Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

It could be said that he had managed to leave a favorable impression in front of his future boss.

After all, they might really have to rely on the boss for their livelihood in the future.

As for Elanna... Yarlu certainly believed that Elanna herself had not lied, because for a prisoner, lying was meaningless.

The underlying issues here are worth deep consideration.

Border Lords existed in the Shadow Country back in the day, and precisely because he knew the situation of the Border Lords, he was even more certain that there had to be a power supporting the fiancee of his boss-to-be.

It was just that Knight Elanna seemed oblivious to this fact.

There was no doubt that Lord Kael was a top genius; Yarlu in his many years had only heard of such apex monsters in legends and myths.

But he was even more aware that a genius like Knight Elanna could not possibly be cultivated by a minor Border Lord.

In fact, for a monster like Lord Kael, what was needed was not a girl to peel shrimp for him at the dinner table, knit clothing for him, or brew him tea every day.

Such tasks were better left to ordinary maids and housekeepers.

A genius destined to enter higher echelons of competition like Kael was unlikely to be deeply moved by such low-cost commitments.

Yarlu had vaguely discovered in battle with Knight Elanna that this girl was truly nurtured as an heir of a major power would be.

Such was a genuinely scarce resource—the other side's manner of speaking, their knowledge base, their perspective, their ability to control the situation, their incredibly stable emotions...

And her youthful yet almost legendary swordsmanship.

Although Knight Elanna had managed to defeat him with external help, looking somewhat less honorable, Yarlu had, after all, roamed the south and stormed the north with the royalty of the Shadow Country for many years.

How could he underestimate the traits displayed by Elanna herself?

One should know that cultivating such traits involves a cost that is incredibly high, both in terms of explicit and implicit resources, and is something that is easier sought than found.

Forget an average Border Noble; Knight Elanna's philosophy and resources even surpassed those of many princesses of small countries she had met.

All of these combined to truly make Knight Elanna a suitable fiancee for Lord Kael.

Yarlu, with some knowledge of the future boss's exploits, understood that the best life partner for Lord Kael should be an ally on the battlefield of life, struggling and progressing together, rather than a giant baby seeking to satisfy personal comfort and desires.

This was a sufficiently qualified fiancee.

But the question was... who had cultivated her?

If it was solely from Lord Kael's side, or Knight Elanna's Border Lord father... it was unlikely, because Knight Elanna was no fool.

Does that mean, excluding these individuals, there was another person of special status influencing the fiancee of his own boss through their every action and word?

Taking into account the terrifyingly profound interpretation of the rules hidden in Knight Elanna's swordsmanship, Yarlu pondered:

"Could the problem lie with Knight Elanna's mentor?"

...

Yarlu's thoughts remained unknown to others.

Because, after everyone had completed their future arrangements, Kael did not hesitate to initiate the dungeon conquest completion notice to the world's will.

[World Announcement: The Dungeon "The Ashes of the Empire" has been fully conquered]

[At the request of the Lancaster Lord, Kael.D.Helois, the Dungeon "The Ashes of the Empire" settlement process will begin]

The voice of the world's will seemed to spread throughout the entire dungeon, echoing through heaven and earth.

The sky was filled with streaks of radiance descending after the completion of the conquest.

As before, the radiance that fell from the sky bathed each native and player.

Of course, Kael once again became the person who received the most radiance.

The intense light seemed to instantly dispel the fatigue and discomfort in Kael's body; in a daze, he once again saw a pair of profound, warm eyes. The gentle gaze quietly observed him, and for a moment, Kael felt relaxed.

The owner of that gaze was the world's will itself, which had previously interacted with Kael.

Fragments of scenes emerged around Kael.

Conversations from his first dungeon conquest with different people appeared.

...

"So, what do the goblin command center say this time? Surely they can't consider using the city's residents as shields, can they?

You've always just struck those outposts that are occupied by the Alliance, following the old rules, just issuing an evacuation notice before the Alliance comes is enough to..."

"Captain Kael?"

"I apologize, I lost my composure."

"Abandoning our kin is a sorrowful choice."

"Yes, the feeling of powerlessness is truly... too sad."

...

"Don't worry, kiddo, separation isn't that scary."

The Old Goblin's face lit up with a kind smile: "In 650,000 hours, when we oxidize into the wind, we can become two adjacent bubbles on the same pint of beer."

In a daze, it seemed possible to see his comforting smile: "Atoms in the world do not perish, and we will eventually meet again."