The villain's way to tame the protagonist

But... for his Hitana, chaos is the best food. He didn't expect that the first opportunity for growth would come so soon.

Anser looked down on the Sky Wolf King who was being force-fed. If he was going to force-feed him, why would he go to such great lengths to try to tame the restless young wolf?

"How is our Miss Sitana growing up, Xavier?" Anser asked.

"……she."

Savile, who was always calm and decisive, and never dragged his feet, hesitated a little: "Her situation is a little special. Master, I have never seen a crystal ladder like hers."

The extraordinary people walking on the road to heaven have no ability to independently absorb extraordinary factors from the outside world before reaching the throne of the third stage.

Both the foundation stone of the first stage and the crystal ladder of the second stage require special rituals and various tools to be used and absorb extraordinary materials. Because of this, the class of the empire is as stable as the icebergs that have been frozen in the polar regions for thousands of years.

Of course, the road to heaven is not the only way to achieve extraordinary success, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many open and covert rebels in the empire. It’s just that the cost of another road may be even greater.

And Xitana's Crystal Ladder...

"She dropped out of the Skyfrost Tower at the age of twelve, which is four years ago."

Savile frowned and said, "In four years, Miss Xitana has not absorbed any extraordinary factors. She should have fallen from the Crystal Ladder to the Foundation Stone long ago. But based on my observations over the past few days... the facts are just the opposite."

"Not only did she not fall to the foundation, the solidity of the crystal ladder is unprecedented." Xavier looked at Anser with a smile on his face. Knowing that his young master was not surprised by this, he no longer had too much doubt about Xitana's abnormality. "Although it is an ordinary physical specialization, no... her extreme physical specialization cannot be called ordinary, but just from the level of the crystal ladder, she is indeed worthy of the word genius."

For people of Savile's level, "genius" is not just someone with so-called "extraordinary" talents, but someone who possesses desperate and suffocating qualities in certain aspects. He is a monster who can easily devalue words such as "effort", "sweat" and "dream" and destroy them into dust.

The genius he spoke of was undoubtedly an absolute genius.

Anser just smiled and didn't say much. If we only consider combat power, Xitana is undoubtedly the strongest among the four heroes. Her talent on the path of transcendence is just one of the countless glories in her future.

The moment he thought of this, Ansher felt happier.

"Master." After knocking on the door, Meili's voice sounded outside the house, "Ms. Marina and Miss Sitana are here."

"come in."

Anser did not sit back at the desk, but sat directly on the balcony, looking at the sisters, each with her own charm, one reserved and respectful, the other carefree, walking towards him.

Marina was wearing the clothes that Sitana... or to be more precise, Yura picked for her. It was a very simple and elegant light blue dress with a tweed vest on the outside. This pretty girl from the countryside village not only retained her innocence and sweetness, but also added a bit of fashion.

The girl with her snow-white hair tied into a big knot lifted her skirt and saluted Ansher. Under the guidance of Miss Mary, Marina's etiquette has become very standard. Compared with her sister, she is a lady among ladies.

"Lord Hydra, is there anything you need from me?"

Marina's voice is soft, her manners are dignified and her expression is calm.

But beneath that gentle and calm appearance, there is an extremely excited heart.

Chapter 20: About Promises

There is no doubt that Marina is a smart person.

As a country girl who has not received any higher education, it is not easy to have her vision and way of thinking.

Because of this, Marina, who tried her best to "sell" her sister to Ansel, actually had a small vision buried deep in her heart.

What if... just what if, what if there was something about her that Lord Hydra also noticed?

Of course, this was just Marina's fantasy. She knew that "cleverness" was worthless to Lord Hydra.

As long as he wanted, he could call all the "smart people" in the Red Frost Territory who had rich experience and extraordinary abilities in their respective fields to work for him. Why would he need a little country girl like herself... who can only deal with tax officials?

What Lord Hydra needs is a talent like Seele, enough to achieve greatness.

During the days she stayed in Anser's mansion, Marina was always looking forward to hope while denying herself.

But when Mary suddenly told her to go see Ansel, the girl's fantasies surged in her mind again.

Until this moment, she still carried that unspeakable expectation in her heart.

"Ms. Marina."

To Ansel, Marina's mood was like Sitana's delicate body, beautiful and moving, and visible to him at a glance.

Bad guys like him always favor pure souls that are beautiful, kind, intelligent and upright.

The pure girl in front of me, who is trying clumsily to dress herself up and trying her best to hide the expectation and desire in her heart, but whose eyes occasionally reveal the desire of a little baby, is both lovable and desirable.

"You and Xitana have been living here for a while. For Xitana's sake, I don't mind you staying here, but I think you feel bad about it, right?"

Anser asked with a smile.

This is not speculation, but a visible fact. Marina felt very embarrassed about the free food, free accommodation and free food in Anser Mansion. She always tried to help the maids in the mansion, but these maids were so perfect that Marina was even more embarrassed.

"...Yes!" Marina's heartbeat stopped for a moment. Unlike her silly sister, she immediately understood the hidden meaning of Ansel's words, but she maintained her calmness and composure. "I'm glad that Xitana can help you, but I don't want you to regard me as her...part. You can also think that I don't want to add burden to Xitana."

"What?" Sitana, who came over to join in the fun, bared her teeth. "The Hydra family is big and powerful, so what if they provide food for him? Lina, you think too much. Even if he has many problems, he is still generous!"

The study room suddenly fell silent, and the busy maids all stared at Sitana who was crossing her arms.

"...Why are you looking at me?" The hunter girl rubbed her arms, feeling uncomfortable as she was being stared at by several female wolves. "I didn't scold him. Didn't I say he was generous?"

With Anser's declaration of "indulgence" and "tolerance", Xitana seemed to become more outspoken. If she hadn't been electrocuted so often, she would probably have been even more unscrupulous.

So it turns out that Anser was very far-sighted in asking his eccentric father to make that collar, even if it was not for training.

Marina glared at her sister fiercely. She knew that Lord Hydra was almost doting and tolerant towards Shitana, so he would not be frightened out of his wits by Shitana's shocking remarks as before.

But at a time when she might be about to get a valuable job, Sitana was still so unreasonable, and Marina was really angry.

Anser, as always, ignored Xitana. When there were no outsiders around, he would not be too strict with the young wolf: "Xitana and I will be away from Scarlet Frost City for a while, three days at the shortest, seven days at the longest. During this time... I need someone to help me with the paperwork, the simpler kind."

"…You, you mean——"

Marina could no longer suppress her excitement and her cheeks turned red.

"I'll leave it to you. You should have a talent for this." Anser smiled gently. "Don't worry about making mistakes. I have plenty of information here. You can also imitate my examples first. If you are really unclear, go find Meili. She will teach you."

The maid who was standing quietly in the corner of the room smiled and nodded at Marina.

In stark contrast to her ungrateful sister, Marina tried her best to hide the tears in her eyes and bowed deeply to Anser:

"Thank you for your trust, Lord Hydra! Thank you for your... grace!"

Her voice was even choked up a little, and Hitana, scratching her cheek, had no idea why her sister was so excited.

However, considering Ansel's generosity, she didn't jump up and down this time.

"Okay, it's time for us to leave. Sitana, take the luggage."

"...I also have to carry the luggage?" Sitana looked at the three suitcases that the maids had packed, and stared at Anser with wide eyes, "Why do I have to do everything?"

"Because this trip is just you, me, and Xavier."

"Then let the old butler uh uh uh——"

Xavier ignored the convulsing Xitana and bowed to Anser: "I will go and open the teleportation array for you, Master."

Anser waved his hand, then turned his gaze to Xitana who had gotten up from the ground, and asked gently: "Do you want me to repeat what I just said, Xitana?"

"..." The girl with a dark face walked towards the suitcase without saying a word, her fingers still twitching.

Although Marina felt distressed watching all this, she did not say anything. Not only did she not dare to and was irrational, she also hoped that Ansher would educate Shitana well. After all, her inner weakness made it impossible for her to truly and effectively discipline her sister. Marina also often attributed Shitana's current arrogant character to her own incompetence.

"Ms. Marina, I look forward to your performance."

When Marina's heart was surging, Ansher also turned his attention to Marina.

To be honest, just from the perspective of hobbies... in other words, from the perspective of the XP system, of the two sisters, Ansel likes Marina more.

I like that kind of... It's not about forcing the other person to submit, but about slowly letting that beauty and tenderness become my own color and intoxicating happiness.

When Xitana went to pick up the gift, Ansher had already walked to Marina and whispered softly in her ear:

"Believe me, you are as important to me as Sitana."

These words made Marina, who was still full of joy and excitement, have a blank mind.

Even when she was recognized by Ansel and got a job from him that was not perfunctory, Marina's mind was not so empty.

When she came to her senses, Sitana was already carrying her suitcase, mumbling and saying goodbye to her with an unhappy look on her face.

"I……"

The girl's chest heaved, and she felt a fire burning from her chest to her brain, making her dizzy and confused.

What ignited this fire was the breath that still burned her earlobes, the intoxicating, young and slightly magnetic gentle words.

She is calm and rational, and there is no doubt about that.

But, what ordinary girl from the countryside could refuse such a Hydra?

And Marina did not doubt the truthfulness of Ansel's words.

After all, it is well known that——

Hydra never lies.

Chapter 21: Chaos and Opportunity

There is no need to say much about the greatness of the teleportation array. Even Anser would often admire the subversive creation of the space master - after all, he didn't care about the high teleportation fee at all.

Sitana, who was carrying three suitcases, stuck her head out of the teleportation array and looked around: "Are we here already? So this is what space teleportation feels like."

"..." Savile raised his eyebrows slightly, "Ms. Xitana, don't you feel dizzy or uncomfortable?"

"No ah."

Miss Sitana, who has many functions, curled her lips and said, "What's so dizzy about this?"

The old man remained silent and could only sigh inwardly that his young master was the only one in the world who could find such a freak so accurately.

Anser had already walked down from the platform where the teleportation array was located, stood in the teleportation house and looked around, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

"No one." He said.

Sitana looked confused, while Xavier looked slightly serious.

For something as precious as the teleportation array, the mayor of any city would arrange personnel to guard it 24 hours a day. They not only have to protect the teleportation array, but also have to check the identities of people coming through the teleportation array at all times.

But there is no one here.

"It seems that our two viscounts have encountered a lot of trouble."

Anser spoke leisurely and walked towards the door of the teleportation house.

"Master, do you need to contact them?"

"No need. The transporter room won't be built in a remote location in the city. We'll probably know what happened when we get out, Xavier—"

The young noble threw a shadow crystal into Savile's hand and said, "Go do your thing."

The old man bowed slightly, and his tall and straight body, which had not decayed with the passage of time, disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Hitana was no longer surprised by Xavier's sudden appearances, but she was unable to detect his arrival and disappearance every time, which made the girl, who was extremely confident in her perception ability, feel puzzled and unhappy.

"Hydra." Xitana sniffed hard, "What level is the old butler? Does he know space magic?"

"Can't our Miss Genius see that?"

Anser did not give a direct answer, but just said this with a smile, and then walked straight out of the teleportation house.

"This has nothing to do with whether I am a genius or not. Of course I will be better than him in the future, but that doesn't mean I can be better now."

When facing a strong person, Xitana will still give him full respect. Although the verbal title may still not sound very nice, her awareness of the gap has always been clear and frank.

——And thus crave power even more.

The girl continued to ramble: "I rarely... No, I seem to have never seen someone like the old butler in school. Even if it is a space spell, there will be some smell left, but why does he... Hmm?"

Just as Ansher was about to walk to the door of the teleportation room, Xitana's expression changed slightly, and her gorgeous dark red eyes suddenly showed a long-lost wildness and... joy!

As Anser raised his hand to push the door open, he felt a strong wind blowing from behind.

A violent wind mixed with darkness and snow!

The custom-made black velvet cloak flew up due to the extreme speed of the wearer. With three heavy suitcases in her hands, Hitana smiled wildly and kicked directly at the main door of the teleportation room!

boom--!

"what!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, a scream was heard accompanied by the sound of crisp bones cracking. Amidst the flying wood chips and scattered smoke, Shitana landed steadily on the ground, raised her chin triumphantly, and turned to look at Anser.