Chapter 143: If the Holy Pope Selena Is Unhappy, I’m Unhappy Too! Understand?
Chapter 143. If the Holy Pope Selena Is Unhappy, I’m Unhappy Too! Understand?
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A sharp, reverberating slap shattered the hush that blanketed the office.
Sylvia staggered, clutching her cheek in stunned disbelief. As the Cardinal of Divine Oracle, the reality was that she was little more than a glorified bureaucrat; her level hovered just above sixty-one. For an instant, fury surged through her veins—but almost at once, the forced calm of stunned pain swept in, making her senses reel.
But when the twin currents of agony rippled across her cheek and ear, and that infuriatingly familiar voice—so like her own when she had scolded subordinates—barked at her, the pressure burst anew, and indignation nearly swallowed her whole.
“You dare lay a hand on me? A low-ranked cleric striking a Cardinal of the Holy See?!”
Her shriek rang against the walls; rage stormed through her so fiercely that her whole body shook.
“When Selena first arrived as a mere Saintess-in-training, I was already a Cardinal. Even if she were here now, she’d offer me basic respect! And you? What are you but an insignificant insect, daring to strike me in the very heart of the Holy See?”
“I’m calling the Retribution Knights! I want Vice Commander Guga to drag you to the Tribunal! I want Selena to see exactly what kind of trash she’s allowed to serve beneath her banner!”