As soon as Ivus entered the Temple of Silver and Tin, he faintly smelled blood.

The breath of death and destruction permeated the silver-white palace that was once solemn and sacred. The walls of the building, which had been repeatedly reinforced by the Preservation Division, could not withstand the aftermath of the knights' battle, and were now in tatters, full of cracks and rubble.

It was as if this was not the royal palace of Avalon, but the ruins of the palace of an old dynasty that had been destroyed.

As Ivus passed by the door of the round table room, he could faintly glimpse the glass steps still intact.

However, the round table room was empty. Not a single knight returned to the round table.

The surviving knights were either bloodied or wounded.

The knights stood scattered around the Temple of Silver and Tin. Differing glances were cast at Ivus from all directions.

Some are pitiful, some are jealous, some are nervous, some are sarcastic, and some are indifferent.

Obviously, although they are now on the same page, their mood and purpose are also different.

Perhaps because of the fear of Diomedes beside Aihuas, no knight dared to approach Aihuas and talk to him.

And Ivus just quietly stared—at all of them in turn.

Ivus's gaze was like a terrifying catalyst.

Every knight who looked at him changed color. Glaring at him, avoiding his gaze, or running away—no one could remain calm and calm after staring at Ivus.

It was not until Chancellor Drost came up to him that this silent confrontation ended.

"Bishop Moriarty."

Minister Drost held up his big belly that couldn't see his feet with his head down, and took the initiative to greet him with a smile: "Oh, you're here......"

He patted his belly and glanced around.

Before he could say anything, the knights dispersed. They walked in a hurry, as if afraid that they would be noticed by Drost.

The corners of Aihuas's mouth were slightly raised: "Yes, I came as promised." ”

That kind of attitude, if you think about it...... It's more like disgust than fear.

It turns out that even these traitors who killed their colleagues don't like Drost.

- That makes sense, Ivas thought.

Again, it's impossible for the Star Antimony people to buy off all the knights.

The reason why they attacked Avalon was because the Kingdom of Star Antimony was in an unsolvable economic crisis. Star Antimony must have dragged these knights to his side with coaxing.

Most of them may not even know that Queen Sophia is going to be assassinated today. To be even bold, you may not know at all.

Otherwise, in CG, it is impossible for everyone to be so relaxed and happy.

Ivas knew at a glance that their state was clearly the kind of relaxed state that breathed a sigh of relief. Suppose they knew that Minister Drost would poison the queen at this banquet, there must have been some of them who were nervous about it.

Because of this dangerous plan, there is a possibility of failure. And once they fail, they will all usher in the most tragic end.

Iron-headed babies with authoritarian paths rarely have the talent to be beautiful and adaptable. They don't have that much for acting or a talent for lying.

And from that CG, Ai Huas has already vaguely felt that Queen Sophia is wary of Minister Drost.

So from this point of view, they may have been brought by Drost to confuse Queen Sophia...... It was because of the relaxed attitude and the large number of people here that the queen believed that Drost would not do it.

As a result, she didn't expect that Drost was going to force his move.

Ivas had been helping Isabel with government affairs for two months, and with his social skills, he had already recognized the knights of the Round Table Hall.

A large number of these traitors have a close and trusting relationship with Queen Sophia. There are even some Knights of the Round Table from the founding family.

Unless they are all bought by the Star Antimony people at a large price, as long as the Star Antimony people come in, their originally stable position will become unstable. So from the perspective of interests, they are the least reasonable to rebel. But they did choose to help Drost finish up after his rebellion.

Then there is only one answer.

There are not so many real traitors.

When Ivas dismissed the minister, he actually vaguely felt this way. Now that I've watched the CG in its entirety and compared it with the experience in reality, Iwass is really sure.

Come to think of it. These cowardly knights didn't even have the determination to resist Aihuas. They simply don't have the guts to rebel.

They were so happy at this banquet because they thought that Avalon was discussing peace talks and marriage with Star Antimony. Instead of fighting against the powerful enemy Star Antimony, there is a powerful ally out of thin air...... They were happy about it.

When Queen Sophia was poisoned, and Drost unsurprisingly demanded that the scene be cordoned off, the knights knew that there was no turning back; When the second "Princess Isabel" appears in plain sight, and Drost has no hostility towards her, the knights react and know which side they should be on.

The knights may have been tied to Drost's side in the first place, perhaps because they had taken money they shouldn't have taken or made mistakes they shouldn't have made. As a result, before they knew it, they became the majority, and their behavior began to be coerced by the group.

And when they come together, their strength attracts new allies...... It's like a snowball, growing the team, but losing the free will of the individual. In the end, if you want to escape, you can't escape, so you can only follow the others who have already done it.

They weren't conspiring to assassinate Queen Sophia, they were just too smart and too good at looking at things. So much so that when Queen Sophia was dead and Star Antimony was faintly in control of Avalon's court, they invariably chose to pledge allegiance to Star Antimony and Minister Drost, who was close to the Star Antimony.

This keen sense of smell and the ability to change positions at any time are also the characteristic abilities of the authoritarian path.

Every knight who survives today has the blood of his former colleagues on his hands. They have become allies of Drost the Kingkiller and traitors, and there is no going back.

- Even if you regret it at this time, it will be the same death, and you will be cleaned up by Drost like this, and you will have to detain a traitor's black cauldron.

It's better to just go to the dark.

When Ivus had scanned each of them, he had been looking at the surviving knights to see which of them were still ashamed, upset, and sad, and had a clear dislike for Drost.

These people may be useful.

At least Iwass can give them a chance.

- And those knights who had a flat reaction, and who were friendly and even sycophantic to Drost, Ivas had made a special note in his mind and made a separate list for them.

Black list.

Of course, it is unfair and immoral to punish them for something that does not happen in the future. But it's okay to investigate them directly – just report them anonymously.

And Iwass was sure he would be able to find out something. After all, if they can be coerced by Drost, then there will definitely be some traces left.

…… From this point of view, this promotion ceremony is an extremely rare opportunity.

Only when the day of destruction comes, can we determine which people are absolutely loyal to Avalon to death, who value the safety and happiness of themselves and their families more than Avalon, who hesitate and are coerced by evil people but still have a conscience, who will betray their friends without mercy or shame, and who will not wait to smile when tragedy comes.

——The "human heart", which is difficult to test and can never be measured in the real world, is clearly displayed in front of us in this ceremony.

And Ivas didn't have to explain to Isabel where her information came from - because she had witnessed it herself, and was definitely angrier than Ivace.

Ivas thought for himself.

Is it for this reason? Therefore, this promotion ceremony is the sole responsibility of the Lord of Scales...... There is indeed a "prophetic" style that adapts to the path.

For Ivas and Isabel, of course, they can be regarded as a kind of "prophet". They all get important information from it.

And for the "strangers", this is more of a kind of prophet - especially strangers.

In this worldline, it was the armed gargoyle he designed that really broke Avalon. There is no armed gargoyles that can break through the griffon legion, and the Great Guardian who leads the griffon legion is still a very threatening legion.

When they attack Star Antimony casually in the real world, Star Antimony can barely fight back. If you don't have an armed gargoyle, it's a change of home at best. It was precisely because this counter-attacking force from Avalon was perfectly intercepted that the final battle became one-sided.

In the real world, I'm afraid Stranger won't have a chance to develop it. But now, he will see from this illusory world what "he in the other world" has done.

If you think about it from this point of view......

So the doctor, the cheese, the olives, the grapes, they ...... Could it have something to do with this?

Ivus couldn't help but think about it a few more times.

So far, every promotion ceremony he has experienced seems to have been specially designed. Only this ceremony was carried out entirely by a single pillar god...... So will these people chosen by the Lord of Scales also have some significance?

After all, he is a pillar god who adapts to the path, a beast of change who holds the power of foreknowledge.

- If you don't understand, then look at it according to "I guess all this has His deep meaning"!

Even if you think too much, it's better than thinking less.

Thinking of this, Ivas was a little more cautious.

He looked into Chancellor Drost's face and smiled naturally and kindly.

In this unpredictable ritual full of riddles, intel and hints, you're the only one who's still as stupid as ever, and you're still so desperate to kill.

This kind of stability can be said to be the logical basis point.

It's really touching.

…… Then I have to take advantage of the opportunity of Drost's "resurrection" this time, and pick up the information that I didn't have a chance to torture in reality.

Ivus thought to himself.

Minister Droist immediately understood Ewass's eyes, raised his eyebrows in confusion, and was silent for a moment.

As an authority of the fourth level, Droste is not as easy as those of the fifth level, who can easily see through lies. But he can also perceive the true attitude of others.

This is also part of the "leadership" of the authoritarian path.

Insight into the heart, insight into lies, and see through the subtext and intentions of others. Droste could easily see that there was no fear, anger, or uneasiness in the eyes of Eivas looking at him at this time.

On the contrary, he seems friendly and ...... Mercy?

Trade Secretary Drost was a little confused.

If it weren't for the fact that he had intercepted the snitch letter from Ivus, and when he interrogated Sherlock, he guessed that he had an accomplice, otherwise he would have thought that Ivas had been caught by himself.

…… He didn't understand what he was looking for him for?

Just when such a thought came to Drost's mind, Diomedes' words completely misled him.

"Mr. Drost."

Diomedes saluted slightly, and said coldly and calmly: "When I went to invite Mr. Evas, I was forcefully stopped by Professor Moriarty.

"—Mr. Ivas came out of his own accord and said he wanted to see you."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Chancellor Drost became intrigued.

Although Diomedes is distant from what he calls himself, and despite the subtle differences between the two on some small things, Droste absolutely trusts the old butler who has taken care of him since he was a child.

Since Diomedes said so, it means that Eivus came to the door on his own in the case of an attempted kidnapping.

That's fresh.

The rat ran to find the cat to eat, right?

Then you can really hear what Ivas wants. At least this attitude is different from that of the Hermes boy.

So Minister Drost patted his belly and let out a hearty laugh: "Okay, then let's find a place and sit down and talk slowly."

"—How about going to the Queen's bedchamber? Bishop Moriarty, I don't think I've had a chance to be here before. ”

…… You guess?

Ivus thought to himself.

(End of chapter)