Chapter 300 – The Exorcism of Peta Sierra (2)
“Hello. Lord Peta Lucius.”
It’s the lord. I couldn’t stop the corners of my mouth from curling up. After laughing, I accepted their greeting. I said.
“Yes. Why did the Paladins and High Priests of the Archangelic Church Headquarters come here?”
And with a smile, he glanced over at these friends. It was because I was wondering what the hell he had come to say. Would this amount of people need to come to guide me to the fact that I am no longer the priest of the Archangel Church? Do I really need to drag a restraining chain and a cart? The priest opened his mouth.
“Yes. We have accepted the letter of resignation handed out by Lord Peta Lucius, and as of now, Lord Peta Lucius is no longer the Southern Priest. Therefore, it is no longer possible to execute an administrative order regarding personnel rights and donations for the priests of the Archangel Church in the southern region.
It was difficult to become the head priest, but quitting was a matter of words. Daecheonsingyo accepted my resignation as if they had waited. It was cut off so easily that I doubted whether I had heard it right. It seemed like he didn’t like it a lot as usual.
“Okay. Then, shall we tell you about the takeover right now? At the moment, all documents are ready.”
This high priest was the new Southern Priest. Since I won’t be able to see his face in the future, I stared at him intently to keep an eye on him. The priest cleared his throat and opened his mouth again.
“So, before I start my duties as the Southern Priest in earnest, I want to execute the personnel order…”
“A greeting order?”
What kind of bullshit is this again? I smiled and touched the mace on my waist. I never thought the day would come when the priests of the Archangel Church would use this. The current Southern Priest Jang said with his sullen face.
“We would like to make a personnel transfer to Sister Peta Sieri, a faithful servant of the Archangel Church. As of her today, I will send her to her Daecheon Protestant headquarters her in her capital city her.”
I couldn’t help but laugh. Somehow, I wanted to finely repair my resignation, but there was a scheme like this. Personnel authority belonged to the southern priest. Therefore, after accepting the resignation of the Southern Priest, he sends a priest to take over the position and transfers Peta Sieri. Because the lord can’t interfere with personnel orders.
“Are you moving my wife?”
“The lord cannot interfere with the personnel transfer of the Daecheonsingyo. Since there has been no precedent for a nun and a lord to be married, opinions were divided on the matter, but the upper echelons concluded that it was appropriate to move personnel.”
I asked, pointing to the cart that the paladins pulled behind me.
“I don’t know since when the carts, handcuffs, and paladins that confined criminals were mobilized for personnel transfer. Is the day coming when the clergy of the Archangel Church openly lie?”
“I am not lying. It’s a personnel transfer.”
“You swear by the scriptures. Petassieri will only be a personnel transfer, and she will be working as a nun at headquarters.”
“… If Sister Petassieri is a demon, she will proceed with appropriate reformation measures at headquarters. Lord Peta Lucius. Currently, you have resigned from the position of priest, and as a civilian lord, you are obstructing the personnel transfer of Daecheonsingyo. This is a great disrespect and a challenge to our Daecheonsingyo…”
A lengthy message of warning from the priest followed. I listened to them with one ear and let them out with the other. It was because the words were not worth taking seriously. I cut off the first speech of the priest and asked.
“Therefore. The bottom line is to give Sieri away. For ‘personnel transfer’.”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“You know that Sieri will die after the personnel transfer, right?”
“I know nothing.”
“If I say no, does that fact go away? It seems that all the leaders of Daecheonsingyo are engaged in religious activities with that mindset. Peta Sieri is the devil. But at the same time, she was a devout follower of Daecheon Shinkyo, and she was also a nun who went out to the eastern plains and participated wholeheartedly in her service. No one who lives in the manor will be able to tell you about Sieri’s flaws in her. But you are more concerned about her origin than the life she has lived.”
“… How can the devil be a matter of mere birth? If you start to tolerate demons, the world will become full of demons. Lord Peta Lucius. We are here to make one last polite request. Please hand over Sister Peta Sieri.”
“I refuse. Peta Sieri has never lived as a demon before. I should have made it clear in her Kingdom Report her as well. She said that the magic called [Evangeline’s stigma] Was activated, and the demon’s blood, which even Sieri herself did not know, was awakened. Do you not feel guilty about bringing an innocent person to the place of execution?”
“He is not a man, he is a demon. A devil is just a devil.”
“I was once a human, and I am still trying to live like a human. It reminds me of my wife, Eve. My wife, a half-mermaid, was a felon who raped women and killed dozens of sailors in the port city of Esta. According to the law she was pardoned and she was permitted to marry me by the Daecheon Shinkyo. And what about now? Is she still a felon? In the operation to subdue the cult of love in the eastern plains, I took the lead and subdued the demons, and when I go on a business trip at the call of the kingdom, I lead the territory more than anyone else. Anyone can change.”
“Isn’t the case different? Demons are evil to the core! Are you advocating the devil?”
“I am covering my wife. No matter what anyone says, she is my wife and she is my family her.”
“You don’t see the essence of the problem. This is a problem with the doctrine itself, which was built up by Daecheonsingyo. This… 100 million!”
Match!
I lightly moved his arm and slapped him. One high priest rolled on the floor. Paladins drew their weapons and stood around the priest. Shaking my hands, I looked down at the priest. He rolled his eyes here and there as if he was taken aback by the sudden stabbing of his hand, unable to say anything. I picked up the mace and swung it lightly into the air once. The Paladins took a step back from the momentum.
“Fuck the priest, I don’t think you understand right now, but it doesn’t matter if you are a devil or not. Are you my wife? You said I was quitting. Uh? Then you don’t have to find out. Would I have stopped asking for a move in my fucking mother’s back? I’ll save you face by quitting, so I’m asking you to crush it moderately and move on.”
“Sa, protect the priest!”
A paladin rushed at me. I caught the flying flail with one hand and pushed the iron into the knight’s face again. Blood trickled down through the cracks in the iron that had pierced the helmet. The paladin, who had stopped like a scarecrow, slumped to the floor. The chief priest was frightened and took a step back from him. The Paladins also began to sneak back.
“Hey, what is this! This is a challenge to the Daecheonsingyo…”
“Fuck you sick bastard. As for the challenge, what you do at the dinner table is a challenge to your mother, motherfucker.”
“I-i-i-ik! This thing! Daecheonsingyo will definitely hold you accountable! By protesting directly to the kingdom! Demand a definite punishment for this! Picture… ! Wow!”
He continued to make noise, so he kicked again. The priest who had been hit by my foot rolled on the floor and hurriedly got up from his seat and started to run away. Paladins ran after the priest and ran away. I called the soldiers and had them remove the paladin’s corpse.
After removing the body, I went to the church to call the Southern Priest again. But there was no priest there. He seemed to have run away without looking back after saying something about taking over. I hoped to resolve the incident peacefully, but the rude and radical actions of the Archangel Church led to tragedy. Now was the time to make a decision. A rough plan was drawn up.
I gathered the people of the territory with the authority of the lord. In addition, Sieri was also summoned. I confirmed that all the people of the territory had gathered. As they looked at Sieri, who had become a demon, they whispered to each other or looked anxiously at each other. Sieri himself kept his mouth shut with his face blushing as if he was ashamed of his demonic appearance. I looked around and opened my mouth.
“Everyone. As of today, I am stepping down from the position of priest of the Daecheonsing Church.”
Their mouths stopped talking and their eyes turned to me. Embarrassed emotions poured out. I pointed to Sieri and said.
“For one reason. Because the Archangelists tried to kill my wife, Peta Sieri, as a demon.”
People started mumbling again. Cried Robin in a loud voice.
“Quiet!”
After confirming that the people had become quiet again, I continued.
“Everyone. What is a person’s value evaluated by? Appearance? Native? My wife, who was loved by her parents and grew up on the outskirts of the old Delmon estate. Peta Sieri was a woman who set an example for all the people of As a nun of the Daecheon Shinkyo Church, her sincerity was acknowledged by all the churches, and her kindness and sincerity were the standard for the people of the territory.”
Everyone nodded. Even after she became the lord’s wife, Petassieri, who went to worship every day in the position of a nun, was the model and signboard of the manor.
“And she herself took part in the operation to subdue the Love Cult in the Eastern Plains! Be at the forefront of defeating evil! She spared no effort in supporting her soldiers. Everyone! Here I am going to confess the truth! In the midst of that battle, Sieri fell under the evil curse of some very evil enemies! She has turned into this demonic appearance!”
Sighs poured out from everywhere. Even the people who had been rumored about Eri, who had turned into a demon, shut her mouth in amazement. Sieri looked at me with her bewildered face her, but when I winked at her, she lowered her head again. I exclaimed.
“Everyone! Now in Daecheonsingyo, even though we know what happened to my lovely wife! They’re trying to kill her by driving her demons! Everyone? She’s the devil, can you believe this?”
“There is not!”
A knight in plain clothes shouted from the crowd. The other knights I ordered also raised their voices.
“Sister Sieri couldn’t be like that!”
As if a wave had risen, voices of agreement began to be heard among the people.
“You’re right! How nice Sister Sieri is!”
“You taught me how to write even though I didn’t know how to write!”
“He even took care of my children when I was sick!”
“When we were in trouble, he even told the lord directly!”
“I remember the nun who stayed up all night to nurse her soldiers during the demon lord subjugation!”
Sierra started to cry. The nuns and pastors of Daecheon Shinkyo also raised their voices to support Sieri.
“She is the most exemplary nun! It can’t be!”
“We believe in Sister Sieri!”
“You’re right! Everyone! Now, it’s time to show your strength! Sooner or later, the Archangel’s evil legion will be here to execute Sister Sierra! At that time! It’s about showing your strength. Do you understand? Gather your strength It just goes to show what a good person my wife is!”
“Yes! All right!”
There was no need for the knight to shout first. People were seeing. There are still many places to contact.
I need to contact Salina, contact the Rosalyn family, and contact Emilia, Grand Duke of the North.