My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 246

246. The Beastmen (1)

“Haa…! Haa…!”

Aria staggered, gasping for breath.

Sian supported her, holding her shoulders.

Aria’s slender body leaned gently against Sian’s chest.

Aria’s forehead was beaded with sweat.

Her radiant platinum blonde hair was now soaked with cold sweat.

The most powerful Saintess in history.

But in the end, she was just a human, such a fragile woman.

The power of God is infinite, but the one who wields that power is distinctly human.

If something is emptied, there must also be time to refill it.

“You’ve worked hard.”

Aria seemed too weak to speak, only nodding slightly.

“Wh-where is this…?”

“Kkeueuk…!”

Soon, the dying beastmen began to rise one by one.

Many beastmen regained consciousness and stood up, but sadly, not all could be saved.

Aria’s mighty divinity, fighting against death, was truly worthy of being called a miracle of God.

However, death itself could not be denied.

If even a faint spark of life remained, it could be rekindled.

But a completely extinguished flame could not be reignited.

That would be breathing new life into a dead being.

Even Arnaise Muriel could not do that.

Only two beings could.

God, who watches over all things in the universe.

And the necromancer who defies the natural order.

‘Well, actually, Aria’s divine power can’t be seen as natural either.’

Frankly, this scene of the beastmen jumping up.

It just looked like reviving the dead.

Was that why?

“H-how am I…?”

“I… I clearly died?”

The revived beastmen were bewildered.

“Look. Look over there.”

In an instant, one beastman pointed to a corner.

The beastmen turned their heads in that direction.

And what they saw was a pair of men and women.

None other than Sian and Aria.

The lord of Ruben and the Saintess of the Holy Empire.

But to the beastmen, they were just human men and women.

Even Sian’s appearance was similar to the humans who had tortured and massacred them.

“Krrr…!”

The beastmen began to feel wary of Sian.

Sian paused for a moment, contemplating the beastmen’s wariness.

Although Aria had revived them, he hadn’t seen the process.

Above all, Sian was only human.

And the White Wolf Knights who tried to kill them were also human.

To the beastmen, who had turned their backs on the world for hundreds of years, both would look like the same humans.

Sian finished his thoughts and slowly opened his mouth.

“I am here at the request of Diana.”

Diana, the guild leader of Shadow Moon and a Dragonkin [a humanoid race with dragon-like features].

The beastmen began to tilt their heads at the name Diana.

But only for a moment.

“Diana?”

“Who is that?”

The beastmen didn’t seem to know the name Diana.

Well, that was possible.

Even if Diana was a member of the beastmen, there were more than just a few beastmen.

How could they memorize every single name?

But on the other hand, it was also strange.

After all, Diana was a Dragonkin.

A Dragonkin with the characteristics of a dragon.

He didn’t know the circumstances of the beastmen well, but it was clear that they were not a common race.

That’s because the beastmen who were showing wariness towards Sian now.

Bear, tiger, dog, horse, wolf, etc.

They were showing the shapes of various animals, but there was no dragon among them.

That meant the Dragonkin were a minority race.

Moreover, Arnaise Noemi, who saved the world a thousand years ago.

Noemi was a Dragonkin.

Perhaps the Dragonkin had a special position within the beastmen.

Yet, not knowing the name Diana was a bit questionable.

‘Or is it not?’

Just as he was thinking that.

“W-what… what did you just say?”

A frail voice was heard from somewhere.

Looking there, an old man with gray hair stood, befitting the voice.

To be exact, he looked like an old man, but he wasn’t.

An old man who looked quite like a turtle.

“Elder Pavel?”

Someone among the beastmen shouted that.

However, Pavel was only staring at Sian with trembling eyes.

“Just now… what did you just say…?”

Pavel asked Sian again.

Sian wondered what was going on, but answered Pavel.

“I said I came at the request of Diana.”

“……!”

Then Pavel’s eyes widened.

The name Diana.

In fact, it was an unfamiliar name to Pavel as well.

However, Pavel knew what that name originally was.

“L-Luna-nim…”

Luna of the Dragonkin.

Pavel knew that Luna was active in human society under the name Diana.

“Luna?”

And this time, Sian tilted his head.

It was the first time Sian had heard that name.

No, it wasn’t even certain if it was a name.

“Luna…? If it’s Luna, could it be…?”

“Are you talking about that Luna, Elder Pavel?”

But the beastmen seemed to know the name.

Right then.

“Wh-what is this…?”

Another voice was heard from one side.

Sian, Pavel, and the beastmen all turned their gazes to where the voice came from.

And what they saw was a silver-haired woman resembling moonlight.

“Diana?”

“Luna… nim?”

Different names were uttered from the mouths of Sian and the beastmen.

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“So… you’re saying that her original name wasn’t Diana, but Luna?”

After sorting out the situation, those who had gathered.

At Sian’s question, Diana nodded slightly.

As Sian had expected, the Dragonkin were not a common race.

And they were also a race with a special position within the beastmen.

“She was the daughter of the former Great Chieftain.”

To be exact, she was a member of the Great Chieftain’s bloodline, the lineage of Arnaise Noemi.

“…… Yes.”

In other words, Diana was a distant descendant of Noemi.

The Great Chieftain who leads the beastmen.

This was the same position as the Forest Keeper of the Dark Elves, no different from a king in human society.

To be the daughter of such a Great Chieftain was the same as being a princess.

“But why did you leave?”

Nevertheless, Diana left the beastmen’s society.

She stepped into the underworld and eventually rose to the top of the underworld.

To abandon the status of a princess and become the leader of a criminal group.

Frankly, it was hard to understand.

“……”

Diana didn’t say anything.

She lowered her gaze, avoiding Sian’s eyes.

It seemed there was some story.

And like last time, and now.

Diana didn’t seem to like talking much.

Why bother asking if she hated talking so much?

‘It’s not really important now anyway.’

What does the past matter now?

Whether she’s Diana or Luna.

Whether she’s the guild leader of Shadow Moon or the princess of the beastmen.

What’s important right now isn’t that.

Sian turned his gaze and looked at the old man named Pavel.

“Why are the White Wolf Knights massacring the beastmen?”

What Elan Dour was trying to do here.

Finding out what that was was the most important thing.

And the beastman called Pavel.

Pavel was a Guivin [Turtle People] with the characteristics of a turtle, and he was an elder of the beastmen.

His gray hair and fine wrinkles were quite similar to those of a human old man.

However, considering the lifespan of a turtle, he must be older than he looked.

There was a reason why he was called the elder of the beastmen.

“……”

Pavel didn’t open his mouth easily.

Because to Pavel, they were the same humans.

Whether it was the White Wolf Knights or the Black Lion Knights.

In Pavel’s eyes, they were no different from the same humans.

Of course, Pavel knew.

That not all humans were the same.

Humans are the only race that rejects each other even though they are the same race.

They were the same race, but in fact, they were different races.

Therefore, while there were races of bad humans.

Pavel knew through experience that there were quite a few races of good humans.

Although they were beastmen who had turned their backs on the world, Pavel, as a Guivin, had lived a long time.

That’s why he couldn’t deny that they were ultimately the same human race.

Therefore, Pavel knew all too well that humans were a race that should not be easily trusted.

But right now.

“Tell me, Pavel.”

Luna… no, Diana didn’t seem to be like that.

Diana trusted the human named Sian.

Above all, he said he came to help at Diana’s request.

“That is…”

Pavel had no choice but to open his mouth in the end.

Anyway, it was certain that Sian had helped the beastmen.

Pavel had seen with his own two eyes that he had revived the dying beastmen.

To be exact, was she really human…? A woman of beauty that made him doubt.

It was the human woman next to the human named Sian who had done it.

But that woman also trusted the man named Sian implicitly.

Pavel hardened his resolve and opened his mouth.

“The humans who attacked us are demanding the sacred object.”

“Sacred object?”

Sian tilted his head without realizing it.

Pavel’s words that they were demanding the sacred object.

And Sian had information about what a sacred object was.

None other than the sacred object that Muriel left behind a thousand years ago.

Also, the sacred object that Muriel entrusted to someone other than the Papal States.

Could it be that the person Muriel entrusted the sacred object to was Noemi, not Kyle?

Sian asked Pavel again.

“What are you going to do with the sacred object?”

“We don’t really know that either. In fact… we don’t really know what the sacred object is used for. We don’t even know what function it has.”

Pavel shook his head slightly and continued.

“We’ve just been protecting it like a mission.”

“A mission?”

“Do you happen to know Arnaise Noemi-nim?”

Sian nodded as if it were obvious.

Was there anyone on the continent who didn’t know the name of the six Arnaise?

Pavel also didn’t seem to be asking sincerely, and he opened his mouth right away.

“A thousand years ago, Noemi-nim built a kingdom where the beastmen could live. And before she passed away, she left a will to our beastmen, asking us to protect the sacred object.”

“Noemi said that?”

“That’s right. Since then, our beastmen have been protecting the existence of the sacred object like a mission.”

Somehow, the sacred object that Pavel mentioned seemed to be Muriel’s sacred object.

And also, Muriel seemed to have entrusted her sacred object to Noemi.

‘Why not Kyle?’

This part was a bit questionable.

If she had to protect the sacred object, it would have been safest to entrust it to Kyle.

It was still an unresolved question.

Sian asked Pavel again.

“Why is Elan Dour asking for such a sacred object?”

“As I said, we don’t really know. We have been protecting the sacred object like a mission, but we don’t even know why we have to protect it…”

Pavel bowed his head as if he really didn’t know.

Also, he didn’t seem to be lying.

And right then.

“It’s information that was obtained forcibly, and there’s no one to cross-examine, so it’s not certain…”

Diana, who had been silent, stepped forward.

And the words that Diana had just said.

It seemed that she had already extracted the information.

So it seemed that she had made Cayden, the vice-captain of the White Wolf Knights that Sian had handed over, open his mouth.

No wonder she suddenly came here alone.

‘But she made him open his mouth in that short amount of time?’

Certainly, an expert is an expert.

“They say the reason they’re looking for the sacred object is because of a request from someone named Rachel.”

“Rachel?”

“Wait, if it’s Rachel…”

At Diana’s words, not only Sian but also Aria’s eyes widened.

None other than the name Rachel.

That name was the same as the name of the leader of the Twilight Cult and the former Cardinal.

And she was a person who was suspected of being related to the demon of lust, Rushuria.

However, she had suddenly disappeared, so it remained only a guess.

Anyway, it wasn’t a name that should be heard here.

But now…

“Rachel is looking for the sacred object? Why…?”

“That is…”

Diana couldn’t open her mouth easily.

A hesitant expression and a hesitant gesture.

She was seriously considering whether she should say this.

Sian waited patiently without urging Diana.

How much time had passed like that?

Diana slowly opened her mouth.

“Demon resurrection… is what he said…”

At the same time, Diana immediately shook her head.

“I don’t think it’s a part to worry about much.”

That’s because it didn’t make sense.

Demons, what nonsense was that?

The demons disappeared a thousand years ago by the Arnaise.

And they hadn’t shown their faces for a thousand years.

In many ways, it didn’t make sense.

That’s why she wondered if she should say this.

She was afraid that she might cause confusion by bringing it up unnecessarily.

She had no choice but to answer the question, and she couldn’t say that she didn’t hear what she heard, so she just said it.

“It seems that he went crazy after being tortured and spouted nonsense. This often happens when you’re doing hard torture.”

Diana just thought it was crazy nonsense.

Diana, the leader of the Empire’s best information guild.

Being in such a position, she was bound to come across countless false information.

But Sian didn’t think so.

No, it wasn’t just Sian.

“Hey, could this be…?”

Aria also didn’t easily dismiss this matter.

Sian paused for a moment, lost in thought.

According to Pavel’s story, the beastmen’s sacred object was Muriel’s sacred object.

Muriel entrusted the sacred object to Noemi, not Kyle, and that sacred object had been passed down to this day.

He didn’t know why she entrusted it to Noemi instead of Kyle.

But Muriel’s sacred object is currently with the beastmen.

And Rachel is looking for that sacred object.

The traces of Rushuria, which were thought to have been annihilated in the past.

Lastly, demon resurrection.

“Please tell me as much detail as possible about what Cayden said. I don’t care if it’s nonsense, tell me everything.”

Somehow, the situation was flowing quite strangely.

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The kingdom where the beastmen live.

Somewhere in that secluded place.

“I haven’t pinpointed the location of the sacred object yet.”

Durak muttered quietly.

And a woman receiving Durak’s words.

A woman with lily-like hair and neatly braided hair.

“I didn’t think it would be easy to find… but it’s still a bit late.”

Rachel smiled with a relieved expression.

Durak looked at Rachel and spat out the words.

“More than that, you remember the terms of the deal, right.”

“Of course. We’ll give you back the price for the deal. After that… we’re not responsible.”

Rachel smiled once again.

Durak stared at Rachel silently.

“Are you doubting our abilities? Um… I showed you our power a little bit in case you did… are you still doubting? The Archduke seems satisfied.”

At Rachel’s continued words.

Only then did Durak withdraw his gaze towards Rachel.

“… I’ll contact you again when I find it.”

Then he calmly moved his steps and left the place.

Rachel stood still in that place until Durak had completely left.

Durak had completely left like that.

“Do we have to go this far?”

Following that, a clear voice was heard.

Soon, a woman appeared.

A human woman with a strong sense of simplicity.

Rachel smiled brightly and said.

“It’s better to be sure in many ways. We can’t mess things up like we did back then, right?”

“……”

The woman didn’t give any answer.

As if she couldn’t deny Rachel’s words, she kept her mouth shut.

A moment of silence.

“You’re talking as if you know what happened hundreds of years ago?”

“Of course I don’t know. But you know? How I know. It’s the same reason as you now. No, should I say it’s the same as us?”

At Rachel’s question, not a question, the woman snorted.

“Even though you haven’t bloomed yet.”

“But I know everything I need to know.”

Rachel smiled once again.

The woman looked at Rachel and clicked her tongue.

“Tsk, fine. It was our clear mistake back then, and it’s not that I don’t like your plan now. However, when this is over, Ruben or whatever. I’m going to take care of that place.”

Ruben that even Elan Dour can’t handle.

It was right to say that there was no place that could handle Ruben right now.

“Of course.”

However, Rachel nodded without any particular questions.

That’s because she knew the woman’s true identity.

The root of sin that existence has, the Seven Deadly Sins.

Pride, greed, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, sloth.

The seven demons who awakened from that sin.

“That damn bitch still hasn’t surrendered because of what happened back then.”

The woman frowned as if she had a headache.

But only for a moment.

“But on the day I fully regain my power…”

The woman’s expression twisted grotesquely.

At the same time, hideous malice began to cover the surroundings.

Madness squeezed out of every single cell.

The demon of Sloth, Nurbia.

The seven demon lords who attacked Ruben in the past but had no choice but to run away as if being chased away by Sian.

【I’m going to tear that bastard to pieces.】

Nurbia’s face was stained with terrible malice.