Chapter 326

Chapter 326

TL: Zimmings

“How dare you-”

The moment Andre muttered, the pope took Leblaine’s wrist.

Holding her forearms with both hands, the pope closed his mouth tightly.

“.......”

“Go back to your room.”

Leblaine only glared at the pope fiercely and didn’t answer.

The pope’s face became vicious as well.

Andre fixed his wrinkled collar and raised his hand lightly.

Ah, just leave her alone. I have something to say-”

“Go back, saint.”

It was an obvious disregard.

Andre looked at the pope with a hardened face.

“Can’t you hear me?”

“Your Majesty, do not forget the promise that the saints will follow the decisions of the temple.”

“With the woman here, the pope should kneel down and ask forgiveness for the sin of disturbing the regent’s mind.”

“Saint.”

“Pope-!!”

The two men confronted each other.

Leblaine, who had her head lowered, no, Adrian’s eyes darkened.

In fact, Leblaine was not here.

It was Adrian, who used Amy’s power to become Leblaine.

He recalled using that trick when he thought of what would happen if there’s news about Leblaine’s disappearance.

The pope lost his reason when it came to Leblaine, and Andre was a man of inferiority.

Pretending to be Leblaine, the two could have created time for the child to escape.

And their expectations were right, and the pope and Andre confronted each other fiercely.

Adrian looked down on his hand and gritted his teeth.

There was a wound on the back of his hand.

There were no such scars on Leblaine’s body. This was the wound that Adrian received from the holy beasts before.

It was a signal that his divine power was running out.

It’s natural, as he had been using the devil’s powers all day to act as the pope’s assistant priest.

There is not much time left.

‘Leblaine.’

***

As I ran, I flinched and looked back.

‘What?’

I just had a strange feeling.

I stopped walking, tilted my head and looked behind me.

Come to think of it, the knight’s presence was not felt.

‘No way, they gave up?’

What’s wrong with those who were chasing me closely behind my back?

I looked inside with a doubtful gaze and soon turned my head.

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

If I miss this opportunity, I may not be able to come out of the temple forever.

How much longer have I run? There was an exit that could fit at least one adult in front of me.

I clasped my hands tightly and prayed.

‘It’s fine whether it is Ser or a God from another world. I don’t care if it’s Neliard either. So please make sure there’s no one in front of me!’

The pope will be aware of the temple’s underground passage. In the first place, it is a passage that was known only between the popes and cardinals.

Of course, if he knew I would escape to the underground passage, they would guard this place.

Even though they might have known it, I had no choice but to come this way because this was the only way to run away from me.

I closed my eyes tightly and left the exit.

And in front of me.......

“...There is nobody there.”

I looked around, rubbing my sweaty hands on my collar.

The place where I came out was a river near the shopping district.

There were footprints all around the exit. Unique shape for adult men’s sizes. It must have been the holy knight’s footprints.

‘They waited and returned.’

They didn’t follow me, and they waited at the exit and then came back?

‘Something must’ve happened at the temple.’

This cannot happen unless the pope was punished by heaven and died suddenly.

Then in the end, there is only one answer left.

“Adrian...”

He must have helped me.

‘Foolish.’

Adrian may think he’s hiding it well from me, but I know it.

His divine power was getting weaker.

I looked at the mansion I longed for and went into the courtyard with the support of two maids.

As I entered the inside, I saw Henry and Isaac rushing toward us. Behind their backs, Johann came down the stairs.

I thought about it all the time I was in the temple.

Not to make my family worried about me anymore.

So I won’t cry.

I won’t cry.

I will never cry

I decided like that, but my eyes were teary from the moment I saw my brothers’ faces.

Because they’re so thin.

It’s only been about three weeks since I disappeared, but all three of them were as pale as corpses.

Isaac, who was always cheerful, was too quiet. He slowly stroked my cheek.

“This time it’s not a dream.”

“.......”

“It’s not a dream, brother.”

As soon as Isaac hugged me as if confirming the warmth, tears eventually burst.

I sobbed and grabbed Isaac’s sleeve tightly.

I finally came back.

I could come back.

To the home of my dreams.

***

I rubbed my red eyes and sat down on the sofa in the study.

Henry handed me a glass of water and asked.

“What happened?”

“Adrian helped me escape.”

Isaac clicked his tongue.

“I was wondering where he disappeared to, was it in the temple?”

“Adrian is gone?”

“He disappeared from the moment Andre was decided to be regent. He must have known that the madman would never let the second prince, who was like a thorn in his eye, live.”

“Didn’t he messaged Dubledde?”

“It seems that he and our oldest brother often communicate. He said that he also told him that you were awake.”

Looking at Johann, he nodded as if agreeing with Isaac.

I said, “That’s right...”

I nodded and took a deep breath.

“But what about dad?”

“.......”

“.......”

“.......”

The brothers exchanged glances without answering.

For a moment, I became anxious, grabbed Johann and asked.

“Dad!”

“...He is in the Imperial Palace.”

“Why in the Imperial Palace? No way...”

On Johann’s behalf, Isaac said,

“As soon as Andre became regent, what he did was our father’s detention order. On the day you were kidnapped, a detention order was issued, and we were deprived of our father because we had no circumstances in the battle against the temple.”

“Is dad okay?”

“...He didn’t die.”

“What does that mean?”

“.......”

“Isaac!”

“He has been tormented the whole time. A few days ago, for some reason, the pope himself told them to stop, and he barely saved his life.”

‘Did he stop the pressure on our family?’

It may be because of me that my family failed to rescue my father. They couldn’t move hastily because I was in the hands of the temple.

I twisted the hem of my clothes.

‘Pope...pope!’

Henry bent one knee in front of me and said.

“Now that you’re back, all we need to do is rescue our father. Let’s go back to the territory and plan the next thing.”

“No. I won’t back down.”

“What?”

“Did you forget my nickname?”

I twisted my lips and continued.

“They have to know about what happens if they touch a crazy dog.”

Now I’m not going to back down.

I was going to face wrath with ruthlessness, and negativity with negativity.

Like a villain.

“This time it’s my turn.”

Let’s go get revenge.

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