"Athena's friend? It's been a long time since I last saw you. You seem to have become much stronger than the last time we met. And those energy fluctuations emitted from your body... could it be possible..." For some reason, a happy expression appeared on Lilith's face. The mana power emanating from Elize's body gave Lilith a familiar feeling, much like her husband's. Since Lucius was a Dragon Emperor-stage dragon, the young woman before her was not much different from one at that stage.
No one knew that the reaction Elize showed to Lilith's praise gave her a feeling of pride in her heart. Gaining recognition from a powerful existence like Lilith had completely erased a small portion of Elize's regrets throughout her life. Even so, Elize wouldn't let the people in the room notice the change in her expression.
Coughing lightly from her spot, Elize now behaved respectfully in front of Lilith and lowered her head, bowing continuously before her. Actually, what Elize was worried about right now was not Lilith's presence. On the other hand, Elize knew that the reason Lilith ordered Athena and Shelia to bring Lucien back from Elize's tutelage was because of the changes that had occurred in the battle schedule between Lucien and Charles.
Maybe that was also the reason why Elize felt worried when facing Lilith. As Lucien's master, there was no way Elize would be able to escape every question Lilith would ask her.
"Just treat this place as your home. You can stay here temporarily. As for your relationship with my future son-in-law... I won't mind it at all."
Suddenly, a sigh escaped Elize's mouth. The feeling of worry that had previously struck her heart completely disappeared and turned into happiness. Because Lilith had approved her relationship with her future son-in-law, Elize would no longer be half-hearted when staying by Lucien's side.
"Thank you very much! I will forever swear loyalty only to Lucien for the rest of my life!"
"Mother..." a small mumble involuntarily came out of Shelia's mouth. Everyone in the living room agreed with the relationship between Lucien and Elize as lovers. But Shelia couldn't accept the relationship between the two of them. Therefore, Shelia hoped that her mother would think more carefully about the relationship between her future brother-in-law and a woman other than Athena.
Unfortunately, that didn't make Lilith care at all about her second daughter's rejection of Elize and Lucien's relationship. Lilith was already used to seeing Shelia become jealous whenever another woman was by Lucien's side. Even though Lilith felt strange about the relationship between Shelia and Lucien, she couldn't separate them and could only let them stay together in the same residence.
"So this is my future brother-in-law? Not bad either. I thought he would have the strength of a Dragon King-stage dragon. But I didn't expect him to be much weaker than I imagined." A young woman who had the same face as Heilde and her other sisters walked closer to me. My gaze and the young woman's gaze met. The trivial statement that came out of Ariel's mouth about me did not make me feel inferior or angry at all.
Instead of replying to every trivial word that came out of Ariel's mouth, I showed a calm expression and agreed with every word she said about me. My calm attitude also gave Lilith a feeling of satisfaction.
The proof of how calmly I could control my emotions was the key to achieving extraordinary accomplishments in the future. This was also the reason why Lilith had been able to increase her strength and surpass most beings throughout the world. Because I had the same attitude Lilith once possessed, she knew that I couldn't be provoked by Ariel's insults.
"By the way, who are you? I've never seen you before while living in this residence..."
"Sorry. My name is Ariel La. Lucifer, the youngest of the four sisters. Since you are my eldest sister's fiancé, I have to call you brother-in-law from now on. Nice to meet you."
After learning the identity of the young woman before me, I continued walking back into the living room and ignored the dark expression on Ariel's face. This was the first time Ariel had ever seen a man boldly ignore her after she introduced herself.
Turning towards Athena, a pleading expression endlessly appeared on Ariel's face. As the youngest among the four sisters, Ariel was the one most loved by the others. Furthermore, Athena had always been the closest to Ariel in the past.
"Sister, I didn't expect your fiancé to be so impolite towards his own sister-in-law!"
No answer came out of Athena's mouth. In fact, Shelia completely ignored her little sister because she had openly insulted Lucien in front of her. To Shelia, insulting Lucien was no different from insulting herself.
"You should watch the way you speak when dealing with your future brother-in-law. He will act indifferent towards those who dare look down on him. If you had arrived half a year earlier... Sigh... I shouldn't talk about that past anymore." Recalling the events from half a year ago did not give Athena a good feeling at all. Walking past Ariel and sitting beside me, a small smile appeared on my lips.
The indifferent attitude shown by Athena and Shelia towards their little sister completely gave me a feeling of satisfaction. The treatment Ariel was receiving now was exactly what she deserved. Even if she begged Heilde to support her, there was nothing Heilde in this room could do to help her little sister.
Everyone in the room was completely on my side, even their mother. Moreover, Heilde's two older sisters had completely submitted to me. Therefore, Heilde would not choose to do anything foolish that might provoke her two terrifying sisters.
Heilde averted her gaze as Ariel began looking at her with teary eyes. No one knew what Ariel was currently thinking about the cold attitude shown by her sisters. Even though Ariel felt sad after receiving such treatment from her older sisters, her father would never allow his cute youngest daughter to remain sad over such a small problem.
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