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Hope.
In the face of the enemy's transcendent and demonic power, this hope was desperately needed.
The people gathered in the conference room stared blankly at the words written on the floating window for a long time.
Meanwhile, the writings of the butlers and scribes continued to be erased.
"Well done, Head butler! According to what is written here, it seems that even with their wicked ability to manipulate history, they cannot erase our patriarch...!"
Diana grabbed Luet's hand and spoke.
Elona Zipfel, along with 3026 mages.
3026. The significance of that number was none other than the total number of elite mages within Zipfel, which Runcandel had already grasped, and it matched exactly.
Furthermore, Elona Zipfel, despite not being the patriarch of the Zipfel clan, was known as the strongest mage within Zipfel.
They have fought numerous battles with her.
Temar and the Ten Great Knights concluded that Elona accounted for more than half of Zipfel's overall power, so there could be no better explanation of her strength than that.
"Elona, that monstrous mage, and all the elite mages had already conspired against the patriarch once."
Padler shivered. He was recalling the memory of restraining Elona with other Ten Great Knights last year.
The Ten Great Knights realized that there was another person in the world who could be called a "monster" besides Temar that day.
"What the hell are they doing to manipulate history? Those damn bastards, it seems like there is some connection to the Tower of Stories...!"
Sylderay exploded in anger.
As he said, Runcandel still did not know exactly how Zipfel was manipulating history.
They only knew that manipulation occurred when Zipfel's mages gathered in large numbers at the Tower of Stories.
But that was just speculation. There were several other locations where "history manipulation" was suspected to be occurring.
"Since the patriarch had already decided to prioritize destroying their magic towers, the answers would soon be revealed."
They were still unable to attack the main house of the Lutero Magic Federation, Drakka. It was because Elona was constantly defending it.
The magic towers were being destroyed smoothly. Except for the places used by Zipfel as major strongholds, over a hundred magic towers had already been destroyed.
"Dame Sarah Runcandel, the Ten Great Knight, has returned!"
A guardian knight rushed into the conference room and spoke.
Upon hearing that, Luet and the Ten Great Knights simultaneously started running to greet Sarah.
They had been waiting all this time for either Temar or Sarah to return. The two of them were leading the other Ten Great Knights in attacking Zipfel's magic towers.
Luet and the Ten Great Knights were so anxious that they didn't even bother to shield themselves from the pouring rain as they ran to meet Sarah.
"Sarah!"
"Dame Sarah!"
"Wow, it seems like everyone was eagerly waiting for me. You guys are not puppies, you know? It's embarrassing to see you all running towards me like this."
Sarah smiled as she looked at her approaching comrades.
Even amidst the pouring rain that felt like the sky had ripped open, a strong scent of ashes and burnt smell emanated from her. It was a testament to how intense the battle she had just fought was.
"Especially Padler, this weakling would catch a cold if he got wet. Haha."
"What happened? Sarah, did you manage to destroy the enemy's towers?"
"No, it wasn't possible. If there were more mages like Elona, would you believe it? Sylderay, no matter how terrible it was, I managed to destroy about fifty of them before giving up and coming back."
"What, are you serious...!?"
Only Sylderay fell for Sarah's feeble lie.
"Fooled again, Sylderay. Hahaha! You are being fooled by my deception. It's not easy for me to stop playing pranks when you're so easily fooled."
"What? Is it a lie again?"
"Yeah. Do you think there would be another crazy monster like that in the world, huh? Anyway, you have the cute side of being a stupid."
"I did it to ease the feeling of your blood drying up while waiting for me. That's what big sisters do."
"You are five years younger than me, yet you are my big sister…"
The other comrades had already realized that Sarah's mission had succeeded at the point where she lied. Whenever Sarah showed a playful mood, it was always like this.
"Well, for now, we've destroyed all the towers assigned to our side. Well, my brother, or rather, the patriarch, had few more than us, but it seems I had turned around ten thousand mages into ashes."
Indeed, Sarah was undoubtedly the strongest among the Ten Great Knights. The number of mages she killed had no imaginary figures mixed in.
"The patriarch must have finished on his end soon. But it's strange. Although there are more towers to destroy on their side, I thought the patriarch would finish before us."
The towers Sarah's group planned to destroy were twenty in total.
The towers Temar's group planned to destroy were forty.
Despite the double difference, Temar's power was enough to compensate for that gap.
"Why does it feel strange? Did I actually defeat the patriarch after a long time? No, that's not possible. It couldn't be that something happened on the patriarch's side, right?"
"We were constantly monitoring Elona's location. So there shouldn't be any problems on the patriarch's side. It's probably because your magic sword's secret move was completed."
"I knew it, right? Well, I did wipe out the last five towers completely. Zipfel's mages melted like butter."
"Seriously, can't you refrain from using expressions like "melting" when referring to humans?"
Padler frowned and spoke, and Sarah shrugged her shoulders.
"To me, "humans" refers to those who are not Runcandel's enemies, weakling. You're acting all surprised when you already know that."
"Still, it is not good for your emotions."
"Am I a teenage girl? Spend your time taking care of your health instead of worrying about my emotions."
Sarah laughed, messing up Padler's hair.
With the arrival of Sarah, along with the hope brought by Luet, the heavy expressions on the faces of the Ten Great Knights quickly eased.
"Dame Sarah, take a look at this."
Luet once again displayed a translucent window in front of her.
"Huh? What's this, Luet? Elona Zipfel and 3026 mages... Oh! This is really good news. My brother, no, patriarch, is truly amazing, Is not he?"
"Of course, we still cannot completely relax. Although Elona Zipfel and all the elite mages are included, the patriarch and second in command of the Zipfel clan were not part of it."
Zipfel used the patriarch and second in command, as well as five hundred elite mages, to manipulate the history of the "Fairy" race.
This was also confirmed by Luet's recording ability.
Naturally, the power of the patriarch and second in command should not be underestimated. They may be inferior to Elona, but they were individuals who reached a transcendental realm in their own right.
It took that level of power to erase the history of the Fairy race spanning thousands of years.
The fact that even with greater power, they couldn't manipulate Temar's history made Luet feel both fortunate and bitter at the same time.
Her own race continued to be forgotten at this very moment.
Moreover, it was sad to think that the thousands of years of time and history accumulated by her own race might be considered less valuable than a single human named Temar.
The power of existence.
Luet couldn't exactly grasp the meaning behind what was written in the record window.
Sensing her thoughts, Sarah placed her hand on Luet's shoulder.
"Head butler, I know what you're thinking. But, just my opinion, I think this power of existence isn't something simple. It's about how much change a person brings to the world, that's the standard. The reason why Zipfel couldn't manipulate the history of my brother Temar as they did with the Fairy race is because he's bringing significant changes to the world."
"So, Dame Sarah's words mean that the more influential the being is in changing the world, the harder it is for Zipfel to manipulate their history?"
"Yes, Temar is completely reshaping the world right now, isn't he? The Fairy race, being observers and record-keepers, has a role of not actively changing the world."
Luet fell into thought for a moment.
"...It could be interpreted that way, Dame Sarah."
"Of course, it's just speculation to a certain extent. But it does seem plausible. Honestly, I don't think the value of Temar as an individual surpasses that of the entire Fairy race. Among various beings, it's difficult to definitively say which is superior."
The other Ten Great Knights nodded. When Luet first brought the news, they were happy, but they also worried about Luet, just like Sarah.
"Thank you for your concern."
"Well, compared to what the Head butler does for us, it's infinitely insufficient. Now, should we lend a hand to the Head butler and the scribes? The more help, the better, right?"
As Sarah rested her arm on Padler's shoulder and spoke, Luet's pupils naturally widened as she had been staring at the record window.
"Wait a moment. What is this...!"
At Luet's newly alarmed voice, the Ten Great Knights couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.
"Head butler, what's wrong, ha...?"
As Diana approached Luet, she saw the record window and stopped speaking.
Or rather, her words were not stopped but rather she was speechless.
The others who saw the record window had similar reactions to Diana.
In the record window, sentences that they didn't know how to interpret were being generated.
<...On March 3rd..., Temar Runcandel and the...Ten Great Knights...Zipfel's towers..., destroyed...>
<..., Temar Runcandel and..., ..., ..., ...>
They were disappearing.
They were records of Temar and the Ten Great Knights destroying Zipfel's towers 'today'.
But the shock that Luet and the Ten Great Knights would receive did not end there.
The contents of the record window were being updated incessantly.
And the last updated information consisted of records.