At this time, the sky was gradually darkening. Beatrice watched as Louis boarded the carriage and left, suddenly sighing:

"Qian, it seems more and more people can't wait to test the waters with Father."

Qian adjusted her glasses and said calmly:

"This is normal. His Majesty has suppressed the demigods of various nations for over a hundred years. In such a long time, no strong individual from any race on the entire continent has been his match."

"Power inevitably draws caution, let alone when His Majesty also..."

As if recalling something unspeakable, Qian adjusted her glasses again and fell silent.

Beatrice quietly examined the details of the report submitted this afternoon, suddenly smiling as she said:

"The conflict between the Abyssal Church and the darker side of the Love God has escalated, and they want to drag our Ense down with them. These old folks are truly insidious, one more than the next."

"They have strength and deep tactics, a chain of plots within plots. If they were to achieve their goals, we'd be in for some real trouble."

Qian chuckled softly, "It's alright. This time the enemy is in the light while we are in the dark. Their previous assault actually gave us the opportunity to strike back."

Beatrice put down the report and said:

"Yes, thanks to Louis discovering the irregularities, otherwise, we would have been kept in the dark and might have suffered a quiet loss."

"Is the state of the seal on the teleportation gate brought back from the underground stable?"

Qian said: "The esteemed individual of the Dark Raven has returned and has already dispatched a team to the Underground City. They will return after suppressing the outer ring of creatures."

Beatrice nodded, recalling the turmoil in the Underground City over the past decades, sighed, and said:

"What a pity about the Hero, he didn't have to die."

"Such a talented person, if he had lived till now, he would surely have been another unparalleled demigod."

Qian adjusted her glasses with some helplessness and said:

"It was Sir Max and His Majesty's joint decision. Sir Max hoped to leave the real Hero for this era, waiting for the unfinished sunrise."

"And he took the place of the true Hero to form a team to suppress the Underground City."

"If it were the Underground City from five hundred, a thousand years ago, or most periods in history, Sir Max, with his talents and skills, could have completed it quickly."

"After all, his apparent talent was truly a rare sight in a thousand years."

Beatrice murmured quietly:

"Yet he faced the strongest [Demon King] in history."

"An eternal god's choice among the Four Gods of the Abyss."

"An indescribable Chaos Knight."

The contemporary Hero Max fell in the Underground City 129 years ago.

Very few knew that although Hero Max was tremendously talented, far surpassing previous heroes, he did not, in fact, possess the rank of a Hero.

The identity of a Hero is not granted by outsiders but sanctioned by the world itself.

They inherently possess talents unattainable by ordinary people, along with the courage to face all challenges without falter.

One could say that the Star Continent could single out a special evaluation for the heroes throughout history—

Anything above a genius is a Hero.

However, the world has never lacked exceptional individuals and extraordinary events.

Max could be said to be the most terrifying one over all these years.

The blessing of [Silver Hand] gave him the right arm to tear open storms.

[Foresight] allowed him a nearly prophetic power.

Even the Ense Empire, which discovered this genius Max, felt a chill down its spine.

Because this figure, without the rank of a Hero, drew the Hero's Sword [Heidewell] of the Church of Glory and Justice.

He even completed the twelve trials of the God of Storms and War, earning the acknowledgement and response with the Heroic Armor [Talos's Radiance].

One could say, he acted more like a Hero than the usual hero.

Yet, this freak with foresight, after foreseeing his death, still did not hesitate to embark on the path of a Hero,

all for leaving the young emperor to this era to face the nemesis he could not defeat.

Yes, the Emperor of Ense is the true Hero of this generation.

Recalling some old affairs, Beatrice had a heavy gleam in her eyes, but soon, that bit of sorrow dissipated.

"Qian, prepare to begin the final plan. Some people hiding in the darkness can't wait any longer."

...

[Location: Tino City Palace, Little Swan Bedroom]

Little Swan sorrowfully rubbed her small bottom and walked back to the room.

Sister Lumi, when mad, is terrifying.

Sister Wang, I miss you so much.

Bad Enchanting Kingdom!

If only you returned to the Imperial Palace with me, for your sake, Sister Lumi wouldn't spank me.

Muttering for some time, Little Swan returned to the room, ready to start compiling her "Prince Incubation Plan" x "Brother-in-law Incubation Plan" √.

She chuckled foolishly while writing.

She attributed the steady improvement of the Enchanting Kingdom in this lifetime to herself.

After all, several sudden enhancements in the Enchanting Kingdom this life were due to her.

This strengthened Little Swan's conviction that she had an innate talent for nurturing others that was never recognized before.

She planned to attract the Enchanting Kingdom's attention to herself.

"Cunning Enchanting Kingdom, taste my set of Magic knowledge temptations!"

"Why crave wealth, when you can covet the Magic knowledge I hold?"

This was not Little Swan boasting.

Bred within the Imperial Palace from a young age, she spent most of her time studying Magic.

Having healed her body ahead of time, she hadn't given up this hobby either.

After two lifetimes, the Magic knowledge she mastered was far from ordinary.

Before long, Olivia was ready to tempt Louis with Magic knowledge.

She even planned to slightly modify the textbooks of Saint Louis Academy for Louis to grasp them more easily.

As she wrote, Olivia began to feel somewhat sleepy.

She had been running outside all day today, and she wasn't as physically robust a Warrior as the Enchanting Kingdom.

So right when she was halfway through her writing, she drowsily leaned on her notebook.

It wasn't long before the bedroom door gently opened, and the head maid tiptoed inside.

Her footsteps were as soft as a cat's, making no sound on the room's carpet.

Seeing Little Swan sound asleep on the notebook, Lumi was both amused and exasperated.

Gently, she picked up Little Swan, placed her on the bed, tucked her in, and finally left with peace of mind.

Only after stepping out did she miss hearing Olivia mutter strange words in her sleep.

"Enchanting Kingdom, dummy, hee hee! Let me show you~ hiccup~ awesome~"

Suddenly, Little Swan jerked, shivering slightly.

She slowly woke up, rubbing her eyes.

In her dream, she dreamt about what Enchanting Kingdom told her during the day.

"What on earth does Enchanting Kingdom mean by this?"

After pondering for a moment, a bulb lit up over her head, and her little expression became tense:

"Could it be that he's set his sights on me?"

Olivia rubbed her eyes:

"Is it because I've been too lax lately, not considering the reasons needed to solve events, making him suspect I'm a reborn one?"

Itchy head...

Forget it, no more thinking.

Face difficulties with a good nap!

Little Swan's simple thought process made her unaware that her attitude towards Louis was quietly undergoing some changes.

...

[Location: Tino City Outer Town, Tavern]

Lumi gulped down her drink, her gaze shifting to Heisen Bansha beside her, who occasionally burped from his own drink:

"Heisen, how goes your investigation into the spell spirits?"

At this moment, President Heisen of the Thief Guild shook the empty bottle in his hand, then picked up another bottle to drink.

He lazily said:

"Lumi, it's normal for you to have no impression of the spell spirits."

"After all, when that thing happened in the Imperial Palace... You weren't in the mood to pay attention to external matters then."

Lumi squinted her eyes.

The incident in the Imperial Palace... The matter of Princess Rastima?

If that's the case, it was normal for her not to know then.

Princess Rastima.

The Emperor's wife, the patron Lumi once served.

Also... the biological mother of Beatrice and Olivia.

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