Whether it is the laurels of being a king or a territory, they are not as important to Areguso as his own obsession. What he desires is something that mortals cannot give him. Now he does not lack wealth, strength or power. What’s missing is enough time and a place where you can safely complete the transformation.
Letting divine power overwhelm royal power, Areguso knew very well the dream of the goddess Ishtar. She constructed a great blueprint, a glorious era established by the humans she believed in. The believers of the goddess in the Holy See are also fanatical followers of this blueprint. Areguso doesn't mind doing what they want. It doesn't matter to him that in order to achieve his obsession, the Kingdom of Belrama will be sacrificed to become the Holy See. .
But it's not okay to be too hasty and urgent. After all, the decision you make cannot be too far from Dean's nature.
Playing it safe isn't such a bad thing for a demon!
"I believe everyone here must have doubted whether I have secretly reached an agreement with Bishop Iseno." Dean looked around and spread his hands and said: "And what I want to say is, please put away your doubts and please pay attention to me. As I said, no matter who ascends the throne, my brother and I should believe that the Holy See spreads the teachings of the goddess, and we should not shirk all kinds of obstacles to the skeptical mentality we once had, and then let the devil take advantage of each other again. Take advantage of the situation when you are suspicious.”
Victor seemed to be unable to sit still any longer: "Dean, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Of course, brother, I don't want these tragedies to happen in the Kingdom of Belrama, that's all."
Victor suddenly showed a look of shock and anger, as if he couldn't believe what his brother said.
Dean looked directly at his brother and said loudly: "Open your eyes and look at the world again. Brother, can't you see that everything has changed? It is difficult for mortals to compete with the power outside the world."
Victor wanted to loudly accuse his brother of this treasonous speech that offered the royal power with both hands. He also wanted to use this to belittle his brother and make everyone here support him, who was willing to safeguard the orthodox rights of the Kingdom of Belrama. Prince, however, when Victor's peripheral vision glanced at the Judgment Angel next to the Cardinal, Victor found that his throat seemed to be stuck with a fishbone and he could not speak.
Many members of the royal family and nobles also remained silent and watched. In fact, anyone who could sit here to meet the goddess's messenger was not a fool. If they were a fool, it would be impossible for them to be polite in this aristocratic circle where the law of the jungle is really strong. After climbing to today's position, although Dean's words may sound harsh, they are indeed the truth. Without the help of the gods that night, it would be very difficult to defeat the demons with the power of the Kingdom of Belrama, especially the last two who arrived. Afterwards, it was estimated that if a conventional army was used with domestic mages to fight, it would cost at least tens of thousands of casualties to defeat the two demons, and this did not take into account whether more demons would enter the kingdom. All.
no way! From the post-analysis recorded images, it can be seen that the demon's terrifying and ferocious appearance has a very serious impact on the morale of the army. After all, the soldiers' daily training is to deal with the same secular forces. For the first time, they face the transcendent existence. The morale of the soldiers is very serious. It is conceivable to be shaken, but the demons are different. Those ferocious demons are completely crazy and frantic. Faced with the thunder and lightning that the angel of judgment can turn them into ashes in an instant, the slightly weaker demons can still survive. Able to rush forward without fear of death and consume his own flesh and blood to consume the power of the thunder sword. Only after the last two powerful demons retreated to hell, the weaker demons followed closely and evacuated, but before that there was no One demon took more than half a step back.
This kind of army that is crazier than the most fanatical believers, even if they are chaotic and unorganized, may be slightly at a disadvantage when facing the army that has already set up a formation, but once these monsters break in or engage in chaotic street fighting, then Their destructive power far exceeds that of any well-trained army.
"I appreciate your awakening, Your Highness Dean." Cardinal Iseno nodded kindly, obviously very satisfied with these words: "A good king should regard the safety of the people as his own safety. Everyone! The Holy See has tried its best to accommodate the rights of the secular royal family for so many years. Sometimes the Holy See wants to build churches in some areas to spread the doctrine, which is often seen as competing for the hearts of the people. But today you should all realize the true nature of the Holy See. intention."
Everyone was speechless for a moment, and some nobles who originally believed in the Holy See lowered their heads slightly and did not dare to look directly at the Cardinal.
Grand Duke Reeves stood up and put one hand on his chest and saluted slightly: "Your Excellency Cardinal, you are a wise man worthy of respect. I also understand that this time the demon invaded the capital, it seems that it belongs to Silvado. We went astray, but both the royal family and the ministers have unshirkable responsibilities. It was our negligence that caused such a tragic ending. But please see that the Kingdom of Belrama has been committed to coordinating the disputes among the countries for many years. For the credit of adhering to the goddess’s teachings, please give the Kalenta royal family a chance.”
"You have misunderstood Your Majesty the Duke. The Holy See does not want to deprive the royal family of its rights. From the moment it was first established, the mission of the Holy See is to fight against demons. The Holy See only hopes to spread doctrines to unite mankind and completely block the entry of demons into our world. The channel allows humans and even countries to advance the world in a stable environment.”
The cardinal's words were impartial, full of sincerity and enthusiasm, but the royal family and nobles still had doubts.
Areguso, the master of killing, knows this very well. After something like power is grasped by one person, humans will not let it go even at the moment when their lives are at stake. He will always be suspicious of other people's good intentions and suspicion. Whether others want to take away the rights in his hands, but more importantly, the Holy See does want to take away some of their rights from the king's hands.
No matter how the teachings of the Holy See are preached, no matter how nice the cardinal’s words are, this essence has not changed.
"Devils! These evil and filthy monsters from the abyss are not only the enemy of the Lord, but also the enemy of all living things in the world! They hate life, hate peace, and their chaotic and disordered nature makes the demons only spread death and destruction on the earth. This This is something the Lord does not want to see. The Lord has sent holy messengers to fight against the devil for countless years.”
That’s more than 13,000 years┉┉
"In order to prevent demons from entering our world, the Holy See was established under the instruction of our Lord. It has always followed the doctrine and preached equality and harmony, in order to prevent demons from infiltrating our world through mortal hands."
The so-called mortals probably do not include elves, dwarves, orcs and other foreign races┉┉
"Fighting demons is the greatest mission of the Holy See. The Holy See does not want to target the secular kingship too much. It just hopes that the kings can pay more attention to their own people, because all humans on the earth are the most beloved children of the Lord. There will be no Mothers want to see their children go astray."
In fact, besides fighting against us, the five supreme gods in the Holy City and those guys who are lingering in the second generation are also your biggest enemies, right┉┉
In the conference hall, on the stage was Cardinal Iseno's impassioned speech, while under the stage was the murderous master Areguso's vicious misinterpretation of every word he said. The scene seemed a little funny and a little ridiculous, but Cardinal His eloquence is obviously good. After borrowing Prince Dean's words, he made a statement that the royal family members and nobles could not refute.
However, what makes these normally high-ranking royal family members and nobles most uncomfortable is that the Judgment Angel Alfier has not said a word from the beginning of the memory to the present, as if this meeting has nothing to do with him. , or it should be said that the Judgment Angel did not care about the outcome of this meeting from the beginning. It seemed that no matter what the outcome was, it would be corrected by him to the predetermined outcome.
And this complete disregard is even more uncomfortable than direct opposition.
"Your Highness Dean, do you think you can become a good king?" Finally the cardinal threw the question back.
Areguso also stood up and took a deep breath with Dean's appearance and said: "At this moment, I don't want to boast about my civil and military skills. To be honest, I am not as good as my brother Victor when it comes to government affairs."
The eldest prince Victor and his supporters were stunned. Not only that, even Dean's supporters were also very surprised. The second prince Dean and the eldest prince Victor had been fighting for the throne for so many years. The two were close to each other in many ways. On every occasion, he constantly proves that he is stronger than the other party, but today, why did His Highness Dean, who was so intimate with the Cardinal, take the initiative to admit that he is not as good as his brother
Looking around, Areguso looked at the faces looking at him with various expressions. What he longed for was not this little bit of power that was better than nothing: "I know you may be doubting it, but it's just that what I witnessed after that night Demons and angels, after witnessing the supreme power of the goddess, I have completely awakened. Brother, think about it, what we fought so hard for was so vague and insubstantial. The Kingdom of Belrama has been established for hundreds of years, but the devil It can destroy almost overnight all the glory that the royal family has built up over hundreds of years.”
Speaking of this, Dean shook his head and said seriously like a man who has gained enlightenment: "I thought about it for a day and finally figured out what the relationship between the king and the people is. In the past, I always thought that I was a member of the royal family and the king. The legal heir is the natural ruler and ruler, but when the devil came, the royal family and nobles fled, while the goddess's messengers fought bravely to resist the devil. Afterwards, people sang the goddess's true name and praised the glory of the goddess. Instead of us legitimate royals who are born great, why?”
"Because we abandoned the people and fled in critical moments, while the messengers of the goddess fought on the front line to protect them. As far as the people are concerned, they don't care who is the ruler. What they care about is who can give them. A better life, who can protect their safety, who is their ruler."
Areguso said passionately despite Dean's appearance, if you look at it from Yalin's point of view, this murderous master's acting skills will win an Oscar in a minute. You must know that this is in Judgment of Angels. In front of him, the extraordinary person's insight and perception are very astonishing. Even the slightest incongruity will be noticed by the other party, but Aleguso has done it so naturally that he can't tell where these words come from. The devil of disorder seemed to be Dean himself making an impassioned speech after a sudden change of mind after deep meditation, which made all the people here who were most familiar with Dean not notice anything wrong.
Dean let out a long breath, looked at the stunned royal family members and nobles, and said with awareness: "So I have completely woken up and understood the responsibilities of a king. I must protect the people and get the people's rights." Only in this way will the people give me the right to rule. I will not make stupid decisions to protect some interests, nor will I put the people in danger just to protect my rights.”
"This is my enlightened brother. If you still hold on to the old-fashioned idea of monopolizing power like your father, and continue to exclude the Holy See and ignore the people being slaughtered by demons just for a little power, then you are not worthy of sitting on the throne. Even if you sit on it, you won’t be able to sit for a long time.”
Suddenly everyone was shocked, and the eldest prince Victor turned pale. He couldn't say a word for a long time. Even Iseno, a cardinal who has read the teachings of the goddess deeply, couldn't help but feel sorry for Dean's words. After speaking, he sighed again and again. This is a child who has completely awakened under the majesty of the goddess. It is really commendable!
"If this is your awakening┉┉Dean Kalenta!"
The Judgment Angel, who had been silent at this time, finally spoke for the first time: "You are no longer like a mortal, but an extraordinary being!"
Areguso, the master of killing hidden under Dean's face, laughed ferociously. Of course he is not a mortal but an extraordinary being like you, Judgment Angel Arfield! (~^~)