Demon Royal Family

"The Night's Watch attacked the noble manor, and the Brotherhood was suspected of colluding with heretics..."

In the room, after listening to Alba and Shise's intermittent stories, Ivo looked ugly. Brandt's unauthorized actions made him furious. He sneaked into the noble manor without a search warrant. As the nominal person in charge, he had to bear huge responsibilities. Pressure, it is foreseeable that when he wakes up tomorrow, he will be strongly criticized by the empire.

Brandt's behavior clearly showed that he didn't care about Ivo's responsibility at all, and maybe he was deliberately trying to trick him.

Alba looked at Ivo timidly, seeing that his face was gloomy and uncertain, and she was worried that he would drive away Shisei like Rebecca did.

Ivo shook his head and threw a healing potion to Shi Sai, "You live next to me, no one can touch you."

Shi Sai looked grateful, "Thank you for your help, Mr. Priest." He was now being hunted by the Night Watch, and Ivo, who had a sensitive identity, was willing to protect him, which made him overjoyed, but Shi Sai didn't know that Ivo was interested in him. It was also for the sake of being a member of the Brotherhood that I chose to lend a helping hand.

Ivo always felt that something was fishy. Although the Brotherhood was an assassin organization, it stayed away from heretics.

Turning around, he saw that Alba was still here, and Ivo asked strangely: "Aren't you going home yet?"

Alba's face turned red, "My family is not in August City. I have been staying with the Sandra family..." She was too embarrassed to go back.

Ivo was noncommittal, "Then you can live together, there are a lot of empty rooms in the church."

"Will this... disturb the priests?"

"It's okay." Ivo waved his hand.

Bang, the door was suddenly violently knocked open, and Brandt and several night watchmen came uninvited. Ivo's face darkened and he said coldly: "Arbitrator Brandt, should you give me an explanation?"

Brandt's face was expressionless, "We found a man in gray painting the Eye of Thorns emblem. We chased him to Sandro Manor and found the clothes in the room of a Brotherhood member. This is evidence that the Brotherhood and the heresy colluded. In order to prevent the heretics from escaping, we took direct action..." What he meant implicitly was that Ivo didn't need to intervene in their actions, as long as he wiped their butts obediently.

Ivo's eyes were filled with anger. For a moment, he really wanted to kill these night watchmen directly, but his reason stopped him. He quickly put away his anger and said coldly: "I will explain this matter to the Odin Empire and return it." What's up?"

Brandt pointed at Shisai, "He is the last brotherhood member of Sandro Manor. We are going to torture him."

"Where are the other assassins?"

"Huh, we've killed them all."

Shi Sai clenched his fist fiercely, with a look of hatred on his face.

Ivo said calmly: "The night watchman is too radical. I will investigate this person. Please come back."

"Do you want to protect him?" Brandt's eyes flashed coldly, and he took a step forward. The arbiter pressed hard on Ivo, and it was like a strong wind was blowing in the room.

Alba's breath was suffocated and she looked panicked. Brandt's aura was far beyond her knowledge.

Ivo's face was expressionless, and he also took a step forward, with a domineering momentum like the roar of the sea. He stood up to Brandt and was not inferior to the arbiter.

The air became oppressive, as if murderous intent was imminent. Brandt's subordinates slowly grasped the hilt of the sword, ready to take action boldly.

"Do you want to fight me, Deacon Pope?" Brandt said in a serious tone.

"I haven't killed the Arbitrator yet." Ivo's eyes were indifferent. The temperature in the room dropped rapidly, and frost began to appear on the windows.

The two looked at each other unwilling to be outdone. Alba huddled tightly behind Ivo. Ivo was like a mountain, blocking Brandt's murderous intent and preventing her from suffocating in the violent momentum. Behind Ivo, she felt unprecedented. sense of security.

"enough!"

The Archbishop appeared outside the door and solemnly said: "Don't do anything in the church!"

Ivo regained his momentum and kept an expressionless face. With the intervention of the Overlord, the fight couldn't start today. He was also sure of one thing. These night watchmen had the intention to kill him.

Brandt snorted coldly and left with his subordinates without mentioning the important matter.

"Go to bed first." Ivo didn't want to talk more, so he drove Alba and Shisai to other rooms, thinking alone about how to face the empire's accountability tomorrow.

…

The next day, the Odin Empire responded to last night's events. The king's right hand, Prime Minister Murbach, invited Ivo for a private meeting. It was obvious that he wanted to be held accountable. Ivo followed the envoy to the Imperial Administration Office.

In addition to Murbach, there were also Count Sandro and three noble court judges present, staring at Ivo unfavorably.

"Can you represent the Pope?" Muhlbach said coldly.

Ivo nodded, "Temporarily."

"Last night, a group of night watchmen broke into the Sandra family manor and killed seventeen guards, threatening the safety of the Sandra family and the public order of Auguste. Judges, what is the punishment for such a crime?" Mu Erbach looked at the three judges. The three judges whispered a few words. The leader said: "Intruded into private property, killed the noble guards, seriously injured the royal guards, and destroyed Article 3 of the Property Law - the sanctity of private property. Articles 5 and 7 of the Criminal Law, Article 2 of the Public Security Law... A total of eleven laws have been violated, and the perpetrators shall be sentenced to death by hanging or imprisonment for more than forty years."

Murbach glanced at Ivo without trace, and said with a threat, "I hope the Holy See can give me a reason, otherwise I will regard it as a provocation to the empire and need to re-evaluate the relationship between the two parties."

Ivo's face was serious and he said slowly: "The night watchman tracked the heretic and found clues in the Sandra Manor. They were worried that the heretic would escape, so they killed it first and then reported it, and responded fiercely. I only learned about it afterwards, and I was willing to compensate the Sandra family for their losses. "

Count Sandro said angrily: "I don't need your compensation, I just want the night watchman from last night to be hanged!"

"I'm deeply sorry for what happened to you, but forgive me for not handing over my colleagues." Ivo secretly thought to himself, "I want to kill the Night Watchman more than you do."

"The empire has given the Holy See privileges, but you regard it as weakness?" Murbach asked dissatisfied.

Ivo shook his head, "You are serious. I will report the situation to the Pope truthfully, and the Holy See will definitely make compensation for this incident." He is positioned as a middleman, so he is unwilling to bear the blame and move out of the Holy See as an excuse to directly Get away.

Seeing this, these nobles said nothing more. Count Sandro wanted to hold him accountable, but was stopped by Murbach. The Prime Minister said in a deep voice: "The empire is waiting to see the sincerity of the Holy See. Of course, we also hope that the Holy See will catch him soon." Live heresy.”

"As you wish." Ivo bowed slightly and ended the conversation.

Mulbach said: "Deacon Ivo, I have something to ask you. The servant will take you to the reception room to wait."

Ivo raised his eyebrows in confusion and left the room.

Murbach comforted Count Sandro, returned to his office, closed the door, and blocked the sight of others. The Prime Minister asked in a low voice to the empty room: "Things went well. Let the Holy See Misunderstanding that the Brotherhood is in cahoots with heretics.”

A little bat hung upside down from the ceiling, and it actually uttered human words, with a cold tone, "As long as the church can be brought into opposition to the Brotherhood, the plan to destroy the Brotherhood will be more certain."

After hearing this, Murbach smiled with satisfaction. In his eyes, the Brotherhood was like a gangrene. It had already posed a huge threat to the Odin nobles and was an eyesore that had to be removed. Murbach hit it off with the vampires and used The name of the Heretic Cooperation Society attracts the vigil of the Holy See, and then uses a little trick to blame the heresy on the Brotherhood. Killing two birds with one stone, it can not only cause a huge blow to the Brotherhood, but also consume the power of the Holy See.

Although the Odin Empire maintains a friendly relationship with the Holy See on the surface, in fact, it has never stopped being hostile secretly. The entanglement between royal power and divine power has existed for too long. As long as they hold power, the contradiction between the two can never be reconciled.

"And I also discovered an interesting thing," the little bat said with a sinister smile: "The former Redeemer and Papal Deacon Ivo Harrican is a member of the Brotherhood. We can use him."

Murbach's eyes flashed, "It's not just a use, this is a way to control him." An exciting thought flashed through his mind, controlling the Pope's deacon and turning Ivo into a pawn in his hands. In Murbach's view , Ivo must have paid a huge price for his promotion from redeemer to papal deacon. Since it was hard-won, he must cherish it doubly. Ivo must be worried about being related to the Brotherhood. This is the handle to control Ivo.