Chapter 16

“The divine power has purified the whole area. We’ll get more details from the Vatican, but for now, there won’t be any beasts.” Callian proudly gave an update.

Miltiades had placed his hand on his head as he was deep in his thoughts. The sound of his finger tapping the table was the only indication of his emotions. “Callian.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Have you ever seen such divine power?”

Callian shook his head.

“Of course you haven’t. Neither have I.” Even the Pope’s power that Miltiades had coincidentally seen couldn’t compare to it. ‘I’ve never heard of any records of such light either.’

Although he had heard that the saintess’s power was great, he thought it would be similar to that of the Pope’s. However, the power he had seen that day was much greater. “We need to learn more about the saintess.”

“Should I tell Achillios?”

“No,” Miltiades shook his head. “Don’t tell anyone about what you saw today.”

“How will you get rid of the corpses and the remnants of the dead?”

The things underground were part of the research to turn humans into beasts. ‘Were they trying to make atypical beasts?’ He had an inkling of who the true owner of the laboratory was.

“Keep everything a secret,” Miltiades ordered Callian.

Callian was momentarily confused. “Are you sure you don’t want to interrogate Duke Ravenhook about this?”

“Let’s watch him for a bit to see what interesting things he does.”

Callian couldn’t understand Miltiades’s decision. ‘Why is he letting go of a golden opportunity to get back at Duke Ravenhook? Is he trying to…’ Callian had a huge realization.

“I see. You’ve decided this because you’re concerned for the saintess.” Callian nodded with emotional eyes and smiled. “I understand. I’ll take responsibility and keep it a secret!”

As Callian loudly resolved himself, Miltiades narrowed his eyes. He didn’t like how Callian was thinking about Amelia. ‘Is he perhaps…’

Right when he was going to interrogate Callian…

Knock! Knock!

“Your Majesty, this is Berrict.”

“Come in.”

Berrict opened the door and walked in. He tilted his head when he saw the uncomfortable Miltiades and the smiling Callian. ‘The atmosphere in the room is weird.’

“Your Majesty, I will leave first.” Callian grinned and left the room, unaware of how close he was to losing his life.

Miltiades kept glaring at Callian until the door closed.

“…” Berrict thought that he was seeing many sides of Miltiades these days. ‘He has stayed the same for 10 years.’ He was happy to see the change in Miltiades, but he couldn’t get used to it.

“What do you need?”

“I wanted to update you on the civilians we found in the bandits’ hideout. There are 132 people from the underground prison. What do you want us to do with them?”

“Are any of the specimens alive?”

“None, Sir.” Berrict shook his head. “The saintess’s miracle cured most of them, but the ones who had turned into beasts died.”

It was usual for the lord of the territory to deal with these matters. But there was a reason Berrict was in charge. ‘The people who witnessed Amelia’s miracle.’ It would become troublesome if the lord leaked this information.

“Should we get rid of them all?” Berrict asked in a lowered voice.

Usually, Miltiades would’ve agreed right away, but he couldn’t respond easily this time because of the child. ‘How fun.’ It was important to get rid of the people who would talk, but he was reluctant to give the order.

“No, keep them alive.” Miltiades knew he could kill them whenever he wanted to. “Take them to Helsarose. We can deal with them later.”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” Berrict responded with a smile. ‘He has become a person.’

Miltiades looked in disgust at the proud expression Berrict was making. Berrict didn’t take it to heart as he looked at Miltiades as if Miltiades were his son.

Miltiades was in a bad mood. “If you have nothing else to say, leave.”

“Yes, I will.”

Although Berrict easily left, Miltiades was still upset.

“Glory to Rahel’s light.”

Right when Berrict opened the door, he made eye contact with a servant who was about to knock. He asked, “What is it?”

“Your Majesty, Priest Aiden is done with the saintess’s treatment.”

Miltiades got up before the servant finished reporting.

* * *

“These symptoms appeared because she brought a miracle with her young body.” Priest Aiden sweated while explaining. “The amount of divine power she used was more than an adult could handle, so there were some side effects. This isn’t rare, so you don’t need to worry.”

Miltiades’s face wrinkled at Priest Aiden’s words. “Who said I wanted to hear that? When will she wake up?”

“I don’t know.”

“…” Miltiades’s golden eyes turned sharp.

Callian got ready to stop him when he took out his sword. ‘You can’t murder people in front of the Saintess!’ He didn’t know if Miltiades heard his thoughts, but thankfully no one died.

Yet.

Priest Aiden started begging for his life when he felt the sharp blade near his neck. “There… there’s nothing we can do but wait for her to wake up by herself. The amount of divine power we have is barely half of hers. So there’s no way for us to pinpoint when…”

“Useless.”

Priest Aiden flinched at the cold words. He didn’t even want to go against the man.

“Get lost.”

The priest ran away as if it were all planned when Miltiades put away his sword and gestured.

Callian quietly asked Miltiades, “Should I get rid of him?”

“Later.” The priest was useless, but Miltiades still needed him right now.

Miltiades looked at the sleeping child. She was sleeping soundly and didn’t look close to waking up. ‘Amelia.’ He had given her this name but never called her by it, so it still felt unfamiliar to him. ‘No, there was no need to say it.’ She would always come to him whenever they made eye contact.

“…” He hadn’t spent a long time agonizing over the name. Callian’s words about him staying up three nights had led to some doubts, but Miltiades had only done that because he didn’t want to give her the same name as other saintesses. And the name Amelia had popped up. ‘I thought it suited her…” It indeed fit her very well.

“Callian,” Miltiades spoke.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I need you to send a message to the Holy Empire.” Miltiades had never imagined he would need to ask the Holy Empire for a favor one day. He laughed as he raised his hand and felt Amelia’s warmth through It was a weak warmth that could be snuffed out whenever he wanted. “Tell them that Saintess Amelia saved 132 people and fell unconscious, so she needs divine healing.”

“…!” Callian widened his eyes. “Do you really want to send a message like that?”

There was a chance that the Vatican would hear about the incident. No one knew what would happen if people found out that experiments to turn humans into beasts were going on within the Northern Empire. This decision meant that Miltiades would take responsibility for any danger.

‘If it’s for the saintess…’ Callian pushed down his overwhelming emotions, steeled his face, and said, “I understand, Your Majesty!”

Callian left, and the room became quiet. Miltiades propped up his chin and looked down at Amelia. He carefully touched her cheek.”Wake up soon, kiddo.” He missed seeing her bright smile.

* * *

‘It was an unfamiliar ceiling.’ I recalled the first line of many novels as I woke up. “Huh? Where am I?”

I got up and blinked when Luciana walked into the room, and we made eye contact. “Luci, hi!”

“Saintess!”

Usually, she would’ve smiled at me, but she showed a different reaction. She ran toward me and pulled me into such a tight hug that I could barely breathe. “Saintess, is it really you?” she asked.

“No, Luciana. I’m actually your grandfather…”

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“You’re the saintess.”

I was upset that she didn’t go along with my joke. Her wall was too high.

“Thank goodness…”

I felt Luciana’s sigh of relief as she hugged me. It also sounded a bit like a cry. I felt sorry for making her worry about me and patted her back. It probably didn’t feel like much because my hand was small.

“I was worried that someone happened to you.”

“Who am I? Of course, I’m fine.”

“You look like it.”

“Luci, I’m really fine!”

“Okay.” Luciana kindly smiled and let go of me.

“But where are we?”

“This is the castle in Yurigen.”

It was the residence of a lord near the border. I then asked, “What about Daddy?”

“Ah, should I call His Majesty over?”

I thoughtlessly nodded and then realized what I forgot. ‘Harel!’ I bolted out of my seat. “Luci! Where’s Harel?”

“Saintess, you can’t get up right now.”

“It’s urgent! Hurry!” I needed to see if Harel was okay! My and my dad’s futures depended on it! The male lead’s as well!

Luciana didn’t look too happy, but she answered me anyway after I kept asking. “He’s in the third room in the west annex downstairs.”

“Okay, I got it!”

“Saintess!”

I recklessly ran out of the room to Luciana’s horror, but I didn’t have time for this.

“Saintess?”

“Saintess!”

Many people called out to me as I ran. ‘No, don’t call me! I’m busy right now!’

Harel was sleeping in the room I quickly ran to. Kais was sitting next to him, and he looked surprised to see me.

“…”

If I were in a different situation, I would’ve greeted him, but at that moment, I didn’t have the mind to. I put my hand on Harel’s neck. I could feel his heartbeat.

‘He’s alive.’ His complexion looked good, and his lips were pink. Harel was healthy. ‘The resurrection magic worked! What a relief!’ As I relaxed, I lost the strength in my legs. I thought I was going to fall when I felt a hand holding onto me. “…”

Kais’s face was close to me. I had thought this before, but I was shocked at how good-looking he was. He didn’t look human. ‘He has an incredible face.’ Only the word ‘gorgeous’ could describe him! His shining violet eyes were so beautiful they looked like jewels. I said, “I’m looking forward to you in ten years.”

Kais made a face. I was about to tell him to grow up into an Adonis when I saw a shadow on his head.

“…?” A big, sturdy hand held me up, and a shining golden gaze met mine. It was my dad!

“Hi, Daddy!” I said, and immediately thought, ‘Why does he look so mad?’