Chapter 144

"Besides, if I really had a way to erase memories, why don't I first take advantage of you, Aunt, until you utter the defeated knight's declaration of 'Gurgle... Kill me,' and then erase your memories?"

"When I've had my fill of fun, Auntie, you might even thank me for keeping my promise."

"Oh, no, Auntie, you didn't remember anything from that time."

"Oh right, in that case, if I get cravings, I'll play with you, and after I'm done, I'll erase your memories, Auntie. Every time will be a new experience."

Zofia: "..."

Good, what a vicious method...

Zofia couldn't help but take a step back.

As innocent as she was, she truly never imagined that Chen Ran could manipulate something as simple as memory erasure so skillfully...

I was careless...

Zofia couldn't help but reflect in her heart that she should be more careful with her words in the future.

But when Zofia finished reflecting on her actions and looked up, she found Chen Ran still poking her little head with his fingertips.

"What... what are you doing?"

Zofia couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, I was just curious. I got used to rubbing that Little Platinum blonde head before. Although it felt nice, it was obvious that the Little Platinum had lived a poor life and couldn't afford good shampoo or conditioner, so it actually felt a bit rough to the touch."

Chen Ran didn't stop poking Zofia's little head as he said, "But Auntie, you're different. Is it because you take such good care of yourself? Your hair feels so soft and silky to the touch, it even feels like you're rubbing a dog's head."

Zofia: "?"

No? What kind of weird description is "Rua dog head"?

Are you praising me or insulting me?

Fortunately, Chen Ran let Zofia go after he had his fill of fighting.

Although if Chen Ran doesn't let her go, Zofia can't do anything about it.

"But Aunt, are you really not planning to make a deal with me like that Little Platinum girl, Centaurea?"

Chen Ran said, "Not only can I heal your left hand, but I can also make you the strongest in all of Terra. Even the Lumen Family, which you've been longing for, can become the number one knight family again with your efforts!"

"No... no need."

But Zofia refused without hesitation.

"Oh, that's a pity."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ran sighed regretfully, "I was thinking that if you regained your strength, Aunt, you could rush over and drag your niece Maria back to participate in some knight tournament again and give Maria a spanking."

Zofia: "?"

Zofia is able to remain unfazed by things like reputation, power, and status.

But when she heard Chen Ran mention her niece's name, her expression immediately changed.

"Please wait a moment!"

Zofia immediately exclaimed, "You just said... Maria... what did she go to?"

In the normal Worldline, Zofia's niece is Maria.

In order to follow in the footsteps of her sister Shining Knight Lumen, and to shoulder the responsibilities of the Lumen Family... ah, and of course, to supplement the family income, because the Lumen Family is really broke and has to rely on selling furniture to make a living.

In short, for these reasons, Maria resolutely signed up for the Knight Championship.

Upon learning the news, Zofia in the normal Worldline was furious.

What is the Knight Championship? It is a commercial stage show jointly organized by the National Assembly and the Knights Association.

So, who is leading the charge between the National Assembly and the Knights Association?

It is Commercial Federation.

Shining Knight Lumen won the Knights Tournament Championship for twenty-two consecutive years, but was then persecuted by the Commercial Federation and expelled from the country.

Zofia made it to the round of 16, but was besieged by all sides, her left hand was crippled, and her strength was reduced to less than one-tenth, forcing her to withdraw from the competition.

After such a bloody lesson, why would Maria still want to participate in the Ghost Knight Championship?

With the previous family line dead, the current patriarch missing, the uncle in a state of decline, the aunt merely a member of a collateral branch, and the sister deported—

Of the entire Lumen Family, Maria is the only one who can be considered an heir.

In this situation, you're probably afraid that others won't know that as long as you, Maria, are killed, the Lumen Family will be completely destroyed, right?

So it's no wonder that Zofia in the normal Worldline would be furious.

Even Zofia from this Worldline, after hearing Chen Ran's account of what happened, immediately got up to find a feather duster, preparing to carry out some family discipline.