The real Knight himself had actually died long ago.
As the first person present to learn of the two men's situation, Ye Kong could not possibly say it outright. Next, the soldier she controlled would also have to undergo stricter scrutiny.
And not the simple questioning from before, but something involving higher-level supernatural power.
"Follow us."
Just as expected, they were taken away.
C10 began considering withdrawing. In fact, the best thing for her to do now was hypnotize the dormant consciousness of the soldier in her mind, ensuring that when he awoke, he would not reveal any unexpected flaws and would believe that he had truly done everything that had happened.
That opportunity came soon enough.
After being sent into the interrogation room, the two men were kept under strict guard, but they were not interrogated immediately.
Because the White-Robed Archbishop really was contacting the Heretic Tribunal.
Unlike the forced confessions of certain religious trials in many stories, the Light Prayer Church still followed basic procedures. In other words, before a conviction could be established, they would obtain the relevant information through all manner of lawful methods that respected the prisoners. At that stage, prisoners could argue their case and use evidence to prove they bore no sins.
But... once a definite charge had been established, the Heretic Tribunal would fully reveal its terror.
Torture!
Such things existed within The Holy See. The Inquisition generally used them on convicted criminals, and their fundamental purpose was to punish the guilty, not force confessions.
Or rather, only those who had been determined guilty and confessed would be subjected to punishment. Before conviction, no matter what a person had done, they had to undergo a proper trial.
For many heretics, the period of trial was actually their most relaxing time. Aside from