Jess said to Itachi Uchiha, looking somewhat embarrassed, "Uh, well, I know this is a bit unreasonable, but I still have to ask. Could you help me get into the Temple? I have something extremely important to deal with, and I absolutely have to see the Pope."
Itachi Uchiha frowned. "See the Pope? Didn't you say you were the Templar Grand Master? Shouldn't seeing the Pope be easy for you?"
At that, Jess replied worriedly, "I am the Knight Commander, but the Temple isn't guarded by our Knight Order. It's guarded by the Pope's Guard Unit. And I've discovered that the Temple's Guard Unit has been infiltrated by evil demons. This is no small matter. We have to inform His Holiness as soon as possible, or the Temple will be in danger."
Itachi Uchiha frowned. According to his intelligence, the twelve Holy Temple Knights led by the Templar Knight Commander should have been the Temple's strongest force. The Guard Unit was fairly capable, but it still fell far short of the Holy Temple Knight Order. Why, then, did Jess seem powerless against the Guard Unit despite being the Knight Commander? What was going on?
Jess noticed Itachi Uchiha's confusion as well and said, "You're wondering why I seem unable to do anything about the Guard Unit, aren't you? You're not mistaken. I really can't do much about them. Although the Holy Temple Knights are the Temple's strongest force, that very strength has always made us a target for suppression from every side. The Elder Council has constantly looked for ways to keep us in check. If I led the Knight Order into a direct confrontation with the Guard Unit, the Elder Council would seize the opportunity to make a huge issue of it. I'd be branded a traitor before I