I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

The next morning at the Kane Mansion.

Lis carried breakfast to the library and pushed the door open.

When he had carried Risa back yesterday, the servants of the mansion were quite surprised.

Because they had never seen Risa without her hood, they were puzzled as to why Master Lis suddenly brought a woman home.

Among them, the maid Rossi's expression was the strangest, showing a hint of disappointment, but seemingly quickly recovering.

However, last night, Lis didn't pay much attention to that and after putting Risa on her bed and covering her with a blanket, he left.

Guessing that Risa hadn't had breakfast yet, Lis specially brought an extra portion to the library.

There was a small room at the back of the library where Risa usually lived.

Luckily, Risa was the type to stay indoors, satisfied with being in the library and her bedroom, occasionally going out for a stroll when nobody was around.

Lis certainly couldn't stand that.

"Risa, may I come in?"

Lis, carrying the breakfast, walked into the library, but this time Risa didn't respond.

"Still sleeping?"

Lis was somewhat puzzled; normally, when he came to the library in the morning, Risa was already up early.

What's going on today, too tired?

Lis knocked on the door of the inner room and, getting no response, he pushed it open and entered.

Seeing Risa lying on the small bed, facing inward and properly covered with a blanket, he didn't say anything, just quietly placed the breakfast on a small table beside the bed and turned to leave.

Too bad, he had wanted to ask Risa what she had been doing with her teacher these past few days.

Truth be told, Lis was quite curious because yesterday when he saw Risa, he noticed the aroma of the Four Basic Elements on her was much richer than he had ever sensed before.

Just after Lis closed the door and left, Risa turned over, looking at the breakfast Lis had placed on the table; her fair cheeks flushed, she looked remarkably attractive.

"Umm~"

Suddenly, Risa pulled the blanket over her head as if she was escaping from something.

Yesterday, when Lis carried her back in a princess carry, Risa woke up halfway through the journey.

But that situation was too embarrassing, Risa didn't know how to respond, so she pretended to be still asleep, letting Lis carry her all the way back to the mansion and gently place her on her bed.

Master Lis, how could you be so bold!

Although Lis had always been nice to her before, she had not expected that he would just carry her home like that.

It was a good thing that Risa was wearing thick clothes and an overcoat at the time, otherwise Lis would have surely noticed that her body was somewhat feverish.

"This is just like those romance novels in the library, the princess and the knight!"

Risa mumbled to herself, still hiding under the covers.

Please forgive Risa, she hardly ever interacts with outsiders; all her knowledge and information come solely from the books in the library.

Who knows which previous head of the household had placed those romance novels there.

After being carried back by Lis, she tossed and turned in bed, almost not sleeping for the entire night.

Just now, when she was dozing off and heard Lis's voice, she finally woke up.

But upon hearing his voice, the image of Lis came to mind, Risa felt too shy to face him and decided to keep pretending she wasn't fully awake.

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What's going on, it's so annoying!

She felt as if she had become strange.

The next time Master Lis comes to see her, should she pretend to be asleep again?

The silver-haired girl was somewhat troubled.

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Feis Street, a hidden small building.

In the study,

Second Prince Yatean spent more and more time in the study, as if only here could he find some peace of mind.

"Robert, how are things going?"

Yatean, standing by the window, asked Robert, who had just walked in:

"Your Highness Prince Yatean, everything has been arranged according to your instructions."

"The Viscount Bloom, Baron Victor, Baron Carpenter, and Baron Kaisel selected this time have all been personally tested by my people, and there are absolutely no issues."

Robert hurriedly bowed his head, respectfully responding.

Ever since encountering the variable like Lis, Robert had become much more careful in his actions.

This time, even with the most common barons, he took matters into his own hands to deploy and arrange everything, to ensure that there would be no slip-ups.

The waiting for the right moment wasted a lot of time, although in the end, it turned out that the few minor nobles selected were truly ordinary, with nothing special about them.

Unlike Lis!

Robert still remembered how he almost fainted when he learned that Lis had become an apprentice to the Legendary Mage.

Camus, you truly deserve to die!

Although it was he and Prince Yatean who had decided on the original list, that didn't prevent Robert from pinning the blame on Camus.

If something feels wrong, just give up, what's the use of messing around blindly!

Robert was filled with resentment in his heart, completely forgetting that it was he who had pressured Camus to take action swiftly at the beginning.

Hearing Robert's report, Yatean didn't show any joy at the smooth progress of affairs.

The word "this time" touched a sore spot for Yatean.

In the beginning, when selecting assassination targets, Lis seemed to Yatean nothing more than an insignificant person with no presence at all.

Even at the annual noble parties held at the Royal Palace, Yatean had never seen this Viscount.

But what a surprise Yatean got!

When Robert first reported problems with probing Lis, Yatean wasn't particularly concerned.

A Silver Mage, so what? As a prince of the Feis Kingdom, only Gold Level powerhouses could command a certain respect from him.

Prince Yatean decided to change the assassination target, more because Lis had been received privately by the King and it became inconvenient to target him.

Initially, Yatean had even planned to meet with Viscount Kane to see if he could be brought into their fold.

But before Yatean had the chance, he received news that Lis had been taken as an apprentice by Fran Stephens of the Judgement Flame.

That changed everything!

Considering Fran was a Legendary Mage, the kingdom's strongest figure, his status was undeniably prestigious.

Not to mention, different from the Legendary Monk stationed at the Royal Palace, Fran had only a cooperative relationship with the Kingdom, not being a powerhouse cultivated by the Kingdom itself.

To outsiders, Lis seemed to have stumbled upon great fortune to be taken as an apprentice by such a distinguished individual.

But Prince Yatean was well aware that the Dean had always maintained very strict standards.

Does that mean Lis, like Taya, could possibly break through that barrier someday?

Yatean let out a heavy sigh, deciding not to think about these matters anymore.

The situation being what it was, Yatean no longer had the option to step back.

Even if he wanted to give up, those border Dukes and Court Nobles would not agree; they would definitely force him to push forward.

He could only follow the plan that was set!

Tightening his fists, Yatean spoke with a heavy voice:

"If that's the case, then inform everyone, on the day of the Sacrificial Festival, everything will proceed as planned!"