Chapter 982: Asking for a favour
Chapter 982: Asking for a favour
The pope and the priests all looked at me in shock when they heard this.
They looked like they couldn’t believe that I was asking them to leave like this.
The knights that had been watching while surrounding the priests from the Zeno Religion all knitted their brows when they heard this. With the way that they were looking over, it really seemed like they wanted to step forward to say something.
But before they could do anything, the pope suddenly raised his hand to stop them.
The pope didn’t even look at the knights as he continued to look at me for a bit before saying, “Your majesty, I think that there’s been some kind of misunderstanding. I know that anything that I try to say today will result in further misunderstandings, so let’s end this matter here. I hope that we will be able to have another talk on this matter another day.”
With that, the pope gave a bow and then turned to leave.
He waved his hand at the knights and priests who all had different expressions on their faces, but they still followed him in the end.
They all just put on their cloaks and walked into the streets before disappearing without a trace.
It seemed strange how they had disappeared, but it didn’t matter since I didn’t want to talk to them in the first place.
Right now, there was something else that I had to do first.
“Let’s go back and talk.” I said to the prime minister.
He looked at me with a strange look at first, but then he nodded in agreement and we headed back to the castle.
It was just that this matter wasn’t over yet.
…
“Your majesty, there is a guest looking for you.”
I was surprised by this maid suddenly coming in with this message since I wasn’t expecting to see anyone today. At the same time, I had even told the people in the castle that I didn’t want to see anyone after yesterday’s matter.
They shouldn’t have allowed anyone into the castle today.
So I couldn’t help being surprised by this maid saying that someone wanted to see me.
I didn’t say anything as I looked at the maid with one brow raised.
The maids of the castle were well trained, so she immediately understood why I was looking at her like this.
With a bow, the maid said, “We tried to stop him, but he said that he was a personal friend of yours. At the same time, this person said that they had once been your mentor.”
A friend and a mentor?
I couldn’t think of anyone that fit this description at first, but then there was a person that came to mind.
It was someone that I hadn’t seen in a while now since I had become busy with running this country, but it was certainly someone that could qualify as a friend and a mentor.
Only I didn’t think that he would come all this way just to see me.
He was someone who had been content with his life in the countryside, running that church.
So there must be a reason for him to come all this way.
After thinking about it for a bit, I looked back up at the maid who had been silently and nervously standing there. With a nod, I said, “Let him come and see me.”
The maid seemed to let out a sigh of relief when she heard this before lowering her head to say, “Yes, your majesty.”
In no time at all, there was someone who was led to my study.
When this person came in, I immediately recognized them.
Even if I hadn’t seen them in a while, this wasn’t a person that I would forget that easily since we had spent quite a bit of time together.
He was the one that had even taught me about the Mark of God in the first place.
However, there wasn’t a smile that was on my face when I saw him come in.
Rather, he was the one that walked in with an awkward smile on his face.
Once the maid led the priest from my previous territory in, I gave a wave of my hand to send her off. She didn’t hesitate at all since she could feel the tension that was in the air, so she disappeared in no time.
When it was just the two of us left in the room, the priest suddenly said, “Your majesty, it’s been a long time. I…”
Before he could continue, I suddenly raised my hand to cut him off before saying, “There’s no need for that kind of small talk. I know that you’re here for a reason, so just tell me what you want.”
The priest wasn’t offended at all when he heard this.
He knew that even though I was being brief, I was doing it on his behalf.
While it didn’t seem like I was doing it on his behalf, I really was doing it to spare him the fate of having to make small talk and work his way up. I knew what kind of personality he had, it really wasn’t suited for this.
There was even a trace of gratitude that appeared in his eyes as he looked at me before he said, “Your majesty, I hope that you will do a favour for me.”
A look of surprise appeared on my face since this certainly wasn’t what I expected him to say, but I just gave a nod as I said, “What is the favour?”
“I hope that you will meet with the pope.” There was an awkward look on the priest’s face when he said this.
He didn’t need to explain what he meant by this since there was only one person that he could
be referring to.
It was the kind looking old man from yesterday.
I never thought that he would bring the priest from my former territory over just for this…
But I still said, “Alright, since it’s a favour for you.”
The priest gave me a grateful nod.
I did owe quite a bit to him after all.
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