There were a few minor problems, but in any case, the situation both inside and outside the Imperial Palace was rapidly being brought under control.
The five haughty cardinals were, unusually enough, quite obedient in following the young Holy Emperor’s orders. The five Orders of Holy Knights, which until now had each operated independently, were also successfully brought under his command.
The Demon Species were systematically exterminated.
The Holy Knights mercilessly slaughtered demons and demon contractors, and the priests carefully consecrated the places they had swept through.
Over all of this spread the Holy Emperor’s Divine Barrier, growing larger with each passing day and solidifying the defenses even further. The Imperial Capital, once a place where Demon Species had moved about freely, was rapidly transforming into the holiest sanctuary on the continent.
Once the initial cleanup was complete, a thorough investigation was immediately launched into the attempted overthrow of the Imperial Capital.
No matter how much the Second Prince had assisted from within, the fact that the thousand-year Holy Capital had nearly fallen to Demon Species in a single day was absolutely no ordinary matter.
And during that investigation, one man suddenly rose to the surface.
“…Richelieu?”
“Wasn’t that man deeply trusted by Princess Alexandra?”
Several years earlier, he…