The next morning, the heavy snow had stopped from last night.

Cardinal Cromwell, the Holy Church, stood by the window of his room, silently looking out at the sunny silver-white world.

Behind him, the door to the room had been locked from the outside, completely restricting the cardinal's freedom.

So what? Cromwell sighed softly.

Since he made such remarks and was placed under house arrest by the Pope, it can be regarded as a foreseeable end......

Now, the cardinal's real concern was the divine messenger, Lord Eliot: at that dangerous luncheon, Eliot spoke much more intensely than himself, and Cromwell strongly suspected that His Holiness might well have taken measures against Eliot during the half day he had lost contact with the outside world......

Hell! Cromwell slammed his fist into his windowpane.

The cardinal did not like the powerlessness of being limited and allowing Eliot to be harmed.

The sound of a key unlocking came from the door.

Is it the servant who delivers the meal?" Cromwell looked up at the clock, sighed, and turned to face the door.

But it wasn't any servant who walked into his room.

Alice, deputy head of the Holy Knights, pushed open the door of Lord Cromwell's room, looked around the room majestically, and bowed to the cardinal:

"Good morning, Lord Cromwell, I hope it doesn't bother you. ”

Cromwell looked at Alice and sneered:

"No, not at all - after all, after yesterday afternoon, when a few of your men brutally put me under house arrest, I was quite tolerant of the paladin's so-called 'disturbance'......"

"I'm so sorry. Alice looked up and looked the cardinal in the eye, "I can't comment on the Paladin's actions as a result of the Pope's order, but I'm here to tell you that you're free." ”

It took Cromwell a few seconds to fully understand the female knight's words.

"I ...... Free?" Cromwell said, stunned.

"Yes. The knightess nodded solemnly, "From now on, you will be restored all authority over the affairs of the Church, as well as all freedom of movement in the Church, and as for yesterday's unpleasantness, I would like to apologize to you once again on behalf of the Paladins." ”

Cromwell felt his mind get a little dizzy.

And that's how your house arrest ended? It only lasted one afternoon and one night?

But didn't that speech at the luncheon infuriate His Holiness the Pope, and now that His Majesty has released himself, is this his magnanimity, or is it some kind of conspiracy, some more dangerous trap......

"This ...... Is it the Pope's order?" asked Cromwell, trying to contain his agitation.

The knightess hesitated, then replied:

"You can think so. ”

Alice's reply was not a simple "yes" or "no", but a more ambiguous statement. Cromwell frowned slightly, thinking about the appropriate way to deal with it.

Could this be a test of Gregory's Crown? Does His Majesty want to see if he has reflected on his mistakes, and if Cardinal Cromwell will change after he is freed?

If that were the case, then the most appropriate response for Cromwell himself would be-

“...... Really, Cromwell, if you were always so cautious, you would have lost your hair and become bald quickly, if not young. ”

The sudden, light-hearted words suddenly disturbed the cardinal's thoughts.

Cromwell's mouth opened wide as he watched as the divine angel, Lord Eliot Saville, dodged out from behind the female knight Alice, greeting him with a grin.

"Ai, Eliho......" Cromwell felt like he had lost his ability to speak.

"What, don't you want to see me?" Lu Chen smiled.

Alice nodded at the Divine Envoy and took two respectful steps back, letting the Divine Envoy step in front of her.

Cromwell looked at Elliot and then at Alice, feeling a mess in his heart.

"Well, Cromwell, your freedom is not an order from the crown. Lu Chen looked at the cardinal's expression with interest, the other party's confusion made him feel a sense of intellectual superiority, "This is my order." ”

"You ......," Cromwell said dumbfounded.

"Cromwell, it's five, six, or seven years in the new calendar, and the new year has to be new, and so are you, and so am I, and so is this dear Miss Alice—"

Lu Chen smiled and patted the arm of the female knight next to him, making Alice blush.

—so is the whole Holy Church. ”

Looking at Eliot's smug expression, Cromwell seemed to sense something.

"You ......," the cardinal clutched his chest, and said in a trembling voice, "where is His Majesty's Crown?"

"Your Majesty is too tired these days," Lu Chen said with a smile, "He will take a good vacation, and the current Holy Church will be under my management for the time being." ”

Cromwell took two steps back as if he had seen a ghost, and held on to the wall behind him without the image of a bishop.

"Hey, Cromwell, for the victory of your allies," Lu Chen glared at the cardinal in dissatisfaction, "That's how you reacted?"

"How did you do that!" Cromwell roared in a low voice, "how did you do it—"

The cardinal glanced at the knightess Alice next to him, and the meaning of his words was clear.

"My dear Gregorian crown is more knowledgeable than I thought. Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction, "Thanks to His Majesty's broad-mindedness towards failure, now we can think that the Holy Knights should also be under my control—right? Alice?"

"Yes. The knightess replied succinctly.

Cromwell stared at Elliot blankly. The victory came so suddenly that the cardinal felt the danger of a myocardial infarction.

"Well, if you can recover from the shock and excitement as soon as possible," Lu Chen looked at Cromwell with his arms crossed, "I want you to get to work as soon as possible: without the wise and diligent management of the Pope, the Holy Church could easily fall into chaos right now—I can only hope that you are more capable than I thought." ”

Cromwell stayed for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

"Trust me, Elliot, I can help you get the church in order. The cardinal said with a hint of excitement.

- Until now, it is difficult for him to imagine how Eliot single-handedly seized the power of the Pope in his absence.

"Good. Lu Chen smiled and clapped his hands, "The first task is to deal with the power structure in the Pope's absence, do a good job of handing over various matters, and at the same time try to appease the relevant personnel in the church as much as possible - since I don't think I have any talent for management, then I will leave these tasks to you." If you need it, I can put the guards and paladins at your disposal. ”

Cromwell shook his head, a glint of excitement flashing in his eyes:

"Eliot, I am not His Honetane, and I do not rely on the samurai when I conduct the affairs of the Church. ”

Lu Chen smiled and nodded, while Alice on the side glanced at Cromwell with a little dissatisfaction.

"Alright, would you be interested in doing something else with me and Head Alice before you get to the end of your busy aftermath?" suggested the angel with a wicked smile, "I think you'd be happy to be a part of something interesting." ”

"What's the matter?" Cromwell instinctively thought that there was nothing good in Eliot's mouth.

"Arrests, of course. Lu Chen tilted his head, "Have you ever heard of the 'hoe team'? ”