Chapter 244 Fishing
This is understandable. After all, the Knicks' recent glory is brought by Claire and Reed.

Now that the relationship was severed, everything would go back to the way it was before, when he was still a country baron.

From now on, when he meets other nobles of high status, he must be humble and submissive.

How could the Knicks, who have become accustomed to the glory, accept this?

Even if he got the title of baron and a piece of territory, and no longer had to bear the humiliating surname of Kageno.

But he would rather not live this kind of life as the real master of the house, and would like to go back to the time when he could beat his wife for no reason while she was still alive.

But the Knicks also know clearly that everything is gone.

It’s okay for Sid, who has had no sense of existence since childhood, but he has always been very clear about Claire’s attitude towards him.

But he didn't dare try to keep the son he never cared about, because doing so could result in death.

With his experience, wouldn't he not know that his daughter, who had no family affection, had already grown from a girl into a woman?

Not to mention the Knicks, anyone with a keen eye can see it.

Even if you observe carefully, you can easily find that Claire's intimate attitude towards Reed is completely different from that of siblings.

But so what?

Anyone with eyes knows it, so who dares to jump out and make irresponsible remarks?

The Knicks, as an insider, know more than outsiders.

For example, the Knicks are very clear about how Claire's strength improved.

Because of this, Nyx knew that the only man stronger than Claire in Midgar was probably his own son. The declaration made by the unfilial daughter Claire at the Martial God Festival was just to reject the political marriage and stay with her son.

But so what?

Knicks could only pretend that he knew nothing. Even though he knew that he would make a lot of money if he managed to secure Claire's political marriage, he did not dare to try to promote the marriage because he was afraid that Claire would secretly kill him without telling his wife and son.

Because this unfilial daughter really has the power to kill him without him noticing.

So faced with countless temptations, Knicks could only reluctantly refuse because he didn't want to die yet.

However, precisely because the relationship between the two siblings is so close, Knicks knows that as long as Claire insists on severing the relationship, Sid will not object.

Even Maria's last words were probably her son's intention. After all, they had been married for more than ten years, and he knew very well that Maria would not think of him even when she was dying.

If there really was a will, it would probably be for me to go and accompany her, and leave the baron title and territory to her son.

As for Claire, Nix really didn't think she would be unwilling to carry out Maria's last words, so the answer was obvious.

This is what the Knicks have been afraid of before.

In fact, if Maria really died, Knicks might not even be able to see Maria's coffin, and Claire would send someone to accompany Maria.

Because Claire knew Knicks too well, she would not allow Knicks to live.

After all, she didn't want to see the bald man marry another woman, let a wild woman from outside live in her mother's room, and spend the Kageno family's money.

Even he and his younger brother were forced to call a woman he didn't know "mother".

Therefore, Knicks' fear was not without reason. Especially when he just came back, Knicks experienced firsthand how terrifying the murderous intent was.

That's why he made such an inference, thinking that he was able to survive and obtain the title of baron and territory because Li De compensated him for the sake of his father.

Even though he knew this was the best result, he was not satisfied!
After all, this compensation is not as valuable to him as leaving behind a son for the Second Princess' future fiancé.

But Sid would not refute Claire's opinion, otherwise there would be no compensation.

This is what makes him most angry.

Who the hell wants this compensation?

This is typical of human greed.

If Reed knew what the Knicks were thinking at this moment, he would probably just say, "You think too much."

Because Reed didn't make any suggestions from beginning to end, he didn't care about Knicks' life or death at all. He even didn't want to return to the Kageno territory if it wasn't for acting with Claire.

However, the compensation was real, but it was decided by Maria herself. Although Claire was not happy about it, Maria was more objective.

After all, without Knicks, she wouldn't have been able to give birth to such outstanding children on her own.

It was precisely because Maria disagreed with Claire sending Knicks away that the plan to sever ties was proposed.

However, there is an explanation for the severance of relations. If Knicks passes Claire's test, then the severance of relations will be secret.

Claire would not ask Knicks to change his last name. At most, she would not allow him to remarry. However, she would not stop him from finding a lover. At most, she would not allow him to have illegitimate children.

In this way, Knicks can still enjoy the invisible benefits brought by the Marquis's daughter and the second princess's future fiancé's son.

After all, as long as Reed and Claire don't come out and say it, everything will remain the same.

But unfortunately, the Knicks failed to pass this test, so they openly severed ties.

Not only will the Knicks not be able to enjoy any benefits in the future, they will also have to tread on thin ice.

Because the nobles who wanted to please Claire and Alexia didn't mind causing trouble for Nix.

After all, in the eyes of these nobles, Claire and Reed could not personally deal with Knicks, whom they hated, because of their biological father.

Then I will do it myself. As long as I can get a favor from the peerless strong man, let alone taking action against a baron, even a duke would be worth it.

So how long the Knicks can stay in this baron position is a question mark.

In fact, if Reed's conquest of the real world was delayed enough, the Barony of Kageno, the former Viscount of Olba, and the other two neighboring territories would definitely be taken back by the royal family and merged into a marquisate after the internal turmoil in Midgar, and then Klaus would come forward to give them to Claire, turning her from a robed noble into a real noble.

Of course, to really reach this step, it will probably take at least a year.

And this time may be enough for Li De to train enough talents to dominate the real world.

"Hmph!" Hearing the noise in the study, Claire sneered and snorted. Then she took Reed's hand and left the castle where she had lived for more than ten years.

After leaving the castle, Claire asked Reed, "Sid, when are we going back to the Empire?"

"Let's wait a few more days. After all, the group of people who just signed the contract have been here for less than three days." Li De said after thinking about it.

"Almost three days is not a short time, right?" Claire couldn't help but ask.

After all, in terms of time, these people have been living in the world of Zhan Mei for more than two years.

It only took this much time for Esdeath and the others to transform their bloodline and skillfully use their own power. "No, this amount of time is not enough!" Li De shook his head again.

The reason why Esdeath was able to fight Delta on equal terms in a little over two years was that she had a very strong fighting talent.

But another reason cannot be ignored, that is, Reed passed on his experience of controlling power to her through the contract.

Otherwise, if Esdeath relied on her own efforts, more than two years would definitely not be enough.

After all, when she transformed her bloodline, her evolutionary characteristics had been strengthened. With the influence of sufficiently strong evolutionary characteristics, her strength was leaping forward almost every day.

Once your body has reached its limit of stability, you can begin practicing controlling your strength.

But compared with the body before the blood transformation, the body after the transformation is more than ten million times stronger.

Without experience and relying on yourself to explore, it is not easy to master yourself in a short period of time.

Even Esdeath took more than two years, so others who are not as good as Esdeath will naturally need longer.

In fact, Alice, as well as Elizabeth and Rose who returned, have not yet fully mastered their own strength.

Alice's casual sword strike in the palace was only possible with Alexia's control.

If we rely on her alone, the result will be the other way around, that is, Alexia will swing the knife lightly, while Alice will be full of aura.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that compared to the explosion of magic power all over the body, the first knife without any special effects has a higher technical content.

This is also the reason why Alexia asked Alice to swing the knife.

It is to make the outside world think that the eldest princess Alice is stronger.

Precisely because this amount of time is not enough to fully master one's own strength, Li Decai does not agree to return immediately.

After all, after returning, even if you use up all the rest time, there will only be less than a year left.

The next mission world is Hokage, and if you don't control your own aura well, you will definitely be noticed by those ninjas.

Li De didn't want to increase the risk of mission failure due to such an unnecessary reason.

Therefore, Li De would rather stay in the real world for a few more days to give those people enough time to adapt and train.

"Since it's not enough, just give them a few more days." Claire couldn't help but pout.

After all, in the real world, she couldn't be too unscrupulous in being with Li De.

Even though Claire knew that everyone knew about her close relationship with her brother, she still couldn't make it too obvious.

After all, as long as there is no solid evidence, such things are just gossip at most.

As long as one lives in society, who can avoid gossip?
Not to mention the complex social world, even the daily lives of ordinary people are the same.

No one talks behind anyone's back, and no one talks behind anyone's back.

This sentence still makes sense.

Of course, even if someone says that, just don’t take it to heart.

In fact, Claire didn't care about the gossip of the ants, but the restricted atmosphere of the real world was not as comfortable as the unbridled world of Zelda: Kill the Sister.

This is why Claire is anxious to return to the world of Zhan Mei.

"So how are we going to spend the next few days?" Claire immediately asked Reed.

"Sister, it's time for us to return to college to study." Li De looked at Claire speechlessly and replied.

"Go back to Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy to waste time?" Claire was stunned when she heard Reed's answer.

After all, judging by her actual age, Claire should have graduated from the Magic Swordsman Academy several years ago.

As for her actual status, in the Kingdom of Midgar, Claire is also a robed marquis!
As for the world of Zhan Mei, it is even more amazing. The future mother of the empire, the empress who rules the country.

Not to mention that hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every minute, but I don't have the leisure time to play house with the flowers in the Magic Swordsman Academy.

Especially since Claire is now famous in the Kingdom of Midgar, if she were to return to the Magic Swordsman Academy, she would definitely be surrounded by a group of students and annoyed to death.

"Sister, the outside world doesn't know our actual age. Fortunately for you, you have already entered the graduation stage where you can do internships. In addition, you have already obtained the title of Marquis, so it is completely reasonable for the kingdom to make other arrangements.

But in the eyes of the outside world, I am only in my first year. Even if I take leave every few days, I cannot not go to the Magic Swordsman Academy at all, so I have to show up for two days to make sense." Li De explained slowly.

However, this reason is only barely acceptable. Li De's real reason is to go back to the Magic Swordsman Academy to go fishing.

What fish should I catch?
Catch a fish named Fenrir.

That's right, Reed planned to use himself to lure the Fenrir faction of the Diabolos Cult entrenched in the Kingdom of Midgar to take action.

Alexia has already made a plan to clean out the Diabolos Cult entrenched in the kingdom, and Li De also wants to lend a hand and cooperate.

After all, with the power that Alexia and Alice have shown so far, it is estimated that Fenrir, the fifth seat, would not dare to appear in front of them head-on.

In this situation, Li De's obvious flaw became Fenrir's best breakthrough point.

After all, anyone with eyes can tell that Reed is Claire and Alexia's man.

In other words, given Reed's importance to Claire and Alexia, capturing Reed would mean capturing Claire and Alexia's weaknesses.

After that, he could use Li De's life to threaten the two women to compromise, or even order them to do things.

As for the specific extent that can be achieved, it depends on how important Li De is to the two women.

Then back to the point of arrest, why was Li De's study at the Magic Swordsman Academy considered a bait?

Because the content of the fifth volume of the novel clearly states that Midgar's Magic Swordsman Academy was built on ancient ruins.

However, this ruins is different from the small ruins in the city of Orianaseshu. The ruins under the Magic Swordsman Academy are comparable to the previously destroyed holy land of Lindblum.

As for the reason, it is very simple, because the demon Diabolos, which is Aurora's right arm, is sealed here.

It was precisely because of Aurora's right arm that Fenrir basically stayed in the sanctuary of the Magic Swordsman Academy.

After all, the seal on the holy land was broken and Aurora's left arm was evaporated by Reed. The amount of Diabolos Essence that the Diabolos Cult can produce every year will be reduced. This is not good news for the Diabolos Cult.

That's why Fenrir had to unlock the seal here and move his sealed right arm.

In this situation, Reed running back to the Magic Swordsman Academy would be equivalent to giving Fenrir the opportunity to take action.

(End of this chapter)