Mythology Rebooted-Chapter 349 - 170 Wayne: What should we do then?

Lando Manor.

The black luxury sedan slowly came to a halt.

"Young Master, the master is waiting for you in the study, please follow me."

Wayne nodded, carrying a briefcase and following behind Butler Megan. Whether it was an illusion or not, he thought he saw a trace of solemnity on Megan’s expressionless face.

In the study, Austin stood with his hands behind his back in front of the window, unusually not toying with an ancient silver coin.

Wayne, holding the briefcase, walked into the study; Megan closed the door, stood guard, and activated a three-step soundproof barrier, smooth in her sequence of motions.

Austin turned around, his gaze falling on the briefcase in Wayne’s hand, and he frowned without saying a word.

"Austin, what exactly is the ’big trouble’ I’ve gotten myself into?" Wayne placed the briefcase on the desk, revealing the four treasures inside.

"Magic Department."

Austin directly gave the answer, stepped forward, and named the treasures: "Moon Shadow Tome, The Forgotten Manuscript, Fire Elemental Ring, Dragon Blood..."

He looked at Wayne with a weird expression, took out an ancient silver coin from his jacket pocket to fiddle with, and after a while he said, "So they really are with you, how did you manage that?"

"What do you mean ’they are with me’? Didn’t you have accurate intelligence?" Wayne sneered, cursing Old Login for tricking him.

"The precise intelligence I received was from the Moonlight Church; High Priest Filomina Ursula endured all that happened that night. The Moonlight Church is very angry and is demanding that the Magic Department hand over the perpetrator immediately."

Austin said, "According to the High Priest, it was a dire situation; the Moonlight Church suffered a heavy ambush, and if not for the intervention of a Divine Court Golden Mage named Isaac, she would have lost her life."

"Isaac is powerful indeed, but the Magic Department’s ambush team was too large, and the briefcase was still snatched away."

"..."

Wayne scratched his head, confused by the convoluted situation. If not for being at the scene himself, he would’ve been totally lost with just this intelligence.

Who was this Isaac? His aunt?

If so, he’d have to say she was really kind and caring.

However...

Wayne’s heart pounded; he swallowed and said, "What does this have to do with the Magic Department? Lucerne City is the Holy See’s territory, not within the jurisdiction of our Windsor Magic Department. The Moonlight Church should suspect Death, the Dark Church, instead."

"You know nothing?"

Austin let out a light exclamation, seeing that Wayne truly was clueless, his expression becoming even stranger: "You dare to bite off more than you can chew without knowing anything. I might need to reassess your ignorance and courage."

"I admit to the courage, let’s set aside ignorance for now, and tell me what’s really going on?"

"The High Priest of the Moonlight Church encountered an ambush by the Magic Department in Lucerne City, the Forbidden Magic Domain, Mirror Space Projection Barrier, Dragon Blood Modification—these are all things the Magic Department possesses. After checking the inventory, some indeed went missing without explanation, and the amounts match up," Austin explained.

"The Moonlight Church is right; our Magic Department launched the ambush. In other words, you bit off more than you could chew and took out your own people."

He looked at the stunned Wayne, pointing to the briefcase as he detailed the causes and consequences.

"These were part of a secret deal between the Moonlight Church and the Magic Department. The Moon Shadow Tome was requested by one of the vice ministers, The Forgotten Manuscript was something Dean Plank wanted, I specifically asked for Dragon Blood, and another from the Tulip Family wanted the Fire Elemental Ring..."

"There would’ve been Star Beast flesh as well, but according to the High Priest of the Moonlight Church, she used it to save her life in the moment and had none left."

Austin sighed and picked up the sealing bottle containing the Dragon Blood. Although the process was a bit complicated, the Dragon Blood had still ended up in his possession.

Wayne’s eyes widened as he pieced together the information, running it through his mind, and concluded that the Magic Department staged a murderous robbery.

"Do you realize the trouble you’re in now?"

Austin laughed lightly, glancing at Wayne: "The Magic Department’s deeds wouldn’t have been exposed, but because of you, we are now in a very passive situation. The minister was thunderously furious, and we all got a scolding."

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Wayne listened carefully. Austin referred to the five members of the Magic Department involved in the secret deal differently—two from the Tulip Family, Dean Plank, a vice minister.

From this, Wayne inferred that the legendary mage Dean Plank was not the Magic Department Vice Minister, but rather a high-ranking official, with the Vice Minister’s strength surely exceeding Plank’s; at least, a legendary mage at the peak of grand mastery.

If the Vice Minister was so powerful, the minister must be out of this world!

"The minister is Her Majesty the Queen."

"..."

That made sense; the Queen was the ultimate commander in everything, in line with the nation’s governance.

Wayne, filled with questions, continued, "So, the Magic Department never relaxed its policy of suppression against the Moonlight Church; from the start, it had no intention of allowing their expansion, they issued an empty promise, lured them to Lucerne City, murdered and robbed them, then framed the Holy See?"

"No, the Moonlight Church is allowed to expand; that is a confirmed fact, and there was no deception involved. Precisely because of that, I dared to openly demand a bribe," Austin said with a frown.

"But it’s unknown which high-level official, under the guise of the Magic Department’s name, lured the Moonlight Church and deceived the High Priest into coming to Lucerne City to be assassinated. The matter is being investigated, and whoever it is, he’s concealed himself well, leaving almost no traces."

Wayne had an epiphany, "I get it, this is an official excuse, a way to shirk responsibility, everything is unrelated to the Magic Department."

"Not this time; indeed someone has done this," Austin clarified.

"The Magic Department agreed to the Moonlight Church’s expansion, no matter the intention, both parties were in a honeymoon phase, each getting what they desired during the most pleasant time of cooperation. The Magic Department would not strike them down; it would hold no benefit for us whatsoever."