When Vili heard Ero's question, he seemed a little strange, but when he looked again, he found nothing.
"He is... the undead I summoned."
"..."
Ero stood still, silently sizing up the tall man in front of him, while the latter met his gaze without any hesitation.
"...This undead seems to be very powerful; it may have been an evil spirit that lingered in some place during its lifetime."
"Your experiment can be considered complete here."
"It's better to dispel the summoning of this kind of evil spirit. I'm worried that it might hurt you later."
Vili blinked, but before he could speak, Aetheran was already displeased.
He had initially thought that this was his darling's mentor and he wanted to show her some respect, but now it seemed that the other party didn't need it.
Atheran never allowed himself to be wronged.
"Whichever star I choose to form a contract with is its own freedom, isn't it?"
"……Star?"
"It's a nickname I gave my darling, it has nothing to do with you."
"……Honey?"
Ero turned to Vili, his expression calm.
"It seems this is not only an evil spirit, but also delusional. Vili, let's dispel the summons as soon as possible."
If he were truly a ghost rather than a living person, wouldn't I want to do the same?
Vili thought bitterly to himself.
Just as the two were locked in a heated argument, the laboratory door was pushed open again.
"Vili, I beat up that stalker knight who was bothering you! I won!"
A limping skeleton walked in. He looked no different from before, but inexplicably, he had a few more bones in his hands.
Vili quickly jumped out from between the two men who were about to fight and ran to Desmond's side.
Aetheran did not stop him, but seemed to be deep in thought.
knight?
He knew that guy had ulterior motives towards his beloved!
Vili opened his mouth:
"You pulled all his bones out?"
Upon hearing this, Desmond froze abruptly, his skeletal face appearing slightly flushed.
"No……"
He tried to hide the bones behind his back, but they all peeked out from the gaps in the skeleton.
"These are all my bones, scattered and can't be put back together for now, haha..."
He chuckled awkwardly and tried to change the subject, but then he saw a stranger behind Vili.
"This is……"
He tried to change the subject, bypassing Vili to carefully observe the newcomer, but the next second he seemed to be frozen in place.
"you……"
The skeleton's upper and lower teeth were chattering. Desmond couldn't express his emotions through flesh and blood, but everyone could see his unease from his trembling.
Beautiful woman... How did Vili manage to summon the king from his era?!
The next second, he immediately knelt down.
This has nothing to do with their current identities, but is simply due to their deep-seated awe of Atheran Seldos.
No matter the era, even if a country or dynasty falls, the people will cheer and the enemies will tremble at the mere mention of his name.
Desmond was certain that if Atheran were to suddenly declare his dissatisfaction with the current king and his decision to rebel, the army would not hesitate to raise his flag, the ministers would urge His Majesty to abdicate in court, and even the palace servants would begin searching for the seals prepared for his use.
Atheran possessed such personal charisma that everyone who heard of his deeds became his followers.
Especially since he died so young...
The nationally mournful funeral seemed like it was just yesterday. Desmond could almost hear the cries of the common people, and even the nobles, who were usually hypocritical, were shedding tears.
Seeing his reaction, Atheran adapted well, without even blinking.
Which company are you from?
For most people, he could not remember their names, but he might have some recollection of their surnames.
"I...I...your subject..."
Desmond stammered as he finally settled on the final form of address.
Before he was old enough to serve in the court, His Majesty had already passed away. So, strictly speaking, this was his first close encounter with Atheran.
"I am Desmond Greenwood, the seventh head of the Greenwood family."
“The Greenwoods…” Etherland clearly remembered the surname. “Your family members are all exceptionally talented.”
This simple compliment made Desmond tremble with excitement, as if the bones that were still intact in his body were about to fall apart.
"Get up."
Aetherian nodded slightly, indicating that he no longer needed to bow.
After Desmond stood up, he caught a glimpse of Ero out of the corner of his eye, immediately grabbed his arm, and looked at Atheran.
“Your Majesty, this is my junior, named Elo.”
As he spoke, he frantically tried to wink at people with his eyes.
Kid, hook up with this guy, and your life of riches and glory will begin!
What about Aiden and Viley's engagement? It's all just a matter of a word from this guy.
In fact, he was not wrong. If Atheran knew what he was thinking at the moment, he would indeed agree readily, and might even issue the decree immediately.
But following that imperial decree... will likely be his coronation ceremony.
"..."
Ero looked like a child in some country who was forcibly dragged out of his room to meet people during the New Year, with his head down and unwilling to speak.
Now he had to admit that the person in front of him did look very familiar; he had seen him countless times in his history books when he was in school.
but……
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