My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 215 Kalia and Iluvia: "Sorry, I'm the first one."

Cellina's answer clearly surprised the Demon King.

It's true that he's lost most of his memory, but he won't forget the number of runestones he's captured.

One of the runestones was obtained after I killed a saint of the Papacy.

The other one was obtained after he killed an elector from a federation of nations.

There were two in total, both of which sealed their power after their original owners died.

He would never forget that.

Although neither of them was able to fully unleash the power of the runestone, they did cause the Demon King considerable trouble.

Therefore, he wouldn't have misremembered this.

There were indeed two primordial runes that he handed over to the Cangya family head at the time. He watched as the Cangya family head, who was his guard at the time, collected them and sealed them into a black cube.

Seeing the Demon King's fierce reaction, Cherinina realized that in the relatively short span of three hundred years for the demon race, there had been a problem with the family's inheritance.

Or perhaps... it's just a compromise.

Cellina realized something.

Her own family had never mentioned the Primal Runestone to her.

There isn't even any record of it.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been kept in the dark the whole time, only finding out the origin of the stone in her hand that had been inside her body since birth after decades on the run.

Perhaps the family, no, the royal court, knew from the beginning that the Cangya family possessed two primordial rune stones.

Perhaps the other runestone was traded away as the price for the family's continued existence?
Sacrifice one to hide another? The way to hide it is... to hide it inside yourself before you were born, or after you were born?
When this idea popped into Cherlinina's mind, she almost couldn't resist sharing it with the Demon King and Roland.

Roland nodded after listening: "It sounds reasonable... but it lacks evidence."

"After all, you didn't even know about rune stones before. You subconsciously thought there was only one rune stone, and that was only because you later learned about the existence of rune stones, so you subconsciously thought that the family only had the rune stone you had."

"But perhaps the other runestone is simply hidden somewhere else?"

The remnant soul of the Demon King also realized what was happening.

Yes, Cellina didn't know about the Primal Runestones before; she only found out about them when they were at sea.

She subconsciously thought that having only one rune stone was reasonable.

I've lost my composure.

Perhaps the other runestone has already been obtained by the royal court, or perhaps it is still hidden elsewhere by the Cangya family.

However, with only Cherinina, an orphan who is unaware of the inside story, remaining in the Cangya family, even if the rune stone was hidden, it is likely to be lost forever.

Unless we return to the old territory of the Cangya family, it is unlikely that we will find any clues that are practically impossible to find.

At this point, Kalia, who had been completely oblivious, asked, "What kind of riddle are you two playing?"

"At first it was said to be an object... then it turned into a runestone?"

"What runestone?"

"Do you know Roland?"

Although it was a question, Kalia had already moved closer to Roland, staring at him with a slightly dissatisfied look in her eyes.

He had an expression that said, "You little brat, you've been hiding something from me."

Roland coughed.

Then he realized what was happening.

It seems he let something slip.

Previously, both the Demon King and Cherlinina were mindful of keeping it a secret and did not directly mention the word "runestone".

I never expected that the problem would be with him this time.

Oh well, I've already let it slip... Anyway, it's only Kalia who knows.

There shouldn't be any major problems.

This guy may not be very smart, but he's tight-lipped.

"That's right, Leah, the runestone is..."

After Roland explained the relatively complete runestone settings he had learned from the Demon King to Kalia, he unsurprisingly saw a very serious expression on Kalia's face.

Good, this guy didn't listen.

If she had understood, she wouldn't be looking so thoughtful.

Roland sighed softly.

Although Kalia appeared to be thinking seriously.

But Roland thought she was just thinking of an answer that would make her seem less foolish.

"Anyway... it's a really powerful stone, right?"

“You can interpret it that way if you want.” Roland finished speaking and held up his little finger: “This is a very important secret, you know, no one can tell.”

"Let's make a pinky promise, it's a promise between us, you can't tell anyone."

"No problem, no problem!"

Kalia readily fulfilled the agreement, then put her hands behind her back, leaned forward, and asked, "By the way, Roland, Nina and I both know about this now, and even Nash seems to have known all along."

Is there really still a need to keep it a secret?

Roland was silent for a moment: "But aren't Iluvia and Lady Flam still unaware?"

“Yes, but…” Kalia hesitated for a moment before saying, “Isn’t that a bit unfair to Iluvia?”

"We all know, except her. If she finds out later, she'll definitely be angry, right?"

Roland thought for a moment, then sighed, "Alright, I'll talk to her about it sometime."

"That's good."

Roland countered, "You don't seem to care much about Ms. Fram's feelings?" "Oh, the old woman doesn't care. She's currently engrossed in the topic of resurrection and her revenge plan, so she has no interest in knowing such obscure knowledge."

Kalia seemed unconcerned and instead said, "Speaking of which... I actually went to see the old woman yesterday to ask about your condition."

"Regarding the dead and coming back to life."

"The old woman told me about several possibilities back then."

Kalia inadvertently changed the subject.

Compared to the past of the Cherinina family and the treasure entrusted to the Cangya family by the Demon King.

Clearly, those present were more interested in the secret about Roland.

After all, the story of the demon race must be related to that icy demon realm.

Even in the sweltering summer of the Hearst Empire, snow still falls heavily there.

It is truly permafrost in the real sense.

Unless there is sufficient motivation and a reason to act, people would probably not want to go to such a place.

Roland chuckled and teased, "You actually memorized all of that?"

"Hehe, of course not." Kalia stuck out her tongue: "Writing all of this down is giving me too much credit."

"But I remember her saying that, apart from things like the Demon King who can transfer his soul instantly before or before death."

"Other recorded cases of death and resurrection are all related to fate and death."

"Death?" Roland raised an eyebrow.

Roland, who had just acquired a spear with a close connection to death, was still very curious about this mysterious god.

I'm also very curious about this legendary resurrection.

And fate...

He remembered that day on the ship when the power of the World Tree suddenly erupted and condensed in his hand into the wooden spear that could anchor destiny.

Roland's heart suddenly trembled.

Could it be that he really has already died once? And that he himself has actually been resurrected?

But there might be another explanation for her resurrection, since according to what Flam said before, those chosen by the World Tree are anchored in both fate and time.

It cannot be changed.

In other words, his resurrection may be traceable, and he may very well be able to directly shift the blame to the World Tree.

But what about his mother, who also came back to life?

After she sent him back to his father, did she stay with him or disappear?

Is she his mother? Or just someone who looks similar?

Finding the answer might not be so easy.

Unless the letter that old Lancelot sent but was never received by Cafas is found, there is no chance of finding any clues.

Unfortunately, Kalia's memories end here.

That's all she remembered, and the result—Roland was fine!
That's enough for her.

Roland wasn't surprised by this. After all, Frum was there too, and they would be going to Isfar together later, so there was plenty of time to ask.

At that moment, Iluvia also came in.

Seeing everyone chatting so enthusiastically, she paused for a moment, then laughed and asked, "What are you talking about? Can I join in?"

Kalia chuckled and then pushed Roland in front of her: "It's nothing, we were just discussing a little secret Roland was hiding!"

"He was planning to find another opportunity to tell you, but it seems there's no need to wait for another opportunity. Let's do it now!"

"A little secret?"

Before Iluvia could react, Roland had already been pushed all the way to Iluvia by Kalia.

Looking at Kalia, who was still winking at her, Iluvia suddenly felt a little guilty.

He had clearly reached some cooperation agreement with Kalia, agreeing that Kalia would be ahead of time, but he secretly beat her to it and took Roland's first time.

This guy is still so enthusiastically pushing Roland in front of him...

Iluvia pursed her lips somewhat shyly, then gave Kalia a smile.

When Kalia saw Iluvia's smile, she immediately responded with a smile of her own.

She doesn't seem to hate this bad woman as much anymore.

She was just a little too possessive of Roland; otherwise, she was quite good.

However, in Kalia's eyes, her shortcomings were no longer considered shortcomings.

Because I was the first one, hahaha!

I'm just giving you a small favor now, consider it a way of repaying you!

Caught between the two, Roland felt that the atmosphere between them was a bit strange.

Roland couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange about it, but it was definitely odd.

However, he didn't think too much about it. Just like Kalia said, this was the perfect time to tell Iluvia about the runestone.

That way, I won't have to look for another opportunity later.

He quickly repeated what he had said to Kalia earlier.

After hearing this, Iluvia sighed and looked utterly disappointed.

"So that's what the little secret was..."

"I thought it would be... one of those more dramatic little secrets."

(End of this chapter)