Haimo answered helplessly.
He let Hestia tug him along.
His wrist turned.
"Click-"
With the crisp sound of the latch springing open.
Haimo reached out and pushed open the heavy black wrought-iron gates.
The well-maintained hinges made no grating noise, only a faint, dull scraping sound as the gates slowly swung apart.
"Please, come in."
"Welcome home."
With that said.
Haimo gestured for them to enter, a faint smile on his face.
Everyone filed in, passing through the carefully tended courtyard.
The path beneath their feet was paved with white pebbles. They pressed somewhat uncomfortably against their feet, but had a charm of their own. The lamps on either side cast soft light over the shrubs trimmed into various shapes.
They arrived in front of the main building.
Haimo took out another key and opened the imposing oak front door.
Creak-
As the last oak door slowly opened.
The interior of the Mansion finally came into full view.
At that moment.
The Seitenshi and the others immediately held their breath.
The spacious, brightly lit hall.
Covered several hundred square meters.
The floor was laid with marble tiles as smooth as mirrors, each polished to perfection, reflecting the enormous magic stone chandelier overhead, shaped like an inverted crystal lotus.
Dozens of high-purity light-attribute magic stones were set into the chandelier, emitting a soft, bright glow that lit the entire hall as brightly as day.
No unnecessary columns obstructed the view.
This made the entire space feel particularly open and grand.
Directly ahead of the hall.
They could even see the ancient laurel tree with its luxuriant foliage in the center of the courtyard.
In the moonlight.
Its leaves swayed gently, rustling as they scattered dappled silver light across the ground.
Peaceful.
Beautiful.
It even had a dreamlike quality that felt unreal.