Shota's Isekai NTR Adventure

Chapter 573 Orders from the church

Chapter 573 Orders from the church

??Once the fourth prince left, there wasn't much else for me to do.

Of course, that didn't mean that I could remain idle while leaving the work to everyone else.

Or at least that was what I thought.

But when I tried to volunteer to help, I found that I was given the cold shoulder by my wives and my fiancees.

At first, Cecilia was still talking to me, but after she learned about what I had asked the fourth prince for, she also gave me the cold shoulder.

Though they understood that women should stand by their husbands at times, that didn't mean that they wouldn't get angry because of my selfish actions.

So before I could leave, the first thing that I had to do was appease them.

But I didn't go looking for them right away.

It wasn't because I was scared of my wives and fiancees, it was just that I was giving them some time to cool off. There was nothing to gain trying to appease them while they were still worked up.

In fact, trying to force the issue might even cause them to get angrier.

So sometimes a man should know when to back down.

Un, that was it, I was just giving them time to cool off.

But it wasn't as if I could just remain there doing nothing.

There was a war coming, so I had to make preparations as well.

In the end, I headed to the church since no one would talk to me and it would be awkward for me to hang around.

When I arrived, I found that the priest was there waiting for me.

Seeing me come into the church, he said with a faint smile, "It seems like quite a few things have happened during this time."

I narrowed my eyes when I heard this.

From the smile that was on his face, I could see that there was a deeper meaning to this.

It seemed that this priest had received information before others did.

I slowly gave a nod and said with a sigh, "That's why I'm here."

The smile disappeared from the face of the priest and to my surprise, he suddenly revealed a serious look.

In my time knowing this priest, he had never revealed this kind of serious look before.

After all, he was someone that was kind and forgiving, so he didn't have the personality to be this serious.

For him to actually be this serious, it was clear that the situation had changed.

After a long silence, the priest said, "We cannot go with you."

I was caught off guard by these sudden words from the priest, even to the point where for a second, I couldn't understand what he was talking about. But then I reacted to his words and knew exactly what he was referring to.

After this realization, I deeply knitted my brows as I tried to figure out why he was saying this.

Seeing the look on my face, the priest didn't beat around the bush as he said, "I received orders from the headquarters that we are not allowed to participate in this war."

Hearing this, I knitted my brows even more.

It wasn't that I was surprised to learn that the church already knew about this since the church that the priest belonged to was a widespread religion. It was a religion that was practiced in many different countries, so it wouldn't be strange for them to get this information with their connections.

I also wasn't surprised that the church would want to remain neutral in this matter since they were a neutral organization to begin with. They were a church that relied on their believers, so they wouldn't do anything like choosing a side in a war since it would hurt them in the future.

But that meant that we wouldn't be able to get the healers that we wanted, as well as the powerful magicians that could help us.

The priests and nuns of the church were all taught healing magic which would greatly help us in battle. At the same time, there were many powerful magicians such as this priest in front of me that could cast powerful spells.

There was no doubt that they would have been very helpful to have in the war.

In the end, I gave an understanding nod.

Just like how we had our circumstances, I was sure that the priest had his own circumstances.

The priest gave a sigh and said, "But those orders don't apply to the apprentices. They are still not ordained members of the church, so they have the freedom to choose where they go."

My eyes immediately lit up when I heard this.

The apprentices, while they were still weak, they were still capable of healing magic and other simple spells. So at the very least, they would be able to help by casting their spells on the battlefield.

Then the priest added something, "But of course, only those that are willing. Please don't force anyone to go."

I gave a nod of agreement before saying, "I'll only take those who wish to protect their home. They will be able to freely choose whether they go or not."

The priest gave a sigh in response to this as he revealed a down look.

While like this, he also muttered, "Protect their home, huh?"

It was clear that there was something else that he wanted to say, but he wasn't able to say it because of the position that he was in.

With another sigh, the priest said, "I will pray for your luck on the battlefield."

I said with a nod, "Thank you."

There was something that was left in the air that both of us were unsatisfied with, but this was how it was.

There was nothing else that could be said or done since both of us had our own circumstances and we just had to accept that we had different circumstances…