How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 116



Only Noblemtl

Episode 116. Idea Response Team.

Emperor Bastian, who had broken off the meeting upon hearing the news of Kael’s awakening, soon appeared in the room where he and Mabel were.

“Kael! You’re finally awake!!!”

Kael looked at Bastian’s voice, which was full of joy and fervent enthusiasm, and soon he could understand why he was so happy, and he clicked his tongue inwardly.

How worried he must have been while he was lying down… Even without looking, it was obvious that he must have been skipping meals and focusing only on work.

Kael, who had known him since he was young and knew his temperament well without even realizing it, let out a small sigh.

“Your face is beyond words.”

As Kael said, Bastian had a haggard face to anyone who saw him. Bastian approached him with an embarrassed expression at his voice that flowed out indifferently.

“Do you know how much I worried about you?”

“Your Majesty, you have said so. Isn’t it because you feel guilty that you did this when I died?”

Mabel’s mouth opened slightly at the potentially hurtful words.

Aside from the fact that it might be rude to say that to someone who cares about you, is it okay to say that to the Emperor?

Kael closed Mabel’s mouth with his own hands, and Bastian, who was watching him, burst into laughter.

“That’s not the case. Judging from the way you speak, it seems like you’ve definitely recovered.”

Mabel looked back and forth between the two of them before she understood, hearing Bastian’s voice respond positively, not paying any attention to his harsh words.

As expected… there is a reason why they say friends stick together.

If he heard Mabel’s thoughts, Kael would argue that they were not friends. However, Kael, who did not have the ability to read Mabel’s mind, pulled out a chair from this space for Bastian, who seemed to have a lot to talk about.

“Is it okay to use magic?”

After he placed the chair he had given her next to Mabel, Bastian sat down and asked, unable to shake off his worries.

“I’m okay, my depleted magic power was restored while I was lying down.”

It would take a few more days for him to fully recover, but he had no problem using this level of magic right now.

“I’m sorry I just woke up. I’d like to talk about what happened. Is that okay?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“First of all, the high priest you were most curious about seems to have changed his mind. He signed a pledge to acknowledge your right to custody and protection of your daughter.”

Rather than saying that he changed his mind, it was more like he was forced to accept it while tied to a leash.

“Everyone who has seen your exploits has praised you as a hero. He also has his own cards to play, so he has no choice.”

“I’m glad it worked out well.”

“So, we will soon have a meeting with the Grand Master to conclude this story.”

Kael’s eyebrows furrowed slightly at Bastian’s subsequent words.

It’s annoying.

“Didn’t you say that the High Priest had already written the oath and left? I don’t think there’s any need for these busy people to gather together.”

“… … .”

Bastian, who was quick to answer, fell silent. Kael looked at him strangely at his silence, and he smiled refreshingly at Kael’s gaze and opened his mouth.

“But wouldn’t it be better to meet in person, apologize, and finally settle this matter?”

Even though the damage was minimized, the damage to the capital city would not have been small in scale. As the emperor, he would be busy cleaning up the damage, so why should he welcome it with open arms?

Suspicion grew in Kael’s puzzled gaze, and he was certain that the person in front of him was hiding something.

“You have something to hide. What is it?”

“As you can see, no, as you know best, the group called Idea is not something that can be stopped by an individual.”

“I blocked it.”

Kael quickly replied, feeling somewhat uneasy at Bastian’s words, but Bastian shook his head.

“To be exact, it was blocked along with the course. Of course, if we are to consider the ratio, you are more than 90% of it.”

When the name of the Knight Commander of the Imperial Palace came up, Kael could not deny it. It was clear that he had helped him, whether it was small or big.

“And I heard that there are not just one Idea, but many.”

As his words continued naturally, Kael looked at the child, wondering if Mabel had told him about the idea.

When her clear purple eyes met my deep purple ones, she shook her head as if to say that that was not what she had said.

If not Mabel, then the most powerful person is the Archangel.

“So, we decided to form an Idea response team in cooperation with the temple.”

“I don’t like it.”

Kael’s immediate answer came out without a single thought. As if he had expected him to say that, Bastian continued to speak in an attempt to persuade him.

“Kael, I know very well that you do not like working with anyone. But… .”

“I don’t.”

“No, but still….”

“I refuse.”

“I don’t want you to get hurt so badly like this!”

Bastian’s voice suddenly rose, and Mabel, who was standing next to him, flinched in surprise. Kael stared blankly at Bastian’s distorted face.

He lowered his head, gasping for breath, and looked down at the floor for a moment as if he needed time to calm down, before soon wiping his hand over his face.

“I almost lost you because of my stubbornness. If I had listened to your story and prepared more thoroughly, you wouldn’t have been hurt like this.”

Mabel looked at Bastian with pity at his words, and Kael, seeing her gaze, asked indifferently.

“Then, I guess I should just stay out of this. Isn’t that the way to be sure I’m safe?”

That would be nice too.

Mabel nodded at Kael’s question.

“Unfortunately, that is not the right thing to say. Many have seen your abilities. And it would not be good for an emperor to keep your abilities to himself.”

But soon Mabel’s head stopped nodding slightly at the reply that came back.

So… this means, as a close friend, you don’t want Kael to get hurt, but as the Emperor, you can’t stand to see his abilities rot away, so you’re telling him to join the Idea response team?

What on earth is this relationship?

“Are you hiding it because you don’t think I’ll be able to join the response team if you bring it up in advance?”

“Yes. The Empire needs your strength.”

“I don’t want to do it anymore because it’s annoying.”

“Kael, how could it not work?”

“No. That won’t work.”

This was a conversation between a spear and a shield.

Mabel gulped as no one backed down from the conversation.

“Huh… I see. Your will is so strong, I can’t help it.”

Bastian raised his head with a sigh and a grave expression.

“It is the Emperor’s order. Kael du Damier, join the Idea response team and stop Idea from becoming a threat to the Empire.”

“If you’re going to call it an imperial edict every time, there’s no point in wasting time, right?”

“Then that’s right,” Kael said sarcastically, looking at Bastian, and Bastian shrugged his shoulders slyly.

“I’m saying this because I hope you understand my feelings for you. Every time I give you an imperial order, I feel bad about it.”

“Yes, yes. I guess so.”

“But… I really don’t want you to get hurt like this.”

This time, a fairly long silence fell.

It was Kael who broke the silence with a sigh. Sighing, he got out of bed and sat up.

Kael opened his mouth as he lightly stretched his body to the sound of small joints cracking here and there in his stiff body from lying down for a long time.

“First of all, I have a lot of work to do, so it’s difficult right now. At the very least, I would like to ask that you give me at least three days.”

Bastian’s expression brightened beyond compare at his words, which were tantamount to saying that he would join the Idea Response Team.

“Good idea! Three days is more than enough to give you a week.”

“Then a week… .”

“No, a week seems too long! How about five days?”

“… See you in five days, Mabel.”

“huh?”

Mabel, who had been watching the conversation between Kael and Bastian with blurry eyes, having given up on understanding it, suddenly came to her senses when she heard Kael’s voice calling her name and looked at him.

“let’s go.”

Mabel, who saw the hand held out in front of her, placed her own hand on top of it without hesitation and rose from her chair.

Kael, who was lightly holding the small hand, bowed his head to Bastian, who was still sitting and looking up at him.

“Okay, I’ll see you in five days.”

“Be careful on your way.”

Without answering, Kael used his magic more slowly than usual, and soon Kael and Mabel disappeared from the room.

Bastian leaned back in his chair, tongue-licking at Kael’s ability to teleport through the palace’s protective magic shortly after waking up.

“… If I tell you to teach the palace magicians, you’ll go into exile.”

He muttered with regret, then got up and headed outside, speaking to his aide who was waiting for him.

“Send some good medicinal herbs to Damie. The ones that were recently presented to me should be fine.”

“I will follow your orders.”

“Oh, and I’ll send you some snacks that Countess Damie would like.”

The aide bowed deeply, and Bastian took a step forward. His face brightened significantly after seeing Kael.

* * *

Mabel, who had her eyes closed to avoid the motion sickness caused by teleportation, assumed that Kael would naturally travel to the Damier Mansion.

Even if he had used his divine powers, it had not even been half a day since he woke up.

However, the place where she and Kael arrived was an alley in the capital city lined with shabby shops. It seemed that Idea’s influence had also reached this place, and Mabel opened her eyes in an alley where rocks of various sizes were scattered here and there. She looked up at Kael, who was holding her hand, with a strange look.

“Kael?”

Kael, wearing a robe that he didn’t know when he’d taken out and pulled down low, also draped it over Mabel’s shoulders.

At the call mixed with a question about where they were, Kael placed Mabel’s robe over her head, stroked it, then sat up and asked.

“Do you know what the first thing I want to do when I wake up is?”

“rest?”

Kael was momentarily speechless at the calm reply.

“That’s one thing, but I’m going to punish the guy who brought things to this point.”

His voice, which was recited as if he was chewing on something, echoed through the alley so eerily that it wouldn’t have been strange if he had killed someone at that very moment.