Chapter 359: Chapter 359: Stuck as a pawn

Eren stepped out of the shower, appearing to be a little too well dressed. Zia was still curious about the mark on Eren's arm but because of him getting dressed, she couldn't see it anymore.

She wondered just what was the significance of that mark for Eren that he would get it imprinted on his arm. She was completely unaware that it wasn't there until yesterday.

She wanted to ask Eren about it but he had already ignored her question once. If he didn't feel comfortable talking about it, she didn't question him.

Unlike Zia, Yu Lin didn't have even the slightest of curiosity for some reason. She just occasionally looked at Eren, holding a meaningful gaze that she lowered whoever Eren was looking towards her.

From that point on, none of them talked about the mark that had appeared on Eren's arm.

"Shall we take a walk outside? It's not often that we come to the Holy City," Eren told the two ladies who immediately agreed.

The three of them soon stepped out of their rooms, immediately growing surprised to see the number of guards stationed outside.

Unlike before, there were just too many guests this time. For a moment, Eren even thought that they were here to capture them but there was no hostility. They were simply observing him.

From the back, an old man stepped forward. "Greetings to the Eastern Envoys. I believe we haven't met before. I am Yen, the Minister of War of the Holy Empire."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Minister of War." Eren responded with a calm demeanor before asking, "May I ask why you have gathered so many guards there? I hope the Minister of War isn't planning on going to war with us."

"I don't believe I would ever have that opportunity." Instead of refuting Eren's words, the Minister of War answered in a straightforward manner as if he was actually disappointed that he couldn't.

The Minister of War turned around without saying anything else. The other guards cleared the path for him.

He also sent a signal to Zia to protect Yu Lin, telling her that it might be time for them to become enemies of the Holy Empire.

"Unfortunately I know the consequences far too well. That's exactly why you need to die." The Minister of War came to a halt as well, his voice barely audible. A sword appeared in his hand that shone brightly.

The sword looked like a treasure from the North as it was using Mana. There was not even the slightest trace of the Holy Aura as if intentional.

"And here I was looking forward to some sightseeing..." Eren scratched the back of his head, calling forth a sword as well.

He didn't want to become a pawn in the game between the Holy Emperor and the Priestess but it has actually come to this.

Although he expected the Holy Priestess to do something to frame the Emperor, he didn't expect it to be this deliberate.

If the highest ranking subordinate of the Holy Emperor attacked the envoys from the East with a Mana weapon, that was enough to link him to the Northern Empire.

There was already a flaw in the disappearance of the previous envoys from the East. How would the Northern Empires know where they were going and at what time?

The only ones knowing you were the Holy Church who sent the invitation and the Demon Sect which accepted.

That was the only thing that linked the Holy Church to this disappearance. However, if the Holy Emperor was proven to be a traitor, the leak of information could be explained.

In any case, it was far too crude to be the plan of the Holy Emperor even if he was possessed. If that man actually came after reading the novel, there was no way that he was going to be foolish enough to think that the Minister of War could kill two great elders.

It was more like a suicide mission for an extreme fanatic. And whenever Eren thought about Fanatic Followers, he could only think of one person.