Chapter 591

Summary of previous part of chapter only for context: This is first part of chapter.

Illeon Belfontain, the current leader of the Holy Knights, took over the position after the previous leader, Leberia Lanche, stepped down due to an incident involving his granddaughter Olivia Lanche. While Illeon is sympathetic to the empire, he is not completely absorbed by it like Leberia was. Leberia dreamed of establishing a divine empire that would completely separate the Holy Knights and the Five Great Gods' religion, and he wanted to establish his granddaughter as the first empress of that empire. Illeon, on the other hand, is a moderate figure who believes that maintaining the status quo within the current power structure is the best course of action. He has led the Holy Knights well since the Gate incident, and his leadership proves that he is capable of performing his duties as the leader of the Holy Knights.

Ellen was alone in the meeting with the leader of the Holy Knights, but her companions were waiting for her in a separate room. Louise suggested that Ellen should go alone to avoid drawing attention to their group. Ellen agreed and understood the importance of appearances. Ellen meets with Illeon Belfontain to discuss the rebellion within the empire and pledges her loyalty to the empire while also maintaining her own beliefs. She and her companions plan to investigate the rebellion and prevent a war from breaking out, but are unsure if they can trust Illeon and the Holy Knights completely. Meanwhile, Olivia Lanche is shown to be plotting something with her followers to establish the divine empire. Ellen meets with Illeon Belfontain and they discuss their past experiences together. Illeon is aware of Ellen's visit to the temple and they discuss the reason for her visit. "Please explain everything from the beginning to the end. As much as you know, and as much as you don't know." Ellen spoke calmly without changing her expression. Illeon Belfontain smiled bitterly as he had never experienced this before. "When you have to do it, you have to do it." Ellen knows how to be rude when she needs to be. "If you don't want to tell me, what do you plan to do?" Ellen hesitated for a moment at his words. "I'll have to keep asking until you tell me." No one can touch Ellen's body, even if they lie down here. Not even the commander of the Holy Knights. Among them, the Holy Knights are also an important part of the alliance, just like the Kernstadt army, which is a major axis. Like the emperor, Louise von Schwarze, the commander of the Kernstadt army, could not leave the alliance until the king took command of the army. Illeon Belfontain, the commander of the Holy Knights, also could not leave the alliance base. "You may not understand, but the Holy Knights are not a simple group," Illeon Belfontain says, placing his finger on the table. "The Holy Knights are a union of the five gods' religions." "I only hid things that people shouldn't see." Ellen listened quietly to Illeon Belfontain's words. It was impossible to quietly investigate the incident due to the attention drawn by the fire. If his words were true, Illeon Belfontain had ordered the Holy Knights to deliberately collapse the building and bury the stairs leading down to the basement in the debris. The incident had already occurred, a massacre had taken place, and a fire had broken out. It was fortunate that the looters did not enter the basement and become victims of murder. Illeon Belfontain had only tried to cover up the situation and find the truth. The Holy Knights on the scene knew that the location was a temple of heretical inquisitors, but they did not know what had happened. If the word spread that people were being abducted and tortured in the temple's basement, the already ominous public sentiment in the kingdom would worsen. Therefore, Illeon Belfontain had no choice but to try to salvage the situation. And it was Ellen who went in to assess the situation firsthand. Illeon Belfontain did not know what Rowen was doing. He was already burdened with just returning to the kingdom to assess the situation. "Do you really not know anything?" "I don't, but I can guess." Illeon Belfontain looked at Ellen quietly. He was not just returning to the alliance camp. "Recently, the tomb in the underground of the Holy Knights was robbed." It was information that only a few people knew, but Ellen had heard about it. It was a big incident, but she had forgotten about it because it had nothing to do with her. "Could it be related to that incident...?" "Yes." Illeon Belfontain nodded his head. "They were investigating that incident." The head of the Holy Knights had returned to the kingdom to investigate the incident, so it was clear that the heretical inquisitors who had remained in the kingdom were also investigating the incident. While it might seem like a big incident to other factions or people, it was an incident that the parties involved could not just overlook. "Were the refugees the ones who robbed the tomb...?" Illeon Belfontain stiffened his expression at Ellen's words. "I don't know that for sure. And there are no treasures buried in the saints' tombs." Illeon Belfontain looked at Ellen and spoke. "What was robbed were not treasures, but remains." "......What?" Of course, Ellen did not know that truth.