As a tyrant, it's reasonable for me to snatch the heroine away

It's like... Clotia.

Even die in the most desperate way.

He guessed the situation of the Dawn Kingdom and the Saint, saw through all the problems, and in endless despair... was executed by the people he once protected.

Precier could understand that kind of despair, and it was precisely because of this understanding that she didn't want Clotia to be like herself before...

"So what? We have all sworn an oath! To be forever loyal to the Saint Lady!! We are soldiers!! Soldiers who must be loyal!!!"

Clotia roared in extreme anger.

She didn't understand what was wrong with being loyal to her kingdom and her king!

Isn't this what subjects are supposed to do?

Instead, it was Precier...

"What happened to you? You once..."

"I'm fine, I just... I just saw the truth."

Precier shook her head, her eyes dimming slightly.

When a once unshakable belief completely collapses, what would it feel like?

Even that belief is the motivation for a person to keep insisting on living and strive to live.

"the truth?"

Clotia was also visibly stunned.

the truth......

"If I say that our Dawn Nation...is not as harmonious as it seems on the surface, even our Saint Lady...has been using us..."

Before Precier could finish her words, Clotia grabbed her collar.

That look...

So similar to how she once was.

No one is allowed to...

Question everything about the Saint.

She also knew that how could they, who had received the Saint's grace, believe that the Saint would be the kind of person who would do anything to achieve her goals, even at the cost of sacrificing everyone around her and letting disaster befall the world again?

But the fact is......

The plan to create a void beast from the remains of the dragon race...

There was also the "ugly appearance" of the companions in the dragon ruins at that time.

Maybe I was the same as them in the past?

He talks about justice, but this behavior can really be regarded as...

"I don't know who said what to you, but you...you and I have no right to question the Saint Lady!! If it weren't for the Saint Lady, we...and everyone around the Saint Lady, would have already..."

Clotia clenched her fists, but finally loosened Precier's collar.

Even though she said it so firmly...is there really no doubt or suspicion at all?

only......

Clotia did not allow herself to question the Saint.

Because it was the Saint who gave them new life, gave them opportunities and strength, and gave them... everything.

It can even be said that the Saint is the...God in their hearts.

Will believers in God question God?

Clotia did not allow herself to think of doubt and suspicion when she thought of the Saint's smile.

She still wanted to believe that the Saint was still the Saint, and the Dawn Kingdom was still... the Dawn Kingdom.

But once a bud is planted, it is probably just a matter of time before it grows and spreads.

Chapter 71: Crown Prince

In the main hall of the Holy Religious Kingdom.

As the eldest prince, Asfield was kneeling on one knee, and the atmosphere in the whole hall was also...

Not so good.

"No matter what, the eldest prince wanted to keep the secret, not to mention that Prince Maxi was..."

"So... it's right to kill your own brothers privately?"

The voices of the ministers arguing were heard, and all the criticisms were directed at Asfield, who had just returned to the Holy Empire.

Killing the third prince with one's own hands would naturally cause quite a stir.

Even if the one who made such a move was the eldest prince Asfield, who was favored by most people.

But this does not mean that the entire Holy Kingdom is full of people from the Asfield camp.

after all......

"What do you think, Helius? What your brother did...do you think it was right or wrong?"

Right above the hall, the middle-aged man sitting on the throne remained expressionless as he looked coldly at the second prince who was sitting in a wheelchair and almost pale on the other side.

The pressure from the superior also made the entire hall quiet in an instant.

After all, no matter how strong the eldest prince's momentum is, the Holy Kingdom still belongs to the king.

"I think...brother's actions...ahem..."

Helius was halfway through his words when he suddenly coughed violently a few times.

One could even clearly notice that blood was oozing out from between the fingers of the hand that was covering the mouth.

The second prince's health condition...has gotten worse.

In the Holy Empire, this is something that almost everyone knows.

As the second prince of the Holy Empire, Uriel Saint Helius is undoubtedly the most outstanding of the three princes, whether in terms of bloodline, strength or wisdom.

He was almost originally chosen as the next king.

Even, the next high priest of the church.

But fate plays tricks on us...

Helius, who was still so young, was actually subjected to such a strange curse. It was also because of the curse that he contracted a stubborn disease that could take his life at any time.

"Big brother's approach...is actually not wrong."

As Helius finished speaking, his gaze turned to Asfield, who had never raised his head in the center of the hall.

The other party also knows that this behavior...

Even if you are criticized, you will never be punished too severely.

So from the beginning to the end, every action of the other party revealed... indifference.

No one in the entire palace, the entire Holy Kingdom, or even the church would touch him, especially since Maxi was already dead.

Because of the seven elite men under his command, the Holy Empire has the strength to suppress the Blood Moon Island while tying down multiple forces at the same time.

Because of Maxi's death, the Crown Prince of the Holy Empire...

Only Asfield is left!

After all, another...

"In the final analysis, it was Maxi's own lack of brains and the church's misjudgment that led to all this. Ahem! Even if... even if big brother did this, with Grullit Morningstar's temper... would he let Maxi go?"

He had clearly not been there, and had never seen Morning Star, and only relied on Asfield's reports.

Helius still analyzed the situation clearly in an instant.

Rather than letting Morning Star take action, it would also mark the end of the relationship between the Holy Empire and the Grulith Kingdom.

It would be better to...

After all, the Holy Empire is now entangled with multiple forces and cannot spare any extra troops to deal with the Kingdom of Grulith.

Not to mention...

The Holy Trial, which was originally on the same level as the Red-haired Demon, also temporarily fell into the hands of the other party.

The source of all this...

It’s all because of the church’s words: “Just a Grullit Morningstar, don’t worry about him.”

Everyone...

Even Helius himself underestimated Morning Star, a playboy who was not much different from Maxi.

The other party's forbearance and acting skills really deceived everyone.

Helius' words instantly eliminated most of the original debate.

But there is one more important point about Asfield's crime...

"Even so, harming siblings and disobeying orders...are both serious crimes!!"

As the middle-aged man spoke, his tone changed significantly.

“Asfield…you should understand that some things…what I give you, even if they are yours, I can take them back, and what I haven’t given you yet…you can’t steal it!!”

The words, which were almost murderous, caused the temperature in the entire hall to drop sharply.

Even Asfield had cold sweat on his forehead.

"Since you are fighting for the Holy Empire, Helius has also interceded for you. Within three months... take Blood Moon Island at all costs. As for the losses, Helius will help you replenish them... If you fail to take it..."

"I......"

After hearing what his father said, Asfield finally raised his head, and there seemed to be no emotion on his calm face.

"I understand, Father!"

After saying this, Asfield did not stay in the hall any longer, but slowly left everyone's sight.

It was not until he walked out of the hall that disgust and hatred finally welled up in his brows.

But it only appeared for a moment.

"Your Highness the eldest prince... you don't seem to be in a good mood."

When the voice came, Inissa, who was also recalled because of the incident on Blood Moon Island, also walked out of the hall.

Looking at Asfield's calm expression, she knew very well...

The other party is probably... furious now.

After all, the king's actions were undoubtedly...

"After all, the trouble on Blood Moon Island is getting worse and worse. If those demons escape..."

As Asfield said this, he smiled and looked at the new scholar Inesa in front of him.

Speaking of which, the other party's astrology...

It is said that even demons cannot escape it.

"Speaking of which...Scholar Inessa...are you interested in studying demons?"

......

"You just...?"

In the camp, Chenxing looked at the status of Precier and Clotia...

It's like I missed something.

"It's okay. Regarding my previous request, I wonder if you, Lord Lucifer..."

Clotia did not continue the previous topic.

I don't want to argue with Precier anymore.