The Return of Lilietta - Chapter 84

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Chapter 84

“Ah, I feel alive now.”

“Ugh, Gid. What’s with you all of a sudden?”

“Just let me stay like this for a moment, today was tough in many ways.”

Gid spoke in a wheedling tone, resting his chin on Rita’s head and letting out a sigh. Ethan, who had been strolling toward the lounge and saw this scene, cursed.

“Damn, look how even his voice changes. Disgusting.”

Regardless of her friends’ reactions, Rita coldly pushed away Gid who was clinging to her.

“Don’t cling to me carelessly.”

“That’s too harsh, I need to stay close to really feel that you’ve returned—”

“I know, I understand, but we still need to maintain boundaries. We’re not on the battlefield anymore.”

In the past, she would have just said “okay, okay” and comforted him. She knew well that Gid, who carried so much burden, could only act comfortably and childishly with her, his only comrade.

But after learning about his life story, especially the history of his marriage to Lavinia, she couldn’t bring herself to accept it.

‘He has someone else to marry, so being too close isn’t right. Between a man and woman.’

Between a man and woman?

She felt a strange sensation at the words that came to mind carelessly, but had no time to think deeply about it.

Olivia threw a question at Gideon.

“So why were you late?”

“Father opened his mouth for the first time in a while.”

Gid replied with a twisted smile. Oli frowned.

“What did that senile old fool say?”

“He said that monsters like the Kraken appearing was a problem caused by the Crown Prince lacking the capability to handle the capital’s defense alone, so wouldn’t he need someone to help?”

“…So he recommended Duke Adickl as that helper?”

“He said there weren’t incidents like this when the Duke was in the capital.”

“Let’s just kill him, damn it.”

Ethan suddenly spat out a curse. Isaiah sighed and said.

“Junior Ethan, didn’t we talk about how assassinating the Emperor now would only give Adickl an excuse?”

“I know, I’m just frustrated.”

Watching Ethan grumble, Gid smiled bitterly and looked back at Rita.

“Come to think of it, Rita, I didn’t get to tell you everything. About why monsters like the Kraken appeared even before mana contamination started.”

“Ah, right. You know something, don’t you? Looking at the history books, there are still about 3 years left until mana contamination begins.”

“Right, I have a guess.”

Gid nodded and approached the large map spread out on the lounge table.

Small flags were stuck here and there on the map. Rita, who followed him to the table, read the writing on the flags. Boar-type, Origami-type, Ant-type, Apple tree-type…

“Wait, don’t tell me… this is a record of all the monsters that have appeared so far?”

Rita’s complexion turned pale. Gid tapped the black flag stuck in the Imperial Capital Lambard with his fingertip.

“Correct, Rita. Monsters have been discovered all over the continent for the past 4 years. This is the first time a named monster appeared though.”

The flag stuck in the capital was larger than the other flags, with ‘Kraken’ written on it. Rita counted the flags on the map with a stunned feeling and let out a groan.

“So many have been discovered, yet people don’t know about the existence of monsters?”

“We hid it well, didn’t we?”

When Gid smiled and said this, Olivia continued the explanation.

“That’s the main job of the Tritoma Special Knights. When monsters appear, we quietly go and deal with them without people knowing.”

“I utilize the civilian information network of the Cortban Trading Company, Sera uses the temple information network, Junior Oli uses the Magic Tower information network, and Junior Gid uses the imperial information network to monitor the entire continent. If there are any inadequate or suspicious parts, Junior Ethan goes directly to investigate.”

Isaiah added, and then Ethan said bluntly.

“By the way, these information networks were all used to find you except when discovering monsters. We really searched everywhere like hunting for lice.”

“…”

“What unnecessary talk.”

Gid glared at Ethan. Lucas hurriedly interjected.

“Me too! I monitored the monsters while managing the White Mountains and Black Forest! I wasn’t just playing around! I also dealt with the monkey-type monster that recently appeared in Raskail Domain—”

“That was really a monster’s doing?”

Rita gasped and interrupted Lucas’s words.

She recalled the terrible corpse she had discovered while hunting with her family. It seemed strange because it definitely looked like a monster attack.

“Huh, sister, you know about it?”

“There was a victim in our domain. I was the first to discover the victim’s corpse.”

“Ah, come to think of it, I think I heard something like that… I didn’t know the Raskail Princess was my sister then. I tracked down and caught that monkey-type monster with the special agents. It would have been better if we caught it before there was a victim, but we discovered it late. I’m sorry…”

Luca apologized dejectedly. Rita shook her head to indicate it was okay and pressed her forehead.

‘No wonder it looked like monster traces no matter how I looked at it.’

Gid slowly opened his mouth.

“Even before mana contamination occurs, if the existence of monsters became known, it would only cause unnecessary chaos and it would be difficult to explain the identity of monsters, so we’re dealing with them secretly. Now we’ll have to reveal it to some extent because of the Kraken.”

“Why are monsters appearing when there’s no mana contamination? I don’t understand.”

“We’ve been pondering that for a long time too… There was only one possible case that could explain this situation.”

Gid, who answered Rita’s question, quietly declared.

“Pascal.”

“…Isn’t that guy in the future, in the age of ashes?”

“But he’s an archmage who can influence the past from the future. Like summoning us and kidnapping you. Rita, your case added to our certainty.”

“Ah.”

“And before such problems… there’s a high probability that he also returned like us.”

“What? What do you mean by that?”

“You saw that Pascal doesn’t age at all, right? Moreover, the research facility that was sealed in the ruins and the star inside it. All of those were more than 200 years old.”

“Wait, I get it. Don’t tell me.”

Rita continued with a pale face.

“Pascal has lived for over 200 years? So, from this era we’re living in now all the way to the age of ashes?”

“Probably. He would have been the one who originally discovered the star and caused the disaster.”

“…And Pascal also returned from 200 years later to this era like us?”

“It’s probably my fault. I killed Pascal in the age of ashes.”

Lillieta blinked her eyes.

“You, Gid? Pascal?”

“It just happened.”

He smiled in a faint and unfamiliar way, then naturally changed the topic.

“Anyway, in this era, excluding us, the only being who knows about monsters and could intentionally create them is the archmage Pascal. The problem is we still don’t know his purpose for doing this.”

“Pascal created us with the hope of changing the history of the disaster’s outbreak. Would he have a reason to create monsters after returning?”

Olivia replied in a sarcastic tone.

“How would normal people know what a madman is thinking? He’s probably doing some damn experiment again because something went wrong. Like when he created us.”

Isaiah offered his opinion in a calm voice.

“Since it’s true that Pascal wanted to prevent mana contamination, maybe he’s releasing monsters so we can prepare and deal with them before the disaster breaks out? Like a preventive vaccine.”

“It’s too much for a preventive vaccine. People keep dying.”

Gid added coldly and continued.

“Since he succeeded in returning, he might be releasing monsters to eliminate other returnees who are no longer needed. Looking at the named monster that appeared this time, the monsters released before were probably experimental results to create named ones. We can know for sure if we find him and ask directly.”

“Don’t you know Pascal’s real name or identity yet?”

To Rita’s question, he answered gently.

“Unfortunately, no. He hardly left any information about himself.”

“Then my case would be a clue at least. Since it’s a case where Pascal directly possessed someone.”

“I was thinking the same thing after hearing your story. That maid named Hanna will be an important clue.”

“Oh, Rita, so I decided to take charge of investigating the coffin fragments and slipper pieces your family commissioned to the Magic Tower. I want to analyze if there’s any connection to that damn Pascal.”

Olivia interjected. Lillieta nodded and thought for a moment before speaking.

“Haven’t you found out anything more about Pascal so far?”

Gid answered while rubbing his lips.

“There’s one interesting fact.”

“Interesting?”

“The ruins 200 years later where we found the star, where Pascal’s research facility was. We found out where those ruins are located from the current time point.”

“What? Where is that?”

“Adickl Ducal Castle.”

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