Shortly after being caught, he screamed and died while being transported. Everyone clearly witnessed his body shattering into black ashes.
Nina opened her eyes wide.
“So? What about confiscation and seizure?”
“We worked hard to collect evidence, just in case he was an abandoned pawn. Thanks to that, we found out about the Cult.”
Adrian hit the plate.
His eyes sharpened.
“It’s too easy.”
Louis agreed and nodded his head, but Jean tilted his.
“Isn’t it better if it’s easier?”
“No, according to the information Jack pulled out, he was a person who held a fairly important position in the Cult. Such a character lacked discipline and strength, besides he died too easily when he was found out as a member of the Cult.”
It’s easy enough to think it’s a trap.
Nina tilted her head.
“So you think the information they put there is a trap?”
“No, it’s not like that. In a nutshell, the Cult Leader…….”
The Cult leader seems to not care about the Cult itself.
It was strange to have given a high position to such a person. They are controlling Bellacs, conducting human experiments, and devising plans to destroy the world. Why use such a low-quality human resource?
Isn’t that too contradictory?
“It seems to be used as an expiable tool. Or the whole Cult is not a big deal to him, and there is another core part to their plans.”
If we are too late after cutting off all the pretense, they might hide.
Louis calmly said.
“Once he knows we can get rid of the pieces, he will move quickly, and there is one more problem.”
His voice was very light to be talking about such grave problems.
When Adrian looked at him, Louis said.
“It is said that when Baron Verdin escaped, he wielded the power of a corrupted fragment, and those who were struck fell ill. Black spots appeared on the skin of the affliged, and it’s spreading.”
“It’s different from the usual Bellac poisoning.”
He nodded at Nina’s words.
“The nobles are hoping for the help of the Saint, but there’s no special news about the Temple moving. Perhaps, it’s not possible to do something about that because she’s a fake Saint? Maybe…….”
Louis’ gaze slowly turned upstairs.
“But she might be able to.”
How about spilling a few rumors that we have a real Saint on our side?
With that said, Adrian leaned back in his chair.
The presence of a fake Saint is advantageous enough to give the Temple an edge. If so, what should be done to devalue that Saint?
The answer is to show the real thing.
‘Surely…….’
While he was contemplating, the dishes continued to come out.
Adrian’s were beautifully plated and Nina’s were large and plentiful plated.
Light grilled scallops with simmered sauce served with vegetables, and crispy stuffed quail as the main part of the dish.
Adrian had one, and Nina got ten.
The meat was so tender that the bones and flesh could be spread just by putting a fork on it, and the outside was crispy as it was grilled with sauce.
Nina said while slicing the bones apart.
“Would Fiona want to do that? I don’t think she’d like to be called a Saint anymore.”
Adrian nodded his head at that.
“I think we should talk to her about that. We don’t want to fight the Temple openly, either.”
A girl with mysterious divine powers. This would be okay as a title.
Nina nodded. Fiona also said she wanted revenge, so she must be willing to cooperate.
‘First of all, I need to beat Edgar once.’
How can I meet him?
While Nina was contemplating, the attendant diligently emptied the bone-filled silverware repeatedly.
As soon as all the quails disappeared, the servant asked.
“Shall we serve dessert? Or would you like more quails?”
Nina asked, “What’s for dessert?”
When the servant answered chocolate cake, Nina immediately moved on to dessert. Adrian got a cake slice the size of an egg, and Nina got a cake slice the size of both palms spread together.
When cut with a knife, melted chocolate came out from the inside.
Happily eating the chocolate cake, Nina said.
“First, I will talk to Fiona. I also have to talk to Randell, and see Benzel.”
She has to see the face of all three anyway, so they nodded their head to Nina.
She should also meet Kell, Raja, and Charlotte to congratulate them.
Nina got up from her seat, patting her stomach. She was moderately full to the point of feeling good. She preferred not to fill her stomach to the brim because eating too much made her movements slow down.
“Then I’ll go up.”
Before Nina left, she abruptly gave Adrian a hug and left the dining hall. Jean gave one exhausted look at Adrian and said with anguish.
“Just confess.”
“I gave up.”
“What?”
Jean opened his mouth wide, and Louis was also surprised.
Adrian sighed and said.
“It’s more important for Nina to be happy than my confession.”
“But-.”
He was about to say something, but then he shut his mouth. He was overstepping to argue more in this place.
‘Hold on, she even cried when she had a dream of being dumped by the Young Master.’
What the hell is going on. Should I question Nina?
Jean was seriously concerned.
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“He’s really! Too much! Is he crazy or what?!”
As soon as Nina went in, Fiona jumped up from her seat as if revived and started swearing at Randell.
“Because I said I don’t know what to do, he was stunned but what came after was worst…!”
‘You still didn’t learn how to use your powers? At your age? If you were taken advantage of by the opponent like that, you should have thought about it yourself. Did you leave your brains stored somewhere else?’
“He talked to me like that. Let me calm down first! I’m way too mad!”
“Wow….”
Nina was out of her mind.
She knew Randell’s bad mouth habits, but she feels like he was crossing the line more and more.
“I know how to heal people or use these powers, but… to purify such things. I’ve never done it before…”
After several trials and errors, Fiona succeeded in purifying it.
“I used this.”
Nina was surprised when Fiona brought out the seed crystals. They were gleaming with a faint white glow.
“It’s like magic, and he told me to focus my power here.”
When the seed crystal was filled with her energy, it became easier to control and amplify her powers.
She used the seed crystals to purify the large fragment.
“I would have done it sooner if he hadn’t been so sarcastic.”
Fiona said sharply and handed the seed filled with her energy to Nina.
“Have this, Dame Nina. You don’t know if there’s going to be a need to purify something else, right?
“Thank you.”
As Nina accepted the seed, something was sucked into her.
“Huh?”
“What?”
The soft white light disappeared from the seed. Instead, the elemental crest on Nina’s wrist shone faintly and then subsided.
“Did you absorb it?”
Fiona opened her eyes wide. Nina looked at her wrist and made a bewildered face.
“I think so.”
“Again, can we do it again?”
Fiona grabbed the seed crystal and gave it energy once more. Then the seed shone, but this time it was not absorbed by Nina.
“I think there is a limit to the amount of absorption.”
“Then, this seed is yours, Dame Nina. It’s fascinating, by the way.”
“I know, right.”
Nina nodded her head, saying, “I didn’t know the spirit had this kind of power.”
“You might meet someone in the same situation as Sir Benzel again.”
“Right.”
“The dark parts that did not return to humans were purified. Sir Benzel was also surprised.”
It was also the first time that she saved someone with her ability and received gratitude for it. Fiona started to think positively about her abilities.
The same was true of purifying the corrupt fragments.
As she used her powers independently, her confidence grew and her heart felt refreshed. She quietly confided those feelings and Nina listened seriously.
Nina pulled her hair back and let go of her hand, remembering that it was shorter than before.
“So, Fiona.”
Why don’t you heal those who have been harmed by the corrupt fragments as ‘a girl with mysterious powers’?
When Nin opened her mouth, Fiona opened her eyes wide and listened.
Shortly after being caught, he screamed and died while being transported. Everyone clearly witnessed his body shattering into black ashes.
Nina opened her eyes wide.
“So? What about confiscation and seizure?”
“We worked hard to collect evidence, just in case he was an abandoned pawn. Thanks to that, we found out about the Cult.”
Adrian hit the plate.
His eyes sharpened.
“It’s too easy.”
Louis agreed and nodded his head, but Jean tilted his.
“Isn’t it better if it’s easier?”
“No, according to the information Jack pulled out, he was a person who held a fairly important position in the Cult. Such a character lacked discipline and strength, besides he died too easily when he was found out as a member of the Cult.”
It’s easy enough to think it’s a trap.
Nina tilted her head.
“So you think the information they put there is a trap?”
“No, it’s not like that. In a nutshell, the Cult Leader…….”
The Cult leader seems to not care about the Cult itself.
It was strange to have given a high position to such a person. They are controlling Bellacs, conducting human experiments, and devising plans to destroy the world. Why use such a low-quality human resource?
Isn’t that too contradictory?
“It seems to be used as an expiable tool. Or the whole Cult is not a big deal to him, and there is another core part to their plans.”
If we are too late after cutting off all the pretense, they might hide.
Louis calmly said.
“Once he knows we can get rid of the pieces, he will move quickly, and there is one more problem.”
His voice was very light to be talking about such grave problems.
When Adrian looked at him, Louis said.
“It is said that when Baron Verdin escaped, he wielded the power of a corrupted fragment, and those who were struck fell ill. Black spots appeared on the skin of the affliged, and it’s spreading.”
“It’s different from the usual Bellac poisoning.”
He nodded at Nina’s words.
“The nobles are hoping for the help of the Saint, but there’s no special news about the Temple moving. Perhaps, it’s not possible to do something about that because she’s a fake Saint? Maybe…….”
Louis’ gaze slowly turned upstairs.
“But she might be able to.”
How about spilling a few rumors that we have a real Saint on our side?
With that said, Adrian leaned back in his chair.
The presence of a fake Saint is advantageous enough to give the Temple an edge. If so, what should be done to devalue that Saint?
The answer is to show the real thing.
‘Surely…….’
While he was contemplating, the dishes continued to come out.
Adrian’s were beautifully plated and Nina’s were large and plentiful plated.
Light grilled scallops with simmered sauce served with vegetables, and crispy stuffed quail as the main part of the dish.
Adrian had one, and Nina got ten.
The meat was so tender that the bones and flesh could be spread just by putting a fork on it, and the outside was crispy as it was grilled with sauce.
Nina said while slicing the bones apart.
“Would Fiona want to do that? I don’t think she’d like to be called a Saint anymore.”
Adrian nodded his head at that.
“I think we should talk to her about that. We don’t want to fight the Temple openly, either.”
A girl with mysterious divine powers. This would be okay as a title.
Nina nodded. Fiona also said she wanted revenge, so she must be willing to cooperate.
‘First of all, I need to beat Edgar once.’
How can I meet him?
While Nina was contemplating, the attendant diligently emptied the bone-filled silverware repeatedly.
As soon as all the quails disappeared, the servant asked.
“Shall we serve dessert? Or would you like more quails?”
Nina asked, “What’s for dessert?”
When the servant answered chocolate cake, Nina immediately moved on to dessert. Adrian got a cake slice the size of an egg, and Nina got a cake slice the size of both palms spread together.
When cut with a knife, melted chocolate came out from the inside.
Happily eating the chocolate cake, Nina said.
“First, I will talk to Fiona. I also have to talk to Randell, and see Benzel.”
She has to see the face of all three anyway, so they nodded their head to Nina.
She should also meet Kell, Raja, and Charlotte to congratulate them.
Nina got up from her seat, patting her stomach. She was moderately full to the point of feeling good. She preferred not to fill her stomach to the brim because eating too much made her movements slow down.
“Then I’ll go up.”
Before Nina left, she abruptly gave Adrian a hug and left the dining hall. Jean gave one exhausted look at Adrian and said with anguish.
“Just confess.”
“I gave up.”
“What?”
Jean opened his mouth wide, and Louis was also surprised.
Adrian sighed and said.
“It’s more important for Nina to be happy than my confession.”
“But-.”
He was about to say something, but then he shut his mouth. He was overstepping to argue more in this place.
‘Hold on, she even cried when she had a dream of being dumped by the Young Master.’
What the hell is going on. Should I question Nina?
Jean was seriously concerned.
────── •❆• ──────
“He’s really! Too much! Is he crazy or what?!”
As soon as Nina went in, Fiona jumped up from her seat as if revived and started swearing at Randell.
“Because I said I don’t know what to do, he was stunned but what came after was worst…!”
‘You still didn’t learn how to use your powers? At your age? If you were taken advantage of by the opponent like that, you should have thought about it yourself. Did you leave your brains stored somewhere else?’
“He talked to me like that. Let me calm down first! I’m way too mad!”
“Wow….”
Nina was out of her mind.
She knew Randell’s bad mouth habits, but she feels like he was crossing the line more and more.
“I know how to heal people or use these powers, but… to purify such things. I’ve never done it before…”
After several trials and errors, Fiona succeeded in purifying it.
“I used this.”
Nina was surprised when Fiona brought out the seed crystals. They were gleaming with a faint white glow.
“It’s like magic, and he told me to focus my power here.”
When the seed crystal was filled with her energy, it became easier to control and amplify her powers.
She used the seed crystals to purify the large fragment.
“I would have done it sooner if he hadn’t been so sarcastic.”
Fiona said sharply and handed the seed filled with her energy to Nina.
“Have this, Dame Nina. You don’t know if there’s going to be a need to purify something else, right?
“Thank you.”
As Nina accepted the seed, something was sucked into her.
“Huh?”
“What?”
The soft white light disappeared from the seed. Instead, the elemental crest on Nina’s wrist shone faintly and then subsided.
“Did you absorb it?”
Fiona opened her eyes wide. Nina looked at her wrist and made a bewildered face.
“I think so.”
“Again, can we do it again?”
Fiona grabbed the seed crystal and gave it energy once more. Then the seed shone, but this time it was not absorbed by Nina.
“I think there is a limit to the amount of absorption.”
“Then, this seed is yours, Dame Nina. It’s fascinating, by the way.”
“I know, right.”
Nina nodded her head, saying, “I didn’t know the spirit had this kind of power.”
“You might meet someone in the same situation as Sir Benzel again.”
“Right.”
“The dark parts that did not return to humans were purified. Sir Benzel was also surprised.”
It was also the first time that she saved someone with her ability and received gratitude for it. Fiona started to think positively about her abilities.
The same was true of purifying the corrupt fragments.
As she used her powers independently, her confidence grew and her heart felt refreshed. She quietly confided those feelings and Nina listened seriously.
Nina pulled her hair back and let go of her hand, remembering that it was shorter than before.
“So, Fiona.”
Why don’t you heal those who have been harmed by the corrupt fragments as ‘a girl with mysterious powers’?
When Nin opened her mouth, Fiona opened her eyes wide and listened.
