Regressor Of The Fallen Family [EN]: Chapter 457

“Your Majesty, disaster has struck!”

When Damian heard those words, his heart sank.

Why did his bad feelings always come true?

Even worse, the one who had rushed into his office, shouting, was Victoria, known as the youngest Archmage ever.

What could be the matter?

“Wh-what is it?!”

Damian stood up from Logan’s seat, which made Victoria’s eyes widen in surprise.

“His Majesty?! This is a real disaster……”

“Tell me! His Majesty cannot be disturbed right now. Tell me!”

It was a desperate move since he couldn’t even find a good enough replacement.

He felt sad that he had to use the excuse that the King was training in secret before the war.

But Victoria was firm.

“No! I don’t mean to ignore you, Damian, but this must be told directly to His Majesty!”

Of course, Damian couldn’t back down either.

“Th-that’s difficult. Under no circumstances is His Majesty to be disturbed! He ordered me not to look for him until the war!”

He emphasized the words as much as possible, hoping she would understand the hidden meaning, but Victoria’s expression was strange.

“Under any circumstances……?”

“Yes, that’s right. Absolutely! He said absolutely not to look for him.”

“Absolutely… I see. Could it be that……”

She seemed to accept even his unlikely story.

‘Did I do something wrong?’

His heart sank even further, but Victoria, now calm, continued.

“Then please tell His Majesty that the magic I put on ‘Kyle Castle’ has been broken.”

“……Magic? Yes……, I understand.”

What could it mean?

‘Please, let it not be a big deal.’

Just as Damian bit his lip, Victoria suddenly asked.

“By the way, when did His Majesty begin his training?”

“Ah, about a week ago.”

“Without any public announcement?”

“Yes. He only told me.”

He continued the questions calmly.

“I see. I understand.”

Seeing Victoria nod calmly, Damian realized his secret had been discovered.

Damian’s face went stiff for a moment, but Victoria, unconcerned, spoke in a deliberately cold voice.

“Since His Majesty is busy, I will find a way on my own. I cannot leave my teacher as he is.”

At her words, Damian froze, unable to respond.

‘Damn it, what’s going on? What magic? She should explain that first……’

He could only groan inwardly when another voice, sounding like it would stop his heart, came from outside the office.

– Your Majesty! Disaster!

A knight burst through the door without permission, shouting.

“The former Pope, who disappeared from Kyle Castle, has appeared!”

“What?!”

Damian jumped back in shock.

The worst possible situation he hadn’t even considered.

He felt like a knife had flown from behind when he had only been preparing for attacks from the front.

Victoria, who was next to him, seemed to be overreacting, but his own shock was too great to even care about that.

“Wh-what are you saying? The former Pope? Why is the Saintess there?!”

His head spun for a moment, and his vision blurred.

He felt like he wanted to faint, but he couldn’t.

‘It’s definitely that old man, Logan. What is he up to this time!’

His insides churned.

That old man was always plotting something, but he never said a word.

And every time he disappeared, he caused a huge accident.

It seemed that this time, it was the Saintess.

It wasn’t really logical, but Damian was certain it was that old man’s fault.

“Why again……!”

It was truly maddening, but there was nothing he could do.

That old man’s reckless actions had developed McLaine so far.

‘The situation has already happened. Nothing can be done.’

Hoo…

Damian tried to calm himself, hoping that there would be no more surprises.

However, it wasn’t as easy as he thought.

“Wait a minute. The Saintess has appeared? What’s her condition?”

Victoria bombarded the knight with questions.

The flustered knight looked back and forth between her and Damian before blurting out again.

“Th-that’s not important. The temple’s elites, who were gathered in the Eastern Continent, are all heading to Kyle Castle! They’re about to start a war! We need to tell His Majesty quickly!”

“Aargh……”

Even the Holy Kingdom at this time……

He felt like he was going crazy.

Damian’s face turned pale, almost blue, from the stress that had soared to the limit in an instant.

And it didn’t end there.

Bang!

“Yo-Your Majesty!!”

Another knight burst in with a desperate voice.

“Again!? Again! What!?”

“Wh-where is His Majesty!?”

“Tell me! Now!”

His heart felt like it was sinking, no, throbbing now. It wouldn’t be strange if he had paralysis right away.

But the knight’s next words were strange.

“Th-the awakened Saintess has declared McLaine as the nation of her benefactor. She said that they saved her from the evil plans of the Kassel Magic Tower……?”

“What?”

What nonsense is that?

After hearing so many absurd things in a row, it seemed like his brain function had been paralyzed for a moment.

It was Victoria who awakened his dazed mind.

“Awakened!?”

She shouted louder than the knight and jumped up.

The expression on her flushed face was more joy than surprise.

‘Is this something to be happy about? Huh? No, wait a minute. Is it a good thing……?’

He couldn’t grasp the situation, so his judgment was slow.

“H-how!? Teacher! What about my teacher!?”

“W-wait a minute, Victoria.”

Damian massaged his stiff neck and called out to the jumping Victoria. And he looked at the second knight who had entered.

“……So, to summarize, the missing Saintess was found in Kyle Castle, and as soon as she woke up, she said we saved her?”

Even as he spoke to sort out the situation, he couldn’t understand what was going on.

“Yes!”

But the knight just nodded.

“Ha…….”

At that point, Damian gave up trying to think of a reason.

Ah, bloody hell.

He didn’t know why.

He couldn’t even guess at this point.

Just……

‘That old man must have done something again.’

It was easier to think that way. Anyway, the situation wasn’t bad.

‘We weren’t accused of kidnapping, but we helped her!’

Then, what is the best way to lead this absurd situation?

“……Contact the temple. Tell them the Empire seems to have joined hands with the Kassel Magic Tower. Ah, no. I should do it myself. Since His Majesty is busy.”

The shock that had seemed to drop his heart to the soles of his feet gradually disappeared, and a relieved smile spread across Damian’s face.

That day, Logan didn’t take Harman and leave Kyle right away.

He couldn’t approach the Saintess surrounded by people, but he was sure that Harman and the Saintess would recover, so he waited for the Saintess to wake up and left a clear message.

[I am Logan McLaine. Viktor brought the Saintess here. And Sir Harman saved you. If you are aware of the situation, please dismiss the people around you for a moment.]

A message forcibly delivered when the awakened Saintess was still confused.

It may have been adding more burden to a patient with a wounded soul, but it was something Logan had to deal with.

Fortunately, the Saintess’s recovery was faster than expected.

“……I want to be alone. Everyone, please leave.”

Who would refuse her words?

The knights of Kyle left the room as soon as those words were spoken and began to stand guard.

And Logan quietly slipped in through the window, not the door.

‘To think I’m sneaking around in my own castle.’

He sighed inwardly and entered the room.

“It’s been a while, Your Majesty.”

The Saintess smiled at Logan.

“And you can speak comfortably as before. Thanks to you, I have found the light again. I would like to thank Sir Harman as well……”

Ilia’s face, smiling with a pale complexion, looked tired, but her expression was relieved.

Seeing that, Logan realized that she understood the situation in more detail than he thought. Perhaps there was some exchange of information within the miracle that Harman had shown.

“Sir Harman has not yet awakened, so I have hidden him for a while. And now you are not just a bishop, but the Pope of the Holy Kingdom, so I cannot speak comfortably.”

“No. Now, the Holy Kingdom and the temple are just full of doubts. And I plan to leave the temple soon, so I would be more comfortable if you just treated me as before.”

What does it feel like to have one’s soul eroded that a priest who devoted everything to God, even a Saintess, would react like this?

He was curious, but Logan didn’t forget what he had to say right away.

“……Still, I can’t do that. And I’m sorry, but I have a favor to ask of ‘Pope’ Your Holiness.”

The Saintess’s expression hardened slightly as she felt Logan’s determination in his tone.

The expected thing really happened. Of course, it was a lucky achievement, but that didn’t mean there was no reason not to take advantage of this situation.

“If you feel indebted to me, I’m sorry, but I hope you can help me a little more.”

“Ah……. But Your Majesty……”

“And as you know, helping me will be a way to screw over the God who tried to devour you.”

Ilia, who was about to shake her head with a pale face, paused for a moment at Logan’s words.

“……I want to hear more.”

Logan smiled slightly as he watched the Saintess bite her lip.

– The missing Pope appeared in McLaine’s land.

– The Pope’s disappearance is a conspiracy of the Kassel Magic Tower. McLaine saved the Saintess.

– The Saintess directly expressed her gratitude to McLaine and expressed her full support.

More shocking news than ever was delivered to a world noisy with war. The repercussions grew day by day.

– McLaine raises questions about cooperation between the Kassel Magic Tower and the Empire.

– Battle of Kellerheim, survivors of the Western 10 nations. Testimony of defeat to the Empire due to the betrayal of the Kassel Magic Tower. Declaration of withdrawal of support.

Now that the Empire’s Central Army and Western Legion are advancing to the east, leaving only a minimum number of personnel in the center, a truly fatal misfortune has occurred for the Empire.

And not many days later.

– We are convinced that the Empire’s plot to ridicule God and invade Noviens has continued to this day.

– The Holy Kingdom declares the Kassel Magic Tower and the Empire as enemies of God and declares a holy war.

The declaration of the interim Pope Austin followed, replacing the Saintess who had not yet returned to the church.

However, the Empire’s response was also swift.

– The Saintess’s disappearance has nothing to do with us.

– The Kassel Magic Tower is still the enemy of the Empire. There is no cooperation.

– After conquering McLaine, we will severely punish those who framed the Empire.

The Empire officially denied its relationship with the Kassel Magic Tower and, on the contrary, increased the speed of its march towards McLaine.

Of course, the Holy Kingdom ignored those words and spurred on preparations for the holy war, but those with common sense on the continent who watched such movements only shook their heads.

– McLaine’s new weapons, and the appearance of Archmages and Aura Masters. The current war is changing too quickly.

– Even if the Holy Kingdom participates, the winner will be decided before that.

– The Holy Kingdom will have to fight the Empire alone or wander the continent in search of the opponent of the lost holy war.

There were mostly negative opinions about the declaration of the holy war.

But Logan, who heard the news on his way back to Lusphelheim, couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction.