Chapter 441: Partly to Say Thanks Marquis Van Dyne and Aeris returned to the Van Dyne Marquisate with the help of Tauro’s and Ragune’s movement abilities. Aeris still needed to settle several matters at home and prepare properly before resuming her journey. Tauro also had many responsibilities remaining in the Graunewald domain. Even after entrusting […]
Chapter 440: Since Leaving the Party After retiring from Black-Gold Wings, Aeris spent a period living quietly at the Van Dyne residence. Most of her time was devoted to doting on her newborn twin siblings. Her injured leg didn’t look unusual to other people, but it interfered with her walking, so she rarely went out.
Chapter 439: The Heir and the Retainer Although Tauro and Count Graunewald had already discussed the matter, they decided to speak in detail with Haku, who had been welcomed as the eldest son of House Graunewald, and with his foster father, Cross, about their futures. To their surprise, Haku accepted the adoption without resistance. Tauro
Chapter 438: Many Gifts The disturbance in the garden that night had grown rather chaotic, in no small part because of Aeris’s spectacular magic. Count Graunewald came out at once to settle matters, and the commotion soon died down. The following morning, the count informed the guests once again that Tauro, one of the central
Chapter 437: The Last Remnant Ragune, Ankh, and Zion had watched Tauro and Aeris from the shadows. Once they realized that Tauro might detect them with [Presence Detection] and become self-conscious, they returned to the rooms assigned to them. Tauro and Aeris remained in the garden, happily continuing their first long conversation after months apart.
Chapter 436: The Night After the Unveiling Despite several extraordinary surprises, the unveiling gathering ended successfully. Most members of the opposition faction had been captured before they could act. The dragonfolk had also eliminated nearly all of the Assassins’ Guild remnants in the capital; only the vice leader commanding the survivors remained at large. Tauro
Chapter 435: Reuniting with a Friend Tauro’s unveiling had transformed into the unexpected announcement that Haku—the posthumous child of the previous count and the current Count Graunewald’s much younger half-brother—would also be adopted and recognized as the eldest son. That decision prevented the opposition faction’s plan to replace the current lord with Haku from coming
Chapter 434: Quirky Friends A tremendous commotion spread through the hall. It was only natural. The guests had been invited to witness Tauro’s unveiling as Count Graunewald’s adopted eldest son. Instead, the count had revealed a surviving child of the previous generation and announced that he would adopt that boy as well—and recognize him as
Chapter 433: The Day of the Party At last, the grand gathering to introduce Tauro as Count Graunewald’s adopted son was about to begin. The guests included village chiefs, town mayors, guild leaders, representatives of influential trading companies, and even nobles from neighboring territories. The hall was crowded with people of considerable standing. “So this
Chapter 432: Reunion with Allies After returning to the territorial capital, Tauro held a series of secret meetings with Count Graunewald to prepare for the unveiling ceremony. Only Tauro entered and left the castle. Using his improvised invisibility magic allowed him to avoid revealing the connection between Black-Gold Wings and the count. Ragune, Ankh, and