Turning-Chapter 834

"That's right. But it’s not like the connection was just with a branch family as we originally thought. It's much deeper. Naham is... the illegitimate child of the current Duke of Hern."

Only then did Yuder understand why Kanna had felt the urgent need to relay that information.

"Did you confirm that with the Duke of Hern’s side?"

"Not yet. But with just Princess Mayra’s information, I think it would be enough to prove it."

Yuder’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

That meant Mayra had made a choice that an ordinary noblewoman would never make, even if it meant risking her life.

Before Mayra, Leblin and Pruelle had made similar choices, but there was a difference between back then and now.

The two from before had the option of becoming members of the Cavalry after overthrowing their decayed families. For them, it had been a better path, one that allowed them to escape their families.

But Mayra’s situation was different. Her goal had always been to stay within her family and become the next Duke. The Cavalry, which couldn't fully protect her like the previous two, couldn’t guarantee her safety.

Considering Mayra’s future, it would have been more advantageous for her not to give the Cavalry any information. Or, if she did, it would be a typical course of action to demand some price from the Cavalry and offer a few hints indirectly. Even that would have been enough to uncover the truth without taking too long.

But she had chosen to give them the information openly, without any compensation...

‘It’s because she isn’t trying to avoid responsibility.’

There weren't many people who could choose that path, knowing it would make things harder for them in the future. So Yuder was honestly surprised by her decision.

While Yuder was lost in thought, Kanna continued speaking.

"It seems Princess Mayra doesn’t know about another illegitimate brother mentioned in Hosanra’s story. From reading the information, it looks like there are so many illegitimate children in the Hern family that someone like him was quite common. What’s special about Naham, though, is that despite being an illegitimate child from the Southern lands, he was treated somewhat well and kept in a sort of captivity."

Kanna added that she suspected this was because Naham’s mother might have had a fairly high status in the Southern lands.

‘An illegitimate child between Duke Hern and the Southern aristocracy. No wonder... they’d want to kill him so he couldn’t escape the family’s disgrace.’

Just Naham’s existence could have been enough to bring down the prestige of the Hern family to the ground.

"It seems that Hosanra knows Naham is from the Hern family, but Naham doesn’t know. Before coming here, I asked Princess Mayra to investigate people related to Naham’s past."

"I see. Is that all the information you have?"

"Aside from that, Princess Mayra did mention that Hosanra looked really bad when she briefly encountered her."

"That is..."

"Yeah. I heard she used a lot of her abilities during her escape. She was said to have displayed tremendous power, enough to break her restraints."

After saying that, Kanna bit her lip and muttered as if sighing.

"I should have made sure she couldn’t even leave while I wasn’t around... I let my guard down too much."

Kanna, being someone who reads information, knew well that feeling regret and frustration wouldn’t help right now. Although she appeared calm outwardly, she was shaken inside. She had been unable to detect the signs of Hosanra’s escape and abnormal behavior in time, which had to have been a huge shock for her.

Originally, she had planned to leave as soon as she got the information, but when she saw Kanna’s slightly trembling lips, Yuder couldn’t simply move on.

He exhaled softly and spoke.

"If we’re counting, I guess I’m the one who’s worse."

"Why? You just caught the Sage, and now the Commander just needs to handle Naham well. Everything will be fine, right?"

"..."

"Isn’t it?"

Of course, Kanna didn’t know that Yuder had the ability to foresee the future, so she thought it was simple enough.

"Well..."

Yuder was someone with more information than anyone else. He had predicted the internal strife of the Star of Nagran, and already knew how it would unfold and what their end would be.

But even so, he hadn’t known that the Sage and Naham would face off like this today. He hadn’t anticipated Hosanra’s danger either.

Even though he knew the abilities of the awakened ones around him better than anyone else, he didn’t expect Hosanra’s abilities to recover this much. Kanna’s lapse in judgment was no different from Yuder’s own mistake when he had left Hosanra to Kanna’s care.

‘But if I say that, Kanna will probably hate me more.’

Ever since the West, Yuder had felt the future he had known diverging from reality, but since the day the Southern anomaly began, that divergence had only increased. And today, it was the highest it had ever been.

It wasn’t a bad thing to tear apart the Sage and Naham while confronting them. It was an unexpected stroke of luck that Gakein had handled the Crown Prince, who had almost been a huge obstacle. Ever had contributed to the Cavalry with an unexpected new technique, and so far, no one had been seriously hurt.

But none of those things aligned with what Yuder had foreseen and prepared for.

Good or bad, everything was full of variables.

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What he knew and what was unknown were becoming mixed. The world outside, with snow and wind, was becoming as unpredictable as the future ahead. If anything, it would only become more intense, not less.

Could he really say that all his actions and decisions up to this point had been the best course he could have taken?

Yuder swallowed all those thoughts and spoke.

"Anyway, if it’s the Commander, just the fact that you and the other members didn’t get hurt during Hosanra’s escape must have earned some positive feedback. That’s for sure."

"...Is it?"

"If she ran, then catching her is enough. That’s why we’re here."

"Well... that’s true."

Finally, Kanna smiled a little more sincerely.

"Yeah, so..."

And then it happened.

-Krrrroooom...

Before Yuder could finish his sentence, an overwhelming pressure filled the entire space, as if the entire surroundings were collapsing.

It felt like an invisible force was crushing the sky and the earth, sending a sharp shiver through the air before a scream rang out with the strong wind.

"What, what is that...?"

"Ugh!"

"Ah...!"

Yuder instinctively used his power to shield his visible companions and caught Kanna, who nearly stumbled and fell.

‘...That just now, was it?’

Was it the aftermath of the power flowing from Kishiar’s direction?

Without a second thought, Yuder looked around and shouted loudly.

“I’m heading to where the Commander is! Prepare for any sudden changes!”

The moment his words ended, golden light surged from his left eye. Reacting to his will, multiple threads stretched out in all directions, pointing him toward the target.

Without hesitation, Yuder kicked the ground and sprinted toward the place the threads all pointed to.

‘Kishiar isn’t alone. Gakein and Kurga are there, and most importantly, the enemy isn’t in a good condition. It won’t be an easy fight, but our side has the advantage.’

He already knew how strong Kishiar was firsthand.

Yuder Aile had always considered him one of the few beings who would be hard to defeat, no matter what he did. Even in a weakened state, Kishiar was already powerful enough, and now, he had recovered to a level far beyond his former self.

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It would be strange if he lost.

Although Yuder had known this, he still couldn’t relax until he confirmed it with his own eyes.

While running relentlessly, the wind and snow grew even stronger, but the invisible threads of light didn’t lose their brightness, making it easy for Yuder to continue. Finally, he reached his destination.

"..."

‘What is this?’

Yuder stopped in his tracks, seeing the massive black veil in front of him.

It was like a black wall where nothing could be seen inside.

But as he calmed his surprise and looked carefully, he realized that the golden threads guiding him led directly into it.

‘And... this veil feels strangely «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» familiar.’

When he reached out and lightly touched it, he instantly realized what it was.

‘This... is Gakein’s shadow.’

He had never seen it spread out like this, so it was hard to be sure at first glance, but he was certain. He had seen Gakein’s shadow during their long training together.

‘He could do something like this...?’