Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 210

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Chapter 210

Unlike Chaser, who frequently visits the manor as Leo’s magic teacher, Giuseppe appears to have no particular friendship with me publicly.

Knowing this, yet still officially sending a letter under the Temple’s name means there must be a problem.

And it’s urgent enough that it couldn’t wait until the underground round table meeting.

‘Is it news about the black magic organization?’

The letter said he would visit if I let him know when I was available, but it would draw less attention if I went to the Temple instead.

So as soon as I confirmed the letter’s contents, I hurriedly prepared and headed to the Temple.

However, what showed on Giuseppe’s face as he greeted me was slight bewilderment, as if he hadn’t expected me to come personally.

Soon realizing his mistake, he guided me to the drawing room and added:

“My explanation was insufficient. It wasn’t important enough for the Marquess to visit personally.”

What came from Giuseppe’s mouth next was different from my expectations.

“A fire accident?”

“Yes. Two days from now, I happened to see a future where fires break out simultaneously in several residential areas in the northern capital, but my power couldn’t reveal the cause. Do you know anything about this?”

Nothing came to mind immediately.

“Is it related to black magic?”

“It’s not.”

“Then where would this fire…”

As I was about to ask details about the fire accident, Giuseppe cut me off.

“The fact that you’re asking me questions means you know nothing about this accident, Marquess.”

That was true, but…

‘How does he manage to sound so annoying with every word?’

Whether he read affirmation from my displeased expression, Giuseppe stood up from his seat.

“This was all I wanted to ask. As I mentioned, it wasn’t a critical matter, so I was planning to visit you, but I didn’t expect you to come personally. Ah, since you’re here, how about meeting the Saintess before you go? She’s busy preparing to leave for the North, but she’ll surely be delighted to see you, Marquess.”

He seemed to be hurrying to end this conversation. I asked his retreating figure with suspicion.

“Don’t you need me?”

Whatever the matter was, he had learned about the capital’s fire through his power of foresight and probably wanted to prevent that accident.

Given his nature, he wouldn’t be looking for the cause to fan the flames of a burning house.

And according to what he’s been tediously repeating, only I can change the future seen through his power of foresight.

Yet he didn’t ask me for help.

Giuseppe’s face as he turned back to me bore a faint smile.

“I joined hands with you, Marquess, to prevent destruction. I cannot trouble you with such trivial matters, so please don’t worry about it.”

It was a gentle smile befitting the Temple priests who champion charity and sacrifice as their slogan, but it made me feel terrible.

‘There he goes with that smile again.’

A warm but wall-building smile toward others.

I thought I wouldn’t have to see such expressions while we were in the same boat heading toward the same goal.

I returned straight to the Blanche estate, forgetting even to greet Ophelia, pondering the entire way.

The twelve-year-old Star of the Hero’s early winter in the royal capital.

Was there a Quest related to fire during this period?

I examined all the newly uploaded Quests, but nothing particularly stood out.

Still, it felt unsettling to ignore it completely, as something seemed to hover just beyond recall.

Perhaps it was a special Quest related to a profession.

‘I feel like it would come to me in a flash if I just heard the right keyword.’

Unable to remember even after arriving home, I pulled out my joker card.

“Terry.”

“When you call me in that tone, you should give me a bonus.”

Terry, instantly sensing I was about to make an incredibly bothersome request, raised both hands beside his face in surrender and made a dying expression.

I had been working Terry rather excessively lately, enough to warrant such a reaction.

A proper boss should appropriately encourage struggling subordinates, and the best encouragement I know is…

“I’ll give you double whatever amount you’re thinking of right now.”

Money and gold.

Whether my encouragement melted his heart, Terry answered with a beaming face.

“Just give me any order, Master.”

“Investigate if there are any unusual events scheduled in the northern capital two days from now. Even the most trivial things are fine.”

“Yes!”

The results of his clear answer didn’t return until the next evening.

As I had requested, brief information was indiscriminately listed like news headlines.

[Unexpected cold wave expected, take care of your health…]

[Eliza Trading Company invites distinguished guests to their 50th anniversary opening party.]

[What is the identity of the crying sounds heard nightly from the Gray Tower?]

Fortunately, among them was a hint that could light the bulb in my head.

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Snowflake-like things fluttered in the pitch-black night sky.

They drifted gently before settling on house walls and ground, turning the warmly decorated residential alley black.

“S-sister! Our house is on fire!”

“It’s dangerous, come here!”

Before Giuseppe’s eyes, filled with golden divinity, three young siblings hugged each other and cried while looking up at their burning house.

Giuseppe knew these children well, their faces smudged with soot as they wept.

After losing their parents, these children eked out a hard daily life doing errands for the Temple.

Though at an age when they should miss their mom and dad most, in the single-story house filled with memories of their parents, the children would spend nights without even nightmares, using each other’s warmth as pillows.

Giuseppe’s hand reached toward the youngest of the sobbing siblings.

However, his hand passed through the child’s body as if groping through empty air, unable even to wipe away tears.

“Mommy! Daddy!”

With the child’s crying as the finale, Giuseppe blinked, and the fire’s devastation scattered and disappeared like mist.

Before his eyes lay only the children’s single-story house wrapped in evening darkness.

“High Priest, we’ve positioned priests in the area you specified.”

“Though it’s late at night, please continue your hard work. The fires will break out simultaneously in multiple locations. There may be multiple culprits.”

“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind.”

How much time had passed since the novice priest disappeared?

Giuseppe, who had been patrolling mainly around houses that would catch fire, looked around.

Though he was patrolling the streets suspecting arson, the exceptionally cold weather meant not even an ant could be seen on the streets, let alone people.

Nevertheless, Giuseppe waited patiently for the future his power of foresight had shown him.

Just then.

Whoosh! Boom!

With a roar, a streak of light shot up into the night sky. It was the light of fireworks launched from the commercial district close to the northern residential area.

Though not as spectacular as the fireworks the royal court launches on festival days, reasonably enjoyable fireworks bloomed and faded in succession across the night sky.

How much time had passed like this?

Whoosh! Boooom!

When an unusually large firework burst in the night sky.

Giuseppe saw its remnants flying toward the residential area like meteors.

If Giuseppe hadn’t been a priest, he probably would have cursed harshly.

Those firework remnants were the cause of the fires in the residential area.

Giuseppe rushed toward the children’s house.

The children, as well as all the people from houses that would suffer fire damage, had been evacuated to the Temple. So there would be no casualties.

But what Giuseppe wanted to protect wasn’t just the children’s lives.

He wanted to protect the children’s parents’ legacy and memories, and their comfortable nights without nightmares.

He ran with all his might, but once again Giuseppe was powerless before fate.

Giuseppe’s barrier was a step too late, and just as the sparks were about to engulf the children’s single-story house.

Bang!

An arrow of light shattered Giuseppe’s loosely woven barrier and flew toward the sparks.

Soon, Giuseppe arrived in front of the Children’s Home, gasping for breath, and what he saw were Belinda and Leo turning to look at him as if they had been waiting.

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