Faith Life of a Former Scammer

084. we’re going to hell

After seeing the truth, Arthur returned to his original form.

“I don’t know if you know, but this was a game where I risked my life too.”

“I know. If I hadn’t suspected it, the heir would be meeting the Heretic Questioner right now.”

The confused look disappeared, and Arthur’s eyes shone with intelligence.

“But, I have a question. From my point of view, Heir-nim doesn’t seem like the kind of person who’s going to win in such an uncertain event.”

Also Arthur was not normal. He saw through Oren’s character.

‘Should I say that I did a good job on this, or should I say that this guy is excellent?’

Of course, it was only the personality of Oren played by Leone.

“I trusted you for two reasons.”

“Are there two?”

“To oppose the experiment of the towerists.”

“… … How do you get that information?”

Oren didn’t answer, but immediately explained the next reason.

“Priest Leone guaranteed it.”

As if the second reason was more shocking than the first, his expression turned blank.

“He vouchsafed me.”

“okay. He said that although his sexual orientation is unique, he does not see ‘ma’ in his heart.”

Impressed for a moment, the boy’s expression distorted.

“I told you that was a misunderstanding! Heir-sama knows, too!”

O-Ren, who could see it, smoked a different chung. Seeing that, Arthur shouted again.

“Are you really going to do this!”

The two exaggerated appearances.

This was not Oren-like, and it was not Arthur-like.

However, that’s why this ridiculous appearance was worth it.

‘Anyway, this is a problem with smart guys.’

This is because they recognized each other, so they showed each other the behind the mask.

‘I should have just said I believed it, so make it complicated like this.’

It showed Arthur’s level of trust.

“The joke ends here.”

“… … after. There are a lot of stories I want to tell you, but let’s move on. Isn’t that what’s important now?”

The playful atmosphere disappeared in an instant.

“I think Priest Leon is the one who will change the world.”

“I think the same.”

“But at some point he will face a wall.”

“… … What does that mean?”

Arthur must have thought too deeply.

“Don’t make it complicated. It’s a simple story. Changing the world with good intentions means reaching a limit at some point.”

“… … ah.”

The boy’s expression was very frowning.

“That is the reality. would you know?”

“I know it to the bone.”

“I decided to be his shadow. If anything requires malice, I will do it.”

Oren said it normally, as if it was nothing.

“I will go to hell. You will commit many sins. However, I know better than anyone else that the world he changed will shine.”

Arthur felt the sublimity in Oren’s words.

Who could point a finger at him who carried all the sins on his back in the shadows for Rion?

“… … I lived a really stupid life.”

“no. It’s just that the method was wrong, but I know that your actions aren’t that different from Priest Rion’s.”

“I don’t know.”

If you don’t know, just let me know.

“If you don’t know, better help me.”

“Does Oren need my help?”

“My powers do not reach other denominations. I want you to do my part on the side of the church.”

Arthur realized why Oren had been writing to him.

“You thought you would use me like this from the beginning.”

Arthur’s words did not escape Oren.

“okay.”

This may sound off-putting, but Arthur burst into laughter.

“Well, it won’t be easy to find someone like that.”

“… … The undeniable angers me.”

It was as Arthur said.

If it was someone other than Arthur, there would be no reason for Leon to conciliate a priest of another church.

“Good. why did i become a priest It feels like you can see the road.”

“The road will be thorny.”

“Better. In the first place, I am not the type to like the easy road.”

“When you die, you will go to hell.”

A smile appeared on Arthur’s face.

“Instead, I will leave a new world behind.”

At Arthur’s words, Oren held out his hand.

“I wish you well in the future.”

“Yes. My heart is pounding already, perhaps because I eat badly.”

Arthur’s expression looked really refreshing.

“Then, as an ally, I will ask you one question.”

“Are you curious about who handed me the prophecy?”

Arthur knew what questions Oren would ask.

“Heir. I’m not stupid, I’m not stupid. It may not be God that I saw, but it is ‘something’ that transcends humans.”

“Details.”

Arthur shook his head.

“I have nothing more to say. Literally, what I met was not a person.”

“Not a person?”

“I really thought I had a prophecy. I thought I had accepted God.”

It was a vague explanation, but it was enough.

“Good.”

“Are you good? You don’t know the other person’s identity?”

It was something I could say because I didn’t know anything.

“You mean you have strings left? Maybe we can use that god impersonator.”

“That’s right. That’s an interesting story.”

Arthur understood Oren’s words at once.

“I got a feel for how to move. On the outside, I guess I should take a antagonistic attitude with Priest Leon.”

I didn’t even need to explain how well I understood it.

“We are only allies, how you move is up to you. I will leave the rest to your judgment.”

“Aren’t you trusting me too much?”

“Do you have any plans to do it?”

The two villains looked at each other and smiled.

“I’m already thrilled at the thought of eating that fake god.”

“If you’re going to rob it, you’re going to rob it of your bone marrow.”

Their smiles were very similar.

* * *

As soon as the Church of Earth was appeased, Leon moved to the Vatican in the form of ‘Oren’.

Oren not only handed over the new interpretation to the Holy See, but also brought the Silver Wolf to show the evidence.

“What is this!”

“no. So, is it not a war?”

“What a loss this is!”

Thanks to this, there was an uproar inside the Holy See. At that moment, the priests were weighing the gains and losses.

But they weren’t the only ones.

“stop! That’s not what’s important now!”

The pope’s words soon calmed the turmoil.

“The evidence you brought is clear, but it’s not enough to just believe and wait.”

It was as the Pope said.

Deciding what might be a threat to humanity with new prophecies and wolves is nonsense.

Oren slowly opened his mouth.

“I heard that there is always a hidden meaning to what God does.”

“right.”

All the priests gathered around nodded.

“I’ve always wondered why he gave a prophecy to someone like Killika’s heir who wasn’t even a priest.”

Oren’s expression was unsure.

“But, after confirming the new prophecy. I felt like I knew a little bit about why.”

“Tell me why.”

“God needed a lowly human like me.”

He described Oren as a shallow human being. Curiosity flashed across the Pope’s face.

“What does it mean.”

“The smell of gold from the prophecy will not be felt by the priests. However, it feels shallow to me.”

The Pope understood Oren’s meaning.

Ingredients to convince nobles.

Oren was giving the ingredients.

“When we go to war, there is nothing left for us but blood. The empire is already overrun with land. We don’t need a realm of monsters.”

There was no benefit to humans from going to war.

“Furthermore, the power structure will change because of the war. When the war is over, there will be new nobles and war heroes, and the damaged nobles will have no choice but to be pushed back.”

It only serves to pamper the new powers for no reason.

“So, for me, a vulgar and already vested interest, war doesn’t appeal to me very much.”

At Oren’s words, all the priests in the audience room nodded.

Leone drank the water and looked at the priest in charge of recording.

‘okay. Hurry up and write it down.’

The recording priests moved busily, and one more was added.

They seemed to realize that this was an important word.

“But when you don’t go to war, things get fun. The ‘era of great trade’ will be opened.”

All of a sudden, everyone was immersed in Oren’s story.

“Beyond the Empire, there will be new countries that can trade in places that used to be called the land of monsters.”

Oren gave an easy-to-understand example.

“Even those who bought armaments in preparation for war will never lose money. No one will buy it now, but when the new world opens, it will be one of the best sellers.”

“Well, if it’s a well-smelted weapon against outdated monsters… … It must be worth calling.”

“Until now, various items that were difficult to see will pour in through trade.”

Oren inhaled as if inhaling a fragrant scent.

“If I were you, I would prepare the caravan rather than prepare for war. Gold spreads all over the continent.”

The priests’ noses twitched as they listened to Oren’s words.

‘Now I must have smelled the gold.’

What moves the world is greed.

The greed thrown by Oren will move the world and prevent war from happening.

“Isn’t this too much of a waste to end with a war without any benefit?”

Added one more here.

“So, I guess God chose a lowly human like me. If I were shallow, I would stop the war according to the profit.”

The decisive blow flew.

“Oh God.”

The Pope spoke softly.

* * *

From now on, there was nothing for Leon and Oren to do.

‘It will roll on its own.’

With greed, it will roll well in the direction of no war.

‘Even if a problem arises, Arthur will handle it well.’

Anyway, even if there was a serious problem, I didn’t worry because Arthur was there.

‘Oren should get out of here.’

It would be stupid to do anything more here in the form of Oren.

‘We have to put our strength on the Church side, not the Empire side.’

In order to give strength to the church, it was reported to the Vatican.

When Oren comes forward, the power of the Imperial nobles, not the Church, will be given.

‘Because the stronger the influence of the Holy See, the stronger the power of the denominations.’

I wasn’t worried because Arthur would take good care of the gains from the meeting.

So it was time for Leon to focus more on other things.

‘The top is natural, and we have to go one step further.’

Before going to the Vatican, I asked the Blade of Dawn for one thing.

“Kreureung!”

I heard the pleasant cry of the silver wolf.

“Kieek!”

At the same time, the monster’s scream was also heard.

“Blinn told me not to do that because it freaked me out!”

A goblin’s face was sandwiched between the silver wolf’s large mouth.

When wolves show friendship, they bite each other’s face. It was just expressing friendliness.

“Let go.”

“Sniff!”

The silver wolf let go of the goblin’s head as if regretting it.

“Kikki.”

The goblin quickly hid behind Leone.

This guy was bought from the circus at the request of the Blade of Dawn.

“Are you very surprised?”

[Inherent Ability: Priest’s Persuasion is activated.]

“Kiek. Kiik.”

The boy didn’t answer and shuddered.

“Everything will be fine.”

[Skill: Consolation is activated.]

Leon smiled gently and patted the boy’s head.

In that hand, the divine power was young.

“Blina. it’s okay.”

“good… … Kiik… … human.”

The goblin enjoyed Leon’s touch.

“Kang!”

Our silver wolf actor took a bag of snacks and left.

‘Top? I make a direct line, this is it!’

The target to scam this time was the ‘goblin’ bought from the circus.