"Now I want to know - who else has made a deal with the demons?" After General Baion was extremely miserable, Acting Pope Julian once again scanned everyone with his cold golden eyes, "You who have been protected by God for decades from being brutalized by the demons dare to forget the teachings of the gods, give up praying to the gods, and dare to make a deal with the demons - all of you here, have you ever made a deal with the head of the Burial Corps?" ”

- Just as he said the last sentence, Julian's eyes suddenly became fierce, and at the same time, his whole body also exuded a strong killing intent, and he looked at us deadly!

No! -- Not looking at us, but looking at me!

- He's looking at Asa beside me!

- He's looking at Asa standing next to me, playing Threstin!

Oops! Shocked, I felt dizzy and almost unsteady on my feet—the church had discovered that Lacey had helped Ashetaro!

The council hall was instantly silent, and in the face of the piercing murderous intent emanating from Julian, I could only look nervously at the acting pope in front of me, just like everyone else.

"The hero 'Red-Eyed Meteor', Count Roquetar," Julian said slowly, unemotionally, "Do you know that the head of the Burial Corps, Ashetaro, is a Demon General?" ”

"Huh?!" Asa deliberately laughed and scratched his head, "It seems that this information is what I provided to the church!" ”

"That's right!" Julian smiled slightly, but his cold tone did not change, "I still remember that the report with your own signature was delivered to the cathedral on November 7, the year of Wil, right?" ”

"I don't remember the exact day. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Asa replied calmly.

"You don't remember? Revealing Asshetaro's demonic identity to the Church - you don't even remember such a feat?! Julian looked up in surprise, and then replied, "Yes, you've been busy with the Battle of Shaylis since then—"

"Julian, is there a problem?" Father interjected at the right time. "Thresteen, what did he do wrong?"

"Huh?!" Julian was stunned for a moment, then bowed forward slightly, "Lord Hironi." You ......"

Even his tone had changed—it seemed that Julian had told me that he really had a lot of respect for his father.

"Thresteen was taught by me." The father said, "If there's anything wrong with him—"

"Hehe," Julian pretended to smile softly, "the fault of the deal with the demons is not something you can protect, Lord Paladin!" ”

“……”

"But be reassured, Lord Hironi," continued Julian without waiting for his father to speak again, "God is all-powerful—as God's spokesman, I only want to inquire in detail—if Count Roctal is not at fault. I won't embarrass him. ”

“…… All right! ”

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"That'...... Count Roktar," after a moment's thought, Julian asked, "Have you had any contact with the demon Ashetaro after the Battle of Shaylis?" ”

"Yes." Asa replied calmly.

"What?" "How so?" "Count Rochtar, he's unexpected?!" The shocked crowd at the scene immediately became in a commotion, "He actually made a deal with the demons?" "Ahh No wonder he's so powerful at such a young age! "Did you use demonic power?" "Probably!"

At first, I was taken aback by Asa's frank admission, but then I understood Asa's intentions - Julian must have had solid evidence before he came, as can be seen from the fact that he did not hesitate to judge the three nobles after entering the hall - that is...... Julien must have known the details of Aschetaro's contact with Reis, and since he had been so purposeful and explicit, there was really nothing to hide.

And...... Julian doesn't know yet-

"Oh? You admit it?! Julian was equally surprised by Asa's frank confession, "—since you have confessed your sins......

"Wait!" Asa shouted in surprise. "I just admit that the demon Asshetaro had contact with me - but I don't admit that I'm guilty!"

"What?" Julian was stunned, "Didn't you mean—"

"Is it guilty of being exposed?" Seeing that Julian's momentum began to weaken due to doubt, Asa took a step forward suddenly. "A lot of people have been whispered by demons - I believe that the priests behind you who are at war with the demons must have also had conversations with the demons, right?!"

"What do you mean—" Despite his doubts, Julian had begun to understand what Asa meant.

"Yes!" Without waiting for Julian to finish speaking, Asa said forcefully, "The head of the Burial Corps, the Demon General Ashetaro, did make a deal that day, but I didn't agree!" ”

"Didn't say yes?! How dare you say you didn't say yes? According to our records—"

"Lord Julian, are you talking about Tayek giving up Princess Lagersis after that?" Asa snatched the topic from him again, "Do you think that because I made a deal with the demons, the demons will threaten King Tayek to give up Princess Lagers?!" ”

"That's right!"

"No, you're wrong!" Asa raised his tone again, "You're completely wrong! - When the demons proposed a deal to me, they did have in their hands the diplomatic document that King Tezi of Tayek had already written, announcing the renunciation of his courtship. Aschetaro did indeed make a condition for me - if I made a deal with them, he would give me the paperwork! ”

"The final paperwork is in your hands!" Julian's eyes flashed. finally found a breakthrough to regain the right to speak.

"The great God warned his people that the demons were evil, insidious and cunning. It prepares sweet fruits in advance, tempting people to commit unforgivable sins step by step," ignoring Julian, Asa first recited a sacred book aloud, and then changed his words, "It was the same with the demon Ashetaro that day, he assassinated the messenger sent by King Tajeketez in advance, and then relied on the looted diplomatic documents to make a deal with me - how could I make a deal with him when I saw through his cunning tricks?!" Even if the diplomatic documents are in the hands of the demons, the person who issued the diplomatic documents is not in the hands of the demons! The diplomatic document written by King Tez himself has made it clear that King Tajeketez has long intended to give up his courtship-how could I agree to this if the demons actually offered this as a condition of the trade?! ”

"Really?" Julian still couldn't believe it.

Asa didn't answer, but deliberately folded his hands in displeasure.

"Oh......" Julian, who had been staring at Asa and seemed to have been trying to see through Asa's soul, was finally defeated in front of Asana's confident attitude, only to see him slightly soothe his frowning brows, and admired, "Everyone said that the 'red-eyed meteor' is an outstanding wise general - he can see through the traps of the demons - it is really extraordinary!" But—" In an instant, his gaze became fierce again, "Lord Roktar, how do you explain the three months you've been missing since then?!" - You've been seen with Asshetaro! ”

"That--it's a shame to say-" Asa scratched his head in embarrassment, "I rejected the Demon Deal, but I was worried that the real purpose of the Demon Realm General Ashetaro's deal would be bad for the Church and our God—so I pretended to agree to investigate." ”

"Pretend to agree?" Julian was puzzled, "How do you pretend to agree?!" ”

"I just agree, but I resolutely don't sign a contract! ――Isn't it necessary to sign a contract to make a deal with demons? Asa laughed and explained, "What I said to Asshetaro at the time was 'I don't believe in you demons, so I have to wait until I see Princess Lagersis return safely to the Imperial City before I can sign a contract with you - in short, I try to delay the signing and take the opportunity to find out more about Asshetaro's intentions. ”

"Then ......," Julian hesitated slightly, "did it work?" ”

"So it's a shame......" Asa looked embarrassed again, sticking out his tongue in passing, "I know that Ashetaro was going to take me to the Demon Realm, but because I had been perfunctory to him, he never signed a contract, so in the end he got angry and injured me and threw me into the lake to drown me. ”

"And then?" Julian asked.

"Later? Later, as luck would have me, I was saved by King Tez of Tajek - and I remained recuperating in Tajek for some time afterward. ”

"That's ......," Julian looked down and pondered for a moment, "then...... Contact with demons, why don't you report it to the church? ”

"It's my fault!" Asa began to laugh again, "I want to wait until the truth of the incident is investigated before reporting - that must be a great achievement, right?" And...... And ......," first deliberately hesitated, and then Asa continued, "And after all, I'm a 'red-eyed meteor'!" I was wounded by the demons, rescued by the king of the enemy country, and finally recuperated in the enemy country for three months - I died of shame, how do you tell me to speak? ”

"So-" Julian muttered, his expression softening slightly, "So, I'm really wrong at first, but-" Suddenly his face changed again, "Can you guarantee that what you say is true?!" ”

"Still not convinced?! I can swear to God! Asa raised his right hand with a solemn expression.

"You don't need to swear it," Julian's golden eyes began to sparkle again, and at the same time he turned slightly, and took out a glass bottle full of holy water from the pocket of the blood-colored priest behind him, "You also know that this is holy water, you also saw the appearance of General Baion just now," Julian coldly ordered, "Drink it - if you just told the truth, if you didn't hide it from the gods, if you have always been loyal to the gods, if you really haven't made a deal with the demons!" (To be continued)