Chapter 992 – #99. Three Thousand Concubines and Emperor Gaiden (50)
“…Not a revelation?”
“Yes, I’m sure the other priests weren’t lying. They must be dreaming like that.”
I knew that the priests would be in a bad mood if I said it wasn’t a revelation.
But a voice that was colder than I thought stuck in my ear.
“The person who said it would be a revelation is the priest. But now I’m embarrassed to change my words.”
It’s natural for them to be disappointed.
I know very well how great of an honor it is to hear God’s revelation.
Why don’t you know that
My heart fluttered at the thought that it might be a revelation myself.
After being so excited, when he said it was not a revelation, it is only natural that the words of rebuttal would spring out.
“I didn’t know things would turn out like this either. At first, I believed it would be a revelation, and I wanted to believe it again.”
“But after looking at it, it doesn’t seem like it?”
“Yes.”
“…Are you sure? Any proof that it wasn’t a revelation?”
“Yes?”
“There must be evidence. Proof that it doesn’t seem to be a revelation.”
“Uh… A paladin talked to me privately today. He said he had a dream too.”
The existence of a revelation that has spread among us lately.
In order not to be caught by the guards, we exchanged information only in the prayer room, whispering.
The fortunate thing was that they knew the importance of the word revelation, so each of them was keeping the line.
The problem was from now on.
When you realize that the dream may not be a revelation.
I was at a loss as to how to resolve the confusion.
Still, he couldn’t help but tell what he had found out.
Don’t you know what kind of tricks the dream that is imitating revelation will do?
“Sir, do you mean a paladin?”
Paladins and priests are beings that may look similar at first glance, but their fields of work are distinctly different.
Their strength is focused on combat.
The power to strengthen the body’s defenses and increase physical abilities.
On the other hand, the priest took on the role of spreading the word of God to people along with healing.
In the past, it also played a role in directly receiving the word of God as ‘revelation’ and conveying it to people.
Paladins are warriors who fight for God and for priests and believers, while priests spread the word of God, teach the ignorant what morality is, and preach His word to benefit the world.
By the way, did the paladin receive the revelation?
This was no different from a paladin encroaching on the priest’s role.
And historically, that has never happened.
“It doesn’t make sense for even the Paladins to receive revelations. You know that?”
The priest’s eyes shook as if he realized that he had brought stronger evidence than he thought.
“I know it’s hard to understand. You must have been happy. How long has it been since you heard the word of God? If it was a real revelation, you would have been a glorious figure in history.”
“…Isn’t the situation special? We don’t remember the dream properly, so he might be looking for another servant out of frustration.”
I was making an unreasonable argument.
A paladin’s dream might be a revelation?
“I’m sure you know it yourself, so I won’t tell you much.”
“…”
His face turned red as if the priest was embarrassed.
Even if he thought about it, he was right that he was acting out of nonsense.
“If the dream isn’t a revelation, what the hell is it? A lot of people are already saying they’ve had a revelation. Perhaps, because of the atmosphere, some people didn’t.”
“…”
“Who the hell could do this to us? It’s hard to think that we’ve been played by the devil’s tricks because we lack discipline. When we prayed, the dream actually became clearer.”
“That part I don’t know yet.”
“Are you sure it’s not a revelation?”
The priest asked again.
Do you really think it’s not a revelation?
Even if you seem to agree on the outside, in your heart you will still hold on to the hope that it might be a revelation.
“I don’t think so.”
I replied, and then said it again.
“No, I’m sure. It’s definitely not a revelation.”
It was said with confidence, but somehow the other person listening to it seemed not to be listening.
“…I’m not sure. But I’ll remember it for now. Please keep looking into it separately. I’ll dig into the dream as it is.”
“Are you still dreaming?”
“I don’t know if the dream we’re having is really a revelation, but it’s an unusual phenomenon, isn’t it? It’s necessary to keep digging into dreams.”
“I’m a bit worried. I wonder if I’m falling into a trap by taking my dream too seriously.”
“A trap?”
“Isn’t the Imperial Emperor using suspicious powers? I’m suspicious of the Imperial Emperor.”
“No matter how much the Emperor of the Empire uses his special powers, he cannot follow the revelations of the gods. That is blasphemy! That is nonsense.”
The priest said he didn’t want to talk anymore and avoided the seat.
It was because he had informed them of the uncomfortable truth that dreams were not revelations, and he had created unnecessary anxiety by citing the emperor as a suspicious figure.
‘Please listen to me and act carefully…’
Since the priest had already shown careless behavior once, I couldn’t help but worry.
However, he knew that continuing to nag would only intensify the antipathy on the other side, so he decided to suppress his frustration and endure it.
What should I believe?
More important than that was finding the culprit behind this incident.
‘Could the emperor really do that?’
For what reason?
The one who executed the priest without hesitation was the emperor of the empire.
If it bothered him, he would just have to be executed once more.
It means that there is no reason to use cumbersome tricks through dreams.
‘It would be foolish to conclude that the emperor was the culprit in the first place.’
However, no matter how much I thought about it, the only person who could touch us was the emperor.
‘Or…Was the devil doing it?’
I’ve been suspicious of one thing for a long time.
It is an ominous prediction that the emperor might not be a ‘devil contractor’ but rather a ‘devil’ himself.
First of all, the powers he is using are miracles that are absolutely impossible for ordinary people.
So, as he said, it is explained that he received such power because he is a messenger of God, or he can handle powerful power because he is the devil himself.
‘Messenger of God? Nonsense. He couldn’t have abandoned us.’
Why did God forsake us?
These are people who gave their lives for God.
God forbid such people?
It’s nonsense.
I threw away the unfounded doubts.
‘Do not doubt…!’
And he rolled his head once more.
Who the hell is shaking us for what?
The priest tried to find the cause, but unfortunately it seemed difficult to find the cause.
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“They were whispering among themselves and tried not to talk to us, so they thought it was suspicious and secretly overheard it. They said they received a revelation in a dream.”
“Okay, keep an eye on it from now on so you don’t get caught.”
“Yes.”
You did a good job building a prayer room.
They hadn’t even imagined that we had a detailed understanding of what was going on in the prayer room.
Should I say naive, or should I say clumsy?
I was trying somehow not to get caught by us, but that was all happening within my grasp.
“You’re shaking as planned.”
It is true that I manipulated the dreams they had.
It had nothing to do with the revelation or anything, and to be honest, the content of the dream was so insignificant that it would be better to see it as a dog dream.
But soon, at some point, they will think that they have seen this scene in a dream.
What I want to use is ‘deja vu’.
Although it is the first experience, the strange feeling or fantasy that has already been seen or experienced is called déjà vu, and the priests will think that they have seen the déjà vu in a dream.
And they will be misunderstood.
‘It must be a scene from God’s revelation! I mean.’
Whether it’s déjà vu or revelation, they’re probably confused too.
However, since they are people with desires, they would prefer to believe that they have received a revelation rather than a trivial phenomenon called déjà vu.
It is said that in the past, priests who received revelations were an honorable ability that only a very few priests with excellent abilities could do.
So, wouldn’t you like to take that honorable place yourself?
Of course, since many people made their dreams come true, they won’t rise to a great position or be treated well with that experience.
But at least it will be something that will earn others envy.
‘I can become God’s messenger only when those people play an active part after I die.’
The priests will have no choice but to support me even if they don’t want it.
The déjà vu they will see, no, the revelation will force them to do so.
Of course, this plan did not go smoothly as I had planned.
‘There is a priest who is smarter than I thought.’
Information was delivered that a priest had begun to doubt the revelation.
He is said to have warned the other priests to be careful, saying that the dream might not be a revelation.
I used to think that one day there would be people who would doubt me.
But I didn’t expect people to become suspicious so quickly.
“But what are you going to do?”
Even if someone became suspicious, it didn’t mean I had to do anything special.
It was because he knew that a greedy person could not easily let go of ‘revelation’.
Because I believed in human greed, I was able to watch the priest struggle alone.
And when I was able to give certain faith to that priest, I thought that it could be a pretty fun chess horse.
Originally, a group works well only when a bright guy holds the center.
‘How shall I seduce him…?’
The ways to twist are endless.
Human beings were bound to feel fear in phenomena they could not understand, and fear and awe when the limits were exceeded.
And I had enough ability to show that image to that priest.
