The Prince Wants To Retire

20. last teaching? (2)

There has never been a king who was not uncomfortable with the priesthood.

I would have tried to use it at first.

There will be nothing like it to more easily control the people and build a just cause.

However, as this priesthood passed from generation to generation, it grew beyond the king’s control.

Then later on, you will exert a stronger influence than the king.

The more countries that have been through a long time, the more this phenomenon is noticeable, but the two southern kingdoms were the same.

After pushing the gods of other countries to control the rulers of the provinces, they are now strong enough to be burdensome.

‘I have to organize it once.’

‘It hurts my pride to be played by the young prince, but it’s not bad.’

The Seongguk would be busy keeping the Empire in check, so they just had to walk the path the Empire had pierced.

Sometimes, if the Empire is tired, it would be enough to just give them a push from behind.

As the eyes of the kings of the two kingdoms changed towards the pope, the nobles around them were also lost in thought.

The Iron Federation and the Principality, which are relatively free from the priesthood, also watched this situation with interest.

It was a principality called the country of irons and knights, which was close to the merchant federation, but it was inconvenient to have a strong influence over the entire western continent.

However, with the Continental Conference as an opportunity, it seemed that the influence of the Holy Nation would sharply decrease, and the attitude towards the meeting changed actively.

In the case of the principality, there were a lot of injured people trying to wipe out monsters or criminals from the eastern continent, but in this case, there was a limit to the healers, so it was a position to complain to the castle every time.

Of course, the cost of treatment could also be called according to their liking, so a huge amount of money was consumed every year.

But what if there are many religions all over the continent?

Since they would be competing for the prey of a duchy that paid huge amounts of money, that alone could greatly reduce the amount of money consumed.

In the case of the Iron League, they were busy calculating the impact on the West Continent if the castle collapsed.

Like merchants, they had to do the tightrope walking by calculating the case where something else would fill the void where the temples were lost, and the case of the collapse of the kingdom and the revival of the empire.

“I think I said something like this.”

Watching the sight of rolling her eyes in silence, Kariel smiled leisurely.

“When it comes to warlocks, Seongguk is probably the best expert, so I’m worried that I may have hurt my heart for nothing.”

“Is that possible? It must be the fault of Sungkuk for the priests to show no faith.”

Seeing the pope still answering with a kind expression even after eating a big bite, Cariel admired himself.

‘Like a fox, one room is not enough, isn’t it?’

Kariel laughed at me thinking so.

“I don’t know what decision will be made, but the role of the Holy Kingdom for warlocks will not change in the future.”

“haha… … If you think so, I would be grateful.”

Saying that, the pope slightly bowed his head.

In effect, the kingdom’s declaration of defeat.

The Empire was victorious on the eve of the Continental Congress and the prelude to the flag fight.

Kariel, who created the situation, left the banquet hall with a satisfied smile and a formal greeting with the leaders of other countries.

“It is as rumored.”

“I was deceived by your young face and looked at you lightly, and then you ate a punch.”

The Pope smiled at the words of the Sunsword and looked at the door through which Kariel had exited.

His mouth was clearly smiling, but his eyes were colder than ever.

Even before Kariel came, it was an atmosphere where he was playing around according to his intentions, but he smashed it with a powerful blow.

Even if the empire could have an overwhelming advantage, the ability to draw the atmosphere itself to itself at once knew that rumors related to it were never overestimated.

“… … It won’t be easy to get through the Continental Congress.”

The Pope quickly shook his head.

The idea of maintaining the number of temples within the empire after paying the indemnity had already been erased from his mind for a long time.

Leaving even a few temples in the empire.

And it changed to maintaining the influence of temples in each country at least a little.

Only then will there be a glimmer of hope that the influence of the Holy Nation on the Empire will be revived later.

When the pope drastically revised the existing strategy itself in a single fight, other countries also revised their strategies themselves.

‘Let’s make the Holy Kingdom a sacrifice!’

Everyone looked at the Pope with this thought.

The moment Kariel gave them a ceremonial salutation while biting the pope in the banquet hall, it was as if all the nations had tacitly agreed to destroy the Holy Nation.

* * *

The incident of openly insulting the pope while welcoming the heads of state quickly spread throughout the capital.

Most of the festival goers knew this before the day was over.

Under such circumstances, the Continental Congress finally began in earnest.

the morning of the meeting.

Kariel, who hurriedly called the two princes to the prince’s palace, sat them down and said,

“From now on, I will go with two plans.”

“Two?”

“okay.”

At Rufiel’s question, Kariel nodded and said.

“It’s hard to handle the Pope with your level right now. So, everyone has to share their roles.”

At Kariel’s words, the two princes nodded.

While presiding over the Continental Congress, they clearly felt their shortcomings, so when they lowered their heads with a confident expression, Kariel patted them on the shoulders and said,

“Seriel, you organize the meeting with an emphasis on thoroughly driving out the warlocks from the Western Continent.”

“You mean to drive it out?”

“okay.”

Kariel emphasized it once again while looking at Seriel.

“It is not the annihilation of the warlocks. Again, the main purpose is to drive them out of the western continent. Don’t be fooled by the Pope’s cunning tongue, and push this forward unconditionally.”

“No need to… … .”

Hearing Seriel’s words, Kariel sighed and said.

“How long do you think it will take to finish the warlocks completely?”

“that… … .”

“As time goes on, there is a possibility that the priests will climb again. So we have to move with the goal of expelling them from the western continent. Only then can the kingdom fall to the abyss.”

Seriel understood what Kariel meant and nodded her head.

“A foreign minister would have understood what my intentions were. So keep it by your side and get help from time to time.”

“All right.”

“great. Then, Luffiel. What did I tell you to prepare?”

“it’s over.”

Since Kariel had ordered in advance to investigate the abilities of priests of religions other than Seongguk, Luffiel pulled out a piece of paper with brief information from his arms.

“You have to subtly appeal to the heads of state except for Seong-guk that our plan is like this.”

The revival of folk beliefs within the Empire.

This was a card that would definitely work for the southern kingdoms.

If the empire moves first, the southern kingdoms will also give strength as they need to weaken the theocracy.

The problem is the pope.

“… … Should I break through the pope’s check?”

Cariel nodded at Rufiel’s question.

It was clear that the pope would do everything in his power to block them in order to preserve their influence.

It was clear that it would not be an easy fight because Rufiel had to break through the check and appeal it to the heads of other countries.

“With the help of the Minister of Home Affairs. Don’t be fooled by the pope’s words, just stay by his side and listen to what he has to say. That alone will provide some defense.”

“… … Yes.”

Luffiel puts on a confident expression.

It was the same with Seriel.

The fear that they, who are still young, will be able to deal with the famous old fox in the West Continent.

I wouldn’t have known it before, but as I was hosting the Continental Congress, I felt keenly how great Kariel’s ability was.

How to see as much as you know.

Unlike before, the two princes were struggling in the shadow of Kariel, who looked like a giant.

“If you want to become emperor, you will go through an even greater crisis than now. Will it be like this then as it is now?”

The two princes remain silent at Kariel’s question.

Since the two princes were still young, Kariel sighed and read.

Now was not the time to take the hawk, but the time to comfort him.

“You guys are doing great. Anyway, the plate is overwhelmingly advantageous to us. Even if you lose a little bit, it’s an advantage that won’t show, so don’t be afraid.”

“… … Yes.”

“All right.”

At the two princes’ confident voices, Kariel smiled and said,

“Let me tell you one helpful thing: the heads of the Continental Congress will not be able to concentrate on the meeting.”

“Yes?”

“What are you talking about?”

The two princes tilt their heads at Kariel’s words.

Kariel gave a present to the cute younger siblings, whose expressions that were not confident until just now disappeared and showed expressions full of questions.

“You were wondering why I don’t preside over the meeting myself?”

“Yes.”

At Seriel’s answer, Kariel smiled and said.

“I plan to personally meet the envoys from other countries one by one.”

“Yes? no way… … .”

Rufiel put on a puzzled expression.

“okay. We need to finalize the issue of reparations.”

At Kariel’s words, the faces of the two princes brightened.

“The main topic of the Continental Conference is about warlocks. So shouldn’t we meet the issue of compensation separately?”

“Yes! Yes.”

“you’re right.”

“So don’t be afraid to do it. As long as you raise your guard and defend well, I’ll take care of you.”

At Kariel’s words, the little ones hiding behind the reassuring older brother nodded eagerly.

Undaunted by the pope’s words, the younger siblings escaped the prince’s palace, repeating over and over again that they should carry out only what Kariel had ordered.

Kariel, who was looking at her younger siblings happily, called Tarion.

“Prepare to meet the Shinigami.”

“Communication in advance… … .”

“That won’t work.”

Tarion, who was about to act immediately, was stopped by Kariel.

“Communication is done right after the Continental Congress begins.”

Saying that, Kariel smiled broadly.

The demonic laugh made Tarion flinch involuntarily.

In order to match the heads of other countries, candidates for the next crown prince were sent to the Continental Congress.

But what about the envoys who will handle the issue of reparations?

Since the difference in status is serious, will the prince have the strength to overturn the tilted board in a situation where the crown prince starts with a half-win?

“Hmm… … Who should I meet first?”

Kariel laughed as if she was having fun while muttering that.

Over the course of several days, he had already prepared materials to half-kill the Shinigami.

All that’s left is to blow one blow at a time based on the facts and lay them down.

“It seems to have started.”

As we leisurely drank tea and waited for the meeting to begin, Tarion hurried in and announced the start of the meeting.

“What’s the mood?”

“Not bad. First of all, the two princes are conducting the meeting in complete disregard of the Pope.”

“It’s a good strategy. Did the Minister of Foreign Affairs make it?”

“It seems so.”

Due to the lack of skills of the princes, there is no point in arguing with the Pope for nothing.

In such a case, it was not bad to go with a strategy of completely ignoring it.

Even if words could come out later, it was important to win first.

“If this is enough, you don’t have to worry too much.”

“I would like to.”

The two princes took a strategy of ignoring the pope, but the heads of the remaining states were also not accommodating.

Even if not as much as the Pope, they all ate a lot of political jjambap.

In particular, in the case of the head of the Iron Federation, he was no different than the head of the merchants, so his speech was also significant.

“There is nothing good about taking too long. Let’s start right away.”

When Kariel, who had decided to move quickly for his younger brothers, looked at Tharion, he lowered his head and asked.

“Where should I put the flue?”

“Shall we start with Iron first?”

At Kariel’s words, Tarion bowed his head and left the palace.

Iron, an association of merchants.

That’s why they were so sensitive about money.

What if you could rip out a lot of reparations against those guys? That itself will become a reference point and will make it easier to pressure other countries.

“ruler! Then let’s have a tongue-in-cheek fight for the first time in a while.”

Kariel muttered that, and had a more joyful expression than ever.