Chapter 677

Chapter 677

The Constantine Holy Empire was still in confusion while Siegfried was spending quality time with his family in the Proatine Kingdom. The Constantine Holy Empire’s scholars spent days and nights trying to decipher the divine revelation from the Nameless God, but it was impossible for them to find out its true meaning.

The reason was that most of the veteran theology scholars had sided with the pope in the previous civil war, so there were not that many experienced scholars among them.

Thus, the theology scholars in the empire were all clean and righteous, but they did not have the ability to decipher the divine revelation.

“I believe we should request help from the other churches.”

In the end, Saintess Janette had no other choice but to seek assistance from other religious organizations.

They relayed the divine revelation to various other churches, but none of them could decipher its meaning. The reason was that the divine revelation from the Nameless God was far too vague for them to decipher.

Moreover, the content of the divine revelation was simply far too baffling for the theologians to decipher. Most of them gave up deciphering it out of sheer disbelief after hearing that the savior who would save the world from Heaven’s wrath was a despicable and greedy individual.

How could the hero who would save the world be despicable and greedy? This was something that made no sense at all, and some were even skeptical that it was a divine revelation to begin with.

It was then.

— I have called as there was something I would wish to discuss with you.

Saintess Janette received a call from the leader of the Church of Martial God, Archbishop Agith.

“Hello, Archbishop. What is it that you wish to discuss?”

— It is regarding the divine revelation you have received recently.

Agith looked quite serious through the communication crystal.

— I believe I have some clues regarding it.

“Are you certain?”

— Yes.

“What is it?”

— That is...

Agith hesitated for a second before he proceeded.

— We have received a similar divine revelation in the past.

“Really?!”

— Yes.

“Oh my god...”

— The Church of Martial God tried hard to decipher the divine revelation we received, but it was too difficult for us. As you are aware, our theologians are not the brightest...”

“That is...”

Saintess Janette found it hard to respond. Everyone knew that the theologians of the Church of Martial God were just really a bunch of muscle brains.

The Church of Martial God believed that honing their combat skills and building muscles was the best form of worship, so even their theologians really could not be bothered to study theology and what not despite being scholars.

Ironically, the Archbishop of the Church of Martial God was blatantly saying that his own clergymen were dumb, but Saintess Janette could not agree to that out of courtesy despite her thinking the same.

— Haha! Everyone knows about us.

“Right...”

— Anyway, we have reached one conclusion after studying the divine revelation for a long time.

“What is the conclusion you reached?”

— The immoral ones mentioned in the divine revelation are... the various churches.

“The various churches?”

— I am talking about the different religions spread across the continent.

“But why would they be immoral...?” Saintess Janette asked, baffled by the accusation.

Archbishop Agith shrugged in response.

— It’s because of their past...

“Pardon me?”

— I'm talking about the sins committed by not only us but by the religions on the continent as well. The divine revelation is warning us that the heavens will exact vengeance for what we have done.

Archbishop Agith proceeded to explain what happened in the past on the Nurburg Continent and the history of the religious wars waged. This was an event that had been erased from both history and the minds of the people.

***

Siegfried spent a lot of time together with Brunhilde and the now-grown Verdandi.

Verdandi grew up to be a cute, kind, polite, and caring young girl.

“Uncle Hamchi.”

“Kyu?”

“Please have some of these. Hehe!”

Verdandi was having dinner when she grabbed a handful of almonds with her tiny hands and placed them on Hamchi’s plate.

“She’s so kind.”

“Things happen in life, and we, Adventurers, have no idea when we would be prevented from coming to this world.”

“Kyu? When will that day be?”

“Who knows?”

“Kyu?”

“I have no idea when, but that day will come.”

“Kyu...”

“So the only thing I can do is do my best while I’m still here. Besides, it’s not like all of us can live happily ever after for centuries, right?”

“Owner punk... You’re quite the sentimental type of guy.”

“Are you picking a fight, punk?”

“Hamchi will do my best while you’re still here. Kyu!”

“Haha... You punk,” Siegfried said with a laugh, patting Hamchi’s head. Then, he said, “Forget about what I said. Let’s go to sleep.”

“Kyu? Alright!”

“See you tomorrow,” Siegfried said with a smile and logged out from the game.

***

The next morning, Siegfried had breakfast with his family and sat down with Michele to discuss various things regarding the kingdom’s affairs.

“What should we do about the Imperial Royal Academy, sire?” Michele asked.

“The Imperial Royal Academy?”

“I believe the new semester will start in a few months.”

“So?”

“We have to submit Her Highness’ application now so that she can enroll in it.”

“Don’t you think it’s too early?” Siegfried grimaced and said. Then, he argued, “I know she grew up suddenly, but she’s still only one year old. We can afford to send her after a few years, no?”

“Your Majesty has a point but... Her Highness is growing at a scary pace.”

“I know. But what does that have to do with this?”

“I believe she will no longer be a child in a year or two, and she will enter her teenage years three years after that.”

“So what about it?”

“The Imperial Royal Academy was established to educate royalty during their early years. Most would enroll at eight years old and graduate at eighteen. Based on Her Highness’ current growth speed, I believe this is the best time for her to enroll.”

“Come on, I know she looks older, but she’s still a kid. I don’t want to push her so hard when she’s still young.”

“That is the fate of those who carry royal blood in them.”

“No, forget about it. I’m not sending her.”

Siegfried made it clear that he had no plans to send Verdandi to another country just to study. She was only a year old, so how could he send her to a foreign land just to enroll in an academy?

Who knows what kind of hardships she would face at the Imperial Royal Academy?

“Hmm... As you wish, sire,” Michele said with a nod. Then, he added, “But I hope that Your Majesty will agree to send Her Highness should she wish to pursue her studies.”

“That will be up to Verdandi.”

“Her Highness will most likely prefer to go. Her desire for knowledge far exceeds others, and she has even brought up numerous times that she would like to study,” Michele said confidently.

“R-Really?”

“Her Highness is currently reading through two to three books a day in our royal library. She’s not just reading them; she fully understands them, and she has even memorized them.”

“What?!”

“At this rate, she will most likely hope to study at the Imperial Royal Academy in a few months.”

“T-That’s really amazing...”

“Her Highness is not only a genius but a High Elf that is only born once in a thousand years.”

“N-No! That means she’s going to be smarter than me?!” Siegfried screamed.

“That is only natural—” Michele was about to agree with what Siegfried said, but he decided not to say anything else about it. Instead, he said in a serious voice, “That is not what is important right now.”

“Huh?”

“I implore Your Majesty to be more mindful of your actions from now on.”

“What did you say? What about my actions?! Do you wanna fight?!”

“No, sire. I fear that Her Highness would watch and learn from Your Majesty’s recklessness.”

“Hey, what did I do?! What’s there to be scared about? Are you looking down on me, punk?!”

“Not at all, Your Majesty,” Michele said as respectfully as possible, but he was dying from frustration deep inside. Then, he explained, “How do you think Her Highness will react if she hears about the bad rumors swirling around Your Majesty?”

“T-That is...!” Siegfried gasped, rendered speechless.