Salute To The General

Shortly after, Nathan and the others were brought to the square in front of the Curia's headquarters by Daveth. The square was extremely spacious, capable of accommodating more than a hundred thousand people.

The Curia used that place for its ceremonies and celebrations with the believers as well as for major announcements.

At that very moment, fifty thousand people thronged the square, consisting of five formations of ten thousand men.

They were the Holy Army formed by the Holy Knights of the Curia, and the sight of them standing ramrod straight was awe-inspiring. There were also many cardinals waiting for Nathan's arrival.

Moreover, there were countless citizens crowding the streets surrounding the square.

Under everyone's curious stares, Nathan ambled into the square.

"Ha!"

"Ha!"

"Ha!"

The moment Nathan appeared, the armored Holy Knights slammed their knightly swords against their shields in unison.

It was majestic, but no one knew whether it was a gesture of welcome or an assertion of dominance.

Daveth sneaked a glance at Nathan, only to notice that the latter seemed unruffled. He found it hard to believe that the other man could remain nonchalant despite seeing the terror-inducing Holy Knights before him.

failed to consider was that Nathan, as the Commander-In-Chief of the

was a common thing for him

were to be

the cardinals, Milo,

to have you visit the Curia, Mr. Cross. I am Milo, the

voice, Nathan said,

rush to lead him into the headquarters of the

his face, and he parted his lips before closing

asked, "Cardinal

"Indeed.

different distinguished guests. Mr. Cross, if you're visiting the Curia as the future Holy Maiden's father, then we will surely welcome you into the Curia's headquarters in the most respectful manner. In contrast, if you're visiting the Curia as a head of state, then we will have

at him and asked, "What

that the Curia was trying to mess

there to meet Eugene IV in a private capacity. One could even say he was there to hold the latter accountable for his announcement-to force him to retract his statement and choose someone else as the next

welcome Nathan, but the truth was that he was giving him a

future Holy Maiden, then we will treat you with civility during your stay here. However, we will show you no mercy if you

Milo's expression darkened.

a ruckus here and forcing the pope to retract

again, there were