- "Mr. Borgia! Why are you here......"

Her Majesty's face was even more surprised.

"Didn't we say before that it's okay to call me Joan?"

The blonde knight didn't answer the question directly, but reminded with a smile.

His voice was gentle and magnetic, and with his handsome appearance and innate noble temperament, the average young girl would probably become with her hands on her cheeks and her eyes red just if she had the opportunity to chat with him like this.

"Yes, Mr. Joan."

Her Majesty didn't react much—perhaps because she was a wife—but nodded kindly.

However, it is more likely that she and Joan Bolkiah share the same attributes in some sense, but in the opposite gender.

"Now, can you tell me what's going on? Since we're friends, there's no way to hide it, can we? ”

The queen looked anxious.

"Of course, I'm standing here to reveal some secrets to you, Queen......"

Joan retracted a smile on her face.

"But, before I speak, Mary, can you promise me one thing?"

She called each other by name.

"What?"

"From now on, don't tell anyone about my presence here to meet you." The blonde knight said with a serious face, "No matter who it is, whether it is from the Holy See or from the kingdom. ”

"This ......"

The queen did not agree to it, but was clearly embarrassed.

She looked forward for a moment, and finally replied very honestly:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Joan, I can't promise you......"

It seems that Miss Joan still needs to work hard to really get Her Majesty the Queen in her hands, and Richard, who was watching from the sidelines, thought to himself, he was not going to help in such a matter.

However, his knight did not show any frustration at this, as if it was all expected by her—

"I understand, Mary, and I am well aware of your concerns. After all, you are the highest-ranking woman in the entire kingdom, and for you, the kingdom and the Holy See are the most reliable backing and reliance. ”

"Isn't that true for you?"

Queen Mary said very seriously.

"Mr. Joan is a cardinal and honorary head of the Knights Templar...... This is undoubtedly your choice. ”

Although the Knights, as an armed force in the name of the Holy See, were originally in a position against secular forces, they did not allow any favor...... However, the headquarters of the Knights Templar was located in the city of Saint-Michel, and the members recruited were mainly from the Rhine Kingdom's society.

The other two major orders - the "Grail" and the "Chant" faced the same situation as the "Temple". They still need the support of worldly forces for their future, whether it is materials, equipment, wealth, status, or the future and destiny of their knights and even their families, they have to rely on the three kingdoms.

The aristocracy provided them with fresh blood, but the Knights had long been entangled in an intricate system of roots and tied to the chariots of the kings;

Furthermore, even the members of the College of Cardinals who rule the Great Sanctuary are not immune to the influence of secular forces, and the cardinals have objects of support or hostility in the political arena of various countries.

Joan chose to get involved with the worldly powers in order to confront her father—and the Rhine kingdom was clearly the top priority in her plan. In this sense, Queen Mary's words hit the nail on the head.

"It's okay, Mary, you can wait until you've heard before you decide."

She gestured to the black-robed wizard beside her.

"I got here without telling everyone except you and him, including my subordinates. Mr. Rasputin was actually his maid who had been with him before, and then I had infiltrated it, and then I would have been replaced by a maid, so as long as you didn't say it, no one would notice that I was here. ”

"This ......"

Queen Mary looked at the black-robed wizard and then at the blonde knight, and after a moment's hesitation, she asked cautiously.

"It's about Mr. Rasputin, isn't it? Could it be ...... Is it a curse on me? ”

“…… Mary, you're such a clever girl. ”

Once again, Joan's face appeared with a smile that was so gentle that it was terrifying.

Richard's face was expressionless, and the real name lady who had been floating near the three of them muttered without wave:

"It's evil."

"Indeed, you guessed right."

Joan spoke eloquently.

"The truth behind this matter was discovered by me and Mr. Raspuchin. That's why I decisively chose to join forces with him and come to you together. ”

"Mary, that dark wizard has cast a spell on you, but it is just an introduction - his real purpose is to draw the attention of the Holy See and the Rhine Kingdom leaders to that wilderness, and then fan the flames, sow discord, and start a terrible war in this land to divert everyone's attention, which is probably the real goal of him and his companions."

“...... Who is the one who has cursed me? ”

"McCain Mathers, do you know each other?"

"I ...... Haven't heard of it. ”

The queen shook her head.

The name of "preacher" is resounding in the occult world, but in the secular world it is far less famous than the leading figures on the table.

"He is a member of the highest sequence of the 'Reverse Cross', the 'Apostles.'"

"Reverse Cross?! Isn't that ......?"

Queen Mary reacted this time, her eyes widening in shock.

There is no one in this land covered by the light of God who does not know the notoriety of "reverse cross". It is a group of shoe cultists, dark wizards, and super criminals, a gathering place for famous madmen and madmen, and every official member of them will be wanted by various countries on the mainland and various large sects and churches.

"Yes. This McQueen Mathers is a dark wizard who is very good at cursing, and his most famous legendary ability is that he can silently invade anyone's body, drive away the soul of the original owner, and can also perform the identity he has seized so vividly that even his relatives and friends around him can't see the flaws; The unlucky one who was replaced will disappear from this world forever......"

Joan said word by word.

"In other words, if he wants to, this wizard can replace anyone in the world."

"W-How terrible is this!"

Queen Mary's face suddenly turned extremely pale.

"Is there really such a dangerous person in this world?"

"Of course, and that's the enemy we're going to face."

The female knight's tone was unusually heavy.

"With the Apostles involved, this must be an unprecedented conspiracy, and it may even engulf the entire Holy Alliance - that's why I said before that I must not tell anyone, because there are monsters with such terrifying abilities manipulating the conspiracy behind the scenes, whether it is the Holy See or the upper echelons of the kingdom, it is possible that it has been infiltrated by it!"