Chapter 3082 Intimidate Nathan
- Baccio, the head of the Ten Elders from the Curia's Council of Elders, was the first to shoot down the suggestion. “That wouldn't be appropriate. There's no one more powerful than the pope, so how can he take back what he has said? If he does so because Nathan asked him to, what'll our believers think of that? How will he maintain his reputation? Moreover, it'll make the Curia seem fickle if we announce that Queenie is the next Holy Maiden, then change to someone else the next minute. That'd affect the Curia's reputation too.”
- There, he turned to Eugene IV and continued loudly, “I don't suggest picking someone else as the Holy Maiden. The next Holy Maiden is Queenie Smith. Regardless of whether or not Nathan approves, he has to agree to it. Besides, it's only a matter of time before the future Holy Maiden is brought to the Curia for the believers to worship her. If Nathan is concerned about his daughter's safety, let's have him send her here now. We'll protect her, and we can teach her some of the Curia's etiquette in advance so that she can learn how to be a competent Holy Maiden.”
- While Hepburn had used a soft and gentle approach, Baccio demonstrated a typical example of a combative approach and was very aggressive.