Wizard Earl

Moreover, the Conte that Elena mentioned died more than ten years ago in the Rune incident launched by Reyes. There were many people who could testify to Conte's death at the time. Now, how could a dead person who has been dead for more than ten years come back to life, kill Jovic, and impersonate him?

Finally, and most importantly, and what Margaret finds most incomprehensible and unbelievable, is that, according to the strategic policy already agreed upon by the Storm Church, missionary expansion on the continent of Hoy is one of the most important things for the Church in the next hundred years.

Therefore, under the orders of the current Pope Ilsank, the Punisher Jovich, who is in charge of all matters concerning the Storm Church on the continent of Hoy, reports directly to Ilsank himself. Even the most powerful cardinal in the Storm Church, Hummels, has no right to interfere in the slightest.

This means that if Jovic is indeed Conte in disguise, then even the strongest member of the Storm Church, one of the world's most powerful wizards, and the Storm Goddess's most loyal messenger, the third-level wizard Pope Ilsank, failed to see through Conte's disguise and recognize his true nature...

Therefore, under such restrictions, the idea that Conte impersonated Jovic and became the punisher of the Storm Church is, in Margaret's view, no different from a fantasy.

"Margaret, I know it's hard for you to believe, but this is the truth. That day at Mensaka Manor, after Conte realized his identity had been exposed, he stopped hiding and used his Illusionary Eye. That's why I can confirm that Conte impersonated Jovic!" Seeing Margaret's doubts, Elena shook her head and told Margaret some more details.

Upon hearing the words "Eye of the Illusion," Margaret's expression shifted slightly. She recalled some rumors about Conte in the wizarding world. Legend has it that Conte's ancestor was an exorcist during the Byzantine era, specializing in fighting various monsters. However, for some unknown reason, Conte's ancestor suffered some kind of trauma and became lost in the pursuit of power.

This led Conte's ancestor to conduct a daring experiment: he devoured a monster that emerged from the abyss. The legends do not say what happened to Conte's ancestor after he devoured the monster—whether he went mad, died, or had some other outcome is unknown.

However, one thing is certain: since then, Conte's family has inherited a trace of demonic blood from the abyss. By the time it reached Conte's generation, this demonic blood was quite diluted, and only a few people could awaken it. Conte was one of these lucky few.

With the help of awakened demonic blood, Conti, who had cultivated the Illusionary Demon Art, actually mastered the most advanced technique of the Illusionary Demon Art—the Illusionary Demon Eye. This third eye appeared out of nowhere on his forehead. Not only could he see through all illusions in the world like a demon in the abyss, but he could also cast illusions at will, immersing others in illusions from which they could not extricate themselves.

Currently, among the officially known wizarding species in the wizarding world, there are not many who practice illusion magic, but there are still about a dozen. However, only Conte has mastered the Illusionary Eye! Therefore, at present, the Illusionary Eye is Conte's unique characteristic, and there is no one else like him!

If the opponent was truly capable of using the Illusionary Demon's Eye back then, then it's no wonder Elena was so certain that the opponent was Conti, who had been dead for many years...

Thinking this through, Margaret was beginning to believe Elena's words, but her biggest question remained unanswered. She carefully chose her words and asked Elena in a low voice, "You said you saw him up there?"

Upon hearing this, Elena immediately frowned. Although Margaret's words were very tactful and subtle, Elena still understood Margaret's meaning immediately. Although Margaret asked "whether it was discovered," it was clear that what she really wanted to ask was "why it wasn't discovered." After all, if it had really been discovered, wouldn't they have taken action long ago? How could it have been left until now, causing such a large number of casualties to the church?

Seeing Elena's face darken, Margaret realized she had misspoke and felt uneasy, wondering how Elena would react.

"I don't know much either. The only thing I know is that, apart from the time he was ordered to return to the Byzantine continent once during the Rune incident, he hasn't returned to the Byzantine continent in the past twenty years, nor has he gone to the Church of Saint Antis to meet with his superiors to report for duty. Although his communication with his superiors has never been interrupted, these communications have all been conducted remotely through some alchemical devices, without any face-to-face contact..." It has to be said that Elena, the Cardinal of the Storm Church, really dotes on her younger sister Margaret. After considering such sensitive information, she still chose to reveal it to Margaret.

After listening to Elena's account, Margaret seemed to be deep in thought. If Elena's explanation was true, it was understandable that Pope Ilsanker did not discover Conti, who was disguised as Jović.

After all, although the two had been in contact, it was all based on the alchemy device, which meant they met remotely without ever meeting in person. This inherently had certain limitations, making it difficult to discover anything. Moreover, Conte was an illusion master who had successfully cultivated the Illusionary Eye. Without face-to-face contact, it was incredibly difficult to find his flaws through the images projected by the alchemy device.

After a moment of contemplation, Margaret realized something, a glint of light flashing in her eyes. She tentatively said to Elena, "Sister Elena, I think this matter is inextricably linked to the Rune incident orchestrated by Reyes back then..."

Upon hearing Margaret's words, a cold glint flashed in Elena's eyes. After a few seconds, she did not respond to Margaret's question, but instead whispered to Margaret, "These things are best kept to yourself. Remember not to tell anyone else, lest you bring trouble upon yourself."

"Yes, I can tell what's important, and I'll definitely keep this a secret!" Margaret nodded obediently. Although Elena didn't respond to her probing, Elena's expression clearly told Margaret the answer.