Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 378

Pope Ludovico clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction as he downed a thick, nearly solid glob of deep purple liquid in one gulp.

“I’ve taken care of that Velasco fellow.”

Velasco was a cardinal from Salamanta whom the Pope had executed a few days earlier on charges of bribery.

“There was no other choice. That man had no intention of cooperating with ‘the greater cause.'”

The Pope placed another drop of the violet liquid onto his tongue and slowly sucked it in.

“If someone of his stature isn’t going to help, he must be eliminated.”

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Impatient footsteps echoed through the Pope’s bedroom.

Born into a noble family of the Etruscan Kingdom and accustomed all his life to luxury and indulgence, the young master had failed to relinquish his lavish habits even after entering the clergy—and even after ascending to the papacy.

He only finally embraced the virtue of frugality near the very end of his life, thanks entirely to his beloved protégé, Archbishop Arthur of Bouchaudren.

“Damn him! That blasted Arthur!”

He stomped his foot violently, then doubled over in pain as a sharp, prickling agony surged from his toes upward, writhing in agony for a long while.

“How dearly I cherished him… you fool!”

Archbishop Arthur of Bouchaudren, whom the Pope had selected as his successor, had poisoned Pope Ludovico.

It wasn’t out of hatred for the Pope—it was because Ludovico was planning the Fourth Crusade.

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