The Release That Witch
Chapters 36's

Roland was dragged from the bed by Nightingale.

After she heard that Nana's father had come to meet, she was shocked at first. Soon he realized that this was a rare opportunity - If he wanted the girl to stay during the Demon Moon and help fight the demonic beast, he had to find the reason for the Pine Family to remain in Border Town 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 fortress. This was the reason why most of them nobles left Border Town. However, from the very beginning, Roland had never 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 went straight to the reception room.

Mr. Pine had already been taken to the reception hall 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 a cotton coat that reached his waist and leather pants that had very large pockets, his dressed style looked more like a person from the East, than someone of noble rank.

"He's fine, Mr. Pine"

"Why was he immediately allowed to pass by 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 was astonished. He was convinced that Mr. Pine clearly understood the situation that unfortunately his own daughter had become a witch. So it was normal for Mr. Pine to humbly ask him to hide the message, or else he would only allow Roland to sort things out. But Roland really did not expect that Lord Pine would be so aggressive and would not act according to aristocratic etiquette.

The reason why the guards let Nana in was without question was simply because of Roland's fixed order. 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 a maid 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 she shows any intention to send her daughter to church or in general leaves her, it won't be too late to take action against her.

Nana and Anna came together to the hall.

By the time 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 just hid behind Anna, only exposing half her head, "I'll be sold to the church by you, right?"

"Oh... You stupid girl, what are you talking about? Of course, I'll never take you to church, so let's go home together."

This reaction was somewhat confusing to Roland. According to Nightingale, Nana was seen by her father while using magic. Panicking, she immediately flees to the castle in search of Anna. Along the way, he is followed by his killer-looking father.

But it seemed that now he was just staring with eyes full of love and care at his daughter, not at all like the resentment the witches usually faced.

So, was it just a misunderstanding?

Roland hesitated for a moment, but then he decided to take the bull with his horns and said, "Master. Pine, your daughter became a witch, you must know that. "

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about? I don't understand you." Mr. Pine angrily stomped his feet and then approached Nana, trying to grab her hand. However, Anna stepped in front of him, blocking her sight of Nana.

“Dad, I have become a witch..pardon me..” whispered Nana.

Hearing Nana mention it once again, Mr. Pine became somewhat anxious, "Don't talk nonsense! How can you be a witch? What did that man teach you? I should never have let you go to college, there they just teach you church bullshit rhetoric! "

Hearing him speak like this, Roland suddenly began to understand the situation. It seems that Nana's father is trying to cover everything for his daughter. Did he misunderstand Roland's intentions?

"Anna." she gave him a sign with her eyes. Anna understood and nodded. Then he reached out his right hand, towards Nana's father who was still trying to reach his daughter. Fire began to pour out from his palm, right near the head of Master Pines, almost burning it.

Mr. Pine was shocked as he immediately moved away from Anna. Nana began 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 witch, 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, Mr. Pine felt like he had woken up from a dreamlike state, "Ah" he had to start twice, "Your Majesty, I ......"

"Sit down first then we can talk," Roland pointed to a nearby table, "also drink a cup of 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 first, he only showed his concern for his own daughter. When he saw his daughter running into the prince's castle, and the guards were already used to her appearance, he could not think of a good reason for that.

Had Roland been in Master Pine's position, he was afraid he would have tried to tear down the castle empty-handed.

As for why she denied back then that her daughter was a witch, her intentions were very clear - she was afraid the prince would say 'Nana has fallen, so she needs to be purified.' So she tried to convince herself and others that her daughter was not a witch so no one cared about her.

Mr. Pine hesitated for a long time, but in the end, he remained seated and drank a cup of tea at once. After that, he wiped his mouth and looked a little embarrassed, "Sorry, my behavior is rude. I'm sorry, since when did you know that my daughter has turned into a *hic*....witch?"

"Ever since the winter. I'm not the first to know that he's awake, it's Karl van Barte's teacher. Because she and Anna were friends, she sent Nana to me, so I could take care of her. " Roland explained carefully, "the past month and a half, she came to the castle to study her abilities without fear of being discovered. By the way, your daughter's ability is to heal."

"Really ..." Mr. Pine scratched his head, "So that's the reason why the cat was suddenly able to run and jump again."

"Cat?"

"* cough**cough*, not a problem. When I got home, I saw a boy sitting in the doorway with a cat hit by a train in his arms. I plan to hide the cat from Nana's sight so she doesn't get scared. I didn't think he had seen me and would immediately run towards me looking for the cat. It was obvious that the cat had been hit, and his leg was broken, "he looked at Nana and Anna," So, you're friends? "

Anna did not 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 tempted by demons and have become their spokesmen."

"My daughter is undoubtedly not a bad person!" He firmly denied this possibility, "No matter what he becomes, I have no doubt about this!"

Anna's father and Nana's father are very different people. Roland could not help but feel that he now somewhat understood 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 against demonic beasts during the Month of the Demons. "

Hearing this, Mr. Pine hesitated, "Your Majesty, 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.