Seeing that Eros had already thought through all of this, Isabella said no more.
She slightly lifted her skirt, bowing her head slightly in a curtsy toward Eros:
"As you command, Your Highness!"
Entering her role this quickly? Eros was somewhat tongue-tied; the feeling was surprisingly novel.
After chuckling softly, Eros spoke to Isabella:
"I might as well just deliver you directly to the Outer City!"
Saying this, without waiting for Isabella or Angelica to agree, Eros directly wrapped his arms around their soft waists and headed toward the location in the Shadow Realm corresponding to the Outer City.
After successfully dropping the two off in the Outer City, Eros returned to the Shadow Realm and sighed with emotion:
"What an unexpected turn of events!"
Just then, Barbara’s voice suddenly rang in Eros’s ear, carrying a hint of disgust:
"Your wicked taste is truly strange!"
Hearing this, Eros immediately retorted: "How is it strange? Is having an affection for beautiful women a strange hobby? Just like how I like Barbara—could that be very strange too?"
"Who—who, who wants you to like them!" Inside the soul space, Barbara’s small face instantly flushed crimson as she let out a bashful scolding.
Eros let out a soft sigh, his tone rather helpless: "Who made Barbara so pretty and so adorable? Isn't it completely normal to like Barbara?"
"Stop talking!" Barbara covered her face, letting out a mortified whimper.
The corners of Eros’s mouth turned up slightly. Diverting Barbara’s attention in just two sentences—as expected of himself.
After that, Eros teased Barbara no further, quietly traveling through the Shadow Realm. As he neared home, Barbara, who had just recovered from her embarrassment, spoke up:
"I know who the blood descendant of the Angel mentioned by that evil spirit in the Domain of Sin is!"
Eros curled his lip: "I know now too. It really is a blood descendant of an Angel."
When pronouncing the words "blood descendant," Eros deliberately placed extra emphasis on his tone.
Isn't it though? To end up reduced to someone else's reincarnation vessel—how could they not be a blood descendant?
I just wonder what kind of look that filial son will have on his face once he finds out his mother has gone missing. It's bound to be quite amusing.
Upon returning home, Eros took another bath under Irina's service before returning to his room to sleep.
Meanwhile, turning back time to earlier—right when Eros used the power of Concealment to sever the bloodline connection between Isabella, Angelica, and the Augustine family.
Deep beneath the bedrock of the Imperial Palace, a terrifying, sleeping monster suddenly opened its eyes.
A trace of confusion flashed through his eyes, because he discovered that he could actually no longer perceive those two blood descendants in the clan who possessed Spirit-Blessed constitutions.
In the past, he would only lose his perception of descendants after they died. But how could those two descendants with Spirit-Blessed constitutions suddenly die? They were clearly still inside the palace just a moment ago.
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Suddenly, another suspicion surfaced in the monster's mind.
Suppressing his fury, he let out a low growl:
"Damned Night Remnants!"
As he roared these words, countless pitch-black, bizarre tentacles exuding an evil aura beat wildly in the air. After flailing for a time, he seemed to grow tired, so he returned to his slumber once more.
The next morning, after having breakfast, Eros summoned the butler and asked him to go to the maid agency in the West District of the Outer City to hire some maids.
The butler was very puzzled by Eros's request, so he advised:
"Your Highness, the Duke's estate actually doesn't lack servants right now!"
Eros chuckled softly and gave the reason he had prepared beforehand.
Upon hearing that the servants were meant for the other two manors, the butler ceased his persuasion and respectfully bowed to accept the command.
Just as the butler turned to leave, Eros spoke as if suddenly remembering something, stopping the butler in his tracks:
"Wait! One more thing!"
"Please speak, Your Highness!"
"Bring the hired servants for me to see first. I suddenly remembered that I don't have personal servants yet, so I intend to select two from this batch of hired servants."
Eros spoke offhandedly, acting as if it were a casual thought.
This was a very normal matter—most nobles had personal servants. Therefore, the butler did not find anything amiss with Eros's request.
Bowing respectfully once more, the butler departed.
Watching the butler’s retreating back, Eros stroked his chin. Now that the arrangements were made, he didn't need to worry about it. As for the exact number of servants to hire, the butler would arrange that himself according to the surface area of those two manors.
The life of a grand landlord was just this unpretentious and comfortable~
Clapping his hands, Eros returned to the main hall. As soon as he entered, he plopped down right next to Estelle, resting his head on her shoulder as he read today's edition of the Intiles Morning Post alongside her.
Quickly scanning the contents of the newspaper, Eros asked casually:
"Has any news spread from the Royal Family?"
Estelle shook her head: "No news has been released."
Saying this, Estelle tilted her head to look at Eros, her tone carrying a hint of curiosity:
"Why are you asking about news of the Royal Family? Could the latter half of your transaction be related to them as well?"
Eros shook his head, his tone unchanged: "It’s unrelated. It’s just that when I went to the Royal Palace earlier to steal that necklace, I discovered a Sequence 2 sleeping beneath the palace, so I paid a bit more attention to them."
What a joke—how could I tell the truth about this!
Could I tell Estelle that the reason I care so much about news of the Royal Family is that I stole their Empress and a Princess?
Don't I need to maintain my image anymore?
However, that the Royal Family hadn't leaked a single piece of news was indeed somewhat strange. On the surface, an Empress of the nation was lost; in the dark, two Spirit-Blessed individuals were lost. How could there be no commotion at all?
Could it be that they hadn't noticed yet? That shouldn't be possible!
Upon hearing Eros's words, Estelle suddenly stood up, her face filled with shock:
"What did you say? Is that real or fake?"
Having his chin bumped, Eros looked at Estelle with a somewhat aggrieved gaze.
Estelle froze for a moment, and then an apologetic expression appeared on her face. Bending down to bring her face close to Eros, she asked in a tone of concern:
"Does it hurt?"
Eros blinked: "If I say it hurts a lot, would you believe me?"
Estelle reached out her fair, slender finger and tapped Eros on the forehead, saying in exasperation:
"You gave me a fright!"
Eros curled his lip in dissatisfaction: "I didn't say anything; you clearly misunderstood on your own."
Estelle rolled her eyes at Eros: "Don't be cheeky. Tell me about what you just mentioned in detail."
Seeing Estelle turn to serious business, Eros stopped fooling around and carefully detailed the process of how Barbara discovered that Sequence 2.
After listening to Eros explain the event in detail, Estelle couldn't help but marvel:
"The Royal Family truly hides things deep!"
Eros remarked casually, not caring in the least: "No matter how deep they hide, it has nothing to do with us. We’ll just pretend we don't know."
Estelle smiled gently: "True!"
At this point, Estelle turned her gaze back onto Eros, asking in a curious tone:
"Then what was the content of your subsequent transaction with that person?"
Eros chuckled softly, his tone natural: "Remember the Full Moon Bracelet I mentioned before?"
Speaking of this, a smile appeared in Estelle’s beautiful eyes as well:
"The one snatched away by the Night Remnant?"
Eros chuckled: "Precisely that one. The subsequent transaction is related to it."
"They thought that Sealed Artifact was still in the academy’s containment chamber, so they wanted us to help them obtain it."
"Yet in reality, that Full Moon Bracelet is already in your hands!" Estelle blinked her beautiful eyes and finished his sentence.
"Precisely! So the transaction with them is already complete! And I have also learned the location of our ancestor’s Divine Kingdom fragment." Eros raised his chin, his tone carrying a touch of pride!