On the border between the abandoned city and the western town, in front of a palatial manor.

The galloping carriage came from afar, drove into the manor, and finally stopped in front of the manor villa.

The side door of the carriage opened, and a figure hidden in a cloak stepped down.

He refused the manservant's service and strode into the hall.

And as soon as he entered the hall, he roared, and the old voice was full of anger:

"Jordan! You little bastard! Get the hell out of here! ”

The angry roar echoed through the hall, causing the maids in the hall to tremble.

A moment later, with the sound of hurried footsteps, a slender and handsome figure walked down the stairs.

If Charlotte had been here, she would have found out that this person was none other than Jordan de Gaston, a young nobleman who was frightened by Sebas at the dinner party at the Duke's Palace and looked ugly in front of her.

Seeing the figure wearing a cloak, Ruoerdan's expression changed slightly, and he was suddenly a little nervous.

With a wave of his hand, he told the maids to step back, and then put on a respectful and flattering face:

"Big ...... Lord Priest, why are you here? ”

The visitor snorted coldly and removed his cloak.

He was none other than the Grand Priest of the Duchy of Boulder, Linus de Caen!

I saw the great priest looking at the young nobleman coldly, and the old voice suppressed his anger:

"Why I'm here, you should understand."

"Tell me, did you little bastard tell that guy about Thorn Rose?"

Listening to the words of the great priest, Ruoerdan's eyes dodged, and he looked terrified:

"Big ...... Your Excellency, Your Majesty...... Listen to me......"

"I ...... I was forced to ......"

"The fart is a last resort! Old decay has sheltered you so many times, is this how you repay me? Aren't you afraid that I'll stab your father for all the things you were involved in?! ”

The Grand Priest said angrily.

Jordan's face turned pale, and he almost fell to the ground.

And at this moment, accompanied by a distant sigh, a gentle and calm voice came from the steps:

"Lord Linus, you discourage."

"It's not good for your body to be angry too much, especially for elders like you."

As he spoke, with the sound of steady footsteps, a man in a mage's robe slowly walked down.

Seeing the man, the archpriest's gaze froze slightly.

He narrowed his eyes and turned cold:

"Is that you? You're here, too? ”

"Humph! Just right! Yesterday's Blood Demon case, should you give me an explanation? ”

The man smiled slightly.

He motioned for Jordan to retreat, and then said lightly:

"Explain? I wonder what kind of explanation His Excellency the Great Priest needs? Do you want to ask me about the missing girls, or do you want to ask me about the thorn roses I left behind? ”

The Great Priest's expression suddenly became gloomy:

"I want to remind you, you crossed the line, don't forget our agreement!"

"Promise? Well? Didn't the Great Priest break the contract first? ”

The man said lightly.

"What do you mean?"

The Great Priest's expression sank.

"What do you mean? Literally, of course, you have made an agreement with the eldest lady of the Castel family without my consent, and where is this leaving me? ”

The man said leisurely.

As he spoke, his voice became cold:

"Don't forget, we agreed at the beginning, the eldest lady of the Castel family can belong to you, but the Castel territory must belong to me!"

The Grand Priest narrowed his eyes and said:

"That's just a momentary need, empty promises, and I didn't sign a contract with her."

"After more than half a year, I successfully bid for the officiating priesthood, and I can even cooperate with her as you like!"

"Oh? Is that really the case? I'm afraid that when that time comes, you will kidnap her and leave the land of right and wrong, I'm afraid you'll forget about me, right? What's more, it's not up to you to say anything about the Divine Court. ”

The man chuckled and said.

The High Priest was silent.

He narrowed his eyes slightly:

"What the hell do you mean?"

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to remind you, don't forget the agreement with me."

"I know you're eager to increase your stacks, and that's normal, but please don't interfere with my plans."

The man said coldly.

Listening to the man's words, a trace of anger appeared in the eyes of the high priest, but it quickly turned into jealousy.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said:

"What do you want?"

"I want the church not to protect Charlotte of Castel, not to make theocratic demands on Castel."

"It can't be!"

The Grand Priest categorically vetoed.

"Then don't blame me for stumbling on you."

The man said leisurely.

"You! Look for death! ”

The Grand Priest was furious.

He picked the man up, and the coercion of the third order of the Blazing Sun was extremely terrifying.

The man's face turned slightly pale, but he smiled with difficulty:

"Calm down."

"If you kill me, you hide the resurrection of the evil god, and what you did before...... Tomorrow it will spread through the streets of Boulder. ”

The Grand Priest's face changed slightly.

His hands trembled, his eyes were red, and his gaze at the man was full of anger, but he finally put the other man down.

"That's right, Grand Priest."

The man said leisurely.

The Grand Priest closed his eyes lightly and gritted his teeth:

"I really regret that I shouldn't have listened to you guys in the first place! Get on your thief ship! ”

"Hey, there are always regrets in life, but it's not okay to indulge in regrets, we still have to look forward."

The man laughed.

After speaking, he pointed out again:

"Don't get too angry, perhaps...... It's a good thing for you to help me get the Castels collar as soon as possible. ”

The Grand Priest's heart moved:

"What do you mean?"

The man paused, and said leisurely:

"I heard that the great Duke of Boulder has relapsed from his old injury, and I'm afraid I don't have many days to live."

"If you're expecting him to help you, I'm afraid your hopes will be disappointed."

"His body has long been overdrawn in the years of war, and he can no longer receive divine treatment."

Listening to the man's words, the archpriest's expression changed slightly:

"Really?"

"Hehe, otherwise why do you think he is in such a hurry to make his illegitimate son Leno his heir?"

The man chuckled.

The High Priest was silent.

His expression kept changing.

Looking at the great priest who was lost in thought, the man smiled:

"Looks like you've thought of it too."

"The Duchy of Boulder is about to fall into chaos, and this is the time to ...... Whoever gets the Castel collar first is likely to help you. ”

"Hehe, Castel is rich enough to spend a lot of money to help you get to the top, and sometimes we don't lack a way, we lack enough Quintana."

The Grand Priest looked at him coldly:

"Your purpose isn't just for Castelle?"

The man snorted twice, but did not answer.

The Grand Priest looked at him quietly for a few seconds, and then said coldly:

"What the church has said will not be taken back, and the church will still protect Castel in name."

"Of course, I will turn one eye open and one eye closed to your actions."

The man smiled:

"That's enough, don't worry, I'm a man who keeps my promise, I won't kill her, but I'll train her and send her to you, of course...... For those on the outside, she's dead. ”

The Grand Priest snorted coldly, his expression softening slightly.

He paused and said:

"I don't need to be trained, I want the original."

"In addition...... Don't be so confident, even without the protection of the Church, Castel still has the power of the shadows, and the two Demon Hunters sent out by the Church to protect her last night were all put down as stalkers, and they didn't even see the figure of the attack. ”

"You don't have to worry about that, I have my own plans."

The man said with a smile.

"And the resurrection of the evil gods......"

"You don't have to worry about this, as we all know, the conscientious Great Priest has never hidden the news of the revival of the evil god, everything is a rumor."

"Humph! Remember what you said! ”

The Grand Priest glared at him viciously and threw his sleeves away.

"Don't send it!"

The man said loudly.

And it wasn't until the Grand Priest left in the car that he chuckled and turned back to the second floor.

When he came to the study, he sat down at the desk, and a black shadow slowly emerged behind him, and finally condensed into a human form, turning into a rickety figure wearing a black hood.

Seeing the rickety figure beside him, the man smiled slightly:

"Coming back? How about your investigation? ”

"Hey, hey, it's the Rose Society, the person who secretly protects her should be the Rose Society, my blood servant died on the territory of the Rose Society, and this morning there was a subhuman maid suspected of belonging to the Rose Society in Castel Manor."

The rickety figure said hoarsely.

"The Rose? What a group of haunted guys! After all these years of jumping up and down, I didn't even have time to trouble them, and I stuck to them like nasty flies. ”

The man frowned.

"So...... How do you want to deal with these pesky flies? ”

The rickety figure asked with interest.

The man snorted softly and pulled out a stack of parchment from under his desk:

"I wanted to deal with them later, it seems that ...... It's time to get ahead of time, the president of the Rose Society is a big problem, and it has to be eliminated in advance. ”

"To be able to get the support of the Rose Society, it seems that Castel has a lot of background......

The rickety figure was noncommittal, and turned up the parchment by himself:

"Hey, shelter wanted pagans? Smuggling contraband? Involved in the Bloodseeker case? Having an affair with the Adam Order? And also...... Collusion with evil gods? Tsk, where did you find so many good things? Some of them are supposed to be fakes, right? ”

"You don't have to worry about that, send these to the Inquisition, it's enough for those guys to go to hell."

"The Rose Society...... From top to bottom, I'm going to make them ...... All dead! ”

The man said coldly.

"Hey, the question is, who do you let go? The Inquisition has always taken sources seriously, don't tell me you're going to report anonymously, it's useless, the Inquisition is surrounded by eyes! It's a bird that can give you a back trace! ”

"I have my own choice."

The man said lightly.

With that, he gently rang the bell on the table.

A moment later, the door to the study was gently slammed.

"Come in."

The man was dignified.

With a creak, the door was pushed open, and a gentle and beautiful goddess walked in.

She bowed respectfully to the man:

"Lord Count."

"Get up, the high priest is gone, you don't have to hide."

The man bowed slightly.

As he spoke, he supported his chin with both hands, looked at the beautiful priest, and smiled slightly:

"How many years have you been with me?"

The goddess replied respectfully:

"It's been seven years."

"It's been seven years......"

The man sighed softly.

"In seven years, you are already a first-order priest, the church trusts you, the demon hunter trusts you, and even the always strict judgment center...... There are also many Knights of Judgment who have been treated by you and accepted your favors. ”

As he spoke, he smiled slightly:

"Lottie, now I have two things for you to do."