A Transmigrator’s Privilege-Chapter 232

✠"Long live the Holy Sword!"

"Long live the granddaughter of the Emperor!"

"Our hero of the Empire!"

As soon as I descended to the ground, the front yard of the Saint Agnes Church was filled with people.

Everyone was celebrating the victory, raising my honor.

The front row of the bustling crowd was filled with the people I cherished and held closest to my heart.

"Ai."

"Aga."

"Ayleth."

"Sister."

"Unni......"

Grandfather, Mother, Father, Brother, Hephestus, Iphail, Ash, Hildé—each called me in their own way.

I gently patted Hildé's head as I passed by her.

I stood in front of my family first.

"I’m home."

"Ai......!"

Mother's face was filled with emotion.

I hunched my shoulders slightly, waiting for the scolding to begin.

But what followed was completely unexpected.

"Thank you, my daughter... I’m so glad you came back safely. Thank you so much......"

"...I missed you, Mom."

Mother embraced me tightly, and Grandfather wrapped us both in his broad arms.

Father and Brother, who had no space to intervene, stood by, waiting for their turn.

"...Move aside, Father."

"Ugh, ugh, I got it, Eltea."

Grandfather, trying to dispel the awkwardness, asked me.

"By the way, child, what on earth happened during all this?"

"Well... some things happened, and I got trapped in a dungeon. It's too long to explain, so I’ll tell you later."

"Well, well. As long as you're safe, that's all that matters."

Since the situation wasn’t fully resolved yet, everyone understood.

Next, I turned to Hildé and the Silver Knight members.

"Hildé, my dear sub-bishop, you’ve been through a lot while I was gone."

"Really... I was so worried... I prayed a lot..."

"Yeah, I think it’s thanks to your prayers that I returned safely. Thank you."

While I embraced Hildé, I felt a sharp gaze piercing through my cheek.

Turning, I found a pair of amber eyes tightly narrowed.

It was Hephestus.

As if waiting for his moment, he scrunched his face and raised his voice.

"Ayleth, hey, you......!"

It seemed like he was about to lecture me faster than my mother ever did.

I immediately cut him off.

"Sorry for worrying you, Hephestus. It was all my fault, and I’ll make sure it never happens again. So please don’t cry. It hurts my heart."

"What? Who's crying!"

"Your face is all tense, like you're about to cry."

"I'm not!"

I teased Hephestus for a while and then turned to Iphail. We lightly bumped our fists together.

There was no need for us to engage in a melodramatic scene.

"Did you get your pay properly?"

"Yeah. Young Master Gillette took good care of it. By the way, Young Master is staying in the basement of the Emperor's Palace. It’s safe there."

Since Bianca was an ordinary person who hadn’t awakened the 3rd-tier powers, it was only natural that she was staying somewhere safe, avoiding the dark green smoke and the demonic army.

The Emperor’s Palace had an air °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° raid shelter designed as a precaution for such emergencies.

There, the plague and poison smoke would have no chance of seeping in.

Moreover, aside from the well-trained guards, there were three reliable sentinels.

Those were the chimeras of Moriphis.

At every meal, Hildé had personally fed the birds, cats, and squirrels that had been fattened up with blueberries and cream cheese. They would’ve earned their keep.

"That's a relief."

I was particularly worried about Bianca. As I sighed in relief inwardly, someone cautiously spoke.

"Um, excuse me, Ayleth..."

Ash spoke up carefully, glancing around.

It seemed that his question was one that others had also been quietly sharing.

They all asked in unison.

"What about our son-in-law?"

"Grandson-in-law?"

"Tesilid?"

"My brother-in-law...?"

I couldn’t answer right away.

Their faces were full of curiosity and concern, but there was no pressure or impatience in their questioning. Everyone simply waited for my response.

Hmm, how should I explain this?

It seemed that keeping silent for too long wouldn’t be helpful.

"He’s just separated for a bit, but he’s fine. He’ll join us soon, so don’t worry."

A collective sigh of relief echoed from around me. I changed the tone of my voice to shift the mood.

"That said, we need to focus on handling the situation. The dungeon is closed, but we still have patients affected by the released fumes to treat."

"Oh, the plague problem will be handled by your father. If we head to Count Gillette's territory, we should be able to make the medicine quickly. I’ll also ask for help from the Golden Ivory Tower to mass-produce it."

"Yes. Thank you, Father."

Thanks to my father stepping in before I could even ask, I was able to focus on the urgent matters at hand.

Only Ferronsa had completed the Burst Dungeon subjugation. The capitals of the other three countries were likely still in the midst of their disasters.

I spoke with a grim expression.

"Other countries are probably dealing with similar situations. They need support."

"Ha..."

"Of course..." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Their reactions were exactly what I had expected, saving me time in persuading them.

"The Church Country has the Holy Artifact to establish a sanctuary, so it’s somewhat better off. On the other hand, the Kingdom and Republic will probably be in much worse shape."

I mentally assessed the military strength of both nations.

The Winchester Kingdom had the aura master Marquis Lechandro, and I had already sent someone to match him in the Ragneif Mage Republic.

He might be someone I’m not fully confident in, though.

"Then we need to decide where to send help first, and whether to split the forces."

Grandfather spoke in a serious tone, fitting for the Emperor.

If we judged based on the extent of damage, the Mage Republic should be the priority.

However, the priority in my mind was different.

"I’ll go to the Kingdom alone."

The Burst Dungeon that appeared in the royal capital of Wilheron, it was none other than the "Pleasure’s Dark Auction."

I had to go get Tesilid.

"Child, going alone is dangerous... Huh?"

Grandfather stopped mid-sentence as the space suddenly shook.

Realizing it was the sensation of space transfer, everyone quickly moved aside.

A familiar figure in royal knight attire appeared.

Both Prince and I called out to him simultaneously.

"Young Duke?"

"Raywin? Didn’t you go to Wilheron?"

If he had gone to the royal capital, space transfer should have been impossible. A demonized region only allowed entry through transfer stones, and blocked any exit.

Raywin answered.

"I did go to the royal capital."

"But how...?"

He awkwardly delivered the news.

"I confirmed the situation was over and was returning. Just now, the demon moons have vanished, and it's daytime again."

"......!"

The news that Wilheron had completed its boss subjugation left everyone dumbfounded.

I was no exception. ✠