Priests and holy knights were gathered inside the Great Temple at Yuras. There weren’t that many people, but once one looked at the faces of each individual, one couldn’t brush off the fact that there were so few of them. Most of the priests were high priests, and if they weren’t, they had enough merits and experience to take up the position if a high priest seat was vacant.

It was the same for the holy knights. They had accumulated great titles and military might and could be said to be representative Karuwiman knights. Above all, there was Saintess Lubella–the face of the Karuwimans—and lastly, the representative and the highest ranking figure of the Karuwimans whose duty was to spread the group’s ideals and purpose across the world: the Pope. With the exception of the meetings they routinely held, it was very rare for people of this stature to gather together like this, especially for just a single issue. Yet, because this single problem was so grave, no one complained as they gathered at Yuras following the Pope’s order.

Since they had hastily arranged the meeting date, it seemed like most people had come...