A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 240

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 240

 

Tie didn’t like the Order and the Pope.

 

‘Because the unit members said the Order keeps targeting Tie.’

 

But that didn’t mean she disliked the World Tree as well.

 

‘Because the World Tree is a mother tree.’

 

Tie still remembered what the sea god Seraldin had told her in Pearl City.

 

[That tree has governed things like life, nature, and purity since ancient times. The source of power that we spirits possess also comes from there.]

 

The words that the World Tree was like a mother figure to all spirits.

 

“…Mother.”

 

Tie quietly murmured to herself.

 

A word she had never possessed even once since birth.

 

Yet a word that made her heart feel warm and fuzzy just by saying it.

 

The child’s eyebrows drooped.

 

‘It’s still strange.’

 

To think they had to sacrifice children as offerings to purify the mother tree.

 

It sounded as strange as saying you had to do bad things to become a good person.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“It’s not to purify the World Tree, Tie.”

 

The basement door opened and Tesetan entered.

 

And.

 

“Ahem, hmm!”

 

Following behind him, a middle-aged man that Tie had never seen before revealed himself.

 

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The basement where everyone except the executives had vacated.

 

“…My name is Dominique Keilrn.”

 

The man spoke with a somewhat uncomfortable expression.

 

Tie swallowed her saliva while looking at his pointed beard.

 

“I have assisted His Imperial Majesty closely for 15 years. Our Keilrn family has been holding the position of Prime Minister of this country for three generations now.”

 

“Soup bachelor…?”

 

“Prime Minister.”

 

Dominic corrected her stiffly and continued speaking.

 

“Anyway, I’m a person whose time is precious, so I’ll just explain the matter briefly.”

 

He looked around the basement.

 

“I heard that your associates were attacked by unidentified assassins today. As a result, one coachman died.”

 

Tie’s eyes widened.

 

She recalled the time when they were moving from the imperial palace to the Compensation Office.

 

At that time, Tesetan had left to meet Ardiana.

 

While she was worrying about whether to leave Father behind, it was Alexander who stepped forward.

 

‘Don’t worry, Tie. I’ll stay at the banquet hall.’

 

‘Huh, youngest uncle?’

 

‘Yeah. There needs to be someone to stay and explain the situation. Go ahead.’

 

Thanks to that, Tie was able to leave the banquet hall comfortably with the unit members.

 

And now, Tie looked back at Father with sparkling eyes.

 

‘Uncle explained everything well to Father!’

 

So the soup bachelor who came with Father must also know about the carriage attack incident.

 

Meanwhile, Dominic continued his story.

 

“This is originally material that cannot be given out. It’s top secret, and if the fact that this was leaked outside the palace is discovered, I would immediately be headed for the gallows…”

 

He took something out from the inner pocket of his thick outer coat.

 

It was a thick sheet of paper rolled up.

 

When he untied the string, the paper unfolded to reveal densely written runic characters.

 

“Ahem! I’m the only one in the palace who has memorized all these runes. I’ll only read it once, so listen carefully. This contract…”

 

“This contract is made with blood and kept with blood?”

 

But it was Tie who stepped forward first.

 

“Article 1. The Imperial Army swears not to record the sacrifice selection activities performed by Armingdal’s Arbiters within the Imperial Capital in official records, and not to investigate… track or condemn them!”

 

Veil let out a hollow laugh at the terrible content.

 

Basto’s expression also darkened just the same.

 

Tie continued reading the contract with a puzzled face.

 

“The Emperor shall issue orders to all knight orders, guard units, and officials within the Empire to not interfere with Armingdal’s movements…”

 

The child’s voice gradually became smaller.

 

Unfamiliar words floated around in Tie’s head.

 

Noticing that Tie’s expression was becoming confused, Tesetan approached.

 

“It means the Emperor cooperated to let the assassins kidnap children and harm people.”

 

Surprised, Tie dropped the paper from her hands.

 

She had hoped it wasn’t true.

 

To think the Emperor was turning a blind eye to Armingdal, who threatened Veil’s siblings and killed the coachman.

 

“But…”

 

Isn’t a king’s role to protect the people?

 

Just like how Tie, as the leader, did her best to protect the unit members.

 

But the king.

 

To think the Emperor was directly handing over his own people to the evil Armingdal.

 

Tie stared at the paper again.

 

The passages she hadn’t read yet came into view.

 

[If selected sacrifices are insufficient, the Emperor shall supplement with designated human resources and materials each season.

 

Those who break or leak the contract will immediately have their tongues rot, and their heads-]

 

Tesetan took the paper from Tie’s hands.

 

“Don’t read the rest. It’s just scary and useless words.”

 

Tie nodded her head.

 

At that moment, she felt a curious gaze from somewhere.

 

When she looked up, Dominic was staring intently at Tie.

 

“Sorcerer King. Do you know how to decipher runic characters?”

 

Tie shook her head dejectedly.

 

“No… I don’t know.”

 

“You don’t know. Didn’t you just read the contract fluently?”

 

“That is.”

 

Tie closed her mouth.

 

How should she explain that she just understands when she looks at it?

 

Actually, she had started deciphering runes only a few weeks ago.

 

Aleric, who had gone to Jedo’s black market, bought a bunch of rare magic circles, and while Tie was looking at them, she realized.

 

The fact that runic characters she had never learned before were reading smoothly to her eyes.

 

But right now her head was too complicated to explain all of that.

 

Tie glanced at Dominic cautiously.

 

Indeed, there are moments in this world when it’s much more comfortable and better to just gloss over things.

 

Tie subtly changed the subject.

 

“But if you’ll excuse me, why are you showing this to us, Soup Bachelor?”

 

Dominic made an “ah” sound.

 

In the meantime, Tie reflected on the last sentence of the contract.

 

‘Father was one step too late.’

 

Though Tesetan hurriedly took the contract away, Tie had already seen it clearly.

 

[Those who break or leak the contract will immediately have their tongues rot, and their heads will burn to death in the Arbiter’s flames.]

 

It was a terrifying sentence.

 

But its meaning was clear.

 

“If you show this to Tie, Soup Bachelor, you’ll…”

 

Dominic nodded.

 

“Become endangered. If discovered, it would probably be difficult to preserve my life.”

 

But there was a certain resolve dwelling in Dominic’s eyes.

 

“Living in the Imperial Palace is like that. No matter which side you take, you have to walk a tightrope with your life on the line. So I…”

 

“…”

 

“This time, I’ve decided to bet on Her Highness the Princess.”

 

He rolled up the contract again and put it inside his coat.

 

“I’ve told you countless times. The legitimacy lies with you. Only when you change can the court officials who were once part of the Empress Faction lend their strength.”

 

Dominic recalled Ardiana from the past 15 years that he had observed while serving as Director-General of State Affairs.

 

Ardiana was exactly like a hawk with injured wings. Her feathers had been torn away too early.

 

Even though she had the strength to soar, she couldn’t attempt it for that reason.

 

“But that person has changed. It seems to have started around the time of the siege of the Clock Tower of the Old Palace, which was a national mission.”

 

Ardiana changed slowly but surely.

 

The sight of life returning to her eyes and new feathers sprouting on her broken wings was remarkable.

 

The court officials who had grown sick of Lavania and Pides felt a new wind blowing from somewhere.

 

‘Reccello! What’s with that look on your face?! Don’t tell me again…!’

 

‘…Duke, I can’t do this anymore. Even if my neck gets cut for treason, I cannot serve that scoundrel!’

 

Pides acted as if there was nothing in the world to fear.

 

He even laid hands on court officials who came to report on state affairs, so how much worse could it get?

 

‘This time I will definitely request an audience with Her Highness the Princess! Even if I’m rejected and have to visit the Palace…!’

 

‘Didn’t you see what happened to Lord Naiol? There are dozens of Lavania’s spies around the Princess’s Palace alone!’

 

However, supporting Ardiana was not easy.

 

Not only were Ardiana’s wings broken, but she had already given both her arms and legs entirely to Lavania and Pides.

 

‘I didn’t expect things to change.’

 

But today.

 

Ardiana, who came to find him while he was enjoying the banquet, spoke with a face he had never seen before.

 

‘Lend your strength to the Sorcerer King.’

 

‘Your Highness?’

 

‘I am now telling you to be by my side when a new era opens.’

 

A new era.

 

What that meant was clear.

 

In the darkness shrouded in shadows, Dominic asked.

 

‘What should I do?’

 

And the answer that came back was unexpected.

 

‘Betray the Order. God is no longer there.’

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