Chapter 39 – 039 – Hyde Arrived in Florence and Met Archibald # 2

039 – Hyde arrived in Florence and met Archibald # 2

When pastors and priests give sermons in church.

It was a sermon that must be given, but there was something that people didn’t like.

It was a sermon about tithes and offerings.

Offerings were something written in the Bible.

This is not something you give to the church, but something you give to God.

And with that money, the church community operates.

In other words, not paying this was the same as stealing from God.

“This person didn’t pay the donation he promised.”

Cheolrrrr-.

When I opened the scroll I received from Archbishop Archibald, I found detailed information written on it.

“Baron Rush Voltaire pledges to pay 200 gold coins as a construction contribution upon the completion of the Durgien Basilica.”

The signature is written properly.

It seemed like it would have sufficient legal effect.

However, this man, Baron Voltaire, did not properly fulfill his pledge, and as a result, the financial condition of the Great Crusade worsened.

“Thanks to that, I had to pay an entrance fee to enter the main temple.”

How upsetting is this?

Even though everything in the world seemed to be happening again, it was in a state of close communication under one great meaning called ‘Providence’.

Therefore, the anger I experienced today was just because of Baron Voltaire, and I could not forgive it.

“Is Baron Voltaire here?”

I entered a small mansion located in Florence.

Guards wearing chain armor were guarding the entrance. Even from the entrance, the garden was very luxurious and spacious, and cool water was gushing from the fountain.

“Cash! “That dress is pretty!”

“This is a new outfit that the tailor tailored for me!”

The sound of loud laughter was constantly heard.

When I glanced over the guards’ shoulders, it seemed like they were enjoying some sort of banquet.

The guards blatantly looked at me from top to bottom.

“Are you an invited guest to Miss Cathy’s wedding? Please show me the invitation.”

Indeed-.

The Baroness’s wedding was being held in the garden of this mansion today.

However, I was not an invited guest.

“I wasn’t invited. I came as representative of Archbishop Archibald. “Baron Rush Voltaire has not paid the promised contribution for three years.”

“Non-payment? Offering? Ah, I see. I will put in a good word to the Baron, so please leave for today. We are busy now. Can’t you see the people behind you?”

Zek-.

When I looked back, there were already a lot of people lined up behind me.

They each held an armful of mysterious fruit or flower-like gifts in their hands, and looked at me with dissatisfied expressions, saying, “I don’t know what’s going on, but please solve it quickly.”

Wedding.

Customers flocking in.

Indeed, someone like me who came to collect donations on a day like today would be the same as a tax collector and tax collector who is depicted as a traitor in the Bible.

So what should I do?

Are you the only ones busy?

I also have plans for dinner.

“I will meet Baron Voltaire in person and talk to him. It will be over soon, so please let us meet for 5 minutes. Then, let’s go inside.”

Zek-.

It was when I was trying to slip between the guards.

The guards grabbed my shoulders and got very angry.

“Where are you trying to go as you please!”

“You can whip them out! This is Baron Voltaire’s private estate!”

Wow-.

The grip holding my shoulder was quite strong.

It really looks like he’s about to pull out a stick from his belt and beat him.

But I was dumbfounded.

“Why are you angry? The person who should be angry is me. How dare the person who stole Elohim’s money box shamelessly demand his rights! “Guests, everyone, please listen!”

I had many talents, but I was confident that my voice was louder and louder than anyone else’s.

When I was working as Rust, I preached without a microphone to 5,000 people gathered at the bottom of the mountain.

If I were to call it a sermon, it was something useless, like “Good weather for rape.” But whatever.

“What?”

“What’s the matter? Is there some problem?”

People’s attention began to be drawn to my booming voice.

I spoke without losing momentum.

“Baron Voltaire is a criminal who stole things and didn’t even pay for them! Today, I will accept the guests’ gifts on their behalf as an agent who has come to collect the fair price!”

Zek-.

I now snatched a lot of flowers, baskets, etc. From the hands of people standing in line behind me. Naturally, the customers got angry and said, “What are you, you bastard!” And a fight broke out.

“You bastard! What are you! Where did you come from, you bastard! Do you know who this is? This is Baron Melty! According to the laws of the nobility, a beggar like you cannot speak to him without permission!”

Puck─.

Among the security guards brought by the guests, there were some who pushed my shoulder hard with their fists, and I fell to the ground, hitting my butt.

People burst out laughing, wahaha.

I took advantage of this moment to speak.

“How dare you stab someone from the Count Agarpe family? According to noble law, I am now qualified to represent Count Agarpe!”

“What?”

“Count Agarpe?”

“What are you talking about?”

There is probably no one in the Durgien region who does not know the name of the Count Agarpe family.

Even though it is in decline, it was a family that ruled as king in the Durjien region until the kingdom was united.

“I am Hyde, son-in-law of the Count of Agarpe! Baron Melty! Your soldier hit my shoulder and I got a big bruise on it. This is a great disrespect! “This retribution will definitely be repaid!”

When I shouted, the weasel-bearded baron, who was wearing a long-brimmed hat, trembled violently. He frowned, seemed to be aware of the surrounding commotion, and immediately asked me.

“Do you have anything to prove your identity?”

“Let me show you the count’s pass.”

Zek-.

I handed over the pass I had received before leaving Agarpe Estate. It was unmistakably authentic, and if Baron Melty was a nobleman, he would definitely appreciate it.

Soon Baron Melty was so embarrassed that his body trembled.

“Oh my, you are the son-in-law of the famous Count Dovan. My soldier Hans didn’t know that and excused himself. I will punish and fire the soldier, so please understand.”

“I, Baron-.”

“What are they doing! Hurry and chase this rude man away! How dare you rashly stab someone from a noble family! Don’t just kick them out, beat them!”

“Yeah… !? It’s me, Baron! Wrong! “You were wrong!”

The soldier who hit my shoulder was so embarrassed that he lowered his head to the floor. If he gets beaten and kicked out like this, this man’s life will be ruined…

But now that I think about it, this soldier’s sin was not that deep.

Well, if a stranger reaches out to a noble and flirts with him, it would be right for a soldier to be on guard.

“Baron Melty. It’s okay. As people live, they may make mistakes, so I will forgive them. The soldier also raises his head. “I did not come to fight you today.”

“Would you please? Hans! “I am grateful to Prince Agarpe’s son-in-law for his generous heart!”

“Thank you. Thank you so much!”

Zek-.

After a series of commotions, I headed back to the entrance of the garden.

The expressions on the faces of the soldiers who tried to kick me out earlier also showed a bit of embarrassment.

“Would you like to touch my body too?”

Let’s just pass by like this, like we’re on a high pass-.

It was time to think like that.

“Bring the guests in!”

Inside the garden, a fat man approached us. A sable fur scarf was wrapped around his neck, and he wondered if it was hot this summer.

“Are you Baron Rush Voltaire?”

“Exactly. You are that Hydro. There are many rumors about you here in Durgien. What kind of lucky person married the daughter of Agarpe? Then come inside!”

# ​ ​​​ ​ # # ​ #

Baron Rush Voltaire’s mansion was very extravagant and luxurious.

There were chandeliers, murals painted by artists on every wall, and pottery whose price you couldn’t even guess was placed at every corner, decorating the hallways.

There were many soldiers and knights.

All I saw was twenty soldiers and three knights.

According to the five ranks of the kingdom, isn’t a baron the lowest rank among nobles in the order of duke, duke, white, son, and lord?

Of course, there were differences in this superiority and inferiority depending on political and economic conditions, but Baron Voltaire was very wealthy and seemed to have authority.

“Compared to Count Agarpe’s mansion, it is a shabby place, so I feel a little embarrassed about serving Lord Hyde.”

Baron Rush.

Although his words appeared to be humble, they were actually filled with arrogant pride. That’s because I liked this mansion better than Agarpe’s mansion.

The Baron sat on the balcony with a clear view of the banquet hall in the garden.

“So, Lord Hyde, are you here with Count Agarpe to celebrate the wedding of my daughter Cathy? It is truly an honor.”

“No, I did not come here as an Agarpe representative. It was Archbishop Archibald who sent me. “I am here as a representative of the church.”

“Yes? How did the son-in-law of the Agarpe family come here as the representative of Archbishop Archibald?”

Baron Rush didn’t seem to understand.

That’s because the Agarpe family and the Archibald family were enemies.

“We, Baron Voltaire, are well aware that the Archibald and Agarpe families have been fighting here in Durgien for over 500 years since the founding of the United Kingdom. “This is very interesting.”

At the same time, it was Baron Voltaire who looked me up and down as if he was really amused.

I spoke leisurely as his brown hair fluttered like seaweed.

“Is there any eternal enemy? We are all equal brothers and sisters under the Lord. Also, isn’t Baron Voltaire, who was the standard-bearer of Agarpe for 300 years, now loyal to the church?”

“… Huh, by the way, what is that─.”

Rush Voltaire seemed quite embarrassed.

You probably didn’t know that I would talk about politics so blatantly.

During my stay in Agarpe, I read a lot of history books and books about noble families.

A night without sex.

There was so much time.

According to the history book I read, Agarpe was a great nobleman of Durgien and served as a standard-bearer for many noble families.

Voltaire was one of them, but his power changed so much during the war between the church and the royal family that took place about 20 years ago.

“At a time when the Agarpe family was on the side of the Uniger royal family until the very end, the Voltaire family was the first to betray them and become servants of the church, right?”

“Well, there was no justice in the royal family… ! The mad king tried to kill all humans… ! It was the duty of a noble to fight against the royal family… !”

With this feeling, I remembered that one or two of the nobles of the royalist faction deserted the front or took the side of the religious order, and the situation was rapidly declining, and in the end, only the Agarpe family took the side of the royal family.

“Of course, our Agarpe family also ended up at odds with the royal family. Because, as you say, Count Voltaire, there was no justice in the royal family. So, don’t talk about this.”

“That would be a good idea. “Today is not a happy wedding!”

Wedding.

It was like that.

There should be only good stories at a wedding.

On a day like this, what would happen if you said, “Please give me the overdue offering.”

Archbishop Archibald had given me a difficult quest.

“Congratulations on Lady Cathy’s marriage. But as I said before, I came here to get the money I deserve. “I speak as a representative of Elohim.”

“Elohim?”

“The 300 gold coins you and the Voltaire family promised. Please pay everything right away. “Otherwise, you may suffer great harm.”

300 gold coins were a lot of money.

In my opinion, the reason why the Voltaire family had to donate as much as 300 gold coins to the construction of the Basilica was probably a ritual of “Oath of loyalty.”

Originally, Voltaire was the standard-bearer of the Agarpe family, so the church would have wanted to put leashes around their necks-.

If you are truly loyal to the denomination, make an offering—wasn’t there a similar transaction?

But-.

When the Peace Corps came back after the war, Baron Voltaire may have been reluctant to pay that much money.

So I guess I was putting it off, making various excuses.

“Understood, Lord Hyde-. Just wait. Our family is so poor and insignificant, but how dare we steal from God? “I will get 300 gold coins right away.”

Zek-.

Baron Voltaire stood up.

He’s a man with better understanding than I thought.

So, I guess it’s just that they innocently stick to each other and stick to that.

There was no logical flaw in what I said to begin with.

“I am a person who is demanding what is right. Rather, it gives Baron Voltaire and his family a chance to be forgiven for their sin of stealing God’s offering.”

With that feeling, 5 to 10 minutes, then 30 minutes passed.

I felt puzzled that Baron Voltaire did not return.

Immediately feeling strange, I went out into the garden and saw Baron Voltaire laughing, haha, mingling with a group of nobles.

“Baron Voltaire, what are you doing now?”

“Ah, Lord Hyde. Now, in order to make donations, this Rush Voltaire was borrowing money from people. But it’s not working as well as I thought.”

Soon Voltaire looked at the man standing in front of him.

He was tall, with blond hair, and was about a head shorter than me. He was wearing very high-heeled shoes, a sword on his belt, and a gold ring on his finger.
Baron Rush Voltaire said.

“Look, Aaron, my son-in-law, my poor father-in-law needs 300 gold coins. Can you lend me some?”

“I will look into it as soon as possible, but for now it will be okay. Isn’t today my wedding day? Rather, Lord Hyde, it is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Aaron, the second son of the Count of Orléans. I also once tried to talk to Lady Psyche about myself. Psyche is married to you. But there is still a word called ‘virgin’. Is that real?”

As he said that, the man’s eyes were looking at me arrogantly.

A person from the Count of Orléans.

I was wondering what this guy, Voltaire, believed in and went out like this. He became in-laws with the count.

He caught a new rope

“The Count of Orléans family here is the family that produced Sir Roland, one of the six knights of the Knights Templar.”

“Roland is my older brother. Compared to my handsome older brother, I don’t have any hair. However, I will definitely give you money, so have fun today. Lord Hyde. “Is there anything that makes you blush at a wedding?”

Zek-.

Finally, Aaron Orleans tapped my shoulder with his hand.

It was as if that attitude was asking, “What can you do other than go back like this?”

These bastards-.

So, you’re going to fuck me like this, right?

No, this isn’t just me.

It was the same as throwing an insult in the face of my successors, the Count Agarpe family and Archbishop Archibald.

And it was the same as rebelling against the will of Elohim who sent me to this land.

However, there is probably nothing that Monk Hyde can do here. You can’t do anything anymore.

Now, Monk Hyde is a man with an extremely political stance.

“Okay then, I’ll just go. “I hope you have a nice wedding.”

Zek-.

When I stepped away, he said, “Haha. “You can play as much as you want!” He said, laughing loudly.

I pretended to go to the bathroom and rummaged through my arms.

Then I saw a mask with a blood-stained cross drawn on it in red.