Shortly after Killian sent Emily away, fully armed members of the Starr organization and the Gotio family arrived at the mansion.
Killian planned to seal off the temple first before attacking the imperial palace.
This was because if the Knights Templar happened to join the enemy during the coup, there was a great risk that the allied forces would be scattered.
Fortunately, the atmosphere in the temple was in disarray because the news of the Pope's power depleting had been reported in the newspapers.
Thanks to that, the knights who were escorting Priest Franz had already decided to side with Killian and help him.
“We should leave quickly. There’s not much time left until dawn.”
Endymion, the boss of the Gotio family, said.
Killian glanced at the members of the organization with a look of intimidation.
"We'll enter over the northern hill, unnoticed. Everyone, move as quietly and quickly as possible."
"All right!"
The Emperor, who had no idea that Killian had gone to attack the temple, summoned the noble senate as soon as day broke.
“Why didn’t Duke Howard come out?”
The Emperor looked at the empty seat and spoke in a very subdued voice.
“The Marquis of Huppert didn’t come out either.”
The Marquis Touche also looked around with a worried expression. Even without those two, empty seats were visible everywhere.
The nobles who were present were not particularly loyal, but rather had come because they felt it was better to stick with the Emperor than with Adrian Velvet, who suddenly appeared, to maintain power.
Lenave, the eldest son of the Touche family, sat next to the Marquis and kept his seat with a very serious expression on his face.
Because it was possible to guess why the Emperor had hastily summoned the Senate.
'Killian, that bastard, I knew I'd make a big deal out of this.'
It didn't really matter to him whether Killian was a descendant of the original Duke Velvet.
Having been hit once by Killian in the Duke of Sadie's territory, Lenave has always dreamed of the day when he can take revenge on him.
'This is the chance.'
Lenave was determined to achieve something this time and catch the Emperor's eye, no matter what.
He carefully studied the Duke of Sadie's face.
The Duje remained silent, his expression impassive, making it difficult to guess his true intentions.
'As long as Duke Sadie is here, it'll be difficult for me to achieve the greatest feat. But as long as I can get that unsightly man out of my sight, it'll be fine.'
The Emperor also looked at Duke Sadie and was greatly relieved that he had come to this place.
'I don't need anything else. I just need the Duke by my side.'
The fact that the Empire's Sword Master was on his side was enough to allay his previous anxieties.
“The matter is urgent, so we will begin the meeting with the current number of people.”
As soon as the Emperor opened his mouth, everyone's attention turned to him.
Crown Prince Lucius was also by the Emperor's side.
In fact, Lucius was satisfied with the fact that he could finally punish Killian for treason, regardless of the series of events and Killian's threats.
Enoch Blois clicked his tongue inwardly as he looked at Lucius's face, which was not appropriate for the serious situation.
'You loser. Even so, Madame Starr won't come to you.'
He had already finished all the stories to make the Duke of Sadie do as he wished.
“As you all know, a few days ago, an article came out that dared to slander the royal family and the temple.”
“Are you talking about the article about the collusion between the royal family and the temple?”
The atmosphere quickly became tense as the Duke of Sadie's cold voice echoed through the hall.
“How rude of you, Duke!”
When Lucius shouted, the Emperor gave him a look of rebuke, telling him to shut up.
The most reliable force right now is Duke Sadie, and they absolutely cannot go against him.
Lucius stared straight ahead again with a sullen expression, resenting his father.
“I repeat, that article is not true. It was made up by the Marquis of Starr to commit treason.”
“Yes? Is that true?”
At the Emperor's words, the nobles began to murmur noisily.
"So."
The Emperor slammed his fist on the table as if to tell them to be quiet.
“I have summoned you all because I believe we must immediately arrest and interrogate Marquis Starr.”
Treason was punishable by summary judgment.
Therefore, no one could object to the execution of those who committed treason without trial.
“Did you find any evidence?”
Theo of the Capone family raised his hand cautiously and asked.
He was a member of the police force and had previously helped Emily with her undercover investigation.
“Of course, there is evidence.”
Enoch Blois spoke on behalf of the Emperor.
“The person who passed on that ridiculous article information was none other than Marquis Starr.”
“But it’s too much to use that as evidence...”
Enoch immediately cut Theo off.
"Why would the Marquis do such a thing? Couldn't it be to tarnish the image of the imperial family and sway the people of the empire to support him?"
Enoch's words made a lot of sense.
Charles, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, opened his mouth.
“If that’s true, I’ll personally capture Marquis Starr.”
It was the answer the Emperor had been waiting for.
“Hahaha! As expected, you are the most trustworthy and loyal subject.”
However, Lucius sensed a strangely uneasy aura in Charles's appearance.
Somehow, he had a feeling that he couldn't completely trust him.
The temple became a scene of chaos when armed men suddenly stormed in.
“Please, save me!”
As the priests working in the temple knelt and prayed, Knox looked embarrassed.
“I don’t care about you. Just tell me where the Pope is.”
“We, we don’t know either!”
Knox raised an eyebrow.
“You know it’s no fun if you lie, right?”
“Really!”
At that moment, Endymion appeared behind Knox.
“Then please show me where the Pope’s room is.”
The priests, feeling pressured by the appearance of the armed Gotio family, took the lead in guiding the Pope to his chambers.
“Come this way!”
Nox looked at Endymion with curious eyes and asked.
“I understand you are a member of the Siska Church. Is that okay?”
“We only punish those who dare to insult God.”
Endymion said firmly.
They happened to run into Killian, who was coming up the stairs after finishing his search on the other side.
Killian was not alone.
The knights who had been escorting Priest Franz were also walking along.
“Where are you going?”
When Endymion asked, the paladin next to Killian spoke on his behalf.
"The fireplace in the Pope's chambers is a hidden passage. Our men are already blocking the entrance from the other side, so the Pope is trapped."
“Thank goodness. We were just on our way to the Pope’s room.”
“Then let’s go together.”
Killian moved to the Pope's room with the Gotio family.
As expected, the entrance was lined with knights guarding the Pope.
“Marquis Starr, you’ve really got it together. How dare you insult the Pope? Do you think you’ll be safe after all?”
Among the knights, High Priest Hermann shouted at Killian.
The captain of the paladins who was guarding the door with High Priest Hermann also couldn't contain his anger when he saw the paladins next to Killian.
“Were you the ones who opened the temple gates?”
"Sir, the items we've been transporting up until now were actually drugs used to maintain fake divine power. Knowing that, we can't protect someone like that as the Pope."
"That's right. And the Pope tried to destroy Priest Franz. Why would he have tried to kill him if he hadn't been given divine power?"
“Nonsense!”
High Priest Hermann immediately cut off the knights' words.
"You're not worthy of being knights, being incited by such false reports! Commander, execute them immediately."
Even the Grand Master of the Knights Templar could not deny that there were many things he had been suspicious of regarding the Pope.
But he was the one responsible for protecting the current Pope.
The captain, unable to abandon his duty, carried out High Priest Hermann's order with a heavy heart.
"All right."
No one could rashly launch an attack first.
The Gotio family, a Sisca cult member, could not bring themselves to kill the innocent priests of God with their own hands, and the knights on the side of the Holy Knight Commander were also internally conflicted, not knowing what God's will was.
“What are you doing! Why don’t you attack right now!”
Finally, at the shout of the High Priest, they pulled their swords out of their scabbards.
However, since the divine power had been transferred to Priest Franz, the divine power of the Knight Commander who had been under the protection of the Pope was no longer the same as before.
High Priest Herman, who knew of this fact, must have expected the situation to turn against them anyway, so he took advantage of the knights' standoff to sneak out.
“The High Priest has abandoned you.”
Killian, who was facing off on the other side, looked straight into the Knight Commander's face and spoke.
“If the Pope is God’s chosen one, how could the High Priest run away and leave you behind?”
“Shut up! How dare you speak the will of God so carelessly?”
“If it is true that the divine power has been transferred to the priest Franz, then remember that attacking us and protecting the Pope is an act against God’s will.”
“What?”
“Because the moment they became corrupt, God abandoned them.”
Chaengrang.
There was a noise, and one of the knights threw his sword to the floor.
“I’m sorry, Commander. In the current situation, protecting the Pope is pointless.”
Starting with him, one by one, they threw their swords on the floor.
The Knight Commander looked at his sword and the swords of the knights that had fallen to the floor with a miserable expression.
The knights didn't just throw away their swords because they were convinced by Killian's words.
The aura that signified God's protection was no longer manifesting.
Only the swords of the knights on the side of the priest Franz were shining with a brilliant aura.
There was no way to know God's will more clearly than this.
Endymion, who was watching the situation, spoke to the commander of the knights.
“As a believer in God, I don’t want to see blood in the temple. Please step aside.”
“...Are you sparing the Pope’s life?”
They never wanted to see the person they once served die a miserable death.
“Our purpose here is to ensure that His Holiness Francis ascends safely to the throne as the next Pope.”
The commander of the knights, who had been pondering Endymion's explanation for a moment, stepped aside.
After that, it was not difficult to catch the Pope, who was hiding in the closet.
Killian, who succeeded in holding the Pope hostage, entrusted the temple to Endymion and the Gotio family.
“Please finish it.”
“Yes, don’t worry.”
So Killian has overcome one crisis. Next is...
Killian planned to seal off the temple first before attacking the imperial palace.
This was because if the Knights Templar happened to join the enemy during the coup, there was a great risk that the allied forces would be scattered.
Fortunately, the atmosphere in the temple was in disarray because the news of the Pope's power depleting had been reported in the newspapers.
Thanks to that, the knights who were escorting Priest Franz had already decided to side with Killian and help him.
“We should leave quickly. There’s not much time left until dawn.”
Endymion, the boss of the Gotio family, said.
Killian glanced at the members of the organization with a look of intimidation.
"We'll enter over the northern hill, unnoticed. Everyone, move as quietly and quickly as possible."
"All right!"
***
The Emperor, who had no idea that Killian had gone to attack the temple, summoned the noble senate as soon as day broke.
“Why didn’t Duke Howard come out?”
The Emperor looked at the empty seat and spoke in a very subdued voice.
“The Marquis of Huppert didn’t come out either.”
The Marquis Touche also looked around with a worried expression. Even without those two, empty seats were visible everywhere.
The nobles who were present were not particularly loyal, but rather had come because they felt it was better to stick with the Emperor than with Adrian Velvet, who suddenly appeared, to maintain power.
Lenave, the eldest son of the Touche family, sat next to the Marquis and kept his seat with a very serious expression on his face.
Because it was possible to guess why the Emperor had hastily summoned the Senate.
'Killian, that bastard, I knew I'd make a big deal out of this.'
It didn't really matter to him whether Killian was a descendant of the original Duke Velvet.
Having been hit once by Killian in the Duke of Sadie's territory, Lenave has always dreamed of the day when he can take revenge on him.
'This is the chance.'
Lenave was determined to achieve something this time and catch the Emperor's eye, no matter what.
He carefully studied the Duke of Sadie's face.
The Duje remained silent, his expression impassive, making it difficult to guess his true intentions.
'As long as Duke Sadie is here, it'll be difficult for me to achieve the greatest feat. But as long as I can get that unsightly man out of my sight, it'll be fine.'
The Emperor also looked at Duke Sadie and was greatly relieved that he had come to this place.
'I don't need anything else. I just need the Duke by my side.'
The fact that the Empire's Sword Master was on his side was enough to allay his previous anxieties.
“The matter is urgent, so we will begin the meeting with the current number of people.”
As soon as the Emperor opened his mouth, everyone's attention turned to him.
Crown Prince Lucius was also by the Emperor's side.
In fact, Lucius was satisfied with the fact that he could finally punish Killian for treason, regardless of the series of events and Killian's threats.
Enoch Blois clicked his tongue inwardly as he looked at Lucius's face, which was not appropriate for the serious situation.
'You loser. Even so, Madame Starr won't come to you.'
He had already finished all the stories to make the Duke of Sadie do as he wished.
“As you all know, a few days ago, an article came out that dared to slander the royal family and the temple.”
“Are you talking about the article about the collusion between the royal family and the temple?”
The atmosphere quickly became tense as the Duke of Sadie's cold voice echoed through the hall.
“How rude of you, Duke!”
When Lucius shouted, the Emperor gave him a look of rebuke, telling him to shut up.
The most reliable force right now is Duke Sadie, and they absolutely cannot go against him.
Lucius stared straight ahead again with a sullen expression, resenting his father.
“I repeat, that article is not true. It was made up by the Marquis of Starr to commit treason.”
“Yes? Is that true?”
At the Emperor's words, the nobles began to murmur noisily.
"So."
The Emperor slammed his fist on the table as if to tell them to be quiet.
“I have summoned you all because I believe we must immediately arrest and interrogate Marquis Starr.”
Treason was punishable by summary judgment.
Therefore, no one could object to the execution of those who committed treason without trial.
“Did you find any evidence?”
Theo of the Capone family raised his hand cautiously and asked.
He was a member of the police force and had previously helped Emily with her undercover investigation.
“Of course, there is evidence.”
Enoch Blois spoke on behalf of the Emperor.
“The person who passed on that ridiculous article information was none other than Marquis Starr.”
“But it’s too much to use that as evidence...”
Enoch immediately cut Theo off.
"Why would the Marquis do such a thing? Couldn't it be to tarnish the image of the imperial family and sway the people of the empire to support him?"
Enoch's words made a lot of sense.
Charles, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, opened his mouth.
“If that’s true, I’ll personally capture Marquis Starr.”
It was the answer the Emperor had been waiting for.
“Hahaha! As expected, you are the most trustworthy and loyal subject.”
However, Lucius sensed a strangely uneasy aura in Charles's appearance.
Somehow, he had a feeling that he couldn't completely trust him.
***
The temple became a scene of chaos when armed men suddenly stormed in.
“Please, save me!”
As the priests working in the temple knelt and prayed, Knox looked embarrassed.
“I don’t care about you. Just tell me where the Pope is.”
“We, we don’t know either!”
Knox raised an eyebrow.
“You know it’s no fun if you lie, right?”
“Really!”
At that moment, Endymion appeared behind Knox.
“Then please show me where the Pope’s room is.”
The priests, feeling pressured by the appearance of the armed Gotio family, took the lead in guiding the Pope to his chambers.
“Come this way!”
Nox looked at Endymion with curious eyes and asked.
“I understand you are a member of the Siska Church. Is that okay?”
“We only punish those who dare to insult God.”
Endymion said firmly.
They happened to run into Killian, who was coming up the stairs after finishing his search on the other side.
Killian was not alone.
The knights who had been escorting Priest Franz were also walking along.
“Where are you going?”
When Endymion asked, the paladin next to Killian spoke on his behalf.
"The fireplace in the Pope's chambers is a hidden passage. Our men are already blocking the entrance from the other side, so the Pope is trapped."
“Thank goodness. We were just on our way to the Pope’s room.”
“Then let’s go together.”
Killian moved to the Pope's room with the Gotio family.
As expected, the entrance was lined with knights guarding the Pope.
“Marquis Starr, you’ve really got it together. How dare you insult the Pope? Do you think you’ll be safe after all?”
Among the knights, High Priest Hermann shouted at Killian.
The captain of the paladins who was guarding the door with High Priest Hermann also couldn't contain his anger when he saw the paladins next to Killian.
“Were you the ones who opened the temple gates?”
"Sir, the items we've been transporting up until now were actually drugs used to maintain fake divine power. Knowing that, we can't protect someone like that as the Pope."
"That's right. And the Pope tried to destroy Priest Franz. Why would he have tried to kill him if he hadn't been given divine power?"
“Nonsense!”
High Priest Hermann immediately cut off the knights' words.
"You're not worthy of being knights, being incited by such false reports! Commander, execute them immediately."
Even the Grand Master of the Knights Templar could not deny that there were many things he had been suspicious of regarding the Pope.
But he was the one responsible for protecting the current Pope.
The captain, unable to abandon his duty, carried out High Priest Hermann's order with a heavy heart.
"All right."
No one could rashly launch an attack first.
The Gotio family, a Sisca cult member, could not bring themselves to kill the innocent priests of God with their own hands, and the knights on the side of the Holy Knight Commander were also internally conflicted, not knowing what God's will was.
“What are you doing! Why don’t you attack right now!”
Finally, at the shout of the High Priest, they pulled their swords out of their scabbards.
However, since the divine power had been transferred to Priest Franz, the divine power of the Knight Commander who had been under the protection of the Pope was no longer the same as before.
High Priest Herman, who knew of this fact, must have expected the situation to turn against them anyway, so he took advantage of the knights' standoff to sneak out.
“The High Priest has abandoned you.”
Killian, who was facing off on the other side, looked straight into the Knight Commander's face and spoke.
“If the Pope is God’s chosen one, how could the High Priest run away and leave you behind?”
“Shut up! How dare you speak the will of God so carelessly?”
“If it is true that the divine power has been transferred to the priest Franz, then remember that attacking us and protecting the Pope is an act against God’s will.”
“What?”
“Because the moment they became corrupt, God abandoned them.”
Chaengrang.
There was a noise, and one of the knights threw his sword to the floor.
“I’m sorry, Commander. In the current situation, protecting the Pope is pointless.”
Starting with him, one by one, they threw their swords on the floor.
The Knight Commander looked at his sword and the swords of the knights that had fallen to the floor with a miserable expression.
The knights didn't just throw away their swords because they were convinced by Killian's words.
The aura that signified God's protection was no longer manifesting.
Only the swords of the knights on the side of the priest Franz were shining with a brilliant aura.
There was no way to know God's will more clearly than this.
Endymion, who was watching the situation, spoke to the commander of the knights.
“As a believer in God, I don’t want to see blood in the temple. Please step aside.”
“...Are you sparing the Pope’s life?”
They never wanted to see the person they once served die a miserable death.
“Our purpose here is to ensure that His Holiness Francis ascends safely to the throne as the next Pope.”
The commander of the knights, who had been pondering Endymion's explanation for a moment, stepped aside.
After that, it was not difficult to catch the Pope, who was hiding in the closet.
Killian, who succeeded in holding the Pope hostage, entrusted the temple to Endymion and the Gotio family.
“Please finish it.”
“Yes, don’t worry.”
So Killian has overcome one crisis. Next is...
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