Chapter 161 (1/2)

Chapter 161: The Angel’s Advent 1

Ding-! Ding! Ding!

The bells from the cathedral began to ring loud.

In the boulevard of the Capital of Arthenia, Bless.

The bells were ringing non-stop when a wagon loaded with colorful coffins appeared on the street.

Around a hundred priests dressed in white were standing in front and behind the wagon. Hundreds of paladins with black belts were escorting the wagon.

In addition, if there was an emergency on the way, they prepared Gigants.

“Haak!”

“To be gone like this…?!”

As the funeral procession appeared, people on both sides of the streets were shedding tears.

The people were weeping as if their close relatives had passed away.

At their words, a merchant from the neighboring nation asked.

“Look here. Who died that you’re all making such a fuss? Has the cardinal died?”

When the merchant asked, the person next to him couldn’t hide his disgust for the merchant.

“You didn’t get the news yet? Last night, the Holy Pope has been taken.”

“What? Are you saying that the Pope died?” Asked the merchant in shock.

“Huah, yes. He, who was suffering from sickness and fighting for years finally went into the arms of El Kassel.”

Pope Benedict III had been in a life and death situation for over a year.

Though he was likely to die, many people prayed for him not to meet his death.

However, no miracle had happened.

He was old and was suffering; he was constantly asked to select a successor even before his illness took a turn for the worst and in the end, he was holding onto his breath every day.

“Then who do you think will be the next Pope?”

When the Pope dies, the Holy Arthenia Empire opens a Conclave with the cardinals.

The Bishop named in the Conclave was to become the next Pope.

The merchant was very curious as to who the next Pope would be. As a new Pope entered, the course of the Holy Empire could surely change.

“Well, there was this thing that Archbishop Michael and Archbishop Constantine have power on their side, but nothing is definite.”

When the person talking to him turned over to see the funeral procession, the merchant left to do his work.