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*******
Eristella met him in person.
“Jay Sianne meets Your Highness the Princess.”
He greeted her politely, having recognized her at once.
Eristella stared at him intensely like she was trying to read his mind, then asked,
“Are you, Jay Sianne, the head of the household?”
It was a name she had heard before when she was briefed on the Sianne family by Brick.
“Yes. You’re right. I heard that you are curious about our family.”
“Are you the only one alive in the Sianne family?”
“…Unfortunately, yes.”
Jay Sianne’s expression as he answered Eristella’s question was ambiguous.
As though that wasn’t all, he proceeded to speak meaningfully.
“Actually, I wanted to see Your Highness.”
“Me?”
Apparently, Jay intentionally appeared among the villagers.
Eristella was wary of him, but waited for his reply.
The way Jay gazed at her was like he was trying to confirm something. The look in his eyes was unusual.
“Seeing Your Highness in person, I am convinced. Are you okay?”
Although he didn’t say it directly, it was clear from the nuance that he was aware of her condition, which was under black magic.
Eristella’s face turned ugly in an instant.
“Are you examining me now?”
“Can I dare to do that? However, I can tell that Your Highness has been affected by black magic.”
He immediately noticed Eristella’s condition.
Discomfort rose in Eristella, wary of being related to Declen.
She soon calmed herself down and asked,
“What kind of family is Sianne?”
She couldn’t pinpoint it yet, but she had a vague feeling that there was something in the Sianne genealogy.
“I will tell you everything.”
He spoke openly and plainly.
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“From generation to generation, we were born with magical powers. But starting from me, the magical power disappeared.”
It was impossible for a family producing wizards to not even have a presence in the empire.
The second doubt rose, Jay continued as if he knew it would.
“The reason our family was not known is because our magic is different from that of ordinary wizards.”
“……?”
Instinctively sensing what it was, Eristella frowned, squinting an eye.
“Our ancestors are taboo in the empire.”
As expected, ominous predictions were always met.
“We couldn’t survive if it became known that we had black magic from birth.”
It was natural. It was the law of the empire to capture and execute black wizards as soon as they were discovered.
“So we hid our power to stay alive.”
“But if black magic stopped starting with you, there would be no need to hide anymore.”
When Eristella brought up a valid point, a significant smile appeared on Jay’s face.
“Isn’t there a reason you found me like this?”
Emmett Sianne.
Jay was checking Eristella’s reaction to that existence.
“He is my son, but he cannot be my son either.”
“…What?”
Understandably, Eristella had doubts about Emmet’s identity. But what Jay said about his offspring didn’t make sense.
“The reason we have been able to survive unidentified until now is thanks to the records of our ancestors.”
Out of the blue, he started talking about something else.
“We are the descendants of the black wizard, who is called the enemy of all in the founding history. Additionally, the records left by our ancestors tell us a different story than what is being told today.”
“…….”
“Also, the knowledge of black magic that is said to have disappeared from the world is the strength of our family.”
‘I see.’
Eristella understood at once what that meant.
A black wizard with formidable power from the founding history of the empire. Everything he left behind, they carried on.
Even for a person without black magic, that knowledge alone would give them tremendous power.
Eristella readied her magical energy at once, wary of Jay Sianne.
It was a time of strange tension.
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“The name of our ancestor is not present in the founding history.”
“…….”
“His name is Declen.”
A name that came out calmly as if it was a confession.
“…Declen?”
Eristella was in shock.
“I heard Your Highness met with Declen.”
“Yes. I met him.”
She answered, although still confused.
“Perhaps Emmett was him. So we tried to kill him.”
“Huh…?”
‘What are you talking about?’
Eristella’s gaze was fixed on Jay Sianne.
“Declen. The moment he is reincarnated, the empire will surely bleed.”
The Sianne family was exhausted from living in seclusion for a long time. They didn’t want to go through another storm.
“I tried to protect the empire by killing that child, when he hadn’t yet had powers.”
Even though it was the soul of an ancient black wizard, the body was Jay’s son, so it was a terrible and painful choice.
No matter how much he tried to turn away, he fell into a sense of shame that the blood connected to his child seemed inevitable.
“Although that backfired.”
That was the direct trigger for the Sianne family’s extinction.
“He is not our son.”
It was at that moment that Jay Sianne confirmed Emmett’s true identity. And Jay, who Declen thought was dead, quietly pursued his movements after he salvaged his miserable life.
The confirmation that was close to a revelation was shocking as it continued.
“He was born into Emmett’s body with all his memories sealed with black magic.”
Jay spoke with difficulty. It was painful just to recall his memories.
“And the moment we killed Emmett, he regained all his powers in the body of Sir Diaclen.”
‘Declen was a reincarnated person.’
Finally, Eristella learned all about Declen’s true identity.
*******
“I must pull out all the information regarding the black wizards in the founding history. Also, comparing it with the information Jay knows…”
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It was at the time when the busy Eristella was mumbling to herself.
“Eristella!”
“Lala!”
In the end, Eristella collapsed.
She hadn’t yet found a solution, but the most immediate problem was that she had used too much force.
‘Shit.’
‘Of course, at this time. I shouldn’t have fallen like this.’
Was it a mistake to recklessly dive into the problem right before her nose?
‘But I think I’ll be able to find Declen if I do a little more. How can I hold back?’
It was the first time that Eristella was helpless because her body was weak.
Her body was boiling and her consciousness was clouded, and she repeatedly lost consciousness.
‘I’m really annoyed.’
Eristella frowned as she watched the emperor and Heinricion, both unwilling to be separated from her side.
This was not the time for them to be taking care of her.
But now that her body was like this, all other important things had stopped.
It was then.
Heinricion brought Jay Sianne.
“Can you really fix it?”
“I can’t be sure. However, if it is a curse caused by black magic, I know a few ways.”
He began to take a closer look at Eristella’s condition.
“It’s strange.”
Then, muttering to himself, he looked again several times.
“Your Highness.”
“Could you please answer my question?”
“Okay.”
Eristella gave him a small nod.
‘The curse messed up my body, it must look strange.’
But what followed was unexpected.
“Your Highness has two curses on your body.”
“…Two?”
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“Yes. Thanks to the curse that was put on you before you were born, it seems that Your Highness got along safely despite being hit by the current curse.”
‘Before I was born…’
“No way…?”
Eristella’s eyelids trembled.
“It seems you have an inkling or two. That would be right.”
It seemed the curse imposed by Declen made Eristella wander for a long time.
“The curse placed on Your Highness is very strong. No one will be able to break it unless it’s the one who casted this curse.”
Is it true? This made Eristella disappointed. But Jay’s words did not end there.
“There is no way.”
“Method?”
“I know two things.”
Jay calmly continued speaking.
“One is only applicable to Declen’s black magic. He’s actually the only black wizard. He could be said to be the origin of all dark magic.”
It was the reason the black magic he casted was difficult to break through other methods.
“So there’s a way to break the curse by using the black magic stones containing his pure black magic.”
This was possible solely because it contained Declen’s black magic.
“But…”
However, upon hearing the method, Eristella’s face was deeply troubled.
Jay also knew why.
“Yes. There’s no way he left anything like that, and even if he did, we can’t find it. So it’s an impossible method.”
It was, in fact, a foolish method. Eristella’s expectations subsided in an instant.
“Then how about the other?”
“The remaining one is a method that works for all black magic.”
“What is that?”
If so, this was more likely. Anticipation rose in Eristella’s eyes.
“It’s a method that can only be done by those with a certain level of magical power. It won’t be a problem for Your Highness.”
Since Eristella was a great wizard, there was no shortage of magical power.
“However, the real problem is how.”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s a sacrifice.”
It was a monotonous voice that gave the illusion that he was just giving a simple prescription.
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*******
Eristella met him in person.
“Jay Sianne meets Your Highness the Princess.”
He greeted her politely, having recognized her at once.
Eristella stared at him intensely like she was trying to read his mind, then asked,
“Are you, Jay Sianne, the head of the household?”
It was a name she had heard before when she was briefed on the Sianne family by Brick.
“Yes. You’re right. I heard that you are curious about our family.”
“Are you the only one alive in the Sianne family?”
“…Unfortunately, yes.”
Jay Sianne’s expression as he answered Eristella’s question was ambiguous.
As though that wasn’t all, he proceeded to speak meaningfully.
“Actually, I wanted to see Your Highness.”
“Me?”
Apparently, Jay intentionally appeared among the villagers.
Eristella was wary of him, but waited for his reply.
The way Jay gazed at her was like he was trying to confirm something. The look in his eyes was unusual.
“Seeing Your Highness in person, I am convinced. Are you okay?”
Although he didn’t say it directly, it was clear from the nuance that he was aware of her condition, which was under black magic.
Eristella’s face turned ugly in an instant.
“Are you examining me now?”
“Can I dare to do that? However, I can tell that Your Highness has been affected by black magic.”
He immediately noticed Eristella’s condition.
Discomfort rose in Eristella, wary of being related to Declen.
She soon calmed herself down and asked,
“What kind of family is Sianne?”
She couldn’t pinpoint it yet, but she had a vague feeling that there was something in the Sianne genealogy.
“I will tell you everything.”
He spoke openly and plainly.
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“From generation to generation, we were born with magical powers. But starting from me, the magical power disappeared.”
It was impossible for a family producing wizards to not even have a presence in the empire.
The second doubt rose, Jay continued as if he knew it would.
“The reason our family was not known is because our magic is different from that of ordinary wizards.”
“……?”
Instinctively sensing what it was, Eristella frowned, squinting an eye.
“Our ancestors are taboo in the empire.”
As expected, ominous predictions were always met.
“We couldn’t survive if it became known that we had black magic from birth.”
It was natural. It was the law of the empire to capture and execute black wizards as soon as they were discovered.
“So we hid our power to stay alive.”
“But if black magic stopped starting with you, there would be no need to hide anymore.”
When Eristella brought up a valid point, a significant smile appeared on Jay’s face.
“Isn’t there a reason you found me like this?”
Emmett Sianne.
Jay was checking Eristella’s reaction to that existence.
“He is my son, but he cannot be my son either.”
“…What?”
Understandably, Eristella had doubts about Emmet’s identity. But what Jay said about his offspring didn’t make sense.
“The reason we have been able to survive unidentified until now is thanks to the records of our ancestors.”
Out of the blue, he started talking about something else.
“We are the descendants of the black wizard, who is called the enemy of all in the founding history. Additionally, the records left by our ancestors tell us a different story than what is being told today.”
“…….”
“Also, the knowledge of black magic that is said to have disappeared from the world is the strength of our family.”
‘I see.’
Eristella understood at once what that meant.
A black wizard with formidable power from the founding history of the empire. Everything he left behind, they carried on.
Even for a person without black magic, that knowledge alone would give them tremendous power.
Eristella readied her magical energy at once, wary of Jay Sianne.
It was a time of strange tension.
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“The name of our ancestor is not present in the founding history.”
“…….”
“His name is Declen.”
A name that came out calmly as if it was a confession.
“…Declen?”
Eristella was in shock.
“I heard Your Highness met with Declen.”
“Yes. I met him.”
She answered, although still confused.
“Perhaps Emmett was him. So we tried to kill him.”
“Huh…?”
‘What are you talking about?’
Eristella’s gaze was fixed on Jay Sianne.
“Declen. The moment he is reincarnated, the empire will surely bleed.”
The Sianne family was exhausted from living in seclusion for a long time. They didn’t want to go through another storm.
“I tried to protect the empire by killing that child, when he hadn’t yet had powers.”
Even though it was the soul of an ancient black wizard, the body was Jay’s son, so it was a terrible and painful choice.
No matter how much he tried to turn away, he fell into a sense of shame that the blood connected to his child seemed inevitable.
“Although that backfired.”
That was the direct trigger for the Sianne family’s extinction.
“He is not our son.”
It was at that moment that Jay Sianne confirmed Emmett’s true identity. And Jay, who Declen thought was dead, quietly pursued his movements after he salvaged his miserable life.
The confirmation that was close to a revelation was shocking as it continued.
“He was born into Emmett’s body with all his memories sealed with black magic.”
Jay spoke with difficulty. It was painful just to recall his memories.
“And the moment we killed Emmett, he regained all his powers in the body of Sir Diaclen.”
‘Declen was a reincarnated person.’
Finally, Eristella learned all about Declen’s true identity.
*******
“I must pull out all the information regarding the black wizards in the founding history. Also, comparing it with the information Jay knows…”
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It was at the time when the busy Eristella was mumbling to herself.
“Eristella!”
“Lala!”
In the end, Eristella collapsed.
She hadn’t yet found a solution, but the most immediate problem was that she had used too much force.
‘Shit.’
‘Of course, at this time. I shouldn’t have fallen like this.’
Was it a mistake to recklessly dive into the problem right before her nose?
‘But I think I’ll be able to find Declen if I do a little more. How can I hold back?’
It was the first time that Eristella was helpless because her body was weak.
Her body was boiling and her consciousness was clouded, and she repeatedly lost consciousness.
‘I’m really annoyed.’
Eristella frowned as she watched the emperor and Heinricion, both unwilling to be separated from her side.
This was not the time for them to be taking care of her.
But now that her body was like this, all other important things had stopped.
It was then.
Heinricion brought Jay Sianne.
“Can you really fix it?”
“I can’t be sure. However, if it is a curse caused by black magic, I know a few ways.”
He began to take a closer look at Eristella’s condition.
“It’s strange.”
Then, muttering to himself, he looked again several times.
“Your Highness.”
“Could you please answer my question?”
“Okay.”
Eristella gave him a small nod.
‘The curse messed up my body, it must look strange.’
But what followed was unexpected.
“Your Highness has two curses on your body.”
“…Two?”
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“Yes. Thanks to the curse that was put on you before you were born, it seems that Your Highness got along safely despite being hit by the current curse.”
‘Before I was born…’
“No way…?”
Eristella’s eyelids trembled.
“It seems you have an inkling or two. That would be right.”
It seemed the curse imposed by Declen made Eristella wander for a long time.
“The curse placed on Your Highness is very strong. No one will be able to break it unless it’s the one who casted this curse.”
Is it true? This made Eristella disappointed. But Jay’s words did not end there.
“There is no way.”
“Method?”
“I know two things.”
Jay calmly continued speaking.
“One is only applicable to Declen’s black magic. He’s actually the only black wizard. He could be said to be the origin of all dark magic.”
It was the reason the black magic he casted was difficult to break through other methods.
“So there’s a way to break the curse by using the black magic stones containing his pure black magic.”
This was possible solely because it contained Declen’s black magic.
“But…”
However, upon hearing the method, Eristella’s face was deeply troubled.
Jay also knew why.
“Yes. There’s no way he left anything like that, and even if he did, we can’t find it. So it’s an impossible method.”
It was, in fact, a foolish method. Eristella’s expectations subsided in an instant.
“Then how about the other?”
“The remaining one is a method that works for all black magic.”
“What is that?”
If so, this was more likely. Anticipation rose in Eristella’s eyes.
“It’s a method that can only be done by those with a certain level of magical power. It won’t be a problem for Your Highness.”
Since Eristella was a great wizard, there was no shortage of magical power.
“However, the real problem is how.”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s a sacrifice.”
It was a monotonous voice that gave the illusion that he was just giving a simple prescription.
