Myths Reawakened

“Why?” Wayne didn’t understand. “I get why the demons would give up on going after the Death Knight since they couldn’t defeat him in the human world. But shouldn’t the demons be allying themselves with the Ministry of Magic, tempting the legendary mages with promises of benefits? What do they stand to gain by antagonizing the royal family?”

Were demons so bold that they were dissatisfied with having one enemy and actively made another? Or were they eager to die and return to hell quickly?

“No one knows what the demons are thinking,” Auston said with a dark expression. “Perhaps they want to use the vessels against the royal family. While the vessels for the Seven Demon Lords could be used as a last resort, they shouldn’t be exposed yet. If news that the royal family has made deals with demons spreads, they will be in a difficult place.”

One factor was the political landscape between different countries. Windsor had been a thorn in everyone’s side with their offshore balancing strategy. Whenever there was fire, nine times out of ten, Windsor would turn out to be involved somehow.

All other nations, such as Windsor’s century-old friend, Franc, would claim the moral high ground and attack Windsor the moment they got wind of their dealings with demons.

International relationships aside, the greatest pressure would be coming from the Church of Heavenly Father. Auston could already imagine how over the moon the Pope would be when he received the news.

Wayne shook his head as he listened to Auston explain the A to Z of the conflicting interests between the different factions. A trivial matter that weighed four taels would become manifold heavier once put on the sovereign’s scale, and a scandal became infinitely more scandalous when the power that be learned of it[1].

Wayne smiled bitterly. “The royal family shot themselves in the foot. Although the news hasn’t spread, the legendary mages have found out. Londan—no, Windsor will be in chaos going forward.”

Given the legendary mages’ tendencies, when the royal family kept the vessels of the Seven Demon Lords a secret, the legendary mages would at least keep up the veneer of decency and hide their clandestine studies.

Now that the royal family was exposed, however, the legendary mages no longer had anything to fear even if they got caught. The law applied to the sovereign and the general public in the same way. If the Queen didn’t receive punishment, the mages would be exempt as well.

It was quite amusing, but Wayne couldn’t find it in himself to laugh. Frowning, he sat right across from Auston in the same posture. If not for Auston’s antique silver coin, they would look like mirror images.

“Let’s put the future aside. What matters now is the present.”