Water Magician

Chapter 406: Pope’s Inauguration Day

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The day of the inauguration of the Pope.

The popes inauguration is a ceremony held exactly one year after the pope ascends to the throne, and also serves as a public announcement to distant lands.

This is the first time that a delegation from the Central Countries has visited, but nations and religious leaders from the Dark Continent with whom they have relatively good relations are often invited.

It seemed that a total of nearly 400 people had been invited from the Dark Continent this time as well

Theyre divided into right and left. Im not familiar with that kind of outfit.

Amon pointed out using his good eyesight.

How should I put it, the colors are so flashy.

They use a lot of primary colors. It seems that there are people associated with religion, and their clothes also combine multiple colors, such as red and green, so they stand out.

The design is pretty cool!

Niels stated the facts, Etho pointed out the differences in clothing between the priests of the Central Countries and the clergy of the Western Countries, and Ryo gave his impressions faithfully based on his criteria.

The people they saw at Cafe Roemer were wearing clothes from Western Countries, but apparently they wear their countrys clothes for ceremonies like this.

They were in the auditorium of the huge Circular Assembly Hall on the grounds of the Papal Palace.

The Circular Assembly Hall looked like the Colosseum in Rome on Earth and is used for events like this where a large number of people participate.

The Circular Assembly Hall is called Circular, but it is actually oval.

A perfectly round shape is called a perfect circle, while an oval shape is a perfect circle flattened slightly.

The seats where Ryo and the Kingdom delegation were sitting were right in the center of the flattened portion.

The Imperial delegation was to the right of the Kingdom delegation, and the Union delegation was to the left.

Incidentally, the clergy of the Western Church sat opposite them.

And it seemed that the guests from the Dark Continent were sitting at the rounded section.

We are all in one place, but the guests from the Dark Continent are divided into left and right.

As Ryo pointed out, they were seated separately on the right and left ends of the long axis of the ellipse.

I heard from a monk I met at the Papal Palace that the Dark Continent is divided into eastern and western nations by the coast. These nations have been at war with each other for over a hundred years. So it seems like the Church considered that

The person who answered that was Zeke, the priest from Room 11, who was sitting behind Room 10.

Before he knew it, Zeke seemed to have made acquaintances within the Papal Palace.

Even Ryo couldnt make one Zeke is terrifying!

Ah, its Monk Carle, who Ryo-san also knows.

It was someone he knew

Come to think of it, I dont see Cardinal Graham?

Niels looked at the audience seats in front and commented.

I heard that the Archbishops and above will march into the arena, not be seated in the audience seats.

Zeke answered that as well.

Probably heard from Monk Carle.

Gong.

At that moment, the bell rang.

It was just once, but with just that, the Western Church audience seated in front fell silent.

The silence spread to the Dark Continent guest seats, and finally to the seats of the Central Countries delegations.

The four people from Room 10 and the three from Room 11 kept quiet.

A perfect silence where there wasnt even a single cough.

An assembly hall that held 3,000 people.

A group of people entered the arena in complete silence.

Leading the group were the twelve cardinals dressed in crimson.

Their scarlet garments were the same as usual, but even from a distance, they looked quite extravagant.

Behind the cardinals was a man in white robes.

The Pope.

A man who disappeared twice.

A man Ryo should have defeated twice.

And apparently revived twice.

At first glance, he looked exactly the same as before.

However, he appeared the same as the Pope they saw at the welcome ceremony for the Central Countries delegation a few months ago judging by the way he carried himself.

Yes, he was not the same Pope during the last two battles.

Never let your guard down at any time!

While such a conversation was taking place at the Kingdom delegation, the leader of the neighboring Union delegation, Former King Roberto Pirlo, tilted his head slightly.

Your Majesty, is something wrong?

Groen, the guard captain standing nearby, asked.

Hmm. The condition of the civil officials

Roberto Pirlo replied in a low voice.

When Groen was told that, he looked around.

Ah, thats true they seem quite tired from negotiating day after day

The expression on his face showed that he cared for the civil officials from the bottom of his heart.

But Roberto Pirlo shook his head.

Even if thats true, its strange.

Hm?

Groen tilted his head at Roberto Pirlos muttering.

He didnt understand what former king Roberto Pirlo was implying.

Roberto Pirlo was looking not only at the Union delegation but also at the Kingdom delegation.

As expected the Kingdoms civil officials appear the same too.

It was true that the Kingdoms civil officials were exhausted and some of them were even asleep.

Roberto Pirlo closed his eyes, as if he had just realized something.

He closed his eyes and searched for something.

During that time, of course, the guard captain, Groen, did not say anything.

Roberto Pirlo was searching or thinking about something it was the guard captains job to stay out of his way.

Their magical power has been drained.

Hah?

Roberto Pirlo opened his eyes and muttered that, and Groen let out a voice of surprise.

The ground or rather, this audience seat. Magical power is being drained from our bodies. Probably from all of us.

Everyone?

At least every member of the delegations sitting in this audience.

Groen was taken aback by Roberto Pirlos words.

And then looked around again.

But, other than the civil officials, the others are

Yes, it looks like that at first glance. Civil officials dont have a lot of magical power in general. Those with a large amount of magical power go on to magic universities or go out into the field and use magic. Those people enjoy better treatment. The officials here are pure civil officials. They dont have a lot of magical power. Therefore, the effects of having their magical power removed will be more noticeable than the adventurers. Of course, even more so for the knights.

In Phi, it is known that all humans possess magical power.

Those who can release the magical power they possess are called magicians.

However, even if it cannot be released outside, magical power circulates within everyones body.

If for some reason, the magical power circulating in your body decreases drastically, it is called magical power depletion, and you will pass out or fall asleep.

People who dont have a lot of magical power to begin with will run out of magical power faster than others

But, siphoning out magical power through this audience seat who would do something like that?

Guard Captain Groen shook his head and muttered.

Naturally, only someone in the upper echelons of the church would be able to pull off such a large-scale scheme. Now, as for why

Roberto Pirlo frowned and shook his head.

He knew the cause, but he couldnt think of a way to solve the problem.

The reason Roberto Pirlo noticed this subtle flow of magical power was that he was a top-notch magician.

However, even he couldnt think of a solution to get out of the situation.

I cant think of one, but I feel like that person could think of one Its really strange to think that way.

Roberto Pirlo muttered while chuckling a little.

Then, he said to Groen beside him.

Groen, hurry up and go to the Kingdom delegation next door and call for Ryo-dono.

Ryo-dono?

Yes. Tell him that I would like to borrow his help in dealing with the abnormal situation that is currently occurring.

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