Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 61: -54- Bloodline Hierarchy and Blood Demon Church_2

Chapter 61: -54- Bloodline Hierarchy and Blood Demon Church_2

"So, we’ve always suspected that the Blood Demon Sect has started to stir again."

"That’s also why we’ve been dealing with beings who might be members of the Blood Demon Sect."

"Of course, to be more precise, we’re dealing with the Bloodline of the Dark Clan, because we’re not sure exactly which of the Bloodline belongs to the Blood Demon Sect."

"You know, even if they are from the same clan, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be loyal to their own Prince Duke, let alone join a corresponding Church."

"Speaking of which, our dealings with the Bloodline of the Dark Clan are just ordinary intelligence trades or legitimate goods transactions. Our real purpose is to take this opportunity to infiltrate the Blood Demon Sect and figure out their objectives."

"After all... in a sense, they are also enemies of the Rose Association."

Charlotte responded with some surprise,

"Enemies of the Rose Association?"

"That’s right."

Sebastian nodded and continued,

"The Rose Association is the underground ruler of Bold, and maintaining the underground order of Bold is one of the Rose Association’s duties."

"We don’t interfere in vendettas or duels, nor do we meddle in the battles between Transcendents; but if someone extends their reach from the shadows to the surface and uses Transcendent power to harm innocent civilians, then we have to step in."

"Clearly, the Blood Demon Sect has crossed the line. The Rose Association wasn’t established ten years ago, and their activities had nothing to do with me, but now it’s different."

Hearing this, Charlotte expressed surprise,

"I didn’t expect the Rose Association to have such a side. Aren’t you all a gang?"

Sebastian chuckled,

"Of course, we are a gang, but even gangs have their rules. If we’ve taken the money, we naturally provide protection."

"Even if it’s a beggar who can only pay 3 copper Tanas per month, as long as he pays, and he’s within our territory of the Rose Association, we will offer protection."

"Of course, our protection is against Transcendent powers. If other beggars bully him, we won’t get involved, but if a Transcendent being makes a move, then we’ll step in."

"The Flame Demon Vararoka has already been sealed; the Blood Demon Sect is likely not planning to summon the Flame Demon like they did ten years ago, they must have another objective."

"To investigate the intentions of the Blood Demon Sect and maintain order in the Outer City District, we’ve also conducted investigations, but in the end, the leads all broke off midway... just like this time."

"The Blood Demon Sect is obviously much more cautious than before, making it hard to catch them in the act."

"Moreover, aside from that, we’ve frequently encountered interference from the Nobles or the Church in our investigations. It always seems coincidental, but when there are too many coincidences, they’re no longer coincidences."

"So... I’ve always suspected that the Blood Demon Sect is intricately connected to the Nobles and even the Church."

Upon hearing Sebastian’s words, Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat:

"What you mean to say is, there are members of the Blood Demon Sect among the Nobles and the Church?"

"Not necessarily, it could also be a partnership, and a very deep one at that,"

Sebastian pondered before saying.

After hearing Sebastian’s words, Charlotte grew solemn:

"Do you have any evidence?"

Sebastian thought for a moment and shook his head,

"No, just intuition."

"So you suspect that this assassination attempt on me is related to the Nobles or the Church?"

"Since you have publicly aligned with the Church and the Church has sent protectors, it’s more likely to be the Nobles."

"The Nobles, huh..."

Charlotte pondered thoughtfully.

After thinking for a moment, she suddenly asked,

"If I die now, who do you think would benefit the most?"

"Many," Sebastian said.

"First of all, the Church will definitely suffer a loss because your commitment to the Church could only be fulfilled after you inherited the territory."

"If something happens before you inherit the territory, the Duke and the Duchy Nobles could completely deny your proposals to the Church on the grounds that you haven’t formally inherited the territory yet."

"Of course, this also means that relations with the Church will deteriorate, so... the hidden hand behind this clearly isn’t afraid of worsening relations with the Church, or more accurately, isn’t afraid of worsening relations with the Great Priest."

"The Duke will also suffer a loss, especially since this framing is very clever because he indeed has a motive to assassinate you... after all, even if you were leaning towards the Church, you hadn’t actually inherited the territory."

"Of course, this is definitely not the Duke’s doing. Not to mention that the object of the framing is the Duke, the Great Priest could also revoke the Holy Rite Blessing granted to Laino at any time, as it was not so legal anyway but rather a bending of the ’Holy Code’..."

"All things considered, those who stand to gain the most are the Nobles within the Duchy, and especially the Great Nobles, who, like the Duke, also have a motive to assassinate you."

"Once something happens to you, even though the Duke Mansion is Castel’s primary heir, it will face interference from the Church, and in the end, it is likely that the Duchy Nobles, especially the Great Nobles, will still benefit."

"Besides your current identity, there are six Vassal Counts in the Bold Duchy, and each one of these Great Nobles is suspect."

Hearing Sebastian’s words, Charlotte felt a jolt in her heart:

"They dare to make a bold move against me even when I’m leaning towards the Church?"

Sebastian shook his head:

"It might not have necessarily been the case in the past, but the timing now is very delicate."

"Master, do you know that the Church’s God Suppressing Bell observed your resurgence and suppressed the news?"

Charlotte nodded:

"I’ve heard something of the sort."

She had heard it from Nisi.

"Do you know why the Church suppressed the news?"

Sebastian asked again.

Charlotte replied subconsciously:

"Of course, it’s because the Great Priest is preparing to compete for the position of Chief Priest, and he doesn’t want any complications at this critical juncture..."

Saying this, she paused, slightly startled.

A flash of insight crossed her mind, and she faintly understood why the Blood Demon Church had left behind the Holy Emblem of the thorny rose at the crime scene after the deed...

"So... they’re fabricating the scene to use the matter of an Evil God’s resurgence as a threat against the Great Priest?" Charlotte narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Yes, once the fact that the Great Priest suppressed the matter of the Evil God’s resurgence becomes exposed, no matter how great his achievements are, his dream of becoming Chief Priest would be over, since this is a matter of principle," Sebastian said.

Charlotte immediately understood.

She had given the Great Priest a big gift.

But a Noble with connections to the Blood Demon Church, or perhaps directly a member of the Blood Demon Church, also held leverage over the Great Priest by knowing the secret of the hidden resurgence of the Evil God.

After realizing that Charlotte was leaning towards the Church, the other party decisively took action and designed a scene with the thorny rose, with the purpose of warning the Great Priest.

"Who all knows about the thorny rose?" Charlotte squinted her eyes.

"That you’ll have to ask your pet cat, the news of the Evil God’s resurgence doesn’t have many people in the know, maybe even just a few, and the source of the Rose Association’s news came from it being trafficked on the black market half a month ago," Sebastian chuckled with schadenfreude.

Charlotte: ...

Meanwhile, the Black Cat Nisi, who was sitting beside Casimodo panting heavily, suddenly shivered coldly.