Translator: Wan ED/PR: Fan
[…]
Russell swept a hand over his face.
That was definitely not a good ending, right?
“Cancerous fucker.”
Lucion poured the drink he had been drinking on the collapsed Domen.
If he kept smiling, because he tried to change his image a bit, he would look like a pushover in the eyes of others.
“Now I’m done. Let’s return to the villa.”
Lucion smiled brightly as he felt refreshed.
Like a human to humans.
Like a dog to dogs.
He should have dealt with them like this before.
“You’re leaving what is hanging on his shoulders?”
Carson stared at Domen’s head, as he spoke.
“Yes. I can’t spill blood on such a good day.”
Lucion glanced at the nobles, who were watching him, dumbfounded, and shuffled his feet.
The warning was clear.
Now what remained was to truly ruin the Pizzat family.
[This all… runs in the family, huh?]
Russell swept a hand over his face again.
He at least expected Carson to stop it.
“Lucion.”
Carson spoke up.
Russell licked his lips in vain.
“Well done.”
[Look at that.]
At Carson’s praise, Russell snorted.
“The border was quiet for the last few years. I don’t like trash bastards, who don’t know fear, running wild. Believe me that this will be solved well, Lucion.”
“I heard that the Pizzat family has a company that is doing well right now.”
Lucion requested a reward from Carson right away.
Wouldn’t it be a great gain if he obtained a company for free after smacking his mouth a few times?
“Okay. I’ll give it to you. Father will also approve it.”
“What are You planning to do?”
“I won’t be doing anything.”
“Nothing?”
“That’s the name of Cronia.”
Carson put strength into his voice.
Seeing his face filled with pride, Lucion felt his heart race too for no reason.
They boarded the carriage.
“That Marquis Sprikato…”
“There is no need to bother with him.”
Carson cut off Lucion’s words.
‘If you act like this, I only get more curious.’
Lucion’s lips twitched.
Besides the fact that Marquis Sprikato took over protection of the border when Cronia collapsed, there were almost no mentions of him in the novel.
Carson broke the short silence, asking:
“Did you hear that the Grand Temple is preparing to announce that you received the Divine Beast’s blessing?”
“Yes. I heard it from Beros.”
During the banquet, he was called by Beros for a moment and heard about it.
As a bonus, he also received the Divine Beast’s apology.
“I informed Father that we will stay here for a few more days.”
“You have already talked?”
“Father asked me to pass some words to you.”
Carson smiled widely.
“Lucion. I’m very proud of you.”
Lucion opened his mouth slightly and couldn’t even blink for a few seconds.
Badum, badum.
His heart raced fast, and the corners of his lips belatedly rose on their own.
It was the first time.
The first time he received Father’s acknowledgement.
He trembled to the end of his fingertips because of the happiness he couldn’t hold back.
It was at last the moment when he really felt his change.
“Now that I think about it, I also forgot to say something.”
Carson met Lucion’s eyes.
With the eyes that were filled with too much admiration, Carson’s voice was full of power at some point.
“You have endured well. You have endured very well, Lucion.”
Endured.
What does it mean?
Lucion couldn’t open his mouth, and wordlessly bowed his head.
***
“… So, the Grand Temple sent a letter requesting to introduce the person who received the Divine Beast’s blessing together with the royal family.”
At Cetil’s report, the emperor smiled as if it was fun.
A person who received the Divine Beast’s blessing appeared.
Such an event was certainly an extremely sacred and important event for the Grand Temple.
Announcing such a thing together was no different from the Grand Temple running to the royal family and stretching out its hand.
“The temple, which was so arrogant, bows its head to me and comes crawling? I’ve seen all kinds of things in my life now.”
“Doesn’t it mean that the Grand Temple is trying to bury this incident?”
“What do you think, Cetil?”
The emperor asked.
Cetil knew it wasn’t a simple question.
It was a question brought up as a test for him.
“I think it’s a good opportunity to bring the Grand Temple firmly under the imperial family’s feet.”
“Why do you think so?”
“The power of the holy nation Nevast is gradually growing stronger. Isn’t it a fact known by anyone that though the majority of the priests of the Empire are imperial citizens, they are under the influence of Nevast?”
“You mean it’s an opportunity to cut off the hands of the Nevast bastards who are stretchingthem towards the Grand Temple?”
“That’s correct, Your Majesty. The Grand Temple and the temples in the Empire are all subjects of Your Majesty.”
Cetil bowed his head and continued to speak.
“Lord Lucion Cronia, who received the blessing of the Divine Beast, became an extremely important person for both the Grand Temple and Nevast now.”
“It’s the same for us. First of all, because the Divine Beasts have never bestowed a blessing, an event that has never been seen in this world’s history occurred.”
A Divine Beast was a special being.
How special would a person who received the blessing of such a special being be?
“Your Majesty. Besides that, it’s a good opportunity to show the populace that the royal family is above the Grand Temple.”
“… and it happens to be the Cronia family? I don’t doubt the loyalty of my Cronia family, but there are several things that bother me.”
The emperor stroked his beard.
The relationship between the border and the royal family was good, but they had to keep each other in check to maintain the nobles’ power balance.
But if he was going to aim at the Grand Temple, where would he find a better opportunity than this?
“Cetil.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“We decided that We will grant the Grand Temple’s earnest request.”
***
“Good morning, Lucion.”
Heint spoke to Lucion, who was going downstairs.
“Your eyes are a bit swollen…?”
“Is Your business going well?”
Lucion naturally cut off Heint’s words.
“Ah. It’s going well. I visited Father yesterday… Did you hear from Carson perhaps?”
When Lucion didn’t reply, Heint wiped his sweat and smirked.
It seemed that he was training hard since dawn.
“No. It’s okay even if you know. I’m quite famous because I was kicked out of knight orders numerous times.”
“I’m glad that things worked out well this time.”
Lucion spoke, completely sincerely.
As he had became a member of the Order of the Imperial Knights, Heint would have no reason to chase after him and the Imperial Knights had no reason to come to the border.
However, why the hell is that red thread still not cut?
It was annoying.
“I heard you received the Divine Beast’s blessing? It’s late, but congratulations.”
Heint lightly clasped his hands.
“Thank You. But I don’t really know what all the fuss about receiving the blessing is.”
Lucion was extremely happy that he could receive the temple’s protection, but the fuss everyone around him was making was very strange.
In the first place, he didn’t know any details because a person blessed by a Divine Beast didn’t appear in the novel.
[What? You don’t know?]
“… You don’t know how big of a deal it is?”
Russell and Heint spit up in a similar way.
“Can I not know?”
Lucion’s voice had a slight edge to it.
Because of the divine power allergy, he lived with no interest in the temples since he was young.
Though he knew the basics, he didn’t know the details.
[No. You can not know it. It’s normal that you don’t know.]
Russell easily changed his attitude and nodded.
“No. You can not know it. Uh, so. Anyway, it would be extremely important from the temple’s standpoint.”
Heint also avoided Lucion’s gaze and replied:
“For what reason?”
“The Divine Beasts don’t bestow blessings.”
“… Yes?”
Lucion rubbed his arms with a flustered voice.
The Divine Beasts never bestowed anyone a blessing?
He knew through the news how powerful a Divine Beast’s power was.
With the Divine Beast’s regeneration power, it could heal anyone back to normal if there was just a head attached.
For minor wounds, it could heal hundreds, no, thousands of people at the same time. It was worthy to be called a miracle.
It wasn’t just that. The healing power was also an attack, so even alone it could face against thousands of soldiers, but when the power of Light grows stronger, it’s just as quickly influenced by Darkness, so it was a buffet for warlocks.
“Usually, the Light the Divine Beast uses is called a blessing, but that’s not a blessing. It’s just Light.”
Heint pointed at Lucion’s forehead.
“You probably are the first person to be blessed by a Divine Beast.”
“… Really?”
Lucion struggled to raise the trembling corners of his lips.
He wasn’t happy at all.
Rather, he almost spit out curses.
‘The reason why a person blessed by a Divine Beast didn’t appear in the novel was because the Divine Beasts don’t bless to begin with?’
He was too complacent.
His head throbbed when he suddenly found himself in a position no different from a saint.
‘I don’t want to receive so much attention… this damn… Divine Beast!’
He should have pulled the fur of the Divine Beast instead of forgiving it when he saw the Divine Beast yesterday.
He thought it looked somehow too pleased when it saw him.
“Lucion?”
Heint looked at him with worry because his complexion suddenly got worse.
“Should I call a doctor?”
“No. I have business to attend to, so I’ll be going.”
After giving goodbyes to Heint, Lucion headed to the main gate.
“Young Master, did something bad happen?”
Hyum asked.
The situation Lucion worried the most about was that he would be found out to be a warlock.
“It’s good in the end. But I hate such situations.”
Lucion called the butler, who happened to pass by.
“Yes, Young master. What’s the matter?”
“Send a person to the Grand Temple right now. Tell them they were sent by me.”
“What words should they deliver?”
“Tell them that I hate noisy things, so if possible, hold it behind closed doors. This is not a request, but the condition of my attendance.”
If he won’t be in the place where they announce that he is the person blessed by the Divine Beast, the Grand Temple will be in chaos.
As the Grand Temple wouldn’t be able to help but grant his request, even if they won’t hold it behind closed doors, they will invite a minimal number of people to compromise with him.
‘This much should be enough.’
“Understood. I’ll send a person to the Grand Temple right away and pass Young Master’s words.”
At the butler’s reply, Lucion smiled, satisfied.
“I’ll be back soon, so take care of it.”
“Yes. Please be careful.”
***
The place where the keys he received from Devia could be used was an in the place in the central region.
Because it wasn’t that far from where his villa was, Lucion and Hyum disguised themselves and lightly ran to the destination.
— Latta wants to use ‘Whoosh’ to move, but running like this is the best!
Latta, who became a fat fox, ran beside Lucion, smiling faintly.
Shadow movement was really great technique, but the Darkness consumption was enormous.
And the required energy to use that skill still wasn’t certain.
When capturing Devia, he wanted to know how efficient that skill was, so he used it, and then saw blood.
“When we get home.”
Lucion replied.
It was still too risky to use it outside.
— Cheers! Cheers! Latta will use ‘Whoosh’ at home!
Latta’s steps instantly became lighter.
As he was running after a few days, Lucion’s body, which had gradually become stiff, felt more relaxed.
‘I should start running again starting tomorrow.’
The banquet had ended.
It was time to continue the training that stopped for a while before they returned to the border.
And to learn new magic from Russell.
[You also have to move Darkness.]
When Russell urged him, Lucion decreased his speed a little, and moved Darkness a little bit in front of him.
“Young Master.”
Hyum called out to Lucion.
They were surely running together, but unlike him, her breath was steady.
‘That’s too much.’
Lucion spoke, controlling his expression.
“Speak.”
“The first young master offered to train me.”
“Hyung-nim?”
Lucion felt the corners of his lips rising.
Hyum was strong to begin with, but if she was trained, she would become even stronger.
“I said I’ll learn. I also need power.”
Lucion stopped in his tracks at Hyum’s words.
Because power was something that he desired.
As if it wasn’t an action Hyum in the novel took, a blue thread appeared, connecting him and her.
It was going in a good direction.
Just like he was changing, Hyum was also changing.
*~*~*
Translator’s note: Umm, Lucion, you forgot about some other power that is more powerful than your whims…
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