Luciel Dawn has finally been reunited with his wife and children. When he noted Amber Dawn, his daughter, was not present, he reasoned that she might not have been permitted to depart owing to her new status as heir. Because their presence as the next leader of their tribe was so crucial, most heirs were only allowed to depart with guardians at their sides.

“Amy, didn’t come as expected. It’s okay I can see her when we get back home. Esty, come. Let Dad see how much you’ve grown.” Luciel Dawn said while smiling at his son.

Esther Dawn gazed at Mayonaka Yoru, who was smiling and holding his hand. He felt as though the hand holding him was pulling him away and dragging him towards his father, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time. He felt a little uneasy since the last time they saw one other, he was still in school, but now he is an adult.

“Old Man, I will lend you my wife for a while,” Mayonaka Yoru remarked.

Luciel Dawn smacked the arrogant youngster on the back, causing him to quiver in anguish.

Esther Dawn was squeezing Mayonaka Yoru about the waist. With double pain, he could only twist his body.

“Who the hell is your wife?” The father and son said at the same time.

HISSED!

Mayonaka Yoru complains, “Why do both of you move your hands first before you talk? It hurts~”

“Let me see. Did I pinch too hard?” Esther Dawn asked worriedly.

Luciel Dawn snorted and said, “Don’t worry, that brat has thick skin.”

Thana Daybreak stopped her husband from teasing the young ones and said, “Let’s go out here first. Cars are waiting for us at the borders of the Territory. Is there something else you need to do, darling?”

“There is one thing. Let’s get out of the underground first. These earthquakes are a bit dangerous.” Luciel Dawn said. “I’m surprised that the Holy Son is willing to help me get out. Honey does that boy like our daughter.”

Esther Dawn, “Like it.”

Mayonaka Yoru who knew the real rumors about the Holy Son, “He likes her for sure.”

Nodding her head in agreement with the words of the boys, Thana Daybreak said, “I think our girl likes him a little bit.”

Sigh! Tsk!

“How come there are too many men who want to steal my children from me!?” Luciel Dawn said as he glared at Mayonaka Yoru who hid behind Esther Dawn to avoid his future father-in-law’s glare on him.

Hahaha~

Everyone else couldn’t stop laughing at him after seeing him act that way. Luciel Dawn has become a well-known doting dad ever since his children were born. They fled the underground jail as quickly as they could.

—

At the Main Temple…

Cardinal Darius Rueden and Cardinal Lemuel Elon had completely suppressed the werewolves that invaded their territory. The Artifact they were carrying had proven to be a valuable asset in their efforts to protect the Main Temple. Yet, there are still some fighting remnants on the temple’s first level. Other werewolves had been severely injured and could only lie down on the chilly ground, bleeding and unable to move.

When they realized they couldn’t overcome the two old cardinals guarding the Main Temple, the mission’s leader considered fleeing with his pack. Their mission was to demolish a portion of the area surrounding the Templar Temple, which they had completed only a few hours before. Although fighting for hours, these men were unable to go past the Temple’s first stratum.

“Are we still going to continue this? In this area, we are not much different from immortals; even if we battle to the death, only you guys will perish!” Cardinal Darius exclaimed, looking down on their opponents.

“Hmp! Who told you that!? Wait for Laozi to destroy that damned Altar! I can beat you up by myself!” 𝒃𝙚𝙤𝙫𝒆𝒍．𝙘𝒐𝙢

“You’re dreaming you stupid mutt!” Cardinal Lemuel Elon retorted

BOOOM!

But who would have guessed that as soon as Cardinal Lemuel Had done speaking, someone from the outside attacked and utterly destroyed part of the relic on the first floor?

After the Holy Altar was destroyed, everyone on the first floor of the temple felt the entire chamber tremble. The altar’s position was replaced with a massive hole. Everyone walked outside to investigate the cause of the explosion. Everyone noticed a man in a black suit with long black hair and gold irises with violet rims staring down at them when they emerged.

His eyes were extremely chilly as he peered at the two cardinals who were staring at him, astonished. He has the appearance of a vampire, but he exudes divine energy.

Cardinals Lemuel and Darius recognized the assailant as soon as they saw him. They couldn’t disguise the astonishment on their faces or their overwhelming terror of the man in front of them.

“How did you escape from the Underground Prison, L-Lord Luciel?” exclaims Cardinal Lemuel Elon.

Cardinal Darius Rueden turned around and noticed Archbishop Mayonaka Yoru nearby. He was sitting on one of the surrounding building’s rooftops like a thug, in stark contrast to the red robes on his body, which are exclusively worn by Archbishops of their religion.

“You betrayed us in the end, Archbishop Mayonaka. So the spell… You were never under its control after all. You fooled us old men really nicely!” Darius Rueden said as his face was dark in fierce anger.

Mayonaka Yoru was still as rude as ever even towards his superiors as long as he didn’t like them.

“Betrayal? What nonsense!? I only joined the temple because I’m bored. I’m a lone wolf after all. I need some fun in my life. This place just happened to be fun at that time. Unfortunately, I can’t continue playing… I finally found my Luna after all. I have to stay by his side and protect him. The Old Man just happened to be my beloved’s father. I will take him away with me. I will no longer serve the Templar Temple,” said the former Archbishop, Mayonaka Yoru.

Luciel Dawn remained mute throughout, ignoring the two cardinals who talked to him and looking at the location of the Pope’s chamber. He can sense his brother’s familiar aura emanating from it. His heart was filled with wrath as he remembered being tortured and having his powers taken away from him. Luciel Dawn’s hands were abruptly filled with dark shadow elements.

“What are you trying to do!?”

“Stop him! He wanted to attack the Pope!!!”

The two cardinals knew what he was planning and swiftly flew towards the room to defend the pope. It wasn’t quite accurate to call them faithful. They had no option but to defend the Evil Pope since their lives were intertwined with his.

Virtually all of the Templar Temple members present in the vicinity obstructed Luciel Dawn’s strike. The two cardinals even used their bodies to deflect the dark orb that Luciel Dawn had flung their way. The instant the black orb contacted their skins, their bodies were infected with dark energy, making them appear poisoned, and the sensation of their light energy being drained quickly, together with the discomfort, caused them to scream in anguish.

AAAHHHH! It hurts! What the hell is this!? Miasma! It’s black magic?!!

The holy knights, priests, and other Exorcists roll on the ground in pain. Only the two cardinals bear the pain much easier than the rest.

Cardinal Darius Rueden shouted, “Activate the Sanctuary!”

“Yes!”

As the Sanctuary was mentioned, Mayonaka Yoru became solemn. It is a broad-area cure, cleansing, and restraint spell. It has the ability to capture any entity with dark components in their body. Purifying miasma-tainted human bodies greatly improved the power of all priests in the Templar Temple. Whilst he would not be impacted because he is wearing an Archbishop gown, Luciel Dawn and the Werewolf race would be extremely vulnerable to it. It is one of the most powerful holy spells etched in the Templar Temple Territory.

“Old Man, let’s leave. That Sanctuary is not a joke, especially against Vampires.” Mayonaka Yoru said to Luciel Dawn.

Luciel Dawn glances one last time toward the direction where his brother is supposed to be in deep sleep. Once he averted his eyes he responded to Mayonaka Yoru.

“I know. Let’s leave.”

Mayonaka Yoru warned the werewolves before departing. “Take the exit at the East Gates. The traps in that way were cleaned up.” A set of silver wolf ears and tail emerged on Mayonaka Yoru, leaving the werewolves who saw his appearance astonished for a minute and even seeing him take his departure with that formidable vampire from before.

The leading elder wolf was astonished to see a white-furred werewolf, which, like the black wolf, is presumed extinct. Legend has it that a white-furred werewolf was cherished by the Gods, allowing them to employ light elements as their primary power and even resurrect an almost-dead werewolf if they so want. It was a mythological existence among the Fenrir Tribe, much like the black werewolf who was claimed to be able to see past death.

“A white wolf!?”

“Elder! We should also leave. That Sanctuary renders us helpless and they would be capable of catching us.”

“I know. Retreat and bring the injured with us!”

“Yes, elder!”

The werewolves who had likewise finished their mission had left the Templar Temple’s jurisdiction. They had a few injured teammates with them, but no one perished. They also returned with the news that they had discovered a young guy of Snow Wolf ancestry.

Thana Daybreak and the others caught up with Luciel Dawn and Mayonaka Yoru, who had come to create a distraction in order to save the werewolves. According to his son, the heir of the werewolves had instructed this squad of wolves to cause as much uproar as possible in order to get him out of his cage undisturbed by the main force of the Templar Temple.

Though it wasn’t a formal edict from the present monarch, it was enough to focus all attention on these werewolves. That’s why, when the two cardinals were ready to vanquish them, Luciel Dawn decided to intervene. In this sense, the two groups would be supporting each other rather than owing each other.

At the borders of the Templar Temple’s Territory…

Thana Daybreak and the others were waiting for Luciel Dawn and Mayonaka Yoru to return.

As they spotted them returning, they were greeted by their respective partners, but one of them appears to be unverified.

Mayonaka Yoru wanted to hug his beloved, “Este-chan, I’m back!” He was blocked with a hand grabbing his face preventing him from hugging his beloved person. The hand was owned by his future father-in-law, Luciel Dawn.

Luciel Dawn with twitching veins on his temples said, “Damn brat! I haven’t agreed with you dating my son yet!”

“Dating!? N-No… No, Dad you’re wrong we aren’t dating?!” Esther Dawn said while panicking.

Mayonaka Yoru grabbed Esther’s waist and said, “That’s right! We aren’t dating, we are about to get married!”

Esther Dawn beat him up after saying those words and said, “Who is marrying you!? Hmp!”

“My pudding~ that’s not what you said that night~” Mayonaka Yoru said while staring at Esther like a pleading dog

Esther Dawn pretends to not hear anything and walks back to the car and says, “I don’t hear anything~…”

“Pudding!” Mayonaka Yoru followed his wife into the car and shut out everyone else. The parents of Esther Dawn and the rest of the adults couldn’t help but laugh at the antics of the two young couples. Only Luciel Dawn was openly confused.

“So… Are they lovers or not?” mumbled Luciel Dawn while his wife pulled him into the other car prepared for the two of them. “Don’t be a fool. Of course, they are.” his wife retorted.

The rest of the team also took off with them in the lead. They successfully rescued Luciel Dawn as planned and were now on their way. Some were destined to go back to their homes while others would go to Genus Academy as planned.