Mythology Rebooted
Chapter 509 - 223: Beware of the Black Cat_2

Chapter 509: Chapter 223: Beware of the Black Cat_2

Wayne had tricked him out of two promissory notes, and the more he thought about it, the more vexed he felt. Taking a deep breath to suppress his displeasure, he said, "What exactly is your biggest secret? Speak, for the sake of the family, this is very important."

"I am the illegitimate child of the Goddess!"

"..."

"You see, you don’t believe the truth when I say it."

Wayne chuckled derisively, then said, "Anyway, I have completed the task for the Holy See. Mona is very loyal and will definitely not betray me. If you want any intelligence in the future, just ask me directly."

Austin sighed, knowing that he could no longer do anything about Wayne. Even if he told the truth, it would still be seen as framing and slandering because of the good student persona Wayne had established in front of Hefei.

At this thought, Austin touched his face, which still smarted from the punch he received the previous night, reminding him of his early days of marriage.

A short separation is better than a honeymoon, a long one rivals first love in sweetness...

And it felt pretty good!

Constantly surrounded by pain, Austin’s constitution had become somewhat masochistic, partly due to his relationship with Hefei, though mostly because of the Dark Goddess’s training.

"What intelligence do you have to share with me today?" he asked.

"It’s related to the Devil."

"Have you found Juliet?"

"Not yet..."

Now that their identities were clarified, they shared intelligence without reservations. In a certain sense, they trusted each other more than fathers and sons do.

Similarly, both were very satisfied with the identities the other person hid, though they didn’t say it out loud.

Death + Dark, the two Knights, were enough to stride across Lundan with impunity. If it weren’t for Austin’s insistence, Wayne had the audacity to imitate Frank, storm into the Magic Department and invite the Queen to lie down on the Execution Platform.

Unfortunately, that was not an option.

"Before we talk about the Devil, I have a question, Austin. What exactly is your relationship with the Queen?" Wayne asked curiously, the fire of gossip burning fiercely.

"There’s no special relationship, at most, I’m an ex-boyfriend. We got married to others and had children, that affair is in the past." Austin brushed off the question lightly.

Wayne gave a thumbs-up, enviously saying, "And then? Are you preventing me from approaching the Princess because she’s Veronica’s sister?"

"Don’t talk nonsense, I’ve never had a physical relationship with the Queen."

Austin stated the truth. In his youth, when he approached Sophelea, he had some impure motives. Firstly, he coveted the Prince’s position in order to improve his family’s influence; secondly...

The Princess Sophelea was indeed beautiful back then, and he couldn’t resist seducing her.

At the time, Sophelea was innocent and naive, slightly cunning but not too much, far from the ruthless person she would become. Well protected by the Knights and not yet hardened by society’s scum, it didn’t take many days for Austin to thoroughly charm her.

Smack—her first kiss was stolen.

Young Austin, driven by impure motives and clear intentions, was discovered by the King at the time, who swiftly broke up the couple.

After many years without contact, when they saw each other again, the Princess had become the Queen, doubling as the head of the Magic Department, and Austin was a Magic Department higher-up. There was no flirtation and no sparks flew between them.

There was no clashing either. Austin strictly adhered to decorum, never talking back to the Queen and sticking to the Tulip Family’s role of loyalty.

Wayne was greatly disappointed, "If there’s no blood relation, why prevent me from approaching the Princess? Wouldn’t I be helping you achieve your dying wish?"

"Don’t stir up trouble. Keep a distance from the Royal Family. Besides, the Princess is not like those other girls who willingly let you deceive them. She knows what she wants to do and has the capability to do it. If you approach her, she would just use you."

"So you’re saying the Princess is pretty strong, huh?"

"I’m not sure, nor do I care."

After discussing his own gossip, Austin continued, "According to you, the Devil came for the Death Knight, but it seems that except for the first Familiar, the others had different motives..."

Marius died in the Grand Cemetery of the West District, his corpse becoming Wayne’s high-level pawn; Guyin was controlled by a mysterious figure, turned into nutrients for The Book of Hell; and the last, Juliet, has yet to appear, still hidden somewhere.

Just by the name, Juliet sounds like a female Familiar, but since it is a Devil, one cannot be too sure of the gender, not ruling out the possibility of a male.

"The Magic Department is searching for this Devil’s trace..."

"The mysterious figure knows too much about Hell. The Magic Department suspects that it’s Hell expert Frank Turner, but Frank isn’t a high-level official and shouldn’t have access to much intelligence. His personal strength..."

Pausing there, Austin added, "Both intelligence and power can be dealt with; you’re the most typical example. You’re not high-up, because I came to know a lot of important intelligence. Strength is even simpler; sacrifice the soul to the faith and as long as one can endure, becoming stronger is not difficult. Frank is detained and being interrogated, and he won’t be released anytime soon."

The Magic Department wants to conduct an experiment to see if there have been any recent attacks by the mysterious figure, to prove Frank’s innocence.

"Isn’t that a bit hasty? What if the mysterious figure really is Frank, and what if he has other forms?"

"Frank leads a crucial department, and the Queen needs him. If nothing is found out, he’ll be declared innocent." Austin glanced at Wayne, "Don’t feel wronged; this is politics, and the Queen will compensate the Lando Family."

Not so sure about that, my boy. You don’t seem that loyal to the Queen yourself!

Unless you’re sleeping with the Queen and taking out your frustrations that way.

The more Wayne observed, the more he suspected that Austin and the Queen were entwined in many ways, and with his regular lover Megan, the crown on his teacher’s head was truly golden.

"What about the reactions of the other churches?"

"The Heavenly Father’s Court has not shown much activity. As far as I know, they are quiet..."

Austin looked at Wayne, who shook his head and continued, "The Holy See is always cunning and deceitful. They might already have people infiltrated into Lundan. The Magic Department must find Juliet before them, and as for the other churches..."