Aningsbe.
Early morning.
New Grand Duke's Mansion.
Now that he had money, it was time to launch a large-scale infrastructure project.
Naturally, Lynn had also renovated his own residence.
He had added modern design elements to the original Imperial Court, making extensive use of glass for an elegant look. The whole structure was built with steel and concrete, using shear walls throughout.
The government had repurchased and redesigned a large tract of land in the Inner City.
Leticia led the maids as they hurried over.
As Dania's older sister, she had no trouble getting a pass. She had also brought Dania along on the way.
So they hadn't met with any resistance.
Lynn was in his study, researching all sorts of curious things.
Through extremely disciplined training, he'd turned himself into a Numerical Monster.
He could sense anyone rushing toward him from within a hundred meters.
"Who goes there?" the guard outside asked.
"Me, Major General Dania."
"Sorry! The Grand Commander is inside."
The door swung open. Lynn was still drawing and calculating.
"Lynn, there's an emergency."
"Master, there's an emergency."
Lynn kept drawing intently. "Wait. Just a little longer. Five seconds."
"I've almost finished the magic blueprint I've been working on."
"Done!"
Lynn set down his pencil and looked up. "What's going on?"
"Xiya?"
"Dania?"
"Hm?"
???
Lynn was a little dazed.
No, more like his brain had stopped working.
Leticia was covered in injuries, and parts of her dress were torn.
Also, why did she look a little shorter?
At least eight centimeters!
She seemed about 1.6 meters tall now, when she'd been 1.68 meters before.
A difference of eight centimeters made a huge difference visually!
One was a mature, older-sister type of girl; the other was a real girl!
But that wasn't the point. The point was