Chapter 133 - Inquisitor of Heresy 4 (1/2)

”Are you talking about the King of Rhine?”

“Yes, he was very different from the rumors.”

“There was definitely something odd about him.”

The conversation had gone too smoothly for it to be their first encounter, even more so since it was an accidental encounter.

It felt like the king knew Rosenkreuz would visit that location in advance.

However, Rosenkreuz didn’t care enough to pay attention to this strange feeling.

‘Right now, Eteria Rodinus is my first priority.’

Only by retrieving the Holy Grail and the knowledge of the Forbidden Book that they had stolen could the Holy See regain its true authority.

The emperor would lower his head to the pope again, and the pagans would realize their faults and volunteer to become believers of the God of Light.

Rosenkreuz laughed frantically as he imagined the bells ringing in the Holy See.

'I would kill anyone and everyone to achieve this dream.'

He had already burned thousands of pagans and heretics, but that was not enough.

The apocalypse was approaching, and the road to salvation was still long, stretching beyond the horizon.

Therefore, more and more evil had to be purified, even if it turned the entire Eeth continent into a sea of fire.

“Will you report to the Holy See about our new destination?”

“No, we will keep it a secret for the time being.”

He was the manager of the special agency Castineon.

Even the cardinals were afraid of him because of his authority to conduct an inspection inside the Holy See.

Nobody would blame him or hold him accountable for acting on his own.

'There is also the possibility of information leaking out.'

The long-lasting peace had led to an increase in bureaucratic figures in the Holy See.

A group of people who prioritized self-interest rather than devotion to their religion.

He wasn't foolish enough to trust those people.

As Rosenkreuz recalled the faces of several men, an urgent voice rang out of the informant’s messages.

[Lord Rosenkreuz, we have found the target.]

A report came from a priest belonging to Castineon who was secretly entrusted with the surveillance over the Dane Kingdom.

Rosenkreuz pulled his reins and immediately turned the horse's head.

[The location?]

[The capital city of Tenas.]

[I will go there immediately. Keep an eye on him until then.]

It seemed that the heretics he had burned earlier had given him false information.

Or maybe the man who was a member of Eteria Rodinus had deliberately told them false information.

Either way, he didn't care much about that.

As long as Rosenkreuz captured him, everything would be solved.

As he checked Woohyuk’s location through the informant’s messages, Rosenkreuz learned that he was in the Elrond barony.

Rosenkreuz hurried his horse, as it was better to deal with this matter before the king returned to the capital, Tenas.

'It’ll be better if he doesn’t know of Eteria Rodinus.'

He was simply a chess piece who would help purify this chaotic world.

It was Pronoia, a secret society of the highest class of priests, who truly understood God's providence and would bring salvation to the nations on the continent.

So, as the head of Pronoia, he was leading the Pope's special agency called Castineon and working around the continent as an inquisitor of heresy.

“Lakius, go to the palace and inform Governor Maximus. Purging the pagans will cause a little uproar in the capital, so ask for his cooperation.”

“Understood, Sir.”

Lakius’ blue hair fluttered in the wind as his horse ran in another direction alone.

Rosenkreuz turned his head and stared ahead.

In the distance, he could see the city walls of Tenas.

'I will never let you escape this time.'

He roughly knew of Eteria Rodinus’ objective.

Rebuilding the Ark of Knowledge that was partially lost during the War of Gods and Demons and protecting the descendants of the great sage Avicenna.

Both were blasphemous goals that should never be achieved.

'All the magic books in the Ark of Knowledge hold dangerous contents.'

One example was Lemegeton.

Thanks to this, the demon kings who were supposed to be sleeping in the temple of the wise king Solomon were currently wandering around the world.

The one who had caused this tragedy was the great sage Avicenna.

Had he not wanted to become a god on his own, the Eeth Continent would have been a peaceful paradise ruled by the seven gods.

Therefore, he had to correct the world from now on.

The Apocalypse.

He had to cut off the original sin that had been handed down from generation to generation for too long and had to bring salvation to the young lambs.

“We’re here. Everyone get off your horses.”

It was the Hansu Industry Guild building in the capital.

A member of Eteria Rodinus was inside there.

As Rosenkreuz approached the entrance, two guards stood in his way.

“It is forbidden for people to enter this building except for those it concerns.”

“If you have an appointment, please name yourself...”

They had no idea who was in front of them.

Rosenkreuz raised his hand with an annoyed expression to reveal his ring with Castineon's crest.

“Get out of the way, unless you want to be burned as a pagan.”

“Hiiiiik…!”

“A, An Inquisitor of Heresy…!!”

The guards were frightened and ran away. They were far more afraid of the empire’s inquisitors than their employers.

“Bring all those who are not related to him outside.”

”Yes sir!”

The priests went into the guild building and drove out the craftsmen who were working.