The Grand Duke's Son Is A Heretic-Chapter 469

As the scream erupted, the cloaked masked man slowly reached up and removed his mask. He turned his head slightly and looked back over his shoulder.

"Did I act well?"

"Passable!" came the calm reply.

The members of the Church who had just escaped froze in place. Their expressions twisted in disbelief as they saw the woman standing there, glaring at them coldly. Knights stood behind her at the edge with their weapons drawn and eyes sharply glaring at them.

"S-Saint... Tess..."

The moment her name left their mouths, cold sweat drenched their bodies. Their legs gave out, and they fell to their knees one after another. They slammed their heads against the ground repeatedly.

"Lady... It’s them..."

"They tortured us and forced us to act like that!"

"Yeah... We only said those things to save our lives!"

"Believe us...We just lied to save ourselves."

Their voices trembled as they spoke, desperation thick in every word.

Kael stood with his arms folded, watching them without emotion. He clicked his tongue slowly, the sound echoing in the quiet space.

"Did you really think that everyone in a prison where core criminals are locked up would be knocked out this easily?"

"How..How can you be so stupid..Damn...I just acted on whim and didn’t know it would work."

His voice was calm, but it carried a sharp edge.

"No wonder you joined the Church. It’s because you have faulty brains and are easy to brainwash."

"Truly groups of the same feathers flock together."

The moment those words left Kael’s mouth, Seraphina shot him a chilling glare as if saying don’t lump her with these filths. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"..."

Thankfully she didn’t use foul curses or else she might curse Kael entire generation

For a brief moment, Kael did not know what to say. Her gaze was sharp, hurt, and filled with something deeper than anger.

He looked away for a second and shook his head lightly.

’Wait..Why am I averting my gaze?’

’Why do I care? Is it wrong to say the truth?’

Seraphina stepped forward, her body trembling. Her hands clenched tightly as she stared at the people kneeling on the ground.

"How...?"

"How can you do this?"

Her voice shook as she spoke again.

"If you knew all this, then why didn’t you inform me? Why didn’t you tell me that we could save people?"

"If we can’t save people and pull them out of misery, then what is the reason for the Church to exist?"

"What is it even about?"

Seraphina screamed at the top of her lungs. Her expression was hysterical, her eyes reddened with pain and disbelief.

She was deeply hurt.She remembered her past.

She was taken from an orphanage, a place where she once collected rags just to survive.

And she was not the only one.

Most of the Saintesses and Church members came from places like that. Places where people had to grovel just to live, with no one to protect them.

The Church was their salvation.

Or at least, that was what she believed.

A place meant to save people who suffered just like them.

"Then what about all the journeys I was sent on?"

Her voice lowered, but it hurt even more.

Hearing this, the people kneeling lowered their heads further, their shoulders shaking.

"It was to spread their name!"

"Uhh..."

Seraphina and the others paused and slowly turned to look at Kael.

He continued speaking, his voice steady and cold.

"While you worked hard, it was them who reaped the benefits."

"Have you ever heard people praising you?"

"No!"

"It’s always about the benevolence of Goddess and the Churches."

"You only hear people praising the Church, saying how magnanimous it is."

Seraphina froze.Scenes from the past flashed through her mind one after another.

Scenes where she healed people.

Scenes where crowds praised the kindness of the Church.

She never paid attention to who received the credit.

She only wanted to help people, to heal them, to save them from suffering.

But now, she does not know what to say.From the beginning, she had worked so hard.And now, she felt betrayed.

Her gaze turned back to the kneeling figures, filled with disgust.

"You... all of you!"

"Is everyone in the Church like this?"

Her voice was filled with repulsion.

They did not answer.The silence was enough.

Kael spoke instead."Not everyone. But the ones at the top must be deeply crooked."

Seraphina’s face turned pale. Her lips parted slightly, but no words came out.

Kael watched her for a moment.

He decided to let her think. To let her process everything before he tried to comfort her.

He then turned toward Vic.

"Take her and everyone else. Leave this place."

"Huh?"

"Just do what I say."

The knights bowed immediately. They gently asked Seraphina to move back.

She did not resist.She walked like a soulless person, her eyes unfocused.

As soon as they left, Kael clenched his fist tightly and turned back toward the remaining figures.

"Uhh... Before I begin, I have a single question."

The people flinched. Some tried to stand up, but a crushing pressure slammed them back to the ground.

"Who is the head of the Church?"

"It’s the Pope!"

"Give me the name!"

"It’s Francis... Ahhh!"

Kael paused and shook his head.

’Not someone I know.’

"Is there anyone else who controls the power?"

"We don’t know much... kyaaaaa!"

The scream tore through the air as Kael stepped on the man’s fingers.

"Say what you know."

The man screamed in agony and finally spoke.

"It’s Lord... Raphael!"

"No one knows how old he is or how powerful he is!"

"But according to rumors, he is the strongest in the world below the Goddess!"

The name didn’t ring any bells.

The Pope of Goddess of Light during his time Micheal.

"Anyone else?" Kael asked.

They had nothing more to say.These low-level ones knew very little.

Kael sighed softly.

"Since you are useless, you need to prove your usefulness in another way."

[DEVOURRR!]

What followed was a chorus of eerie screams and unbearable pain.The sound echoed across the place, lingering long after the voices faded.