Reincarnation Monarch

"... What!? What are you talking about?

Gaius asked Carmis, with a decent face.

Calmis then became a desperate figure and appealed to Gaius.

"No, I know very well that I am saying strange things. I am now in the position of your obvious enemy. But I dare you. I want to see Elle the Elvis! I want to see you and see what's real in heaven! Thousands, tens of thousands of dead souls want me to know where they've gone!

"... and that means complete surrender, okay?

Gaius, bewildered, confirmed to Carmis.

Calmis then shook his head wide and vertically, even with a bitter look on his face.

"... I can't... it's really painful to betray Master Lennon... but I can't do all this..."

"... uh, and after you honestly handed over the SS guys, you want to go to Elmour with me?

"... yes"

"... what you yourself just said... you're going to betray your boss Lennon, right? So, are you sure about this? It's such a sudden development that I can't believe it..."

"... you suspect I'm plotting something, but I'm not..."

"... Then why betray me?

"It's decided for faith!

"Faith..."

"That's right! Faith to me is more important than my boss and more important than the state! If the destination of the souls of the dead is not heaven or hell, then where the hell are they?!? I have never even doubted them as a devout Zexian before. But not now. Because I didn't think you were lying about what you said. If... then knowing the true whereabouts of the souls of the dead is more important to me than anything! Gaius Schneider, please! Take me to your house in Elmur! And I want Elle, God's beloved Elvis!

In Carmis' desperate plea, Gaius thought often.

And after a long period of silence with a difficult face, he opened his mouth.

"... I'd like to ask you one thing... is the reality of heaven and hell as the destination of the soul of the dead an absolutely essential element in the doctrine of Zexism?

"Naturally it's essential. The most rooted teaching in Zexism is the salvation of the soul. If the destination of that soul is different, then the very idea becomes wrong. If you try to be a devout Zexian like me, it's an inexorable situation."

"... I see. Very well. If you honestly hand them over to me because my purpose in the first place was to secure the SS, it would save us a lot of trouble."

"Right! Then will you take me to Elmur!?"

"Oh. Fine."

Gaius nodded, blushing his shoulders in such a way that he had no choice.