Marsillas turned to Aurelia.
“Seems you’re used to this.”
“Yeah, had to use it a lot when I was on the run.”
“Well, we have to find a way to get rid of him. Let’s go to sleep. Children, restrain him your way. We’ll discuss getting rid of him tomorrow.”
He turned around and went to his room, followed by Aurelia. The quartet grinned at each other.
“The poor guy.” said Jojo, slowly shaking his head. The quartet each landed a blow on the marquis for satisfaction, then put him inside a dimensional space. Then they went to bed.
Inside the parents’ room, Aurelia called out to Marsillas.
“Are you asleep?”
”Not yet. I’m still thinking about what the children just pulled. It’s crazy.”
“Marsillas, today’s attack is serious. That guy... I know him. It’s the marquis Schlinger.”
“Schlinger? I don’t remember him.”
“He wasn’t yet marquis at the time you were in the guard. He became one soon after you left. He had led the extermination against some monsters that had besieged a major city. As you saw, he’s talented. Father was reluctant at first, but he immediately made him marquis when he found he was blessed with two elements. He isn’t like that, though. He was a kind, humble guy, unless power corrupted him.”
“It is entirely possible that he is possessed.”
In the children’s room, all the children were lying on their beds, faces looking up at the ceiling.
“I didn’t think you could speak into people’s minds, Jojo.” It was Adelheid.
“Honestly, I didn’t know either. I just tried and it worked. Still, there’s something off about that guy. I heard one of his thoughts that were not in line with what was going on. When will this end? , it said. He also had two consciences.”
“You can see in that much detail?” Abelheid had gotten interested. “Is he a kind person?”
“I can’t tell. The 2nd conscience is somehow... I don't know. Diminishing, or something like that.”
“I see. We’ll talk about that tomorrow. For now, we have to replenish magic power. It’s not like I feel a difference, but I’m worried about Jojo.” said Abel. “As for you, Jojo, I’ll force you to sleep if I have to.”
“That’s creepy, no thanks. I can sleep on my own. I’m sleepy anyway.”
Saying so, Jojo slipped into sleep. He had depleted almost all of his mana. The others followed, and soon, they were asleep and snoring.
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