Chapter 326

TL: Zimmings

“How dare you-”

The moment Andre muttered, the pope took Leblaine’s wrist.

Holding her forearms with both hands, the pope closed his mouth tightly.

“…….”

“Go back to your room.”

Leblaine only glared at the pope fiercely and didn’t answer.

The pope’s face became vicious as well.

Andre fixed his wrinkled collar and raised his hand lightly.

Ah, just leave her alone. I have something to say-”

“Go back, saint.”

It was an obvious disregard.

Andre looked at the pope with a hardened face.

“Can’t you hear me?”

“Your Majesty, do not forget the promise that the saints will follow the decisions of the temple.”

“With the woman here, the pope should kneel down and ask forgiveness for the sin of disturbing the regent’s mind.”

“Saint.”

“Pope-!!”

The two men confronted each other.

Leblaine, who had her head lowered, no, Adrian’s eyes darkened.

In fact, Leblaine was not here.

It was Adrian, who used Amy’s power to become Leblaine.

He recalled using that trick when he thought of what would happen if there’s news about Leblaine’s disappearance.

The pope lost his reason when it came to Leblaine, and Andre was a man of inferiority.

Pretending to be Leblaine, the two could have created time for the child to escape.

And their expectations were right, and the pope and Andre confronted each other fiercely.

Adrian looked down on his hand and gritted his teeth.

There was a wound on the back of his hand.

There were no such scars on Leblaine’s body. This was the wound that Adrian received from the holy beasts before.

It was a signal that his divine power was running out.

It’s natural, as he had been using the devil’s powers all day to act as the pope’s assistant priest.

There is not much time left.

‘Leblaine.’

***

As I ran, I flinched and looked back.

‘What?’

I just had a strange feeling.

I stopped walking, tilted my head and looked behind me.

Come to think of it, the knight’s presence was not felt.

‘No way, they gave up?’

What’s wrong with those who were chasing me closely behind my back?

I looked inside with a doubtful gaze and soon turned my head.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

If I miss this opportunity, I may not be able to come out of the temple forever.

How much longer have I run? There was an exit that could fit at least one adult in front of me.

I clasped my hands tightly and prayed.

‘It’s fine whether it is Ser or a God from another world. I don’t care if it’s Neliard either. So please make sure there’s no one in front of me!’

The pope will be aware of the temple’s underground passage. In the first place, it is a passage that was known only between the popes and cardinals.

Of course, if he knew I would escape to the underground passage, they would guard this place.

Even though they might have known it, I had no choice but to come this way because this was the only way to run away from me.

I closed my eyes tightly and left the exit.

And in front of me…….

“…There is nobody there.”

I looked around, rubbing my sweaty hands on my collar.

The place where I came out was a river near the shopping district.

There were footprints all around the exit. Unique shape for adult men’s sizes. It must have been the holy knight’s footprints.

‘They waited and returned.’

They didn’t follow me, and they waited at the exit and then came back?

‘Something must’ve happened at the temple.’

This cannot happen unless the pope was punished by heaven and died suddenly.

Then in the end, there is only one answer left.

“Adrian…”

He must have helped me.

‘Foolish.’

Adrian may think he’s hiding it well from me, but I know it.

His divine power was getting weaker.

I’ve often seen blue veins under his sleeves.

In that state, he will not be able to deal with the pope, the holy knight, and the cardinal, who have the power surpassing Mina.

‘Adrian may die.’

And the silly man would still have helped me even though he knew he might die.

My knees are losing strength.

I sat down in front of the exit and exhaled.

It was then.

Thump.

A footstep was heard.

I was burying my face in my lap and stiffened.

When I was clenching my fists and trying to somehow use my divine power.

“…Leblaine?”

When I looked up, I saw Tri.

“Oh my God!”

Tri ran to me while screaming. There were some familiar people behind her back. They were my colleagues in the days of becoming a beggar.

Come to think of it, the accommodation of my beggar colleagues, which I ordered to Seria, was near the river.

Tri, which had been running fast, grabbed me.

My face was a mess. When leaving the wall, my skin was scratched, my legs were swollen due to a sprain, and the dust covered me.

Tri quickly took off her coat and draped it over my shoulder.

“What happened? Why are you here, huh?”

“Why are you here……”

“I came here because Max said that the holy knights were roaming near the river. I came to inform Dubblede about the movement of the temple.”

“How’s the mansion? How about my family?”

When I inquired urgently, Max, who was among the beggars, said,

“Why don’t we go first and talk later?”

Tri nodded.

“Yeah, it’s dangerous here.”

Tri put a hood on me and looked around.

I was worried that we would catch others’ eyes while walking back and forth, but Max helped me.

He put me in a carriage.

“Is this your uncle’s carriage?”

“Why is the noble girl digging up about me?”

He didn’t tell me the details but I heard it from him in my past life, still, I pretended not to know.

“Why are you helping me?”

“Emeline and Tri are calling for help.”

“You used to torment the two of them.”

“Won’t there still be any feelings left as we used to eat together?”

Max clicked his tongue when Tri urged us to hurry up.

“If you go to the mansion, there will be a letter left by my aunt.”

“Empress Cecilia?”

“Yes.”

“Why didn’t she come in person…?”

“My aunt… retired and was imprisoned.”

Tri, who was about to cry, bit her lip.

‘I thought Empress Yvonne wouldn’t leave Cecilia alone, but it’s this fast?’

I bit my lip and looked at Tri.

“I’ll definitely save her.”

“I believe you.”

“…….”

“Leblaine.”

Tri gently took my hand.

“You said you were not the child destined to save the world. But I think you are the savior.”

“……What?”

“You always say you’re evil and selfish, but at least to me the world was more beautiful when you were there.”

Tri laughed, saying, “I’m shy, but that’s how I feel.” Then she closed the luggage compartment of the carriage.

The carriage departed. I looked out the window at Tri and my beggar friends.

The carriage ran nonstop. Upon reaching Dubblede, those in white robes, not Dubblede knights, came out to check.

‘Holy knights?’

Why are holy knights guarding the area?

The coachman gave the excuse of searching for food as he had been told by Max.

Only after the carriage went inside did the people of Dubblede come out.

“The butler ordered wheat? I’ve never heard of such a thing-”

Dahlia and Yuni, who were opening the carriage’s luggage compartment with their curious voices, found me and were startled.

“Oh my gosh!”

“L-lady…!”

The surroundings became noisy.

The servants hurriedly entered, and I grabbed the hands of the two maids and got off the carriage.

It was a dark night with no moonlight visible. Only the light of the mansion lights up the world.

I looked at the mansion I longed for and went into the courtyard with the support of two maids.

As I entered the inside, I saw Henry and Isaac rushing toward us. Behind their backs, Johann came down the stairs.

I thought about it all the time I was in the temple.

Not to make my family worried about me anymore.

So I won’t cry.

I won’t cry.

I will never cry

I decided like that, but my eyes were teary from the moment I saw my brothers’ faces.

Because they’re so thin.

It’s only been about three weeks since I disappeared, but all three of them were as pale as corpses.

Isaac, who was always cheerful, was too quiet. He slowly stroked my cheek.

“This time it’s not a dream.”

“…….”

“It’s not a dream, brother.”

As soon as Isaac hugged me as if confirming the warmth, tears eventually burst.

I sobbed and grabbed Isaac’s sleeve tightly.

I finally came back.

I could come back.

To the home of my dreams.

***

I rubbed my red eyes and sat down on the sofa in the study.

Henry handed me a glass of water and asked.

“What happened?”

“Adrian helped me escape.”

Isaac clicked his tongue.

“I was wondering where he disappeared to, was it in the temple?”

“Adrian is gone?”

“He disappeared from the moment Andre was decided to be regent. He must have known that the madman would never let the second prince, who was like a thorn in his eye, live.”

“Didn’t he messaged Dubledde?”

“It seems that he and our oldest brother often communicate. He said that he also told him that you were awake.”

Looking at Johann, he nodded as if agreeing with Isaac.

I said, “That’s right…”

I nodded and took a deep breath.

“But what about dad?”

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

The brothers exchanged glances without answering.

For a moment, I became anxious, grabbed Johann and asked.

“Dad!”

“…He is in the Imperial Palace.”

“Why in the Imperial Palace? No way…”

On Johann’s behalf, Isaac said,

“As soon as Andre became regent, what he did was our father’s detention order. On the day you were kidnapped, a detention order was issued, and we were deprived of our father because we had no circumstances in the battle against the temple.”

“Is dad okay?”

“…He didn’t die.”

“What does that mean?”

“…….”

“Isaac!”

“He has been tormented the whole time. A few days ago, for some reason, the pope himself told them to stop, and he barely saved his life.”

‘Did he stop the pressure on our family?’

It may be because of me that my family failed to rescue my father. They couldn’t move hastily because I was in the hands of the temple.

I twisted the hem of my clothes.

‘Pope…pope!’

Henry bent one knee in front of me and said.

“Now that you’re back, all we need to do is rescue our father. Let’s go back to the territory and plan the next thing.”

“No. I won’t back down.”

“What?”

“Did you forget my nickname?”

I twisted my lips and continued.

“They have to know about what happens if they touch a crazy dog.”

Now I’m not going to back down.

I was going to face wrath with ruthlessness, and negativity with negativity.

Like a villain.

“This time it’s my turn.”

Let’s go get revenge.

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