Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Worshipping the devil?
The real devil Luo Mi had mixed feelings.
However, Luo Mi didn’t want to get involved in the matter of worshiping the devil without permission, so he quickly said, “Don’t worry, I’ll call the bishop and the others over.”
Ben suddenly came to his senses and blurted out, “No! The bishop is the same!”
Luo Mi looked at him in surprise: “The bishop of the Pietists also worships the devil? Archbishop Valentine?”
Ben’s face turned pale. He stammered a few times before he said in a trembling voice, “He’s not Archbishop Valentine, but he’s also a bishop of the Pietists… I don’t know who he is, but he often prays with my father, and this angel hatband was also made by him.”
Luo Mi comforted him, “Then I will call over Anos – Oh, it’s His Royal Highness the Holy Son of the Holy See. His Royal Highness the Holy Son is an angel on earth and will never have the slightest connection with the devil. Are you relieved?”
When saying this, Luo Mi felt a little guilty.
Fortunately, the name of the earthly angel was also well-known in the Principality of Perde, so Ben was not as frightened as before and nodded uneasily.
Luo Mi breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to find Anos.
….
Anos sat next to Prince Ben and listened patiently to what Ben said intermittently about some things in the Perde Palace, including that the previous King of Perde often prayed in secret and occasionally behaved strangely.
Luo Mi stood aside holding the hatband made of black and white feathers.
Reinhardt approached him, his eyes then paused on the hatband, and suddenly became a little strange, as he asked in a low voice: “Is this what the second prince gave you?”
Luo Mi nodded and asked in a low voice: “What’s the problem?”
“I’m not sure about the black feathers, but the white ones seem to belong to Your Highness.” Reinhardt coughed lightly.
Luo Mi was confused at first, then suddenly realized: “You sold them!”
“Keep your voice down!” Reinhardt patted Luo Mi’s shoulder and said speechlessly, “Use your brain. The second prince got this hatband when he was one month old. How old was I at that time?”
Oh, right. Luo Mi laughed dryly and began to think.
About fifteen years ago, Anos should have been only about three years old, he was probably just discovered by Bishop Thomas and entering the Vatican at that time.
Did someone sell his feathers then?
But at that time, Anos’s title as an angel on earth was not widely known. Could it be sold?
Unable to come up with an idea, Luo Mi looked down at the black feather.
The color of this feather was pure black, and it was almost identical to the white feather next to it except for the color. If the white feather belonged to Anos, then could the black feather belong to the demon Anos?
On the other side, Ben had already described the strange phenomena in the palace in a disjointed manner. Disappointingly, the old king and the new king’s worship of the devil was just Ben’s inference based on those strange prayer phenomena. There was no clear evidence, so Anos could not use this as a reason to enter the palace to investigate.
Anos frowned slightly, and the emblem on his gloves lit up, casting a soothing spell on Ben.
Ben’s emotions gradually slowed down, and he slowly leaned against the head of the bed and yawned.
Anos glanced at Archbishop Valentine, then politely left Ben’s room and closed the door before asking directly, “Does Your Excellency Valentine have anything to say about what His Royal Highness the Second Prince said?”
Archbishop Valentine’s eyes were gloomy, and after a moment he said, “I have no idea what the Second Prince said…but the bishop that the Second Prince mentioned who was with George II, maybe I know who he is.”
Anos looked at him quietly.
Valentine pursed his lips and continued, “It’s His Excellency Fradin Maannulla.”
Luo Mi felt that the name sounded familiar, and after a moment of hesitation, he remembered: “Is it the one who advocated the witch trial?”
He also wrote a rather radical trial standard similar to “Hammer of Witches,” which killed countless innocent women.
Valentine nodded silently.
Anos said calmly: “When will the bishop arrive at St. Cecilia’s Cathedral?”
“I have already written to him to come here,” Archbishop Valentine answered with difficulty. “He should arrive here in the next two days from his diocese.”
Anos suddenly turned his head and looked out the window, a rare flash of surprise and confusion appearing in his eyes.
Reinhardt then turned his head and raised his eyebrows imperceptibly.
Luo Mi saw that they were all looking out the window, so he looked over there too, not knowing why, and saw only a blue sky.
Just when Luo Mi was puzzled, a nun came running over in a hurry: “Your Highness the Angel, Your Excellency Valentine, His Majesty William II is visiting!”
Valentine’s grey eyes froze slightly, but he sighed deeply without being surprised: “Sure enough, he’s here.”
….
William Perde looked to be about thirty years old, with the same chestnut curly hair as Ben Perde and a more mature face, but his eyes were not pure brown, but had a hint of brown-red.
The new king, who had called himself William II but had not yet been crowned by the bishop, wore noble and gorgeous royal attire and sat in the bishop’s seat in a dignified manner, wiping the court rapier with a pure white handkerchief. His movements were elegant but revealed a sense of danger.
After Archbishop Valentine, Anos and others entered the room, William Perde threw his rapier aside and said with a smile, “Mr. Valentine, long time no see. Who are these people?”
Seeing William’s rudeness, Valentine frowned slightly but did not get angry immediately. He just introduced calmly: “This is His Highness Anos Crean, the angel from the Holy See.”
William stood up and approached Anos, with a smile that seemed a little cold for some reason on his lips: “So this is His Royal Highness the Holy Son.”
He walked to the opposite side of Anos and looked at him levelly with narrowed eyes.
Anos also stared at him, the corners of his lips slowly lowered, and his eyes as blue as the sky became more solemn.
Luo Mi, who was standing behind Anos, suddenly felt a little cold, as if the two people around him were emitting some depressing aura, and he couldn’t help rubbing his arms.
As if interrupted by his action, Anos and William suddenly withdrew their gazes at the same time.
William sat back in his bishop’s seat as if nothing had happened and spoke directly, “I came to St. Cecilia’s Cathedral because I heard that my poor brother was attacked by an assassin. The last place he was seen was at the back door of the cathedral. I guess someone from the church saved him.”
Archbishop Valentine was silent for a moment before answering, “His Royal Highness the Second Prince is indeed here.”
William nodded with satisfaction: “Very good, thank you Sir Valentine for your help, but leave the rest to me.”
Anos said calmly: “His Royal Highness the Second Prince is too seriously injured to be moved for the time being. It is better for him to stay in the church.”
William raised his eyebrows: “Really? Even the noble and holy angel couldn’t heal him? Doesn’t the Church have many powerful divine arts? Why are you reluctant to use them on my poor brother?”
The hostility in these words was so obvious that Anos was even stunned for a moment before he replied, “Serious injuries cannot be cured simply by magic.”
William sneered: “Even the so-called angels are so useless. It may not be safe for my dear brother to stay here. Let me take him back!”
Anos stared at him, then suddenly stretched out his hand and made a cross on his chest and said calmly: “God bless the world.”
Then, with him as the center, a circle of faint white light suddenly spread out, and before anyone could react, it spread out in all directions.
When touching most people, these holy lights did not react at all; only when they touched Luo Mi, the holy lights suddenly became brighter – but soon, Luo Mi’s feather bracelet also lit up, and the holy lights returned to their previous calm, bypassing Luo Mi and continuing to move forward.
He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but when Luo Mi felt his bracelet light up, William II’s gaze seemed to turn towards him.
The holy light touched William silently without causing any reaction.
Luo Mi guessed that this magic should be able to detect the magic power of the devil. Anos wanted to determine whether William II worshipped the devil and was influenced by the devil. But looking at the results, William II seemed to be normal.
Anos frowned slightly.
William’s face had turned cold: “Your Highness, what do you mean by this? If you can’t explain your behavior just now, can I regard this as a provocation of the royal power by the Holy See?”
“It’s just a routine check.” Anos said calmly, “Your Highness the Crown Prince is reacting so strongly, is it because he feels guilty?”
William sneered: “His Royal Highness the Son of God is far away in the Holy City. It seems that he does not intend to care about the life and death of the Pietist people in Troon City.”
The threat in this sentence was so strong that even Archbishop Valentine’s expression changed.
But he still stood beside Anos and said nothing.
Anos had probably never seen anyone show such naked hostility and threats in front of him. So his eyes darkened, but his tone remained calm: “Your Highness, you have not been crowned yet.”
“Coronation?” William muttered to himself first, then laughed, his tone cold, “The king is the king of the people, why does the church need to crown him?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present suddenly changed their expressions.
The divine right of kings was a concept that had been taken for granted in the hearts of everyone in the empire and the principalities for so many years. God created the world, so every king also needed God’s recognition. Even the many principalities that were most opposed to theocracy had never thought of completely abandoning theocracy and would rather support an obedient puppet.
The reason for this was, on the one hand, because the Holy See did possess the powerful power of holy light, and on the other hand, because from kings and nobles to ordinary people, the vast majority of people believed in God to some extent.
Once the lord completely disobeyed the Church and was excommunicated by the Church, the lives of everyone in the territory would suffer a severe blow.
Throughout history, there had been arrogant and complacent lords who attempted to overthrow the supreme status of the Holy See, but the end of these lords was miserable without exception – in some cases, the Holy See did not even need to intervene, the rebellion of their subordinates was enough to bring them down.
The Principality of Perde was not a very powerful country, and William Perde had not even firmly established himself as king. How dare he challenge the Holy See like this?
Only Anos calmly stared at the new king who seemed to be crazy, and asked calmly: “Your Highness, are your words speaking for yourself or for the entire Principality of Perde?”
William smiled slightly: “I am the entire Principality of Perde.”
He picked up the rapier beside him, swung it gently, and suddenly pointed it at Anos.
Reinhardt’s face darkened and he stood in front of Anos.
While Anos looked at William without changing his expression.
William said arrogantly, “I hope that St. Cecilia’s Cathedral will send my brother back to the palace within three days, otherwise I don’t mind changing the bishop.”
After saying this, he sneered and walked out of the church.
Archbishop Valentine was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and all kinds of emotions were surging in his gray eyes. Finally, he forced himself to suppress them, exhaled, and said to Anos: “Your Highness the Angel, I’m sorry, it’s us who humiliated Your Highness.”
Anos stared at William’s back as he left and shook his head unexpectedly: “No, Prince William is not targeting you, but me.”
Valentine was startled.
Luo Mi also had the same feeling: the new king seemed to be targeting Anos rather than hunting down the escaped second prince or intimidating the Pietists.
But there was one question that could not be avoided: Where did William II get the confidence to target the second-in-command of the Holy See, the future Pope?
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