When we brought the corpse of the deceased Pope back, both the mansion and the surroundings were in chaos.

The communication magic device became saturated for a while due to the connection of those mourning and expressing astonishment.

May Lord Ardel, who bestowed the , return safely to your embrace.

Since the Pope’s death was packaged as a martyrdom, everyone gathered to wish him well, imagining he would be in heaven.

My party and I, along with the priests brought by the Pope, remained silent, knowing the truth.

In such a chaotic time, voluntarily sacrificing oneself to defeat zombies would be helpful. Shouldn’t we honor the individual as an adult?

The chief priest from the uninformed temple side, wiping away tears after hearing the news, said, “…….”

“Such nonsense! Who cares if you’re an adult or not?!”

Zero was enraged by the chief priest’s words, and I had to hold back my laughter.

In death, the Pope finally achieved the position he had long desired. Fighting against zombies and martyring himself, he received all sorts of praise and respect.

Although the deceased wouldn’t hear such words, not even in hell, I didn’t want to deal with the posthumous affairs of the Pope in my tired state.

“That matter should be handled by the people of the Papal Court. Tomorrow, I will send the priests who were performing the rites for the Pope and the casket containing the Pope’s body through the gate.”

What? But… burying the deceased Popes is only possible within the Papal Court. Wouldn’t it be better for Duke Kitten to handle it?

“Huh?”

The hesitant words of the chief priest were inexplicable.

Well, since there is a warp gate, it can be installed anywhere in the capital. Then, using it, we can lay the Pope to rest in the Papal Court…

What is this guy saying?

Just because a divine gate appeared, does he think everything is resolved? No way. Zombies still roam freely in Agataen, and there is an unknown mutated zombie inside the mansion.

But what? Who is he asking to run errands now?

Is he telling me to go die?

“Is he insane?”

“Hey, Chief Priest. Are you joking with me right now?”

…Yes?

Blinking his eyes, the chief priest seemed unaware of what had gone wrong.

Zero looked at his face and sighed.

“You’re a dim and inadequate guy. The Pope was a greedy person who swallowed up a hundred greedy wolves, it seems. He planted only obedient fools in other positions. Now that the one who just respected and followed without his own thoughts has disappeared, trying something on his own is stupid.”

Well, considering Zero’s words are likely true, it was obvious that the runaway members of the Papal Court, who had been waiting for the Pope to return from the outside, would be in disarray.
Since the Pope, who had ruled like a king, disappeared, there might be a power struggle among those who want to become the new Pope.

“Originally, I tried to let it slide.”

Now that it has come to this, I felt there was no need to conceal the truth about the Pope’s death.

“Do you know about it, Chief Priest?”

What… what…?

“The deceased Pope, Therinus, did not martyr himself. His dedication was not honorable at all. During the zombie extermination, he did nothing, and when zombies rushed in aggressively, he shouted to send him outside, saying it was too frightening.”

What is that…

“No, is that not the case, priests? You saw it too, so be honest about the truth.”

“Duke! Isn’t this going against the agreement?”

One priest protested to me, but I ignored it.

“We will keep the promise. Your lives will be preserved. Isn’t that all you need to keep? However, our thoughts on the Pope’s death have changed. The people of the Papal Court also have the right to know the truth. They are also the Pope’s people, so they are qualified enough.”

“But… that’s true, but…”

The priests, lacking the ability to argue logically, ultimately shook their heads. It was good that it became quiet.

“I may not be a just person, but shouldn’t I make use of everything available?”

After all, the people from the Papal Court who ran away when the zombie situation erupted in the capital were cowards.

The fugitives who abandoned Michael were likely to score points in the divine realm if I used them wisely.

Priests who knew how to use sacred power were not bad to have.

“Hmm! It’s a completely self-justified argument, but there’s some truth to it! I’ll go and report diligently.”

‘Huh.’

Facing the high priest, I spoke about the shocking truth they would be most surprised to hear.

“The Pope’s death was gruesome and pathetic. Incredibly, a part of the zombie’s body, only the teeth, survived the burning of the holy flames and bit the Pope, causing his death. So, he died. The one who sent him to the Lord’s embrace as he writhed in the process of turning into a zombie was the faithful Michael.”

What… What…

As the dumbfounded high priest mumbled, the priests behind me reluctantly nodded their heads.

“In truth… it is.”