Chapter 115 - 02: Setting Out (2)
The end of the Holy Knight era did not bring the results the clergy had hoped for, namely a complete return to normalcy. Or to be more accurate, the situation became worse than during the Holy Knight era.
Gray had almost completely lost the support of the Lion King City residents, but the residents of White City continued to support him, even more so than before.
Ever since the Battle of White City, the people of the Beisher Duchy had looked down on the residents of Lion King City, with an attitude of "if you oppose it, I will support it."
"You are our Beisher Duchy’s Holy Knight! We will always support you! To hell with Lion King City! They are a bunch of ungrateful fools!"
"Holy Knight, when are we going to fight Lion King City? I’ve already prepared my two sons to join the army and fight for you!"
"Long live the Holy Knight!"
"When will our Duke Beisher declare himself king? Clergy? Ha, who needs their confirmation?"
During his days back in White City, these were the words Gray heard the most.
As for the rumors that Shelley was a demon... oh, no one believed them. At least, no one in White City believed them because Shelley grew up in White City. The Gruglu family was famous for its stubbornness, and the people of White City knew her too well. Demons didn’t look like that.
Whether admitted or not, the Isaac Kingdom was effectively divided. Not only the Beisher Duchy, but even the territories of Duke Fernandes and Duke Tangjis, which still had complete combat strength, had utterly shaken off Lion King Palace’s control. Even some earls directly under the Royal Family had done the same.
It could be said that the Sharp Royal Family was now completely ruined.