The Return of The Mythical Archmage [EN]: Chapter 405

After that, Shin Hayul returned straight to the Halamanium site.

“……The more I see him, the more genuine he is.”

Sein wore a satisfied smile.

He had just finished a major battle, so he could have rested.

Yet, he immediately returned to training.

His iron will and ambition are worthy of praise.

“So, have you given it some thought?”

Sein asked, looking at Shin Inhyuk, who was frowning beside her.

“……Use subjects and objects in your sentences.”

He didn’t know what she was asking him to think about.

Shin Inhyuk frowned and replied.

“I’m talking about Hayul’s marriage partner.”

“……”

Shin Inhyuk’s brow furrowed even more.

He looked like he was wondering what nonsense she was spouting.

“Adela Steart is a good woman, but she lacks a bit of humanity. If you marry someone like that, you’ll have trouble in the near future.”

Sein continued to speak, unfazed by Shin Inhyuk’s expression.

“This is from my experience. It’s what my husband told me before he died of illness.”

Among Shin Hayul’s acquaintances, the most lacking in humanity was undoubtedly Sein Vinoche.

She was so lacking in humanity that her husband said such a thing before he died.

“Oh, don’t misunderstand. He wasn’t a bad husband. Those words were just a recollection of memories, not meant to have any other intention.”

He didn’t mean anything by it, but those words were quite shocking.

Looking back, she was a good knight, but not a good wife or mother.

Her husband’s last words became an opportunity for Sein to reflect on herself.

“……Just get to the point. What are you trying to say?”

Shin Inhyuk asked, looking very displeased.

“You’re second to none when it comes to lacking humanity.”

Sein stroked her chin, looking amazed.

“How could such a decent child be born under such a father?”

“……If you have nothing more to say, I’ll be going.”

Shin Inhyuk frowned again and got up from his seat.

“Hmm. How disappointing. Can’t you spare this much time for someone who risked their life to protect Seoul?”

Shin Inhyuk froze in an awkward posture. His brow furrowed even more.

Shin Inhyuk clicked his tongue as if he couldn’t help it and sat back down.

“Heh heh. In that way, he’s strangely similar to Hayul.”

Sein looked at Shin Inhyuk and chuckled.

They were a father and son who were strangely similar yet not alike.

“Enough with the observations, just continue what you were saying.”

Shin Inhyuk crossed his arms and closed his eyes.

Go ahead, if you have something to say, keep talking. I’ll listen with one ear and let it out the other, but I’ll at least listen.

That was the attitude and expression he showed.

“What. What I have to say isn’t much. Adela Steart may have better conditions in many ways, but if they were to marry, happiness might be somewhat lacking. That’s what I’m saying.”

“……If Sangcheol heard you, he’d be furious, yet you say it so casually.”

Adela’s father, Wi Sangcheol.

Shin Inhyuk’s deceased friend.

If he, who was famous for being a daughter’s fool, had heard that, he would have surely blasted Sein with all his magic right here.

Sein’s words were that rude.

“Judging by the fact that you’re not denying it, I think you’re secretly agreeing with me.”

Sein said with a smirk.

“Perhaps, did you hear something similar from your dead wife?”

“……Shut up.”

In fact, Shin Inhyuk had heard similar words from his wife.

‘I don’t think you love me. Looking back, I wasn’t that happy.’

His wife had said those words to Shin Inhyuk before she died.

“I see. I hit the nail on the head. Then, this will be faster.”

Sein chuckled.

“Certainly, with France gone now, my daughter’s background is insignificant. It can’t compare to Adela Steart.”

The Vinoche family, a prestigious family in France, was no more.

All that was left for Stella Vinoche was the title of the last hope of France.

Other than that, she had no background left.

“But she’s cute. She’s full of humanity and lovely.”

But her background was the only thing lacking.

“She’s also talented, and she’s a pure, innocent natural treasure that doesn’t exist in this era, where everyone only looks at one person.”

Talent, appearance, and so on.

Except for her background, she wasn’t lacking in any aspect.

“And, what’s more, if you marry Stella, you don’t have to worry about being tormented by your mother-in-law.”

“……”

She was saying that she would disappear after this fight.

It was an absurd black joke.

“And. One more thing. There won’t be any family issues either.”

Family issues.

Adela Steart is currently the only remaining descendant of the Shinbiwi family.

Even if she were to marry Shin Hayul, she would be active as the head of the Shinbiwi family.

“Personally, I think it’s better for one person to support the other rather than both of them leading their own families.”

That was true.

It’s better to focus on one thing rather than trying to catch two rabbits at once.

Moreover, it was the Madoshin family that Shin Hayul would lead. It would definitely become the best in the world, so there was no need to worry about other families.

“What do you think? Isn’t she quite a good catch?”

“……”

Shin Inhyuk’s brow was definitely less furrowed than before.

It was proof that he was somewhat tempted by Sein’s words.

‘Certainly, considering the family relationship, Adela is……’

They couldn’t cut off the Shinbiwi family’s lifeline here.

Accepting Adela as a daughter-in-law had many drawbacks.

‘But to bring a knight into a mage family as a daughter-in-law……’

However, accepting Stella as a daughter-in-law wasn’t ideal either.

Shin Inhyuk’s head became complicated.

“Think about it carefully. It’s not because she’s my daughter, but my daughter’s talent is comparable to mine. She will become a knight who surpasses me in the near future.”

“……”

Shin Inhyuk’s eyes widened slightly.

‘A knight who surpasses Sein Vinoche?’

Sein doesn’t lie when it comes to swordsmanship.

If Sein said that, it meant that Stella’s talent was truly at a level that surpassed Sein.

‘Then, being a knight is not a problem at all.’

A knight with the power of Sein Vinoche. If such a person became the mistress of the family, it would be like gaining a thousand troops.

“It’s a reasonable proposal in many ways. I’ll think about it slowly.”

Shin Inhyuk’s heart began to lean slightly towards Stella.

Sein smiled with a satisfied expression.

“Yes. Think about it slowly. After all, it’s something to decide after this tedious fight is over.”

“……You know that well. If you knew, I wish you had postponed such talk for later.”

The battle with Veil Stoll was in full swing.

How could they talk about marriage when the fate of the world was at stake?

“They say flowers bloom even on asphalt. There are things that can be said even in such urgent times. And……”

Sein smiled.

“Thinking about the future and looking forward to the future. That, I believe, is the most necessary power for victory.”

Just because it was urgent now didn’t mean they had to postpone thinking about the future.

The future was just as important as the present.

Sein, who knew that better than anyone, brought up the topic of marriage now.

“You’ve packaged it quite nicely, but isn’t it just to stake your claim in advance?”

“Oh my. You caught me.”

Sein laughed playfully.

“You’re indeed a fellow human lacking in humanity. You see right through me.”

Looking at Sein, Shin Inhyuk also smiled slightly.

“If……”

Shin Inhyuk said softly, maintaining a faint smile.

“If the battle with Veil ends and you’re still alive…… I’ll seriously consider it.”

“……”

“Of course, the most important thing is Hayul’s heart, so I can’t say anything about that. But as a father, I can at least give it a push.”

Sein’s eyes widened in surprise. She never thought such words would come out of Shin Inhyuk’s mouth.

“Don’t look at me like that. It doesn’t mean anything special. It’s just that if I’m going to accept a daughter-in-law, I’d rather have Sein Vinoche’s daughter than an orphan.”

A seemingly cold remark.

However, Sein was not one to miss the meaning hidden deep within those words.

“……I see. Then, I must do my best.”

Sein wore a bittersweet smile.

“For my daughter’s sake. I must survive.”

It was a strangely sad smile.

* * *

Immediately after returning to the Halamanium site.

Mimir appeared.

It seemed like she had used all her strength to restore Elena and Aslan.

She looked completely drained.

“Successor. I’m back……”

Mimir sighed as she spoke, then suddenly stopped and widened her eyes.

“……Greenery?”

She was surprised by the unexpected scenery.

“Oh, how? Why? Was I inside for that long?”

The Halamanium site was located in Greenland.

It takes at least 12 hours to travel from Korea to Greenland.

Mimir knew that too.

That’s why she was saying that now.

She was asking if she had been stuck inside for more than 12 hours.

“I feel like it only took about 2 hours…… Why……”

Was it because she had used too much power that she couldn’t even properly sense the passage of time?

She looked worried about that.

“Don’t worry. It actually only took about 2 hours.”

“Ah, right? 2 hours, right? I thought……”

Mimir sighed in relief.

She smiled faintly, genuinely grateful that there was nothing wrong with her body.

“But. Then you returned here in just 2 hours?”

“No. I returned an hour ago.”

“……An hour? You flew from Korea to here in an hour?”

“Yeah.”

“How? What, did you invent a new jet or something?”

“No.”

Aircraft cannot exceed a certain speed.

They had overcome air resistance, but they hadn’t found a way to overcome mana resistance.

With current technology, it was impossible to travel from Korea to Greenland in an hour.

“Then how……?”

“How else? Like this.”

I slowly raised a shadow on my palm.

The magic that I used to travel from Greenland to Korea, which should have been unusable for 3 days.

Mimir’s eyes widened at the appearance of Umbra’s shadow.

“Successor……?”

What happened?

Mimir’s eyes were asking that.

“I made a contract with Umbra.”

“……What? A contract?”

Mimir frowned, as if wondering what kind of nonsense that was.

“A contract with an evil god. What kind of contract? Did you overdo it again? I told you not to overdo it……”

Mimir said the same thing as Sein.

Don’t overdo it.

I never thought I’d hear those words again in an hour.

Do I overdo it that much?

I don’t think so.

“No, now is not the time to nag.”

Mimir leaned her face towards me with a serious expression.

“What kind of contract did you make and how? Let’s hear that first……”

“Mimir. Calm down.”

“How can I calm down now? You made a contract with something like an evil god!”

I moved my hands up and down, gesturing for Mimir to calm down.

“It’s not a dangerous or unfair contract. Calm down. It was a very reasonable contract.”

“……Reasonable?”

Mimir’s body froze for a moment.

She seemed to have noticed that something was going strangely.

“I’ll explain in order. The beginning of the story is after you went into Elena and Aslan’s database……”

I explained to Mimir what had happened with Umbra.

About the End God and Umbra’s hatred. And other things.

I spent about 20 minutes explaining everything in detail.

“……”

After all the talk was over.

Mimir was silent with a serious expression.

She seemed to be thinking about the existence of the End God, her gaze lowered as she was lost in thought.

“……The End God. The betrayer of the divine realm who killed all the gods except himself. No, the rebel of the divine realm’s system.”

Mimir muttered in a small voice.

“An object of hatred for all gods…… If it’s a god that all gods, evil gods, good gods…… and even gods in neutral positions hate……”

A different light shone in Mimir’s eyes.

“That’s right. That would explain Persona’s powerlessness. Then……”

The keyword ‘Persona’ suddenly popped out.

It seemed like she was thinking about something different from what I had expected.

“Successor. Take out Persona’s relic now.”

“……Persona? Why all of a sudden?”

Persona’s relic, which was usually just kept in Aes [a magical storage space] because it was of no help in battle.

Why was she suddenly asking me to take it out?

What was her intention?

“I’ll explain later. Hurry!”

“……Okay.”

I immediately took out Persona from Aes.

“Successor. Now, say this to that relic.”

Mimir said, looking at the mask in my hand.

“I’ll give you a chance to take revenge on the End God.”

I slowly followed Mimir’s words.

“……I’ll give you a chance to take revenge on the End God?”

And at that moment.

Flash-!

Light began to flow from the mask.

“I knew it!”

Mimir cheered as if she was shivering with joy.

“This……”

Looking at the light emanating from the mask, I recalled what had happened an hour ago.

“The same as with Umbra……”

The god sleeping within Persona’s relic was calling out to me.