Black Saintess and the Pure White Pope

Even Iver himself had never expected the cardinals to act so decisively.

After Iver showed them his Sin Beast form and cured the Pure White Saintess's Amberization Disease, he discovered that the cardinals, who had previously held differing opinions, reached a consensus with astonishing speed.

When Iver said that Pure White should become the new Pope, every cardinal immediately agreed. When he said that the Theocracy should end its policy of permanent neutrality, every cardinal immediately agreed. When he said that they should interfere in Astrid's current political turmoil, every cardinal immediately agreed... Even when Iver said he wanted to go out for a stroll, the cardinals completely agreed.

They agreed to everything he said. They did not even offer an objection, let alone an additional suggestion.

For a moment, Iver wondered if they were merely pretending to agree for now, intending to discuss it later.

But the cardinals' ability to act was practically heaven-defying. Less than two hours after Iver summoned them for a meeting, notices had already been sent to every country.

By then, Pure White had put on the Most Holy Crown and fallen asleep on the Pope's throne. The Candidate Eternal Saintess had also been appointed—the current first-ranked Candidate Saintess was named Theresa, and she had now formally received the inheritance of the Eternal Saintess.

Neither of these two matters met with any objections.

The moment the orders were issued, everything was completed. This was completely different from the elves' usual habit of dragging matters out for decades.

According to tradition, the new Eternal Saintess's holy name should have been bestowed by the Pope. After all, for thousands of years, the Saintess had always become the Pope; when one stepped down, another took her place. Yet now, Theresa's holy name was still bestowed by Iver.

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