Chapter Twenty-Two

IF I ENDED UP ANSWERING THIS QUESTION wrong, I would anger the Gods' Temple, and that would definitely be terrible for me. "The oracles were once humans, but when the Gods bestowed them their power to see the future of anyone and of the world, they become Saints protected by the Gods Temple!" I'm sure this is right because it was the oracle back in the D'Arcy territory who told me this when I asked him what he was exactly.

Rai let out a soft breath of relief behind me. And Daisuke seemed annoyed for me not falling into his trap. "To whom do they answer?" Only to the Gods.

But that's not the answer they expect to hear. "To the Gods through the Gods' Temple, and to the rulers of the Kingdom!" Because they need the illusion that they aren't the ones who answer to the Gods' Temple.

"Last question, what is the Houses ranking in power in the Maximillian Kingdom?" So, he decided to end with an easy question, hm? Or doesn't he expect me to know basic politics?

"From top to bottom, in powe