I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 220

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The news that the Crown Prince, who was to inherit the throne, had joined hands with the demons that had tormented the people of the Empire for so long began to shake trust in the Karnuss Imperial Family.

For now, they were only whispering among themselves out of fear of the demons, but once the terror subsided and anger grew stronger, protesters might surge all the way to the Imperial Capital.

“You must make an announcement. That Crown Prince Felix’s treason has nothing to do with the Imperial Family.”

I turned around from the window where I had been looking down at the Imperial Capital, badly damaged overnight.

The reception room of the palace.

The Emperor and Empress sat on the sofa, half out of their minds.

The two, shocked by last night’s events, still hadn’t come to their senses.

“If you continue to remain silent like this, the people of the Empire will come to accept that Crown Prince Felix’s will is the Imperial Family’s will. Is that what you want?”

It was unfortunate, but I couldn’t wait for them to come to their senses.

These two weren’t ordinary parents, but the Emperor and Empress who led the Empire.

They were also parents to the people of the Empire, so they couldn’t think only of Felix.

“Why did Felix…”

“What could he have possibly lacked to join with demons…”

The Emperor and Empress lamented while covering their faces with their hands.

Normal conversation would be difficult like this.

I sighed and used holy power on the two of them.

With the power of purification and healing, their previously clouded eyes became clear again.

“You need to focus. Aren’t you two the pillars and parents of this nation?”

“…Ah.”

This wasn’t the time to turn away from reality.

There was no telling when the escaped Felix might appear leading an army of demons.

“I’ll ask you both again.”

The Emperor and Empress looked at me.

“Will you depose Crown Prince Felix? Or will you abandon the Empire?”

The Empress bit her lips as if she couldn’t make sense of it all.

The Emperor, who had been moving his lips, turned his head.

“…Bizra.”

Princess Bizra sat before them.

“What you saw, is it really the truth?”

Bizra’s parents and the Emperor’s brother and sister-in-law.

It was a question asking if Felix was truly the main culprit who killed them.

“Yes, it’s all the truth.”

Bizra answered while looking straight at the Emperor.

Her eyes, which had returned to their original blue-green color, were still filled with anger.

“I have never spoken a single lie. Felix, that man sent demons to murder my parents.”

“Aah…”

The Empress, hearing the cruel truth once again, squeezed her eyes shut.

“The reason I’ve kept my distance from Your Majesty’s family all this time was because I couldn’t know who the real culprit was who murdered my parents.”

“You mean, you suspected us from the beginning?”

“Yes.”

Even at the Emperor’s wavering gaze, Bizra nodded firmly.

“Because I felt something unpleasant from Felix. But since I had no evidence, I couldn’t use the Eye of Blessing carelessly. I endured until I was certain I could catch the real culprit.”

Having said that, Bizra glanced at me standing beside her.

“And thanks to Miss Ordel, I was finally able to end the long, long time of waiting. It really was such a long time.”

“…Miss Ortel Kiris, was it?”

The Emperor looked back at me with a face that had aged thirty years overnight.

I shook my head.

“Ordel. I am Ordel. I’ve already abandoned that surname Kiris.”

I was also steadily going through the procedures to be removed from the family registry with Rute’s help.

Countess Kiris and her children kept contacting me asking to meet just once, but well.

That’s not my concern.

“Yes, that would be so. I promise to definitely resolve the problems with your family in my name as Emperor.”

“Thank you.”

Oh, if the Emperor helps, I’d be grateful.

“There’s one thing I’d like to ask. How exactly was Bizra able to see two truths? I’m not doubting it, I just can’t understand it at all.”

Perhaps thanks to the holy power, the Emperor was sufficiently rational now.

I nodded and answered.

“As I mentioned yesterday, it’s thanks to the divine power I possess. My divine power is very special.”

“Really, you possess divine power in a human body?”

“Yes.”

Nashas and Jeremy also possessed divine power, but only I could strengthen the Eye of Blessing.

Unlike those two who received divine power from one god each, the system that is the source of my divine power contains the power of all three main gods.

Only with the divine power of all three main gods could I perform the miracle of strengthening the Eye of Blessing.

“Of course, I can’t do it anymore. It was only possible once.”

“Even that is remarkable. In the Empire’s long history, I’ve never heard of a priestess strengthening the Eye of Blessing.”

“Ah, there’s one thing I haven’t mentioned. I am the true Holy Maiden of the Sun God.”

I revealed the truth I had been hiding.

Not only the Emperor but even the Empress, who had been sitting dazed, opened their eyes wide.

“What? What did you say?”

“You’re the real Holy Maiden?”

“Yes. I’m temporarily away from the Grand Temple due to circumstances, but I am indeed the real Holy Maiden. Miss Idella has been acting as the Holy Maiden in my place.”

Already, rumors that I was the real Holy Maiden were spreading quietly due to last night’s events.

Not only had I been more active than Idella, but the abilities I displayed were far superior.

Not only did I fight against Felix, but I even used blades that sliced through demons, so it was natural for people to notice.

“Why on earth would you…”

“Because there was someone targeting me, or more precisely, the Sun God’s Holy Maiden.”

And that enemy was mistaking Idella for the Holy Maiden instead of me.

“…Does that mean you knew from the beginning that my son, that Felix, had joined hands with demons?”

“So that’s why you made us promise to acknowledge it if there was clear evidence, no matter who the enemy was?”

The Emperor and Empress looked shocked and opened their mouths in a daze.

I thought for a moment and then shook my head.

“I didn’t know from the beginning. I only knew there was an enemy in the Imperial Capital, but I didn’t know who it was. If I had known, I would have revealed it long ago.”

I decided not to mention that I had suspected Bizra.

She was innocent, and now we were allies who had joined hands.

“…Thanks to Miss Ordel, no, the Holy Maiden, we survived. Bizra, you’ve really suffered a lot all this time. I’m truly sorry for being hurt that you kept your distance until now. Not knowing how you felt.”

The Emperor grasped Bizra’s hands tightly.

At his firm but wrinkled hands, Bizra bit her lips tightly as if holding back tears.

“From now on, I will think of you as my real daughter. That would be the only atonement for my dead brother.”

The Emperor looked straight at Bizra with tear-filled eyes.

“I hereby depose Felix Roan Carnuss from the position of Crown Prince, and appoint Bizra Karnuss as the new Crown Prince.”

At the Emperor’s sudden declaration, I opened my mouth wide.

Not only abandoning Felix, but appointing Bizra as the new Crown Prince.

This is a much more correct judgment than I expected?

“Furthermore, I permit Bizra’s name to be restored to the Voljia Marquis family.”

“Your Majesty…”

Bizra was also flustered by the Emperor’s shocking declaration.

“The only remaining granddaughter must have been Marquis Voljia’s only hope, but I took her away with my greed. I must correct this wrong even now.”

The Emperor smiled through his tears while looking at Bizra.

“From now on, you are this Empire’s new Crown Prince, Bizra Voljia Karnuss.”

“…”

Bizra did not answer immediately.

He simply looked back at the Empress, who had turned pale as a sheet.

Now it was her turn to choose.

Empress Sophia looked between the three of us in turn, then soon squeezed her eyes tightly shut.

Since Feliks was a child born from her womb, the pain would be even greater.

Even if she couldn’t decide right now, there was nothing we could do…

“I agree to the dethronement of Crown Prince Felix Roan Carnuss.”

However, I opened my eyes wide at the decision that came faster than expected.

“Furthermore, since he has committed unforgivable crimes, I request that he be permanently expelled not only from the House of Karnuss but also from the Roan Ducal House.”

“Sophia…”

Even the Emperor let out an exclamation at her strong assertion.

Empress Sophia was a stronger person than we had thought.

“Bizra.”

The Empress joined the Emperor in clasping Bizra’s hands together.

Though the Empress’s hands trembled more than the Emperor’s, her eyes and voice remained firm.

“Do you have the confidence to dedicate everything you have for this Empire from now on?”

“…Yes, Your Majesty the Empress. I will no longer run away or turn away.”

At Bizra’s resolute voice, the Empress finally smiled softly.

“In the name of Empress Sophia Roan Karnuss, I recognize Bizra Voljia Karnuss as the new Crown Prince of this Empire.”

With this, Feliks’s dethronement and Bizra’s appointment as Crown Prince were assured.

Given the great anxiety and anger of the Empire’s citizens, it was decided that this fact would be announced throughout the nation immediately.

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Thinking that the three family members would need time to talk amongst themselves, I left the reception room first.

Who would have thought the Emperor and Empress would make such a quick decision.

No matter how I think about it, it’s puzzling that someone like Feliks was born between those two people.

“Ah.”

Looking up, I came face to face with Rute and Joo Hyun-jin, who were waiting for me in front of the door.

Now that the most important discussion was over, it was time to have our own conversation.

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