The [Great Sin: Gluttony] inside him seemed to be on the verge of rampaging, roaring at him time and again.

"Devour him!"

"Devour him!"

"Devour him, and you can compensate for your shortcomings, you can defeat the Emperor!"

"Hurry up. If it's you, it should be over quickly!"

However, what responded to the [Great Sin: Gluttony] was his cold laugh:

"If I take this path, what difference would there be from a great sin?"

"Get lost, you impotent thing. I am certain I have been cleansed of sin by the holy blood of God."

"Here stands Cario Monan, Priest of the God of Glory, not the Great Sin of Gluttony."

As he spoke, a dense halo of faith steamed around him, suppressing the power of the great sin.

Cario's gaze turned towards a corner in the tree beside him.

There, a shabbily dressed adventurer was slowly sipping from a jug:

"Knight of the Scorching Sun, you're not thinking of siding with him, are you?!"

If Louis were still here, he would instantly recognize the identity of the adventurer lazily lying on the tree, wearing old armor.

This was an adventurer he had dined with at Mayer Restaurant, Aaron Owen.

He hiccuped, looking slightly downwards as he said:

"I'm not siding with him, I'm siding with principle and justice."

"Young Caesar won't be easily tempted by the seven great sins. Until he commits a major mistake, I do not think he needs to be cleansed."

He shook the jug at Cario down below: "You agree, don't you, His Holiness the Pope!"

Cario replied calmly:

"It is because I have seen his actions that I chose not to intervene."

"But if one day he chooses to fall into darkness, I will lead the charge, and the iron hooves of glory will trample over any enemy who dares to block my path until the evil of great sin is completely expelled!"

His voice was filled with unwavering faith.

Aaron, known as the Knight of the Scorching Sun, smiled and said:

"What a coincidence, I think the same."

Cario laughed heartily: "Shouldn't I echo with a 'Praise the Sun' at this point?"

...

Meanwhile.

On the other side, Louis looked at Beatrice.

"What did His Holiness the Pope mention earlier?"

Beatrice said nothing.

Louis snorted lightly, suddenly reaching out to pin Beatrice against a tree trunk nearby:

"You can't escape, Beatrice."

He lowered his head, as he said earlier, he would savor Beatrice's taste.

The two maintained this posture, kissing deeply for a long time.

When they finally separated, Beatrice's face was flushed with red.

Louis whispered:

"Thank you."

Beatrice huffed and said:

"Thank you in such a way."

After a pause, she asked:

"Would you blame me for being a little nosy?"

Louis shook his head and said:

"You kept him from meeting me mainly to prevent him from harming me, right."

Beatrice nodded:

"The Church of Glory and Justice is not an extremist church that sees everything as either good or evil, and Pope Calio has a rather good reputation."

"His identity related to the great sin is not a secret in many countries' high circles."

"In fact, it's precisely because of this identity that he more firmly expresses his faith in the God of Glory."

"But I couldn't take that risk, in case something unexpected happened when you faced him, so..."

Her words were met with Louis's embrace.

Louis held the young girl tightly and said:

"I am truly happy."

He made this move without any hesitation even as two Iron Guards quietly arrived on the scene to protect them.

How could he say she was being nosy?

After all... this was Beatrice's proof of her love for him.

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