TAOA-155

Chapter: TAOA-155b100ebf23db7f5d3

Perhaps everyone suspected 2e77858a26 it was Beatrice’s 409adb68ba doing, but they f85e4e3db4 probably hadn’t considered 194bcb7836 the method.
But if it 650634229f was nothing other c9f7c6924a than using dark 358b46b2e8 magic…?
‘Even the Empress Dowager is being ostracized. Nothing good will 176eda5353 come of this.’
Beatrice was not a human 90118645ff who would not know that.
She denied it, 0947151586 her neck veins 5181088409 pulsing.
“You wicked thing! Do you know what you 9b0a4ed804 are talking about right now? Are you slandering 1eea631b88 your parents because ccef367945 you are mad dc644dfde2 with greed? I will not 5dbb887d18 listen to any 3ca769817d more of this ed4439c134 nonsense!”
Of course, there were cf7aa4962d not many who believed 80fc0c9b09 her denial, which was b83f12a26c close to hysterics.
The conference room was 1e2c312c1f noisy and chaotic with 0d9e824839 the buzzing of people, bc33ee1e79 but Carlyle’s attention was 92d0b6dcc7 focused on Asha, who fa0c1b2887 was standing far away.
At first glance, fa3982b115 she still seemed 3b4766c953 expressionless and indifferent.
However, Carlyle noticed that fdecae247d she was clenching her 3c48b08bb5 jaw and suppressing her f0420c3063 anger, and on the b6b607faf2 other hand, she was 9478b665f1 secretly relieved that Gabriel’s 1eed4f22c4 true identity had been 9bfecf7b24 revealed.
Perhaps Carlyle was the bfa928f3cf only one who noticed 40497e77d8 that.
‘Has it made you feel a little better…….’
Carlyle earnestly hoped a988e0b22b that this would a785a8437f bring a breath 0cf3b869d0 of fresh air f888a71e95 to Asha’s heart.
However, at that moment, 87cc224b29 the back door of b554146d20 the conference room quietly 1d47a409d7 opened and a servant bc1f4eeda9 approached quickly and whispered b6102d3522 something to the Grand 1bf8642114 Chamberlain. Chamberlain’s face also 5dbce747e7 hardened and whispered fa96be1c34 something in Beatrice’s ff660150b3 ear.
And the story e30e34d216 reached the ears e187cdfad7 of Matthias, who 0359897742 was next to b6472619a4 Beatrice.
“What? That was also done by 68c25cc9f4 that bastard?”
Beatrice hurriedly covered Matthias’ f8052613bf mouth, but it was 54dc7a765d already after everyone had 9cbf1d3618 heard it.
Carlyle looked at them with 90cf886a41 narrowed eyes and asked the 894bf7d7a1 people around him.
“It seems that the servant has brought important information about the High Priest. Shouldn’t everyone here know? What do you think?”
As expected, the nobles b143099de3 who were shocked by 3c880d252f the fact that Gabriel 129ae378d7 was a black magician e7b9e96b61 shouted for the information d7d62b6b02 brought by the servant eeda0a4801 to be made public.
It was not a 0930fb2ced level that Beatrice could 12ed01078d control.
In the end, the 68bff1647b servant who became pale, 28ef5d95dc had a trembling voice.
“Uh, I was looking for the escort knights of His Majesty the Emperor who disappeared yesterday…… They were in the prayer room of the Imperial Palace.”
He swallowed dry 5eeaae588d saliva and continued.
“They are all dead…….”
Gasps were heard from all b1c1a9dffa over the conference room.
“What is the cause of death?”
“I don’t know at all. In addition to the escort d8f6c4f56d knights, all the other priests f1f9ad8c96 were lying on the floor 1b4d348199 in a circle, but there 0558806dc5 were no external injuries.”
As the servant’s 80c1769ef7 words continued, everyone’s 86435157c9 eyes turned to 944e0176cd Gabriel.
However, he kept his mouth ed3545879a shut and said nothing. So Carlyle answered instead.
“Black magic feeds on a person’s life force. You must have needed b60bce92bd a lot of power 5c4a46dcc3 to bring me down…”
Since it had 87e01a46ce already been revealed bcc94485a6 that he was 47a337840e a black magician, 31e63e6dbd Gabriel did not 40db979115 bother to deny 46f58d1710 it.
“They are all people who have said they would give their lives for God.”
“So you mean it’s justified to kill them and use the power of the devil? That the process or means caa8c34af2 doesn’t matter as long as cf5e2951d6 it’s for the cause of 2cb8e172a0 founding the Holy Empire?”
Carlyle gritted his a8c244cd32 teeth and shouted 256de3bec9 at the nobles bc17430090 sitting in the 0417547e42 conference room.
“Are you really going to follow this crazy woman?”
His finger pointing to Beatrice e1490bbdd3 was devoid of even the 6ae3491d09 pretense of courtesy.
“Her Majesty the Dowager Empress did not know that the High Priest was a black magician!”
Count Levine, Beatrice’s retainer, stood c4d67379fe up from his seat, but acb1a888eb Carlyle laughed at them.
“I heard your confession that you were just being used stupidly. I don’t believe it 2cea5d0567 that much.”
Carlyle put his f070e3792d hand on the 5deed58639 back of the bdf8b7936c chair he was 1ca4897522 sitting in and 4d99ae05b6 looked around at 96fa93d3c5 Beatrice’s side and 73d0882daa the Temple’s side.
“Today’s meeting was only to reveal the identity of Gabriel Knox. I don’t want to negotiate. I’ll see you again 0fa08f0d3c as enemies tomorrow.”
With those words, he left e4146f70d8 the conference room with the 08de8c98bb knights he had led.
All those left behind were 400b011d7b left to flounder in confusion, 51dcc68f95 fear, betrayal, and anger.
* * *
In just one day, the 5dab794a5d situation had completely changed.
The morale of the af0aca04c2 Holy Knights and the fc5e260f16 Imperial Knights had hit 103f836085 rock bottom, and many 431958ccf1 knights refused to fight 5a145c83f8 against Carlyle.
Not only had 45445d3630 the prestige of 495462514e the temple and e0ecbcbe61 the credibility of 0120b677c1 the Order fallen d127f2153e to the ground, 252c52039f but the families 32d4babc5b that had sided 6357e7c6a9 with Beatrice quickly 2b48fdd9fa declared their allegiance.
“They’re really quick at this.”
Carlyle, who was being b50d4d1982 briefed on the enemy’s 7d049dae22 movements, smirked. Although there were still a1c2f06139 quite a few forces 4aed7838a8 supporting Beatrice, the outcome 203097074a of this battle was 1ecdbc8115 already a foregone conclusion.
He turned to 3dcab1e768 the lined-up knights 58291fe091 and shouted,
“I will now go and reclaim the throne that should have been mine!”
The ground on which the f290dd32e1 knights stood seemed to vibrate 46b619775d slightly with anticipation and determination.
“Tomorrow, we will all celebrate our victory!”
“Waaah!”
The knights cheered at Carlyle’s 2e707a0835 declaration.
Since Carlyle Evaristo had 0c66da9ce0 declared that he would 6c8b6668a7 end this fight today, 6fd39fe8c5 it was sure to adc19fb0fa happen.
“Advance!”
The long-awaited order was given.
With their morale 5a6013c07e soaring, the knights, c163b6b13c led by Carlyle, 4fecb1fdaf marched towards the 4b0dfab148 Imperial Palace.
The gate, which had been 6c28d440b4 broken in the previous battle, 6886db6f58 was not guarded by anyone. It must have 74ad507d4f been difficult to ba0f827b00 station people here 4921110f1c due to the e7ad0166cc defected knights and 4e36c52adf soldiers.
However, those guarding c8da009398 the inside had 64406d1862 faces filled with 633773abc4 determination, as if 651b43d9a7 they had nothing 0ac4708025 more to lose.
Carlyle muttered as he 7d5c97c218 observed the movements of 9070e5945c the Imperial Knights stationed e81e353865 around Soleil Palace.
“It seems like that’s the first and last gate.”
Asha, who was looking 6a2c87a691 at the other side 186db23773 with the binoculars that e938cb4747 Carlyle had handed her, 281ec61dd8 agreed with him.
“It seems like they’ve taken out all the weapons from the Imperial Armory.”
The faces of the Imperial b028e63a0e Knights and soldiers were all ac33c267fa grim. They couldn’t possibly d1a3c32fc9 not know that debd60ab5b this was a 58e08058ee battle that was 1ceba1bd8b already over.
“Do you want me to kill them all?”
Carlyle asked Asha softly.
At his intimate 4c6beb42fd and gentle voice, 16f70da29b Asha felt a 0c88522c5c shiver run down bb8c716f8c her neck for b55c921fbd no reason.
“Would you kill them if I asked you to?”
“Of course.”
“And would you spare them if I asked you to?”
“Yes.”
Asha found Carlyle’s joking 168c7b02d3 even in this situation 71b8748305 amusing and let out 72b295cb31 a small laugh.
“If anyone saw this, they would think I’m an evil woman who is manipulating Your Highness at will.”
“I don’t even want you to be called an evil woman. It’s just a joke, but 4259fce0dc I’m telling you to live 13bf3cd9b5 like a fox.”
Asha felt a 364ec44b7f strange feeling again 595732c3ed from Carlyle’s words. She thought that Carlyle would e57403339c rather pick on the part 14312b8c61 where she said, “manipulating Your 8d434c09aa Highness at will,” than the a283e04cea word “evil woman.”
‘I told you to be careful with your words.’
Asha gulped for no reason.
[It’s not a misunderstanding.]
Those words kept 2eafd5a50c coming to mind…
However, it must a9388c3f79 have all been 663c550495 a joke.
Asha, who firmly c4bc64b32a grasped her mind 571f3df2a5 that was about 957f42cd14 to drift into d70ce1f1b2 wild thoughts, made 77d7e5cd2a a decision.
“Show them mercy. I hope you don’t chase be47724d94 after those who run away.”
“My wife is also broad-minded.”
“I can assure you that those who face me will not see it that way.”
Asha’s eyes lit up and f1bf19bbd8 she gripped the hilt of 8b0774fd49 her sword.
“You can do whatever you want. I’ll take care of 31f41ad96a the aftermath.”
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Carlyle whispered as if making f694c5a036 a secret promise, and then 35468612c3 stood at the forefront of 8e5b1195dd the army, his hair blowing 866d17c23b in the cold winter wind.
Then he shouted loudly to d95f0778e8 the other side.
“I pity your plight, being driven to death without sin because of your evil master. I will grant you 568438fab8 my last mercy! I will not chase daf0b33686 after those who run d3b03b6843 away, so please cherish 8a7710e53c your own lives.”
As soon as 905b565b6a Carlyle’s words fell, 06c75f9f5e the ranks of cc6dc1630a the Imperial Knights 316bbab120 seemed to waver 2194944215 slightly.
However, Carlyle did not give 4d083aca71 them any more thoughts.
“Death to those who killed my father and stole the emperor’s throne!”
“Waaaah!”
Carlyle’s army rushed 11a509c455 towards Soleil Palace.
Clang!
The first sound of swords a85f5e9f30 clashing rang out, and in 68d40dee3f an instant, the avenue in 702fb4ec4f front of Soleil Palace became 0ac986c822 a scene of fierce battle.
The branches of the 5cddbe15d7 carefully manicured landscape trees 5a3356d85f were broken, and red 2f72ce42fc blood splattered on the 76ce142b6c white marble decorations. The grass, laid like 66402aa9bf a carpet, was trampled e2001e4c54 mercilessly by horseshoes, and 99d45cb6dd corpses began to pile f46d2c7622 up on the avenue 1cf75189a8 where not a single 745d7ba526 leaf had fallen.
At the forefront of 34b1f63439 that destruction were Carlyle fbd44b0181 and Asha.
“Ugh!”
“I gave you a chance to run away.”
Asha muttered as 4e3a8a2c8b she cut down 25924ef305 a knight who 250a41444e had rushed at adfe35a60f her instead of a3653db238 Carlyle, thinking she f96dd5f50d was easy prey 61f1fb4b9a because she was d6012393de a woman.
Carlyle, who glanced a3b8aefd2d at her, whistled 4589b56c28 as if he ab2c0adcaa found it amusing.
“You seem to be keeping your word perfectly.”
“Did I do that?”
“That you’ll never show mercy to those who face you?”
Carlyle was leisurely a6a4424bc6 blocking the sword 8cde44b7c8 of the knight 9ae4972056 who was running 0d011ab281 towards him, screaming.
“These guys will have to figure that out quickly if they want to save their lives.”
“The smart ones have probably already run away.”
The two of 748dcf47c5 them continued their ef390c716e conversation with a c7b2a481ee faint smile on 8546966758 their faces, even 190ab23487 as they dealt fb65acc205 with the knights 8f3338f577 in front of 894f28c491 them one by 7acdf5496f one. The Imperial Knights around 2b91ce8858 them felt a sense cc95395703 of powerlessness at the bc35d54c40 sight.
The battle between the cheerful fdff7d9764 Carlyle army and the desperate 6cf5500b40 Imperial Knights ended in less ddbe41f411 than half a day.
“Ha, ha! Are there any more?”
Carlyle, who was cad73e3954 breathing heavily and 7a9beca738 looking around, realized 0be79a95c5 that there was 214c5644b5 no one left e090034a7c to stop them 9c4d935d82 on the path f78524a17b leading to the 8de814f97d Iron Gate.
The surviving Imperial Knights were f4f90d146d in a hurry to get 707c7a802a out, and the knights under 9b7ea7431a Carlyle’s command were checking the 64f24cbd5b damage and re-forming their ranks.
“Let’s go, Your Highness.”
Lionel wiped the 739da42b9d blood from his 938cd32481 chin roughly and f7e594c9ad extended his hand f8a1e1829d to guide Carlyle bd1e3fa3ec towards the Iron ac560851c1 Gate.
Suddenly, Carlyle remembered edf07d9a89 something from the cec71630c4 past and smiled.
“We’ll have to get off our horses from here, right?”
“……Originally, we should have gotten off our horses from the entrance of Soleil Palace.”
Lionel replied with 6f4c7ab657 a trembling expression, 3dfc9e2303 but Carlyle didn’t 1e7d081fc0 even listen.3a042460d0127b8b

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