Chapter 303 – The Exorcism of Peta Sierra (5)

Ah Hildern Sally, I sat at the head of the Council of Elders with her mouth shut. The elders of the Senate looked at Salina disapprovingly, prying at her wrinkled ears. They were frowning at Selina’s suggestion her this time, furrowing their brows as if they didn’t like her at all. One of the elders took the floor and opened his mouth.

“Queen. I don’t understand the queen’s current proposal her. Let’s defend Peta Lucius. I would like you to elaborate more on this matter.”

The atmosphere of the council was agitated. It was because Hildern Salina expressed her intention to send a statement of support for Peta Lucius ‘resignation her from the Daecheon Protestant Church. Because this case was very deeply intertwined with the Daecheon Shinkyo, which is close to the mainstream in the human kingdom, the mainstream opinion of the elders was to ‘wait and see’.

Sally I twitched her dainty lips and glanced at the elves in the Council of Elders. She then opened her mouth and said.

“The more chaotic the human kingdom is, the easier it is for us to take advantage. As a result of the previous operation to subdue the cult of love, the human forces that were at the forefront suffered great losses. We clearly express regret for this matter and praise the kingdom’s achievements in subjugating the Sarangkyo, but we intend to incite division within the human kingdom by applying strong pressure on the Daecheonshinkyo, which was passively in the operation to subjugate the Sarangkyo.”

The members of the Senate faced each other. She seemed to be using this incident as an excuse to shake the position of the Archangel Church. Another elf objected to Salina’s opinion of her.

“On the contrary, it may cause a backlash.”

“The kingdom is not united with Archangelism, and this is between Peta Lucius and Archangelism. Even if Lucius was bestowed with a fiefdom by a human king, his blood belongs to Ashildern, and it is clearly a matter to intervene to denounce the people of Ashildern as demons. Remember that Peta Sirius, the father of Peta Lucius, burned one of his own bodies to defeat his demon lord his. How can he go beyond dishonoring his son his? Even if we do not divide, there will be no arrows flying at us.”

The members of the Council of Elders again started whispering to each other with serious faces. Salina smiled her faint smile and fidgeted with her letter inside her own lapel. A letter with the body odor of Peta Lucius. She hoped that Lucius would come and hug her sooner rather than later.

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The stern warning from the Grand Duke of the North and Marquis Barba seemed to have brought a huge storm to the central branch of the Archangel Church. In the chilly, frozen center of the church, many priests felt skeptical about the faith they had believed in as they saw the doctrines they believed in struggling in front of power.

Key leaders of the church, including Bishop Nelson, began to discuss daily what to do with the situation. Rector Nelson raised his voice as he waved a letter.

“The kingdom sent a letter to the Daecheonsingyo headquarters. Regarding this incident, he said that he had sent a letter from Ahildern saying ‘I am very sorry’ for degrading the Peta family, who had defeated the demon king for two generations, as followers of the devil. We need to reconsider sending troops. The Kingdom doesn’t want this to turn into a big deal. The more we do this, the bigger the backlash will be.”

Another priest reboots Nelson’s words.

“We are an independent religious organization recognized by law, and so far there has been no history of commenting on or revising the direction of our Archangelism in the kingdom. If this incident sets a bad precedent, we will no longer be able to maintain the transparency and neutrality that Daecheonsingyo has maintained so far. This is a question of the basis of doctrine. Why have we been here? The heart that I can’t hand over our continent to those filthy demons! That alone has brought us here. One little devil is fine. What does it matter. What do you mean? One small hole can grow into an out of control disaster. We must not back down!”

Pope Ourobo was sitting in the seat of honor wearing the papal crown. He, who decides the direction of all policies of the Daecheonsin Church, kept his mouth shut with a heavy expression. He, too, had nothing to say in the face of a dire situation that no previous pope had ever experienced.

Another high priest opened his mouth.

“The Magic Tower has proposed a deal to the Daecheonsingyo regarding this incident. They said that if you just listen to their demands, they would agree to the death of Peta Sieri and actively support the Archangel Church.”

“What is it?”

“He asked me to support the slavery system for heterogeneous people, which was originally strictly prohibited in the doctrine of the Archangel Church. They are essential for their experiments.”

“Beast babies.”

One of the priests let out a harsh sound. In this situation, no one was seriously concerned about the safety of the continent. The meeting hall of the priests was full of skepticism. It was because the people of the world were only pursuing their own face or cause rather than the cause of mankind. The priest said with a serious face.

“If we do not receive the support of the Magic Tower, we will have to endure all this pressure by ourselves. It is unlikely that the Dwarves will support us, and public opinion in the kingdom is not favorable.”

“You mean you support slavery?”

It was the sound of removing the lower stone and stacking it on the upper stone. Moreover, Peta Lucius was an incredibly hardline anti-slavery figure within the Archangel Church. Slavery itself was forbidden in the southern territory he ruled, and he had a record of mermaids being recognized as human beings through trials. It was crazy to express support for heterogeneous slavery in order to gain the support of the Mage Tower against such a person.

Furthermore, since the operation to subdue the Sarang Church happened just a while ago, the territories to abolish slavery for heterogeneous tribes were increasing in the eastern region along with his voice of self-reflection. It was a fight with too much to lose in words.

“There must be another way. We may have gone too far.”

Said Priest Nelson. He had met the Marquis of Barba and the Archduke in person, and he had completely lost his will his to make this matter longer. Another priest responded to his remarks.

“What do you mean?”

“There will be a compromise. As I researched, Peta Sieri was a nun of high repute within the southern Peta estate. Even after she became the lord’s wife, she never cared for her own greed or treated others badly because she was her lord’s wife her. She is said to have dedicated Moreover, within Peta’s territory Her, Peta Lucius is agitated in such a way that ‘Sieri has been cursed and turned into a demon, but she does not consider this in Daecheonsingyo and tries to kill innocent people.’ She is running the worst.”

“Are you saying you want to leave? It will only bring more ridicule.”

“There must be a way to save each other face. The southern region is the region with the largest number of believers in Daecheonsingyo. Losing public opinion in the South is fatal. I think we have to bend down and go in.”

“You mean to bow down to the devil?”

“I’m bowing down to Peta Lucius.”

“He is the devil! What else is there? He should have already flung it when he enjoys lust and marries a half-mermaid in public! See how I ride like a rogue boat with my father’s halo on my back! You must go downstairs, take Sister Peta Sieri from that heinous fiend, and bring judgment! Sending the Holy Knights…”

“Priest.”

The priest, who had been giving out passionate speeches, was out of breath. Complicated eyes were flying from all directions. The priest was keenly feeling his words that his eyes were pierced like arrows. It was because the arrow-like gazes were literally piercing his chest. Said Priest Nelson.

“You have to admit it. We lost.”

At the word of defeat, there was silence. No workaround was seen. There were many things that could be done, but none of them seemed right. If they went to the Southern Territory with the heavily armed Holy Knights, they would be ridiculed for saying that the guys who didn’t even send soldiers to subjugate the Love Church sent an army to beat a little woman to death, but they couldn’t don’t drag it on like this.

However, the thought of bowing their heads to Peta Lucius and apologizing made the priests’ five organs twist. It was because he couldn’t stand it when he thought that even now in the south, Daecheon Shinkyo was instigating that the nuns would be kicked out in a barbaric way.

But at the same time, considering the huge amount of support coming from the North and donations from supporters in the South, I couldn’t help but bow my head. Their skepticism and sense of loss was the aftermath of a very realistic decision.

“I would believe him even if Lucius was the Demon King.”

One of the priests muttered. At that, the other priests nodded. Because he won A group that was trying to block demons and seek human unity was being destroyed by one Peta Lucius.

“Be careful with your words. Bison Priest. From now on, I will have time to consider what words to put in the compromise.”

The meeting didn’t seem to stop until the night. The pope prayed to his ancestors in his heavenly home with his eyes closed. Please give wisdom to these delicate lambs and save this world from the devil shaking it.

And among the priests beyond the meeting room, sighs lamenting over the future of the Archangel Church echoed endlessly. Those who studied catechism in the library, the guards, and the Holy Knights who couldn’t defeat the devil were all falling into a deep pit.

After the drafting of the agreement was completed, Prefect Nelson prepared to go down south on behalf of the pope. Next to him were 10 paladins. The negotiator is Peta Lucius. The mediator was A.A., A hero who came directly from Ahildern.