Chapter 164 - 088. Church Of Caiolium (1/2)
Chapter 164: 088 Church of Caioliuing to a ently drifted within the imperial palace
Kelt Olfolse had his eyes quietly closed while listening to thea sacred hyh, cough!”
However, noises disharentle music suddenly entered the Holy Emperor’s ears
He slowly opened his eyes and stared at the imperial audience chamber he was currently in
This sacred area was supposed to be pristine and pure at all ti on the floor while breathlessly panting away
He was one of the five archbishops of the Theocratic Empire na tall and pointing their swords at the archbishop’s throat
“Y-y-yourPlease, have mercy…!”
With a face full of terror, Gale repeated hiain
Holy Emperor Kelt stared at hi the truth, Raphael?”
Archbishop Raphael, as standing next to the ehed deeply and presented a document Kelt took that, perused its contents, and furrowed his brows
“The inforarnered by the imperial court is rather different from your testimony, Gale” Kelt leaned back on the throne and interlocked his fingers “I shall ask you about so to the Crown Imperial Princess Consort and the Third Imperial Prince, as well as those who have collaborated with them”
The Holy Emperor’s eyes narrowed to slits as he tossed the document in his hand at Archbishop Gale
The latter’s eyes trerandly when the document fell before his face
Kelt carried on, “Is Cardinal Mikael behind the ones conspiring against the throne?”
Archbishop Gale firmly shut his mouth His body shuddered as his head faltered lower
Kelt accepted this bout of silence as a tacit acknowledge “I see what emboldened the traitors Rose Darina and Ruppel into collaborating with Aslan Vampires, Aslan, and now even the traitorous bastards hiding within the empire, too… Truly now, this is not much different from a bloody sewer, isn’t it?”
Holy Ehtly waved his hand, pro the Paladins and thethe imperial audience charand door fir people were Kelt, Raphael, and Archbishop Gale
Once Gale sa no one was around to listen to the proceedings any out urgently, “Your majesty! I… I merely did as his eminence Cardinal Mikael ordered me It, it never was my intention to…!”
“What’s the matter? Could it be that he promised to aid you in the next cardinal election if you did as he said?”
Kelt leisurely walked forward He then reached down and grabbed the kneeling Archbishop Gale’s head
“I guess the archbishops are getting too old these days To think that they would do soreed Unfortunately, Gale, you juive me one chance! One chance, and I…”
The sound of so crushed apart resounded out The criot soaked in various bodily liquids
While wiping his bloodied hand on the helm of his robe, Kelt called out, “Raphael”
Archbishop Raphael walked up next to Kelt and lowered his head
Kelt wordlessly stared at the holythe latter’s attire for some reason
However, his hand was still bloody and that only stained the clergy deeply instead “Yourhter has gifted h his fellow archbishop was killed right in front of hihtest No, he seemed far, farhis robe
But such a thing only served to relax Kelt instead “You know, I like that fact that you’re so honest”
“Well, I’m too honest if I say so , you used to beat rinned at that
He glanced at the dead archbishop and then shi+fted his attention back to Raphael “Alright So which shi+p are you riding on now? Is it mine, or Mikael’s?”
“What shi+p are you even talking about, your majesty? Even the position of cardinal is meant to serve the Imperial Family Besides all that, I’er anyways, your et on anyone’s shi+p?”
After listening to Raphael’s grumbles, Kelt cocked his head to the side and asked, “Hmm Raphael?”
“Yes, your majesty?”
“How old are you this year?”
“I’m one hundred years old”
“And what’s Cardinal Mikael’s age?”
“…It’s one hundred and five”
“It see to retire froet promoted to the rank of cardinal, I wonder? If I reer than you, aren’t they?”
“…”
Raphael grinned bitterly at that astute observation
Indeed, the Holy Emperor was correct No matter how fathy lifespans, realistically speaking, Raphael wasn’t too long for this world
Even if he did become the cardinal to
Kelt continued on, “I’ve never really liked the A away and wetting their pants in some dark corner of a room somewhere?”
“But your majesty, we achieved victory because of their support”
“Their support a more than war funds, did it not? A bunch of talentless hacks soed to seize power, and even now, they spend their days idling away in a safe haven They have become too corrupted and disorderly”