They are all characters I control.

Count Orlando looked at 'Lia' who was engrossed in reading the magic book again, and couldn't help but grumble a few more complaints at the mysterious 'Lia' in front of her.

"You really don't help at all, and you don't say anything."

"I've always been the one telling you that this isn't fair."

"If that's your attitude, then I need to seriously reassess whether it's necessary for our cooperation to continue."

Ultimately, this handsome and wise count was a woman.

Compared to rational thinking, they always unconsciously use their emotions to think.

Looking at the disgruntled Earl Orlando, Claire seemed to see the image of the great saintess Isabelle.

"I have no objection if you want to break up," Claire said, shrugging.

[Lia: My guiding goddess, please forgive the Count...]

Claire swiped away Lia's comment and gestured towards the library entrance to Earl Orlando, who was somewhat taken aback but still stubbornly insisted on divorce, with an expression that said, "Fine, let's get a divorce then."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been targeted by the Knight Commander of the Goddess Church."

Chapter 75 Pure Physical Knight Karl

Count Orlando looked toward the library entrance as Claire gestured, and froze slightly when he saw who it was.

His tall, upright figure and silver-white armor were quite distinctive.

It's Captain Carl.

The most trusted weapon of Bishop Simon, who is in charge of the Goddess Church Knights stationed in the capital.

Upon seeing this man's appearance, Count Orlando's smile vanished instantly, and his almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly.

Regardless of their social status, family background, or personalities, Earl Orlando could never get along with Captain Karl.

At this moment, Captain Carl also saw Claire and Earl Orlando and immediately walked over.

"What bad luck, the most annoying guy has appeared here. It seems you have a lot of charm, 'Lia'. Maybe he's here to thank you for the new taxes you sent to Bishop Simon?"

Earl Orlando made a joke.

"Why is it a new tax? Why not say it was caused by some attack you launched to test me?"

Claire retorted to Earl Orlando without any hesitation.

During this break, he had already finished reading the three skill books in front of him.

Just as Claire was about to quickly put the three magic books, which were forbidden from circulation by the Church of the Goddess, back on the bookshelf, she was stopped by Earl Orlando in front of her.

“Don’t panic, there’s nothing wrong with these forbidden books.” Count Orlando stood up from his seat and sat down next to Claire, snapping his fingers at Ronan, the book keeper.

Ronan, the bookkeeper, had already come to his senses and reactivated the magic circle on the bookshelf.

Watching the Bookkeeper clumsily restore the magical seal, Earl Orlando chuckled and whispered intimately in Claire's ear.

"Don't worry, Carl is an idiot."

When Earl Orlando called Captain Carl an idiot, Claire initially thought it was just a sarcastic remark.

After Ronan, the guardian of the books, restored the magical seal, the covers of the three magic skill books placed in front of Claire were changed.

The original [Intermediate Rune Construction], [Introduction to Composite Imprints], and [Beginner's Touch of Soothing] have been transformed into [The Most Suitable Knowledge for Preparing for Pregnancy], [Breathing Techniques for Prolonged Combat], and [I Still Maintain the Tension I Had at Eighteen].

At that moment, Captain Carl walked up to the two of them.

"Oh my, isn't this Captain Karl?" Count Orlando, with his arm around 'Lia', glanced at the cold-faced knight commander in a flippant tone.

"What brings you to the Royal Academy's library? I don't recall you having much interest in places like that."

"Oh~ Could it be that you want to come here to learn magic?"

"Oh, sorry, I forgot, Captain Karl, you don't know any magic at all. You can't even cast the most basic Flash spell, hahaha..."

Upon hearing this, Claire looked again at Captain Carl, whose face was tense.

He showed no reaction to the three skill books disguised by magic placed in front of him. The slight but still perceptible magical fluctuations caused by Ronan, the bookkeeper, resealing the bookshelf did not alert Karl at all.

Claire suddenly realized why Earl Orlando hadn't panicked at all.

It turns out that this knight captain doesn't know magic or elemental perception; Karl is a pure physical damage dealer.

“Miss Lia von Rost, we meet again.”

Captain Carl ignored Earl Orlando's teasing and looked past Earl Orlando at Claire.

Claire didn't respond immediately, but instead closed her eyes.

The next moment, Lia regained control of her body, and she looked at Captain Karl in front of her, somewhat at a loss.

[Lia: God of Guidance! Why did you switch me out at this time? What am I supposed to do? Or should you control me?]

Claire: Just act the same as always.

[Lia: But this captain is a bit scary...]

Claire: What are you afraid of? I'm right here, aren't I? And the Earl is here too.

[Lia: I...I understand, I'll try my best!]

Claire didn't want any contact with Captain Carl, whose situation was completely different from that of Earl Orlando.

When Count Orlando tested him and attacked him, he understood to some extent that the count didn't really want to kill him.

After their encounter in the cemetery, Claire became even more certain of this, which is why she controlled Leah's body to exchange insults with the count.

However, the situation was completely different when facing Captain Karl, who was not one of their own, but a knight of faith from the Church of the Goddess.

So at this point, just give the body back to Lia and let her play herself.

"Y-hello Captain Karl." Although she was quite afraid of the knight in front of her, Leah, having regained control of her body, mustered up the courage to respond to Captain Karl's greeting.

However, before Karl could speak again, Earl Orlando's assist arrived.

"So, what brings you here, Captain Karl?"

Count Orlando embraced Lia intimately, and Lia immediately shrank into a ball in nervousness.

"Miss Lia and I were enjoying a quiet afternoon. Isn't it a bit impolite of you to show up like this?"

Carl finally turned his attention to Earl Orlando.

“Earl Orlando, it seems I run into you everywhere.” His tone remained calm and emotionless: “I’m here to see Miss Leah today, not you.”

"Looking for Miss Leah?" Earl Orlando raised an eyebrow. "What is it? I don't want you bothering Miss Leah."

"Business." Karl uttered two words crisply and decisively.

Earl Orlando's gaze at Captain Karl revealed undisguised displeasure: "What business is it? I don't recall Miss Lia doing anything that would require the Knight Captain's intervention."

Carl didn't care about Earl Orlando's attitude and ignored him.

The stern and rigid knight simply looked at Liya and said in a serious tone, "Miss Liya, there are some details about the attack you suffered that I need to confirm with you."

Lia was stunned.

The attack? Isn't that all in the past? It seems Captain Carl considers that attack very important?

The person who attacked him was Earl Orlando, and the Earl was right next to him! He couldn't possibly tell Captain Carl about this, could he?

Feeling a pang of panic, Leah had no choice but to seek help from Claire.

[Lia: Guiding God, what should we do? Captain Karl seems to be investigating the Count?]

Claire: What's the rush? Calm down.

Seeing the frantic plea for help from Leah, Claire snapped at her.

But this is indeed a problem.

Earl Orlando's expression changed, becoming impatient.

"This is a matter for the nobles, and we will handle it ourselves. We don't need Captain Karl or your Goddess Church to get involved."

Karl remained calm and said in a low voice, "The attacker's methods are unlike those of an ordinary thief. Based on my investigation, I suspect it may have been the work of a follower of the evil god emperor Claire."

Evil God Emperor.

The moment those four words were uttered, the atmosphere in the air instantly changed.

Chapter 76 Church Investigation

The term "Evil God Emperor" was casually used by Earl Orlando and Claire many times.

But when these four words came from the mouth of a knight commander of the Church of the Goddess, their meaning was clearly quite different.

In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.

"Captain Karl, the Evil Emperor was a hundred years ago. Where did all those followers come from? Don't waste your time with pointless speculation and disturb my date." Count Orlando's smile remained unchanged.

He looked at the serious Captain Carl with the same flippant tone, complaining that the other had ruined his date.

“Yes, the Evil Emperor has always had followers.” Captain Karl remained unmoved, his gaze never leaving Lia.

It's not surprising that Lia was as panicked as a newborn fawn at this moment.

As for Earl Orlando, Captain Karl didn't even bother to give him a second glance.

“Miss Leah is the victim of the attack, and we need her to provide more details. Details about the attacker's physical characteristics, the weapon used, and possible escape routes…”

“Aren’t these all in the reports of these knightly orders?” Earl Orlando interrupted him.

The attacker Captain Karl was searching for was right in front of them—the Earl himself.

It's admirable that Earl Orlando could remain composed when he heard Captain Karl in front of him trying so hard to catch him.

“A report is a report; some details can only be clearly described by those who experienced it firsthand.” Karl finally turned his gaze to Earl Orlando, who was always causing trouble and interrupting him.

Looking at the count's handsome yet frivolous face, the usually serious Karl couldn't help but frown.

He disliked the smell emanating from the other man; it disgusted him and he couldn't understand why others found Earl Orlando's scent pleasant. Wasn't it pungent?

"Continuing this is too troublesome," Captain Karl stepped forward and stood in front of Lia, repeating the statement once more.

"Miss Lia, please come with me to the site of the attack so we can reconstruct the scene."

Seeing this, Liya panicked.

She knew, of course, that the attacker was Earl Orlando, but how could she possibly help Captain Carl track down the murderer, Earl Orlando, now that things had come to this?

Just as Lia was wondering how to answer, Count Orlando also seriously put away his smile.

"Reconstructing the scene? Investigating the truth is your job. You have no right to ask Miss Lia, a noblewoman, to waste her time with you." Count Orlando's voice turned cold.

At this moment, the count adopted an attitude of wanting to stand up for Lia in order to gain her favor.

“Count Orlando, you should know that matters concerning the Evil God Emperor fall under the jurisdiction of the Church.”

There was no emotion in Karl's cold, stern eyes.

His voice was deep and steady, and he continued, undisrupted by Count Orlando's words, "If the Count wishes to obstruct this, then I will have to report to Bishop Simon and His Majesty Darian."

“Count, you should figure out when it is appropriate to step forward and when it is not.”

“I don’t care whose young lady you’ve fallen for, or whose wife you’re pursuing; those things are none of my concern. But this time, it involves the Evil God Emperor.”

"For the Empire and the Church, the evil god emperor is always the highest priority."

Earl Orlando's expression changed, and for a moment he couldn't refute Karl's words.

After all, what Carl said was indeed true.

The church has absolute jurisdiction over matters related to "evil gods," a point that the new royal family naturally fully supports.

[Lia: Guiding God! What do we do?! Captain Karl is taking me away! He said a follower of the Evil God Emperor attacked me, but the Earl isn't a follower of the Evil God Emperor, is he?]

Seeing that Count Orlando and Captain Karl were at a disadvantage in their confrontation, Leah also sought help from her guiding god.

Little did she know, the Evil God Emperor was the 'Guiding God' she spoke of.

Claire was both amused and exasperated by the situation, but Captain Carl was indeed quite interesting.

Despite appearing to be completely incapable of magic, he managed to rise to the position of Knight Commander in the Church of the Goddess. Clearly, this wasn't solely due to his martial prowess; he was also quite intelligent.

Claire: It's okay, you can go with them. The church doesn't suspect anything about you right now, and you don't really have anything to be afraid of.