She Chooses To Destroy the World

Chapter 96: Palace ball.

Although the king did not disclose the reason for the sudden court dance, the nobles living in the royal capital generally believed that this was because His Majesty the King was showing his favor to the high priest in a tactful way.

As we all know, the high priest likes balls. Although he doesn’t dance himself, he likes watching young people dance. Moreover, he also encourages young priests to participate in entertainment activities such as dances or dinners. This helps to improve the overly serious image of the priests, and also makes the relationship between the temple and the nobles more harmonious and harmonious. It seems to help deepen the close alliance between the temple and the secular aristocracy.

This court ball held by the king not only invited the high priest and the nobles who were staying in the capital at this time, but also all the priests in the capital with the rank above the deputy chief priest to participate. In order to allow the young priests to dance without scruples, the king ingeniously prepared a fancy dress party for everyone to wear masks to participate.

When all this information was revealed, the king’s intention to please the high priest was already evident.

Although the palace ball has always been a matter of great importance, many nobles who received the invitation did not immediately start preparing for the ball, and most of them were waiting for the high priest to express their opinions.

Those close to the high priest knew that the wizards he regarded as the thorn in his eyes were still with the king at this time and did not leave. Perhaps they were still waiting for the opportunity to sign with the king. Now the high priest’s mood is definitely not very happy. According to some treaties signed by the two sides two hundred years ago, the high priest has no power to expel the mages who temporarily stayed in the royal capital. If he is angry with the king because of this, it is very likely that he will not participate in this dance party specially organized for him.

However, the day before the ball, news finally came from the temple, and the high priest finally decided to attend.

This shows the attitude of the high priest and that he finally forgiven the king magnanimously, which relieved everyone who received the invitation.

If the high priest decides not to come, then other people who receive the invitation must also think about where they want to stand. In any case, all the nobles in the capital didn’t want to be caught between these uncles and nephews. It was great that the high priest could give the king a step down.

Now that the high priest decided to participate, the deputy priests who received the invitation were moved by the wind and all came to the ball.

Of course Etienne is included.

As one of the deputy chief priests of the royal temple, Etienne is qualified to participate in the court ball. Although he is not very interested in the ball itself, he, as the young priest who is most valued by His Majesty the King, has not only enjoyed himself in the royal temple, but has also attracted the attention of the high priest. The high priest had met him several times, looked at his blond hair very carefully, encouraged him more, but made no other expressions. After staying in the capital for more than half a year, Etienne vaguely realized that the grace of the king could help him climb to the position of deputy chief priest of the capital’s temple, but if he wanted to go further, he had to get the approval of the high priest. Row.

Recently, the chief priest of the Royal Palace became seriously ill. It hasn’t even been a year since the chief priest sat in this position, and something like this happened, which was beyond people’s expectations. In recent years, several priests of the royal temple have died of illness one after another, and some bad rumors have spread in the royal capital that the position of the priest of the royal temple has been cursed. In order to dispel such rumors, the temple will certainly elect a younger chief priest to take over. And this means that the next chief priest of the Royal Palace Temple will probably not be selected from the chief priests in other regions, but will choose a younger one among the deputy chief priests of the Royal Palace Temple.

Several young deputy chief priests who are in the same position as Etienne are already ready to move, and some people have regarded the position of the chief priest of the Royal Temple as something in the bag. Except for His Majesty’s favor, Etienne has no advantage in it, but if the high priest can say a word for him, he can surely become the youngest priest of the royal temple.

Everyone knows that the chief priest of the Royal Capital Temple is only one step away from the high priest. Although this step often takes decades, Etienne is still young and he can afford it.

In any case, Etienne would never miss this opportunity to meet the high priest.

On the night of the ball, he wore a dress that was not very visible, chose a mask of the same color as the dress, and went to the court alone.

Everyone who came to the dance was wearing masks. Some people deliberately wanted to be recognized. Although they were dressed differently from the past, they also wore accessories that never left their bodies, or painted masks similar to their own coat of arms. Some people deliberately hide their identities, not only wearing undecorated masks, but also wearing cloaks that make people invisible.

But his Majesty and the high priest can recognize it. In order to prevent someone from inadvertently offending the king, all guests were informed in advance of the attire that the king was going to wear today. As for the high priest, he absolutely refused to change his costume. Face mask. From time to time, the deputies came to greet the high priest. The high priest did not hesitate to give blessings to the deputies on such an occasion. However, the number of priests who came to participate this time was quite large. After giving a few blessings, the high priest was obviously somewhat impatient.

Seeing this, His Majesty smiled and handed a white mask to the high priest:

“Uncle, you are a little bit too uncomfortable. This is a fancy dress party. You should wear a mask too.”

The high priest laughed and put on the mask that His Majesty the King handed him. Wearing the mask shows that he intends to temporarily put down his identity as the high priest and integrate into the ball. Although everyone can recognize him, the deputy priests dare not come forward to greet him.

Etienne was one of the deputy chief priests who was blocked by the mask. When the high priest blessed everyone, he did not move forward. What Etienne was looking forward to was the opportunity to talk to the high priest alone, not this perfunctory blessing.

Although the high priest had put on the mask and refused to talk to the priests again, Etienne was not discouraged. He had been watching the high priest and was ready to choose the most suitable time to talk to the high priest. It’s a pity that the high priest has been sitting with the king and queen, and he didn’t give people a chance to speak up, so Etienne could only hide and observe quietly.

The dance party was very successful. The mask gave many people an excuse to indulge, and it also gave some people a chance to pretend to be mysterious and coquettish. This made the dance very lively. At ten o’clock in the evening, the atmosphere of the dance was still very lively. In this situation, the court ball must not end until four o’clock in the morning.

Although the high priest did not dance, by this time he was already a little tired. On this day, he did not talk to the king about anything related to the wizard, but drank a few more glasses of wine with him. The high priest was not very young anymore, and by this time, it was obvious that he was tired. The king thoughtfully prepared an exclusive lounge for him, allowing him to avoid the bustle, take a break, and then come back to continue to join the prom.

Etienne’s eyes have been paying attention to the movement of the high priest. At this time, seeing the high priest leave the table, he quietly followed behind. He did not dare to get too close, for fear that he would be reprimanded for being rude if discovered by the high priest. It would be great if you could find an appropriate opportunity to talk to the high priest.

The high priest didn’t know that someone was following him. He went to the lounge that the king had prepared for him in advance, opened the door, and saw a man in a white cloak leaning on a comfortable recliner specially prepared for him. The cap and mask cover the face, making it difficult to see the face. When he saw the high priest coming in, he sat up on the recliner and looked at him seriously.

Even though the man was wearing a mask, the high priest could still sense the rude gaze. The high priest hasn’t been seen with such eyes for many years, and it is a bit unpleasant:

“Please go out, this is my exclusive lounge.”

Ordinarily, no matter who came here by mistake, he should salute when he recognizes the high priest and leave here quickly. But the man didn’t speak, and he didn’t seem to plan to leave. The high priest vaguely realized that this man’s behavior was unusual. But this is the palace. All the guests who came to the ball have been confirmed. The high priest didn’t think there would be any danger here. He just thought that the person was shocked, or stupidly thought that as long as he didn’t take off his mask, he Without speaking, the high priest would not recognize him.

The high priest patiently ordered him:

“Who are you? Take off your mask! Otherwise I will call the guard.”

Hearing the high priest’s stern tone, the man finally slowly got up from the couch and came to the high priest. When he stood up, the high priest found that this man was as tall as him, and his figure looked very familiar.

The high priest suddenly realized that the person in front of him was definitely not an impolite little nobleman, nor an ordinary guest at the party. This seems, seems to be someone he is particularly familiar with.

The high priest has recognized the person in front of him, but he is not sure…how can that person be here anyway?

The high priest felt uneasy and flustered inexplicably, and his voice became lower, almost whistling and asking:

“Are you—”

I couldn’t finish asking the high priest’s words.

Because at this moment, the person in front of him quickly and accurately cut his throat and artery with a short knife. The blood splattered out, and the high priest’s eyes rounded, but he didn’t immediately fall down.

The man put away his knife, took off his hood and mask slowly, exposing his blond hair and a face that resembled the high priest, letting the high priest who was desperately holding his neck with his hand to see the face in front of him, and then used it very gently. Greeted him in his tone:

“Good evening, my dear brother.”