Tsuihou Sareta Bannou Mahou Kenshi wa, Koujou Denka no Shishou Tonaru

Cleon said he wanted to see Shea.

But that is a wish that will never come true.

Dead people don't come back to life.

That is the truth of all ancient times.

"Oh. Exactly. So what I'm saying is just a wish. But I still wonder why Shea had to die."

"It's..."

When I get stuck in words, Cleon says, leaning against my shoulder.

"Because we didn't have the power to protect Shea from the demons. That's for sure. But that's not the problem."

"In other words?"

"Why did God let a girl die?"

"Shea wasn't killed by God. I lost my life in the hands of the demons in the ruins."

"Let the Imperial Church say, the Almighty God is sending His Divine Holy Spirit to make this world and lead it to its righteous appearance. Man, grass, and beast are made by God alone. And after all that is in form is destroyed, we return to the Spirit, to God and the Holy Spirit, to the post-mortem world".

"What are you trying to say?

We were walking between us and the blubber and the ruins, and each other's voices bounced off the wall and sounded on the road.

Even children know the doctrine of the Imperial Church if they live in this country.

For at any rate more than 90% of the people of this country are followers of the imperial church.

"This is what I'm trying to say. If God is all-powerful and made all the things in this world, how could he allow the death of a girl without any sin? There was no reason why Shea had to die. If there was a God, how could you abandon such a sweet child?

I lost my word.

What Cleon is saying was something that has often been repeated historically for the doctrine of the Imperial Church.

If there is an all-powerful righteous God, how can evil, irrational, be forgiven?

The priests of the Imperial Church have been twisting their heads to answer this question.

At the same time, it has thoroughly suppressed those who have such doubts and suppressed doubts about faith.

Now is not the time to be executed for merely challenging the imperial church.

But even though it was not mild as the words of the great aristocracy in the heart of the Empire.

"Complaining to God doesn't mean Shea's coming home."

"I know. But even you, if Sophia, if that princess, Her Royal Highness Philia, were to be tragically murdered, would want to curse God in the same way. And you must want to fix the balance to the right position"

"Fix the balance?

"The worldly proverb of an adventurer who used to be weak. Forget it."

Cleon said in a calm tone.

Fixing the balance to the correct position means that there is now a balance in the wrong position.

I don't know what that means.

When I tried to ask Cleon, a dog-shaped demon clan jumped out of a cave in the corner of the aisle.

It is in the form of a fierce large dog, even when it comes to dogs, and its hidden amount of magic would be a great threat to ordinary adventurers.

Sharp fangs are pointed at us.

I laughed as I lowered Cleon to the wall.

"Cleon will be waiting for you there because you won't be cured from the poison yet."

"Disgruntled, but let me do so"

Confirming that Cleon had responded, I pulled out the treasure sword Tetracord.

And wave a sword.

With the wind magic caused by the treasure sword, the devil's dog is slapped against the wall.

Plus I flashed my sword.

At the next moment, the Demons roared loudly, and fell as-is.

No matter how much of a threat to an ordinary adventurer, he's not a big enemy to me, assuming he was an executive of the Knights of St. Sophia.

Naturally, it's supposed to be a faint enemy to Cleon, but a neurotoxicated Cleon can't even defeat such a demon clan.

So Cleon wouldn't have survived without me.

"I didn't think the day would come again to help Cleon in this way."

"Me, too. I don't want to rely on you again, but this time I'll thank you."

Cleon stood up slowly.

It kind of seemed like Cleon didn't like me being able to help him.

Well, maybe it's because he's the one I banished.

Cleon threw up abominably.

"If it weren't for the traitors among us, I wouldn't have made this mistake."

"About me? Like I said, I'm not trying to kill Cleon."

"It's not about you. There's another real traitor who tried to take my life."