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"What? An important guest?"
Raon looked at Glenn with wide eyes.
'Do I have a guest coming?'
Although he thought of a few people like Ensia and Denning Rose, they weren't significant enough for Glenn to mention them personally as guests.
"Why don't you go see if you're curious?"
Glenn shook his head calmly, seemingly unwilling to tell him directly.
"Actually, I was planning to stop by the Light Wind Palace first since I had some time..."
Raon squinted as he observed the sun slowly setting, announcing the afternoon.
"After hearing the Head of House's words, I should visit the annex building first."
He had spent over two weeks at sea without proper cultivation, and although he wanted to go to the fifth training ground first to see how the swordsmen had spent their time, it seemed he needed to return to the annex first.
-This old man is finally being useful for once!
Wrath jumped on Glenn's head.
-I thought we would be starving and doing boring training! He spoke well!
He seemed indifferent to any guest, licking his lips while thinking only of food.
"Well, since I didn't visit the annex the last time I returned, entering early today couldn't be bad."
Raon smiled as he watched Wrath dance over Glenn's head.
"Now I can feel at ease sending you anywhere. You did well."
Glenn firmly grasped his shoulders with both hands, saying he had done something truly significant.
"Not at all. I'm still lacking in many aspects."
Raon tilted his head, asking for more guidance.
"That's fine. Go ahead."
Glenn gently waved his hand as if telling him to hurry.
"Yes."
Raon bowed again to Glenn and looked at Roenn, who was standing beside him.
"Thank you for your hard work as well, Sir Roenn."
He expressed his gratitude to Roenn, who had always accompanied them with a smile and no complaints.
"I didn't do anything. You and Lady Evelyn did all the hard work."
Roenn laughed heartily, saying he had a comfortable trip thanks to him and Evelyn.
"Evelyn."
Finally, he called out to Evelyn, who was still discussing magic.
"I'll go ahead."
"Okay! I'll follow you soon! Go warm the bed for me!"
Evelyn winked, telling him to wait in her room as it might take her a while.
"W-warm the bed?"
Glenn's eyes widened as if he was questioning whether she was serious.
"She's just talking nonsense as usual."
Raon waved his hand, saying he had never been in Evelyn's room.
"Well, that's a bit..."
Roenn frowned as if suggesting they were keeping too much distance.
"No, this distance is perfect right now."
Glenn lowered his palm, as if saying they should maintain their current distance since the future was uncertain.
"Ah..."
Raon shook his head at Glenn and Roenn, who seemed to be getting carried away.
"Please take care of Evelyn."
He quickly bowed again and left the audience hall before the two could start scolding him.
"Hmm..."
Glenn looked at the door through which Raon had exited before turning his gaze back to Roenn.
"How did it go?"
"They look good together. They really seemed like a newlywed couple."
Roenn placed a hand on his chest, saying that just seeing Raon and Evelyn made his heart beat for the first time in a while.
"However, one side is a bit bolder than the other."
He smiled softly while looking at Evelyn's profile.
"It's not about that."
Glenn lowered his hand as if that wasn't what he was asking.
"I'm asking how Raon did during this mission."
"Surprisingly, he was skilled in architecture, maritime knowledge, and swimming. It seemed there was nothing he couldn't do. Of course, the most impressive part was..."
Roenn drew a subtle smile as he recalled Raon taking the lead in everything.
"It was his insight that penetrated the core of the problems. He never hesitated even in difficult situations. Normally, no matter how talented and intelligent someone is, the lack of experience is inevitable, but that doesn't seem to apply to Lord Raon."
He exhaled deeply, saying that through this mission, he had seen the immense capability of the person called Raon.
"As expected, Sir Roenn understands well!"
Evelyn gave Roenn a thumbs-up even while discussing magic with Larian.
"Our Raon can do anything! He's perfect, I tell you!"
She shrugged, saying her heart still raced as if it would burst every time she saw Raon.
[Hey! Focus!]
[Ah-now is not the time for...!]
Chamber and Larian frowned within the blue window, telling her not to talk about other things.
*Ahem!*
Glenn's smile stretched so wide it almost reached his ears, seeming pleased to hear Roenn's and Evelyn's praises of Raon.
"Good. You've all worked hard too. Go back and rest for today."
"No, sir."
Roenn shook his head, indicating that he would carry out his duties as a steward now that he had returned.
"Hey! I said it's fine! There's nothing more to do today, so go!"
Glenn leaned back against the throne after telling him to go rest.
"I understand. Then."
Roenn bowed gratefully before leaving the audience hall.
"This magic removal conflicts with the summoning magic. Shouldn't we insert another magical formula between the two?"
Evelyn raised her finger, saying they needed to insert different magic between the spells.
[No, the order is more important than the insertion. If we put the summoning magic first, it won't be interfered with!]
Chamber suggested a new method while chewing on a candy.
[Then the activation of the magic will be delayed. We need to improve the formula itself, not insert or change the order...]
Larian also disagreed with Evelyn's and Chamber's opinions and offered a different suggestion.
"Hmm..."
Glenn observed the Archimagi arguing while resting his chin on his fist.
'So Raon was the one who made them so serious.'
Excluding the eccentric recluses, these three were the only magicians on the continent who had reached Transcendence. It was both fascinating and surprising that these valuable talents were discussing magic based on Raon's opinions.
'He's growing more and more.'
The current Raon was growing rapidly not only in martial skill but also as a person and as a leader of an organization. And not just as a simple leader; he seemed to have the capacity to become the head of the house.
'I want to see it...'
Glenn traced the armrest of the throne with a faint smile.
'The sight of that boy sitting here, and me looking up at him.'
If Raon were to sit on this throne and become the head of the house, he felt he could ascend and leave this world without any regrets.
'No...'
Glenn smiled weakly at the distant sound of the sword wind.
'That guy hasn't given up either, so it's too early for such thoughts.'
It was too early for such thoughts when there was still someone risking their life wielding a sword to claim the position of head of the house.
'Not bad.'
In the past, he would have felt anxious to see someone sitting on this throne, but now he felt he would be satisfied with either of the two he had in mind.
'Let's watch and observe.'
Glenn closed his eyes with a deep smile. He opened them slowly again after the sun had set.
"That's not it! Modern magic is different! Don't act like you know when you don't!"
[Your magic is a 500-year-old antiquity! It's as outdated as it can be, so we need to change the order!]
[No! First, we need to fix the magical formula...!]
The three women continued to argue about magic even after night had fallen.
"Hmm..."
Glenn blinked his tired eyes and let out a low groan.
'My ears hurt.'
Having heard the same sounds from day to night, his ears were hurting, giving him a headache.
*Ehem!* Let's stop for now and continue tomorrow..."
Just as Glenn raised his hand to conclude the matter while feeling the pain in his ears.
"Grandpa, stay out of this!"
[Crazy old man, stay away! Now is the time to crush these amateurs!]
[Please be quiet...!]
Glenn blinked in shock, hearing for the first time someone tell him to stay away from his own audience hall.
"But this is Zieghart's audience hall..."
"We said to be quiet!"
[Ah! Just eat your Nadine bread and shut your mouth!]
[Couldn't you just go to sleep...?]
But the fierce gazes of the three magicians were so intense that he couldn't say anything more.
...
Glenn took a deep breath, and his eyes trembled.
'How long will I have to endure this...?'
Where is Sheryl?
***
'As expected...'
Raon licked his lips as he entered the garden of the annex building.
'Are they planning to draw them out using that method?'
-What method?
Wrath tilted his head as if asking what he meant.
'I mean Evelyn and the Archimagi. I think I have a rough idea of the method they are going to use.'
After listening to the conversation between Evelyn, Larian, and Chamber, he had figured out what kind of magic they would employ.
'Although I doubt it will actually be possible.'
It seemed so extravagant that the possibility of failure seemed high.
'Of course, if it succeeds, those guys will have to fight us on equal terms...'
-What kind of method is it?
Wrath raised his eyes with curiosity.
'That's...'
Just as Raon was about to explain to Wrath about the magic to extract the headquarters of the White Blood Religion.
"Eh?"
A beautiful woman with striking orange eyes and a refreshing appearance appeared behind the annex building.
"Wow!"
She tossed the clothes she was holding and ran towards him.
"Mr. Raon! You've become even more handsome since the last time I saw you!"
Ensia Yonaan. The heir of House Yonaan, a woman obsessed with people's faces, had returned.
"How should I express this? Super handsome? Ultra handsome? Mega handsome?"
She panted, saying words could no longer express her face.
"Haha..."
Raon swallowed hard as he watched the excitement sparkle in Ensia's eyes.
'Another person who complicates things has arrived...'
Although not as much as Evelyn, Ensia was also someone he found difficult to deal with.
-So the guest who came to see you was this face-obsessed girl.
Wrath sighed, knowing he would have to listen to more tedious comments about beauty.
"It's been a while, Lady Ensia."
"It's been way too long! Since I returned home to write Volume 2 of the Biography of Raon Zieghart!"
Ensia pounded her chest with her fist, saying she almost died from missing him. The sound of her pounding was so loud it made him worry about her ribs.
"Have you continued publishing that book?"
"It's selling incredibly well! We keep having to print more copies! I just finished writing Volume 4."
She clasped her hands together, saying she was the main hidden contributor of House Yonaan to the sales.
"So..."
Ensia got so close that he could hear her breath as she looked into his eyes.
"Could you explain the situation when you took down the Demon Slaying Spear and The Fallen?"
Her pupils swung like pendulums as she said she wanted to hear the story directly for her writing.
"Uh..."
Just as Raon was stepping back while looking at Ensia's frantic eyes.
"Why don't we talk about that over a meal?"
The door of the annex building opened, and an elderly man with a long white beard stepped out.
"Grandpa?"
Raon opened his eyes wide at the sight of Rector, who should have been at the Sacred Land of the Holy Sword Alliance.
"You’re late, Raon."
Rector wore a kind smile as if welcoming him.
***
"...And that's how we were able to save the port."
Raon told his family everything that had happened during dinner.
-Hmm?
Wrath frowned as he patted his bulging stomach.
-Aren't you going to tell them about this matter?
He tilted his head, wondering why Raon wasn't mentioning having found the headquarters of the White Blood Religion.
'I ordered the members of the Light Wind Palace not to tell even their families, so I can't break that order myself.'
At this table were Sylvia, Edgar, Sia, Rector, Ensia, and the maids. Although he trusted all of them, if information about the headquarters of the White Blood Religion leaked, all their efforts would be wasted, so it was right to keep it a secret until they began.
"To think that Martha would become strong enough to defeat an apostle..."
Sylvia bit her lip slightly as if recalling Martha's childhood.
"It won't be long now."
She closed her eyes and clasped her hands, hoping that Martha would achieve her desire.
"I also heard that you saved instead of killing the spirit maddened by the blood energy. Yes, if you can save something, that's the right thing. Well done."
Edgar patted him on the shoulder, seeming proud that he had saved instead of destroying Haerang.
...
Rector said nothing, drinking his beverage with his eyes slightly downcast.
"Haah..."
Ensia nodded with a face flushed with ecstasy.
"As expected of Lord Raon! There's a reason they call him handsome!"
She also seemed moved to tears that he had saved instead of killing Haerang.
"I can't wait! I must write while feeling these emotions!"
Ensia threw down her fork and knife and ran to her room, saying she needed to write immediately.
"What an energetic young lady."
Rector watched Ensia's retreating back with an amused smile.
"I want to see that wolf pup!"
Sia's eyes sparkled as she said she wanted to see Haerang.
"You'll be able to see him later. Let's go on vacation together."
Raon smiled at Sia, promising to let her meet him.
"Can Dad come too? We'll prepare well and have fun..."
Edgar was placing meat and fish on Sia's plate when—
"I told you I can eat alone!"
Sia frowned at the meat and fish Edgar had given her, seeming still in full puberty.
"I won't go with Dad! Come separately!"
She shook her head vigorously, saying she absolutely wouldn't go with Edgar.
"My..."
Rector's eyes widened, seemingly surprised by the change in Sia, who had once been so angelic.
"Sorry, Father. Sia is going through puberty these days..."
Sylvia grabbed Sia's wrist in embarrassment.
"Come here, you!"
She said that Sia needed to be scolded this time as she dragged her by the wrist to her room.
"D-Dad started it... ugh!"
Sia tried to resist, but she shrank her shoulders when she saw Sylvia's stern gaze.
"No, don't scold her too harshly."
Edgar hurriedly followed them, seemingly thinking it was his fault.
"Everyone can rest now."
Raon nodded at the maids standing behind the table, telling them to go rest.
"Yes, understood."
"Please enjoy your conversation."
Helen and Judiel understood his meaning, quickly bowed, and left the dining room with the other maids.
"Did everything go well?"
Raon approached Rector and poured him a drink.
"Given the circumstances, there have been some issues."
Rector drew a bitter smile, saying he had been quite busy.
"However, it seems you haven't told us everything either."
He raised a calm gaze as if seeing through everything.
"How did you know?"
"With age, some things become evident without explanation."
Rector smiled faintly, saying it was just intuition.
"In fact, I can't deceive the elders."
Raon smiled and nodded.
"Actually..."
He told him about finding the headquarters of the White Blood Religion after creating the aura barrier.
"So now Chamber, Larian, and Evelyn are creating magic to attract the White Blood Religion. It will take time, but we should be able to draw the headquarters of the White Blood Religion from the sea to land."
Raon nodded as he recalled the serious expressions of the three Archimagi.
"Hmm..."
Rector frowned as he watched the liquor swirling in his glass.
"We might be able to draw the headquarters of the White Blood Religion from the sea, but we could lose the war."
He exhaled softly, saying the situation wasn't good.
"What? What do you mean...?"
"Before you found the White Blood Religion, I attended a conference of the Five Demons."
Rector continued while tapping his finger against his glass.
"Many things were discussed, but the most important was their communication and movement system. They have created a system where the Five Demons can request help in dangerous moments, similar to the movement magic of your Five Kings."
He shook his head, saying that the moment they attacked the White Blood Religion, Derus and the Celestial Demon would be notified.
"Since it's made with divine power, magical barriers are meaningless. Moreover, they have options."
"Options..."
Raon immediately understood what options Rector was referring to.
"You mean they could withdraw support from the White Blood Religion and attack the empty Five Kings instead."
To attack the headquarters of the White Blood Religion, they would need at least him, King Lecross, and Chamber or the Master of the Magic Tower. The Five Demons would surely seize the opportunity to attack the kingdoms when the high-ranking Transcendents were absent.
'If Derus and the Celestial Demon move simultaneously, we cannot stop them.'
Glenn could stop the Celestial Demon and Derus, but not both at the same time. If they attacked the White Blood Religion, it would create a gap, and those guys would definitely not miss that opportunity.
"It seems you understand the situation."
Rector let out a short sigh as if reading his expression.
"Yes. If what you say is true, there's no solution. We can't prevent their attack..."
"To be honest, even I can't stop Derus and the Celestial Demon. No, not even the Leader of the White Blood Religion could do it."
He clenched his trembling fist, saying that he had seen and felt it himself.
"So I found someone who can stop them."
Rector pinched the meat on his plate with his knife held like a sword. His blue eyes shone softly like the moonlight entering through the window.
"The former Leader of the Holy Sword Alliance."
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