Defying the Fate of Beheading-Chapter 482 - 270: The Great Sin · Power of Time of Sloth
Beatrice’s sudden action left the members of the God of Love Church momentarily speechless.
Even legends did not dare to take responsibility at such a moment.
Louis said calmly:
"To create such a commotion on the Empire’s land, don’t tell me you acted without orders from above."
Upon hearing this, the demigod from the God of Love Church pursuing the Dark Side Demigod could not help but step forward.
He emerged from the crowd and said:
"Your Highnesses, the God of Love Church is willing to bear the cost of the losses caused by this action."
Beatrice shook her head and said:
"Such words should not come from a mere demigod."
Igniting a war on another’s land, no matter the justification, is an infringement on the Empire’s sovereignty.
Demigod?
Does the Empire not have demigods as well?
As soon as she spoke, scattered footsteps could be heard from within the mist at the exit.
The current Pope of the God of Love Church, Gogorish, led several cardinals out.
"Greetings to the Empire’s great Little Sun."
His expression was extremely respectful, leaving Louis at a loss for words.
According to church tradition, when meeting the Empire’s foremost individual, they are typically addressed as the "Great Sun," a tradition dating back to the era of the Eternal Fierce Sun.
But neither of them is the Empire’s foremost individual; Beatrice is the heir, and Louis is the supporter of the next heir.
Usually, the heir is addressed as the Little Sun.
But influenced by common customs, the term Little Sun typically referred to males.
Figures like the Empress or princesses are generally called the "Noble Moon."
Even on the Star Continent, where extraordinary powers exist, female emperors are still rare.
This left him momentarily unsure of how to address them according to etiquette.
But at least one thing is certain.
The God of Love Church did not have any intentions of repentance regarding their actions this time.
—Even if he knew, it was likely they weren’t doing anything wrong over there.
This kind of awkward situation arose at such a moment.
The conflict between imperial power and religious power has been an age-old issue.
It’s not necessarily about who is right or wrong.
The Empire, which controlled the voice in the era of imperial power, did not necessarily have happier subjects than those under religious power.
It’s a matter of perspective.
Beatrice drew a circle in his palm, indicating she would handle this matter.
This allowed Louis to worry a bit less.
"Your Holiness, your actions this time violate the Continental Convention a bit, don’t they?"
The Pope bowed his head and said:
"The church will provide an accurate response for its related statements and apologies, along with the corresponding compensation."
Beatrice raised an eyebrow.
This attitude seemed to suggest that whatever demands the Empire made, the God of Love Church would agree to them.
She pondered for a moment and said:
"I will report this matter to the Emperor, and you should prepare yourselves mentally."
"If you can communicate with the Emperor, that would be even better."
The Pope might have realized their previous attitude was rather sharp, and now had lowered his stance significantly.
Louis, however, seemed to have grasped something beyond comprehension.
He looked toward the divine cast avatar in the mist.
It’s quite possible that the Emperor was aware of this incident.
At least many years ago, the divine cast avatar had already been placed in the City of Arts.
What he regretted was that he hadn’t managed to consume the negative energy from the demigod on the dark side of the God of Love.
It seems that the Sin Dragon Armament has a unique mechanism for determining negative energy he devours.
If it wasn’t slain by his own hands, it doesn’t count.
During the previous demigod duel, he couldn’t intervene, nor could he allow the God of Love Church to kill and take away the opposing demigod.
Even though the outcome seemed the same, there were some things he had to guard against.
As Beatrice put it, "Enemies daring to move against Ensa’s land should be eliminated by the royal family personally."
This sentence emphasized that the opponent is the prey, while the royal family is the hunter.
If the God of Love Church intended to target the prey selected by the royal family, it would amount to provoking the hunters.
This all hinges on Qian relying on the Emperor’s power to slay the opposing demigod.
If it had been the God of Love, and the church killed and directly took it away, should disputes arise afterward and they claimed to be "helping the Empire clear threats," the Empire’s justification would weaken.
Even if the Empire knew it was justified, the body would be on the other side.
The more you emphasize it, the more likely "the Empire is incompetent, relying only on the church to clear hidden dangers" would arise.
No matter how you explain it, you can’t stop what’s in people’s hearts.
This was something Beatrice absolutely could not accept, nor could the Empire.
Even if the church wasn’t planning such actions, the Empire could not cede its discourse to someone else.
Fortunately, Qian was indeed quite formidable.
Seeing that both sides seemed willing to sit down and talk, parties began to exit the scene in an orderly manner.
It is foreseeable that the coming days would bring a lively atmosphere to the City of Arts.
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Time swiftly passed over the course of several days.
The commotion in the City of Arts began to spread outward.
The largest headlines in the newspapers these past months were, first, the God of Love voluntarily admitting fault and offering compensation, and second, the Empire’s strong men leading the charge, furiously killing the demigod of the Dark Side of Love God. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
While many of the details weren’t disclosed, outsiders could confirm that the Empire and the God of Love Church pulled off something significant together.
Many civilians still didn’t know that the Dark Side of Love God had grown strong enough to possess a demigod.
But even more surprising to them was that an organization with a demigod could just be killed off by the Empire and the church as they said.
As they marveled at the horror, it further elevated their perception of the participating parties.
