I, the “Clock User”, Was Kicked Out of the Craftsmen’s Guild for Being Incompetent, but at the Dungeon’s Depths, I Awakened My True Power – Even Though I Was Told to Return Because They Couldn’t Handle the Work, It’s Too Late Now, and I Will Live Freely as an SSS-class Adventurer V10C21

   Translated by Hamster


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### Volume 10: Reunion 

**21: The Cardinal's Miscalculation**


After the party ended, the cardinal quickly left the venue and returned to the church in haste.


"---This is unexpected!! Unacceptable!!"


Shouting in anger, the cardinal retreated to his private chambers.


The priests, surprised by the cardinal's demeanor, followed to understand the situation.


"What happened, Your Eminence! That cloud of light covering the capital's sky was...!?"


"That was the work of that adventurer!!"


His words caused the priests to exclaim in shock and murmur among themselves.


"Impossible. To think a mere human could cause such a natural disaster..."


"It happened, there's no room for doubt!"


Then, the cardinal headed towards the treasury deep underground, one of the church's most important facilities. This place not only stored valuable treasures but also housed sealing artifacts used to manage powerful monsters through unique methods passed down by the church.


Among these, the cardinal aimed for one of the oldest sealing artifacts, one that had been handed down since before the church was established.


"This one, we'll use this!"


"Your Eminence!? That's prohibited!!"


The sealing artifact the cardinal took hold of was particularly notable among the ancient ones.


"That is the seal of a monster beyond even the gods' control, said to have been sealed by the gods themselves!! It's forbidden to tamper with it!!"


Yes, this artifact sealed a god-age monster—a creature of such a rank that even the SSS-rank categorization of the modern Adventurers' Guild would be meaningless.


Holding this artifact, the cardinal spoke.


"To defeat a monster, one needs a monster. We'll pit him against this god-age monster, 'Behemoth.' We'll finish off whichever one survives, weakened by the other, with the church's elite forces."


"Is that even possible!?"


To the priest's question, the cardinal nodded and explained his reasoning.


"He possesses the power to destroy the capital with one move. But Behemoth, rumored to be capable of destroying a nation or even the world, is likely an equal match. At the very least, they will exhaust each other."


"But, our elite forces are mostly deployed on the battlefield against the empire. Calling them back would take time—"


"That's not a problem. The narrative will be that this god-age monster has revived in modern times, drawn by the scent of blood on the battlefield."


At the cardinal's words, the priest gasped.


"That will lead to numerous casualties!!"


"It's an unavoidable sacrifice. For future prosperity."


However, the priests did not seem convinced by these words. The cardinal continued.


"Moreover, it's Baron Owen's fault for denying the power of our god after receiving it. Divine power is essential for human prosperity. We cannot let someone who breaks order and disrupts the human world run rampant!! Evil must be eradicated by any means necessary!!"


Gradually, the priests began to show signs of understanding under the cardinal's persuasion. For them, skills were everything, and the future of humanity depended on them. Believing this was the truth gave the cardinal's words persuasive power.


"...Understood. Your Eminence is correct."


"If it's for the peaceful world our god desires, we shall accept it."


As a result, there were no priests left to oppose.


Thus—without a god to pray to, they embarked on a path with no future.

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