The strangely shaped little instrument landed on the hem of Marianne's skirt and began to glow a bright blue light, enveloping Marianne entirely, and after a few moments, the blue light began to fade gradually, and a billowing black mist rose from Marianne's body.

"Sure enough, I guessed right." Leopold picked up the small instrument and carefully put it back in his arms: "She doesn't have any demonic abilities at the moment, and her appearance is no different from that of a human, because she has been drinking inhibitors for a long time." ”

"So," Prince Edward immediately drew his sword, "if she doesn't drink demonic potions for a while, she'll become a real demon, right?" ”

"That's right!" Leopold nodded happily: "So I think we should not keep her alive, it doesn't really matter if there is a trial, does it?" ”

"It's still very important!" Instead, Christian withdrew his holy sword of Aris into its scabbard: "Leo, do you have Lily's demon trap with you?" ”

"Of course!" Leopold immediately took out a small shiny disc made of money from his glove compartment and threw it directly at Marianne. Qian Qian is an excellent alchemist, and her demon trap can't even break free from a demon lord like Anne Luck, let alone the half-blood demon Marianne.

"Good!" Christian smiled gently at Marianne, but his words were extremely cold: "We will hand her over to the Church and let her restore the prototype of the demon under the watchful eye of the Holy See and the Council." There's nothing more convincing than this, isn't it? ”

"That's a great idea." Leopold laughed very happily.

That same night, the Queen, who was standing by the King's bedside, furiously tore Duke Fresse's letter to shreds.

"This is betrayal!" She glared angrily at the frail king on the hospital bed: "You can't forgive him! ”

"We can't openly side with Ferdinand!" The king stretched out his hand and patted the queen's arm soothingly: "Calm down! You are well aware that sooner or later the country will fall into the hands of Christian. ”

"What?" The queen's dignified face was distorted for a moment: "So we should compromise now?" Watching a kid with a lowly bloodline sit on the throne? ”

"He's half royal blood!" The king stared at the queen solemnly: "Even if I continue to force my brother to marry your cousin now, she will not have time to have another heir!" You know very well that my physical condition is terrible, and I am afraid that I will not be able to last a long time. ”

"But Duke Frécy is still healthy!" The queen argued loudly: "You should persuade him to revoke his decision to renounce his inheritance!" ”

"I can't go back on my word like that!" Adrian III stared at his queen tightly: "My dear, I love you, but sometimes I really don't understand what you think. I know you're not happy with Chris's origins, and neither am I! His mother was an ambitious woman who didn't love my brother and never loved her own son, and only my stupid brother believed in that bitch and kept satisfying her ambitions. I don't think that kind of woman can give birth to any good children, so I listened to your opinion, and after the death of that wild woman, I kept putting pressure on my brother, and turned a blind eye to Duke Sartre's pursuit and killing of Chris! ”

"What's wrong with that?" The queen raised her head proudly: "The royal blood cannot be polluted!" ”

"That's not what you said when you were using Chris!" Adrian III retorted loudly to his wife: "We took advantage of Chris, and this child bravely took on his responsibilities in times of crisis in the kingdom!" He didn't get any help from the royal family, but he still bravely led the improvised coalition against the demon invasion! At that time, we recognized him as the crown prince and recognized him as the leader of the Knights of the Blood Leaf Kingdom, then he is! Nothing should change that! ”

"But what you are going to hand over to him is the whole kingdom!" The queen still looked at her husband with a tough face: "We have a responsibility to this country!" We can't be so rash! Your brother is an indecisive and cowardly man, and Christian's mother is a vulgar and ruthless careerist, do you think their children have the potential to be a good king? ”

"So what do you want?" Adrian III suddenly calmed down, and he looked at his wife with sad eyes.

"Give your brother a smart and skillful wife, preferably with a strong background." The queen grabbed Adrian III's slightly chilled hand: "It may not be my cousin, but she must have strong enough power and ability to become a qualified queen." ”

"It's too late...... Adrian III tilted his head to the side and sighed softly, "We can only choose to believe Chris." ”

"But......" The queen had just opened her mouth to say something, but was immediately interrupted by the king.

"No but!" Adrian III's voice was low, but firm: "I believe Chris. He is the guardian of the sacred sword of Aris, and the church is on his side. He led the battle of the demons, and it took him a month to drive the demons back, and I dare say that none of the Holy Kings Alfred the Great could do it better than him. ”

"Is this your decision?" The queen looked at her husband, and sadness gradually appeared in her eyes.

"It's fate." Adrian III shook his head: "None of us can afford to change. ”

"I'm sorry." The queen suddenly bowed her head to her husband: "If it weren't for my failure to give birth to an heir, you wouldn't have suffered such persecution today." I won't be forced to abdicate early by my own brother and nephew, it's all my fault! ”

"No one is to blame." The king grabbed the queen's hand and shook it gently: "Since I was nineteen years old, I have sat on the throne for the rest of my life. You know, I'm in terrible health, so let's have some time left. ”

"Good!" The queen lowered her head slightly: "If this is your wish, I respect your decision." I will write to my brother and ask him to openly support Prince Christian. ”

"Invite the cardinal into the palace tomorrow." Adrian III calmly looked at the thick curtain of the four-poster bed: "I have made countless mistakes after being a king for so many years, and before abdicating, I need to seek forgiveness from the god of light as a king." ”

"Okay." The queen was silent for a moment before nodding slightly: "I will call the court clerk together, and you can sign the abdication declaration in the presence of the bishop." ”

"It won't be long before it's over......" Adrian III suddenly chuckled softly: "At least, we didn't compromise with the traitors, did we?" Ferdinand's bastard's good days are over! It's just that I can't figure out how Ferdinand's ancestors used to be the head of Alfred the Great's bodyguard, a loyal knight, and his family has maintained a good relationship with the royal family for hundreds of years, how can he suddenly become a fellow demon......"