Achilles residence.

Nora has already moved the furniture and food from Stovefire Island Manor and arranged them to decorate the hall on the first floor like a dining room.

Tonight Empress Theodora will also make time to come over for a gathering with everyone at the Achilles residence. Such opportunities have become increasingly rare as imperial affairs fall into place.

Too many imperial affairs require her attention, to the extent that she has recently been overwhelmed. Even tonight's scheduled two-hour dinner was barely secured by passing on the responsibilities to Lady Varomina.

Therefore, Nora is paying extra attention to the quality of tonight's meal. Fortunately, the Golden Governance Palace has provided a large quantity of precious ingredients not taken by Suleiman, allowing her to display 120% of her culinary skills.

"Nora?" Medea walked into the kitchen, smiling, "Need any help?"

"Help me wash those beets." Nora replied.

Medea then started washing the beets, watching the water wash away the dirt and sand from the leaves. She whispered:

"This morning, Sigrdrifa also broke through to Lv.20."

"Wasn't that bound to happen? I remember she was already Lv.18 a month ago, just needing to comprehend the last skill." Nora skillfully cut the chicken.

"Yes." Medea said softly.

Comprehending skills might take a long time for others, but it's quite simple on The Azure Longsword's side.

The reason is the so-called acceleration plan, allowing the ladies to see skills they will comprehend in the future, making it as convenient and quick as exam cheating.

"Then, in the team, only you are left." Medea finished washing the beets and put them in the bowl.

"Yes." Nora gave her two eggs, "Whisk them for me."

So Medea cracked the eggs into a bowl and stirred them with a small spoon.

"Actually, you've been Lv.19 for a while, right?" She suddenly said, as if talking to herself.

"Of course, I want Aske to stay here longer." Nora softly smiled.

"Then why not let him stay here forever?" Medea smiled slightly.

"Because it's impossible." Nora put the chicken in the pot, placed it on the stove.

"It's possible." Medea put down the bowl with the eggs.

"That's only what you think is possible." Nora bent down, igniting the gas stove flames, "In reality, you leave only his body... Or a part of his body. But what about his heart?"

She gently turned around, her brown eyes like a deep pond, reflecting Medea's slightly fearful, pale face:

"Can you keep his heart here?"

Medea: .........

"So you all think the heart is more important than the person." She said through gritted teeth.

"No, Medea." Nora leaned against the wall, sighed, "We're all selfish, we all want all of him."

"But it's impossible, is that what you mean?" Medea said.

"It's impossible." Nora nodded, "So we can only trust, gamble."

"What if we lose?" Medea looked down at the beaten egg liquid in the bowl.

"You're afraid." Nora said.

"Aren't you afraid?"

"Sigh." Nora shook her head with a smile, "If I were afraid, I wouldn't have fallen in love with him."

"Is he worthy?" Medea suddenly said with agitation.

"Do we have the right to say that?" Nora smiled at her.

"Yes, we have no right." Medea also felt somewhat dejected.

We're all on the same boat, what's there to argue about?

"Then I won't disturb you." The Enchanting Demon lady said after a few minutes of silence.

"Alright." Nora lifted the lid of the stew pot and tasted the broth inside.

Medea walked out of the kitchen, closing the door behind her.

Suddenly, green vines grew out from the gap of the door, gently swaying their buds in the breeze. In the kitchen, Nora had already transformed into countless flamboyant flowers and gradually vanished into the air.

In the study on the third floor, Aske suddenly sensed something, looking towards the kitchen downstairs.

Did Nora also ascend?

"Was it Nora who just ascended?" Miel and Mia had just returned from the Sunken Palace, walking up the stairs on the second floor, suddenly sensing the cosmic law spectrum's vibration.

"Yes." Aske said.

"Well then..." Miel looked at Aske, her gaze inquiring.

Aske nodded.

"What are you talking about?" Little Mia curiously looked at them, completely unaware of their conversation.

"Mia." Aske smiled, "After dinner, should we go fight a boss?"

"Sure." Little Mia said naively, "Is it to fight that bad emperor Suleiman?"

"No." Aske reported a coordinate name, "I'll tell you later, you can teleport us to this coordinate address."

"These coordinates..." Little Mia pondered. During skill comprehension, she learned latitude and longitude positioning with Thira, "It seems to be in the southern part of Bavaria Duchy? Are we going to Eleanor's family side?"

"Yes." Aske smiled and said, "But before that, we should go have dinner first. I heard today Nora made special sauce steak?"

"Ah?" Little Mia's eyes lit up, she immediately turned and ran downstairs, already calling out, "That, that, dear sister Nora..."

"So it's already decided?" After sending the unsuspecting Mia away, Miel asked quietly.

"Yes." Aske said, "There's no need to drag it on, let's do it as soon as possible."

"Medea might not cooperate." Miel reminded him.

"I know." Aske nodded.

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Achilles residence, first-floor dining room.

Theodora pushed the door open from outside, followed immediately by several royal officers, led by the guard commander Michael, who scanned the surroundings vigilantly and alertly.

"Your Majesty." Looking at the table full of sumptuous dishes, Michael's face turned green, "How to test for poison..."

"Withdraw." Theodora said in a low voice, "There are all demigods here, who can poison us?"

"But what if it's a demigod rank toxin..." Michael insisted.

Not to mention, the Pure Blood Monastery has demigods specializing in Poison Law, whose toxins can directly paralyze transcendent beings who are also demigods, without time to open body conceptualization (classic case, Aske).

If poison was added to this table, it could directly kill nine demigods overnight, and tomorrow the Seljuk people could attack directly.

"I have Poison Law, I can identify similar toxins." Peggy said next to her.

"Did you hear that? Withdraw!" Theodora ordered again.

So Michael led the other officers and guards out, reluctantly guarding the residence's main entrance, his thoughts drifting back four years.

He remembers it was in a small tavern, at that time the 17-year-old Empress Theodora also brought them to find Aske alone, asking them to guard outside.

Then Her Majesty suddenly vanished from the tavern, causing these royal guards to search for a long time until finally showing up, only to be scolded by Empress Zoe later.

This time a similar situation probably won't happen, haha.

In the dining room, everyone was already seated around the table. Little eager Mia had already chosen the fattest steak and started cutting it.

Nora diligently poured champagne for everyone, Eleanor solemnly tied her napkin, Miel cut sausage and corn with a small knife, Peggy casually dug into pudding with a spoon, Sigrdrifa silently drank wine by herself, Aske looked at everyone with a smile, only Medea stared at the food on the table, looking gloomy, not touching her cutlery.

Theodora pulled a chair between Eleanor and Medea to sit down, took the champagne Nora handed over, and said:

"Nora, have you already ascended to demigod?"

"Yes, with Sigrdrifa, both today." Nora replied with a smile.

Sigrdrifa heard this and appeared somewhat bitter. She originally did not want to be the last to ascend in the team, yet she ascended "together" with Nora.

Theodora's eyes turned as she observed Sigrdrifa's expression.

Now, as Empress again, she had to consider issues from the empire's governance perspective. If Aske is about to leave, then getting along well with and even drawing in the demigod ladies in the team becomes a tremendously important matter for Theodora in the future.

The relationship with The Azure Longsword mustn't break, which is why she squeezed time to attend tonight's gathering.

"So our team is now all demigods!" Theodora smiled broadly and raised her glass, "Cheers."

"Cheers!" Everyone stood up one after another.

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