Abandoned Priest at the Hero’s Party

Solve the Earth’s Problems First

Over the Citadel Republic.

Airship, Artavus.

The airship, which floated using the heavenly stone imbued with the divine power of the heavenly god Aldehir, was still performing the same observation task today as usual.

Strictly speaking, the heavenly gods are insufficient gods. Born out of lack, they hope for perfection, but no one knows if that day will come even before the end of the world.

How vast is that sky? How mysterious is the unknown in the sky?

Why does lightning strike, why does thunder sound, why does the sun shine, and why do rainbows form? And why do the stars in the sky move like that?

Looking at the sky, people face many mysteries. Longing for this mystery is an emotion that every human being, regardless of culture or race, has to some extent.

That sky is so amazing I want to know why.

Those feelings gathered and gathered to become a god with a longing for the mystery. A god who longs for the secrets of heaven was born.

The Celestial God, Alderehir, therefore wished believers to explore the astronomy. As the mysteries of the sky were revealed, the power of this god grew stronger.

The three gods and the evil god Oberta, who are equally treated as the five great gods of the continent, are gods that humans have obtained and mythized. He was different from Alderhir, the god born of hope and wind, from his birth.

So we had a hard time with each other, and we heard that we didn’t want to touch each other. Among the personal gods, the gods born out of faith are very different from the gods of human origin.

Just as the three gods can’t understand those gods, and the gods can’t understand them either. It wasn’t born out of resentment or negative emotions, but Aldehir was more like a Shinigami.

“Come here, come here. Grab some more sun statues.”

Believers of strange gods are bound to be strange. Nergal Poiem, the Pope of the Aldehir Church, wore glasses and handled the device even though he was a pope.

He skillfully installed several lenses and tilted the large telescope towards the sun. Of course, if you put your eye to the telescope that observes the sun, the retina melts. Now this had to be observed only by taking the image through the lens.

“The Pope does. I’m busy right now. We have to maintain the altitude of the Artabus.”

Cardinals of strange gods are bound to be strange.

Omen, Cardinal of the Alderhir Church, rejected the Pope’s request at once, but apparently he was very busy. The reason they dare to go out to the stratosphere to observe astronomical objects is that it is difficult to properly observe astronomical observations due to the lights and clouds on the ground.

“Inom, the punishment will come!”

“I say get off! It’ll be over with some lightning anyway. It was a pity that we died, so the lightning didn’t fall more than three times.”

Believers of strange gods even mercilessly slandered their gods. Because I know that the heavenly punishment will not come.

Aldehir is a god who will not care if his followers swear in front of him as long as they have a sense of elevation to heaven. People have a different way of thinking.

“Look at this damn bastard. Do I have to be like this with my hands lubricated at this age…”

“Ah, old man! Please don’t fuss, let’s get some work done! Who doesn’t get oil on their hands!”

Since Shinto does not assert authority, it is even more so among believers.

In Aldehirism, the hierarchical relationship between the clergy was quite soft. The lay priest can meet the pope at any time, and the pope writes a letter directly to the lay priest. Anyone with an inquisitive mind for the sky will accept them regardless of their status. Everyone in the church is like a comrade.

One great comrade, united for the purpose of exploring the sky.

Naturally, the pope of this religion was a man who was more sincere in heaven than anyone else. When I was young, I used to assemble hang gliders and fly them in the sky.

When he was younger, to imitate the flight of birds, he roamed the mountains, collecting feathers from birds and using them to make large wings to fly.

“Should I bring you to the Artabus in broad daylight and not at night? What are these hardships right now because of the pope’s stubbornness? It’s daytime! It’s bedtime everyone!”

The reason this cardinal is very picky about such a pope is that it is daytime, which is usually the time to sleep for Alderhirs, who usually observe the constellations. I was trying to sleep well, but when I took the entire crew to the astronomical observatory, the priests below were irritable and not talking to the Pope.

“It means that there are parts that cannot be seen properly from the ground.”

“No, I would rather understand if it was a star! What is the difference between seeing the sun from here or from above? How does the light of the ground, clouds, and atmospheric scattering cover up such a bright light?”

“Because I saw something strange in the sun a few days ago. I can’t see it these days, so I wanted to see it from up here. If you look here, you might be able to see it.”

The Pope, who had been adjusting the lens to and fro to focus, was discouraged.

“But I don’t see it either. I don’t know if I was wrong then. But I’m sure you saw it. Something… animated fireballs were moving around on the surface of the sun.”

“Then let’s go back to sleep now.”

“I have to… wait, wait, don’t lower your altitude, just stay there. see. I can see you now.”

The cardinal’s eyes widened as he turned his head to see what kind of fuss the yangban was making. On the image of the blazing sun, tiny chunks of light like grains of wheat were wriggling and crawling.

The size of the sun rising through the telescope was roughly the size of a watermelon.

“I, what is that?”

“I do not know either. Is it a living creature?”

“Maybe… that is the sun, the sun! There is no such thing as living creatures on the surface of the sun. Even Grimudo would not be able to live in a place like that.”

But to me, it looks like it’s alive no matter how you look at it.

Nergal swallowed what he was trying to say. If it’s alive, what is it doing on the surface of the sun?

Suddenly, a phrase popped into the Pope’s mind. When we look into the abyss, the abyss also looks at us. According to that verse, if they are observing that now…

Conversely, why is it not observing us and the world?

– As you think. That’s looking at this reason.

At that moment, the boy’s voice resounded in the Pope’s head. The god of the sky, or to be more precise, the god who explores the sky, the moment the Pope observed it, he observed through his eyes what was in the sun.

– That’s amazing. It was worthwhile for me to have you as Pope. One of the secrets of the heavens hidden in the veil has been revealed anew today. My strength has grown that much.

“Alderhir. What the hell is that? Is it a living creature?”

-I do not know either. You observe a little more.

The Pope groaned inwardly. Other gods come down with a dignified halo when they give out oracles, and they say that every word of the prophecy is so thrilling, but they don’t know that their god is a pretense.

Such a useless procedure was not taken seriously. If you want to tell a story, you tell a story. This non-human god made little effort to win the human heart.

Anyone who yearns for the sky, that is it.

Because, to some extent, he was already a believer in Aldehir.

-But first, solve the problems on the ground.

So Aldehir speaks calmly about anything like this.

Earth problems? What’s the matter? This time the pope didn’t even need to ask.

bang! Along with the noise, there was a loud bang, and not once, but in succession, as if tore the eardrums apart. At the sound of near-infinite destruction, all the priests jumped out and looked down from the deck.

Black dust filled the sky, pushing the clouds away and putting ashes and smoke in their place.

The Artavus, which hovered above the clouds, now seemed to flow over a black and dark river of sorrow and trials. What the hell was going on down there, even the wisest of them could not dare to give an answer.

“What the hell… what’s going on?”

Even the Pope was at a loss for words. Omen, who had an irritated face, now comes to Nergal’s side with a stiff expression and just stares blankly at the cloud of ashes. This cloud became a barrier between the earth and the sky, preventing any light from passing through.

So, from this spot, they could see the stars beyond the sky, but not the ground directly below. No one could say what the hell was going on on the ground right now.

“Did something go wrong… in the Citadel Republic?”

After a while, Omen opened his mouth. The Citadel Republic was, at one time, a place where excommunication was declared by the Church. Although the excommunication was resolved with the acquiescence of the goddesses and the power of donations, it was appropriate to prepare for a second time after experiencing this situation once.

So the Doge of the Citadel Republic spent a lot of money to invite the Aldehirs, and they provided a large amount of money to build the Artavus. He also lent lens sharpeners to help mass-manufacture telescopes. So the Republic is a strong supporter for Alderhirism.

Of course, it was also important that the school would lose money if this supporter went bankrupt.

But in this situation, it’s all just a secondary matter. Just thinking about how many people must have suffered, everyone’s head shivered. Just thinking about how many people must have died gives me chills, and my body trembles by itself.

“Let’s settle down for now.”

Rarely, no one was betting on the Pope’s words.

Even the priests of Aldehirism were not arrogant enough to be ruthless in times like these and even in times like these. Everyone began to readjust the altitude of the Burinake Artavus.

“Go… take care of the wounded, and let the casualties recuperate.”

Through the ashes that could not even be seen an inch ahead, the squeaking priests drove the boat. The airship descended in a smooth curve. I was afraid to witness what was going on on the earth.

But one thing is for sure,

It is certain that something they could not have even dreamed of had happened.