Chapter 74: A letter to His Eminence the Pope
“However, you say that you will make a donation to His Holiness the Pope, but can he receive it so easily?”
Lex asks.
At night, we were drinking wine in front of a giant magic stone named “Tears of the World.” A luxury that even a king or nobleman can’t have. I never thought I could do this after becoming a commoner.
Anyway, to get back to the question, I can understand that it is natural to think so.
“Commoners cannot meet or talk with kings or high-ranking nobles. This may be the general perception of commoners, but in fact, it is not necessarily so.”
“Ah, like merchants, for example. Even if you are a commoner, can you enter the estate of a noble?”
Of course, there are some strict systems of hierarchy in empires like the East, and I don’t deny that there are such people in our country.
As for the merchants that Lex mentioned, there are also those who are favored by the royal family.
I will explain these things to Lex.
“So here’s the problem. Can a commoner easily meet with His Holiness the Pope, who they have no acquaintance with?”
“…Isn’t that very difficult? Because it’s said that Mina will donate. It should be possible, but…
“Fufu, there’s a back door.”
It’s a simple matter. An adventurer takes a truly wonderful treasure and insists on donating it directly.That’s all.
The world is filled with danger and the unknown, and although it is a very small possibility, a nameless person may one day suddenly hold something of immense value. And if they are not awaited, they may be able to take it to a neighboring country or somewhere else freely.
“In other words, should an adventurer carry it?”
“That’s right. Of course, it must be something suitable for direct donation, and a magic stone over 100 carats is more than enough. And since manners are also necessary, let’s send another person, Talvo the butler.”
Lex taps his forehead.
“Are you saying you’re going to hire adventurers from the Periknen Territory?”
I nod my shoulders and smile.
“I didn’t think we could donate enough magic stones to His Holiness the Pope, but I did consider it as one of the means of entering.”
“Here you are, the adept Vice President Vilhelmina.”
“It’s an honor, Alex, the genius developer.”
Saying so, we raise our glasses and touch the edges of the glass.
It is a behavior of the commoners that the nobility does not have, but it is close and enjoyable.
Thus, a party of four adventurers from the Periknen territory hired by A&V, mostly women who had experience in escorting noblemen, was brought to the capital.
We trained them in the minimum etiquette and then it was decided to dispatch them to the Papal territory while educating them on the way.
The journey was accompanied by a box of 106 carats of magic stone wrapped tightly and a letter from me.
In that letter, I had this one sentence included.
“In our country, Patrikainen, it feels as if the greatness of the divine’s glory doesn’t reach every corner of the earth due to the shadow cast by higher places.
Therefore, I thought that this magic stone was born in the form of tears and named it “Tears of the World.”
And I had it dedicated to His Eminence Namadrius IV, who is the most valuable representative in this world.
If the great power of His Eminence overflows on this land, we shall offer a magic stone called “Joy of the World.”
Of course, it’s a pure lie.
The reason why the magic stone is tear-drop shaped is simply because it’s hanging due to gravity.
If this sentence is taken at face value, it seems that a new magic stone called “Joy of the World” will be born when the glory of God is regained in our country.
However, does the Pope, who is the representative of God in this world, believe in such a miracle? Of course not.
This statement should make you think like this.
If the Pope comes to our country and eliminates the shadows in the upper echelon, we will offer an equivalent magic stone as a reward.
Yes, we have Mr. Oliver’s 100 carat magic stone with lightning attribute. The jeweler is polishing it frantically right now.
In fact, both I and Mr. Oliver are accumulating magic stones for the next huge one.
And then, several months later, an emissary visited from the papal territories.
This autumn, when the public announcement was made by the king that His Holiness Pope Namadrius IV will grace our country with a visit, the people of the capital city bubbled with joy.
