Frost Giant's Little Wish!

Tonight.

Imu decided to have Esdeath sleep with her, since she would be leaving for three months in a few days.

Historia actually understood.

However, I still feel somewhat disappointed.

Ever since Esdeath arrived, I've been sleeping alone more and more often.

Actually, she was quite distressed about being with Imu because it was very tiring, and she would be exhausted every time.

If it weren't for the 'Titan Power' and 'Cell Enhancement Serum' greatly enhancing her physique,

It's entirely possible that you might end up in bed for three days after just one night's sleep.

Now Historia felt a sense of urgency, but not primarily for herself.

Instead, she felt that if she lost favor, her people would surely suffer as well.

The Eldians today live a very tiring life due to their daily labor.

However, their living conditions were not bad, and the guards rarely beat or harassed them.

But she knew it was all because of her status as Empress.

Or rather...

It's because of Imu's affection for him.

Historia walked along the path leading to her palace, her face etched with sorrow.

Mikasa and Levi, acting as her bodyguards, followed step by step behind her.

"Mikasa, could you stay and talk to me?"

When the three returned to the hall, Historia called out to Mikasa.

Although they are now in a master-servant relationship, their past experiences have made them feel more like sisters.

"Then I'll head back now, Empress."

After obtaining Historia's consent, Levi quickly left.

He still needs to prepare for nighttime training.

Since learning Geppo, he no longer uses the 'Omni-Directional Mobility Gear'.

After all, this thing does have significant limitations.

But he was already used to high-speed combat in the air, so he wanted to master the Geppo technique.

This allows one to maintain the most comfortable combat stance even without the 'Omni-Directional Mobility Gear'.

"Mikasa, I'm a little scared right now."

Historia led Mikasa to sit on the sofa in the living room.

Then she poured out her heart to Mikasa, who became her best listener.

"What do I do."

The usually strong Historia revealed her vulnerable side in front of Mikasa.

The latter pondered for a moment, then quietly shared his thoughts.

"I don't know much about these things, but I'm good at spotting opportunities."

"I think that Empress Esdeath's upcoming three-month departure actually presents an opportunity for you."

Historia was no fool; after a moment's hesitation, she immediately understood the meaning behind Mikasa's words.

Indeed, Esdeath is gone, and only I can keep Imu company.

After all, Lord Imu doesn't seem like the type to be indiscriminate in his pursuit of food.

"But what about three months later?"

Mikasa shook her head and said, "That's for the future. I think we should seize the opportunity in front of us first."

"So what should we do?"

Historia looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.

"You need to spend more time with Lord Imu, which means staying here. So try not to go to Paradis Island anymore, or only occasionally."

"This"

Historia hesitated, but Mikasa continued, "Imu Im likes to play tennis. When he's busy, you play with others; when he's not busy, try to play with him."

She mainly felt that when it came to talent, potential, beauty, figure, and the like, her own Empress really didn't have any advantages.

Why not try a different approach and focus on Imu's hobbies?

"All right."

Historia hesitated for a moment but then agreed, since she didn't have any better ideas.

"By the way, we also need to try to persuade Ymir. I think she is our biggest trump card. As long as she is willing to support us, we don't need to worry about how many Empress there are in the harem in the future."

After Mikasa finished speaking, these were the two points she had racked her brains to come up with.

It's very simple, but it doesn't seem to have any problems.

"Phew—I know, then you'll play tennis with me starting tomorrow!"

Historia's gaze hardened.

She made a decision: she would become the best tennis Empress, so that whenever Imu wanted to play tennis, he would immediately seek her out.

At the same time.

Somewhere on the stern deck of Noah, in an area of approximately 100,000 square meters.

Overnight, it became a frozen wasteland, and a hundred-meter-high ice palace rose from the ground.

Then a 50-meter-high ice wall surrounded the entire area, turning it into Red Lotus's private territory.

It also paid the price of twenty liters of blood.

According to Imu's will, ten liters of this blood were sent to the Biochemical Research Institute on the Sea Star Homeworld.

The remaining ten liters were taken back to his giant villa by Utgard, the 'Frost Giant', who had been busy all night.

He was delighted, feeling that this was a reward from Lord Imu.

As for the Giants' traditional idea of not relying on external things, it was lost somewhere long ago, the moment they ate the Snow-Snow Fruit.

Actually, Utgard had another small wish in his heart.

When his strength surpasses that of Red Lotus, he will ask Lord Imu for Red Lotus to be his mount.

In his view, it was most fitting for Frost Giant, one of the mighty "Giant God Soldier," to have a White Fox as his mount.

Surtr and the others will definitely be extremely envious then!

"Let's do it!"

At home, Utgard glanced at what appeared to be just over a spoonful of scarlet blood.

He then poured it all into the gaping maw of blood, and closed his eyes to wait for the effects to take hold.

"Um?"

Aside from feeling a slight chill in my stomach when I drank it, nothing else happened for the next ten minutes or so.

This left Utgard completely bewildered, and he raised his palm to look at it.

He tried to activate the Snow-Snow Fruit's power to transform his right hand into snow.

Then, as if sensing something, he gently waved his hand in front of him.

The next moment.

A swirling, turbulent snowstorm suddenly appeared out of nowhere, about ten meters away.

In the blink of an eye, the entire living room was a mess, covered with a layer of white snow.

"Oh?"

Utgard made a surprised sound.

This phenomenon is quite interesting, because previously the Snow-Snow Fruit released snow and Qidian from the body to the outside world, but now it can make snow and wind appear remotely.

So it seems his abilities have indeed been enhanced somewhat, but is that all?

"Is there too little blood?"

Utgard looked down at his 22-meter-tall frame and fell into deep thought.

Ten liters is equivalent to half a bucket of tap water, which is certainly a lot for humans.

But for a grown Giants like him, it was no different than swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

It's unrealistic to expect that much blood, even if it's Red Lotus's blood, could have a significant impact on Utgard's body.

After all, the Red Lotus isn't a true Divine Beast; it doesn't possess Divine Power in its blood.

If he wanted Red Lotus to provide him with enough blood, then Imu would have to give him another order.

However, even Utgard himself thought it was unlikely.

But I'll still give it a try.

You should at least report your situation.

Now it seems that the blood of this Red Lotus does indeed contain a rather strong bestial nature.

But its effect on consciousness feels about the same as that of strong liquor.

I can't say I have no feelings, but it's not really possible to get excited about it.

The prerequisite for mastering Armament Haki is having a strong will. The stronger the will and the more powerful the mind, the stronger the Armament Haki will be.

However, strong willpower only means that one will not lose their rationality.

As Red Lotus previously stated, in order to successfully Awakening their abilities, Blood Drinkers need to possess extremely high talent in adapting to the power of ice, making the conditions undeniably demanding.