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Chapter 525: How Did I Not Know I Have Such a Rich Friend?
Chapter 525: How Did I Not Know I Have Such a Rich Friend?
"Let Shalltear pretend to be Lord Night City's wife? This can't be allowed!"
Putting aside the fact that those inferior beings from earlier had already memorized my appearance, I also heard from Lord Sebastian that Shalltear has her own mission.
"I understand, even though it's a bit over the line, I will definitely do my best to play this role, Lord Night City!"
Just as Naabel was about to explode with anger, she heard Night City's plan to have Shalltear take her place, and her head began to shake like a rattle.
For them, the Battle Maids, to be able to serve closely by the Supreme Sovereign's side was the ultimate honor, especially since Lord Night City was their creator.
Although the Pleiades Battle Maids were as close as sisters, when it came to matters like this, sisterly bonds meant nothing!
On the other side, Althea, exhausted, returned home, and despite her busy work schedule, she never forgot that today was her sisters' birthday.
Before going home, she bought a cake and, on Imina's suggestion, bought birthday gifts for her sisters.
Althea was actually a noble from an imperial family with a hundred years of history, but due to her father's incompetence, the Blood Emperor stripped them of their noble status and their source of income.
They lost their noble rank, but her parents still indulged in their past glory, spending recklessly, which burdened Althea's family with a debt of 300 gold coins.
To repay the family debt and prevent her sisters from suffering, Althea had to drop out of the Imperial Magic Academy and work to support her family.
"Lord Field, I've been treating you politely because you were once a noble, but you owe us 30 gold coins. If you don't pay up soon, don't blame us for being impolite!"
"What do you insolent fools plan to do? I am a noble! Do you understand? You're nothing but commoners, and you dare to treat me like this!"
"Noble? That's ancient history. Didn't the Emperor already strip your family of its noble status?
Stop your blabbering. You must pay today. If you can't pay, either sell your mansion or... I heard you have a few beautiful and adorable daughters, right?"
Before even stepping into the house, Althea heard the sound of an argument coming from within.
As Althea anxiously pushed open the door, she saw several menacing-looking men holding her father by the collar, demanding repayment, while her mother had been pushed to the ground.
Witnessing the farce unfolding before her, Althea felt a sudden exhaustion. Ever since the Emperor stripped their noble status, such scenes would play out in her home every ten days or so.
"Clink!"
The bag of gold coins was thrown by Althea directly at the debt collectors.
"There are 25 gold coins in here. You can come back next month for the remaining 5. Now, leave my house immediately and don't scare my sisters."
This was her earnings from this job, and after repaying the debt, she was left with almost nothing.
Seeing the bag of gold coins Althea threw, the debt collectors initially didn't want to give up easily, but they had heard that Althea was a genius capable of using Tier 3 Magic, so despite their frustration, they could only leave reluctantly.
As Althea watched the debt collectors leave, her father started to get up again, shouting about his noble rights, leaving Althea speechless.
"Please don't burden me with more debts. Worker quests are dangerous and exhausting."
"If this happens again, I'll take my sisters and leave this home. I won't care about your lives anymore."
Looking at her father's angry ranting and her mother's meekness, Alshe's face was filled with disappointment.
She believed her parents were beyond help. If she hadn't returned in time, Alshe thought they might even use her sisters to repay their debts in desperation.
Was their noble dignity more important than their own family? To protect her sisters from harm, Alshe made a firm decision. Once she had saved enough money, she would take her sisters and leave. After all, she had already repaid everything she owed.
Already exhausted from work, Alshe was now mentally and physically drained after encountering this family issue at home.
"I caught you! (^_^)"
"I caught you too, but you're so hard. (▽｀)"
As soon as Alshe entered the room, her legs were grabbed by two tiny creatures. Seeing the smiles on her sisters' faces, Alshe felt instantly healed.
"Guitilika and Virelika, happy birthday. Sister brought you a cake..."
Alshe held up the cake, intending to say something, but she soon noticed that Guitilika and Virelika had already prepared a cake with lit candles.
Surprisingly, the cake they had prepared was even larger than the one she bought, and it looked expensive! The thought of her parents buying a cake for her sisters crossed her mind, but she quickly dismissed it.
Those parents were already doing her a favor by not increasing her debt. How could they possibly buy a cake for her sisters? They had probably even forgotten Guitilika and Virelika's birthdays.
"We met Sister's friend on the street today, and he bought us the cake."
"Yes, yes, he's a handsome and gentle black-haired big brother. He knew it was our birthday and even gave us birthday presents."
Alshe was taken aback by her sisters' words. She did have friends, but they should have rarely contacted her after her family lost their noble status.
And if they had only bought a cake for Guitilika, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But when Alshe saw her sisters proudly showing off the crystal pendants around their necks, her expression turned to shock.
Her innate ability, 'Magic Perception Eye,' allowed her to see the flow of magic, determining the level of spellcasters and their magical talents.
Alshe was astonished to find that the crystal pendants her sisters held were precious magical artifacts.
These crystal pendants likely had the function of automatically casting defensive spells when the wearer was attacked.
Alshe didn't know what specific defensive spells they cast, but based on the magic power within the pendants and the rarity of such artifacts, she estimated that they could easily fetch a high price of several hundred gold coins on the black market!
Such expensive magical artifact necklaces had been casually given to her sisters, and there were two of them! Alshe was shocked that she had such wealthy friends, and she didn't even know about it.
(End of Chapter)
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