Chapter 129 – 14. People I Met in the Holy Empire

After taking her eyes off the holy sword, Siu slowly stood up.

“It’s dizzy.”

It didn’t mean physically dizzy.

It was said while thinking of the situation in this world and the return led by the main god.

Grabbing the holy sword, he left the sanctuary and went downstairs, lost in his thoughts.

More than anything else, the fact that the goddess said that she suffered a lot was left deep in her mind.

In fact, the goddess went through so much hardship that one felt pitiful when looking at her mythology and history in the first playthrough. Once, as she said, peacefully watching over the continent and taking care of her creatures, she came under her first attack.

A vicious god like a scoundrel who burst out of the dimension.

After that, it was invaded by more than ten gods.

There have been intentions, there have been mistakes, and there have been cases where negotiations have ended without a fight.

However, it was hard for her to deny that the goddess suffered.

‘How angry it must have been in the bible.’

The main god who created the world tried to expose the ugly and vicious truth of other gods even while writing down all the things he had suffered. It’s something you can’t do unless you’re very angry.

In the process, the main god gradually consumed his strength, and eventually fell asleep. And the demons, who he thought were quiet, began to move. That is the background of the gods’ war.

Siwoo recalled the secret rumors he had heard in the first playthrough. The Bible, which is said to have written all of history and mythology, is in fact incomplete, and there is a separate true complete version. And there, it was said that the work of the main god, which was regrettable, was written.

When he saw Ju-sin’s cold expression, he remembered the rumor for some reason.

‘If it’s that unfortunate thing… I can understand the main god’s distortion in a strange direction.’

As the area of ​​the sanctuary was not very wide, he quickly reached the fence and the guard there opened the door.

“How have you been?”

The female guard who asked the question had a face that didn’t expect much. She was that. She came out of the sanctuary in less than 10 minutes, so she thought so.

“This is the way to meet the Lord.”

“…Yes?”

“He told me to protect the world.”

As he said that, he sneakily showed the Holy Sword he was carrying around his waist.

“…!!”

Stuff that didn’t exist before.

Before going inside, a thorough physical examination was conducted, so there was no space to hide the holy sword, let alone subspace artifacts. However, the holy sword suddenly appeared, which was surprising.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. He gave the Holy Sword several blessings.”

Even Siwoo himself did not know what that blessing was, but he felt that the church would confirm it.

“The real saint…”

“It’s a bit embarrassing to call you that. Just call me Siwoo.”

“No! How could the saint…!”

Siwoo flinched at how loud the guard answered. He wasn’t a fanatic, but the faith and respect that shimmered in the eyes of the guards made him feel burdened.

However, there were no believers who would not be excited when he said that he had met with the main god who was said to be asleep as a real saint who appeared after hundreds of years. It was all the more so because he was a guard with deep faith and excellent skills to the extent of being entrusted with the task of guarding the sanctuary.

“Ahaha…”

While he was panicking, a nun came running from a short distance away.

She was not just a nun, but the archbishop of the main church, and at the same time Elaine’s benefactor and educator whom she met at a New Year’s party. She still called Elaine a priest, as was her habit, but she was an archbishop in her ranks.

“So you really met…!”

“Yes? Oh, yes, but… Has anyone notified you yet?”

When Siwoo asked in bewilderment, she shook her head.

“No. Usually, it’s a tradition. Those who come down after a long time are those who have waited and waited to meet, and most of the cases where those who come down soon meet. It’s because they use the method of contacting the spirit world, not the physical world.”

“Ah.”

From Siu’s own experience, it seems that they met for at least 30 minutes, but judging from the reaction of her guard, it seems that it was much shorter than that.

“Then, would you like to go talk about it?”

“I look forward to.”

The archbishop smiled kindly at Siwoo, then turned her head to look at the four guards.

“As all four of you know, today’s work is a secret. You know why, right?”

“Of course.”

“Don’t worry, Archbishop.”

“Yes. Thank you very much.”

Bowing down and bowing to the guards who were younger than herself, she left her post with Siu. Siwoo thought it was the VIP room he had just been to, but the archbishop led him to a more private place. Still, he wasn’t too worried.

‘If I had to choose the most trustworthy nation, it would of course be the Holy Empire.’

More precisely, it was the papacy of the Holy Vishra Empire.

Unlike the Kingdom of Palania, which is still unstable inside, the Holy Empire is firmly united with strong faith toward the main god. And they were a country worthy of being called mediators of the continent, who allowed all sorts of things to allow dual citizenship.

After going all the way down to the basement, the people Siu met in a spacious conference room were very unexpected women.

“Ariel?”

“Welcome, Siwoo.”

“And all of the four saints…”

A total of five women were there.

SS class hero Ariel Grande, and four saints including Elaine.

I knew all of them, including the last four saints I had met before seeing the Pope.

“Siwoo♥”

Seeing Siwoo, Elaine jumped up from her chair and rushed at him. He accepted her and hugged her without difficulty, but his gaze was still shaky as he looked at the other four.

“Siwoo-nim! You should look at me!”

“Ah, yes…”

“Sorry to startle you.”

Ariel got up from her seat and smiled.

“Oh, no. I’m just surprised that it’s hard to get all of them together in one place.”

“That’s right. Aren’t they all fairly busy people?”

“…”

Siwoo looked at Hansol Kim, a two-star woman who was making fun of herself with an awkward face.

The SS-class hero and the four saints who are chosen by the goddess are simply higher than the cardinals in terms of position. In other words, it was the same as if half of the high-ranking ranks in the Holy Empire had gathered in this place.

‘A sight like this is never common.’

Why the hell are they all gathered in this basement conference room?

Anxious mind welled up.

“I heard you were recognized by the goddess?

“Suddenly? Didn’t you say you didn’t have to worry about that?”

“But it’s a little different! Siwoo-nim met the Goddess-nim in person!”

“Uh?”

Siu’s eyes widened.

“Among the people here, there are only two people who have met directly with the Goddess.”

“It’s me and the first saint.”

Those were Ariel’s words. Siwoo had a strange feeling about him. She is a saint who must be chosen by a goddess, but she has never met a goddess. The one who answered his question was a saint.

An old lady in her 70s who looks young enough to look in her late 40s, unlike the pope, despite her graying white hair. However, unlike his appearance, he had aged according to his age on the inside, so his speech showed signs of old age.

Hehe. After the goddess is asleep, only one of her saints can see her from generation to generation. The rest just feel the will of the goddess. And Ariel here is a little special…”

“I’m not special, First Lady.”

“…?”

It was Ariel who had a slightly stiff tone, which was rare.

Hehe. The saintess I saw made a mistake again. I’m sorry.”

“…No.”

“Anyway, the number of times I’ve met the goddess here is three in total. But that’s a secret. Because…”

When Siwoo interrupted the first saint without realizing it, he continued to talk behind his back.

“Officially, the goddess is asleep… Oh, sorry for interrupting.”

“Heul heul. No. And the Holy Son’s words are right.”

“It’s also the reason I cracked down on the guards.”

The Archbishop from behind came forward and said,

Thanks to that, Siwoo let out a sigh as he wondered why he had overlooked the fact that the goddess was asleep. It was the same in the first playthrough, and it was what I heard from Charperia on the first day in the reverse world. However, he missed that fact because he was closely related to the Holy Empire, such as the holy woman and her holy sword.

“…The goddess said that too.”

“Yes? What…”

“They said we couldn’t meet for a long time because we could get caught by demons. Right after that, we woke up.”

Siwoo meant that they hadn’t met for that long, but other people’s reactions were different.

“Hoho. To see you for such a long time…”

“Yes?”

Ariel smiled and explained to Siwoo, who was taken aback.

“Me and the first saint only met the goddess, but we couldn’t have a proper conversation. I just heard a few words from the goddess and got a chance to ask a question or two. Probably less than 5 minutes in terms of time. “

“…”

He was speechless.

He thought it was short but he thinks he only met 20 minutes but the other two are too short compared to that. Considering that when the goddess met the two, she was safer than she is now and her alter ego had a lot of power left, so it’s no exaggeration to say it was a formality.

‘It’s a really special treat… That there is no one to believe in… No It’s because I’m the only one who can use the knowledge of the future. Because I said there would be no more regressors.’

“You know? How great Siu-nim is!”

Elaine hugged him even more without letting go and smiled.

It was a blatant attack of affection, but no one frowned or thought badly of her appearance. Rather, the first saint, Kim Han-sol, and the archbishop looked at Elaine happily, while the fourth saint looked a little envious.

Ariel, who was the only one who showed no reaction, opened her mouth.

“Then let’s get down to business. This is a meeting to prevent the end of the world.”

“…Yes?”

Siu thought.

Really, today is a day where I often ask questions and am often surprised.