The Evil God Beyond the Smartphone

＜ 39 : Beast Beast (4) ＞

Nearly 20 minutes have passed since Rex was imprisoned in the mansion.

There are no more escorts to protect Rex and no palios to give him advice.

Rex eventually gave up resisting the reality that the count’s power was not working.

He realized that there was no way he could stand against them any longer.

Rex, who had resigned, sighed and asked Roan about their identity.

“What are you guys?”

“We are a denomination. We serve the Great One, and we preach His will to the world.”

“You are a great person…”

Rex frowned upon hearing the name of the church.

In all countries on the continent, the only religions that are legally recognized are the six temples that are officially recognized in the Holy Land.

And with the exception of the six temples, they were being pursued by the heretic inquisitors of the Holy Land, who treated them as heretics.

In Rex’s opinion, the denomination Roan was talking about seemed far from the six temples of the Holy Land.

In the beginning, the shrines belonging to the Holy Land did not need to approach him in this way.

Perhaps the place called the denomination seemed likely to be a heresy that was not recognized by the Holy Land.

“Do you know about the Great One?”

“It seems to be different from the six temples I know.”

“You’re quick-witted. Great people are not like those fakes.”

Hearing Rex’s words, Roan immediately admitted that they were heretics who did not belong to the Holy Land.

However, as with other cults, he was overly confident.

Heck, I wouldn’t do this to an aristocrat if I wasn’t full of confidence.

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Moreover, even within the counts, he was able to easily subdue Palios, who had excellent skills.

It was proof that he had some confidence in his powerlessness.

“So, why do people who serve such a great person come to me?”

“The reason we came to Confucius today is simple.”

“For what reason…?”

“Come into the denomination. And you will be protected by the denomination.”

Rex’s face darkened when he heard that the church had come to visit him.

I thought he would ask for money at best, but it was a more difficult request than Rex had thought.

Joining a denomination was in line with joining a cult.

Of course, the heretical inquisitor in the Holy Land would not be able to punish even the nobles of the Empire.

Nevertheless, it was obvious that he would come into frequent conflict with the denomination.

In particular, the gaze of Count Meyer, a devout believer in the six temples, looking at Rex who had entered the church, would not be pretty.

“Are you asking me to join the church?”

“It wouldn’t be a difficult story.”

“You’re a cult? You’ll be marked as a heretic by the six temples! My father will look at me with strange eyes!”

heresy.

Roan’s eyebrows twitched at Rex’s words.

Only then did Rex realize that he had made a mistake.

It is the denomination that takes the initiative.

There was nothing that would be good for Rex by stimulating the denomination.

“It’s an ungodly word to say it’s heresy.”

“No, I…”

“It seems that the six evil temples are spreading strange noises, so this time we will move on quietly.”

“Ah Okay.”

Fortunately, it was a safe passage, so Rex nodded at Roan’s words.

Roan corrected Rex’s words and only then began to explain to Rex.

“It doesn’t mean that Confucius will be in trouble if he proudly expresses his faith.”

“……”

“However, if Confucius has truly decided to serve the denomination, we will support Confucius at the denomination level.”

Roan didn’t want Rex to publicly show support for the sect.

Rather, it looked like he had promised to support Rex himself at the church level.

But it didn’t seem like they were just promising financial support.

Supporting Rex in the current situation was an obvious intention.

He intends to intervene in the Count’s succession struggle.

“support……?”

“For now, you can just keep your faith in your heart. Confucius will rise to the throne someday anyway.”

“Are you saying you’ll make me a Count?”

“Of course. Instead, Confucius will only have to keep his promise to us after he becomes a count.”

The reason Rex himself came here was obviously to create a force to support him.

It was also in order to establish a relationship with the Viscount Eisalia in a neighboring country.

Rex’s current situation was not good enough to consider joining hands with nobles from other countries.

It was because the power of the younger brother faction, including the Countess, had become too powerful.

His relationship with his younger brother, Max, was already in a state of collapse.

If Max were to rise to the throne, he would certainly try to get rid of the annoying Rex.

Rex opened his mouth, caressing his chin, seeing himself becoming shabby before he knew it.

“What do you want from me?”

It was a body he had already thought of to attract nobles from other countries.

There is no reason not to be part of a dirty faction fight just because you are heresy.

Knowing that it was foolish, Rex decided to listen to the conditions of the Order.

Rex’s question was answered by Roan with a friendly smile.

“One. Hand over the city’s death row inmates to the denomination.”

“You mean death row inmates?”

“It doesn’t matter that they are going to die anyway, don’t they?”

“That’s right. Okay.”

It was not difficult to pass the death penalty.

They are the ones who will be executed and die anyway.

After becoming a count, he was willing to accept even increasing the number of death row prisoners to some extent.

It had nothing to do with Rex, no matter what the culprits were dragged away by heresy and suffered.

However, the second condition was problematic.

“Two. Do not interfere with the denomination’s events at the city level.”

“What is that…”

“It’s literally the story. Don’t interfere with the church’s propaganda or ceremonies.”

“Whatever you do, don’t touch it?”

“I don’t want to expect that much. I’m just asking you not to engage in activities that are taking place under the approval of the church leadership.”

Do not interfere with the denomination’s events.

It was a simple yet difficult story.

The moment the denomination’s activities are neglected, the influence of the countess in the city will inevitably decrease.

This could become a big issue later on.

Rex’s complicated gaze turned to Roan.

Roan continued the proposal he had prepared in advance, as if he had something in mind.

“Of course, we will also provide reasonable support for that.”

“What kind of support?”

“For the time being, I will attach Sir Evan to Confucius’ escort. At the same time, I will give Confucius the title of Honorary Bishop of the Order.”

“…Honorary Bishop.”

“It’s my next place in the church. Are you sure you don’t like it?”

“If something goes wrong, does that mean that the denomination will take responsibility for me?”

“Of course. Besides, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the work of the denomination, it doesn’t matter if you move the members at will.”

You can move members of the denomination.

This meant that Rex had a power of his own that he could handle.

It was a good suggestion for Rex.

Also, even if something goes wrong with Rex, the way to escape to the Church has been opened.

If he hid in the church, even Max, who became a count, would not be able to easily kill Rex.

It could be said that it was an attractive option in its own right.

“One last thing. I will make Confucius a Count within a year at the latest.”

“A year? Is that possible in just one year?”

“Do you think it’s impossible?”

To make yourself a count in just one year.

It was a story that seemed impossible to Rex.

But from the moment he heard the story from Roan, Rex’s heart began to race wildly.

How many times have Rex dreamed of becoming a count himself?

Even though the succession structure had already greatly leaned towards Max, it was also the reason why he did not give up and persevered.

Lex Meyer wanted to become a Earl.

Even if I could sell my soul to the devil, I wanted to become the next Earl of Meyer.

“I…….”

I wanted to avoid the ending of being born first and being killed by my younger brother after looking at my family.

Had he even read Rex’s mind?

Roan patted Rex lightly on the shoulder.

It wasn’t the count’s attitude toward the first Confucius.

He looked at Rex with benevolent eyes, just as the Archbishop looked at the members of the Order.

“Don’t worry too much. The Great One will be with Confucius.”

“under…….”

“So Prince Rex. Come with us.”

Roan’s hand reached out to Rex.

Flash. Flash.

Rex’s eyes looked at Roan’s palm.

It is a palm with many meanings.

Perhaps, as he had expected, he was joining hands with the demons of Hell.

Still, Rex couldn’t shake the palm in front of him.

“Okay. I’ll join the sect. I know everything… Now give me Sir Palios.”

Rex grabbed Roan’s hand with a weak voice.

Lex Meyer.

He wanted to become a count.

I wanted to become a lord who successfully ruled the counties by following the will of my father.

So he took the church’s hand.

Even knowing that it was wrong.

* * * * * *

Cloud, Centirius Branch.

Argent, a first-class investigator, looked at the report with a dark expression.

Normally, Cloud’s report would have only listed relatively common events such as robberies and theft.

However, the content of the report that Agent received today was not so.

It was because there were things that needed to be paid more attention than usual.

That was the case from the first page of the report.

On that page, there was a request for cooperation sent from Crossbridge to Cloud’s headquarters.

“The heretic inquisitor of the Holy Land is missing here?”

The Heretic Inquisitor of Crossbridge went missing while on vacation in the Centuries region.

The Inquisitor’s name is Evan Alamere.

He was a paladin famous for his devout faith in the Holy Land.

He was also the brother of Hus Alamere, a second-level investigator who had been affiliated with the Centuries branch not so long ago.

So, it was meant that the Centirius branch of Cloud would step forward in the search for the Inquisitor.

After reading the contents of the report, Argent muttered while turning the pages with a perplexed expression.

“In all likelihood, why are you disappearing from here and making a fuss? There are still a lot of complicated things.”

A second-level investigator, Hus Alamere, who recently left Cloud, had a very difficult relationship with the branch manager, Argent.

In the worst case, it was to the point of arguing with the agenda until the day he quit.

The fact that he had to find such a colleague’s family was not very pleasant for Argent.

In addition, heresy inquisitors are considered to be important forces in the Holy Land.

If such a person suddenly disappears, it is impossible to send an insignificant investigator.

There seemed to be a high possibility that Agent himself had to take the initiative.

“Whoa.”

Argent sighed and looked at the next page.

The contents of the next page were also delivered from the cloud headquarters.

Abyss Beast, Kueberg.

It was said that a monster had appeared in the southeastern part of the empire.

It seemed that the monster had a level of intelligence capable of talking, and introduced itself under the name of Kueberg.

“Cuebergra…”

Kueberg was as infamous as his grand name.

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More than 10 villages had already been destroyed by Kueberg.

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Moreover, due to the nature of crushing everything along the path, a small castle in the path of Kueberg was in danger.

The moment Kueberg arrived at the castle, the empire would have lost a writer and a castle.

For that reason, Cloud’s headquarters wanted the nearby branches to send a subjugation squad as soon as possible.

After reading the information about Kueberg, Argent shrugged and began to ponder.

“If there was Huss, I would have sent him to the subjugation team.”

Now that Hus Alamere was gone, there was no one in the Centuries branch to replace him.

In any case, the vacancy had to be filled by Agent himself.

However, it was not possible for Agent to solve both cases at the same time.

As both were urgent, the agenda had to be made by the Agent.

Are you going to search for Evan Alamere?

Or will you participate in the subjugation of Kueberg?

Agent, who was taking turns looking at the reports, got up from his seat.

“Oh, really…”

Argent got up from his seat and crumpled up a report that was on the desk.

It was a report with the contents of the Kueberg subjugation squad.

The paper crumpled by the agent escaped his hand and tossed on the floor.

tuk.

Argent, who threw out the report on the subjugation squad, looked at the first report with a smirk.

“…Huss Alamere. I’ll have to ask you to say thank you.”

The search for the missing Inquisitor Evan Alamere.

That was the agent’s decision.