A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 604 – Chapter 604 Chapter 445
Chapter 604: Chapter 445 – Looking for Trouble? _1 Chapter 604: Chapter 445 – Looking for Trouble? _1 “Hahahahaha!!”
Even returning to the castle, Ling'Nu couldn't stop laughing while clutching her stomach. The nearby Zhi Jingxiang also couldn't help but succumb to the humor. Only Majeko looked a bit better-mainly because she held back a bit more, not daring to upset Duanmu Huai.
After all, anyone could tell from the expression on Duanmu Huai's face that he was not in a good mood.
“You're not done laughing yet?”
“But it's just too funny, that demon actually mistook you for the Demon King…, hahaha…”
Ling'Nu laughed so hard that she pounded the wall with her fist. Zhi Jingxiang turned her face away, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably with laughter.
Seeing their reactions, Duanmu Huai could only roll his eyes with helplessness.
It was actually Ling'Nu who had witnessed the event, not him. As a ninja serving Duanmu Huai, she maintained surveillance at all times and warned him of any unexpected situations.
It's perfectly understandable: Ling'Nu is a gifted ninja, not a front-line warrior. She's good at assassinations and spying, not full-on combat. So, when Duanmu Huai was out looking for the demon, she was on the sidelines, observing the whole process.
Duanmu Huai was not going to say much about it, but Ling'Nu had no such compunctions. When they returned, she told Zhi Jingxiang and Majeko all about it…
To be honest, being mistaken for the Demon King by a demon was a laughably ridiculous situation to anyone. Especially if you consider that Zhi Jingxiang and Majeko had participated with Duanmu Huai in the war against Seth's demon invasion, the idea becomes even more absurd.
In some ways, Duanmu Huai was indeed fiercer than the demon. As for the Demon King… they had never seen him, but it wasn't that strange that someone fiercer than a demon could be called a Demon King, after all.
There wasn't much Duanmu Huai could do about all this, so he let them laugh. He wasn't the type to always expect subservience. He actually admired Ling'Nu's attitude to some extent. Truthfully, among those who were rather direct with him, only Bambi and Ling'Nu came to mind. The rest were too polite, partly due to habit and part due to Duanmu Huai's stern and fierce demeanor. His laugh could come off as terrifying, so people didn't dare to joke around with him that much.
While Bambi felt more like a little sister to Duanmu Huai, Ling'Nu felt more like a buddy who liked to mess around. It was annoying at times, but it didn't really harm anyone!
Especially for Duanmu Huai, this kind of mockery was rather rare.
After defeating Demon King Nobunaga, Duanmu Huai's mission was officially over. The Demon Beast Army scattered and fled, leaving O.J with only the Asakura, Uesugi, and Hojo families-the countless lords of the warring states era had been replaced by the three powers.
Of course, the rebuilding of O.J was going to be a difficult task, but that wasn't something Duanmu Huai needed to care about now.
“Darling, you're back!!!”
However, just as Duanmu Huai and the others had just returned to the castle, a shriek rang out, followed by Leia running towards them and jumping into Duanmu Huai's arms.
“Are you alright?”
“What could happen to me?”
“That's good.”
Pleased with Duanmu Huai's response, Leia nodded, then turned to her attendant.
“I am aware of the situation in O.J. Send our representative there right away, tell them that Lisas is willing to assist in their reconstruction, but on the condition that O.J becomes a vassal of Lisas.”
As she issued this command, Leia didn't show any of her usual lovestruck behavior around Duanmu Huai. Instead, she seemed like a competent queen, assertive and domineering. To her, the famed families of Asakura, Uesugi, and Hojo in O.J did not seem too impressive.
This wasn't surprising. After all, the President of the United States wouldn't care too much about the feelings of some African tribal chief.'
“Yes.”
The attendant nodded and went off to fulfill his orders. Only then did Leia return to her lovestruck state, happily throwing herself back into Duanmu Huai's arms.
“Darling, what's going on between you and the Church of AL? They've started issuing warrants for your arrest!”
“A warrant for my arrest?”
Upon hearing Leia's words, Duanmu Huai was taken aback.
“What does that mean? I don't go looking for trouble with them, and yet they dare to go looking for me?”
“Oh? Is that so? Not only not running away, but instead coming directly for me?”
“Do they want to be beaten up by me?”
Leia, thankfully, didn't string him along with riddles; instead, she pulled Duanmu Huai into her room, sat him down, and promptly explained the situation to him.
In simple terms, a few days ago, while Duanmu Huai was still in O.J, the Church of AL released a call to arms, proclaiming the Tribunal to be a heretical organization that ought to be purified. They demanded the capture of Duanmu Huai, a Judge of the Tribunal, and asked various nations to cooperate.
Leia was obviously opposed to this, and King Gandhi of Seth was not too happy either. Despite the Church of AL's sizable influence amongst the people, neither these two sovereigns were the type to meekly comply. They made it clear — “I won't help you, what can you do to me?”
If it pertained to other issues, the Church of AL could have rallied the public, but the citizens of Seth, Lisas, and even those of the Free City Alliance owed their lives to Duanmu Huai, so they were not too receptive to the Church's calls.
In contrast, Herman Kingdom seemed quite keen on the idea, eagerly wanting to take the initiative and send troops to wipe out Duanmu Huai and the Tribunal.
“So, darling, what do you think? We could just join forces with Seth and take down Herman!”
Speaking of Herman, Leia gritted her teeth in fury —- it had been less than a year since Lisas and Herman had last shed each other's blood, a memory Leia held fresh. She was delighted at the chance to seek revenge.
In reality, the current three states on the continent, Seth and Lisas, both held grudges against Herman. After the fall of the Holy Demon Sect, Herman was the one to establish the first great human kingdom. But it later was torn by internal strife due to rampant corruption and oppression, leading to the ancestor of Lisas to raise a flag of rebellion and secede from Herman, establishing Lisas.
Similarly, the magicians of Seth were displeased with Herman's oppressive policies and migrated to Seth to create a nation for mages.
Because of this, Herman held resentment towards Lisas and Seth — a feeling that was reciprocated. There were many reasons old and new for conflict, not least of which was a desire to wage another war.
Especially for Leia, the Queen of Lisas, if she could wage war directly against Herman and march to their royal city, she could finally vent the anger she's held since Prince Barton of Herman had launched a surprise attack on Lisas.
Leia is very vengeful.
“So it's like that, but why does the Church of AL suddenly want to cause trouble for me?”
“Leia is not too clear about this either, it is said that it seems to be related to the election of the Pope.”
“The Pope election??”
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Huai was stunned. He heard from Zhi Jingxiang that the previous Pope of the Church of AL had died not long ago. However, he did not expect this matter to involve himself… Why would their Pope election have anything to do with my Tribunal? You dare to bother me while you're having your Pope election, have you tired of living?
Meanwhile, within the royal palace of Herman's capital, Rangu, two men were having a secret meeting.
“Thank you very much for your staunch support this time, Chancellor Stisseth.”
In a white holy robe, a middle-aged man with golden hair and an affable smile was speaking to a man in glasses who seemed quite gentle. The latter was Herman Kingdom's Chancellor and the current de facto ruler of the kingdom — Chancellor Stisseth.
“No need for formalities, Archbishop Oz.”
In the face of the thankful Archbishop, Chancellor Stisseth gave a slight nod.
“We also share an irreconcilable blood feud with the Tribunal. Their Judge killed the prince of the Herman Kingdom. We must respond to this cruel act.”
“Hahaha…”
Upon hearing Chancellor Stisseth's reply, Archbishop Oz showed a smile, his eyes shadowed with scheming.
In fact, the operation to expel and arrest Duanmu Huai was initiated by Archbishop Oz.
Duanmu Huai was completely baffled why the Church of AL was targeting him, but in fact, the Church of AL had been keeping an eye on Duanmu Huai for a long time.
On the surface, the Church of AL appears to be a religion that worships the goddess Alice and aims to protect humans. But in fact, they also harbor a very important mission —- to eliminate or seal any existence that disrupts the balance.
Duanmu Huai, who killed the previous Devil King Ji'Er and several demons, has clearly affected the balance of power on the continent, thus the Church of AL had proposed long ago that he needed to be dealt with. However, at that time, the then-living Pope refused this request.
But now, with the death of the old Pope and the time to elect a new one, Duanmu Huai was once again targeted by the Church of AL.
The reason was simple.
One of the conditions for the papal election is to determine how likely each successor is to become the Pope. Among the factors influencing these odds are performing righteous deeds, serving humanity, serving the Church of AL, and of course, the requirement to seal entities that disrupt the balance.
Archbishop Oz is one of the candidates eligible to be elected as the next Pope of the Church of AL. He has taken aim at Duanmu Huai, and within the Church of AL, Duanmu Huai has long been identified as the most dangerous existence that disrupts the balance of the continent. If Oz could capture or seal him, Oz's chances of becoming the next Pope would surely rise. In this way, his becoming the next Pope would be a foregone conclusion!
However, Archbishop Oz also understands that Duanmu Huai and the Tribunal hold significant influence in Lisas and Seth. Therefore, he seeked the assistance of Herman.
As for what Chancellor Stisseth said about having enmity with Duanmu Huai, Archbishop Oz completely ignored it. He was also well aware of the political struggles within the Herman Kingdom. If it weren't for Duanmu Huai killing Prince Barton in Lisas, the princess faction probably wouldn't have been able to win. From this perspective, Chancellor Stisseth should be throwing a banquet to thank Duanmu Huai, so how could there be any deep hatred?
However, Archbishop Oz also proposed his own conditions for exchange. If Herman would help, then the Church of AL would also assist Herman in maintaining internal order —- after all, after the death of Prince Barton, Princess Hera succeeded to the throne and became the new emperor of Herman. But in fact, she was just a puppet emperor, with all real power controlled by Chancellor Stisseth.
Of course, this situation led to a lot of opposition and protests within Herman, and even rebellion.
If the Church of AL could intervene, it would certainly help Herman in stabilizing people's hearts.
And Chancellor Stisseth also wanted to owe a favor to Archbishop Oz, so that when Oz became Pope in the future, he could be closer to the Church of AL.
So the two reached an agreement and formed an alliance.
“I heard that Seth and Lisas are planning to form an alliance to confront Herman. Are you not worried about this?”
“Of course not.”
Hearing Archbishop Oz's question, Chancellor Stisseth laughed coldly.
“Lisas is a poor and weak country, and Seth just barely recovered from the invasion by the Demon Clan, they are not worth mentioning. If they dare to stand in the way of my Herman's grand army, we'll obliterate them!”
At this statement, Stisseth raised his wine cup.
“By then, it will be the day Herman once again unifies the world!”
Chapter end
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