"Archbishop Lecim, are you saying that this is a disturbance caused by monsters?"
His Majesty the King asked after a moment of deliberation.
"It is highly likely, Your Majesty," Archbishop Lecim answered with certainty.
"Although I have never heard of a monster like a seven-tailed fox, as long as we insist that it is a monster causing trouble, that will be enough."
Archbishop Lecim said decisively.
"The Archbishop means...?"
His Majesty the King frowned.
"Your Majesty, the doctrine of our Western Holy Church is 'Kill all monsters without mercy.' Previously, because it was internal strife between kingdoms, it was not appropriate for me to intervene."
"Now, since it is a monster causing trouble, as an Archbishop of the Western Church, I must step forward. What does Your Majesty think?"
Archbishop Lecim smiled sinisterly, a ruthless glint in his eyes.
"Hahahaha, exactly! It is a monster causing trouble; it must be killed!"
His Majesty the King excitedly slapped the armrest, his face full of fanatical expression.
"Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will go and summon the Holy Knight Order immediately."
Archbishop Lecim turned and prepared to leave immediately.
But just as he reached the door, the King called out to him again.
"Wait!"
"What are Your Majesty's further instructions?"
"Do you think this monster could have been sent by the Grand Duchy of Nazarick?"
The King said meaningfully.
Lecim naturally understood. "Does Your Majesty wish to use the Church's hand to deal with the Grand Duchy of Nazarick?"
"Exactly. In this way, all the wealth of that country will fall into my hands, and the Falmuth Kingdom will rise again, hahahaha~"
The King laughed loudly, as if he could see his bright future.
Lecim, "..."
The Western Holy Church has tens of thousands of Temple Knights, dedicated to crusading against monsters everywhere and protecting the believers who follow Luminus.
Because of this, they are also known as messengers of justice.
Among the tens of thousands of Temple Knights, relatively powerful individuals will be allowed to join the Holy Knight Order.
The Holy Knight Order consisted of about 300 members, each possessing A+ rank strength.
At the peak of this powerful knight order were the "Ten Great Saints" led by Hinata.
If the Western Holy Church mobilized in full force, they might be able to make Nazarick suffer a bit, but there was absolutely no hope of conquering that country unless their only god, Luminus, was willing to take action.
Having witnessed Nazarick's overwhelming crushing of Kistav, Lecim was well aware of the disparity between the two sides.
What left Lecim speechless was that he couldn't even mobilize the Holy Knight Order, let alone their god.
The Kingdom of Falmuth was considered a major power among the Western Nations, which was why an Archbishop like himself and 3,000 Temple Knights were stationed there.
The highest combat power he could mobilize was merely those three thousand knights.
Deal with the Duchy of Nazarick?
He truly didn't have the courage for that.
"Your Majesty, with our current combat power, it's likely very difficult to pose a threat to the Duchy of Nazarick."
After a long silence, Lecim sighed and offered a reminder.
"How can that be? Not even with the Western Holy Church?"
The King retorted in disbelief.
"..."
Lecim remained silent for a while before shaking his head.
King Edmar was suddenly jolted awake from his beautiful fantasy; he knew his words just now had been too impulsive.
"Forgive me, Your Majesty, but there might be another turning point in this matter."
"A turning point?"
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