Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel

He had no choice because he, ultimately, was of flawed lineage.

Yet, he had to do it.

Presenting the "Book of Covenant" before all the attending nobles and the populace was part of his and Duke Conte's plan!

Although his own blood was inadequate, he now possessed the blood of Count Castel.

With the bloodline of Count Castel, a direct descendant of the Romany, activating the Book of Covenant should be no issue.

Once he utilized Castel's fresh blood to activate the Book of Covenant, he'd have the opportunity to resubscribe to the Roman Sword's covenant!

As for whether the Roman Sword would recognize his lineage or perceive his cheating…

That was not an issue.

For he too possessed Roman blood.

Even though it was impure, and even if he used Count Castel's blood, the Roman Sword didn't care.

The reason was simple; the Book of Covenant was just a key left by Romannus and didn't significantly concern the Divine Artifact. Catch the formatted version at M|V|LEM_PYR.

Its role was merely to officially awaken the Roman Sword; the key inheritance part still relied on the ritual and Array.

Although the Roman Sword possessed a spirit, its intelligence was very limited due to historical reasons—said to be equivalent to that of a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old child, and it wouldn't detect any issues with the activated bloodline.

At most, it could sense the transcendental power level of the activator.

But that was completely not an issue, for both Count Castel and he were of the Silver Moon tier; in fact, Castel was even slightly weaker, and he could easily replace him.

And this…was also another reason why Duke Conte chose Count Castel.

Of course, these secrets were not to be discussed with outsiders.

These were the secrets controlled by the Royal Family!

"Prince, since you have decided, please begin," the elder officiating the event said after seeing Prince Henry insist repeatedly.

At that moment, all eyes focused on Prince Henry.

…

"Hmm? The Royal Family has retrieved the Book of Covenant? Could it be that they have found the Roman Bloodline that could replace Prince Henry?"

In a small two-story building on one side of Roman Square, Duke Yoroc watched Prince Henry, who slowly ascended the altar amid the public's gaze, and slightly raised his eyebrow.

He chuckled lightly and said,

"A good thought, but unfortunately… the Array at the altar has been secretly altered by us, so even if they truly activate the Book of Covenant, it's futile."

Duke Yoroc sipped the red wine in his glass with a sneer.

Just then, the room's door was gently pushed open, and a tall figure slowly entered.

It was Bloodline Count Yulster, who had just left the dark chamber where Charlotte was and had checked the ritual Array.

Seeing Yulster, Duke Yoroc smiled and said,

"Yulster, your timing is impeccable. The Romany Royal Family indeed has some tricks up their sleeve, managing to retrieve the Book of Covenant!"

"Unfortunately, they still do not know that we have infiltrated this ceremony to the core, making it useless even if they activate the Book of Covenant."

"Hehe, I just don't know where they found the Roman Bloodline from, as far as I know… perhaps even King Edward can't activate the Book of Covenant."

Listening to Duke Yoroc's words, Count Yulster's expression turned somewhat odd.

He coughed lightly and said,

"Lord Duke, actually… I came to see you just for this matter."

"The Roman Bloodline that the Royal Family found that can replace, is actually… Count Castel's."

Duke Yoroc: …

"Hmm? Did something happen to Count Castel?!"

His expression subtly shifted.

Yulster quickly shook his head:

"No, no… nothing… Although the Royal Family indeed intended to kidnap Lord Castel, they failed…"

Saying this, Yulster briefly informed Duke Yoroc of the events but omitted Charlotte's true identity.

After hearing Yulster's words, Duke Yoroc relaxed and exclaimed,

"So that's it… hmm… Lord Castel has done well; we already have the upper hand. At this time… indeed, it's best not to complicate things further."

"Just right, if it's Lord Castel, he could help us completely sever Henry's succession rights."

"Poor Romany Royal Family, they could have chosen anyone, but they had to choose Count Castel! Truly unfortunate!"

He pointed to the crowd-filled square and with a light chuckle, added,

"Yulster, take one last look at the Roman family's recognition ceremony. After today, such rituals will become history. Soon the Falling Star Kingdom will return to the control of the clan, and the Roman Sword…will awaken and return to the clan, becoming one of our Nais's trump cards!"

Watching Duke Yoroc, who seemed to have everything under control, Yulster felt a bit pained in his teeth.

Thinking of a certain young count's true identity, he appeared hesitant, but after a moment of indecision, he couldn't help but say,

"But… what if it doesn't return?"

"Doesn't return?"

Duke Yoroc paused.

He looked curiously at Yulster and said,

"Are you worried about our plan failing, or are you concerned… that Count Castel might replace Henry, succeeding in having the Roman Sword recognize its master?"

"Hehe, you needn't worry. Count Castel might have a sufficient bloodline, but we control the ritual. At the critical moment, we'll simply interrupt the ritual."

"We only need to awaken the Roman Sword, all else, under the witness of the ancient covenant, poses no problem."