"I have seen your demands and wishes... I know exactly what you are expecting and what you are waiting for."
With an awe-inspiring attitude, Roland gently spoke words that made the cardinals despair.
However, in the almost desperate eyes of the cardinals, Roland suddenly changed the subject: "Then, I will give you what you want."
Suddenly, everyone was stunned.
"No need to doubt."
Roland sat on the Pope's seat, his hands solemnly placed on his knees, his face serious: "I said, I am the incarnation of the sun, I am the incarnation of justice, you don't have to worry. Just do whatever you want,
It's like I'm not here."
"...But, but you have already..."
"Don't you understand yet?"
Roland interrupted Guderian: "Okay, let me make it more clear."
"I, Roland. Saint Laurent I, the first holy commandment I gave after taking office, is to remove myself from power and restart the ring ceremony."
Roland said words as if nothing had happened, causing everyone to fall into complete astonishment.
"Just go ahead. There are still nine days left for this ring ceremony. You might as well just follow this ring ceremony and carry it out completely. If you think there is anyone who can replace me, please select him."
Roland said pointedly: "No matter what the final result is, everything is Thiel's choice."
After he said this, he stood up and walked outside the house.
Roland's leather boots stepped on the soft red carpet and on the marble floor of the empty front hall, making a hollow and distant sound.
The sound of slow, step-by-step footsteps could be heard clearly. It struck the hearts of the cardinals, bringing heavier and heavier pressure.
However, Roland had clearly passed them to the other side, but all the cardinals still did not dare to raise their heads. It was as if some invisible pressure was holding down their heads, and even their necks became stiff.
.
"During these nine days, I will stay on the top floor and pray quietly. If you have nothing to do, you don't have to come to me, and I don't need food or drink." Roland turned his back to them and suddenly spoke at the door of the room, "I won't restrict you either.
Moving range, you can leave here. Go to every corner of Bansa and think of words that can convince others."
"You have many themes. Plague, war, death, famine... but you only have three days. In short, after three days, I will meet you at the round table in the main hall and preside over the ring ceremony for you."
"At that time, I hope you can give me a perfect answer... so that I can clearly understand that in the past three years, you have not been studying how to buy or sell the priesthood, but you have been seriously thinking about how to become a qualified priest.
Cardinal."
After saying that, Roland opened the door and left without hesitation.
The moment Roland's voice fell, the stagnant air began to flow again. The cardinals breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the cardinals still did not dare to speak loudly. A strange pressure pressed on their throats, making their voices as hoarse as a whisper.
Half a minute after Roland left, the terrible pressure completely dissipated in the air.
The cardinals stood up again from the ground in surprise. Some of them even had their fingers trembling.
"Heh... now, are you still sure that you have a chance of winning?"
Kasaka pulled open the corner of his mouth with difficulty, revealing a disdainful smile. Cold sweat slowly flowed from his temples.
Guderian's expression was stiff as he looked directly at him, and he couldn't even bend his fingers.
He was the person closest to Roland just now. Therefore, he was also the person who felt it most clearly.
Behind Roland, there was indeed a vague golden figure floating. It was just like the shadow behind Jupiter IV.
It was even more stressful than the shadow behind Jupiter IV. From this point of view, Roland I was a much more powerful pope than Jupiter IV. In today's chaotic era, there are probably only
Only he can bring hope to the believers in Tire.
So, should we still oppose him?
Guderian did hesitate.
From the inner feeling, he was still a little reluctant to give up a lot of time and private property for the position of pope. However, he did not dare to go against Roland.
They had expected it wrong from the beginning. Under the young pope's handsome and beautiful face and petite body, there was undoubtedly a cold and sharp soul.
He is not a docile sheep from the countryside, but a monster with sharp claws and venom. Just like their Majesty the Queen. He is the same type of crazy and determined, and cannot be questioned, fooled, or toyed with.
"Indeed... I made a mistake."
Guderian lowered his head and took a deep breath, his whole body trembling slightly as if he felt cold.
"I suggest... we should obey the Pope's order. But I hope you can distinguish one thing," Guderian's thin mouth corners slightly raised, showing an eagle smile, "I hope you will not
We are so stupid that we expect that the Pope will really step down and hand over to us, and then do something about it."
As expected, after Guderian finished speaking, no one had any special reaction, as if they did not think so.
But Guderian can guarantee that, including him, at least half of the twelve people at this moment have some inappropriate thoughts about the position of the Pope. The reason why they do not expose it is just to use their strength at the last moment to win it in one fell swoop.
Just the final victory.
But just in case, Guderian had to remind them: "I advise you not to have any delusions. Do you think our young Majesty seems like the kind of person who would hand over his power to others? Obviously,
This is an assessment and a trap."
As soon as he said these words, someone's eyes immediately moved slightly.
Obviously, someone has understood what Guderian meant.
Guderian nodded solemnly: "That's right. Think about it, if you were a certain bishop and were assigned to be the district bishop of a rich diocese, what would be the first thing you do?"
"...If it were me, I would first find the bishop here who most wants to be the district bishop."
Oseis hesitated for a moment, then replied in a low voice.
Guderian nodded with satisfaction: "That's right."
"Your Majesty is obviously looking for the most restless person among us. In this case, whoever gets the most votes means that his prestige is the highest among us, and he will be the first person to be dealt with by Your Majesty. Only
There is a situation that can preserve our current position..."
"... Sufficiently outstanding abilities, and internal relationships that are not harmonious."
Kasaka took over Guderian's words and whispered: "We need to split the votes equally. As evenly as possible, but not too obviously."
"Come on everyone, we have to finalize things before we leave here" (To be continued.)