Landen was in his Meditation Room, listening in on the Magic Web through Tania's spell. The voices of two men and a woman had piqued his curiosity.
"Mom, please don't be angry. It's really inconvenient for Klein and me to keep running back and forth, so we found a way to..."
"Oh? Now you remember to call me Mom? Why did you sneak away from me just now? If I hadn't come looking for you myself, were you two planning to slip back to your Imperial Capital without a word?"
"Heh heh, come on, I'd never..." The voice was cut off before he could finish.
"You've become a god. What can't you do? And you—you've been a Legend for centuries, and you've been married to Natasha for centuries. Have you both forgotten that Halkara is still stuck at High-Rank?
"When she married into the Gallop Family, you two swore that the Gallop Royal Family would help her become a Demigod, and even make her the guardian of the Gallop Plains and a True God. And what happened? Her Guardian Tree, which has been dormant for 300 years, is about to advance, while she's still going around in circles at High-Rank!"
Another voice quickly interjected, "Your Majesty, once Ernst breaks through, Princess Halkara will certainly advance to Demigod. You don't..."
"Do I need you to remind me? If she advances later than the Guardian Tree, how will my daughter ever have the face to call herself a member of the Elf royal family?"
"Mom, please don't be angry. Halkara's found a divine office, hasn't she? Becoming a Demigod is only a matter of these next few days. What are you worried about?"
"Hmph. Now that the Temple has been built and every clan is vying to worship her, of course I'm