Everyone knew Letitia was serious.
The drawn-bow tension in the air eased a great deal, and they all looked at Letitia with strange eyes.
“Cooperate?”
The Hero was startled.
She had no idea what Letitia was talking about.
“From what I have observed, Miss Simona, Miss Divine Maiden… none of you believe in the so-called [Holy Feather God], do you?”
Letitia’s sharp gaze fell on Hero Reina.
She seemed to be the only person in the room who truly believed in the Holy Feather God.
Gabriella had originally been wary of Letitia, but from their first meeting, to the arrangement of personnel, to this final conference, it was obvious that Letitia had prepared everything for this very moment.
Had she overestimated the Holy Feather God, or underestimated Letitia’s suspicion?
“What is that supposed to mean?!”
Most of them remained calm.
Only Reina was having trouble sitting still.
“Miss Letitia, this is disrespect toward the Holy Queen! It is blasphemy against the gods!”
Holy Queen Simona did not answer.
She even ignored the words entirely, her eyes fixed straight on Letitia.
Is it time to strike now?
“Mm. This would also help you clear out the stubborn forces rooted deep in the Church.”
Simona lowered her head, as if thinking.
From time to time her gaze turned toward Isabella, and the two of them seemed to be exchanging information by some special means.
Even the Holy Queen had to listen to the Demon King, especially when facing a decision of this magnitude.
Roselyn and Hertitz had remained on guard the entire time.
Neither of them stated a position, nor did they exchange any information with Letitia.
Creis and Olivia glanced at each other.
As for Isabella, from a moment ago until now she had been holding Gabriella’s hand and showed no intention of letting go.
Morphis and Philina listened intently, watching Gabriella and Isabella with curious eyes, as if those two were the true decision-makers.
Only Reina did not quite understand what was happening…
What Simona and the Queen of Monastar were discussing was nothing short of treason, was it not?!
Reina was also someone who could read the room.
She only cast Gabriella a look of confusion and appeal for help, and did not continue speaking.
Gabriella could only feel helpless.
Her choice was bound to disappoint the young Hero, so she merely smiled and signaled Reina to calm down.
If she did not stay calm now, later it would be a “forced” calm.
Letitia withdrew her gaze and swept it across everyone.
“I have been concealing things from all of you, including my companions in Monastar. I am sorry. There is a great deal I must explain to you face to face.”
“In the past we did have many conflicts, many points on which we could not accept one another… but now we ought to set them down.”
“Faith in the Holy Feather God is rooted deep in the Church. She built her power through inheritance and a shadowy network. She is our greatest threat.”
As Letitia spoke, Creis’s lips moved.
Then, as if she had suddenly realized something, she did not open her mouth.
Instead she tugged Olivia’s sleeve, and the latter gave her a gentle smile.
The two of them seemed to communicate with their eyes.
There was no need to ask aloud.
The truth would come to light on its own.
Hertitz suddenly asked, “Do you know who the Holy Feather God actually is?”
“I do.” Letitia nodded.
“The Holy Feather God does not belong among the foreign gods. She truly is a being born from the Church. I can be certain of that now…”
That gentle, pleasant voice sank a little.
“Her goal is to destroy the world. The Holy Feather God has inherited the will of the Evil God.”
“What is that supposed to mean? We humans have always been resisting the Evil God!” Hero Reina retorted.
Letitia’s voice was calm.
“Miss Hero, I respect the heart with which you protect humanity. But the Holy Feather God and the Evil God share the same goal. They merely use different methods.”
“Damn it.”
“As the first Heavenly Oracle Envoy to awaken, I understand our enemy better than anyone, and I will take responsibility for my own words.” Letitia only gave the young Hero a look and paid her no further mind.
Reina merely lowered her head and sank into thought.
Suddenly, Gabriella spoke.
“Miss Letitia, may I ask… is the Holy Feather God an Apostle of the Evil God?”
“What…?”
As she asked that question, Gabriella could tell that several of the Heavenly Oracle Envoys around them all showed surprise, and a few drew in a sharp breath.
Letitia shook her head.
“There is no direct evidence at present. The feeling they give me, however, is rather similar. That eeriness. That absurdity…”
“Isn’t that a little rash to say?” a Heavenly Oracle Envoy with a bright, cheerful voice suddenly said.
“If the Holy Feather God were an Apostle, then as a god she would certainly offer power to the Evil God, and the demon race would grow even more rampant and prosperous.”
“Then it’s a misunderstanding?” Gabriella tilted her head and smiled.
Letitia pressed her lips together, her gaze dropping to the table, as if she were hesitating.
After a long while, she began to explain.
“The reason the Holy Feather God has not moved against us is still the existence of the [Calculation Core]. I personally also believe that the reason the Evil God and the Holy Feather are not of the same origin is that defeat.
If the Evil God had obtained the Holy Feather God’s power, then judging by the last barrier, the priest corps, the knight orders, and the Heavenly Oracle Envoys who were not carrying [Relics] would not have been her match even if they attacked together.”
Letitia carefully recalled everything she had seen inside the barrier.
Her face could not help but turn somewhat pale, and a few drops of cold sweat fell.
No one objected to that.
In truth, even Gabriella and Isabella did not know the Holy Feather’s true face.
Joining hands was indeed the best choice at present.
And Isabella had already made her choice.
She gave Simona a look, and the latter understood at once.
“Letitia, I agree with your plan. Right now, the Church’s first priority should be clearing out those heretics who refuse to keep to the rules.”
“Heretics?” Letitia tilted her head and smiled, clearly understanding what Simona meant.
“Of course. The god we worship has always been a generous, merciful, understanding god, not a heresy that wants to destroy the world. Thank you, Miss Letitia.”
At last Letitia looked toward Hero Reina.
The latter was also left speechless, entirely the picture of someone ready to follow arrangements.
Simona stepped forward and wrote and sketched with a fountain pen on a confidential document, drawing up several formal magic contracts to record all of this.
After that, Letitia gave the order to open the doors of the conference office.
Following Letitia’s suggestion, everyone would go to a building dozens of kilometers away.
The so-called [Calculation Core] was in a place like that.
It was said to be the foundation on which much of the present magitech development depended—and the technology Lartomia had left behind was the same.
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