Chapter 43: Prelude

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Malin naturally understood the mayor's family's shock and anger—if it was said that there was no conflict between the authority of the Church and that of mortals, then the whole world would laugh.

After all, the very fact that the Church had its own private armed forces, such as the guardians, was an indirect strike at mortal authority because, in any case, there would always be some people who would not kneel to the king.

But in this world, unlike in other fictional stories, there weren't many who liked to incite discord between the realms of mortals and the Church—because there were always too many dangers and threats in this world, such as spirits and those of a different kind, which made the world so terrifying that mortals would invariably choose to band together for warmth, whether they were kings, protectors of the realm, leaders, or anything else, they all communicated well with the Church.