Santairiku Eiyuuki

After the ceremony at King Cerda, the Elkhurs traveled by carriage southwest of Ederna.

Arrived at…

"Welcome, Lunarier, Sheherazard!! Our fatherland of nostalgia, our fathers land, our beginnings land!! The city of Lemuria!!

"Ooh!!!

"Wow!!

Upon arrival in the city of Lemuria, Erkühl guided Renalier to the highest of the seven hills.

And show the view from the top of the hill.

Lunaria took a breath with Gokuri and shared her thoughts with Erkühl.

"It looks like I only live in a haunted place!

"I'm more rusty than I imagined!!

"Well, I wouldn't be surprised if there were 10,000 or 20,000 haunted."

Erkühr laughed bitterly at the two honest thoughts.

Lemuria, a city of white light.

A large global city with a population of over a million, made of marble.

A wide variety of races come together from all over the world, and the festival plays out somewhere in the city, as it does every day.

The walls do not exist because there are no external enemies.

Everyone laughed and sang peace.

City of Lemuria, Eternal Capital.

……

……

That's a long time ago.

The current population of world cities with more than a million inhabitants is now less than five thousand.

The market, which used to be busy with many people and the merchants shopping with yelling voices, is now the end of a friendly fight between wild dogs, wildcats and dove rats.

Well, but the architectural skills of the Lemurian Empire are excellent.

At any rate, the natural concrete created by the Lemurian Empire is such an excellent building material that it never collapses after a thousand years.

Insula, a high-rise residence where many citizens were stuffed with sushi because of it, and the circular arena once packed by hundreds of thousands of people, the tank arena, and the water bridge, which has not flowed a drop of water…

The whole remains in an unused form.

No one.

But only the signs that there were people remain.

It has become a very creepy city because of it.

"Now, then, only around the Cathedral of Lemuria are there people. Besides, the boys."

There are also some pilgrims...

Sometimes infrastructure and security are completely dead as a city and you can't stay.

Besides, bandits are springing up on the road.

And you won't be able to come unless you're such an enthusiastic pilgrim.

"If I were King Ederna, I would build this place as a sanctuary and take money from pilgrims..."

Military paths during the Lemurian Empire are rusty, but they remain.

If you refinish it, you can use it.

Traffic should not be bad.

If we rework the water bridge too, we'll figure it out.

The dwelling is aging, so we just have to demolish it...

Architectural materials can be diverted as is.

With money, it's possible to revive the city.

It is the birthplace of the Lemurian Empire, where the first princess witch (Medium) died, and where the princess witch (Medium) now lives…

Ideal as a tourist destination.

If it is revived as a city, security is restored and bandits are exterminated, pilgrims will come.

That would also bring the merchants for the pilgrims.

With the taxes you can collect from it, you can make enough money.

If it were Erkür, he would revive this city even by borrowing from merchants.

But...

The Kingdom of Ederna does not seem to intend to lay its hands on the city of Lemuria.

Well, as the kingdom of Ederna, with Western Mesianism as its national religion, I guess it's true that even though it's the greatest authority of Mesianism, it doesn't want to be involved in the city of Lemuria, home of Orthodox Mesianism.

"Or, Your Majesty. Is this the territory of the Kingdom of Ederna for once?

"More precisely, it will be the territory of the Upper Lemurian Empire before it is built... well, legally so. In essence, the dominion of the princess witch (Medium)."

It should also be the territory of the princess witch (Medium).

The city of Lemuria and its surroundings lies in the rule of the Substantial Princess Witch (Medium).

In fact, the princess (Medium) has the right to a trial and to collect taxes.

There is no concept of a 'sovereign' state in this world, so what can we do to become a nation? There is no clear criterion that…

For once, it can be named as a sufficient country if it holds down the right to trial and tax.

The rest would be perfect with foreign ink.

Most likely, the economic base of the princess witch (Medium) would be an enclave scattered all over the world or a tax imposed on kings and lords in the name of donations.

This ghost town has at least no economic value.

"That and the city of Lemuria have a demonic bond. Be careful, Shehrazard."

The princess witch (Medium) is essentially in control of the city of Lemuria today.

Mesianism has avoided clashes with long-eared people (elves) by treating demons as spirits, but many people hate spirits in their hearts, and the Elkhurs cannot use their spirits in the city of Lemuria.

"By the way, is it good that Carolina didn't bring you?

"He's been here with me a couple of times, and he's watching. Besides, he's patriotic. The current situation in the city of Lemuria would not be the preferred thing to look at."

In other words, it's as if Elquille isn't patriotic.

In fact, Erkür has no patriotism.

I am a nation.

You can't help but love yourself.

That is the valve of Elquille.

Well, if it means self-love, then I can tell you Elquille loves the Lemurian Empire.

For a nation called the Lemurian Empire, there will be no monarch more to rely on than Elquille.

For the people, though, the story is different.

Tell Elquille what the people are?

If you ask, it will answer "financial resources".

"Well, shall we go back soon? I don't plan to stay long in the first place. If only Lunarier had been baptized."

"No, but you're used to it."

Baptism took place the next day.

That should be called the main mountain of Messianism, the Archbishop of Lemuria?

Soon ready, baptism began and the solemn ritual was transferred to execution…

Lunarier's baptism is over.

"I've become an Orthodox"

Renalier said lightly as she toweled her wet hair with holy water.

Elquille laughs bitterly.

"What do you say? Do you feel anything, like God's grace or something?

"Nothing in particular"

...... for once, even if it's a lie: "My body is lighter!!" or so you should say.

Even so, the princess (Medium) baptized her.

The princess witch (Medium) laughed bitterly when she saw how Lunarier and Elquille were doing.

Elquille approaches such a princess witch (Medium).

"Again, let me thank you. Thank you, Millenia, for baptizing my fiancée Renalier."

"No. Nothing else, for His Majesty's sake. (i) As a Mesian, I am pleased to be able to increase the number of things that believe in teaching correctly. I would rather thank His Majesty Elquille for this opportunity."

hahahahaha

Oh, ho, ho, ho.

The two laugh at each other frankly.

Still, my eyes aren't laughing.

The princess (Medium) told Elquille.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Would you like some tea? I was pleased that I refused His Majesty's invitation the other day. If Your Majesty please."

"Oh, I'm glad about that. I wanted to talk to Millennials for once."

Elquille accepts the offer of the princess witch (Medium).

Then the princess witch (Medium) continues further.

"... If Your Majesty wishes, would you also like to have Chronos Crowlius, Archbishop of Lemuria, and Cecilia Peter, the next princess witch (Medium), present?

"... well, then I will also have Lucanos Lucarios and Todoris Todrianus present"

"Your Majesty, why did that traitor betray you?

"The traitor? You mean the accountant who betrayed Messia?

Yeah, it's about him.

Elquille and the princess witch (Medium) had such chatter as they exchanged Cecilia, Kronos, Todoris and Lucanos for tea.

Elquille thinks a little and then carefully chooses the words to answer.

"Well... surely there are many inexplicable things about his betrayal. Often referred to as' blind to thirty pieces of silver coins', 'dissatisfied with the messiah wasting money', 'transferred by the devil', 'beloved but therefore betrayed'... and some of the interesting opinions are 'because he wore the mystery of betrayal'"

"Yeah, if you're a clergyman...... no, if you're a Messiah, it's a question for everyone. I wonder why he betrayed his beloved master...... I would love to hear your opinion.... I don't mind any opinions? It's just a hypothesis."

Whatever you say, I will not accuse you of heresy, paganism, etc.

In the dark, the princess (Medium) tells Elquille.

Elquille takes a sip of tea and then...

I started talking slowly.

"First of all... I personally am blind to silver coins, I do not believe. Whatever the gold coin... I don't think that anything that would betray me with that degree of forehead would be recognized by Messiah even as an apostle. It's possible that the devil has taken over... but I don't personally like it."

Anything can be explained if you have a demon or a god.

But that's too boring.

Elquille was, yes, thinking.

"First, let's think calmly. If the Bible and other descriptions of various books were correct...... the Son of God expected betrayal. Otherwise you wouldn't say 'whoever is dipping bread in soup now betrays' or anything like that. If he cared, he could have defended himself. Considering that..."

Erkühr smiled niggardly.

"Perhaps it was planned harmony. For the Son of God, it was planned that the traitor would betray him."

"I see, interesting feedback"

The princess (Medium) smiles.

I can tell you more interesting stories with people who say things that have blown me away like Elquille than with the clergy who have solidified themselves into biblical descriptions.

"Um... would you mind?

"What's up? Cecilia."

Cecilia raised her hand small, listening silently from earlier.

"Your Majesty's thoughts… I know that betrayal was a planned harmony for the Son of God. But... the Son of God, Messiah, will be executed afterwards. That was scheduled harmony, is that what you mean? You think the traitor betrayed you for that?

"Well, it also means we can see it that way.... It's just an imagination. I don't really think so."

(Well, I still feel more persuasive than the demons)

Erkühr shrugged inside.

At least, the devil Elquille knows won't be such a hassle.

"Or..."

"Or?"

"Well, I imagine this too... the traitor may not have thought to kill the Son of God. And you may not have thought that the Son of God would be killed, too.... The sentence of imprisonment was the greatest punishment in the Lemurian Empire at the time. Even in the light of the Lemurian law, it can be described as an unusual, too unjust punishment"

The actions of the Son of God gradually began to escalate.

As it stands, radical six-stars could kill you or... unjustly arrest you.

A traitor worried about it...

While you have not yet committed a great sin, before you are condemned to death...

Didn't you snitch on the Son of God and try to stop him?

And didn't the Son of God know what it was like to be such a disciple?

And using that snitch, didn't the Six-Stars force you to execute the Son of God?

That's Elquille's hypothesis...

It was more of a delusion than that.

"Well, it's time to play"

Erkühr forcefully broke off the conversation and turned to the princess witch (Medium).

"Shall we get down to business, millennia? The agenda is… about your remaining life span and Cecilia, the next princess witch (Medium)."

"Yeah, that's right. … Shall we get down to business?"

The two smiled at each other.

My eyes aren't laughing.