Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

I have a feeling something's about to happen...

The sense of urgency made Charles feel slightly anxious.

"Lily..."

"Yes……"

"Do you still have the strength?"

"Hmm? What do you intend to do, Lord Ciel?"

"Having finally gained power, don't you want to avenge your previous humiliation?"

"You mean..."

"Kill those guys who bullied you."

Lily's eyes were red: "Yes!"

……

The Soma clan, a brewery.

Three or five adventurers stood guard at the entrance, overseeing the materials being transported.

They were all high-ranking members of the clan, and they were used to oppressing those below them. They knew best how to make people work themselves to death.

An adventurer with blond hair and a bald face, a cigar in his mouth, lit it with a match, exhaled smoke rings, then looked around warily before pulling out a small vial of divine liquor from his pocket.

"Hehe, this is life. You only need to work eight hours to get a share, and your performance doubles if you work 16 hours."

He opened the lid and took a sniff...

His companion warned, "Hey, if you get drunk, you'll be punished by Lord Chanis."

"I just smelled it, ah~ I really want to drink it all in one gulp, I really want to~ really want to~~~"

"Damn it, you've made me hungry too, give it to me now!"

Just as a fight was about to break out, the crisp sound of combat boots came from the quiet intersection.

"It's still the same as before...that's why I hate it."

"Who?!" The adventurers drew their weapons.

In the alley ahead, the darkness faded from the figures, revealing pure white knight armor and a gleaming silver spear that shone with a chilling light under the moonlight.

The blond-haired man suddenly relaxed: "You are... Lily Luca? Weren't you taken away for questioning by that brat Charles? How dare you come back?"

The short, bearded man said sarcastically, "Hey, that's pretty good gear, cost a lot of money, huh? Hurry up and take it off and give it to me!"

The skinny, horse-faced man sneered, "Lord Chanis should reward us for getting rid of this traitorous brat."

The group drew their weapons and approached Lily with ill intent.

"Sigh... Just as I thought. You people never learn to change. Even if you are punished once, you will continue to do evil."

"Haha~~ Enough nonsense! Die, you despicable Palum!"

The blade flashed first, aiming for Lily's neck. Her eyes narrowed, her brows and nose furrowed, and her pupils turned crimson.

"So, you scum deserve to go to hell!"

Crimson plum blossoms bloomed in the air, and in the blink of an eye, Lily appeared behind the five adventurers. She calmly shook off the blood on the tip of her spear and approached the workshop step by step.

She recalled the list of those to be targeted for revenge; there were still a few hidden inside the distillery…

the other side.

Ciel arrived at the Soma Familia's residence and gently knocked on the door of the captain's room, from which the sound of a woman sobbing could be heard.

From inside the door came Chanis's disgruntled grumbling: "Who! Didn't you say not to bother me at night?"

Charles spoke softly, "Big brother, it's me!"

The sounds of bustling activity inside the room ceased, and after a while, the door opened.

Charles glanced around the room. In the center of the spacious hall was a wine vat large enough for five people to bathe in. Three or five women were simply covered with clothes, revealing their long white legs, their faces flushed with drunkenness.

"Let's go somewhere else to talk."

Charles followed Chanis to the next house.

He sat imposingly at the table, displeased, and said, "It's been a week, and the clan's funds are almost depleted. Have you found the rat yet?"

Charles's expression turned serious: "Brother, I already had a suspect on the first day, and I was just testing him afterward."

"Oh?" Chanis seemed to realize something. "You mean that Lilyluka? Her? She's just a piece of trash. What skills could she possibly have?"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Ciel's forehead, and fear crept across his face: "Brother, you don't know. That guy isn't Lilyluka at all! He's a spy sent by another clan!"

"What?!" Chanis's pupils contracted.

"Transformation magic! As the name suggests, it's a convenient ability that allows you to transform into anyone's appearance! She disguised herself as an ordinary supporter and blended into our familia!"

"What did you find out? Which clan does that guy belong to, and what's his purpose?"

Charles gave her a reassuring look: "I haven't been able to find out the specific clan, but their power is very mysterious. I suspect they're from the Dark Faction. They've been looking for opportunities to sow discord between Loki and Freya's clans, using the guise of supporters to steal equipment from adventurers from other factions, and using monster-luring items to wipe out entire teams. As for their purpose..."

Before Ciannis could react, Ciel spoke directly: "She went out claiming to be from the Soma Familia..."

Chanis gasped, "This is an attempt to sow discord between factions! They want us to take the blame! So, Loki came looking for trouble back then because she tried to kill that 'doll princess'?"

Chanis felt a chill run down his spine and quickly regained his composure: "But how did you find out? And isn't Lord Rudra cooperating with us?"

Charles said in a deep voice, "The Dark Faction is not of one mind. They have countless different factions. As for how I found out... it's because she was more than level 1. I happened to see her take down a Minotaur that suddenly appeared."

“She wanted to kill me right then and there, but brother… you know me, I’m not so easy to kill. Besides, with my identity exposed, she’ll probably take some backup plans, and at the very least, the project we’re using to save our lives might be lost.”

Chanis had a bad feeling. Just then, another adventurer stumbled in, shouting, "It's bad, Captain! The workshop! The workshop has been attacked! Several brothers are dead!"

"Where... is the murderer?"

"She ran away... but someone saw it was Lilyluka!"

“As expected…” Chanis’s face turned ashen, and his hands trembled slightly.

Being the leader of the Soma Familia is a dangerous job. He never expected that even after solving the internal problems, he would still be targeted. He felt that he had learned everything too late. If he had integrated into the dark faction earlier, he might have been able to live a peaceful life.

While he was in a daze...

Charles remained calm and reassured her, "Don't worry, brother. I've already prepared a backup plan."

"Oh?"

Charles pulled a document from his pocket: "Brother, we can seek the protection of the Loki Familia!"

"What?" Chanis took the parchment and looked at it. "Wow, it's a marriage certificate? Me and that Loki?"

He stared at Charles with an expression of utter disbelief: "Is this real? You... how did you do that?!"

Charles chuckled mischievously, "Brother, after Loki stole the wine last time, she became obsessed with it. She cried and begged that she would even marry Soma, as long as she got the wine. Lord Soma didn't give it to her. I figured you could give it to her, so I took the liberty of making the decision."

Charles's expression changed, and he asked nervously, "Big brother, you won't blame me for deciding on sister-in-law's identity without my permission, will you?"

Chanis suddenly burst into laughter: "How could that be! Brother Charles, with you here, I have nothing to worry about! Don't worry, when we rise to prominence, half of that throne will be yours!"

Hahaha—

Before Chanis could even be happy for two seconds...

follow closely……

Boom————Boom——

Huge explosions rang out one after another.

Chanis ran quickly to the window, where raging flames engulfed the city...

"Has this... already begun?"

Charles was also greatly surprised, thinking that the workshop had caught fire, so he went to the window, but the scale in front of him was beyond his comprehension.

As expected, something bad happened...

“Brother, let’s split up. You take the engagement to the Loki Familia for help and prioritize protecting the workshop. I’ll try to contact Mr. Rudra.”

"Okay, go quickly!"

……

A moment later,

Charles rushed through the fleeing crowds towards his hometown, where he met up with Lily at the church and then went into the basement.

At this moment, Cassandra, who had gone out, returned, and Charles gripped her shoulders tightly:

"Go to sleep! Go to sleep now. I feel like something incredible has happened. Use your power to see the future! Tell me immediately when you wake up!"

For the first time, Cassandra saw nervousness in front of the boy. In countless dreams, this man had looked down on everything like a demon king, and neither justice nor evil could compare to him.

Yet, this is the kind of person who would make such an expression.

It's...it's all over, the world...it's going to collapse! Waaaaah...

Under Charles's hook-like gaze, Cassandra hugged her pillow and cried out, "Waaah, no, I'm so scared, I can't sleep at all!"

"Go for it, you can do it! The world is in your hands."

"Wow!"

Charles took a deep breath: "Since effort is useless, we have no choice but to use force!"

"Eh eh eh eh..."

Ciel possessed Marie's body, tilted his head back and sang, his clear, mermaid voice filling the secret room in an instant...

Boom, boom, boom...

Everyone present collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Charles nodded in satisfaction, then slumped wearily into the bathtub, completely emptying his mind.

In the space of the soul, Mali softly sang a requiem, soothing the boy's turbulent soul.