Chapter 293 – 293. Duke’s Thirteenth Sabotage (9)

– One –

“Why did you say you wouldn’t stay at the Imperial military camp, Sister Sinatra?”

“Only the leader has the authority to decide which groups to associate with and with which to disassociate.”

“Ah…”

“And it doesn’t do us any good to have a relationship, either privately or publicly, with a member of the Imperial Army. They represent the interests of society’s most vested class, the Imperial Family, or, more narrowly, the Emperor. Since birth, the meaning of their existence has never changed.”

“Yes…”

Robert’s face darkens.

He seemed to understand Sinatra’s concerns.

“So, with us, who have put forward a code of conduct to represent the interests of the most vulnerable in society, the Imperial Army is the group that has no choice but to come into conflict. I can guarantee that even if there was a leader, they would have made the same decision.”

“Yes…”

The eyes of the two naturally return to Smirnoff.

His face seemed to contain charity itself.

It was warm and friendly.

“Because of Smirnoff’s sudden actions, we became overly famous within the system in a short time. Thanks to that, I don’t think it will be easy to avoid the eyes of others and leave the system.”

“That’s right. Even if we borrow Mondavi’s power, if we don’t start from a place where others can’t see in the first place, we’ll be found out soon. Besides, the area we’re staying at must be overflowing with spies from the Church and the Imperial Army.”

“That’s right, Robert. So it won’t be easy either, unless something special happens and throws the entire system into chaos.”

They face each other

They were smiling like bad boys.

“And that confusion, Mondavi will make it. Isn’t that right, Sinatra?”

“Yes. So we have to believe and wait.”

– 2 –

“Why didn’t you bring them to the Imperial army camp?”

“Hmm? Ah. The person who is supposed to be a saint and his companions?”

“Yes, General. If you consider their worth, I thought you would consider bringing them by force.”

Food.

Brigadier General Glenfiddich smiles lightly.

The adjutant looks curiously at him and secretly looks at him.

“Do you think he is as worthy as the saintess?”

“Isn’t that so…? Except for the saintess, no healer has ever been able to restore eyeballs. Didn’t he even restore the injured with lost limbs like the first time? Regenerating lost limbs, too, It is a miracle that even a high-level healer cannot do, so I think his value is comparable to that of the saint.”

“Is it.”

His answer somehow had a negative nuance.

“Was my judgment wrong?”

“It can only be done to seriously injured people, but in terms of combat sustaining ability, he is nothing compared to the saintess.”

“Why, ah…”

As if realizing something, the adjutant opened his eyes wide and looked at Brigadier General Glenfiddich.

Realizing that Brigadier General Glenfiddich had reached that point even with the brief report he received in that brief moment, the adjutant was trembling.

“Do you understand now?”

“Yes. Unlike the saintess, his divine power is limited. Isn’t that what you want to say?”

“That’s right. If there were so many serious injuries on the battlefield, isn’t it no different than having already been defeated? As you know, in war, rather than healing the wounded with lower-level or higher-level skills, it’s better to restore the energy of those who are tired with basic skills. It’s much more frequent, so it’s much more valuable to have multiple healers who can take turns using Basic Healing Spells and boost the stamina of soldiers than one exhausted man who briefly recovers with powerful Healing Spells. , The saintess alone can embrace all of them alone, so her value cannot be measured on the battlefield.”

“Ah…”

The adjutant looks at Brigadier General Glenfiddich with a look of respect.

Not a short time has passed since I served under him, but my field of vision is still too narrow compared to what he sees.

He realizes that he still has a lot to learn and that his superiors are developing just as well as he is.

“Besides, because they went out too hard without incident, the priests who persecuted them were shunned by other priests, but if we had intercepted them in the middle and left, the other priests would never have stayed silent.”

“Why is that?”

“From then on, there is a high risk that it will not be a fight for justification, but a fight for face. Even if it is a fight without a justification, a person belonging to the same church has badly lost face, would they have stood by until the end?”

“Ah…”

Brigadier General Glenfiddich chuckled.

Because his adjutant felt like a brother or a child under his hand whenever this happened.

“We need to maintain a good relationship with them, at least not a bad one. The three occupations with the highest rate of casualties on the entire continent are mine workers first, logging workers second, and the Imperial Army third. Wounded As there are many, shouldn’t we definitely avoid arguing with the church that exclusively supplies healing priests?”

“I understand, General. Thank you for your teaching.”

Jerk, jerk, jerk, jerk.

Brigadier General Glenfiddich silently nodded,

Took.

I patted him on the shoulder once.

Even as he returns to the command and control room, his eyes continue to scan his surroundings.

“Looks like the situation has changed.”

“It seems so. I must have found a way to intercept the siege weapons somewhere.”

“That’s fortunate, but…”

He turns to his adjutant.

“By the way, did you get any calls from the command and control room or the interrogation room?”

“Yes. According to the original plan, the wizards except for the suspects were to be deployed to the fortress wall after doing only a formal investigation. Has judged their importance to be low, and we have been informed that a more detailed and intensive investigation will be conducted.”

“I see. It seems to be a way to find out any remaining traitors.”

“That’s right.”

“Then, we just have to return like this. Let’s go.”

“Yes, General.”

– 3 –

“So, they rejected the call to the end, you mean?”

“Yes, His Holiness.”

“Gooyan…!”

Purr.

The big old man was showing his anger by shaking his cheeks.

However, his appearance was quite precarious.

The papal crown, which was made of three layers, and the papal mantoum that wrapped around his body were only loose and loose, as if he had become very emaciated compared to when he was made.

His skin was full of wrinkles and age spots, and under his eyes were dark shadows.

Due to the loss of his divine power and the emotional pain, he began to age rapidly over the past few months.

The pope, who had always been brash and passionate for his age, was now declining as if only a shell remained of him.

“Why did they make such an outrageous decision?”

“Unless the person concerned awakens, they made an excuse that they cannot decide their own course of action.”

“Who the hell is behind them, so they ignore me?!”

Bang!

The Pope slams his fist on his table.

The cardinal, who had been reporting to him, shrugged his neck.

‘Did they find out that I lost my divine power? No, no. Now nobody knows. Until next year’s New Year’s Celebration, that fact won’t be revealed…’

The Pope begins to think fiercely inwardly.

After losing his divine power, he was buried in an extreme nervous breakdown and delusional victim consciousness.

‘Goddess, no, that bastard took the holy power from me and handed it over to that bastard I’ve never heard of anywhere? Did that bitch even secretly tell me that I lost my divine power?’

His eyes burn red

Cruel longing blooms.

‘Hey, take it from him, no, I have to get mine back… !’

He makes a decision

“Summon 300 Heretic Questioners immediately.”

“Yes?! Your Holiness, please reconsider!”

The cardinal immediately protests.

The moment the pope was about to issue a decree,

“If all 300 Heretic Questioners are mobilized, who the hell will be by His Holiness’s side?!”

“Um…”

The Pope’s expression softens.

Thanks to the Cardinal’s resistance, the Pope was able to manage to remind that the number of heretic inquisitors staying in the Vatican was extremely reduced compared to usual.

“That’s right… Many of them were away for the second expedition…”

“That’s right, His Holiness. So, for the sake of His Holiness’s safety, please reconsider summoning all the Heretic Questioners!”

The pope felt sad.

More than anything else, it is because he gradually began to realize that his body and memory were declining along with his rapid aging.

‘But my influence, my social status, my power, nothing outward has yet diminished… I’m not dead yet, you bitch with this issue…’

Before he knew it, instead of praying with sincerity, it was becoming his normal routine to raise curses containing resentment towards the goddess.

‘I will definitely get it back, definitely…’

Pudeudeuk.

He goes to it

Take heart

“Summon 100 Heretic Questioners and 200 Cathedral Knights. Right now.”

“Yes, His Holiness!”

According to the Pope’s intention, the church, no, the Holy See began to move.

– 4 –

“Hey, my Piddik, you said you had a hole in your stomach, so you’re fine?”

“The position is vacant, Major General Glengoyne.”

Hehe. Looking at his teeth that are still hard, are you sure he’s been fine?”

Jerk, jerk, jerk.

Brigadier General Glenfiddich ignores him and approaches Lieutenant General Glen Elgin.

Vice Admiral Glen Elgin greets him with a light smile.

“I’m sorry for causing concern. I was temporarily absent due to an injury during the operation, but I just returned after a full recovery.”

“I’m glad you came back safely. I’ve also received reports of the success of the operation. From the reports, even though the situation turned pretty bad, I heard that you personally stepped up and minimized the injuries of our soldiers. Besides, you captured most of the people suspected of leaking secrets? Good job. And It was really hard.”

“I was just doing what I was supposed to do, General.”

Lieutenant General Glenn Elgin nods.

Given his personality, he wouldn’t grovel for more credit, or babble like Warden Glen Goyne, and it was obvious that he wouldn’t attach much importance to a task he’d already completed.

That’s why Lieutenant General Glengoyne doesn’t go further than that, and switches the topic to ongoing issues.

“As you can see on the way to the command and control room, they received artillery and magic tools from the imperial family and were deploying them all over the castle wall.”

– Piririk.

A small signal sounds in the ears of Vice Admiral Glen Elgin.

He places his hand on the magic tool for short-range communication that he puts in his ear and concentrates on his story.

“Well, I just got a call that the deployment is over. Fortunately, all preparations to intercept the projectiles have been completed before the enemy finds out and attacks the walls.”

“Can’t you hit the enemy’s siege weapon directly?”

Food.

When Brigadier General Glenfiddich asked a question, Major General Glenn Goyne nodded with a fishy smile.

All the soldiers in the command and control room had the same expression.

“Range, power, everything is enough. Ah.”

“Intercepting the projectiles to reduce the damage to the subjects should be the top priority, but of course, they will also destroy the enemy’s siege weapons from time to time. For those in dense formation, it will be enough to present a nightmare.”

“That’s a good thing.”

Even Brigadier General Glenfiddich could smile like everyone else.

The time for proper revenge for being beaten unilaterally has come.

– 5 –

“Ha, ha, ha, oh, oh, uh, uh…”

Iron pudduck.

Mondavi vomits stomach juices.

Is it because he kept drinking water and coming up?

Or was it because he had vomited several times?

She just regurgitated something transparent.

“Ugh… My throat hurts…”

Her voice was hoarse, as if her throat had been damaged by the acid in her stomach.

Squeak, squeak.
Saaaaa

Although she is exhausted, she uses her ability to clean up the vomit she vomits.

Although there was only one person, it was because she witnessed the resident worker in the clock tower as she came up.

It was so huge and wide that she didn’t catch it until they reached her middle section, but one of her scruffy workers was staying here.

If he witnesses her presence, she must kill him.

She didn’t want to

‘Even if there’s a fuss, please don’t come up. Please…’

In his appearance, she felt the strong remnants of common day laborers and lower classes, like those of her own federation.

Whoever he was, at least he didn’t want to kill him just because he witnessed him, or because he got caught up in someone else’s fight.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa…”

She catches her breath

Put her cares and worries aside for a while.

Look around.

Whoa oh oh oh

Since it was close to the top of the clock tower, it was clear that the air passing through the window was high-altitude, cold air.

It was summer, but it was cool here.

‘Altitude of 500m seems to be far over… Our ancestors built these crazy structures well, back in the day…’

In order to climb this clock tower, she had to constantly run along the gentle slope.

She could not waste her time, even in order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, or to ensure that the people she had come with were able to get out safely.

She climbed the clock tower while pushing herself so hard that she reached the top floor before it was too late.

Had it not been for Smirnoff’s near-miraculous healing spell of sweating, she might have had no choice but to declare her renunciation.

‘I must succeed.’

Back.

She clenches her fists.

Cheek, sigh.

Open the window and stick your upper body out the window.

Whoa!
Stagger!

Caught in a strong wind, she almost fell outside the clock tower.

She reflexively turned her head toward her floor,

Whoops!

“Ugh, ugh…”

Her face turns blue

Had it been a little overcast, her evident clouds would have been below her rather than at her own feet.

There is a floor far away.

‘If you fall down there, you won’t even find the shape…’

She quickly looks up at the sky.

I swallowed her dry saliva to soothe my aching stomach.

Blinks her eyes.

Look up at the sky and measure the light.

‘Can we do it in… ?’

It seems impossible.

‘If you go out…’

Going out the window is suicidal.

Swoop.

She turns her head to look at the hole in the center of her ceiling.

You can see the ladder installed to inspect it.

If you climb up on that, you will surely enter the equipment room where the mechanism of the clock is in operation.

If you go up there, a passage for cleaning the outside of the clock will lead you to the outside.

‘This is the place where many workers have fallen… ?’

She shook her body

For now, it seemed I had no choice but to get out there and implement the plan.

Gulp.

Swallow dry saliva

Blank, blank, blank, blank.

She started climbing her ladder to get there.