CHAPTER 584

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Tower of the stories.

"There was a laboratory in the middle of the empire...."

Crunch, Octavia gritted her teeth. She wrapped her whole body in mana bandages as if she had not yet recovered from the aftermath of the war, and various maintenance devices were connected to her back.

The black spots visible through the bandages were thick. In addition to encroachment of chaos, she went through super regeneration by the Demon God's orb, so she had to use a maintenance device every day for the time being.

"The Imperial Family, the livers of those wicked bastards are bigger than I thought. Isn't the capital of the empire a place where our mages come and go every day?"

Kadun next to her was also calming his anger.

Hedo lit a cigarette with a grim face. He's just keeping his composure because he really doesn't have much of an idea, but it didn't look like that in the eyes of Octavia and Kadun.

They are mistaken as if he is displaying superhuman patience and examining the situation with a cool head.

"It's embarrassing, but it's fortunate that the imperial family still has a trump card. So calm down, Lord Kadun. And the Spectre Captain."

At Hedo's words, Kadun and Octavia cleared their throats as if embarrassed.

"... Sir Hedo is right. I have shown a shameful side."

"Yes... the odds are against them, they will reach out to us again without shame."

The change occurred in the world power structure after the Sword Emperor Castle war.

Now, the era has arrived where it is impossible to say for sure that Zipfel is the only clan that's standing at the top.

Of course, they did not completely lose their position as the No. 1 clan, but the world's great powers did not know the exact situation of their respective damages. They can only guess that it is beyond their imagination.

Therefore, the two major clans had to look out for each other and reinforce their strength as soon as possible, at any cost.

Even in Runcandel, Chiron is still alive and well.

It was a foregone fact that he had entered the realm of the 5 kings of the Black Sea, but Zipfel had to assume the possibility that he could return to the continent at any time, and the existence of the Prophet was also a concern.

In that sense, Zipfel had no choice but to covet the imperial family's Majin technology.

In any case, the imperial family could not conspire with Runcandel. It was because Jin was there, and even if Rosa ignored him and asked for an alliance first, it was an unappealing offer to the imperial family because Runcandel wouldn't have any skilled magic engineering at all.

Above all, the imperial family has maintained a closer relationship with Zipfel than with Runcandel.

Although it looked like they had hit the back of their heads once in the Sword Emperor Castle war, they were in a position where they needed each other now.

"You're right. The Imperial family's tail cutting failed due to the Runcandel's 12th flagbearer, so they have no choice but to rely on us. Any negotiations can be carried out on favorable terms. It is not something to be angry about, but rather to be welcomed."

Zipfel doesn't know exactly what the power of Majin is. It was highly likely to be an exaggeration of information that the Majin had super regenerative abilities and power beyond the 9-star knight spread by the Jin's press.

Even so, they thought that there must be a reason why the imperial family dared to deceive them. As for combat power, it's enough to look directly at samples during negotiations.

"It is not too late to punish them after their skills are taken away and the clan recovers."

"But one strange thing is, how the hell did Runcandel's 12th flagbearer know the location of the laboratory? There's no way our clan could have had less intelligence than him."

Octavia nodded at Hedo's words.

"I think it's because Hister's survivor is with the 12th flagbearer. From the moment the 12th flagbearer destroyed the great magic of the patriarch in the war, it's been confirmed that he and the record mage are together."

The Annihilating Dark Sky Flame Orb 2nd version, in the war of the Sword Emperor Castle, Jin easily dispelled the magic as if he already knew it.

Octavia's gaze landed on another maintenance device behind her.

Veradin Zipfel that tried to run wild was sealed. He has not regained consciousness even once since the beginning of the Sword Emperor Castle war.

Even Octavia and Veradin weren't the only two who were helped by the maintenance device.

Kelliark is also inside one of the maintenance devices on the top floor of the Tower of Stories.

In other words, Zipfel is facing its worst time in a thousand years.

"It was when Kelliark finally declared that he would personally find the survivors of Hister, but Misha the Black Dragon and the survivor of Hister were also damn lucky."

"First of all, we will have to wait for the imperial family to contact us. And when that child wakes up...… I'll have to ask him to meet with the 12th flagbearer of Runcandel."

"Octavia, no matter how close the 12th flagbearer of Runcandel is to the Veradin. Are you going to spit out information about Hister?"

"There is nothing wrong with trying, Lord Kadun. Anyway, the 12th flagbearer will also be curious about the condition of Veradin, so he will never avoid the meeting."

As the conversation progressed like that, Hedo was a bit perplexed. It was because before he attended this meeting, he had a favor from Sandra Zipfel.

-Auntie will definitely make Veradin meet Jin when he wakes up. Hedo tells them that I will go with him then.

- No, Young lady.

- Why?

- Young lady, you are actually doing an act of treason whenever you meet the 12th flagbearer. So far, the patriarch has turned a blind eye, but if it continues.

-Oh! I have an idea too. I heard the record mage is with him? Then Auntie wouldn't be able to send mind manipulated Radin, so she would have some anxiety. Because you don't know what Radin will say! I'm going to take that surveillance role.

-From my point of view, I think your mouth is more of a problem, young lady.

-Anyway, tell her that. End of story.

Whoa...…

Hedo let out a deep sigh along with the smoke from his cigarette. Inevitably, he finally got the rhyme.

"Wraith commander, how about sending Young Lady Sandra with the young patriarch?"

If anyone else had said it, Octavia would have considered it unworthy of listening.

"Why do you think so? Sir Hedo."

"I think we need to keep an eye on the young patriarch. What memories he regained or lost due to this lost control attempt. We can't figure it out quickly, and there is a possibility that Hister's survivor will check whether the young patriarch's mind was manipulated."

"That makes sense. But with that kind of role, it's not a bomb like Sandra, but a more reliable person...…"

"If you send the right person, it will be difficult to avoid the suspicion of the 12th flagbearer. Naturally, the scope of the conversation between the two of them will also narrow down."

Hedo felt that there was something lacking in what he said, but he thought it was better than dealing with Sandra's rampage later.

But surprisingly, Octavia and Kadun readily accepted his opinion.

"I'd rather do as you say. I heard that there is a strange atmosphere between Runkandel 12th flagbearer and Sandra. That might help again. And even if it wasn't a record mage, the 12th flagbearer had a Az-Mil contractor. Recognizing mind manipulation is not a difficult job."

The strange atmosphere was Sandra's one-sided love attack, and the 12th flagbearer would never lose his cool for such a thing, but Hedo just stayed quiet.

"Alright , Sir Hedo. As soon as Veradin wakes up, tell Sandra to get ready."

Hedo would have been more comfortable if he had been rejected.

Hedo just nodded his head with an awkward smile.

***

Of course, Talaris hadn't expected at all that her seventy-seventh lover of thirty years ago would still be living in a log cabin in the outskirts of Palin Kingdom.

Giving Mort away was just expecting her daughter and son-in-law to go on a date.

A young man and woman, a remote country, an old log cabin that may still be standing. There are few conditions that are better for love to occur.

Boong-!

The scenery that appeared when the pure white dimensional portal opened was very romantic, as Talaris expected.

In the dense forest without sunlight, the bent trees formed a hemisphere-shaped space, and in the middle, an old log house stands in a picturesque way.

"It seems to be remote. To think that the log cabin that Madame Talaris was talking about actually exists."

"Huh, Mort. My mother's affairs are no small part of your responsibility. If my mother didn't have the ability to move through dimensions, her lover count would have been cut by half."

[Booh, boooong....]

"Anyway, I can't see anything particularly damaged here, so we can take a look and go back soon."

"Yes, Lady Syris."

Contrary to Talaris' expectations, the two looked like people who came to do 'work', looking straight ahead.

'If I knew it would be this easy to get clues about Qwaul Ganesto, I would have asked Valeria to accompany me all the way here.'

If there was record magic, he would have been able to easily look at the records that Qwaul left here without having to search every nook and cranny of this outback.

If he couldn't find any other information, Jin thought it would be a good idea to come back with Valeria later.

However, as soon as the two entered the log cabin, they could find traces of people living there.

There was a strong smell of cigarettes in addition to the faint smell of food, as if they had eaten a few hours ago.

There were so many cigarette butts and empty bottles on the floor that there was no room to step on.

"... Are people living here? Surely, it's not the person called Qwaul Ganesto."

"It should be good if it's Qwaul Ganesto, but I think it's rather uneasy because it worked out so well."

"Not long ago, no. Perhaps he is a person who is still working as an engineer for Zipfel, so there's no way he's living in a place like this. Without an escort."

"But let's wait and see who it is."

"Mort, take a look around you. Hide and move...."

Syris, who was talking to Mort through the window, suddenly stopped talking. It was because she could see a person walking from the back of the Mort, over there.

He had a shaggy beard, his hair was shaggy, and had the typical bandit-like appearance, but upon seeing it, Syris abandoned any expectation that he is Qwaul. It was because her mother's taste was nowhere to be seen in his appearance.

But the next moment, he shouted at the two of them and took something out of his arms.

'... A small mana cannon?'

Kikik, Kiririk-!

The mana cannon he took out looked small at first, but as the parts moved, it quickly transformed into a medium-sized or larger size.

"Who are you guys?"