How the Cult Saves the World-Chapter 161

After finishing my conversation with the two, I washed up lightly and tried to go to bed.

Knock, knock.

That is, if someone hadn't come to visit the Church Leader's room. I checked my appearance and told them to come in. The person who entered was.

"Levi, I'm sorry for the late hour."

It was Grandmother. I immediately shook my head at her.

"No, Grandmother. It's fine. Please sit here."

"Thank you."

I guided Grandmother to a seat and then brewed tea that helps with sleep. I gave her a cup, and I sat across from her while holding my teacup.

"By the way, what brings you here?"

Grandmother usually went to bed early, so she wasn't usually at the temple at this hour. The fact that she came to see me at a time when she would normally be sleeping meant she had a separate matter to discuss with me.

"You're leaving for the capital tomorrow, aren't you?"

Grandmother took a sip of tea and smiled gently. I nodded and answered.

"Yes."

The capital. It was a place I had wanted to visit at least once since possessing this body. But I didn't know I would be going like this.

"Then please deliver this to Her Majesty the Emperor."

Grandmother watched me nod for a moment, then took something out from her bosom and handed it to me. It was an antique gray letter.

"This is……."

I looked at Grandmother with puzzled eyes. Then Grandmother said with a smile.

"Revelof, my puppy. You know that your mother and Her Majesty the Emperor are close friends, right?"

"Yes. Of course."

"If you were to visit Her Majesty the Emperor as Revelof in your original form, he would cherish you more than anything. However, you're visiting not as my grandson Revelof Holden, but as the Kyros Church Leader Leviathan."

"Ah…… Don't tell me."

"That's right."

I accepted the gray letter Grandmother handed me and stared at it intently. Then Grandmother's words continued.

"Because of the incident that occurred in Holden Estate, Her Majesty the Emperor is surely viewing the Kyros Church favorably. However, around Her Majesty are hunters teeming with prey in their sights. So…… I thought it would be better to prepare in advance."

Grandmother smiled brightly. I had guessed what was written in the letter Grandmother gave me, but I decided to ask directly just in case.

"Grandmother, by any chance, what's written in this letter is……."

"Don't worry. Although it's a letter from a retired old woman, Her Majesty the Emperor will accept it."

As expected, Grandmother personally took action. Because it's a letter from none other than his close friend's mother and the war hero of this empire, even the Emperor wouldn't easily ignore it.

"I did it hoping he would view you and the Kyros Church even a little more favorably, so don't feel burdened."

"Burdened? Rather, I'm very grateful, Grandmother."

"Well, this much is nothing for our puppy."

Having finished her business, Grandmother soon rose from her seat. I also tried to leave the Church Leader's room to see her off, but Grandmother stopped me.

"It's late at night, so go to sleep quickly. You don't need to see me off."

"Ah, yes. Grandmother."

"Then I'll see you tomorrow. Sleep well."

"You have a good night too, Grandmother."

After finishing my greetings with Grandmother, I headed to the bedroom.

'Please…… let nothing happen during this schedule.'

I went to bed with that hope.

***

Since I had already processed about ten days' worth of paperwork in advance for the time I would be away, there wasn't much to do on the day of departure today.

At most, I was leaving instructions about the temple to the remaining senior members and telling them to contact me immediately if something urgent came up.

"The Church Leader of the Kyros Church, come out quickly and board the carriage that Her Majesty the Emperor has sent!"

The carriage sent from the Imperial Palace finally arrived at the temple.

"I heard that the Kyros Church is attending the Imperial Religious Day event this time!"

"That rumor seems to be true! Look, those are Imperial carriages!"

The moment I tried to leave the temple building, I heard the murmuring of believers who had visited the temple. Because of that, I felt somewhat embarrassed, but Zain and Troy walking beside me were triumphant.

"Still, the believers are happy that the Imperial Palace called us."

"Indeed……."

Zain, who until yesterday didn't want to go at all, was grinning constantly.

"To think we're riding an Imperial carriage."

And Troy also seemed unusually excited. So I approached the Imperial carriage with the two of them.

Then four Imperial knights in pure white uniforms and a man in his mid-forties greeted us.

The man dressed in high-quality clothes like a noble had a catfish-like mustache…… and somehow looked sly in appearance.

"Good day, Church Leader. I am Baron Seluwan Spent, in charge of guiding the Kyros Church. I'm one of the civil officials of the Herpheon Imperial Palace."

"Ah, yes. Nice to meet you. Baron Spent. I am the Kyros Church Leader, Leviathan."

I offered a handshake while greeting him, but Baron Spent only smiled and didn't take my hand.

'Well now.'

At that sight, Zain and Troy's expressions hardened a bit. Moreover, Baron Spent didn't even greet the two of them.

'……Look at this?'

—That bastard, his manners are absolutely terrible!

Even Kyros was indignant enough that Baron Spent's manners were atrocious.

'He's from the capital. It seems…… he belongs to the Diego Church.'

Although I didn't feel any significant energy from Baron Spent, from the faint power I felt, I could sense Diego's scent.

—Ugh. That's why you can't trust those who believe in snakes…….

Hearing Kyros click his tongue, I examined the Imperial carriage. The pure white carriage had the Imperial seal engraved in gold.

'It certainly looks like an Imperial carriage.'

By the way, I was impressed that the escort personnel including Baron Spent were only five people in total.

'Well, no matter how much we saved Holden territory, we're ultimately just a small religious order.'

Although there was a reason of interest, it wasn't enough to bring us in with significant support. The Diego believers around would have strongly opposed it.

"Then please board."

Baron Spent pointed to the carriage without even giving us a glance. I didn't like this man's attitude, but because I didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, I just obediently boarded the carriage.

"That baron, he seems very ill-mannered."

When the carriage door closed and the carriage began to depart. Zain spoke with indignant eyes. Even Troy joined in beside him and agreed.

"That's right. It's been a long time since I've seen such a person. He has no decency at all."

I leaned back in the cushioned seat and spoke to the guys.

"Forget it. Don't mind him. He's from the capital and, roughly speaking…… he seems to belong to the Diego Church. A noble in name has to come all the way down to the provinces to pick us up, so that's why he's acting like that. Just bear with it for now."

When I said that, Zain and Troy closed their mouths. But then, my ears, which had developed senses, heard Baron Spent's voice.

'I didn't intend this.'

If the Baron's voice riding a horse in front of the carriage could be heard by me, it would certainly be heard by Troy too. And Baron Spent was spouting this kind of talk.

"Even so, why is Her Majesty telling us to bring even this religion from the remote regions……."

"Since they're the ones who stopped the Demon God's invasion that occurred in Holden Estate recently, it can't be helped."

Not only Baron Spent's voice but also the voice of the knight beside him could be heard together.

"Do you believe that rumor? Of course, since Count Holden the lord and Lady Helena Holden are there, they could have stopped it to some extent. It wasn't led by the Kyros Church. There's no way that the tiny, unheard-of Kyros Church, not even our Diego Church, could have accomplished such a thing. The rumor was definitely exaggerated and spread by those brats."

It seems Baron Spent is a person who believes in the Diego Church to his very bones. Considering that the scent of Diego God I feel is faint, perhaps his talent is that lacking. Just as I was about to let it go. Troy suddenly stood up from his seat.

"I'll go kill that bastard!"

As he boldly declared and tried to jump out of the moving carriage, I grabbed him.

"Troy, calm down. He seems to be a fanatic who believes in the Diego Church to his bones."

"But that bastard insulted us! This isn't just insulting us, it's insulting Lord Kyros too!"

"Let's calm down for now."

I made Troy sit in his seat and calmed him down. Then Zain looked at me with surprised eyes. I briefly explained the situation to him. As soon as I did, Zain stood up from his seat.

"I'll just that bastard!"

"Zain, don't you get excited too."

I made the two guys sit in their seats and spoke calmly.

"Zain, Troy. I know very well what feelings made you angry."

"Master, aren't you angry?"

"That's right, Church Leader!"

Rather, Zain and Troy asked me. I looked at the guys and smiled faintly.

"I heard it directly too, so why wouldn't I be angry? But…… we can't cause trouble before arriving at the Imperial Palace."

"Ugh."

Zain groaned lowly, having understood my words. And Troy looked at me with puzzled eyes. I explained easily to Troy.

"If we touch those bastards and they spread strange rumors after we arrive at the Imperial Palace. If that happens in the capital, which is a Diego Church den…… it means only we'll get tired."

"But if we kill them so they can't spread rumors in the first place, won't that solve it."

"Then rumors will spread throughout the entire empire that the Kyros Church is a trash group that murders opposing religious orders. We could even become targets for elimination as crazy people who mercilessly murdered the guide sent by the Emperor."

Only then did Troy's mouth open slightly.

"That bastard is trash to us, but he's one of the nobles recognized within the Empire. That's why he became an Imperial civil official and rose to the baron position."

No matter how much a baron isn't that high a status, the fact that he works in the Imperial Palace means he's receiving that much protection from the Imperial Palace.

Besides, I didn't want the trouble of touching a Diego Church fanatic.

"……I understand. Then I'll endure for just a few days."

"Right. Let's just bear with it until we arrive at the Imperial Palace."

Fighting inside the Imperial Palace was forbidden anyway. Of course, the magic placed on the Imperial Palace is weak against the power of evil gods or demon gods.

Even so, this was a long tradition and unwritten rule. If this unwritten rule were broken, the entire Empire would turn into enemies.

So it meant that even after arriving at the Imperial Palace, there would be no harming Baron Spent.

'Zain knows this fact, but Troy doesn't.'

Sorry for deceiving you, Troy.

"Now then, to calm down a bit……."

After finishing my words, I took out a few small items from my bosom and handed them to Zain and Troy.

"Let's knit while we go."

When you're angry, there's nothing better than focusing on a pastime. And time passes quickly too.