Bishop Gleney is dead, and, according to the inspection of several priests who arrived later, Bishop Glenny has been dead for more than a day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Of course, Kalian and his party, who only came to Santa Utopia City today, could not be the murderers. However, the Templars "invited" them all back to the cathedral under the pretext of assisting in the investigation.

"Tell me, why did you go to Bishop Glenny?"

After inviting Karen and the others into a room, a Templar who was obviously taller than the others asked very seriously.

"Knight Roland! We are really innocent! ”

Before they could speak, Jimmy snorted and cried, "I've been staying at home all these days!" And the head of the family, they just came here today! ”

The head of the house?

Knight Captain Roland, who was staring at Dio closely, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes, and he immediately looked at Jimmy and asked very seriously, "Which family are you from?" Who is the head of your house? ”

"Huh?"

Jimmy, who realized that he had lost his words, was stunned and looked at Knight Roland a little bewildered.

"The head of his family is me."

Karen, who was sitting upright, replied very calmly: "I am Karene Stanfield, the head of the Stanfield family, and the current ...... Grand Duke of Flame! ”

As soon as Kalian's words came out, the surrounding Templars were stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at Knight Captain Roland who was sitting in front of Karene and the others.

"It's rude, I didn't expect Your Excellency to be the current Grand Duke of Flame!"

The frowning Knight Captain Roland first saluted Kalian, and then continued to ask seriously: "It's still that question, I don't know why you, the Grand Duke of Flame, want to see Bishop Glenei?" ”

Knight Commander Roland's attitude finally completely angered the Cretan Elder who was standing behind Kalian, and he angrily pointed at Knight Roland and said, "Bastard, are you suspicious of my family master? ”

"No, quite the opposite! I don't think any of you are the murderer. ”

Knight Captain Roland shook his head very calmly: "However, without reporting in advance, as one of the four highest-ranking Grand Dukes in the United Kingdom of Marte, as the Grand Duke of Flame, you suddenly appeared here, which really makes me have to doubt your purpose!" ”

After hearing the words of the Roland Knight, Elder Crete's anger also decreased a lot, but he still glared at the Roland Knight Commander with hatred.

"Alright, Elder Crete, that's just the duty of Knight Captain Roland."

After persuading Elder Crete, Karene looked at Knight Captain Roland and explained very seriously: "In fact, the official letter with the purpose of our visit should have reached your Pope by now, and we are only a little in time. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, the knight of Roland couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and immediately had some guesses in his heart. Still, he looked at Karen with a calm face.

"Well, the reason why we are here is only to form an alliance with the Rhine Holy Kingdom."

Karen was speaking lightly, but the Templars standing behind the Chief of the Roland Knight exclaimed.

"Alliance? What a joke! ”

"That's not true, is it?"

“…… Judging by their attitude, it doesn't seem like they're lying. ”

"Silence!"

After glaring at his unsuccessful subordinates, Knight Captain Roland asked with a serious face, "Are you here to form an alliance with our Rhine Holy Kingdom?" ”

"Yes."

Karen nodded solemnly, and then continued to explain: "Some time ago, the Mantes Empire attacked our country again. And in that battle, the Mantes Empire relied on the newly put into the battlefield to suppress its own troops. At the same time, they sent a number of assassins, and successfully assassinated my father, the former Grand Duke of Flame! ”

"Although in the later stages, we managed to repel their vanguard with a few counterattacks, most of the territory near the border was forcibly occupied by the Mantes Empire."

"In view of this, our Holy King His Majesty feels that the strength of our Malt United Kingdom alone may not be able to stop the Mantes Empire, so this is why we have this request for an alliance."

After listening to Kalen's explanation, the surrounding Templars looked at each other for a while, and then everyone looked at Knight Roland who was sitting there.

And after some thought, Knight Captain Roland felt that what Karen said did not look like a lie. However, the alliance is a matter of great importance, and it is not for him to call the shots as a knight commander.

"You went to Bishop Glenny because you wanted to get a license from him, didn't you?"

After knowing the purpose of Karian and the others, Knight Captain Roland naturally understood why they went to see Bishop Glenny, but he still asked one by one.

"That's right."

After nodding slightly, Karen said to Knight Captain Roland very seriously, "The situation is urgent, so if you can, can you please take us to meet the other bishops who are qualified to issue permits immediately?" ”

“…… Sorry, no! ”

After a heavy sigh, Knight Roland shook his head slowly.

Seeing that the Cretan Elder seemed to be angry again, Karen hurriedly stopped him, and then said to the Knight Captain Roland, "Otherwise, please send a Templar to take us to meet those people, so that it will be fine, right?" ”

After a wry smile on his face, Knight Captain Roland shook his head again: "I'm sorry, but it still doesn't work." ”

Before the fire-eyed Cretan Elder became angry, Knight Captain Roland hurriedly explained, "Actually, Bishop Glenny is not the first person to be killed! Before that, seven respected elders had already been killed! ”

"Do you mean ......?"

Hearing this, the group, including Karen, subconsciously widened their eyes.

"We don't know for sure if the murderers were specifically looking for these bishops who were qualified to issue permits, after all, there were people who had nothing to do with licensing among those killed. But, so far, all the bishops who have been able to issue permits have been killed. ”

Knight Captain Roland smiled bitterly and said, "Therefore, before the Holy Capital sends someone to take over this matter again, no one will be able to obtain permission." ”

"How can this be ......"

After learning the mystery, Karin and the others looked a little depressed. However, while distressed, Aisha turned her head to look at Dio.

(Dio, do you think this could be a coincidence?) ）

After thinking for a moment, Dio shook his head slowly.

(If only one person is killed, it may be a coincidence, but after a series of people are killed, it can't be a coincidence.) The murderers of these bishops must have wanted to temporarily prevent some people from making it possible to go to the Holy Capital. ）

After learning Dio's opinion, Aisha's brow suddenly furrowed even tighter.

(Do you think they're coming for us?) ）

(No, that's not quite the point.) ）

Dio shook his head slowly.

(We still have too little information...... ）

After squinting her eyes, Aisha decisively asked, "Knight Commander Roland!" Did you get any useful clues while investigating this matter? ”

"Huh?"

The knight of Roland was stunned for a moment, and then asked with some puzzlement: "Who is this?" ”

"She's Aisha, Aisha of the Testrosa family."

Karin replied with a smile, "She is my best friend, and she is the person I trust the most!" ”

Who is the most trusted......

After looking at Aisha for a moment, Knight Captain Roland said, "We don't have many clues. After all, at the time of the first bishop's murder, it was the city guards here who were investigating it......"

Since there had not been a single homicide for hundreds of years, the city guards in charge of the matter were immediately confused after discovering that the first bishop had been killed.

For a variety of reasons, the officers of the City Guard chose to hide the matter, and then began to investigate the matter in secret. However, before they could investigate any clues, several more murders occurred.

In this way, the city guards, who could no longer hide the matter, asked the Knights Templar to come and help investigate......

"Judging by the fact that there was only one fatal wound on the bodies of those who were killed, it should have been some professionals."

As he spoke, Knight Captain Roland fumbled around his body, and finally pulled out an object: "And at the scene of the murder of a bishop, we found this thing. ”

In the hand of the knight Roland, it was a broken blade that was only the tip of the sword.

Looking at the blade, Dio's eyes narrowed.

(This seems to be...... The tip of the Assassins' Hidden Blades? ）

Because Dio also had a pair of Hidden Blades on his body, he could tell that although there were some subtle differences in style, they were probably part of the Hidden Blades that the Assassins were used to.

As for Karen, Aisha and the others, although they also looked at the blade carefully, they didn't see anything.

"We don't have any more clues than that."

Knight Roland said helplessly: "However, according to our judgment, the murderer should be an outsider." ”

Because of this judgment, Jimmy, who had only settled in Santa Utopia a few years ago, was naturally targeted by the Templars.

And after hearing the words of Knight Captain Roland, Jimmy, who realized this, also cried and said, "No! I'm really not a murderer......"

"Hmm."

To Jimmy's surprise, Knight Captain Roland nodded, "According to the reports of the Templars who are keeping an eye on you, you have been staying at home all this time!" So you really don't have the time to commit the crime. ”

"But ......"

Just when Jimmy breathed a sigh of relief, Knight Captain Roland continued: "Your suspicion has not been completely ruled out!" So during this time, you should stay at home honestly. ”

"I, I knew ......"

Jimmy, who was crying, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and looked at Karen helplessly. Whether he can stay at home quietly depends on whether Karen needs him or not.

“…… Now that the bishops are dead, we don't need you for the time being. ”

After shaking her head, Karen said helplessly: "So, you can stay at home in peace." ”

"Yes!"

Jimmy, who was still crying and sad just now, suddenly replied with a smile after the rain.

"It's not much, but you did give us some useful information."

At this moment, Aisha said to Knight Commander Roland with a calm face: "Say, do you have anything you want us to do?" ”

"If this series of cases can be resolved as soon as possible, it will also be beneficial for you who want to sign an alliance."

Knight Roland nodded, and then said with a serious face: "So, if you have obtained any useful clues through your own intelligence sources, please let us know in time." ”

(I see, is it to borrow the intelligence of our United Kingdom of Malte?) It seems that this knight chief is also under a lot of pressure! ）

Aisha replied with a smile on her face, "No problem! At the same time, if the Holy Capital sends someone to come, please let us know in time! ”

In this regard, Knight Captain Roland just nodded seriously.

For him, this is just a gesture. With such conditions and some information, in exchange for intelligence support from the United Kingdom of Malte, it must have made a lot of money for him.

After reaching an agreement with Karen and the others, of course Knight Roland would not leave them in the cathedral any longer. In order to apologize, the knight of Roland arranged for two carriages belonging to the church and sent them back to the inn respectfully.

After sending Jimmy away, after carefully inspecting the room and making sure that there were no eavesdropping magic props or anything like that, Karen asked Aisha with a serious face, "Aisha, what do you think?" ”

"What the knight of Roland said is true."

Aisha replied calmly, "However, he has hidden something from us. ”

"It's also quite normal, after all, it's probably related to the situation in their church."

After nodding, Karene asked helplessly, "Then what do you think we are going to do next?" ”

"This ......"

Aisha smiled wryly and shook her head. With all the bishops who were able to issue permits dead, Aisha had nothing to do.

"Take advantage of this opportunity to have a good rest for a day."

At this moment, Dio said, "After you have rested, you will meet with the church leaders in the city, so that as many people as possible know our intentions." ”

"Dio, did you find any clues?"

Aisha, who heard the meaning of Dio's words, asked with some curiosity.

"It's not certain if it's a fake clue."

Dio shook his head.

Truth be told, even if the Templars could be sure that the tip of the sword came from the murderer, Dio didn't think it was the Assassins' doing. However, now that they have been involved in this matter, the assassins will definitely make a move.

Dio, on the other hand, was going to go to the Assassins' Guild alone to inquire about the information.