Book 17: Chapter 46
At Elizabeth’s dungeon.
“So, who’s the mastermind? Is it the new church or the old church? What exactly are they after? All right, I shall decide who I shall execute based on their goal.”
I placed an individual’s hand down. I just finished snapping all of his fingers. He passed out for the meantime due to pain. As such, I had the chance to ask for Mommy Elizabeth’s opinion.
Mom shook her head: “Frankly, Mommy is unsure now. It could be either faction. If it’s the work of the old church, it’s simple to explain and that is that the old church couldn’t appease their people’s anger. In turn, they took revenge. The old church stole the weapons the new church smuggled. After finding out, the new church’s pope fled. However, if it’s the new church’s scheme, then it could be explained, as well.
My guess is that the new church sent the weapons to the old church so that the old church could go on a killing spree. That way, the declaration of war between the two churches would officially be announced. That said, the old church at Hilles City doesn’t have weapons; therefore, the new church, which is located at Troy City, possesses supreme power. In fact, they could instigate a confrontation between the two of us. In that scenario, I either take the initiative to eliminate you, or the new church flawlessly subdues the old church and becomes the state religion.”
“However I look at it, it’s the new church’s scheme. There’d be no way to explain their pope’s departure, otherwise. Furthermore, I sent a letter to investigate my seal, but I haven’t received any response. My guess is that it’s most probably because Troy City is now under the new church’s control. That would explain why I have no clue about what happened. Mom, this is now a pressing matter. I have no time to calm down. I must immediately head to Troy City!”
“What are you going to do at Troy City? Son, whatever the case is, the new church now controls the city. You want to take on an entire city? I think that you’ll need an army backing you. Mommy won’t stop you. In saying that, Mommy has to go with you. Troy City is no longer what it once was. It may be named after you, but the city’s flag no longer has your name on it. Hence, Mommy shall bring Mommy’s armies that are best at sieging cities this time to assist you in taking back Troy City.”
“Mom…”
“Before that, nevertheless, Mommy needs to complete some tasks. Mommy, at the very least, needs to delegate the old church to traditional state religion. That way, the new church’s plot to have us fight each other will go down the drain. The old church will calm down and stop bothering with the new church once they’re declared state religion. After all, there’s no need for them to waste time with the loser when they’ve already won. By the same token, I’ll have a legitimate reason to intervene. A nation doesn’t require two religions, especially one that has no qualms with resorting to unscrupulous schemes. Thus, we can just eliminate them.”