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-Who are the other factions searching for Temar's Tomb?
-Who do you think they are?
-Zipple.
-Correct! But that's not all. The Vermont Imperial Family is also searching for the tomb of the first patriarch of Runcandel. Their move has been exposed to them once.
A conversation Jin had with Margiella when Kinzelo arrived in Runcandel to offer Jin to join them.
It was the first time Jin learned that Vermont was also seeking Temar's Tomb during that visit.
One cannot use the legacy Solderet left in Temar's Tomb unless it is under the protection of shadows.
Furthermore, all legacies discovered so far were already arranged by Solderet a thousand years ago.
Therefore, Zipple must prevent Jin and Runcandel from using the legacy, but in fact, Vermont has no reason to track Temar's tomb.At that time, Margiella had let him know that Vermont was tracking Temar's tomb and that they wanted a "body," not a legacy.
Jin didn't know what they were trying to do with Temar's body.
However, after experiencing the Demon Men in the Wantaramo forest, he speculated on the possibility that they were looking for a way to complete the Demon Men.
This ominous and terrible speculation eventually proved true.
"I don't know exactly when Vermont obtained Temar Runcandel's body. Maybe it's because it's a distant point that I can't confirm with my record magic right now, or it could be Zipple's overwhelming influence manipulating Temar Runcandel's history."
Valeria's speculation was correct.
When she first got the Demon Man's corpse and used record magic, almost all the information was obscured.
Due to Zipple's manipulation magic, which was erasing the "History of Temar Runcandel," even the location of the research institute that had nothing to do with Temar was not revealed.
However, the situation changed thanks to the weakening of Zipple's 'power of history' by Gliek.
From the Demon Man's corpse, records that had not been seen before began to appear.
However, the power of history did not disappear completely, and it was a thousand years ago when Vermont obtained a 'part' of Temar's body.
With Valeria's current abilities, it was impossible to confirm that time.
"...I think they used only a part of his body, not his whole body. If it were whole, the Demon Man would have already been completed, and there would be no reason for Vermont to continue searching for his tomb."
Crunch!
Jin's eyes darkened upon hearing this.
"Crazy bastards... Were they not afraid of the consequences? Or did they think it was better to finish off the Demon Man, even if they had to deal with the consequences when Runcandel found out?
In any case, it was a situation that made Jin's blood boil.
'Until now, it seems that not even Zipple knew the information that the imperial family had part of Temar's body, so he must have been sure they would never find out.'
If it weren't for Valeria, Jin would never have found out.
The reason Jin was able to keep up with the imperial family was that they didn't assume the relationship between Jin and the Histor survivors.
"Are you going to attack the Imperial Family immediately?" Valeria asked with a calm voice, but Jin felt she was quite concerned about the matter.
It had been just over a month since the end of the Sword Emperor Castle war and Gliek's submission.
Once Jin revealed the atrocities of the Imperial Family to his Family and attacked the empire, this land would face another catastrophe.
Valeria was worried about how many ordinary people would die for no reason.
Jin found her concern both comforting and heartbreaking.
Jin Runcandel...
'It seems like his expression is scrutinizing my thoughts again.'
While Valeria pondered, Jin shook his head.
"No, this is the land Ron-nim and Hairan fought so hard to protect. I can't turn the Empire into a battlefield again so soon."
"Is that so?"
"Besides, it's not appropriate for Runcandel to wage war right now. It's impossible to attack the Empire without justification, so my Family must disclose information about Temar to the public, which means Zipple will also know, and my Family will have to deal with the Empire and Zipple at the same time."
Although he wanted to smash the entire imperial family immediately, the situation was not favorable. Even Dante hardly had a way to help Jin if Runcandel attacked the empire.
The role of the Sword Emperor was to defend the empire.
"Now is the time for my people and me to monopolize the information and prevent the Imperial Family from blaspheming and humiliating Temar."
"That's a good choice."
"Did you know how to give compliments?"
"Sometimes. I was silently worried that you might share my hard-won information with your clan. If Runcandel finds out about this, from then on, the matter related to Temar's body would be under your clan's jurisdiction, not yours, and it would also make it difficult for me to continue examining the records of the Demon Man's corpse."
"And weren't you worried that innocent people would die in another war?"
Valeria did not respond to that question and raised her tea cup.
"Anyway, many things have changed since the end of the Chaos King. I begin to see clues by interpreting not only the Demon Man's corpse but also the recording devices of Solderet that you gave me. And it seems that the Runcandels have regained some of the power of the magic sword."
"Yes. The curse Zipple cast on Runcandel is fading."
"The same goes for the curse imposed on my ancestors. Even the Histor's history they erased has changed a bit."
Valeria suddenly stood up and bowed her head to Jin.
"It seems I must express my gratitude."
Jin barely managed to conceal his expression of bewilderment.
"I think it's better if you tell Sir Ron, not me."
"I plan to pass by the Sword Emperor Castle area before leaving."
"You talk as if you're leaving right now."
"Well, there's no need to be disappointed since we'll be seeing each other much more often from now on. There are more things to share between us, and we have more reasons to help each other. I intend to use Tikan occasionally to evade Zipple's pursuit in the future."
"I never gave you permission for that, but you've made a good decision."
Valeria smiled at that remark.
From their past lives, Jin's spirits would lift whenever she smiled like that.
After the War of the Sword Emperor Castle, there were always Runcandel Guardian Knights near Tikan.
Now, not even Runcandel could stand idly by watching over Tikan's fate.
Both for Jin and for the Family.
Except for the Temple of Succession, there was no safer place for Valeria than Tikan.
Particularly since Zipple's pursuit had become more persistent lately, most of her hideouts had been discovered or destroyed.
"If you treat me as an unwelcome guest, I'll find another place."
"Come often, even when you have no business."
"I'll try."
"By the way, I don't think I'll be seeing you from my end for a while. I'm planning to leave soon, once I'm done with some matters I have to attend to."
"The Chaos. Is that it?"
At Valeria's response, Jin reflexively covered the back of his right hand.
The black stain of the Chaos from Gliek's abyss still remained.
Even after Gliek's death, the traces of Chaos enveloping Jin hadn't completely disappeared.
It's not that the intense demonic heart was pressing against Jin's interior, but occasionally he felt a bit of demonic nature.
And that demonic nature was slowly but steadily growing.
If left unchecked, it could become as formidable as the experience of Gliek's Abyss.
Jin had already met with Holy Queen Lani.
Even she couldn't heal the stains Gliek had left on Jin's body, meaning for now, there was no way.
However, Jin remembered that the Battle Goddess's blood remaining in his body resisted the invasion of Chaos.
The Lafrarosa siblings, especially the Battle Goddess sister, might be able to tell me how to do it.
Jin planned to find a way to stop the demonic nature in Lafrarosa.
And it wasn't just Jin succumbing to the Chaos invasion.
The same phenomenon was happening to Rosa and Kelliark, as well as some key figures from the two Clans who participated in Gliek's subjugation.
While Jin was in Lafrarosa, they would find a way to stop the demonization in the outside world.
"That's one thing, but now is the right time. To train in my brothers' land. Originally, I intended to go, but as both Clans have weakened and mine has started to protect Tikan in earnest, I can return with a much lighter heart."
Jin had already shared information about Lafrarosa with Valeria.
It was because it seemed her ability would be needed in the future to bring his brothers from the dead world of Lafrasara to the mortal world.
The punishment suffered by the Tribe of Legends was also intertwined with Zipple's history manipulation.
"I'll also try to find a way to cure your Chaos."
"Thank you for doing so."
"Don't expect too much. It's really hard to look through Chaos records. Oh, and before you go, show me that thing you mentioned earlier."
The object Valeria was referring to was an unknown mechanical device Jin had obtained in the Sota Desert.
Jin pulled out a mechanical device from his pocket and handed it to Valeria.
It also included some blueprints of the battleship.
"You're asking for battleship blueprints too? You're pushing it."
"Is it impossible to create a complete version of the blueprint with record magic?"
"Record magic isn't omnipotent either. If the designer of the blueprint is here, and their memory isn't intact, I can assist with restoration to a certain extent. But using just record magic to uncover the entire blueprint from just a part is impossible."
"Even if your record magic reaches perfect level?"
"It might be possible for my clan at its best."
A blue and transparent mana window floated in front of Valeria.
The mana emanating from her extended over the mechanical device and the blueprints, inscribing characters onto the window.
Valeria's expression didn't change as she looked at the window where the blueprint records were written.
"...As expected, the blueprints can't be restored. However, the year of manufacture and the producer's name are mentioned. It was manufactured in 1775 by someone named Tingen Bauer."
"Tingen Bauer?"
It was the first time Jin had heard this name.
He also recalled the names of the other participants, but they were all magical engineers belonging to Zipple.
Then Valeria, who was looking at the records of the mechanical device, showed a look of astonishment.
"What's wrong?"
"This is the key piece of the teleportation device you first saw in the Gaifa Islands. Likewise, it was made by Tingen Bauer... Wait, isn't that his real name?"
It's not that record magic couldn't reveal a person's pseudonym. But Valeria felt that a strange repellent power was preventing Tingen Bauer's true name from being revealed.
That meant Tingen Bauer's history had also been manipulated by Zipple and that Tingen Bauer might be someone related to Histor.
Valeria began to focus again.
For some reason, she felt that his true name would appear if she lessened the repellent force a little.
That intuition wasn't wrong, and after about five minutes, Valeria was able to find out what Tingen Bauer's real name was.
<Creator: Qwaul Ganesto (Tingen Bauer)>
As Jin saw the name, he couldn't help but widen his eyes. It was because he had seen someone with the surname "Ganesto" in Solderet's recording device.
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