As night fell, the moon hung high in the sky, its soft light spilling onto the stone pavement of Clevner House.

As the horses came to a stop with the crisp sound of hooves, the two women disembarked from the carriage one after the other.

Standing in front of the mansion gate, Zola smiled and extended her hand to Lia.

"Thank you, Miss Lia, for giving me a ride."

"I need to visit the Emperor of the Empire tomorrow on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, so I won't stay any longer."

Seeing this, Lia smiled and extended her hand to shake hands with Zola.

"I hope Miss Zola will keep the matter of cooperation in mind."

"Of course."

Zola smiled sincerely.

I spent some time in Braxton, especially visiting the Clevner Arsenal that Leah mentioned.

The appearance of these things has made Zola realize the deep power and mystery of this family.

It's hard to imagine that such power, comparable to that of some nations, could exist within the family of an empire.

The merchant guild's carriage had been waiting nearby for a long time. Guards stood in front of the luxurious carriage, which was inlaid with gold patterns, and opened the door for Zola.

Only after Zola got into the carriage and left did Lia's commercial smile return to its usual calm.

She turned around, looked at her own mansion, and sighed deeply.

"well……"

To be honest, Leah was actually quite reluctant to go home.

The main problem is that she doesn't know how to face Viktor anymore.

It wasn't that I felt embarrassed by having my body seen.

We're all adults here, and besides, the other person is Victor, not just anyone.

It was Viktor's words that mattered.

'The Clyvenars are a cursed family.'

"Is it possible for this family to produce a mage...?"

Lia murmured these words softly, feeling a pang of melancholy.

After Victor left, she checked her family tree.

Looking at the family tree, Lia traced her ancestors back almost eighteen generations.

The final result was...

The Clevina family has never had a single mage.

She found it hard to accept this fact, because if the Clavenna family really was as Victor said.

Then it's very likely.

Viktor, a mage, is not their biological son.

The thought that neither her mother nor Viktor's mother had ever appeared kept echoing in her mind.

Lia's mind was in complete chaos; she couldn't even imagine what would happen next.

It would be better if she didn't know.

But it was Viktor who told her this on his own initiative.

If she sees Viktor again later, will she still be able to treat him normally as an older brother...?

Looking at Lia, who was standing at the entrance of the mansion, completely lost in thought.

The servants at the door exchanged glances, unsure whether they should remind Miss Liya to come in first.

But then a voice rang out, which made the servants breathe a sigh of relief.

This also brought Liya back to her senses.

"Leah?"

What are you doing here?

A familiar voice rang out, causing Lia to look up and search for the source.

Kokot sat comfortably on the cloud, his hands behind his back supporting the cloud, one leg raised, looking at Leah with a peculiar gaze.

"You've been muttering to yourself for a while now, and you haven't come in. What's on your mind?"

Upon seeing Cocote, Leah chuckled softly and shook her head.

"No, it's nothing."

She quickly composed herself, put one hand on her hip, looked at Cocotte, and asked with some confusion:

"But you... why aren't you asleep at this hour?"

"Hmm... why does everyone ask me this question every time they see me?"

"Perhaps that's why you're almost always asleep whenever I see you."

Hearing Lia's words, Kokot sighed helplessly.

Well, I can't argue with that.

However, she still fell into thought slightly because of Lia's words.

Simply put, she couldn't sleep.

Ever since Victor woke her up, she seemed to have completely lost her sleepiness.

While in Braxton, she initially thought that her poor sleep quality was due to the loss of clouds.

In addition, the elves there kept disturbing her sleep, making it impossible for her to fall asleep.

So she pestered Victor to take her back to her long-desired garden ahead of schedule.

Furthermore, Cocotte successfully reclaimed her cloud.

But no matter how she tried to fall asleep, she couldn't sleep once she closed her eyes.

I could normally fall asleep in a second with my eyes closed.

This made Cocotte very upset.

But Lia didn't seem to be bothered by the matter. She just pondered for a moment, then shrugged and casually said:

"Never mind, as long as you don't fall asleep tomorrow, it's fine."

Tomorrow, Kokot, as the representative of the Elf Forest, will formally propose establishing diplomatic relations with the Empire.

Victor had already spoken to the Emperor about this matter beforehand.

Upon hearing this, Cocot became somewhat flustered.

"But... I've never done anything like that before..."

"Can I really handle this?"

Sensing the worry in Coco's voice, Leah sighed and offered a casual word of comfort:

"You are an elf."

"No country would not want the friendship of the elves."

This is no lie.

Nature is the strictest mother; no disaster or blessing in the world can escape the laws of nature.

But elves are different.

Elves are nature's most beloved children.

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