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Vivian just finished wearing her extra clothes except for her extra Inquisitor Full-Mask and was holding the mask on her hand.
I can't wear this…
The saliva of that giant dog stinks too much…
The 3-meter-long giant black Kraine with red glowing eyes that was summoned by Vinzent through his personal Lore Magic, [Bluthund], bit her entire head earlier. Although its fangs couldn't penetrate her skin despite its great efforts in wiggling her around, it still covered Vivian's hair and face in saliva.
I tried to wipe my face with a piece of cloth but I still couldn't get rid of the smell…
And if I wear this mask, the only thing I'd be able to smell is its stinking saliva…!
Her jaw tightened as she glared at the two severed heads beside her -- mainly, Johann and Dirk's head; the current Duke and the First Commander in the Halb'hund and the Halb'mensch family.
Dammit…!
Why didn't I just use [Halo] right from the start…?!
Why did I choose to play along for a while…?!
Now I have to suffer with this…!
How long and how many times do I need to suffer…?!
An idea popped inside her head.
Well…
I can strip my clothes again…
Transform into my demon form…
And then revert back to human form…
She looked around her surroundings, and then her expression quickly switched to a deadpan expression. She let out a tired sigh as she rolled her eyes.
Of course, why not…?
A few miles away, there was a group of people and also flying units heading towards the Castle of Hun'de.
She stared at the mask on her hand.
I don't want to risk it…
She wore the mask.
"Elk…! So smelly…!'
She wore the backpack on her back and then picked up the severed heads on each hand -- Johann's head on her left and Dirk's head on her right.
Vooom!
***
A group of 24 people, consisting of Priests, Knights and civilians were already standing in front of the burned and ruined Castle of Hun'de as they waited for Vivian to arrive.
To be specific, 24 were land units while 4 were air units.
Vooooooooom...!
Vivian was running using 1/7 of her total Physical Force -- part of it was that she didn't want to destroy her boots and another part of it was to show them the "trophies" on her hands.
Vooom!
When she finally arrived in front of the group of Priests and Knights, and was welcomed with mixed reactions -- shock, anger, horror, etc. -- she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Oh…?
Priests here have a different cloak…?
To be specific, the cloaks of the Priests here were made out of animal fur.
"I am Sister Inquisitor Monad of the Inquisitory Division. I came here to question this family of heretics on their failed assassination attempt on me, a devout and loyal servant of the God of Light. And when they refused to cooperate peacefully, well…"
She raised the two heads forward.
"This is the result!
"And know this:
"Whoever dares to disrespect, touch or assassinate a member of the Temple of Priests, especially an Inquisitor, they will be charged with heresy and answer in blood!"
Ding!
'Unlocked [Aristocratic Noble Killer] Lore!'
Ding!
'Unlocked [Killer of Aristocratic Nobles] Lore!'
Ding!
'Unlocked [Metzger der Hunde] Lore!'
As Vivian lowered the heads and turned to all the Priests present, the members of the Duke family, on the other hand, were affected by the magic effect of one of Vivian's new Lore magic, [Metzger der Hunde].
"Brothers, arrest all of the members of the heretic family here and kill anyone who
dares to resist."
Everyone was still processing everything that was going on.
Out of the 20 people present here, 8 were Priests (half of them already retired), 4 Knights were from the Duke's family, 2 civilians were also from the Duke's family, and 6 Knights were from different families.
[Halo].
"DO IT!!!"
A fight broke out within the group.
Everyone from the Duke's family resisted.
As for the Knights who were from different families:
4 of them sided with the Duke's family because they had female family members who married into the Duke's family or their family had close ties with the Duke's family.
Meanwhile, the remaining 2 tried to stay neutral.
Thud, thud.
[Mana Dual Claws].
[Enchant Poison].
Vooo-craaag!
Vivian dropped the heads on her hands, summoned a pair of Mana Claw Gauntlets, and imbued them with [Enchant Poison] as she rushed over the most powerful people from the other group's side.
Whoo-psssh!
She sliced one member in half.
"Stop!" she ordered.
Everyone stopped for a moment.
Vooo-craaag!
Whoo-psssh!
Whoo-psssh!
"Pause!"
Everyone paused for a moment.
Vooo-craaag!
Whooosh!
Vivian turned off her [Halo] and then turned to the remaining people.
Everyone's horrified gaze was bouncing between Vivian and the powerful people sliced off in less than 3 seconds.
At this moment, all their doubts have completely vanished. They now knew that she was legit.
All of the members of the Duke's family and Knights from the other families immediately deactivated their skills and spells, knelt down and raised their hands in surrender.
Meanwhile, the Priests, they stopped pretending to fight or arrest the Duke's family and the Knights, and truly arrested them.
[Primordial Beast].
One of the retired Priests activated a spell in order to catch the flying units.
[Halo].
"Cancel your skill!" Vivian said as she quickly activated her [Halo].
Two magic effects clashed inside the retired Priest's mind -- [Halo] and [Nemesis of Beasts].
Wooom!
Thud!
Vivian jumped away and landed at least 10 meters from the group.
"No one is to use [Primordial Beast] or any beast-like spell in my presence. If you do, I'll kill you and then charge you with heresy myself!"
Everyone was confused, but no one dared to say anything.
***
1:23 p.m.
Temple of Priests building, Halb'hund Town, Iron Kingdom.
Vivian was fresh as a daisy -- she had just taken a bath and was wearing a fresh set of clothes. She was being escorted by a Gray Cloak Priest -- the same person whom she met earlier outside of the burning and ruined Castle of Hun'de.
Sniff.
Sniff.
And I can finally breathe clean and fresh air through my mask…
She focused on the window.
This is my first time seeing the sea…
At least in this world…
Halb'hund Town was located by the seaside and there were several boats docked at the seaport.
So the seaports in this world are no different from the seaports in my world…
She turned to the Gray Cloak in front of her.
"High Brother Niclas."
Niclas stopped and then turned to her.
He was a pale-skinned man with long brown hair and was in his late 40s.
"Yes, Sister Inquisitor?"
Vivian raised an eyebrow behind her mask.
These people are so tense…
Well…
I guess I can understand it from their perspective…
I slaughtered an Aristocratic Noble family on my own…
But hey, it's not like I murdered them with True Death…
"I just want to ask," she said and then turned to the window. "Are these water vessels that could travel under the sea? Or are the water vessels here only limited to boats?"
Niclas turned to where Vivian was looking before returning his gaze to her.
"Yes, we have 3 Underwater Vessels here. 1 is under the Holy Crusade, another 1 is under the Twin Kingdom, and the last 1 is under the Holy Crusade, the Twin Kingdom and the Iron Kingdom."
Vivian returned her gaze to him.
"I see. Carry on."
Niclas nodded.
"Yes, Sister Inquisitor," he said and then resumed walking to where they were headed.
A dozen steps later, they finally reached their destination.
Ka-cha!
Niclas opened and held the door as Vivian stepped inside the Meeting Room.
Inside the room, there were 5 people waiting.
The first one was a pale-skinned man in his late 60s with gray and dark green hair.
The second one was a pale-skinned Red Cloak in his mid-40s with dark green hair.
The third one was a pale-skinned Red Cloak in her early 40s with brown hair.
The fourth one was a pale-skinned Knight in his early 50s with black hair.
And the fifth one was a pale-skinned man in his mid-50s with slick black hair wearing a purple-colored scholarly robe with gold accents.
Out of the 5 people, only the Knight was seated at the long table, while the other 4 were seated at the lounging area.
Ku-chud.
As Vivian made her way to the lounging area, Niclas closed the door behind him and joined the Knight at the long table.
The male and female Red Cloak and the Scholar got up from their seats.
When Vivian finally reached the lounging area, the male Red Cloak spoke first.
"I am High Brother Willi. Welcome to the Branch Chapter Temple of Halb'hund Town and may the God of Light watch over you, Sister Inquisitor Monad," he said and smiled.
He gestured his hand towards the female Red Cloak.
"Allow me to introduce my beloved wife, High Sister Rena."
Rena nodded with a smile.
"Welcome to the Branch Chapter Temple of Halb'hund Town and may the God of Light watch over you, Sister Inquisitor."
Willi gestured his hand towards the pale-skinned man in his late 60s with gray and dark green hair.
"This is my father, a retired Brother, my predecessor, and the current patriarch of the Aurelius family, former High Brother Torsten."
Torsten nodded with a smile.
"Welcome to the Branch Chapter Temple of Halb'hund Town and may the God of Light watch over you, Sister Inquisitor."
Willi gestured his hand towards the Scholar.
"And this is Lord Councilor Maik."
Maik smiled as he gave an elegant bow.
"It's an honor to meet you, Honored Priestess Inquisitor Monad."
Noticing that Vivian wasn't saying anything, Willi gestured to the vacant single-person sofa.
"Sister, please take a seat."
As Vivian took a seat, everyone followed suit.
"Sister, how were the items you requested? I hope they were to your liking," Rena said and smiled.
"It's fine, thank you," Vivian said dismissively and then focused her gaze on Willi, Rena and Torsten. "Anyhow, since we're all here, I will not beat around the bush."
No one said a word.
"As I already mentioned to High Brother Niclas back at Castle of Hun'de, the reason why I attacked the Duke's family is because one of their family members, Konrad, tried to assassinate me last night while I was on a Field Mission investigating the disappearance of Gold Cloak Brother Inquisitor, and a Brother Captain Kian and a Brother High Lieutenant from the Infantry Division.
"I don't know why they tried to assassinate me, maybe it has something to do with the upcoming Light Saint elections, because I plan to participate in it. Or perhaps it has something to do with the current Field Mission I'm handling.
"But whatever.
"And since I wasn't able to ask Konrad the reason why he tried to assassinate me and failed, I decided to personally come here to ask the Duke's family directly. But unfortunately, for some reason, they refused to cooperate, even though they're under us, Priests and Priestesses. And so I had no choice but to charge them with kidnapping, attempted murder, conspiracy, obstruction of justice and heresy, and then sentenced all of them to death, but not True Death. Just simple death to remind them who their true masters are -- US.
"I'm allowing you people to release the heretics I've arrested if you want to. However, I will still take the heads of Duke Johann and Dirk with me, present them to the Holy Kingdom, and file a report about what their heretical family has done against the Holy Kingdom.
"If the Duke's family decides to retaliate, if they dare to touch even just one Brother or Sister, please tell them that I will personally come back for them. But this time, it will be True Death.
"I swear to the God of Light, and as a future Light Saint, I will completely erase their entire heretical lineage from the face of this world. No matter where they hide or ask for help from, their heretical lineage will end in my hands."
Vivian got up from her seat.
"That is all I have to say. Thank you for your hospitality, but unfortunately, I must return to the Inquisitory Division. May the God of Light always watch over all of you."
She turned around and then walked away.
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After Vivian left the room, everyone was silent.
When no one was speaking, Rena turned to Torsten.
"Father, do you know what family she's from?" she asked in Ironian.
Torsten simply let out a sigh.
"I have never heard of a Sister like her who could take on an Aristocratic Noble family on her own at her age. But at least know that her accent is from the Luxen Chapter Temple. So if the other families come, we can point them in their direction."
"Perhaps it's because she has a special Lore Magic that allows her to defeat the Duke's family? She attacked them during the day, not at night, where they can transform into a half-man, half-Kraine, giving them an additional 2 Grades on their Physical and Magic Force, and more beast-like reflexes," Willi said and then turned to Niclas. "High Brother, didn't you mention that she panicked and jumped away when Brother activated his [Primordial Beast]?"
Niclas nodded.
"Yes, she did, but I'm not sure what it meant. However, there are 2 things that were confirmed by the Duke's family who fought her:
"When she moves at her full speed, the ground on her feet gets destroyed, which indicates she has at least mastered 10 Physical Art Masteries.
"In addition to that, despite Lord Adam, Lord Vinzent, Duke Johann and Lord Dirk teaming up together, they couldn't defeat her Lightning Golem. All they could do was stall it while they let the rest of their family members escape."
Rena looked at Maik.
"Councilor, as you can see, we had no idea about this. We're all in the same position as you all are."
Maik didn't say anything.
Knock, knock.
There was a knock on the door.
Ka-cha!
It opened, and a White Cloak Priest stepped in and gave a quick, slight bow.
"Forgive me for the intrusion. Representatives from the Main Iron Chapter Temple, the Inquisitory Division, and the Iron Kingdom's Royal Family have arrived."
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