One month prior to Arthur's meeting with his two clones, the reverberating news about what happened to the White Specter Clan reached Arthur and Lucy's ears.

The two stayed at Green-Leaf for some time and tried to find a way to Astria. The one who relayed these shocking news to them was none other than Isadore, the king of Green-Leaf.

The blond youth sat opposite of the couple, his back straight and showing no fear of hesitation as he talked. Right behind him stood Wrath and Dan, one was a deadly sin and the other one an eccentric yet strong Overgod.

"Right after the execution of Angelina Album Larva, there was a big explosion which razed the Imperial Capital to the ground. The number of casualties is incalculable and the damage the Cloud Sea Sect suffered will surely bring them down from the throne. Very soon, the struggle for power will start again."

While Arthur remained oddly silent, Lucy frowned and asked,

"So, the White Specter Clan was massacred? What about the Matriarch?"

"There's been no sightings of her ever since the war between you two…"

Isadore sighed and looked at Lucy, who neither griefed nor cried for the loss of her relatives. In truth, Lucy wasn't sad but she did feel a bit bitter as not every person belonging to the White Specter Clan deserved to die. Nevertheless, she isn't going out of her way to exact revenge as there were much more pressing needs.

"What do you two intend to do?"

Isadore asked the couple, who both looked at him with unreadable expressions.

"I'm more curious about what you expect us to do, Your Majesty."

Arthur coldly smiled at the youth, who lightly coughed then forced a laugh.

"I assume you still haven't found a way to Astria, right?"

"What do you think?" retorted Arthur, who stole a couple of glances at Taliya.

The demon was still wearing the maid uniform and though she became Isadore's advisor, she dutifully stood behind the parasite, clearly showing where her loyalty lays.

After a short bout of awkward silence, Isadore spoke again

"Haven't the Kang Clan contacted you yet?"

"I don't they will. They must be busy making moves in the Divine Planet."

Hearing this, Isadore shook his head and explained,

"For them, Astria is far more valuable than supremacy on the Divine Planet."

"Your Majesty, what about you?"

Arthur glanced at Wrath, who glared back at him, and mockingly said,

"I think you can easily secure a spot in the Divine Planet."

"Nah, that's unnecessary. Lending you a hand takes precedence over anything else."

The parasite laughed and retorted,

"You slick bastard. I'm quite fond of you."

"Hahaha likewise likewise!"

The two laughed while gazing at each other, both knowing what's going inside the other's head.

****

Later that day, Arthur sat down with Lucy, Robin, Rey, Sonia, Delia and her sister, and, last but not least, the newcomer, Edward Ortberg, who took this world by storm.

"Please meeting you again!"

The serial-killer sarcastically bowed to the parasite then to Lucy, though he was much more cautious when dealing with the White Specter as she seemed to be in a very bad mood.

In fact, when he got a bit close to her, he started shivering due to the Yin Power emanating from her.

"I'm very interested to hear what happened to my clone."-Arthur

As everyone sat around a spacious round table, Edward recounted his experience with Arthur's clone. He hadn't missed a detail and spat one shocking thing after the other.

"I knew it was a bad idea to let you go alone, hmpf!"

Lucy crossed her arms and snorted when she heard about the succubus slave the clone 'Acquired'.

Arthur tried to signal Edward to stop mentioning the 'hot succubus' but the latter wouldn't shut up. In the end, Arthur forced a laugh and shifted the subject.

"Is there anything you want me to do?"

Sonia, who was in charge of the sect while the couple was gone, looked very exhausted, both physically and mentally.

"There's a month until the meeting. Since Astria is gone, I'll wait for the clone to come. As for you all, just take a good rest, I and Lucy will manage the sect for a while. Oh and you…"

He looked at Ortberg and pondered for a moment before saying,

"I don't fully approve of your crazy actions but I do have to admit that your achievements are remarkable. I'm sure we'll need a good strategist against the angels."

"What? Angels again? I hate those fuckers!"

Edward sighed and dropped his head down but he didn't object to Arthur's decision. He had nothing special to do and he liked managing the undead army and defeating one enemy after the other. Furthermore, he already had an old grudge with the winged-beings.

****

Late at night, Arthur gazed at Lucy, who was busy reading countless documents related to their sect and how it is flourishing.

"Are you sure?"

Lucy tilted her head and looked back at him.

"Sure about what?"

"The White Specter Clan. I understand that you hold no special sentiment to it, nevertheless, they were falsely accused and even your sister was publicly accused. If you want, we can raid the Cloud Sea Sect and I'm certain no one will interfere."

In response, Lucy smiled and shook her head before speaking,

"My family is here. It doesn't matter if I'm blood-related to them or not."

"How about your mother? Knowing her attitude, she won't sit still and will most likely attack them."

"No, she won't. At least not now. She hasn't appeared yet so I suspect she was in Astria when everything happened."

Arthur thought for a moment before agreeing with Lucy. Since she didn't want revenge, he didn't insist and just sat close to her while helping with the stack of documents.

*****

Now that the important problems were temporarily put on-hold, Arthur and Lucy returned to being the official leaders of the MoonStar Sect and started taking care of things in order for it to expand quickly.

Isadore Malfront had proposed to Arthur that they join hands and create a tournament. It'll begin in two weeks and last for one week. Furthermore, any cultivator above the God Realm can participate.

The king wanted it to be a flashy and big tournament, better than even the ones done on the Divine Planet. Although it's called a tournament, Isadore described it as a celebratory event for the rise of the MoonStar Sect, which will soon shake the whole multiverse.