Chapitre 32: Chapter 32: The Life Palace (temp)
Honestly, im thinking to drop this one, not because the story isnt interesting, it is interesting, but its troublesome to fact check it, i search the wiki, google, almost everywhere but still very hard to verify some name, unlike the other work i translated too (Holy Grail War? Dragon Ball War!)
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The oppressive feeling was pierced by the warm afternoon sunlight.
The first thing Li Xiang saw was Hsihiri Adashino looking at him. He nodded in greeting and then cast a levitation spell, climbing out of the lake.
"How did it go?"
Hsihiri Adashino tapped her foot on the ground, and a faint light curtain dissipated.
It was only then that Li Xiang noticed the area had been covered by a barrier.
"We have results," Elena replied.
"At least the Lord managed to buy you time."
Hsihiri Adashino breathed a sigh of relief. "But it's a shame that no one walked right into the trap. Maybe the delay was caused by the bureaucratic nonsense with the entire Basic Faculty. The information might have been leaked. I had the enforcement unit pretend to search the Basic Faculty, but in reality, they were monitoring Mistil Garden."
"Perhaps it's because that person is confident they won't be exposed," Elena added, recalling the series of meticulous actions.
"This time, it's all thanks to junior here. Otherwise, it wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
Li Xiang quickly responded, "It was all thanks to the captain's strategy."
"No need to be humble. The Department of Policies is a place where credit is given where it's due."
Hsihiri Adashino paused before asking, "Elena, go ahead. Who exactly is it?"
"I saw junior's expression earlier. He might already have an answer. Why not let him say it?"
Elena pointed to Li Xiang, who looked a little surprised.
She could notice me in that kind of situation?
Suppressing a tingling sensation on his scalp, Li Xiang said, "The magic circle we found at the bottom of the lake is centered around the sun and the moon. I've seen this type of magic before in the library. The most famous one belongs to the Izeluma family, known for reaching the Root through unattainable beauty. The breathtaking beauty of the Golden Princess and Silver Princess also made waves in the magic world."
"You think the culprit is the Izeluma family?"
"Yes."
Hsihiri Adashino nodded approvingly and looked at Elena. "If I remember correctly, four days ago, you reported to me about something in an underground auction. The head of the Izeluma family, Byron Balyuleta Izeluma, bought a cursed object."
"More accurately, it was a holy relic—a bloodstained bodhi leaf. At that time, there was another participant in the auction: Atrum Galliasta."
"Atrum Galliasta? The young man who paid a fortune for the right to participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City?"
"That's right. It was him."
Li Xiang listened to their conversation without showing much emotion.
Unexpectedly, they had encountered matters related to the Fifth Holy Grail War here.
If he remembered correctly, Atrum Galliasta was indeed Caster's Master in that war—specifically Medea's. Of course, he also met a rather unfortunate end.
And that bloodstained bodhi leaf... It was Siegfried's holy relic.
The blood was dragon blood.
In the Nibelungenlied, Siegfried was the hero of heroes who wielded the sword Balmung and defeated the evil dragon Fafnir. It's said that when Siegfried bathed in dragon blood, a leaf from a bodhi tree stuck to his back, leaving the only vulnerable spot on his otherwise invincible body.
"According to the agreement, the Clock Tower had two slots for the Fifth Holy Grail War. Atrum bought one, while the other went to Bazett, the Enforcer from the Sealing Designation Enforcement Agency. Byron buying the holy relic wasn't for participating in the Grail War. The Izeluma family has always strived for beauty, so this relic must be related to the Golden and Silver Princesses."
Hsihiri Adashino shook her head and said, "This matter ends here. Louis, go inform the other teams to wrap things up."
Louis, who had been listening intently to the conversation, jolted to attention and responded, "Yes, Captain!"
"Can I leave too?" Li Xiang asked as he watched Louis rush off.
"There's no need to hurry."
After leaving that remark, Hsihiri Adashino asked, "Elena, how did your trial go?"
"Perfectly."
"Good. You can handle the remaining matters. I need to report to the Lord to determine how to proceed."
"Understood."
After Hsihiri Adashino left, Elena turned her gaze towards the still-confused Li Xiang.
"Junior, you know about the Department of Policies' Enforcement Unit, right?"
"Yes."
"The Enforcement Unit consists of twelve squads, each with twelve members. You just passed the trial and have officially joined."
"Trial?" Li Xiang scratched his head. Why didn't he know about this trial?
"The trial began when we formed a search team with the three of us. Now it's over. Your performance was flawless, and I'm very satisfied. From now on, you're one of my subordinates."
"Uh?" Li Xiang didn't expect this.
"What? Not willing?" Elena's expression turned dangerous.
"No, no, I'm willing."
Why does that sound so weird?
Li Xiang then asked, "Now that I'm an official member, does that mean my salary is going up?"
Elena crossed her arms and scoffed, "Is that all you care about? Can't you dream bigger? Like world peace, for instance?"
"...I'll pass."
Seeing Elena's aura of overwhelming "chuunibyou" energy, Li Xiang was worried she might suddenly reveal some kind of evil eye. He quickly changed the subject, "So, which of the twelve squads are we in?"
"The twelve squads are named after the twelve zodiac constellations originating from Babylonian astrology. We're in the First Palace."
"???"
Li Xiang was full of questions.
So, we're like the twelve Gold Saints?
"What's with that expression?"
"Nothing... So we're Aries?"
"Astrological signs are modern names. We call them Life Palaces. I am the Lord of the Life Palace, your captain."
Lord of the Life Palace? That's so cringe!
Li Xiang couldn't help but mentally complain while looking at Elena, who remained blissfully unaware.
"Each squad has twelve members, each using the zodiac signs as their code names. But you can just call me Captain. You're the twelfth member, and your codename is Occult."
"Occult, huh... that doesn't sound too bad." Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.
"Of course, internally, we'll stick to normal titles."
So, even you know these names aren't normal?
Li Xiang's urge to complain intensified. He quickly changed the topic: "Now that I'm officially part of the squad, is there any paperwork?"
"Not much more than the paperwork for non-official members. Come on, I'll take you to the Department of Policies. Each squad has its own office."
Li Xiang followed Elena to the Department of Policies building. They took the elevator to the twelfth floor and entered an office labeled 'Life Palace'.
It was surprisingly spacious.
The layout was modern, with four personal desks grouped together and separated by mesh partitions. There were also computers set up.
"PowerBook G4, made by Apple. The most powerful lightweight widescreen laptop on the market right now."
Seeing Li Xiang eyeing the computer, Elena casually introduced it, "The other members haven't returned yet. You'll meet them another day."
She walked to her desk in the corner by the right wall, opened a drawer, and took out a white card. Using a pen, she wrote Li Xiang's name on it.
Li Xiang took the white card.
On its surface, there was a glowing blue horned symbol, as if it were floating in the void.
"Congratulations," Elena said softly, "You've become the first member of the Department of Policies at the youngest rank in over two thousand years."
"So, should I be proud?" Li Xiang responded with a wry smile.
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