They all call me Great Master

The scout with a special identity murmured to himself and immediately looked around alertly.

After confirming there was no one nearby, and it was impossible for anyone to hear his murmurs, the scout exhaled in relief, and without paying attention to anything else, he turned and slipped into the shadows.

Taking advantage of the cover of shadows, the scout left swiftly.

For this scout, what came next, no matter how important, was not as critical as the information he'd just received!

Murmurs before dawn were meant to go unheard.

But sometimes, it's not just humans that can understand human speech.

There are also...

Crows and dogs!

Kiri crouched in the shadows at one side, watching and listening to everything from beginning to end, standing still with a hint of sagacity shining in his wise eyes.

Wuni glanced at Erha, spread her wings, and flew off into the night, tracking the target.

Meanwhile, Kiri stuck close to the walls, tailing another worthy mark.

With such a significant incident at the Harold Manor, although the "Blood Descendants" had cleared a round, Arthur knew that these stalkers, coveters, and scouts were like locusts, utterly impossible to wipe out.

Moreover, compared to killing, Arthur preferred to extract some information from their mouths.

Just like the scene that had just unfolded—

'When the lion grows wings, it will be the time for the New King to ascend to the throne!

This must be some kind of prophecy!

Extremely important to the Golden Lion Family, otherwise, that scout wouldn't have lost composure like that!'

Arthur walked under the night sky, naturally followed by two ravens and two dogs.

In fact, before leaving Cork Street, the two ravens and two dogs had already 'patrolled' the surroundings.

Therefore, Arthur was able to get this message first-hand because the scout was a marked target for the two ravens and two dogs.

How were priority targets determined?

It naturally came down to strength!

Fujin and Wuni, touched by the Death Talent, along with Kuliqi and Kiri, who in a sense embodied death, had an extremely accurate assessment of strength.

Thus, they had targeted two individuals right from the start.

One was the murmurer.

The other was an unknown stalker lurking to the side.

The former, through his murmurs just now, Arthur deduced to be from the Golden Lion Family.

The latter?

Most likely someone from the South Los Family.

After all, besides the entourage of that Earl, Arthur couldn't think of anyone who would lavish an Arcana Level Mystic Side Person as a scout.

Of course, it also reflected how much that Earl valued him.

'A declining Harold Family shouldn't be crossing the line with that Earl.

Moreover, after the three mysterious 'Ascend Steppers' made a brief appearance in South Los, that Earl would definitely not allow any internal strife within South Los.

So, if I accept the Harold Family smoothly, cutting off the ideas of Baron Korol, Baron Hausman, and the Lords Ernest, Dibwa, and Bass, that Earl would most likely breathe a sigh of relief.

Especially with Grandma Susan around, that Earl might even reward me with something.'

As he glided through the air, these thoughts crossed Arthur's mind, and his expression became even more tranquil.

And this tranquility made it even harder for the scouts around to figure out what Arthur intended to do, leaving them no choice but to follow from a distance.

Titon, the butler, paid no attention to these scouts at all.

On his way here, the butler had also noticed these scouts, but he had been in a hurry to see Lord Kledos and didn't have time to bother with them.

And now?

As the butler glanced back at Arthur, who was floating through the air, a deeper sense of security filled his heart.

'With Lord Kledos at our side, we should be absolutely safe in South Los, right?'

The butler thought to himself and patted the old horse again.

The butler wanted to return to Harold Manor quickly.

Although His Lordship trusted that lady, the butler always felt he should stay by Miss's side.

The next moment, the old horse quickened its pace once more.

Arthur cast an imperceptible gaze over the horse.

'Similar to a "Griffin Physique Potion"?'

Arthur never underestimated any noble.

Even if a noble family had fallen into decline, one must understand that they're referred to as such because they once had their days of glory.

In their prime, who knows how much they had... no, collected.

Just like the 'Fire Lizard's Pouch' found in the cabinet at the bottom of the hidden chamber before.

And the old horse before us.

These are all proof of a family's accumulated history.

Not to mention, those books.

In Arthur's view, those books were the most valuable of all.

Of course, there was also the secret chamber beneath the mill.

Arthur had a premonition that he was going to make a great discovery.

However, Arthur was not in a hurry but followed Titon quietly and steadily, displaying the demeanor befitting of a higher-ranking family.

The sunrise was from the east, and the day grew bright.

A quarter hour after sunrise, Titon led Arthur back to Harold Manor.

Lady Glast was right behind the main building's door.

Upon seeing Arthur, the lady bowed deeply with utmost respect.

To this, Titon was not surprised.

With Lady Glast's 'guidance,' Titon had long guessed everything.

"My lord, please follow me."

As the steward of the Harold Family, Titon naturally led the way, while Lady Glast whispered.

"My lord, do those people following us need to be taken care of?"

After a slight pause, Arthur said.

"As long as they don't enter Harold Manor, don't bother with them."

"They really should be thankful for your benevolence."

Lady Glast remarked with a sigh.

Titon also sighed inwardly.

He had personally experienced Arthur's benevolence.

This steward was full of admiration for him.

Only someone like him becoming Miss Cosette's godfather would reassure him.

Arthur's gaze fleetingly swept over Titon.

Seeing the steward visibly relax, Arthur smiled inwardly as well.

Wasn't this exactly what he wanted?

Following Titon, they passed through the secret passage once again, arriving at the underground chamber.

When Arthur saw the vessel holding Cosette with his own eyes, he still felt astonished—if it weren't for the mystic side all around, he might have thought he landed in a world where the technological side was highly advanced.

The incubator before him sparked Arthur's imagination.

However, seeing Cosette, who huddled in the corner, afraid to come closer, Arthur wore a gentle smile, his eyes filled with compassion.

"Your arrival is destined to break some rules.

They, she, them, even It, none wish to see you come.

But I won't, the Kledos Family won't.

Because—

Our family is what these beings refer to as monsters!"

Arthur didn't know how Baron Harold had managed the scene before his eyes, how he cultivated Cosette, but her birth was definitely not via any normal means, and, in fact, by the standards of this world, it must have touched on some prohibitions—and if this had happened during the 'Holy Era' with The Holy Court in charge, Harold and Cosette would have long been burned at the stake.

With such a premise, Arthur certainly knew what to do.

In fact, as Arthur's words ended, Cosette, who shrank in the corner, turned around and quietly observed Arthur.

While Arthur continued to speak with a smile—

"Do you want to let them, her, them, It, experience the terror of a monster?"