Human Central Empire, the Royal Capital "Holy Tower".

Rose walked on Central Street.

This is an incredibly bustling street. In the decade since the Demon King was vanquished, the prestige of the Human Central Empire has soared without limit. As for the Royal Capital, the Holy Tower, it's also quite impressive — this Central Street, with the Royal Palace standing prominently with no walls.

There used to be walls, but later, the current King removed the walls and even filled in the moat of the Royal Capital. That King was full of vigor, saying, "The world is at peace, we don't need symbols of chaos. As long as we govern the country well, we can put an end to wars!"

Because of these words, he was revered as the "Wise King", also known as the "King of Stopping Wars".

He's the one who sent Frodonick to vanquish the old Hero who had betrayed humanity.

Honestly, as a king, the Wise King was quite competent. His political skills were highly extraordinary, and under his rule, the Human Central Empire indeed prospered. At least, back then, it was the allied forces of various races that vanquished the Demon King, with Dwarf, Elf, and Human as the three major races jointly participating in the battle. Just a decade later, everyone has already acknowledged humans as the foremost race.

The Wise King played a significant role in this progress, though A·Gedora was also a political sacrifice in his strategies. How much force was wielded by different factions is something Rose could not know; back then, her mind was filled only with thoughts of defeating A·Gedora.

With a sarcastic smile, Rose thought her past self was ridiculous.

Perhaps she should be grateful that A·Gedora escaped when she attempted to act against him. At that time, if she had really killed him, it would have led to her own demise, just like before.

She was very familiar with Central Street. In the past, she would walk proudly there, affirming her identity, status, and authority as the new Hero to the world — but how laughable was it? From a personal perspective, she wanted revenge against the one who ambushed her, but she was well aware that she lacked the strength.

The other party can ambush her like that; even in a direct confrontation, she might not be a match, although she seemed to have become stronger after transforming into the Demon Race… Without sparring with Doro, she's unsure of her current level. Despite not being from the heart, she is now part of the Demon Race and must follow the orders of the Demon King. She cannot act on personal desires.

Of course, Vampire Lisidorwei once betrayed the Demon King, with an unpleasant ending. That woman never stood tall before the Demon King Mohe.

Perhaps she's just about the same.

However, Mohe disregarded them.

Rose could see clearly that from start to finish, the Demon King Mohe's eyes were set only on A·Gedora. She had a strong desire regarding the person who had once killed her — Rose felt like she could vaguely understand the Demon King, perhaps the Demon King only recognized life capable of killing himself; others were mere "creatures" in his eyes, like chickens and ducks to be raised. Thus, she would treat them as "gifts" to be given to Doro.

Of course, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

Symbol of fertility, the black goat~

Whenever she thought of Doro, or Gedora, something would stir deep inside her, but now Doro perhaps…

Saintess Charlette.

He would encounter Saintess Charlette, which was an important matter — if he could face Charlette directly, then she too…

Standing on Central Street, she glanced distantly at the Royal Palace, then turned around and left.

In the Human Central Empire's Holy Tower, there was also one of the church's most renowned cathedrals.

"Muguang Cathedral".

It enshrined an item called the "Hero's Sword", also known as the "Divine Sword" or sometimes its full name "Sword of the Sun and Light".

Additionally, there was a matching set of armor called the "Armor of Guardian and Eternity".

A·Gedora once used this sword to slice the Demon King — and to this day, the golden blood of the Demon King remains on the Sword of the Sun and Light… but no one can collect it, for the sword does not obey easily — it was A·Gedora himself who placed the sword here, back then the Hero was straightforward, and the Wise King merely said, "The battle has ceased, why not place the Divine Sword in the church for worship, so the people can admire the Hero's virtues."

So he placed the sword in Muguang Cathedral himself, and then the church layered seal upon seal on the sword, and he himself couldn't take it back.

Speaking of which, A·Gedora's initial reputation to be sullied seemed to be when he was falsely accused of attempting to force Charlette—

Truly laughable.

Rose stepped forward, entering the cathedral.

In the Royal Capital's caliber of church, the White Church usually wouldn't place formidable strong characters… they would place some "Master of Theory" in such places. With the likes of the Hero's Sword, it's not as though anyone could take it away, just leaving it there is fine. Not placing formidable figures here is to avoid suspicion, lest the Wise King have ideas.

Naturally, these Masters of Theory held very high reputations.

For example, the bishop of Muguang Cathedral. Known as the "Divine Walker Born Under the Holy Light of the White", his outstanding achievement was annotating the "Holy Record, Volume Two", primarily regarding "Divine Grace". It's widely circulated worldwide, holding high status in the theological community, even many formidable figures would pay respect to this bishop.

To Rose's understanding, this bishop was very devout toward God, like all stubborn old-timers, he held a dismissive attitude towards new things. In fact, after vanquishing the Demon King, the establishment of "Demon King Vanquishing Day" as the beginning of a new year was strongly opposed by this old man, who did not believe the Demon King deserved such recognition, deeming this change foolish.

Of course, his opposition held no significance.

To make this old fellow display Mohe's modified puppet is not an easy task. Besides, she's not the original Frodonick anymore — yet this old man might not care much even for Frodonick.

Perhaps she should utilize her power as a Charming Demon.

Having become part of the Demon Race, she had to marvel at the greatness of the Demon King's power. Not speaking of strength alone, the Demon King's methods were truly abundant… Had she used all these methods earlier not confronting A·Gedora head-on, the outcome might still be undetermined. She doubted beauty could tempt such an old fossil, but… for such old relics, the true temptation always lay with… his perpetual desire.

God.

With a smile playing at her lips, she walked into the cathedral.

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