Damn it, dual Sovereigns!
Heavenly Realm?!
Aier, Daniel, Luna, Harry, and Teluzake all looked up at Lincoln in unison, staring at him strangely. Azure Sparrow and Walter, on the other hand, didn't seem surprised.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?"
Aier thought for a moment. "I don't know when you got involved with the Heavenly Realm, Lincoln. I remember you once told me that the last place you wanted to go was the Heavenly Realm."
Harry nodded along. "I remember Grandma telling me that before."
Lincoln nodded. He was indeed avoiding Orf and had not looked toward Daniel, but then Daniel stammered, "Father, could it be that you and that Sovereign Martina...?"
Lincoln's face darkened. Judging by the looks Luna and Teluzake were giving him, they seemed to think the same thing. He'd only wanted to keep them in suspense—how had they managed to pin such a ridiculous accusation on him?
Seeing Lincoln's gloomy expression, Daniel quickly shut his mouth.
"Who's Martina?" Aier asked in confusion.
"No one!" Lincoln said darkly. He suddenly felt reluctant to hand over the Sovereign Spark in his hand. But after a moment's thought, he decided against it. The sooner someone refined a Sovereign Spark, the better.
Wrapped in Sovereign's Might, Lincoln carried everyone to their old home on the Red Cloud Fragrance Material Plane—the shores of Rainbow Lake.
Looking at the Lakeside Cottage she had built with her own hands all those years ago, Aier felt nostalgic. "This place is still much as it was back then. But, Lincoln, you've been so mysterious. Why did you summon us here? And what was that thing your Sovereign clone just gave you?"
Lincoln strode over and settled into a seat. With a mysterious smile, he waved his sleeve,