On the evening of the 19th, inside the Station Divine Kingdom, Landen finally met with all the members of his station. Eithris, who was at the Red Iron Lake on Hot Spring Mountain; Qiu Cao, who was helping the Barbarians deliver foals from the Black-Scaled Horses; and Gleia, who had returned to Roseburg—all of them had been called in for a meeting.
Landen explained Lily's background to all the girls, along with the story of her father, Toss Hel, the High-Rank Priest of Helide.
In his view, this Ancient God's fanatical devotee knew far too much about him, Lily, Wendy, and the other girls. He was vicious and utterly unscrupulous, making him a major threat.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. That so-called Mind Mentor isn't all that impressive," Sophia said rather smugly. "Fanil and I were able to keep him in check last time. If he comes back..."
Fanil saw the look on her face and hurriedly said, "His methods are very subtle! He even managed to ambush Duma right under a Demigod's nose. Don't underestimate him!"
"Wait a moment," Gleia suddenly said. "There's something I still don't understand. Didn't you seal Toss away?
"How did he get in touch with Horn Trist? And why did he try to assassinate Duma Dragon? Duma is Horn's benefactor. Horn has put himself against the entire Wyvern Family—and even the whole Kingdom!"
"I know!" Fanil raised her hand, looking like the class representative, and said, "Horn had been carrying out Duma's orders all along. When Ioni tried to assassinate Antrechi, he stopped her and hypnotized her, making her disguise herself as one of Duma's guards. She then played a role in the first attempt on Marquis Duma's life. Their goal was to tie the incident to His Majesty Landen and prevent Susie Lanyuan from