Ivy collapsed to the floor as if she had fainted as soon as she finished her prophecy.

However, no one in the hall could move a muscle, and no one went to help her stand. Everyone was too stunned by what had just happened, and Helmut was completely frozen in his seat.

There was no one who could understand what had just happened. The prophecy, or rather the oracle, which the Saintess had recited was short. Since it was only about past events rather than the future, it was hard to call it a prophecy. In short, His Majesty conveyed the message that ‘an evil god had appeared in Hiveden and had been defeated by himself.’ No one was surprised about this part; the rumors had already spread. But the Saintess continued and said a few more words directly to the Pope. The message said that ‘the emperor is watching.’

Everyone in the hall wondered what His Majesty meant by telling the Pope that His Majesty was watching him. With the entire hall engulfed in silence, the only thing that could be heard were quiet whispers like the sound of falling leaves.

At that moment, a clapping sound suddenly came from somewhere in the hall. One of the nobles stood up with an admiring expression and clapped his hands. The applause soon spread like flames throughout the hall.

“Our Saintess!”

“Glory to His Majesty!”

Helmut looked around the hall with a dumbfounded face,...