As a modern man, Matthews didn't treat Fiona like a servant. Most of the time, she was more like his personal attendant.
Fiona knew Matthews treated her like family, but she couldn't very well suggest that he get married and have children. So lately, she'd asked an old nobleman for advice. His suggestion was to surround her teacher with all kinds of beautiful women, which would take care of his needs.
Blood Spider, now in the Saint Realm, had made the cut thanks to her cute, girlish looks. After a few days of probation, she was assigned to serve Matthews.
After coming up from the basement, Matthews went to the living room. Fiona handed him some water, then coughed to get his attention.
Blood Spider and several women walked in. Matthews sensed them immediately.
He turned to Fiona and asked, "What's this?"
"Seeing that you've seemed a little troubled lately, Teacher, I asked the servants to prepare some singing and dancing."
"Ridiculous. Send them away."
Matthews had been a little troubled lately because he wasn't making much progress in understanding and fusing the Laws, so he wasn't in the mood to enjoy a performance. As an assassin in the Saint Realm, Blood Spider had long since abandoned low-level assassination methods like poisoning. She now knew that god-level beings existed on the continent, so she sought out assassinations that required a real fight. She preferred getting her hands dirty herself.
Besides, this time her target was a Saint. The life-or-death pressure of a direct confrontation would help her deepen her understanding of the Darkness Laws. She naturally didn't want her plan to go to waste just because she'd revealed herself and put her target on guard.
When Matthews told the women to leave, she deliberately turned back, making a cute, absent-minded