“...... By the way, Raphael, kid, are you alright?"

Raphael's talent was very good, and his kind, gentle, and natural temperament, although not suitable for diplomacy, was extremely suitable for the essential work of the saint - a religious idol, so that even the Pope and several archbishops attached great importance to the selection of the next saint woman, who was almost certain, although not like Ella, as his own child.

Thinking of the little face that always had a gentle and simple smile, Ella's serious expression also flashed a hint of softness, but it was then replaced by a more rigorous look.

"Fortunately, although Raphael first met the three Nolans when she was separated from Shuaike, but fortunately, her identity was not revealed in the first place, and she was not harmed because she was accompanied by students from the National Academy of Lorris. ”

"Thank you for the blessing of the Light," the old Pope smiled with a slight relief, "Raphael's luck is really good, and sure enough, the God of Light does not hesitate to protect the good-hearted devout disciples. However, speaking of the students of the Lorris National Academy, it really deserves to be the number one elite academy in the entire Western Plains, and with such strength at a young age, Raphael must have met the top talents in the Lorris Academy. This time, the children of the academy may have a hard fight. ”

Thinking of the upcoming Elemental Sacrifice, Ella suddenly thought of something important that she had almost overlooked.

"Your Majesty, I remember this Elemental Festival, Raphael, who will be a member of the main competition of the Academy of Cultivation in the Four Houses Tournament. But this time, the squadron of Shuaike, who was originally Raphael's personal guard, suffered some serious casualties. I am afraid that I will not be able to take up the task of the pro-guard team in a short time. ”

Ella is worried about Raphael's safety.

In the two years that Prud cleared Nolan's hidden forces. The more she investigated, the more frightened Ella became. Before the Kells Rebellion, Emperor Peter III was incompetent, and most of the government was controlled by the traitor Prime Minister Butler, and as Butler's secret ally, the underground power developed by the Nolans in Prude with the tacit consent of the Prime Minister was even more intertwined than the Cult leaders imagined. And now, it has been confirmed that the Nolan clan still has at least one A-class mercenary group in the free port, who can guarantee that the kingdom of Lloris, one of the two major powers in the Western Plains, will not hide the huge dark power of the Nolan clan like the neighboring Prude, you know. In the assassination of the Warcraft Forest two years ago, there was news that the Nolan clan was involved in the struggle for the crown of the two royal heirs of Lloris.

The Pope, apparently aware of Ella's concern, smiled and waved his hand.

"Archbishop Ella, you don't have to worry about the safety of our children in this elemental festival, this time, the elemental festival is personally led by the sage of Camos, I recently heard that the sage of Tucker has now become the professor and elder of the Loris Loris Academy, and in addition, the princess of Loris will also play in the four-chamber competition this time, and once something happens, the Hailan sage of the Loris royal family will not stand idly by. ”

The three laws are strong, indeed. Such a lineup is quite a deterrent for anyone with bad intentions.

And this time, the children were accompanied by the instructors of the seminary. Saint Jenny and her personal guards will also be with her, and I have already told Commander Red to send the current deputy head of the Knights Templar, Zarco, to lead the first and second squadrons of the Silver Legion to guard the entire team. ”

"Uh, Her Highness the Holy Maiden and Deputy Head of Zarko?"

Rao is always calm Ella, and she couldn't help but be a little surprised when she heard the Pope's arrangement, although she knew that Raphael's child was very favored by the high-level of the Divine Sect because of her talent, but no matter how she said that she was just a candidate for a saint, although it was said that this time, in addition to Raphael, even the candidate of the Flame Saint Son in the flame faith branch of the Solan Cult would also participate in the Four Chambers Competition, but it would not be enough to send the current saint and the deputy head of the Knights Templar to do escort work?

"Could it be that with the help of this Elemental Sacrifice, there is some agreement between the Holy Kingdom and the Kingdom of Loris?"

Ella asked, and she could only think of that explanation.

"Yes, that's right. ”

The Pope nodded.

"In recent years, Nolan's remnants have shown more and more unstable factors in various parts of the mainland, because they were ...... We have exposed their identity as demon descendants that they have hidden for so long, and they want to do evil again on this continent, and as the leader of the Light Faith, our Cult of Solan God will definitely be the first target of their unscrupulous attack.

"We don't know how much power they have developed in the shadows, whether they have colluded with those unclean dark believers, at least we have to make sure that the largest kingdom forces on the continent will not be infiltrated by the Nolans, once the royal families of large countries like Loris and Prude are tricked by the Nolans into forming an alliance with them, then we are likely to face not only those dirty conspiracies, but wars that will bring great disasters to the people of the Holy Land. ”

Saying this, the old pope's expression became serious.

"Two years ago, we received word that there seemed to be a Nolan in the battle between the two royal heirs of Lorris, but until now we have not been able to figure out which of those two is really related to the Nolans. Now that the old King Loris is a new king, and the new king Charles I has just ascended the throne, we must confirm his attitude in this matter as soon as possible. ”

Ella was taken aback.

"The old king of Loris has died?"

"It happened to be about a week before you returned, Archbishop Ella, when you had just returned from a trip from the Southwest Desert, so it's no wonder you weren't well-informed," the Pope nodded, "The original Grand Prince Charles inherited the throne of Lloris, and his younger brother, Prince Naris, seemed to have no hope of turning the tables around, but after all, he was not really defeated. If it was his brother Naris who was in collusion with the Nolans, then the new king of Loris would most likely be a reliable ally in our Nolan matter, if the opposite is true...... The period of unstable reign of the new king may be the last chance for Naris and us. ”

The old Pope's tone was still calm, but Ella still heard a merciless chill in it.

"Rashly intervening in the situation in Loris at this point in time can easily cause misunderstanding and vigilance, but fortunately, there is an excellent excuse for the Elemental Sacrifice to observe the ceremony. Jenny and Zarco are talented despite being young. They will know what to do...... For the light. We have to stop the conspiracy of all evil. ”――

End of September. Autumn is already in the seasons on paper, but in the western plains, where the climate is similar to the warm band of the planet, the summer heat still seems to be a bit reluctant to leave...... The **** people on the earth have a very vivid name for this weather phenomenon - autumn tiger.

However, the weather is still hot, but for the Kingdom of Loris, one of the two great powers in the Western Plains, this year's late summer and early autumn are not as noisy and lively as in previous years, and the reason for this. It was because of a sudden "cold snap" that blew down from the top of the kingdom's power.

The elder King Leonard II died a few days ago after several years of illness.

For a monarchy, the death of a king is obviously a major event that can shake the whole people. However, fortunately, Leonard II's serious illness has not been a day or two, and the old king has rarely interfered in the political affairs of the country in recent years, but almost handed over to his eldest son Charles, so in addition to the bad news is a little sudden, on the psychological level, the people who have not yet recovered from the hustle and bustle of the summer have poured a basin of cold water, the death of the old king has not caused much turmoil to this large country with a history of hundreds of years.

Of course, for the general public, the cold water of the king's death may only make them put some black ornaments on the door, unconsciously lower their voices when they talk in public during the day, and the nightlife at night is conventionally more restrained. But for some people, this basin of cold water is undoubtedly pouring them a cold heart.

The identity of some of these people. It's not hard to guess if you pay a little attention to politics or royal secrets in Lorris, but most people don't dispute the outcome. Not to mention that in terms of succession, the eldest son originally had the right of priority, and in the two years when the old king was seriously ill, the eldest prince Charles did not live up to the responsibility entrusted to him as the de facto king of a country. Not completely immersed in the power struggle with his younger brother, Charles worked well with the courtiers and nobles at all levels to take care of the affairs of the country up and down, although he was still only a prince, but he had already shown the potential to become a calm and virtuous king.

The state funeral, the burial, and then the new king ascending the throne, rectifying the royal court, pacifying the people, everything went according to plan and logically. In just a few days, all over the country, although the black decorations used to mourn the dead outside every household have not been removed, the king of Loris in everyone's minds has changed from the original old man who is old to the calm middle-aged man who is in the prime of life.

With the end of September, the matter of the throne has largely settled. With the arrival of October, most people, both at home and abroad, have shifted their attention from this symbolic more symbolic than actual succession of thrones to the upcoming Elemental Sacrifice in November.

As the first major event in Japan after the transition between the old and the new, the arrival of the Elemental Festival, which is full of youthful vitality in various senses, is undoubtedly quite appropriate. Especially in the four-chamber competition, the signature event of the Elemental Festival this time, Her Royal Highness Princess Sekaria, the pearl of the kingdom, will also be active in the four-element arena for the second time on behalf of the Lorris National Academy, the first school in the Western Plains, which the Loris people are proud of.

There were all kinds of gossip that circulated among the people early on, the most likely candidates for the main competition and the freshman representatives of the National Academy this time, the characteristics of the three colleges in the four-house competition except for the National College of Lorris, and even some businessmen were able to paradoxically say the deeds of some young geniuses who could become members of the team in the other three colleges. A variety of gambling handicaps have also begun to operate in the early stage, and there are naturally not many stunned young people who bet in such a scarce situation, but this does not prevent the bookmakers from building momentum for their gambling games, looking forward to making a big profit from this grand event that will start soon.

Of course, for onlookers and participants, such a grand event cannot be overstated, but for the organizers of the event, such a situation undoubtedly adds a lot of pressure to them out of thin air.

At least as one of the main parties to the added pressure, Sekaria is not interested in these things at all, after hearing from her brother that the public is expecting the team of the Loris National Academy led by her to kill all sides in the main competition this time, Sekaria is more depressed than grateful, she can't help but think of her best friend, the clever ghost wolf girl's complaint-it's really a big deal to see the excitement.

and slaughtered all sides...... She is now outside the school as a princess to prepare for the reception of foreign guests, in the school as the student president to arrange the college, in the four academies of the competition of the student organization and the preparation of the outside audience to watch the ceremony, the construction of the temporary large arena to be used during the four academies of the competition, and the magic guide video broadcasting equipment in the main squares and neighborhoods of the city also need to be verified and monitored...... If it weren't for the fact that her brother Garnes was finally busy with a series of ceremonies and personnel transfers after his father ascended the throne some time ago, he could find time to help her share some off-campus work, she really couldn't be busy at all, and what leisure was there to think about how to "kill all sides" in the upcoming four-house competition......

......Well, it's really not good if you don't think about it, let's not talk about the face of being a princess of the kingdom, and I don't know if it's the intelligence department of the royal family in the past few years or the celebrity effect that comes with being a princess of a country, she was originally very talented in magic, and she was unwittingly advertised as the pearl of the kingdom and the pride of the people who are both talented and beautiful, and the good impression of the people of the Lorris royal family fell on her, especially now that my father has just inherited the throne, the only remaining opposition in the country is still not dead, if they use this to say something ugly, it will be a big trouble to deal with.

Ahh......hhh It's annoying, it's annoying......

“...... Leah, Leah?"

“...... Uh, uh, what's up, brother...... Brother Wang?"

Standing next to the sofa where Sekaria was sitting with a document in his hand, Garnes, who had been promoted from the emperor's grandson to the real prince, showed a nerve-wracking smile.

"Okay, don't you, you can continue to call me brother in private. ”

Sekaria stuck out her tongue, because it was inconvenient to deal with some affairs outside the school these days, so she had been working in her own living room in the royal city of Lloris.

"What's the matter, are you looking for anything from me, brother?"

"No, it's not a big deal," Garnes said, sitting down on the couch beside Sekaria, and casually snapping the paper in his hand onto the table, "It's you, Leah, have you been doing too much lately, and you're a little tired?"

"No......"

"No," Garnes looked at her with a slight reproach, "you've been staring at this list for more than ten minutes since I came in, and you wouldn't have been so inattentive in the past." ”

"Hey, hey...... Ah, no, brother, you've been here for more than ten minutes?"

"yes, I knocked on the door when I came in. ”

Sekaria's face flushed slightly.

"Uh, sorry brother, I didn't even notice...... Ah, wait, I haven't finished reading it yet—"

"It's okay, it's okay," Garnes said, taking the stack of papers she hadn't finished reading from her eyes in front of her eyes, despite Sekaria's objections, "Okay, I'll help you with the rest of this, I can't handle it first, I'll pick it out and wait for you to read it later, all you have to do now is go out for a walk and relax." ”

"Huh...... But ......"

"Obedient. ”

Looking at Garnes, who was assuming the posture of a brother, Sekaria had no choice but to nod.

"Oh, got it. (To be continued.) )