Dressed in a maid outfit of white and pale blue, Astaluty gave a slight nod with her expressionless face.
"Command accepted--."
Astaluty then took the tray and carried it over to the dining table.
With Luo Mio and Astaluty seated, everyone began breakfast.
As he ate, Luo Mio looked at Sayaka Kourusaka and asked,
"Come to think of it, Endou En seemed to have assigned you a new mission, right?"
Sayaka Kourusaka took a sip of broth, then nodded at Luo Mio.
"Yes. I am to monitor a vampire noble from the War King Domain. He is said to be arriving in the waters near Sogen Island within the next few days."
Upon hearing that, Kishō Shizuku paused mid-motion, the fried egg she had picked up with her chopsticks suspended in the air. She raised her gaze to Sayaka Kourusaka and asked in surprise,
"A vampire from the War King Domain? And a noble, at that?"
Luo Mio took a bite of xiaolongbao. After hearing Sayaka Kourusaka's words, he thought for a moment, then seemingly remembered someone. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he asked Sayaka Kourusaka with apparent disgust,
"Sayaka, could that vampire be that disgusting Serpent Handler?"
Sayaka Kourusaka blinked.
"Serpent Handler?"
"Ah, the duke of the Principality of Aldeia's territory—Dimitrie Vatler, the Duke of Aldeia."
After hearing the name Luo Mio spoke, Sayaka Kourusaka was somewhat surprised.
"Lord Narukami, you know the Duke of Aldeia?"
But Sayaka Kourusaka immediately realized that, as the world's only god, Lord Narukami naturally knew many figures capable of influencing the balance of power across the world.
Luo Mio seemed to recall scenes that had once disgusted him. He clicked his tongue and said helplessly,
"Tch. Rather than knowing him, it would be more accurate to say he pestered me for