Chapter 300 – Retribution
“Really, is that gentleman, or rather the emperor, taking the lead in reforming?”
Number 2 asks once again the authenticity on behalf of the comrades who were so shocked that they forgot what to say.
In his eyes as he looked at Jun, the hope that Jun’s words were true and the pessimism that it could never be true were fighting fiercely.
It didn’t seem like the fight would be easily resolved just by nodding like before.
So Jun placed his left hand, which had the stigmata on it, over his heart and said.
“Yes, I swear to the God of Heaven that it is true that Emperor Arthur is taking the lead in promoting a constitutional monarchy.”
Faaah!
As if to guarantee that Jun’s words were true, as soon as he finished speaking, a brilliant light emanated from the stigmata.
Dump! Shake it off!
Ah. Light.
Thank you.
The light didn’t last very long.
However, it was enough time to read the holy and divine presence in the light.
All members of the organization who had a little bit of faith knelt in front of the stigmata and began to pray, while members without religious beliefs also knelt to show respect to the Creator.
Jun watched quietly and waited for Number 2 to finish praying.
However, his devotion was so deep that he hardly stopped praying even after the others had finished praying and paying homage.
He was a man who played differently than he appeared.
“Whew~. Thank you. He did so many bad things that I thought he would not feel his presence even after death, but thanks to you, he was able to feel his presence.”
As soon as Number 2 finished praying, he stood up and thanked Jun.
His eyes as he looked at Jun were full of goodwill and gratitude.
And it was no different for other organization members.
Except for Victor, who seemed to have very complicated feelings, all the remaining members of the organization were smiling at Jun.
If someone sees it, they’ll think it’s a friend they haven’t seen in a long time.
Jun laughed at their reaction and asked.
“Then, please quickly explain why this place was created. He probably heard everything he wanted to know.”
“… I understand.”
Number 2 glanced at Victor, who was lost in thought, and nodded.
“The reason we created this place is that we wanted to become closer to the Cardinal.”
“… Yes? Well, no way… Everyone here has that preference…”
Jun trailed off his words and hurriedly widened the distance from the resistance members.
On the contrary, Fortuna, like a cat on alert, raised her wings and came forward as if to shield Jun.
Hiding behind Fortuna, Jun looked at the gang members.
Now that I look at them, their smiles towards me seem secretly sinister.
As expected, their tendencies…
“What a misunderstanding! Don’t misunderstand! Because our tastes are completely normal! Yes? Huh?”
That’s right. Of course.
…
Why are you silent!
A member of the organization who had kept his mouth shut could not hold back and sent a passionate gaze towards Jun.
“How dare you target someone!”
Wedge!
“Quek!”
“You crazy guy! “I knew it would be like this!”
“For some reason, every time I wash, my eyes become sinister!”
At the same time, Fortuna flew like a shining blade and knocked the gang member off his chin,
The other members of the organization mass-lynched the fallen member, their eyes flashing like knights who had discovered a heresy.
Number 2 let out a silent sigh as he looked at the bloody scene, then looked back at Jun and said.
“As you can see, except for that one guy, the rest are normal, so please don’t misunderstand.”
“Sorry. “I’ve been through so many similar things.”
“… Definitely.”
Number 2 took a look at Jun’s face and nodded in understanding.
“Let’s stop talking nonsense and get back to the main topic. The reason we want to become friends with the Cardinal Nauish is because the direction he and the denomination are moving in is similar to the direction we want.”
“Similar? Ah, our reforms certainly seem a bit lacking in your eyes.”
“You got it right. Doesn’t the constitutional monarchy that is your goal only bring about equality of status? Our goal is high and low…”
“Communism?”
“Ah! Right. Communism. We want not only equality of status, but also equality of property. Do you have any thoughts? Some smart guys on our side say that even if the caste system disappears, if property remains the same, it will be no different from now.”
Jun couldn’t bear to refute Number 2’s words.
This is because, as a reincarnated person, he knew that even if the caste system disappears, a new caste system will be created based on property.
However, he did not join the communist movement.
Because I also knew the evils of communism through memories of my past life.
Jun shook his head firmly while keeping his mouth closed, and Number 2, who looked at Jun’s closed mouth for a moment, looked very disappointed.
“As expected, the reason for rejection?”
“Yes, I have a lot of family to support.”
“… Huh? Why does it refuse? Rather than ‘What’s the problem with communism? It shouldn’t exist because of these problems’?”
Jun chuckled and shook his head.
“You probably already know that. But why bother doing something that hurts your mouth?”
In fact, as Number 2 said, he also tried to refuse, citing problems with communism as the reason.
But suddenly a thought occurred to me.
Will the communists crazy about the revolution really understand?
After thinking about it quickly, Jun quickly came up with the answer: no.
As a result, he reconsidered what he should say to refuse the offer, and when he remembered that most of them were from the weakest class of society, he decided to just be honest.
I need a lot of money to support my family.
“If Cardinal Nauri helps us, we will take care of our family’s livelihood…”
“Yah!!! That’s a fart!!! If you keep doing that shit from the beginning, the system will work just fine. Oh!”
When Number 3, who was the third most powerful, tried to make a subtle suggestion, Number 2 quickly stopped him by hitting him.
Number 2.
Although his taste was very questionable, and he seemed to have learned little, his personality and thinking seemed to be the best among the members here.
“It looked like I couldn’t see it. “I’m sorry, but please pretend I didn’t hear what you just suggested.”
“Of course.”
“Thank you. Anyway, although the goals are different, the direction is similar, so we want to become closer to the Cardinal and the denomination. “If we become friends and work together, wouldn’t we be able to find an agreement?”
“…”
Jun didn’t say anything.
This was because such a future could never be achieved unless one problem was resolved.
When I saw Number 2, who seemed like a good person, there was no possibility of such a future coming.
“We’re not asking you to be friends empty-handed.”
When Jun remained silent, Number 2 took out a piece of cloth with a certain pattern from his arms and handed it to him.
“This?”
“Cheon-i-yu with the badge of resistance engraved on it. If you take that cloth to someone, we will give Nauri all the data we have worked so hard to collect. “That data is the metaphor of a friend we give.”
“… Friend rain?”
Jun blinked his eyes foolishly at the sudden absurdity.
He wanted to say something, but he couldn’t figure out what to say because of the absurdity.
What should I say?
Should we ask whether Iljin existed in the Middle Ages? Or should I refuse, saying that I and the denomination are not part of the same group?
‘Hmm… Let’s just pass it on.’
You should never turn down a gift that you put so much effort into preparing.
Having convinced himself, Jun asked about the identity of the gift.
Number 2 answered with a serious expression.
“The Demon King’s Church.”
“!”
“A data sheet containing a list of people belonging to that damned group and what they have done so far.”
Number 2’s face distorted like a demon.
When I saw his face, I knew that what he said was true without even having to ask Fortuna.
Although he is a member of a ruthless terrorist group, the actions of the Demon King’s Church, which completely abandoned humanity, must be disgusting even for him.
“You managed to figure it out. It wouldn’t have been easy.”
Even though he spoke bluntly, Jun could not hide his joy.
That’s because it hasn’t been easy to find them these days.
Due to the disaster that occurred in the aftermath of the last lucky break, their hidden existence came to the surface, and each country and religious denomination are joining forces to hunt down and subdue them.
Thanks to this, we were able to remove almost all the fine roots and more than half of the body, but we were unable to find and subdue the most important remaining body and head.
In that situation, the Demon King Cult got scared and hid.
Because activity had completely stopped, it was virtually impossible to find the rest of the body and head.
At a time when we were going through such difficult times, the list and activities of the Demon King Cult were very valuable information.
You’re giving that information to a friend?
‘Por, I think friend rain is actually a good thing.’
‘Juni, that’s not it. Come to your senses.’