"Please let my father handle this! I don’t want to be separated from my brother!" The young girl raised her head and responded to Lady Babalon in a timid tone.
"Is that so? What a truly touching expression of sibling affection!" Lady Babalon’s face displayed a gentle smile before she pressed the girl’s head back into her embrace and laughed, "In that case, let her brother take over Yellen’s position, as for her father... Mr. Hannibal, do you mind if tonight’s ingredients are a bit older?"
"Although I generally prefer fresher ingredients, if Lady Babalon says so, what’s the harm?" The guest picked up a nearby white napkin and wiped his mouth.
At this time, the fat noble asked, "Lady Babalon, I don’t object to sending your pet to replace Yellen, but can he truly fulfill this duty? Won’t he, like Yellen, be targeted by that little chili pepper again?"
"Oh, that most dazzling jewel of Langton! I must say, Beelzebub, you’ve raised a question I cannot answer." Lady Babalon was not upset, instead, she praised in a lyrical tone, then took a sip from her cup before speaking, "If possible, I truly wish I could pluck this most dazzling jewel of Langton, it is too bright and beautiful—how could there be such a perfect treasure in the world!"
But we must face reality, the abilities of this jewel of Langton are extraordinary, and I fear we won’t be able to conceal ourselves from her, even if we personally take action.
Moreover, I doubt she would remain indifferent when our plan advances.
She wields great power and is fully entitled to sit at this table and converse with us as equals; she even has the ability to overturn this table and witness the truth of the world.
Therefore, I propose we can bring her into our ranks, allow her to become one of us."
"This might not be easy, Miss Jewel of Langton’s character is quite unfamiliar to us, though at least she’s not someone who pursues pleasure." Hannibal spoke, appearing to be the most rational and calm thinker among them, "Pulling her into our ranks won’t be easy! If conditions were normal, this might be negotiable, but under the current circumstances, I don’t believe she’ll abandon her principles to join us."
"Don’t be so definitive, gourmet!" Beelzebub also raised his wine glass, drinking deeply while saying, "Everything she’s doing is merely to save more civilians, but she clearly doesn’t understand the truth of this disaster!
Three years ago, she sent someone to the Desert Kingdom to investigate the truth, and indeed, that Dr. Jones possesses extraordinary abilities, uncovering some things.
The Desert Kingdom’s ancient prophecy did mention the truth of this disaster and the hidden existence behind it.
But unfortunately, Dr. Jones isn’t very lucky, he fell in love with a local woman, who happens to be my daughter.
So now he’s still in my palace, along with his bodyguard, as toys for my daughter."
"Your idea is to reveal the truth of this world to Miss Jewel of Langton, making her abandon her futile persistence and join us? I must say, it’s an interesting idea." Hannibal nodded, neither opposing nor supporting the notion. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⁂𝕟𝕖𝕥
Lady Babalon, however, asked with great interest, "Are Dr. Jones and his bodyguard fun toys? If possible, Beelzebub, could your daughter lend them to me for a while?"
"I’m afraid that’s not possible; my daughter’s quite fond of those two toys..." Beelzebub showed a tender expression but then sternly stated, "If there were outside assistance, if two disobedient toys were to escape from my palace, it would be understandable, wouldn’t it?"
Upon hearing this, Lady Babalon and Hannibal both chuckled.
"I see, that’s your plan." Lady Babalon nodded knowingly and said, "Then let’s do it this way. I very much look forward to seeing the expression on Langton’s most dazzling jewel’s face when she learns the truth of this world!"
"I am equally eager to see it, when she realizes everything she’s done has been not entirely pointless, yet meaningless, how will she despair! Hahaha!" Beelzebub laughed exaggeratedly, causing his body fat to jiggle.
But Hannibal shook his head and said, "It won’t be so easy. Miss Jewel of Langton’s mind is not easily swayed; even upon knowing the truth, she wouldn’t believe everything we say without verifying it personally.
For such a person, we can only place clues before her, allow her to discover and verify them; directly telling her serves no purpose."
Though Hannibal hasn’t interacted with Perfikot, he has great admiration for Perfikot, in a certain sense, he even expects Perfikot to shatter their preconceived notions and, after learning the truth of the world, still choose to oppose rather than conform to the trend.
"It seems Mr. Hannibal has great admiration for Langton’s most dazzling jewel! Would you care to make a wager?" Lady Babalon displayed an interested expression, then proposed to Hannibal, "If Langton’s most dazzling jewel still refuses to yield after knowing the truth, I will give you my pair of pets as ingredients; but if I win..."
"I will prepare a delightful feast for you." Hannibal gracefully laid down his knife and fork.
"Then it’s a deal!" Lady Babalon showed an expectant expression, akin to a young girl yearning for her beloved.
Beside them, Beelzebub, after touching the fat on his belly, remarked, "Regardless of your victory or defeat, we must eliminate the potential threat of that little chili pepper to our plan. The destruction of the world is inevitable, only by faith in our god can we enter his paradise for eternal joy at the moment of Apocalypse.
Thus, to enable more of our god’s followers to enjoy pleasure at doomsday, we must not let her ruin our efforts—if necessary, my assassin will end her life."
Though Beelzebub pursues pleasure, he’s not a man blinded by desire; he has his own ideas and plans.
As he spoke resolutely, he reached down under the table.
As his facial expression relaxed, a sound like a watermelon bursting echoed, and his hand, now brought back from under the table, was covered with red and white liquids.
"Beelzebub, don’t make such a mess! What a waste you are!" Lady Babalon glanced at Beelzebub with disdain, then casually remarked, "That Jewel of Langton isn’t so easily ended. Can your assassin handle a Knight of rank, especially one clad in Steam Knight armor?"
"Within my court, there is a Legendary Assassin; every one of my assassins trained by him." Beelzebub responded nonchalantly, wiping his hand with a napkin and licking the white liquid from his fingers with his tongue, "If that little chili pepper proves too difficult, I trust this Legendary Assassin’s skills won’t disappoint me."
"Oh, that sounds quite promising, let’s hope this Legendary Assassin won’t disappoint us." Lady Babalon commented.