Biscas T. Balmus

"The Lord is merciful.If you have done this to appease your own sense of justice then you must repent immediately. Please thank the Lord for his guidance. All is delivered through the mercy of the lord"

- High Priest

The High Priest Balamus (教皇) is the highest priest of the Church of the Three Heroes.

Appearance
He is easily a middle-aged person who wears spectacles and a white religious robe. He wears the rosary of the cult of the three heroes which consists of the symbols of the Bow, Spear, and Sword.

Personality
Naofumi thought him to be peaceful, equitable and fair, but this is only a façade. His true personality is extremely twisted. He will preach and believe anything of his own convenience. When his religion begins to be questioned, he claims the Heroes to be fake. He is a fanatic and so are his staunch followers. He was willing to go to any extent to defend his preaching, even if it means framing the Heroes worshipped by his religion. He would make ambitious plans that would heavily affect the kingdom.

The High Priest used his deep connections in the nation to do away with any opposing authority in the kingdom. He was so narrow-minded that he calls all of his actions "the will of God". He also claims that his followers who died in the fight against the Shield Hero will go to Heaven as a holy reward.

When wielding the replica of the Legendary Weapons, the High Priest shows a visible "God complex", as he proclaimed himself God while labelling evil anyone who opposed him.

Legendary Weapons Replica Skills

 * Sword Form
 * A shock-wave is produced when it is swung
 * Phoenix Blade: Phoenix takes flight from the High Priest's sword.


 * Spear Form
 * Brionac:
 * Stance of Heaven and Earth Reversal:


 * Bow Form
 * Hide Arrow: The skill creates a large amount of illusion copies of himself.


 * Shield Form
 * Although the Replica was also able to change into the Legendary Shield, the High Priest never used it. If he has changed the replica weapon to a shield to receive Naofumi's attack, then perhaps his life would have been saved. But, either due to his belief or pride avoided it.

Background
The High Priest of the Church of the Three Heroes masterminded many events and tried to kill all of the heroes. He killed the queen's right-hand man who happens to be Eclair's father so that the authority rest with King Aultcray Melromarc XXXII, who was at the time was very gullible and easy to manipulate.

Chronology
Taking advantage of the queen's absence, Balamus headed the cult to propose the idea of summoning the Heroes for the waves. During the feast for the heroes subjugation of the wave, he was present in the courtyard of the duel and since the duel was happening in the presence of the king & the pope, it becomes official and legitimate. When Myne's illegal interference was exposed by Itsuki and Ren, a subordinate of the pope seems to be whispering something in his ears.

Balamus was the only priest in the church to treat the Shield hero fairly in comparison to the nuns when the latter came to purchase the pure holy water. When the nun attempted to give a poor quality pure water, he scolded her and went himself to get the fair priced holy water. Naofumi felt that the priest treated him like a sinful person, but overlooked it, considering his bad reputation and the religion always being self-righteous. The reason he acted fairly in their first meeting was likely because he considered Naofumi to be a lesser threat but showed his true colors after Naofumi's demonstrated strength against the third wave.

Balamus finally revealed himself to be the mastermind and tried to kill Naofumi, Motoyasu, and their parties. He justified himself with his twisted logic. He was surprised by the arrival of the Ren, Itsuki, and their parties, who were thought to be dead. However, he still overwhelmed them, until Naofumi used his Shield of Rage to kill the High Priest. After seeing the followers constantly rising from the defeat and pain, Naofumi suspects the High Priest of using some sort of brainwashing magic on them and using them for his convenience.

After this incident, the Queen proclaimed that the Church of the Three Heroes was to be outlawed and the country would follow the religion of the Four Holy Saints. The High Priest's actions not only put his entire nation but also the world in crisis.

Heroes

 * Naofumi Iwatani:
 * Motoyasu Kitamura:
 * Ren Amaki:
 * Itsuki Kawasumi:

Companion

 * Nuns:
 * Soldiers (Staunch believers):
 * Nobles (fanatic Faction):
 * Shadows:

Other

 * Malty S Melromarc:
 * Aultcray Melromarc XXXII:

Trivia

 * His name was revealed in his anime debut and not in any other material. His full name was not mentioned.