Elisa

The outcome of this duel caught both City Lord Claut and Lord Wali completely off guard. They had never expected their own two candidates to win, but they had certainly never imagined that Rodan, who had seemed a "sure thing," would lose—and lose so miserably. Even if he kept his life, the rest of it was as good as ruined.

At that moment, Solanton spoke up. "Miss Elisa, the matter is already quite clear. This was entirely a malicious scheme orchestrated by Ternixiu. As for City Lord Solanton and the lord, they were merely deceived and used."

Claut and Wali were no fools. Since Solanton had offered them a way out, they naturally hurried to distance themselves from Ternixiu as thoroughly as possible, immediately chiming in to condemn Ternixiu for deceiving them and so on.

Taking the opportunity, Solanton suggested to Elisa that Ternixiu be stripped of his position as Light Knight Captain and detained on the spot for investigation.

Supported by the Light Knights, Ternixiu made one last desperate struggle, shouting, "No! There is another conspiracy behind this! And Miss Elisa holds no specific office, so she has no authority to remove me from my post! In my capacity as Captain of the Light Knights, I demand to appeal to the Royal Capital branch!"

Elisa blinked her large eyes, as though she had suddenly remembered something. She took out an object resembling a cross, radiating a holy aura. "Oh, right, Uncle gave me this. He said I could take it out at important moments and make decisions on his behalf. I wonder... can I use it now?"

"The Holy Wing Emblem..." Ternixiu groaned. His last shred of hope destroyed, he went limp as though every bone had been pulled from his body.

Seeing the emblem representing a cardinal, Solanton