Crimeanalism with the aim of spreading the teachings of the true Lord God. Thanks to you, many countries, many people have sympathized with my thoughts and have promised to cooperate. Pope, we want to get along with Cassel, but we eliminate those who harm us, so with that intention. … but I will be available. I'm sorry."
That's how Vieille disappeared. As can be seen later, Vieille's skilful presentation and polite support took him into the faction of True Crimeanalism, which numbered roughly half of the faction of the Patriarchate. Naturally, the Patriarchate did not take it for granted, and later Cassel launched an attack on the Vieille faction, while Crimeanalism developed its forces into a bipartite battle, and the Patriarchate would be greatly cut off from them.
By the way, the letter that Vieille brought said something like this, but Cassel was leaving the room behind, without even trying to see it.
"Abbreviations, Master Cassel. Congratulations on your next Pope nomination. Let me give you a celebration in a whisper. You're under the curse of being forced to recover from a fatal injury, aren't you? Release it. Now you can always go under your beloved Lord God. Good for you. From now on, whether you fall ill or get killed, we don't know anything about it. Note that your junction will automatically disappear. I wish you a good fight. '
Later, Kassel led his own army to challenge the New Crimean National Army to a duel and exposed the body to the battlefield, pierced by bows and arrows pouring down like rain. The Pope, Juvancel, too, was crucified in Aphrodite a few months after Cassel's death in battle, and his life would end with a desperate begging for life, pierced through his heart with a spear of Vieille… That's another story, too.