Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 239



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Episode 239. Awesome Hell (1)

The reason why he insisted on handing over Camille’s data was because Isaac had little information about the Nameless Chaos. The information he knew about the Nameless Chaos was limited to the superficial information expressed in the game. This was thanks to the paranoid removal and confiscation of information by the Censorship Bureau of the Church.

Even the nameless agent of chaos knows nothing about nameless chaos, so the censorship bureau’s efforts are truly remarkable.

Isaac headed to the orphanage at the Ultenheim Cathedral before the Inquisitors could arrive at their quarters with the materials they were to smuggle.

“Knight of the Holy Grail!”

The priest who looked after the children at the orphanage approached with a surprised look on his face. Several little children hid behind the priest and watched Isaac. Isaac felt strangely reminded of the old days.

“Hello, Father. I came to see you because I was worried that the children might have been very shocked by the recent events.”

“Ah… … Yes. I was surprised. Could it be that Cardinal Camille would… … .”

The priest stroked the children’s heads in embarrassment. If it reached the ears of such a lowly priest, it must have spread far and wide. Of course, it was only natural since Camille’s personal relics came out of the monster’s body.

“I was also surprised to hear the news. I never thought that the monster I killed would be the respected Cardinal… … .”

Isaac looked around at the children, then stopped at a girl who was staring at him. It was the girl he had rescued from the stake.

Isaac said to the priest.

“That’s true, Father. I’m actually a little worried about protecting the children here.”

The priest looked puzzled.

It is no exaggeration to say that the orphanage of the Ultenheim Cathedral is one of the best facilities for caring for orphans in the Empire. Moreover, if this place, which is considered the last line of defense, is not safe, then where can be safe?

But just a few days ago, a monster burst out of the cathedral and killed several priests, so he couldn’t just ask them to believe him.

“then…….”

“If it’s okay, I’d like to move the child I left in your care to a safer facility.”

Although it was a foster home that Isolde had worked hard to find, she was reluctant to leave the child there, considering the possibility that the cult might take the child hostage.

Isaac planned to send the girl to the Isacre estate and protect her there.

The priest looked embarrassed as he talked about various procedures and circumstances. It wasn’t because he was afraid of losing the child, but because he truly believed that leaving the girl here was the best option. Isaac knew that the priest meant well, but there was no way the upper echelons of the church would do the same.

This was especially true because Isaac was thinking of crossing the line precariously in the future.

In the end, the priest could not break Isaac’s will and let the girl go.

“Well, if that’s what you mean, then I guess there’s nothing I can do. Oh, by the way, I haven’t been able to hold the ceremony to cancel my life insurance policy yet. The date was set, but the cathedral where the ceremony was to be held was badly damaged… … .”

Isaac was still perplexed by the fact that his life insurance policy had not been cancelled, but he couldn’t just wait around.

“There are priests in my domain, so I will ask them.”

“Um, then please do so.”

The priest sat down in front of the girl, patted her head, and said:

“Angela, if you go to the territory of the Grail Knights, you will be able to stay in a better place than here. Don’t forget to pray to the Book of Light every day, and don’t forget to read the Bible regularly to purify your inner soul. And… … .”

Isaac felt angry when he saw the member of the sect who was about to burn the girl at the stake telling her not to forget to pray to the Book of Light. Thinking back, it was not something that should have been left to the church in the first place, but there was nothing they could do because of the breach of contract.

‘They’re all full of lunatics, whether it’s the Immortal Church that signed up children for life insurance or the Code of Light that tried to burn children at the stake.’

“Is the child’s name Angela? Does she speak?”

Isaac interrupted the priest who was making a few more requests. The priest nodded, taken aback.

“Oh, he can’t speak yet, but I gave him a name because I needed a nickname.”

It was a name with strong religious overtones. Isaac nodded and approached the girl, extending his hand.

“Angela.”

Angela stared at Isaac and then grabbed his hand. Fortunately, he showed no other symptoms of shock other than being speechless.

“Let’s go home.”

***

A village on the outskirts of Ultenheim.

A wandering monk sat in a small church chapel that could barely seat twenty people.

Wandering monks were priests who made pilgrimages to holy places, retracing the steps of saints and angels.

Since they traveled all over the country, even to remote areas where there were no priests, they were always welcomed by the residents who were always longing for miracles. This was especially true because these monks practiced asceticism solely for the sake of their faith, regardless of money or power.

As the wandering monk recited the Bible from beginning to end for the third time today, a priest came and sat down beside him.

“A reply has arrived from the Inquisitor.”

The wandering monk stopped reciting, but did not move from his posture of prayer.

“What did you say?”

“There is nothing particularly unusual about the Grail Knight. He even added that he is a very excellent knight and a role model for others.”

The wandering monk let out a long sigh. The priest also muttered in despair.

“This false prophet does not seem to be as easy of an opponent as Carlsen.”

The wandering monk raised his head and stared at the priest.

“Carlsen wasn’t an easy man, brother.”

“I’m sorry. Of course, it was hard to lead Carlsen down the path of pride. He was a lion. A lion who did not look sideways and who firmly believed in his own path. But Isaac Isacre… … seems to have the cunning of a fox as well.”

The priest shrugged his shoulders as if incredulous and continued speaking.

“Doesn’t our Watchers know how much care Sister Camille has taken in studying the Nameless Chaos? Even the Censor General judged that this level of caution was no problem and handed over the data. What happened in the cathedral is definitely related to the Grail Knights.”

“… … .”

“But the fact that the Inquisitor made this report means that there must have been some means of intimidation or persuasion. Carlsen would not have done this. He would have cut down Camille and proudly declared, ‘I studied heretical doctrines and killed him.’”

“Carlsen was a great knight.”

“But Isaac somehow turned her into a monster and killed her in front of everyone. And he pretended that he had nothing to do with it.”

If you look at just what happened, the result was the same – Camille died – but the way they responded was completely different. Carlsen chose the path of the lion, while Isaac chose the path of the fox.

What’s scary is that Isaac’s powers are by no means inferior to Carlsen’s. If Isaac was actually involved in Camille’s transformation into a monster, it means that he is flexible enough to even use forbidden knowledge.

The wandering monk looked at the priest and asked.

“What do you want to say?”

“… … I don’t know if it was wise to choose Isaac as the next false prophet. Don’t you think he’s too dangerous? Even within the church, the atmosphere of supporting him is so bad. It’s impossible to control this.”

“What do you mean it’s out of control?”

“I am concerned that he may completely escape the hands of the church and become a schism like Elil. Look at the young priests who whisper about the owl, or people like Cardinal Juan. It seems that even now, it is not under the control of the church… .”

“ha…….”

The wandering monk frowned and let out a long sigh. In an instant, the priest realized that he had misspoke. He had gone too far.

Before he could apologize, the wandering monk opened his mouth.

“Brother. It was the Higher Powers who designated Isaac as a false prophet. Since the Lighthouse Keeper has chosen, we do not need to imagine or worry about any other options. We only help His will be realized on earth.”

“Oh, yes, sorry, sorry… … .”

“The Holy Grail Knights are out of control?”

The wandering monk tapped the priest on the shoulder and then squeezed it tightly.

“Brother. As long as the wings of the angels burn in the heavens, the balance of power has never been shaken. Even that Elil sect was only a step towards the millennium kingdom.”

The priest grimaced at the force with which his shoulder was being grabbed. He opened his mouth, barely holding back a groan.

“I, uh… I’m sorry. I was worried.”

“There are a lot of apples today. I am worried that I may have called my brother to the watchman’s meeting too early.”

The priest was about to apologize again, but then he closed his mouth and bowed his head. As if his silence was the right answer, the wandering monk nodded and relaxed his shoulders.

“Brothers, young priests, popes, cardinals, these things are not important. Remember that we are the only sentinels in the Church who listen to the angels and carry out their will. It is our role to lead these proud and greedy flocks to stay within the fence.”

“… … I will keep that in mind.”

“I’m glad you understood.”

The wandering monk rose from his seat. The priest stood up with him with a bewildered look on his face and asked.

“Where are you going?”

“I must meet Isaac, the Grail Knight, in person. Surely he won’t turn this weak old man into a monster or something.”

***

Isolde went to the lodging where Isaac was staying, but she could not find him.

In the courtyard of the guest quarters on one side of the palace, carriages leaving for Isacrea were lined up, their luggage packed as if ready to leave at any moment, but Isaac was missing. Isolde searched for Isaac and found him in a tree in the garden.

Isaac hanging upside down with his legs hooked to a tree.

“What are you doing?”

Isaac opened his eyes only after hearing Isolde’s question.

“I’m trying to figure out what the tentacles are thinking.”

Isolde didn’t know how long he had been in that position, but she thought he had lost his mind because he had been hanging there for so long.

However, it was not easy to accept the fact that her lifelong companion was crazy, so she first tried to understand the meaning of those words as best as she could, and then her eyes fell on Isaac’s left hand.

“That… … Since the tentacle is attached to your left hand, it’s like you’re always hanging on your shoulder upside down, so is that what you were trying to understand?”

“That’s true, but I don’t think it will help much.”

Isaac sighed and climbed down from the tree.

Isolde was angry because Isaac’s actions were ridiculous, but he was also handsome even when he was hanging upside down and came down in an awkward manner.

“Why are you suddenly thinking of tentacles?”

Isaac silently pointed to the pile of documents next to the tree. Isolde looked through the documents and was surprised to see what they were as an Inquisitor.

“Aren’t these social materials?”

Although the content was jumbled and haphazard, it was a collection of trivial materials ranging from the Nameless Chaos to the rituals of the ancient gods that had died out, to the barbaric legends of the Apocrypha where the wicked were driven out. Of these, the materials on the Nameless Chaos were the most numerous.

“Why is this?”

“I read a little about what happened when the Nameless Cult of Chaos still existed, and what miracles and rituals they performed. But I didn’t read all of it, and I didn’t read much of it, but I felt uneasy. It was so grotesquely cruel and upsetting.”