After dealing with the representatives of the smaller countries, there was a different meeting that was called.
Though it felt a bit wrong to leave them out, this was because there were things that couldnât be said to the smaller countries.
It wasnât that I didnât trust them, it was just that there were things that they shouldnât know.
"Holy son, do you have something you wish to tell us?" The representative from the Holy Empire was the one that spoke.
It was the pope from the Solista Religion that chose to become the representative at this moment.
When they spoke, the pressure that they were trying to put on me was very clear.
I just calmly looked back at him since I knew why he was acting this way.
Since they were worshippers of gods, it was quite easy for them to see things like relics.
From the reports and what I showed them, it seemed that they had already guessed something.
After a moment of silence, I calmly admitted, "Thatâs right, I had something to do with the disappearance of Death Valley. It isnât something that the forces of Destruction caused."
The ones that were in this meeting didnât look surprised when they heard this.
They had already guessed that it was like this when they saw Queenie.
So now they were just waiting for me to explain.
"This Death Valley is actually a special relic that was created by a god for its messenger. As such, I was able to take it away with me when I formed the contract with this godâs messenger."
There were strange looks that appeared on everyoneâs faces when they heard this.
It seemed like they found it hard to accept something, but at the same time...it seemed that they were a bit disappointed.
The fact that was hard for them to accept was the fact that Queenie was indeed a godâs messenger.
She really didnât seem like a godâs messenger, so it was hard to accept even if I confirmed this.
As for why they were disappointed...
"So this really doesnât have anything to do with the forces of Destruction."
"And here I thought that it would be some kind of clue."
They had been hoping that this matter was somehow related to the forces of Destruction since they had been too quiet during this time.
Peace was a good thing, but it wasnât good when the forces of Destruction were quiet like this. After all, we were currently in a bind trying to locate them and take them down.
If they were to hide themselves like this, it was simply causing trouble for us.
There was no telling where they would strike next, but we knew that they would eventually do something. After all, it wasnât as if the one that was behind the forces of Destruction had been taken down.
As long as the God of Destruction was still out there, we would be living under the threat of this.
Having to be worried about this all the time definitely was not a comfortable feeling. Everyone was hoping that we would be able to find some kind of news about the forces of Destruction so we wouldnât have to be this passive.
But in the end, they quickly recovered since there was something else that they had to bring up.
"Holy son, it seems like youâve been making contact with quite a few of the godâs messengers." The pope of the Solista Religion slowly said this as if they were testing me.
When they said this, the other representatives just looked at me as if they were waiting for an answer from me.
However, I looked at the Merman King who was sitting behind one of these screens.
He was the only one that could have provided them this information.
Though it wasnât as if this could have been hidden with the change in the Merman Empire.
The Tide Empire had connections with the Merman Empire and was able to get this information right away. Then from the Tide Empire, it was only natural that it would spread to the other empires.
From the other empires, it would spread to even the other races.
So there really wasnât a way to hide what I was doing.
"Thatâs right. We currently need all the help that we can get." That was how I answered them in a calm voice.
The representatives didnât say anything as it seemed like they were still processing what I had said.
Eventually, the pope of the Solista Religion said, "Have you received some kind of prophecy related to this matter?"
The way that he asked this was as if there was some kind of personal investment that he had in this.
He was the pope of one of the main religions, so it was only natural that he would act this way.
However, I just calmly said, "No, there was no prophecy at all."
The pope of the Solista Religion looked a bit disappointed when he heard this, but he still looked at me as if he was pressing me for an answer.
That was when I said, "For now, I canât tell you any more than this. I hope that you will understand the position that Iâm in."
The representatives that were at this meeting didnât seem like they were happy with this answer, but at the same time, it wasnât as if there was anything that they could do about this.
It wasnât as if I was going to tell them anything else just because they were pressuring me. This was a fact that they were well aware of and had accepted in their hearts.
So in the end, the only thing that the pope of the Solista Religion could say was, "I hope that you will at least keep us posted on a few things that you are doing so that we can prepare ourselves."
This time, I gave a nod in response.
After all, what I had done this time was indeed a bit too sudden.