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.

Commander-In-Chief of the North Army,

military parade was a common thing

were to be awed by

head of the cardinals, Milo, led his subordinates over to

chest before whispering amen. Then, he politely said to Nathan, "It is my pleasure to have you visit the Curia, Mr. Cross. I

Nathan said, "Please

lead him into the headquarters

on his face, and he parted his lips before closing

that, Nathan asked, "Cardinal Milo,

"Indeed.

we will surely welcome you into the Curia's headquarters in the most respectful manner. In contrast, if you're visiting the Curia as

glance at him and asked, "What if I'm here in a

see that the Curia

to hold the latter accountable for his announcement-to force him to retract his statement and choose someone else as the next Holy Maiden. Needless to say, that was something the

way to welcome Nathan, but the

you with civility during your stay here. However, we will show you no mercy if you do not

Milo's expression darkened.

ruckus here and forcing the pope

he spoke again,