Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 1024 Finally, a Glimmer of Hope Appeared

The law is merciless; it does not consider any extenuating circumstances, nor does it grant exceptions to the law.

However, the rules are not entirely immutable.

When Luciano became the Natural Mage of the Church of the Night, he differed from the 'royal authority' and 'divine authority' defined by the law.

The laws of nature have always had priority.

Luciano, who made a pact with the magical plant, is no longer purely human.

The shackles that had been pressing down on him began to loosen.

However, fate had already placed Luciano on the chessboard... but Luis and the Bishop of Laurel had no power to move the pieces.

Even the Goddess of the Night didn't have it.

Although she is located at the end of the chessboard and can even direct the movement of some pieces, she cannot see the entire chessboard.

Luciano was not a pawn she was willing to sacrifice, so she naturally dared not act rashly.

They could only follow their original plan and be truly good people, making Emilia a safe and warm home.

Queen Louise and the Bishop of Laurel were good people to begin with.

But before, they had only given up a part of themselves.

But after that, they gave almost everything.

Especially the Bishop of Laurel.

If he had no selfish motives before, then afterwards he almost turned himself into a saint.

The Earth Church would not sell its basic technology for money, allowing the Laurel Church to teach these courses at will, even those related to the Natural Mage. The Laurel Bishop gave almost everything.

Only today can the couple be certain that everything they sacrificed was worthwhile.

That Antirochus is very likely the one who, in the prophecy, caused Luciano's downfall.

Even if it isn't, he must have some connection with that person.

But this is not Antirochus's fault; they are the ones who are to blame.

That's why things have reached an irreversible point, and may even affect the path of the world's will to return.

Whether they liked it or not, their family became sinners.

Although this was the outcome arranged for them by fate, they were also ultimately responsible for their own actions.

However, if they try to correct their behavior according to the prophecy, they will suffer a backlash from fate and make even bigger mistakes.

They could only wait anxiously for that turning point, following their original fate.

Even the first step of the transformation has to be done by someone who has absolutely nothing to do with fate.

“In the prophecy, there was no labyrinth; this is the first step in the transformation.” After calming down, Queen Louise began to review the situation. “So, in the original destiny, Antirochus did not become the Son of the Sun here, but he may very well have come to Emilia City.”

After all, even if Laurel Church didn't offer many classes, it was still the only place in the area that could provide him with a systematic education.

He must have Euphemia with him too.

And Euphemia's identity..."

Louis looked at Bishop Laurel: "If we hadn't seen the prophecy, would we have greatly admired this Euphemia, and even wanted her to become Queen of Luciano when she grew up?"

Bishop Laurel was silent for a few seconds before nodding: "Yes."

We couldn't bear to change Luciano's naiveté, so we naturally chose to find him a complementary partner.

But we cannot force Luciano to do anything.

Our son's happiness is what we care about most.

“But Luciano might be tempted too!” Louis retorted.

Then she immediately relaxed her shoulders: "No, given Luciano's temperament, he will definitely have an initial liking for Euphemia, whom we both like, and a certain amount of curiosity."

He will try to date that girl.

But there are too many unstable factors surrounding Luciano.

If he hadn't become a nature mage and had instead devoted himself entirely to the path of the night walker, there would have been even more ambitious people around him... The night is indeed beautiful, but it always hides some dangers.

Being ambitious is never a mistake in the Church of the Night.

They will let time take its course.

After all, as long as they live, these conspiracies will only revolve around Luciano and will not affect his own safety.

It's good to learn from mistakes.

But what if this lesson could cost an innocent girl her life?
Louis was completely baffled: "I can understand that they might try to sow discord between Euphemia and Luciano, or even take advantage of Antirochus's sensitivity, but how could they go so far as to kill Euphemia?"

“If Antirochus hadn’t become the Son of Earth, but had revealed his identity as a Nature Mage before entering the Church of the Night…” Bishop Laurel asked seriously, “you and I certainly wouldn’t refuse Garrett’s request to bring him back to the Church of the Earth.”

In our eyes, Garrett isn't a bad person. Even if he's a little cold towards his son, it wouldn't be bad, right?

Queen Louise paused for a moment before nodding: "That's right, Garrett may have many flaws, but he's definitely not a bad person."

The atmosphere of the Earth Church doesn't produce any decent people, and they don't care about their own children as much as proper parents do.

"They're basically all left to their own devices." "Antirokos could have found his own opportunities in the Duchy of Harvey." Bishop Laurel sighed softly, "If he just revealed his identity as a nature mage, although Duke Harvey wouldn't make him his heir, he would definitely raise him as his own son... Moreover, since Antirokos is a nature mage, it would be perfectly logical for him to choose his nephew to inherit the title after the victory, and no one could question that."

That child couldn't possibly be unaware of this.

But he still chose to leave Harvey's house with his sister.

This only proves that what he pursues is... He will become the Son of the Sun, which proves that his nature is incompatible with both of ours.

With Euphemia present, he might still have some approval of the Church of the Night.

But the Church of the Earth... he despises Garrett from the bottom of his heart, how could he possibly pay close attention to those subtle details?
The hostility was established from the very beginning.

After realizing her brother's attitude, Euphemia will likely develop a negative impression of everyone in Emilia City.

But we ended up taking a liking to her.

That... could very well be used as a breakthrough point.

Neither of those children would easily give up on their lives.

Queen Louise suddenly realized, "Her mother...she was...ah...even if Antirochus knew the truth, he would hate us to death."

“Yes!” Bishop Laurel sighed softly. “They escaped from that den of thieves with such difficulty, but just because of our willful behavior, we pushed him and his sister back in.”

Our choice killed his only relative, the only person he cared about.

Then he will inevitably choose to hurt the person who will cause us the most pain.

"It's too easy for him to influence a segment of the Earth Church as the son of Garrett." Queen Louise clenched her fist. "Many Earth believers have long been dissatisfied with the fact that their meeting place is controlled by the Night Church."

Furthermore, we ourselves feel guilty... Luciano will definitely feel extremely remorseful.”

She knows very well what kind of person she is.

Although he can be considered kind, he is also a political creature.

It's in their nature to never take back a move once it's made... after all, it's someone else's turn.

Only Luciano was the only one who could shake her heart.

Bishop Laurel, on the other hand, would not. No matter how kind and benevolent he may be, he is still someone who has worked in the center of power.

Even if you're on the right path, you still face the danger of losing the struggle.

If you lose, you might die.

Queen Louise would choose to avenge him and then follow him in death, but she would not be in so much pain that she would despair.

However, Luciano was different.

The child hadn't done anything wrong, yet she was implicated by her parents... Louise felt she couldn't go on living the day she found out.

"It might even cause conflict on the main temple side," Bishop Laurel said with some difficulty. "Their initial goal was very likely this."

If either Antirochus or Euphemia had the same personality as their mother…

It was only because these two children were naturally kind and genuinely loving that their scheme failed.

The Tower Witches, apart from the earliest ones and the newly appeared Agnes, don't seem to enjoy thinking much.

If a plan fails, they will abandon it completely.

As for whether there will be any opportunities later, we'll see.

So...if it weren't for our interference, those two children could indeed be living the free life they wanted.

Queen Louise shook her head: "The flaw appeared when Garrett took Antirochus away."

Queen Emilia and Beatrice Garfield are both rare examples of absolute neutrality within the Church of the Night.

As long as they are there, no matter how much the other factions fight, it will not affect the operation of the Church of the Night.

No matter how much the members of the Church of the Dark Night fight amongst themselves, they are always united when facing external threats.

But they certainly wouldn't accept orders from people who were just fighting to the death.

The neutral faction became extremely prominent at this time.

For the glory of the goddess, the neutral faction will not be afraid of the difficulty of leading those troublesome fellows.

The Church of the Night survived through this harmonious struggle.

However, if the two most prominent and powerful figures in the neutral faction suddenly clash, especially a life-or-death conflict, then there will inevitably be a period of delay in dealing with external shocks.

Although they were able to quickly regain their focus, that time was enough for the enemy to do many things.

During this period, the most important thing for the enemy was to find the reincarnation of the world's will.

Garrett, a central figure in the Church of the Night and a close associate of the Lord of the Earth, was someone who could attract the attention of both gods.

In particular, conflicts have arisen between the two major churches.

When they try to resolve this dispute, they may inadvertently create a loophole in the gods' protective circle.

This is a test that fate has given to the Lord of the world.

And they... were the most lowly sacrifices.

(End of this chapter)