The banquet hall was bright and spacious. The hall was filled with warm lantern-lights that floated near the ceiling.

Soft ambient music wafted in the background, and the faint aroma of rare , and expensive wines, associated with well mannered chatter lingered in the air.

Esimo and Everlong's parents greeted Kailen and the others, sharing a few bouts of conversations with them.

"Really glad to finally meet you, sir. Thank you for everything." Kailen expressed sincerity to Caelthas for the support he had rendered towards him.

"It's nothing. It's actually an honor to be able to help the empire's most eligible bachelor."

Kailen simply nodded.

However, a threatening glare was directed towards Caelthas suddenly.

He didn't even know where the glare came from.

A moment later, Kailen saw Arrie clutching to arms intimately.

She sent Caelthas a look that made him understand who was responsible for the glare he had received.

Arrie also showed her fingers in a way that revealed she wore an engagement ring.

Quickly, the old man saw the same ring on Kailen's hands too and realized he had said something he shouldn't have said.

Everyone found Arrie's dramatic behaviour extremely funny, but they didn't dare laugh.

When it came to Kailen, she could do anything.

"My bad. Apologies for calling you a bachelor."

He didn't know why, but the glare of this rank 1 beginner stage ascendant level lady, Kailen's fiance, was really terrifying.

What the hell was wrong with this girl?

Kailen and the others laughed it off.

After which, Kailen met Nick and Shawn Ashton.

They had assumed a normal humanoid or even height for the gathering so they were not towering over everyone.

The hall's marble floor reflected their figures as people moved around, chatting quietly, and the long crystal tables shimmered softly under the lantern lights.

Esimo introduced them to one another officially.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the couple nodded as if it was time to initiate something they had planned.

Shawn spoke, demeanor calm, elegant. "Our daughter died because of her own negligence and stupidity. And frankly, we don't hold anything against you. She wanted to kill our son, and to be honest, with the way she became obsessed with power, trusting her with the family inheritance would have been detrimental to the Conglomerate."

Nick added, "That's true. Yes, it hurts us that she's dead. But what could we have done? Defend her for wanting to kill our son, or kill her ourselves? She was our daughter as much as Esimo is our son. Even if he did not end up killing her, she would have killed him.

A sibling killing the other is something no parent wants to experience.

The most fortunate outcome was when you had to be the one to kill her. At least, we didn't have to watch her kill her brother, or watch her brother kill her.

One of them would have died in the end, and honestly, we loved Xyra, but… the future of the family would have been bleak with her leading.

Considering how she turned out, things would have turned out like it did with the Harkers when we stepped out of the spotlight for her to manage family affairs."

Kailen nodded in understanding.

"These couple knew that one day, with the way things had escalated between their children, one was bound to die at the hands of the other. However, they didn't want to experience the sight of watching one child kill the other. That's something traumatic for any parent.

Also, as parents, could they secretly kill Xyra, the one at fault here, when she was their daughter?

Certainly not!

So when I had to be the one to do it, whether or not I did it for personal reasons, was the best outcome they could have hoped for.

Sigh.. I should really avoid these kinds of stupid inheritance battles in the future when I have my children with Arrie. All this thing about siblings turning on one another is too bad. I may not be the best person to talk about good virtues, nor do I think I'm righteous, but even I won't entertain such kind of behavior in my home. Esimo should do something about this stupid inheritance battle in his family in the future, so that what happened between him and sister won't repeat itself."

These musings flashed through Kailen's mind in a split second.

Just as Kailen was about to talk to them further, a feminine figure could be seen approaching him.

Her steps were light, almost silent, as she crossed the polished floor. Her presence caused several nearby guests to subconsciously straighten their posture.

Kailen knew this was not an ordinary person.

"Seniors, if you'd excuse me."

Nick and Shawn nodded politely. "No problem at all, Black Flask."

The couple gave Kailen some time alone with the figure approaching him.

The couple and the approaching figure, Elder Calma Smith of the Long Hai training hall, exchanged a few pleasantries before Nick and Shawn left.

Elder Calma Smith looked at Kailen with an extremely pleased expression in her eyes.

She had been the one to recommend him as an honorary member after watching his feat of clearing the beginner stage ascendant level of the tower of the Long Hai training hall.

Thanks to that decision, she had received numerous benefits, and had even been promoted!

However, she didn't just come to this gathering to see him.

There was a special reason why she was here.

"Kailen Darkhaven, if I can get him to agree to this proposal, then we won't have anything to worry about."

"Black Flask Darkhaven. It's a pleasure to finally meet you."

Her voice was smooth and soothing, pleasant to the ear, carrying faint echoes in the spacious hall.

However, Kailen knew that this woman was dangerous.

There was this unsettling feeling about her voice.

She had not tried anything on him. But her voice was strangely charming.

Of course, it wasn't to a point where Kailen would lose his emotional composure.

With emotional resonance, Kailen could tell from just looking at her that she was nervous about something.

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Senior."

Kailen didn't act proud, nor humble.

But he was polite with her, composed, relaxed even.

This was something that the Elder nodded in satisfaction at.

Not many males could keep their composure in front of her.

Either they were blocks of wood, or they simply had high self control and a strong will.

Considering Darkhaven, he was the latter.

Despite the fact that she had not used her affinity on him, she was still satisfied with his ability to resist her.

As for trying to test him with her affinity, she had decided against it. She came here to request something from the kid. If she tried anything suspicious, it could backfire, and he wouldn't agree with what she had come to request for.

Also, this kid definitely had an extremely terrifying backing considering his terrifying achievements and growth pace.

Unlike the idiots who had offended him without realizing this, she was not foolish.

She didn't want to offend a power that could crush her like a bug.

"Look, it's Elder Calma of the Long Hai training Hall. I'm literally drooling watching her. She's approaching Kailen Darkhaven."

"Idiot it's because of her affinity."

"no idiot. she's extremely beautiful that's why. and the fact that she's a witch, makes her all the more enchanting."

"Kailen Darkhaven is a lucky bastard. He gets to have a personal conversation with her."

"Did you know that when Elder Calma awakened the seduction arts darkness affinity, she spent painstaken effort cultivating for years to seek revenge against the clan that abducted her?

The first time she made herself known, she set the clan heads against one another with her seduction arts without even lifting a finger.

By the time she left the clan, they had killed one another because of her control."

"Terrifying, utterly terrifying. As expected of a rank 5 intermediate stage galactic level lifeform!"

Naturally, Kailen heard these whispers and he was able to piece together who the woman standing before him was.

A terrifying seductress of the Long Hai training Hall.

A dangerous powerhouse.

He was all the more curious about how a powerhouse such as herself was nervous around him?

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