Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 870

870. Meeting Somehow

“I’m an Inquisitor now, too. But my colleagues aren’t giving me any work.”

“That’s good. You can just relax. I’d enjoy it if I were you.”

Seeing Rembrary’s uncomprehending expression, Seditor felt somewhat ashamed.

“Okay, so should I go to the Chief and ask him to give you some work?”

“Actually, there’s a heretic I’ve had in mind.”

Seditor, who had been feeling embarrassed, raised his eyebrows at Rembrary’s words.

“You’ve already picked one out? Who is it? A black magician? You have a lot of grudges against black magicians, don’t you?”

“It’s a priest.”

Seditor’s eyes widened, and he hurriedly looked around before taking Rembrary to the deserted backyard.

“What’s wrong?”

“You shouldn’t say things like that carelessly. It’s not good to suspect your colleagues. There were priests among those who harmed you, but…”

“It’s not a Redrin priest.”

Rembrary explained about the high-ranking priest of Iira.

Seditor became even more perplexed.

“I’d understand if the temples were on bad terms, but now is the time to gather strength. If you investigate someone from another temple as a heretic at a time like this, it could cause a fight.”

“But there’s something about that person.”

Seditor crossed his arms and pondered.

“Rembrary!”

Just then, a paladin who had gone to the palace with Rembrary called out to him.

“The Chief is looking for you!”

Seditor was impressed to hear the paladin not addressing Rembrary as if he were a child.

“To think that the kid who was scamming me would become a colleague with a higher rank.”

Rembrary turned towards the sound and urged Seditor.

“You have to find a way.”

Rembrary quickly ran back to where he had first arrived by carriage.

Seditor stared at his now grown-up figure, his expression serious.

“A high-ranking priest of Iira…”

* * *

After discussing the matter with the Inquisitorial Chief, Rembrary went to the dining hall.

But as he was receiving an unidentified dish covered in cheese and sugar, Seditor slyly approached him and said,

“Over there.”

Seditor nudged Rembrary’s shoulder, pointed his chin towards a corner seat, and walked away.

Rembrary took his food and went to where Seditor was.

Seditor was sitting in the corner, specifically in the seat right at the edge. It was an uncomfortable spot that no one usually sat in.

“Do we have to eat here?”

“No, but we have to talk here.”

Rembrary reluctantly sat across from him.

The Inquisitors glanced over, wondering what Seditor was going to talk about with Rembrary, sitting so far apart.

“What is it?”

“First, to interrogate someone, you have to meet them, right?”

“That’s right.”

“But it’s difficult to invite a priest from another temple. And the person you’re targeting is someone you already tried to deal with once and failed, right?”

Rembrary nodded dejectedly.

“So, there’s no way?”

“I wouldn’t have called you here if there wasn’t.”

Seditor paused and looked around. Almost all the Inquisitors around them were watching.

“I understand. Everyone’s on edge because a Grand Priest candidate is suddenly here.”

Seditor briefly excused his colleagues before continuing.

“Anyway, so there’s really only one way.”

“What is it?”

“You have to go yourself.”

“…”

Rembrary stared at Seditor, his eyes filled with reproach.

“It’s not just about going. You have to go and interrogate him without him even knowing he’s being interrogated.”

Rembrary thought about his abilities. He could interrogate someone without them knowing.

The novice priest he had first interrogated unconsciously hadn’t even realized he was under Rembrary’s power.

“But he’s seen my ability once, so it’ll be hard to do it without being noticed.”

“That’s right, it’ll be hard. Besides, you’re already a celebrity. It’ll be even harder.”

Seditor shrugged and grinned.

In fact, he was giving him this information to suggest that it was better to give up.

Interrogating a target without them even knowing they’re being interrogated. There were only a few Inquisitors, including him, who could do that.

Rembrary’s interrogation ability seemed unique and useful.

But since the opponent already knew about that ability, it probably couldn’t be used.

Rembrary pondered deeply.

* * *

Seditor thought that Rembrary seemed smart, so he would understand what he was saying.

He wasn’t at an age where he would stubbornly insist even when told it was impossible, so he probably would reluctantly agree.

“Seditor!”

But one day, the Chief called Seditor, who was taking a break.

“What is it?”

The Chief looked unusually angry.

Seditor was bewildered. He hadn’t made any mistakes or mishandled any tasks.

“Is there a problem?”

The Chief handed him a letter.

Seditor took it blankly, then his eyes widened.

The envelope was ornately decorated in white and gold. It was the kind of envelope that would be carefully used only for special occasions.

Seditor opened the envelope. And before long, his mouth dropped open.

“Rembrary is officiating a wedding?”

Seditor stared blankly at the Chief.

The Chief looked like he was suppressing his anger.

“The Cleric said you told Rembrary unnecessary things. How are you going to take responsibility for this?”

“Yes?”

Seditor asked back, unable to understand.

“What does Rembrary officiating a wedding have to do with me?”

“The letter of gratitude came from the bride’s side. Rembrary will be officiating the wedding on the bride’s side. Now, let’s look at the groom’s side.”

Seditor understood why the Chief was angry at him.

The bride Rembrary was in charge of was a princess from a country in the Southern Continent.

And the groom, the arranged marriage partner, was a prince from a country in the Central Continent where the Yira God exerted influence.

But the important thing wasn’t who the groom was.

The important thing was that the Yira high priest in charge of the groom’s wedding was the priest Rembrary was looking for.

Seditor clicked his tongue, realizing his mistake.

Commoners entrusted their weddings to ordinary priests, royalty to high priests, and great nobles to senior priests.

However, if there were no high priests available or they were busy, even royalty would entrust their weddings to senior priests.

Since Rembrary was from a royal family, he must have known about these circumstances to some extent.

And he used that information to very naturally find the wedding officiated by the Yira senior priest he was looking for.

“Wow, his mind works fast…”

The Chief, annoyed by Seditor clicking his tongue, ordered, “Since you’re the one who told Rembrary the strange method, you’re responsible for going with him.”

* * *

Although priests officiated weddings, they didn’t really take charge of everything.

They only did a final check focusing on faith in a situation where almost everything was already set up, and just added their name.

So even someone not very old like Rembrary could sufficiently fulfill the role.

Rembrary, who surprised people by applying to officiate a wedding, received a portrait of the bride and moved to the midpoint once the date was set.

Seditor moved with him, shaking weakly in the carriage.

“I’m on vacation…”

“Think of it as a trip.”

“You’re only good at using your head in weird situations. But wouldn’t they have seen your name over there? Is it okay?”

“It’s fine. Someone else was originally in charge. The other side will know it under that priest’s name.”

“You’re meticulous…”

The group finally arrived at the midpoint.

Rembrary deliberately covered his face and got out of the carriage, then subtly asked the servant who ran to carry his luggage.

“Has anyone come from the Yira Temple?”

“I’m sorry. They haven’t arrived yet.”

Worried that they might come from the Yira Temple and then leave, Rembrary didn’t show his face at all for a day.

Thanks to that, the people at the central point mansion didn’t know that the senior noble who came as an agent was the famous Rembrary.

And two days later, someone finally arrived from the Yira Temple.

Rembrary covered his face with the hood of his cloak and went out to greet them.

As the carriage with the Yira symbol stopped, the servant ran to receive the luggage as before.

The Yira senior priest, whom he had seen before, got out of the carriage and talked with the people who came with him.

Then, as Rembrary approached, the senior priest greeted him with a friendly smile.

“I see you’re from the Redrin Temple. Hello?”

Rembrary lowered his cloak and smiled.

“It’s been a while.”

The Yira senior priest’s smiling face froze. He was so stiff that he couldn’t even answer Rembrary.

“Priest?”

The noble who got out of the carriage with him called out subtly, and the Yira senior priest finally straightened his back and asked Rembrary warily.

“Why are you here, Rembrary?”

Before Rembrary could answer, the Central Continent noble jumped up in surprise.

“Rembrary?! The famous one?! Oh my!”

The Yira senior priest frowned at the delighted expression.

However, the Central Continent noble couldn’t lower the corners of his mouth as he looked at Rembrary.

“Oh my, to think that Rembrary would come from the other side! Oh my, oh my! If I had known this would happen, I would have brought more people. To meet Rembrary in a place like this!”

The noble was so excited that he seemed ready to move to the Redrin Temple.

“May Redrin’s blessings be upon you.”

“To even give blessings… Oh my. You’re much, much more radiant than I heard.”

Rembrary smiled gently and exchanged a few words with the noble.

The Yira senior priest stared intently at the scene, swallowing nervously.

* * *

The Yira senior priest couldn’t stay in one place while everyone unpacked and rested, and wandered around the backyard of the building.

Why did he come? Did he just come?

It wasn’t uncommon for the priest in charge to change in the middle due to various circumstances.

But the Yira senior priest couldn’t relax because he knew about the bad blood between Rembrary and himself.

No matter how he thought about it, it seemed intentional. Like how he deliberately covered his face at first.

Then, the Yira senior priest found Rembrary leaning against the wall and watching him, and stopped with a small scream. When did he come?

“What, what’s going on?”

“As I thought, it felt strange, so I came.”

“Strange? There’s no problem with the person I’m in charge of—”

“No, I mean you. Sir Cheru.”

The senior priest tensed up for a moment.

However, since he had already experienced how Rembrary extracted the truth from his opponent, he barely managed to suppress his tension.

There’s no need to worry. I already know how to avoid that kid’s questioning, right?

The moment he thought that, Rembrary suddenly grabbed the senior priest’s chin.

“!”

Seditor, who had come to tell Rembrary to ‘be careful and act discreetly since you have to interrogate in secret,’ was horrified by the sight and ran.

“Rembrary!”