Are you worthy of saving the world?

"Stop dreaming."

Safia sighed, "It can't be helped, right? When it was first established, it was agreed that it would be disbanded when little Yuri came of age. This is the first rule of the Knights' Order."

"Maybe there is another way..."

Emerrod, who had remained silent the entire time, pursed his lips and said, “I will not let the Lily Cross be disbanded like this.”

Ruby and Safia are both somewhat lazy and casual in character, but the serious Emerald has always been the one with the strongest sense of responsibility among the three.

Facing the crisis of Lily Cross's disbandment, she was probably the most anxious one, although she didn't show it to the outside world.

"That's true. There must be room for improvement... By the way, how about we write a joint letter?"

Ruby's eyes lit up, and she suddenly had an idea: Let's all launch a joint petition to the Pope's Office, demanding that the Fleur de Lis Cross continue to exist.

"Well, that sounds good. I'll come and help too." Safia nodded and agreed.

Everyone started a heated discussion.

……

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……

The time comes at night.

Yuri first went home to meet up with Annabelle and Irene, and then they went to the mission location in the residential area of ​​​​the upper city.

Annabell's parents' home.

According to the information provided by Her Highness Rosaria, the next assassination target of the "Phantom" is Annabelle's father.

Flynn Rudolph is the long-standing earl of the Augusta Empire.

He is one of the core members of the aristocratic forces left in the Vatican. He is a radical hardliner in politics and a patriot who puts the interests of the empire first.

In terms of personality, Flynn's harshness is exactly the same as his daughter Annabelle. He doesn't care much about other people's feelings when working and often makes critical remarks.

Rosalia once admired his style and wanted to bring him into her camp, but that was more than ten years ago.

However, Flynn denounced Rosalia as an evil tyrant who manipulated the emperor and the court, which made the Archduchess so angry that she exiled him directly to the Holy See, which was far away from the center of power of the empire.

There must be quite a few people who want to take Flynn's life, so it's not surprising that he becomes the target of the "Phantom".

Rudolph's mansion is located in a very remote location in the upper city. It takes an hour and a half by carriage from the city, which is also a "benefit" for Rosalia.

By the way, Flynn and Annabelle don't have a good father-daughter relationship, which is another reason why she moved out after she got a job.

In the next few days, Yuli and his family stayed at Annabell's hometown every night.

According to the intelligence, "Phantom" only moves at night, so just focus on the night.

"Anna... why are you back? What about your work at school!?"

After Annabell knocked on the door, a woman with simple clothes and elegant temperament came out to greet her.

"Good evening, mother." The purple-haired teacher greeted respectfully. It seemed that she was Anna's mother.

"Good evening, aunt!" Irene poked her head out from behind Annabell.

The woman looked surprised: "Even Irene...what happened to you today?"

"Well, I have something to do today... Is father here?" Annabelle asked.

The woman nodded and led them into the mansion, glancing curiously at the dark-haired boy beside them.

"Aunt! This is my relative's child, his name is Yuli!"

Irene hugged Yuli from behind and introduced him to Anna's mother with a smile.

"Hello." Yuli agreed.

"Oh, what a cute boy..." the woman smiled, "They do look a bit like brother and sister, haha."

"Is that so, hehehe!" Irene hugged Yuli tightly and rubbed her face against him.

It's no surprise that Annabelle's mother would say something like that -

This time, Yuli entered Annabell's hometown with a hidden identity.

Although Yuli himself had never met Flynn, it was not ruled out that the other party knew the Son of Prophecy, so he disguised himself before coming.

After Annabell changed her job to "Personal Secretary", she also gained the skill of "Disguise".

After her transformation, Yuli's eyebrows and temperament changed slightly, and he also wore a silver wig. Even Cecilia might not be able to recognize him.

They walked through the hall and arrived at the door of the study.

"Your father is in there."

The woman glanced at Annabell with an uneasy expression, her slightly furrowed brows seemed to say "stop arguing".

"Leave it to me, mother."

Then Annabell knocked gently on the door and walked in.

Flynn Rudolph is a middle-aged man who looks very serious and dignified.

He had broad shoulders and a straight back, and sat at his desk with a calm look.

Despite the gray hair and wrinkles on his face that match his age, he gives people an indescribable sense of oppression.

Seeing his little daughter, whom he hadn't seen for several years, walking into the study with several people, Flynn snorted heavily.

He put the book in his hand back on the table, got up from the chair, walked to a corner of the study, and picked up the saber placed there.

Yuli: “?”

Flynn pulled out his saber from its sheath, pointed it at Annabelle, and suddenly shouted, "You little bitch, are you here to take my life?"

"——————"

An overwhelming silence enveloped the study.

Annabelle remained calm, and the father and daughter glared at each other.

Irene, who was standing by, turned pale with fear: "Wait...wait! Uncle, it's not like that...!"

A few seconds later, the mistress of the mansion rushed into the house.

"Dear! What are you doing to your daughter?"

She snatched the saber from her husband's hand, scolded him and left the study.

What unique parents! Yuli smacked his lips. No wonder they could cultivate such a radical personality in Annabelle.

Flynn smacked his lips in dissatisfaction and sat back in his chair.

“Humph, I’ve heard that nobles from the empire have been murdered one after another in the Vatican recently, so… I should be targeted as well.

You came back home at this time. If you are not here to kill me, then what are you doing here? Tell me! What are you doing here? "

"I'm here to protect you," Annabell said coldly.

"protect me?"

Flynn laughed. "Just because of a little girl like you who ran away from home? Hahahahaha!"

"Anna is really worried about your safety, uncle!"

Irene quickly explained.

There was no point in hiding the truth at this point, so they decided to tell Flynn their intentions directly.

"Hmph... So you've become the Grand Duchess's running dog." The anger on Flynn's face deepened.

A few days ago, Rosalia sent guards to him, but was expelled.

"How can we trust the people sent by that female tyrant?" Flynn said.

Unexpectedly, the woman changed the bodyguard to Annabelle.

Flynn was very angry that the daughter he had worked so hard to raise had become Rosalia's lackey.

"Get out of here! I may be old, but I haven't fallen to the point where I need my daughter to protect me!"

Annabelle showed no intention of backing down, shook her head, and said calmly: "I have found someone who is worthy of my lifelong loyalty, and it is not Rosalia.

Today, I am here under that person's order to capture the assassin lurking in the Vatican, that's all."

"...You? Found someone to pledge your loyalty to?"

"That's right." Annabell nodded solemnly.

Flynn narrowed his eyes suspiciously, as if trying to discern the truth of Annabelle's words from her expression.

Finally, he turned his chair and faced away from the crowd - tacitly agreeing that Annabell and the others should stay.

Everyone left the study and came outside the mansion to set up a detection barrier.

On the way, Annabelle showed a guilty look to Yuli, but Yuli smiled and told her not to take it to heart.

"Your father is a man with a strong personality. He is very similar to Teacher Anna. I don't dislike him."

"Am I... a lot like my father?" Annabell lowered her head and murmured softly.

By the time everyone completed the barrier and returned to the hall, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

"Anna will sleep with Yuli tonight."

When it was time for a break, Irene suddenly put her hands on her hips and announced like a hostess.

Rudolph's mansion was not big, and there was only one guest room available for guests. The bed in Annabell's room was very big, more than enough for two or three people to lie down.

"Don't let my hard work down. Keep trying~"

She walked over to Annabelle, patted her shoulder meaningfully, winked, and then disappeared down the corridor.

"I'm sorry, my room has been unoccupied for a long time."

Annabelle took Yuli to her dormitory.

Yuli looked around curiously. It was a room that did not have much of an aristocratic atmosphere, but was instead full of the breath of life.

Although no one has lived here for several years, there is almost no dust on the furniture, and it is obvious that it is cleaned regularly.

"Let's go to bed early tonight." Yuli took off his wig.