The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 202

Episode 202

“You left the church?”

“May the blessings of the earth and the rocks be with you. “My name is Kiera of the Gyros Church.”

The goddess, whose face was slightly covered by a white veil, made the sign of the cross and greeted.

“May the protection of the sword and shield be with you. “I am Corellius, a paladin of the Batar Church.”

“This is Simar, the guide and ranger.”

“I am Regan, a 5th Circle wizard. “I specialize in removing barriers.”

“My name is Asher, the one called by God.”

Five visitors came to Raoul’s office.

It was a party made up of a goddess, a paladin, a ranger, a wizard, and a warrior.

Raoul’s brow twitched slightly upon seeing their names.

‘Kiera Asher. It’s definitely true. These people…’

These were the very people that Raoul had hoped for.

“The Church of Gyros and the Church of Batar. And even a wizard. It’s a very rare combination. Anyway, welcome to the First Viscounty.”

Raoul greeted them in a businesslike manner.

After I sat down on the prepared sofa and the car was ready, he asked again.

“So, what brought the members of the church to this remote corner of the kingdom?”

The First Viscounty was a frontier territory located in the southwestern tip of the kingdom.

Moreover, the Holy Empire was located in the northeast of the continent, quite far from the Kingdom of Ruben.

What is the reason for these people to come to a place so far away that even if they take the portal, they have to change trains three times?

“We are investigating the threat on the continent on behalf of the Church in accordance with our trust. The reason I got to meet you today, Viscount Raoul, is…”

“Viscount Raoul! “Stop mobilizing strangers to satisfy your selfish desires right now!”

“Lord Cornelius!”

While Priestess Kiera was speaking calmly, Cornelius suddenly intervened and screamed at Raoul, glaring at him.

Kiera, embarrassed, tried to stop him by calling his name, but Cornelius looked as if he would pull out his sword at any moment.

Of course, that didn’t actually happen.

This is because the moment a loud noise erupted, about a dozen guard knights with a fierce spirit appeared from nowhere and were standing behind Raoul with their hands on their scabbards.

Raoul slightly raised his hand to stop the knights and looked at Cornelius calmly, without any sign of agitation.

“joy. There’s no use in pretending. “The investigation has already been completed into the fact that you are arbitrarily drawing strangers into the territory war and disrupting the order of the Connect!”

Cornelius crosses his arms and treats Raoul as if he were a criminal.

Raoul opened his mouth as he gave him a provocative look, as if telling him to say something if he had something to say.

“I don’t know where and from whom I heard what I heard and what I investigated. So what do you want to say?”

I had no intention of being polite to the person I was openly arguing with.

“joy. Does it reveal its true colors right away? Strangers are warriors called by God for the entire Connect Continent. This is not a trick that you can play around with just to satisfy your greed! “It would be better to immediately liberate the strangers from the territory and disband the inappropriate organization called the First Guild.”

“….”

After Cornelius’ long speech ended, silence fell in Raoul’s office.

Raoul turned his gaze away from Cornelius and calmly looked into the eyes of the other party members one by one.

Goddess Kiera slightly lowered her head as if she was annoyed and avoided Raoul’s eyes, and wizard Regan looked interested.

Simar, the ranger, was just blankly looking as if he had no interest, and the warrior named Asher was looking at Raoul with burning eyes as if agreeing with Cornelius’ words.

Slurp.

Raoul slowly drank his tea as if nothing had happened, then put down his tea cup and spoke calmly.

“Let me ask first. “Is Paladin Corellius the one who represents your group?”

“No, that’s not it….”

“That’s right. “I am like their representative.”

Cornelius interrupted Kiera again.

“is it? “Then, what you said a moment ago was your personal opinion or the opinion of the entire church?”

“…. joy! As a member of the investigation team, my opinion is no different from the opinion of the church. Since the report has already been posted, it is useless to try to deny it now. “It would be better to repent even now and follow God’s will.”

Raoul stopped laughing.

It was a funny moment when an individual’s thoughts represented the group and even the denomination, and then suddenly became God’s will.

‘Well, I guess there’s no need to listen to any more novel X sounds.’

Raoul made a gentle gesture and said.

“That’s right. “Do those words really represent the will of the entire denomination, bishops?”

It rattled.

The door opened and about a dozen people hurriedly entered the office.

“How could that be! “It’s just the thoughts of one ignorant article!”

“It has absolutely nothing to do with our Zenon Church.”

“You misunderstand. The Church never judges the First Guild in that way!”

They were the bishops in charge of each denomination located in the First Viscounty.

Raoul guessed the general identity of the visitors and summoned the bishops before meeting them.

Since they had been deliberately placed in the next room so that they could hear the conversation, it was natural that the bishops’ faces were now thoughtful.

In particular, the bishops of the Earth God Gyros Church and the War God Batar Church were dying with their faces blackened.

“well. Sir Cornelius in front of you seems to have different thoughts. Honestly… it’s a little shocking. On my own, I thought that I had fully consulted with the denomination and showed good faith, but…”

The bishops’ bodies flinched at each word Raoul said.

Currently, among the nobles on the Connect continent, the one who donates the most to the church is Viscount Raoul.

In addition, temples much larger than those in the capital of the Kingdom of Leuven were being built at Calypse Castle.

When completed, it was scheduled to be the largest religious district on the continent, excluding the Great Temple of the Holy Empire.

In addition, the First Guild is the one that introduces players who have realized divinity in each free city to the church.

The First Guild was the one that regularly sent not only players but also faith-filled children to study at the temple training center…

“There is no shame in it. “It seems that some insensitive people misunderstood that Viscount Raoul wanted his good deeds to be kept a secret.”

“You are slandering Brother Raoul, the most faithful person on the continent! “How on earth does the Batar Church educate believers?”

If Raoul was disappointed with the religious denominations and reduced his donations or stopped cooperating with them, it would be nothing short of a disaster for them.

Thanks to this, the bishops kept apologizing to Raoul so as not to hurt his feelings, and Cornelius and his party, who had caused the problem, were wide-eyed and confused.

Of course, there were people who did not understand the situation properly.

“What a disgrace this is! People as high as bishops are turning their eyes away from the truth and begging for a mere lord! Since when has the denomination become so tainted by the world?”

Cornelius jumped up from his seat as if he was in awe and even pointed a point at the bishops, shouting.

However, no one listened to his words and only glared at the Bishop of the Batar Church with an uncomfortable look.

“Stop it, Brother Cornelius. Brother, you are making a big mistake. “Viscount Raoul is not the kind of person who would slander you like that!”

“what! Do you all have sprained eyes? It’s clear that this guy named Raoul is turning foreigners into private soldiers. What a conspiratorial act! It is our responsibility to take care of strangers and guide them to the right path, but are you pretending not to notice them playing a role in the exploitation and oppression of the nobility? “I will report this to my superiors immediately!”

“Top? “I don’t know which superior you are talking about, but I think it would be a good idea to receive this communication right away.”

When the bishop held out a portable magic sphere to him, Cornelius snorted and took it.

“Hmph, whoever you are, there’s no way I’ll ever change my mind… huh.”

– Brother Cornelius. What on earth is going on there?

Inside the magic sphere, a white-haired old man with a solid expression was looking at him with a smile.

However, if you look closely, you can see that the corners of the smiling eyes and mouth were trembling.

“Church leader! “How could the leader…?”

– I won’t go into detail. Please apologize to Viscount Raoul and remain faithful to your original mission.

And the communication port suddenly disconnected without even hearing an answer.

“Why…?”

Cornelius stood there in despair, holding the broken communication port.

There are some people who, once their thoughts are set, can never accept the opinions of others.

An absolute belief that one’s thoughts are absolutely right and all other opinions are wrong.

People with such beliefs tend to interpret every situation distortedly by fitting it into their own thoughts.

Cornelius was such a representative figure.

I don’t know where he came from or what he heard, but it seemed like he had already imprinted Raoul as an immoral person despite the bishops’ words.

But can you really ignore the words of the religious leader, the highest leader of the religious cult?

As the situation progressed to this point, the members of the investigation team seemed to realize that something was very wrong.

Goddess Kiera pursed her lips as if she was about to say something.

But Raoul was one step faster.

“The reason I allowed you to meet with me was because I respected the church and wanted to help in some small way. I had no idea that I would be insulted and make such ridiculous demands. There seems to be no point in further conversation, so please take a step back. And what happened today is truly… disappointing.”

“Oh my. “We never meant to insult the Viscount…”

Kiera opened her mouth late, but Raoul ignored her and left first.

And Bernard, who had been standing behind Raoul from the beginning, spoke in a voice as cold as ice.

“It seems like the Master is a faithful person and will just tolerate it, but I have no intention of doing so. “We will reexamine the various supports and policies provided by our territory and guild from the beginning.”

“Oh no, General Bernard. “If you suddenly say something like that!”

“If the many things that the Master and we have done so far were for self-interest and were to shake up the order of the continent, shouldn’t we stop?”

“It’s a misunderstanding. “I never visited with that intention…”

“I heard it was a special investigation team from the church. You can think of it as representing the denomination. As you wish, our First Territory and Guild will withdraw all support and policies against foreigners. “Don’t worry, we will clearly notify you so there are no misunderstandings.”

“…!”

The bishops’ complexions turned pale at Bernard’s firm words.

‘We’re in big trouble!’

‘Absolutely not! If that happens….’

They knew.

The scale of support and benefits that First Territories and Guilds provide to foreigners is enormous.

Each denomination or association was also offering various support measures for them, but their combined support amount was less than 1/10th of the First Guild.

Will that support disappear immediately?

Is that also because of the church’s protest?

To whom would the resentment of the Gentiles be directed?

‘What kind of disaster is this caused by foolish brothers who don’t know what’s going on in the world?’

‘If you’re not careful, a riot could break out!’

Denominations that are supposed to support and lead Gentiles are being attacked and neglected by Gentiles.

If something like that happens, what kind of face can you offer your prayers to God?

“…It’s not possible! Please calm down!”

“Commissioner Bernard! Please reconsider that much. This incident is our fault. Please consider the great cause!”

In the end, it was only after the bishops begged and apologized that they were able to change Bernard’s decision.

And the culprits who created this situation had no choice but to leave the official residence as if they were being chased out after being glared at by self-authored knights and servants who were hideous in their lives.

And Raoul was heartbroken as he looked at their shabby appearance from afar.

‘I can’t believe those lumps of disaster fell away on their own. Heaven really helped me.’

The identity of those people who made Raoul leave the crane is the ‘Hero Party’.

They were the biggest troublemakers that would decorate Connect’s main scenario.

(Continued in the next part)