… It was really hard to get a newspaper today.
No, are you saying it’s sold out and chaos everywhere you go?
‘I understand, but.’
Surely there is no citizen of the present kingdom who does not buy a newspaper.
It was an article that stimulated the dopamine levels of southerners to that extent, and it was content that made them have no choice but to live.
Same goes for him.
I’m not really watching it to get a dopamine rush, but I guess I should at least watch it since I’m one of the people who knows the ‘inside story’ of this whole thing.
Such a bold, if not everything-changing tail-cutting… .
“-No. ‘Cutting hair’ would be the correct expression here.”
Chook.
Lee Han expressed his admiration as he read the events of the Great Hall that took up the entire page, including the headlines of the morning interrogation.
To be this thorough was actually admirable.
[The radicals who dreamed of overthrowing the kingdom? The leaders of the radicals, Archbishop Bergen and Cardinal Dateo, are dead.]
[The atrocities committed by the radicals were aimed at the Academy and Galahad?]
[Royal Fury! ‘A strong rebuke to the temple will follow!’ What will be the royal family’s strong response-?!]
An unprecedented incident that could not be described as a new kingdom being turned upside down overnight.
The whole South will probably be abuzz with this topic for a while, and there will be no easy day.
… However, even in the most dirty muddy water, flowers bloom.
Even as the entire nation was cursing the temple, they did not spare their sympathy and respect for a certain ‘hero’.
[A bold decision by Cardinal Michael, the leader of the moderates!]
[Cardinal Michael, the candidate for sainthood! Showing a strong response to the radicals who committed apostasy, he draws his sword.]
[Is it a holy war? Or a heresy hunt?]
[Cardinal Michael sheds tears. ‘Those whom I killed with my own hands were once my teachers, my fathers, and my brothers.’]
Cardinal Michael.
An old priest who is over ninety years old this year, but still maintains his sanity.
He was the cardinal who sat in the temple for the longest time and was also known as the leader of the moderate faction.
But he was enjoying the same level of attention as someone who had shot to stardom with his radical actions of ‘purifying’ all the leaders of the radical faction and the apostates who followed them.
… It is a barbaric and cruel performance to simply cut off the heads and put them on skewers, but it is an extravagant act to burn the bodies of those whose heads have been cut off.
but.
‘These are all rational actions.’
It may sound like a joke, but the so-called radical faction of the temple was a faction that had truly accumulated a lot of [sins].
Even the people who usually insisted that everything in the temple was right were known to commit extreme acts that would make them express their discomfort, saying things like, “Oh, this is a bit-…”
However, upon closer investigation into this incident, it was revealed that many of the things these radical forces had done were quite bad and dirty, including things like the ‘slave trade’ that had been banned by the rulers in the past.
That is, surprisingly, among those who died this time, there were no ‘people who died unjustly’.
An incident where hundreds of people had committed crimes worthy of death, and a gentleman named Michael drew his sword on the corrupt priests who were running wild in the name of justice.
It was the truth of the purification incident known to the world, and it was understandable that the people were enthusiastic about Michael.
In addition to that… .
[Galahad’s bold decision.]
[Those who move for the sake of the kingdom’s order cannot help but be the family of true heroes.]
[What did the Pendragon royal family do when Galahad moved?]
… provocative content produced by a few newspapers.
The article was written to glorify Galahad while simultaneously revealing resentment towards the royal family, a typical tactic of splitting the party.
“Are these newspaper people just people who live for today?”
It was content that really touched the royal family’s nerves, and Lee Han couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
If the princess sees this, she will probably… .
“-You are looking at something messy.”
Choaaaak!
… Yeah, it looked like it was going to be torn apart like this.
Lee Han blinked in amazement at the silver-haired crown princess who suddenly appeared and stole his newspaper, tearing it to shreds.
Oh, it was hard to get a newspaper today… .
“… I was still watching, you know.”
“Why are you looking at such things that only dirty your eyes? Throw them away. They are all full of false propaganda.”
“Hmm.”
Lee Han scratched the ball.
Even his speech was sharper than usual, and his eyes were filled with coldness.
… he seemed to be in a rather dirty mood.
“What brings you here? You came to such a shabby place?”
However, looking upset is looking upset, and Lee Han rudely asked why a precious person like the crown princess was here.
Well, I guess that’s why you came all the way here.
“Huh, your tone is rude. If you came, it would be normal to be happy and cry.”
“Oh, yes.”
“… That damn bastard.”
Taaak!
Isis, her fan was on fire, unfortunately.
Dismissal.
It seemed like it wasn’t his head that was spitting fire, but her wrist.
“Your wrist is broken. Are you okay?”
“Hmm, this stealthy ‘clone’ still needs some more polishing.”
“…There’s everything, really.”
… Fortunately, it didn’t seem like the main body had arrived.
‘If you look closely, this older sister has a lot of talent.’
He was the one who expressed his admiration in small words.
* * *
“Temple, those filthy bastards are acting like filthy bastards, they are more horrible than maggots!”
“Ahem.”
Isis, who usually swears politely, used the word “bitch” three times in a row, and I could tell for myself that it was not just unpleasant, it was the worst.
“However, I cannot deny that it is a radical but sure method. Was it the Saint’s Plan? Not only did they blame all the trickery to make that ridiculous plan come true on the radicals, but the temple itself handed down such a harsh punishment that I couldn’t even scold them. Is that all? By giving credit to Galahad, they created a very thin bond between Galahad and the temple. Galahad must be extremely offended, but what will the people think when they see this? They will probably be anticipating, thinking, ‘Galahad finally believes in the temple too?’ Killing ‘only’ ‘hundreds of pests’ and achieving such an effect, it cannot be anything but a profitable business.”
“Are you not even treating me like a human being?”
“As a result of separate investigation, the crimes committed by the priests belonging to the radical group include ‘murder’ of believers, ‘fraud’, ‘kidnapping’, and ‘torture of believers’. What would you call these people?”
“… A person who orders?”
“… I wonder what kind of people you think wizards are… .”
Lee Han was convinced why ISIS did not treat the dead as people.
Because it was clear that they were worse than animals, worse than people who shouldn’t be treated like humans.
“If there are any innocent people, it would be the Pope and the dead Cardinal. They are the leaders of the radicals, but they are nothing more than petty criminals who embezzled money…”
“That, that too is a crime, isn’t it?”
“Under the law of the kingdom, a petty crime of that level is punishable by only [40 years of hard labor].”
“… … .”
… … Those guys, maybe it was a luxury to die?
The whole time he was listening, Lee Han felt bewildered.
It’s clear that these guys at the temple have done something crazy, but I can’t openly criticize them.
Because the things they used to cut tails were actually ‘garbage that couldn’t even be recycled’.
“What’s even more ridiculous is that most of the moderates are clean people, and in the case of Cardinal Michael, he did receive bribes in the name of sponsorship, but that was just a level of cuteness, so there’s nothing to find fault with, phew!”
“…wow.”
I know it’s a mistake, but I can’t help but exclaim in admiration.
What the heck, these guys?
‘Why are you so thorough?’
So far, Lee Han has dealt with… . So, I think they are much more thorough than the large groups like the Knights, Sultan, or Magic Tower.
“But they captured the Paladins this time, and the important priests were also finished off, so didn’t they lose a lot of strength?”
“Well, that’s true. But this time, they gained a huge ‘gain’ that was greater than the power they lost. Perhaps they gained a power that was greater than the power they lost.”
“?”
“‘faith’.”
“??”
“They have proven to the world that they are a clean organization. They have executed all their brothers and sisters, and they have even weeded out the paladins… The temple has proven that they know how to reflect on themselves.”
“Is that so great?”
“Ah, this is amazing. The people may be disappointed by the apostasy of the temple now, but after a little while, their disappointment will turn to admiration, and later to respect. They showed the determination to execute all of them, whether they were a paladin, a cardinal, or a king, for the sake of the light of light. So…”
This trust will soon lead to the people’s faith.
“… So you’re saying that you’ve gained enormous profits that money can’t buy?”
“It’s something you can’t get even if you pour in a billion dollars.”
Trust soon becomes money, fame and glory.
And what do you get with these benefits?
I can’t estimate it.
Because it will literally never end.
“What have we lost this time? I guarantee you, if you give us a year? No, even half a year, we will recover everything.”
“hmm.”
“The momentum of the resurrected temple cannot be broken. Any attempt to break it will incur the wrath of the entire South.”
“… Sister?”
“We lost, the royal family, me, Galahad, Lionel, everyone. Everyone who guarded the temple was defeated. All the plans we had made were destroyed overnight. … I want to see the face of the person who hatched this damned scheme, I want to kill them!”
“… … .”
Lee Han stared at her intently.
‘Now that I look at it, this older sister… .’
I wondered why I came all the way to this shabby house, even using an avatar.
“… Were you that upset? To the point of being split?”
It was because his anger had not cooled down that he came to me.
So much so that I couldn’t bear it unless I confided in someone.
“If that’s the case, you should go and tell your family. Why are you coming to me?”
“Where would the royal family be?”
“What about the butler?”
“He has no empathy.”
“I’m not some bamboo forest….”
“?”
“There is something like that. It is something that listens to secrets instead.”
“Haha, I see. So there’s no one else but you.”
… someone who will listen to my complaints.
Crunch.
The fan she was holding was broken.
It was a rare occurrence.
No matter what happened, he would just calmly get angry, but this was the first time I saw him so openly dissipate.
“Are you that angry?”
“Ah, I’m upset. All my plans to storm the temple ended in vain. If there’s any consolation, it’s that it wasn’t just Yeo who suffered, but Galahad and Lionel as well, hehe…”
“… He also has a bad personality.”
While responding, Lee Han was impressed.
It was shocking that the strategies and plans of the three most powerful forces in the South were so futilely overturned.
‘Everyone has a plan, but things in this world don’t always work out that way.’
Until now, I only saw the temple as a crazy force, but I think I know better after this incident.
In the temple.
‘There’s a strategist.’
That too.
A real bastard who can fuck all three of them at once… .
however,
“-It seems like this insignificant old man will be elected as the next king.”
Early the next morning, Lee Han found out that there was another person who had eaten the taffy.
“Inspiration?”
Raphael, the only adult he recognized, sighed wearily, and he had no time to console him.
“I will also thank you, brother, at the temple. I think you will probably be granted [an indulgence] as a thank you for capturing the apostates.”
“… An indulgence? That must be…”
“It is a precious thing that was given to only twenty people in the history of the kingdom. Those who received it were also honored as heroes in the temple.”
“!?”
“The moment you receive an indulgence, you will go up on stage. You will be the center of attention of the world.”
“… … .”
“… and this is not what you would want, brother.”
“…Fuck.”
Lee Han tried his best to hold back from swearing in front of adults, but he couldn’t hold it in any longer, and ended up swearing reflexively.
And realize.
A strategist whose face I don’t even know seems to be good at strategy… .
‘I was also playing on the board that was created?’
That he himself was trying to use them like chess pieces.
“Ha, damn it!”
Rather than getting angry, Lee Han burst out laughing.
The humiliation of being knocked out before even stepping into the ring… .
I feel this once again, but you can’t solve everything in the world with just your fists.
There is a reason why they say the pen is mightier than the sword.
