Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 334

334

Who is the Light?

Bishop Dakpoi ‘officially’ liked the current situation.

In fact, until recently, he was worried that being appointed as an official bishop might negatively affect him.

Hispania wasn’t particularly favorable to the teachings of the Light, and with the emergence of the outstanding hero, Zion Claussen, who solved all the country’s difficult problems, the people of Hispania, unlike those of the Holy Prussen or Nudia, were not easily drawn to the teachings of the Light.

You could say it was a confirmation of Zion’s words that people are faithful to their immediate reality when life is good.

Thanks to this, Bishop Dakpoi was stressed by the lack of increase in followers of the Light, contrary to his expectations, and worried that he might lose all the hair he was barely holding onto.

‘But, as they say, there’s always a way out!’

Recently, sudden news was delivered to Hispania.

The Holy Prussen had cut off all official contact with Hispania.

In a situation that could be described as a war without swords or spears, it brought rather positive results for Bishop Dakpoi.

People said that the descendants of the Light must have given some revelation about Hispania’s actions, and the Holy Prussen moved accordingly. The followers of the Light united, and the kingdom’s people, who had been watching, began to slowly convert to the teachings of the Light.

‘External chaos strengthens the sincerity of the heart.

That’s exactly what’s happening now.’

In fact, Hispania probably had something to feel guilty about.

Starting with subtly suppressing the teachings of the Light, and decisively withdrawing from the Holy War.

Thanks to this, when ominous things happened in the land of Nudia, they were attacked by Nudia, who suspected them of harboring strange thoughts.

They won that war thanks to the young hero Zion Claussen and another newly emerged hero, but they certainly left one question mark.

And immediately after that, the Holy Prussen, which had a good relationship with Hispania, suddenly changed and showed a rough side, even refusing to talk.

In this situation, ordinary people could even suggest that there were really people in Hispania who were against the Light.

“May the Light be with you, wherever and whenever.”

Bishop Dakpoi sincerely recited the prayer of the Light, hoping that this tense situation would last a little longer.

So that more people would step into the teachings of the Light.

Until recently, Hispania had won a great victory in the war against Nudia, and relations with the beastmen and fairies had improved significantly, making the lives of the kingdom’s people better. In fact, there were many who didn’t care about the teachings of the Light at all.

In times like these, a moderate state of tension plants a sense of unease in people’s minds, and that unease is a panacea [a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases] that stimulates the minds of people who want to rely on something transcendent and take refuge.

‘At this rate, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for the Light, which had been withering for a while, to spread again.’

Bishop Dakpoi smiled and looked at those who visited the cathedral building today with happy eyes.

Until they suddenly delivered strange news.

“Bishop, Bishop!”

“Yes, brother.

What’s going on?”

“Have you heard the rumor?”

“What rumor makes you so urgent?

Calm down first···.”

“A descendant of the Light suddenly rushed into the royal palace and threatened that this land is full of sinners, so the Light will severely punish them all, and then disappeared.”

“···Pardon?”

It was such shocking, unbelievable, and unwanted content to believe.

Bishop Dakpoi wondered if he was hearing things, dreaming, or if someone who hated the teachings of the Light had secretly come and was playing a prank.

But his ears were fine, his pinched thigh hurt, and the man in front of him was definitely a follower who had been talking about the teachings of the Light until yesterday.

Thanks to this, his confusion only increased, and as he stammered, the man who delivered the news opened his mouth again with a very embarrassed look.

“The rumor is spreading terribly, Bishop.

It seems to have come from the nobles in the royal palace, but they say that the descendants of the Light are disappointed with the constant wars and bloodshed everywhere, and the increasingly lax minds, and have accepted Hispania as a shadow rather than the Light.”

Bishop Dakpoi heard that and quickly left the cathedral building.

He hoped it wasn’t true, but if it was really true, he had to hear the contents of the rumor himself.

And he had to observe the reactions of the kingdom’s people who heard the rumor.

“What is this?

What kind of bolt from the blue is this···.”

“It’s surprising that a descendant of the Light appeared, but I can’t understand why they gave our Hispania such a harsh punishment!”

After that, Bishop Dakpoi was able to find city people gathered in the square, talking to each other.

If it had been the original bishop, he would have deliberately cleared his throat every time he entered the square to let people know that a bishop who followed the teachings of the Light had come, trying to attract the attention of the followers who might be around, but now the situation was too different.

Therefore, he quickly covered his face in case his identity was revealed and confirmed the rumor that was spreading throughout the kingdom with his own ears.

“Is winning the war a sin too?

No, then what, are we supposed to give everything to the Nudia guys and beg on our knees, and the Light will save us?”

“We’ve been treating them fairly well, haven’t we, because of the Light and stuff?

No, but why are they treating our Hispania, who struggled to survive, as sinners?”

“It’s absurd.

What’s important in life is wealth, no matter what, and it’s a natural thing, but they say we’ve become lax because of that?

What nonsense!

Are they jealous because Hispania is doing well, or what?

It makes me feel dirty, what is it!”

Several young men with good physiques gathered and led the conversation.

As a result, the followers of the Light who were listening to the story thought that their teeth would not be safe if they recklessly stepped out in that fierce atmosphere, so they subtly closed their mouths.

Bishop Dakpoi looked around just in case.

If those who were showing negative reactions to the teachings of the Light were leading the atmosphere and leading the conversation, people would naturally be swept away by it.

So he hoped that some decent people from the followers of the Light would appear and cut off the current atmosphere.

“You’re being too harsh.

What rudeness are you showing to the descendants of the Light!”

As if he had noticed Bishop Dakpoi’s heart, another young man who appeared to be a follower of the Light cut off their words.

He also had a pretty good physique, so he wouldn’t be pushed back in the atmosphere, and Bishop Dakpoi let out a sigh of relief, hoping that the faithful young man would reverse the situation as soon as possible.

“The descendants of the Light can do that.

Hispania had previously withdrawn from the Holy War, and there have been several clashes with the teachings of the Light since then.

In addition, there may be real demon followers in Hispania, those who follow something evil other than the Light.”

“Ah, so our Hispania has become a sinner as a whole?”

“Rather than being a sinner as a whole, isn’t it that the Light is coming to punish those who have committed sins!

You are exaggerating too much and causing anxiety among the people!”

Well done, well done!

After all, being young and strong is the best!

Bishop Dakpoi smiled inwardly and hoped that the faithful young man would spread the teachings of the Light in front of these people and create more followers, and say that they should be forgiven for their sins.

“A great saint has appeared.

Do you believe in the teachings of the Light and have nothing to fear?

Are you relieved that you won’t be punished?

Then all of us who don’t believe in the teachings of the Light can be punished?”

“If you’re so scared, you can just enter the path of the Light.”

“Nonsense.

Since when did the teachings of the Light force its will?

You said with your own mouths that whether you believe it or not depends on people’s hearts, and that the Light only illuminates the path, not forces it.

While stealing the hearts of this person and that person, now that you’re a little uneasy, you’re suddenly threatening Hispania, aren’t you?”

“The Holy Prussen must have been jealous!

Continuing to win the war!

Heroes that they can only meet once in a while are coming out in Hispania!

But they’re not helping, so they’re jealous and treating us as sinners with plausible words, and telling us to bow our heads as if we’re apologizing!”

“Did we fight for the teachings of the Light?

We fought for my family, my hometown people, them!

In the process, I lost a friend, a younger sibling, an older sibling, and a father!

That’s how we fought!”

It seems that someone who participated in the war against Nudia was among them.

Since it hadn’t been long since they had won the war, and a very favorable atmosphere was lingering for the participating soldiers in Hispania, the people gathered in the square focused on his words, and the atmosphere flowed strangely again.

The young man who appeared to be a follower of the Light worked hard to explain the current situation, arguing that they should just return to the old, righteous, and clean Hispania, but the others poured out curses instead.

They said that if they said that, was everything we had done so far wrong, were they sinners?

They fought to live, and they fought for guys like you, but if all they get in return is being treated as sinners, then they don’t need the Light or anything, so get lost.

In the end, another follower of the Light who couldn’t stand it stepped out and said that insulting the teachings of the Light like this was no different from demon followers, but the atmosphere became even more fierce.

In the royal palace, the most sacred space in Hispania, a celestial being went and treated the king and nobles as sinners and said they would punish them, but thanks to that, everyone who had been living well became sinners, and now they were even being accused of being demon followers, and it seemed like a fistfight would break out at any moment.

“Why are you doing this?

Stop it!”

“Get away, get away!”

Fortunately, the guards rushed in and were able to avoid such a situation.

But one question was strongly embedded in the hearts of the people who had already gathered in the square.

Are they really sinners as the celestial being said?

Or are they not sinners?

If it had been normal, they might have criticized themselves for being a little lax, but still thought of the descendants of the Light who they believed were right.

However, until recently, the fairies who were said to be the servants of the celestial beings had become corrupt and harmed the kingdom, Nudia had aggressively invaded Hispania, saying it was the will of the Light, and in the situation of suffering all those things, the celestial beings and the Holy Prussen were silent.

As if they inwardly wanted all of that to happen.

‘Are we sinners?’

‘The bad guys who invaded are separate, and we fought and stopped them, so why?’

‘This was the best moment to live, so why suddenly in this situation?’

‘Why?

Why the Light?’

The question of why is gradually filling people’s hearts.

A descendant of the Light came and ruined this exciting atmosphere, unable to say congratulations in this festive atmosphere.

The pride from the victory, the novelty of the different races approaching, and the feeling that Hispania was becoming a much better country to live in than before, in this fleeting moment.

‘···The atmosphere is strange.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!’

Bishop Dakpoi cursed inwardly and quickly left the square.

A rumor is just a rumor, but rumors can never be just rumors to people.

It was a snack that never gets boring no matter how many times you chew it, and at the same time, it was more interesting than various stories that shake emotions, and sometimes it was a word that was more reliable than anything else.

The Holy Prussen suddenly burning Hispania’s merchant ships and cutting off relations was not a warning about Hispania subtly suppressing the followers of the Light, but was projected as jealousy of them, who were winning the war, improving relations with different races, and doing well.

Hispania, the things that we who live there have achieved with blood and sweat, are being treated as sins by the descendants of the Light or whatever who come and say a few words, and they call us sinners!

Bishop Dakpoi didn’t know how many people wouldn’t be upset by this rumor.

“···Meow.

How does it look, Lucia?”

“Everyone’s faces are full of worries.”

“Is it good or bad?”

“Well?

In my opinion, wouldn’t their hearts lean more towards Hispania than the will of the Light?”

“It’s as Zion said?

Why?”

At Lia’s question, Lucia shrugged and said her thoughts.

“Zion told me.

People feel a great aversion to anything that tries to ruin their reality.

Regardless of whether it’s good or bad, if it tries to harm them, it becomes evil.”

“That evil is the celestial beings?”

“A rumor that they’re complaining that they saw too much blood after winning the war, a rumor that they’re sinners to those who lived fairly well, a rumor that the judge who came to those who knew that celestial beings were good and demons were evil was that celestial being.

In that case, the people of the kingdom will eventually think so too.”

“Meow··· So you’re saying that you’re doing that work in various parts of the kingdom?”

“That’s right.

Of course, some may say that the celestial beings are right, but there are already far more positive thoughts about Hispania among the kingdom’s people than negative ones.

Who would want to look kindly on an existence that tries to pour cold water on that?”

In Hispania, the teachings of the Light do not have as strong a force as in the Holy Prussen or Nudia.

Therefore, there were no people who would actively resist this rumor, and the people who would do behind-the-scenes work disappeared as Zion kicked out the radical fairies.

Especially the most important point, a being who suddenly said they were sinners and sinners suddenly fell to the kingdom’s people who were becoming more and more fond of Hispania.

Since someone appeared who directly tackled the so-called ‘national뽕’ [a Korean slang term referring to extreme national pride or jingoism], it was natural that they would arouse antipathy.

―

“You’ve worked hard again this time.”

“Phew.

Wow, your acting skills have improved a bit?

You surprised me!”

“I was worried that hyung [older brother or male friend] was really going to hit me.”

An alleyway far from the square.

Several young men were gathered there, talking.

If you only looked at that, you would think it was a conversation between ordinary young people, but in fact, they were by no means ordinary people.

Some of them were the ones who spread antipathy towards the celestial beings in the square, saying it was a rumor.

And some others were the ones who desperately shouted the will of the Light against them.

Everyone was creating a fierce atmosphere as if they were going to fight right away until just now!

“This should be enough here.”

“Then let’s move to the next city right away.”

You can’t manipulate comments, but you can’t manipulate public opinion.

What people want is always a stimulating, favorable, and helpful show.

People are enthusiastic, cheer, and eventually participate and lend their strength.

Right and wrong don’t matter, only what benefits come to me, that’s all that matters.

Zion was using that part very frugally.

―――――――Afterword―――――――

Zion is like Goebbels [Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister]···.

Zion would be very proud···!

Illustrations of Goesu Kim Yoo-hyun have been uploaded!

Thanks to the recommendations you sent, I was originally going to do a series of chapters···.

I have personal matters to attend to, so I have to leave the entire day tomorrow.

Therefore, Monday’s update may be scheduled for 00:07!

The ultimate will be 뙇 again during the week!

I will do it!