“This is…” The acting Count Ashton was trembling when he received the report from his son about the academy.
In that letter, he had learned about Selena’s second and third familiars. He obviously had no knowledge about Lilitu and Jiangshi, which were the races registered by Selena. However, he understood the importance of discovering a new familiar.
She thought the rumor about her second familiar would be everything, but he was wrong. She once again summoned a new species.
“Kh. How can she even summon all these new races? Is she building up a reputation where she summons the new races? But her roots remain with the vampire. Don’t tell me, is there some sort of connection between these familiars with vampires?
“Even if there is no relationship between them, the fact that she can summon a new familiar will be beneficial for many people. What if she proves it once again?
“People will come to her, asking for information about other species. It’s like she is discovering a new lineage of species. And if they’re supporting her because of that…”
He clenched his fists and slammed the table. “You cheap slut. How dare you ruin everything I’ve built so far?
“No. This is not over. How in the world does she summon the second familiar? According to the witness, she asked the item personally, which meant she had that information beforehand.
“Don’t tell me…” The count gasped, realizing what happened. “This damned commoner. How dare he… He must be the one giving that information. Even if he’s not, his familiar should be the one having that knowledge.
“But…” The count became even more frustrated after knowing the rumor about Nathan being Vivian’s disciple. If he touched Nathan, Vivian would be coming at him. Even if he had this title for the time being, the royal family would simply turn a blind eye, believing they deserved it.
That was why he couldn’t touch Nathan. And Selena seemed to be using him to protect herself.
“I need to remove him from the picture first. What should I do…” The count bit his lips, trying to figure out a way to separate Selena and Nathan. “I also have to find out about Lilitu and Jiangshi.”
It might be due to her being overshadowed by her own summoner. He didn’t realize that Risa, who was supposed to be a countess, had become a marquis.
No, he had miscalculated one more thing. By the time he received the letter, Risa was currently sucking on Nathan’s blood.
“Ugh…” Risa felt her body become hotter and hotter as she sucked Nathan’s blood.
But she was suddenly interrupted by a tap on the shoulder.
“!!!” Risa snapped back, opening her eyes wide. It was there she noticed Nathan’s pale face.
“Ah?!” Risa panicked and tried to get off him. “I-I’m sorry!”
Nathan waved his hand with a smile. “You just got a bit excited this time. Did something happen?”
“I felt like I’m on the verge of evolution, so I didn’t realize I already sucked too much blood. I—!” It was her turn to have a pale face, thinking this blunder might displease Nathan, which ultimately stopped providing her blood.
Nathan chuckled. “That’s good then. To think that you would become a Duchess pretty soon. It might take a bit longer for becoming a royalty and a progenitor after that, but it’s not just a dream.”
“You’re not angry?”
“Why should I get angry? Getting stronger is the most important right now.” Nathan subtly hinted about what happened in the competition. She really needed to get stronger or she would be hurt again.
In fact, this was the reason Nathan gave his blood earlier than the schedule.
If Risa could become a duchess, it would definitely be beneficial for the group. Considering the rest had been progressing by leaps and bounds, causing Sasha to have a hard time catching up, it wouldn’t be weird if Selena summoned Sasha less and less.
In fact, she might prefer not to call Sasha when they fight against a mature class alien in the near future.
Meanwhile, Nathan could summon literally everyone if necessary, but unlike Selena, he could choose not to summon one particular familiar not because he was weak but because the terrain or circumstances didn’t require him.
“Are you done?” Selena asked, sitting across Nathan. Her expression remained unchanged, as if she were less bothered by Risa than Sera.
The room they got from this competition was quite spacious. In fact, Nathan thought this was an apartment.
There were a total of three rooms inside. The first was the master bedroom, which was quite spacious, allowing them to do everything.
The second room would be the utility room, from gyms to shelves for studies. The last room was a combination of kitchen and living room.
Yes, they had a kitchen in their living room. They could get something for themselves or heat up the leftovers, depending on what they wanted.
And that was the exact reason why, despite being a marchioness, Risa was actually wearing an apron.
She truly committed to her own words.
“Yes.” Risa nodded furiously.
Nathan asked, “Selena. How about you joining the student council?”
“Hmm? Me? Haven’t you joined the student council? If I join as well, people will think I have abused our relationship to get into that position, which will be counterproductive.” Selena shook her head.
“No. I’m thinking about leaving the student council. With your ability and the fact you’re the sage’s student, I don’t think it’ll be a problem for you to join the student council. Besides, it will also hide the latter from your family, which can become a card to crush them. Besides, the student council doesn’t suit me.”
Selena thought for a moment. There was definitely a lot of benefit in joining the student council.
Besides, if she could build up her reputation, it would help Nathan as well.
“I don’t see any problem in me joining the student council.”
“In that case, let’s go to the student council after finishing our breakfast. Everything has been taken care of and they have agreed to take you in after we win against Rudeus and August.”
“…” Selena’s eyebrows twitched. Yesterday, it was her trying to solve the grudge between Rudeus and Nathan, but Nathan seemed to not want to lose by giving her a free pass to the student council. “Alright.”