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Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World – the Apostle of the Gods Who Know No Self-Restraint (Web Novel) - Volume 7 Chapter 14: Preparations in Advance
Volume 7 Chapter 14: Preparations in Advance
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Asking the other adventurers to leave, the only ones who remained at the table apart from Cain were Claude, Lina, Milly, and Nina.
And since Claude was a famous A-Rank adventurer in the kingdom, and Cain, while he might have looked young, was still S-Rank himself, the other adventurers didn’t complain at all.
“So then, how’d you find this out…?”
“Actually––”
Cain told them how because Priest Oliver had made a suspicious expression while talking with Bishop Harnam, he had decided to spy on his tent having erased all signs of himself, and also told them what he had heard being said inside.
Their faces all became more and more taught from the middle of Cain’s recounting.
“That bastard… Can’t we get rid of him somehow? On a different note, I didn’t know there was a dark division. The church…”
“We have no proof in the current circumstances, on the contrary, the possibility of us getting arrested for having harmed members of the church is large, if we did do something. I’ve never heard of the dark division either. Bishop Harnam also only seems to know of rumours about them.”
Cain surmised that only the upper echelons of the Marineford Religion, so the pope and the cardinals, knew about the dark division. And while the church publicly governed the country with the help of the temple knights, it was easy to guess that the dark division’s actions also kept the country together behind the scenes.
Having heard that, Claude took a deep breath, knowing they had to take a pre-emptive attack.
Actually, it was quite possible for Cain to deal with Priest Oliver without leaving any proof, but it was obvious that that would not cure the root of the problem.
If a cardinal who made such plans became the pope, Marinefordism’s future would look quite dark.
Moreover, Cain didn’t know what kind of harm would reach Hinata, whose position was close to that of the pope. Cain knew he had to crush this problem at its roots.
“So… Cain, you think we’ll be fine whatever kinds of attacks might come at us?”
“Yes, if I use Search I’ll even notice if we’re just being watched. And then––”
Cain told them what he was thinking.
“So we can do that too… Won’t that put a lot of pressure on you, Cain…”
“No, we can definitely crush them like this. But since I won’t be there if something happens, please take care of dealing with it if something does happen.”
“…The rest of us will do our best.”
“That’s right, we can’t just keep relying on Cain.”
Milly and Nina were also convinced, telling themselves they would readjust their actions from the next day onward.
Regarding their strategy, it was simply that Cain would go ahead alone using Search, and make sure to crush the dark division that would likely be lurking somewhere.
And since Cain would be going ahead, the place they were likely to be attacked at would also be easy to identify.
And if an emergency arose, he could always fly up and use transfer magic to return to them.
“I think we’ll be fine tomorrow, so Cain, could you please tell the Bishop-sama beforehand while you’re in the carriage?”
“All right. Then who’ll sit in the carriage with the Bishop-sama in two days instead of me?”
“…I will.”
They all knew that Nina just wanted the comfort of being in a carriage, but since she was actually quite suitable for the role, Cain didn’t object.
With their plans decided, they dispersed, making preparations for the next few days.
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Priest Oliver left the campsite early in the morning, having said goodbye to them.
They knew he was definitely up to something, but they didn’t let it show on their faces. Only Claude made an expression as if he had swallowed something extremely bitter, making Lina reprimand him.
They proceeded to that day’s campsite without incident.
After having had a final meeting with Claude and the others, Cain paid a visit to Bishop Harnam’s tent.
Cain told Bishop Harnam about his plans, making the bishop’s expression cloud over a little.
“I understand that it is a necessary evil for the church. But still, their actions are undoubtedly wrong. If they have to do such things, they might as well not do them at all. I’m terribly sorry to trouble you like this, Apostle-sama…”
Bishop Harnam bowed deeply to Cain. He knew that Cain was an Apostle of the gods, but since Cain was only his bodyguard on this occasion, he hadn’t used the word ‘Apostle’ up until then.
However, now, Bishop Harnam felt apologetic towards Cain, an Apostle of the gods, for the upper echelons of the church who acted as mouthpieces for the gods using the dark division to carry out assassinations.
As for Cain, he thought that everything would be fine if only the gods, who were watching the pope elections and had a grasp on everything, just gave out an oracle.
The believers of Marineford would be all right with what the gods had decided. And if the Saint was the one who relayed the oracle, surely everyone would be convinced. In fact, Cain had been told by Lime, the God of Life, about who among the candidates they found suitable to be the new pope.
However, that was not something that could be said so easily. And while the gods’ sight might be true, Cain also wanted to meet their recommended candidate just to make sure.
“It’s all right. It’s the gods’ will and for the sake of Marineford.”
Leaving those words behind, Cain disappeared from the campsite.
