Just when Lilina and Edith accompanied Teacher Olivia to drink tea and talk leisurely in the small courtyard. More than 200 kilometers from here, in the Papal City in the south, Rektaran, the current president of the student union of the College of St. Phelan, is about to step on the steps of the Pontifical Palace.

"Mr. Rektaran Ramiel, please surrender your weapon." A knight of punishment in dwarven metal armor demanded this from Ryktaran after checking his papers.

Rektaran unsheathed his saber from his waist and held it in both hands and handed it to the knight.

The knight handed the sword to his companion for safekeeping, and then said to Rektaran: "Your Holiness has just woken up from a nap, Mr. Ramiel, please come with me." ”

"Then I'll have to let you lead the way."

The Knights of Punishment led the way, and Ryktaran followed three paces, and the two stepped up the stairs of the Pontifical Palace.

The name of the palace has existed for more than 3,000 years, but the current structure of the palace was rebuilt more than 100 years ago during the reign of St. Phelan I.

Prior to this, the armies of the Western Empire had besieged the Papal City several times, and the Pontifical Palace in the Papal City was also reduced to ruins during those sieges.

And the "merchant pope", who was evaluated by later generations as a vulgar and money-loving man, rebuilt the Pontifical Palace, of course, he came in his own style.

"There is no sense of sacredness, but the vulgarity and rustiness of an upstart businessman." This was the first time Rektalan had seen the palace before, and it was.

The palace was built very high, and one hundred and thirty-three stairs had to be walked to enter the square in front of the palace.

Precious metals became the main decoration of the palace, and the window frames made of pure gold were inlaid with ruby sapphires, and the windows were made of polished crystal.

Ryktaran followed the Knight of Punishment through one hundred and thirty-three stairs and through a hanging garden of flowers and plants to enter the interior of the Apostolic Palace.

The interior is still in a vulgar style to the end, and the super-large oil painting portrait of St. Phelan I hangs in the entrance hall, and in the center of the hall stands the life-size golden statue of St. Phelan I, although St. Phelan I has such and such human weaknesses, but it does not prevent Ryktaran from considering him the greatest pope in history.

Walking all the way down the spiral staircase of the hall, Rektaran followed the knight of punishment to the third floor of the palace, walked through a long corridor full of frescoes, and the two stopped in front of a nondescript door.

The chastisation knight knocked at the door.

"Your Holiness, Rektaran Ramil has asked to meet with you."

"Let him in!"

The Knight of Punishment made a "please" gesture, and Rektaran pushed the door in.

An obese old man in a fancy private dress was sitting at a small table beside the bed and tasting cheese.

He was dressed in the personal clothes that the Pope would wear on a daily basis, and his tailor-made clothes were embroidered with a golden key with teeth like a long-handled axe, and the part he held was two intertwined snakes biting a star.

This key-shaped symbol is a symbol of the supreme god that the Holy See believes in, and the Holy See interprets this symbol as follows: the axe-shaped toothed ends symbolize the supreme God's absolute control over the material aspects of this world. The two snakes represent the world and space, and the star represents the rules of the world.

The current Pope St. Boyock IV, who was fond of sweets, saw that Ryktaran had arrived, and the kind fat old man in his sixties smiled, and he pointed to the chair next to him and motioned for Ryktaran to sit down.

"Ramiel, you can get some cheese too." With that, Boyok IV cut off a piece of cottage cheese, placed it on another small plate, and handed it to Ryktaran.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Rektaran took the small plate, but only took the plate of cheese and did not eat it.

"Congratulations on winning your bet with Deacon Wally. Ramiel, you're really capable. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, it's just my luck." Rektaran bowed slightly.

"Well, luck. Luck is also part of a person's ability. "Boyok IV smiled kindly." But how did you do that? Last time I heard you say that the bait has found a candidate, the question is when you can lure the deadly snake out of the hole and kill one of them. ”

Rektaran stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, can you use the unstable situation in the Western Empire as a superficial excuse to confuse your target and take the opportunity to recall the Knights of Punishment who are on a mission outside?" Used just in case and to clean up the mess. ”

Boyok IV smiled and said, "Ramiel, I have already given instructions on this matter, you don't have to care. In case the trouble gets out of hand, I still have a backhand. The question is how to lure the snake out of the hole with minimal impact and damage? ”

Rektaran stood up and said, "I've finished my search for a decoy, it's someone close to the end goal. ”

"Oh, tell me about it."

"Lilina Sain Allison. This person can be the chess piece that changes the verdict at a critical moment. ”

Boyok IV frowned: "Does this sound like a little girl's name?" Specifically, tell me about her situation at the academy. ”

"A first-year girl at St. Phelan Academy, 17 years old, a magical genius, after the royal family of the North Sea island kingdom."

Boyok IV pondered her brief identity and then said, "I have heard of such a gifted little girl. You continue. ”

The pope doesn't seem to care about the so-called royal status.

Rektaran continued: "I don't see compassion or tolerance in her, only pretense and banter. I think if I communicate with her at the right time, she will be very cooperative. ”

Boyok IV laughed: "Oh? How do you see that? ”

Rektaran smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, tell me the truth. The same kind is always quick to detect the same kind. I am the same kind of person as her, and I also have no superfluous feelings of sympathy and tolerance. I dare to pack a ticket and communicate with her on the eve of the upcoming move, and she will be a determined and decisive executor. ”

Boyok IV smiled and shook his head, "To use a magical genius as a consumable so casually, Ramiel, you little devil is really like a viper. ”

"This is the best scenario and the one where we expect the damage to be minimized." Ryktaran didn't care about the name 'Viper' in the slightest, and he bowed deeply to Boyok IV. "Moreover, I think that the so-called 'magic genius', which cannot be replicated and mass-produced, is less valuable to you than the Knight of Punishment, who can be trained in large quantities. If you sacrifice her one to be able to perfectly eliminate the completion of the goal, I personally think it is very profitable. It's just that if the end result is the girl's death, her status as a princess of the northern island country may cause some trouble. ”

"Ramiel, don't be tied, let it go. Such an edict will naturally help you deal with the aftermath. ”

"In this case, it is all up to His Majesty the Holy See." Ryktaran sat back in his seat.

Boyok IV looked at the sky outside the window, and then said: "It's not early, let's have dinner together, find a room in this apostolic palace tonight, and leave by boat tomorrow morning." ”

Ryktaran remained restrained and respectful, and he sat upright: "Obey the orders of His Majesty the Holy See. ”