I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

After the snow stopped, it was completely dark.

Looking at the time on the quartz clock, Roland couldn't help but rub his eyes hard.

The banquet was supposed to start at six o'clock, but it's already eight o'clock.

'Damn, this is my first time doing this, and I got a little carried away. Although the banquet isn't over yet, Olivia isn't there, so knowing Catherine's personality, she definitely won't wait for her. Therefore, Catherine must have already gone back to her room.'

Roland recalled that at the end of the negotiations, both Olivia and Catherine expressed their desire to discuss some matters at the subsequent banquet.

After thinking for a moment, Roland thought to himself, "Never mind, if Olivia and Catherine talk about business at the banquet, it probably won't be anything good."

Moreover, it makes no difference whether they talk about it or not, since the truth is far from what everyone thinks.

The tone was wrong from the start, so there's no point in discussing it further.

Hmm, now that I think about it, what I did this afternoon was really wise!

That's so true to me!

Warm black tea was poured into Roland's teacup. Roland looked up and saw Olivia's caring gaze, like that of an elder.

The two had been dressed a dozen minutes earlier. Roland was now sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace, while Olivia was pouring him tea with a serious expression.

It was as if she had just been chatting with Roland the whole time, and nothing had happened between them.

However, judging from Olivia's slight turn of her face to avoid Roland's gaze, she clearly remembered what had just happened between the two of them.

"What are you thinking about?" Olivia didn't want to discuss what had just happened with Roland, so she asked in an elder's tone.

Hearing Olivia's serious tone, Roland thought for a moment and asked a serious question.

"You said before that the Holy See has found many royal descendants of the Alaye family? So, if the negotiations are successful, the gods will choose one of these people to be emperor?"

“Theoretically speaking, that’s true.” Olivia sat down on the opposite sofa and rubbed her forehead slightly.

Ever since she had her silly fun with Roland, she had started to feel a little dizzy, which gave Olivia a bad feeling.

"What do you mean by 'theoretically speaking'?" Roland asked, frowning.

Olivia raised her head and said earnestly to Roland, "Because this world is the legacy your father left you."

Roland was slightly taken aback, and asked in astonishment, "The property my father left me?"

Olivia's smile was meaningful: "To be precise, it's property acquired through deception."

Roland: “?”

Olivia's smile grew even more meaningful: "Roland, your father's surname is not Alaye. This name is actually just a name your mother gave you."

Your father thinks this name doesn't sound good, and he hopes that you will fulfill his unfulfilled wish in the future and become a true wizard who can use magic.

So, your name was changed to 'Roland'—a typical wizard name.

Therefore, your father was not a descendant of the Alaya dynasty at all.

You certainly aren't either.

Even in the history of this world, there has never been a dynasty called the Alaya Dynasty.

It was all a scam.

The first to be deceived were the King of a Thousand Eyes, or rather, the King of Yellow Ferns and the God of Twilight.

After the events in the brown fern forest, the triune wizard god merged himself into one, and his memories also influenced his memories from over a thousand years ago.

Thus, a thousand years ago he believed that a hidden dynasty existed in history.

This dynasty was called Alaye, and it was closely associated with a god prophesied to destroy heaven. The gods feared this god and thus concealed the dynasty in the dustbin of history.

Therefore, the Old Church was unaware that such a dynasty existed in the past.

Thus, the Thousand-Eyed King from a thousand years ago gathered many people and painstakingly 'searched' (fabricated) this non-existent dynasty from history. He then began secretly reviving the old religion in the name of Alaye.

After a thousand years, this false dynasty became real through the spread of the old religion.

In order to tamper with the prophecy of 'the fall of Heaven' and make the gods forget it.

Your father-in-law has done many things over the past thousand years. He even stole the 'jewel of deception' from the abyss.

But he didn't actually need to do anything. Because the gods were completely unaware of this prophecy.

Because it's a complete lie fabricated by a liar.

Roland: “???”

Roland was stunned. He knew that his father had once deceived three evil gods, but he never expected that his father-in-law was also a victim.

Olivia said, "However, it is also thanks to the Thousand-Eyed King that I would have had a hard time pushing things to this point. Now, even the gods believe that the royal family of Alaye is real."

Roland stared wide-eyed and asked, "So, I can completely trust you to go to the Papacy to receive my knighthood? In the eyes of the gods, I am not a dangerous person, but a more suitable representative of the gods?"
So, I can go with you to the Holy See for my canonization without any worries?

"of course not!"

Olivia's eyes were full of warning as she said to Roland, word by word, "You must never let my Father God find out that Alaye is actually you, and you must never let Him know that your father is called 'Nep' and not 'Anthony'!"
Otherwise, not only you, but I'll be finished too!

Roland: “???”

Roland suddenly realized that the number of victims who had been deceived by his father might not be limited to just the few he knew.

Among these victims, none were easy to fool.
Roland couldn't help but steal a glance at the woman before him. He thought to himself, 'This elder sister with whom I have a ghost marriage, could she also be a victim? Please, please don't! Father! There are too many creditors, your son can't bear this burden!'

Olivia suddenly seemed to have a headache; she was rubbing her temples as she sat on the bed.

Roland, at this moment, also snapped out of his thoughts.

He said, "But this is fine too, as long as I don't have to go to the Holy See to be ordained, nothing will happen."

However, you must remember this: I absolutely cannot go with you to the Holy See for your ordination. Otherwise, we'll both be finished.”

Olivia frowned and said, "Who said you can't come with me to the Holy See for your ordination? You must come back to the Holy See with me."

A bunch of black question marks appeared above Roland's head.

He wanted to ask 'why,' but then it dawned on him, and he asked, 'Could this be another of my father's scams? And my going to the Holy See for ordination is the final step in clearing my name?!'

Is that so, Diana?

Olivia frowned slightly.

She thought to herself, 'What nonsense was Aurelia spouting just now? Did she mistake me for that slut Heracles?'

After thinking for a while, Olivia decided to appease 'Olivia' first.

She smiled knowingly and said, "That's right, so you must return to the Holy See with me to be ordained." Roland looked enlightened after hearing this.

He paused, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "I know it might be impolite to ask this, but did my father take into account your frequent episodes of illness in his plans?"

These words infuriated Olivia. She silently told herself, "Relax, relax, don't be angry. Olivia, the madwoman O'Reilly was talking about is Heracles, not you."

Although she was furious inside, Olivia's expression remained completely calm.

She said to Roland, "Of course, your father's plan is foolproof, and you and I are both part of it."

As she spoke, she placed her book on the table and patted it, seemingly casually, implying that Roland had written down all his plans in the book.

Roland thought to himself, 'No wonder the Empress insisted on dragging me to the Papacy, whether she was insane or not. It turns out the plans in the book influenced her actions.'

Roland had no idea that Queen Heracles had fallen ill again without anyone noticing. He still thought the queen was normal.

Roland stood up happily, and while tidying his appearance in front of the mirror, he said, "Alright, Diana, that's all for now."

"Where are you going?" Olivia frowned, her expression turning cold.

Roland didn't see Olivia's expression. He looked in the mirror and said to himself, "Not me, but us. Although we're late, we still have to attend the banquet tonight. At least I have to see my friends."

"A banquet? Negotiations?"

Olivia paused for a moment, then rubbed her forehead again.

After a moment, she said wearily, "You brat, it's all your fault. The banquet is over, why are you still going? Go and meet your friends. Just tell them I've been keeping you here to communicate with the Holy See about today's events."

Please convey my apologies to everyone, and don't let them misunderstand, thinking that Heaven has suddenly changed its attitude or something.

Roland turned around and saw Olivia rubbing her forehead wearily, and he couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

Roland went behind Olivia's sofa and started massaging her shoulders.

"You've had a tough time these past few days."

In truth, Olivia had been working non-stop for the past three months. First, she healed Roland's body and soul, which consumed a great deal of her strength and energy. Then she began negotiations.

So she has never had a break.

Although she was a surrenderist, everything she did was not intended to destroy the wizards, but rather to offer them a future where they could continue to live by recruiting them, albeit at a great cost.

However, from Olivia's perspective, this was the best future she could imagine.

It could even be said that if the wizards' technology hadn't developed to the point where they could 'throw the rope' themselves, then the future that Olivia offered would be the best future.

Therefore, although the Empress was a capitulationist, her heart was not bad.

She is the kindest of all the gods to wizards, and she has always tried to preserve a spark of truth for this world in her own way.

At least she was wholeheartedly devoted to Roland, if she didn't go mad.

Therefore, Roland was still grateful to her.

Ultimately, it's because Roland wasn't a complete jerk; after he had an affair with her, he gradually developed feelings for her.

Therefore, he forgot how mad Queen Heracles was when she was insane. He completely regarded her as a good person and ignored her illness.

It was just three months without sleep, just the repair of one person's soul.

For someone who has managed the cycle of reincarnation of souls throughout the world for seventy thousand years and who embraces the Sea of ​​Chaos, these three months are by no means exhausting.

In those 70,000 years, she almost never closed her eyes.

Therefore, she wasn't tired at all.
Roland naively thought the other person was tired, and secretly blamed himself for not considering the other person's physical condition and for making the other person suffer again.

"I'm fine, I'll just close my eyes and rest for a bit."

Olivia grasped Roland's large hand and turned to give him a gentle smile.

"You should go quickly; important business is at hand. Besides..."

Olivia looked towards the corner and said, "Your friend is probably getting impatient."

The words "business is important" dissuaded Roland from staying with the Empress a little longer.

Roland thought to himself, 'We didn't show up at the banquet at the agreed time; Catherine might mistakenly think something happened to me. I also need to discuss the 'balloon and rope' matter with everyone. Tonight is indeed very rushed.'

"Alright, Diana. You get some rest. I'll bring Aurelia to see you tomorrow morning."

After exchanging a few more words, Roland put on his coat and went out.

Inside the room, Olivia rubbed her forehead for a while, then stretched out a finger and pointed at the snowflakes outside the window that were gradually getting smaller.

Immediately afterwards, the wind and snow gradually intensified, and the faint, elusive gaze that had been peering into the room gradually disappeared.

After shooing away the curious little girl's gaze, Olivia muttered to herself, "I feel like I've forgotten something. That's right, Holy See! Roland's father, Neptune, did indeed leave a detailed plan in my book!"

"If we follow these instructions, then when Roland and I return to the Holy See, he will be truly exonerated!"

Thinking of this, Olivia immediately took out the 'Book of Heaven' that she always carried with her and slowly began to read it.

The Book of Paradise by Olivia is actually the Book of Rest.

She has mentioned many times that Heracles herself has no memory; all her memories come from this book, and her every word and action is closely related to it.

Therefore, this book records many things, including Roland's father's 'fraud scheme'.

This is what Olivia is reading now.

Or rather, she believed that this page contained the detailed information about the 'fraud scheme'.

If Roland were here, he would be very curious about these things.

After all, it is quite feasible to make the fake Alaya dynasty real.

However, it would be somewhat difficult to understand why he could go to the Holy See with Heracles.

After all, the Queen had said that the Pope and the High Council of Heaven could tell at a glance who was the mad god. Therefore, her going to the Holy See contradicted what she had said before.

Therefore, he was very curious about what kind of plan was recorded in Olivia's Book of Rest.

If he were to stand here and look at these contents, he would suddenly understand everything—there was no such plan at all!

Because the entire contents of this page of the book are garbled text!

Or rather, there is almost no normal text in the entire book!

A normal person would never record important things in this book, because whatever is recorded there will become gibberish after a while.

Therefore, if Roland's father had truly devised a plan to have Roland receive canonization from the Holy See, he probably wouldn't have included it in Olivia's book.
After all, there's a madman who keeps doodling in his book. So whatever's written down will soon turn into gibberish. (End of Chapter)