People are forbidden by magic, just become mercenaries

That was shortly after "Dark Dawn" completed its investigation of the actions of the Roman Orthodox Christians who were active in Milan and Venice according to Sigurd's instructions.

"Mr. Sigurd, the evidence was obtained from the black market."

Looking at the blood-stained documents in front of him, one doesn't need to think about what kind of means "Wiping the Darkness of Dawn" used to snatch things from those extrajudicial lunatics who ignored international law.

Open it casually, and the transaction status of the goods is clearly recorded on it.

On July [-]th, ten men and sixteen women.

On July [-]th, eight men and seven women.

August [-]st, twenty girls.

The obvious content made Sylvia frown.

[Some guys from the Puritan sect and Cheng sect are also doing it]

Sylvia did not forget Sigurd's words.

"Selling children from the black market, is this what the three major churches are doing?"

"'Church of Necessary Evil', 'Annihilating Hakusho', 'Thirteen Knights'. These are the elite troops that are fully capable of fighting ten out of the three major churches, but because of this, it is usually difficult to provide the necessary numbers there. On the other hand, sacrifices of official members of the mission happen from time to time... The result is a sharp drop in the number of troops, which even reaches the point where it may endanger the combat effectiveness."

Silvia's expression was a little distorted, probably because she couldn't accept such a fact.

"Probably to avoid this situation, each church wants to build a system that provides the necessary number of talents when necessary...Although it is known that children from ordinary families will become magicians, most of them will be in the Died halfway."

"Although you know?"

"Although there are many ways, the children who are sent to the church for protection all meet the same conditions. In other words, they must be children whose parents have died or who have been abandoned and have no one to rely on. They will naturally seek' The value of survival', if you get the enlightenment of magic at this time, then you will move in this direction. Simply put, become a sufficiently devout believer or... a prop."

Sigurd said something that ordinary people would not recognize with a blank face, and Silvia's expression gradually calmed down.

The killing intent was spreading around the mercenary flipping the paperwork.

"And this bastard named Willis used artificial means to create an 'accident'. Yes, it was not actively abandoned, but passively lost."

"In Roman Orthodox style..."

"I won't do such a thing. Yes, I don't deny that they are idiots called 'cleric nobles', but the vast majority of them are also absolutely devout believers. It is absolutely wrong to maliciously harm to reflect the grace of God. Things that will be recognized by them. Even if it can provide them with enough combat power."

Yes, since it is the Roman Orthodox Church who is despised as "clergy nobles", they have enough "pride" to be worthy of the word "nobility".

The Roman Orthodox Church, which has 20 billion believers, doesn't care about the increase in combat power at all. Doing such things that insult God's teachings is an evil deed that will be stopped even within the Roman Orthodox Church.

The target has been confirmed, and the evidence is sufficient for the archbishop named Willis to be taken to the Vatican for an inquisition presided over by a cardinal.

Now that the task of "wiping the dark dawn" is over, the next step is the violent breakthrough battle of the mercenary named Sigurd.

At least, it should have been.

If there were no riots within the Roman Orthodox Church.

A certain archbishop who was eager for success directly disclosed Willis's suppression of Roman Orthodox believers to the "inside", and the current Pope of the Roman Orthodox Church signed the document and led the "Thirteen Knights" to march to Italy.

But the result of such a fanfare "crusade" is absolute chaos.

It was found that believers who did not seem to be the opponents of the Thirteenth Knights of the Roman Orthodox Church began to defect.And Willis' loyal supporters are planning to fight to the end.

As a result, the battles in Milan and Venice started before the Thirteen Knights entered the border of Italy.

"—The established five colors symbolize the vertices of the five corners. Therefore, the five colors of its complementary colors are transformed into colors that increase the attributes of the vertices of the five corners."

The fiery red staff behind Sigurd floated in front of him, and the surrounding flames twisted unnaturally.

"Emerald-rimmed outlines stacked behind red. O triangle of fire (tejas), manifest the power of nature through that emphasized symbol!"

The fire that spread to the church was pulled away, and the believers trapped in it survived.

However, the entire church was crumbling as the fire destroyed the load-bearing structure of the church.

The nuns, who were too choked by the smoke to breathe properly, supported each other and wanted to escape from the church. They nodded to Sigurd who was resisting the flames and falling rocks, and after making the simplest gesture of blessing, they moved to the outside of the church together.

"Walk."

"No, my parents are still there!"

"Tsk..."

Sigurd didn't care about anything else, he held the girl under his arm with one hand and started to evacuate outside.

Sigurd can't take action now, because it has changed from "investigation" to "civil war", and Sigurd and Silvia, who are outsiders, cannot directly interfere in it.Denial would raise the question of meddling in the internal affairs of the Roman Orthodox Church.

What Sigurd can do now is to protect the general believers and evacuate to a safe place as much as possible.As for the fights between the Roman Orthodox magicians, Sigurd had no interest in taking care of them.

"Is everyone all right?"

Asking the surrounding believers in Italian, the nun and the priest, as ordinary people, confirmed each other's safety, and thanked Sigurd gratefully.

"..."

Staring blankly at the burnt and collapsed believers, the red-haired girl looked at all this with a ashen face.

In just a few short minutes, his parents died in the sea of ​​fire.

"Why, wouldn't God protect his believers?"

"But he didn't come when he was called. Even a god is not omnipotent in the true sense. When it comes to recognizing the way, the god... probably will be confused?"

Without denying the existence of God, Sigurd just said so.

The other priests and nuns who heard the conversation stood silently.

After a brief silence, offering the last prayers for the dead compatriots became the only thing these ordinary believers could do.

Chapter 18: In 2000, a power of 20 billion is not worth mentioning at all

The Thirteen Knights of the Roman Orthodox Church arrived in Italy.

It only took one afternoon to complete the arrest of Bishop Vilas, who rebelled against the Roman Orthodox Church, and his followers.

But such rough handling resulted in the death of a large number of innocent believers.

Although the follow-up was suppressed on the grounds of "terrorist attack", some people at the core of the matter were very clear about what happened in this city.

"I am very saddened by the death of innocent believers."

"But you have no time to stop it."

Matthew Liss looked at the believers who were brought into the carriage by Roman Orthodox believers because they had witnessed the death of their relatives or the death of their friends.

They are male and female, old and young.

Adults, children, men, women, many lost family members or friends to the rebellion.

Sigurd looked at the red-haired girl who kept looking at him before getting into the car. She was brought out by Sigurd from the burning church.

But her parents were crushed to death by a huge falling marble, right in front of the girl.

"Remember my commission?"

"Of course, Mr. Sigurd has perfectly fulfilled his task by being able to grasp the criminal evidence of Bishop Willis. He also sheltered ordinary believers in it. On behalf of the Roman Orthodox Church, I would like to offer you my most sincere thanks."

"There is no need for clichés. My request is very simple. If these people do not want to become magicians, let them continue to live as ordinary people. And if you want to become a magician in order to find a 'living goal', you follow the rules Just come."

"..."

It seemed that he didn't expect the mercenary to say such a thing. The old man named Matthew Liss was stunned for a while before he came back to his senses.

He bowed deeply to the black-haired mercenary, and spoke cautiously.

"There is no doubt. These children are our compatriots, and we feel sorry for what happened to them. I hereby swear to God that we, the Roman Orthodox Church, will never force anyone. And the Roman Orthodox Church will provide them with the necessary protection, until they are able to live independently."

"I hope you have the ability to do everything you say."

The black-haired mercenary didn't stay here any longer. "Wiping the Dark Dawn" had already left Italy. At this time, only the Roman Orthodox people, as well as Sigurd and Silvia, stayed here.

"However, remember Matthew Liss. If you violate this oath one day in the future, I will personally take your head. Even if you hide in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. You should Clearly, the so-called '20 billion' means nothing to me. The mere year 2000, the power of a mere 20 billion, is not worth mentioning at all."

The girl didn't know what the two sides said, and she couldn't see the expressions on both sides.

Looking at the black-haired boy who turned away after communicating with the kind old man, the red-haired girl tried hard to imprint the other person's appearance in her mind.

(He may also be a member of the Roman Orthodox Church. If I have the opportunity in the future, I may still be able to meet him.)

With such expectations and desires, and with the idea of ​​repaying the boy's kindness, the girl followed the carriage towards the Vatican as the last goal of living.

And Sigurd and Silvia, who have stayed here for almost a week, are also planning to leave the country.After all, they don't have any reason to stay in this Roman Orthodox site for a long time.

"So, what are we going to do next? Back to London? Or back to the little caravan?"

"It's far from over."

Returning to the hotel that had been the base during this time, Sigurd took out the text stained with dried blood again.

What is written above is the fact that children are sold as commodities.

Among them, Willis, one of the Roman Orthodox archbishops, is just the tip of the iceberg.

In Norway in Northern Europe, a magic association called "The Long Wish at the End of the Aurora" came into Sigurd's field of vision.

"'A long-cherished wish at the end of the aurora'...couldn't be..."

"Dawn, noon, summer, sunset, dusk, polar stars, eclipses, moons, sunspots, flares, dawn, and stars. These all sprang up like mushrooms after the fall of the legendary magical association 'Golden Dawn' a hundred years ago The 'gold' magic association."

After a slight pause, he flipped through the details of the transaction.

"Although the 'Golden Dawn' was destroyed because of Aleister Crowley, among the successors, 'new recruits' like Dion Fortune, although they failed to revive the 'Golden Dawn', they succeeded Let the 'gold' flourish."

"But the good and the bad are intermingled. If there are too many people, there will always be some bad things. Just like the Roman Orthodox Church this time?"

Sylvia stood behind the mercenary with her hands on her hips. After spending so much time together, the maid has finally figured out some of the behavioral styles of this "golden" mercenary.

Then there is no doubt that he went straight to Northern Europe without any rest, and blasted the group of idiots named "The Long-cherished Wish at the End of the Aurora" into the sky.

"But this is an internal matter of 'Gold'. Sylvia, you..."

"Ahhh. Remember one of the reasons I came to see you?"

"..."

Of course, it is impossible to forget so quickly that one of the reasons why this maid pursued her from England to Egypt was to learn from Sigurd the technique of using "angel power".

And Sigurd did promise to teach her.

"Then I'm also half a magician of the 'gold' department? Besides, as the birthplace of 'gold', how could a British maid be treated as someone who doesn't know about it?"