Book 17: Chapter 8
“Not bad. Even I, who is somewhat prejudice toward you, must admit that your plans for this are perfect. I can’t find any faults with you. Proceed with it. If I’m ready, when can we start?”
Mommy Elizabeth solemnly replied, “Though preparations are complete and we can commence any time, the Royal Palace needs to prepare. We need to send out invitations and fortify security. We must get news out so that everyone sees Daisy. Hence, we need a total of roughly three days. We can commence in three days’ time. In three days, I will ensure everyone gives their blessings to Daisy and watches her.”
“While that’s unsafe, if it’s necessary, I can understand the concern. We should do everything we can to protect my Daisy. We, therefore, should wrap this up as soon as we can. It seems dangerous to have everybody’s eyes on her no matter how I think about it. A long night means more nightmares, after all, and that’s not a good thing. By the way, Mom, do you know about the new church?”
“The new church?”
I nodded: “Yes”
Mom paused to think for a moment then responded with a smile: “What’s the matter, Son? Did you believe in them? Mommy just gave an order to forbid religious discussions in the palace; hence, if you if you’re religious, you’ll put Mommy in a dilemma. Mommy won’t stop your beliefs, though. Mommy is a little jealous that you’d rather believe in religion than Mommy.”
“Wh-What…? Your Majesty, d-do you believe in the new church…? Sorry, sorry, sorry, Your Majesty, I am not trying to attack a religion. It is just that they are just traitors who separated from us and refuse to pray. They are nothing more than a group of lazy people who are looking to comfort their souls. If you wish for God’s support, our god will definitely open his arms for you.”
Perhaps hearing the new church mentioned led to the pope thinking that I wanted to join a religion. He must’ve perceived that as me choosing to believe in the new church. He was so tense that he rubbed his robe and stuttered. As a matter of fact, he looked as though he wanted to grab my shirt and desperately explain something.
“No, I don’t want to join a religion. It’s just that my interest is piqued. The last time I came here, there was no such thing as a new church. They must’ve come into existence in the past year? It’s practically impossible for a religion to grow so rapidly within one year that they could even threaten your traditional religion. They relied on some sort of holy water to achieve their growth, correct?”