Tome of Blood

Chapter 497 -152- You...are really a saint? !

Your Majesty... Your Majesty? !

Seeing Duke Asia kneeling directly in front of Charlotte to show his surrender, the nobles in the hall were all stunned.

The parliamentary nobles looked confused, with a sense of who I am, where I am, and what I am doing.

The neutral nobles' eyes widened, and their faces were filled with disbelief.

As for the Lilac faction nobles... they looked at Duke Asia with a look of shock, absurdity, and disbelief.

They rubbed their eyes fiercely and pinched their thighs, as if they couldn't believe that the scene in front of them was real.

The Duke of West also fell into a sluggish state, with an expression on his face: "The ministers are about to fight to the death, why does your majesty surrender first?"

In the entire banquet hall, only Charlotte, who was sitting high on the throne, and the two guarding knights behind her looked normal.

Looking at Duke Asia who lowered his head towards her, Charlotte smiled slightly, nodded and said:

"Your Excellency, in the name of Charlotte de Castel...I accept your allegiance."

"Wait!"

The Duke of West couldn't help but interrupt Charlotte.

He quickly came to Duke Asia and asked eagerly:

"Ai...Your Excellency Aisia, have you been coerced by Castel?"

"No... Castel must have secretly reached an agreement with the Vampire Clan, and the Vampire Clan forced you to bow to her, right?!"

Duke Asia raised his head, glanced at him lightly, and said calmly:

"Your Excellency West, you are wrong. My allegiance to Your Majesty comes entirely from the bottom of my heart."

"Your Majesty is the saint of the Holy Royal Court. The internal situation in Falling Star Kingdom is complicated. Only Your Majesty can confront those vampires, make them fearful, reach an agreement with them, and maintain peace and order in the kingdom."

"Your Majesty is the daughter of the devout Princess Anne. Your Majesty has the orthodox Roman blood flowing in your body. Your Majesty has even been recognized as the owner of the Roman Sword..."

"Your Majesty... is the destined heir to the throne. Your Majesty... is the real Lord of Falling Star!"

Duke Asia's expression was serious and upright.

The expressions of the surrounding nobles became increasingly strange.

Duke Asia's words were also the main reason for the parliamentary nobles to support Charlotte.

These words can be said by parliamentary nobles and neutral nobles. Even those Lilac nobles will not cause any big problems if they say these words.

But now, the person who said these words... was none other than Duke Asia, the second heir to the throne competing with Charlotte.

This is quite subtle.

This almost directly dug into the foundation of the Lilac faction's aristocracy.

After realizing that Duke Asia was really not joking, the Lilac faction nobles quickly fell into a commotion.

However, despite the turmoil, no second person stood up like the Duke of West.

Nobles are human beings, they are not stupid.

Thinking of the agreement between Castel and the Blood Clan that Duke West had brought out before, and combined with Duke Asia's oath of allegiance, they soon realized that this was probably also part of the agreement between Castel and the Blood Clan.

No, thinking more deeply, maybe this is part of the agreement between the Holy Royal Court and the Fallen Star Blood Clan.

The Blood Clan supports the Earl of Castor to become the Queen of Fallen Star and accept the constraints of the agreement, while the Church needs to recognize the Blood Clan's legal status in the Fallen Star Kingdom and guarantee certain rights and interests!

This is easy to deduce and quite possible.

Although Duke West denies it in every possible way, and although Duke Asia has never admitted his relationship with the Blood Clan, anyone who knows a little bit about the specific situation knows that the biggest supporter behind Duke Asia is the Blood Clan.

In this way, naturally, Duke Asia's surrender may not only represent his personal attitude, but most likely the attitude of the vampire family behind him!

Looking at Duke Asia who surrendered to Charlotte, the nobles from all sides quickly surmised the twists and turns involved. Well... in a sense, it was almost not far from the real fact...

For a moment, the nobles in the hall had different expressions.

The nobles of the parliamentary faction turned from surprise to joy, the nobles of the neutral faction were thoughtful, and the nobles of the lilac faction hesitated and subconsciously took a few steps away from the Duke of West.

The force behind the gathering of Lilac faction nobles is the Blood Clan.

Even the Blood Clan has given up its support for Duke Asia and instead supports Count Castells. Even some Lilac nobles don't want to see the throne fall into the hands of other families. They have to admit that now... no one can He competes with the young countess of Castells for the throne of Fallen Star.

"No! This is betrayal! This is betrayal!"

Duke West also quickly woke up and realized this. He looked at Duke Asia angrily with an angry expression.

Duke Asia sighed and glanced at him with pity:

"Your Excellency West, who exactly...is the betrayer?"

After saying that, he turned around again, saluted Charlotte on the throne, and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty the Queen, my subordinates have found out that the Duke of West colluded with the extremist vampires to smear the magic marrow of the Deep Sea Demon Squid on the bottom of the battleship you were riding on, with the intention of murdering you..."

"Not only that, but also involved in this matter were Viscount Cassim, the head of the Kingdom Knights, and Archpriest Campbell of the Fallen Star Branch of the Holy Royal Court. Archpriest Campbell also has close contacts with the extremist vampire clan, and personally participated in and designed the plan to target Your conspiracy."

As soon as these words came out, the nobles were slightly stunned, and soon fell into an uproar again.

The expressions of Duke West, Viscount Cassim and Archpriest Campbell changed at the same time.

"Your Excellency Asia, please don't slander me! I am a staunch supporter of the church's priesthood and Her Royal Highness the Saint! I will not associate with those blood demons!"

Archpriest Campbell said angrily.

Duke Asia paused and said:

"Whether it's a slander, you know better than me."

After that, he also took out a stack of parchment rolls from his arms and offered them respectfully:

"Your Majesty, this is relevant evidence, please review it."

Charlotte took it, glanced at it a few times, sighed, and handed it to the knight on the side:

"Everyone... take a look, too."

The knight handed the parchment to the nobles, and the nobles couldn't help but step forward and pass it around.

And when they saw the records in the parchment clearly, their eyes widened:

"This...this...murder against Her Majesty the Queen is actually true?"

"Duke West? Viscount Cassim? And Archpriest Campbell?"

"The chief priest actually has some dealings with the vampires?!"

"But...but isn't Her Majesty the Queen a saint of the Holy Royal Court? Why would Archpriest Campbell..."

"What else could it be? He has fallen. Look, there are records of his dealings with the vampires. There is even a contract signed between him and the vampires!"

"I'm afraid he was afraid that the secret of his corruption would be exposed, so he decided to take the lead and murder Her Majesty the Queen!"

Looking at the contents on the parchment, the nobles were in an uproar and soon fell into a commotion.

Although they both have dealings with the vampire clan, the dealings and dealings are different.

If Charlotte's agreement with the Blood Clan is a kind of restraint and check, then the evidence brought by Duke Asia, the cooperation between Duke West and Archpriest Camble and the Blood Clan is naked* Naked with the help of the vampire's power to eliminate the dissident's conspiracy.

And this... is even more intolerable to the nobles than Charlotte's agreement.

Of course, even so, when the information is taken from the hands of Duke Asia, a contender for the throne supported by the blood race, it still seems a bit weird.

But after the Fallen Star nobles thought for a moment, they quickly came up with some guesses...

Obviously, I am afraid that the Vampire Clan is not united within itself, not only the Vampire Clan, but also the Holy Royal Court.

This is not only a battle between the Blood Clan and the Holy Royal Court, but also a battle between the internal forces of both sides.

In fact, now, who is right and who is wrong is probably not that important anymore.

But there is no doubt that the Duke of West is probably the abandoned son who decided to cooperate with the winner in the internal dispute between the Blood Clan and the Holy Royal Court, and the Archpriest of Cambour... is probably the same.

As for why it is the Holy Royal Court and not the Castel family that cooperates with the Blood Clan... this is a very stupid question.

No one would think that a mere earl family could compete with the deep-rooted blood clan forces in Falling Star Kingdom. If the blood clan could compromise, it must have encountered a more powerful force.

Considering the identity of Count Castells, it must be the secret support from the Holy Royal Court.

Thinking of this, the nobles' eyes flickered and their faces looked thoughtful.

And all of them unknowingly addressed Charlotte as Her Majesty the Queen.

Well... if they hadn't misjudged Charlotte's true identity, their speculation... was actually very close to the truth.

Looking at the nobles who were gradually moving away from them, the faces of Duke West, Viscount Cassim and Archpriest Campbell turned pale.

"No! This is slander! It's slander! It's the slander of the Vampires and Castel against us!"

Duke West said tremblingly.

However, no one listened to him anymore.

The nobles of the parliamentary faction showed ridicule, the nobles of the neutral faction looked pitifully, and the nobles of the lilac faction... also looked away and drew a clear line with him.

Seeing the attitude of the nobles, Duke West's eyes widened and his face became paler.

Charlotte on the throne had already put away her smile.

She sat up straight, looked coldly at the three people standing in the center, the Duke of West, Viscount Cassim, and the High Priest Campbell, and ordered:

"After investigation, the Duke of West, Viscount Cassim, and Archpriest Campbell have fallen into depravity, colluded with evil, and murdered the royal family. The evidence is conclusive..."

"Knights of the bodyguard obey orders—take them down!"

She gave the order to arrest the two "knights" beside her.

The two "knights" saluted respectfully, and then rushed straight towards the three of them.

The expressions of the three Dukes of Wester changed.

"Don't even think about it! You are just a noble of the New Moon! You are just a false saint who has not been recognized by the Theocracy! You have no right to arrest us! You have no right to judge us!"

Duke West roared angrily, extraordinary power surged from his body, and the powerful power belonging to the blazing sun exploded completely, and powerful pressure swept across the entire hall.

Fiery red light erupted, spreading around with the Duke of West as the center. At this moment... he actually directly exerted his mental force field!

Feeling the unstoppable power, the expressions of the nobles changed drastically. They fled in all directions, and the entire hall suddenly became chaotic.

However, the next moment, Charlotte's knights rushed in front of the Duke of West.

He ignored Duke West's mental force field and penetrated easily. In the blink of an eye, he subdued Duke West who was about to explode.

No one even saw clearly what was going on. Duke West's powerful extraordinary power was suppressed, and when they looked over again, he had been tied up with magic-forbidden chains by knights.

The knight... was quite calm from beginning to end, as if what he was subduing was not a blazing sun, but just an ordinary person.

The nobles were all stunned.

They couldn't help but look at the strange knight, and their hearts were shocked.

legend……

The knight next to Her Majesty the Queen... is probably a legend!

Of course, they didn't know that this "knight" had another name: Albrecht.

As for the other "knight", there is also a name: Yurst.

Viscount Cassim, the leader of the Knights, was stunned.

He gritted his teeth and turned around to escape, but the next moment he was stopped by the "knight" who had subdued the Duke of West:

"Your Excellency, Captain, where do you want to go?"

The chief priest of Kanbul looked solemn.

Looking at the second knight rushing towards him, he took out his magic staff and struck the knight with a blow.

The two sides fought for a while, and they were evenly matched.

Seeing this scene, the nobles breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, another of Her Majesty's knights is not a legend.

Otherwise, having two legends as bodyguard knights would be really terrifying.

Of course, even so, they did not dare to underestimate the second knight. Even if Archbishop Campbell was not good at fighting, he was still a blazing sun, and if the opponent could fight with Archbishop Campbell, he would at least be at the same level.

However, although he blocked the knight's attack, Archpriest Campbell felt even heavier.

Even if the opponent is not a legend, he can still feel the opponent's power far beyond the blazing sun.

However, what made him a little confused was that the other party's power gave him a very unstable feeling, as if... it seemed to be in some kind of special amplification state, and it also gave him a very familiar feeling.

He couldn't help but cast his eyes on the other party, and when he saw the other party's slightly red pupils clearly, he quickly realized the other party's true identity...

Bloodlines!

This knight... is a vampire!

Archpriest Campbell was slightly solemn.

He gritted his teeth, the holy light surged around his body, and a bright light burst out from the scepter.

I saw him holding up the staff and shouting loudly:

"May the Holy Light have mercy on us, and everything will return to the Holy..."

“God said…let there be light!”

After finishing speaking, the dazzling divine light descended and burst into dazzling light.

At this moment, Archpriest Campbell risked his life and used the only legendary magic that was reserved in his scepter to "purify evil"!

The white-gold holy light descended and was about to engulf the "Knight", but the next moment, the nobles in the hall heard a calm denial coming from the throne:

"No, God didn't say that."

As soon as he finished speaking, in Archpriest Campbell's stunned eyes, the holy light on his scepter quickly dissipated and soon returned to calm.

He couldn't help but raise his head and look at the girl on the throne, with an expression of astonishment, fear, and disbelief:

"Holy...Ordinances of the Holy Word?"

"You, you, you...you are really the saint of the Lord of God?!"