Not all citizens in the Dragon Realm knew that Lucien was the heir of God King Velvet. Even if they knew Lucien was the heir of God King Velvet, they would not consider him a potential successor without strong evidence of his strength.

Strength was the most important thing for gaining recognition from the people of the Dragon Realm. Therefore, Athena truly wanted Lucien to defeat Charles in battle and then completely make her his woman.

Athena’s only wish before Lucien went to train with Elize was to give her body to him. However, Lucius came and stopped Lucien’s actions. Although Athena was angry at the interference caused by her father, she did not have any negative opinion towards Lucien’s previously weak self.

"Of course. Even if you have the same talent as your older sister, you won’t be able to have the invincible heart that she has cultivated all these years. All the experiences your older sister has gone through have made her into a firm and cruel woman."

"Ah. So that’s the reason why Older Sister isn’t in the castle? Is she afraid of meeting that bastard?"

A small laugh escaped from Lilith’s mouth. In fact, both Lilith and Lucius understood what Athena was doing while traveling outside the kingdom. However, Charles’s interference with the Dragonia Kingdom had disrupted the lives of the Dragon King’s household several times.

Neither Lucius nor Lilith liked Charles at all and did not even consider him their nephew. From the beginning, Charles was a bully who came from a lowly family and was far from being related to Lilith by blood. For some reason, the Vermillion family had indirectly gained the full support of the imperial capital.

The fortune the Vermillion family had gained in the past meant that Lucius could not help but decide to consider Charles his nephew. Luckily, Charles did not act completely rashly when dealing with Lucius. If it were not for Charles’s impudent attitude, it would have been impossible for Lucius to decide to leave Charles alone in the living room.

"Hehe. Keep this a secret. If your other sisters find out, they will badmouth your sister and think of her as a cowardly older sister."

No words could come out of Ariel’s mouth. After remembering Shelia’s figure, Ariel’s face turned pale. Among her three sisters, Ariel felt the strongest sense of fear whenever she was alone with Shelia.

Every time Ariel crossed paths with Shelia in the past, Shelia would always act like a mysterious woman. But that was not because Shelia hated Ariel. On the contrary, she only acted coldly to maintain her image and intended to stand on equal footing with Athena.

Athena’s extraordinary image had caused Shelia’s name to disappear from the eyes of the citizens of the Dragon Realm. The entire focus of attention within the Dragon Realm had been completely centered on Athena. Athena’s three sisters did not receive much attention from the citizens due to the overwhelming presence of their eldest sister.

"Hopefully nothing bad happens during these two years..."

For some reason, Lilith’s face showed an awkward expression at Ariel’s statement. The events that had occurred over the last two years had made Lilith and Lucius feel confused about their second daughter’s possessive attitude toward Lucien.

"Unfortunately, that didn’t happen... I hope you’re not surprised. Your second sister has actually fallen in love with your future brother-in-law. That’s why..."

"Is that so? Eh?! This is impossible! Since when could Sister Shelia fall in love with someone else? This is unbelievable..."

"It’s not your sister’s fault. It was your brother-in-law’s fault for always helping Shelia whenever she felt depressed. Because of that, your sister finally fell in love with Lucien and came to see him as the only man in this world."

It was not easy for Lilith and Lucius to change Shelia’s opinion of Lucien as a potential brother-in-law. From the beginning, Shelia had a strong desire to defeat Athena. Even though they appeared to be close sisters on the surface, they had competed several times to gain more attention from their parents.

"As I thought. There’s no way Sister Shelia could fall in love just because of our brother-in-law’s good looks. Since Mother doesn’t want me to meet my brother-in-law yet, I have to wait another two months before deciding to meet him."

While drinking tea at the table, Lilith’s face returned to its calm expression. Luckily, her youngest daughter could easily understand the current situation. Therefore, Lilith did not ask further questions about Ariel’s escape from the academy.

More than a month passed, and as I walked through the wilderness, I felt some terrifying energy fluctuations. The power I sensed in the forest was much stronger than that of the average wild animals I had encountered in the previous days.

"A 4th-star monster rank? Should something like this even exist here?" A complicated expression involuntarily crossed my face. Previously, Elize had told me about the monsters living in the forest. However, most of the monsters were only 3rd-star beasts.

No 4th-star monster should have been able to live in Elize’s territory. But that did not allow me to do what I wanted. From the start, this monster was one capable of flying through the sky with its two wide, purplish wings. The appearance of the 4th-star beast was no different from that of a giant eagle.

Bolts of lightning could be seen surrounding the body of the 4th-star beast. Just as I was about to walk away from that place, the sharp gaze of the 4th-star beast turned towards me, and it roared with a wave capable of confusing anyone’s mind.

But it was not something I couldn’t handle. Even if the monster was on par with dragons at the Dragon King stage, it would not have any chance of harming me, who had now grown to become so powerful.

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