"Edren…Levien?"
The light on the electronic eye flickered, and the Secret Keeper's voice sounded a little confused. After a long time, he seemed to wake up from the drowsiness of a long sleep, and asked in disbelief.
"Pope? Primate?"
These are words that existed in the old times. After such a long time, these things have become too distant for the secret keeper. Now when they are mentioned again, he just feels unfamiliar.
"Um."
Edlun responded. He observed the flesh and blood body covered with metal. He had heard of this great existence in the words of successive popes before, so now seeing him with his own eyes, Edlun was not surprised by this strange posture.
His eyes wandered around, Edlun looked up at this magnificent building. The walls of the well were covered with densely packed containers, but most of them had become empty. There was a red warning indicator light underneath, like scarlet eyes.
The secret keeper remained silent. In his estimation, the outside world should have been completely destroyed in the repeated reincarnations. Perhaps there were still humans alive, but they must have become primitive and barbaric, just like wild beasts.
Fragile, backward, ignorant, tortured under the oppression of darkness, and dying slowly.
Perhaps he had lived too long, so long that the Secret Keeper almost forgot that he was a human being as fragile as them. Faced with all this tragedy, his heart was left numb. He stubbornly adhered to his duties and continued his meaningless continuation.
"The Pope... that is, the Church?"
The secret keeper murmured, and he suddenly remembered the visitors from hundreds of years ago, those mysterious, monkey-like visitors.
He looked at Edren in front of him. He was wrapped in a thick coat covered with frost and snow, but from under the coat he could see the delicate and gorgeous lapels, and the sword bag was filled with slender sword blades carved with patterns... If the Secret Keeper's electronic eye was correct, this seemed to be a forbidden alloy.
What surprised the Secret Keeper most was Edren's eyes, where blazing white flames burned, just like the enemy of mankind for countless centuries.
A buzzing noise came from the Secret Keeper's chest. Perhaps it was because his emotions were fluctuating too much, so the mechanical pump accelerated the blood circulation.
How many years has it been
The keeper once again experienced the so-called "excitement".
"I have followed the instructions of the popes of all generations and carried out the instructions of God. We have once again strengthened the defenses under the Well of Ascension. The molten holy silver has completely sealed the cage, leaving only a wellhead for observation. The Eastern Expedition against demons is also proceeding in an orderly manner. The Demon Hunting Cult has been fully dispatched, led by the 'angels', to fight against the demons that are wreaking havoc in various countries. The recaptured land has been reclaimed and cultivated.
During this time, we also contacted the nation builders again. Based on the alchemy they obtained, we strengthened the weapons and equipment of the demon hunters and also developed the Silver Binding Bolt. According to "sublimation", the new generation of demon hunters will be more controllable.
Although this will inevitably deepen the connection with the Unspeakable, considering the situation in the world as a whole, such a deterioration is acceptable. "
Edlund had probably anticipated communicating with "God" many times on the way, so it was as if he had memorized these words in his heart. He reported all of this to the Secret Keeper in a calm and steady tone.