In the Edwardz brothers' eyes, the one truly leading all of this was Shade, who had barely spoken all evening. The Follen Brothers knew that Shade was not an Edwardz, but the Edwardz Brothers still had no idea, even now.
Before the banquet, Megan and Audrey had made a talisman from their own hair and blood and given it to Shade. Whenever someone of Edwardz blood came near him, they would believe that he too was a member of the family.
But to everyone present today, whether Shade was truly a family member was not important. What mattered was that he had declared his intention to lead them in resisting their Ancestor. The Ring Arcanists who regarded Shade as a Thirteenth Ring "God Summoner" understood very well that everyone in the family combined could not stand against that terrifying diviner. Among them, there had to be someone who could at least speak to their Ancestor on equal footing.
From the current situation, Shade was the best candidate.
It was not until the banquet was halfway through that Durut Giles arrived late, bringing Lust Edwardz's soul with him. Neither of them had particularly wanted to attend. The former was not an Edwardz Family member at all and had even robbed a tomb, while the little girl's soul simply found the entire affair rather boring.
Megan had given the Green Siblings special eye drops beforehand, allowing them to see Lust's soul as well. Once the man and ghost entered, Shade introduced them, and the Edwards Brothers and Follen Brothers immediately sprang to their feet in astonishment to greet her.
To them, members of the sixth generation, the eldest daughter of the Second Generation who had died young was, aside from their Ancestor, the highest-ranking elder of their family. Her appearance also made