Chapter 564 – [My Admissions Expedition]

If it was like the old days, it would probably take a long time to ask to meet, but in this case, I have the upper hand, so I handle it quickly and simply from the position of receiving the request.

Unless there is something really urgent, it usually means that the message will come within a few days.

…….For reference, the person I want to meet is the Pope of the Gray Temple.

I visited because the neutral god, who had no obvious hostility or favor to me at least, was the gray god and the easiest to contact.

“Nice to meet you, Your Highness, Third Prince. I am Lucio, the current Pope of the Gray Temple.”

“Worst Pawn Frontier”

The reason he doesn’t have a family name even though he’s the Pope seems to be because he’s taken refuge in God. Or he might even have been given that name as a baptismal name.

He was an old, gray-haired grandfather. His impression is so good that it reminds me of the generous grandfather next door.

It wouldn’t be strange to pass by on the street, not the Pope. Hmmm…… First of all, the contemplation passed.

“I’ve wanted to see you for a while, but I couldn’t because I thought we weren’t meeting Your Highness. And first, I would like to apologize to Your Highness on behalf of the Gray Crusade.”

“No?”

The Pope apologized to me as he bowed his head. Originally, the higher up you are, the more you don’t bow your head, which is quite surprising.

But the reason was understandable. No matter how much he chose to wait and see, he kept putting people in the imperial palace to keep an eye on him. Even if it originates from good intentions, it is a different law from the point of view of the victim.

If I hadn’t been a reincarnated person, I would have felt displeasure or rejection from that action. However, I’m not the kind of person who gets angry to such an extent, rather, considering my personality, I thought that such surveillance was rather light treatment.

“I don’t have to accept such an apology. Rather, I was impressed by the Pope’s good judgment.”

“It’s just a shame that I couldn’t choose either one.”

“Neither option is also an option”

I was almost killed by an assassin sent by the White Church (presumably), but at that timing, my survival instinct was stimulated and my previous life was awakened. Even when I was younger, it wouldn’t have been much different. In the end I will live

If the target here was not the White Religion but the Gray Temple, it would be natural for the target to be tortured to change.

And above all, I am the Great Demon King. It judges civilization, but on the contrary, it also plays a role in preventing unreasonable destruction of civilization.

If you touch it prematurely, you get fucked. Rather, it was better to stand by the sidelines, the existence of the Great Demon King.

“Actually, I came here because I wanted to ask you something.”

“Is it about prophecy?”

“Have you ever heard of the White Church or the Black Church?”

“As it is a religion that worships the Three Gods, there is mutual exchange, but it can’t be said to be very good. There is a difference in doctrine from the White Church and a difference in dimension from the Black Church.”

“What do you think if something similar to prophecy has come down from other denominations?”

“Hmm… It must be an important issue. Is that why the Pandemonium delegation arrived earlier than usual?”

“I will not deny”

I don’t affirm it, but I don’t deny it either. And that indirectly becomes an affirmative answer.

“The gods are watching me. Considering that, I think it’s a matter of concern. This may be a rude question, but are you able to communicate with the gray god?”

“… My voice does not reach him because my faith is still low, I’m sorry”

“No. If the Pope lacks faith, then who has enough faith?”

There are many other ways for God to communicate with humans besides prophecies and revelations.

In the case of God-Ruri-Ruri, there were cases where she descended on terminals like Ruri or appeared herself, and there were other cases where she created and sent incarnations.

The gray god knew of my existence, but did not touch me. It’s just the gray down way. So I like it, but…

“I personally like what the Gray Gods do and the doctrines of the Gray Temple. I have to ask the gods directly to answer my questions, but it seems difficult right now.”

“When the time comes, even the gray god will give a message.”

“Yes, obviously”

It must be because there is something Or you’ve been ignoring it for a long time.

You can go back like this, but I decided to ask one out of personal curiosity.

Human beings who set up a gigantic being, a god that is difficult to catch up with human cognition, believe in it, and create a group called religion, are bound to fall under their desires and greed.

Even if there is a degree of it, it is rare to have a completely clean religious person. However, most of the priests of the Gray Temple are such people.

How can there be such a religion?

“Do you know what the first doctrine you learn after entering our Gray Temple?”

“Uh… I’ve heard this and that doctrine, but I haven’t heard the details.”

“They say the gray god told us this long ago.”

[Believe, but do not blindly believe]

It was quite a pleasant thing for Shin himself to say. God is a being who lives by faith. The only god that can exist without faith is the Jade Emperor or the mother-in-law of the Moorim dimension.

Even God-Ruri-Ruri exists because of the faith they receive. A god without faith either perishes or falls asleep, but he cannot live without faith.

If there is a person who believes blindly, that much faith comes in. However, the gray god rejected such a thing and chose the middle path himself.

I don’t know if it’s my divinity or just my personal personality.

But it’s good because I feel like I’ll be happy to see it. It was the first time that I had such a high affinity for a family of gods.

“Because we learn from those doctrines, we are trying not to be blinded by our faith and not see what we need to see.”

I like the doctrine or the person. It is not good to do anything strictly and biasedly. The only good thing about doing that is the law.

There are so many things that are hard to understand if you put doctrine into law…

What? Then, what about the 20 white churchmen who say they have a doctrine difference with them?

…… Just looking at it, it’s coming out.

*        *    *

As I was dealing with various things, about two months had already passed quickly.

In the meantime, he studied Kahwa, a coffee bean used as a stimulant brought by the Pandemonium delegation. It is said that it is usually used to brew and drink water after roasting and grinding, but coffee has many uses.

Besides, there are so many different ways to drink.

I asked Korma about coffee and Kahwa in the Demon Realm.

“Isn’t there a way to use it other than stimulants?”

“Umm… In addition to being a stimulant, Kahwa was also used as an air freshener because it smelled good when roasted.”

“It’s the same. But what about eating?”

“Uh…… I don’t have anything other than brewing and eating?”

“No, isn’t there a way to mix it with milk or mix it with sugar?”

“You take stimulants, but do you even use those?

“What?”

Yes, it was a difference in perception. Coffee was still a type of fruit used as a stimulant, not a favorite item in the demon realm.

You don’t need to add additives to drinking medicine. Moreover, where resources are poor, more… The environment and awareness are preventing coffee from spreading.

“Let’s try it once”

After roasting the imported beans, they grind them into powder and then extract the coffee.

For reference, the extraction method is drip coffee. This is because there is no need for a lot of preparation, and paper for filtering something is often used in the kitchen, so I was able to prepare it right away.

In addition, most of the commonly known coffee brewing methods use machines or take a long time. As of right now, the fastest and simplest way to brew coffee is about drip coffee, so I had no choice but to choose this one.

“They said that the end of tuning is chastity. First, start with the basics.”

You may think of espresso as the basis of coffee, but espresso is a method of extracting at once with high-temperature and high-pressure water using a bondi machine.

Compared to coffee brewed by hand drip, it is natural that espresso is much stronger.

Well, I like coffee anyway, so I don’t like anything too strong. The bitter taste of coffee eventually makes people like or dislike it.

“The scent… Well, it’s nice.”

“Are you going to work at night?”

“No, Kachwa… No, to make coffee a favorite item.”

“Yes?”

“It would be better for you to cooperate. Right now, it is treated as a stimulant and used as a trade item, but if it becomes a favorite item, it will give you a card that will enrich the Pandemonium.”

Symbols are literally symbols. It is something I enjoy and use because I like it.

Alcohol, cigarettes, and things like that are typical, and people don’t spare money.

If it’s good alcohol, you buy it even if it costs a few million won for a bottle, and cigarettes, like cigars, cost tens of thousands of won per cigar.

Just look at the coffee, isn’t chain store coffee expensive enough to eat a bowl of hot soup? Do you still buy them all?

“If you want to revitalize the current Pandemonium, it will be difficult to trade like now. How long are you going to live by giving away expensive resources? The only way to develop these things is to increase your competitiveness.”

“Well…….”

“Besides, if it’s a demonic special product, you can’t even grow it on the continent. Monopoly and cornering are bad words, but if it’s an environmental problem, it can’t be helped.”

I looked at the Pandemonium delegation’s exchange items.

There were things like kach, but most of the other crops are expensive things used for medicine, and most of them are jewelry or rare metals. Give it to the demons and get the food.

In a way, it’s a profit, and it can’t last that long.

“Let’s see…”

The taste of coffee can be divided into two main categories: bitter and sour.

The coffee from Magye, Kahwa, had a strong bitter taste. It’s not Arabica, which has a strong sour taste, but more like Robusta.

Most Robusta coffees have a weak taste and aroma, but this is not one of them. In the first place, the world itself is different, so I don’t know if this is common… Anyway, it’s delicious enough.

Thick there Even though it was hand-drip, it seems to remind me of espresso.

Like milk, soybeans, the varieties here are all good because they are thick and taste good!!!! It’s a chef’s dream world!!!!

If I had arrived 1,2,000 years later, it might have become quite famous for its gastronomy.

“Since it’s thick enough, shall we drink it as a caffe latte?”

He ordered a glass of milk to be brought, and poured a little coffee on it and mixed it.

Café Latte is attractive in that the white milk turns into a soft and pretty brown color. Even people who don’t drink coffee can drink caffe latte.

…….No, actually, this is not cafe latte. It is called cafe latte because the coffee is thick and espresso level. Coffee with milk in the original drip coffee is called cafe au lait, not cafe latte.

If you try to make espresso with these beans, you’ll come out with something goofy.

“Would you like a drink too?”

“Ah, then I’ll be grateful.”

I gave a cup to Korma, who was looking at the cafe latte. Because it contains milk, it is less bitter and has a nutty taste, so it will be delicious.

Besides, since the milk here is thick… The miraculous formula of delicious + tasty = fucking delicious!

“Ah…..!!!! Is this really the kahwa I know? It’s delicious!”

“There’s enough room to become a commodity, isn’t it? By selling it in the third royal, making customers, and then opening up a separate market in the demon realm… Well, I’m starting to think about business.”

Interactions with the Demon Realm act on a national basis. As the opponent has a history of invading the continent, we have no choice but to be on our guard as much as possible.

The most important thing is to ensure safety, and exchanges cannot take place unless the power to prevent them from doing hasty things is not guaranteed. But I was able to do that.

……..Uh? If you do well, you will be able to secure an exclusive route for this?

“Your Highness, excuse me for a moment.”

Before long, Leticia came for her business report. Korma used his self-fantasy to hide himself, but remained in his room, and seemingly only Leticia and I were in the room.

She looked at the two glasses on the table and asked.

“Have you had guests?”

“No, I was just trying to make a new product.”

“There are many people outside who are curious about what Your Highness is making. It’s quite an attractive scent, so I think I’m curious.”

“It deserves it. Oh, would you like a drink too?”

Coffee grounds smell strong enough to be used as an air freshener. If you can smell the roasted beans, you can only draw that much attention.

Leticia took a sip of her caffe latte and smacked her lips. Strong coffee is an indispensable friend for office workers who work all night.

“It’s delicious. Is this the new black tea?”

“It’s the crops grown in the demon realm that were roasted and then ground and brewed. It’ll be called coffee. It’ll have commercial value.”

“How are you so sure?”

“It has an awakening effect, so it’s good to stay up all night.”

“I’d like a drink every day, too.”

Besides that, coffee is slightly addictive. If you drink it a few times out of curiosity, the next time you drink it, you will become a regular. As long as the supply is sufficient, chain stores can be established.

It’s a coffee chain… Starbucks is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of that, but you can’t build it as it is.

For reference, the origin of the name Starbucks comes from Starbuck, the name of the first mate in a novel. That is why the Starbucks logo has a siren seduced by sailors.

Then, should I follow the name of the chain store I am going to build?

“Call it Ishmael”

Why? Even the ones not built with Moby Dick or Ahab are better!