TDCE

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Soldiers in the room tried to grab the woman and drag her out. Then the embarrassed woman took something in the scattered clothes and put in her mouth. The woman rolled her eyes and fell with a thud. The body that had a short seizure stopped then hardened.

Even this was a situation he had seen so often so he wasn't surprised anymore.

"It's the same until the end. The loyalty is also great. As expected, loyalty is also extraordinary because she worshipped the god."

Edwin's voice was very gentle and calm. It was too calm for being injured by a priest he had hired for high price for the night. He was neither in pain nor angry nor resentful. He just looked coldly at the woman's body being dragged away.

"I think it will be a big deal if you go like this, pretending to cooperate with the church..."

Edwin groaned at Marshall's words.

"Now, what's different about me pretending to cooperate with them? The church won't be tricked by it."

"Hah, sorry. I will try to find another priest in the near future."

"Is it so difficult to hire someone who doesn't have a contact with the church?"

"But... the majority of people with divine power cannot escape the eyes of the church. It is difficult to find someone who's not a member of the church right away, and even if we find them, there's a limit to cleanly filter out the spies of the church who approached and disguised their identity..."

"I know it's not easy. But I don't have time. And I'm saying that I trust my capable subordinates more than anyone else."

Marshall bowed his head. "Forgive me."

A holder of divine power not under the control of the church. That was the only thing he lacked and needed for everything to be perfect.

Because he was born with a body that was dying without divine power.

Edwin breathed slowly.

Chronic pain, which had constantly plagued him since birth, was tearing his limbs apart.

"Are you okay? I will contact the abbot and convent immediately and bring a priest."

"Okay. Can you tell the others to do my personal work?" He annoyedly wiped the blood.

Born as a cursed being with a pretense blessing, he hated and annoyed with his weak body, which made him he couldn't live without relying on others, and the sensitivity that no one could leave.

His body was terrible because he had to suffer from pain all his life and from insomnia because he couldn't sleep properly.

Not only Edwin, but all other royal births.

Chronic pain that went for minutes, insomnia and frequent illnesses that caused the body damage. This was a chronic disease suffered by those born as royal. So, each royal had one possessor of divine power as the subordinate due to the condition.

Edwin also had a subordinate clergy. Two years ago, the moment he was cursed, he died in an accident.

How many priests devoted their life for just one man? It wasn't easy to find the power itself. However, the number of them was so few that he couldn't support what his body needed by having the precious divine power holders came and go everyday.

In the meantime, he had been hiring clergymen temporarily. But in the end, the end was a repetition of the situation as it was today. Either the priest was bought by the church, or they were a spy of the church from the beginning.