Chapter 191 (2/2)
The people were the ones who knew that the land had developed tremendously only after the fairies had joined them.
“However, why the hell did you have to find me? I don’t think that you have come here only to remind me of your worth.”
“You were the one who told me to not come in until I find out where princess Reina was.”
At the words of Erwin, Luke jumped out of his seat.
If he thought about it, Erwin hadn’t met Luke in more than two years. He didn’t know if it was because she was busy or if she wasn’t confident enough to take on Luke’s anger, but she always sent other elves to tell or relay information to him, which meant that there was just one reason for her to visit personally.
“Are, are you sure?”
His voice was trembling a little.
“If I wasn’t sure I wouldn’t be here hanging on my neck, but it was information which had just come in.”
Erwin took out a portrait of a woman from her subspace ring.
“This…!” Luke said.
He saw a woman with an ornately decorated crown embroidered with gold thread.
Her face was the same as Reina.
When Luke wasn’t able to calm his throbbing heartbeat, Erwin’s words came.
“Veronica III. The new pope of the Holy Arthenia Empire.”
“What did you say?”
“It was taken two years ago, but this is the first time that she has been introduced publicly because of the secrecy that runs in the Holy Empire.”
There had been a lot of talks about the course of actions being taken in the Arthenia Empire in the past two years.
That was because despite the death of the previous pope, they hadn’t opened a Conclave, and Archbishop Constantine, one of the leading candidates for being the pope, had ruled the Holy Empire under the regent position.
Because of that, some said that Archbishop Constantine had formed a coup and took power, but not many said that it wasn’t recognized by the cardinals.
Constantine jumped at it, but in the past two years, the face of the new pope had never been shown, and the suspicions had amplified.
Eventually as time passed, the authority of the pope had hit rock bottom, the priests and nobles from all over the empire confronted corruption.
The vulnerable people rebelled in search of a new savior.
Some ambitious nobles had encouraged their rebellion from behind the scenes.
“I think Archbishop Constantine couldn’t stand it anymore, so he sent the pope’s picture to the public.”
“Are you sure that this one was taken 2 years ago?” Asked Luke.
“Yes, no one is aware of the new Pope’s origin. According to the survey by the Volga intelligence, she was named after an old lady as she didn’t seem to have a name upon her arrival.”
Luke was thrilled.
He wasn’t sure yet. Was the new pope of Arthenia really his Reina or just a look-alike?
But considering the fact that they had no information regarding her for the past two years, it was great news.
“I think that she is Princess Reina. It makes me wonder why we haven’t heard from her in the last two years.”
“Something must have happened. That Constantine man might have blocked the information.”
Luke tried to defend Reina. He was walking back and forth. He was trying to calm himself down, but he wasn’t able to stand still.
He had never felt his heart go so crazy in the past two years.
“Call her retainers and the old men of Volga.” Luke ordered her.
“I already did. By now, they must have reached here.”
He felt bad that they were contacted right after having a meeting with them, but it wasn’t the time to think about trivial matters.
Luke, who thought that he should head to the meeting room, suddenly stopped.
“Ah, I almost forgot.”
“What is it?”
Looking at Erwin, Luke smiled and said, “Thank you, for giving some good news.”
Erwin slightly blushed in response, but she quickly managed to get her cold look back.
“Huh! you don’t need to thank me. I just paid back the debt I owe you.”
When Luke left the office with a smile on his face, Erwin mumbled under her breath, “I am glad that you aren’t feeling disappointed anymore.”
Her face, which was always cold, smiled a little bit.
Her smile that was filled with bitterness in the past had now disappeared.