Chapter 336 - Episode Thirty-Six - Pope Sateria (1)(Side: Sateria)
Rivualin, the holy city of Riveras Kingdom, the Land of Water.
The blue-haired woman, Pope Sateria, was standing alone in the God’s Room on the top floor of the Grand Palace located in the center of the city.
Facing her was a large blue crystal placed on the throne.
The crystal had the power to communicate with the water god Levi.
“Le-, Levi-sama, the telecommunication finally connected! Why didn’t you respond to our request for communication! This country is now in more dire straits than ever! What are you doing in this time-sensitive situation ……!”
Sateria, with a pale face, draws closer into Levi’s crystal.
In the past, Marias and Nelgliffe had caused a ruckus by going inside and taking over the enemy, and as a result, there had been no major action on the part of the Dinrat kingdom because they had been dealt with before they sprouted.
Sateria guessed that the Dinrat royal family judged these two incidents to be small-scale incidents that were caused by a few extremists among the countless sects of Levi Church.
There was no way that the royal family would want to interfere in the Riveras Kingdom, which had no relations with neighboring countries and had no idea what was going on inside.
This time, however, things were different.
After sending Penrath, which is like a walking strategic weapon, and carrying out large-scale sabotage, he was detained by the enemy.
There is no way that the Dinrat Kingdom will remain non-interventionist in the future.
It would take some sort of retaliatory action.
Yet, Levi, that sent Penrath without telling Pope Sateria, the actual head of Riveras Kingdom, was detained, and neglected it without any explanation to Sateria or any future measures.
“…… It seems that you’ve become great before I knew it, Sateria. I’m very busy. I have to find a replacement for those scums …… Marias, Nelgliffe, and Penrath who were useless to me even though I shared my magic with them.”
“I’m very sorry …… However, I still have something to say it! If this continues, depending on the scale of the retaliation from the Dinrat Kingdom, this country and the Levi Church will be in danger of extinction! Are you going to leave this crisis unattended and prioritize gathering spirits and personnel!?”
Sateria raised her voice.
Even before Sateria became the Pope, she had often advised Levi, “Can’t you please give priority to stabilizing public order rather than unifying sects?”.
However, he said, “I am also deeply concerned about this. But first of all, unifying the sects and reducing civil unrest will ultimately save the people,” Levi replied, often putting it off.
Sateria dreamed of that day, but even now that Sateria has become the Pope, Levi still has some reason to put off his original goal of bringing peace to the Riveras Kingdom.
Even now that the unification of the sects has been largely completed, the security in some areas is worse than before due to the conflicts with the opposing factions.
Sateria used to worship Levi, believing that he had come down from his eternal slumber to restore the devastated Riveras Kingdom, but recently she began to have doubts.
After the unification was largely completed, Levi neglected all the necessary post-processing and began to harass the Dinrat Kingdom, all of which ended in failure, pushing the unstable Riveras Kingdom into a further predicament.
“Shut up, Sateria! It is not to talk about such things that I have responded to the communication. If you are a traitor who does not listen to the voice of the gods, I can kill you right here and now.”
Sateria kneeled down on the spot and landed her forehead on the ground, facing the crystal.
“Levi-sama! If this continues, the Riveras Kingdom will be destroyed! There is no sorcerer in Riveras Kingdom who can replace Penrath-dono. When we lost Penrath-dono, Marias-dono, and Nelgliffe-dono so easily, no matter how we turn things around from now on, we are no match for the Dinrat Kingdom! They’re wary of us because of our past failures, so we can’t even attack them from the shadows!”
“Why are you being so weak for! This is an ordained order, a holy war brought on by this water god! Every single person in Riveras Kingdom should be prepared to die for it. And you, Sateria, are the one who denies it!”
“It is impossible to wage war against the Dinrat Kingdom! I am sorry that I cannot help you, Levi-sama! I beg you! Please, please change your mind! What we need now is not a sorcerer to replace Penrath-dono! But a politician who can improve the security of our country and conclude treaties with other countries. We have no choice but to surrender to the Dinrat Kingdom!”
At Sateria’s words, the crystal wildly emits blue and red light.
The Hall of the Gods was illuminated by the light of magical power. The light was filled with the rage of the Water God.
“Don’t screw with me! Bring the Dinrat Kingdom under control and use it as a check against the Count and the soon to be resurrected Kudor! This is our top priority! If Kudor wakes up, I will have no cards in my hand and will have to fight the most powerful monster in mythology head-on! Do you mean to say that you would have no match even if I died ……?”
A magic circle appears before the gods where Sateria stands.
It was something that Levi had deployed as a threat.
She looked up, and a look of grief appears on her face.
However, she immediately grits her teeth, glares at the crystal, and puts her hands on the chest of her own ceremonial dress, exposing the magic circle floating around her chest.
The magic circle is centered on Levi’s summoning crest and spreads over her entire body.
“If you can kill me, then kill me! I am the only one who can draw the magic power of the dragon vein in this holy city, right? In addition to lacking the majority of the four High Priests, are you going to get rid of me, too? In addition to replacing the other High Priests, do you want to search for the Dragon Vein bloodline? It was said that without the Dragon Vein, we would not only be unable to defeat the Great Evil God Kudor, but also the dangerous Abel of the Marren Tribe.”
Levi’s eyes reflected in the crystal.
The strange eyes widened in astonishment, and he looked at her with a resentment that almost cursed her to death.
The dragon vein is the water that flows underground in the holy city of Rivualin in the Riveras Kingdom, and contains a vast amount of magical power.
It is believed to be a fragment of Levi’s magical power from his defeat against Kudor in the mythical age.
The Dragon Vein can be said to be half of Levi’s body, but in modern times, Levi cannot control the Dragon Vein with his own power alone.
The only person who can draw magic power from the vein is Sateria, who has a distant ancestor who was a priestess of the water goddess who served Levi in the mythical age and has a high level of magical knowledge.
“You! You are trying to blackmail me, Levi!? It is a mortal sin to be sealed in a watery dungeon in the underworld after death and to be cursed with a soul for eternity, you know!”
“If you change your mind, Levi-sama, I’ll let you have as much of my soul as you want! Please lend me your strength for the sake of the Riveras Kingdom! This country, the people, are not Levi-sama’s convenient tools!”
Levi’s eyes floating in the crystal and Sateria’s eyes glared at each other.