Faith Life of a Former Scammer

047. Stop it, kid!

The ‘Cult of the Earth’ conference room located outside the Holy See. A meeting was in full swing here.

However, the appearance of the meeting was strange. The priests were listening to the words of one child.

“Now is the opportunity. We need to push the Church of Dawn more.”

“Are you pushing me again?”

The child nodded.

“We have a strong cause. We were the ones who discovered the Church of Dawn and first proposed a reward.”

The first reward that came from the Holy See. It was not sent by the Church of the Sun, which had a pope.

Everything was the work of the Church of the Earth.

“We must use this Church of Dawn.”

“Hmm. Tell me more.”

“Unfortunately, the power of the Church of the Earth alone cannot defeat the Church of the Sun.”

“Hmm!”

An uncomfortable clearing of the cough was heard, but the child was not intimidated.

“So we need an external force that we can deal with. The Church of the Dawn is the best choice.”

The faces of the priests were not very agreeable.

“Is there any feasibility? Our move this time is too blatant. The Church of the Sun will not allow it easily.”

However, the atmosphere was strange. The priest asked the child for a possible solution.

Even more strange was what happened next.

“I ‘saw’ possibilities. Everything will be done according to God’s will.”

“Huh. okay. If you ‘saw’ you’re sure… … Don’t go ahead.”

“Thank you, priest.”

As the child said, the Earth Church’s proposal passed very easily.

A letter flew to the Church of Dawn.

* * *

While Priest Runda was in charge of the ‘Consecration Ceremony’.

Leon was choosing a new trainee.

‘Is this the pleasure of shopping?’

The selection of new trainees was like a fun shopping time.

All you have to do is scan the list and pick the people you want from there.

‘It’s hard to recognize just by looking at the correspondence, but there’s no problem.’

There was no need to worry at all.

There was a ‘notification window’ in Leon.

As Leon thought, a notification window appeared while checking the correspondence.

[Mission: Berserker Treatment]

[If the mission fails, destruction will be accelerated.]

‘Was the berserker here?’

A berserker who lost his temper and committed an indiscriminate massacre. It was a famous event that shocked the continent.

‘Okay, passed!’

Besides, the mission was not one.

A new mission emerged from another correspondence.

[Mission: Stop the Awakening of Ancient Black Magic]

[If the mission fails, destruction will be accelerated.]

‘This… … ?’

I hadn’t heard of it before the regression.

‘Wait a minute!’

Leon carefully checked the letter and realized what had happened.

‘Isn’t this kid Flint’s pupil?’

A child who later became Flint’s apprentice and eventually died.

‘Does this happen?’

As Flint’s future changed, so did this child’s future.

‘great. Two things worth mentioning… … .’

The moment Leon decided on a new trainee, Priest Ruth’s voice was heard.

“Rion!”

Priest Ruth hurriedly ran inside.

“Priest Ruth?”

“The Vatican invited you!”

A call came from the Holy See.

Thanks to this, the church was in an uproar.

“no! I can’t send it! I’ll be going alone, but I can’t let Leone go!”

“I also agree with Priest Runda. Sending Leon alone to this den.”

“My thoughts are the same. Leon, I don’t want you to go.”

Starting with the priest Runda, he had no intention of sending Leon to the high priest.

However, Leon had a different idea.

‘This is something strange.’

It was not so easy to receive a citation from the Holy See.

The letter of commendation that arrived only after the grandmother lobbied and the power of darkness was applied.

that was awarded again.

‘There is a possibility that the darkness has moved.’

There was a high possibility that this was the movement of the darkness. It was worth checking out.

‘Besides, there are quite a few things to pick up and eat in the Vatican.’

There were even things to take care of separately, so I had to go unconditionally.

“I’m… … I want to go.”

“Oh no. Leona!”

Before Priest Runda could start nagging, Leon intervened.

“I want to see a wider world.”

“… … Huh.”

Persuasion was Leon’s specialty.

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Eventually, permission fell.

* * *

The reason why the priests of the church dried up Leone was simple.

“Welcome to visit, priest.”

“no. Thank you for the welcome.”

It was Leon alone who arrived at the Vatican. This was because of the rules for visiting the Holy See.

‘Well, I’m just grateful.’

It was a rule to show the authority of the Vatican, but Leon was only grateful.

‘I can play as much as I want without paying attention to the old men.’

If even Priest Ruth had followed him, he would have been confined to the inn.

“I will see the Pope tomorrow morning.”

“Yes, I know. I heard that it is customary to arrive the day before and wait.”

“Then the conversation will be fast. I will attach a child to guide the priest.”

He called a child.

“Arthur! Come here!”

A child ran to his call.

“Yes, priest.”

“I will guide you to this priest.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The guide was a child of Leon’s age.

“Hello, priest. My name is ‘Arthur,’ who will guide the priest.”

“I am Leon. I will leave it up to you.”

Leon greeted him calmly, but he didn’t mean it.

‘what!?’

Leon was startled.

‘Why is this guy here? No, why is this guy doing a priest in the first place!’

The child named Arthur was someone Leon had known before returning.

The two did not have a good relationship.

Rather, it was closer to evil.

‘One of the few who betrayed me.’

That guy was a swindler who cheated on Leon before returning.

‘If you think about it, my forces have been scammed. Besides, I also took revenge.’

Of course, Rion, who never forgets a grudge, took revenge by catching this impostor.

Rion erased the thoughts that came to her mind and focused again on the problem in front of her.

‘Why is this guy here?’

In order to get revenge on this guy, Leon conducted a thorough investigation. Childhood was, of course, also included in the investigation.

‘At this point, I’m still in the traveling troupe, right?’

This couldn’t have been an illusion.

history has changed

‘Is it Siri?’

[Yes. I will take action.]

[Self-suggestion succeeded.]

The self-suggestion erased the bewilderment and confusion from my mind. Now I had to calmly assess the situation.

Leone did not express himself and followed Arthur.

“The building you see over there is the parish where the Pope is staying. You have no idea how surprised I was when I first saw that place.”

The guy calmly guided Leon.

‘First of all, I need information.’

Leone was guided by him and quietly gathered information.

“The building opposite the main hall is the outer hall. It is said that many denominations originally used it. Now we are only using the church on our land.”

Cult of Earth?

‘Arthur’ belonged to the Church of the Earth.

‘Isn’t it the Church of the Sun?’

This was an important clue.

Leon asked as if floating.

“When did Priest Arthur enter the church?”

“It hasn’t been that long. I think it’s been about a month.”

one month. It was around the time when the Church of Dawn and the Blade of Dawn began to link in earnest.

‘Nothing happens by chance in the world.’

If there is a black curtain behind it, there is nothing to say.

‘The darkness has moved.’

Doubt turned to certainty.

The darkness moved and planted this guy in the ‘Earth Church’.

‘Whoops. You black man, you wouldn’t have known that I knew Arthur!’

Why did the black man act like this? I got an approximation.

‘Looks like the control over the Church of the Sun isn’t as strong as I thought.’

If the darkness had strong control over the sun, there would be no need to plant people in the earth church.

Rion asked a sneaky question to see if her thoughts were correct.

“Priest Arthur. May I ask you a little random question?”

“Yes. it’s okay.”

“There are rumors going around that the Church of the Earth worked hard so that I could receive a commendation, is that true?”

Arthur replied with a grin.

“It seems that there are no secrets in this world. Yes, that’s right. It was recommended by the Church of Earth.”

“I really wanted to say thank you.”

Leon’s words were not empty words.

Arthur’s reply was very appreciated.

Fitted to the last piece.

‘The Darkness intends to change the Pope.’

The blade of dawn, the power of the underworld, can be controlled by simply setting up a puppet.

But the denomination is a little different.

Even if a denomination perishes, it can only be absorbed into another denomination.

‘If you add the Church of Dawn to the Church of the Sun, which is already number one, there will be no effect.’

Adding Dawn to the Church of the Sun would not have a dramatic effect.

But when it comes to second place, the story is completely different.

‘I’m thinking of removing the sun by combining the land and dawn.’

Since ‘Arthur’ was planted, it is much easier to control than the Church of the Sun.

‘Smart?’

The Darkness changed its plan according to the situation and moved.

‘Of course, as long as I understood the plan, there’s nothing dangerous.’

Far from dangerous, it was rather a good thing.

‘I was wondering what to do with the Church, but the Earth Church will push me hard.’

The blade of the dawn is black.

The Church of Dawn is the Church of the Earth.

It was a push from both sides.

Until now, if you had caught the brakes a little while paying attention to your surroundings, now you have created a situation where you can fully step on the accelerator.

‘Well, this guy is a bit of a problem, but.’

If there was just one problem, it was that this ‘Arthur’ was formidable.

‘Then, I have to work on it right now.’

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My mind cleared, and a smile appeared on Leon’s face.

* * *

Leone pointed to one of the benches and said.

“Priest Arthur, would you like to take a break for a while?”

“Sorry for this. I didn’t think that the Vatican was wider than I thought.”

Arthur smiled kindly and sat down with Leon on the bench.

“The Holy See is truly an amazing place.”

When Leon opened the conversation, Arthur answered naturally.

“you’re right. Just a month ago, I was just a member of a traveling theater troupe. To become a priest soon… … .”

It wasn’t normal either.

‘I’m afraid someone isn’t a con artist.’

This was to build up the basic likeability of the impostor. The guy naturally brought out the common subject matter.

Leone pretended not to know and gave him the answer he wanted.

“you’re right. I also lived in an orphanage before becoming a priest.”

“That’s right. It feels a bit strange. I also had no parents.”

Unlike Leone, who was persuasive, he competed with his real skills.

Voice, mood, pace of speech.

everything was perfect

“I think sometimes. I wonder what my life would have been like if I had my parents instead of a priest.”

Leon replied as if agreeing.

“you’re right. Maybe it was an ordinary and precious daily life.”

“It’s an ordinary and precious daily life. Just imagining it makes me happy.”

The guy led the conversation as if he was following the standard of a con man.

After that, the conversation continued for a long time.

“It’s good. Talking to someone you can talk to… … .”

The two talked comfortably for a moment.

“haha. You talk too much.”

I joked and joked.

A trickster’s skill to build bonds with each other and build goodwill.

“It feels like you’ve made a good friend.”

He stared into Leon’s eyes and spoke softly.

‘I know roughly how much. Let’s stop hanging out here.’

The guy’s understanding is all over.

As expected, the trickster’s talent was outstanding, but he was still young.

‘First of all, embarrassing is the first thing.’

Leon decided to act.

“Oh, sorry.”

“Yes?”

At Leon’s apology, the boy gave a slightly surprised expression.

The counterattack was from now on.

“I’ll tell you now so you don’t misunderstand. I like women.”

“… … Yes?”

“Ah, there is no need to panic. I’m fine. What is that taste? I fully understand.”

The distance of the heart that had been close became distant in an instant. In fact, Leone took a step back.

“What is that… … .”

Before he could react, Leone finished it off.

“For a man to look at a man like that, wow. I respect you. I plan to stay at the library today. No guidance needed!”

Leon hesitantly stepped back and poured out his words.

“Oh no!”

The guy’s expression cracked, and the sturdy mask shattered.

“A strong negative is a strong positive!?”

Leone left those words behind and ran towards the library.

“… … no! … … hey! No!”

Behind Leon, his voice echoed faintly.

‘Come bigger, kid.’

genius cheater?

Yes, it was a child.

‘I heard that the Vatican Library is such a good restaurant.’

Reading books is not part of Leon.

“Siri, are you ready?”

[Ready is over!]

I plan to eat the whole library.