CHAPTER 697

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Holy King Lani.

After rescuing Yona and returning, Jin was able to meet the Holy King Lani, who suddenly came to Tikan.

It was Owal who called her to Tikan, and the reason Lani complied with his request was because nameless is now formally affiliated with the Vamel alliance. If Owal had contacted Lani as a nameless person, she would not have accepted.

"It's been almost three years since you returned to the human world and didn't show your face once, only sending letters and giving me difficult tasks."

Lani said, pretending to be angry.

After Jin returned to the human world, she took care of Talaris, who was sent to the Holy Kingdom, and also examined Valeria, who was injured by Luntia. But this was the first time she had seen Jin in person.

Jin smiled awkwardly. Even though he met someone he hadn't seen in a long time, Jin couldn't make a happy expression.

"Lani."

"Hey. I was thinking of playing a joke after such a long time, but it seems like the mood isn't right for that. I don't need to explain that I'm not really upset, right?"

"Of course."

Lani patted Jin's shoulder.

She, too, as the king and a key figure in the anti-chaos forces, had gone through a lot of hardship, but the burden on Jin's shoulders was much heavier than that. It pained her to think about it.

"I'm grateful. If it weren't for you and lord Murakan, I would have already died, and Inse would have suffered all kinds of exploitation under Zipfel's control. Even now, as soon as you return, you are struggling with all your might for the sake of the world."

"It was because of personal matters related to reclaiming my clan."

"Even so, Ayula will always bless you. So don't worry too much about Lady Yona. I don't know her well, but from what I've heard from you and Nameless King, she seems like a good person."

Jin's face was dark the whole time because of Yona.

"... yes. Elder Sister Yona is a really nice person."

Jin was overjoyed that Yona had been rescued safely.

During the rescue, there were no fatal casualties among their allies, and Yona was in a state where she hadn't undergone the physical transformations Jin had been most worried about. Lani had even come all the way here to prepare for any problems that might arise during the purification of chaos.

But Yona's chaos was not purified.

"Although her chaos hasn't been completely purified like other people, she's at least able to control it like before, right?"

That was true. The purification device did have some effect on Yona.

It was impossible to achieve complete purification, but Yona's chaos had now entered a 'stable state' like before.

Just like when Yona overcame her chaos on her own, before Glyek's power stimulated it.

Yona's chaos was too enormous. Boras' purification device had its limits when it came to intervening in that chaos.

'Maybe it's a situation similar to the state I and Lingling were in before...'

It would be better if Yona's chaos was separated like annoying Lingling, and became a little cute and useful, but Vahn is currently in Laprarosa.

It is frustrating because there is no guarantee that it can be separated just like Lingling even if the Vahn comes out in person.

But Jin shouldn't just keep worrying about it. In any case, the situation regarding Yona had improved to an extent that couldn't be compared to before.

"Thank you, Lani. I was too caught up in my own thoughts. Since the Holy King personally came here, and I have no Murakans to offer, what should I do?"

As soon as they arrived at Tikan, Lani examined Yona and asked her companions about Murakan's well-being.

"It's a shame. He is acting as a proxy for Solderet...… It seems like a remarkable yet sloppy position that suits lord Murakan."

For Murakan to return, the recovery of Talaris is the most important situation. Due to Talaris' injuries, Misha is currently bearing the seal of Elona.

"I have something to tell you about the master of the hidden palace."

"Is it bad news?"

""I wouldn't say it's good news. It's not that there are problems with the recovery of the master of the hidden palace. The reason the recovery is being delayed is that I have less and less time to focus on her."

"Something happened in the Holy Kingdom..."

Lani nodded her head.

"Yes, the demonic relic held by our Kingdom, Zito's eyes. It has been showing unfavorable signs recently."

"Zito's eyes?"

The war five hundred years ago, known as the Holy Kingdom's protection war, was a famous battle when the demons invaded Vankela.

However, it was not only the citizens of the Holy Kingdom and saints of Vankela who defended against demons but Runcandel, as well as Zipfel, who unusually joined forces.

"The name Zito might be unfamiliar to you. He has never been active in the human world and is rarely known even in the Demon World. Even I, as the King, couldn't find any records about Zito's eyes."

"You, as the King, couldn't access records about that item?"

"That's right. I only recently learned about the existence of Zito's eye in the Holy Kingdom, and they show bad signs. Lord Ayula warned me through a dream."

Remembering the dream she had a few days ago, Lani trembled as if in pain.

"What Lord Ayula showed me was a future where Zito is reborn through that item. The whole world was in flames, and it included a scene where everyone, including you and lord Murakan, the protectors of the human world, died."

If someone else said such things, Jin would dismiss it as nonsense, but Rani was the Holy King. She couldn't possibly confuse simple nightmares with Ayula's warning.

"Dealing with Rosa is already overwhelming, and now there might be a new adversary."

"To prevent that from happening, I am controlling Zito's eyes according to Lord Ayula's warning. I have been using almost all of my divine power for that purpose, which is why the treatment for the master of the hidden palace is being delayed."

"Do you have any information on why Zito's eyes started showing abnormal signs? Perhaps it was influenced by the remnants of the chaos left by Glyek?"

"Lord Ayula didn't say anything special about him. But I have a guess."

"I can think of a few likely suspects too."

Kinzelo.

Currently, they are the only ones in the human world who control the demons. Kinzelo had already possessed high-ranking demons like Bianca, and while Jin had been to Laprarosa, they had recruited even more powerful beings from the Demon world.

"I heard that Orgal, the demon beast king, who turned out to be the leader of Kinzelo, is one of the rulers of the demon world. I think he must have something to do with this situation."

"That's a given. From the beginning, they have been continuously gathering demons in Kinzelo, and it's possible they have established some kind of gateway connecting to the Demon world."

"After the Holy Kingdom's protection war, it was reported that the demon society completely collapsed, but it's likely as you said. Even if it's not an external dimension, they may be summoning demons through rituals."

"Summoning...…."

-Yes, Ranke Halovice. You have some perseverance. Anyway, according to your explanation, the Great desert turned out like this because all the forces contaminated it as an experimental processing plant. So, you just used this place as a playground because you liked it, is that it?

-Yes….

-The first part is convincing, but the second part is insufficient. You had some purpose here.

-Just... I, um, like it here, that's all.

The conversation Jin had after defeating Ranke as soon as he came out in the human world.

Even then, Jin thought that Ranke didn't just consider the Great Desert as a playground, but as he spoke with Lani, it felt even more suspicious.

"In the first place, during the Holy Kingdom incident, Kinzelo must have tried to find Zito's eyes along with a living golem experiment."

"I think so too. At that time, I was only conscious of the living golem experiment, but I'm sure Kinzelo's real purpose was Zito's eyes."

"Is it not a problem that you are using your divine power to keep Zito's Eye under control and prevent further issues?"

"For now, it's fine. But this kind of problem has no precedent, and the information provided by lord Ayula is excessively limited..."

If Murakan were here, he would have complained about why the hell Ayula's warnings were so vague.

Lani chuckled at the image that suddenly came to mind, then hesitated for a moment, wondering if it constituted blasphemy.

"In that case, it's not an urgent problem, but it's like a ticking time bomb that could explode at any moment. The fact that Ayula, who is a god and is extremely reluctant to get involved in the human world, personally issued a warning suggests that if it explodes, there will be no solution."

"Perhaps it will be okay until lord Ayula manifests again and provides more specific information."

"Actually, I had something to do in Kinzelo, so I need your permission."

"Permission?"

"Can I mention Zito's Eye directly and confront Orgal?"

"Of course."

"Great, I'll go to Kinzelo and gather any information about Zito's Eye to share."

"You say they want Sir Bale, but will they give you the information easily?"

"Even if they want to keep it veiled, just mentioning Zito's Eye intelligently or staying silent about it will be enough. It means the information is too sensitive to disclose."

"That's true. You seem to be planning to go right away, but still, let's have a cup of tea together. I came here on a regular battleship because I don't have a spatial teleportation battleship like the Red Owl."

"Naturally. When Spatial teleportation devices can be mass-produced, I'll send one to the Holy Kingdom."

"Oh, I see. I'm getting another promise out of you like this. Since I'm grateful, I'll personally serve the tea as the guest!"

* * *

Kinzelo New Headquarters.

They were finally going to see the long-awaited traces of life today, so they were full of excitement, but...

Unfortunately, Bale had already made a contract with Sandra, so their joy was dampened.

Orgal couldn't hide his disappointment even though he was in front of Jin.

[You have already signed a contract with Sandra Zipfel...…. It's hard to believe even when I hear it.]

"It makes me feel sorry to hear such a disappointing voice. What can I do, Orgal? It happened as soon as the seal on the Bale was lifted. Anyway, I kept my promise. There was no mention of a private conversation between you and Bale in the content, so it would be better if all conversations took place where I heard them."

[Hmm, that doesn't matter. Cough...]

"I'm glad to hear that. And I have one question I want to ask."

[What is it?]

"What do you think of Demon King Zito?"

At Jin's sudden question, Orgal coughed incessantly.

Fortunately, it seemed like he was a bit better, as he didn't bleed as much as before.

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