Chapter 101

Chapter 101

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Chapter 101

As Yuder lowered his arm, Kishiar, who had risen from his place, approached and deftly unbuttoned Yuder's uniform and even the inner shirt without hesitation.

Feeling a touch that was unusually practiced for a prince who rarely dressed himself, Yuder felt slightly strange.

It wasn't that he had never undressed in front of someone or been undressed, but he realized that this was the first time someone else had undressed him in this manner.

What's more, the person doing it was Kishiar La Orr. Despite spending countless nights with him in his previous life, it was an unfamiliar experience he had never encountered.

"Done."

With the last button undone, Kishiar stepped back nonchalantly, and a faint fragrance wafted from him. It was a subtle scent, different from the perfume he had given off when Yuder had come here to decide whether to go to the Shin or Sul Division.

Yuder was momentarily mesmerized by the scent, then shook his head and opened his mouth.

"You are... adept at dressing and undressing."

"Well, yes. I think everyone would agree that I'm probably the prince who can unbutton and button up the fastest in the thousand-year history of the Orr Empire."

"Did you practice?"

"Practice, should I say..."

Kishiar, about to answer, faded his words for a moment and slightly lifted one corner of his mouth, only to lower it again soon.

"Well, that's not the most important issue right now. Now, show me how much you've burned."

Yuder slowly took off his shirt and gloves, looking at his right arm from which a dull pain was emerging. Kishiar's sharp gaze went towards the violet spot spreading across the bandaged left forearm and shoulder.

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As he watched the color of the spot darken almost to black, Kishiar murmured softly. His voice was heavier than usual.

"Is it still hurting? Answer truthfully, regardless of whether it's bearable or not."

As if he had guessed what Yuder would answer by his expression, Kishiar quickly added to his question. Yuder closed his mouth hesitantly, then opened it again. It felt as if his thoughts had been read because he was about to answer exactly as Kishiar had predicted if he hadn't added that comment.

"It hurts."

"To what extent?"

Kishiar asked back, like a doctor questioning a patient.

"As you can see, it's not severe enough to interfere with conversation... but occasionally, it hurts as if I've been struck by lightning."

"Occasionally, you say? Does that mean it's periodic or..."

"It's intermittent. I'm not sure what triggers the sudden increase in pain."

"However, the effect seems less than anticipated. We might run out of the prepared Purification Stones at this rate."

As Nathan, standing behind them, quietly responded, Kishiar nodded and picked up a symbol of the Sun God from among the piled objects.

The divine symbol, adorned with twelve radial stripes of gold and silver of varying lengths encircling a red ruby, exuded a sanctity that was entirely different from the ordinary wooden ones commoners would carry around. It was a luxurious item that seemed fitting for a pope to carry.

"Surely, he wouldn't give me such a flashy item," thought Yuder. Perhaps noticing Yuder's apprehensive glance at the divine symbol, Kishiar chuckled softly.

"Don't worry. It's my job to handle this."

"That's a relief..."

"This divine symbol was created with blessings bestowed directly by the 45th Pope, known for his particularly strong divine power. It's a good medium to amplify divine power."

Kishiar wound the gold chain connected to the holy symbol around his hand and lifted another Purification Stone. The second stone that touched the back of Yuder's hand transformed into something resembling a black pebble within minutes.

However, it was apparent that the effect was slightly stronger than before. The purplish hue that had been hovering around the shoulder line had noticeably receded below the shoulder.

After confirming the effectiveness, Kishiar began the repetitive process in earnest. Each time he infused the purification stone with divine power and touched it to the back of Yuder's hand, the purple specks gradually disappeared downwards, revealing the original white skin beneath.

But the pain that felt like a knife stabbing and twisting continued, and soon Yuder's forehead and back were drenched with cold sweat. Flecks of sweat could also be seen on Kishiar's forehead as he continually exerted his divine power.

"If you keep gritting your teeth like that, you'll hurt them. Better to talk about something."

"...What should I talk about?"

Kishiar picked up a new purification stone and spoke again as Yuder responded a little late.

"There must be stories that couldn't all be written in the report."

"..."

"For example, stories about an Awakener named Nahan who had illusion abilities."

Kishiar continued as he infused the purification stone with divine power.

"Or the political situation in the East as seen from your perspective, or stories about the Apeto and Diarca families. Anything will do."

"If I start now, it will sound too disjointed... Wouldn't it be better for such a report... to be received separately later?"

Due to the pain that surged like sparks from time to time, Yuder's responses had unwittingly slowed. Despite showing an astonishing lack of distress or discomfort on his face, pain was still pain. Kishiar managed to muster a quiet smile at his assistant who seemed too accustomed to enduring pain.

"Why waste time like that? I'll filter it out myself, just go ahead now."

With that, Yuder couldn't argue. Despite the ongoing pain and tension that made his head increasingly numb, he rummaged through his mind and finally started to speak about the topics he had intended to bring up.

The suspicion that Nahan was more than a mere bandit, the powerful illusion ability he had which could kill people without any visible attack, the need to investigate the strange research taking place in the Apeto estate, and even the conversations he had had with Zachlis Hartan – as these sporadic words flowed out unchecked, Kishiar used up a dozen more Purification Stones.

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