In the end, Queen Mary agreed—

In short, she decided to ally herself with Joan Borgia and vowed not to expose this relationship to Luther VII and the Holy See.

It seems that the existence of a "preacher" who can replace anyone does put a lot of pressure on the queen herself......

Of course, the queen's personality, although called kind and gentle, is far from "innocence". After all, she was born in that kind of big aristocratic family, and she has been a queen in the deep palace for ten years, even if she used to be a stupid and sweet eldest lady, she should have grown into a qualified queen now.

After asking the knight for her answer, she didn't miss the black-robed wizard on her side, and even if Rasputin could be called his savior, it was not enough to make the queen let her guard down.

Joan, however, was quick to give a convincing and irrefutable reason.

"This Mr. Rasputin beside me once easily thwarted the other party's plot to invade the Black Tower in a one-on-one wizard duel with the preacher."

"A certain member of the 'Steppenwolf' defeated the apostle of the 'Reverse Cross' with one move, which is the hottest news in the wizarding world, especially in the mysterious world of Albion, which is across the sea from the Holy Alliance."

"Yes...... Is that so? ”

Queen Mary seemed a little confused.

"The Kingdom of the Rhine has issued a permanent warrant for the 'Reverse Cross,' and I remember that if anyone could find their tracks and successfully repel them, they would be rewarded by the king, and their exploits would be widely publicized in the newspapers, but I have never heard of ......them lately."

"That's probably because of the sensitive stance of the Wizard of the Black Tower. Don't be surprised, because the decision of the Great Sanctuary is to keep the matter a secret. ”

Joan shook her head, a rather dissatisfied expression.

"It seems to me that it is very unfair to be unable to objectively recognize the strength and merits of others just because of differences in positions."

“...... Mr. Joan was right. ”

Queen Mary blinked, she raised her slender and white neck like a white swan, and said in a voice as soft as a black-robed wizard.

"Thank you again for your help to me, Mr. Rasputchin, and for your help in repelling the Preacher......

"No need."

Richard carried out the cold and unusual personality of "Raspuchin" in the eyes of everyone.

"It's not for you or the Holy Alliance, it's for me, for my school, and ...... A magic tower that has been longed for by countless wizards. ”

"Yes, the 'Reverse Cross' is the enemy of all the people of insight and the righteous on this continent, in the face of such a dangerous monster, we must abandon the prejudices in the past position, join forces, and no one can relax their vigilance!"

While Joan was speaking righteously in front of the queen, Richard was chatting with her in the communication channel.

"Do you really intend the queen to regard the 'preacher' as the real enemy?"

"Of course not. That doesn't make sense, rats can't be extinct, because they can survive anywhere, even if it's a dirty gutter or an uninhabited ruin. No one sees a pack of lost dogs as enemies - I mean, unless they're really just one of the 'Reverse Crosses'. ”

"......What do you mean?"

"Yes, although there is no clear evidence," the female knight shrugged, "whether it is the apostles or the presiding priests, almost all of them have multiple identities hidden in the shadows and in an official position, if it weren't for that, everyone wouldn't have had such a headache about the 'reverse cross'." ”

"Even the 'preacher' who seems to be very arrogant now, ten years ago, he was the personal magic adviser to the governor of a colony in the Kingdom of Albion, and even settled down for a long time because of this, only to leave Greenwich when his identity was revealed."

...... Indeed, this judgment could not be more correct. A certain Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" thought so.

"No matter what, the meal should be eaten in one bite; To attract people into the gang, it is also necessary to come step by step. "I've just reminded Her Majesty that the Dark Wizard has other companions, and that's a primer – and when she's recovered from the shock, she'll slowly reveal the identities of the 'preacher' companions one by one." ”

"When the queen gets closer and closer to us, and the king and the pope are getting farther and farther away, it will not be a problem to point the finger at whomever the finger is."

"I see."

Richard nodded.

The female knight's statement was not far from what he imagined.

"So, after I help the Lord Monarch take your magic tower into your pocket, I would like to ask you for a leave of absence."

"Are you going to Queen Mary?"

"Yes, now is the right time to strike while the iron is hot."

Joan replied.

"In addition, there is a question about the 'preacher,' although I have made up all the motives and reasons, but it is not entirely groundless. Why McQueen Mathers did something to Her Majesty the Queen is indeed a question worth pondering, at least on the surface, it is not clear how much benefit this matter has done him......"

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, Lord Rasputin, and below you is Browning George, the mayor of this Saxophone town, and I have something to report to you."

“…… Come in. ”

After a brief eye contact, Joan redoned her cloak in a moment and quickly disappeared into the hall. Then Queen Mary responded.

"Yes."

The man outside the door was quite respectful, and after a moment's wait, Browning George pushed the door in; At the same time, there was also the younger brother of the Minister of the Seal of the Rhine Kingdom, the nobleman with a round body.

Mr. George was about the same age as Hubert, but more handsome.

However, the footsteps of three people came from outside the door. Coming in after the two nobles was a young girl in her prime.

She had long, striking blonde hair, and stepped into the room as if she were the owner of the place.

"Teacher, it's really your ......!"

She saw the black-robed wizard, her sky-blue eyes sparkling like jewels in the sun, and trotted all the way to Richard.

Richard was slightly surprised for a moment.

Still, it's good to be fine...... He scanned her body and made sure everything was in order, then asked.

"Have you found the person you're looking for?"

"Not yet." Violet shook her head, "But, I've found a clue. As long as I can ask the whereabouts of the master speller, I will know where the little poem is......"

Richard didn't respond to the student's words, but was considering another obvious question: since Verrit was in the mayor's mansion, why couldn't she be traced with magic?

The black-robed wizard's eyes narrowed slightly, interrupting her.

"Willy, go back half an hour from now, where are you and who are you staying with?"