170 091. The Inquisition of the Seventh Imperial Prince -2 Part Two

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The Seventh Imperial Prince wearing Amon’s skull on his head and a bone armour around his body, was silently staring at a tree branch held in his hand.

[Branch of the world tree]

This little item not only greatly recovered the physical and mental state of the one wielding it, but could also greatly reduce the side effects of all the negative status ailments affecting him as well.

Its effective duration was only about ten minutes. However, by using Divine Aura on it, the item’s duration could be extended greatly.

Tina had gifted him this special branch before his departure from Aslan.

The Seventh Imperial Prince shifted his gaze away.

All the subjects of the empire he could see were kneeling before him. Their eyes were quietly closed while they continued offering their heartfelt prayers.

The parade headed to the imperial palace.

Harman on standby near the palace’s imposing front gates was also standing around in a daze due to the approaching spectacle. Still, he barely managed to regain enough of his wits to open the gates on time.

The undead legion numbering fifteen hundred strong stood in rank and file on the imperial palace’s plaza, and the Seventh Imperial Prince, the commander of the goddess’s divine army, stepped off from the chariot.

He began heading towards his destination on foot and ten holy undead knights escorted him by his side.

No one dared to stop their advance.

He brazenly strode in the palace’s corridors and eventually reached the Holy Emperor’s audience chamber.

The holy undead knights stepped up to directly open the huge entrance.

The Seventh Imperial Prince confidently walked inside.

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The eyes of every noble and the clergy gathered inside the audience chamber nearly popped out of their sockets while witnessing this sight.

Undeniable chills overtook them, and one by one, they began kneeling down and bowing their heads.

“We offer our greetings to your highness, the Seventh Imperial Prince!”

Their initial stupefied state didn’t last for long, though; they flinched in surprise and clamped their mouth shut.

This was supposed to be an inquisition. An occasion meant to prove the sins of the seventh grandson of the Holy Emperor, Allen Olfolse, and make him answer for them.

But this… wasn’t this like…

‘Isn’t this like we’re here to pay our respect to the Holy Emperor?!’

Indeed, wasn’t that throne meant for the Holy Emperor to sit?

And yet the boy prince was sitting on it so nonchalantly as if it belonged to him in the first place!

The Seventh Imperial Prince spoke up once more, “I shall ask all of you now.”

The nobles flinched in surprise and stared at him.

“The Darina household that collaborated with the Vampires, and the corrupt Church of Caiolium that still backs them after the truth was revealed.”

His voice containing Spirit Speech streamed towards the listeners like a sacred river.

“And then, me, Allen Olfolse, his majesty, the Holy Emperor’s seventh grandson, one who can command the walking dead by borrowing the powers of Goddess Gaia.”

The nobles, now entranced by his voice, found themselves unable to tear their gazes away from the Seventh Imperial Prince on the throne.

Every single one of them was thinking the same thing while staring at him.

The Seventh Imperial Prince before their very eyes, he…

The boy prince narrowed his eyes once more and asked them, “Who do you think is the truly corrupt one between us?”

He was the one who’d become the next Holy Emperor as the man inheriting Gaia’s will.

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Fin.