Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 461 - 312: Daughter of the God (4)

Chapter 461: Chapter 312: Daughter of the God (4)

This move was Qin Chu’s specialty.

Asina had learned it to threaten Aili and Aileen, and Aileen had learned it to threaten Rose Vesper, Silf, and Asina, and now even Rose Vesper had learned this move from Aileen.

It must be said, this move was really quite effective in threatening people.

When these words were spoken, the expression of Archbishop Kain across from her changed instantly, his gaze flickering, uncertain, as if he was thinking about what kind of leverage Rose Vesper had caught onto.

However, Kain was obviously an old hand, the shock in his heart lasting only a brief moment before he returned to normal, his face even breaking into a slight smile, "Lady Roseveis, what do you mean by this? I don’t understand."

Rose Vesper chuckled lightly, her smile as radiant as a blossoming flower.

Yet at this moment, that beautiful smile looked to Kain as chilling as a shiver down his spine.

"Archbishop, do you really need me to spell it out for you?"

Seeing that Kain still did not speak, Rose Vesper continued, "Carl, Kroening, Kaelrich, Albert Payne..."

One name after another fell from the lips of Rose Vesper, each causing the complexion of Kain to darken further, his eyes narrowing into slits.

"If I am not mistaken, these sixty or so boys were all adopted by the Holy Court’s orphanage, right?"

"Archbishop, what exactly do you plan to do by keeping these boys by your side?"

Kain’s throat moved slightly, his eyelids drooping, his face still showing no change, "Those kids are too pitiful, plus, I see great potential in them. They could become rare talents for our Holy Court, so I kept them by my side to personally look after..."

"I believe this is only in keeping with the Holy Light Goddess’s merciful will, and does not violate any rules of the Church Court."

Rose Vesper nodded slightly: "If it’s just about adopting orphans, it doesn’t violate the rules, but... Douglas."

Rose Vesper had barely finished speaking when Cardinal Douglas suddenly stepped forward, appearing in front of Kain, causing Kain to step back slightly.

In Douglas’s presence, he felt a deep, oppressing force. This man was taciturn and sinister, and Kain did not even understand how such a character could have mixed into the Holy Court.

But, perhaps it was exactly such a man who was suited to take charge of the Heresy Court, a place filled with wails of despair.

Douglas’s hand produced a few Magic Images, and Kain only glanced slightly, the Magic Images explicitly displaying himself and Carl, Kroening among others in unspeakable scenes. His pupils dilated suddenly, his body even uncontrollably stepping back several steps, his facial expression rapidly shifting, uncertain as ever.

He thought he had not embezzled the Church’s property, nor had he maintained improper relations with the nuns; he was cautious about this side of things, which should not have caught any attention.

But what about these Magic Images?

Where did Rose Vesper get them from?

Though she was a woman of stunning beauty, now in Kain’s eyes, Rose Vesper seemed as terrifying as a devil.

His forehead had already begun to seep beads of cold sweat, Kain knew better than anyone the impact it would bring on him if these things were exposed.

Though internal sleaze was incessant within the Holy Court, those priests, bishops, were hardly clean, but the Holy Court was particularly keen to keep its feathers unblemished, striving to project an image of benevolence, kindness, holiness, and radiance to the public and believers.

What he had done would absolutely not be allowed.

It would be even more serious than the previous incident with the Vice Captain.

Typically, when a scandal involving the upper echelons of the Holy Court was uncovered, the most common recourse was to silence those who knew the truth. By eliminating everyone aware of the reality, one could remain unsullied and continue to appear holy before the public.

But the person opposite was the Holy Daughter, the Cardinal of the Heresy Court. Murder to silence?

Who would kill whom?

"Your Excellency Kain..." Rose Vesper stood up, her graceful figure appearing before Kain with a breeze of fragrance, her hand resting on Kain’s shoulder, "As everyone is aware, Magic Images cannot be faked."

"You wouldn’t want these images to become public knowledge, would you?"

"You might want to think about it, if the thousands of believers of the Holy Court knew that the high-ranking Archbishop was involved in such foul and vile acts within the Church, what would these believers think?"

"What would the nuns and priests inside the Church think?"

Watching Kain’s shifting gaze, the smile on Rose Vesper’s face grew even more intense. Although it was shameless to threaten people in this way, it was effective.

As the Cardinal of the Heresy Court, Douglas indeed held many people’s dirty secrets within the Holy Court.

However, originally, neither Rose Vesper nor Douglas paid much attention to these secrets; although they were not insignificant, especially for someone as high-ranking and powerful as Kain, sorting them out wouldn’t be too difficult.

Ever since she parted from Catherine a while ago, Catherine’s words had been echoing in Rose Vesper’s ears.

The first Female Pope of the Holy Court.

This title was far too tempting for Rose