《A Demon’s Journey》A Demon's Journey
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"This man is unworthy of your daughter?" Bernado asked with a shocked look, "He possesses great talent. Your husband has praised his bravery and honesty. What do you look for a man worthy of your daughter?"
"The one who possesses riches and status!" Bianca spoke strongly.
Those words seemed to relieve Bernado. By the grace of heaven, he was blessed with both of these things.
"They appear rather materialistic. I had imagined someone of your stature to look for a son-in-law with morals and values as your priority," Bernado spoke while trying to hide a foolish grin on his face.
"Those with morals and integrity die quickly. This man took an arrow for a stranger. Even if that stranger was my husband. What if he does that again in the future? My daughter does not deserve to become a widow to such a man who does not value his life," Bianca was very clear as she gave this statement.
Bernado was excited, and he could barely contain it in himself.
A solemn look appeared on Bianca's face as she added, "However, even with all that said, this man does have the approval from my husband. It would be difficult to change his mind. This is especially true since he has given his word to Azaroth."
Bernado's excited look became to calm down. He knew why Bianca had organized this meeting now. However, he also remembered that she mentioned she wanted a son-in-law possessing wealth and status.
As a Prince, he possessed status already. And as someone who supplied the raw materials to the Array Association, it could be said that he had no shortage of wealth.
"Miss Bianca, you mentioned it would be difficult, not impossible. This means there is a chance you can convince Sir Spencer. Please tell me, how is it? What would be the price?" Bernado asked.
Bianca spoke with a serious expression, "You put it rather crudely. However, I will not deny the truth."
Bernado merely smiled upon hearing those words. He got the impression that he had already won half the fight.
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Bianca soon gave her terms, "The three mines near the Walsh Dukedom your men have recently seized. I wonder if you could gift them to me."
Those words immediately made Bernado's wife stiffen. Nonetheless, he choked out the words, "What are you saying, Miss Bianca? They aren't my men-"
With a smile, Bianca asked Bernado, "Do you take me for a fool, Third Prince? The weapons they hold came from the Royal Palace. Even one of your former personal guards had been recognized there, acting as if he is a mercenary from the Roger Dukedom. But as your former person guard, he could be considered to have some fame amongst warriors."
Before Bernado could say anything, Bianca added, "Naturally, you can still deny and say that he stopped working for you years ago and so on. But this also means that you are not capable enough for my daughter's hand."
Outside this room, Edwin continued to observe their conversation and analyzed Bernado's expressions.
'Strong hateful emotions. Anger and greed, I can perceive only these two emotions from his expression. If only Mystic Eyes of Perception had worked against him.'
'I am at a 5 Star Rank, and he is merely at the 4 Star Rank, so cultivation cannot be the reason for this. Then Bloodline? His blood isn't reacting to it, though. So what is this strange power that conceals him even from the Spiritual Eyes of a Demon God? Just what is this secret that the humans found that it even surpasses my abilities from my previous life?'
Edwin was truly very curious about such an ability.
Bernado remained silent for a short period. He then finally asked, "…How did you know they were my men?"
"Now…That's a trade secret. Perhaps I might mention this another time," Bianca replied decisively.
In reality, the method was very simple. The soldiers of Duchess Siluca beat it out of them.
It wasn't just a single soldier who was aware of their true master. Most of them were aware of it. And among 99 good apples, there was bound to be a rotten one.
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And in this case, several soldiers were willing to give up this information to save themselves from future beatings.
Bernado asked, "…Do you guarantee that your husband would change his mind?"
Edwin frowned as he heard those words from Bernado.
'The man is showing greedy and angry look from his facial expressions and body language. Yet, he is still talking calmly. This is strange. Does he have something planned?'
Soon, a servant entered the room with a tray. There were two cups in that tray.
When Edwin used his eyes to look at those two cups, he noticed green tea inside them. However, he focused not on the green tea but on the few mixed things in these cups.
It didn't take him long to receive an answer. It was an aphrodisiac. A potent one at that.
'So this was his plan. Since this aphrodisiac has been prepared earlier, it means he never wanted to negotiate. I misread his facial expression. It wasn't greed but lust. Lust for Bianca.'
Edwin wondered what he should do now.
'He plans to have fun with her and then blackmail Bianca through it. He knows Bianca won't tell Spencer that she met with the Third Prince at night, and he drugged her and had raped her. Using this information, he can blackmail her into doing his bidding. Well, at least the original one won't have told Spencer. This one can.'
'However, the disadvantages would far outweigh the advantages. Firstly, it would take more than 2 weeks for Spencer to return. I can't wait for that long. Secondly, her relationship with Spencer was going to be strained. To control Spencer, I can't let that happen. Thirdly, I will get nothing from this situation. The three mines I want Sophie to control would still remain under the Third Prince's control.'
Edwin began thinking up another plan.
Around this time, Bianca drank the tea, and the same was true for Bernado.
Bernado's gaze remained fixed on Bianca's body. His gaze was fixed on her chest region. And soon, he also revealed a roguish smile on his face.
He looked in his servant's direction and ordered him, "Get out!"
The servant knew his master was about to get busy. He immediately left the room and closed the door.
The maid outside had little to no idea that her mistress was about to be raped inside.
'I couldn't figure out the secret behind the Royal Family's Bloodline using my Mystic Eyes of Perception. It's time for me to take action. It's a good thing that this mansion is away from the city. It can't be in someone's sensing range.'
However, at this moment, Edwin sensed a warrior on the mansion's ground floor suddenly attacking in his direction.
The attack destroyed the walls in the way and continued on its way to attack Edwin. Edwin knew that this attack couldn't harm him, but it would cancel out the Shadow Concealment Skill for a moment.
Since his Shadow Concealment Skill was going to be canceled anyway, Edwin moved to dodge that attack.
Once Edwin moved, his figure was visible in the moonlight.
"Intruder!" The man even shouted out loudly.
Edwin was utterly shocked as this event occurred. Someone had sensed him while he was using Shadow Concealment skill?!
It wasn't inconceivable, but still, it was very difficult for someone to see through his ability. Only someone with sharp eyes could see through him.
However, there was a wall between him and that warrior.
This meant the warrior had sensed Edwin based on his Spiritual Sense. Finding Edwin through that method should have been impossible unless he possessed a special bloodline for sensing.
'Even if he does possess a bloodline for sensing individuals. My Shadow Concealment Skill isn't that simple. It creates a large spiritual sphere around me that covers nearly all directions. It's impossible to pinpoint my location. Yet, this man attacked me accurately. If I was standing at my position, the attack would have perfectly landed on my chest.'
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