Lucy was in a bad mood, for many reasons.

She had noticed since their arrival at the Holy Church that Lin’s attention was completely elsewhere, but she had followed quietly regardless. Even after the confrontation with the Pope had ended, Lin was still busy handling the aftermath, with barely any time to rest.

Why was he bothering to take care of those ungrateful people?

Yet, Lucy couldn’t complain.

It was Lin, after all. She was frustrated by their attitude of expecting to be taken care of, but she couldn’t deny that Lin’s kindness toward them had also saved her. So, she kept quiet and didn’t let it show.

Even though she always fell asleep to the sound of his heartbeat, Lucy had to admit that she had been feeling lonely lately.

Just like today.

After the incident with Arsil and the vegetable porridge, the sun had risen high in the sky.@@novelbin@@

An imperial legion had arrived at the Holy Church.

“I come on behalf of the Empire’s regent and Grand Marshal of the Demon Army Front, Duke Ailan Decarlune!”

The man leading the army, astride a horse, was none other than Duke Decarlune’s husband, Garin Decarlune.

They swiftly took control of the Holy Church and, with a polite but unmistakably threatening demeanor, managed to bring both the wealthy and the common folk under their influence.

Of course, distributing the food stores they had brought as a relief effort made this easier to accomplish.

Unfortunately, when they were informed that the Holy Knights had already plundered the storage and left them empty, Garin also found himself at a loss.

“Tch, what else could we have expected after a bloodless entry?”

Lucy grumbled from behind, and the magician quickly covered the hero’s mouth.

“Luciena, the army with Garin is the private force of Duke Decarlune. The Empire isn’t directly involved.”

“Duke Decarlune is the only one who can stand against the crown princess and her shield knight. We should cooperate closely.”

Even Lin chimed in, causing Lucy to begrudgingly nod in agreement and close her mouth.

From that point on, things remained the same.

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