I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Roland and Helena followed Maria to the door of the private room. Upon seeing the situation inside, Roland immediately understood why Olivia had been dissatisfied.

This turned out to be a four-person soft sleeper compartment.

The church delegation was unaware of Prince Alaye's, 'Aureli' and 'Herakka's' attitudes beforehand, and feared that someone might run away or cause trouble after they boarded the vehicle.

Olivia had previously expressed concern that these guys might not behave themselves and that he needed to keep a close eye on them.

In addition, the sleeper compartments in the carriages were all four-person compartments, so the priests did not change the layout of the compartments.

Even Roland and the other two had some of their personal belongings stored in this private room.

Now, the church's delegation knows they can completely trust Roland and his group, even considering them as their own. However, Olivia suddenly changed her mind and no longer wanted to share a room with Roland.

So the priests had been busy for half a day, taking out all the luggage that the four people had put inside.

At that moment, Olivia was leading Joan and the priests out of the room. Olivia didn't look at Roland directly, and Joan shrugged, making a helpless expression.

They were accompanied by three priests carrying luggage, and they walked towards the far right.

Another priest, carrying Roland's luggage, headed towards the far west.

When the priests discovered Roland, they showed apologetic expressions.

It turns out that Olivia had just asked Roland to stay in the leftmost private room—near the study.

Olivia, Joan, and Helena will stay in the rightmost private room.

The entire carriage has a total of ten soft sleeper compartments, with eight compartments separating Roland and Olivia.

How much does this guy despise me?

Roland was somewhat speechless. He gave Helena, who was hiding behind him pretending to be invisible, a look, and then the girl reluctantly went to find Olivia and Joan.

Then Roland said to Maria, "There are ten private rooms in total. How do you plan to arrange the eight rooms in the middle?"

Are all the rooms occupied?
I have twelve servants with me.

Maria looked slightly embarrassed and said, "Your Highness, your people should be staying with us. But there are only women in this carriage."

Roland's expression was somewhat subtle. He pointed to his nose and asked to confirm, "So, I'm the only man here?"

Maria said, "Yes."

Roland nodded somewhat awkwardly and said, "Then let the others squeeze in with Richard and the others. Uh, do I need to move out? Would it be inconvenient for me to live with you all?"

Maria felt it necessary to explain, so she replied, “Your Highness, you need not be so formal. I am the Book-Holder Saint of the Throne of Olivia, and also your Book-Holder Saint. The ladies-in-waiting here exist to serve you and Your Highness Olivia.”

We'll be spending a lot of time together in the future.

Roland understood now.

No wonder this carriage is full of priestesses, and no wonder they all look so young and beautiful.

Their own harem!
Damn feudalism!
After learning about this, Roland looked at the dignified and beautiful saintess in front of him and asked, "So, I can just walk into any of these rooms?"
Where do you live? I'll come to see you tonight.

Maria looked at Roland without fear and replied, "Your Highness, I live in room number five. You may come to me anytime if you need anything."

She paused, then added, “But you are not yet the King of Alaye. You are staying here only because this is the best carriage on the train, and out of courtesy we cannot neglect our guest.”

Therefore, please have some self-respect and maintain the demeanor befitting a prince, as well as the respect due to the gods and nuns.

After saying that, Maria turned her back on Roland and left.

Roland thought with a hint of regret, 'It seems I can't borrow the book through the normal means right now.'

Roland naturally had no intention of doing anything to Maria, nor was he in the mood to do anything to the priestesses.

He was just testing the waters to see how Maria would react to him.

Maria was clearly different from Richard and the others; they didn't rely on Roland as their sole support. They all knew very well that Olivia was their only support.

She had no reason to care whether her master's condition was stable.

There is also a reason to obey all the master's orders.

Logically speaking, Maria and the others had no reason to trick Roland into taking the medicine. If they felt Roland needed the medicine, they would have had a reason to give Olivia a dose as well.

But Roland had been traumatized by such things ever since he spent time at the Vermec mental hospital.

The doctors at Holy Spirit Hospital went to great lengths to get patients to take their medication, and Roland and the Old Black Abyss were among the victims.

It's easy to get tricked if you're not careful—of course, Roland and the old Black Abyss should definitely take their medicine too.

In any case, Mary's sincere and honest gaze was the same as that of the doctors at the Holy Spirit Hospital.

And Olivia's fondness for making people take drugs is exactly the same as that guy Corde's.

This forced Roland to remain vigilant.

He was always afraid that Maria was working with Olivia to impress him.

Roland stopped a lady-in-waiting and asked her to reserve a room next to his. Then he left the carriage to find his entourage.

The sleeper berth is in carriage number 1, and the 'book and dining hall' where the old classics are located is in carriage number 2.

The train has a total of 16 carriages and can accommodate more than a thousand people.

The Crusaders were actually not many people, totaling no more than three hundred—when they came, there were seventy or eighty thousand of them, and they were indeed badly beaten.

There weren't many people, but there were quite a few horses, as well as valuable military items such as armor that needed to be taken back—Count Bar had originally intended to put Foxfire on the train as well.

The train hadn't undergone any spatial magic modifications, so these things took up most of the space, leaving only a few carriages for people to stay in, making the space feel a bit cramped.

Led by several knights, Roland found Theresa and the others in the sixth carriage.

This carriage was filled with 'wounded' people; when Roland arrived, some of them were acting erratically there.

Theresa and her twelve companions are here treating the wounded.

Richard and some of the leaders were also in this carriage. Looking at their brothers who had suddenly fallen ill, everyone wore grave expressions.

Upon seeing Roland arrive, Richard said, "Thank God, all thanks to Ms. Theresa. They are so professional; the brothers' conditions have stabilized. We're short-handed; without them, I would have had to ask Maria for help." Roland replied, "You'd better not go to Maria; they're busier and have more headaches than you are right now."

Richard's lips twitched; he knew Maria must have told Roland about Olivia.

Richard asked hurriedly, "Is the situation alright now?"

Roland said, "It's relatively stable for now."

Richard breathed a sigh of relief, made a V sign on his chest, and said, "Gods, please don't let something like last night happen again."

Roland asked, "What exactly happened last night?"

Fear crossed Richard's face.

This carriage is full of high-ranking officials and patients, or rather, people who are qualified to know the secret and have personally experienced what happened last night.

Therefore, Richard said whatever came to mind.

"My lord, I have no reason to hide it from you. But we have lost our memories. The only things left in the minds of those of us who experienced it are the threads and the fear."

Maria believes that we saw Heracles in our dream. It's perfectly normal to dream of Heracles in Greyfalcon City.

However, the epilepsy originated from Prince Olivia's bedroom.
You know, this can't be known to anyone, so we've kept it under wraps.

Theresa, who was not far away, wiped her hands and walked over. She interjected, "Interestingly, the wizards were monitoring the entire place last night, but they didn't notice anything unusual."

It seems it was just a nightmare experienced by some people living near Olivia's room.

Theresa told Roland that because the wizards had previously released prisoners into the Crusader ranks, some of Richard's men were already sick. It was perfectly normal for some of them to fall ill or have nightmares.

Let alone having nightmares, even if a member of the Crusader suddenly gets up in the middle of the night and goes mad, or even mutates, the wizards wouldn't be surprised.

Therefore, the wizards did not pay attention to what happened last night.

If Theresa hadn't just treated some wounded soldiers and knew about their conditions, she wouldn't have connected this matter with Olivia.

Theresa concluded, "It is indeed the work of the goddess Heracles, but it is quite different from the situation at Bloodsucking Fortress."

Richard said, "It seems that Lord Olivia has indeed been corrupted by the goddess Heracles. Your Highness Roland, we must think of a way to prevent the Papal faction from finding out about this. Otherwise, even if His Highness Olivia is innocent, he will still be smeared with dirty water."

Richard was originally a member of the papacy, or rather, the Orbis royal family—the current pope is the uncle of the current Orbis emperor. The pope has no children of his own and treats the emperor like his own son.

Richard was originally a member of this faction, but his loyalty was not rewarded as it should have been; instead, he became a scapegoat and a scapegoat.

He now hates the Orbis to death.

Of course, the Orbis hated Aleye just as much as they hated him.

They knew perfectly well that Alaye was about to take everything from them. Richard believed that the Orbis, like the Thousand-Eyed King, desperately wanted to overthrow Roland and replace him with a compliant, harmless, and truly powerful puppet who wouldn't take everything from them after taking the throne.

The Thousand-Eyed King might be forced to keep a low profile due to the current situation. But the Orbis are currently facing an urgent problem.

To solve this problem, the Orbis will stop at nothing, even if it means committing blasphemy.

In the eyes of the Orbis, Olivia was Roland's biggest backer. If they could bring her down or sabotage her marriage to Roland, then many other things would be much easier to handle.

Therefore, the Orbis don't care whose daughter Olivia is.

Richard told Roland about his concerns, saying, "Your Highness, I am now both afraid of moving too fast and worried about moving too slow."

I know the riverbank is the territory of the goddess Heracles, and no one knows what will happen when the next heavy snowfall comes, so we must get out of this damned place as soon as possible.

Therefore, when the wizards told me they had a way to get us to the Holy See by tomorrow, I readily agreed.

Judging from Her Highness Olivia's current condition, she needs some time to stabilize her cough, or rather, she needs some time to calm her emotions.

After all, you know that once she's labeled with 'epilepsy,' then the Vatican and those in Heaven who desire your ascension will have reason to take necessary measures to isolate and place under house arrest those of us who have had contact with her.

This was exactly what Roland was worried about, and Roland knew that if something happened to Olivia, the consequences would be even worse than Richard feared.

But Roland calmly said, "Richard, we should indeed hurry. Although Theresa and Maria are very knowledgeable about epilepsy, the bishops of the Holy See are clearly more professional."

Richard sensed something unspoken. His eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "Your Highness, after arriving at the Holy See, which bishop do you intend to take Olivia to visit first?"

Roland said, "Johnson and Cardinal Harland."

Upon hearing these two names, Richard's lips twitched violently. He said, "Your Highness, I know they are your old friends from your time in Wilmick, and I also know that Harland is your relative."

But the situation is different now.

Johnson was the Pope's classmate and close friend, having followed him throughout his life. Harland, on the other hand, was Emperor Orbis's cousin and the Pope's nephew!
Both of these men are leaders of the Papacyal faction!

Someone interjected, "Anyone could turn against you, but these two would never do so."

Someone else said, "Your Highness, let me put it this way. If Your Majesty were to pass away peacefully one day, they would certainly be on the list of successors."

One archbishop said, “Indeed, Harland has wanted to be pope his whole life. But he’s too ruthless and too devout. So many in the church don’t want him to come to power.”

His Excellency Johnson is indeed very prestigious. However, he is too old, the same age as the Pope. Therefore, he has many strong competitors.

Roland listened patiently to everyone's words without saying a word.

Richard said, "Your Highness, that is indeed the case. The lives and fortunes of these two men are tied to the Pope and the Orbis family. They are the Pope's staunch confidants."

"Richard, they are my men."

Roland's words were simple, yet they carried a powerful weight.

Richard and the others wondered if they had misheard.

They would never believe that these two people were Roland's men.

Moreover, both men were born with a silver spoon in their mouths and are pure-blooded members of the Vatican. Johnson's family has served as bishops in the Vatican for generations, and Harland is even the Pope's nephew.

But His Highness Roland doesn't seem like the type to joke around. Besides, what kind of time is this? Would he joke about something like this?
Richard asked cautiously, "Could it be that they are also Catholic?"

Everyone's pupils constricted sharply. (End of Chapter)