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Chapter 614: Chapter 27 Diomedes: This Way Is Impassable Chapter 614: Chapter 27 Diomedes: This Way Is Impassable “`

Both contracts were soon written, signed with names and pressed with fingerprints.

Since Aleister obviously didn’t have the ability of the Path of Authority, and the contracts couldn’t be shown to anyone else.

Therefore, the validity of the contracts was personally certified by Minister Drost.

He was a Legal Mage himself, and even a fourth Energy Level Legal Mage.

Even if he were not the Minister of Commerce, he could have become a judge in the high court.

With his Authority Force, he was more than capable of carrying out the certification ceremony for contracts of this level.

In the contracts, Aleister promised to do her best to prevent any Star Antimony people from persecuting or harming the Drost Family… This also preempted any betrayal by Aleister herself against him.

At the same time, Aleister also promised to not disclose any secrets that could potentially cause material or mental loss to Charles Drost.

Meanwhile, Drost was to adopt Aleister as his foster daughter and transfer the position of family head to Aleister.

Afterwards, he would voluntarily renounce the surname of Drost and remove himself from the family tree.

After Aleister had finished using Diomedes, she was also to transfer the position of family head along with Diomedes back to the direct bloodline of the Drost Family at a time she deemed fit.

With this, the contract subject for Diomedes was transferred.

Originally, the Guardian Spirit that had to serve its previous master until death would, upon Minister Drost no longer being the family head nor a “Drost,” become the Guardian Spirit of Aleister.

Of course, all of this was done without Diomedes’ knowledge.

Minister Drost did not wish for Diomedes to raise any objections or interfere with this transaction.

He had thought it through quite well—this contract bound Aleister from harming, cheating, or divulging secrets about him, and she must continue to protect him within the lands of Star Antimony.

Diomedes would definitely not be taken to Star Antimony.

But Miss Aleister certainly would not have any problems.

By rounding up, that’s essentially gaining a beautiful and young personal bodyguard…

thus compensating for the loss brought by the absence of Diomedes.

After all, Diomedes was quite old, and his “Oath of Dedication” to the Drost Family probably wouldn’t last beyond another generation.

Similarly, Aleister could not take Diomedes with her, because the Oath of Dedication of a Guardian Spirit was only valid within the lands of Avalon.

So, before she left, she had to transfer Diomedes to her own descendant.

—He had no plans to take too many people to Star Antimony.

After all, he had obtained the Dusk Power and could live and enjoy life for a very long time.

Besides taking the wealth, all he needed to bring was his most beloved granddaughter Sulyani Drost, and possibly also Sulyani’s mother and his own daughter, Thalia Drost.

He didn’t need to take any other children or relatives, and not the servants either.

In time, Diomedes would serve the Drost Family of Avalon; and Aleister would protect the Drost Family in Star Antimony…

Thinking this through, Drost felt satisfied.

Fortunately, Aleister had not noticed the loophole in the terms of the ceremony.

—What a blood profit!

“…Mister Drost?!”

It was only after the contract was signed and certified that Diomedes hurriedly pushed the door open and entered.

Just now, he suddenly felt that the object of his “Oath of Dedication” had changed.

All this time, every change of masters for Diomedes followed the death of the previous family head.

This change was completely outside his expectations and understanding…

He looked warily towards his new mistress: “You are…?”

She was a strange girl.

At first, Diomedes thought she might be a secret daughter or mistress of the Drosts.

But soon, Diomedes’ expression turned grave.

Because he noticed the Black Crystal Cross on Aleister’s chest.

…The black cross, a symbol of the Helasal Empire.

Subsequently, he saw Aleister’s dress.

It looked like a style favored by the nobility of Star Antimony, but in fact, it was a retro trend of the Empire era used in noble ceremonial dresses — the fabrics of the two types of dresses were completely different.

The texture of the stockings was also completely different.

The stockings used by the people of Star Antimony nowadays were synthetic products of alchemical industry, but the stockings from the Empire era were made of Blessed Silk Cotton crafted by Elven Craftsmen, extremely expensive.

This material was the same used in the Ceremonial Cloaks of bishops, thicker but still breathable.

On those stockings, two maxims were written in alchemical text:

“The Sun as father, the Moon as mother.”

“Born of the wind, nurtured by the earth.”

—This is Classical Alchemy from before the Valentine era!

All of this was fashionable during Diomedes’ youth.

He was immediately puzzled.

What kind of antique…

where did this grandmother spring from?

But soon, Diomedes frowned.

The more he looked, the more he felt she seemed familiar…

“She will be your master from now on, Diomedes.”

Minister Drost was still smiling on the side, explaining something.

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But Diomedes, whose contract had already been terminated, showed no respect for Drost, waving his hand impatiently, “Shut up, sir.

You are no longer a Drost.”

At the Pope’s call, the Elves volunteered to guard the descendants of the heroes who had defeated the Giant Dynasty and witnessed the succession of the Pillar Gods, ensuring that the names and legends of these Angel Envoys remained in the Material Realm, not easily eroded by the passage of time.

In foreign lands, with no descendants, from childhood to death—this steadfast and enduring self-sacrifice was the sacred practice of the Path of Devotion.

It wasn’t that they were content to be servants, loyally devoted to the Founding Families.

Now that the current Drost was no longer a Drost, Diomedes felt no need to pay any more attention to this man who tired him.

His focus was solely on Aleister, his brows deeply furrowed.

Aleister also noticed his gaze, smiling as he turned back and politely bowed, “Good day to you, Mr.

Diomedes.”

“…Miss, have I seen you somewhere before?”

Diomedes suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Minister Drost was momentarily stunned.

He looked up at Aleister, then back at Diomedes.

Before Aleister could respond, Diomedes’s eyes gradually widened, “You are…

Baroness Beyard?

You’re still alive?”

“…You know ‘me’?”

Aleister seemed surprised.

When Diomedes became a Guardian Spirit, Beyard hadn’t even been born.

And after becoming a Guardian Spirit, he could never leave the side of the current Drost.

So that meant…

Beyard had been to Glass Island?

“You visited Glass Island as a child.

You were much younger then, and your parents were still alive.

It was…

over four hundred years ago.

“Perhaps you have forgotten, but the memory of Elves is quite reliable.

Elves seldom forget those they have met unless they wish to forget.”

Diomedes spoke nostalgically.

…No wonder, at the summoning ceremony held in Avalon, it was possible to summon Beyard, the Shadow Demon once a noble of the empire, from the distant Glass Island.

Even Beyard, as a Shadow Demon, had forgotten his visit to Glass Island.

“What exactly did ‘I’ come here to do at that time?

Do you remember when it was?”

“That would have been between the years 1560 and 1570.”

Diomedes’s memory slowly revived, and he answered without hesitation, “Your father was there to conduct business with the Moriarty Family…”

Mid-sentence, Aleister suddenly interrupted, “Wait a moment, Mr.

Diomedes.”

She looked at Minister Drost, who stood quietly to the side, her crimson pupils glinting with dangerous brilliance.

“This gentleman without a surname…

is trying to deceive me into signing a perilous contract, making me his bodyguard.

Perhaps he has some designs on me…”

“Wait a moment, Miss Crowley!”

Minister Drost sensed the dangerous atmosphere.

He immediately shouted, “We have a contract, no one from Star Antimony can—”

“When did I ever say I was from Star Antimony?”

Aleister interrupted with a smile.

“But you are from the Crowley Family…”

“Though I am the third daughter of Earl Crowley, that doesn’t conflict with me not being from Star Antimony.

However, alright…

since this matter seems important to you…”

Aleister spoke, rising and walking slowly toward a mirror.

She smiled over her shoulder, gave a little tug, and stepped into it.

When he stepped out from the mirror again, he had transformed into Bishop Aiwass, clothed in a red robe.

“Now, from any perspective, I am no longer from Star Antimony.”

Aiwass’s voice was clear and magnetic, his face breaking into a brisk smile, “Do you know what happens next?”

“I…” Minister Drost started trembling involuntarily.

“Mr.

Diomedes, I know you’ve been waiting for this day for a long time.

By coincidence…”

Aiwass said, as a thin card made of red crystal material appeared at the tip of his fingers.

A corner of his mouth lifted slightly, “I too have waited a long time.

You are at least a fourth-energy-level Transcendent, so don’t run away without even fighting…

Mr.

Antlers, the coward.”

Seeing his plight, Minister Drost attempted to flee.

“—I’m sorry, sir.”

Diomedes blocked his path, hands clasped behind his back, speaking calmly, “This way is closed.”@@novelbin@@