[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World

[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 308: Confused

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After the light shrouding his body subsided, Asher again saw the forest scene, just as he had seen it before being pulled to where the Asterisk had gathered.


Gazing seriously at the still-flaming bonfire, thoughts of danger instantly scattered across Asher's head.


He was completely confused as to how he should deal with this situation.


There was a great threat hiding in the Church of the Lumine Goddess. And Asher couldn't possibly dismiss that.


At least he could ignore the others, but Leticia was different. Asher couldn't just leave it.


If there is any danger within the church, then Asher's top priority is to save Leticia, and not the others.


Indeed, the danger in question is now not in the central temple, but rather in a special task within the Alacrylia Empire. Even so, still the worry can not be separated from Asher's mind.


No one knows what really happened, and that's really worrying.


Asher could not think of a suitable plan to provide protection to Leticia while she was away from him.


Unfortunately, Asher could not rely on anyone who was in the main temple. He doesn't trust them. Asher could not take such a big risk by letting them be on Leticia's side.


Imagining his worst-case scenario made Asher clench a hand. He frowned as the fire started to blaze even stronger.


(If only I could go back ...)


Indeed, it would all be easier if he himself could return to the central temple. However, the task is now very troublesome and cannot be left alone.


Asher is currently on duty to scout two small countries that are in a cold war conflict in the eastern part of the Elfrieden Neutral Region.


Although it is said to be neutral, it does not mean that no problems occur. It's just invisible.


Asher does not care about the two countries, but he is more unwilling to deal with the superiors who want good results for this mission.


Moreover, this matter was actually much more complex than he had thought.


Asher is strong, but that's only between humans and other superhumans. In the face of the figure of the outer god that Lucia saw, she was probably nothing.


Asher had never seen and felt the horror of a god, so he slightly underestimated him.


Indeed, here, the strength of a god could be measured by how many followers they had. Although of course, that's not really the case.


For Asher who had never dealt with a god, this matter was a puzzling one. He began to think that it would be better if this matter was left to Asterisk. However, his pride was too


high for that.


(The picture is too much. But then, what am I supposed to do? )


There was no way she would be silent when Leticia was in danger.


He was a Saint, the face of the church, as well as an extension of the god they worshipped, the Holy Light Goddess Lumine. As someone with that position, it was natural for him to feel threatened by something.


In addition, physical problems such as his paralysis and blindness are quite a big problem. With her current condition, Leticia could not possibly live on her own.


Is there no other way to keep Leticia safe? Asher thought hard, trying to figure out the answer as quickly as possible.


But no idea came out. Is it all over for him?


(No. There's still.)


There's still one way Asher can use it. However, this method is very risky, and contrary to his own wishes.


The way in question is that Asher can 'hand over' Leticia's protection to Asterisk.


Although doing that was tantamount to introducing Leticia to Asterisk, Asher had not thought of anything else. For someone who lives like himself, relying on others is very difficult.


However, despite realizing that, Asher believed enough in Asterisk.


(If it was them, then Leticia should be safe.)


Moreover, his current enemy was a priest who had the help of an outer god. It would be best to leave Leticia's protection to the strongest person she knew.


Caver Arnaz looks unbelievable, Ortis Ethan is just a kid living in the slums, while Auger and Pauper are on a recruitment mission in the Empire, where his enemies are currently. So Asher immediately threw them off the list.


In that case, he only had a few options left; hand over Leticia's protection to Ructus Damian, or rely on Souris and Mordred.


Asher tends to the second choice.


Damian is trustworthy, but he's a top Republican military officer, there might be a lot of people watching him.


Rather than that, handing Leticia over to Souris and Tristan seemed more reasonable. Asher trusts Souris because she feels a strong similarity to him. That's why Asher leaned on this choice. In addition, Mordred seems to be a good choice.


The girl looks like a girl who does not talk much, but is able to carry out her duties well.


The problem is, Souris and Mordred are adventurers, they can't stay in one place for long.


"It's confusing."


Asher smiled wryly as he looked at the silver spear beside him - the fellow who had accompanied him in many battles since he became the Knights Templar.


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"Empire, yes …? "


Damian who had returned to his office in the Republican military district immediately sat down, and put away all the documents he had to work on.


Right now, there is a more serious problem going on.


At first Damian did not want to believe this, but apparently it really existed; a threat that was secretly hiding behind the name of the Church of the Lumine Goddess.


Since a few months ago, Damian has felt the strangeness of this one Church. Their movements in the branch Church were not as active as before. And during the inspection, Damian saw that they were not the 'bright' he remembered.


It was like something was slowly affecting and gnawing at the worshipers of the Lumine Goddess.


Indeed, the Church of the Lumine Goddess is not the majority religion in the Republic, but that does not mean there is no.


In fact, the Church of Goddess Lumine is one of the churches with the most followers after the Church of Goddess Anastasia.


If there is a problem with the central church, then the branch church will definitely be affected, even if it exists in other countries.


Because of this, Damian was completely wary of this hidden threat. Especially, because the one involved is an entity called 'outside god'.


While playing his finger on the table, Damian suddenly thought of something.


He got up and took out a roll of paper from the cupboard, then spread it out on the table.


"Unfortunately I don't have the latest version."


It was a map, listing the entire church building in the Republic.


The dark blue dot means the Church of Goddess Zelica, while the bright yellow dot symbolizes the Church of Goddess Lumine. There were many other colors, but Damian ignored all of them and focused on the yellow spot.


There are six to twelve points in each city. That is to say, there are six to twelve Lumine Goddess Churches scattered in every city in the Republic.


That's a pretty impressive number, seeing other religions only get rations of three to five churches in each city.


With that amount, it should not be a problem to trace and spread the threat from His figure. However, Damian did not have any personnel who could be deployed to do that.


He could not bring out any troops or other church members to break through and investigate all the Lumine Goddess Churches that existed in the city.


Unfortunately, this was not a territory Damian could play with political power. So he really had to devise a strategy for everything to go smoothly.


In fact, Damian could have deployed the Church of Goddess Zelica to conduct an investigation. However, he did not yet have a proper reason to do so.


If he were to carelessly give orders to a church organization like the Lunatic Order, then the superiors would surely notice it and immediately interrogate Damian for the act.


The superiors will not want to issue troops on 'alleged' alone. Damian needs a reason that can convince them.


In short, he needed evidence to use.


And for that, Damian had to do another investigation first. It was very risky and troublesome because he did not have the free time to do so.


So now the problem has changed. Not 'how should he conduct the investigation', but 'who should he send to do it'.


After Nantz sil Grandbell was pronounced dead in a fire incident at his own home, most of the Republic's internal affairs have been thrown into disarray. And, the issue of the Republican military was entirely left to Damian who had the strongest authority under the parliament.


If Damian goes to investigate the Church of the Lumine Goddess, not only does it cause suspicion towards him, but he must also be prepared for the internal conflict that will occur to the Republican military.


(Truly troublesome.)


Damian frowned, and his hand had involuntarily strangled tightly the map on the table, which made the map instantly torn apart in the part he was clutching.


(If only Souris had not resorted to such extreme means, then I could have left this matter to Nantz.)


He starts to get upset when he remembers the method Souris Noelle used to recruit Nantz.


If Nantz had not faked his death, he would still have handled most of the Republic's political affairs, including the military.


However, since he was no longer around, Damian had to take his place.


Indirectly, Noelle was the one who caused this situation to happen.


Moreover, in order to investigate the Church of the Lumine Goddess, one really had to throw away his fear and act recklessly.


He or she must also understand the risks involved. After all, there was a high chance that they would be sent to the Alacrylia Empire, because that was where the 'hidden threat' of the Lumine Goddess Church was located.


Damian, who was getting dizzy thinking about it all, decided to smoke.


(Who should I send? )


The person to be sent must have loyalties centered on him, and not be afraid of death.


For a moment Damian could not think of that figure. However, the moment he walked out of his office, his attention was attracted by the figure of a man in a full military suit along with a bluish-black hat on his head.


His face was firm, and his gaze was cold. As Damian noticed the presence of the figure, he quietly smiled faintly.


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