A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 304

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 304

 

The Elder Priest who had rushed over looked bewildered.

 

“I thought you had already gone to the ritual chamber. I didn’t expect you to still be here…”

 

“Ah, yes. You came at just the right time, Leandro.”

 

Sire, who had been pinching Tie’s cheeks, turned around with a bright face.

 

“Explain the situation to those brats! They’re being annoyingly rude without any manners, it’s absolutely disgusting!”

 

The Elder Priest’s lips parted.

 

He turned his head toward the group as if he understood.

 

Then he continued calmly.

 

“Listen well. There seems to have been some misunderstanding, but the reason you were able to save your lives was purely thanks to this person here. My mother.”

 

Veil let out a hollow laugh.

 

“You said that earlier too, what? Mother?”

 

The Elder Priest frowned.

 

“Yes. High Priest Eura. Though her body has become young now, she is the one who built this sanctuary and has protected it ever since. Show proper respect.”

 

The smile slowly faded from Veil’s face.

 

The other unit members were equally at a loss for words.

 

But Tie alone sparkled with excitement among them.

 

‘Wow…!’

 

A grandmother who transformed into a child.

 

Eura was surely a true powerful one that Tie had secretly admired.

 

At that moment.

 

“It would be better to continue the rest of the story inside.”

 

The High Priest who had been watching the situation pointed down the corridor with his head.

 

“Yes!”

 

Seeing Tie quickly follow behind, the unit members reluctantly moved their feet.

 

The place they arrived at was a hidden ritual chamber completely cut off from the outside.

 

As soon as he sat in the ritual chamber chair, Valentis spoke.

 

“Eura, and you said Leandro, was it.”

 

Seeing the commander’s insignia engraved on his armor, Leandro nodded.

 

“That’s right. I am the head priest of this sanctuary, and previously my mother held that position.”

 

“Aleric, my head is spinning.”

 

Livia muttered from a corner of the ritual chamber.

 

She pointed at Leandro.

 

“So that old man with wrinkles all over his face…”

 

Then she pointed at the small-statured Eura sitting next to him.

 

“That little kid gave birth to and raised him, right now…?”

 

Eura narrowed her eyes.

 

“Yes! Until I gave birth to Leandro, I was normal, you little brat who’s still wet behind the ears!”

 

Livia hesitantly closed her mouth.

 

At that sight, Eura shook her head and stared at Valentis.

 

“You, you’re the one leading the Luminen Family, aren’t you? If you’re a priest of the order, you couldn’t not know that insignia on your chest.”

 

Valentis looked down at his left chest.

 

The complex ceremonial pattern engraved on his armor could only be possessed by a commander who leads a holy order.

 

“I know you took a legendary saint as your wife. Though her end wasn’t good.”

 

Eura clicked her tongue.

 

“Listen well. This place is a temple that has refined holy oil for generations. We draw sacred milk from a hidden spring beneath Roxe Forest and refine it into holy oil.”

 

Leandro nodded.

 

“Holy oil can purify and heal even powerful curses, but it’s extremely difficult to refine. It requires countless complex rituals, and in the process…”

 

“The officiant can end up in this sorry state.”

 

At Eura’s words, silence fell over the ritual chamber.

 

Eura continued as if tired.

 

“We’ve continued the rituals while avoiding Luciano’s eyes for a very long time. The ritual chamber being hidden deep in the mountains is for that reason too.”

 

Tesetan’s eyes narrowed.

 

“Now, you’re asking us to believe that Luciano didn’t notice during all that long time?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Eura’s gaze sharpened.

 

“Originally, the existence of holy oil was top secret shared only by the archpriests and us. Then Luciano came to power, and all those who knew related information suddenly disappeared. You all know well about the incident where many archpriests were beheaded, don’t you?”

 

Valentis nodded.

 

Eura continued speaking.

 

“So in Luciano’s eyes, this temple would have looked like just an ordinary small temple. It’s thanks to that that the holy oil has been able to remain under our management until now.”

 

“But something’s still strange.”

 

Veil stepped forward.

 

“Then why didn’t you report the holy oil to Luciano at that time? Luciano was the Pope. Whether the holy oil was top secret or not. Shouldn’t reporting to the Pope be the principle?”

 

Eura nodded.

 

“Yes. That’s what should have happened. Actually, when the World Tree became corrupted, I was going to seek out Luciano first too. But.”

 

Her eyes became distant as she recalled the past.

 

“On the day the archpriests were executed and a bloody wind blew through the order. Nordics, the only surviving archpriest, came here.”

 

Veil closed his mouth.

 

Tie also swallowed and perked up her ears.

 

“That fool Nordics, he seemed half out of his mind that day. Wearing priest robes splattered with blood, he said ‘Eura, the holy oil is your lifeline. The moment it’s exposed to Luciano, the spring will be sealed and you’ll be eliminated too.'”

 

Eura pressed her lips tightly together.

 

Then she began speaking again with a somber face.

 

“At first I thought about reporting Nordics. I didn’t know Luciano’s true identity then.”

 

“…”

 

“But no matter how much I thought about it, it was strange. I know what kind of guy Nordics is. That fool is too soft-hearted to tell big lies. Even if he tried, he’d be caught right away.”

 

Tie nodded.

 

The child whispered to Tesetan with a serious face.

 

“Father, Tie thinks Grandmother Eura is right. Nordics Grandfather couldn’t even be a double spy and came over to Tie’s side.”

 

Meanwhile, Eura placed both hands on the table.

 

“Anyway. So we kept the secret. We thoroughly hid both the existence of the holy oil and the method of refining it.”

 

She slowly looked around at everyone.

 

“In case word might leak out, we hired the minimum number of new priests, and I handled the refining ritual alone that should require three or four people working together. In the process of becoming like this, I’ve been cursing that bastard Nordics whenever I had the chance…”

 

As she trailed off, Leandro stepped forward.

 

“A few days ago, that Nordics came again.”

 

Tie unconsciously held her breath.

 

The last time she saw Nordics was at Serkanos Cathedral.

 

He had disappeared without a word after giving the expedition team essential information.

 

“He said people who need holy oil would come soon, didn’t he? So prepare it! Good grief, really.”

 

Eura clenched her fist tightly.

 

“But you know what. It was already annoying that he appeared just once decades ago, dropped a meaningful comment and left. But doing the exact same thing again this time is infuriating!”

 

Eura’s eyes widened.

 

“So this time I grabbed the guy trying to run away and interrogated him about what was going on. Then he told me stories I couldn’t believe at all.”

 

Eura turned her gaze and sighed.

 

She looked at Tie and said.

 

“The most pitiful one here is you, child. An innocent soul got caught up in such affairs…”

 

Eura got down from her chair and firmly grasped Tie’s hand.

 

“You know, when you came to our temple, I was going to feed you lots of delicious food and send you off. I even stockpiled plenty of holy oil just in case. But.”

 

Eura stopped speaking and stared at Leandro.

 

Then Leandro pushed a bottle that was on the desk toward the members.

 

Inside was a single white butterfly, dead.

 

“The white butterfly you’re looking at now. White leaves have started circling nearby.”

 

Tie let out a small gasp.

 

“It’s the white butterfly I saw in prison!”

 

“Right. Most priests would think white leaves are ordinary butterflies. But I’m well over a hundred years old. I know well those who use white leaves as eyes.”

 

Eura spoke a meaningful name.

 

“Serafina El.”

 

Several paladins flinched.

 

Alexander also opened his mouth in disbelief.

 

“Serafina El… isn’t she the most skilled holy swordsman in the Central Continent? I’ve only heard rumors.”

 

Eura nodded.

 

“Right. I also met her just once long ago when the Northern Wall Fortress was engulfed in strange fog.”

 

Her eyes gleamed.

 

“She’s someone who changes the grain of wind with a single sword. A hundred butterflies leading like cavalry – it’s quite a spectacle. The problem is…”

 

“…”

 

“That such a terrifying woman is now working for Luciano.”

 

Eura’s expression became extremely serious.

 

“According to Nordics, that woman goes around monitoring all the temples scattered across the Central Continent.”

 

“…”

 

“Since Luciano’s identity seems likely to be exposed, she’s trying to prevent any possible internal strife within the Order.”

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