Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 743

◈ 743. The Chancellor Arrived

The child the prince pointed to could only be one person, at least within the Redrin Order. The Inquisitor, armed with weapons, stared intently at the suspect.

“Why is the prince—?”

“Th-that kid, that kid, I tried to take away his divine power. I got paid. They said all I had to do was take away his divine power, I didn’t know it would cause this much damage. Really! Everyone here is under my command, why else would I listen to their requests!”

The Inquisitor tapped the weapon, studded with sharp thorns, against his palm.

With each tap, the suspect felt a chilling fear that made his muscles twitch.

“Doesn’t seem like it.”

After a moment of consideration, the armed Inquisitor muttered.

“Ah, still lying.”

The Inquisitor made his decision and raised his weapon high.

“Even if it’s true, you’re still wicked.”

The suspect squeezed his eyes shut, watching the weapon fly towards him.

* * *

“He lied to minimize his crimes, saying he only targeted the prince apprentice priest.”

The Inquisitor, having finished the interrogation, reported to the highest-ranking priest.

The highest-ranking priest furrowed his brow and squinted as much as possible, quickly scribbling down the Inquisitor’s words.

“So, he wasn’t targeting Rembrary? A paladin who was protecting Rembrary actually lost his divine power.”

The highest-ranking priest asked from behind his glasses.

“He was indeed targeting him. But it wasn’t his main goal; he took the job for extra money while targeting this place.”

“Good heavens!”

The secretary priest clenched his fist, outraged.

Attacking a child who had just turned seven. Whether it was a side job or a deliberate act, they were truly wicked and evil.

“The real purpose was to test how much the Grand Order could react to an attack.”

The Inquisitor gestured, and another Inquisitor standing beside him placed a report he had compiled on the highest-ranking priest’s desk.

“…….”

The highest-ranking priest, who had been diligently taking notes, raised his eyebrows and stared at the stack of papers before putting down his pen.

“Even if there’s a change of personnel, the charms aren’t removed in advance. His mistake was not being able to make proper excuses due to nervousness.”

The Inquisitor sneered coldly.

“We should be careful of that prince too. Black magicians skilled enough to target the Grand Order wouldn’t take just any request. They could have been hired by someone with great power or money. Doesn’t that mean those people are targeting that prince?”

The secretary priest huffed beside him again.

The highest-ranking priest took off his glasses and placed them next to his pen, staring into space, lost in thought. He remained like that for a long time before sighing and muttering.

“This is ominous. Very ominous. Are the demons stirring again? We need the high priests from the Redrin and Lumena Orders to come out quickly…….”

* * *

The members of the Grand Order bustled about, contacting the families of the three deceased priests and discussing ways to bring peace to their souls.

They also had to reassure the shocked staff and tourists, and re-examine the safety of the accommodations that had been invaded.

Moreover, they had to thoroughly search and reinforce every corner in case other black magicians or monsters might invade.

The peaceful and leisurely atmosphere of the Grand Order on the day Rembrary and Ridal arrived vanished with a single incident.

The viewing time given to the apprentice priests during the high-ranking priests’ meetings and work was completely eliminated.

The apprentice priests were divided into several groups and had to live under the strict and meticulous guidance of the paladins and staff priests.

“When are we leaving?”

On the third day of living like this, Ridal asked Heather.

Heather had just finished washing up and was twisting her hair with a towel.

“Huh?”

“I miss my friends.”

Ridal whispered gloomily.

“Really? Rembrary, what about you?”

“No. I like it here.”

Ridal glared at Rembrary, who didn’t agree with his opinion.

“You just like this room.”

“That’s right.”

Rembrary waved his hand at Ridal and rolled around on the bed. Rembrary liked that the bed was wide.

Heather squatted next to the bed and took out a small desk calendar from her bag.

“Let’s see, the date is… Ah, right. It’s been much longer than planned since we arrived.”

Heather untied the towel and wiped the bag as water dripped onto it.

“When are we leaving?”

Ridal approached and squatted next to her, asking.

“Hmm. I don’t know. We’ll probably leave soon.”

Heather answered vaguely and ruffled Ridal’s small head.

The Grand Order needed a lot of manpower right now. The apprentice priests had nothing to help with, but the high-ranking priests were very useful.

The high-ranking priests had to squeeze out every last drop of divine power when they weren’t in meetings.

“Oh, I’m so tired.”

Heather lay down on the bed without even drying her hair.

* * *

It was one of those days when the adult priests were tired from being busy and the apprentice priests were bored.

“Wow, look at that!”

“It’s a golden carriage, a golden carriage.”

A dazzling golden carriage, emitting light in all directions with each turn of its wheels, rolled into the main gate of the Grand Order.

The apprentice priests, who had nothing to do, were sitting huddled together on the outdoor stairs when they saw the carriage and exclaimed in admiration.

Rembrary recognized the carriage. That excessively ornate carriage was the one the chancellor used.

The chancellor was very fond of flashy things.

On Rembrary’s and his siblings’ birthdays, the chancellor would shed tears of blood while handing over one of the jewels he had collected.

-I really don’t want to give this to you.

The chancellor always added this. Even though no one had told him to give up his treasures.

“Our youngest one!”

As expected. As soon as the carriage door opened, the chancellor came out, immediately spotted Rembrary, and shouted as he ran over.

The chancellor lifted Rembrary up and spun him around before placing him on the stairs and lamenting.

“You’ve become so thin! Is it because you haven’t been eating properly?”

Ridal, who knew that Rembrary had eaten five loaves of bread by himself, was speechless and gaped beside him.

“Yeah…….”

Rembrary lied without batting an eye and hugged the chancellor.

“Oh, my adorable youngest one!”

The chancellor adored Rembrary the most among the imperial grandchildren.

The apprentice priests sent curious glances.

The staff priest who was taking care of the apprentice priests was a little further away and belatedly ran over.

“What’s going on?”

“I am the Chancellor of Libulen.”

The chancellor said, showing his badge.

“I’ve come to pick up our youngest one.”

Rembrary looked up at the chancellor with wide eyes.

* * *

The chancellor assigned the secretary he had brought to Rembrary and ordered him to pack the prince’s luggage.

Rembrary looked back and forth between the secretary and the chancellor in bewilderment before following the secretary for now.

The chancellor waited for a moment, and the secretary priest of the highest-ranking priest approached.

“This way, please.”

Meanwhile, another secretary priest went to fetch Heather. Heather was summoned almost at the same time as the chancellor arrived at the highest-ranking priest’s room.

As the two entered the room, the highest-ranking priest stood up from his seat and asked.

“The Chancellor of Libulen suddenly came to the Grand Order, what is the meaning of this? You’re going to take Rembrary away?”

Heather had been summoned without hearing an explanation, so she was startled and looked at the chancellor.

“It’s as I said.”

The chancellor answered sharply, unlike when he was treating Rembrary earlier.

“I heard that the Grand Order was attacked by a black magician. Our youngest prince was also attacked. Three people died near the youngest prince. Moreover, there was an attack on the way here, and the youngest prince was almost attacked by a monster. Does this make sense? We sent the prince here to protect him, not to abandon him!”

The chancellor finished speaking without taking a breath.

“To suddenly come here and tell us to pack our bags.”

The secretary priest protested from the side.

Heather’s eyes widened.

“If you’re going to leave anyway, there’s no need to stay here any longer.”

The chancellor said firmly before belatedly showing respect to the highest-ranking priest.

“I came too excited, I apologize. But I will take our prince.”

“Rembrary is a talented child. He can already use divine power. That child is a born priest.”

Heather said urgently.

“Yes, that’s why I’m taking him.”

But it was no use.

“Being able to use divine power will prove to everyone that he has nothing to do with the demons.”

The chancellor said firmly before turning to the highest-ranking priest.

“Even if the prince has become able to use some divine power, it won’t cause a big problem if one prince is missing. It’s only been about four months since the prince became an apprentice priest.”

“……This is too sudden. Please give us some time to think.”

The highest-ranking priest asked slowly.

The chancellor raised his eyebrows. In fact, the chancellor thought that if he said he would take Rembrary, the Order would immediately tell him to do so.

Because Rembrary was just a seven-year-old child.

Even if Rembrary was cute and smart, that wasn’t a reason for the Order to keep the child.

But when the highest-ranking priest spoke so awkwardly, the chancellor was puzzled, although he didn’t show it.

“Very well. I’ll talk to the prince for a bit.”

* * *

“You don’t have much luggage?”

The secretary who had followed the chancellor muttered in embarrassment as he looked at Rembrary’s bag. There was nothing but a change of clothes.

“Is this really all?”

Ridal sat on the bed, looking back and forth between Rembrary and the secretary before asking.

“Are you really going back, Rembrary?”

“I don’t know.”

Rembrary shook his head.

“Their Majesties miss the prince very much.”

The secretary quickly interjected, afraid that Rembrary might say he would stay next to his friend.

“Really?”

“Of course.”

“What about my brother and sister?”

“They were so happy to hear that the prince was coming back that they were scolded for jumping on the bed.”

Ridal had never seen Rembrary smile so brightly.

Rembrary jumped up and down on the bed before being caught by the secretary and brought down.

“Goodbye, Ridal.”

Rembrary, who had made his decision at once, waved his hand, and Ridal inadvertently waved back.

Ridal felt strange when Rembrary said he was leaving.

He felt lonely, regretful, and also a faint sense of relief.

“Your Highness, have you finished packing?”

As the chancellor entered the room, Rembrary pointed to the bag the secretary was holding.

“Our youngest one wants to go home too, right?”

The chancellor quickly came over and asked.

“Yeah!”

Rembrary answered quickly, and the chancellor bent down to make eye contact with Rembrary and asked.

“We should go eat cake, right?”

“Yes!”

“Yes, yes.”

Rembrary played with the chancellor’s hair before offering a farewell prayer to Redrin [a deity in this world].

‘Redrin. Rembrary is going home. Goodbye. I will cherish the feather.’

Redrin, who had been enjoying watching Lumena’s child, hurriedly parted the clouds.

[The child you marked as a high priest candidate is leaving for the secular world.]

Redrin threw a cloud at Lumena, who was holding her stomach and laughing.