After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

After looking around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, he sat down on a rock by the lake, put on the bait in a very formal manner, and cast the hook into the water.

It's like a disguised connection.

Then he said:

"The public trial of Leah Alfred began yesterday in the Cathedral."

"Oh?"

Aize raised his eyebrows.

"The results of it?"

"It's been temporarily suspended and will resume at a later date after a reinvestigation. However, I personally believe this is just a formality and an acquittal is only a matter of time."

"...Oh? What happened?"

Aize had heard about the mess that Leah had made in the Holy City before, and he mercilessly mocked the church leaders who did not dare to stand up.

But ridicule aside, this involves the lives of thirty-seven important figures, and Aize doesn't think the church can swallow such a huge loss without responding.

Therefore, in theory, it should only be a matter of time before Leah is convicted and punished. The only suspense is whether she will be burned to death or spend the rest of her life in prison.

I never expected that I would be acquitted.

She certainly doesn't have the ability or brains to do so, and given her popularity, there probably aren't many people willing to help her.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that the only one who can help her and save her life is——

"The brave Rosaline, her defense at the trial completely overturned the entire course of events."

"It's indeed her."

Aize scratched his hair and sighed speechlessly.

As long as it is something outrageous, ridiculous and unexpected, you will be right if you associate it with her.

In other words, because you can't think of it, you can think of it - this can become Rosalind's first law.

"What happened? What did she do?"

"Well..."

The other party briefly described the overall process of the trial.

Including the little girl's testimony, Colin's insane behavior, and the tragic death of the representative of the Inquisition in the corridor of the cathedral after the trial, etc.

"That's pretty much it."

"This is too..."

A little bit of Rosalind-like shock made Aize's facial features almost twisted together.

But he quickly regained his composure and asked:

"Have physical examinations and mental evaluations of the relevant personnel been conducted?"

"Of course they did. The church's top brass examined Colin over ten times and found no trace of mind manipulation, memory implantation, or personality replacement."

In this world, the stronger the effect of a mental technique, the greater the impact on the consciousness and brain of the person being treated.

To make a mentally strong, cold-blooded, and insane executioner like Colin confess his guilt in tears, a mental technique of this level would be a blessing if it didn't burn his brain on the spot, and it would be almost impossible to leave no traces.

But in fact there is none.

and so--

"It can be concluded that he is not affected by any mental spells, at least not by any known mental spells."

"Um……"

Aize was speechless for a moment.

Unaffected by known factors, could it be some unknown technique?

Then go ask Vivian, maybe... No, probably there will be no result.

I still remember that in the previous Tafia incident, when interrogating the adventurers who came to kidnap, Villian said that even she could not control people's minds without damaging their consciousness.

Besides, even if I really found out some technique, what would it matter?

Mind control is only a small part of the problem in this incident.

The background intelligence that Leah used when she carried out the assassination, which was almost enough to predict the future, was even more outrageous than Colin's confession and madness.

Even Aize, who is known for his rationality, couldn't help but think of it in the direction of the so-called oracle.

Of course, I only thought about it for a moment, then shook my head to get rid of the idea.

Oracle? Predicting the future?

joke.

If the God Realm or Rosaline had that kind of thing, they would have used it earlier in the war against the demons. Why would it have taken two years? I'm afraid the Demon King's ashes would have been scattered by now.

In fact, it doesn't.

This shows that no matter how she did it, whatever the nature of her ability is, there must be some significant limitations on its use.

Otherwise, how could the former Aize have to suffer so much?

"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now, just wait and see what happens."

After thinking for a while without any result, Aize stood up again, scratched his hair and shook his head.

I have been thinking hard about Rosaline's matter for more than two years, but I still don't understand it.

We cannot expect to suddenly achieve any decisive breakthrough based on this little progress.

"Any other information?"

"Yes. Two days ago, a secret envoy from the Empire contacted the Pope, allegedly bringing a message from the Emperor of Saxony himself."

"What message?"

"I'm not sure yet. Rumor has it that they hope the Church will provide personnel and material support for the Empire's upcoming military operations. What do you think?"

"What else can I think? I just want to take advantage of this opportunity to recover the lost territory."

In the past two months, the three leaders of the vampires, witches, and orcs have fallen one after another, and the armies of the witches and orcs have suffered devastating blows.

This put the demon coalition's military strength into an unprecedented state of tension.

In this case, there will inevitably be loopholes in the original battle line, which is indeed a good opportunity for counterattack.

It can even be said that this counterattack came too late.

If Aize was still in the church and had not left, he would probably start planning a counterattack the next day after returning after dealing with Villian.

"Heh, because of the incident in the capital, the church leaders have almost lost face, so they won't miss this opportunity and will definitely send people to participate. The question is who will lead the team?"

Ideally, of course, it would be best to send a team of brave warriors, plus their subordinate knights.

But in the current situation, it seems that no brave team is free to take action.

Soon after returning to the capital, Uriel and the others were immediately dispatched to the central part of the continent to guard against the invasion of the dark elves. The other teams also had their own tasks.

Could it be that we send an ordinary leader of the Anti-Church Knights?

This level is not enough.

"about this……"

"Um?"

"I received news two minutes ago that the person who will lead the team to support the Empire has been confirmed. It will be the Goddess Blade Brave Squad."

As he spoke, the intelligence officer drooled.

"In other words, Rosaline is leading the team alone, and it seems that they are already preparing for the expedition."

Chapter 5 The target of public criticism

Such news made Aize stunned for a moment.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it."

After a brief thought, he spread his hands helplessly.

"Given the current chaotic state of the Church, there's no way to effectively restrain her. And Rosaline's request to leave the Holy City and go on an expedition is a good thing for the Church right now. There's no reason to refuse."

The middle-aged man nodded, then asked sternly:

"What do you think she wants to do?"

"Who knows? You don't have to figure out her affairs so clearly. It's impossible to figure them out anyway."

As he spoke, Aize stood up, put away the folding chair he had just been lying on, pulled the empty fish hook out of the water, and poured out the water in the bucket.

Then, he put on his sun hat, picked up all the miscellaneous things, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Leaving?"

"Well, it's lunch time, and I'm hungry."

Aize said this casually.

"We just need to keep an eye on Rosaline's situation for now. If we intervene without fully understanding the situation, we will only put ourselves in danger."

"Ok."

"Oh, by the way, do you have any information about those church leaders that Leah killed?"

"Of course I do. Our intelligence personnel copied a copy and it came into my hands a few days ago, but it's simply too much. I can't give it to you in this body..."

Transmitting information through another person's body is extremely fast and stealthy, but it is completely impossible to transmit objects.

We can only arrange for a specialist to deliver the package, which is a not-so-small flaw.

"Arrange for someone to take it to Tafia. It will be there just in time when I get back from here."

"Ok."

"Hmm... never mind. Let's wait a couple of days until all the replacements are in place. Send me their information."

The general idea behind large-scale purges regardless of faction is to create chaos and a power vacuum so as to take advantage of the opportunity to put one's own people in power.

Although Rosalyn never followed common sense, and it's hard to say whether she had the concept of "her own people," analysis of this section should reveal some clues.

"I see. That's it then. I wish you a happy honeymoon."

"What honeymoon trip? I..."

Turning around, I found the middle-aged man blinking in confusion, looking around puzzledly, as if he was very surprised by his current state.

This shows that the control has been lifted.

There was no way the other party would hear anything he said. Aize shook his head, turned and left the lake, walking towards a group of buildings not far away.

Two rows of neatly arranged independent houses with courtyards are built with whole logs of wood to allow residents to experience the feeling of being in touch with nature, creating a feeling of being one with the forest.

In terms of style, it is almost the same as the houses built by the mixed-race people in their own mountain villages.

But it is much larger, has two floors, and the workmanship and interior decoration are on a completely different level.

One of the rooms was where Aize had been living during this period. There was a carriage parked in front of the house, indicating that there were guests visiting.

Pushing open the half-open door and entering, the two people who were talking in the living room immediately stood up.

"Welcome back~"

One is Villian.

Since she was traveling, it was obviously not appropriate for her to continue wearing her usual evening gown-like long skirt. At this moment, she changed into a very casual light gray home clothes, paired with a pair of light trousers similar to sweatpants.

Coupled with the long purple hair tied up in a bun, the overall style is completely different from before.

It looks quite fresh and harmonious.

Of course, even after changing into home clothes, the two huge piles on the chest still could not be completely hidden, but because of the high and low folds caused by the loose clothes, there was a feeling of being looming.

The other one was a woman who was about thirty years old, with blond hair and wearing a rather simple long dress.

Facing Aize's arrival, she pressed her chest and performed a very standard noble salute:

"Welcome back, Master Aize. Are you satisfied with your vacation life here?"