episode_0275

“The Holy See ordered a return???”

Eugene Schneider, who received Charlotte’s call,

His eyes widened after hearing her words after returning.

“Last night, there was an emergency communication with the Holy See using a communication device. So, I reported the situation here and was about to talk about support, but suddenly an order to return came down.”

The reason is that the Holy See has ordered many nuns who have been dispatched to support Bahaad to return.

‘What is it? Did a lot of monsters also appear in the Holy See? But that’s very unlikely, isn’t it? The divine power there is so great that it’s not easy for a dimensional crack to form directly.’

Wouldn’t it be a situation where they would be short of words even if they said they would give support?

But they are urging a return, so Eugene Schneider’s first thought was that there might be a direct problem in the Holy See.

However, the core of the problem now is the invasion of monsters through dimensional cracks. The place where dimensional cracks are least likely to occur is none other than the Holy See, and places related to the Goddess of Light Church.

Also, such places are full of paladins specialized in monsters, so even if they appear, they can be suppressed without difficulty.

‘According to my mother, dimensional cracks occurred in the past even in the holy land of the Goddess of Light Church, but she clearly said that the dimensional cracks were not at a level to pose a threat. Then, they should deal with it as quietly as possible, not make such a fuss.’

And Eugene Schneider had already heard from Marianne about what measures the Holy See had taken in a similar situation.

Based on that information, the current response does not seem to be due to dimensional cracks occurring in their territory.

“So, I naturally asked the Holy See what was going on in detail. But the answer that came back was that they would tell me the reason if I returned.”

Charlotte told Eugene an additional story.

Charlotte’s expression while telling the story was full of disbelief.

“Are they even keeping it a secret from my sister, who is a bishop nun???”

Eugene Schneider, who fully sympathized with the reason, reacted with a truly realistic expression.

From a formal system perspective, there is a priest with a higher rank than a bishop nun, but

In the practical realm, the number 1 option of the Holy See is definitely the bishop nun. This is when their stats are the highest, and they play a tight role as a bridge between the field and the headquarters.

Moreover, Charlotte is the bishop nun with the most practical power and high reputation among the bishop nuns, so it doesn’t make sense to tell her when she returns.

“So I refused. How serious is the situation here now that I can choose to return as a bishop nun?”

Charlotte’s face became full of confidence when her beloved younger brother, no, Eugene Schneider, the man she had already fallen for, sympathized with her and took her side.

Honestly, she was half-doubtful because it was such a sudden and unusual event.

When she gained confidence like this, she revealed her decision to reject the Holy See’s request for return.

“Are you okay, Sister? Is it okay not to follow the return order in an emergency?”

It was clear that even Eugene, who had been agreeing so much until just now, was worried with widened eyes.

The Holy See is famous for its strict internal regulations, and Eugene is worried that his beloved sister might be disadvantaged.

“Even if I am handed over to the headquarters’ disciplinary meeting later, I am not afraid at all. Because I have a clear conviction. To me, faith is now not just a framework of the Holy See, but a true heart!”

Eugene’s worry made Charlotte burn even more.

Bishop Nun Charlotte de Cell Obrian was reborn.

After blossoming love with her younger brother, Eugene Schneider, all the vague censorship in her heart disappeared.

Therefore, she began to pursue her own religious life through the conviction she originally had.

“Hmm… It’s good that you’re energetic, Sister, but what about the other nuns? After all, you have to be with them. Did you ask them?”

“Of course! Faith is ultimately about true hearts and comrades! I immediately consulted with the other nuns, and the nuns also agreed with my opinion. And I conveyed our unified will again!”

“Oh, oh, oh! You’ve really become close through this mission!”

However, from the perspective of the people watching, they couldn’t help but worry,

So Charlotte appealed how thorough she was to reassure Eugene.

“Anyway, since they came out like that, the Holy See showed a response.”

“Did the Holy See tell you the reason why they requested the return?”

Charlotte, who utilized both explosive emotion and sharp reason,

She was able to create her own results.

“They didn’t tell me the specific reason in the end, but roughly, it seems to be related to the Empire and the Imperial Knights rather than internal affairs of the Holy See. They say it’s unusual, so I can’t return even more.”

The Holy See’s incomprehensible actions that Charlotte revealed in that way,

The Empire and the Imperial Knights were behind it.

‘I understand the Imperial Knights, but even the Empire??’

Eugene Schneider is in a situation where he thinks Antoine is secretly preparing a preemptive strike on Tyrannos, so he understands the involvement of the Imperial Knights, but it was puzzling in many ways that the Empire itself was being mentioned.

“From now on, we will execute the leader of the Sophists, Jedai.”

And the Imperial Knights’ preemptive strike on Tyrannos has already begun.

That is none other than the execution of the Sophists, who can be said to be Tyrannos’s practical hands and feet,

Victoria, who was in charge of the mission, reached near the secret headquarters of the Sophist Order.

“The cross-checking of the information provided by Kaiser and the information already available here is complete. This cave is a secret passage connected to the Order’s headquarters, and it leads to the Sophist altar where Raonjena, who became the 2nd Jedai after Ulysses Schneider, is hiding.”

Chuck!

Victoria and her party are located in a warehouse in a remote city where the secret headquarters of the Sophist Order is located.

Victoria pointed to the cave mark on the map placed on the table there.

Victoria tried to use Eugene as bait to break through the Sophists’ defense line, but there was no need to do so anymore. It was because of the information that Kaiser Antoine of the Imperial Knights had conveyed.

Antoine had accumulated various information related to the Sophists since the Ulysses Schneider era, so he found a secret passage known only to a very small number of people within the Sophists.

“It’s definitely positive that two Sword Seekers have joined our side, but I wonder if it’s possible to suppress Vargas within the time limit, Victoria.”

Farnese looked at the internal map of the Sophist Order’s secret headquarters and asked Victoria.

The Sophist secret headquarters has a very complex internal structure.

Also, Raonjena is also presumed to be at the Sword Seeker level,

She is asking if they can finish before many Sophists from other places come to support.

“According to Kaiser’s information, it is said that Raonjena is not in a complete state. It is said that she volunteered to prove the effects herself in a drug experiment conducted within the Sophists. As a result, considerable side effects occurred, and she is now living in seclusion.”

Victoria continued her words while showing something held in her left hand forward.

That is the Sophists’ drug,

It is the key keyword of this raid.

Antoine had a variety of in-depth information, but the most important thing was the drug.

Antoine and the Imperial Knights, who already knew that Ulysses’s transformation into a demon sword was due to the drug,

In particular, Ulysses kept a close watch on the progress of the drug within the Sophists while controlling it as much as possible because he had personally kept Ulysses’s affairs a secret.

As a result, Antoine found out that the systematization of the drug had been achieved more than he thought and was being used quite a bit in actual combat.

In the meantime, the fact that the current Sophist’s Jedai Raonjena had disappeared for several years was combined, and the reason was that Raonjena directly stepped forward to increase the effect of the radical drug, which caused side effects.

“But it’s really amazing, Victoria. You put in so much effort, and even though we have our own agents inside who have been investigating for many years, we couldn’t even get a scent. No matter how much Kaiser Antoine is, he knows not only where Vargas is located but also that he is half-paralyzed due to the drug…”

Vincent clicked his tongue while listening to the conversation between Victoria and Farnese.

Victoria had been making preparations through her Sophist internal colleagues since before she joined the Imperial Knights, and Farnese and Vincent had been exchanging and working together since the early days when Victoria became a member of the Imperial Knights. Therefore, they know very well how difficult it is to understand the secretive mystery cult, the Sophists.

“Think of it as me telling you now that the situation has become this way. Kaiser Antoine’s resentment towards the current Sophist’s Jedai Raonjena is beyond our imagination.”

Convincing colleagues is also the most important thing at the time of an important quest.

Therefore, Victoria wants to tell the inside story she knows.

“It’s a fact that everyone is keeping quiet about, but Kaiser Antoine and Ulysses Schneider are very close friends. So Antoine made a lot of effort to find out why Ulysses went from being a Sword Saint to a Demon Sword.”

That is the story she heard from her father, Constantine of the Holy See.

“The clue they found in the process was Raonjena, Ulysses’s disciple. They found out that Raonjena was deeply involved in the incident.”

Raonjena is Ulysses Schneider’s disciple.

“Raonjena was the Sword Saint’s disciple in the past…! I didn’t know…”

“It’s natural that our generation doesn’t know. On the other hand, Kaiser was able to continue tracking because he already had a certain level of contact with Raonjena.”

It was rumored in the world that the Sword Saint Ulysses Schneider became a Demon Sword because he pursued strength without knowing satisfaction.

However, Antoine, who knows well how meticulous the Sophist internal affairs are, had a different hypothesis and has been digging for the truth until now.

“Victoria! The twin swordsmen have arrived!”

At that moment, an Imperial Knight member who was maintaining security outside the warehouse informed them of the joining of additional Sword Expert colleagues.

They are Sword Experts that Antoine attached to reinforce the force.

“Okay. Let’s go out now.”

Cheoeoeok…!!

In that way, Victoria stood up to subjugate the current Sophist’s Jedai Vargas.

“They must have joined and started the quest by now.”

At the same time, Antoine was reading a mysterious letter in his office.

And Kaiser’s guards in armed state were standing in front of him.

“Then let’s start working too.”

Hwareureureureu…!

Antoine was also in an armed state.

Now that Victoria is away from the Imperial Knights,

Antoine intends to carry out a project that he has long desired.