Shepherd Wizard-Chapter 165.2

Translator: Pai_

“There weren’t any major incidents, right?”

“Not at all. But a lot of paperwork has piled up in the meantime. I’ve sorted through it somewhat, but there are still quite a few things that require your direct approval."

“We’ll… deal with that later. I’m a bit tired right now.”

Upon his return, Turan was first debriefed by the family butler, Ashiz, about what had happened during his absence.

Seeing the pile of parchment stacked in the middle of the office, Turan shook his head.

“There are a few things that need to be done by tomorrow.”

“Got it, absolutely. By tomorrow.”

After firmly promising Ashiz, who was gradually becoming nagging due to his role, Turan asked quietly.

“That matter hasn’t leaked, right?”

“It’s completely under control for now. At the very least, it definitely hasn’t spread among the public.”

During his absence, Turan had informed Ashiz of Meisa’s pregnancy and instructed him to keep it absolutely secret.

“I’ve even restricted the maids attending Meisa from going out. Instead, I’m paying them triple while they stay inside.”

“Well done. In that case…”

"Yes, go see her. Quickly."

Even though Turan’s expression and voice revealed no sign of impatience, Ashiz seemed to pick up on it and waved his hand with a chuckle.

Parting with Ashiz, Turan immediately headed to the Family Head’s quarters, which he now fully shared with Meisa.

Passing through the magically sealed main gate that absolutely no one except a few people could enter, and then through the corridor where only a few maids came and went, he could soon see Meisa resting in the bedroom.

"You're back?"

"Yes. How are you feeling?"

"The same as always. It hasn’t been that long yet, and I’m not a commoner, after all."

Ordinary women usually suffered from all sorts of physical discomfort during pregnancy, but for someone of knight level or higher, it was far easier to manage their condition.

That’s because magic power constantly maintained the body in a more optimal state suited to the owner’s preferences, and their excellent physical abilities meant they didn’t even feel the weight of the child as a burden.

Though a bit extreme, if they didn’t care about the baby’s health, noblewomen could run around and even fight in combat right up until childbirth without issue.

"More importantly, how did the meeting with Zahar go?"

"Well…"

Turan told the curious Meisa everything that had occurred at the meeting, without holding anything back.

Like how the Family Head of Zahar was convinced that he was the reincarnation of the Night Hunter, confessed his feelings for him, or how he got to meet his aunt for the first time and learned more about what kind of person his father was.

Meisa had briefly fantasized about a dreamy romance story upon hearing about Turan’s parents, but when he explained how hundreds of thousands of lives and all the unborn fetuses of the Zahar bloodline had been sacrificed for his birth, her face turned pale.

"…Is that really true?"

"Yeah."

Turan couldn’t quite understand why she was reacting this way.

Just earlier, when she heard about how a thousand wizards' souls had been used to awaken her own talents, she hadn’t shown such a reaction.

It couldn’t simply be because the number of souls involved was larger.

Seeing Turan’s puzzlement, Meisa brought up a concern she hadn’t realized until now.

"If it's possible to use soul magic on unborn children who aren’t even under direct control like that… then there’s no guarantee our child won’t become a target too."

Since the child’s body hadn’t even formed properly yet, there was no way to know which bloodline power it had inherited, but it was likely to be from one of the two.

Just as she said, if someone used the same method as Haroon, then from the moment the fetus’s existence was revealed, any powerful soul mage could, in effect, take its life.

Turan looked quietly at Meisa’s face, pale from fear, and gently pulled her into an embrace.

"There’s nothing to worry about."

The child would only be in danger because of the existence of powerful soul wizards.

Then the solution was simple, such powerful soul wizards just had to no longer exist in this world.

Turan recalled the gift that Haroon had given him recently.

The method to manifest skills by fusing with the Zahar bloodline.

During the journey back, he had studied it whenever he found time, and as a result, Turan had gained far more abilities than he had expected.

He was now confident that he could even stand toe-to-toe against Badal, the head of House Aravion.

Turan quietly declared his conquest of the world.

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