The Holy Priestess entered the grand hall under the idolizing gaze of everyone present. There were only a rare few people in the hall who didn't look at her as if she was so untouchable goddess.
The Holy Emperor's younger brother was one of those rare few people. He only casually glanced at the Holy Priestess before his gaze returned to the Holy Emperor.
It beca clear that he didn't hold any favorable opinion of the Holy Priestess. It was the sa case for the Royal Family who had lost almost all their authority and influence, thanks to the Priestess.
Although they pretended not to notice, they knew what was said about them. The Royal Family was called insignificant. For the world, they were just dogs of the Holy Church.
With their attention currently caught by the Holy Priestess, no one noticed the most minute fluctuations in Eren's expressions the mont he saw the Holy Priestess.
With the arrival of the Holy Priestess, Eren couldn't help but rember the new options he had received after he finished cleaning the Royal Army.
After a long ti, he had received so new options, all of them having sothing to do with the Banquet.
There was only one difference. This ti, none of the options ntioned any rewards outright. All that was said was that the rewards will be issued on completion of the selected option.
[Option One: Expose the Holy Priestess' true face at the Banquet]
[Option Two: Propose the Holy Priestess for marriage at the Banquet]
[Option Three: End the Banquet with the arrival of the Holy Priestess and send everyone back]
[Option Four: Kill a Cardinal]
As Eren had to select an option within a minute of their appearance, he didn't have much ti to deliberate. In the end, he chose the one that made the most sense to him.
He couldn't select the easiest option, as the reward was clearly going to be the worst. Hence, he didn't choose to end the banquet right at the beginning.
Exposing the Holy Priestess was too risky. He could find an excuse to eliminate a Cardinal, but it was still too early to offend the Holy Church at this point.
In the end, only one option remained. It was moderately difficult but not to the point of being dangerous for him. After all, he just had to propose the marriage. He didn't have to actually marry her.
As long as he proposed to her, the option was completed. Even after she rejected him, it wasn't going to count as a failure.
Moreover, he could propose to her as the Holy Emperor. He didn't need to involve his other persona in this.
While Eren was still preparing himself for proposing a marriage with the Holy Priestess, the woman approached him.
She walked past the Holy Emperor's brother who coldly glanced at her but didn't show too much hostility.
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The Holy Priestess stopped in front of Eren who was disguised as the Holy Emperor. As long as he possessed the real aura of the Holy Emperor, Eren didn't worry about getting caught. Still, he was sowhat cautious.
"I heard you killed thousands of innocent soldiers today? Don't you think it was a little too ruthless?"
Without even giving Eren a chance to speak, the Holy Priestess raised the issue of Eren's strange reaction.
Even though she talked as if she was only speaking for the innocent citizens of the Empire, it felt as if she was scolding the Holy Emperor in front of everyone.
The Holy Emperor's brother narrowed his eyes, realizing what was happening. The Holy Priestess was intentionally doing it here, establishing her authority over the Royal Family while so many influential people were here.
'Tsk, that bitch really knows how to take control of the situation. And then there's my foolish and cowardly brother. I am sure he would apologize to her in front of everyone, not caring about our prestige.' The Holy Emperor's younger brother scoffed, looking down on his brother.
Even though his brother beca the Holy Emperor, he had always been subservient to the Holy Priestess which disappointed him.
When he heard that his brother had executed thousands of soldiers and multiple ministers, he thought his brother might have changed. But even when he was being scolded, he was not saying anything.
It clearly disappointed him that his brother was so cowardly, even as a Holy Emperor.
"I suppose so things never change." Clenching his fists, he stepped forward. If his brother wasn't going to say anything, then he was going to step in as a Royal Family mber.
"You-" He opened his lips, only having uttered one word before coming to a stop.
Not just him, almost everyone in the hall had grown shocked when they heard the Holy Emperor respond.
"I don't understand what you are saying. It can't be that you are siding with the Traitors who were working with the Necromancer Tower, are you?" Eren asked, carrying a calm and welcoming smile on his lips.
The Holy Priestess had heard that the Holy Emperor was behaving differently today. However, she still hadn't expected him to talk back to him.
Previously, he didn't dare overstep boundaries even when they were alone, always treating her like a superior. And now, he was talking back to her in front of everyone?
"Your Majesty, please be careful about your words. Do you even understand who you are talking to?" A Cardinal arrogantly stepped forward, his eyes filled with hostility.
In front of everyone, a re Cardinal was showing hostility to the Holy Emperor. The guests who had attended the Banquet were absolutely stunned, wondering just what they were seeing.
The Holy Emperor and the Holy Priestess were at odds with each other? This was the first ti they had seen sothing like this.
Unlike other guests, the Holy Emperor's brother had a wide grin on his lips. For the first ti, he felt proud of his brother. He still couldn't believe that this person was the sa cowardly brother that he hated.
"Is that a murderous intent that I sense?" Eren asked while glancing at the Cardinal who had spoken, not even trying to keep his voice down.
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