Mythology Rebooted-Chapter 400 - 187 Imperial Confiscation

Time moved on to the evening.

The twins emerged from the ruins, covered in dust and dirt. Poor at math, they wandered about the stone labyrinth for half a day, exhausting their magic power just to pass this trial.

This is what happens when you don’t study well. Had it not been for Wayne’s integrity, even the High Priest might have been duped by Bao Jiang.

The twins cleaned up the battlefield, waking up more than a dozen members of the Moonlight Church who had accompanied them, and sent Doreen off to the dungeon, tidying the chaotic stronghold.

Wayne borrowed a piece of clothing to put on and treated Philomena’s injuries, then called the twins to take care of the High Priest.

If there’s anything to discuss, it could wait until the person woke up. He was busy at the moment, with more important matters to attend to.

As he spoke, he took Mona and Chriss on his shoulders, one on each side, and left the library.

He made his way through the sewers, reached the location of Lando Manor, passed the identity check via the magic array, and entered the private villa of the young master.

He placed the two women in separate bedrooms, took a bath, tidied his hair and changed into a clean shirt before heading to Austin’s study.

Austin wasn’t home; Megan wasn’t either.

Just in time for dinner, Wayne and Veronica ate together, exchanging glances.

Hefei was originally there as well, but suddenly felt unwell with no appetite and left the scene;

There were originally candelabras, which Veronica pulled the candles from, breaking each one in two right in front of Wayne;

There were originally roses, which, along with the vase, Veronica threw out of the window.

All in all, she advised Wayne to eat his meal honestly and not think about things that didn’t exist.

Wayne shrugged. It was clear that the dishonest one was Veronica; just having a meal, she’d never settled down.

After dinner, Veronica gestured with her fingers, asking Wayne to join her for some post-dinner exercise at the young mistress’s private villa.

Wayne gladly accepted, as every time Veronica beckoned, it brought him benefits, and he figured this time would be no exception.

Unfortunately, Austin had returned home.

"I have urgent matters to attend to, I can’t join your foolishness," Wayne put on airs as an heir and patted Veronica’s shoulder, "You go back first. I’ll play with you once I’m done with my business."

Veronica: (눈‸눈)

She watched furiously as two societal trash went to the study together, wanting to follow but was blocked by Megan.

"Miss, the young master is discussing very important matters with the master that concern the future strategy of our family. Please wait for a moment," Megan said earnestly, making it hard for anyone to refuse.

Veronica was upset. She tried to eavesdrop only to find Megan had erected a soundproof barrier.

She was even more upset!

Clutching her fists, she stood aside, full of resentment, waiting for the two societal trash to come out and give her an explanation.

...

Inside the study.

Austin sat on the sofa fiddling with an ancient silver coin, a smile creeping across his lips that he couldn’t suppress no matter how hard he tried.

He had held back all day, and now was the time to laugh freely.

Across from him, Wayne recounted his day’s encounters: "I’ve informed Deputy Minister Ivette of the situation. You must be aware by now, Oub is the traitor, orchestrating a series of attacks against the Moonlight Church."

Austin nodded and gave Wayne a look, "I know what I need to know, but you haven’t told Ivette what Oub is attacking the Moonlight Church for."

Wayne frowned, "I can tell you, but you can’t tell the Magic Department."

"There’s no need to hide. The truth is easy to uncover. Even if you don’t say it, the Magic Department will find out. Those legendary mages may not understand Oub’s plan, but they understand themselves. They know what Oub needs," Austin stated bluntly.

Thinking it made sense, Wayne then revealed the truth about Chriss carrying divine blood.

Oub intended to usurp the Divine Child, even used the Obelisk, his plot was huge, his ambition no small matter.

Austin narrowed his eyes, "As expected, these legendary mages are all the same in the end, even their reasons for betrayal."

To put it nicely, they are full of ambition for the sake of freedom; to put it bluntly, they eat without wanting to pay, and even flip the table.

"Where’s the girl now, at the Moonlight Church’s stronghold?"

"No, I brought her back, she’s in my bedroom."

"..."

Austin fell silent for a while, looking dissatisfiedly at Wayne, "Indeed, divine blood is very precious, and you had every reason to keep her close. As the head of the family, I have no reason to blame you, but I’m still Veronica’s father, and I won’t agree to you having a lover outside."

Just one, who’re you looking down on!

Wayne bowed his head and made no retort, acknowledging his mistake at just the right time, but he was helpless as it was, after all, his first love.

Seeing Wayne acting especially docile, Austin became even more annoyed, huffing, "Do you think by staying silent, I’ll turn a blind eye and let you muddle through this? What if Veronica asks about it later, are you going to use me as a shield, saying I agreed to it?"

Seeing that Old Login was not easy to deceive, Wayne stopped pretending and glanced toward the study.

"I’ve said, Megan is different!"

"But you’ve never denied it. In the eyes of others, she is your lover."

Wayne was very curious about how Austin managed to deal with it. Not only did his teacher not beat him half to death, but his attitude towards Megan was also very calm, as if he had accepted his husband having a lover.

There must be a reason!

Austin was unwilling to discuss the reasons, expressing his position as a father and decisively changed the subject, "Oub being devoured by the Void Worm, that excuse... it’s not very good."

The legendary mages of the Magic Department are not fools; they have all entered the Star Realm and know the chances of running into a Star Beast are very low, and Void Worms are an even rarer species, making the likelihood even lower.