Throughout those endless, lengthy years, there had been many gods who were hostile toward the Twelve Gods of Bolobos.
Those gods might attack Eliza simply because she was protected by [Queen of Heaven] Hera.
The Royal Capital guards needed to deal with irrational humans.
People like Alvitr, meanwhile, had to be prepared for [divine interference].
Especially after leaving the royal palace, no one knew when they might suddenly be met with an attack from a [god].
The procession had only made it halfway.
Sure enough, humans suddenly rushed out from the crowd, intending to launch "self-destruct-style" attacks on the procession.
But the moment they made a move, they were swiftly suppressed.
The entire process was clean and decisive, causing almost no disruption to the procession.
The guards did not escort them before the procession. Instead, they took them away and imprisoned them, leaving the interrogation until after today. However, they would certainly trace them back to their source and wipe them all out.
After that, the procession encountered several more small-scale attacks in succession, but all of them were quickly dealt with.
The [divine interference] they had remained vigilant against never appeared. Under Eliza and the others' lead, the funeral procession arrived at Saint Louis Square.
Saint Louis Square was guarded not only by kingdom knights, but also by holy knights from the Holy Church.
The current Pope, Sis Patricius, had been waiting in the square for some time. He had not personally attended the funeral inside the royal palace, but here in the square, he would serve as a "clergyman" and personally conduct the king's funeral rite.
Thus, this second stage of the funeral would be more ceremonious than the first.
In the eyes of the common people, this was the official funeral.
As Pope Sis approached Austin's coffin,