Chapter 172: Before Entering the Dungeon Babylon lay half a day’s journey north of the Royal Capital. As one of the largest dungeons in the kingdom, it was enclosed by multiple massive walls and heavily fortified gates that appeared designed to reject every visitor. “Those walls are nearly as high as the Royal Capital’s,” Tauro […]
Chapter 171: The Butler of House Van Dyne A week passed after Tauro moved temporarily into the Van Dyne residence in the Royal Capital. By then, Aeris’s schedule had finally begun to ease. One major reason was the return of Sheeps, the family’s former butler. As his name suggested, Sheeps was a sheepfolk beastman. He
Chapter 170: The Second Shop Tauro and Mardai finished their discussion about the Garfish Company’s new products in one of the company’s guest rooms. “Now all we can do is wait and see how well they sell,” Tauro said. “Indeed. There’s one more proposal I’d like you to consider.” Mardai’s expression immediately became that of
Chapter 169: At the Van Dyne Residence The Royal Capital residence of House Van Dyne was enormous. Even though it was only the family’s town house rather than their main estate, the building, grounds, and furnishings were grand enough to make Tauro uncomfortable. Aeris led him to a guest room near her own. The room
Chapter 168: Meeting with a Researcher The day after his business meeting, Tauro visited the research institute where Sharga worked. The dungeon researcher was extremely busy, so Tauro went to him rather than asking him to leave the institute. “Welcome, Tauro.” Sharga received him in a guest room. The thin scholar wore glasses, a square
Chapter 167: The Busy Aftermath The dispute within House Van Dyne finally came to an end. Rumors spread rapidly through the Royal Capital. Some nobles considered exploiting the weakened house, but those ambitions disappeared as soon as the royal family publicly announced that the Queen had become Aeris’s guardian. The Queen was deeply favored by
Chapter 166: Resolution After leaving the office, Tauro headed back toward the reception room. He hadn’t gone far when he encountered the elderly chief steward who had treated Mei and the longtime servants so harshly. The man looked Tauro up and down with open contempt. “Why is a commoner child wandering through this part of
Chapter 165: Opening the Safe Tauro would have preferred Mei to leave the office, but she clearly had no intention of going until she found what she was searching for. Since they appeared to share the same objective, he decided to reveal himself. “What are you doing?” Mei stiffened and slowly turned toward the voice.
Chapter 164: The Van Dyne Residence A maid escorted Tauro, Aeris, and four Royal Guard knights into the Van Dyne residence. Six additional knights remained outside, ready to enter immediately if anything went wrong. A line of maids and servants greeted Aeris inside. Nearly two years had passed since she last entered her family’s Royal
Chapter 163: The Marchioness Appears The authorities examined the dead the following morning. Among them was Uwaakin, the man who had commanded the motley force of attackers. “This appears to be the man rumored to have had an affair with the Marchioness of Van Dyne,” the officer in charge said. “His death is unfortunate for