How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 97



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Episode 97. The inside story of adults (1).

Temple of the Beginning. Kael, who had handed Mabel, who had fallen unconscious in the private prayer room, over to the arms of the High Priest, Matthias, left the Temple of the Beginning with the Emperor and Bastian.

He didn’t open his mouth until he got on the carriage. No, not even after he got on the carriage and left the Temple of the Beginning.

Looking at him outside the window, he looked no different than usual, but Bastian, who had been watching him since he was little, knew that he was very angry.

Whenever he got angry, he never showed it on the outside.

It is often said that anger is likened to fire.

If most people’s anger was a burning red, Bastian thought, Kael’s anger was a freezing blue flame.

“Let us prepare a place as soon as the first day ends.”

As Bastian broke the silence and spoke, Kael slowly nodded his head, turning his gaze out the window.

“Please.”

“You and your daughter are father and daughter, notarized by me, the Emperor. The High Priest must know that he is being unreasonable.”

The First Days were somewhat disadvantageous to Kael, who did not want others to know that Mabel had divine powers.

If the original temple had been a regular temple where only priests and knights would have walked around, it would have been possible to take them out by any means possible despite the high priest’s insistence. However, the open temple had so many people coming and going that it was impossible to take a step back.

“… … .”

Normally, he would have responded politely to the emperor’s words, but Kael was currently silent.

“In any case, your daughter has the surname Damie, and it is rare for noble children to awaken divine powers. It is not something that has not happened in the past, so don’t worry too much.”

Kael stared blankly at Bastian, who continued to talk without any regard for his own silence, and Bastian met his eyes and shrugged.

“If necessary, I will find out what is happening at the temple. I don’t think the Archangel will tell you about your daughter’s situation first.”

“I know it must be a hassle.”

Finally, Kael answered Bastian’s words again. He leaned back against the back of the carriage seat, crossed his arms, and let out a breath that was almost a sigh as he opened his mouth again.

“Your Majesty, if you say you are aware of the situation, it would be like planting a person, and in the current situation, it is impossible for the temple to ignore that. If they are caught, it would be no different from giving away the possibility of the temple making a big deal out of it. I don’t know why you are willing to take such a risk.”

A direct translation of Kael’s words was nothing other than, ‘Emperor, why are you doing this?’

“You are my only close friend?”

Kael’s eyes narrowed at Bastian’s return. A sly smile formed on Bastian’s lips as he met his eyes.

Whenever my best friend would do me a favor, his eyes, which normally had no idea what he was thinking, would show such vivid emotions.

That’s fun, I really want to tease you like this.

Bastian thought he would kick the carriage away immediately if Kael heard that, and he gave an answer that would satisfy his friend.

“If you fail to bring me your daughter, it will seem like I am in a position to be defeated by the High Priest. I do not want that. No matter how many gods we worship, they belong to my empire. The temples should exist beneath the palace.”

Kael’s eyes, which had been narrowed, returned to their original size, and Bastian, who was looking at his answer, let out a ‘hmm’ in his throat as if to express his discomfort.

“This is too bad. I went all the way to the temple at your request.”

“Yes, Your Majesty granted my request.”

Bastian looked at Kael with a look of surprise on his face, who was somehow responding positively to his words. But Kael wasn’t finished speaking yet.

“But it is up to you, Your Majesty, to grant my request or not. As Your Majesty said, I did not make a threat, but a request.”

“So… it’s my choice, so don’t expect any thanks?”

“Well, if you want me to say thank you, I can.”

Bastian looked at Kael’s words with a puzzled expression, then burst into a refreshing laugh.

“I like this about you.”

“What’s the point of being cheap?”

“That’s true too. You’re the same, whether you were young or now.”

The carriage slowly stopped with Bastian’s words. The carriage stopped not in front of the palace but in front of the Viscount Damier’s mansion, and Hugo was waiting at the front gate of the mansion.

“You didn’t have to bring me all the way here.”

“This way, it becomes easier to manipulate public opinion.”

“It’s better to write a novel moderately. You never know what will come of it.”

“Have you ever written a novel?”

“I think I won’t spend as much as Your Majesty.”

“Well then. I will take your advice to heart.”

Kael slowly got up. He turned his back to Bastian and spoke just before opening the carriage door and getting out.

“I will look into the situation at the temple myself. Your Majesty, there is no need to take risks. You have already provided me with sufficient help, and you will continue to do so.”

“If you’re worried, just say you’re worried….”

– Boom.

Before Bastian could finish speaking, Kael opened the carriage door, got out, and mercilessly closed it. Soon, the carriage started again, and Bastian looked at his friend who was standing there looking at the carriage and smiled.

“It’s good to be dishonest, though.”

Knowing that his friend would stand until the carriage was out of sight, Bastian told the driver to increase his speed a little.

As the carriage carrying Bastian disappeared from sight, Kael looked at Hugo next to him.

His aide and the writer’s butler looked like he had a lot to ask, but he didn’t say any of those questions out loud.

“Hugo.”

“Yes, master.”

“Bring Tariq and Lily to my office.”

Hugo bowed his head, and as he turned his body to follow his master’s orders, a small sigh was added behind him.

“Bring the dog and cat that Mabel is raising too.”

“Sky and Yellow… Are you talking about that?”

Hugo entered the viscount’s house first, and Kael followed him, entering the viscount’s house at a leisurely pace.

He headed straight to his office instead of his room, and soon the office was filled with Tariq, Lily, Haneul, Norang… no, Hugo, who brought Laina and Raisa.

An inexplicable silence descended on the office.

How long did the silence continue without anyone saying a word?

– Knock knock-!

“Myaaaaaaaaaa!”

Unable to bear the silence any longer, Lisa climbed onto the table, hit the table with her long tail, and cried out sharply.

It was a cry that made precise communication impossible. Kael nodded as if he knew what Raisa was saying and slowly opened his mouth.

“I’m sure everyone has a lot to ask. Among them, I think the most curious question is why Mabel didn’t come back with you.”

There was no answer in return.

But there was no one here who did not know that this silence was an affirmation.

“Mabel… has awakened her divine power.”

“… Are you talking about the young lady?”

Tariq and Lily’s expressions didn’t change much, as they already knew that Mabel had divine powers. Hugo, who was hearing this for the first time, looked at Kael in disbelief and asked.

“Yes. Before returning to the bard’s house, Mabel had awakened her divine powers, and the high priest who was there claimed that I had adopted the child after learning of Mabel’s divine powers in advance, and that I had the right to protect the child until the truth was clear.”

“That’s ridiculous! The young lady has already been exiled to the temple. How can the temple claim custody of the young lady again?”

Hugo spoke in a fairly loud voice, then cleared his throat and lowered his head at the many gazes directed at him.

“sorry.”

“No. It wasn’t anything to feel sorry about. After that…”

Kael gave a short response to Hugo’s apology and then went on to briefly explain the situation that had developed.

Those who heard about the Emperor’s appearance and why he couldn’t bring Mabel out nodded with expressions of understanding.

“Certainly… if we tell others about the young lady’s awakening of divine powers, it will only strengthen the stubbornness of the temple.”

“Yes. That’s why I couldn’t bring Mabel out, and I intend to prepare to bring her back until His Majesty the Emperor makes room for her.”

No one asked me what kind of preparations I was making. There were only people who looked at me as if they wanted me to tell them what I should do now.

“Hugo.”

“Please give me whatever you want.”

“There will be judgment data on former nobles who have awakened divine powers. Please organize all related data without omission.”

First, Kael gave an order to Hugo, and at his order, Hugo quickly left the office, saying that he would look for it right away without wasting any time.

As the door to the office closed, Kael looked at Raisa, who was still on the table, and Raina, who was sitting quietly on the floor, and said.

“It’s uncomfortable to talk in that state, so both of you return to your original forms.”

Lysa and Laina. The twin dark elves returned to their original forms, and Kael let out a long breath.

“We will… work to officially reveal the idea of ??this world.”

idea.

A group of people who wish for the destruction of the world.

A look of doubt appeared on the faces of others at the mention of officially revealing the group.

Kael felt a pang of tension as he rubbed his temples, momentarily confused about where to begin explaining the reaction that he had no idea the connection between bringing Mabel from the temple and officially revealing the idea.

“… Just once. I won’t explain it twice, so listen carefully. I’ll take questions after the explanation, so don’t interrupt.”

Finally, Kael, who decided to explain from the beginning, opened his mouth.

“First of all, it is common for those with divine powers to belong to a temple. However, if they are nobles, it is a different story. You must have heard what Hugo said.”

Kael continued his speech, slowly explaining the relationship between those with divine power and the temple so that they could understand.

“But those judgments were all stories from the time when the power of the gods was strong. Now that the world is being destroyed, the temple will use that to its advantage and claim that the gods gave Mabel divine powers to prevent the destruction of this world.”

Those who do not want the world to end will begin to believe the words of the temple and believe that Mabel has awakened her divine powers to help the chosen one.

“That would make it even harder to bring Mabel back. We need someone who can tell people that the temple is deceiving them.”

The only being who could tell that fact at the moment was Idea.

“So we will reveal the idea to the people and shake their faith in the temple. We don’t have to completely destroy that faith. We just need to plant a little doubt. Is the temple of the beginning really trustworthy?”