The witch thought I am a Demon God -
Chapter 899 - 466
Chapter 899: 466
When Ivita rebounded the curse, Henry VII and Jalen were not in the main hall, the bedroom study of Arthas Palace, but in a dark chamber below an interlayer.
Besides the two of them, there was also Mr. Pativart Channi, the court supervisor and a confidant raised by Henry VII, along with Albyreo Salgado, the King’s chief advisor and Minister of Finance.
Albyreo Salgado, Henry VII’s son-in-law, had been supported by Henry from being a mine owner to the Minister of Finance of the kingdom. Over the years, Albyreo had devoured a significant amount of the kingdom’s tax revenue, a fact well known but unchallenged due to his relation to Henry VII.
And Pativart was a childhood friend of Henry VII, which is why he had been heavily favored.
The important positions of the Alsace Kingdom were always occupied by these related and acquainted individuals, hence the kingdom was becoming increasingly corrupt, and the army was utterly ineffectual.
At that moment, the four of them were observing a group of people in black robes manipulating some mysterious symbols, mystical instruments, and a pile of animal skulls on the ground, but three things were particularly eye-catching.
The massive deer skull assembled from different animals’ bones was placed at the front of the altar on the wall, appearing as if the Demon King himself had descended there.
On the floor, there was a double ringed pentagram drawn with black sheep’s blood, with a big-horned sheep’s head at the very center of the pentagram.
A cup made of sheep bones, called the Bone Holy Grail, was placed on this eerie pattern, continuously seeping sheep’s blood.
Henry VII, looking at this chilling scene, felt rather sinister. "Can this curse strike at Ivita? Will it be successful? He is the master of the three Laws after all."
"If The Church finds out that we have the Devil Followers curse other monarchs, it won’t be just excommunication we face."
"If you ask me, even if Ivita creates the Soul of Darkness, it doesn’t matter much. A single person’s strength doesn’t influence the battlefront that significantly. We can fully use this time he is unable to leave, to resolve the Subspace invasions occurring in our territories, to rebuild our image with The Church, and to address the observing empires within and the Lower Burgundian near our borders," Jalen said.
"Father, you need not worry. Even if the news that we’re in contact with the Devil Followers leaks, it won’t threaten us," Prince Jalen assured confidently, his gaze sweeping over the ministers around him. "These deeds were not done by us. It was Chief Court Supervisor Pativart and Minister Albyreo who did this."
Chief Supervisor Pativart and Minister Albyreo immediately expressed their loyalty, affirming they would not betray Henry VII and would take the blame if any issue arose.
Prince Jalen had already forged a chain of evidence to prevent this matter from leaking. However, it wasn’t actually forged, since these members of the Demon Cult were brought in through the secret connections of Pativart and Albyreo.
So they were the masterminds, which was indeed the fact. The only question was whether the King and the Crown Prince had ever participated.
Jalen sneered, "Ivita is still foolishly dreaming of creating the Soul of Darkness. If that wizard truly succeeds, it would be too dangerous. The coincidental Subspace invasions on our lands are too timely, I presume they’re somewhat connected to him."
"I’ve already ordered the kingdom’s border military sectors to be on guard and to exterminate those humans who have deflected to the Subspace. As for The Church? The bishop of the Alsace Kingdom’s local Church is a good friend of mine. With his help in coordinating with the kingdom’s Church branches, there won’t be any problems," Jalen explained.
"Even if Ivita is the Master of Law, the three squads of assassins I dispatched have all returned defeated. However, they informed me that the person being promoted within the Duchy of Lombardy isn’t Ivita, but a witch by his side. That’s when I realized, Ivita isn’t in any country he owns, hence the protection from Law for them has dropped to the lowest," Jalen deduced.
Henry VII was still anxious and fearful. "Then... how did those demons agree to help you?"
Jalen said, "It was me who promised them that if they seize this opportunity to kill Ivita, I would allow the followers of the King of Hell to covertly spread throughout Alsace Kingdom, allowing them to root in the populace undetected by The Church."
Henry VII gasped in shock, "If The Church discovers this... oh, then it will also be the responsibility of the court supervisor and the Minister of Finance, the son-in-law. But, the followers of the Demon Cult are foolish and harm the citizens. That shouldn’t be good, because then the peasants will pay less tax."
Jalen scoffed, "The extra tax we collect would still have to be handed to The Church anyway."
"What does it matter to us?"
Meanwhile, within the Devil Followers, a woman veiled in black turned to the kings and said, "Your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince, our curse has been prepared. It’s the filthiest curse from Hell, capable of killing spirits. It was personally cast by the Lord of Hell, but we require one of you to sacrifice fresh blood into the Bone Holy Grail. This blood must come from an enemy."
Prince Jalen stepped forward briskly, cutting the back of his hand with a small knife he carried, allowing the fresh blood to drip into the sheep bone cup filled with crevices.
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