Ruler's Awakening: Inheritor of the SSS-Rank Dimensional Talent

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The next day.

Lilith City.

25th floor.

Lewis ordered all the members to go to the city guild office. In order to get contribution points, they had to complete many general missions.

Some were used to taking on high-level general missions, while others were not. However, Lewis set a limit that they could take any mission other than S rank missions.

There were a total of 20 people including Lewis. They were divided into five small groups, one group of four.

They had to take at least one mission per day, regardless of the rank of the mission. On the next day, they were allowed to take the day off.

In total, in one week, they can take 3-4 general missions. Lewis also had the right to give them the day off if he felt that the general mission was too high and tiring for the members.

Aaron stood on the balcony of the room. He looked out precisely towards the front yard of the Shadow Ruler headquarters. There, Lewis was giving his instructions to the members.

Aerith was still fast asleep on her bed, sound asleep without being disturbed by anything. Aaron smiled at Aerith's sleeping face.

He stepped inside while getting ready. The man didn't know what the situation in the Dark Dimension was like, hopefully it would improve so he could join the monster raid again and quickly go up to the 51st floor.

From the east of the Shadow Ruler's headquarters, a graceful female figure in a white and blue uniform was present at the place. She was Eloise, she came alone without being accompanied by anyone.

Lewis stepped up to Eloise, greeting her as he asked her the purpose of her arrival. She explained that she had come to meet with Aaron.

"Mr. Aaron is probably still resting in his room. I'll leave a message with the guards at this base," Lewis replied.

"Are you leaving?" asked Eloise, Lewis cleared his throat.

"That's right. There's a general mission at the guild office waiting to be picked up. We have to hurry before the top-level missions run out," Lewis explained.

Together with his group members, he left the place on foot. However, it was different with Eloise.

She didn't know whether Aaron had woken up or not, but she had left a message with the headquarters guard about him. The headquarters guard said that he would deliver Eloise's message to Aaron.

Not wanting to linger in that place, Eloise walked away after leaving a message with the guard.

Aaron finished with his cleaning. He was already getting ready in his usual black and purple shirt suit.

Surprisingly, Aerith had already woken up and looked half sleepy. She was still sitting on the bed, occasionally rubbing her eyes.

"You're up early, Aaron," Aerith said, softly.

"Maybe the correct phrase is that you woke up too early. It's already ten in the afternoon," Aaron replied.

Aerith turned her head and saw a bright light shining through the window. That's right, Aerith had been fast asleep until noon.

"What are you doing today?" asked Aerith, curious.

"I want to go see the situation in Noah City. Don't worry, I won't get involved in their war," Aaron replied, looking to tidy up his hair in front of the mirror, his long black hair back.

Aerith nodded. There was a possibility of a monster raid opening today in Noah city, the only way was to go there and find out for yourself.

For that woman, it was easy to get there because Aaron and Aerith were connected to each other. If indeed the Dark Pillar gate had been opened, then Aerith would use her dimensional power to travel through the Dark Dimension.

"Alright. I'll get ready, I'll catch up with you later if that's true," Aerith explained.

Aaron nodded firmly. He said goodbye to Aerith and walked away from his room.

Sure enough! There wasn't a single member of the Shadow Ruler in the headquarters, only the headquarters cleaning maids and a few guards.

"Mr. Aaron," greeted the guard.

Aaron's steps faltered when the guard called his name, "What's wrong?"

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes. I need to buy some supplies. Why do you ask?" asked Aaron, suspiciously.

"Early in the morning, Miss Eloise arrived at the Shadow Ruler's headquarters. She left a message that she was expecting you at the Sky Sword 25th headquarters," explained the guard.

'Eloise? What did she ask me to come for? Did something happen to Emily?' Aaron asked.

After thanking her, Aaron flew quickly away from the Shadow Ruler's headquarters using his Venerable Sage ability.

Every time he flew through the air, the purple trail of his flight always decorated the city sky, making many people's attention riveted on him.

From Aaron's location, he saw the whereabouts of the Sky Sword 25th headquarters. Powerfully, he landed on the front lawn to the surprise of many members of the group.

They were on full alert, activating their talents and aiming them at the center area of the front yard of the base. A thick plume of white smoke rose in the area, making it difficult for them to see who had come to visit.

Aldo flew closer to the location of the fog. With a quick swing of his hand to the side, he blew the smoke away and revealed the man who had arrived.

"Mr. Aaron," Aldo greeted, bowing his head.

"Aaron? Wait! Isn't he the closest person to Miss Eloise?"

"I heard he's already on the 50th floor. His strength surpasses even Miss Eloise's."

"It's a good thing we didn't carelessly challenge her to a fight."

Aaron didn't care about what the Sky Sword members said. He stepped closer to Aldo and shook the man's hand firmly.

"Thank you for coming," Aldo replied.

"Did something happen?" Aaron asked.

"Nothing terrible, but you should come with us," Aldo replied.

Aaron nodded. The two of them stepped off the front lawn of the Sky Sword 25th headquarters to enter the throne hall, meeting with Miss Eloise.

Several guests could be seen lined up in front of the throne hall door, they were either group mages or ordinary businessmen.

However, due to Aaron's important nature for Eloise's business, Aldo was able to break through the queue and bring Aaron in.

The hall door opened, Aaron's figure became Eloise's concern, even though she was receiving guests from the mid-level group.

One thing was certain, she didn't notice Emily's presence. Usually, that woman was near Eloise. However, she was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Emily?" Aaron asked.

"That's why I called you here. Do you have time?" asked Eloise, a worried look on her face. Experience more tales on My Virtual Library Empire

Eloise told her guests to wait for a while. They didn't mind, but they were annoyed that Eloise prioritized the man in the black shirt over them, the mid-level group members.

"Who is he? How dare he draw Miss Eloise's attention away from us," the man explained.

"Don't worry. I've already recognized his clothes. We'll beat him up once we get out of Sky Sword headquarters."@@novelbin@@

He and Aldo left to lead Aaron to a room, where Emily was resting. Aaron squinted and stopped his steps, his left hand raised to cover his nose.

'Foul odor? This scent is coming from inside the room,' Aaron explained.

Eloise opened the door with a heavy heart. Aaron saw Emily lying stiffly limp on the bed, still wearing her pajama sleep suit.

"A... Aaron," Emily greeted, looking up at Aaron quizzically.

"What happened to her?"

Eloise began to tell her that this incident happened last night. Emily suddenly screamed loudly from her room, startling Eloise.

When she came to Emily's room, Eloise saw Emily's body covered with a purple rash and a strong foul odor.

She was worried that the seal Aaron had planted on Emily's body was having the opposite reaction, thus worsening Emily's condition.

Aaron listened to Eloise's words, he held her hand and tried to break the seal on Emily's stomach. However, a woman's voice startled the people in the place.

Shockingly, Aerith appeared from behind the door in a flash of maroon light. With her strength, it was easy for her to break into a certain place at any distance.

"Stop it, Aaron."

Aaron turned around and saw Aerith's figure. The woman stepped in while still wearing sleeping pajamas, standing right next to Emily.

"What?" asked Aaron.

"Breaking the seal will only make Emily's condition worse. The only one who can save her is her," Aerith replied, crossing her arms.

"What?! She's in pain and dying. What can you expect from her?!" said Eloise.

"Since the duration of the curse is stunted, this is the curse's mechanism for torturing Emily. It's unfortunate, but this is the reality. She must endure this pain," Aerith replied.

In the middle of their conversation, Aaron received a whisper from someone in his subconscious. It was Dark Azazel.

'Hey, do you want to save her?' asked Dark Azazel.

'Do you know something?' Aaron asked.

'I know what the curse is and how to stop its torment. But let's make a deal!

'Remove the shackles on my right leg, and I will release him from the torment of the curse.'