Chapter 592
Ellen also heard from someone from the General Headquarters that the tomb of the Knights Templar had been robbed. He knew, of course, that the commander of the Knights Templar and the high-ranking paladins had returned to investigate the matter.
Since a significant amount of force is concentrated on the allied forces, it is unavoidable that the security of the Great Temple of the Knights Templar is weak, and the robbery incident itself did not seem impossible.
However, he did not know that what was stolen was the remains.
“why… … ?”
It was something Ellen couldn’t understand.
“I don’t know. However, many of the cemeteries have been destroyed, and the remains in them have all disappeared.”
It’s the same thing that Ileion Bolton can’t understand.
“It would have been natural for Archbishop Rowen to want to investigate this. But I never thought that the method would have been capturing and torturing pagans.”
Ileion Bolton was staring down at the table.
“I, too, returned to the imperial capital and continued to look into it. There is a possibility of internal dissatisfaction, and there may be something I do not know about, so I am cautious about acting.”
How did someone sneak into the graves of the saints and steal the remains?
I don’t know why, I don’t know how, I don’t know the culprit.
And it was clear that the leader of the Knights Templar couldn’t even start the case properly because he couldn’t trust those who remained in the ecliptic.
“What does that have to do with the people in the refugee camp?”
“If you think what the Heretic Questioner does is to capture, torture, and kill innocent people, you can’t help it, but the Heretic Questioner actually sees the curse rituals of the pagans manifested as power the most in the world.”
“… … .”
They have seen the diabolical works of the heathen, and they have seen with their own eyes the unholy miracles they perform.
Therefore, it is inevitable that pagans are thought to be the cause of this problem, which is a kind of occupational disease.
“It cannot be said that the possibility that pagan curses and prayers may have desecrated the tombs of saints is far from implausible.”
Even the commander of the Knights Templar cannot say that the pagan rituals in the refugee camp are absolutely not the cause.
In fact, a huge refugee camp has been formed in the imperial capital, and many of them believe in the cult of the warriors or a form of arbitrary transformation of the cult of the warriors.
It cannot be said that there is absolutely no possibility that any of their unclean rites or prayers may have burned the shrines of the saints.
“Is that possible? really?”
At Ellen’s question, Ileion Boelton neither nodded nor shook his head.
“There may be a possibility.”
The commander of the Knights Templar doesn’t know what Rowen has been up to now.
However, because of the situation with the Knights Templar, we know that Rowen was looking into the grave robbery.
Then, more strange problems after all.
‘Why the hell is Ludwig… … ?’
Ellen thought Rowen might have approached Ludwig to gain access to her.
But if Rowen was investigating a grave robbery, what on earth could Ludwig have to do with it?
It could be if the purpose of approaching Ludwig and the cemetery robbery were different.
But is it really like that?
And another problem.
“Rowen wonders why the gate incident happened… … . Was it someone you knew?”
Circumstances, when he reflected on what he said to Ludwig, Rowen seemed to know the reason for the gate incident.
In response to Ellen’s question, Ileion Bolton looks at Ellen in silence.
“Do you remember that day?”
Of course, Ellen doesn’t know what day that day means.
The day the sky opened and meteors rained down.
I mean the day this whole nightmare started.
“Do you remember the people we met then?”
“… … ah.”
A lot of people gathered at the place.
The place where I asked the demon king what he had planned and what he wanted for the last time.
There, the demon king said.
I loved humans and wanted to save them.
But you guys didn’t believe me, and it was already too late, so I told you what was going to happen.
The people who gathered to interrogate the Demon King that day.
Emperor and Prince.
Including Ellen and Saviolin Tana, the commander of the Knights Templar, and the Popes of the Five Great Priests.
And those who gathered to prepare for an emergency.
Imperial Wizards.
Chanapell.
High-ranking Paladins of the Templar Order.
“Archbishop Rowen was there too.”
Rowen was the one who was present at the place where the demon king made his last excuse.
give up everything, give up everything
I loved humans, I wanted peace, but you guys didn’t believe me.
It was the person who saw the demon king in front of his eyes, giving up everything with a horrendous expression and confessing about what would happen in the future in despair.
Archbishop Rowen, who was the leader of the heretic inquisitors, watched the champion of Tuan and the apostle of Tuan in despair.
He was a priest of Tuan.
* * *
On the day the sky opened, there were many people in the auditorium. There were wizards from the royal family, chivalry from Shanafell, and high-ranking paladins from the Knights Templar.
While many of them have already become guests after the Gate crisis, some have survived. Rowen was one of those people.
They don’t know much about the demon king, but they are the ones who have seen first-hand the fact that they foresaw that a gate incident would happen and told how to stop it.
All of them were silent about the truth that should not be revealed, but in the end, they are all human.
I have no choice but to suffer and think about why this had to happen and what the hell was the problem.
Ellen couldn’t help but stiffen in a daze when she heard that Rowen, who had been murdered, was one of those present that day.
At that spot, Ellen was in a position close to the Demon King.
Rowen must have watched the scene from a distance. He was one of the Paladins who were guarding the surroundings in case of an unexpected attack.
She could hear the demon king’s confession.
Numerous people know that the gate incident was an act of the demon king to exterminate humans.
People hate Tuan for choosing such a demon king.
I hate those priests who believe in Tuan.
I hate believers who follow such priests.
And the warrior cultists who believe in the hero gain power.
How unfair, sad, sad, and hateful were the words of hatred and anger spoken by those who did not know the truth.
Ellen realizes that Rowen’s hatred for her was terribly natural.
But whatever Rowen wanted or investigated, he died.
I don’t even know who died.
I don’t know why he approached Ludwig.
Louise said to Ellen.
Your work is the work of mankind.
Then, is all the work of mankind the work of the warrior?
In the end, Ellen went beyond being suspicious of Rowen, to the point where she wondered if she was responsible for what Rowen had gone through.
“I wonder who killed that person… … . You mean you don’t know?”
“… … okay.”
The commander of the Knights Templar can only guess what Rowen was investigating. He really did what he was trying to do. He doesn’t know who killed him.
I can’t believe everything Ileion Bolton says. On the border of ignorance, lies, and truth, it is possible that Ileion Boelton did not tell everything.
“Can we assume that Rowen was murdered while investigating a robbery?”
“Perhaps.”
Under the Temple of the Holy Knights, the tombs of saints were robbed.
Rowen was investigating the case and was killed in the process.
That was the only conclusion I could draw now.
* * *
Ileion Boelton’s statement that he didn’t know what Rowen was doing wasn’t entirely without credibility. However, even so, there is no guarantee that everything Ileion Bolton says will be true.
In the first place, no matter how champion you are, you won’t be happy that Ellen, an outsider, interferes too much with what’s going on inside, so it’s only natural that you hide something.
Rather than destroying the evidence as soon as the Paladins arrived at the scene, they were in a hurry to cover up what the temple was doing. That is why the corpses in the basement of the temple remained intact.
Paladins were in a hurry in the first place.
After covering up the scene itself, he must have planned to slowly deal with the interrogation facilities for the heretic interrogators later.
Of course, since it was the work of the Templars, there was no reason for the Empire to intervene.
Had it not been for Ellen’s sudden intrusion into the scene, externally this would have ended with a mob raid on the temple, looting and arson.
It was the paladins who were instructed by Ileion Bolton to cover up the scene.
However, Ileion Boelton insisted that Rowen had not been instructed to interrogate the heretics, and the claim itself was not entirely without credibility, regardless of authenticity.
Ileion Bolton was in an unknown position until he returned about the situation in the ecliptic. It’s clear that he’s also spending time trying to figure out the situation.
Ellen is worried.
Does Ileion Boelton know that Rowen deliberately approached Ludwig?
Given the circumstances, Ileion Bolton was focused on covering up the scene.
It was clear that he did not check the contents of the documents inside the temple or know that Rowen intentionally approached Ludwig.
After covering up the scene, he would have tried to learn about it step by step during the probationary process.
And the document with Ludwig’s face on it is now in Ellen’s possession.
After thinking about whether or not to talk about this, Ellen made a decision.
Ileion Bolton is still unbelievable.
He won’t trust Ellen either, so it’s fair distrust.
“Can I find out on my own?”
If he insists on not interfering, it will arouse Ellen’s suspicions.
Ellen does not explicitly have power over public parts such as investigative powers.
However, since it is not specified, Ellen can interfere with anything in the world.
It is already proof that Ellen can interfere in the affairs of the Knights Templar, which even the emperor cannot touch.
In some ways, it is Ellen who has the most transcendent power. Ellen doesn’t know what Rayon Bolton is thinking.
I just know he can’t refuse.
“I will fully cooperate. However, within the authority of the Commander of the Knights Templar.”
Within the authority of the Commander of the Templars.
Ellen understood what that meant.
* * *
After the interview with the commander of the Knights Templar, Ellen returned to where her party was waiting.
Ellen was assured that the Commander of the Templars would fully cooperate. However, the commander of the Knights Templar did not mention the princess of the Schwartz family at all.
It was unclear whether he meant to take care of himself or whether it was okay for Louise to step into the case.
However, the commander of the Knights Templar is in a position to solve the grave robbery case.
It wouldn’t hurt him if Ellen solved the case on her own, just as Rowen solved the case in her own way.
Ileion Boelton showed an ambiguous figure, whether he really didn’t know, or whether he knew but didn’t speak.
However, the assertion that he was bound to be ignorant of the circumstances of the imperial capital was not lacking in persuasive power.
Ellen didn’t bother to say that Rowen was one of the people who knew the truth about the Gates scandal.
I feel guilty, but I have to hide the truth that I have to hide.
Just as Ileion Boelton crushed the road leading to the basement of the Temple of the Heretic Inquisitor with rubble. Ellen was forced to do something similar.
“The graveyard was robbed, and what was missing were the remains?”
“yes.”
“Why the hell… … ?”
“I don’t know either.”
The three of them were understandably surprised when they heard about what Rowen was supposedly investigating.
If the treasure disappeared, it would have been for material greed, but if the remains disappeared, the possibility of being involved in evil increases.
Therefore, it would have been natural for Rowen, the Heretic Inquisitor, to investigate the evil pagans.
In the refugee camp, they caught those who seemed to be heretics, tortured and killed them to see if they were related to the grave robbery of the Knights Templar.
Whether justified or not, she did her job.
missing bones.
Why were the ashes of the saints stolen, and where did they go?
Louise narrowed her brows and was lost in thought.
“Interrogating and killing the cultists seems to have been the only conclusion the priest could draw… … .”
“Then, I found the suspected culprits, and it seems highly probable that I was killed by them… … .”
“But are there enough pagan forces in the refugee camp to do such a thing?”
It is impossible to say that such a thing could never happen.
But in the end, there is one piece of the puzzle that doesn’t fit if Rowen touched some powerful cultists in the refugee camp, and they were slaughtered by the inquisitors as well as himself.
Everyone’s eyes naturally turned to Ludwig.
“Then why am I… … .”
Ludwig was also confused, not knowing why Rowen approached him.
“One thing is for sure, he was someone who didn’t need bodyguards. It’s clear that I approached you intentionally.”
Rowen must have been better than Ludwig. He only disguised himself as saying he needed security, but in reality, it is clear that he purposely came to the guards where Ludwig was.
But Ellen was moving on to the idea that these two were separate events.
Rowen was investigating the whereabouts of the missing remains.
And he wanted to reach Ellen by approaching Ludwig in order to eradicate the Cult of Braves.
He must have hated pagans, so he could have pursued two completely different projects.
Knowing the premise that Rowen had some knowledge of the truth about the Gate scandal, Ellen made a different reasoning than those present.
Ludwig’s involvement is separate from the heretics and the theft of the remains.
The theft of the ashes is right in front of Rowen’s eyes. So I had no choice but to investigate.
Approaching Ellen through Ludwig would be a completely different thing from Rowen’s point of view, from a fairly long-term perspective.
Under the circumstances, Ellen was convinced that Rowen could only hate her.
But in the end, no matter what Rowen tried to do, the problem comes back to square one.
Who Killed Rowen?
“In the refugee camp… … . There is a pagan force of that size. Could there be any force capable of attacking the heretic inquisitor’s temple?”
Louise was silent at Ellen’s question. It’s like she has nothing on her mind.
Heinrich von Schwarz, who had been silent for a long time, but had nothing to say, opened his mouth.
“Could the demonic religion… … . Could it be?”
“… … A demonic cult?”
Real heresy, not paganism.
“Yes, the refugee camp is infested with pagans, but there is no way there are not even magicians.”
In fact, unlike the Brave Cult, which has half-belief, demonists use the power of true demons.
Actually, the dangerous heresy has always been the demonists.
“okay… … . I hadn’t even thought about that.”
Louise nodded slowly.
The theft of the ashes was not the work of the demonists in the refugee camp, but Heinrich’s reasoning was true in a broad sense.
