This BL Novel Is Ruined Now - Chapter 268

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Chapter 268

Translator: Yonnee

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The soldier, despite being someone from House Jehardt, lost his composure and kept shouting, ‘You need to come quickly!’ without giving a proper explanation.

Because of this, Reina and Ethan, unable to grasp the situation clearly, followed him to the barracks where the soldiers were stationed.

There, they were met with a strange sight.

“Ugh… I feel like throwing up…”

“My head… my head hurts so much…”

“Please, save me…”

The knights and soldiers, who were supposed to be on high alert, were collapsing to the ground as if something was pulling them down.

“What… what is going on?”

The situation was so chaotic that it made their skin crawl.

When they asked a priest who was attending to the sick, a high priest came running from afar.

“Saintess… There’s a serious problem!”

Unfortunately, the high priest, with dark circles under his eyes, did not look well either.

“Is there a problem with lunch?”

That would be a big issue. If it was just food poisoning, it could usually be treated with healing power within a day, but if it was an infectious disease…

‘Could it be a waterborne epidemic…?’

Please. Please don’t let it be.

‘An epidemic in these conditions and at this time…’

It must not be.

In the few seconds before the high priest could answer, countless scenarios flashed through Reina’s mind, and her face grew more and more grim.

However, the explanation that followed was far beyond anything she had anticipated.

“Suddenly… mana disappeared.”

The high priest’s voice trembled like a bare branch shaking in the winter wind, as if he couldn’t believe what he was saying.

“Mana disappeared…”

Reina also couldn’t believe what he had just said.

“What do you mean by that?”

Yes, it was true that the mana had been decreasing over time.

‘That’s why the believers believed my ruse…’

But for the mana itself to completely vanish? And overnight?

Her mind felt more than confused—it was blank.

However, the scene at the barracks was merciless and desperate, showing no concern for Reina’s confusion.

“I can’t muster any strength… uuugh.”

“How did… how did I lose my sword aura…?”

Those lying on the ground groaning were from Jehardt, who used sword aura—a form of mana—or ordinary priests who were supposed to use mana.

In contrast, the common soldiers and those who relied solely on physical strength were tending to the sick without any issues.

“Are you alright? Please lie down straight and rest!”

“Her Eminence the Saintess is here! Please, hang in there!”

Seeing the dire scene, Reina finally found her voice and spoke.

“…There seems to be no problem with divine power.”

The high priest, being helped to stand by a soldier, shook his head.

“Even those of us with divine power, including myself, cannot say we are completely unaffected.”

“What?”

But Reina herself and Ethan standing beside her were perfectly fine.

Sensing her confusion, Ethan offered his hypothesis.

“Perhaps the number of unaffected people is very small.”

Maybe only the dragonkin, Ethan, Reina, and perhaps the heads of the various religions?

“Why?”

“If you remove a cup of water from the ocean, the ocean still remains full. But if you remove that much water from a glass, the glass becomes empty.”

In other words, it was a matter of the amount of mana, or divine power, possessed.

“That’s correct. Those with divine power can somewhat endure… but they are not like you, Saintess, who hold an ocean within.”

At that moment, Eli came running from a distance, calling out to Reina.

“Noona!”

Watching him approach, Ethan muttered something disdainful.

“It seems he has a river’s worth of power.”

Annoyingly so.

“Eli! Are you alright?”

“Yes. What about you, Noona? Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. But many others are…”

Reina trailed off and stepped aside to show him the state of the barracks.

“Noona, House Bohr’s camp is also in chaos right now.”

“What?”

Should this be considered good news or something to worry about?

As her expression grew more serious in the face of this ambiguity, Eli shared a bit more hopeful news.

“Because of that, House Liam is preparing to withdraw their forces.”

“…Really?”

Now, this was certainly good news.

After all, the strength of Grace’s faction relied heavily on House Liam’s magic and Jehardt’s sword aura. More accurately, House Liam accounted for a whopping sixty percent of their total power.