Chapter 93 – 093 – Hyde Enters the Snake’s Den! # One

093 – Hyde enters the snake’s den! # 1

“Is there something you want to say?”

Dark cabin.

A woman’s soothing voice rang out softly.

She was a widow-like woman whose entire body was covered with a black veil.

Friede.

As the king’s secret concubine, there was only one person in this kingdom who could quietly ask for her opinion.

“His Holiness Gregory. “You look uneasy.”

Friede examined Pope Gregory II’s complexion very carefully and closely through the black veil.

Pope Gregory was reading a book, but he seemed to have difficulty concentrating.

Sure-.

Pope Gregory II finally throws away the book in his hand.
The cover of the book lying on the floor read “Back Alley Nymph Village.”

Zek-.

Gregory said as Friede picked up the book.

“You wicked bastard! How dare you drink me like this? How dare you strip my daughter Atalanta and make her run around town! Hyde, you son of a bitch! This is about me!!! It’s a challenge!!!”

Gregory did not hold back his anger.

“Tell me how I should punish this guy!!!”

How many years has it been since he last saw this man this angry? Friede opened the book, thinking.

I saw a story made up of short sentences, like a fairy tale.

Little fairy nymphs appeared indiscriminately and were cuter than I expected.

Friede found it truly amazing that the man who wrote this story had no fear of heaven and directly opposed the authority of Pope Gregory II.

Friede said.

“His Holiness Gregory. If Hyde punishes people for following the law, no one will want to follow the law and the words of the Bible. The foundation of the new dynasty will be shaken.”

Pope Gregory, who had been angry for a long time, now fell silent.

In Friede’s opinion, Pope Gregory was a cooler and smarter man than anyone else, and he should not have punished Hyde easily – he would have known better than anyone else.

After about 5 minutes.

Gregory now asked as coldly as ice.

“So what is my daughter Atalanta doing now?”

Friede was lost in thought for a moment at the Pope’s question.

I was lost in thought about whether I should tell the truth or say something pleasant to hear.

Pope Gregory urged the answer, “Tell the truth,” And Friede took a small breath and then calmly opened her lips.

“Dude Atalanta fainted during the march, but after she recovered, she circumnavigated the entire town of Barakán. According to the long-standing laws of the church, she was forgiven of all her sins and became a new person.”

Everyone criticized and blasphemed Atalanta.

As a barely surviving Midbarian, Friede knew very well how scary the anger of the angry people was. The sight made her feel dizzy in many ways.

Still, Atalanta was better than Friede’s time.

Unlike Friede, who had no one on her side, Atalanta had a woman who stretched out her hand toward her and wiped her wounds with a towel.

It was Psyche of Agarpe.

It is said that Psyche gave her water to Atalanta, who was injured and exhausted, and took off her own robe and covered him.

Since it was a story that deepened thoughts in many ways when thinking about why a series of events occurred, Friede decided to leave this story out.

“Lord Atalanta, contrary to his appearance, has a soft heart. The weaker his heart, the more likely he is to exaggerate his thorns to hide it.”

“…”

“Lord Atalanta enters the room and says he is not seeing anyone. I think it would be a great help to her if His Holiness Gregory could meet her and comfort her.”

Friede studied Gregory II’s countenance and shortened her words.
In her opinion, Atalanta would no longer be in Gregory II’s mind.

His mind will only be filled with men who have insulted him.

“Your Holiness the Pope. “It seems that your head is occupied not by Lord Atalanta, whom you adopted on a whim long ago, nor by Lord Psyche, who was newly knighted, but by a worthless priest.”

Gregory closed her mouth and Friede began to talk quietly, as if she was releasing her inner thoughts.

“Hyde is, as the rumor goes, a hedgehog-like man. He never attacks first, but if anyone touches him, they must be prepared to be pricked by thorns.”

“Even if the person trying to touch that thorn is a king who is praised as the leader of all people? “That kind of person actually exists?”

“Your Holiness the Pope. What would a small, insignificant hedgehog know? He just stabs people who approach him rudely without making any distinction.”

“You piece of shit!!! You idiot!!! You fucking bastard!!! Of all the words that guy Rust ever made, this is one of the most useful words!!! “Hyde is such a dick!!!”

Pope Gregory became angry again.

However, Friede also knew that this painting was not ‘pure true intention.’

Because he was now using the image of a father who was angry because of his insulted daughter to an excessively stereotypical level.

Because of that, he seemed like a play and an actor playing a well-planned role.

‘His Holiness. Actually, aren’t you a little happy? There are still priests left in this church who speak out without giving in to the power of the king. Don’t you think you’re the same as someone 20 years ago?’

Friede tried to find in the man before her the image of a certain priest she had seen 20 years ago.

But there were no priests, and only the king remained.

Friede advised the king.

“His Holiness. Please consider the crisis as an opportunity. Wasn’t Lord Atalanta’s crooked nature a big problem for His Holiness? Now, Lord Atalanta will remain calm from now on.”

Anhamuin’s Atalanta was also a problem for Pope Gregory.

If Gregory really cared about Atalanta, the king had every right to refuse Hyde’s sentence of “Pilgrimage of Repentance.”

In other words-.

It was actually Pope Gregory who punished Atalanta.

Of course, Friede calmly opened her lips under the black veil without saying such a thing.

“His Holiness Gregory. Hyde is truly a hedgehog. He will stab anyone who is rude to him. Even if they are poisonous snakes.”

“Poisonous snakes?”

“Even if snakes and hedgehogs fight and get hurt, or even if someone dies, it can’t be helped. “I think that would be sufficient ‘punishment.'”

Friede had early advised to infiltrate Priest Hyde into the Dark Moon Conclave.

This was because it was thought that there was no one more qualified than Hyde to take on that role in the current church.

“Hmm-.”

Pope Gregory II stroked his manly chin, lost in thought for a moment, and then looked at Friede.

“Is it. Good night. Bring a pen and paper.”

# # #

“Hyde. His Holiness the Pope may send his soldiers to capture you.”

Psyche and my bedroom.

Psyche seemed worried.

Walking around the room wearing a sword and armor, it seemed like he was about to engage in a fight with the knights or soldiers sent by the Pope.

They probably think that Pope Gregory II, who is a petty person, will definitely take revenge on me.

I spoke to Psyche.

“You’d better calm down. “The things you worry about won’t happen.”

“Is that really true? The Pope must have been completely angry. “Your priestly rank was also demoted.”

It was like that.

I was demoted from Bronze Plate Priest to Iron Plate Priest for a variety of reasons, such as encouraging discord.

It was an unfair thing for me.

Gregory.

It could have been done by using something like the king’s edict to prevent the sentence of my repentance pilgrimage.

Or I should have at least pretended to do so.

But Gregory didn’t do that.

Gregory also didn’t say anything out of respect, but he probably didn’t want his adopted daughter Atalanta to go out so recklessly.
I said it calmly.

“Psyche. It doesn’t matter whether the cross around my neck is made of bronze or crude cast iron. “What is important is the cross made with the strong faith in my heart.”

In the first place, I did not like the system of ranking priests.

Does it say in the Bible that the ranks of priests should be divided from wooden to platinum?

No.

There was no such thing.

“Hyde. Even in these situations, you do not give up and maintain your faith!”

Psyche seemed a little moved by my words.

I must have gained strength from my story, which is more faithful than anyone else.

Hold-.

Finally, Psyche also took power in her hands.

“Now that things are like this, I need to be more determined. If we get through this incident safely, we will achieve even greater feats, gain strength, and become knights so good that even His Holiness the Pope will not be able to dismiss us.”

It was truly a wonderful story.

Zek-.

Saying so, Psyche hung a cross made of iron around my neck.

“Hyde. “The rustic iron color looks harder than I thought, so it suits me well.”

“Is that so?”

Zek-.

I looked in a mirror.

What should I say about my reflection in the mirror?

It was a time when I was looking for words that fit.

“Is Priest Hyde there?”

A sound was heard outside the door.

Zek-.

“Hyde, I’ll go out. The soldiers might be out to get you. If that’s really the case, I’ll do my best to stop it!”

Psyche leaves me in the room and opens the door.

Soon Psyche was slightly surprised to see a woman with a black veil wrapped around her face.

“Isn’t it Lord Friede? “What brings you here at this hour?”

Friede.

She was Friede, the Pope’s advisor.

In other words, she was a secret power of the Church of the Holy See, so it was not surprising that she came to see me.

He probably brought a letter containing Gregory’s intentions.

“Hyde. This is a sacred place bestowed upon you by His Holiness Gregory.”

Zek-.

As is customary, I got down on one knee and received the king’s shrine.

When I opened it, there was this written on it.

“Priest Hyde, who guided a vicious sinner, is promoted from an iron-plate priest to a bronze-plate priest. And I issue an order banning guests from stepping on the doors of Barakhan and the King’s Office for one month!”

Indeed. This is as expected.

Jinglang-.

Friede gave me back the bronze cross that she had taken from me.
Looking at that sparkling figure made me think about many things.

“Is this Prince Friede’s idea? “You kicked me out of Barakhan for a month.”

What this meant was clear.

It meant leaving Barakhan and heading to the Dark Moon Conclave, where the Council of Deadly Sins was held, and observe the trends.

Friede answered my question softly.

“Even though she is an adopted son, the punishment for such a sentence on a princess is a one-month ban. I think something like this is unprecedented in the history of the United Kingdom. Thank you for the mercy of His Holiness Gregory.”

What is mercy?

You’re telling me to go to my death and die however I want.

I can succeed in my work and I can fail─.

No matter what, it was a profitable business for Gregory II.

Is this the punishment I deserve?

A shrewd, sly snake.

I had a vague expectation that it would be like this.

“Great. “I will follow the will of the Holy Land.”

“I’ll go with you too!”

Zek-.

Psyche got up from her seat and started packing her luggage.

However, the king’s advisor Friede stopped Psyche.

“Psyche. You have a role to play. “I think the best way for your husband, Hyde, is to remain in Barakhan and faithfully carry out your duties rather than follow him.”

“Yeah, but-.”

Psyche looked at me anxiously, as if she were looking at a child left in the river.

To spend a month without Psyche in this harsh world.

They must think that dangerous and terrible things will happen.

In fact, the probability of that happening was high.

But─.

Friede’s story was realistic and right.

It is dangerous for Psyche to be with me now.

“Hyde-.”

“Psyche-.”

We held each other’s hands.

Friede laughed while looking at that.

“Looking at you reminds me of a long time ago. But Hyde. It would be best to leave the Archdiocese before 2 PM. By the way, it’s already past 1 o’clock.”

Damn-.

Is there no time to say goodbye to Psyche?

But what-.

Because it’s not like we’ll break up forever.

“Psyche. “I will write a letter.”

“Hyde! “I’ll be waiting!”

With that feeling, I left the room.

Since I heard the order to celebrate guests, it was better to get out of Barakhan quickly.

I didn’t know that if I stayed until 2 o’clock, Pope Gregory would change his mind and try to punish me with some kind of force.

However, there are things you should check before leaving.

Zek-.

As we entered the barracks of the Gyowangcheong, the soldiers who were talking about something suddenly silenced themselves.

I passed between them.

“Lord Atalanta. Is there one?”

Zek-.

Now I stand in front of Atalanta’s office.

I rang the bell hanging in front of the tent, but there was no sign of anything from inside.

It must be in here.

“Lord Atalanta. If you truly regretted your sin, the body odor would have disappeared. How is your physical condition?”

I waited for quite some time, but there was no answer from inside.

Zek-.

I placed the incense burner I received from Psyche in front of the tent.

“I heard that he was seriously injured by being hit with stones and whips. But luckily for me, there is an incense burner that can relieve the pain. If you use this, it will hurt a little less.”

From what I heard, Atalanta was out for about 3 weeks.

Because his body was so strong, he wouldn’t have been seriously injured, but his big nose would have been pressed flat.

“Lord Atalanta. Did you say you taught my wife, Psyche, who might die on the battlefield? “I also took up the stinging stick for Lord Atalanta, who might suffer even more in hell.”

The pain of hell would be so painful and humiliating that it could not be compared to the pilgrimage of repentance, and would last forever.

If Atalanta had gone out like this without any brakes, he would have been 100 percent, no, 150 percent in hell and would have lived in pain forever.

“According to the Proverbs of Solomon, the wisest king, there is this verse in chapter 23, verse 24: It is right to save that soul from hell, even if it means whipping her—.”

In other words, I saved Atalanta from the fate of suffering in hell forever.

“Lord Atalanta. Now that you are a new person, live a good life. The opportunity to become a new person does not come easily. “Don’t waste your remaining days.”

Just having someone hold the cane for me was a good thing.

A person who is truly abandoned by everyone has no one to whip him.

They only try to throw stones of criticism.

Zek-.

It was a time when I thought I had finally said everything I wanted to say and was about to leave the church.

Palak-.

The curtain inside the tent was opened.