[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring":3,"chapter-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-226":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting at Hogwarts, Logging into Elden Ring",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1496350,1944,"Chapter 226: Miquella and Trina, the Siblings Who Barely Knew Their Own Home","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-226",226,"\u003Cp>In the eyes of the Erdtree, granting beings the right to return to the tree was itself a kind of blessing—an act of grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was precisely why even when Tarnished like Arthur killed them, they would still drop Runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the same reason, after the Elden Ring shattered, those races that had long distanced themselves from Golden Order Fundamentalism were still affected—falling into madness all the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, whether Arthur chose to save them or not made no real difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were already beyond salvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stood at the base of the Haligtree's roots and looked up at the towering structure formed by interwoven roots and trunk—shaped like a slumbering maiden figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly found himself curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would Miquella's female form look like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empyreans possessed a unique trait: the ability to alter their sex, or even manifest an opposite-gender aspect of themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Empyreans never used this ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Miquella was an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was young, Miquella had been fond of a certain dreamy flower. Later, he even adopted it as a symbol of the Haligtree's faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That flower was named Miquella's Lily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Correspondingly, there existed another flower, nearly identical in appearance, known as Trina's Lily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur had once seen records of Saint Trina in documents from Leyndell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to those texts, Saint Trina was a beautiful yet illusory maiden—appearing suddenly somewhere in the royal capital, only to vanish just as abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was adored by the citizens of Leyndell and revered as a saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that encountering Saint Trina would bring great fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one day, the people realized something strange—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saint Trina had not appeared for a very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And around that same period, a major event had occurred: Miquella had left Leyndell with Malenia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting the clues together, Arthur found the conclusion unavoidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saint Trina was Miquella's female aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children shared one common trait—they loved to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Miquella was no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as a prince, he could never enjoy the freedom of an ordinary child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so… Trina was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made it even more interesting was that Trina's existence had likely begun without Miquella's conscious awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Marika and Radagon—who struggled for control over the same body—Miquella and Trina never awakened at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one consciousness was active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trina slumbered within Miquella's dream-world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only appear when Miquella himself was asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That explained why the people of Leyndell described Saint Trina as \"illusory\" and \"ephemeral\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was merely a projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Miquella awoke, Trina disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Trina's experiences—Miquella might retain fragments of memory, but to him they would feel no more than strange dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until Arthur revealed the truth—that Radagon and Marika were one—that Miquella finally realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those \"dreams\" from his childhood…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might have been another self's memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether Miquella had ever truly communicated with Trina—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That remained unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur withdrew his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his hand against the Haligtree's roots and began stripping away the Scarlet Rot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep crimson torrent surged endlessly into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Arthur's surprise, this massive intake caused his newly acquired Scarlet Rot power to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was thanks to the Rot's terrifying nature—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its power grew through constant erosion and spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By absorbing the vast corruption infesting the Haligtree, quantitative accumulation finally triggered a qualitative change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur's mastery of Scarlet Rot advanced another step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly thought of Caelid, entirely consumed by Rot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Lake of Rot near Nokstella beneath the Carian royal lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could absorb all the Rot in those places…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His power might reach an entirely new level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur committed the thought to memory, deciding to revisit those regions when time allowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Scarlet Rot was fully extracted, the Haligtree—grown from Miquella's blood—once again pulsed with life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, Miquella had appeared beside Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Arthur,\" he said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need,\" Arthur replied casually. \"I was just doing it on the way. By the way—where do you two plan to go next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malenia answered immediately,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wherever my brother goes, I'll follow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miquella fell silent in thought, then asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'd like to follow you. Would that be alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Haligtree had been restored, its inhabitants were already largely insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether their former retainers would still obey them was uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in their soul forms, the twins faced countless inconveniences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Arthur was simply the most practical option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least until Arthur became Elden Lord, Miquella intended to stay by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miquella no longer sought godhood for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his current state, that path was closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could still be a witness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see what kind of world Arthur would create.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And traveling the Lands Between with Arthur sounded… genuinely fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Miquella hadn't actually seen much of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His journey with Malenia had ended at the Consecrated Snowfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never gone south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one exception had been when Mohg abducted him, dragging him into the depths beneath Caelid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thoroughly miserable experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Miquella didn't know was that many of his expectations would go unrealized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur had zero interest in becoming Elden Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fully supported Ranni's Order—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Separating the laws from the Lands Between and returning fate to the hands of its people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the world would become depended on its inhabitants, not on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once Arthur finished exploring the Haligtree, his next destination was the Mountaintops of the Giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another frozen wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference was the presence of giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Miquella's hopes of sightseeing the southern lands would have to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of this was known to Miquella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did Arthur know what Miquella was imagining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Arthur had no objections to the twins following him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His impression of them was good—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pure-hearted Empyrean child, and a noble Valkyrie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither were people he disliked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Arthur had been slightly worried earlier—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the twins chose to leave, how would he ever carry out his three-in-one manifestation plan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they wanted to stay, things couldn't have worked out better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't mind. Honestly, journeys are more fun with companions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miquella's eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great! So where are we going next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No rush,\" Arthur replied. \"I haven't finished exploring Elphael and the Haligtree yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miquella's smile immediately stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since traveling with Arthur, he'd learned one thing very clearly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur's exploration style could be summarized in four words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaves nothing behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miquella still remembered one time when Arthur took a liking to a building's design.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing that area…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pried the entire structure out—foundation and all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panicking, Miquella grabbed Arthur's sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh—when you explore here, could you maybe… hold back a little? At least don't dismantle the buildings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax. This is your home. Why would I tear it down?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Arthur had considered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elphael's architecture was right up his alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even if he didn't dismantle anything himself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he manifested the Haligtree, the parts of the city built into it would collapse anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Miquella had asked, Arthur let the idea go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Miquella's home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That deserved some respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on,\" Arthur said, turning toward the cave exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two hosts aren't going to show me around your city?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The siblings exchanged awkward glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Miquella spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually… we might not be that familiar with Elphael either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stopped and stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously? Isn't this your homeland?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well… yes,\" Miquella admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I was abducted by Mohg a long time ago. I don't know what's changed here since.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malenia added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I've been asleep for years. I don't know the current situation either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd thought this exploration would at least be easier—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to hunt for hidden rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turns out, it was business as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case… let's explore what Elphael has become together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, their journey continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",1325,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.381Z",1,"novelbin.me","295271d77adf6f7ac744098c563c5aac8e79d24e7d619878c35d785f111baaef","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-227","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-225",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]