I've Become a Demon God, and You Want Me to Be a Villain? Section 32

The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom understood instantly.

"This man has shown disrespect not only toward me, but also toward the Count of Inkstone Territory. Expel him from the Knight Order and hand him over to the Count of Inkstone Territory for handling."

The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom said indifferently.

"Hand him over to the Count of Inkstone Territory for handling?"

Chief Judge Chris froze.

Even if someone from the Holy See committed an offense, the Holy See itself should handle it.

"What is the problem with the Count of Inkstone Territory handling it on my behalf, Chief Judge Chris? You probably don't know yet, but the Count of Inkstone Territory will also be attending this Blessing Ceremony. That settles it. Keep him here for now, and once the Count of Inkstone Territory is done with his business, he can come claim him."

After saying that, the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom gave Chief Judge Chris no chance to respond and got back into her carriage.

Chief Judge Chris wanted to say more, but he no longer had the chance.

The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom's words had clearly worked. Hearing that Su Mo would be handling the matter "on her behalf," coupled with the fact that he could attend the Blessing Ceremony—which itself was a symbol of devout faith—

Chief Judge Chris ultimately accepted the arrangement.

"I'll imprison him for now. Once the Count has finished his business, he can come to the Inquisition and retrieve him from me."

Chief Judge Chris said to Su Mo.

"Pfft—"

Upon hearing Chief Judge Chris's words, the protagonist who had only just recovered from his concussion was so frantic that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Formidable Enemy! Extremely High Soul Purity!

"Damn it, why did this happen?"

That protagonist despaired.

He had never imagined that the consequences of provoking Su Mo would be this severe.

He had provoked quite a few Villains before. For example, when Jerol, whom Su Mo had met, came here, he had provoked him with a look.

Jerol had been unable to do anything to him and had been utterly frustrated.

Jerol had only just inherited a marquisate.

Su Mo's status was merely that of a count.

Not to mention a marquis—so long as he did not commit any other mistakes, even if those Duke-level Villains came here, they would not be able to do anything to him.

Yet with Su Mo, a mere count... he had actually crashed and burned!

"What do I do, what do I do... Let's see if they have any way to save me!"

That protagonist was frantic.

With that thought, he hurriedly opened the Protagonist Panel, intending to ask the other protagonists for help.

Just as he was about to act, he suffered another heavy blow. His vision went black, and he fainted again.

"Drag him away. Don't let him wake up."

Chief Judge Chris said coldly.

He clearly had no intention of giving this protagonist any chance to appeal, directly settling the nature of the matter.

Two Temple Knights dragged the unconscious protagonist into a carriage and headed for the dungeon.

The commotion here had long since drawn the attention of quite a few people.

The largest church in the Crescent Kingdom was here, and countless people came to pray every day.

However, these people had no chance to approach. They could only watch from afar, still unaware of what had happened.

"Tang Hua is finished!"

As that protagonist was dragged away, someone hiding among the distant crowd narrowed his eyes.

This person was also a protagonist.

He had not seen the whole event. He had only witnessed the protagonist who had provoked Su Mo being knocked unconscious and dragged away.

"I need to notify them about this."

That protagonist hurriedly sent the news to a group chat.

In the Crescent Royal Capital, the Villains were not the only ones banding together; the protagonists had already formed their own group as well.

There were quite a few people in this group—more than twenty.

There were also some protagonists still on their way to the royal capital.

"What? Tang Hua was taken away by the Inquisition? What happened?"

"I didn't see what happened before that, but there was a Villain there. That Villain should be the Count of Inkstone Territory."

"The Count of Inkstone Territory? Even a duke at the Holy See Headquarters shouldn't have been able to do anything to Tang Hua. How did the Count of Inkstone Territory manage it?"

"Did Tang Hua provoke him? I told him long ago to lie low during the early stages, but he wouldn't listen."

"Even if he provoked a count, it shouldn't have been a big deal, right? Why did the Inquisition get involved?"

"..."

As the news appeared in the Protagonist Group, the chat instantly became lively.

The Protagonists all showed up.

Tang Hua had already become a Temple Knight, yet on the Holy See's turf, he had been knocked unconscious by people from the Inquisition and dragged away.

More importantly, there had been a villain there.

No matter how one looked at it, this matter was connected to that villain.

Naturally, this drew the attention of the Protagonists hiding in the Royal Capital.

What they cared about was not whether Tang Hua lived or died, but the course of events.

To them, the Royal Capital was currently the safest place.

And the Holy See was the safest place of all.

These past few days, even those Duke-level Silver Arch-Villains had been completely unable to do anything to them.

Yet one Protagonist had suffered a setback!

If they did not figure out what had happened, they would be extremely uneasy.

"Right, Queen of the Crescent Kingdom is here too. She seems to have arrived at the Holy See together with Count of Inkstone Territory."

At this moment, the Protagonist at the scene spotted Queen of the Crescent Kingdom getting back into her carriage.

"Queen of the Crescent Kingdom is here too? She's the Saintess of God. I understand now!"

A Protagonist said in the group chat.

"Count of Inkstone Territory probably used Borrowing a Knife to Kill to set Tang Hua up."

That Protagonist continued.

"I think so too. Count of Inkstone Territory probably made use of Queen of the Crescent Kingdom, though his relationship with the Queen is likely anything but ordinary."

"Damn, now that you put it that way, I'm feeling a little nervous. I only just joined the Royal Palace Guard."

"Don't worry. Queen of the Crescent Kingdom was probably just being used. Don't forget that she's a Saintess. Under the shroud of Divine Light, she's naturally immune to the Love Bath."

"No matter what, Count of Inkstone Territory is probably a Formidable Enemy!"

"Everyone, be more careful these next few days. Don't make any mistakes."

"..."

In the group chat, the Protagonists each voiced their own opinions.

This matter had shaken these Protagonists considerably, making them realize that even within the Holy See, they were not one hundred percent safe.

If villains found an opportunity, they could still suffer a setback.

However, since they did not know about the relationship between Queen of the Crescent Kingdom and Su Mo, although they were somewhat uneasy, not many Protagonists were overly worried.

In their eyes, the main reason was that the Protagonist named Tang Hua had been a little too arrogant.

This guy loved nothing more than provoking villains.

"Count of Inkstone Territory... I feel like he's no less troublesome than the villains from those Duke Families."

"Mm. Quite a few people in the Royal Capital have been talking about him these past two days. If you run into him, stay on high alert!"

Behind the Grand Cathedral, inside another towering building.

In a spacious hall, a beam of pure white Holy Light descended upon Su Mo.

It completely enveloped Su Mo.

This was the Holy See's routine inspection.