The news Xiani brought was shocking.
The assassination of old Edward himself wasn't surprising. That lovesick fool had made plenty of dangerous enemies over the past thousand years, and those bastards lurking in the shadows had a thousand reasons to attack him.
But Edward's grievous injuries and disappearance were a serious problem.
When Murphy told the Lord of this, Lord Paine immediately brought the interminable rules discussion with the envoys from various nations to an end. He hurried to the forbidden swamp zone as fast as he could. When Lord Aurora tore through space and appeared there, he arrived just in time to see the Young Lady rush over in a panic.
Well, today's Young Lady was dressed in the classic red-and-white outfit of a shrine maiden. She had a bow slung over her back, so she was probably cosplaying Kikyo. So cute.
Sigh, this anime-obsessed girl really was beyond saving.
Of the "Blood Vulture Big Three"—Maxim, Adele, and her—she was the one who'd done the worst for herself. She couldn't even match the momentum of little Sharon's mechanical faction, which had now become the "Chosen of the Rose." The Midnight faction still held sway over Transia's psionic circles, and the Scarlet Devil Mansion's name was renowned throughout Transia and the surrounding areas—but on the continent as a whole, it was nothing to write home about.
And compared with the rising reputations of "White Ghost" and "Lady Phantom," the Young Lady's personal standing was on a completely different level.
Yet none of that affected the Young Lady's daily routine of laughing and lazing about. Nor did it diminish the satisfaction she felt when she hid away in some new place each day to watch anime.
Perhaps growing up without much love had given Femis an extraordinary fondness for entertainment from