A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 1270

Chapter 1270: Chapter 857: The Girls' Deliberations Chapter 1270: Chapter 857: The Girls' Deliberations “Mommy, I'm back!”

As she walked into the room, Ilya beamed with happiness and lunged toward Ellie, who hugged the oncoming Ilya and caressed her hair. Feeling Ellie's touch, Ilya too squinted her eyes and wore a blissful smile.

“How was it, Ilya? Did you have fun outside?”

“Mhm, it was interesting. Anhe Guleiya took me to many places, and it was very entertaining.”

“Thank you, both of you.”

“Ah, don't mention it.”

Faced with Ellie's gratitude, Anhe waved her hand nonchalantly with a grin.

“After all, we don't have much else to do… and Ilya is really adorable.”

“Then we'll take our leave now.”

Guleiya replied softly, bowed to Ellie, and left.

“Oh my… Ilya really is a cute and smart girl.”

Having left Ellie's room for the corridor, Anhe couldn't help but express her feelings.

“I really want to have a cute daughter myself.”

“Ah, um…”

Hearing Anhe's sentimental words, Guleiya responded with a few casual remarks, but Anhe seemed unsatisfied with Guleiya's reaction, turning her head to look at her again.

“I really, really want to have a cute daughter!”

“Huh?”

Upon hearing Anhe spell out her wish word by word once more, Guleiya was taken aback and then finally understood.

“But, but we are both women…”

“Of course, not with you! I'm talking about Mr. Knight, Mr. Knight!”

As she watched Guleiya's face turn red, Anhe sighed helplessly.

“We are Mr. Knight's fiancees, after all. Shouldn't we be a bit more self-aware? More and more women are appearing around Mr. Knight, we also need to feel a sense of crisis.”

“Crisis?”

“Yes, it's not too troublesome with the likes of Leia and Miss Kaname… but Miss Mary, Miss Ellie, and Miss Medea are formidable competitors!”

Anhe's words were not without reason. In their eyes, people like Leia and Kaname were only visited by Duanmu Huai in their worlds. Like a nobleman's mistress maintained on the side, Anhe wasn't particularly bothered by them. This was like the difference in attention between a frontier officer and an official in the Royal City–almost self-evident.

With the increase of girls around Duanmu Huai, Anhe too had begun to feel a sense of crisis. Particularly with Ellie and Medea–they were Duanmu Huai's Servants, essentially always together with Duanmu Huai. More importantly, the pair also had what's known as a “Command Spell” contract, which made Anhe especially envious.

Moreover, having Ilya as her daughter, Ellie, in Anhe's view, held a trump card–a beautiful mother with an adorable daughter would naturally draw Duanmu Huai's attention. Strictly speaking, Ilya was not Duanmu Huai's own child, but who wouldn't love such a precious and lovable child, both smart and endearing?

Isn't it the same in the Royal Palace? A Queen Consort who has given birth garners more attention from the King, while those who don't will eventually be demoted to cold quarters.

Anhe could also sense that due to Ilya's presence, Ellie developed an alluring maternal aura.

This was something the young ladies like her couldn't learn; it's a charm unique to women who have children!

Of course, besides this, in Anhe's view, their greatest rival was still Mary.

Clearly, Duanmu Huai prioritized the events of the World of Mary, even now. Although Mary merely sought some reinforcements, Duanmu Huai would normally have dispatched a team of Night Guards for other planets. As it appeared to be no significant threat, but when Mary requested aid, Duanmu Huai personally set out, which Anhe saw as a disparity in treatment.

In addition, Duanmu Huai almost always kept Mary close by, regardless of the world he visited, to the extent that Ogis felt jealous–understandably, for some worlds inaccessible to Ogis, Mary could visit… It was natural for Ogis to be unhappy.

Although Anhe knew that, to Duanmu Huai, Mary's Golden Pupil was really something special, and if it were necessary, she would also have been kept close at all times.

But… familiarity breeds fondness!

Even if Mary harbored no such feelings for Duanmu Huai now, who could say for certain after a long time? Besides, Mary was also well-educated and mannered, possessing a demeanor that, even in Anhe's opinion, compared favorably with the high-class nobility raised in Manaria. She seemed to not dislike Duanmu Huai either…

“Being together for long periods can foster deep affection, you know. Look at Miss Lumiere… Okay, let's not go there. Even if we believe that she and Mr. Duanmu did nothing in that future, they lived together for sixty years, nearly like an old married couple! Do you understand, Guleiya?”

Anhe put her hands on Guleiya's shoulders, speaking earnestly.

As a Princess of Manaria, though Anhe had a naive and carefree personality, she hadn't neglected studying imperial governance. Thus, Anhe was quite aware that oftentimes, palace intrigue was no different from royal politics. If you accompany the emperor year-round, of course, your relationship with him is better than with others. People like Leia, regarded as a “remote official of significance,” even if significant in status, without being in the Royal City, didn't really count as a rival.

But those like Mary and Ellie were akin to newly important officials within the political center of the Royal City, with influence and standing beyond comparison.

Anhe had also been trying hard, such as proactively offering help with anything Duanmu Huai intended to do.

But the problem was…

“Do you understand what I'm saying, Guleiya?”

Seeing her close friend before her, Ann felt a sense of frustration, as if hating that steel had not turned into steel. Originally, the two of them were Duanmu Huai's fiancees, the most legitimate ones. However, Greiya had always been introverted and not good at communicating with others, and secondly, she seemed to be somewhat afraid of Duanmu Huai, so she gradually became estranged from Duanmu Huai.

This was also a source of urgent concern for Ann. Of course, she knew what Greiya was afraid of, as her close friend, Greiya had talked to her about what Duanmu Huai had said to her. Indeed, to the Tribunal with its human supremacism, Greiya was not good at dealing with.

Moreover, Greiya's inherent personality was somewhat passive, not very adept at taking active action.

This might still work in school, but working for the Tribunal was another matter.

“Listen to me, Greiya, the more this is the case, the more you have to be active and proactive!”

“I, I know, so every time Mr. Knight asks me to do something, I do it…”
“That won't do!”

Ann shook her head vigorously, interrupting Greiya's defense.

“Listen, it's not about waiting for Mr. Knight to say something before you do it. You have to be more proactive, show Mr. Knight that you are willing to help! Whether Mr. Knight accepts your request is one thing, but you must show your attitude. Otherwise, if every time he gives orders and then you follow, Mr. Knight might think you don't like doing it, and then he won't take you with him anymore!”

“But… for humans, to exterminate other races, it's really…”

“Ah…”

Hearing Greiya's answer, Ann sighed silently. The human supremacism of the Tribunal was indeed a problem. Of course, in Ann's eyes, as a fellow human, this wasn't much of an issue, but for Greiya who was of mixed heritage… it seemed to be another matter.

“Haven't we read the Tribunal's rules? Alien refers to all other races outside of humanity, and from what we've seen on our journey, whether the Star Alliance or anything else, as long as it's a race besides humans, they will ultimately betray humanity, so it's not unjustified for the Tribunal to have this attitude. I think you, Greiya, shouldn't think too much. After all, haven't you been recognized by the Tribunal? Otherwise, Mr. Knight wouldn't have agreed to let you build the Dragonkin city in Duel City.”

“…Alright.”

Hearing Ann's response, Greiya thought for a moment and finally nodded, which relieved Ann and made her smile again.

“Okay, from now on, be more active and proactive when facing Mr. Knight, I will help too.”

“Okay, but…”

“But?”

Facing Ann's curious gaze, Greiya blushed and looked away, then she lifted her head and looked anxiously at Ann.

“What if… I mean just if… our child turns out to be as fierce as Mr. Knight…”

“…That is indeed a problem.”

At this moment, even the usually optimistic Ann started to worry.

“Achoo!”

Duanmu Huai suddenly sneezed, and at the same time, his punch went askew, and the bone spike of the Cyclops Ghoul hit his head and shattered like plaster on a wall.

“Eh? Mr. Duanmu, are you okay?”

Seeing this, Mary was quite surprised.

“Do you have a cold?”

“Not at all, probably someone is badmouthing me behind my back.”

Duanmu Huai wiped his nose and then looked again at the towering Ghoul before him. Unlike the small stature of the green-haired woman, her generated Ghoul was incredibly large. Fortunately, before the Golden Pupil, there are no secrets. Mary saw through the Ghoul's huge body at a glance, realizing it's just a shell; in fact, the green-haired woman hid inside like a pilot operating a biological mech.

Now that he knew what was going on, it was much simpler.

Duanmu Huai sniffed and stretched out his hand to firmly grasp the Ghoul before him. By now, the entire first floor of the Investigation Bureau had been evacuated, and other investigators had also rushed to the scene, but they were completely out of their depth in the face of the battle before them. They could only watch Duanmu Huai and the Cyclops Ghoul exchange punches and kicks, like Ultraman fighting little monsters.

Luckily, Duanmu Huai had an extra helper unlike Ultraman.

“Haah!”

Duanmu Huai once again threw a punch to swat away the bone spike fired by the Cyclops Ghoul. Seeing more and more investigators closing in, the Cyclops Ghoul tried to turn and flee. Taking the opportunity, Duanmu Huai rushed forward and grabbed the Ghoul's body, hoisting it high.

“Mary!”

“Yes, Mr. Duanmu!”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's voice, Mary quickly raised her Magic Wand and aimed it forward, then drew it back sharply–along with Mary's movements, roaring magic energy began to gather at the tip of her Magic Wand, and she clenched the wand, aiming forward, and thrust it.

Soul Flood!

“Boom!”

The shining Magic Beam pierced straight through the Cyclops Ghoul's large body raised by Duanmu Huai, tearing through its head and leaving a huge hole in the body.

After a brief struggle, the Cyclops Ghoul completely dispersed into a heap of tattered flesh and blood.

“Phew, done.”

Duanmu Huai discarded the mutilated corpse and looked around at the other investigators, then curled his lip.

“It seems that the security of your Investigation Bureau leaves much to be desired.”

Chapter end

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