Elden Clergyman

"Yes."

Mugram nodded, then looked at Lord behind her.

"Who is this?"

Looking at Lord who took out two pieces of shrimp from the inventory and stuffed them into the hands of the confused Mugram, Lani couldn't help but sigh.

"...Just think of him as my ally."

But having said that, if Lord hadn't been around, it would have been difficult for Lani to meet Mugram.

After all, her current enemies, in addition to those people from the border areas whom she had offended before, also include an abstract thing called Two Fingers.

When she first delivered the Soul Summoning Bell to Lord in Nimgufu, she had to carefully hide her identity and use various aliases for fear of being exposed.

but now......

Not to mention that for some unknown reason, Lord's strange law only has a shielding effect on the detection of two fingers.

But now, even if two fingers were used to explore, Lani would not be at all vulnerable.

After all, what she was most worried about now was nothing more than the "destined death" in the hands of the two fingers after it was stolen and not used up in the Night of the Black Knife.

And the reason for worrying is not that he cannot beat the opponent, but that he is afraid that he will be stabbed by the opponent during his hibernation.

But now, she was beside Lord, so she could stay at full power for quite a while without any problem, as she had enough soul supply.

In this situation, even if Lord did not take action, those shadows of gods and men would not be her opponents. If they really came, it would give her the opportunity to deal with those destined to die.

No, wait, speaking of destined death, isn't there something more important than destined death around me right now...

After glancing at Melina beside her, Lani walked into the library with a subtle feeling.

Then, I saw the mother floating in the sky, and the "children" crawling all over the ground, like clones, wearing magic apprentice clothes.

"......Mother."

Looking at the figure floating in the sky, Lani murmured softly, then turned back——

I saw Lord squatting there, holding two handfuls of shrimps in his hands, and distributing them to the "children" crawling on the ground.

"Come on, come on, don't fight, don't grab, one for each of you, everyone has one..."

Lani: “…”

She began to regret letting this guy come in with her.

But you know what, the shrimp attack was unexpectedly effective.

After sending it once, Lani clearly felt that the attitude of the "children" around him became much better. Even the one floating in the sky glanced at him.

Then, after distributing the shrimp, Lord took out the dislocated fragment of Lenara that had exploded after defeating Full Moon Hiss, placed it in his hand, and raised his palm.

A moment later, as if summoned by something, the fragment rose from his palm, and guided by the golden light, floated towards the golden figure in the sky.

Then, integrate.

The golden ball of light slowly fell down, and the huge figure first closed his eyes, and after taking a short nap, he slowly opened his eyes.

She raised her head and glanced towards where Lani and Lord were, then—

He lowered his head again and continued to stare at the golden amber egg in his arms without any expression.

Huh? The fragments have no effect?

Lord was a little confused.

Lani initially thought the same as he did, but soon she realized something was wrong.

"......Mother?"

The Full Moon Queen did not answer, but just stared at the golden amber in her arms.

"Mother."

The Full Moon Queen still did not answer. She lowered her head slightly and looked at the golden egg Amber in her arms more seriously and carefully.

"Mother!"

Seeing that she could no longer hide the truth, the Full Moon Queen sighed and slowly raised her head.

"Long time no see, Lani."

Or, have we just met not long ago?

After all, at the moment when the fragments merged, the things that happened in that chaotic time and space also entered her memory.

Seeing that the Full Moon Queen finally replied, Lani's expression eased a little and she looked at her with complicated eyes.

"How are you?"

"pretty good."

The Full Moon Queen nodded and said seriously.

"It feels much better than when I was queen."

Lani: “…?”

Lani was silent for a moment.

"Please don't make such jokes."

"I'm not kidding."

The Full Moon Queen shook her head.

"You know the situation with Kalia and the Academy. It was better when everyone was here, but then... you know."

"I don't feel like I'm restricted in any way. You see, I don't have any shackles or seals here. If I really want to go out, I can just go for a walk."

The Full Moon Queen spoke softly while caressing the golden amber in her arms.

"The academy never asked me for anything, and Mugram was very loyal and always took care of me."

"I just need to sit here quietly. I don't need to worry about any bad situations or hear any bad news. Everything in the outside world has nothing to do with me..."

“I am very satisfied with my current life.”

Lani: “…”

She didn't know what to say for a moment.

Because she knew for sure how difficult it was to be the queen of Rhea Lukalia Academy.

On the one hand, he had to deal with the struggle between the two factions within the academy, and on the other hand, he had to consider the relationship with the Golden Dynasty. At the same time, magicians were not the kind of creatures that would sit still. If they were not careful, they could cause a big disaster...

She's the Queen of Kalia, so it's fine if the Academy doesn't listen much, but how many people on Kalia's side are loyal and obedient? And how many people are forced to be loyal because they're afraid of being liquidated by the Academy without Queen Man Yue?

The departure of the sisters, the exodus of the master, and even a certain red-haired man, after going crazy, all his children became half-human, half-ghost...

If you think about it carefully, it seems that it is better for this person to be a little crazy.

After all, she herself was one of the sources of the other person's pain.

In fact, it may be the most important one.

Then Lani fell silent.

But after a moment, another voice sounded.

"Would you like some shrimp?"

Lord grabbed a handful of boiled shrimp.

Lani turned her head and was about to say something when she saw the Full Moon Queen reach out and take the shrimp ball.

"Thank you."

After taking the shrimp, Queen Full Moon peeled it and spoke.

"Come to think of it, ever since the academy closed down, it's been inconvenient to get in and out, so I rarely get to eat shrimp here..."

"It's probably because of the war."

Lord thought about it.

"I noticed the surrounding environment on the way here. It was indeed severely damaged by the war. Many shrimps died nearby. If you want to catch them, you have to run a long way..."

"Is there still a war going on near the academy?"

"There hasn't been much fighting so far. It's said to be at a stalemate, but there are still some minor conflicts from time to time."

"I don't know how long the war will end, or how long it will take for the ecosystem to recover..."

"Who says it's not?"

Lani on the side was stunned.

No, how did you two get chatting?

She was the one who came first, and she was the one who spoke first!

"Lani, do you want some too?"

The Full Moon Queen peeled another shrimp and handed it to Lani.

Lani was silent for a moment and shook her head.

"I have nothing else to do. You guys can chat. I'm going to go out and check on the red wolf."

After saying that, Lani left.

After she left, the atmosphere in the library gradually quieted down.

The Full Moon Queen peeled the shrimps one by one and fed them to the children around her.

Lord stood there quietly watching her peel shrimp without saying anything.

for a long time.

A sigh.

"Please take good care of the child."

The Full Moon Queen raised her head, her eyes filled with tiredness and exhaustion.

"The night she is entering is a forbidden path filled with dangers."

"And she underestimated the danger of that path. She would never be able to fulfill that destiny on her own."

"She needs help."

"I know full well that you have no obligation to help her, and even I can't call her a 'good kid'."

"But as a mother, I just couldn't leave her alone."

As she spoke, Lenarra raised her hand, took the Great Rune that had no chance of being born out of the amber egg, and handed it to Lord.

"Just think of it as a mother's willfulness."

"And I can assure you that if you really help that child, she will never be ungrateful."

"She will respond to your kindness."

"Will."

Although he didn't quite understand what she was saying, Lord still took the Great Rune from her hand and raised his head after thinking for a moment.

"how about you?"

The Full Moon Queen shook her head.

"Just let me be crazy. After all, sometimes, madness can bring people sleep, while wakefulness is poison."

"Isn't it?"

After saying this, as some kind of power dissipated, the Full Moon Queen's eyes became dull again.

She held the golden egg in her arms, stroking it and whispering softly.

"Your moon will be formed by your will..."

"Lani, my lovely daughter..."

In fact, she also wanted to talk about what happened in the previous chaotic time and space, and she still had plenty of time.

But as a mother, she knew the child's character very well and also knew her taboos.