People had been accused of being part of the Demon God Cult. When we left, the crowd had been furious, and the guards had been trying to hold back the angry mob, telling them not to take justice into their own hands. We didn’t know what had happened during the three hours we were gone, but it was clear the accused had all been executed.0

This wasn’t some rural village; it was the capital of a state, albeit a small one, and this was all happening in the grand plaza where the warp gate was located.0

Those who had been accused of being demon god worshipers were dead, and the enraged mob was howling for the dead bodies to be burned. 0

Whether an inquisitor had arrived and branded them as heretics before executing them, or the guards had taken it upon themselves, I didn’t know. But this execution had been carried out so swiftly that it was impossible that the proper procedures had been followed.0

“This is insane… all these people…” 0

Olivia seemed to be feeling something that surpassed disgust and contempt. She clearly had not expected that those people would be killed without even a proper trial. Fear always bred anger. The people’s fear of the Demon King had turned into anger towards their neighbors, and they were seeking a scapegoat.0

Olivia turned away from the horrific execution scene and the angry crowd, heading towards the investigation headquarters.0

“What on earth are the Levainan royal family and the Church of the Five Great Gods doing?”0

“…”0

I couldn’t say anything.0

“Could they be instigating this on purpose?”0

The royal family and the church weren’t just sitting around doing nothing. In fact, they might have even encouraged...0