168 090. The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -1 Part Two

Alice gasped out in shock involuntarily before covering her mouth. “M-my apologies, your highness.”

“No need to apologise. Actually, there’s something I wanted to ask you.”

“Pardon?”

The Seventh Imperial Prince was staring straight at Alice. His gaze proved to be a bit too intense for her so she avoided meeting his eyes.

“What do you feel? I meant the holy undead. Do you feel repulsed by it?”

“Repulsed… is it?”

Alice shifted her gaze over to the skeleton. The undead creature tilted its head this way and that when she stared intently at it.

Her eyes sparkled brightly as she began inspecting the skeleton much closer than before. She cautiously and gently ran her hands on the eye sockets of the skull, the neck bones, the spine, the rib cage, the arm bones and even the hip bones.

“What if I go to that inquisition and…”

Alice raised her head.

“…And show this skeleton to the Priests and the nobles? You think I will be able to convince them somehow?”

Her brows shot up higher at what he said.

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(TL: In 1st person POV.)

I stepped outside the library.

Alice’s advice proved to be rather satisfactory, if I say so myself.

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-I believe it’ll be difficult, your highness. Without a doubt, there is no sense of repulsion. No, what I felt was the greatness of Goddess Gaia resonating within me when I observed this holy undead. If the other Priests also get to witness this creature, they will feel the same emotion as I have.

“Your highness!”

It was then, Harman hurriedly rushed to my side. He pushed forward a document tightly gripped in his hand towards me.

“The date for your inquisition has been set.”

I stared at him and asked, “Okay, when is it?”

“Two days from now. Not only that, it’ll be held late at night as well. The location will be the imperial palace’s audience chamber.”

“Is that so? That’s sooner than I thought. They don’t want to give me enough time to prepare, is that it?”

The inquisition would take place in the palace’s audience chamber, was it?

It seemed that the Holy Emperor was planning to protect me.