At this moment, within the El-Melloi manor, the mystic rhythm was still intense and rich. The fully activated magic workshop presented a scene that ordinary people could not comprehend. However, compared to the scene inside the manor, the scene outside was even more surprising to those in the know.
The dust gradually settled. Under the blazing midday sun, amidst the grass, trees, and shade, the aggressive Enforcers from the Department of Policies had all been knocked to the ground in just half a minute!
Inside the manor, Kayneth's eyes narrowed, and he remained silent, an indescribable emotion flashing through his eyes. The Enforcers who had been sent flying struggled to their feet, each one panting heavily. They looked up, breathless, towards the front, at the young figure whose clothes fluttered, covered in a silver brilliance, like wings or tassels.
In that moment, Lu Kang's eyes were also surprisingly bright. His aura was astonishing. The weight of his mystery made these Clock Tower enforcers feel as if they couldn't breathe. They even had the illusion that the youth before them was not a Clock Tower student, but one of those 'Lords' who stood at the pinnacle—or at least a magus of the Brand rank. Most of the current generation of Lords were only at the Brand rank!
But just as every top student would not easily admit defeat... they, too, would not! Staggering and twisting, they still tried to get up, to rise and fight again, to see their unfinished mission to the end.
"Still want to continue?" Lu Kang raised an eyebrow. He hadn't even gotten serious yet. No matter how special the Department of Policies was, it was still just a student department within the Clock Tower. To him, it was not worth mentioning. But if possible, he didn't want to kill anyone. It was just a student matter, after all.
That was what he thought. And apparently, the person behind the Department of Policies had the same idea.
"Enough."
Before the restless students of the Department of Policies could take another step, a cold voice came from further down the road, from a place submerged in even denser shade. The voice was cold and crisp, and it was accompanied by an invisible aura, which roared in their ears like thunder.
Everyone froze, stopping in their tracks as if on command. They lowered their heads, took half a step back, and then knelt on one knee. Like knights kneeling to welcome their monarch, they welcomed the source of the voice, the tall figure that was slowly approaching on the cobblestone path.
"What a spectacular scene."
The newcomer's gaze swept sideways, her swaying brownish-red hair dancing in the wind. Her face was not exceptionally beautiful, but it was delicate, clean, and tidy. Her temperament was noble, her sharp gaze scanning the subordinates of the Department of Policies who were kneeling on both sides, forming a welcoming path. Then, in an instant, her gaze shifted to the end of the road, to Lu Kang in front of the manor.
Her red lips parted slightly. Her long boots tapped on the ground. Her slender figure appeared exceptionally tall and proper under her white formal attire. She said, "Only a magecraft of this level is worthy of me being so on guard, to wash away the shame of my ancestors!"
Lu Kang tilted his head. He instantly understood the other party's identity. "The current generation's Barthomeloi?" Putting aside the completely submissive posture of the Department of Policies members, he could easily make this judgment based on her appearance alone. That face, that solemn posture, was exceptionally similar to the former Lord Barthomeloi he had met once before!
Plus, she had mentioned 'ancestors'... If Lu Kang remembered correctly, that generation's Lord Barthomeloi had indeed considered being ignored by him a great humiliation and had remembered it for the rest of his life.
But faced with the name Lu Kang had spoken, the girl with the high brownish-red ponytail shook her head. Her expression was serious and contemplative. "I have not yet inherited the name Barthomeloi."
"But sooner or later, I will obtain that title!" the girl, who was about the same age as him, declared.
Lu Kang, after a moment of realization, deeply agreed. "Indeed." He remembered the identity of the girl before him. Not just her surname, but her exact name and background. Putting aside his 'distant' past as a transmigrator, even within the Clock Tower, there were many rumors circulating about her.
Lorelei, with no surname. The girl destined to be crowned with the title 'Barthomeloi' in the future. She was the only daughter of the current Lord Barthomeloi, and also the magical crystallization born in the modern era of the oldest family in the Clock Tower, which had continued for over a thousand years. It was rumored that at her birth, she had caused a gusher-like eruption of all the mystic phenomena in England. Lu Kang was dismissive of such rumors; it was just like the "Great Chu will rise, Chen Sheng will be king" fox cries from his original world, a case of hearsay. But it was enough to prove the monstrous talent that Lorelei possessed.
She possessed Magic Circuits that were over a hundred times more than that of an ordinary magus. She possessed all-elemental affinity magecraft. She was destined to become Lord Barthomeloi, and even more so, destined to become the strongest Lord Barthomeloi in two hundred years, a 'Person of Grand Rank'. She was a being destined to achieve the rank of Grand. Though still young now, she had already obtained the 'Brand' rank magus certification several years ago! She was still a student, but she was already the de facto controller of the Department of Policies, an uncrowned queen!
The girl's face was filled with pride. But before she could continue speaking, and before Lu Kang could open his mouth, another voice sounded from behind him.
"Lorelei, such a provocation! You are showing far too little respect for me, the Head of the Department of Mineralogy!" With Lorelei's appearance, Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald could finally no longer sit still and walked out of his magic workshop. He believed that although the Magecraft of the Mind that Lu Kang had just displayed was very strong, strong enough to have reached the average level of the current Clock Tower Lords... he might still not be a match for this monster girl from the Department of Policies.
In terms of magical attainment, the ever-proud Kayneth did not dare to say he could surpass this girl who was more than ten years his junior! Of course, he was still confident he could block this monster from the Barthomeloi family.
Kayneth walked to Lu Kang's side and gave him a proud look, as if to say, 'leave everything to me'. A promise made must be perfectly fulfilled. Kayneth's actions had always followed this standard.
Lu Kang was taken aback. Understanding the Lemon-Head's meaning, he was at a loss for whether to laugh or cry... He had been thinking that he finally had a decent opponent to further test his strength in reality!
And faced with the direct questioning of the Lord of Mineralogy and first-class lecturer of Spiritual Evocation, Lorelei, whose talent was so outstanding but whose status was still that of a student and thus slightly lower than Kayneth's, remained expressionless. She said, "This is a matter between us students, and also an internal affair of our Department of Policies."
"What's more, we have not entered the 'Lord's' domain. We were just passing by!"
The aggressive Kayneth was instantly at a loss for words. Indeed, the group from the Department of Policies had not set foot in the El-Melloi manor. Even their mystery had not infringed upon the authority of a Lord. The autonomous activation of the workshop was merely an instinctive response to an external threat, but it was a threat, not a harm. According to the laws of the Clock Tower... this was not enough to constitute an offense against a Lord's authority!
And Lu Kang, seeing the self-important Lemon-Head get shut down, couldn't help but laugh out loud. He thought to himself that this Lorelei was not as prim and proper as she appeared on the surface; she was also quite cunning. His laughter drew the gaze of the girl with the brownish-red ponytail again.
Lu Kang narrowed his eyes and returned her gaze with a smile. No fear, but no provocation either—just a simple, calm smile.
Lorelei paused. "Interesting." To say something interesting with a completely expressionless face was a bit strange. Or so I think, Lu Kang thought.
But since Kayneth's remonstrance had been rebuffed, it seemed that a conflict between them was now inevitable. The 'Person of Grand Rank', Lorelei, stared fixedly at him. She stated, "'Luvest's' successor, Lu Kang, is it?"
"Are you interested in joining the 'Barthomeloi family'?"
"Ah... huh?" Lu Kang, who was about to welcome her challenge, came back to his senses, suddenly feeling something was not right. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"Literally." Lorelei explained seriously, "Join Barthomeloi, become..."
"My 'foster brother'!"
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