The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 844 - 442: The Emperor and the Pope_2

Chapter 844: Chapter 442: The Emperor and the Pope_2

Kristin poured Ivita a glass of boiled water, then put on her own tanned dragon leather, and said to Ivita, "So, you’re hiring me to help you go to the Alsace graveyard to place a stone that you’ve enchanted with spatial magic?"

"Then what was the point of making such a fuss about hiring those sneaks?"

Ivita spoke straightforwardly, "They’re just a distraction. You’re my trump card. Everyone knows that those assassins are unlikely to complete the mission, and I don’t trust them much. If they can help me get the grave soil, I have a way to use it to trace back to the Ancestral Spirit, but the Alsace Kingdom basically knows that I intend to create the Soul of Darkness, so they’ve been on guard against the graveyard for a long time."

"Therefore, I need a surprise element. I need your help, Kristin."

Kristin fell silent and after a while, said, "I have no interest in human civil wars. I relish killing dark giants, but you know, hunters do not kill their own kind. Those who kill their own kind are madmen, butchers, and psychopaths, not hunters."

Ivita frowned and said, "Kristin, you certainly have the right to refuse. I’ll find someone else, as long as you help me keep it a secret."

Kristin raised an eyebrow at Ivita and said, "But I’m the best option, aren’t I?"

Ivita fell silent.

Kristin was indeed the person she trusted the most.

The task was too difficult; she really could not think of anyone who could handle it unless Kristin could.

Kristin asked Ivita, "I want to know why you want to reclaim the Alsace Kingdom. I don’t believe you’re someone who lusts after power, you must have your reasons."

Ivita looked at Kristin. "You’re wrong, I like power very much. But Kristin, think about it, aren’t things very wrong now? Every year, nations are at war, and every year, people die. Under the current King, Alsace suffers greatly. I want to stop this, so I started a war."

"I started the war to protect the civilians."

"Have you noticed that conflicts in the Magic Black Forest are increasing? And even the faith of The Church is beginning to disperse, some people are starting to call for religious reform. There are also nations that, under the enormous interests of overseas colonization, have become dissatisfied with the Empire system and want to provoke wars, challenging the powers."

"Someone must step forward to guide all of this, otherwise, an era of great chaos is about to come. The intensity of future wars is likely to far exceed the present."

Kristin’s pupils suddenly constricted—she had also realized the possibility of a religious war.

And it was escalating.

Ivita said, "Anyone who wants to prevent an upcoming era of great chaos must first gain control of Alsace or even..."

Kristin said to Ivita, "All right. I’ll help you, although hunters don’t like dealing with their own kind. But I realize that what you’re doing may be right."

"Seeking out one’s prey in advance is also the wisdom of a hunter."

Kristin stood up in front of Ivita. "I was already fourth level before. Now I’m about to become fifth level."

Ivita was shocked; fifth level was the Marquis Level.

Kristin said to Ivita, "I met the Blue Fairy, and I wished that hunters could have fifth level. The Blue Fairy agreed, but on one condition: I must make a right choice in the first major decision of my life after my wish."

"I think you just presented me with a major choice. I don’t know if helping you is the right one, but I trust you."

Ivita was stunned.

She hadn’t anticipated that her request for Kristin’s help would actually become a huge decision in her life.

Ivita said, "Kristin, I..."

Kristin stood up and suddenly laughed. "Isn’t the atmosphere a bit too oppressive, my only friend Ivita? Everyone must take responsibility for the choices they make; what’s there for you to feel guilty about?"

"Wait for me in Ambros, and by the time I return, I should already be a fifth-level hunter, and furthermore, the unprecedented Master Hunter in red, Kristin, who has helped hunters break through two consecutive extreme levels."

"My friend, by that time, you should still be a high-level wizard."

Ivita also broke into laughter. "My rank doesn’t count."

"I no longer judge who I kill by their level."

Kristin rolled her eyes but couldn’t deny the point.

...

The next morning, Ivita received a warning from the Speaker of the City Council. It turned out that the King of Alsace had reissued a warrant for Ivita and had even announced an alliance with Emperor Oyo III of the Holy Empire.

Emperor Oyo III had also issued a Golden Seal Edict specifically targeting Ivita, demanding that he return imperial territory and expelling him from both the Imperial Parliament and The Church.

However, their alliance hadn’t even begun to exert diplomatic pressure on Ivita before it immediately backfired.

It was probably because of the letter Ivita had sent to the Pope, in which he had proclaimed his faith to be truly devout and his demeanor not lacking the dignity of a monarch, while also showing the proper reverence for the Pope, that the Pope had a very favorable attitude towards Ivita.

Half a day after Oyo III declared that Ivita should be excommunicated from The Church, Pope Innocent II immediately refuted Oyo III’s decree, stating that it had no validity and that The Emperor had no authority to expel someone from The Church.

And Oyo III’s own Imperial Parliament also had problems, with the Duke of Bavaria leading the way. The Eight Grand Electors of the Imperial Parliament showed no respect for The Emperor, all making it clear that the Emperor of the Holy Empire was not a dictator and had no right to expel members from the Parliament.

The Eight Grand Electors all had their own agendas, but they were united in their stance against the Emperor expelling any member state monarch from the Imperial Parliament.

Once this precedent was set, The Emperor’s authority in the Imperial Parliament would indefinitely expand and become uncontrollable.

Thus, the situation became quite ridiculous.

The grand, seemingly condescending maneuvers of Oyo III were actually unachievable.

It appeared as if Oyo III had played a joke on Ivita.

This also made all the monarchs of other nations see the weakness of the Emperor of the Holy Gold Rose Empire more clearly.

Consequently, Oyo III and Henry VII of Alsace were only able to truly put pressure on Ivita through their alliance.

But by the fifth day, the tide had turned in favor of Ivita.

That was when the reigning King of the Pearl Tooth Kingdom declared his support to help Ivita reclaim the Alsace throne.

This was also considered the last remaining support from the remnants of the Alsace Family.

Yet, on the sixth day, the great eastern country of the Botolite Kingdom in the Magic Black Forest announced its entry into the alliance with Alsace and The Emperor.

The Botolite Kingdom was a monarchy where Electors chose their ruler, and their Law of Election required the Nobles to hold a Summit Council to select an Elector King.

And now, the King chosen by that country was the son-in-law of Oyo III, leading the Botolite Kingdom to join the alliance with the Empire and Alsace directly.

The alliance between two old kingdoms and the Imperial Emperor at that time seemed countless times more powerful than the alliance between Ivita and the smallest Pearl Tooth Kingdom.

Suddenly, most monarchs of the other nations in the Magic Black Forest felt that Ivita’s side was at a disadvantage.

It was said that Henry VII, who had been very anxious, had been inviting the Minister of Internal Affairs of Alsace for consecutive days to go hunting and play ball, and he had begun to look on the bright side.

However, Ivita knew that things were far from over.

He turned his attention to The Three Republics and the Epirus Witch Republic on the peninsula.

He was about to visit the Epirus Witch Republic, which was also the core territory of The Three Republics.

It was time for The Three Republics to make up their minds.

Ivita looked at a letter on his desk requesting an alliance; it was from the Northern Peasant Republic, a city-state nation.

It seemed that the Peasant Republic had made its decision before The Three Republics did.

...

Meanwhile, The Three Republics were having a series of debates about whether they should help Ivita. Some didn’t want to wade into troubled waters, while others saw it as an opportunity to strengthen the spread of the republic system through Ivita’s aid.