Just as Eros was marveling in his mind, a noble lady dressed in a long, intricately patterned gown walked over.
"Good evening, Archbishop Ando. Are you enjoying the ball tonight?"
The noble lady arrived before the two of them, greeting Archbishop Ando with a beaming smile.
Archbishop Ando responded with a smile: "Thank you for the invitation, My Lady. This ball is indeed quite enchanting."
The noble lady covered her mouth and let out a light laugh: "To receive the Archbishop's praise is my honor!"
After saying this, the noble lady turned her gaze toward Eros, asking in a tone laced with curiosity:
"This must be His Highness Eros, whose fame has spread across the entire empire recently?"
"I saw in the newspapers that the reason you contributed one million pounds to establish that charitable foundation was because you received a revelation from the Great God of Death and Reincarnation in a dream?"
Eros nodded: "Yes, My Lady! Our Lord is merciful. He did not wish to see people suffer from hunger and cold any longer, so He revealed His guidance to me in a dream."
Hearing Eros's response, a moved expression appeared on the noble lady's face, and she remarked with deep emotion:
"On my way from the Far West to Intil, I saw countless people trapped in hunger and cold. I tried to lend a helping hand, but the strength of a single person is simply far too small."
Eros smiled lightly: "My Lady! You are no longer alone now!"
The noble lady nodded, a smile gracing her attractive face: "Yes, and that is precisely one of the reasons I came over to find you."
"I wish to donate one hundred thousand gold pounds to your foundation to contribute my part to this merciful endeavor."
"Praise you, merciful Lady!" Eros marveled.
The noble lady stroked her belly, a look of motherly affection appearing on her gorgeous face:
"This is not only for myself, but also for my unborn child. I hope the great deity will favor him and keep him safe."
"Rest assured, My Lady, He will! Your child will surely be safe and sound," Eros said with a serious expression.
Hearing this, the noble lady let out a soft sigh: "And that is the second reason I came over to find you."
At this point, the noble lady paused and looked around. Seeing only Archbishop Ando nearby, she spoke in a soft, low voice:
"I am forty years old now. Becoming pregnant at my age carries considerable risk. My family doctor advised me to give up on this child, but this is my very first child."
"My husband and I have anticipated this for decades, and now that we finally have a result, how could I bring myself to give up on him?"
Eros sized up the noble lady before him carefully once more, speaking in a sincere tone:
"From your appearance, My Lady, you look to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight at most!"
Eros now understood the second purpose of the organizer of this ball, Grand Duchess Catherine, in coming to find him.
Hearing Eros's words, the worried look on Catherine's face gave way to a smile:
"Thank you for the compliment!"
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Eros smiled, foregoing any further pleasantries, and asked directly:
"Is My Lady's second purpose for finding me to ask for a Blessing of Life for your child?"
A trace of excitement surfaced on Catherine's face: "Yes! You are the successor of Elven blood, and legend has it that every single Elf possesses powerful vitality."
"Therefore, I wish to beg you to bestow a Blessing of Life upon my child, so that he can be born healthy and safe. This is also one of the main reasons I hosted this ball tonight."
Faced with this trivial request, Eros naturally agreed without the slightest hesitation.
After all, it was merely casting a blessing. A simple buff like this was among the easiest in the compressed package of Divine Arts—Chapter of Life.
Seeing Eros agree, Catherine let out a sigh of relief while joy washed over her face.
She turned to look at Archbishop Ando and asked: "Do Your Grace and His Highness Eros have any other matters to discuss?"
Archbishop Ando smiled: "I was merely chatting with His Highness Eros just now. There is nothing else."
Hearing this, the smile on Catherine's face deepened. She turned back to look at Eros:
"Then does His Highness Eros have time now to hold the Blessing of Life for my child?"
So urgent? Eros was somewhat surprised, though he could understand—after all, it was a child conceived with such difficulty.
Since he had nothing else going on at the moment, Eros nodded: "I am free right now!"
"Then please follow me, Your Highness! We shall go to the lounge in the back." Having said this, Catherine took the lead.
Eros nodded and followed behind Catherine. Although the Blessing of Life buff was low-level, no matter how low-level it was, it still belonged to the realm of supernatural means.
Most of the people in the banquet hall right now were ordinary mortals. If he were to cast it directly in the hall, it would likely pollute a large group of people on the spot.
When that time came, the Church would have to step in to purify the pollution on them and modify their memories as well.
Thus, to avoid such troublesome complications, it was indeed better to find an empty room.
On the way to the lounge, Catherine asked Eros with a light laugh:
"Is Your Highness very familiar with Archbishop Ando?"
Eros pondered for a moment before replying:
"To spread Our Lord's mercy, the Church contributed money to the foundation as well, and quite a significant amount at that."
"Archbishop Ando is the Church's representative in the foundation. Coupled with the fact that I am also a believer of Our Lord, he looks after me quite well."
Catherine let out an "oh" of understanding. Soon enough, they arrived at the lounge.
Upon entering the lounge, Eros smiled at Catherine and said:
"My Lady may simply take a seat over there. I shall cast the Blessing of Life for you right away."
However, the moment he finished speaking, his body was embraced by Catherine beside him.
Eros almost had a knee-jerk reaction, but managed to control himself at the crucial moment without struggling.
If he were to struggle, he could easily break free with his physical strength, but Catherine was carrying a child.
He didn't think for a second that Catherine was trying to attack him either—after all, there were three Regional Archbishops of the Church present in the banquet hall outside.
If any commotion were made here, those three Transcendent existences would likely sense it in an instant. Thus, he didn't believe Catherine would harm him.
"My Lady! Aren't we going to cast the Blessing of Life? There's really no need to get so close."
Feeling the warm breath against his neck, Eros asked with a bit of helplessness.
To be honest, he was somewhat baffled as well. He had truly believed earlier that Grand Duchess Catherine was seeking him out to cast a Blessing of Life for her child.
Looking at the situation now, though, something seemed slightly off!
Catherine raised her head, her beautiful eyes gazing into Eros's as she said softly:
"That's right, the Blessing of Life! Aren't we preparing to do just that right now, Your Highness?"
Huh? What the—? Eros froze on the spot. Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Seeing Eros standing dazed in place, Catherine continued in a soft voice: "Rest assured, I had someone divine it—it's a girl."
"Or do you dislike me for my age? Or simply dislike me as a person?"
By the end of her sentence, Catherine pursed her lips, a trace of resentment in her eyes.
Eros gave a dry laugh: "No! How could I!"
"I have never attended any of those private noble gatherings, and in all these decades, I have only been married once!" Catherine whispered in a low voice.
Well... since I'm already here...
At eleven o'clock at night, when the banquet was about to end, Undine looked around the banquet hall, asking her mother beside her in a puzzled tone:
"Where's Eros? Why is he missing again?"
Estelle's brows knitted slightly, and she immediately said: "Let's head back first!"
Undine gave a soft "oh" in response, her tone carrying a hint of disappointment.
At three o'clock in the morning, a carriage traveled down the wide, quiet street. Inside the carriage, Eros leaned against Irina, sighing with emotion:
"With my assistance, Lady Catherine's child should be able to live a safe and peaceful life!"
Irina glanced at Eros without speaking, quietly listening to him talk.
"Though come to think of it, the customs in the Far West are truly wild enough!"
Saying this, Eros suddenly let out a satisfied burp~