Favored by the Family That Will Become the Strongest! - Chapter 60

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She possessed a Healing Ability and frequently volunteered using her power.
‘That Romie raising her voice at me in public.’
This had never happened even in her previous life. It was clear that her emotions had spiraled beyond her control in that instant.
‘Bianca becoming an Ability User must have been quite the shock for Romie.’
She must have felt indignation too. Now her position had fallen below Bianca’s.
In fact, Romie was also a Dual Ability User, just like Balthasar. But she kept that truth hidden in secret, which meant she had to accept that Bianca was a far more powerful Ability User than herself.
‘To hide the fact of being a Dual Ability User while enduring such humiliation.’
Diena understood that she was simply biding her time, claws sheathed. In the previous life, her uncle had gone on to succeed in treason because of this very patience.
Yet there was something else that puzzled her. In the past timeline, no one had discovered that her uncle and his family were Dual Ability Users until the very moment of rebellion.
Even Diena had only learned of it after her own power awakened, when Balthasar told her.
‘Why did so many members of one house become Dual Ability Users?’
And how had her uncle managed to hide his power from the family until his return from the Holy Temple? It was a question she had never answered even in her previous life.
“Well, that’s fortunate then.”
Diena emerged from her reverie at Barcan’s response. She smiled faintly as she spoke.
“You’re welcome to help me again. Though I’m afraid there won’t be many opportunities for that anymore.”
“What do you mean?”
“Romie won’t be able to treat me that way anymore. Romie is the sort of person who respects strength and despises weakness.”
It was just as Barcan tilted his head at Diena’s cryptic words that the banquet hall began to grow turbulent.
Barcan narrowed his eyes, peering toward one corner of the hall. As a high-tier combat-type Ability User, his vision was exceptionally sharp. He could immediately discern what was happening even from a distance.
“Your Highness Ardin looks deathly pale?”
“……!”
She turned to look in the direction Barcan was watching. Ardin was clutching his head as if he might collapse at any moment.
And from his body, a thick aura of darkness radiated—as if he might rampage at any second.
The reason Diena had come to the Winter Banquet. The Saint-Making Operation that Duke Rothwell was orchestrating around Romie. It was beginning now.
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In her previous life, Diena awakened a powerful Purification Ability. Everyone in the family welcomed and congratulated her, but it remained hidden within the house.
By order of her uncle, Diena had to purify many Ability Users for the sake of the family. This work was conducted entirely in secret within House Rothwell.
Yet “the Saint of Rothwell” grew ever more famous—and the reason was—
“This is to protect you, Diena.”
“How would it be if you made it appear that Romie was using her ability instead?”
On the day Diena’s power awakened,
Once her uncle learned that her ability was the power to purify darkness from Ability Users, he grasped her hands and spoke.
He said that Romie had enough strength to protect herself, but Diena did not.
“Once our family’s power grows strong enough to protect you, I will restore your glory.”
“That’s right, Diena. For now, you must only think of your own safety. You are truly precious to us as family.”
Grateful for her family’s care, Diena obeyed. While Romie pretended to heal Ability Users, Diena would stand beside her and secretly use her power.
“Diena, thanks to you His Highness Ardin was able to recover. The same is true for Prince Castleton.”
“Your ability truly is… ah, no. You are the best, Diena.”
Thanks to her power, both Ardin and Prince Castleton were able to purify their darkness and regain their health.
Yet neither His Highness Ardin nor Prince Castleton ever knew that it was Diena’s power that had healed them.
Diena felt joy seeing her family proud of her, thanking her, boasting of her.
‘I didn’t know. That they were sick in the first place because of my uncle’s power.’
It was a performance of sorts. Balthasar would use his own ability to worsen the condition of those he wanted to bring under his influence, and Diena’s power would heal them. Creating natural goodwill.
And then—
‘Romie would activate her hidden ability.’
Romie’s hidden power as a Dual Ability User: Charm. It was an ability she could only use on those who already harbored affection for her.
When Romie used Charm after Diena’s Purification Ability, most fell completely for her. Then they came under Romie’s mental control. They fell in love with her and gave everything to her.
There was a reason House Rothwell cared so much about its reputation. It made it easier to use their abilities efficiently.
And using that power, they committed countless atrocities. They caused many to suffer, deceived them, used them.
“Diena, your use of your power is helping others.”
Diena swore she had known nothing of such deeds. She had merely healed them at her uncle’s command.
‘Never did I think my kind uncle was orchestrating such things behind the scenes.’
Yet Diena believed she bore some responsibility for it. Though her intent was innocent, that did not absolve her of guilt in aiding their misdeeds.
So in this life, she wanted to atone. The best way was to prevent such deeds from happening in the first place.
That was why she had to attend the Winter Banquet.
It was at the Winter Banquet that His Highness Ardin had become Romie’s lover in the previous life.
In her past existence, Diena had also attended this Winter Banquet. The moment her uncle learned of her awakening, he brought her along to use her power.
Because Ardin was a low-tier Ability User, he could have overcome the darkness even with Magic Tower Suppression Medicine. But an incident occurred where Diena’s Purification Ability was necessary.
‘He couldn’t control it with just the Magic Tower Suppression Medicine because he was afflicted by my uncle’s power.’
So in the past, Diena had healed the darkness of Ardin’s rampage, and he mistakenly believed Romie had healed him.
And he fell prey to Romie’s Charm. The result was the engagement of the two.
But this time, Diena was absent.
‘So they’ll probably use Holy Temple Suppression Medicine.’
The method was painfully obvious. Without her power, there was no other way.
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Ardin collapsed as he rampaged.
Knights moved busily. The Imperial Palace physicians rushed toward Ardin as well.
“The Suppressant!”
A physician who cried out urgently used the Magic Tower Suppression Medicine he had at hand. Then he suddenly glanced to the side. The priests of the Holy Temple stood there.
But none of them seemed inclined to move. The physician asked in an urgent voice.
“Where is the Holy Temple Suppression Medicine?”

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