"By the way, why aren't any other nobles around here?" The high priest could not help but notice how there were only these two ministers of noble background, with the others not present.
"Oh, exactly," the man walking ahead halted before coming near the priest. He gestured for the servants to maintain a distance and, in a very low tone, added, "They feared that if the mission fails, the king may retaliate."
"What?" The high priest halted, raising an eyebrow as he looked toward the minister, who had his eyes closed with both hands rubbing against each other as if trying to calm the matter. Though he had tried to convince the other noblemen, they had been hesitant. Considering the corruption, they were already in a very stable state, so there was no need for a coup. Yet, due to pressure from the people of the Empire, they remained silent.
"Hehe, I hope, sir, you understand how idiotic they are, but I definitely believe in Goddess Justice," trying to calm the matter in her hands, the minister gave a rather unsettling smile, which only resulted in frowns from both the high priest and the assistant following him.
'Fools are just waiting to be slaughtered,' the high priest clenched his hands, clearly determined to kill all those nobles, which was inevitable. But now he was even more resolved to give them a public execution to set an example for those who might retaliate in the future.
After establishing the theocracy, the high priest had plans to amass as much wealth as possible from the entire territory and escape this dying kingdom to establish a monastery in the Empire. Considering their religion was different, he would take the teachings of his goddess there.
With the money and wealth collected from this kingdom, he would need not less than a few months to declare his own religion as the Empire's state religion.
After all, these heretics and those worshippers of other gods needed to bow to his almighty goddess, Agastasa.
"Priest, this way," one of the servants gestured toward a corridor. Finally turning toward it, the high priest gestured for the servants to halt as he and his assistant, accompanied by the other two ministers, made their way toward a particular room in the hallway.
"Ummhh! Mmphhh!"
As they neared the door of a room in the hallway, the muffled voices reverberated inside, prompting grins to form on all four of their faces as they understood the fruit of their hard labor was ripening soon.
"This bitch must be wailing like a pig," one of the ministers chimed in, his mind already imagining the scene of that holy scientist who acted so almighty and always treated rich people completely with disregard, getting herself screwed and pounded by that king.
"Oink oink, hahaha," another one couldn't help but laugh out, mimicking the sound before finally arriving at the door and halting as he gestured toward the high priest.
"Please, see the show for yourself, High Priest," the nobleman said, bowing as he gestured for the high priest to watch the show inside the room. At his word, the priest gave a closed-eyed nod before lifting his hand and opening the door.
As it slid open, he saw the back of a naked man with a woman's legs on either side of him, her toes curled.
"HOW INSOLENT!" With a loud shout that was enough to call the knights, who were at some distance, the high priest barged in. He took just four steps inside while his assistant and the nobleman met the hard surface of the door.
Bam!
"Khuckh!?"
All three of them, except the high priest who had already entered the room, were met with the bang from the door in the face, the impact strong enough to imprint the shape of their noses and faces on the door in rather crimson ink. They fell to the floor, clutching their noses and faces.
"Aaaghh!—my face!"
"Kugh! I can't see!"
Both of the ministers wailed as they felt their noses and, most probably, their eyes were clearly damaged. The door had inscribed metal architecture with pinpoint shapes that punctured their bones, causing them to coil on the floor in pain.
"Ugh...shit, shit!" The assistant of the high priest, who was also on his knees holding his face, suddenly realized something was amiss. He yelled with one hand covering his face while the other pushed the door, calling out to the knights.
"SAVE THE HIGH PRIEST! BREAK THE DOOR!"
The knights, who had already sprinted down the hallway one after another, swiftly charged their hands with holy energy. The void flux from the gem in their metal armors glowed as they punched the door, which instantly flew aside, revealing the scene inside the room.
Bam!
'!?!'
"H-high P-priest!?" everyone's eyes widened as they looked towards the bed, where three people were situated.
"What the hell, move aside! High Priest!" The assistant brushed the knights aside and rushed in, removing his hand from his face despite the pain. With blurred vision, he took in the sight in front of him.
In front of them was an old man lying on the bed.
Above him was a woman and above her was another man, with the woman sandwiched between them, and their private parts clearly visible, indicating that they were presently engaged in something of a carnal desire evident from how both men were aroused.
It was a sight that screamed this was a big scandal here.
"H-high priest—" before the assistant could utter another word, his mind struggled to comprehend how the timing between the knights breaking the door and his arrival was just a minute, and in that single minute, how this happened.
From the wrinkled butts of both men, he could at least tell that neither of them was the king, with one being the high priest and the other most probably the finance minister.
But his words stuck in his throat as a firm voice resonated inside the room.
"HOW DARE YOU FILTHY MONGERS DO THIS IN MY PALACE!"