The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 505: Just a little feather

“So in short, Lara is going to go to the heavenly sect…” Elise said as she and Victor descended from the car in front of the biggest theme park in Vein City. WHITE PARK… Yeah, it belongs to his father. In the past, it was run by Nick, but nowadays, George was the one handling its affairs.

“Yeah,” Victor sighed.

“Is it a bad thing?” Elise, who adjusted her pink frilled t-shirt and denim shorts, asked.

“For her? No… Not at all, it is the exact opposite, in fact, there she would level up quite well, and in case of emergency, they would be able to protect her more than my stupid father would ever do… She might encounter some difficulties, but it would help her grow up!” He told the truth. He had been worried about Laraʼs future when she would have to be involved in the family drama, going to the heavenly sect, although not the best solution, it was not bad at all!

“Then why do you sound disturbed?” Elise raised one eyebrow.

“It is just, with Lara and her entourage gone, my business ventures keep shrinking…” Victor sighed. First was the loss of Crimson Pearlʼs novels rights, and now the Loli band. In fact, many of the materials he got from the future were no longer usable due to Celestia’s existence. “Thankfully, Margret’s side gig factory is doing ok…”

“That thing is not sustainable…” Elise sighed.

“Sex is not going to go out of fashion anytime soon in the next millennium or two…” he made a point.

“...” Elise rolled her eyes. “I mean the business model… No one will go out of their way to look for brand-name huge Dildos once copycats start appearing!” she blushed, saying that.

“Good point…” he sighed. Even the gag balls were beginning to be copied. Patents can’t stop small manufacturers, and those things were not that complex to fabricate.

“Don’t worry, with Zolan onboard, things should be better though, she already presented many good ideas, too bad she is already occupied with your mana circuits project, so I suggest that we create a public research facility to collect talents!”

“You want me to leave it to Hana?” Victor asked.

“Yeah… It’s about time for that girl to fall…” she sighed.

“... Hana is not ready yet…” Victor shook his head. That girl is only obsessed with alchemy; she was not suited for management. And after Alpha’s fiasco, he decided to be more wary of those of the von Richter family.

“Oh… How about we ask the family for a new butler then?”

“This might work... I will think about it… Let’s not talk about business today!” he said as he grabbed Elise’s hand, making her blush as they approached the crowded theme park front gate. “I thought you would reserve the entire Themepark just for the two of us!”

“What’s so good about an empty park…” Elise said as she squeezed his hand harder. “Is it really ok for you not to put on some disguise?” she asked. He was only wearing a normal face mask that didn’t really hide his Identity from those who knew him.

“No one knows where Axel is, and I already told Lin to make sure he travels covertly, so it should be fine… “ Victor said, looking at her. “I want to be my true self for our first date!”

“...” Elise blushed harder as she squeezed his hand again.

“Let’s go!” he said, dragging her to a side gate where, by just flashing the family token, he was allowed in ahead of all the people waiting in line. Some shot him angry glares, but that was all they could do with six bald, burly chicks following behind with a cold gangster vibe around them.

“So, where to go first?” Victor asked as they walked inside.

“Let’s try the Ferris wheel!” Elise said in excitement. Due to her past, this was her first time going to a theme park, so she couldn’t wait to try everything.

“...” Victor raised one eyebrow, knowing perfectly well what kind of romance fantasies this little girl was having. If she was not planning for something, she would have brought some of the little maids along after all. “Let’s go…” he said with a sigh, wondering if he could go through the day without getting arrested.

“Don’t worry, I already prepared a fake ID…” she said as if reading his thoughts.

“...” Damn it… The dirty little girl had come prepared! Damn it, letting her spend time with Margret had really rotted her pure mind!

***

Yulian adjusted his purple suit, then, after taking a deep breath, walked into the reception hall.

“I hope I am not late…” he told his father, who was waiting for him inside.

“No, you are early…” Aaron said as he eyed his son from head to toe. Nodding to himself that his son was as handsome as he was when he was his age. “Don’t be nervous, this hearing is just a formality to announce your return to the family, no matter what position they give you, it will not be bad… You are my son after all!” Aaron said, noticing his son’s nervousness.

“It’s not that… I am just worried about Lily,” Yulian scratched his ear.

“Oh… “ Aaron sighed. “Her situation is truly a bit special, but it should be ok,” he sighed. “More importantly… Are you really sure about that thing? You will not get another chance? Are you sure you want to marry the chick?”

“I do… Without going that route, both my mother and my uncle might object!” Yulian said decisively.

“True…” Aaron said. Alice von Weise’s background and character were a bit problematic, but he was not going to stand in his son’s way. He himself did the same when he was young…

“The thing I am worried about is not telling Mother beforehand…”

“It’s better this way, we just need to appease her after….”

BAM!

“So you are already here!”

Someone said, making the startled Yulian turn toward the door where his mother walked in, followed by a petite girl who had bluish-tinted hair that resembled that of his mother’s. She was dressed in a blue gothic dress and holding an umbrella, making her look like some character in a TV drama.

“Mother… You are here…. This is…” Yulian asked, despite fully knowing the answer.

“Oh, right… This should be your first meeting!” Cataleya said. “Yulian… This is your younger sister Tulip… Tulip, this is Yulian… You two should have met in better circumstances, but you know how things are around here!” she said, glaring at her husband.

“Ah…. Yeah…” Aaron coughed dryly.

“Hello Tulip… Nice to meet you!” Yullian stepped forward and bowed ceremoniously toward his little sister, making sure to inspect her from head to toe… SHE WAS CUTE!

“...Hello…” Tulip also lifted her dress and bowed a bit, feeling his eyes inspecting her. She couldn’t help but roll her eyes in disgust. Men were really perverts…. All of them… Including that bastard Vic…. DAMN IT… Why does she keep thinking about him…

“Sis… Are you ok?” Yulian asked, noticing a sudden frown on his sister’s face.

“Ah… Just remembered something unpleasant…” Tulip said. “Don’t mind me,” she said as she looked away.

“...” Yulian didn’t know what to say. “So… I heard you grew up in Motherʼs hometown… I have never been to the Sunken Empire. How is it there…” Yulian asked casually, starting up a conversation.

“...” Tulip sighed. “Wet… I don’t want to talk about it…” she responded briefly before turning to her father. “Father, where is big brother Perez?” she asked.

“He is still in a closed training session, you know how that guy can be, especially with the tournament approaching!” Aaron sighed.

“Wait… You met Perez?” Yulian asked Tulip.

“It happened two years ago, it was a coincidence, and he helped me in a dungeon!” Tulip answered briefly. “Nothing you should be concerned about…” she couldn’t help but add.

“...” Yulian scratched his head. Was his little sister a little annoying?

“Oh… Tulip… Did you think about the request you wanted to submit?” Aaron, noticing the weird atmosphere, asked to change the subject.

In the family, when a member finishes their test and reenters the family, he has the right to request one thing. Whether the family council would agree to it or not was not guaranteed, but if it is reasonable, it would pass, and no one can stop it. This was meant to solve any last attachment a member might have to his life during the test. Tulip, although she didn’t have to pass through that trial, her entering the family granted her the same rights!

“Yes… I will reveal it to the council later…” she said with clear murderous intent.

“...”

“...”

Aaran looked at Catalya, but she just raised her shoulder as if telling him she also had no idea what was going on in her daughter’s mind. That would be a lie, though… Ever since Tulip returned from that moon dungeon, she has been totally obsessed with that Vic guy. Catalya knew perfectly well what her daughter wanted!

“This way please… Say hi to your parents before we proceed…”

Suddenly, the door opened again, and a black haired girl in a white sundress walked in.

Lily!

“Hsssssssssss…..” Tulip couldn’t help but gasp as this was their first time meeting Lily since she returned, having only heard about her from her mother before.

To tell the truth, she was shocked. Lily’s beauty was something that even her master, the Void lord, couldn’t rival!

Catalya and Aaron, who had secretly watched his daughter when she was brought in, were more composed. The same could be said for Yulian, who had long associated her angelic looks with her demonic character.

Lily stepped forward before politely presenting herself by lifting her dress. “Lily Von Krone… It’s nice to meet you for the first time, Father… Mother…” she said as she bowed slightly. “Big brother Yulian… Nice to meet you again… And you must be…” she frowned, looking at Tulip as she didn’t recognize her.

“I am Tulip…Your younger sister….” Tulip bowed awkwardly as she inspected Lily from head to toe, the same way Yulian had inspected her earlier. HOLY SHIT… HOW CAN A GIRL BE THIS BEAUTIFUL! Although she never cared about outer beauty, she couldn’t help feeling a little jealous and a bit inferior. Just a little bit… If she had to compare Lily’s beauty to someone, it would be that Vic guy who…. DAMN IT! Why was she thinking about that piece of shit again!

“I know it feels a little awkward getting to meet us like this…” Aaron said, knowing that his daughter’s robotic behavior was due to the cleansing ritual that stripped away a lot of her old feelings. “In time, we shall get to know each other!” he said.

“I am looking forward to that…” Lily replied, but still, her voice was a little cold.

Catalya sighed, then stepped forward and hugged Lily, taking her by surprise. “Just remember… No matter what happens, I am your mother…”

“...” out of nowhere, Lily couldn’t help but hug her mother back as two tears fell from her eyes. “... I… I…” she began to mumble, truly not knowing how to react. Not only did she know her mother during her Timless crow adventure... In the timeline before, the one she just remembered, her mother died protecting her from a demonʼs attack!

“It’s ok, child…” Catalya sighed in relief as she brushed her daughter’s black silky hair. Maybe Aaron was right after all… Time would heal their relationship.

Tulip, who watched her mother and Lily hug, couldn’t help but frown. Was this the same strict mother she was familiar with? Well… Maybe this was for the better!

Only Yulian couldn’t help but sigh, knowing many things about Lily. This must be her first time hugging her mother after two timelines, so he couldn’t help but sympathize with her, nearly forgetting the hellish training she made him go through… Nearly… HE WOULD NEVER TRULY FORGET THAT!

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“I hate to break this family reunion… But we have a ceremony to proceed with!” the elder who brought Lily a moment earlier said, breaking the atmosphere. “Lady Tulip, Young master Yulian and Lady Tulip… The three of you follow me to the lower hall…. Lord Aaron, feel free to move to the observation deck!” he said before turning and walking out.

Lily, Yulian, and then Tulip quickly followed after giving their worried parents one last nod.

Moments later, only Aaron and Catalya were left in the hall.

“Did you investigate that?” Catalya asked almost immediately.

“... I found a record of the Doom Demonic Millipedeʼs eggs in the family; there should have existed three pairs in the Northern Vault, but none remain, with no record of anyone taking them out…” Aaron replied as the smile on his face disappeared.

“... Aarak?” Catallya asked.

“It could have been anyone from the high council…” he sighed. “Don’t worry, I will get to the bottom of this…”

“Youʼd better do that if you ever want us to share the same bed ever again!” she spat before turning to walk toward the stairs heading to the observation floor.

“...” Aarak could only sigh and quickly follow after her.

***

“I hope that’s satisfied you, my dear lady wife…” Victor said as they stepped down from the Ferris wheel.

“...” Elise held her silence and just puffed her cheek as she walked ahead of him, not allowing him to see her blushing face. Her plan failed! MISERABLY!

Victor could only shake his head, watching her.

The filthy little girl seemed to have come prepared as she ordered the chicks to stop the machine halfway through, leaving both of them stuck up there for more than 30 minutes. She even released a potent aphrodisiac in that close compartment!

Thankfully, Victor was proficient enough to protect his non-existent chastity. The girl planned to go all the way, but she didn’t expect to lose her composure with just one kiss and go blank, proving her severe lack of experience. One can’t learn everything through the internet after all!

Yeah… Nothing really happened with her, only collapsing in his arms, lost in his lips…...

“Shall we go get some drinks?” he asked as a gentleman, knowing full well that Elise might need to go to the restroom.

“Bastard…” she spat as she stomped the floor angrily while walking.

He slowly patted her hair. “Some things need time… We have a lot of that!”

“But you are going away again…” she said, confessing her real feelings. “Who knows how many new girls you would court… By then, I might just end up like any other chick…” she said before pausing and looking at one of the chicks following them for protection. “No offence intended…”

The bald chick quickly raised his hand, indicating that she shouldn’t mind him and that he was not offended.

“Don’t worry, you are my wife, something that only a few would get!” he said, secretly sighing. She was absolutely correct. “Instead of lamenting on things in the future, we must not forget to have fun here!” he said. “Let’s go… We need to experience all the attractions around here before it gets dark!”

“Ah….” Elise sighed. “Ok…” she said.

***

“Present yourself!” a white bearded supreme elder said to Yulian, who stood nervously in the middle of a large hall.

The hall was composed of three levels, shaped like a bowl.

The highest floor was the observation deck, where many degenerates and family elders, including the patriarch Aarak, were. Yulian’s parents, Aaron and Cataliya, also stood to watch the session.

The second floor was a huge arc-shaped table where 9 high elders sat. Their mission was to test and question the heir after his trial, then decide on a suitable position for him in the family.

On the lower level, Yulian stood in the center in front of a huge obsidian table that stretched more than 10 feet across the room.

Lily and Tulip, who had their turns after him, sat near the door.

“My name is Yulian Von Krone! The second son of Aaron von Krone of the Main branch!” Yulian replied.

As he answered, the obsidian table gave a white light that vanished almost immediately, indicating that he was telling the truth.

In this hall, no lies were allowed.

“Are you ready for this appraisal session?” another elder asked.

“Ready…” Yulian said, making the table flash white again.

“Although everyone here has been sworn to secrecy, if there is anyone, other than the patriarch and the supreme elders, whom you don’t want to know about your info, you may ask them to leave…” the supreme elder asked. As much secret information would be revealed, some might want to hide it from their siblings or parents.

“No, it should be ok…” Yulian said, looking around. Other than those whom he couldn’t kick out, only his parents and siblings were present.

“Then… Please put your hand on the ancestral table!” one of the elders said.

Yuliun quickly compiled, placing his hand onto a slight indentation on the table where all his forefathers had placed their hands to be tested in the bast.

The table flashed, and a few lines of info appeared.

YULIAN VON KRONE

AUTHORITY: 13

CLASS: SOUL PALADIN, SS

BLOODLINE: SOUL EATING CROW, SSS (AWAKENED)

FATE STRENGTH: SS

SCION INDICATOR: NATURAL

“Hssssssssssss…………..” All of the elders hissed at the same time. Even his parents did the same. “WHEN DID YOU AWAKEN AS A PLAYER?” one elder couldn’t help but ask.

“About a month ago, in the cave I mentioned in my report…” Yulian said. After returning to the family, he was made to write a report about what happened after Lily kidnapped him, “It was in a pond of black blood… At that time, I don’t know why Lily threw me in it and I didn’t know anything until I woke up with my bloodline awakened and I became a player!” he said, making sure not to lie and shift everything to Lily as they planned. “I just withheld the info about my awakening due to my right of secrecy about my player status!” he added. Many things in that report were taught to him by Lily in the past few weeks. It contained no lies, but the way it was written could be understood in more than one way.

“We understand that, but still… You should have said that you have awakened, this… Wait… Your bloodline… Hssssssssssssssssssssssssss…….” The elders, who out of habit didn’t care to look at his bloodline before gasping again as they eyed it.

SOUL EATING CROW? Wasn’t that the bloodline their main ancestor has?

Everyone in the hall was totally shocked, including the stoic patriarch Aarak and Aaron, Yulian’s father, who opened his mouth wide in total disbelief! The only ones who didn’t overreact were Lily and Tulip, who were not really sure about this bloodline.

“What’s wrong with it?” Yulian knotted his eyebrows and asked as if he had no idea.

“You have no idea about anything happening to your bloodline?”

“Eh… No… Is it bad…”

“One moment…” The supreme elder said as he leaned to the side and began whispering with the other elder.

“Look… It must have been the blood pond…”

“Yeah..”

“Send someone to check it…”

“Ok….”

The supreme elder nodded to the others, then turned back to Yullian. “Did… You said that Will just exploded when he tried to cut off your bindings, right?” He asked as if realizing something, making the other elders quickly take a look at the report and flip to its later parts when Yulian mentioned how his cousin Will appeared out of nowhere and came to save him, but ‘suddenly’ exploded and turned into a card.

“Yeah… I am still shocked about that… Do you know why?” he asked. He was really in shock; he never expected his own cousin to try to kill him!

“We will speak about this later…” the supreme elder, whose eyes grew sharp, said as he glared at Aarak, who sat upstairs, completely hiding his murderous intent behind a nonchalant expression!

The supreme elder was not stupid, and he knew about the Dark Crow Dagger as Yulian had already given it back to the family after telling them about Will’s death. Knowing about Yulian’s superior bloodline, an investigation into that was no longer needed.

It was clear to all the elders that Will must have tried to use the dagger against his cousin and ended up getting destroyed due to having a lower bloodline level! Still, it would be better not to say it out loud.

“Oh….” Yulian, acting as if he knew nothing, nodded.

“Did Lily also go into that pond?” another elder couldn’t help but ask as he began flipping through another report. A very thick one that Lily submitted the previous day. It contained a full report of her life in the von Weise family and a detailed account of the last few months.

“Yeah!” Yulian nodded.

“...” the Elders looked at each other. All of them had the same thought.

Lily was really the heaven chosen, even with her fate locked, she managed to find a supreme treasure to awaken her bloodline! They couldn’t wait until it was her turn…

“...”

“...”

“After that, how did you manage to escape her?” another elder asked, keeping the subject away from Will again. He was clearly on the patriarchʼs side.

“It is all in the report!” Yulian said, getting nervous as he had to make sure not to lie. “She didn’t seem to be planning to kill me! And I suspect that she might be even giving me a chance to escape on purpose!” he added.

“...” the elders all glared at Lily, who didn’t even blink as she glared coldly at them.

“... According to her, she was just ordered to brainwash him… she never intended to kill him…” the elder who was flipping through Lily’s report finally whispered. “Finding that pond was an accident when she sought to find a place that Alice Von Weise would not be able to track her to…”

“...” They all looked at Lily, planning to grill her about that later.

“Letʼs return to our current subject… What can your class do?” the supreme elder, who kept glaring angrily at Aarak, asked as he turned to Yulian. “You don’t have to go through the details, but since it doesn’t exist in our database, I want you to give us the gist of it… This might affect the family position we give you later!”

“Do things with the soul… I can heal others’ souls, attack them, and even have immunity against most soul-based attacks… My skills also allow me to attack enemies who have a soul form, like ghosts and such!” Yulian quickly responded.

“Oh….” The supreme elder nodded as he inspected Yulian from head to toe. As one of the highest authorities in the family, he was one of the few who got to regularly read the reports about the heirs’ trials.

In the past, he held little regard for Yulian, who failed to be anything special. And since he didn’t become a scion, his rank was suited to become a normal heir at best. But now, with his bloodline and this class, he was suited to become an elite heir!

“In the future, if you manage to get a high position in the family… What do you intend to do?” the supreme elder asked.

“I want to work to protect and strengthen my family…” Yulian answered truthfully. “I also want to make sure that no tragedy like what happened with my sister ever repeats!” he added.

Hearing him, his father squeezed his fist as he glared at the patriarch.

“...”

“...”

“Good… Good….” the supreme elder, who seemed to begin looking at Yulian more favorably, said. “We will consider all of this before giving you a good position… Now, for returning to the family, we can grant you one request… Is there anything you want?”

“I wish for the family to formally engage me with Alice von Weise…” he answered directly, having already consulted his father about this.

“Hsssssssssssssssss….” Catalya, who had no idea about this, gasped and then turned to her husband with questioning eyes.

He gestured to her to stay calm for now.

“Oh…” the supreme elder raised an eyebrow as he flipped to a certain page in Yulian’s report. “I think this would be doable, but we can only send a formal request; we can’t control Von Weise’s family response! Are you sure you want to waste your chance for this?”

“Yes!” Yulian quickly responded.

“You young people…” the supreme elder sighed. “Then I…”

“Supreme elder! We can’t…” one of the elders wanted to object.

“Why not? The girl’s status is more than enough… And after what Yulian went through, it should be fine!”

“But what about the girl’s allegiance…”

“Things like this never stopped you from marrying into the Von Astrom family… Unless you discuss family secrets with your wife.”

“...” the elder held his tongue. “At least let us vote…”

“Fine… Who is allowing this request? Raise your hands!”

6 raised their hands, including the supreme elder.

The other three just clicked their tongues.

“The matter was settled. Yullian, you can step down… Come to my office in the evening to get your assignment!”

“I understand!” Yulian nodded, having a hard time hiding his smile as he stepped down, ignoring his uncleʼs dangerous glares from above.

…

“You better explain everything to me…” Catalya, who watched her son’s reaction, turned to her husband and hissed. She was not going to let her son marry any random girl!

“...” Aaron sighed. “Don’t worry, the girl is fine… I will send you her file later… Now let’s remain calm, it is already Tulip’s turn!” he quickly said. Although he was worried about how his wife would react later after reading Aliceʼs file, he had already promised Yulian, and as his father, he had to help him!

***

“Kyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa………”

“Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo……”

“GHOSTS!………………………………”

“NUTCRACKER…………………………………………”

In the theme park, a strange accident was happening as everyone, including the employees, ran away from the Haunted Mansion attraction.

The last to walk out was a young man who held a girl in his arms.

“That was fun!” Elise giggled as she watched the chaos outside. “Now no one will dare to work here…” she added as she dragged him out.

“It’s the employeesʼ fault for trying to take advantage of you…” Victor said with a smirk.

“You could have just scared him alone!” she pouted.

“I couldn’t help it!” He told the truth. “I also wanted to show you the people’s reaction when demons first appear!”

“Those things are what real demons look like?” she asked with a frown. To tell the truth, if it were not for Victor holding her hand as he cast his illusion, she would have been really terrified.

“Yeah,” Victor nodded. “The monsters you face in the dungeons can’t even compare!” he said. “Scared?”

“Not as long as you are with me!”

“...” Victor raised one eyebrow. Since when did this girl learn to talk like this? “I want you to be strong enough to fight them yourself in the future!”

“I know…” she sighed.

“Aha...”

“Now let’s go try…” Elise paused as she noticed Victor was looking somewhere absentmindedly. She turned and looked in that direction.

A purple-haired young man who had five young girls behind him was arguing with a mean-looking, fat guy who had a slutty woman clinging to him.

“Isn’t that your half-brother…. His name was… Roy?” Elise asked. They already have all the information about Theodoreʼs sons that he collected, so Elise could easily recognize this guy from one of the photos.

“Ah…Yeah… I didn’t expect to see him here!” Victor quickly replied.

“Him? Is that what you care about? Then why are you eyeing that little girl…” Elise, who was skilled enough to see where he was looking, asked. “As far as I remember, Roy has 5 stepsisters from his mother; those 5 should be them!” she said, raising one eyebrow. “Husband… You…” she was resisting the urge to pinch his arm. He was on a fucking date with her, yet already looking at other girls! YOUNG GIRLS TO BE EXACT! WASN’T SHE YOUNG ENOUGH FOR HIS PERVERTED TASTE?

“That girl, the third from the left… Her name is Melody. She was my wife in the other timeline!” Victor, feeling Elise’s agitation, said softly, squeezing her fist while telling the truth with a sigh.

“I…WHAT!?” Elise exclaimed as she turned to look at the girl who was clearly younger than her. True, she was pretty and lively, but not that special. “Was she the one who got killed by that Light lord?”

“Um…” Victor said with a complex look, deciding not to tell Elize about Roy being that Light lord for now. “I discovered her a few weeks ago when Lin helped her and her sisters escape Morris!”

“Oh… Was it them?” Elise frowned, remembering the report Lin submitted before leaving with Axel.

“Yeah. Fate is a really strange thing…” he sighed, lost in thought as he inspected Melody. She didn’t have any bloodline, and her status was completely normal.

On top of that, he didn’t have any fate thread connecting him to her, let alone a golden thread. This debunked a theory that his previous timeline had anything to do with those!

“Do you still have feelings for her?” Elise asked in a soft voice.

“How can’t I?” he smiled as he looked at Elise. “Don’t you know your husband?”

“...” Elise rolled her eyes. True, Victor was the kind who wouldn’t let a girl escape his clutches.

“Jealous?”

“Kinda…” Elise said, finally realizing what that strange feeling in her heart was. “Let’s go help them up, they seem to be in trouble!” she said after some thinking.

“Wait… Are you sure about that?” Vector, who was a little taken aback, asked. Meeting Melody here was not something he expected, but considering Elise’s feelings, he planned to ignore her for now, as he already had a plan to go see her later. He never expected Elise to help him out directly.

“She is going to join us sooner or later…” Elise sighed. “The more people there are, the merrier it is… And you are not going to do anything to her anytime soon, unless you want to be arrested, that is!”

“... Good point!” Victor chuckled. It seemed like Margaret’s influence on her was not a bad thing after all. He quickly grabbed Elise’s hand and walked toward Roy and his sisters. “...” Suddenly, he paused.

“Anything wrong?” Elise asked.

“No…” Victor said as he flicked something off his jacket before continuing his path! “Just a little feather…” he said as he confirmed something on his status screen.

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