"You... you... you are truly the Saintess of the Divine Lord?!"

Feeling the Holy Power in the scepter being rapidly suppressed and dissipated, the Grand Priest Campbell looked astounded.

He incredulously stared at the young girl seated on the throne, his expression quite spectacular.

Then... he saw Charlotte gently standing up from the throne.

"Holy Light indeed judges evil, but... it only judges the true betrayers."

The young girl looked at the frantic Grand Priest Campbell and said lightly.

As her words fell, the nobles in the hall saw the Holy Scepter in the hands of Grand Priest Campbell burst forth with dazzling Holy Light once again.

The Holy Light was so brilliant that the "knights" who were initially charging towards Grand Priest Campbell were forcibly restrained in their movements, hastily stepping back, seemingly fearing the dazzling radiance might affect them.

Then... the nobles saw the Holy Light shining upon Grand Priest Campbell.

The white Holy Light shimmered, gradually converging above Grand Priest Campbell's head.

Under the shocked, bewildered, and dull gazes of the priests who had accompanied Grand Priest Campbell to the banquet, a wispy Light Sword gradually materialized above his head.

Seeing that Light Sword, some nobles well-acquainted with the Holy Royal Court were slightly startled, their expressions astonished.

The Sword of Judgment!

This was precisely the effect of the Legendary Divine Skill—Holy Light Judgment—which Grand Priest Campbell had intended to wield using the Holy Scepter.

However, the Holy Light "judgment" was not aimed at someone else, but astonishingly at Grand Priest Campbell himself!

Immediately afterward, everyone heard a soft sigh from a young girl in front:

"Grand Priest Campbell, the Holy Light... judges you guilty."

Grand Priest Campbell was utterly stunned.

He incredulously lifted his head, staring at the Sword of Judgment suspended above him, his expression vacant.

Of course, his stupor soon turned into horror:

"No... I... no... I repent! I repent to the Holy Light! I should not have..."

However... it was already too late.

The radiance of the Sword of Judgment spread, the raging Holy Fire kept burning, and the platinum brilliance poured down, engulfing Grand Priest Campbell within.

All one could hear within the Holy Light was the chilling scream of the Grand Priest, as the fierce Judgment Fire rapidly spread across his body.

The "flames" burned for a full dozen seconds before gradually extinguishing, and when the Holy Light faded, the figure of Grand Priest Campbell had vanished, leaving only a patch of burnt ashes on the ground.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

The Falling Star nobles dumbfoundedly stared at the spot where Grand Priest Campbell had stood, completely shocked by what had just occurred.

Dead... dead?

The Highest Cleric of the Falling Star Kingdom, the Grand Priest of the Holy Royal Court, had died like this?

And... he died by the Holy Light Judgment of the Holy Royal Court?

The nobles had a dazed look, seemingly still unable to recover from the shock.

They swallowed, shifting their gaze from the ashes to the calm Charlotte, their expressions filled with awe.

Regarding whether Charlotte of Castel truly counted as the Saintess of the Holy Royal Court, there has always been various opinions among the people.

Although there were various legends and the assessment by the Chief High Priest of New Moon Diocese, honestly speaking, many people, especially the nobles, were still quite skeptical.

But now...

Whether it was the exclamation of Grand Priest Campbell before his death or all that the Falling Star nobles had personally witnessed, everything confirmed the young girl's identity.

Being able to interrupt the Legendary Divine Skill of a Grand Priest-level clergyman merely through the power of "Decree," and to directly employ a Legendary-Level Holy Divine Skill to judge a fallen priest, there was no doubt... the young girl was indeed a true and genuine Saintess!

Realizing this, the expressions of the Falling Star nobles varied.

The Parliamentary Party nobles showed delight, the Neutral Party nobles looked awed, and those Lilac Party nobles, who often collaborated with the Bloodline, appeared utterly frightened.

Even Albrecht and Yulster, disguised as "knights," were not faring any better.

Seeing that their True Ancestor could interrupt the Holy Divine Skill that had an absolute suppression over the Bloodline, and even directly counter-killed the opponent's Grand Priest using the Holy Royal Court's Divine Technique Counter, the expressions hidden under their armor were incredibly spectacular.

They were not those Bloodline who had never seen a prince.

Being from the third, fourth generations of the Bloodline, they very well knew that even princes from the major clans could only be suppressed by the Holy Light, not to mention seizing control like the True Ancestor Your Majesty.

Is this... the true power of the True Ancestor Your Majesty?

Albrecht and Yulster subconsciously swallowed, and their gaze towards Charlotte grew even more reverent.

Only the black cat Nisi, who had followed Charlotte to the banquet hall and sneaked onto the banquet table to feast while others were talking, appeared nonchalant.

Watching everyone's stunned expressions and the awed demeanor of the two Bloodline, it lazily yawned, a look of "why make a fuss when you haven't seen the world" on its face.

Others might not know, but it had personally verified at the cost of its freedom, knowing the secrets of the True Ancestor Your Majesty.

Not to mention the Holy Royal Court's Divine Arts.

True Ancestor Your Majesty could almost counter all Divine Arts; anyone who used Divine Arts in front of True Ancestor Your Majesty was only seeking their own hardship!

Nisi's judgment was correct.

Indeed, Charlotte had used Divine Technique Counter to interrupt Grand Priest Campbell's Legendary Divine Skill and took reverse control.