He gently petted Liri as he lowered his gaze.

“You noticed I forcibly took Rosie’s divine power, didn’t you? That’s probably why the Divine Beast’s selection was blocked.”

Rosie quietly nodded.

“The power I stole from her… it won’t last long. Rosie’s growing stronger by the day. That power keeps trying to return to her.”

Yuta sighed and murmured,

“I’m going to be exposed by the Temple soon. I realized it for sure when I took her power back at the Academy. No matter who I am, I’m not strong enough to contain it.”

“Congratulations, Assistant. You’ve gained a valuable opportunity to recognize your own limitations.”

“Thanks for the congrats. But because of my limitations, Rosie’s power keeps ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) growing stronger, and it’ll eventually reveal itself to the Temple. That would be a complete disaster.”

Yuta pressed his forehead and muttered.

“Why did you stop me? Resolving all of this… it’s not something just anyone can do.”

“Well… precisely because it’s not something just anyone can do, I told you not to do it, Assistant…”

“Such lofty wisdom. So I, too, ended up being one of those ‘just anyone’ types…”

Those listening to their conversation exchanged baffled glances, as if thinking, What kind of otherworldly dialogue is this?

“But anyway.”

I looked at Yuta and spoke seriously.

“Who exactly are you and my father? And why are you going so far to hide my divine power?”

A chilling silence settled over the room.

Yuta wore a face that said, Really, here? But Rosie clearly wanted to hear it right here and now.

Theo, Ethan, Grandfather, and Julian—everyone in the room was her family. She didn’t want to bear the burden alone.

And it wasn’t what they wanted, either.

After all she’d experienced with Yuta, she could tell. Yuta’s divine power was top tier. And she herself definitely possessed extraordinary divine power too.

‘He’s probably one of the high-ranking priests.’

That was all Rosie had been thinking.

‘Maybe he’s even one of the people who experimented on me.’

She’d braced herself for that possibility.

Just as she had finished mentally preparing, Yuta spoke up with a sour expression.

“My father is the High Priest.”

And her mental defenses crumbled.

Yuta let out a deep sigh and switched to a more serious tone.

“You and your father… cannot live under the same sky.”

Everyone in the room except Julian and Yuta froze in pure shock.

* * *

Yuta’s story was astonishing.

A High Priest who could extend his life by killing his own child?

And I’m the chosen target in this generation?

“Wow…”

I let out a long sigh and muttered.

“I knew my father would be a nightmare to deal with, but I didn’t think he’d be the worst possible person.”

To think I’m the High Priest’s daughter.

And not just that—I’m the child of a moment’s lust, someone he doesn’t even know exists.

I recalled the cold, bug-like glare he’d given me at the Academy, and it left a bitter taste in my mouth.

There wasn’t a hint of joy in discovering my father—only an overwhelming sense of dread. And I found myself glancing at Grandfather for no reason at all.

Not just some lowly apprentice—I was the High Priest’s daughter…

“Either way, Rosie has some Temple blood in her veins. It would be unwise to have her take part in anything critical—”

“What a joke. You said Rosie doesn’t have my blood, didn’t you?”

Now no one could say she had “a faint trace” of Temple blood.

Because it wasn’t faint—it was thoroughly infused.

“There’s no way to hide it,” Yuta said, shaking his head.

“No matter how much we try to conceal it, it’ll all come to light as she continues to grow.”

Even Grandfather was too stunned to speak.

To think his granddaughter was the child of his sworn enemy…

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“…But Rosie is also Liri’s master,” Yuta said glumly.

“Do you know how she became the master, Rosie? The High Priest was very interested in that.”

“I don’t know. I was cursing out the dumb rabbit, saying it probably had a brain smaller than its front teeth… and suddenly it worked.”

The rabbit abruptly punched the air a few times, as if in protest.

I picked it up and demanded,

“Hey, rabbit. Why did I become your master, huh? Tell me.”

<…>

“Ah, why are you pretending you don’t understand? Huh? Why won’t you say anything?”

“Rosie…”

Yuta cautiously interjected.

“Divine Beasts can’t speak…”

I know that! But I can understand them!

I stared daggers at the rabbit in frustration, and the little guy stuck out his tongue. The tiny thing was clearly talented at getting under people’s skin.

Still, the lack of response seemed to mean it didn’t know either.

“But I don’t think it’s because of the insults. I’ve insulted Fire too, and that didn’t work. There must be something else.”

I went on to explain the situation with Athena, the Divine Beast of Water, and how I became her master too.

“Hah…”

After hearing it all, Yuta swept his golden hair back and looked gloomy.

“Anyway, it’s all ruined now. Unless Rosie personally orders Liri to choose me… there’s no solution.”

It was basically asking me to kill Yuta with my own hands. If not, I’d be exposed and dragged to the High Priest.

“There is one way,” I murmured.

“If I die. Then the High Priest can’t extend his lifespan anymore.”

Just then—

“Absolutely not.”

Grandfather cut me off with solemn finality.

“I will risk everything of Noart to make sure you are never taken by the Temple.”

His eyes were more serious than ever before.

“I’ll protect you. No matter what. So don’t you ever again say something so disgraceful as ‘I’ll die’ in front of your grandfather.”

I trembled slightly, moved.

Even with the High Priest’s blood, I was still Grandfather’s granddaughter.

Julian and Theo both nodded fiercely at his words.

“I’m sorry, but… if that happens, Noart will fall, and Rosie will be taken,” Yuta said bleakly.

“I know better than anyone the Temple’s true power. Even now, the experiments are still ongoing. The High Priest keeps growing stronger, and no one can stop him. To be frank, the Noart family is nowhere near enough.”

His shoulders slumped as he added,

“Well… if Rosie becomes the master of all four Divine Beasts, maybe an unexpected path will open up…”

“Wait, what do you mean by that? A prophecy?” I asked.

“Ah… There’s a secret prophecy known only to the High Priest’s inner circle.”

Yuta tilted his head.

“The one who becomes the master of all four Divine Beasts will become the true ruler of the Temple. That’s why the High Priest is so obsessed with learning how to control them.”

Ah.

So that’s why the Temple was so obsessed with the four Divine Beasts.

It was just a desperate struggle to keep his throne.

Yuta shrugged and mumbled gloomily.

“But right now, we don’t even know how to become their master, do we? And even if we did, there’s no way the Idra Duchy would cooperate. We’ll be caught and killed before we get that far.”

“Ahem, ahem!”

Just then—

Ethan raised his head.

“May I chime in?”

Julian shook his head.

“No. You may not.”

“I wasn’t asking you, Julian. The problem is that Rosie’s divine power is too overwhelming and keeps leaking out, right? Well, your future Archmage here has a solution.”

Ethan’s eyes sparkled. Everyone else looked completely unconvinced.

“What is it, Ethan?”

Of course—I believed in him.

“I mean, if it’s you saying it… especially when it comes to magic, I can believe anything.”

I hadn’t sent Ethan to the Magic Tower expecting anything specific.

I just hoped vaguely that it might help him find his calling.

And now that vague hope was coming back to help me in this way?

“You can trust me, Rosie,” Ethan said with a confident grin.

“All we have to do is hide the divine power, right? That’s why that blonde priest tried to suppress the Beast’s rampage with his own power, wasn’t it?”

“Huh? Well, yeah.”

“Then we just need to conceal it with a stronger force. And if it’s not divine power… why not use magic?”

Ethan confidently thumped his chest.

“Magic and divine power might not be total opposites, but they do cancel each other out to a large degree!”

In that moment, everyone’s faces filled with astonishment.

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