Ⅲ
Ever since severing ties with Old Charlie, Mrs. Susan had harbored a dream.
She hoped to become Arthur's grandmother.
And the moment she met Arthur,
her dream came true.
Arthur really did call her Grandma.
So, from that moment on, Mrs. Susan's dream changed.
She wanted Arthur to live a healthy, safe, and prosperous life.
Health was something she could guarantee, and Arthur's strength was also enough to keep him exceptionally healthy.
But safety?
That required careful consideration.
Daggers lurking in the shadows could assassinate even "deities."
Even though the Mythological Age was long gone, those daggers in the shadows remained. If even gods could not evade assassination, it was naturally harder still for a human.
The only answer was to build stronger defenses!
And that required people!
Only with enough people to form one faction after another, and those factions serving as the foundation for an enormous defensive network, could Arthur truly be safe.
That was why Mrs. Susan believed the House of South Los was perfectly suited to make up for the shortcomings of Arthur's existing forces.
And the wealth of the House of South Los was precisely what Arthur needed most right now.
Not just for the "ascension ladder"!
But for after his ascension, too!
After all, every rank following ascension required immense resources. If Arthur gathered them on his own, it would take an inordinate amount of time.
Even with his extraordinary talent, he would waste precious years.
Mrs. Susan did not want to see that.
She wanted Arthur to find a smooth path and forge boldly ahead...
No!
More accurately, she wanted Arthur to soar straight into the sky and take his seat above the clouds.
That was her most fervent wish as his grandmother!
And so, she considered marriage between Arthur and the