episode_0064

If the reason they enter the labyrinth is because they are greedy for money, they will not consider what I say even more.

Rather, since the labyrinth hasn’t triggered its trap yet, you’ll probably think you have to squeeze out as much as you can until then.

“Does that mean you won’t tell me?”

“There is nowhere to say it.”

“That went well.”

It seems that Princess Rasiel wanted Prince Loras to be caught in the labyrinth’s trap and die.

“You won’t die if you fall into that trap, but it will at least be fatal to the punitive force.”

“… … .”

“I had no choice but to hide because of that guy, but I dared to talk about my sister. I laughed at my sister for being incompetent and running away in fear.”

I guess your pride was really hurt.

In particular, touching Princess Kanabi, who Princess Rasiel greatly relies on, would have had a greater impact than threatening her herself.

“I don’t know how well he’ll lead the punitive force, but I was hoping he’d fail, but hearing this makes me feel hopeful.”

The princess licked her lips, wishing the day would come soon when the labyrinth’s trap would be activated.

It was advice that I thought about and gave after much thought, but seeing that so many people were expecting sacrifices made me realize that even though it was difficult, the royal family is still the royal family.

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A day had passed since the princess returned.

Something surprising happened today.

“Would you like to attend worship?”

“Yes, is that possible?”

This was because the heretic inquisitor, whose face was so rarely seen that it was hard to find a trace of him, suddenly appeared and said that he wanted to attend the service.

I wondered why she suddenly wanted to go to church.

still.

“Of course. Why wouldn’t it be possible?”

I told her that it would be okay for her to do it.

There’s no way it won’t work.

The temple is always open.

But I was really curious as to why she suddenly decided to attend church.

“But aren’t you busy? I wonder why you want to attend the service.”

“Just attending the service.”

But she didn’t seem to have any intention of satisfying my curiosity.

‘I guess I can’t ask any more.’

I usually attended church services whenever possible, but I felt that I absolutely had to go to a service attended by the heresy investigator.

It was necessary to determine who the Inquisitor was paying attention to.

‘Could it be that a heretic has hidden himself in our temple?’

If that was the case, it would have been a mess, so I thought I had to check it out.

When the worship time came, Sister Melody attended the worship service as she had promised.

However, its presence was so faint that you couldn’t tell if it was there or not.

I scanned the faces of the attendees to see who had come to the service.

‘Are you chasing the prince?’

I thought about that too, but decided not to jump to conclusions.

I decided to remember each and every one of their faces and keep an eye on them.

‘If someone suddenly disappears, it must be the culprit.’

This would mean that the Inquisitor was moving secretly.

“Let’s begin the worship service.”

The priest in charge of the service came in.

Since I already attended the service, I decided to focus on it.

It was a priest’s natural duty to focus on worship.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you for your words today. I am feeling comforted.”

After the service, a time for fellowship is held along with the congregation’s offerings.

At this time, it was common procedure for me to be caught by the prince and have a conversation with him.

Today, as always, the prince came to see me.

“What is this?”

However, the prince came with both hands full today.

“The priest said he couldn’t go out, so I brought it for you to taste.”

“Your Majesty, you shouldn’t give me something like this.”

“What’s wrong with giving a gift to a friend?”

Usually, when trying to give something to a priest out of consideration for his reputation, he would make up an excuse of offering, but the prince, perhaps because he had been rejected once, openly said that he would give him a gift.

Well, there’s no reason for that guy to care about my reputation.

Especially since I was the one who rejected it first.

“You’re not even trying to give me something that great, so why are you making a fuss about something like this? I’ve never seen a priest who lives his faith so sincerely like you. Aren’t you upset that you’re being treated like this?”

He praises me and secretly scratches my superiors.

They are criticizing me because I am good at my job and they don’t recognize it.

‘It’s the devil’s tongue. It’s the devil’s tongue.’

It’s natural to feel good when there’s someone who recognizes your abilities.

At the same time, criticizing the government for not recognizing one’s efforts was an action that secretly built up resentment.

How many people have you shaken with your cunning tongue?

“There’s a devil on your tongue.”

“!!”

“!!”

It’s a surprise.

For a moment I was surprised and thought I had spoken my mind, but fortunately that wasn’t the case.

“You really meant that to me?”

The prince frowned at the person who had suddenly interrupted the conversation.

It’s absurd that he started hurling insults at someone who was behaving suspiciously.

“Who is it?”

The prince asked me, not hiding his displeasure.

‘What should I say? Is it really necessary to give this information?’

There is no reason to rashly give the information that he is an Inquisitor to the prince.

When I kept my mouth shut and didn’t answer, she stepped forward as if she had done well.

“Are you going to deny it? Didn’t you try to persuade the priests with gifts and tongues, and try to shake the trust of the church by provoking them?”

“… Who are you to be so rude? Are you sure you can handle it?”

The prince’s face turned red, as if he was embarrassed that his sinister trick had been discovered.

Well, where would a prince ever experience such rudeness?

‘The Inquisitors are just going after the royal family and all. Well, I guess that’s because they know the Holy Empire will protect them.’

The royal family and the inquisitors.

Anyone can see that the prince is a one-sided ‘upper hand’.

But that doesn’t mean the prince could do anything to Sister Melody.

Because touching the Inquisitor is tantamount to touching the pride of the Holy Empire.

“Rather, I would like to ask you. Are you confident that you will not regret touching a priest of the Holy Empire?”

It was shocking that he had provoked the prince, but Sister Melody did not even blink at his threats.

Rather, he took a step forward, saying that he would not regret it.

Then the prince, sensing something unusual, glanced at the situation and said.

“I guess there was a misunderstanding. I just said that because I felt sorry for the priest. I don’t know why there was such a misunderstanding.”

It was clearly meant to mean something, but they just pretended it didn’t.

Even though Sister Melody’s identity wasn’t clearly revealed, she seemed to have realized that she shouldn’t act emotionally.

However, there were people here who were good at acting rationally and not getting excited easily.

This is Sister Melody.

I wondered how she would react to the prince’s words.

“Be careful. An unnecessary misunderstanding can lead to bad experiences.”

It is something that could possibly cause the prince to experience something bad directly.

The prince seemed to be troubled because he did not know Sister Melody’s true identity.

As for me, I just shrugged my shoulders and stood by.

“Today doesn’t seem to be the day, so let’s go back.”

“Thank you for the gift, but I would appreciate it if you could take it back.”

“If the priest doesn’t want it, just throw it away.”

The item you gave me must be quite expensive, but if I return it, it would hurt my pride and I’m told to throw it away.

“Okay, then I will process this item as a donation.”

The prince seemed to have a lot to say to me, but he soon closed his mouth and left.

“Why did you do that?”

This time, I couldn’t help but ask Sister Melody a question.

“You pretend to be a good person, but I think you noticed that you’re not, so you’re being too provocative.”

I’m sure they’ll try to retaliate for this.

“That’s why I did it on purpose. I told you to do something.”

“Ah?”

It seems that the person that Sister Melody is watching is indeed the prince.

My mouth was twitching.

Is it really true that the prince is connected to heresy?

There have been many instances throughout history where heretics have interfered in the struggle for the throne and caused chaos.

History repeats itself, and it was entirely possible that the scenario of the complex bean-flour family interfering with the Deltrak Empire would have been possible.

“Are you still in the suspicious stage? If you get involved with them, things will get worse… .”

“… … .”

Seeing that he was silent, unable to answer the question, he hurriedly continued speaking.

“Ah, I won’t make any hasty assumptions and will just watch. But if you need my help, please let me know at any time. I’d like to help.”

“Thank you for your words.”

I don’t know if Sister Melody took what I said seriously.

Still, if I could recall these words now when I was in a hurry, that would be enough.

‘Honestly, I wonder if that person will ever need my help.’

Now that I think about it, I had something to say to her.

“Oh, by the way, since you’re here, I should tell you something I didn’t tell you last time. It looks like I’ll be entering the labyrinth in two weeks.”

“Okay.”

“Are you okay? You look busy.”

“It’s okay. The reason I’m here is to protect Father Arthur. Nothing can take priority over that.”

“Then I’ll tell you again when I have a more exact date. And take care.”

I haven’t touched her yet because she’s still the target of persuasion, but isn’t Sister Melody in a different situation?

A suspicious person who suddenly appeared.

There is no reason for the prince not to investigate.

‘If they find out you’re not that great, they’ll take action.’

Why is the Inquisitor not a great man?

Even if the prince investigates, Sister Melody’s true identity will not be leaked.

‘There’s no way a prince who isn’t even an emperor could find out the identity of the heretic inquisitor even if he used someone.’

That’s why I’m worried.

“There is no way to know what the prince will do.”

“That’s why I touched it. I asked you to touch it.”

I don’t know why on earth the prince would get on the nerves of the person he should least get entangled with.

‘Should I pray for his soul?’

His future didn’t seem as bright as he thought.