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The death of Alfonso VIII shocked the entire empire. Many people couldn't even believe that their wise and mighty emperor would be possessed by a monster. The monster "statue" that has been permanently frozen makes them have to believe this fact.

From disbelief to shock, followed by endless speculation, many people began to realize the horror of monsters. Just imagine, even the emperor of the empire and his mistresses and attendants were occupied by monsters. As for civilians, if monsters want, they can occupy anyone's body at any time. This association caused even greater panic. For this reason, Prince George had to hold an imperial meeting overnight to calm the disputes and calm people's hearts. He also said that the empire will buy a large amount of magical potions from the Garter Empire in the near future, which are jointly produced by the two saints Simon and the regent Prince Chris. As long as this potion comes into contact with human skin, it can immediately identify whether the other party is a monster.

The move of His Highness the Prince is certainly a good solution to the problem, but the top priority is that the empire has no ruler, and a new emperor is needed to stand up and preside over the overall situation.

Although Prince George was born of Her Majesty the Queen, Alfonso VIII had many illegitimate children, and he did not officially register him as the crown prince during his lifetime. In addition, His Royal Highness was neither capable nor strong before, which also made many political The speculators seemed to see a great opportunity, and took advantage of the chaos of the empire to secretly plan to murder the prince and establish a new emperor. At that time, they might be able to follow the example of the regent of the Garter Empire and take over the power of the empire.

But before they had time to launch a conspiracy, the Garter Empire sent an official letter signed by the Regent, expressing that the Garter Empire supported Prince George's ascension to the throne, and was willing to sign a permanent friendship with the Charlemagne Empire after Prince George succeeded to the throne. However, if the successor emperor of the Charlemagne Empire is not Prince George, the Garter Empire will not recognize it at all, and it is likely to turn into a hostile relationship with the Charlemagne Empire.

This blatant declaration of support for Prince George stunned everyone. Since the news of Alfonso VIII's transformation into a monster was made public, the Charlemagne Empire has spread from nobles to civilians, and panic has begun to spread. The predictions that the empire will decline from then on come one after another, and no one knows where this big ship will go without the leadership of a powerful emperor, especially when the whole empire is immersed in the panic of monster invasion, or when the nobles are conspiring to seize power. , no one cares about the normal operation of the imperial machine.

Even in the minds of many people, the Charlemagne Empire is still the most powerful country in the mainland, but it is undeniable that with the unexpected death of Alfonso VIII, the imperial throne is in vain, and when the domestic and foreign winds are in turmoil, more and more people begin to look forward to it. I hope that a leader can stand up and lead them out of the predicament, whether it is Prince George or other candidates, people who are used to having a powerful emperor give orders for a long time only need such a person.

At this time, the declaration of the Garter Empire forced them to make a choice, and the voices of those who opposed His Royal Highness immediately weakened, and many plots to launch a coup d'etat were aborted. Prince George became the new emperor of the empire, His Majesty. , which is later known as George I.

But these are all things for later. Right now, Prince George is taking Goda away to deal with those troublesome trivial matters, while Yannick and Chris go upstairs together to visit Vaserich, who is bravely fighting the three monsters. His Majesty.

Until he saw them, Fanserich was still slumped on the chair, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

Facing the pieces of meat all over the floor, the silver-haired priest was quite surprised: "Your Majesty, your complexion looks very bad!"

Fanserich twitched the corners of his mouth with an expression of "I don't want to talk".

Yannick sighed, and wanted to go over to help him, but when his eyes touched His Majesty's sleeve, his hand froze suddenly, and he retracted it as if nothing had happened under the stare of Vaserich.

The priest who was obsessed with cleanliness explained, "You have minced meat on your sleeve."

Fanserich: "..."

Yannick: "With all due respect, your method is a bit rough. Even if you want to destroy the monster physically in this way, you can move the chair away."

Fanserich: "..."

Yannick: "Or you can take off your robe and I'll help you? But I think it's better to take off two more."

Fanserich: "..."

Yannick laughed: "Okay, Your Majesty, don't stare at me anymore, you should save your energy and rest more, and I will send you back."

Hearing this sentence, the mage in black who had been silent beside him finally frowned: "Aren't you going back with me? He can be sent by someone else."

Fanserich didn't even have the strength to roll his eyes: I know you have an unusual relationship, but don't be so obvious in front of me!

Yannick: "Your Majesty is still very weak, I can't leave him alone."

Vanserich: ...Thank you for remembering me.

Chris didn't say anything more, but his face was still not very good-looking. He and Yannick both had their own things to do, instead of just doing nothing all day and just hugging their lover. Under the shadow of the attack of monsters, The two of them get together less often and leave more. His Excellency the Regent feels very dissatisfied with this. He is even a little jealous of a certain vampire who can turn into a kitten and be carried with him at any time.

All in all, Chris cherishes every minute he spends with Yannick. Even though he is not good at expressing, his eyes have already shown it.

So the priest couldn't move his eyes when he met him. Those brown eyes seemed to be expressing unfinished meanings that could not be expressed through words. All the enthusiasm was deposited under the quietness, and only bloomed to specific people.

Because there were outsiders, Yannick just put his hand on the mage's shoulder, expressing his silent comfort. His blue eyes seemed to reflect the clearest lake water with blue sky and white clouds, and also reflected the mage's figure.

The two looked at each other silently, and neither of them spoke first.

Until a weak voice sounded.

Fanserich said weakly: "...can you take care of the next patient's feelings?"

The silver-haired priest finally turned to him mercifully: "Sorry, my lord, maybe you can hold on a little longer?"

Vanserich: "...I find it a little difficult."

Yannick wanted to say something, but his chin was quickly pulled away by the mage, and what greeted him was enthusiasm that did not match the expression of the other party. His mouth was held by the other party, his teeth were pried open, and then his tongue drove straight in.

The silver-haired priest was forced to stage a reality kissing show in front of His Majesty the Pope.

And His Majesty the Pope was forced to enjoy the reality show.

It wasn't until Fansherich's face became paler and paler that it was about to be the same color as the column next to him, that the black-clothed mage let go of the man in his arms, and then glanced at Fansherich.

His Majesty the Pope understood the meaning of this look very well, which meant: This is the person I am covering, you'd better not harm him.

If His Majesty Vanserich had been to the world before Yannick, then he would definitely express his current mood in one sentence——

Show affection, share quickly!

In the end, Yannick sent His Majesty the Pope, who was forced to take off his two robes, back to the Central Holy See.It has to be said that the pope does have some enviable privileges, such as a secret passage directly leading to the outside in his room, and even a small magic teleportation array, which also made Yannick fully understand that the old pope How did he escape to the dark forest to collude with monsters without the knowledge of everyone?

Vansherich, who used the big prophecy, is very weak, but this weakness is not fatal. As long as time permits, his body can slowly recover, just like now, after Yanick's treatment, and two After hours of sleep, his complexion has improved a lot.

If possible, he would like to continue to sleep, but unfortunately tomorrow is the deadline given by Gustav, and time does not allow him to do so.

"Your Excellency..." Adolf did not pretend to serve the priest's hand, but helped him up himself, helped him arrange the pillow, and looked at him with worry.

In his and Abel's opinion, His Majesty the Pope is really abnormal these days,

"Adolf, you go out first, I will call you if something happens, don't worry." Fanserich waved his hand.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

After he left, Yannick, who was sitting on the chair, said, "Your Majesty, what are your plans?"

He never believed that Fansherich's character would sit still, but the pale-faced His Majesty the Pope just uttered a sentence softly: "Naturally, we will do as Gustav asked."

Yannick frowned slightly, observed his expression carefully, and found that His Majesty was serious.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect, you don't need to do this at all now, because you have shown everyone your stance of resolutely fighting monsters to the end with your actions. The affairs of the Charlemagne Empire will soon be reported back to the Holy See, and even to the In the whole continent, even Gustav will find it difficult to threaten your status with the matter of the old Pope."

Fansherich raised his eyebrows and showed a weak smile: "I didn't expect Archbishop Hill to trust me so much."

Yannick said bluntly: "Yes, I hope that you can continue to be the Pope than Archbishop Gustav. If the Holy See is now like a big ship that is gradually sailing to extinction, then only You can change its course."

"Thank you for your compliment and trust, Yannick, I'm very happy." Fansherich said, and then he took out the emerald ring and handed it to Yannick. "I don't have much strength now, help me destroy it."

Under the candlelight, the ring still shone brightly, but now that Vansherich used it to lure monsters, it had become useless.

Yannick put the ring on the table and tapped it with the staff: "The light of the goddess will always shine on the earth!"

Dazzling white light lit up from the top of the staff, and the ring was wrapped in the white light. Finally, when the light gradually dissipated, the ring was completely disintegrated in the air and ceased to exist.

"It seems that its material is not very strong, and it can be melted by a single light!" Yannick joked.

"It's just a medium. It was only the old Pope who cast magic on it, so it has the energy to communicate with monsters." Fanserich said lightly, "You just said it wrong, Yannick, I have no power to change this ship. The direction of the ship, even if I kill Alfonso VIII now, I can't erase the imprint of the old pope on me. Those things he did will eventually have a bad impact on the Holy See. I also believe that Gustav I will never let go of this opportunity to tarnish the reputation of the old Pope and cause trouble for me by the way. Those who have been ravaged by monsters are even more unlikely to accept a Pope whose teacher is in collusion with monsters. If the ship continues to be at the helm of me , then I will be the captain who leads it to perdition."

Fansherich paused for a moment, and finally came to a conclusion: "So, I can't let the thousand-year-old reputation of the Holy See be ruined because of me."

Yannick thought to himself: Don't worry, no matter which world you are in, the Holy See has always been a big villain and has never been whitewashed.

But the other party looked serious, and he couldn't make such a low-level joke, so he asked, "So, are you going to watch Gustav get his wish and become the Pope?"

"No, I don't think he can do better than you." A sly smile flashed in Vaserich's eyes, "So dear Archbishop Hill, I plan to support you as the next pope."