Marquina was speaking with Medea on this side, while on the other, Eleanor was called over by Red-haired Otto, who inquired about her recent advancement and sanity.

"Um, the skills you now possess are 'Unyielding Will,' 'Light Flow,' 'Will Armor,' 'Judgment,'" Red-haired Otto suggested, "Next, I recommend you apply 'Law Attachment' to your skills, except for 'Will Armor.'"

Law Attachment meant infusing the embodied law into a skill, thereby greatly enhancing the skill's own power. Players called this "Specialization." Similar to players, NPCs would also generally choose to comprehend five skills and specialize in three, forming a strategic mix.

Adding in ascending one level in Law Embodiment and one level in Domain Weaving, this comprised the entire ten-level progression along the Path of Law.

"Do you think 'Will Armor' isn't very useful?" Eleanor asked thoughtfully.

"No, 'Will Armor' is a quite useful skill," Red-haired Otto said with a smile, "but we often need to make choices based on our own needs."

"'Unyielding Will' can extend the time of your Unyielding Holy Sword, so it must be specialized. 'Light Flow' allows you to maintain high mobility, 'Judgment' can expand your attack range; both are indispensable key combat skills. While 'Will Armor' lets you simulate various weapons and equipment, it provides just support to your battle rather than playing a decisive role."

"I understand," Eleanor said with a nod, "This matches the Squad Leader's assessment."

"Of course, I believe Lord Aske would see it too," Red-haired Otto nodded, introspectively adding, "If you become a Demigod, the Weisbach family..."

He trailed off, his tone seemingly tinged with melancholy before he lightly chuckled:

"By the way, your father has also come to the Iberian Peninsula and is currently in Valencia City."

"Really?" Eleanor was overjoyed. It had been almost a year since she last went home.

"For such an important matter, your father, as the head of your family, of course, had to come personally," Red-haired Otto answered with a well-disguised expression.

"Then I'll go and ask for leave from the Squad Leader," Eleanor immediately said.

"No need, just take Lord Aske with you," Red-haired Otto suggested, seemingly with a hidden meaning.

Eleanor's face flushed slightly as she nodded.

Speaking of which, she had not yet confessed her feelings to the Squad Leader. Now, going to meet her father together, although it might seem like a leap in progress, it was, after all, a significant step forward. This made Eleanor slightly elated.

So, she went to find Aske and told him about the matter.

"To see me?" Aske wondered.

"No," Eleanor corrected, "to see my father with me."

The blonde Knight Girl was slightly shy, but soon gathered her courage again and looked steadily at Aske with her deep blue eyes. He pondered for a moment.

Was this meeting the parents? It couldn't be that awkward, could it...

"The ancestor said he'd use the Instant Teleportation skill to take us there, so it should only take a day," Eleanor remarked as she saw the Squad Leader hesitated, clasping her hands together, her expression earnest, and pleaded in a "pretty please" tone.

Aske: ..........

Who taught you these cute tricks!

"Cough cough, if it's only for a day, then of course there's no problem."

He thought to himself, I'm only away for a day, the other members of the team shouldn't be jumping up... well, they shouldn't.

Eleanor then took Aske to find Red-haired Otto, who was sitting in a room arranged for him by Maya, reading a book. Seeing the two enter, he stood up.

"Let's go." He casually snapped his fingers, and Flames rose from the ground, enveloping all three of them.

Feeling the intense spatial compression around him, Aske thought this teleportation experience was much worse than Mia's Ripple Sword.

It was remembered that this "Sealing Furnace Fire" mainly practiced the law of Sealing, specifically sealing specific spatial coordinates, then releasing them when necessary, to achieve teleportation to a designated location.

Whether it was the consumption of Spirituality, casting time, or versatility, it all fell far short of Mia's abilities. However, teleportation was, after all, just a part-time job for the others, so it was hard to be too picky.

After mulling over the information in his mind for a while, Aske saw the three of them already appear in the lobby of a high-end hotel in Valencia.

Eleanor's father, the Duke of Bavaria, and her brother Ludwig were both leaning on a desk, pointing at something on a map of the Iberian Peninsula.

Next to them stood two demigods from the Giant Dragon family, the Acid Erosion Dragon Hedwig and the Dragon of Imagination Bruno, as well as...

... the Emperor of the Holy Solomon Empire, Otto II.

Eleanor's pupils shrank in an instant, "draw the sword" and "run" were two thoughts that surged through the depths of her heart simultaneously. The former was due to the lingering anger of the past, while the latter was due to worries and fears for her family.

However, she quickly realized: when she had attempted to assassinate the Emperor, she had worn a full-face mask, and her voice was deliberately made to sound sharper. Thus, she wasn't worried that the Emperor would recognize her, the assassin.

As long as she doesn't foolishly show any unusual expression.

"Father," Eleanor said with a cheerful expression, trying to greet her father in the most natural voice she could muster.

However, before the Duke of Bavaria could respond, everyone saw Emperor Otto cover his mouth excitedly, while the Acid Erosion Dragon and the Dragon of Imagination, both demigods, turned their heads with expressions too pained to witness.

Eleanor: ???

"Eleanor," the Duke of Bavaria took a deep breath and said, "sit down first."

Eleanor sat down, not understanding why, while Aske stood aside, looking at the very lifelike expression management of these people with great interest.

"What I'm about to tell you, don't be afraid..." With an emotion compounded of guilt and regret, the Duke of Bavaria spoke seriously, "The truth is... you're not my biological child."

Eleanor: !!!

Not just Eleanor, even Aske was a bit bewildered:

What, isn't the Knight Girl of noble blood? Wait a minute...

He, of course, also reacted quickly, suddenly recalling Minerva once told her that Eleanor's true identity was actually Princess Sofie of the Empire...

As if coming to the same conclusion as Aske, Eleanor also incredulously widened her eyes, staring at the Duke of Bavaria's face for a long while.

However, she found no signs of joking or lying.

Father... is serious.

That means...

I'm not... Father's biological daughter?

Her body stiff, she turned her head to look at Emperor Otto on the side, moving as mechanically as if her head might fall off the next second.

The old Emperor sighed and said in a somber and serious tone:

"Yes, Eleanor... no, Sofie..."

"I am your father.

The room fell silent for a moment.

"No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Eleanor pushed the desk and stood up abruptly, breathing heavily, her eyes bloodshot, her forehead seemingly about to burst with veins, her knuckles almost turning white from the grip.

Then she turned around and rushed out of the room without looking back.

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