Yan Huan narrowed his eyes and typed his refusal:
[No!]
[It's mine now that I've got it. Tell those people to get lost, or I'm calling the authorities!]
[I understand...] Aglaea replied:
[In that case, I'll look after it for you for now.]
[And I wish you a smooth journey. I trust you, too.]
Yan Huan put down his phone and asked Castorice, "Do you report everything you do to Aglaea?"
"We're all Chrysos Heirs. Is there really a chain of command?"
Ever since entering the city, Yan Huan had noticed that Aglaea seemed to hold considerable standing among the Chrysos Heirs.
"I just don't want to see her disappointed."
Castorice placed a hand over her chest and said earnestly, "Lord Aglaya has done so much for Okhma. She deserves more gratitude, but most people only remember her cold side."
She glanced at Mimi beside Yan Huan.
"But this isn't the time for that... We should get going."
"I hope this little one can help us reconstruct Castrum Kremnos's memories."
Meanwhile, at the public baths.
Aglaea was watching over the Earth Beast while a woman behind her talked incessantly.
"Remember, Aglaea, whether we're Chrysos Heirs or members of the Elder Council, our authority comes from the citizens of Okhma."
"This Earth Beast may be the key to understanding the Black Tide. Driving the scholars away was absurd!"
"It has nothing to do with the Black Tide."
Aglaea turned and regarded the woman calmly.
"Elder Kenis, my Golden Thread sensed no contamination on it."
"That's not for you to decide." Elder Kenis folded her arms.
"Your Golden Thread isn't infallible. It can miss things."
"Besides, this creature's behavior is strange. It should have been confined immediately."
"Aglaea, before you presume to overstep your bounds and make judgments beyond your authority,