The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

"I think he's the younger brother of the lord two generations ago, what was his name again?"

"Count Nero Catolo?"

"Yes, yes, Count Nero Catorlo!"

Lu Ming knew Count Nero Catolo; he had even supported Nero's bid to become lord during the main quest to clear out the Deep. Although Yusahar ultimately ruined the plan, Lu Ming never expected that Nero would still become lord.

"Daddy, hurry up!" At this moment, Lu Ming's daughter, Kanina, suddenly poked her head out of Princess Ella's carriage and shouted to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming glanced back and saw that there were quite a few people waiting behind him to enter the city. He said to the former leader of the commoners, now the city guard, "We'll talk later," and then led the group into the city.

Walking on the streets he had once patrolled, Lu Ming felt both unfamiliar and familiar.

To his astonishment, after the tyranny of the Dark Cursed Ones, the commoners' district had transformed from its former filthy and chaotic state into a clean and tidy area, just like the commercial and industrial districts. While not as spotless as the noble district, it was still quite impressive.

As a nobleman of Niflheim, the first thing Lu Ming did upon entering the city was to visit Count Nero Catolo, the lord of Niflheim. So, after sending Lily and the others back to their manor in Paris, Lu Ming took Kanina and Princess Ella, who were going to participate in the competition, to Count Nero Catolo's manor.

Furthermore, since this is not a small place like Odysseus's territory, it is not appropriate for Princess Ella to continue living with him. Count Nero Catolo's manor is just the right place, allowing Lu Ming to get rid of this trouble during the war.

"Who goes there?" Lu Ming was stopped by two guards outside the lord's mansion.

Lu Ming glanced at the two men, then took out a badge from his clothes and said, "I am the lord of the Odysseus Territory, Baron Lu Ming of the Biting Sword Wolf. I have business with the Earl."

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, please!" After confirming their identities, the two guards immediately let them pass.

Lu Ming nodded slightly, then led Kanina and Princess Ella into the lord's mansion, and under the guidance of a servant, they arrived at the room where Count Nero Catolo was.

"Lord of Odysseus, Lu Ming, the Sword-Biting Wolf, greets Your Lordship." After entering the room, Lu Ming gave Count Nero Catolo a noble salute.

"Hmm! Please sit down." Count Nero Catolo nodded slightly to Lu Ming, then gestured for him to sit down.

“This is Princess Ella Unos.” Lu Ming did not sit down immediately, but instead passed the hot potato of Princess Ella to Count Nero Catolo.

“Uh…” Count Nero Catolo glared at Lu Ming speechlessly, then personally invited Princess Ella to the VIP seat next to his own.

"Your Highness, what brings you to Paris City this time is to...?"

"Participate in the Warcraft Assist Battle Tournament."

"Oh! Why?"

I want to prove myself!

"Prove yourself?"

"Yes, I want to prove that I'm no worse than my older brothers and sisters!"

"..."

After exchanging a few words with Princess Ella, Count Nero Catolo immediately began talking to Lu Ming, no longer paying attention to the troublesome Princess Ella. Fortunately, Princess Ella knew she shouldn't interrupt the conversation between the two nobles, as she was not yet an adult and had not received any authority from His Majesty the Emperor.

"You, Sword-Biting Wolf, were forced to participate by Count Lecorde, weren't you?"

"Yes. His letter made it impossible for me not to come."

"Is that so? However, with you, the Sword-Biting Wolf, participating, the other nobles of Erebus have a rather slim chance of winning the championship!"

"Not necessarily. My magical beast isn't very strong; it might get crushed by some noble with a dragon."

"Hahahaha!! Do you think dragons are like little puppies? You can't just take them on whenever you want." Count Nero Catolo was immediately amused, realizing that Lu Ming was joking.

Lu Ming's phone rang as well.

After a while, Lu Ming and Count Nero Catolo gradually calmed down.

"Lu Ming, how much do you know about the Grand Duke's plans?"

"Not many. But I know that if this plan goes wrong, Miracaissa will be doomed!"

"Yes! They overplayed their hand last time, which resulted in the rampage of the Church of the Deep."

Upon hearing Count Nero Catolo mention the profound matter, Lu Ming frowned and asked, "You already know?"

“Yes, they came to me and asked me to join their ranks. At first, I thought only the nobles of Erebus were involved, but I didn’t expect that the nobles of Tartarus were also involved.”

"Both duchies are involved in the same plan!?" Tartarus is the territory of another grand duke bordering Erebus. So when Lu Ming learned that the nobles of Tartarus were also involved in this plan, he couldn't help but think of His Majesty the Emperor of Miracaissa.

Normally, two duchies would have no contact whatsoever. Typically, two neighboring duchies are hostile to each other, wishing nothing more than to eliminate the other. But this strange situation is hardly typical of relations between two duchies.

However, now was not the time to discuss these matters further, so both Lu Ming and Count Nero Catolo stopped talking about them at the next moment.

"Alright, I should get my daughter registered for the competition now. I'll leave Her Highness's affairs to you." Lu Ming glanced silently at Ella and Kanina, who were looking down as if they hadn't heard a thing, and then spoke to Count Nero Catolo. He then quickly left the lord's manor with Kanina.

Count Nero Catolo discussed the Grand Duke's plan with Lu Ming in front of Kanina and Ella to see if Princess Ella was sent by His Majesty the Emperor to monitor the nobles who had been intentionally or unintentionally involved in the plan. However, Ella's lowered head and nervous expression just now indicated that she was unaware of the plan.

However, once she found out, that was that. It had absolutely no impact on nobles like Lu Ming who wanted to investigate and extricate themselves from the plan, or on those already involved. After all, she was just a princess.

However, not long after Lu Ming and Kanina left the lord's mansion, Ella ran out on her own and followed Lu Ming and his daughter.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ming knew that Count Nero Catolo had thrown Ella, this hot potato, back to him.

"Alright. Let's go register." Lu Ming smiled helplessly as he glanced at Ella, who was slightly out of breath.

Princess Ella glared at Lu Ming, who had thrown her to the ill-intentioned Count Nero Catolo, but said nothing.

"That's what nobles are like—greedy yet cautious, wanting everything but unwilling to give anything in return." Seeing Princess Ella's anger, Lu Ming ignored her and headed straight for the registration point for the Monster Assistance Battle Tournament he had seen earlier. His seemingly random reminder, however, slightly calmed Princess Ella down.

This is because Lu Ming's words were a very important reminder. They could prevent her from being ruined by her husband's family after she got married.

Chapter Twenty-One - Opening of the Competition