Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 80: -69- The fist is the hard truth

Chapter 80: -69- The fist is the hard truth

In the world of Mireya, nobles of exalted status possessed numerous privileges; even the Church, under normal circumstances, could not overstep a lord to capture or interrogate a noble.

But there was one exception.

That was when a noble conspired with an evil group judged as such by the Holy Royal Court or was directly involved in demonic activities with irrefutable evidence.

Undoubtedly, Castel, who had suspicious ties with the Rose Association and employed Demon Hunting Knights to hinder the Holy Judgment of the Judgement Court, had undoubtedly crossed the bottom line of the Judgment Knights.

They met all the Church’s conditions for capturing a noble.

As for what to do after the capture, that was a matter for later, as the Church would definitely negotiate with the feudal lords.

If the nobles themselves were not demonic, usually, their lives would not be in danger, but upon going through the Judgment Court, they would definitely have to pay a price, at the very least some suffering.

Whether it was the nobles themselves, or the families they represented...

The subsequent matters were not Rajiv’s concern; those were headaches for the Duke and the Great Priest.

As an executor of the Judgment Court, he only knew that Castel, who defied the authority of the Holy Royal Court and the Judgment Court, must be punished, along with those foolish Demon Hunting Knights who were bewilderingly misled!

A total of five Second Tier Silver Moon Judgment Knights who participated in the Holy Judgement stood up simultaneously.

And behind them, more than a dozen Starry First Tier Judgment Knights, over twenty Starry First Tier Judgment Priests, and over a hundred Apprentice Judgment Knights were also eager to move.

They quickly surrounded Charlotte’s carriage along with over a hundred Demon Hunting Knights.

This was a considerably formidable force.

If placed on a battlefield, this many specially trained Transcendents could easily handle the armies summoned by feudal lords.

The expressions of the Demon Hunting Knights became stern almost instantly.

They gathered around Charlotte’s carriage, guardedly watching the encroaching Judgment Knights.

The young girl on the carriage, however, remained calm and composed.

She jumped down from the carriage, approached the leading Judgment Knight, Rajiv, and courteously curtsied:

"Good day, Sir Judgment Knight. I am Charlotte de Castel, the Lord of Castel. Are you Rajiv, the leader of this Holy Judgment?"

"Regarding this Holy Judgment, the Castel family expresses objections. We have reason to believe this is a conspiracy targeting Castel orchestrated from behind the scenes, and I ask that you temporarily halt the trial."

"Master!"

"Lord Charlotte!"

Seeing the young girl descend from the carriage, a series of exclamations erupted from the captured members of the Rose Association in the manor.

Charlotte looked over, spotting many familiar faces among them.

There was no helping it, as the actions of the Judgment Court were much faster than theirs; even with the aid of Castel’s sensing badges, some newcomers and old servants of Castel had already been captured by the Judgment Knights.

Meanwhile, the core members of the Rose Association also raised their heads, watching the young girl with curious and complicated gazes, including werewolf Luf and other sub-humans.

As followers of Sebastian, they naturally knew that Sebastian had pledged loyalty to the young lady of Castel.

There was no changing Sebastian’s decision. As followers, after failing to persuade him, they could only obey, but that didn’t mean they had offered their loyalty to Castel as well.

But right now, watching the leader of the Demon Hunting Knights hurry over to stop the Holy Judgment against the Rose Association, deep inside, they felt considerably moved, yet greatly puzzled at the same time...

What exactly was the relationship between their own Rose Association and Castel?

Why would Lord Sebastian pledge loyalty to the heir of Castel?

And why would the heir of Castel be willing to face immense pressure to advocate for the Rose Association?

That was indeed significant pressure... The Judgment Court possessed many privileges, and no noble really wanted to deal with these fanatics of faith.

The members of the Rose Association were very confused.

Charlotte, however, was quite clear-headed.

Because she knew, saving the Rose Association was also saving herself.

And she was not without her own trump cards.

"Rest assured, everyone. The grievances of the Rose Association will be cleared," Charlotte said to the people in the manor.

Upon hearing the young girl’s words, some showed grateful expressions, some looked worried, but many were perplexed:

"Grievances?"

While they didn’t believe their group truly warranted a Holy Judgment by the Judgment Court, they knew what they had done.

In this world, right and wrong weren’t so clearly defined; having been the boss in the Outer City District for so many years, their hands were indeed not clean.

In any case, they didn’t feel confident in escaping the judgment.

Many were somewhat guilty, their gazes shifting unsettledly.

"Charlotte of Castel..."

Rajiv quietly assessed the young lady who had left many legends in Bold City these past few days, talking to himself.

Just as the rumors described, she had a beauty that seemed blessed by the deity.

Even he, who had devoted his entire being to the deity, found it hard to look away from her perfectly sculpted, exquisite visage.

He suddenly understood a bit why the Demon Hunting Knights would stand by her side.

Such a beautiful lady, with quite affluent circumstances, those fools who always wanted to oppose the Judgment Court really might have been muddled by the dual temptations of beauty and wealth.

What a bunch of dolts!

But unfortunately...

The Judgment Court didn’t care about physical appearances!

Looking at the beautiful young lady stepping forward, Rajiv’s words remained firm:

"Pause the trial? Miss Charlotte, do you realize what you are saying?"

"Do you think that by hiring these ignorant fools to stand behind you, you’re qualified to interfere with the Judgement Court’s proceedings?"

"Please consider your position. If you disband your group right now, I can pretend this never happened."

Rajiv spoke solemnly.

Yet, even he was not aware that his expression had eased considerably.

Moreover, his initial decision to arrest on sight had changed to "please consider your position" when he spoke.

It seemed... a face so beautiful it was criminal still influenced decisions.

Even for a Judgment Knight as firm in his convictions.

"I’m sorry, Judgment Knight Lord, but I came here to prevent this unlawful Holy Judgment."

The girl shook her head gently.

Rajiv’s expression instantly turned cold,

"Unlawful? Miss Charlotte, are you teaching the Judgement Court how to conduct its business? Do you think you have the right to say that?"

"Or do you think... with this band of ragtags, you can stop the Judgement Court’s proceedings?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell on the Demon Hunting Knights.

Indeed, to a Judgment Knight who had been raised as a core force of the Church since childhood, these Demon Hunting Knights, gathered from Wandering Knights, freelance mercenaries, and fallen nobles, indeed were a motley crew.

Seeing his contemptuous look, the Demon Hunting Knights immediately glared back at him.

However, indeed, no one dared to act.

Rajiv snorted coldly, looking down on these Demon Hunting Knights with even more disdain,

"Trash, no matter how many are gathered, they’re still trash!"

However, his words had barely fallen when a cold female voice rang out,

"Oh? What if you include this piece of trash? I wonder... does this qualify?"

Hearing this familiar, cold voice, Rajiv’s gaze sharpened.

He looked past the Demon Hunting Knights and saw several figures on horseback slowly appearing in the night.

Leading them was the chief captain of the Bold Demon Hunting Institute, Kara.

Beside her, followed three other Silver Moon Knights of the Bold Demon Hunting Institute, and...

Huh?

The Duke’s son Laino?

Rajiv was stunned.

His face quickly darkened,

"Lord Kara, is the Demon Hunting Institute planning a rebellion? And... does the Duke’s Mansion also intend to advocate for the Castel?"

Rajiv’s gaze coldly settled on Laino.

"Don’t look at me, I’m not representing the Duke’s Mansion right now, just myself, just a crude mercenary doing work for pay."

Laino said with a smile.

Upon finishing, he whistled towards the young lady in front of the carriage:

"Miss Charlotte, don’t forget my commission afterwards! Something similar to what the Demon Hunting Knights get will do!"

Charlotte: ...

Is this guy someone you called?

She glanced at the Black Cat.

I didn’t! I didn’t call him!

The Duke’s Mansion is lucky enough right now; how could they possibly come out to help!

Nisi returned a pitifully confused look.

Charlotte’s gaze shifted between Laino and Kara, and her expression turned somewhat odd.

This illegitimate child of the Duke’s...

Could it be that after Nisi called Captain Kara, he came as a bonus promotion?

However, although Laino’s help was somewhat unexpected for Charlotte, the addition of another Second Tier Knight certainly boosted her confidence significantly.

Especially since the Judgment Knight likely couldn’t know that this so-called bootlicker probably just followed Kara.

They would most likely think this was the Duke’s Mansion supporting the Castel.

This banner, if not waved, would be wasted!

Charlotte gave the Judgment Knight a sweet, lovely smile,

"Respected Lord Rajiv, now that Lord Kara and Lord Laino are here... shall we have a proper discussion?"

On the other hand, Rajiv’s expression sank completely.

He could call the Starry First Tier and lower-tier Demon Hunting Knights trash.

But not a Silver Moon Second Tier.

Not to mention, as the chief captain of the Bold Demon Hunting Institute in Bold City, who in recent years had shown the most promise to step into the Blazing Sun Third Tier, and whose Source Power was already showing signs of transformation—Kara alone...

Could beat several of them!

After all, the fist is still the ultimate truth in negotiations.

With no Great Knights present, Rajiv exchanged a look with the other Judgment Knights, and they all fell silent.

"What would you like to discuss?"

Looking at the beautiful, enchanting girl, Rajiv suppressed the anger in his heart and said coldly.