Above The Sky
Chapter 968 - 968 89 A Glimpse into Guardian Axel's True Plan 5400

968: Chapter 89: A Glimpse into Guardian Axel’s True Plan (5400) 968: Chapter 89: A Glimpse into Guardian Axel’s True Plan (5400) When Roland returned home, his father Moda was already delirious, lying in bed, mumbling nonsensical words that could not form coherent sentences, occasionally becoming particularly agitated.

Several doctors and monks from the Huai Guang Church were attempting to calm Moda’s emotions, but clearly, the disease that had penetrated deep into the brain was difficult to treat.

Even utilizing Sublimation Skills only served to quiet Moda temporarily.

“What’s going on?”

Even someone as good-natured as Roland became anxious.

He had just arrived home and came to his father’s bedside, then turned his head to look at the medical staff and asked patiently, “My father was improving when I left.

I thought he had come to terms with it…

He was even able to slap me back then!”

“I’m very sorry, sir, but your father…”

The medical staff were hesitant, but eventually shook their heads: “Your father has been subjected to a quite powerful Spirit Energy influence.

Whether he continues to live in delusion or someone points it out and he regains clarity, either could have helped his mind recover normally.”

“But your father has not come out of it.

He may have broken free from the delusion but would rather live in it.

Knowing he’s clear-headed, he still doesn’t want to wake up…

This contradictory state has caused him too much harm.”

Roland stood there, stunned.

How could he not know about his own father’s condition?

Lord Ian had detailed to him how he exposed the conspiracy of the former Lord of Leyan and the deception played on Steward Moda, harming the territory.

Helping Steward Moda break free from Yila’s Spirit Energy was part of it.

At the time, he had breathed a sigh of relief and was grateful to Ian for helping his father escape that layer of deception and not be fooled by Baron Leyan.

But now it seemed… His own father actually preferred to continue being deceived?

This…

Wasn’t surprising.

Roland wasn’t a child anymore, he knew well that sometimes, even when one clearly knows what is ‘right,’ people still choose what’s ‘wrong.’ If an error could bring pleasant memories, then why must one invariably do the right thing?

But he didn’t expect that his father would be this obstinate.

He wanted to die with the memories of the illusion.

“Dad, why…”

Bending over the bed, Roland held Moda’s hand with an exceedingly complicated mood.

If possible, he really hoped his father could wake up to slap him once more, but the aged man before him could only murmur, repeating some fragmented words.

“So you’re just going to wait like this?

Wait for your father’s death?”

Just then, Roland heard a familiar voice behind him.

Accompanied by the sound of steady footsteps, Ian entered the room.

He lowered his gaze to his surprised head of engineering and said lightly, “Even if your father wants to die…

you don’t have to oblige his wish, do you?”

“If you truly were such a well-behaved child, then why did you still go against his will and proceed to Falling Star Hills when your father initially did not wish for you to leave Leyan Territory?”

“I…”

Ian’s words indeed pointed out Roland’s most difficult dilemma—the most bewildering part for him was that his father himself no longer wanted to live.

Roland’s dedicated efforts and achievements in his work were to help his father find the will to live again in this world.

But who could have known that just as he started to make accomplishments, his father had already become like this?

And even if extreme measures were taken to revive his father, Moda would still eventually choose death someday.

Is this really okay?

“Stop thinking about these issues.”

As if he could see through Roland’s conflicted heart, Ian said with a faint smile, calmly, “As the Lord, I will make this choice for you.”

“Don’t worry whether your father will blame you in the future, or whether what you do is defiance of human relations or morality.

I will decide.”

Ian glanced sideways and said to Adalbert standing beside him, “Gu Ying.”

Adalbert nodded as well; he opened the box in his hands, took out a vial, and drew its contents into a syringe.

“You are all possessions of this Lord, belong to me.

You are all my currency, don’t think you can just choose death on your own terms.”

Roland looked somewhat bewildered as Gu Ying approached his father with the syringe.

Instinctively, he understood that the Alchemical Potion in the syringe might save his father—and this was a decision made by the Lord himself, not against his father’s wishes.

He didn’t need to do anything, just watch from the side.

Ian clearly knew about his father’s condition long ago and had specifically prepared for it.

Yes.

His Lord was so clever and foresighted.

How could he possibly allow someone under his command to face such a difficult predicament?

Working under Ian was always so comfortable.

He would prepare everything for everyone.

As long as they followed his plans, everything would eventually meet a good ending.

…

“Let me do it, Lord.”

Rising to his feet, Roland stood in front of Gu Ying, and Adalbert turned to look at Ian.

Ian raised an eyebrow, he didn’t say much, just hinted, “Have you learned how to do a spinal injection?

Gu Ying is a Sublimator, he can deliver the potion with bare hands, but you can’t.”