Chapter 242
“Completely swallowed up, huh…”
He had heard similar words once before. And not long ago, at the imperial palace.
“Who is the most wary person among the anti-Crown Prince faction right now?”
“We swept them all away at once, and almost no one escaped capture since they were neutralized at the gathering of all the nobles… but the biggest force is probably Count Icardo, who sent a distant relative instead, citing the difficulty of assessing the situation in Castrello. He’s the only Crown Prince faction noble who wasn’t captured since most of them came in person to curry favor with the Crown Prince.”
“He lives far away, so it would have been difficult for him to get the news. And there are already those who have gone to take action. However…”
What if the escaped Crown Prince can traverse space with abilities like the Grand Magician?
Yoseph felt goosebumps all over his body and cursed under his breath, then rushed out.
“Prepare immediately! I’m going to the scene to check it myself!”
Magic that disappeared as if swallowed whole, the missing Crown Prince, Count Icardo of Castrello, Roina and her group who left to restore Castrello…
Hoping that what he was guessing wouldn’t happen, he ran as fast as he could.
Guided by Priest Mana, Roina arrived at the lake in the very center of the Water Room. It was a wide, deep lake, full of vitality. Roina felt the mana becoming richer as she got closer and trembled slightly.
She had felt it at Neilla’s temple too, but it was truly pure energy.
Just like he had done for Neilla, Mana gave them the water as well. He said it was a blessing ritual and an essential part of staying here.
Soon, Roina touched the water there with her hand. The mana surged and welcomed Roina. Closing her eyes and concentrating, she could feel where the water of this lake, the mana, was connected to.
“As expected, it seems to be connected to the royal palace.”
Mana nodded. He probably already knew.
“Yes. But it’s difficult to go to or influence the royal palace through that. This only functions as an exit from the royal palace in one direction.”
Roina smiled calmly and said,
“I think I can create a passage to the royal palace from here.”
Mana looked slightly surprised.
“Is that… possible?”
Roina nodded with conviction.
“Of course. I’ve already reversed this kind of spatial magic in the imperial palace before. The water in the Water Room I saw at the entrance of Castrello was too little to do anything, but it seems possible here.”
“Are you sure? I can tell better now that I’ve touched it directly. It’s possible.”
“If that’s the case…”
“That means we can infiltrate the royal palace through here. If Priest Mana allows it.”
Hearing those words, Mana was speechless for a moment, as if in shock. He seemed to be taken aback by the idea that the problem that had been troubling him could be solved so easily, and through him at that. After some deliberation, he opened his mouth.
“Please give me some time. This place is not my property. It only exists according to the will of the goddess Aiha, so I think I need to ask the goddess for permission.”
Roina closed her mouth for a moment at his words, then nodded readily. This place had its own rules, and he had his faith. No one could treat this lightly. Also, if it was truly the will of the gods, she didn’t know what would happen if she skipped the procedure and went against it. This world moved according to unknown laws that she didn’t know.
“How long will it take?”
But now that she knew a way, she didn’t want to waste any more time, so Roina asked. Mana’s face darkened as he replied,
“Three days, no, even two days… I’ll need time to prepare the ritual. That’s the only way if I’m to do it alone.”
When Roina’s face immediately clouded over at the mention of three days, Mana changed it to two days, but even two days was not a short time. At that moment, someone stepped forward from behind.
“I think I can help.”
It was Rager, the former snow man with white hair and skin as white as snow. Mana, who had been pleased at the explanation that he was also a priest, soon darkened his expression again.
“This is something only a priest of Aiha can do. It’s not something a priest of another religion can do.”
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