Chapter 67
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 67
Chapter Title: Sudden Visit (1)
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The Delont Kingdom welcomed a new monarch.
Bernica Wilden, who had taken the throne as the 19th ruler, had been utterly swamped from the morning coronation ceremony until the sun began to set.
Now, finally catching her breath.
As she soothed her weary body and mind with a sip of tea from the cup on the table.
Lady Bernica. The Captain of the Guard requests an audience.
At Mions visit, Bernica immediately instructed him to be shown in.
Even late at night, Mion was impeccably dressed in his formal attire, without a single wrinkle.
Youve had a long day. Well done.
I just sat there doing nothing. Everyone else did all the hard work.
Even that just sitting there is no easy task, is it? And besides
Trailing off, Mion glanced slightly toward the door.
To confirm it was properly shut.
After what happened yesterday, it must have been tough. You pulled through splendidly. Well done.
At that time, Bernica had felt the terror of death for the very first time.
The aftermath must have been immense.
Yet Bernica had overcome that psychological burden and successfully completed the queens coronation ceremony today without issue.
Once I decided to take this seat, I already resolved myself that such things could happen anytime.
That was how Bernica had grown stronger.
She was no longer the fragile girl who only grieved over her fathers death.
Mion watched Bernicas growth with a pleased smile.
But there was still one matter he wanted to resolve.
Im thinking of setting a day soon to visit the Leyden family.
Bernicas expression hardened at those words.
Roin Leyden. Its because of him, right?
Yes.
Mion had quite a few questions he wanted to ask Roin.
It was shocking enough that at such a young age, he matched Mion in strength no, even surpassed him.
How did he know in advance that Ratios followers were there, and why did he secretly pursue them without telling anyone else? I intend to press him on that.
It took considerable time from the capital Endla to the Leyden familys territory in Drin.
Of course, teleportation magic circles would make it easier.
But since using a magic circle left a record, that option was out.
What Mion wanted was this.
I plan to go alone, secretly, so no one else notices.
No need to arouse suspicion with unnecessary actions.
That was why Mion chose the secret approach.
Bernica asked Mion something else.
What about Lord Helond? Doesnt he know anything about that boy Roin?
I already checked with him, but Lord Helond said he knows nothing.
In the end, Roin was the only one holding the key.
Bernica sank into thought.
Sending Mion alone was too dangerous.
Roin was far too suspicious.
He might be connected to some new organization beyond Ratio.
There had to be a safer way.
A surer way to uncover Roins true identity.
How about we do it this way?
After some deliberation, Bernica came up with an idea.
After the queens coronation ceremony ended, Roin and his family returned home.
Even back at the house, Roins mood was still foul.
Because of those damn Ratio bastards
Originally, Roin had planned to sneak in and steal the seeds of Bien stored at Catherine Bells house.
But Ratios appearance had completely derailed his scheme.
Still, it wasnt entirely fruitless.
I found the wizard who wields sealing magic.
Roin had gotten a good look at the guy with his own eyes.
Now.
All I need to do is track him down.
Wizards who could use spirit incantation magic were exceedingly rare.
Finding the man Roin had seen in Endla should be easier than expected.
But that assumed the man was someone well-known publicly; if not, it would be the complete opposite.
For now
For anything related to magic, he could just ask Belv directly.
Roin was about to quietly slip out of the house to summon Belv.
Just then, Emilia called out to him.
Young Master Roin, where are you going?
For a walk.
Its raining, and youre going for a walk?
Its poetic and nice.
Of course, Roin had no such poetic sensibilities.
It was just an excuse to head outside.
Since graduating from the swordsmanship academy, the family hadnt restricted Roins outings much.
In the past, they wouldnt even let me go out freely because I was too young.
Growing older wasnt always a bad thing.
The older you got, and the more adult you became.
The closer you drew to freedom.
Of course, adulthood came with the responsibility to own your actions.
Once outside, Roin contacted Helond via the crystal orb.
To ask him to summon Belv.
And there was one more thing he wanted to confirm.
They havent shown any signs of investigating meBernica or Mion?
He doubted theyd just let it slide as if nothing happened.
Especially Bernica.
As Parvos daughter, she wouldnt let something like this go.
Parvo, in life, had tenaciously investigated any mysterious incidents he didnt understand.
If she inherited that personality.
Shell start digging into me soon enough.
But Helond had no way of knowing that far.
-As far as I can tell, theyve just been handling external schedules. They havent pressed me about you at all.
Helond was maintaining the pretense that he and Roin were strangers.
Because Roin had instructed him to.
Roin and Helond.
No matter how you looked at it, there was no connection between them.
So they had agreed to act like they didnt know each other until they established one.
If Bernica or Mion keep asking about me, just say you dont know.
-You neednt worry, Lord Roin. Ill strictly adhere to that.
And if Bernica shows any suspicious moves, report it to me immediately. I need to prepare countermeasures too.
-Understood.
Whether tied to Ratio.
Or part of another Demon Gods followers.
Roin wasnt involved in any of that.
He was innocent.
But if it came out that he was Rodris reincarnation, that would be trouble too.
I dont want to get dragged into more annoyances.
Roins only interests were his beauty regimen.
No, recently one more had been added.
I need to hunt down that damn sealing wizard who might have done this to me.
Revenge.
That had now become one of Roins heartfelt goals.
As he finished the communication via crystal orb.
The orb emitted a faint light and vibrated once more.
Someone was trying to contact Roin through it.
Belvs face appeared in the crystal orb.
-Lord Roin. Ill head over to you shortly.
Right now?
-Yes. I had some urgent news for you anyway. It cant wait.
Fine, whatever. Got it.
Roin let Belv do as he pleased.
Less than five minutes later, Belv found the quiet café where Roin was waiting.
Lord Roin. Ive arrived.
Hows the new teleportation magic circle? Usable?
Yes. It worked fine.
Originally, Stebir had only one teleportation magic circle.
An emergency one installed right near the Leyden estate.
But using that was too risky.
So Roin had arranged through Helond to secretly install another one here in Stebir.
One only for those working with Roin.
Thanks to Belv, the job was completed swiftly.
You said you had something urgent to tell me?
Yes. Its important.
What is it? Progress on the Demon God fragment I asked about last time?
Belvs face lit up with surprise at that.
Lord Roin. Have you gained precognition in the time we havent met?
No, just a guess.
He hadnt expected it to be spot on.
The research on the Demon God fragment you entrusted to me last time is mostly complete.
Really?
Yes. But as I said, only mostly. Its not fully elucidated yet but Ive uncovered what you were curious about.
That was why Belv had rushed to find Roin.
Roin had two main questions.
This oneis it Inkras fragment?
It looked utterly different from the Inkra fragments Roin had seen before.
So Roin had doubted from the start whether this could even summon Inkra.
Belvs answer was this.
No, it isnt.
It isnt? Then what is it? Not a Demon God fragment?
Thats not it either.
The more he heard, the more Roins mind tangled.
Belv began to clarify for him.
It is a Demon God fragment. Just not Inkras. In other words
A new Demon Gods fragment, huh.
Yes, exactly.
Until now, the only known Demon God was Inkra.
But the new type of Demon God fragment Roin had obtained turned out to be a tool for summoning a different Demon God.
This was definitive proof that Demon Gods besides Inkra existed.
What a headache.
The world was chaotic enough with one Demon God.
The hypothesis of multiple Demon Gods was nothing short of troubling.
Means there are more guys like Ratio out there collecting these fragments.
Likely so.
This world had far too many villains.
Well, yeah. Multiple gods exist, so no reason theres only one Demon God.
That aside.
There was one more thing he was curious about.
Actually, the most important question.
So, can that fragment be used as a beauty ingredient?
Whether another Demon God existed or not.
Truthfully, Roin cared little about that.
Even if the world ended, Roin would be the type to apply nourishing cream to the last.
The existence of Demon Gods had already faded from his mind.
Belv gave a wry smile.
I did investigate that too, but to cut to the chase
Belv trailed off.
At his expression, Roin swallowed dryly.