Now, my country, Duchy of Brunhild, is in the process of putting its appearance together. The next step would be diplomacy, but unfortunately, I was not prepared for this. The Duchy of Brunhild is surrounded by Regulus to the east and Belfast to the west. As long as you get along with these two countries, there will be no direct invasion.
　But that doesn't mean that we don't have to get along with other countries. Each country has its own set of circumstances, and it's not uncommon for them to harass you in a roundabout way.
　It's just that until now, we have never had to deal with such a newly formed, tiny country. The countries of the Western Alliance know me well enough to have exchanges with each other, but to be honest, I'm a bit flustered when a messenger arrives from a country I've never had any contact with.

''It's a pleasure to meet you, His Majesty the Duke of Brunhild. I'm Nest Leonard, sent by the Ramish Pope, Elias Ortola.
Phyllis Lugitte, as well.
"Hm.

　I sat on the throne placed in the audience room and answered briefly. Mr. Kosaka, the former Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda, was standing beside me, glancing my way.
　He said, "I understand. Don't talk too much, just let Mr. Kosaka handle it, right?
　After all, I don't know what their intentions are. He said it would be more beneficial to keep silent than to let unnecessary words slip out. Silver is for eloquence, golden is for silence, I guess. And since I don't seem to have any dignity, it is said that there is a consideration not to be licked.

I'm sorry to hear that. And did you need to come all the way from the Ramish nation?

　Mr. Kosaka, who was beside me, opens his mouth. Nest, who crouches in front of me in the audience room, is an old man with short blond hair, wearing a white robe embroidered with gold thread on his sleeve. He's a priest to behold. His age is about over forty years old. ........although the hair looks somewhat strange.
　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. I'm not sure if she's around my age. I'm sure you'll be able to find the same white robes as Nest.
　They both seem to be people with the status of priests in the Ramish nation. The God of Light...was it Larus? I heard that that Lars, or whatever it is, is a priest of a certain caliber over there.
　That priest, Nest, opened his mouth.

Our beloved Pope, Elias Ortola, wishes to establish a friendly relationship with the Principality of Brunhild. I would like to ask you to make Larschy a state religion, so that we can spread our religion here. Therefore, as our sister state, we, the Ramish, will be more than willing to support the Principality.

　...What?
　Is that what you call a state religion? He said the state would recognize it and give it legal protection.

'I would like to ask His Majesty the King to baptize His Majesty the King and to build a church in this land. If the teachings of Lord Lars, the God of Light, are spread, this land will develop more abundantly.

　Mr. Nest makes this sound like a great idea, but I'm getting cold feet. What is he talking about? Why do I have to be baptized by a god I don't understand?

'The teachings of our God, Lord Larus, destroy evil, in the name of light and justice...'
No.
... what?

　Mr. Nest, who had been making an impassioned speech at my words, stopped dead in his tracks.

'Don't want, what do you mean?'
'So, religion. We don't need it in our country.

　You've talked at length, but that means you're a religious recruiter, right? Honestly, it stinks, doesn't it? Was it the God of Light? It's really him, isn't it?

"Not my God's way of teaching? You don't believe in God, Your Majesty?
Don't be silly. No one believes in God as much as I do. I'm grateful for that every day.

　I talk back to Nest, who glares at me. It's different from your gods, though. Perhaps in response to those words, Phyllis, who was standing by following Nest-san, interrupts. It doesn't seem like this one is angry, does it? She has a curious look on her face.

'Then why? You claim to believe in God, but you don't want to spread that teaching. Isn't that a contradiction?
None. In the first place, is the only god you guys are talking about the god of light, Larus? If you call it light, what about the dark god? Don't you have any other gods?

　Phyllis's question is answered with a question. To that, Nest answers with a heartbeat.

There are gods, gods of the sea, gods of the mountains, gods of the earth and many other gods. But the supreme god who stands at the top of all these gods is Lord Larus, the God of Light. He is the absolute God of justice, who is unrivaled even by the God of darkness.
But you don't seem to have any powers at all.
What did you say?

　Mr. Nest no longer just glares at me, he stands up, his voice hoarse, and doesn't even try to hide his anger. Well, I'm angry.

''Does Your Majesty call my God incompetent!
'He's an absolute god of justice, right? So how is it that there are criminals and evil people in this world?
That's... that's what we're here for! We have a role to play in judging and destroying evil, in the form of God! They are the hands and feet of God...
That's your power. It's not God's power. Don't get that wrong.

　Red in the face, Mr. Nest shakes his shoulders. Had I said too much? But don't you think so?

'Then what does the God you believe in bring us!
Nothing. You're a busy man. You're not supposed to take care of yourself. He doesn't intervene unless he's very busy. To be fair, I'm not rejecting your teachings, by the way. If you guys believe in it, that's fine.

　We all have our own God in our hearts. And that's fine. It's just that you shouldn't use it to get involved with the state.
　Nest-san stares at me with a hateful gaze and opens her mouth.

''........It seems that His Majesty has been enchanted by the evil god. It seems that you need to baptize him with a cleansing baptism.
Huh?

　What did you just say?

Amber. Hold him down.
"Will.
Wow!

　Nest was attacked from behind by the amber I had called out to him, and his back was held down by his paws. He's in his true white tiger mode.
　I walked up to the pinned down Nest and squatted down to make eye contact with the old man who was scared of Amber.

'I don't care what god you believe in, it's your business. You can pray and wish for a god that may or may not be there, or do whatever you want with it. But I won't allow you to treat my god as an evil deity. You don't know anything about him, so don't talk to me.

　He glares at Nest, opens the "gate" on the floor and drops him Into the river outside the castle. After the old man disappeared, only the blonde hair was left behind. I knew it was a wig.
　Suddenly, when I looked to the side, the leftover Phyllis seemed to be so surprised that she couldn't speak. Ah.
　It's not good. It was too much. Even if it was an emissary of another country. There were other ways to turn him away. The things he said about God, I couldn't help but get angry at him. How could that good-looking old man be an evil god?
　However, I guess I went too far........ When I turned around, I saw Kosaka-san holding his forehead and sighing a long sigh. Ah.........it was bad after all? I told him to keep his mouth shut.

Well Priest Nest....
Uh ... I transferred them out of the castle. Don't worry, I didn't hurt you or anything.

　I'm sure you'll be soaked, though. Maybe you'll catch a cold, though. I don't know.

I'm sorry, sir. I beg your forgiveness for my rudeness. In the first place, this audience was carried out at the insistence of Priest Nest, and the Pope was not very keen on it.

　Phyllis bows her head. Really?

'If we can establish the state religion of this country as Lars, there is no greater achievement than that. Perhaps that is what Priest Nest was after.

　What's the matter, is he after all aiming for a promotion? Even if you call yourself a priest, you can't get rid of your snobbishness.

I don't want our country to decide on the state religion. Please tell the Pope that.
'Yes, that's already. But, um... about that earlier... has His Majesty ever met with God, by any chance?

　Hmm? I'm sure you didn't say that in our earlier conversation. Did I say something to get your attention? Hmm, I don't know what to say.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say something strange.... I...I don't know if God really exists anymore...

　Phyllis looks down with a small mutter. You can't say that, can you? You're a priest, for one thing.

'I've always wondered. Judging evil in the name of justice. While I think that's a wonderful thing, just because they're demons or dark ones, we assume they're evil... is that right? Once you have made a mistake, will you ever be forgiven again? Those questions just kept coming up...

　I don't know, but isn't he already a bad priest when he doubts the God he believes in, this kid?
　At that moment, the phone in my pocket vibrated in silent mode, signaling an incoming call. Huh? At this time? I don't need to look at the incoming call to know who's calling. It's because there's only one person calling me.
　I pull out my phone and pick up the phone.

"Hello?
"Oh, it's been a while. I'm an eagle.

　Eagle Eagle scam. Let's just say your name, God. But you're calling me like you wanted to.

"Did you see this?
'As it happens. No, it was nice to see you dared. Thank you for being angry for me.

　Wow, they've seen me. It's kind of embarrassing, isn't it? Fearfully Phyllis calls out to me while looking at me writhing in shame.

"Um ... who were you talking to?
"God,
What?

　As she looked at Phyllis in amazement, she suddenly noticed something strange about Amber standing next to her. She didn't move slightly at all. Huh? What's going on? When I turned around, I saw that Kosaka-san had also stopped moving. What the hell is this!

"Oh, I've stopped you for a moment. It wouldn't be too much trouble if someone saw me.
'Time has stopped! Eh, I mean, I didn't think you would be seen...!
"I'd like to answer the question for the young lady. I'm coming over now. You won't be able to trust her without seeing her. Bye.
Wha...!

　I snapped. Oh, really? I pulled the phone away from my ear and met eyes with Phyllis.

'He's coming now...'
Who's coming?
So God...

　God descended in a dazzling radiance from above our astonished heads. A divine aura of divinity (which is natural since he was a god) enveloped us, and we could tell his divine spirit just by looking at him. Slowly, God descended and went down to earth.

'Hey, it's God!'
Light?

　Couldn't you have come up with something a little more stern? I couldn't help but tsk at the smiling God.