How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 92



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Episode 92. Getting caught (3).

Her blue-tinged purple hair was swept to one side.

The Emperor appeared at the main building of the Temple of the Beginning, accompanied by the Knights of the Palace. Bastian slowly tilted his head as he watched Matthias, who did not respond to his words or make any movement.

“Since when has the high priest not even greeted the emperor and disobeyed his orders?”

“Ah, Your Majesty the Emperor. Please forgive our rudeness. We were so surprised that we did not receive word of your arrival that we did not pay our respects.”

Then Matthias bowed politely to Bastian, and when he bowed, the high priests who had been watching him bowed as well. Even the knights who had lowered their swords bowed.

Only after their greetings were over did Bastian straighten his head and smile faintly.

“So, what is this situation that I saw? I need to explain it. Viscount Damie? Would you like to explain it?”

Bastian looked at Kael and asked, and Kael quickly shook his head.

Is it true that Mabel has divine power? Those who saw the divine power flowing out of Mabel’s private prayer room right now, including High Priest Matthias, are the high priests and paladins who block their way around.

Kael’s gaze turned to Bastian.

The black eyes turned towards him were unwavering, and said that they would help if needed.

?The day after the first day… . Could I use you as an excuse to visit the temple??

Originally, Bastian did not visit the temple on the first day. No, it would be more correct to say that all emperors, including him, did not visit the temple.

Whether they wanted it or not, the palace and the temple were always in conflict.

From the palace’s perspective, the stronger the power of religion, the lower the emperor’s authority, and conversely, from the temple’s perspective, the stronger the emperor’s power, the lower the influence of religion, so in a way, it was natural.

That is why the emperors of the Titus Empire were wary and careful to maintain a strong relationship with the temple for generations in order to protect their power.

This was also the reason for not visiting the temple on the first day. By not visiting the temple, it was to remind the people of the empire that the temple was located below the palace.

?You know this is a difficult request, right??

?It’s a bit disappointing that you don’t even tell me the reason… but I’m sure there’s a good reason why you’re asking me this.?

?I owe you a debt, so good. I will go to the temple on the day and time you told me.?

However, Bastian appeared at the Temple of the Beginning at Kael’s request, even breaking the Emperor’s unwritten rules that had been in place since long ago.

“Count Damier?”

Bastian called out to Kael again, who was still silent, and he opened his mouth after making a decision.

“Mabel… so it seems my daughter has manifested divine powers. After entering the private prayer room, divine powers flowed out from the crack in the door, and the High Priest said he had to check inside.”

Bastian’s expression hardened at the news that Kael’s adopted daughter had awakened divine powers.

When it came to disposing of those with divine power, the temple had the highest priority. However, this priority was only limited to commoners who had no position or nobles with little power. If the target was the Viscount Damier, who had great influence in the empire even though his position was not high, it became another problem.

In the past, there was a rare person among the royal family who manifested divine power. The temple insisted that he should be a priest or at least a member of the temple. At that time, when the power of the gods was strong, the royal family member became a member of the temple and was used as a puppet in the political situation, and was executed under the name of treason.

After that, no matter how much divine power they had, their disposal was subject to exceptions based on their status and the extent of their influence on the empire.

So, originally, this issue shouldn’t have caused any conflict, but…

“I heard that Viscount Damier went to the Temple of Janus, a place he had no connection to, and adopted a child. It is possible that Viscount Damier noticed that the child had divine powers and adopted him. I think it is right for us to keep the child with divine powers until the truth is clear… What does His Majesty the Emperor think?”

That was it. The words spoken by the High Priest Matthias were the problem. Mabel was not Kael’s biological daughter, and as such, he had to prove that he was unaware of the divine powers of the child he had adopted.

“Count Damier does not have divine powers. How could he possibly judge whether that child had divine powers or not?”

The Emperor spoke the obvious, but Matthias did not back down from his words. Instead, as if he had expected such an answer, he immediately opened his mouth to refute it.

“It has been said for a long time that the Damie family can see the future. There are still stories that say that it is true that they can see the future. We don’t know whether or not they have divine powers. If they knew that the child would develop divine powers in the future, it would be a different story.”

“If I could see the future, when my daughter tried to enter the private prayer room, I think I would have stopped her.”

This time, Kael’s rebuttal continued.

Matthias’ attitude was extremely relaxed.

“It may be that entering the private prayer room was necessary for manifesting divine power. In fact… didn’t Viscount Damier even encourage a hesitant child to visit the private prayer room?”

?I’ll be waiting right in front of the prayer room. Go ahead.?

How does that even constitute advice?

Kael noticed that no matter what he and Bastian said, Matthias would cut them off in this way.

It was a fight between spear and shield. No, it was a fight between spear and spear.

A fight that would not end until someone was stabbed by that spear. Bastian also noticed this fact, and as he confirmed that the number of people entering the waiting room that opened on the first day was increasing, he stood in front of Kael.

“I don’t think it would be a good idea to continue this story here. After the First Days. I will invite you to the palace separately.”

“Your Majesty the Emperor…!”

Kael called out to Bastian, who said that he would leave Mabel here.

“Count Damier. Don’t you wish for this story to be told to anyone else?”

Kael bit his lip at Bastian’s words. If there was any more commotion, the fact that Mabel had divine powers would spread like wildfire, and people would start talking nonsense like the primordial god had sent a child with divine powers on the first day of creation.

If that happened, it was obvious that things would turn out in favor of the temple.

“The disposition of Viscount Damie’s daughter will be decided after she arrives at the palace. We will make a decision through a three-way meeting. There should be no problems with the child’s safety before then. That is, unless you want to turn the entire empire into your enemy.”

Matthias bowed his head at Bastian’s warning.

“I wonder if it is true. I have only heard of the friendship between Viscount Damier and His Majesty the Emperor, but I never thought I would see it with my own eyes.”

“Yes. Your Majesty, you must remember my friendship with the Viscount Damie, whom you have just seen with your own eyes.”

As things seemed to be settling down, and Matthias took a step closer to his private prayer room, Kael spoke to Bastian.

“Your Majesty, may I bring Mabel out myself?”

“Oh, of course. The High Priest will understand, won’t he?”

At Bastian’s calm question, Matthias took a step back.

“I can understand that much.”

That much… .

As if he was showing mercy, Kael silently turned and opened the tightly closed door to the private prayer room. Mabel was sleeping on the cushion in the middle of the private prayer room, using it as a pillow.

Kael slowly approached the child and examined the child’s body. The closed eyes and even breathing. The bag held in his arms like a doll. Kael bent his knees and picked up the small body.

“Please take good care of my daughter.”

Kael, who had handed Mabel over to Matthias, muttered softly, and Matthias, who had received Mabel, smiled.

“You don’t have to worry.”

His smile was a moving one… or perhaps it resembled the smile of someone who had won a battle.

“Well then, let’s go back now.”

Bastian turned around with Kael, and Kael kept his eyes on Mabel until the end. A green gem brooch hung like a ring on the bag the child was holding.

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“Thank goodness…, thank goodness….”

Mabel let out a sigh of relief as she saw Kael returning with Bastian on the screen.

A pale purple magical power rippled around him.

Mabel was not at ease even though she knew he wouldn’t act recklessly because it wasn’t his original magical color, as if he was conscious of the presence of Lars, Cloris, and Adrina in the temple.

With Bastian’s appearance, the situation was resolved fairly quickly, and Mabel glared at the god Janus who was looking at her as she watched Kael’s figure on the screen gradually disappearing into the distance.

“Why? Why did you call me here? Did you cause the divine power to flow out by calling me here?”

Even at the sharp sound of Mabel’s voice, the expression on the god Janus’ face did not waver in the slightest.

“That’s right. This is what I intended.”

“Why on earth…?”

Mabel’s voice, filled with despair, echoed through the air as she heard his voice meekly agreeing.

I’ve been trying so hard not to let my divine powers be discovered, but how have I been doing all this time…!!!

Finally… Finally, he could finally reach Kael and be happy. The number of people he could call family was increasing, one by one.

“Tell me… why on earth? Why are you doing this?”

“You know I brought you here to capture him in this world. I want him to be trapped in this world forever, if he can’t leave.”

?There is a reincarnation like you in the world that will reincarnate you. That person will return this time, and due to the causality of the world, another reincarnation is needed, so I brought a soul that fits the conditions.?

“A lot of things have gone wrong since you started being with him. I thought this would be the best way to get you away from him.”

When I first encountered the god Janus.

Mabel looked up at him with a dumbfounded expression, synthesizing what he had said to her and what he was saying now.

So. The god in front of me right now doesn’t like Kael leaving this world and returning to his original world. He wants to stay in this world forever, even if it means suffering, so he did this right now?

“Why are you acting so childish?”

At Mabel’s question, the god Janus’s expression became blank for a moment. His expression seemed to ask, “Are you saying that I am childish?”