Chapter 22 - Invitation

　　"Do you realize that the church has put a lot of pressure on Lone because of this?"

　　On the third floor of the "Stigmata Skin" guild fortress, in the Guildmaster's room, the Lord was losing his temper with his brother.

　　"Brother doesn't need to pay attention to those godly men..."

　　"Asshole! Watch your language!" Lord Edmund glared.

　　"Yes, I slipped up." Baldwin was a little frustrated.

　　Although the authority of the Church has been declining, the "divine right of kings" is still the basis of the rule of the lords, and if the lords are branded as "defying the gods", they will not only be besieged by the lords of the neighboring countries, but also their own people may rebel.

　　"In short, Lone will not allow you to take the matter of the Heretic Inquisitor any further! This matter ends here!"

　　When the two brothers are alone, Edmund swept away the timid and nervous posture in front of people, talking very bold, Baldwin also know that this is the true face of the elder brother.

　　The territory of Constantine is very rich and surrounded by powerful enemies. Edmund has always relied on paralyzing his enemies by disguising himself as a coward.

　　"But, elder brother, vampires have already infiltrated your castle. Aren't you afraid that one day you'll wake up and become a vampire yourself?"

　　Edmund froze, then turned his back.

　　He took a deep breath and pointed at the ruins of the old city on the cliff in the distance and said, "Constantine is the old capital of the empire, and it is the holy land of the vampires. As long as this ruin remains, there will be a steady stream of vampires pouring into Constantine. To strangle the vampires from the source, you go and demolish that ruin!"

　　Baldwin painfully shook his head, "Impossible, elder brother, the Guild's most elite hunters can only hit the outskirts of the ruined city, the inner city is guarded by horrifying magical beasts and gigantic magical statues, these monsters are already thanking the gods that they don't come out to attack humans."

　　"Hmph."

　　After a few moments of staring blankly out over the vampire's old capital with his older brother, Baldwin sighed and said:

　　"Well, brother, I see what you mean, and I won't touch the church side."

　　Edmund sighed as well, he patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "Lone can only rely on you in this world, Collins would be a hope if he was still around, but he's been missing for so long, he's more than likely dead."

　　Baldwin looked at his brother's reddened eyes and wondered if he should tell him about Collins.

　　"Well, it's time for Lone to return to the castle. You see Lone down."

　　The brothers exited the room, and Edmund, as if he had changed his face, once more assumed a timid look.

　　"By the way, Baldwin yo, that young talent you told Lone about, the one who led the guild to repel the vampire legions, is in the guild, huh?"

　　"Brother means Kayne. he lives on the second floor."

　　"Go, take Lone to meet him, I want to thank him for protecting my people."

　　At this point, Edward is in Evely's room, helping the huntress finish up the spell.

　　"It's awesome, the room felt warmer once the spell was applied."

　　Even though it was spring, the temperature was a bit chilly after the successive rains in the past few days, and the runes of the spell took effect, turning the room temperature slightly higher.

　　"If it gets to be summer, it gets cooler than outside." Edward said smugly.

　　"Really, in that case I'm afraid I'll stay inside all summer and never go out again."

　　Ivory stretched, feeling the fresh air flowing through the room, then lay back down on her bed.

　　The unguarded gesture made Edward a little embarrassed, and he turned his head, rubbed his nose, and said, "No, it'll waste away."

　　That's when he noticed the book sitting at the foot of the bed - The Mentally Depleted Lizardman Squire.

　　And Evelyn followed his gaze to her own private stash.

　　The huntress rose violently, her fierce movements bringing up a wave.

　　"Whoa! Right on! Let's go outside!"

　　"What's wrong?"

　　"I... It's... Uh, your room is a mess, I'll go help you clean it up!"

　　She pushed Edward slightly roughly out of her room.

　　As soon as the two arrived in the hallway, they saw Master Baldwin, the Guildmaster, standing in the doorway of Edward's room.

　　And the Duke of Constantine, who held the doorknob.

　　"Watch out! Don't pull!" Edward voiced a warning, yet it was too late.

　　The lord had pulled the door open, and a thunderclap accompanied by a bright light rang out as an arc of electricity struck the lord.

　　"Oooh wow! So scary! What kind of witchcraft is this!"

　　Edmund was surprised that he wasn't knocked out by the lightning strike, but he looked scared, covering his chest with one hand and flailing with the other.

　　Edward rushed up, "Sorry! Master Baldwin! My Lord Lord! I made a little mechanism on my own door."

　　Luckily, the Lords are safe and sound, or else they'd be in big trouble.

　　"What little organ?" Baldwin asked as he awkwardly lowered his brother, who was princess-carrying in his arms, to the floor.

　　Edward then pulled the door open and explained to him how the mechanism on the door worked.

　　"Well, it's quite interesting."

　　"Interesting what! Scared the hell out of Lone! You're Kayne?"

　　"Yes."

　　The lord could not hide the displeasure on his face, "On account of your previous merits, I will not pursue your offense."

　　"Brother, Kayne was thoughtless too."

　　"Well, Lone has always been magnanimous; Baldwin, take him to the ball in a few days."

　　Then with another twist of his head he saw Evely, "This girl is not bad looking, come along too."

　　With that, the lord huffed and puffed.

　　Baldwin, meanwhile, catches up with his brother, leaving Edward and Evelyn both two-faced.

　　"Prom?"

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　　"Master, your body is still not yet healed, please rest early, the matter of cleaning up this stupid brother is not your concern."

　　After lulling the countess to sleep, Linlin grabbed Rayleigh by the collar and left the countess' room.

　　After returning to her brother's room, Lynn plugged in the door and cast soundproofing magic, then crossed her arms and asked her brother, "Tell me all the details of that day."

　　So Ray-Ray dutifully detailed how Lord Kayne was going to give up his inheritance and exert himself in Constantine.

　　"No wonder Her Majesty doesn't take this matter seriously, or she knows Lord Kayne best."

　　After learning of Lord Kayne's "goal," Lynn was relieved.

　　"One more thing, sister."

　　"What is it."

　　"Look at this."

　　Lei Lei let his bloodline surge and turned into his night demon form.

　　Blood, flesh, scales and feathers covered his entire body, and countless sharp pointed horns sprouted from his body.

　　The face that had been as delicate as a girl's was now set in a cluster of rippling muscles, and that handsome face was now only as decorative as a mask, and in its place was the face of a hideous and terrifying night demon.

　　What surprised Lynn was the number of horns on her brother's night demon form.

　　"Four pairs of horns? What are you .... broken through to the Marquis level?!"

　　Lei Lei nodded and immediately deactivated his transformation and transformed back into his human form.

　　"This is, the power of my bloodline given to me by Lord Kayne."

　　Expecting her sister to be proud of her brother, she didn't expect Lynn to reward Ray-Ray with a chestnut next.

　　"Bastard! Wouldn't you be stronger than the master like this?!"

　　The reason that made Rinne unable to suppress her anger was also because she had painstakingly tried to prevent her master from meeting with Kayne-sama, just in case her master made a wrong move and got on Kayne-sama's pirate ship.

　　As a result, the master bailed out and took his own brother with him.