“Is it true, then? Has Kite gone to meet King Orwol? I heard he was going to Orwol.”

“No, he can’t, being the Duke of Perimont. Michel went to scout the Orwol area after hearing that the demons there are acting unusually.”

“Has there been a problem?”

“Normally, the demons don’t spread beyond the neighboring villages, even when their numbers increase. But lately, they’re spreading towards the capitals of the kingdoms.”

“Is the situation different from before?”

“It’s the first time in 15 years.”

“It might be a sign of Kuron’s invasion.”

The kings of both kingdoms wanting to merge with Hellane made sense. Without Hellane, Ellab, and Leor, there were no capable ones, so there would be no way to stop the demons’ invasion.

Luella recalled what she had heard from Kite.

The capable ones in Hellane were assigned to specific departments and were thoroughly managed with great treatment.

Once, the Ellab Empire had imprisoned the capable ones in a place called ‘Prasot Island’ and oppressed them. Many people hid the fact that they had developed abilities or immigrated to Hellane because of this.

She was still investigating, but she guessed that the Rominin family had also escaped from Ellab.

Anyway, Hellane began to manage their capable ones thoroughly after this incident.

If they voluntarily reported, they were granted estates and an annual pension, and a department was newly established within the royal palace to assign them appropriate tasks.

Since the situation was such, Mazel and Orwol seemed to want to merge with Hellane, even just for the protection of the capable ones.

Thinking this far, Luella became suspicious.

She had heard that abilities only manifested in a few who inherited the royal blood. But it was strange that there were so many people that separate departments had to be assigned.

Luella asked Hazen, who was cleaning up debris with Tien, about this.

“What kind of abilities do the others show if handling magic is a rare ability that only a few possess?”

“Some have an unusual affinity with animals, or recognize herbs without learning about them, or prophesy, or have exceptional calculating or memorizing abilities.”

In the continued explanation, Luella could only tilt her head. The classification of capable ones was broader than she thought.

“But being good at calculations or memorizing, isn’t that just being smart? That seems possible even without being a capable one.”

Hazen squinted at Luella’s opinion.

“That’s how they gather talents.”

“How do they maintain their finances by giving such generous conditions to that many people?”

“That’s what Kite is also worrying about. In fact, this approach hasn’t been adopted for long.”

“It hasn’t been long?”

“You know nothing about Hellane, do you?”

Chided by Hazen, Luella pouted her lips in response.

“You seem to have forgotten that I’m a person from another dimension. Everything is unfamiliar to me except for place names.”

“You should study history in this time. It might be better than sitting and listening to a boring lecture. What do you think?”

Knowing that she would inevitably stumble if she continued to be ignorant, Luella readily agreed.

“Sure. If I want to live perfectly as Luella Rominin without being suspected, basic knowledge is essential. But make it short and easy.”

“Trust only me. Probably the only people who can give you a simple lesson are Rafael and me.”

“Okay. Start now.”

While prowling around to find the quest completion point, Luella urged Hazen to explain.

“Hellane has been established, and a long time has passed. It wasn’t as fertile land as Ellab, so there were endless plunderings in the early days.”

Luella nodded her head.
Just by looking at the map, nothing was indicated beyond the left mountain range except for the mines and herbs. It seemed like an unexplored land that no human had ventured into.

“So, the reverence for ‘Blood of God’ was not as prominent as in Ellab.”

“Are you saying that the respect for the royal family was weak?”

Hazen discovered a flower barely blooming in the crevice of a rock and gently fed it mana before answering.

“You could say that. Ellab is a country that believes that the Blood of God must inherit the throne no matter what they do. Helane, on the other hand, did not think so.”

Hazen began to talk about the overall history of Helane.

Helane had frequent rebellions due to harsh conditions. Multiple dynasties changed until King Kite’s grandfather ascended the throne, and after hundreds of years, Helane’s direct lineage reclaimed the throne.

Yet, Helane’s royal power remained weak. They could not act swiftly when Kurane incited a rebellion due to the movements of malicious forces trying to usurp the throne.

Moreover, a few years ago, Kite’s uncle died. Known publicly as an accident, the crown prince’s death was suspected to be the doing of those with malicious intentions for the throne.