Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 74.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟒: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩 (4)

Order of the Holy Knights’s captain Oleg refuted the accusation raised by the Heresy Inquisition Bureau, stating that it was a setup. Inquisitor Decius had only shown them Oswald’s demonized image and had discarded the footage, as they themselves had found it somewhat forceful.

They claimed that Oswald could not withstand the side effects of his demonization and had attacked them out of violence.

“Then why didn’t the woman who was with him get attacked?”

“The woman was also possessed by the demon, so there was no reason for the demon to attack her?”

“Are you saying that’s logic now!?”

When Oleg showed his momentum, Decius did not back down and matched his momentum. In the end, the Pope, who could not bear it any longer, slammed his armrest.

“That’s enough!! What is this outrage, in this sacred sanctuary?”

“I apologize, Your Holiness.”

“I apologize, Your Holiness.”

The two men apologized for their misconduct. Then someone rushed inside and informed the Pope of something.

“Whew. . . . . . Just now, a warning came from the Imperial Palace. It is said that a Paladin of the Order of the Holy Knights encountered a demon of Chaos in order to save the kidnapped lady, and chose to fall in the situation in order to save the lady. However. . . How did the Heresy Inquisition Bureau know and go there?”

The chief shouted proudly.

“I received a report. I received a report that the heretic Oswald had joined forces with the demons of Chaos and kidnapped a woman, so I went there.”

“Evidence?”

“I cannot tell you in order to protect the informant’s identity, but I can tell you that we definitely received a tip-off.”

“What! Are you kidding me? Your Holiness, this is the Heresy Inquisition Bureau’s abusing their power. The Heresy Inquisition Bureau has been harassing and monitoring the members of the Order of the Holy Knights. Now it has become too much and it has even joined hands with Chaos to set a trap. Aren’t they the ones who are heretics?”

“But Your Holiness! It has been confirmed that the heretic Oswald has fallen. Even if he had his own circumstances, it was wrong for him to choose to fall, and this is a violation of the discipline set by the Order, so he must be excommunicated!”

In the end, as the talk turned to excommunication, Oleg smiled bitterly and only hoped that the Pope would show mercy.

“Although Paladin Oswald chose to fall in order to save a life, it is also true that he violated the discipline of the Order. Therefore, I, the Pope, excommunicate Paladin Oswald and strip him of his Paladin status. I hereby declare that Oswald is no longer a member of the Order.”

Then the chief stepped forward again.

“Your Holiness, I will now summon the excommunicated heretic Oswald and judge him.”

“Are you not satisfied with the excommunication?”

When Oleg was about to show his momentum again, the Pope stepped forward.

“Chief, it may have been different before he was excommunicated, but now he is not a member of our Order.”

“Your Holiness?”

“He is a student of the Imperial Academy, and the Empire has said that it will protect the student to the end.”

Oleg’s expression brightened at those words, and the chief of the Heresy Inquisition Bureau’s expression turned sour.

Oswald’s excommunication was then carried out and formally broadcast to all churches.

About that time! A letter arrived from the Saintess. . . . . .

“Oh, my. . . . . . The lost holy sword ‘Moonlight’ has chosen Oswald, who we excommunicated.”

The problem was that once an excommunication was made, it could not be withdrawn. In the first place, even before the Empire became so powerful, those who were excommunicated by heretical judgment were executed immediately, so there was no consideration for withdrawal.

“How dare you call the master of the holy sword a heretic. . . Isn’t the Heresy Inquisition Bureau corrupted?”

Then, this time, the Dispatch Enforcement Bureau, which is similar to the Heresy Inquisition Bureau but has a different orientation, stepped in and stabbed the Heresy Inquisition Bureau.

The Dispatch Enforcement Bureau was an internal inspection organization. It was an organization with investigators and executors to inspect priests who committed misconduct in the name of God. It was a similar organization to the Heresy Inquisition Bureau, which was divided into interrogators and judges.

“Investigate, Your Holiness. It seems that there is a part of the collusion with Chaos. . . It is also necessary to correct the authoritative part of the Heresy Inquisition Bureau, isn’t it?”

“Chief Grandel, do you really have to do this?”

“If we keep looking at the Heresy Inquisition Bureau like this, we will have a big accident someday. Aren’t they ignoring Your Holiness’s authority even now?”

“I, the Pope, am also being held in check, so I can prevent the Pope’s arbitrary actions.”

When the Pope covered for him like this, Chief Dio Grandel of the Dispatch Enforcement Bureau had no choice but to back down.

“However, it will be necessary to hold someone accountable for this blunder. I will give the Dispatch Enforcement Bureau the authority to inspect the Heresy Inquisition Bureau from now on.”

“That is enough, Your Holiness.”

The series of incidents caused a great deal of uproar within the Order. In particular, the tension between the Order of the Holy Knights and the Heresy Inquisition Bureau grew day by day, and they became so openly hostile that they growled at each other within the Order.

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Meanwhile, Earl Winchester was overjoyed to hear that Oswald had been excommunicated. He had been worried about Oswald, who would have been tied to the Order for ten years, but he was relieved that he had been excommunicated on his own. . . . . . Of course, it would be difficult to get help from the Order in the future, but he was not too worried.

“Anyway, it’s a good thing since Lewis’s wedding is coming up soon.”

The Winchester family, who were preparing for the wedding in time for Oswald’s vacation. Originally, it was Lewis who was supposed to marry Solina Bechand, the daughter of Earl Bechand of the western margrave. . . . . .

Wilhelm, who had listened to Oswald’s advice, pushed for a breakup and instead arranged a marriage with the Georgias, one of the eastern margraves. It was possible because the Earl of Georgia still had an unmarried eldest daughter.

The Georgia County had the same status as the Winchester Nation as a margrave, but it was not a family that belonged to the Senate. The same was true of the Aisen County. Moreover, the other party was the successor to the Winchester Nation. It would be a great power just to be able to mix with the Senate family.

“Okay, then let’s officially send a marriage proposal to Marquis Valian.”

The two people who had already made a marriage promise at the last hunting competition. Now that there was nothing left to interfere with their engagement, it seemed like they could just send a marriage proposal and prepare for the wedding.

“Come to think of it, there’s no such thing as a double blessing.”

Natalia had given birth not long ago. Having given birth to a healthy son, she has established herself as the Countess and will not be shaken much even if a concubine enters the house.

Moreover, as the two families entered into marriage, wasn’t the Winchester family becoming the rising new power in the east? Even the Marquis Valian, who was located between the east and the center, would be involved in the marriage, so the surrounding territories would not be able to ignore them.

Although they were lords of the borderlands far from the center, it was not long before a faction was born. Moreover, three of them were margraves, so it was no exaggeration to say that they were almost a warlord.

After that, Wilhelm began talking to Marquis Valian using the magic communicator, and Marquis Valian decided to visit Earl Winchester in time for Lewis’s wedding. Wilhelm then sent a letter to Oswald, asking him to attend his brother’s wedding.

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