[Translator - Peptobismal]
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Chapter 133
"How did you know?"
Zeke was flustered by Princess Arina's words.
It was the light magic book he received from opening a random box. No one should know that he had it, so he couldn't understand how she knew he was coming to deliver it.
Then, the princess said to Clone,
"Clone, I'd like to speak with Sir Zeke alone for a moment."
Clone bowed politely to the princess and left with Felix and Liam, who were standing behind her.
Zeke still looked at Princess Arina with an incredulous expression.
She slowly opened her mouth.
"Laura Agamemnon. Do you know her?"
Zeke was dumbfounded to hear his mother's name from Princess Arina, something he couldn't have imagined.
'What's going on?'
He had thought that there might be some connection between Lubern and his mother since the topic of the Healer class came up, but he didn't expect her to be mentioned so directly.
Princess Arina continued speaking.
"Laura Agamemnon is a benefactor of our Lubern, along with Sir Fab."
"Laura Agamemnon is a benefactor?"
"Sir Fab rescued the Lubern bloodline who were imprisoned in the church 50 years ago. Of course, he couldn't save everyone..."
"Are you saying Laura Agamemnon also helped with the rescue? The timeline doesn't match."
"Laura helped us settle in this Tempel afterwards. She also helped us change our identities so we wouldn't be chased by the Holy Kingdom."
Zeke was surprised to learn that his mother was deeply involved in helping the Lubern bloodline.
Then, he suddenly noticed something strange.
"Have you met Laura Agamemnon, Princess?"
Arina nodded.
"Laura and I shared a short but deep friendship."
Zeke couldn't quite understand Princess Arina's words.
Her appearance looked to be around the same age as Zeke, at most.
"Excuse me... but may I ask your age, Princess?"
Arina covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Let's just say I'm much older than Sir Zeke."
Considering his age from his previous life, Zeke had lived quite a long life, but it seemed the princess surpassed even that.
Zeke nodded slightly and returned to the main topic, asking Princess Arina again,
"You haven't answered my question yet. How did you know I brought the light magic book?"
The princess smiled and opened her mouth.
"The savior with black eyes will bring the lost power of Lubern."
Zeke had heard similar words before in Agamemnon Castle.
"Did Laura Agamemnon make that prophecy?"
Princess Arina nodded.
"Those were the last words Laura left me before she left."
Laura Agamemnon, a Healer class and an Irregular, had the power of prophecy.
Only then could Zeke understand how Princess Arina knew he had brought the light magic book.
She looked at Zeke and said,
"Laura, your mother, was a beautiful and outstanding woman. I was happy to have such a wise and passionate person as my friend."
"You knew I was Laura Agamemnon's son."
"Being in hiding, we tend to pay attention to news from all over the continent. I heard that the person who broke the curse of Agamemnon Castle was none other than a pure-blood Awakened of Draker with black eyes."
Zeke himself didn't realize it because he was busy moving around, but the continent was abuzz with news about the genius knight Zeke Draker.
Zeke smiled awkwardly and took out the light magic book from his inventory.
Then, he slowly presented the magic book to the princess.
"This is the latter part of the light magic book."
Princess Arina's eyebrows twitched slightly at Zeke's words.
"Finally..."
Princess Arina touched the magic book with trembling hands.
Then, light began to emanate from the magic book.
A message also appeared before Zeke's eyes.
[The light magic book is checking the inheritor's mark.]
[Code authenticated.]
[Initiating inheritance ritual.]
The light magic book began to unfold.
Then, light shimmered from each of the letters written in the magic book.
Zeke watched the inheritance ritual with curious eyes.
Soon, the letters in the book glowed and floated up, then began to envelop Princess Arina's body.
They turned into light and seeped into her body.
Whoosh!
The pages turned, and all the letters floated up and seeped into her body.
When the letters of the last page turned into light and were absorbed into Princess Arina's body, the book fell onto the table with a thud.
As the inheritance ritual ended, the light magic book became an empty book with no letters written in it, unlike before.
'Is it done?'
Princess Arina was breathing shallowly with her eyes closed.
Then, a message appeared before Zeke's eyes.
[Main Quest Mission successful.]
[Acquired the title Light Knight as a reward.]
[Acquired the skill Holy Flame (S-rank) as a reward.]
[Acquired the coordinates of the 'Forgotten Primordial Temple' as a reward.]
[500 Karma points awarded as a reward.]
[Additional intermediate administrator system privileges unlocked.]
[Item Disassembly/Repair function unlocked in the shop.]
[Item Enhancement function unlocked in the shop.]
[Additional Item Creation function activated in the shop.]
Various rewards poured in as he cleared the mission.
Zeke examined the name 'Forgotten Primordial Temple' among them.
'Primordial Temple?'
It was a name he had never heard before.
At the same time, a quest window popped up.
—Main Quest Mission—
[Bring the relic containing the primordial power to the Forgotten Primordial Temple. (No time limit / The temple's coordinates will be automatically activated when all three relics are acquired)]
[Quest Mission Reward: ???]
Zeke had a dumbfounded expression as he saw the sudden main quest window.
'What's this? What's the primordial power, and what are the relics? And why are the mission rewards question marks?'
It felt completely different from the quests he had seen so far.
'Let's postpone this quest for now. I have a lot to do besides this.'
Zeke decided to postpone the quest for now and looked at the newly unlocked category list in the shop.
—Shop—
1. Item Purchase/Sale
2. Item Disassembly/Repair
3. Item Enhancement
4. Item Creation
'The 4th item, Item Creation, has been added. Does that mean I can create items myself?'
While Zeke was checking the shop categories, Princess Arina slowly opened her eyes.
"We finally found the latter part of the light magic book. I can finally function as a proper mage instead of a half-baked one. Thank you very much."
Princess Arina's face, white from head to toe, was slightly flushed, her cheeks tinged with pink.
"Congratulations on successfully completing the inheritance ritual, Princess."
Princess Arina smiled at Zeke.
"It's all thanks to Sir Zeke."
After some thought, Zeke asked Princess Arina,
"Princess, I'd like to ask about the Healer class."
"What about it?"
"Sister Clone said that if you're a Healer class, you can use light magic without divine power."
Princess Arina nodded.
"That's correct. Light magic is closer to a bloodline ability granted only to the Lubern bloodline. Others need artifacts imbued with light magic to use this power."
"In the case of magic artifacts, it's possible to use them by generating aura. Is there a reason why only light magic requires a different power called divine power?"
Princess Arina continued,
"Divine power is different from aura or magic power. If I have to explain it... it's like drawing out the power of the soul through strong willpower."
Zeke thought of something as he listened to the princess's words.
'If it's the power of the soul... is it similar to Soul-Body Technique?'
Zeke used Word Soul and the mana in his dantian to imbue his will and unleash Soul-Body Technique.
If light magic was also about invoking the power embedded in an artifact with will, it certainly felt closer to Soul-Body Technique than aura or magic.
Princess Arina said to Zeke,
"Sister Clone said that you can invoke light magic without divine power, Sir Zeke."
Zeke thought for a moment and answered,
"Yes, that's correct."
She smiled and said,
"Perhaps it's Laura's influence. It's also possible that you have the aptitude for the Healer class, Sir Zeke."
Fortunately, Princess Arina didn't delve any deeper.
Zeke asked a new question.
"Does the Healer class only appear in the Lubern bloodline?"
Princess Arina tilted her head slightly and slowly opened her mouth.
"That's what the inheritance records say. But seeing that Laura was also a Healer class, I think there are two possibilities. One, the Healer class can appear in bloodlines other than Lubern. Two, the Agamemnon clan is a branch of the Lubern bloodline."
Zeke was surprised to hear those words.
"Are you saying Agamemnon might be of Lubern bloodline?"
"When the Lubern bloodline lost the imperial power in the Holy Empire, most were killed or taken to the church, but some might have escaped. We can't rule out the possibility that they changed their names and continued the Agamemnon bloodline."
Hearing Arina's words, Zeke felt that her words made sense.
Agamemnon's golden swordsmanship had many similarities with paladin swordsmanship and the Empire's swordsmanship, and above all, the clan’s sacred object, Agamemnon's Mask, was a Healer class exclusive artifact.
If Agamemnon's ancestors were of the Lubern bloodline, the tradition of electing a Healer class as the head of the family also made sense.
'Did they hide their bloodline identity to avoid being chased by the Holy Empire, and that history was lost?'
Laura Agamemnon, Zeke's mother, might have discovered that her clan's ancestors were related to the Lubern bloodline while searching for the secret of the Healer class and decided to help them.
'I didn't know there was such a secret to the Healer class, which I thought was cursed.'
Even his master in his previous life, who was knowledgeable about ancient knowledge, didn't know the details about the Healer class, so the information Arina told him was both unfamiliar and fascinating.
Then, Zeke suddenly remembered something as he looked at Princess Arina's eyes.
"Come to think of it, why didn't you heal your eyes with Healing, Princess?"
Princess Arina had a slightly surprised expression at Zeke's question.
"Are you perhaps talking about miracles?"
Zeke tilted his head at the princess's reaction.
"I don't know about such a grand term as miracles, but I was curious why you left your eyes as they were when you could heal them with Healing."
Princess Arina said with a perplexed expression,
"Sir Zeke, Healing only helps with recovery. It can't restore lost eyes or reattach severed limbs. That's literally a miracle."
"What? What do you mean...?"
Zeke was flustered by Arina's words.
He had lost count of how many times his eyeballs were crushed, bones were broken, and severed limbs were reattached in his previous life.
'Then what was the Healing I've been using all this time?'
In his confusion, Zeke carefully asked Arina,
"Princess, could you show me Healing?"
Princess Arina smiled and held out her hand towards Zeke.
He placed his palm on Princess Arina's hand.
At the same time, a warm light emanated from her hand.
Woooong!
The light emanating from Princess Arina's hand seeped into Zeke's palm.
Zeke recalled a similar feeling.
'It's similar to when I used the Light's Barrier skill and recovered health.'
Indeed, with this level of power, it seemed impossible to heal wounds completely.
"This is Healing. Even a Healer class can't perfectly heal wounds. Ah, Laura was a bit different. She could use powerful Healing to instantly close even cut wounds."
Listening to the explanation, the power was clearly different from the Healing he used.
He pondered for a moment and then said to Princess Arina,
"Princess, excuse me for a moment."
Zeke held Princess Arina's hand and used Healing along with Area of Effect Buff.
Woooong!
The strong healing power surging from Zeke's body was transmitted to her.
Woooong!
Zeke could feel his power concentrating on Princess Arina's eyes.
Princess Arina had a surprised expression as she felt the sudden influx of external power.
But feeling the warmth from the powerful energy dwelling in her body, she slowly closed her eyes.
Tsssss!
The waves soon stopped, and Princess Arina slowly opened her eyes.
Unlike before, her eyes now had a clear, bright light.
She touched her eyes and shed tears.
"M-my eyes?"
[Translator - Peptobismal]
[Proofreader - Max]