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Chapter 708: Chapter 95 Loki and The Holy Maiden_2 Chapter 708: Chapter 95 Loki and The Holy Maiden_2 And another characteristic of this place is the abundance of mirrors.

Large mirrors, small mirrors, standing mirrors that spanned the entire corridor…coupled with corridors decorated only by quietly burning “graphic torches,” one would most likely get lost in this Mirror Labyrinth without a guide.

Each elf, upon leading them to a crossroad, would leave and hand over to the next person.

After many such relay hand-overs, Aiwass and his companions finally arrived at the end.

This place looked very much like the cockpit of a sci-fi spaceship.

Inside a bubble-shaped spherical room, there were countless hexagonal mirror screens carved into a honeycomb pattern.

On each screen flashed vivid images that constantly changed.

Undoubtedly, this scene was as mysterious to the trolls as the Heaven Realm itself—they stared at everything, gaping and wide-eyed as if they had lost their souls.

Even Sherlock was fixated on the hexagonal screens, visibly excited to the point where his face even reddened.

It was then, amid the barely suppressed gasps of astonishment, that the man facing away from them turned around.

This was Cardinal Loki.

He was a Cardinal Archbishop dressed in a grey robe, with black Sin Thorn around his neck, resembling a noose.

What caught Sherlock’s attention the most was the man’s flame-like hair that burned brightly.

The soft, long hair fell to his shoulders and looked like an inverted flame.

His features were delicate and beautiful, but they always seemed vaguely familiar to Sherlock.

“…Huh?”

It was at this moment that Lily suddenly exclaimed.

She looked at Cardinal Loki as if she had discovered something.

Sherlock, puzzled, looked at her but realized that Lily didn’t turn back to look at him; instead, she frowned, staring at Cardinal Loki.

Cardinal Loki also noticed Lily’s presence at the same time.

He raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and nonchalantly shifted his gaze away from Lily.

He turned to Aiwass with a smile, “Young Archbishop, I heard that Cardinal Matilda is looking for me?

May I inquire what is the matter?”

Cardinal Loki’s voice was gentle and clear, and although he looked like a man in his thirties, his voice was as distinct as that of a teenager.

Aiwass’s gaze lingered on the man’s stitched lips, then he politely performed the ritual greeting, “My name is Aiwass Moriarty, respected Cardinal Loki.”

Then Aiwass lightly tapped his chest three times, bowed slightly, and said, “May the Candle Master guard your Light.”

“And may the Candle Master guard your Light as well.”

Loki likewise bowed his head, returning Aiwass’s greeting.

He murmured the name to himself, looking thoughtful, “Aiwass Moriarty…

“…Ah, I’ve heard of your name.

I shall simply call you Aiwass.”

“Yes, Cardinal Loki.

Our reason for coming here is simple…”

As Aiwass spoke, he gestured towards the trolls behind him.

Just then, Cardinal Loki interrupted him with a serious face, “Have you recently offended anyone, Aiwass?”

“…What?”

Upon hearing this, Aiwass paused momentarily.

“My suggestion is that you leave the Holy Nation as soon as possible and do not come back.

The Holy Nation is not absolutely safe,”

Loki said earnestly, his frowning expression resembling that of a trustworthy doctor, “There are traces of a curse on you…

very clear and persistent.

Obviously, someone is trying to kill you.”

“—How is the Holy Nation not safe?”

A soft yet firm voice came through.

Under the escort of four Papal Guards, the Pure White Saintess entered with dignity and seriousness.

“If there is anywhere in the world that is absolutely safe, then it can only be the Eternal Theocracy.

On the contrary, leaving the Holy Nation would allow those with ulterior motives to act without any scruples,”

Pure White raised her slender and fair neck, and said earnestly, “If Aiwass truly encounters any danger, I will protect him.

Just as I would protect the future and hope.”

“Then you might also help the future and hope to find people, Your Holiness,”

Following the appearance of Pure White, Cardinal Loki’s expression suddenly became cold, “I have other work to do on my end, so I won’t see you out.”

“Please don’t leave yet, Cardinal Loki.”

Pure White looked up at Cardinal Loki, who towered a head above her, her voice calm and devoid of emotion, “I have an accusation regarding murder against you, please come with me.”

“Murder?”

Cardinal Loki scoffed, “Bishop Mercedes’ death?

That has nothing to do with me.

I know about it because I saw it.”

While saying this, he pointed to the cluster of hexagonal mirrors in front of him, “Everyone knows that I have always been here.

I have not left for a single moment in the past several months.

All the employees of the Central Observatory can testify on my behalf.”

“I know.

But what about the ‘Controlled Flame’?”

Pure White asked in return, “Do you dare to say that this matter has nothing to do with the extremists of the Controlled Flame?”

“They and I do not have a direct relationship of control or belonging.

Controlled Flame is just an idea, not a faction,”

Cardinal Loki retorted, “Your Holiness, if the emergence of dangerous extremists within the Controlled Flame is considered my responsibility, then as the de facto ruler of the Holy Nation, do you not bear any responsibility for this?”

“You are the head of the Central Observatory, you should have foreknowledge of everything that happens in the Holy Nation.

Facing such dangerous acts of murder, you should have stopped them.

Not to mention that she was a bishop.

Also, Bishop Mercedes was a candidate for the Holy Maiden; if I were to die unexpectedly, she could have become the next Holy Maiden.”

“I am responsible for observing ‘disasters that are enough to divide and destroy the Holy Nation, irresistible catastrophes, or signs that could lead to massive casualties’ and for providing accurate and timely warnings and refuge guidance to all citizens.

Obviously, preventing the death of a bishop is not within my jurisdiction…”

“So you are admitting that you knew about this matter and are closely related to it?”

“—Even if she was a friend of Your Holiness, it is still the same.”

Both individuals maintained a calm demeanor, their logic was clear, and neither raised a hand or became emotionally excited.

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therefore neither took the conversation very seriously, and it couldn’t really be considered an argument.

Yet, the content of their exchange was completely at odds with each other.

Obviously, the discord wasn’t caused by this incident alone, but was due to a long-standing grudge.

…So it seemed that the relationship between Loki and Pure White had already been very poor at this time?

That thought crossed Aiwass’ mind as he watched from the sidelines.

And the others, in the midst of the dispute between the two high-ranking officials, dared not utter a single word, as silent as if frozen by cold.