The Church of the Five Great Gods would not cooperate. Therefore, no attempt would be made to purify the vengeful spirits residing in Ellen’s soul, regardless of whether it was possible or not.0

The only option left was regular magic. 0

Vertus summoned the Imperial Mage Corps. The archmages of the Imperial Mage Corps were also among the ones who knew the truth of the Gate Incident.0

He held discussions with the imperial mages, and his expression slowly hardened as he listened to the opinions of the archmages.0

“So it’s impossible…?” Vertus said.0

“The arcane arts that deal with souls are extremely rare, Your Majesty. The princess previously brought back some books about soul manipulation from the library of the Demon King’s Castle. However, soul manipulation is only a small part of the magic that deals with souls. There isn’t much information on it.”0

Soul magic had always been forbidden, and was therefore never properly researched. The research into soul manipulation in an attempt to improve the princess’s condition had only been a small portion of soul magic.0

“There exist mages who have studied and understood soul manipulation, but they only have mastery over a very limited number of skills.”0

The discussions with the leaders of the Imperial Mage Corps left Vertus in despair. The study and knowledge of soul magic was extremely rare. 0

Those who reached the level of archmage could perform magic dealing...0