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"I see. You've moved up in rank, too."

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"What?　You mean you, Archbishop Paul?"

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Yes, I am. Yes, I have just been promoted. Now I have access to the [sanctuary] that only cardinals can use, which is even higher than the archbishop's."

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"I see. I just got to use [purification] on my side."

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"...... What happened, Ars?　The increase in magic power is greater than I expected. If you, the cause of this increase, are so upset, then this increase in the amount of magic power must have been something unexpected for you as well."

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　It was right after I heard Naja's story.

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　My rank rose.

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　As a result, I was able to use a magic called Purification.

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　This must be because my magical power, which was named by the church, exceeded a certain value, and thus I exceeded the standard to be able to use [Purification].

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　This causes a mysterious phenomenon that I suddenly become able to use magic without any warning, such as being elevated in rank.

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　Those who can use [Purification], which can dispel the impurities of the undead, are so valuable that they can obtain the position of archbishop in the church.

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　Since he was able to use such magic, he came to consult with Archbishop Paul.

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　There, he was told that Archbishop Paul had also been raised in rank.

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　He was told that he could now use a magic called "sanctuary," which is a higher level of "purification.

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　This is a magic that can be used by those who are called cardinals in the church, and normally it is not available so often.

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　It seems that Archbishop Paul thought that it was indeed strange that he had reached the amount of magical power to be able to use the [Sanctuary] in just a few years after he had been able to use the [Purification].

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　I explain the situation to him.

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　I proved my innocence, saying that it was Naja's fault and not my own repeated naming that caused the increase in magical power.

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　I also told him that Nadja had gained access to a very dangerous magic called the Light of Judgment.

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"That's ...... a very bad thing, isn't it?"

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Yes, I agree. We don't know at this stage what Naja will do now that she has the Light of Judgment, but there is a possibility that she will come to the Kingdom of Fontana.

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"No, I don't think so. Rather, if I were in Naja's shoes, I would go elsewhere."

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"What?　Other places?　Are you saying that Archbishop Paul can predict Naja's next move?"

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"Yes. If I were Nadja, I would target the church this time. Nadja's [collection] can take power from those she kills, right?　If that is the case, then we should be able to obtain even more power by turning the entire church and the city into salt with the [Light of Judgment]."

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"I see. I see. That's what you say. ...... Yeah, that sounds plausible. It means that Naja may seek more power when she is cornered. And since the church has declared her an enemy of God and put a bounty on her head, there's a good chance she has a grudge against them."

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"From what you have told me about Nadja, it seems that she has a lot of resentment in her life. It is very human to think of taking a powerful force and using it for destructive impulses. And perhaps there is no upper limit to that negative emotion. It will make you want more and more.

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"Greed?　You mean beyond getting power from priests and bishops in the church. You mean that there is a possibility of going after someone higher up, like an archbishop or a cardinal?

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Yes, that's right. The magical power of church officials is connected to many residents. And it is obvious that the higher the rank is, the more there are. It would definitely be more efficient to target a single archbishop, for example, than to target a number of priests here and there."

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"Huh?　I remember you said that Archbishop Paul's presence here in Fontana is a special case. As I recall, I thought that people of the rank of archbishop or higher are gathered in the center of the church."

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"You remembered well, Ars. That's right. There are churches in all the noble families, but only bishops are allowed to be in the capital of a noble family. The higher archbishops and cardinals are located in the center of the Church, in the Holy City.

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"...... So, this is what Archbishop Paul expects? Naja, with the Light of Judgment in her possession, will move to the nearest church. And then, after further increasing her magical power there, she will most likely go to the Holy City in order to obtain power more efficiently?

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"If I were in Nadja's shoes, that's what I would do. Besides, she might think that if the church is destroyed, there will be no more talk of divine enemy recognition or bounty hunters.

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　I see.

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　Archbishop Paul may have a point.

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　After all, the church gathers magical power from all over the land through the ritual of baptism.

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　The terminus of such magical power is the Holy City, the center of the Church.

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　In other words, all the magic power of the whole land is gathered in the Holy City.

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　If we attack and collect the magic power there, we will surely be able to obtain more power.

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"But that's pretty bad, isn't it, Archbishop Paul? As I recall, isn't the Holy City where the cardinals who can use [sanctuary] constantly take turns invoking magic to seal off the King of the Immortals?"

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"Yes, that's right, Ars. If Naja attacks the Holy City and kills the cardinals with the Light of Judgment, the seal of the Immortal King will be broken. If that happens, it will be the end of the world.

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　Seriously.

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　Nadja's actions are leading to the destruction of the world.

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　She's really like the Devil King.

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　It's like the demon king Naja is going to break the seal of the evil god by using the forbidden evil method.

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　The Immortal King was once a being that the church could only deal with by sealing him.

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　And the Immortal King can turn those around him into immortals with his unholy magic power.

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　What would happen if Naja killed the entire church with the Light of Judgment in the Holy City?

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　The church may not be able to cope with an unleashed immortal king and the many immortals that will arise from him.

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　This is because those who can use magic such as [Purification] and [Sanctuary] have been erased from the Holy City.

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　There will be no means to oppose them.

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　I realized that the end of the world was no longer just a matter of territories, but the end of the world was becoming a realistic possibility.

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