Chapter 64: My Lord Hero has set off.
“Ha ha ha, Luna, how old are you, and you still wet your pants?”
“Hey, don’t cry, everyone has their baby moments, right? It’s just wetting your pants, what’s the big deal?”
“Later, I’ll buy you extra packs of diapers, and that’ll be that, ha ha ha!”
Lilith held her stomach, laughing so hard her mouth couldn’t close.
On the other side, Luna’s shame made her neck turn red; she lowered her head, clutching her dress tightly, trembling all over.
Damn, this can’t really be the end for me, can it?
Elrose hurriedly stepped in to mediate: “Lilith, stop laughing. Luna’s just experiencing an uncontrollable circumstance.”
“Uncontrollable circumstance? What’s that? Is it because there was no bathroom? Ha ha ha.” Lilith laughed even louder.
“Of course it’s not such a childish reason.” Luna desperately defended herself.
But Lilith showed no signs of stopping, her laughter only growing louder.
Elrose stood dumbfounded to the side, is this what good sisters are like? This is such a loving display.
Finally, Luna couldn’t hold it in anymore.
She gritted her teeth, seized Elrose’s right hand, and said to Lilith, “Lilith, if you really think you’re so tough, why don’t you touch this bracelet?”
“It’s just a bracelet; I’ll touch it.” Lilith extended her hand, unconcerned.
“Wait, Lilith, don’t!” Elrose exclaimed, trying to pull her hand back, but it was too late.
Darkness returned.
Lilith fell into a state of [Fear].
Up top, her eyes rolled back, her tongue hanging out, drooling profusely.
Down below, a warm stream slowly flowed down her thigh, soaking her shorts.
Moments later.
“Ah! Who am I? Where am I? Where is this place?” Lilith snapped back to reality, appearing somewhat mentally unstable.
“Lilith, calm down. It’s fine now; it’s all okay.” Elrose hurriedly reassured her.
“What was that, what was that thing?” Lilith stammered.
“Just an illusion, it’s all an illusion.” Elrose explained.
“Really? So it was an illusion.” Lilith immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
In the next second.
“Ah, why is there a sister here who wet her pants?” Luna grinned as she approached, “Do you want me to go buy you some diapers?”
Lilith was startled and looked down; to her horror, her pants were already soaked, and there were still some damp droplets hanging on her long, beautiful legs.
Lilith’s face turned: “Luna, are you setting me up?!”
“Did I set you up? You grabbed it yourself, okay?” Luna grinned widely: “Lilith, now you’re just like me; you wet your pants too. Let’s see how you laugh at me now!”
“You…” Lilith trembled with anger.
“Ha ha ha, my foolish sister, I told you to touch it, and you did; are you this dumb, ha ha ha!” Luna relentlessly mocked.
“Luna!!!” Lilith clenched her fists, battle qi surging throughout her body.
“Roar? Want to fight? Who’s afraid of whom?” Luna twisted her mana, looking at Lilith without fear.
But the next moment.
Elrose suddenly noticed two very familiar figures not far away: “Huh? Isn’t that Kendrick and Stella?”
Lilith and Luna whipped their heads around.
“Damn it.”
“Holy crap.”
Two gusts of wind swept by, and when Elrose turned back, Luna and Lilith had already disappeared from sight.
???
“Wait, you two left way too fast.” Elrose couldn’t help but complain.
Meanwhile, Stella also noticed Elrose standing by the roadside.
“Angelic Onee-san.” Stella hopped over to Elrose, “Hey? Angelic Onee-san, did you buy new clothes? They look great.”
“Thank you for the compliment.” Elrose gently patted Stella’s little head, then greeted Kendrick behind Stella: “Kendrick, what a coincidence.”
“Mm.” Kendrick nodded gently, a hint of confusion crossing his face: “Elrose, are you alone? Where’s Luna? Isn’t she with you?”
“She was just here, but we happened to run into Lilith, and I don’t know what happened; the two of them just vanished in the blink of an eye.” Elrose explained.
“Is that so? Sigh, those girls really are a handful.” Kendrick shook his head helplessly: “Since it’s like this, Elrose, do you have other matters to attend to? If not, let’s head back together.”
“Mm, let’s go.” Elrose agreed.
“Yay, let’s go home together!” Stella excitedly grabbed Elrose’s hand, full of energy.
Elrose smiled indulgently: “By the way, Stella, what have you been up to today?”
“Getting check-ups, seeing the doctor.” Stella answered cheerfully.
Elrose’s expression tightened as she quickly asked, “Stella, are you sick?”
“No, it’s just routine check-ups that I have to go for every month.” Stella smiled.
“Every month?” Elrose frowned; going for check-ups every month, could it be some chronic illness?
She then cast her gaze towards Kendrick.
Kendrick instantly understood Elrose’s expression, shaking his head: “Just some minor issues, congenital, nothing serious.”
“I see.” Hearing Kendrick’s response, Elrose breathed a sigh of relief.
“Alright, Stella, let’s head back.” Elrose smiled faintly, continuing to hold Stella’s little hand as they walked slowly.
What she didn’t notice was that in the moment she turned her head, a look of paternal worry emerged on Kendrick’s face as he watched Stella’s lively figure, his eyes filled with sorrow.
Kendrick slowly looked up at the setting sun in the west and couldn’t help but sigh: “My Lord Hero, what am I supposed to do?”
…
Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometers away, at the Hilton Grand Estate.
A lavish carriage slowly arrived at the estate gate, and Alicia stood before the door, clearly having been waiting for a long time.
The Elder Butler led a group of servants over slowly: “Master, will you return after this departure?”
“Maybe.” Alicia sighed softly and said, “I need to go find a friend. If I successfully locate her in Mornhart, I should bring her back with me.”
“Is that so?” Upon hearing Alicia’s answer, the Elder Butler suddenly had an inexplicable feeling rise within him—this might be the last time he saw her in his life.
If he was going to ask that question, now was the time.
The Elder Butler hesitated for a moment and slowly said: “Master, forgive my overstepping, but before you leave, may I ask you a question?”
Alicia gently nodded: “Of course.”
With the Master’s permission, the Elder Butler took a deep breath, calming his emotions somewhat before asking the question that had troubled his family for three generations: “You, oh no, should I say your ancestors, why did they buy this estate?”
“So it’s this question…” Alicia chuckled lightly and said, “You are not the only ones.”
“What?” The Elder Butler didn’t quite grasp Alicia’s words.
“I said you are not the only ones. I have similar mansions in every country of the human realm.”
“This…” The Elder Butler fell into deep silence.
For decades, he had imagined countless possibilities regarding this question, yet he hadn’t even scratched the surface of the correct answer.
So they were not the only ones.
They were like concubines in a deep palace; the king simply was not visiting them today, merely because the king had too many concubines to manage.
This answer left the Elder Butler immensely disappointed, but he wasn’t ready to give up, so he pressed further: “Why did you buy so many houses; is it out of a collecting obsession?”
“Of course not; I don’t have any collecting habits.” Alicia paused for a moment to organize her words before continuing: “Actually, I’m quite sentimental. As a traveler who must keep moving forward, I long for a place where I know someone will be waiting for my return, no matter where I go.”
“So someone came up with this terrible idea for me.” Alicia said somewhat bashfully: “That person is a friend of mine; one day without saying anything, she handed me countless keys and property deeds, proudly declaring that now, no matter where I wander, there would be a place I could return to.”
“I know this deviates from my original wish, but it was her heartfelt gesture; I couldn’t refuse, so this is how it ended up.” Alicia smiled apologetically: “Sorry for having you and your family guarding this empty house for so long without knowing why.”
“So that’s how it is…” The Elder Butler silently nodded, a sense of admiration rising in his heart for that so-called friend.
To ensure her friend had a home, she bought houses all over the world. Setting aside this wish, just the sheer financial prowess to do so was staggering.
“Um, Master, may I ask your friend’s name?” The Elder Butler inquired sincerely.
“This…” Alicia pondered for a moment before softly nodding, “Alright, it shouldn’t matter if I tell you.”
“Her name is Sheleina Aotlan, a very generous young lady.” Alicia smiled.
“Sheleina Aotlan?” The Elder Butler momentarily spaced out, then widened his eyes in shock.
Sheleina Aotlan, the founder of the largest commerce guild in the human realm, the Aotlan, known as the ‘Greedy and Stingy Purple Peacock’. She single-handedly used her seemingly endless wealth to cripple a major nation’s economy within just a week, earning her the title of the most legendary figure in the history of human commerce.
But she had passed away over a hundred years ago.
And the master claims she was her friend.
How is that possible?!
The Elder Butler was momentarily baffled.
But the next moment, he suddenly recalled something.
Sheleina Aotlan once publicly declared something astonishing at a conference.
“The Aotlan is not meant for merchants to amass wealth, nor is it to improve the citizens’ lives, and it is certainly not for paying taxes to the royal family.”
“Essentially, the Aotlan is a service organization, serving only one person, and that person is…”
The answer became apparent as the Elder Butler looked at the breathtaking woman before him, as if every cell in his body was trembling.
“You, you, you, are you that…”
“Shh.” Alicia placed her index finger on her lips, gently saying: “You’re one of the world’s most competent butlers, so you mustn’t easily reveal your master’s secrets.”
Acknowledged, this is an acknowledgment.
A great joy surged within him.
At that moment, the Elder Butler felt tears welling up.
It was worth it; three generations of waiting was not in vain.
She is the greatest guardian of the human realm, the great hero praised by all.
If it’s for her to protect the estate, then three generations, or even thirty, would be worth it.
What they are engaged in is a most honorable work.
They can be proud of this for a lifetime.
Seeing this, Alicia realized she didn’t need to explain anything further. She waved her hand to the crowd for a final farewell and boarded the magnificent carriage alone.
The coachman took the reins, and the carriage slowly moved forward.
The Elder Butler and all the servants slowly knelt down: “Our esteemed master, wish you a safe journey, and may you one day return with your friend.”
