The girl, held by a group of Ghost Shadow Soldiers like a prisoner about to be sent to the execution ground, looked up.
Her expression was sorrowful.
In her sight, the woman named Rita had fallen, carried on the shoulder of some detestable fellow.
Although her face was covered by her long, falling hair, Kiana could imagine that the expression on that beautiful face beneath the strands was probably not very peaceful.
She was done for.
Kiana felt an unprecedented sadness.
As a loser in love, Miss Kiana harbored immense resentment towards a certain victor.
That guy had no manners.
Even after winning, he showed no grace, toying with her like a monkey.
But thankfully, he didn't seem very strong, so when Rita decided to help, Kiana's mood naturally reached its peak for the year.
But, she never expected—
Rita, you got nerfed so fast!!!
Kiana felt her eyes welling up.
Didn't you say you were a top-tier expert, one of the top three in Schicksal?
How can there be two people in Chang Kong City who can utterly thrash you!!
"Hey, how have you been doing recently? My lovely Kiana—?"
"Have you missed your big brother?"
A very gentle tone and lines, but coming from Luo Su's dog mouth, they instantly turned into mockery.
"Do what you want with me, kill me or torture me."
Kiana turned her head, truly not wanting to see that detestable face again.
At this, the young man couldn't help but sigh, as if he had encountered a very troubling loss.
"What I mean is, you really should call me brother."
"Can you show some respect for your elder?"
Kiana rolled her eyes at his words; Luo Su, that scoundrel, not a single word from his mouth could be trusted.
Ah… it seems she's not so easy to fool anymore.
Luo Su blinked, and then, to Kiana's shocked expression, he leaned his mouth close to Rita's ear.
"Durandal has been abducted by a man, and the Immortal Blades is about to disband…"
"Ah???"
A scream directly echoed through the sky.
Rita, who had been peaceful, now looked more unsettled than ever; she almost instantly slid off Luo Su's shoulder, fell to the ground, then frantically got up and looked around.
Her usual charming and captivating demeanor was nowhere to be seen, replaced only by panic and bewilderment.
Where did this silly beauty come from!!
Kiana immediately wanted to cover her face.
Was she blind with greed back then? Bringing this idiot to pick a fight with Luo Su.
"Hey, long time no see, Rita."
The young man smiled and greeted the S-rank.
"How have you been recently?"
Rita: "…"
Do I look like I'm doing very well?
"Is there something you need from me?"
But, being Schicksal's top assassin, Miss Rita quickly regained her usual composure.
She wasn't directly thrown into prison, and was even left standing there.
This was clearly not how kidnappers should act, and considering the power gap between Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, she largely understood the situation.
Anti-Entropy wanted something from her.
However, in the eyes of the current Schicksal, the decaying Anti-Entropy clearly had no right to negotiate, so they needed to display some force.
"No, I just need you to help me prove something, lest a certain junior keeps thinking about insubordinate things all day."
The young man's eyes shifted slightly, and then, with an expression as if looking at a silly younger sister, he looked at Kiana.
Rita: "…"
She felt the current atmosphere wasn't quite right.
But, seeing a certain Orca approaching with a stool, she timidly nodded.
"Durandal has a godfather, doesn't she?"
He spoke with shocking words.
The young man's opening was a bombshell.
Rita's pupils contracted violently.
Durandal has a godfather who is obsessed with her mother.
This was something Durandal had told her not long ago.
That man knew Schicksal very well, was possibly Lady Cecilia's sworn brother, and was quite familiar with His Grace the Bishop.
Rita had tried to investigate that man.
But no matter how she investigated, she found nothing.
Yet, Lady Durandal was clearly certain that such a person did exist… "Why do you know this?"
Rita's expression grew more serious.
This information should only be known by Durandal, herself, and Kiana within Schicksal.
"Nonsense, that's my adoptive father."
The young man said indifferently.
What?!
Even Rita couldn't help but widen her eyes.
Wait.
Let her sort this out.
Durandal's godfather is Lady Cecilia's sworn brother.
Luo Su is possibly the adoptive son of that godfather.
Which means, Luo Su is actually Durandal's cousin, or sworn brother?
Huh?!
This person is also her brother-in-law?
Miss Rita's delicate body trembled.
At the same time, Kiana's delicate body also trembled; she felt like she had heard similar words somewhere before.
As she recalled, the girl's beautiful face also became distorted.
She remembered.
It was when she was being treated like a workhorse!!
"Rita, sober up, this guy is a liar, not a single word from his mouth can be trusted!!"
Kiana yelled.
With Skadi on the side looking subtly amused, the young man sighed, then, truly like a brother interacting with his sister, he pinched Kiana's face, sighing.
"Is it so hard to admit I'm your brother?"
Kiana wished she could just bite off Luo Su's finger.
But, seeing at least three hundred Ghost Shadow Soldiers standing by, she still endured it alive.
"…You must be joking."
"Kinship cannot be proven by just a few words."
Rita also instantly calmed down.
This guy just claimed to be her elder brother-in-law, and judging by how Kiana was being teased, Luo Su was indeed very likely bluffing.
At this, the young man didn't get angry, he just kept rubbing Kiana's wonderfully soft face, much to her extreme humiliation.
"Durandal met her godfather the day I went to Vienna, right?"
A very accurate answer.
Rita's expression instantly became solemn.
Such details were very minute, even a spy would find it hard to uncover.
"But, that's not enough."
Rita continued to question.
"If that man wasn't messing with me, the content he mentioned should include, but not be limited to, Kiana, Otto's conspiracy, the truth of Cecilia's death. Of course, from my understanding of that old stick, he would probably gloss over Otto's Herrscher experiments, after all, he hopes Otto's experiments succeed… and doesn't want Durandal to investigate further."
The young man thought for a moment, then spoke.
"If you want to ask for more minute details, you'll need to find a private place; some things aren't suitable to be discussed in front of this hot-blooded idiot."
At this point, the young man's expression also seemed to carry a hint of displeasure.
After all—
Those contents were truly genuine darkness.
Even Rita couldn't help but sigh.
She instinctively scrutinized Luo Su's face; those ice-blue eyes seemed remarkably similar to Durandal's… blood relatives?
"Stop looking, Durandal and I can't possibly look alike, because she and I have no blood relation whatsoever."
At this, the young man replied ungraciously.
"If there was any blood relation, my adoptive father wouldn't be constantly talking about Cecilia."
Rita's expression instantly became awkward.
Looking for commonalities in sworn siblings was indeed a bit absurd.
"Anything else you want to ask?"
The young man raised an eyebrow, asking.
Rita hesitated, and under Kiana's 'questioning life' gaze, the beauty cautiously asked.
"So… are you really Lady Durandal's elder brother?"
Chapter Fifty-Four: I Still Prefer Your Untamed Look
"Guess?"
The young man replied ungraciously.
He clapped his hands, and the surrounding shadows receded; the Shadow Legion, which could have turned Rita into Rita-paste, also disappeared.