I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

22 – Go to Hell 2

A map of the continent unfolding before your eyes.

Originally, it was shaped like a European continent of the world I was in, but basically the borders of the countries and the names of the existing countries followed the original novel.

Among them, the most notable was the territory of the Holy Empire, which occupies a vast territory that covers almost the entire northwest of Benessa, where we are.

It is a transportation hub located in the center of the continent, and a great empire that owns the most fertile and wide territory.

However, the situation inside this seemingly fearless superpower was not in a very good condition, contrary to its appearance.

In the meantime, due to various mistakes, the authority of the Emperor of the Holy Empire was not the same as before, and because of this, the monarchs of each province in the Empire.

High-ranking lords, so-called Elector Counts, were aiming to expand their forces centering on their territory.

The Elector Counts, who somehow want to get out of the emperor’s shadow and strengthen their own power.

For such electoral empresses, the so-called heretic uprising that has recently been making noise on the continent is a very good excuse as a means to weaken the emperor’s influence in their territory and strengthen their independence, in other words, their own power. was working as

Fundamentally, the emperor’s authority rested on the ecclesiastical powers that appointed him and on the pope.

And the doctrine of the heretics who go against it is soon becoming an excuse for the lords to legally rebel against the emperor’s authority, and at the same time, a very good weapon to turn the people’s hearts to themselves.

As a result,

Although the conflict has not been revealed yet. Currently, the Holy Empire could be said to be divided into two factions.

The North is ruled by the Elector Counts who officially approve heretical forces and believe in their ideas.

And the south, where the emperor and his aides are at the center, and the principle is to thoroughly adhere to the doctrines of the church.

However, despite these potential conflicts, the northern lords have not yet been able to openly rebel against the emperor.

Even though it was less than in the past, the authority of the emperor was still alive, and at the same time, it also had a powerful force that could never be ignored.

In addition, as the current emperor, Matisse, is not particularly sensitive to heresy and has a policy of embracing them, it is an ambiguous position to raise a rebellion with a religious cause.

In fact, even in the original work, conflict between them began in earnest after the death of the current emperor Matisse. It was after Sisyphus Ferdinand, the new emperor who succeeded him, ascended the throne, and from then on, the empire fell into a hell of rebellion, civil war, and foreign invasion in earnest.

‘Emperor Matisse is still alive, but that won’t be long. In other words, the current Holy Empire is like a powder keg on the verge of exploding. So for now, I have no choice but to try to get through that beggar place as quickly as possible.’

like that

Promising that we must avoid situations in which a shrimp’s back explodes in a battle of whalebacks, my gaze turned to our destination, the ‘pagan country’.

However, the country located there was not originally the Turkic Empire we were going for.

In the first place, the Holy Empire did not border the Turkic Empire, and even if they were meeting, the border between the two countries, which could be said to be enemies no less than Hungary, would have been blocked in the present situation.

As a result, the pagan country we chose as our destination instead of the Turkic Empire.

A country bordering the Holy Empire and possessing formidable territory and national power.

Dragona Empire.

This is the only pagan country that Shylock recommends to us that we can go to at this point, and along with the Turk Empire, it is one of the only two countries that have crossed the river throughout the original story and have not been involved in the mess in the Holy Empire at all. was

In other words, this place was one of the few places where I, who had been excommunicated, and Cazeros, who was about to be excommunicated, could stretch out their legs and live comfortably in the world five seconds before the scandal.

“Although it is a pagan country, fortunately, unlike the Turks, the border area between the Dragona Empire and the Holy Empire is still being traded without major problems. If you pass Bohemia here and pass through the nearby Rhapsody area, you will be able to safely enter the Dragona Empire. I’ll send someone ahead of me to take care of your business.”

“I see… I have to be grateful for the fact that there are still routes left.”

Although the destination has changed,

If you go by land, you are more likely to get involved in troublesome things than by sea, and it will take a long time.

But, nevertheless, I was in a position where I had to be grateful for the fact that I could leave somewhere in the current situation.

If we were to be stuck here for too long, there was a high possibility that Maxim, who had been heavily f*cked by us as we left, would come after us after smelling it, or we would be in trouble with the excommunication of Cazeros, who was defending us.

Even if it takes a few weeks, it is correct to leave here and see.

So I thanked Shylock for showing me a way to use it anyway, even though it wasn’t the way I wanted.

“Anyway, thank you very much, Shylock. Thank you for helping us in this way.”

“Help… Rather, it was you who helped me. If it hadn’t been for the help of you two, I’d probably end up hanging on the gallows at worst. Rather, I feel sorry for not being able to help you this much even though I owed you that much.”

“no. Compared to the help Shylock has received in the meantime, this amount is nothing more than new blood. If you have received a favor, is it not the natural duty of a person to repay it?”

I spoke with feelings of humility, and Shylock looked at me and Cazeros with a small laugh.

“hahahaha.. Looking at you guys, I think I know what the so-called messengers of the gods talk about in the suburbs. If all the members of the church had the same character as you, I might have become a member of the church too.’

“hahahaha… that’s too much praise, Mr. Shylock.”

Shylock said it half-jokingly, and I replied with a light laugh.

“then. Let’s take a good rest here for a while until more detailed matters are sorted out. There are many things to prepare as we have to go a long way, and we will need to recharge our stamina.”

“Thank you, Shylock.”

So, I decided to leave after staying here for about three days for the preparation period, and then I tried to get up slowly as the situation was decided.

at that time..

I started to hear the small but clear voice in my ears.

“The Dragona Empire.. is this how it ends?”

The next moment, Cazeros speaks with some discomfort about our new destination.

Even though I felt a bit puzzled by her reaction, which was even more reluctant than when I talked about going to the Turkic Empire, I didn’t ask about it in detail right away.

Of course, apart from such actions, it was inevitable that these and other thoughts would fill up in my head.

‘Did something happen?… Come to think of it, Cazeros was from a foreign country. Maybe it has something to do with it…’

The correct answer to a story that can only be vaguely approached unless the person concerned speaks.

So, with curiosity about this, I decided to wait for Cazeros to tell me the story later.

And at this time I didn’t know.

What is the meaning of Cazeros’ words?

And about how this will lead my life.

*

Immediately after sending Santana and the others to rest.

A smile slowly began to form on Shylock’s lips.

‘I didn’t know that I would be helped in this way by that child.

In the meantime, he maintained a relationship as a merchant, but he did not express himself.

But… he was watching quietly.

How the son of the person he knew grew up.

And where are you heading at this moment?

‘There will be room to keep an eye on it in the future… Santana Andreas, how a child with such great abilities will change the world…’