Chapter 48 48 It’s Great to Be Young!

Chapter 48 -48- It's good to be young!

After hearing the words of the high priest, a cold light flashed in the eyes of Duke Bold.

However, he quickly adjusted his expression and restored a faint smile.

Although that smile looked quite forced.

He had realized that he was tricked by the high priest.

But he couldn't get angry.

The legalization of Leno's illegitimate child still needed the approval of the church. He couldn't turn against the church now, which would completely disrupt his plan.

He knew that the high priest was probably aware of this, so he took the opportunity to stand up for the girl of Castel.

The high priest's meaning was actually very simple.

Use the future religious vassalage of the Earldom of Castel in exchange for the legalization of the illegitimate child and the support of the church.

This is a deal.

An unexpected deal.

But this is not the result that the old duke wanted most.

However, this time it was his turn and he had no choice.

The old duke's eyes moved obscurely between the beautiful girl with a fanatical expression, the respectful and obedient old priest Raoul, and the great priest who always smiled and looked like a kind old grandfather.

In his heart, he was very confused.

Who is it?

Who is it?

Who came up with this hateful and sinister idea?

What a good opportunity to disrupt his plan!

The old duke did not believe that this plan was proposed by the young noble lady Castel, after all, it would not bring any extra benefits to the other party.

Turning to the church would not bring much benefit to the girl, at most it would be a temporary shelter, and he thought he could give what the church gave, and give more and better.

Making this choice, it was more like the girl did not trust them, so she sought shelter from the church, or... was it really for faith?

Thinking of this, the duke narrowed his eyes slightly.

He did not think that a canary that had been kept in a cage for a long time would have such a deep mansion, and it was probably instigated.

He also thought that he was kind to the Castel family. If the girl was sensible and obedient, he really intended to let her become the mistress of Bold.

After all... Leno needed a wife of noble birth to wipe out the stain.

But now, everything is out of control.

After thinking about it, the old duke felt that it was more like the girl was deceived by the priests of the church.

Those old foxes must have taken advantage of the young and ignorant heir of Castel and the emptiness of his heart to expand the territory of the church!

Thinking of this, the deep eyes of the Duke of Bold soon fell on the two priests.

He smiled faintly, but his fists under his sleeves were slightly clenched.

Taking a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, the old duke's eyes fell on Charlotte again.

But deep in his eyes, he was much colder.

He smiled and said to the girl:

"The divine light protects us. Although it is a pity, since Lord Charlotte has made a decision, as devout believers, we naturally have to respect it..."

"Of course, people's ideas will always change, especially when they are young. A year is full of variables. If Lord Charlotte changes his mind one day in the future, the door of the Bolde family will still be open to you and will always be your solid backing..."

As he said, the old duke looked at the high priest on the side and saluted slightly:

"Lord High Priest, can you start to perform the sacrament for Leno?"

The high priest was quite satisfied with the duke's response.

He smiled and nodded:

"Of course, Lord Leno is a true holy knight. He should return to the arms of Bolde and restore the glory he deserves."

So far, the deal has been reached.

At least it has been reached on the surface.

The next step is the agreed process.

Accompanied by the ethereal hymn, the high priest bathed in the divine light performed the sacrament for Leno who knelt on one knee.

However, the atmosphere was not particularly warm.

The protagonist Leno did not look so happy, and he was worried. He could not help but glance in the direction of the church several times.

The nobles also had different expressions, and some of them even began to be obviously absent-minded.

Although the old duke was smiling, his smile never changed, and his eyes were cold.

Only the beautiful girl from the Castel family walked to the front of the nobles with a pious face, and her face was fanatically yearning under the shining of the holy light.

After the sacrament, the high priest declined the invitation of the nobles on the grounds of physical discomfort and went to the side hall to rest.

The birthday party continued.

Charlotte's declaration of faith was like a small episode, which did not seem to affect the progress of the party.

But even the most dull nobles could feel that the atmosphere of the birthday party was gone.

And with such an episode, the flies around Charlotte disappeared.

Although there were still some young male nobles who looked at her eagerly and were eager to try, they were soon stopped by their elders.

The duke might be on par with the high priest.

But these nobles can't do that.

Just as the heir of Castel said that he would give everything to the church and never marry, someone came to steal her away. It was a provocation to the church.

Sebastian, who sneaked into the birthday party, was itching to come over and flatter the girl who broke the situation with a few words, but he shrank back at Charlotte's cold glance.

He didn't forget Charlotte's words, he couldn't cause trouble for the other party's current status.

But he was really curious about the girl's choice and was very excited.

The actions of the gods would not be aimless.

Why did the great Lady of Dark Night decide to "join" the Holy King's Court?

"Ms. Anna said that the Holy King's Court played a decisive role in the decline of the blood race."

"Could it be that... Lady of Dark Night is paving the way for revenge against the Holy King's Court in the future?"

"It is not impossible! Lady of Dark Night entered the church as a holy believer, and I am afraid there is a deeper layout!"

"Return to the Lord's kingdom... I am afraid that when that time comes, it will be the time for the great Lady of Dark Night to return to the throne and reign over Miria. It is really hard to say who will return to whose kingdom!"

Sebastian's eyes were extremely hot and he was secretly excited.

It is interesting to say that he obviously did not want to be involved in the fight between the gods, but at this moment, he was really involved in the competition of the true gods, and he became excited instead.

He could feel that he was witnessing a great history!

No one came to disturb Charlotte, so Charlotte enjoyed the food at the banquet at ease.

She was quite satisfied with the affirmation of the church, and finally solved a trouble in these days.

Let's say that the united church was the idea that Charlotte had after being assassinated.

No force is more suitable than the church to deal with the Duke and the nobles of the duchy who are eyeing it covetously.

Unlike the nobles who have no bottom line, the church is at least open and aboveboard. Although it is also interested in expanding land, it will not be as crazy as the nobles.

As long as Charlotte is pious enough, she can even gain a lot of fans and supporters among the priests of the church.

There is no doubt that the church is Charlotte's best choice compared to the Duke's Mansion.

Black Cat Nice and the priest who took the girl to the manor to worship some time ago are the bridges between her and the church, and the old priest Raoul is her guide.

Through Nice, Charlotte already knows that the high priest of the Duchy of Borde is planning to run for the chief priest.

The old priest needs a merit to increase his bargaining chips.

Willing to perform the sacrament for Leno, the illegitimate son, is the deal he made to gain the support of the Duke of Borde.

And an opportunity that would allow the church to expand its theocracy, add a new theocracy in the future, and preach to the north where the church's tentacles could not reach for the time being... was undoubtedly more precious than the support of a duke.

Charlotte knew that as long as she proposed it, the high priest would definitely not refuse.

As a matter of fact, the high priest was easier to talk to than she thought, and did not even ask her to swear an oath.

So, Charlotte successfully exchanged the church's protection with the promise of the future!

The band from Luna Bay continued to perform music, and Charlotte, who was relaxed, even felt that the music was pleasant to the ears.

The standard of the Duke's banquet was quite good. Charlotte compared it and felt that the various delicacies were not worse than those of the Castel family, especially the drinks, which were even slightly better, and the milk was more mellow.

While the girl was enjoying the food, a priest suddenly came to visit her and saluted respectfully:

"Lord Charlotte, the high priest wants to invite you to chat for a few words."

Charlotte's heart moved, and she quickly stood up:

"I understand."

Under the complicated gazes of the nobles, Charlotte leisurely entered the side hall where the high priest rested.

There was only the high priest in the side hall, and the old priest was admiring the religious paintings on the wall.

He was kind and gentle, holy, like a grandfather next door, and there was no trace of the appearance of a third-level Chiyang strongman, and there was no strong sense of oppression like the Duke of Borde.

Charlotte took a deep breath, pinched the hem of her skirt, saluted gracefully, and said respectfully:

"Charlotte de Castel, meet the high priest."

Looking at the girl who saluted respectfully, the high priest smiled slightly, and his pure eyes were full of appreciation.

He nodded slightly and pointed to the chair:

"Sit down, you're welcome."

"Thank you, High Priest."

Charlotte sat down gracefully.

Looking at the innocent young face of the girl, the High Priest couldn't help but sigh:

"Being young... is really good, the future belongs to you, and we... are already old."

"Charlotte, you are very good. I heard from Raoul that you have a high faith affinity with our Lord and are very loved by the Holy Light."

Speaking of this, the High Priest smiled happily:

"The Church needs talents like you!"

"Don't worry, with the support of the Church, no one can stop you from inheriting the title next year."

"When you go to the territory, the Church will also send a group of demon hunters to escort you to Castel Territory."

After hearing the High Priest's words, Charlotte saluted respectfully, her voice was crisp and soft, with a girl's joy:

"Thank you, High Priest, you are so kind!"

The High Priest was immediately happy.

He laughed, waved his hand gently, and said lovingly:

"It's a small matter. At our age, the only thing we like to do is to help the younger generation."

After that, he became serious again:

"As long as you can remember what you said, remember... the glory of my Lord."

Charlotte also became serious.

She drew a standard cross on her chest, her eyes were extremely pious and fanatical:

"Of course, Charlotte will never forget the Holy Light of our Lord. Charlotte will always be a devout holy believer!"

Looking at the girl's clear and pure eyes, the great priest became even more satisfied:

"That's good, don't worry, child, as long as your heart is towards our Lord, the divine light will protect you forever."

"Hahaha, by the way, I heard from Raoul that you also like to drink milk. Come and try it. This is a high-end product that I brought from the royal capital, and it has been specially preserved with a magic circle!"

As if remembering something, the high priest laughed, picked up the kettle on the table, poured a glass of milk for himself and the girl, and then drank it alone, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

I wipe it!

Why does it feel like the whole world knows that I like drinking milk?

The corners of Charlotte's mouth twitched vaguely.

Looking at the milk in front of her, she hesitated slightly.

There was nothing she could do, the psychological shadow left by her crazy criticizing grandmother was too great for her.

Even if she knew this was a principality, the high priest probably just wanted to treat her to a glass of milk and some condom...

After thinking about it, Charlotte stood up and gently picked up the cup, but when she sat down, she suddenly accidentally spilled all the milk on her skirt.

"oops……"

She exclaimed and stood up suddenly, seemingly at a loss.

Seeing the milk quickly spreading on the girl's skirt, the high priest was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly took out a gauze scarf from his arms and handed it over:

"Are you okay? Just wipe it off."

"Thank you, High Priest...I'm sorry...Charlotte was too excited and accidentally didn't hold it properly..."

The girl took the gauze scarf and wiped the white liquid on her body with a guilty look on her face.

"It's okay, just wipe it off."

The high priest waved his hand nonchalantly.

The girl wiped it, but her skirt was dirty after all.

Looking at the dirty dress, her eyes hesitated. After some tangle, she stood up and bowed:

"Master High Priest, I'm very sorry...Charlotte is rude. Please allow Charlotte to leave for a while and change into a new dress."

The great priest nodded and said with a smile:

"It's okay, go ahead, I'm too enthusiastic and scared you."

"Haha, it's getting late, and I happen to be tired. If you have the opportunity in the future, you are welcome to come to the cathedral as a guest."

"Thank you, Lord High Priest."

Charlotte bowed respectfully and then slowly left.

It wasn't until the girl's figure completely disappeared that the high priest's smile gradually faded away.

Picking up the silk scarf left by the girl after wiping her body, he put it between his nose and took a deep breath intoxicated. A kind smile bloomed on the old face again, with a kind of morbid greed and desire:

"It's great to be young..."

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