Chapter 1906 – [Hero & Demon King & Great Demon King]

We had nothing to do while we were spreading the word through the anti-pope faction. I decided to tour the capital of the Kingdom of Estonia, even if it wasn’t a holy place.

Work is work and play is play. If you don’t rest properly, you will break down.

… Actually, I worked so hard that my family pushed me to go on vacation. Isn’t that what I want to say?

Anyway, Agape and Leona and I walked around the capital, looking at various things, buying things, and so on. Since Leona was a warrior and was treated with respect, money was not an issue.

“Oh, it’s sweet and delicious in its own way… But Worst’s recipe is even more delicious.”

“Well, the ingredients I made are different. You can make it somewhat delicious with the ingredients here.”

“But since it’s the capital, it’s a lot richer than other places, right?”

“That’s right. Ah, there’s a strong smell of bread baking over there, so it looks like it’s just been baked. Do you want to go eat?”

“Yes!!!! Let’s go now!!!!!”

The capital of any country is rich in supplies and prosperous, so there are many things to see and eat. My kids and I bought some suitable bread from a bakery, ate it, and talked about the future.

We mainly talk about what we will do once this matter is resolved. Since we are talking about having fun, seeing the kids talking makes me smile and feel happy.

“Once I finish this job, I’m going to the sea. Let’s go play in the water and eat things from the sea like fish.”

“Wow, that sounds fun. It’s my first time in the sea… So it’s a good thing I learned how to swim last time.”

“Even so, you’re worse at swimming than me.”

“That’s because you use techniques like fraud. When I use sacred techniques, I fly in the water too?!”

“Anyway, I’m looking forward to the sea!!! There will be a lot of delicious things, right?”

“I don’t know if there’s something like bluefin tuna, but if there is, it’s okay to catch and eat it. The delicious large fish are as good as meat.”

“Oh!!! It’s delicious!!!!”

If you’re asking whether you want to eat raw tuna or beef, it’s hard to say which is superior unless it’s a matter of taste. Honestly, aren’t they both food ingredients with a price range?

Moreover, well-marbled bluefin tuna is as good as beef… Ah, I’m suddenly craving tuna sashimi. I want to eat it with soy sauce and wasabi.

“What are you going to do after going to the sea?”

“Ah… About that. I think I should go home soon. I was originally on vacation, but because of your work, it ended up being longer than I had planned.”

“Are you going back to your hometown? Then it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go to Worst’s hometown together.”

“What’s delicious in Worst’s hometown?”

“Are you assuming that we will go together? Unfortunately, you cannot go together. My hometown is very far away.”

“Huh?”

“Yes?”

Now that I think about it, is this the first time you’ve said that you should break up? I should have done it a long time ago, but it seemed like I did it a little late.

No, but you can’t do it at the beginning of the trip. How strange would the atmosphere be if you talked about breaking up when you were just starting your trip? Considering that, it’s better to talk about it late.

“After seeing the sea, it will be time to break up. It’s a little early, but each of us can take care of our own. But we will contact each other often or come to see each other, so it’s not like we’re breaking up completely.”

“No, still. Where is your hometown, so I can’t go with you?”

“It’s so far that you can’t get there on foot.”

“Do I need to get magical help? If that’s the case…”

Considering what I’ve shown so far, Leona seemed to agree and understand to some extent whether she thought it was something magical or something similar.

However, Agape vehemently refused. It seems like she doesn’t like the fact that she’s breaking up with me.

“I don’t like it!!! I want to be with Worst!!!!”

“I have work to do too. And when we meet, there are times when we part ways.”

“Then, when you go home, I want to go with you!!!!”

“Come later when you’re all grown up. There are a lot of things for you to live over there.”

Since I’m old, I have to go to school first, but I’m scared that Eden will cause more trouble. And the Agape mind that I trained is tailored to this place and does not fit in a safe and civilized place.

At the very least, he would have to grow up to a certain extent and have a hard head to think rationally and adapt, but since Agape is a stubborn person who only does what he wants to do… If you raise him on a yearly basis, it will be difficult to properly educate him in just a few months.

“Then make a baby before you go!!!”

“What is he talking about when everyone else is there?! He’s not making it!!!!”

“Oh, that’s right. You’re still young, so you can’t do it. If there’s any chance, it’s better for me.”

“Leona, you too…!!!!”

The people around me are scary. It was even more so because I was afraid that Leona’s identity would be discovered. She decided to finish her outing and go back.

However, after that, Agape became relatively quiet, perhaps because he was worried that I was going back. We’ve only been dating for a few months, but it looks like he’s become very attached to me and doesn’t want to break up.

“…”

“It’s not like we’re completely breaking up. I’ll come back later to see how things are going.”

“Take me with you.”

“You have something to do here. And since you were born here, it’s best to grow up here. If you’re going to come, come after you’ve grown up.”

“Hmm…”

The home of Agape is here. He was born here, so it is right for him to grow and learn here. Of course, the environment itself is better on the other side of the Earth, but her hometown is in its own way.

I remember that even after a lot of time has passed. As a reincarnation, I have been reincarnated many times, so I don’t know much about patriotism toward Korea, but I still make kimchi as an annual event, so my roots are important.

No, I don’t know if it makes sense to say that I have no patriotism when I’m serving as president, but I’m doing it out of responsibility, not patriotism… If I had patriotism, I would have done it a little differently, but in the first place, don’t expect that kind of thing from the Transcendent, who is also the Great Demon King and Lord.〈 Br〉

In any case, the rumors spread by the anti-pope faction seemed to be slowly gaining ground. As expected, the Pope began to react violently to such rumors.

“They demoted the neutral faction member who was talking about the rumor. It may have been meant as a warning, but there is a backlash from the neutral faction.”

“It’s on fire. Normally, we should refrain from taking drastic measures even if we ignore or deny it as if it’s not happening… Well, it’s a good thing for us.”

“If we continue like this, we will be able to carry out our plans on the holiday. If you need anything else, please let us know, so we can prepare it.”

“Just somehow give me the qualifications to go inside the Vatican. It would be troublesome, and I might get noticed if I just went over the wall normally.”

“Yes, if that is the case, I will put you on the list of invited guests. Then, you will be able to legally enter the Holy See.”

Things proceed smoothly. All that remains is to infiltrate the Vatican on Feast Day, rescue Leonhard, and bring down the Pope.

Afterward, we spent time making various preparations and the feast day of Holy Gwangsin came. We moved to the sacred site of the Holy Light Temple accordingly, and perhaps because of the holiday event, there were more people gathered at the sacred site than in the capital.

Thanks to this, I felt like I could definitely attract people’s attention. Since the event is held in the square in front of the Vatican, if the Pope is dragged in and shouts, it will end just like that.

“This way. Guests invited to the holiday event must enter through the back entrance of the Holy See.”

“We’ll do a background check, what about that?”

“The priest who does the inspection is a cooperative neutral priest.”

“It’s okay.”

The Vatican was magnificent. Parthenon? It is a large and majestic building built in a roughly similar style, with pillars built using materials such as white marble generously. No matter how much it is called a sacred place, it looks like a lot of money was spent.

As invited guests, we were able to enter the Holy See wearing neat attire. It seems that guests who have donated a lot, have connections, etc. Are usually invited, but except for us, most of them are full of greed or something like that.

Maybe rich people or nobles? Well, that’s roughly how it feels to be a big customer of religions.

We were guided to separate rooms, but we left midway through. Prepare to enter the deepest part of the Vatican, avoiding people’s eyes.

“It looks like Leonhard is trapped underground here. It’s not just a prison, but it actually functions as a prison, so there may be surveillance… But it won’t matter because he won’t come out quietly anyway.”

“Master’s rescue is just around the corner.”

“First of all, I have a rough understanding of the structure of the Vatican, but it’s a different feeling, hmm?”

“What’s wrong? Worst, what’s going on?”

As I expanded the scope of my senses and reached into the basement of the Vatican, I caught something strange. It’s not just an underground facility, but something big lies deeper.

Like an underground cavity? Of course, if it was just like that, I would just say that, but there are signs of popularity… And I can feel the presence of monsters a lot. It looks like a space that people use and what is it really?

First, the important thing is that this is an urgent matter, so I put that on the back burner. You can explore there later.

So the kids and I moved to rescue Leonhard. I already know where they are confined, and since I have met them once, I know where they are through my senses, so there is no problem in finding them. However, it is difficult to sneak around because there are a lot of people, and it is broad daylight.

Even if you kill them, you can’t help but be seen, so avoid people as much as possible and enter the heart of the Holy See through the ceiling, blind spots, or other places.

“Uhm…”

“What’s wrong with Agape?”

“Something feels strange. Does it feel like something is under my feet?”

“Ah… I did. There’s something like a huge facility underground, and there are monsters there.”

“I feel bad for some reason. I want to go and check, but can’t I go?”

“First, after rescuing Leonhard.”

“Okay…”

As we gradually entered the heart of the Vatican, Agape seemed to have noticed the existence of an underground cavity and showed a strange reaction. It doesn’t seem like a very good thing, but I don’t know what it is.

Although it was difficult to avoid people’s eyes, we somehow managed to get to the underground facility where Leonhard was being held. However, since it was no different from being used as a prison, security was tight here and a Holy Knight stood guard.

Although there are only a few people, all of them are experts. Since he can even use sacred techniques, it is at a level that even a sword master cannot suppress quietly. Of course, it was meaningless to us.

“Who…”

“Grow up.”

Ahhhhh !!!

Without realizing it, he hits the back of the head and knocks him out. The fallen ones were annoying if someone found them, so I just packed them all into an empty room and put them all away.

After breaking through the security, we were finally able to meet our target, Leonhard. When I opened the door of the windowless cell he was locked in and entered, there was the person I had seen before… But the one thing that was different from then was that he had no left arm.

“Master!!!!”

“Hero… No, Leona. You’re finally here.”

“Yes, I came to save you. But Master’s arm…!!!”

“Don’t worry about it. A severed arm can be restored later with holy techniques.”

“I can heal you!!! Then right now!!!!”

“If you use such a large holy technique, other people will notice, so refrain for now. And… Wouldn’t it be more effective to take out the Pope this way?”

“Master…”

The technology itself is far inferior to that of Earth, but thanks to the power of God, even severed limbs can be regenerated. It’s just that it consumes a lot of sacred power, so it’s difficult unless you gather in large groups or have extra-standard sacred power like Leona.

Leona could have healed him right away, but he happily got over it. It seems like he went through a lot and changed as a person while we didn’t see each other. The article said that suffering to the point of death makes people strange. The person who spoke was Joker, but it’s not important.

Even while he was detained, he seemed to have a rough understanding of the situation. Well, it’s good if the story is fast.

“If we know the plan, let’s escape like this, publicize what the Pope has done, and have Leona bring him down. If people flock in and delay, things will get tiresome.”

“Okay. Let’s go straight to the square where the holiday event is being held. And…”

“What do you have?”

“You should go down to the basement. I don’t know, but the Holy Spirit guided me that way.”

“Hmm?”

Now that I think about it, did he say that he receives revelation from Seonggwangshin? It’s being guided in a direction that benefits us, and my intuition doesn’t say anything, so it seems like it’s definitely an ally, but why underground?

It looks like there really is something underground. I was thinking of going, but it would be better to go down now, so I decided to send Leonhard and Leona first, and Agape and I decided to go down to the basement. I’ll go and check what’s going on and join again.

“See you later then.”

“You’re good at agitating people. I taught you how to do it, right? You’re good at it.”

“Yes, don’t worry.”

I leave that to Leona, and Agape and I find a passage leading down to the underground cavity and go down there. There was a circular staircase in the open vertical passage, so you could go down through it, so there was no particular inconvenience.

However, as you go down, you can feel the smell of blood and a bitchy atmosphere. Agape must have sensed this as well, so he spoke less.

“…”

“Agape, are you okay?”

“Yes, it’s okay. No problem.”

“I don’t think it’s okay… Why don’t you just go back and join Leona?”

“No, I think I have to go here.”

And we arrived at the underground cavity.

Although it was supposed to be a dark place, it wasn’t dark, perhaps because there were magic lights installed. However, thanks to this, I was able to see the underground cavity at a glance and see the terrible scene clearly.

Numerous monsters trapped in cages whose origins are unknown from where they were airlifted. And people who dissect those monsters alive, take out their internal organs and rummage through them as if they were studying them.

The monsters, struggling in pain without anesthesia, howled and ran wild. However, biological experiments continue.

On one side, a horse-shaped monster is writhing with blood foaming in its mouth, as if it had been poisoned. Even the bird-shaped monster that appeared to be a baby had its wings nailed in place to cover its belly. They say monsters are the enemies of humans, but they seem to have given up on ethics.

Soon Agape’s eyes turned cold.