Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 196

196.

I felt we should immediately begin investigating, secure concrete evidence, and consolidate our strength.

Ren, however, had a slightly different idea.

“Rest well. Today will be remembered in the history of the fairies, so we plan to hold a festival for the time being.”

Lilian asked, sounding bewildered.

“A festival?”

Ren nodded.

“I never thought we would interact with humans. The World Tree tells me many things, but the Master of the Oath was just a legend. I never dreamed I would actually see one.”

I was dumbfounded, but I reminded myself that the fairies’ perception of time is different from that of humans and said,

“Well, there’s a lot to look into. It’s clear that we need cooperation from the fairies, so I’ll stay for a few days.”

“Phil will guide you.”

Phil led Olivia, Gale, Lilian, and me to a giant tree.

Inside the tree were several rooms.

Phil packed some food for us, mostly fruits.

I didn’t particularly request a specific menu.

I had many questions about their festival, but today I wanted to relax and talk comfortably with my companions.

After Phil left, I summoned Sylphid.

“Go to Marquis Mike’s estate and inform them about us and the fairies. Keep silent about the Demon King; only say that we found the fairies and Count Sarhan.”

Sylphid replied curtly.

“Master, that is impossible.”

I had assumed that a high-grade spirit could easily do this, so I was flustered and stammered.

“I-impossible?”

“Yes. This place and Marquis Mike’s estate are quite far apart. With your current abilities, Master…”

Sylphid didn’t finish the sentence.

Lilian interjected.

“Your Highness, even a high-grade spirit isn’t omnipotent.”

“Th-that’s right.”

I scratched my face in embarrassment.

Lilian immediately offered a solution.

“I placed a crystal ball in Marquis Mike’s estate, just in case. Use this to contact them.”

“Thank you.”

After roughly informing Marquis Mike’s estate of our situation, I gave Gale and Lilian time to rest.

Once Olivia and I were alone, I stretched.

“It feels like a lot has happened, but all we did was meet the fairies.”

“Count Sarhan disappeared, they were corrupted by evil, and that evil is related to those who are trying to summon the Demon King. To summarize, it’s about that much.”

“So, a lot *did* happen.”

I told Olivia about the secret organization.

She vaguely knew about it, but I had never told her the details.

I explained step by step, and Olivia’s eyes widened.

Olivia was speechless.

“My mother’s matter is one thing, but what really surprised me was my father.”

Olivia watched me contact my father without hesitation and asked.

“You mean His Majesty?”

“Right. Father. When I think of Father, I think of coldness, the Iron-Blooded Emperor, or… fear?”

Olivia agreed.

“He’s not an ordinary person.”

“His longing for my mother, his love—things like that were honestly unexpected. I thought my father hated me because I was incompetent.”

I thought my father only treated capable people as human beings. In reality, that thought hasn’t changed much. It’s only because I have this much ability that I can see my father’s true self.

I have no intention of resenting my father’s personality. I just think that, unlike before, my father isn’t a cold person without a drop of warm blood, but just a pitiful person who lost the woman he loved and changed because of it.

I said briefly.

“Anyway, there are many connections between the lunatics trying to summon the Demon King and the secret organization that killed my mother. In the current situation, it’s right to see them as the same organization.”

Ken will come to the fairy village soon. I needed to talk to him more. Ken is much better at judging situations, and he will make plans much more meticulously than I will.

The problem is Ren.

‘I should ask for his understanding tomorrow.’

The only ones the fairies allowed into the fairy village were Olivia, Gale, Lilian, and me. All the knights who came with us were sent back.

I wasn’t particularly worried.

From what I’ve seen of Ren so far, he’s been quite flexible.

“Yes. I was thinking of finding the magic book and heading east, but the crisis in the middle world… It feels like things are getting bigger than I expected, but it’s okay. Your Highness will do well enough.”

“I need to find the magic book and visit my father.”

“How about sending a letter?”

I shook my head at Olivia’s suggestion.

“The Marquis of Pireon was a member of the secret organization. There must be people they’ve planted in the Empire as well.”

“Do you think there are members of the secret organization even in the Imperial Palace?”

“That’s right. The name of the organization Hamilton revealed is the Purifying Flame Order, lunatics who want to purify the contaminated world with flames. That flame probably refers to the Demon King.”

The pieces fit together one by one.

‘There are always lunatics everywhere, but these guys have overly big dreams.’

The problem is the power and influence that organization has. The Purifying Flame Order is dangerous because it has the power and influence to carry out its crazy ideas.

“There will definitely be someone in the Imperial Palace. They might be hiding in the Duke’s family as well. Letters are dangerous. It’s better to share information face-to-face—with my father, of course, and with Duke James as well.”

“Even in White’s family…”

Olivia’s expression became serious.

“They could be hiding close to the Duke.”

* * *

The fairies held a festival of welcome.

I was impatient, but I didn’t have the authority to urge the fairies right away.

The information they had was important, and Ren made it clear that he would start discussing things in earnest after the festival, so I had no choice but to wait.

The only consolation was that Ken was also allowed into the fairy village, so we are together now.

“Is it because they are a race that lives forever? They’re doing everything they can while talking about the end of the middle world.”

Ken smirked as he drank the fairies’ beverage.

“Or maybe they’re just full of confidence. Like, what can mere humans do to summon the Demon King? It’s all in the palm of their hands. Maybe that’s what they’re thinking.”

I shrugged.

“They *do* think it’s a big deal. If they didn’t feel a crisis, they wouldn’t have let us into the fairy village in the first place.”

“Then they’re a really clueless race.”

“Well, they can have different thoughts. Even humans have different thoughts and personalities, let alone the fairies.”

I didn’t try to read the fairies’ minds.

Ken continued.

“The fairies have pretty good information, so we can cooperate appropriately to get the information.”

“I was only thinking about the magic book and direct control [direct control of magical power], but an unexpected variable popped up.”

“His Majesty’s power is absolutely necessary.”

Ken urged me.

“Since Your Majesty has been tracking the Purifying Flame Order for a long time, you must have a lot of information. And if you tell him what you saw and experienced in this fairy village, there’s a high possibility that he will actively participate.”

I nodded.

“We need to dig deeper into Duke Beregon. Judging from the circumstances, Count Sarhan was likely a member of the Purifying Flame Order.”

I very carefully suggested my opinion.

“Could it be that the secret organization has infiltrated even the fairies?”

I had clearly blocked the sound with spirits to only speak to Ken, but Ren approached.

“That’s not possible.”

Ren’s expression was slightly stiff.

“So, you call them the Purifying Flame Order—the demonic minions who are trying to summon the Demon King.”

Ken stepped forward.

“Yes. For now.”

“Usually, demonic minions hide their true intentions and approach others to use them.”

I asked.

“They can hide their true intentions and approach not only humans but also fairies.”

“The only humans who have entered the fairy village are you. So, is there a demonic minion among you?”

Ren seemed quite displeased with my statement and was much sharper than usual.

So, I answered more calmly than usual.

“No.”

“Fairies are different from humans. We who are born from the World Tree are not tainted by evil. We are different from humans who are born in chaos.”

Ken asked.

“What is different?”

“Humans are born with chaos that can be tainted anywhere. Fairies are born from the World Tree, which protects the balance and flow of the middle world. We are divided into manager fairies, high elves, and ordinary fairies depending on the amount of energy the World Tree distributes, but we are the race of balance.”

Ren’s explanation continued.

“We, the race of balance, are not tainted by evil.”

Did Ken agree with my opinion? He spoke somewhat aggressively.

“That’s why you can be more easily tainted by evil. Humans are a race that symbolizes chaos, so they endlessly suspect each other, but fairies don’t.”

Ren frowned.

Before I knew it, the festival music had stopped, and all the fairies were paying attention to me, Ken, and Ren.

“Because you were born receiving the clearest energy of the World Tree, the middle world, you can be more easily tainted by evil. It doesn’t matter how much you pollute a sewer, but a drop of black ink can easily turn clear water black.”

“How dare you!”

Ken didn’t care about any fairy’s anger.

“You will be more easily tainted and change more quickly. Since the Purifying Flame Order is influencing the entire human society, there’s no way they wouldn’t reach out to the fairies. I believe the manager will think wisely.”

Ren smiled bitterly.

“As expected, cooperation with humans is difficult. We were going to solve it with our own strength, but we thought about cooperating with humans because of the Master of the Oath.”

“Cooperation can continue. Because we are in a cooperative relationship, I have no choice but to tell you more. We must be able to trust each other…”

Ren interrupted Ken.

“Let’s stop here for today. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

It was a unilateral eviction order, but not only Ken and I, but also Olivia, Gale, and Lilian got up without hesitation.

‘It’s creaking [under strain].’

I didn’t blame Ken. He said what needed to be said. It’s also true that we need to check it out at least once.

I was also suspicious.

‘Why are the fairies breaking the history of the past and cooperating with us? And what about Count Sarhan’s body? Why did they keep alive the humans who had the Demon King summoning magic engraved on them?’

If you think about it, there are more than one or two strange things.

The questions deepened, but the way to solve them seemed distant.

Lilian asked me as we headed to the tree designated as our accommodation.

“Your Highness, are you going to continue to be with the fairies?”

“I have to find the magic book.”

“Oh, so the magic book is holding you back?”

The real reason I’m cooperating with the fairies. There’s the crisis in the middle world and revenge for my mother, but it’s also because of the magic book *Magma’s Fury*.

Wasn’t the original purpose of visiting the western forest to find the magic book?

“I feel sorry for nothing.”

“The reason we came to the west was to find the magic book. Count Sarhan’s matter happened after we came here. We must not forget our original purpose. The most important thing is the magic book.”

Ken nodded.

“Then we should focus on that part and talk about it. We haven’t even brought up the magic book to the fairies yet, have we?”

“That’s right.”

At my words, Ken turned his gaze to Lilian.

“Lilian, meet me and the fairies called managers tomorrow. Let’s find the magic book first and then move on.”