Chapter 269: Chapter 269

TL: Zimmings

Our gaze met in the air.

“Why are you…”

‘Do you know me?’

It was as if she had seen me before I fainted when our passages overlapped.

Only a few people like the priests and Empress Dowager knew the younger me. But Mina, who has never seen me as a child, cannot recognize me.

‘Henry said she was suspicious…’

As our passages overlapped, me and Mina fainted. But it looks like she saw the young me before I collapsed.

When Mina stared at me, the Duke of Amity asked.

“Do you know this kid?”

“That is-”

I was startled.

‘I have to stop her from saying useless things, but what should I do?’

I was contemplating, but a familiar man ran from afar. It was an Amity knight that I saw at a bakery an hour ago.

“Lord, I caught the suspect.”

Mina and I opened our eyes at the same time.

‘The mage who attacked Johann in the battle?’

The expression of the Duke of Amity quickly changed.

“Where is it?”

“The blacksmith at the back alley of the shopping district accepted the request. It was said that there was a person who requested a curse for the battle.”

The duke put me down and told Mina.

“I’ll hear why you asked for me after I get back. Please bring the child.”

The duke disappeared with the knight, and Mina bit her lips tightly.

“What if he gets hurt…”

“What?”

“Don’t go anywhere, okay?”

Mina, who said so, followed the duke. Standing tall and looking at the back of the two, I groaned.

‘What should I do? Should I stay here?’

But what if Mina says nonsense to the Duke of Amity?

In the worst case, Duke Amity may trust Mina and try to find out who I am. If that happens, the opportunity to get tears will disappear forever.….

‘Ugh…’

Like what Chul-soo said, we should go all out or gain nothing.

Let’s take a moment to gather the tears, watch over Mina, and find the mage who cursed Johann.

I rushed after the duke and Mina. However, I was much shorter than an adult, so I could only go to the back alley of the shopping district much later than Mina.

‘The blacksmith, the blacksmith…… There are three blacksmiths in the back alley. Where is it?’

Is it Mirose’s blacksmith?

No, Mirose seems cranky on the outside, but she is not a person who will do that because she is a good person.

Then, Mason?… No way.

He is the biggest coward in the shopping district.

‘Right, Matthew’s blacksmith!’

He is always in need of money because he is into gambling.

‘I have to hurry, so let’s go to the side road.’

If I go through the right path, it will take a year with my legs. I went between the buildings, recalling the memories of living as a beggar.

There was a gap between the buildings for six or seven children to enter. It was time to dig through the bushes and enter the alley.

‘Huh?’

Those wearing black robes were dragging a man.

I quickly hid in the bushes.

The face of the man being dragged looked familiar.

‘Max?!’

It was Max, the leader of the beggar group, where Tri, Emeline, and I were in once.

He wasn’t in a good condition. His whole body was covered with blood, and bubbles flowed through his mouth.

“…”

‘What? Why is Max being dragged away?’

Max was foolish and violent, so he had many enemies, but no one touched him. It’s no wonder because his uncle, who was strong like a nobleman, was a private moneylender who dominated the back alley when he was a beggar.

After the men dragged Max away, I carefully entered the alley.

At that time, a shout came from the corner of the alley.

“Nonsense! There was a report that someone saw a mage in your blacksmith!”

‘It is the voice of a knight in Amity.’

I quickly turned around the corner and ran to Matthew’s blacksmith.

Mina was in front of the blacksmith, when she saw me, she opened her eyes wide. But I quickly covered Mina’s mouth and peeped into the blacksmith.

Matthew, kneeling in front of the knights, shouted with an unfair look.

“I’m not the one! Before and after the battle, no one stopped by here! I didn’t even stop by the gambling place!”

“My children come to the capital for the first time to watch the battle. Since I broke up with my wife, I couldn’t see my children, so I looked forward to that day and cleaned the house a week before the battle!”

“Are there any witnesses?”

“The new worker could be the witness. Find him and ask. I once asked if it would be uncomfortable for children to sleep here after cleaning up the house that used to be like a pig pen.”

“Where’s the worker?”

“That, that, that worker…”

Matthew mumbled awkwardly and glanced at Amity’s knight.

“… He’s gone.”

“What?”

“I’m telling you the truth. I came to work today, but when I went to the toilet, he disappeared.”

“Who would believe that? Sir, we need to bring this person to the interrogation room.”

I shouted quickly.

“Is it Max? The worker?”

“How do you know that? No, who are you?

Matthew looked at me with a puzzled look.

‘I’m doomed.’

The Duke of Amity frowned at Mina.

“Why are you two here?”

“Max is over there. Someone took him!”

“What?”

“I saw it. People in black robes dragged Max away. Inside the alley!”

The Duke of Amity and his knight quickly exchanged gazes. The knights from the investigation team rushed out of the blacksmith’s quarters.

I followed them quickly, and there were still blood trails.

However, there was a spark around the blood trail that was just around the corner, and it began to disappear.

‘It’s magic. Someone put a spell on it so they can’t be tracked.’

Seeing it, I could guess what was going on in an instant. Matthew was not the person who helped the mage. It was Max.

When Max uses Matthew’s blacks mi5 as a commissioning station, and his tail is about to be caught, the mages must have sent someone to dispose of him.

Looking at the stiff expression of the Duke of Amity, he also seemed to have noticed the story.

“What should we do? All traces will disappear before we bring the mage.”

Duke Amiry can use aura, but unlike his father, he cannot use magic as he specializes in armed forces.

‘I have to find the mage… so that we can catch the one who cursed Johann.’

But if I use magic here, there will definitely be people who find it strange.

If the Duke of Amity considers me suspicious and investigates me…

‘What should I do? What should I do?’

While contemplating, Mina, who was standing still, caught my eyes. I quickly pointed to Mina.

“I know. You’re a child of fate, aren’t you? I heard that the child of fate is amazing, right?”

“Huh?”

At once, the eyes of the Duke Amity and the knights turned to Mina.

“Yes. Don’t we have a child of fate, sir?”

The duke asked.

“Can you trace it?”

“I’ve learned, but…”

“Can you do it or not?”

“……I can.”

Mina touched the ground with her hands. Light came out from the ground. I heard a loud sound and the light was blocked by a fire.

I was surprised and opened my eyes wide.

‘They blocked Mina’s power?’

Mina was a child with enormous divine power. Unless it is an ultra-high-quality technique, they cannot stop Mina’s power.

‘Who is it…’

Is it the temple?

Mina’s power cannot be pushed away unless someone like the cardinal is entangled.

‘Then this is an opportunity.’

I can push the influence of the temple far away from the empire.

‘I can’t help it.’

I put my hand on the back of Mina’s hand.

Mina and my eyes met in the air. And I put my power into it. A sharp rupture was heard in the flames.

‘It’s done.’

It was then.

Grgrgr–!

The ground shook violently with a loud sound.

“Oh my god!”

“Argh…!”

Me and Mina screamed at the same time.

‘I think my head is going to split!’

I felt like my whole body’s strength was escaping as my eyes turned red. Blue veins began to appear on me and Mina’s bodies.

The Duke of Amity shouted.

“Get your hands off her!”

But I could not do it. I’ve already tried to take it off several times, but my hand doesn’t fall off.

The Duke of Amity hurriedly grabbed my wrist. At that time, Mina’s eyes began to turn black little by little. The surroundings became quiet, and the world was covered with darkness.

Then I heard the sound of something breaking in my ear, like a body being torn apart. I know this feeling.

‘When a sacrifice was made.’

When I, who was lying on the podium with the holy sword in my chest, had to receive Mina’s divine power.

[The time… still hasn’t come….]

A distorted voice was heard in my ears. The memory of my first life passed by in my head.

At that time, bam! With the sound, a wave of magic wrapped around me. And what I see was..….

‘Dad.’

My dad hugged me and dropped Mina.

“Are you okay? Breathe. Blaine, come on!”

I saw Mina sprawling out coughing non stop.

‘My hair… Huh?

My black hair turned blonde.

At that moment, Duke Amity looked at me.

“Leblaine…”

Like a person who realizes something.

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