Chapter 295 – 295. Duke’s Thirteenth Sabotage (11)

– One –

Mondavi gives strength to both eyes.

Concentrate, and manipulate the water to condense slightly above the top of the tower.

Squeak, squeak.
Whoa oh oh

Her whole body was covered in sweat as she trembled in the wind.

It was because she was using this ability of hers while remaining highly focused.

“First of all, distortion…”

Swoop, squeak.

She creates a transparent veil of moisture in her air.

It was like a mirage, and the singularity that occurred over the islands could not be observed from outside the veil.

Whoever looks up to the sky in the islands, all they can see is the blue sky.

Slowly, shwaaaaap.
Shaa.

As he has practiced countless times, he gathers moisture from all sides and congeals it.

The reason her concentration wears out so quickly is because she had to make water droplets hover in the air.

She can use this ability of her own to create her own moisture and make it move according to her own will.

Outwardly.

“Uh, ugh… The head…”

However, to be more precise about the process by which she creates water, it is not creating something out of nothing.

Because it reached the realm of myth, it was a miracle not allowed to humans.

In other words, the principle of making water is nothing more than condensation by moving moisture in the air or in the ground.

Squeak.
Shoot it

And the water she creates can never defy gravity.

It is not difficult to manipulate water droplets as small as to form water vapor or clouds to swim in the air.

In addition, a large amount of water can be molded into a desired shape using centrifugal force and inertia by rotating or flowing in a certain direction.

Therefore, in order for water droplets of a certain size to swim in the air, she has to constantly pull them up.

Doing such a task on every drop of water she perceived was an extremely taxing task for her brain.

And she was making something on a scale that had never been made before.

“Keuugh…! Now a little, ten thousand, more…!”

Ugh.
Damn

She catches her spirit as she chews the flesh and tongue inside her mouth.

It had been practiced thousands of times all the way to the system, but it was the first time it had been done on such a large scale.

That’s why there is no anxiety.

Spot!

“Ah…!”

Light bursts out.

The collected sunlight explodes from inside the mirage’s curtain.

As if it had passed through a prism, it was no longer white light.

A multi-colored dawn colors the upper level of the clock tower of the archipelago.

Squeak.

She creates a small gap between the curtains of the mirage.

“Is it a success…?”

With her eyes narrowed, he carefully examines the shape he created inside.

Her expression brightens noticeably.

“It’s done…!”

As she faded her smile,

Whoaaaaagh!

Dispelled the veil of the mirage.

With a haze of clouds, the shape she created appears in the skies over the islands.

– 2 –

“U-what is that?!”

“Um… If my eyes aren’t wrong, that’s, no, that person must be a goddess…”

To Major General Glengoyne’s astonished question, Brigadier General Glenfiddich gives a timid answer.

They looked at the shape of the goddess who suddenly appeared from the top of the clock tower, and were at a loss as they did not know how to accept the situation.

“…Did she shed so much blood at once that she incurred the wrath of the goddess…?”

“… Maybe so…”

When Lieutenant General Glenn Elgin spoke in a heavy voice, the eyes of all the soldiers in the command and control room turned to him.

“For now, watch the situation. Listen to what the Goddess will say, and then decide on a countermeasure.”

“Yes!”

The command and control room sinks into tense silence.

– 3 –

The image of the goddess was clearly visible even from outside the islands, so the rebels, the imperial soldiers, and the island defense forces all laid down their weapons and looked up at the sky.

With their mouths open, they focused their attention on a special event that no one expected.

“Goddess…”

“The will of the goddess is upon us…”

“Let’s bless her daughter’s will…”

The rebels groan.

They had no doubt that the goddess would stand by their side.

“How come the Goddess…”

“Is the goddess trying to abandon us…”

“Aaaaa…

The mood of the Imperial Army and Islands Defense Forces was not very good.

It was because they had no doubt that the saintess was behind the rebels.

It seemed as if a mythical scene was unfolding before their eyes, confirming that the will of the saintess was the will of the rebels and that the will of the goddess was the will of the saintess.

The appearance of the goddess came as a shock to the Imperial Army and the Islands Defense Forces.

[Goddess! Incomparable holiness!]

Someone’s voice burst through voice amplification magic at the back of the rebel camp, where the headquarters was presumed to be.

[Did you come all the way to this place to bless the children who are faithful to your will?]

There was a hint of anticipation in their voices.

– 4 –

“What?!”

Wow!

Regal slams the desk and asks a question tinged with amazement.

When an unexpected situation occurred, he was shaking his body, unable to hide his nervousness.

“Goddess, what the hell was she talking about?!”

– He hasn’t said anything yet, just looking around quietly.

“Damn it… Why did something like this suddenly appear… No matter how big a situation has happened in the meantime, hasn’t that happened in thousands of years…?”

– That is…

Beyond the display panel, a man dressed in black leather, who appears to be an operative, breaks into a cold sweat.

He, too, seemed quite bewildered by the unexpected situation.

“Don’t miss a word, let her tell you every word she says!”

– All right! As soon as the goddess opens her mouth, we will report it as it is!

“Don’t cut off communication, stay connected!”

– Yes, Your Highness!

Tension rises.

Communication connection requests were constantly coming in from Chiba, but Regal had no time to pay attention to them.

– 5 –

“My bride… In the end, are you going to completely abandon me… Have you come down to the underworld in order to let the world know that you have abandoned me…?”

The Pope gazes over the Islands with grim eyes.

To be precise, looking out the window at the figure of the goddess appearing in the sky, he chanted with a gloomy expression.

When he trembles and sinks into gloom,

Click.
Tat tat tat!

A cardinal storms into the opulent audience room where the pope is seated without asking permission.

The pope did not turn his head towards the cardinal.

“His Holiness!”

“…”

“As a result of closely observing the shape of the goddess and conducting multilateral cross-validation, we have concluded that it is fake!”

“…What, what?!”

Slap!

Only then does the pope turn his head toward the cardinal.

His eyes were full of delight.

As for why he was feeling bliss, only he knew.

Flinch.

The cardinal reflexively avoids the maddened pope’s gaze, but soon hides any traces of it.

Some wonder why the pope didn’t notice it first, but he quietly buryes it without revealing it.

It was a shallow deception that even a low-level priest would never be fooled by if he could sense the divine power, but he dismissed it as the Pope’s faithfulness to the goddess blinded his eyes.

Perhaps, the priests of the Vatican, including the cardinals, misunderstood the blindness of the pope as faith in the goddess.

“Your Holiness. Fix it. That is by no means the incarnation of the goddess.”

“Tell me more!”

“Yes! It wasn’t too difficult to see that it was a fake! His Holiness the Pope must have already felt it and noticed it.”

Flinch.

The Pope trembles.

But the Cardinal doesn’t notice it.

“That thing is not radiating divine power! If that was the incarnation of the goddess, it is self-evident that it would not only radiate images and sunlight, but also radiate divine power powerful enough to dye the entire area around the island! However, Doesn’t His Holiness the Pope clearly feel that that thing doesn’t emit even enough divine power?”

“Right…”

The Pope also does not confess that he cannot sense it because he has lost his divine power.

It is because the Pope was clearly aware of the fact that there was no advantage to revealing it.

“That’s right… I was in extreme confusion for a moment, so I must have overlooked even such a simple fact…”

“As expected, did you? We were all confused in the beginning too.”

“Hmm…”

Swoop.
Flutter, flutter.

The pope praises the crooked papal crown.

Spread the crumpled mantoum by touching it with your hands.

While stroking the holy relic hanging from his neck, he calmly contemplated his next move.

“If that isn’t our bride, then all we have to do is strip it of its deceit.”

“It is so!”

The cardinal gnashing his teeth, kicked his feet as if he were going to run away at any moment.

But the pope raises his hand to dissuade him.

“But it doesn’t have to be right now.”

“Yes, yes…?”

The cardinal looks intently at the pope’s mouth to see if he has heard it wrong.

The Pope lazily shrugs his shoulders.

“Let’s watch for a moment. Whoever is behind it, no matter what its true identity, we must know its true purpose so that we can stop it and properly guide the believers.”

“Ah… As expected, you are blessed!”

The Cardinal looks up at the Pope with moving eyes.

The pope gives him some instructions, ordering him to prepare for an appropriate response.

The Cardinal leaves his spirited reply and storms out of his throne room.

The Pope smiles.

Left alone, the pope began to obsess over the fact that he might not have been completely abandoned by the goddess yet.

– 6 –

“Mondavi has succeeded, Sister Sinatra.”

“That’s right. To be honest, it looks unstable, but it’s still so far away that it’s hard to notice it easily.”

“We’ve seen it hundreds of times, maybe thousands of times, so we can tell the level of perfection, but I think it’s difficult for others to tell whether it’s real or fake.”

“I should hope so.”

“If Smirnoff had joined as planned, I would have been able to fool the Church when things went well, but it’s a bit unfortunate that I didn’t.”

Food.

Sinatra laughs softly.

She turns her head and looks down at Smirnoff.

“I’ve said it many times, but that’s overkill. If Smirnoff exploded his divine power in an unusual way like this, the church might have been fooled, but normally it was only a high rank. Of course, the high rank is great, but the church Couldn’t the people in
Discern that much? Besides, our purpose isn’t that the goddess has appeared, so we can’t even go along with the divine power. So, it might be better that things worked out like this.”

“Well… I wonder if the Goddess will allow us to use divine power to deceive our husbands and followers.”

“That’s right. No matter how difficult our situation is, what could be to our advantage by making the goddess wrath? Just this time, the goddess allowed Smirnoff to perform a miracle, so that her children would groan in pain. Wouldn’t it be thanks to the efforts made to stop it?”

“Yes… I think Sinatra-nee is right.”

The two look at Smirnoff with a mixture of concern and admiration.

I sincerely wish him a speedy recovery.

At that time,

[My children.]

A huge voice echoes outside the window.

Swoop.

They look out the window at the same time.

Their smiles deepen.

However, unlike the smile that was directed at Smirnoff, it was a very cruel and cold smile.

“It’s finally started.”

“I hope you succeed…”

Sinatra and Robert offer their prayers reverently.

Whether it was towards Mondavi or towards the goddess, the direction was unclear.

– 7 –

[Why are you guys hurting each other, killing each other, and dying?]

Mondavi vibrates a huge membrane made of water.

If Monohorn saw it, it would have been called a speaker made of water.

She finely tuned her vibrations, producing a timbre that was loud, yet pathetic and full of sorrow.

Whoever heard it, it emitted a beautiful yet mysterious tone that could be thought to be the voice of a goddess.

[I never taught or led you to do so, but why do you hurt your brothers and sisters so easily?]

Again.
Tick, drop, drop.

Brilliant tears flow down.

Down, down.

It shatters in the air before reaching the bottom.

Disappear

“Ah, ah, ah…”

“Goddess!”

“We, we…!”

Just as art gives inspiration to the audience, the image of the goddess she created and the voice of her goddess shook the hearts of the audience watching it.

Therefore, it is safe to say that the scene created by Mondavi through water droplets and light has already reached the level of art.

At that time,

[I did not teach you the superiority and inferiority between siblings.]

“…!”

That one word thrown by the image of the goddess,

“This, this is…!”

“The tongue is a revolutionary creed…!”

“Goddess…!”

The rebels were filled with joy and emotion,

“Uh, why do you side with them…?!”

“Take care of us, please do not abandon us…”

“Goddess…”

It made the Imperial Army and Islands Defense Forces despair and scream.

“Is the goddess about to abandon the empire…”

“The empire might disappear into the back of history in 500 years…”

The imperial family and nobles are in confusion,

“Heh, hehe… Is that the purpose? If so, the background must be clear. Then…”

It made the pope smile of repentance.

“Hey! Prepare the voice amplification magic tool right now! No, I’m going! Take the lead!”

“Yes, His Holiness!”

The Pope started to move.

However, there was no way to know that, so Mondavi began to put his soul into a puppet show using light and water droplets.

[I have never taught you high and low,]

Whoaaaaa!
Revolutionary Army, live forever!

The rebels cheer and shed tears of emotion.

Enthusiasm.

[I wish you all were free and equal in my arms.]

The imperial flag will be placed under our feet aaaaa!

As if on fire, joy spreads.

As if you had already won.

[I taught you to always play freely, but to be angry at the absurdity with your own judgment, and to pursue righteousness and uprightness.]

“Is it inevitable that the saintess sided with the rebels…?”

Brigadier General Glenfiddich groaned,

“Damn it. At this rate, the justification for accusing them of rebels has been lost… Brother. What are we going to do now?”

Warden Glengoyne is anxious,

“…”

Lieutenant General Glen Elgin is silent.

The Imperial Army soldiers are restless, and the superiors, and the superiors only look at their superiors.

“Um…”

After a long silence, Lieutenant General Glenn Elgin finally comes to his senses.

He struggles to open his mouth

“Still defense,”

“It’s not possible!”

Before Lieutenant General Glenn Elgin can issue an order, a soldier shouts.

Everyone’s eyes turn to him.

He was only a mere soldier with a small presence, but his faithfulness was known to everyone, and he was a soldier with deep faith in the Goddess.

“Even if I am referred to a military tribunal for protesting, no, even if I am summarily executed on the spot, I will never do anything against the will of the Goddess!”

“Now,”

When Major General Glengoyne tried to bully the soldier,

Chuck.

Lieutenant General Glenn Elgin restrains him by raising his hand.

“No, let’s talk until the end.”

“But brother,”

Lieutenant General Glen Elgin sends a stern look toward Major General Glengoyne.

This time, however, Warden Glengoyne also glared at him without hesitation.

“It’s an exhibition now!”

“Yes. You’re right. It’s wartime now. So get it straight, Warden Glengoyne.”

“Ugh…”

“And I didn’t just want to listen to his remarks out of mercy. I wanted to listen to the opposing opinions in advance, because the Imperial Army and the Islands Defense Forces might be divided due to the opposition due to the weight of faith.”

“…”

Eventually, Warden Glengoyne takes a step back.

[I have already commanded you to love your neighbors, and to keep your own honor and faith in your neighbors.]

Even in the midst of trouble in the command and control room, the one in the shape of a goddess does not stop giving speeches.

“So, for what reason did you declare that you would not go against the will of the goddess?”

Gulp.
Purrrr.

At Lieutenant General Glenn Elgin’s question, the soldier swallows dry saliva and trembles.

The moment he was about to say something,

[That is not the Goddess!]

From the center of the church, the Vatican, an argument resembling a thunderbolt erupted.

Everyone’s gaze begins to alternate between the image of the goddess and the Holy See.

Dark confusion was in everyone’s eyes.