Reincarnation Monarch

"... but I'm not at all sympathetic to former Archbishop Fran..."

Asio cut and discarded it in a really cold tone.

Shester inquired, surprised and even looked unexpected.

Why is that? You looked pretty cute to Comet, didn't you?

Then Azio exhaled loudly and replied with a shrugged shoulder.

"That's why. You're right, I don't hate Comet. That's why I have no sympathy for former Archbishop Fran."

"... does that mean that former Archbishop Fran and Comet were unfriendly?

"Are you calling me unfriendly... well, are you saying that they unilaterally hated Comet? That's why former Archbishop Fran turned Comet over to the SS in Gorkos. You see, at any rate, Gorkos' Seventh Corps mortality rate is an overwhelming high. That's why."

"... you were..."

"It is. It's a terrible story. Why should a concubine's child be the only one with such eyes... he's really pathetic."

"Do you have a concubine while in an important religious position as Archbishop..."

"Yeah, didn't you know that? It's not just the former Archbishop of Fran, is it? Most of the big guys are surrounded by two or three concubines, whether they're politicians or not. It's really sad."

"Really... I didn't know that"

"Gorkos just came out in the middle of a conversation. You know he's the son of the current pope, don't you? He's the only bastard born between the Pope and his rightful wife, but there are ten bastards born between many concubines besides him, isn't there? Besides, the Pope himself, unlike the former Archbishop of Fran, was not the gorkos of his sons, he adored the bastards more... I don't know who among the bastards with the most of them, but it feels like a comparison, doesn't it? Anyway, it's the Gorkos... no matter how much, this is all about how the Pope feels."

"Ten bastards... is such a person the current pope?

"Yeah, you can say that Lowenglin's political system is strong compared to other countries. But that's because other countries are too sloppy, and the truth is, they're not. It is the truth of Lowenglin that corruption is spreading everywhere if you give it back a little bit. It's the greatest embodiment of that... the great people at the top... it's really lamentable, isn't it?

"I see. They say fish rot from their heads, but so does low engrin."

"Unfortunately..."

When Azio shrugged, he sighed as loudly as he could breathe out all the air in his heart.