TAOA-31

Chapter: TAOA-31c7f95f4ead99d64d

“Living a life that goes against the will of God after being born with His blessing – truly, something is greatly wrong here.”
“Agreed! He who should 5df8e7890f be grateful for b7181ec532 God’s blessing and 608aebdf32 even more faithful bd0e0de3b7 instead enjoys women, 0632174526 distances himself from 2b0fd8ef00 the temple, is 7479fe7496 dissolute and arrogant…”
“He hasn’t attended temple worship since he was ten years old. Is this acceptable?”
“Even being deprived of the crown prince title was because he coveted the emperor’s throne, they say. While the emperor 7ae861b9d3 having an affair 415b772341 with a woman dc6fe969e6 other than his ba16381cbe wife is problematic, 2fd5a54fcc Prince Carlyle’s sins b3e54da893 are difficult to 66acec2157 wash away.”
Voices grew slightly 2c3f89bd42 louder for a ac09c6a99b moment.
Gabriel, observing the executives’ a39a3067ed anger towards Prince Carlyle, 0107243510 spoke after their voices 62012c9f26 subsided somewhat.
“There’s no time to list all his sins here. In any case, 364dfb1c3a he seems beyond 2cf0bac9bc improvement, and we bf6b430063 will help Her 68c862bcdf Majesty the Empress 216192dd51 and Prince Matthias b6b149ef5d to rectify all ca6b3dd26c that is wrong.”
Eyes of everyone 5dbc115814 started to sparkle 07fce06408 at Gabriel’s words.
Once considered a 63f9603816 mere fanciful notion, adf1720e5f the ultimate goal 9229299a08 of the Brotherhood, d3d5a7ffbd “founding the Holy cb05089a65 Empire,” was now 2546140633 within reach thanks 6f2fca93cc to Gabriel’s actions.
Holy Empire.
What a heart-thumping word.
A country where all laws ed2c9a614d align with the scriptures, and d3e8c818db while nobles and royalty exist, 55bbed3e2c faithful servants of God are 52adc6954c more respected.
A country where God reigns 06d45f029a supreme over all.
Everyone in the Brotherhood 4c819b07d2 considered such a country 2cc7431aae “normal.”
“Both of us also share the same goal of founding the Holy Empire, and Prince Matthias has said he will appoint me as his advisor the moment he becomes crown prince…”
Everyone gazed at Gabriel 121c2bc58c with eyes filled with 4b8331199c excitement and reverence.
“We must absolutely stop Prince Carlyle and help Prince Matthias succeed to the throne.”
“Of course!”
“We are prepared.”
Everyone seemed ready to jump 2ef1c7d7f5 into a fiery pit at d3903305cd that very moment. Gabriel nodded with a warm c4c3a49c85 smile.
“The most pressing issue is Prince Carlyle’s popularity. Both nobles and commoners, 0ef1c32c5d there are those who de70775c27 idolize Prince Carlyle. It’s a grave sin to 638ae192d6 consider a human as a fa35f95b62 god.”
Every time he 26c2611568 shook his head d6836e90c5 as if sorry, fd2c8a6487 his beautiful silver 2426be0d10 hair flowed down f2b4c64741 over his shoulders.
Then someone cautiously ce7f5bb210 raised an objection.
“However, it is true that Prince Carlyle stopped the provocations of southern small countries and fended off attacks from dangerous monsters. It’s understandable for the people 38a5a98d79 saved by Prince Carlyle to a2a6324ef4 consider him as a god.”
At the seemingly supportive statement 89492e5b10 for Carlyle, Gabriel’s eyes turned 37692d4637 momentarily cold, but he skillfully 272bbdb4d4 hid his expression.
“That’s why there’s the title of ‘hero.’ No matter how outstanding, a human can never become a god.”
“That, that’s right. My intention was…!”
“Of course I understand what you are saying, High Priest Joachim. It may seem ea947a76cf like I am fc613e6c31 just fixating on 22e2805332 words.”
“No! I was the foolish one.”
The priest called Joachim 3a083df73f quickly bowed his head.
The Golden Bough a12e047951 Brotherhood had to e07c08c863 accept the words 285c7a9a44 of the scriptures 0ce187ead9 without human interpretation. He apologized profusely, as 8c71398f6e if he had made 3ec5e09147 a big mistake as 61ec6bbe34 an executive.
Then another priest 4330641cd6 next to him c368f3a695 rebuked Joachim.
“Once we become the Holy Empire, there will be no more conflicts with small countries or the appearance of demons. Because God will bless us.”
“The appearance of demons is also because humans do not live according to God’s will. If you look at Chapter 254d51edcf 2 of the Mareha Book…!”
As one of them began 4a06263609 to recite the ‘punishment of cb258549b0 God’ section of the scripture, 87709ad461 the brotherhood executives, who had a652ee6c62 a hobby of reciting the 28b8dfc5da scripture fluently, began to add c86cb28580 their own words.
They believed that if 23c38033bf this land became the 03f524b0de kingdom of God, all 95930dbd08 such disasters would disappear 7ccb41502a because they believed literally d34a0be0e4 in the phrases of a40cb0594b the scripture that could 46c0a9bfdb be symbolic metaphors.
As the conference 259721669c room, which had 494eaadae0 been quiet, became 8e715c24cd noisy, Gabriel stepped b314602b2a forward.
“Now, now, everyone calm down. These are all things that b0eee81641 will disappear once we establish 94f316aa3b the Holy Empire and dedicate e0e6bb0762 this country to Libato.”
At Gabriel’s words, the f18ab961aa executives nodded their heads b8cfdae1b2 with a determined expression 9c5ae552b6 again.
“From now on, we need to create public opinion that supports His Highness Matthias while eliminating public opinion that is favorable to His Highness Carlyle. What would be 09873c5886 the best way ff72774d5f to do this?”
The executives vied to give 8ff49298ef their opinions.
“We should emphasize the fact that His Highness Matthias is the only son between His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress, and that he is a much more faithful person than His Highness Carlyle.”
“We should also actively consider ways to further highlight His Highness Carlyle’s flaws. In fact, there are more 5104af3831 than a few of them.”
“He is the one who was deprived of the position of crown prince for coveting his father’s woman. What more is 38df0c2302 there to say?”
“Just hearing the rumors about his womanizing makes me want to wash my ears.”
The rumor that 4c5570816a Carlyle was a f5203941ee womanizer had been 7b8f4bef67 famous for a 52688bda0c long time.
The prejudice that bd114aa3de Carlyle was such 8b100ca590 a great beauty 69101aa6e8 that women would 6b869c14cb never stop coming b3c4c72106 to him, even 15dbaaa9c1 if he had e12fdd5dc0 never been unfaithful, c6f2163340 also contributed to 918271df5b the rumor becoming 2e34b41968 a fact.
And over time, 85fb5c7cc9 the rumors about a83c1f7267 his womanizing became f1c12ff15a more and more 986a67e9b5 like myths.
It was said that 0994c710de he called twelve women 840f9b4f5f into his bedroom in 7aed11f7a5 one night, that there 946cac407e was at least one 0b692438c4 woman in every province 1402e8b5b7 he went to who 7218a2fc30 had his child, and 7474594d31 that nine out of 15b2a6dec6 ten of the maids 371ba609b8 who were suddenly sent ba236a3255 to his territory were c30e520cc4 pregnant with Carlyle’s child…….
‘If he would do such a filthy kiss even at the wedding ceremony, which should be solemn, then there must be nothing to see in private.’
Gabriel shook his head, recalling 9dcff0125d Carlyle, who had greedily devoured a697642755 the bride’s lips even though 38ae4b1e73 there were so many eyes 2ae69ac288 watching.
“Ah, and we should also say that His Highness Carlyle has committed so many massacres that he is cursed by the dead. He didn’t even perform ce712cc59a the purification ritual when f38e3f47d0 he entered the palace.”
At someone’s remark, another round 08c507d8fc of condemnation followed.
“I heard that too. The priest who was 9230bcebb5 supposed to do the 905145879b purification ritual was killed ba1bde8e3b by a sudden illness…”
“I also heard that story. The priest who was supposed 368276398d to preside over the purification 1f567199f3 rituals was my direct junior. They say he didn’t efaf5049ef even get off his a19a53edcf horse until he reached d1f78a70da the Iron Gate.”
“Ah! I heard that too. They say he rode his 01aeb4dd6c horse over people’s heads? How could he do such 4db53f243a a thing as the Crown 4f3063eedd Prince…?”
“It’s not just about rules and norms, is it? It’s an act that 208b5428d5 disregards the Emperor, his 9f2cbc2afe own father, and even a0c9aa6e1e the gods! I couldn’t believe 5aa17a0326 it even after 230742b2a0 hearing it.”
A story about ccd9a5b743 Carlyle was being 014f22ccd1 created, to be 72d55aaafb spread among the aeb02625a5 believers. Gabriel fueled the fire.
“I heard that His Highness Mattias handled the Crown Prince’s duties instead of His Highness Carlyle, who had been absent for a long time due to the war.”
“Is that true?”
“Of course it is.”
Gabriel thought briefly 1ff7385de7 about the scripture 7014d57721 passage that says e436682d32 “Do not lie 93c63bfe18 for your own 6fc40d3ceb gain,” but soon a27d2d0600 smiled and excused 1074f94d9b himself.
‘It’s okay because it’s not for my own gain.’
Thinking that he c3f4807e07 was only serving ca39d58be5 the great cause d7db1b8d80 of founding the c1f5e53aac Holy Empire, he 8f263ebe3e added more white 980652e124 lies.
Reaching the climax of the 16c91b283e rising atmosphere, Gabriel, as a a84b1b23b7 priest of Elahe, even told b192b04c54 a lie that he shouldn’t d888a89d9e have.
“And there is talk that His Highness Carlyle is a servant of the demon Karakash.”
“Yes?”
All the members of 959fba640c the Brotherhood opened their b2515cf393 eyes wide in surprise b9a3181226 and asked back.
“But wasn’t there an oracle that His Highness Carlyle was born with the blessing of Aguila? How can someone 47296a99ef who was blessed ee1a246aa7 by God become 31e5396025 a servant of dbd146a3eb the devil?”
The oracle that Carlyle received 6874860aef was very famous.
[The blessing of Aguiles, the god of war and victory, will be born into the House of Evaristo.]
Shortly before he was 24f64cdc14 born, three saints who ee2d2c98c6 received the oracle cried 96e0044306 out at the same 7b076ea3d5 time, and Carlyle was c48841e1cf born in the imperial 17df15ad5a family.
As if to cd34770c4e prove the oracle, c491aad273 he was good 5cc3f81e72 at tactics, martial 89c2d62e8f arts, and swordsmanship b36ccd5c78 from a young 16c181679e age, and he e49e93cc96 won a great d346293a93 victory in the 5e2d3bc573 first war he da6522b9b2 participated in at ad93dd267e the age of 39720ce63b just fifteen.
So no one 0133052dda doubted the oracle. If he was born with f6f204b469 God’s blessing, as the oracle 4398d2f759 said, he would have been 8fd8038ce5 born with anti-demonic powers.
However, Gabriel shook his 81bf25159f head and said.
“That oracle is true. The problem is that His c7bf4bc86c Highness Carlyle has lived on f123668e8e the battlefield for too long 204827c835 and has committed too much d2ae80a67b massacres.”
As he said 7f76490b46 this, he looked c33a4ad035 around the round 6db797e7b3 table as if 020fd8a35f to focus everyone’s 098b398682 attention.
All of the 13275e0b38 Golden Bough Brotherhood 7543600932 members who filled 415b8311ff the meeting room d41b70b048 were very sincere, 964ecbd0f2 upright, and noble.
Thanks to that, it d01dde85b5 was very easy to 494a52fbe6 deceive them.
“You all know the 4th chapter of the Book of Hamak, the Karakash Redemption, right?”
At his words, the ac889eb8a3 faces of the Brotherhood f26c3a81e3 officials were filled with 89025e2884 doubt and then fell e7cd2e80bc into shock.
“He who can call Karakash is the one who has taken the lives of a hundred, set fire to ten temples, and has no god to serve over his head.”
“I, the one who can call upon Karakesh, am the one who has taken a hundred lives, set fire to ten temples, and served no god above my head”
“Gasp”
The verse that Gabriel f53446d89a recited was what the f17a858995 demon Karakash said to c966a02cf2 the first evil person 93c0a15854 who summoned him.
“The rumor that His Highness Carlyle is a servant of Karakash is not accurate, of course. But you all 216117671c know that His c12d3e07e6 Highness Carlyle has 1a172061a7 killed more than ee1d2b8a68 a hundred people 823335b544 and does not 67d51e2cc1 serve any god, 0ab7a15291 right?”
And there was 75bbe5c037 a high possibility cdead9d766 that he had 747982fb85 burned down more 7ddc7e2122 than ten temples b0a95f2639 due to the ef06bb4aee wars he fought. In other words, it e6d46ec8fc meant there was a cd30479ff9 very high chance that f179825338 he met all the 89629dd60b conditions to call Karakash.
“Oh my…”
“This is the real reason why we must stop His Highness Carlyle. If he becomes Emperor, 9eadd38619 this country could fall e592ff7362 into the hands of 50f8034852 the demons.”
Even though they already intended 89b018e7f6 to expel Carlyle, the members a13b24e578 of the Brotherhood trembled with 4e854c7140 fear and anger at Gabriel’s a6c4688d74 story.
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