Chapter 42 – 042 – Hyde Confronts Durgien’s Artists # 1

042 – Hyde confronts Durgien’s artists # 1

Priest.

It was an occupation that seemed far from wealthy.

Actually, it had to be that way.

However, Archbishop Archibald’s house was so large and spacious that Voltaire’s mansion, which we visited earlier, seemed smaller.

Many soldiers dispatched from the Knights Templar were standing guard, and all kinds of decorations were decorating the garden. It seemed as if the power of a considerable queen could be envied.

“I don’t know if it’s right for a priest to accumulate wealth.”

Right now, I don’t have money for education, so I’m busy working part-time whenever I have time.

In the end, I had no money, so I wrote pornographic stories, and ended up being struck by lightning indoors and falling into this hellish world.

“Offering. I received it. “It’s 300 gold coins.”

Chak-.

The Old Man knight placed a box full of gold coins in the lobby of the Archibald family mansion.

Archbishop Archibald opened his narrowed eyes as he looked at the box of gold coins that was placed heavily along with a dull noise.

“300? The promised amount of gold coins was 200.”

“The more you donate, the better, isn’t it?”

“That’s great. Hyde, when I told him that this was the man he had adopted as his son-in-law, he was honestly skeptical. It’s more than I expected.”

“Then keep your promise.”

“Yes, I will try to organize the story about charging admission to the Great Temple as promised. “As much as I can use my strength.”

“It’s natural.”

Archbishop Archibald seems to have been a man who knew how to keep his promises. I thought he might get a little angry if he changed his mind by making excuses, but fortunately, that didn’t happen.

“It’s dinner time. It will be a small meal, but please feel free to sit down.”

Soon Archibald headed to the banquet hall, and I was also invited as a guest and sat down at the long table to eat.

Contrary to what I said was a simple meal, all kinds of spices from grilled deer hind legs to grilled pheasant pierced my nose.

Even in the Agarpe family, I have never seen dishes like this.

“Archibold’s finances are in good shape. Is it okay to eat such a sumptuous meal when there are many starving people in the kingdom? You will be talked about. The story will come out.”

“Hyde, you were that kind of man. I got it. Then you will starve. “I will give your share of the food to the poor on the streets.”

Zek-.

Archbishop Archibald raised his hand.

“Fred, please distribute your portion of food to the street tramps. And from now on, give Hyde only dry bread and water. “Take away the clothes and give them to the people on the streets.”

Indeed-.

Archbishop Archibald was a difficult man to destroy through controversy.

The level itself was different from the sane debaters like Selim and Manaan. Because there was no biblical problem with Archbishop Archibald’s story.

He truly deserved to be revered as the best theologian in the kingdom.

“Your Majesty, do we really have to do that?”

The Monocle butler named Fred looked rather perplexed. When he was embarrassed, Archbishop Archibald burst out laughing and then added another word.

“It’s a joke. Hyde, you seem to have your own strict and conservative theological views. To you, there shouldn’t be such a thing as a ‘rich priest,’ right?”

“That’s right. There are some who claim that it is a calling and blessing received from the Lord to work in one’s own place, accumulate the fruits of one’s work, and enjoy wealth. At least a priest should not be rich.”

“Right. Your views on the priesthood seem to be much stricter than mine. Then I would ask. What is the standard for ‘wealth’ you mentioned? “Is it in the Bible?”

Standards for the wealth of a priest.

Of course it wasn’t written in the Bible.

What is rich and what is poor.

I have thought a lot about this standard for a long time.

What is the standard for a rich pastor?

Who has no debt?

Who owns their own home?

Who drives a car?

I thought about it a lot, but it was difficult for me to come up with an answer. However, if we interpret the Bible conservatively, a person who eats three meals without worry─.

That person was rich.

When I was thinking that, Archbishop Archibald said.

“Hyde, we are all rich. How rich are you compared to a person without an arm or a leg? Even people who lack arms or legs are enjoying a heavenly life compared to those who die and are in hell.”

“Are you saying everything is relative?”

“Well. Well then, let me ask you a question. What do humans look like in the eyes of the Lord? Are humans truly wealthy in the eyes of the Creator? When you see an ant carrying sugar in its mouth, do you feel that the ant is rich?”

“Humans are like ants. How can we dare to understand God’s will?”

“Yes, that’s exactly what I want to do. Those who assume you are rich may not actually be rich. “It is arrogant for you to judge like that.”

That was correct.

It was arrogant to condemn and judge others arbitrarily.

Because judging is the domain of God, not humans.

Soon Archbishop Archibald poured wine into my glass and added:

“The same goes for theology. Theology is not always right and is nothing more than a tool to explain what is ‘best’. So where should we set the standard?”

“That is why we must set our standards on the Bible. Isn’t the Bible an immutable medium that will not change?”

This is precisely why religion was reformed in the midst of chaos where many things were uncertain. The idea was to return to Biblicalism.

Archibald soon spoke.

“But isn’t it the responsibility of humans to interpret the Bible? In the end, the standard is humans. And the person who sets the standard for that human being is the cock called ‘King’. This king, like David or Solomon, is appointed by God—.”

He is called the king

King cock.

For some reason, it seemed like a very profane word.

I suddenly can’t concentrate.

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After losing focus on the conversation, we just had formal conversations. What is the weather like today, well, what will the weather be like tomorrow-.

These were very meaningless conversations.

Archibald asked as I thought the dinner was coming to an end.

“So where is my daughter Milione? “Fred, I’m sure she told my daughter to attend the dinner tonight.”

“That—. The lady has not been seen since she went into the room to prepare for dinner. I once again—.”

“I am here.”

Zek-.

Someone showed up wearing a dress.

It was Milione Archibald.

She, with her platinum-colored hair tied up in a headband and dressed in a purple-dyed dress, approached, supported by her maids.
The skirt was so long and loose that it seemed difficult to walk without help.

“I’m sorry I’m late.”

Although he was apologizing with words, his eyes, expression, and voice showed no signs of apology at all. Rather, it was clear that he was annoyed.

Archbishop Archibald, who saw this, said:

“This is a girl who never even saw her mother’s face because her mother died young. I raised it so much that it grew like this. “I apologize on behalf of my daughter for her rudeness.”

Indeed-.

She was aware that she had raised her daughter incorrectly.
Soon Milione sat down in her seat and asked.

“What about Alter?”

“Your brother Alter is in the capital Barakhan. Hyde, I wanted to introduce you to Alter, my eldest son and pride. It’s a shame.”

Alter Archibald.

Even without introducing him, I knew him well.

Knights of Six of the Knights Templar.

Six knights wearing golden crosses.

Alter Archibald was a part of it, and Ras and me of the Blood Brotherhood also clashed with him several times. At that time, I didn’t know that he was Lars’ older brother.

It suddenly became strange.

My father is an archbishop.

The eldest son is a gold-plated paladin of the Six Knights.

The second son died, but Bishop Eunpae-.

The youngest daughter is a vicious murderer called the Great Sin.

Why are there all these crazy houses?

In the first place, it doesn’t matter whether the Archibald family is rich or not. This is a house where nothing is normal, right?

Does the archbishop know more?

His daughter is active under the name of Lass, the Great Sin?

I was curious.

Let’s take a look-.

“Now that I think about it, Your Majesty Archibald, it is said that a man named Lass, the Great Sinner, has appeared in the Durgien region. It is also related to the death of Oscar Archibald. What do you think about this person?”

“He heard that there was such a person. At the time, I was in the royal capital, Royal Road, so I couldn’t hear the details. He is a very dangerous man.”

Archbishop Archibald’s attitude when he said that was extremely standard. He didn’t tremble and didn’t look embarrassed or nervous.
Smoke?

Or do you not know that your daughter is a being called Ras?

Milione, who was sipping wine at that time, said.

“It’s not Lars you really need to be careful about. That partner is Rust. Did you hear that Rust showed up at Baron Voltaire’s mansion this time, burned it down, and raped his bride?”

“You raped the bride?”

It was my first time hearing this story.

When did I rape Cathy Voltaire?

While I was very confused, Milione added.

“Okay! They say she raped Cathy Voltaire and completely ruined her wedding? I heard they also released a new short story! She’s a “Non-virgin”! “This is another masterpiece!”

Hmm─.

Medici Archibald cleared his throat.

Then Milione said, “Yes. “Are you telling me to stay still like a pretty doll?” She grunted and turned her head.
Taking advantage of the silence at the table, the archbishop spoke.

“Rust, I heard that that man put a curse on Cathy Voltaire. But Mr. Hyde, you said you were the one who cursed him?”

Archbishop Archibald’s question was directed to me.

I wondered if they might find out that I was ‘Rust’, but I pretended not to be nervous as much as possible and spoke as casually as possible.

“I didn’t do it, it was the Lord who helped me. And isn’t that guy Rust a coward who hides his identity behind a mask and doesn’t have the courage to reveal himself to the world?”

“You are a coward without courage. For something like that, you’re writing a bold story. Even I was impressed by the new weights and measures, the metric system.”

I like the metric system.

In fact, it was not created by Rust, but it is plagiarism.

However, Medici Archibald’s expression became the most serious today.

“Weights and weights are the standard set by the king. And that king was a god-given being. He wants to change the standards. “It’s just my opinion, but I think that man will become the biggest headache in this kingdom from now on.”

“Is that so?”

“And I think one of the people who could be that man’s opponent is you, Hyde. Anyway, the story we had today was very interesting. Don’t lose those mindsets in the future.”

Zech─.

Saying so, Archbishop Archibald stood up.

It was when he walked away from his seat and completely left the banquet hall.

Milione asked.

“Hyde, you-. It seems like you really like our old-fashioned father? For reference, the word ‘kkondae’ is a word used in Rust’s new work ‘Non-Virgin’ and means a strict old man.”

I know.

However, I was surprised that Archbishop Archibald liked me.

It seems like we’ve been at odds with each other all day today.

Milione added.

“We oldies don’t talk to people we don’t like. Just look at it today. You didn’t even want to talk to me. She’s his biological daughter. I was even raped by Rust. “He didn’t even say a word of comfort to me.”

Now that I think about it, I remembered that I hadn’t been able to talk about Oscar Archibald, who had recently died, or Milione, whom I was to marry.

Well─, I will stay here for about a month.

Maybe it’s because I have a lot of time, but…

Soon Milione clicked his tongue.

“Hyde, you are no match for us old guys. “Maybe our old friends don’t even recognize you as an opponent?”

“Then who is the opponent?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know? There is nothing but Rust!”

That guy is that guy, what the-.

No, actually Rust and Hyde are different.

With that feeling, time passed and the next morning.

I woke up in a guest room with a soft bed and heard an amazing story from Archbishop Archibald.

“Hyde, in order to reward you for your hard work, we tried to abolish the entrance fee to the temple last night, but those who opposed it sent us appeals this morning.”

Churrrr-.

There were so many letters piled up.

Who on earth would be opposed to abolishing church admission fees?

Soon Archbishop Archibald spoke.

“It’s the ‘Artists Association.’ “They are a big problem to me too.”