The supporting character's harem is very normal

Chapter 506: Lumiana and Lathel

"You..." Hearing Lathel scolding him, Boka angrily wanted to say something; however, Lathel’s words rang out again, interrupting his words.

"Ah! So you are stupid enough to believe that everyone here will believe your words?" Lathel laughed contemptuously: "It is correct to say that you are stupid or naive."

Lathel’s words made Boka angry, but he didn’t know how to refute.

In fact, Lathel used to run a company before; although it wasn’t big, he had encountered many problems.

He really didn’t understand politics, but he was not stupid either. He’s failed at the negotiating table, but he’s also won gloriously.

Lathel felt that the nobles here almost solely focused on cultivation, so their perspective on politics and negotiation issues was also narrowed.

It’s not their fault; after all, in this world, whoever is stronger has more say. That’s why everyone focuses on increasing their power, and they pay little attention to other matters.

In fact, he did not look down on this weakness; after all, each world had its own characteristics.

If he were a resident of this world, he would probably be like everyone else, trying to increase his strength as much as possible.

But in this world there are still outstanding people, for example, Queen Catheryne, who is beautiful, intelligent, and extremely strong.

That’s why she was able to transform this small kingdom into a giant empire that everyone feared.

Boka was angry; he turned towards Catheryne, bowed his head, and said: "Your Majesty, I feel that this brat doesn’t know rules and manners; leaving him here will dirty this place."

"That’s why..."

"Do you have any say here?" Catheryne spoke, her voice so cold it scared Boka.

Suddenly, Boka felt something; he hugged his right hand while screaming miserably: "AAA!!! My hand... my hand..."

His arm suddenly started smoking like a piece of meat being grilled. It turned red, then black like a lump of coal.

His arm was burned to ashes, disintegrated, and fell to the ground.

However, no one saw any flames, nor did they feel any sudden increase in temperature throughout the process.@@@@

Everyone only saw Boka’s right arm suddenly burn to ashes, as if an invisible fire had done it.

Boka hugged his armless shoulder while rolling on the ground like a snake that had been splashed with salt water.

"Noisy!" As soon as Catheryne finished speaking, two royal guards immediately appeared and took Boka away.

Lathel didn’t know where they were taking Boka, but he knew... Boka’s end would definitely be terrible.

He wiped his sweat, feeling that he had underestimated Catheryne. Just now he had thought that in politics, even if he knew the other party was a spy, it would be difficult to eliminate that person.

But he thought wrong; Catheryne was an exception, no, maybe... His thinking has always been wrong.

As long as you have enough power, you are a god; you can do whatever you want, and no one can stop you.

"Good! The fly is gone..." Catheryne propped her chin up and lazily said, "Lathel, continue."

Lathel: "..."

"Remove his position, expel him from the Church." Lumiana immediately replied: "Or worse... kill him as a warning to others."

Lathel nodded and said: "So... I want to ask one thing... Ikarys committed all those mistakes, what kind of punishment should he receive?"

"That..." Lumiana frowned; she knew this would happen the moment Lathel asked her his question. However, she couldn’t let the Holy Son die here either.

The Church’s honor was all concentrated on Ikarys. Because she expected him to be the next Pope, after which she could step back and rest, she built him up to be extremely dazzling.

However, she could not have expected that Ikarys, upon entering the ’Challenge Space’, would have a completely different expression from what he had shown when he was in the church.

She was disappointed, discouraged... It seemed Lumiana had no hope for Ikarys.

But since she built his reputation, making him almost the next Pope, she had to try to protect him.

"Lathel, I know you are dissatisfied with what he did." Lumiana sighed and said, "However, we are all human after all, and as humans, we sometimes make mistakes."

"I think... as long as we give him a chance to change, he will definitely become a better person. I even hope that you and he will become good friends."

Lathel: "..."

Good friends? Are you crazy? There is a limit to stupidity, or do you think I’m stupid enough to believe a word you say?

Ikarys heard that and laughed contemptuously; his face was beaten to the point of being deformed, but he still tried to smile triumphantly.

Lathel saw that smile and was not angry, he looked towards Lumiana and softly said: "That’s right, I agree with you that... humans all make mistakes; no one is omnipotent."

"However... Ikarys is not making a mistake, but rather he is living true to his true nature."

"What do you mean..." Lumiana frowned, feeling a little confused.

"My meaning is clear," Lathel said with a smile. "First, he is not loyal to the Church."

"If he was truly loyal to the Church, then he wouldn’t have abandoned the Holy Maiden in times of danger. A true Holy Son must be someone who is not afraid of death and bravely saves others in times of danger."

"However, when faced with danger, he is willing to abandon others in exchange for his own safety, and that person is your Holy Maiden."

"Second, does he have extremely high potential? If so, then when he met the Demon Lord, why did he run away instead of fighting bravely?

"Third, he is so cowardly and selfish; how can he be a symbol of the Church? Therefore, please ask the Pope to explain and give me a reason to forgive him."

Lumiana frowned, feeling that Lathel was too smart. What Lathel said was hard to refute because the entire process of the Geniuses participating in the challenge was observed by everyone.

Besides, if Lathel made a decision about Ikarys, Lumiana would probably have an easier time refuting it.

However, he gave her the decision, which put her in a situation where she could neither advance nor retreat.

If she decides to spare or defend Ikarys, then the honor and dignity of the Church will be laughed at by others.

They would think she was trying to protect a coward and a weakling. Moreover, Ikarys could not be the next Pope.

But... if she punishes Ikarys, the Church’s honor will also collapse. A Holy Son who commits such terrible mistakes is not worthy of being a Holy Son.

After punishing Ikarys, people would also think that if the Church could not train a good Holy Son, how could he be a shining example for the Church’s followers?

Because of that, Lumiana could only remain silent at this moment, not knowing how to respond to Lathel.