Life has dealt a heavy hand to a weak demigod like me.

"The road to transcendence is not an easy one. The Goddess of Night once said that every transcendent is born with his or her own mission."

"On the road to their mission, they may play different roles, prophets, heroes, butchers..."

“Everyone faces their own trials.”

"My test may be coming soon, and my mission or my destiny may change in a very short time."

"Although I'm currently relaxing and seem to have nothing to do, I might become very busy later on, and at the same time, very dangerous."

"Although I am confident that I can protect you and everyone else, I also know that confidence doesn't mean I can really protect you."

Even the Goddess of Night couldn't predict such things in the future, let alone Ciel.

"Peroz is different from you. She has blossomed with an extraordinary talent. That talent makes me sense the traces of fate in her. Her experiences have made me even more certain of this."

"This destiny and mission is a responsibility that goes beyond the limits of what any individual can bear."

"If she continues to stay with me, she will gain powerful strength, become a high-level transcendent, a demigod, or even a sub-god." Charles can be sure of this.

Mirror of Self, Holy Light, these are all for Peroz.

As long as she gets too close to him, as long as her fate is too deeply tied to his, then from a certain perspective, even if Charles doesn't want to use her, she will obey fate and do something.

"But power is never easily gained, and there is more than one person competing with her for this power."

"She is not irreplaceable. As long as she dies, there will be thousands of alternatives who will follow her path and continue to come to me."

"Peroz is a brilliant person, but I still don't think she can really bear that kind of responsibility, and I don't want her to be able to bear those things."

Ciel's tone was gentle, but Teresa still couldn't accept his words.

Being able to become friends with Peroz, Teresa is very similar to him in many ways.

For example, in this kind of matter, if they were honest, Theresa would rather fight to the death than be abandoned by the other party in the name of doing good for the other party.

"I know what you're thinking, but unlike you, the relationship between Peroz and I was an accident."

"Although I consider her my friend now, the truth is, since I met Peroz, she has been living a lie. A lie I wove."

"So the friendship between us is not pure."

"Peroz may become an important role in my destiny in the future, but I hope that role will not be a friend like Peroz. I hope it will be an insignificant tool."

"Because only in this way can I keep a calm mind and calculate the most beneficial path for myself."

"Perhaps my choice seems cruel to you, but to me, this is the last kindness I can show her."

Ciel's words made Theresa unable to help but grab his hand.

Although Charles was smiling all the time, she could feel that he was not happy at the moment.

"For both me and Peroz, being able to sacrifice for a friend is never something to be afraid of." Teresa said seriously.

"But I don't want to see such a scene because it would make me sad."

"You don't want to see me sad, right?"

Theresa remained silent.

Charles rubbed her cheek and changed the subject, "By the way, how did she suddenly know all this and become like that?"

Theresa did not hide anything and told him about the treasure map she had obtained, Peroz's reaction when she mentioned Charles' extraordinary strength, and what happened between her and Sif afterwards.

"Rocks, is Sif really your sister?" After saying these words, Theresa asked curiously.

"Sif should have asked you to keep these guesses about her a secret. Be careful not to make her angry if you tell me like this. She can be very stingy sometimes." Charles pinched Theresa's nose and said speechlessly.

"Why, Leopold is very generous."

"Although she seemed a little embarrassed this time, it was probably because Perozzi's expression was too scary. After she finished speaking about her suspicions, she didn't emphasize our need to keep it secret~"

Ciel looked at her speechlessly, then said, "Sif's matter is a little complicated, but if she thinks she is my sister, then she will naturally be my sister. If she doesn't think so, then she is not."

Theresa looked confused.

Shouldn't this kind of thing exist objectively?

What does it mean that if she thinks it is, it is, and if she thinks it is not, it is not?

However, Charles did not explain too much and changed the topic to the treasure map. "Let me see your treasure map and key."

"You don't also suspect that it's a trap, do you?" Teresa said unhappily.

Ciel nodded seriously, "Because you're really easy to fool."

Theresa was furious and waved her little fists to fight with Charles fiercely. However, as the fight went on, feeling Charles's gaze and his dishonest hands, Theresa suppressed her shyness and pushed him away again angrily.

This time, Theresa did not criticize Charles harshly, but quickly took out the treasure map from the side and summoned the key.

Charles casually performed divination on it and prepared to trace the source.

But...there was very little he could see.

At the same time, the result of divination was auspicious, which told Charles that as long as Theresa found the door according to the map and obtained the things inside, it would be a great opportunity for her.

Charles blinked and looked at the treasure map in his hand with some suspicion.

Something as good as pie falling from the sky also happened next to me.

"Are you hiding something from me about this treasure map?"

Just now, Charles noticed that Theresa's eyes were evasive when she spoke. He didn't smell any lies, but there was definitely something missing in her words.

"There are indeed some...but please don't ask, okay?" Theresa pleaded pitifully to Charles.

"That depends on your performance." Charles teased the other person seriously.

Theresa was in a dilemma, seemingly wondering what would be considered a good performance for Ciel.

Seeing her like this, Charles couldn't help but laugh. "Okay, I'll lie to you. Although I'm a little curious, everyone has some little secrets in their hearts that they don't want to tell others."

"I'm not the type to bother people by having to know about this kind of thing."

"But I hope you can take me with you on this expedition. Although I see that this expedition will only benefit you, I'm not sure if what I see is truly correct."

Teresa nodded. "Originally, I was going to take you with me on this expedition."

"After all, this is the last chance Peroz gives you. She wants to see what kind of person you are. She also wants to know if everything she's experienced is a lie."

"It's just...what you said before has made her understand some things." Theresa's expression became depressed.

Charles recalled what happened yesterday. Indeed, he said a lot of things yesterday. As long as he removed his personal feelings, Peroz would easily find the loopholes in them.

In this way, the truth was right in front of her.

"It's just strange that, even though she already knew so much, she still wanted to complete this final expedition with you and us." Ciel was silent for a moment, then revealed a complex smile. "She... probably wanted to put a perfect end to this matter."

In fact, it's not just Peroz who has complicated feelings for Charles, Charles' feelings towards him are the same.

Originally, in his mind, Peroz was just a useful tool. In his opinion, the two of them just needed to maintain the status of a mysterious person and a collaborator.

But in the identity of "Charles Rocks", Charles underestimated the connection between the two, so Peroz gradually appeared beside him.

The initial friendship between the two sprouted.

All my comfort and care for her afterwards came from this point.

There has always been a fatal weakness in Charles.

kindness.

It is difficult for him to reject other people's sincere kindness towards him, and it is also difficult for him to do anything to hurt others.

To the outside world, he is the high priest of the Church of the Earth, and he always maintains a gentle and kind image. However, he defines himself as a profit-seeking thief.

It’s just that sometimes even he himself doesn’t want to think about or face his true nature.

"It will be a fun adventure that we will remember."

Theresa nodded meekly, then laid on Ciel's chest, enjoying the quiet.

After one night, Peroz had calmed down.

When she saw Charles at the breakfast table, she greeted him with a smile.

Everything seemed to have returned to the way it was before.

"Rocks, has Theresa told you about the adventure?" Peroz asked with a smile.

"Of course." Charles nodded.

"And your answer?"

"Of course I refused. I'm very busy," Charles said with a smile.

Peroz's expression was stuck.

"Hahaha, I was just kidding. How could I refuse something so interesting?" Looking at Peroz's indescribable expression just now, Charles laughed while holding his stomach.

"You...are still so mean." Peroz said angrily.

The interaction between the two seemed the same as usual, but it made Theresa even more worried.

She seemed to understand something vaguely.

But looking at the smiles on their faces, she didn't disturb them in the end, but ate something silently.

"Sister Theresa, are you feeling unwell?" After quickly finishing breakfast, Mernadette at the table looked at Theresa who had remained silent and asked curiously.

After moving to Rocks Manor, Theresa has been quite active, especially when Charles is around.

The two of them would often cause a lot of trouble, but she was particularly quiet at breakfast today, as if she had left Charles entirely to Peroz.

This made Mernadé feel a little strange.

"I smell sadness, grief, sorrow, and forced smile..." Antilia, who was sitting next to Mernadè, wiped her mouth gracefully and spoke.

Since being persuaded by Mernadette last time, although she did not become Mernadette's "follower" like Floyds, she became her companion.

Therefore, she would have breakfast with everyone - in fact, because of Mernadè, Charles set a rule for this family that no one needed to be served during meals, and even servants could have dinner with their masters.

However, except for Mernade's personal maid Anna, all other servants and guards abided by their duties.

Of course, Arthur and the others don't care about such rules.

The reason why they never appeared next to Mernadette and Charles during meals was because Floyd was afraid that the way they ate would scare Mernadette.

Considering that arguing with a madman is meaningless no matter whether you win or lose, the two of them who don't care much about food and status naturally won't get close to him.

Before, Antilia listened to Floys the most, but since the last incident, she has changed completely, so she also started to eat with Mernadette.

In her heart, she more or less wanted to use this matter to argue with Floyd, but to her disappointment, Floyd did not argue with her because of this matter - after all, she was not as rude and scary as other people when eating.

"Eh!? What happened?" After hearing Antilia's words, Mernadette, who was originally confused, became nervous.

"Well... I'm not quite sure, but it should be related to..." Antilia's eyes began to scan between Peroz and Theresa.

She couldn't feel Charles' emotions, so she thought they were having some conflict.

"It's nothing important, just some misunderstandings." Charles suddenly spoke. He turned sideways and looked at Mernadette beside him with a gentle smile. "By the way, Mernadette, I may have to leave for a while."

"I'll leave the house to you for the time being. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, you can go to Floris, Morin, or Ms. Antilia."

Mernadette's mind was instantly drawn to Charles' words, and she looked at him with a worried look.

"Don't worry, it's not a dangerous thing. It should be considered a job, a tedious job that will take a long time."

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Chapter 275: Why is this person so ungenerous? Perhaps she had already gotten used to the life where Charles was always by her side. After hearing that Charles was going to be away for a while, Mernadè felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.

"Yes, be careful..." she said softly.

"Don't worry, I'm very strong." Charles reached out and touched Melnadette's head and said in a gentle tone.

On the other side, Antilia looked at Charles with a hint of disdain.

A little chick who has just embarked on the path to transcendence.

If it weren't for Mernadette, Antilia would have probably started to mock her because of what happened last time.

Although what happened last time was entirely her own fault, Charles's behavior can only be described as "passive counterattack."

But...Antiliya is very unreasonable in many things.

"Let Maureen or Arthur follow you." After mocking Charles countless times in her heart, Antilia finally spoke.