The New Civilization of Witches

Chapter 36: Negotiation

Roland was dragged out of bed by Nightingale.

After she heard that Nana's father had come for an audience, she was shocked at first. Soon she realized that this was a rare opportunity –

If he wanted the girl to stay during the Demon Moon and help fight against the demonic beasts, he would have to find a reason for the Pine Family to remain in the Border City during Winter.

At first, it was a very complicated situation. After all, the 4th Prince's popularity among the nobles had plummeted, and he had a strained relationship with the stronghold.

This was the reason why most of them nobles left Border Town.

However, from the very beginning, Roland had not considered cooperating with the nobles. They may have a lot of power, but they are not suitable for combined work.

He quickly washed his face and dressed himself, then immediately went to the reception room.

Mr Pine had already been taken to the reception room under the guidance of the guards. When Mr. Pine saw the prince, he immediately stood up, angered, and asked,

"Your Majesty, where is my daughter?"

This was the first time Roland had seen Nana's father.

He had a muscular body, but not very tall, and with his beard he had a very rough image.

With his cotton coat reaching his waist and leather pants that had enormous pockets, his dressed style looked more like someone from the East, than someone of noble rank.

"He's fine, Mr. Pine"

"Why was he instantly left by the guards, while I was stopped at the door?" Nana's father cut her off in anger.

“I need an explanation, Your Majesty!

Please take my daughter out and let me see her!”

What the hell's going on? Roland is full of miracles.

He is convinced that Mr. Pine is clear about the situation that his own daughter has unfortunately become a witch.

So it was only natural that Mr. Pine would humbly ask her to hide the message, or else she would let Roland sort out the matter.

But Roland really did not expect that Lord Pine would be so aggressive and would not act according to aristocratic etiquette.

Why did the guards let Nana in without question just because of Roland's fixed orders.

"Nana would come every few days to play with Anna, so the guards were used to her arrival.

After considering for a moment, Roland gave the order for the servant to bring Nana to them.

No matter how rude the other party behaved, he was still Nana's father, so it was right to let the two meet and talk.

If he shows any intention to send his daughter to church or generally to leave her, it is not too late to take action against her.

Nana and Anna both came to the hall. At the time of Mr. Pine could see his daughter, the impoliteness seen in his eyes immediately disappeared.

He opened his arms wide at Nana and shouted loudly:

"Dad is here, so come to me!"

But the little girl was just hiding behind Anna, only exposing half of her head,

"I'll be sold to the church by you, right?"

“Oh... You stupid girl, what are you talking about?

Naturally, I will never take you to church, so let's go home together. ”

This reaction was somewhat confusing to Roland. According to Nightingale's story, Nana was seen by her father when she used magic.

Panicked, he immediately fled to the castle in search of Anna.

Along the way, he was followed by his father who looked like a murderer. But as of now it seemed like she was just staring with eyes full of love and attention to her daughter,

it was not at all like the feeling of hate that witches usually faced. So, was it just a misunderstanding?

For a moment Roland hesitated, but then he decided to take the bull's horn and said,

“Master. Pine, your daughter became a witch, you must know it.”

“Your Majesty, what are you talking about?

I don't understand what you mean." Mr. Pine angrily stomped his feet and then went towards Nana, trying to grab her hand.

However, Anna stepped in front of him, blocking his view of Nana.

“Dad, I've become a witch..I'm sorry.” whispered Nana.

Hearing Nana mention it once again, Mr. Pine became somewhat anxious, “Don't talk nonsense! How will you become a witch?

What has that man taught you?

I'm not supposed to let you go to college, there they just teach the church bullshit that rhetoric!

Hearing him speak like this, Roland suddenly began to understand the situation. Looks like Nana's father is trying to cover everything for his daughter.

Did he misunderstand Roland's intentions?

So because of this, she was so agitated that she could see Nana.

“Anna.”

he gave her a sign with his eyes.

Fire began to gush out from his palm, right near Mr.'s head. Pine, almost burned it.

Mr. Pine was shocked as he immediately moved away from Anna.

Nana started to panic and hugged Anna's arm trying to stop her, “Sister Anna, don't attack my father!”

"Your Majesty, this is -!"

"As you can see, she is also a magician, just like your daughter," Roland reached out his hand and said,

"The reason why Nana has free access to the castle is not what you think it is.

Can we all calm down and talk about the future?”

At this moment, Mister Pine felt like he had woken up from a dreamlike state,

"Aah"

he had to start twice,

"Your Majesty, I ......"

"Sit down first and then we can talk," Roland pointed to a table nearby,

"also drink tea."

Well, he sighed, my reputation is so bad, they are even afraid to let their children be near me.

Now that Roland fully understood Mr. Pine's rude behavior at the beginning, he only showed his concern for his own daughter.

When he saw his daughter running into the prince's palace, and the guards were already used to her appearance, he could not think of a good reason for that.

If Roland was in Master Pine's position, he was afraid that he would try to tear down the castle empty-handed.

As for why he denied back then that his daughter was a witch,

his intention was very clear – he was afraid the prince would say 'Nana has fallen, so he needs to be purified.'

So he tried to convince himself and everyone.

Mr. Pine hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he still sat down and drank a cup of tea at once.

After that, he wiped his mouth and looked a little embarrassed, “Sorry, my behavior is rude. Excuse me, since when did you know that my daughter has turned into *hik*... witch?”

“Since before winter. I am not the first to know that he has woken up, it was his teacher Karl van Barte.

Since she and Anna were friends, she sent Nana to me, so that I could take care of her and protect her.” Roland explained carefully,

“the last month and a half, he came to the castle to learn his abilities without fear of being discovered.

By the way, your daughter's ability is to heal. “

“True..” Mr. Pine scratched his head,

“So that's the reason why the cat can suddenly run and jump again.”

"Cat?"

“*cough* *cough*,

it doesn't really matter. When I got home, I saw a boy sitting in the doorway with a cat hit by a train in his hand.

I plan to hide the cat from Nana's sight so she doesn't get scared.

I did not think that he had seen me and would immediately run towards me looking for the cat. Obviously the cat was hit, and his leg was broken, "

he looked at Nana and Anna,

"So you're friends? “ Anna didn't say what she was thinking,

but Nana quickly nodded her head. Mr. Pine saw his daughter's reaction, her expression slightly softened.

Upon seeing this, Roland asked: "You don't seem to think that witches are people who are seduced by demons and have become their spokesmen."

"My daughter is undoubtedly not a bad person!"

He firmly denied this possibility,

"No matter what he has become, I have no doubt about this!" Anna's father and Nana's father are completely different people.

Roland could not help feeling that he was now somewhat able to understand why Nana had always been so carefree, always having a smile on her face.

Such a family, to a child, is like a warm cradle.

“I don't think so either, Mr. Pine,”

then Roland said frankly,

“Your daughter's ability to heal others is very important to me. I want him to stay in Border Town, help me fight demonic beasts during the Demon Moon.”

Hearing this, Mister Pine hesitated,

“Your Honor, I'm afraid I'll have to refuse your request. When a demonic beast came, it would become extremely dangerous in this city.

I can't leave it in this small town.”

Since the Pine Family did not belong to a territory under the jurisdiction of the Border Town, so even he as a prince, could not directly order them to stay. But as long as Master Pine was willing to sit down and talk, Roland was confident he could convince her