“You…” Leight was speechless and remained frozen in place. It was silent for a minute before he took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

"What was the reason you killed him?" The question came out of his mouth.

His older brother, who is the leader of the Rosemary family, would not possibly take action without a clear reason. Especially when it came to his own son who was the successor of the Rosemary family.

If he had to kill him, then there was a clear and logical reason why he did it.

That's what he believes and wants to believe.

Roderick saw that Leight had calmed down, he read a long sentence from his mouth.

“The Apocalypse will happen again and everything will return to the rules of everything. Our defeats are only the beginning of the destiny that leads us towards the goals we pursue. The magus that you are proud of, the magic that you have developed, all of that will return to the basic rules that govern all things. May Chaos take The World.”

When Roderick finished saying that sentence, Leight, who heard it, immediately shook violently. Cold sweat immediately flowed through his forehead and dripped down without him realizing it.

Seeing Leight who was silent, Roderick asked him. “Seeing your reaction, you seem familiar with this.”

"Of course, I know about that. I'm not that ignorant to ignore the big and crazy events that happened at that time. The end of the Epoch that occurred in the past initiated the drastic development of magic and science in this era.” Leight tried to calm himself but couldn't.

It was just a sentence said by someone in the past. Something that had happened so far away that he didn't need to bother calculating it.

But when he said those words, his body was burned by red flames that burned like the sun. In his hands, the blood of a Magus at the Great Magus stage bound his entire body and did not let him move.

Half of the world was burned by them and almost the remaining half was infected by what they brought. They are referred to as Apocalypse Harbinger.

“But, it happened so far back and they were already slaughtered a lot. After that, the world experienced cleansing and purification to remove the rotten influence they had. Even the 15 Horsemen of Apocalypse have confirmed that the influence brought by them has disappeared.”

"What you said is true." Roderick didn't deny it either. But he who had seen it with his own eyes naturally couldn't accept what history said.

“I can't say that they still exist. Since what I know and what King Esther knows is also limited, we need a lot of information to solve this problem.” Roderick kept his son's diary in his pocket.

He continued. “But if that really happens, then the Betlam Family is just a small matter that can be taken care of later. What is important is that the truth regarding their whereabouts needs to be investigated.”

"Wait a minute. If they really still exist in this world, wouldn't it be better to bring this matter up and spread it widely?” Leight asked but was immediately rejected by Roderick.

"We can't. Even if we spread it or bring this problem to all countries in the world, they will not really believe it and will not take this as a serious matter. Besides, there wasn't much the Pendragon kingdom could trust in this world. Even the Federation, which is the closest country, always has conflicts with the Pendragon kingdom. There is no need to mention other countries.”

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Roderick sighed as he looked up at the sky. “We also don't know about how much influence they have outside and how deep their roots are. If we blindly spread this, then the problems that arise will be difficult for all of us.”

“Leight, until the moment I find the bastard behind all this… you better seal off the access and exits the Rosemary family has.”

Leight, who heard this, could only accept his brother's orders. "I know. Starting tonight, no Rosemary family will enter or leave the Rosemary family territory. I will also carry out checks and investigations after this."

"That's good." Roderick waved his hand again and the calm and quiet atmosphere returned to normal. The previously lost voices have returned. Shortly after that, a man met Roderick and Leight in a hurry.

“F-family head, I have received news from that figure. They want the meeting to be held one week from now.” The man saw Roderick and Leight, and he immediately bowed.

“One week… That's good enough.” Roderick nodded. "Is there any other problem?"

The man was silent for a moment as if afraid to convey this information. But seeing the gazes directed at him, he had no other choice.

“Th-that… several other organizations sent their audiences to the meeting we wanted to hold.” The man was silent for a moment while swallowing his saliva. He was afraid to say the next words but dared himself.

“They even sent some people to convey this”

After conveying the message, the man fell silent and did not dare to say anymore. He could only feel the sharp gaze of the Rosemary family head directed at him.

“Leight, you take care of them. But don't let them enter and move freely.” Roderick turned his gaze toward the destruction outside the Rosemary Family area.

Roderick left them. Legiht also let the man go from there and left him alone.

“That guy… he's still scheming everywhere,” Leight said in his head.

Roderick could have left Angulus there and not cared about him because the mysterious party who was indicated to be following The Forgotten One had given the green light to discuss cooperation between the two.

But he still moved and deliberately showed himself in public places.

"Maybe that's what differentiates the two of us?" Leight thought about this and could only accept it.

What can he do? Roderick was the head of the Rosemary family and he was just the head of the Branch family which had its roots in Maple City.

If Roderick was planning something, the choice he had was to follow him and help him.

While thinking about this, he went back downstairs and finished what Roderick asked him to do.

On that day, the Rosemary Family closed all their entrances and exits. Their family members who were outside could not enter and anyone within the Rosemary family area was not allowed to leave.

The notification happened so suddenly. Everyone inside and outside the territory of the Noble Rosemary family did not dare to argue or question why this decision was taken.

That's because of one thing.

Roderick Rosemary.

Roderick's appearance during the attack on the Betlam family was surprising and completely silenced all internal feuds within the Branch family in Maple City.

Some who were outside could only sigh softly while restraining themselves from cursing against this decision. One of those outside was Alice.

"What really happened?" While sitting on a park bench, Alice looked at the destruction that occurred in front of her.

A large crater about 50 meters deep is being investigated by people wearing police uniforms. They were people from the Destruction Agency.

“First it was a big fight in the middle of Maple City, now the Rosemary family is blocking entry and exit even for their family members.”

She couldn't return to the Rosemary family now. Even though she has looked in various places and tried to earn her own income, it is all very difficult.

“Everyone refused when I tried to get a job. Is the image of my family really that bad?” Alice couldn't help but ask about this.

She had gone and visited one by one the people she could visit. Even though what she could do was limited, and Alice was willing to do anything, no one else was willing to accept her.

Should I just give up?

Thoughts like these constantly appeared in her mind but she immediately rejected them. She had promised herself that she wanted to change and not depend on her family.

She had promised… she had promised… but to whom?

Alice somehow couldn't remember. “Maybe I promised myself that time. Why do I have to remember this all the time?"

It's better if I look harder.

When she said this, for some reason, her gaze shifted towards a small shop nearby. It was a small shop that people didn't even glance at and barely noticed anyone walking in there.

When she saw that, her body somehow stood up and walked towards that place and without realizing it she was standing in front of it. Alice didn't know what but one thing was certain, she saw something she had been looking for.

“Seeking an assistant in Alchemy.”

With great determination, she stepped into it. “I can't fail again this time.”