Having received Charlotte's permission, Yulster, as if pardoned, deeply bowed to her and then hurriedly left.
There was no helping it; staying here was too pressuring, he needed to take a breath to relax.
"Hey, Lord Charlotte, it seems like your identity has frightened him,"
Watching Yulster bolt out of the dark chamber like a primary school student fleeing the head teacher's office, Nisi laughed loudly.
Charlotte glanced at the gleefully mischievous Black Cat but didn't point out how, when it initially mistook her for the "True Ancestor", its behavior was even more exaggerated than Yulster's for a time.
"Hehe, Lord Charlotte, I'll go outside to check on the ritual Array, and along the way, see how he's doing."
Nisi snickered with a crafty grin.
Charlotte gave it a disapproving look, too lazy to point out that the creature's desire to check the ritual was probably false, but watching the joy in Yulster's fright may well be true:
Nisi scampered off in high spirits.
After leaving the dark chamber, Yulster finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Not knowing Count Castel's identity was one thing; but after knowing, each second he stayed, he could feel the invisible pressure.
He felt… it would take him some time to fully digest the shocking revelation, to completely calm himself, and to relax as much as possible, to continue an "equal" conversation with "Count Castel."
"Hehe, Yulster, you really can't take the heat! Getting scared just from knowing Lord Charlotte's identity? Why, when Master Cat here learned of Her identity, I was climbing up and down Her bed every day!"
Behind him, Nisi's voice, ever ready to make a scene, came teasingly.
Yulster jumped in fright.
He turned his head to look and saw Nisi's smug feline face, knowing full well this creature had come over not with good intentions, but simply to revel in his fear.
But he wasn't dumb; he glared back fiercely, scoffing:
"Oh? Climbing up and down Her bed? So, in climbing, did you turn yourself into a pet cat, even signing a servant contract that even a dog would despise as a sale of your soul?"
Its expression froze on its face, no longer able to laugh.
Seeing the grimacing, red-faced Black Cat, Yulster knew he had hit a nerve.
However, he didn't have the spirit to keep hurting each other and instead sighed:
"So… you actually discovered her true identity long ago, didn't you?"
"Of course, I knew at least two years ago, I even witnessed her resurgence with my own eyes!"
Hearing Nisi's words, Yulster fell silent.
His expression changed many times, but he eventually couldn't help but ask:
"Lord Nicholas, how do you… view the current Count Castel?"
Nisi glanced at him, responding:
"She's completely different from the one I knew, but… not in a negative way, on the contrary, positively."
"To be honest, when the contract was first signed, I thought I was a goner, but the facts later proved it wasn't as bad as I imagined."
"No… More accurately, sometimes thinking about it can even be a little exciting."
"If it's the current her, I'd very much like to see her reclaim her power."
"After all… not just anyone gets the chance to be a part of a myth and epic."
After hearing Nisi's words, Yulster murmured thoughtfully:
"Nirvana rebirth, huh…"
Saying this, he heaved a long sigh:
He had to admit, he had no complaints about the present True Ancestor.
His fear stemmed only from the past.
He truly hoped that the True Ancestor from history, who suddenly changed personality and brutally slaughtered the Bloodline for the pursuit of power… would never return.
"Is that so... this is your response."
"It seems, you do not wish to blow everything out of proportion."
Taking the crystal vial from the compliant Shadow Demon's hands, Albrecht looked surprised and contemplative.
He examined the crystal-clear red blood within the crystal vial, a greed hard to hide flashing in his eyes.
The blood of the True Ancestor!
It contained the highest Bloodline power, the very source of the Bloodline's strength!
Even just a drop allowed him to feel the kind of thrilling and intimate power within.
That was Divine Power of the True Ancestor!
"Although the personality seems different, She indeed is the True Ancestor, this is definitely the blood of the True Ancestor! Even purer and more noble than the power in the Faceless Divine Statue!"