Chapter 414
"Impossible!" The empress shouted angrily. "How did that happen!?"
I shrugged. "How can I know? However, that rumor should be true."
The empress fell silent. Taking a deep breath, she calmed down her emotions before looking at me.
"Where did you heard about that?"
"… You should know about my ties to the church, right? They were the ones that told me. I don't know about the specifics, though. You should ask your husband about that."
Lilia bit her lips.
"… Damn it, how did this happen!? Damn these old men! How do they dare to choose that little slut instead of my son!?"
I raised an eyebrow when I heard that. For an instant, a sliver of killing intent appeared on my heart.
However, I suppressed it immediately.
I don't need to hurry. I will have enough chances to humiliate her later.
Suddenly, the empress's eyes flashed.
The next instant, she stared at me with a sharp gaze.
"… By the way, I think I heard someone to say that Claus and Dina were related to the church as well… You… Could it be you are on their side? Is this their plot as well?"
I could feel a slight killing intent surrounding the empress body. She seemed prepared to did me if she did not hear a satisfactory answer.
I did not panic, though. I was already ready for this.
Raising my hand, I opened my mouth.
"I swear to the goddess that I will never betray Empress Lilia. If my words are false, might the goddess to smite my soul with lightning and send it to the deepest parts of hell."
As soon as my words sounded–
*Rumble!!!*
A loud thunderous sound resounded in the skies of the capital.
The empress was startled.
"… What was that?"
"An oath in the name of the goddess. It's something the church uses to guarantee the loyalty of its high-ranking members. The thunder you heard before was the goddess accepting my oath. In other words, if I was lying, I would be dead right now."
An expression of surprise appeared on the empress's face.
"Something like that exists!?"
Of course not, it's just a load of crap.
As for the thunder? Doing something like that can't be easier for me.
But the empress seemed to believe my words. The thunder of before was too much to be a coincidence after all.
Plus, she did not feel any sign of me using mana, so it added more credibility to my words.
Of course, she was not as naïve as to trust my words with just that.
"… I'm sorry, but that is not enough. I have never heard of such an oath before."
"What do I need to do then?" I asked with utmost seriousness.
The empress hesitated slightly. She then cast a strange spell and looked at me when it was ready.
"This spell is called [Truth of the Soul]. It allows me to know if someone is lying or not. If you are truly sincere, allow me to use it on you."
Mm? That is an interesting spell.
To think it can feel the fluctuations in the soul to determine that is true and what is a lie.
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