After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

"It's already this late, and you're still talking about this!?"

The Knight Commander was furious.

"As for the evidence, we can just catch them and beat them up, right? Isn't that what the Inquisition has always done? Why all the trouble?!"

Although it is the truth, it is too harsh to say it directly in front of so many people.

The head of the Inquisition who was present at the meeting—so many people had been killed that it was hard to tell how many of them there were—immediately slammed the table in anger, pointing at the other party and cursing:

"Watch your words! We judges, in the name of the Supreme God Realm, always prioritize evidence, uphold facts, and conduct trials fairly, impartially, and openly! Take back what you just said!"

The Knight Commander sneered and retorted rudely:

"It's okay to fool the believers, but don't fool yourself. Who here doesn't know about the shit you've done? If it weren't for your wrongdoings, things wouldn't have turned out like this!"

"Shut up! I think you're a heretic too!"

"What? You bullies, you still want to judge me? Looks like you haven't been killed enough!"

……

Before the discussion of Leah's matter had come to a conclusion, the church's top leaders started arguing.

The usually good-tempered Pope himself finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"Shut up! Be aware of your identities!"

A thunderous roar instantly shocked everyone present.

The Knight Commander and the head of the Inquisition, who were arguing, were instantly silenced and dared not say anything more.

While the situation was temporarily under control, the Pope issued an order:

"Until there is clear evidence, no disrespectful behavior towards the brave Rosaline is allowed!"

"But--"

"No buts!"

The Knight Commander wanted to say something, but was ruthlessly blocked by the Pope.

"There are so many heroes gathered in the Holy City, and you are ignoring the evidence and arresting them indiscriminately. Are you trying to force a few more heroes to rebel? Are you trying to make the current situation even more chaotic?!"

In order to deal with Leia, the two brave teams of Silver Star and Wind Shadow were urgently recalled.

In other words, including the elusive Leah and the unclear position of Rosaline, there are now ten brave warriors gathered in the Holy City.

In this situation, arresting Rosaline is a small matter, but if a chain reaction is triggered, it will be a big trouble.

So absolutely not.

But even though we can’t catch them, we still have to do something to deal with the current situation.

So the Pope took a breath to calm himself down.

Then, using the same tone as usual, he gave the order again:

"First, transfer two more knights from outside the city and assign them to various departments to provide round-the-clock personal protection for important individuals. We absolutely cannot allow any more chaos to occur."

"Secondly, conduct another city-wide search. The Hero Leah must be hiding somewhere in the city. Search thoroughly and don't miss any trace of her!"

"Third, regarding the brave Rosaline..."

The Pope paused, a troubled expression on his face.

This woman is really hard to understand.

It's not that the Pope didn't suspect her.

Or rather, I still doubt her until now.

But just like the problem Aize encountered, he couldn't figure out the guy's motive for doing this, and he couldn't find any evidence.

So, this is the only thing we can do for now.

"As for Brave Rosaline, assign more personnel to conduct closer surveillance! If she is really behind the scenes controlling Brave Leah, she will definitely take action."

The Knight Commander had a displeased look on his face, and was obviously very dissatisfied with this weak strategy.

But he had no right to object to the Pope's order.

"Understood, sir. I'll do it right away."

The head of the court who had just argued with him nodded, stood up, walked out of the room and made arrangements immediately.

The Pope then began to arrange other tasks.

Including how to negotiate diplomatically, how to appease residents, etc.

About twenty minutes passed like this.

Boom! ! !

The door of the conference room was suddenly kicked open, and a pale knight rushed in.

Without even saying hello, he said in panic:

"No, it's bad! The acting director has been killed again!"

Refers to the person who just went out to do business.

The overly shocking situation caused the entire conference room to fall into silence in an instant.

Then, there was another uproar.

"What did you say?"

"This is the church headquarters! How could something like this happen?"

"Where is the murderer? You can't even catch him?"

"Hurry and seal off the building! The assassin must still be here!"

……

……

The participants were in chaos, and the timid ones even started to run away.

Amidst this chaotic scene, the Pope remained motionless and fell into silence.

Because he was thinking about a problem.

As someone said, this is the church's headquarters and the security is extremely tight.

Even for the brave Leah, even with Rosaline's full assistance, it would be almost impossible to sneak in here, kill people, and then leave.

Did Leah really do these things?

Could it be that this has nothing to do with Leah, and is a divine punishment from the Supreme God Realm?

With this thought in mind, the Pope felt an unprecedented chill in his heart.

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Since the existing intelligence cannot provide direction for the investigation, we can only use the crude method.

Aize spent the entire night dealing with the mountains of records.

From the public security records before the outbreak of the blood plague to the research projects of various institutions under the Magicians Association, nothing that might be related was left out.

Some suspicious points were indeed found, but they were not enough to change the current situation.

Before we knew it, the sun's rays had reappeared at the end of the horizon.

With the appearance of this ray of light, the monsters that were wreaking havoc in various parts of the city retreated into their hiding places and cells like a group of frightened beasts.

Aize, exhausted but with limited gains, decided to take a short break before his brain became fuzzy and affected his thinking.

He lay down on the table and closed his eyes.

When he regained consciousness and sat up suddenly, it was already completely bright outside.

It seemed like he slept for several hours.

Aize rubbed his eyes and was about to continue working when a hand suddenly reached out from behind, passed over his shoulder, and placed a cup of steaming coffee in front of him.

He turned around in surprise and found that Alicia had been standing behind him since he didn't know when.

She even took off the coat she was wearing during the battle and changed into a maid outfit.

The style is different from the previous one, and both the materials and design are more luxurious.

It is likely an item from the palace.

Of course, this is not the point.

"Good morning."

Facing the stunned Aize, the pink-haired girl greeted him with a smile.

He even bent over slightly in a very formal manner.

After recovering from his shock, Aize quickly responded:

"Well, good morning. When did you...get here?"

"About nine hours ago, I came here after I finished clearing the building."

“…9 hours?”

Wasn't that shortly after Violet left?

In other words, she had been standing behind him without saying a word since he was still working and hadn't fallen asleep until now.

He didn't say a word, not even a sound.

He didn't even notice her presence.

It really makes people feel cold as always.

I'm almost used to it.

Aize scratched his hair speechlessly:

"If you came here last night, why not at least say something? What's the point of just standing there?"

"I heard from the guard that the vampires invaded the palace more than a week ago. I'm worried about Aize's safety, so I'm guarding here."

The girl said this seriously.

And her worries are not without reason.

Since all the combat forces have been transferred to the outer defense line, the palace is now extremely under-guarded.

Not to mention a week ago, like last night, Charlotte could come and go almost unhindered.

Considering that Aize’s combat power is not that strong, having such a reliable and cute bodyguard really gives people a strong sense of security.

It would be better if it could be more normal.

"Also, what's with the maid outfit?"

"This? I asked the palace for it."

Alicia lowered her head and gently tugged at her clothes.

"Although I don't quite understand, Sister Villian told me before that if I dress like this, I can stay with Aize better... Is that not okay?"

I dressed like this before so that I could disguise myself as one of the many puppet maids in Tafia's mansion.

So that potential assassins can relax their vigilance and fall into the trap.

Although he failed to find any evidence against Rosaline, it did work when facing the Black Hound.

In the royal capital, there is actually no need to dress like this.

But when she asked the words "Is it not possible?", a hint of worry and even fear clearly flashed in Alicia's lifeless eyes.

Afraid that Aize would be dissatisfied.

Can we be honest here and say that there is no need to dress like this?

Of course it's impossible.

So be it.