Chapter 359: Stuck as a pawn
Eren stepped out of the shower, appearing
to be a little too well dressed. Zia was still curious about the mark on Eren’s arm but
because of him getting dressed, she
couldn’t see it anymore.
She wondered just what was the significance of that mark for Eren that he would get it imprinted on his arm. She was completely unaware that it wasn’t there until yesterday.
She wanted to ask Eren about it but he had already ignored her question once. If he
didn’t feel comfortable talking about it, she didn’t question him.
Unlike Zia, Yu Lin didn’t have even the slightest of curiosity for some reason. She just occasionally looked at Eren, holding a meaningful gaze that she lowered whoever Eren was looking towards her.
From that point on, none of them talked about the mark that had appeared on Eren’s arm.
“Shall we take a walk outside? It’s not often that we come to the Holy City,” Eren told the two ladies who immediately agreed.
The three of them soon stepped out of their rooms, immediately growing surprised to see the number of guards stationed outside.
Unlike before, there were just too many guests this time. For a moment, Eren even thought that they were here to capture them but there was no hostility. They were simply observing him.
From the back, an old man stepped forward. “Greetings to the Eastern Envoys. I believe we haven’t met before. I am Yen, the Minister of War of the Holy Empire.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Minister of War.” Eren responded with a calm demeanor before asking, “May I ask why you have gathered so many guards there? I hope the Minister of War isn’t planning on going to war with us.”
“I don’t believe I would ever have that
opportunity.” Instead of refuting Eren’s words, the Minister of War answered in a
straightforward manner as if he was
actually disappointed that he couldn’t.
The Minister of War turned around without
saying anything else. The other guards
cleared the path for him.
Although he didn’t tell Eren to follow him,
the meaning behind his actions was clear.
Eren followed the old man, accompanied by the two women.
“Something important was stolen last night. The stolen object holds great significance to the Holy Empire. I suppose
you wouldn’t know anything about that?” The Minister of War asked, without looking back at Eren.
“Something was stolen? What?”
Eren was just as confused as everyone else.
This time, he didn’t steal anything. Was
there someone else in the Holy City who was able to mess with the Holy Empire to this extent?
He was also curious about the item that
was stolen. If the Holy Empire reacted like this, then he could only imagine the importance of the item that was stolen.
“You are the only outsider that entered the Holy City yesterday and something like this happened. Isn’t it an interesting coincidence?” The Minister of War asked,
his presence becoming fainter with each
passing second to the point that Eren couldn’t even hear the sound of his footsteps.
“Are you doubting me?” Eren asked,
rubbing his forehead in frustration.
There were times when he did something
himself but no one could doubt him
because he used a false persona. Meanwhile, this time he didn’t do anything
and the suspicions were already on him?
Now he finally understood what the Sea Dragon Empress must have felt when she took the blame for his actions without even
realizing.
“I simply called out a coincidence. Why did
you think I was doubting you? Unless you also think that makes sense?” The Minister
of War exclaimed, his words carrying a hidden meaning beneath.
For the first time, Eren felt a slight hint of
killing intent. It wasn’t coming from one person either. He felt more people that were clearly hiding in the surroundings.
“I hope you won’t do anything that you might regret. Some things have far reaching consequences.” Eren told the man, coming to a halt.
He also sent a signal to Zia to protect Yu
Lin, telling her that it might be time for
them to become enemies of the Holy Empire. “Unfortunately I know the consequences far too well. That’s exactly why you need to
die.” The Minister of War came to a halt as
well, his voice barely audible. A sword appeared in his hand that shone brightly.
The sword looked like a treasure from the
North as it was using Mana. There was not even the slightest trace of the Holy Aura as if intentional.
“And here I was looking forward to some sightseeing…” Eren scratched the back of his head, calling forth a sword as well.
He didn’t want to become a pawn in the game between the Holy Emperor and the
Priestess but it has actually come to this. Although he expected the Holy Priestess to
do something to frame the Emperor, he didn’t expect it to be this deliberate. If the highest ranking subordinate of the
Holy Emperor attacked the envoys from the East with a Mana weapon, that was enough to link him to the Northern Empire.
There was already a flaw in the disappearance of the previous envoys from the East. How would the Northern Empires know where they were going and at what
time?
The only ones knowing you were the Holy
Church who sent the invitation and the Demon Sect which accepted.
That was the only thing that linked the Holy Church to this disappearance. However, if the Holy Emperor was proven
to be a traitor, the leak of information could be explained.
In any case, it was far too crude to be the
plan of the Holy Emperor even if he was possessed. If that man actually came after reading the novel, there was no way that he was going to be foolish enough to think
that the Minister of War could kill two great elders.
It was more like a suicide mission for an extreme fanatic. And whenever Eren thought about Fanatic Followers, he could only think of one person.
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