[Location: Tunis Royal Capital]

As Louis's carriage came to a halt after entering the city gate, a charming figure suddenly pounced into his arms.

"Louis, are you hurt?"

Beatrice held Louis's hand, looked him up and down for a while, trying to see if he had any injuries.

Upon finding he was unharmed, her smile bloomed, and she happily said:

"Welcome back."

"Thanks for waiting."

Louis chuckled and gently pecked her cheek.

Beatrice blushed slightly but said nothing more.

"Come, get on the carriage, and tell me what's going on over there?"

Louis's eyes lit up, and he whispered in her ear:

"What about the promised reward?"

"You're gonna die, you! There are so many people here!"

Beatrice tapped his chest but didn't refute.

Louis chuckled and was just about to have a "good chat" with Beatrice on the carriage, while also recharging his Beatrice energy.

But after getting on the carriage, his expression fell.

"What are you doing here?"

Seeing the little swan in the carriage, Louis started to feel a headache coming on.

The little swan, seeing Louis's disdainful expression, put her hands on her hips and angrily said:

"I came with Sister Wang to greet you, and you're not happy about it?"

"Should I leave then?"

The little swan was furious.

She had rushed to finish most of the docking work at the White Tower and came happily to greet Louis upon hearing he was back.

Yet this scoundrel was showing this kind of attitude.

Louis was just teasing her, but seeing her getting a bit anxious, he still reached out to ruffle her hair:

"Just kidding, I'm actually quite happy."

The little swan's pout softened a bit, and she glanced at Louis, confirming that he was serious.

"Hmph, good recovery!"

She then cheerfully said:

"Smart choice."

"...It'd be better if you didn't interrupt my alone time with Beatrice."

Little Swan: ???

Can I take back the compliment I just gave him in my head?

Beatrice gently watched the playful scene between the two but soon keenly sensed something amiss.

Are they a bit too close?

She discreetly observed their actions for a moment and then felt slightly relieved.

"I must be overthinking it, Louis has always kept his distance from Olivia"

Even while playing around, Louis maintained a good distance from Olivia.

It should be because he found Olivia too cute, thus teasing her a little more.

Beatrice thought this was reasonable.

After all, her sister is the cutest in the whole world!

—Even though the little swan is actually the older sister.

On the carriage, Louis shared the news he got from Fox with both of them.

As expected, while Beatrice's face showed slight sadness, she wasn't shocked.

This was normal.

As the princess about to inherit the throne, it would be disastrous not to understand some of the specifics within the empire.

Unlike the little swan.

Upon hearing this news, her mouth fell open wider and wider.

Louis was worried she'd blurt out "fabulous, why?" from her cherry lips.

Seeing the little swan's rather broken expression, he instantly understood that this girl basically didn't know much about these things.

He turned his inquisitive gaze to Beatrice.

Beatrice also felt a bit overwhelmed.

"In the early years, I really didn't want her to know about these things, after all, it's too stressful."

The little swan looked on the verge of tears:

"And now? And now? I'm so reliable now!"

That look was too cute.

Beatrice couldn't help herself, hugging her tightly and playfully roughing her up before saying a bit sheepishly:

"When the time came to tell her, I somehow forgot about it."

Facing the subtle expressions of her fiancé and good sister, Beatrice awkwardly said:

"You can't solely blame me, with all the empire affairs right now."

"I'm already exhausted just managing affairs."

The little swan lay on the long bench of the carriage, rolling on Beatrice's lap in frustration.

How unfair!

Am I the only one who knows nothing?

Perhaps because of the proximity, Beatrice keenly noticed the change in Louis's aura.

Her hand roamed over various parts of Louis's upper body, causing the little swan lying in her arms to blush as she softly reminded:

"Sister Wang, I'm still here!"

Beatrice rolled her eyes at her.

"I'm just giving Louis a check-up."

The little swan nodded, feigning understanding:

"I get it! I get it! You're checking and checking, then end up in the room, right?"

She's read a lot of books, nothing gets past her.

Sister Wang, you're actually trying to be sneaky, right!

If Beatrice knew what the little swan was thinking, she would definitely flip her over and spank her until she was red.

Luckily, the little swan wasn't foolish enough to voice her thoughts.

Beatrice said helplessly:

"What do you know? Haven't you noticed the change in Louis?"

The little swan replied nonchalantly:

"What change?"

"He seems to have broken through to Hero Level 8."

Olivia: ???

The little swan's mind went blank.

What?

Did she mishear?

She exclaimed:

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

The little swan looked at Louis with tearful eyes, as if hoping for him to deny it.

Seeing her incredulous expression, Louis grabbed Beatrice's restless little hand with one hand and said:

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