Elashia thought for a moment and explained to Adelin:
"As a mage specializing in mental magic, I can clearly sense—there must be hidden circumstances behind the Holy Tribunal members' collective betrayal."
Looking at Adelin who was staring at her seriously, Elashia continued:
"Miss Adelin, look—if one or two hundred of the five hundred Holy Tribunal members in the Holy Capital were spineless, that would indeed be quite possible."
"But... if all five hundred plus people were spineless, how could that be possible?"
Elashia made Adelin nod.
"Indeed... this has actually been a question we've been puzzled about all along."
"Logically, the Holy Tribunal members who are the pillars of the Holy Kingdom shouldn't all be such spineless waste..."
Elashia smiled and nodded:
"Exactly..."
Looking around, Elashia asked:
"Miss Adelin... may I ask where Miss Catherine and Miss Themis are now?"
Adelin smiled and explained:
"Right now Human Hunt Captain Themis is being interrogated by Catherine in the central prison of the Holy Capital."
"I estimate... we'll be able to get quite a lot of valuable information soon."
Elashia nodded:
"Actually... Miss Themis was mentally influenced by the Blood Suggestion Device in Evelyn's hands, which is why she served the Holy Court and Blood Clan."
"The original Lady Themis... was actually quite a noble security officer, which I think you as Holy Kingdom people should also know."
Adelin nodded without speaking.
She naturally knew about this.
Coming from an upper-class family in the Holy Kingdom, she naturally knew.
Themis, as the Holy Kingdom's chief security officer, had been praised by everyone since Adelin was small.
This was also something Adelin and the others had never understood—why would this noble security officer become like this?
Adelin had thought about this question countless times in the past, naturally having many hypotheses and considerations, so Elashia's answer didn't surprise her much.
Adelin thought for a moment and continued asking:
"So you're saying... actually including Themis, all the Holy Tribunal members were affected by suggestion?"
Elashia nodded seriously.
"Yes."
After accepting this fact, Adelin asked puzzledly again:
"But... what does this have to do with us letting them watch the sunrise together with us?"
After asking this question, suddenly remembering Elashia's earlier statement—"as a mage specializing in mental magic"—Adelin asked excitedly:
"Then... may I ask if Empress Elashia has any solution to this problem?"
Elashia smiled and nodded.
"Yes... did you see the healing magic I used in the battle just now?"
Adelin nodded and praised:
"Empress Elashia floating in the air healing our wounded soldiers just now... was truly like a goddess descending, full of holiness and solemnity... many of the enemy's Holy Tribunal members even gave up resistance because of your appearance."
Elashia scratched her small pink head somewhat embarrassedly.
"That's not really..."
She didn't know what Adelin would think after learning that goddesses really existed in this world and knowing their purpose...
Elashia continued seriously:
"My healing spell... can actually heal mental abnormal conditions in humans, but it must be under strong light to take effect."
"Oh?"
Everyone present made sounds of surprise.
Even Dorothy, who had been with Elashia for a while, didn't know about this.
However, Adelin quickly emerged from this surprise.
"So you're saying... Empress Elashia, you can make the Holy Tribunal members return to normal?"
Elashia smiled and nodded.
"Yes, as long as I can cast under strong light, I can remove their suggestion status."
After hearing Elashia's words, Ileina smiled excitedly:
"That's wonderful! I was just worrying about how to handle these Holy Tribunal members!"
"Mm..."
Compared to Ileina's excitement, Adelin suddenly remembered earlier events.
"Empress Elashia... besides this skill, do you have other mental control type spells?"
The fact that the Blood Slave Army almost collapsed at first contact when encountering Northern Fire soldiers in battle was still something Adelin found hard to understand.
But... if this matter could be connected to Empress Elashia, it might be explainable.
Elashia nodded.
"Yes..."
She didn't intend to hide this from Adelin and the others, as there was no need to do so.
She organized her words and explained to Adelin:
"Actually... I can use a powerful skill called Mind Control... capable of controlling most ordinary people..."
After Elashia's explanation, Adelin shouted in shock:
"So you're saying... the Blood Slave Army incidents before... were your doing, Empress Elashia?"
Elashia nodded.
"Yes... to enable Northern Fire's army to achieve victory as quickly as possible, I directly controlled most of the Blood Slave Army's senior officers and made them publicly perform some actions that damaged the Blood Slave Army's morale."
"I see..."
Now the doubts in Adelin's heart were completely cleared.
So Empress Elashia could use such terrifying battle techniques... no wonder the previous battle was so easy...
Adelin admired:
"Empress Elashia's battle techniques are truly admirable..."
It was truly hard to imagine... how terrifying it would be if Elashia weren't human, or if Elashia stood opposed to humanity...
Without needing eye contact, ordinary people would be implanted with whatever thought stamps Elashia wanted just by being glanced at by her...
This was simply a human killer!
"Whew..."
Adelin let out a relieved breath...
Fortunately... this power was obtained by the most suitable person to wield it.
Although she had only met Elashia for the first time, she could clearly feel a very strong sense of familiarity from Elashia.
That feeling... made her certain—the pink-haired girl before her was definitely not any threatening existence.
Smiling slightly at Elashia, Adelin looked at the glowing horizon:
"Then... Empress Elashia, Miss Dorothy, Princess Ileina, let's set out for the Holy Court altar now."
"Okay!" x3
Looking at the light on the horizon, walking toward the Holy Court altar together with the three beside her, Adelin felt an unprecedented excitement in her heart.
She had a premonition.
Perhaps, the future that all of Northern Fire had been hoping for... would soon arrive!