Chapter 115.2

“How did you remember so quickly? You must have taken the history class a long time ago.”

She shrugged, looking at him, who looked genuinely surprised.

“Because I studied to go to the academy.”

“Ah, tha’s right.”

After Reynard left for Crohn Kingdom, Yurina, unable to adapt to the quiet and lonely atmosphere of the mansion, contemplated whether to enter the academy to pass the time quickly.

However, the couple of the Marquis Carthia objected that they couldn’t send her to the dormitory academy because she was weak. The rejection of her father, the Marquis, was particularly severe.

Yurina insisted on going, but she had no choice but to give up because she caught a fever just in time. Instead, she learned the magic from Dave.

But that wasn’t what mattered now.

“Well, what’s with this rebellion?”

Exactly 157 years ago, after the death of Emperor Archibald, his eldest son and Crown Prince Conrad ascended the throne.

Many have opposed him ever since he was appointed Crown Prince. Conrad was greedy for the throne, but he had neither the ability to govern nor the character to protect his subjects and people.

When Conrad ascended the throne, he had many opponents. But he ascended the blood-drenched throne, and all opposition was put to the sword.

Three years later, the third prince, Edgar, who had previously prostrated himself before Conrad, started a rebellion. He was based on his own estate in the eastern part of the Empire.

The nobles and the people, tired of Conrad’s tyranny, joined Edgar’s rebellion, but unfortunately his rebellion was crushed after a fierce clash.

After that, Edgar was executed and his head was beheaded in the middle of the capital, and all those who joined his rebellion disappeared under the guillotine.

At that time, the black magicians were the most oppressed.

“As you already know, black magic is magic that uses blood instead of mana, unlike normal magic. People considered the warlocks sinister, the warlocks couldn’t stand it and gradually hid in the shadows. Even though they weren’t prosecuted by Imperial law…”

“But the rebellion was the trigger.”

“Yes, it is.”

Emperor Conrad began to grab all the warlocks who, after the uprising, hid in the shadows. That’s why warlocks are gone now. Some may still exist in the shadows, but at least they keep their noses out.

That is, until a wolf discovered at a hunting competition not too long ago showed up.

‘But why did you tell me this story?’

It was a story she already knew, so Dave had no reason to repeat it. Dave, who was receiving Yurina’s questionable gaze, took a sip of black tea and cleared his throat.

“This is the history of the Empire, known everywhere. By the way, have you ever felt something strange in this whole story?”

“Hmm…”

Yurina hesitated for a moment, stumbling over her thoughts. In fact, she didn’t even tell her history teacher, but she was a little puzzled while learning that part.

“There was a part I didn’t understand.”

“Which part?”

Dave asked quietly, like when he was teaching her magic. Rather than teaching both Yurina and Reynard directly, he guided the two of them to think for themselves in this way.

“I wish I could say this…”

“it’s okay. Because no one can hear it.”

Yurina hesitated, then carefully brought out the part that she had thought was strange.

“As for the warlocks, no matter how much they participated in the rebellion, it was a little strange that they were all caught and executed just because they wanted to at this time. Participation in treason is not part of it.”

Not all knights of the Empire were punished just for the fact that some joined the conspiracy. Just because a nobleman in a certain estate is unclean in heart doesn’t mean that all the people in that estate should suffer.

Even if the warlock took part in the rebellion, it was wise to execute only those who directly opposed the monarch. However, Emperor Conrad tirelessly sought out and executed warlocks who had nothing to do with treason, as if to root out black magic.

Even if black magic was considered sinister, was there a need for it?

However, Yurina hadn’t said this to anyone until now, fearing that it might be taken as an insult to the imperial family.

Dave nodded, making it clear that he got the answer he was looking for.

“The lady is right. A warlock’s involvement in a rebellion is no reason to eradicate black magic completely. Even Emperor Conrad initially only executed wizards associated with treason. It took several months to catch all the warlocks.”

“But what is the reason?”

Raynard, who was silently listening to this whole story, only looking at Yurina’s face, suddenly intervened.

“When I was learning Warlock, I had never heard such a detailed story.”

“It’s because everyone is shushing on this theme.”

Dave lowered his voice and continued to speak using soundproofing magic.

“The Emperor Conrad began to oppress the warlocks, because these sorcerers intended to return the executed Third Prince to this world.”

“Can you bring the dead back to life?”

“But you yourself said that it was impossible, didn’t you?”

Yurina and Reynard asked at the same time, as soon as Dave finished speaking.

Life and death were the prerogative of the Goddess. You can save someone who has been seriously injured and is about to die, but you can’t save someone who is already dead.

“Yes, magic can’t bring the dead back to life. And besides, the corpse of the third prince has already been burned.”

“Then how?”

“The warlocks tried to go back in time when the third prince was still alive. That is, before the rebellion.”