I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 198

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“To think you could instantly defeat monsters that even the Empire’s strongest couldn’t handle. Truly impressive.”

Feliks clapped his hands.

Before, all his attitudes had seemed merely polite.

That was sarcasm.

“It’s really fascinating. How are you stronger than not only the Empire’s dukes but even the Holy Maiden and Holy Sage?”

Deep suspicion clouded Feliks’s eyes.

No matter how you looked at it, my abilities weren’t at the level of an ordinary novice priestess.

“Could it be that you are…”

“Are you interrogating Lady Ordel, who just defeated all the monsters?”

Then Idella stepped forward as if protecting me.

I hadn’t expected this, so I looked at her reliable back with surprised eyes.

“Thanks to Lady Ordel, we prevented great damage. Shouldn’t gratitude come first?”

Idella raised her eyes sharply.

“Is this the Imperial Palace’s position?”

It seemed like an overreaction, but… I understood her feelings.

Idella had said she felt a dangerous aura from Feliks since she first saw him.

In her previous life, she was not only deceived by Feliks but even married him, so her instincts might be rejecting him.

Come to think of it, wasn’t it Feliks who released the power of ‘Evil’ sleeping within Idella on their wedding day?

Even in the vision of the previous life shown by the Three Gods, only Airic and Seth were shown fleeing.

Feliks, who was closer to Idella than anyone else, wasn’t visible.

Ha! I should have been suspicious then.

“That couldn’t be the case.”

Then someone’s voice cut between the two.

It was the Emperor, who hadn’t been hurt at all thanks to Airic’s barrier.

“Crown Prince. Even I can see you’re going too far.”

“…I apologize, Your Majesty. I made a mistake due to being too shocked.”

When even the Emperor stepped in, Feliks backed down as if he had no choice.

He’s really good at acting.

Not only had Jesi and then Beth died, but he’d also failed to eliminate me, yet he showed no sign of anger.

Well, that’s how he managed to avoid being discovered as Evil’s subordinate until now.

“Thanks to the Sun God’s Main Temple, we were able to prevent the monster attack without major damage. Moreover, how did Bes Lunata, who was clearly being interrogated, appear here…”

The Emperor sighed with a complicated expression.

I revealed one truth for his sake.

“Your Imperial Majesty. The Bes Lunata being interrogated in prison is likely fake.”

“…What?”

The Emperor’s eyes widened.

Bes Lunata had been far too unharmed for someone supposedly under interrogation.

When I told him that she had confirmed with silence when I asked if the one imprisoned was fake, the Emperor asked urgently.

“Then, then the Princess is…”

“The testimony that Her Highness the Princess was the main conspirator might be perjury.”

“Huh!”

The Emperor let out a sigh like a lament.

“They’re trying to frame Her Highness.”

“…Frame her?”

“To hide the real main conspirator.”

At my words, the Emperor’s face flushed red.

“Who dares to frame the Princess!”

Probably your son.

I don’t know why Feliks targeted Bizra.

When he learns that the culprit is his own son, what reaction will the Emperor show?

If it’s revealed that the son he loves more than the Princess is Evil’s minion, will the Emperor and Empress be able to endure it?

I can only hope they won’t choose their son over the world, unable to abandon him.

“I can’t tell you how fortunate it is that you’re here. On behalf of everyone present today, I thank you.”

“It’s what I should naturally do. Didn’t I tell you? That the three main temples would take the lead in fighting.”

Carmen and Dominic looked at me as if asking what nonsense I was spouting, but I ignored them.

The holy war the Sea God mentioned was exactly this fight against monsters, so figure out the situation yourselves.

“…Yes, thank you for keeping your promise. I ask for your continued support.”

“Your Imperial Majesty must not forget your promise with me either.”

The promise to believe our words without fail, as long as we had solid evidence, regardless of who the main conspirator was.

“…I understand.”

I’m not sure if he’ll be able to keep that promise even after it’s revealed to be his own son.

“You must be tired from the battle, so rest well. We’ll discuss the details again later.”

“The Shrine of the Annihilation God will handle treating the injured, so you need not worry.”

Then Nashas, the High Priestess of the Annihilation God, approached.

I expressed my gratitude for her willingness to handle the aftermath.

“I’ll stay too. There are many people poisoned.”

At Monica’s volunteering, I assigned Victoria and Jeremy to her.

Since Idella would come with me, it was fine.

Most importantly, Evil’s target was no longer Idella.

“…”

“…”

My eyes met Feliks’s in the air.

Feliks, who had been looking at me with an expressionless face, soon turned away sharply without a word of greeting, unlike usual.

However, when he approached the Emperor, he was smiling gently as if nothing had happened.

That bastard noticed too.

That I had caught on to his true identity.

‘But there’s no evidence other than what I can see right now, so I can’t reveal it.’

His black power, visible only to me, couldn’t serve as evidence.

If I said I could tell by blasting him with divine power, the Emperor’s trust I’d barely gained would shatter instantly.

Since Feliks is stronger than me, even if I attacked him a little, there wouldn’t be an immediate reaction.

So I need more solid evidence that everyone would have to believe.

As quickly as possible.

* * *

“It’s over.”

After the massive thunderous sound that shook the Imperial Palace, the commotion died down.

Those running around outside were also shouting that the situation had ended.

“What on earth was that sound?”

Bizra glared at the wooden-boarded window.

A sound like an angry god striking down lightning.

It couldn’t really have been a god.

…Could it be?

Bizra quickly turned to look at Trisha and Mikhail.

Both wore relaxed expressions.

“…Ordel.”

Yes, it was that person.

It was her doing.

“What exactly does she do?”

At Bizra’s question, Trisha smiled and shrugged her shoulders.

“A child cherished by the Sun God, our little one, Sieri’s savior… There are many words to describe Lady Ordel, but that doesn’t mean we know her well.”

Ordel had too many different aspects.

So Trisha also found it difficult to explain exactly what kind of person Ordel was.

However, one thing was certain.

“That child will be able to help Your Highness the Princess.”

I never expected to hear such surprising news in this place I had slipped into during the commotion.

I felt an instinct that Ordel needed to know about this.

“Join hands with Ordel. While Siery finds it difficult to perfectly support Your Highness, that child would be capable of it.”

“I agree as well.”

Mikhail, who had been quietly listening, also stepped forward.

“I don’t agree just because it’s my wife’s words. Having watched Miss Ordel closely recently, I too am certain. She will be able to help Your Highness the Princess more than anyone.”

“….”

Bizra, who had been looking back and forth between the confident Trisha and Mikhail, turned her head toward the window again.

Though she still couldn’t see outside, somehow it appeared vividly before her eyes.

A woman with golden eyes and pink hair fluttering in the wind.

The intense golden lightning swirling around her.

Her, who had possessed outstanding presence from the first moment I saw her.

Now the choice was given to Bizra.

She was someone who hadn’t been able to trust anyone since her parents passed away and she learned the truth.

But would she trust someone whose name she had barely even heard properly?

Would she make a gamble where not only her life but the safety of the world was at stake?

The answer had been decided from the beginning.

“I’ll try the first and last gamble of my life.”

Bizra smiled brightly while looking at the married couple Trisha and Mikhail.

It wasn’t a clear and pure smile, but a terrifyingly cruel smile for a young lady to make.

The meaning of that smile was revenge.

“I accept Your Highness the Princess’s will.”

“Please always remember that Siery shares the same will as Your Highness.”

Trisha and Mikhail bowed their heads to such Bizra.

The dice had been thrown.

There was no place to return to anymore.

Either everyone lives, or everyone dies.

There were only two possible outcomes.

* * *

Siery’s townhouse, where not only Rute but also all the people from the Sun God’s Main Temple had returned together.

“The Crown Prince is Evil’s minion.”

As soon as I took my seat, I cut straight to the chase and bluntly revealed the truth.

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