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"Thanks to Miss Valeria and the felinoids tribe, it seems that the world of small beastmen is being cleaned up smoothly."
Kashmir said, putting down the teacup.
"The Felinoids Tribe's barrier ability is amazing. They're successfully achieving the 'complete purification' that even Runcandels and Zipfels are struggling with," Cuicantelle nodded.
On the table, where they were sitting, was a letter from Jin to Valeria. The content was to help the felinoids tribesmen to find the 'forgotten temple' of the ancient cat gods.
As it says, Valeria was currently looking for a forgotten temple with the Felinoids, and she was quickly making progress.
"Last time, Valeria said that she might be able to further increase the efficiency of purification by combining the divine power of time with the barrier ability of the Felinoids tribe. Do you know, Kashmir?"
"Yes, I heard that too. As time passes, Miss Valeria is opening up to us more and more, sharing quite a bit of information. She even plays with the kids. Still, it feels somewhat challenging to interact with her comfortably."
"She is like a knife. Should I say it's like watching a cold-hearted Jin? Anyway, the key to adding the divine power of time to the barrier abilities of the Felinoids tribe is Enya. This will only be possible if Enya can better handle the divine power of time."
"Miss Enya is training with fiery dedication every day, so it should happen soon. Dr. Qwaul's development is progressing smoothly...… By the time Lord Jin returns, many things will likely change. However..."
Kashmir's eyes narrowed.
"I am worried that everything will continue to go smoothly. I'm especially concerned about the entanglement between the imperial family and Zipfel. At the moment, we can't delve any deeper into it."
Temar's left arm.
Currently, even Valeria's record magic cannot find the location of his body part held by the imperial family.
It is unknown whether it is still owned only by the imperial family, or whether it is being shared with Zipfel and a new Majin technology is being researched.
However, based on the situation, it was possible to guess. Kashmir determined that it had already been shared with Zipfel.
"Despite Zipfel being so occupied recently, pouring efforts not only into the purification of the Lutero Magic Federation but also into cleansing the lands of the Empire, it's not merely to atone for sins," Kashmir remarked.
The purification of the empire that was carried out by Zipfel was progressing mainly in the eastern region close to the Lutero Magical Federation.
"After the purification of the eastern part of the Empire is completed, and Zipfel regains strength, the Imperial Family will likely choose to join the Lutero Magic Federation along with the eastern regions. Expanding the territory of the Lutero Magic Federation may not hold significant meaning, but what's crucial is the technological expertise in majinification."
"If we can't find and kill the heads of the imperial family, that's bound to happen. What we need to focus on is strengthening the barriers of the felinoids tribe before Jin returns, and applying their barriers to the human world once the world of the small beastmen is purified."
"Yes, I am well aware of it. Anyway, we can only hope that Sir Dante will provide information about the Majins, let's wait and see."
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The Garden of Swords, the Tona brothers were sitting in the central courtyard and smoking.
"Ah, this mission was a bit difficult. 8-star martial artist level contagion...… The people of Ken clan must be devastated. Losing someone groomed as the next best swordsman of their clan."
"We had no choice but to get rid of contagion, but let's visit the Ken clan soon and express our condolences."
They had just returned from a mission to clean up a contaminated area.
Over the past year and three months, Runcandels had cleared more than 70% of the contaminated areas that first occurred after the Sword emperor Castle war.
At this rate, the suppression of the chaos that had invaded Runcandel's territory was only a matter of time. However, for some reason, reports of "chaos-infected individuals" being discovered increased as the purification zones expanded.
In particular, high-ranking martial artists or mage-infected people continued to be found.
So far, Runcandels had swiftly subdued them before they could cause significant harm.
However, the members of the Huphester alliance always felt like they were carrying a bomb that could go off at any moment.
This time, Ken clan's next best sword, and the other time, an elder of the Tuko clan was infected and subdued.
Even the Guardian Knights of Runcandel had been infected several times, so even if they had made a ceasefire agreement with Zipfel, the atmosphere in the Huphester alliance was rather worse than before.
The only consolation was that the Lutero Magic Federation was facing a similar situation.
"Ugh, I am tired. Do we have to rest for just an hour and then move on to the next mission?"
"This time it's Delki Kingdom, right? At least the infected area is away from residential areas, so we might see less human blood."
"Anyway, it's good that we can take a break here for now."
Originally, they mainly used the courtyard of the Guardian Knight's residence. This was especially true when Myu and Anne were waiting in the chambers, but lately they weren't bullying Tona brothers.
Not only that, but as flagbearers, they were making outstanding contributions to the purification mission every time, and naturally, their position in the clan was also rising.
Most members of the clan understood that they were trying to avoid being purged by Jin, who will return later.
Not many people guessed that Myu and Anne had become messengers of the Prophet.
"It has already been more than a year since the youngest left the closed-door training...…."
"I wonder if he's doing well?"
"He probably is. We don't know how much stronger he'll come back."
"Didn't our mother say she would make him patriarch when he returns?"
"She didn't exactly say that, but it felt almost like that."
Closed-door training.
Even though it was a ceasefire, Jin left for training alone when the Huphester alliance was more dizzy than ever.
However, no one in the clan criticized or despised Jin. Rather, they considered it to be the final test of his qualifications before ascending to the throne.
It was because of the achievements made by Jin. In the first place, without him not only the Huphester alliance, but the entire world would have been in a more terrible situation than now.
Besides, since Rosa even sent him herself, most of the members of Runcandel clan had similar thoughts to the Tona brothers. When Jin returns, he will become the patriarch.
"I vividly remember the time when we used to torment the youngest for choosing Barisada in the selection ceremony."
"It's a relief that we didn't die back then."
"It's because it was the storm castle. But we would have been doomed if it was another time."
"But still, both of us gradually became closer to the youngest since then. Myu and Anne, those crazy...… (At this point, Daytona looked around just in case) things might not have tormented us because they were conscious of the youngest."
"If the youngest purges those crazy bitches (Heytona was also looking around), let's be the first to finish them off! Kihikihi, they are finished. Seriously."
Phew, boom-!
At that moment, an explosion was suddenly heard from the main house inside the central courtyard.
As for the Tona brothers, their hearts sank. They thought Myu and Anne had heard their gossip and exploded in anger.
"Ugh, uhhh. Sorry, elder sisters!"
However, the subject of the explosion was not Myu and Anne.
"Wait, this isn't those crazy bitches. It's from the main house! Myu and Anne are not that strong...…!"
Kurur…!
As if an earthquake had occurred, the entire Garden of Swords was vibrating.
Like prey facing a beast, the Tona brothers froze even after they knew it wasn't Myu and Anne.
Currently, as far as they know, there are only two people in the clan who can spread such aura.
Leader of Black Knights, Stam.
And their mother, Rosa Runcandel.
Thud!
"What the hell. Wha, head!?"
In front of the Tona brothers, the head of someone and debris from a shattered building fell.
It was the head of the elder. As soon as the Tona brothers saw it, they ran frantically toward the main house, and along the way, they could see flagbearers and knights running towards the same direction.
"E-Elder sister Mary! What happened!?"
"Daytona, Haytona! You two, don't go to the main house and control the media!"
"Elder Brother Diphus?"
"10th flagbearer, 11th flagbearer, get hold of yourself! It's an emergency! Under no circumstances should this be known outside. Got it! Take all the lower-ranking Guardian Knights, and prepare to control the press! As of now, this is our top priority until the situation is sorted out."
"Ah, understood!"
The Tona brothers disappeared to lead the Guardian Knights, and Myu and Anne continued to run towards the main house.
The main house was already in shambles, with nearby scenes filled with the corpses of those who had been in the house and scattered wounded.
"... Personnel below Black knight-level and top flagbearers are prohibited from entering. Everyone wait outside!"
Stam, who had arrived first and was guarding the entrance, shouted.
Stam, the Black Knights, and the top flagbearers calmed down their bewildered hearts and entered the broken main house.
In the middle of the house, a woman engulfed in chaos was roaring with a sword in hand.
Rosa Runcandel, she was rampaging.
Diphus and Mary couldn't help but grit their teeth at the sight of her.
'Why did Mother go berserk at this time...!'
There was no time to ponder why Rosa had gone berserk. Her rampage was truly an unexpected accident.
Moreover, just 30 minutes ago, Diphus and Mary had a normal meeting with her.
If Rosa didn't stop running rampant, Runcandel would fall into the abyss from today. It was possible to subdue her with flagbearers and black knights waiting inside, but it was impossible to deal with the situation afterwards.
Rosa is the most important force in Runcandel and the acting matriarch at the moment when Chiron is absent.
As soon as the news of her being in trouble broke out, Zipfel would undoubtedly come running with a vengeance.
The ceasefire agreement could be maintained only as long as Runcandel and Zipfel refrained from taking each other down.
Fortunately.
Rosa stopped her roar when she saw the flagbearers and the black knights.
"Acting matriarch, are you conscious?"
"Sir Stam...."
"Fortunately. If you are in a situation where you can use your rational judgment, give the order."
Pluck!
At those words, Rosa stabbed herself in the chest with frenzy. She could control her sanity, but her body wouldn't move as she intended.
[T/L:- Frenzy is the name of Rosa's sword.]
A high-speed regeneration phenomenon occurred when the chest pierced by the sword.
Rosa fiercely resisted the body trying to draw the sword against her will. Until all the energy of the body was drained due to excessive high-speed regeneration.
And just before losing consciousness and collapsing, she gave an order to Stam.
"Be sure to….keep quiet about today's incident, everyone.…."
Stam silently nodded his head.
"I will."
Then, when Rosa collapsed, Stam pulled the frenzy out of her chest. He could see the chaos that spread around Rosa seeping into the affected area and regenerating it.
At that time, Myu and Anne, who were outside, said this in calm voices.
"Now our mother will know. If she continues to go against 'their' will, she has no choice but to face a catastrophe."
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