Chapter 192.2
Mhmm. Lets get back to the subject. Well, it seems like we got a lot of work to do. To be honest, Im becoming more wary of the movements of a group of people and my neglect has gained them more influence than I had imagined.
What?
There is this group called the Coffin Sarg, you see. In short, it is a group of people who believe that the end of the world is near.
What kind of doomsday thinking was that?
They are saying that the previous Demon King was supposedly killed by a hero who was chosen by the oracle of Gods. The resurrection of the Demon King is due to Gods abandonment of mankind Well, thats the logic behind their beliefs.
Ah. In a world where God existed, how could anyone think that God had abandoned people? Someone non-religious like me would never think of God helping them. But in this world, the resurrection of the Demon King might be a storm at a level beyond my imagination especially for religious people.
And for some reason, there tend to be a certain number of people who honestly believe in such a doomsday scenario.
I understand that there are people like that, but, so what about them?
We didnt think it was worth our time to deal with them either, but the idea is slowly spreading.
Why again?
Even under the circumstances of the Demon Kings resurrection, the nobles are still fighting for power and neglecting the governance of their people. Thats enough to make the Gods angry, right?
Ugh. I mean, it wasnt as if everyone in power was playing around, but rather, some of them were working hard to deal with the situation in the best way possible.
Its the way of the world when politics is called into question. Even if you solve ninety-nine problems, when you fail on the remaining one, it is inevitable that some people will only remember that failure.
I couldnt help but comment, Thats why, as I said before, I want to stay away from politics as much as possible.
You cant do that. Its impossible. I give up.
Please dont cut me off at the seams like that.
They disregard the law, do not hesitate to break their vows, are addicted to alcohol and drugs, and do not consider murder to be wrong. Eventually, they claim, all the bad in the world will accumulate, and the world will be completely abandoned by God and the world will be destroyed. Oh, and there is also the fact that they no longer see any value in their work.
It seems as if someone is fanning the flames in order to spread that the teachings are true.
His Majesty sees it that way as well. That is why we set out to round them up, but in the process we discovered that they have spread to the nobility as well.
Mysticism, even in my previous life, was somehow prevalent among nobility. It may have been because there were people who had too much time on their hands in the aristocracy, so they tend to fall in love with such heretical ideas.
The trouble is, we dont know who believes it secretly.
The human mind was truly unknown. Even smart people believed in the apocalypse, or as Old Man Uwe would say, there were different kinds of smart people.
In other words, there may be someone who seemed to be smart but believed in the doomsday theory. Conversely, someone who would be considered smart may even engage in extremely stupid behavior. Fanatics were quite a handful to deal with.
Well, I see, if there were people like this in nobility, this would certainly become really troublesome. This conflict was of a different kind from the previous ones I was involved in. And that had been bothering me.
Isnt there also the risk that those who believe in it can end up becoming pawns of the Demon Army?
There is certainly a danger that those who actively think of bringing the end of the world closer will work for the demonic side.
The national side must have taken steps to prevent the demons from entering the royal capital, but they had ruled out the possibility of a human informing on the Demon Army. The reason for this was that it was inevitable that the demons would eventually kill them if they did so.
However, if they were steeped in the thought of giving up on life from the beginning, they would not be concerned about such a thing. It was possible that the happenings inside the royal capital have started to leak out to the Demon Army side.
What worried me even more was the conspiracy that had been going on for the past few days, which was so blatant and poor that it seemed as if they didnt care if a third party found out about it or not. Perhaps this series of events was
Was this perhaps a plot on the part of the Demon Army?
I would like to believe so. I also wondered if they were the ones who wanted to make it look like the end of the world was approaching, it would be a situation of Was it the Egg or the Bird first?.
But to promote a doomsday agenda.
Doomsday agenda sounds like a very clever description.
Oh, right. There was no such word in this world, was there? That was not my main point, though, so I would leave it at that.
Do you have any good idea who is in charge?
I cant think of anyone right now.
The biggest problem was that my perspective was doubly and triply different from the people of this world. First and foremost, I have no faith in God, and I think the whole doomsday nonsense was ridiculous. I also believed that Mazell would definitely win against the Demon King.
I had no idea how people who believe in such doomsday ideas think when I tried to judge them rationally. I suppose the people at the heart of the country probably think the same way as I do, but
I understand. We have no choice but to deal with this matter at the national level, but I would like Sir to be very careful about it as well.
Yes, I understand.
Even if by not many, I was being resented by merchants because of affecting their wealth, and some nobles were jealous of me. Now, there was even a terrorist group that wanted to cause a disturbance, and they also believed in the eventual victory of the Demon Army. I was probably nothing more than an obstacle to them.
The good thing was that the government was dealing with these matters. The only thing I needed to do was to be careful about the surroundings while believing in them to have good results.
I understand that point for the time being. And what about the plan to defend the royal capital?
Yes, about that, I have something to tell you as well.
This was important as well. So much to do.
In the end, I returned home late that day. I had left my cloak with Lily when Norbert came up to me.
Welcome home, Welner-sama.
Oh, did something happen?
Yes. An invitation has arrived.
I opened the envelope and looked through it, wondering what the invitation was. I was a little surprised. I thought about going right away, but after what Id heard today, I was afraid Id get in trouble if I wandered out on my own.
Call Neurath and Schunzel back immediately. Well be heading out.
Yes, sir.
Welner-sama, how about dinner?
I think well probably have a light meal. Or rather, I think Lily should join us.
Lily looked surprised when I showed her the sender of the invitation, but shook her head.
No, I dont think my name is on it.
I see, my bad.
No, have a good trip. Well be waiting for your return.
We made our move when Neurath and the others joined me. I entered a restaurant with a stately appearance, one of the finest in the royal capital, and showed them the invitation. I guess it was out of curiosity that even a waiter at this level checked my face for a moment.
At any rate, I was let through to a private room without any problems.
Sorry, I made you wait.
Dont worry about it. Im sorry for calling you so suddenly.
I greeted him first, and then bowed. I was glad to hear everything was all right.
A year ago, I would never have imagined that I would meet Mazell and the rest of his party at a place like this.
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