I Can Contract Beauties-Chapter 155: Troublesome

The inauguration ceremony ended earlier than expected.

Although it seemed successful as no one talked about what happened inside, all those who witnessed Edith’s actions knew that Journey was not someone they could offend easily. Not to mention Edith, who could already easily cut off the arm of Orman, there was still a high probability that Journey still had more beasts that might even be stronger than Edith.

As they went back to their respective residences, all of them were already aware of a new existence in Blazing City that could not be touched.

They did not know what kind of effect Journey would have on Blazing City in the long run. All they knew was that they must act with caution around him.

Miguel and Edith returned to the guest room after the event was over.

Damian followed soon after and handed him the papers for the villa. He also stated that the books and an identity token would be handed to him by tomorrow.

By tomorrow, though, they had already planned to move into the villa. Edith was already eager to move, and when he told Aaliyah about it, that girl also expressed interest in moving as soon as possible. It seemed that the two of them wanted to be alone with Miguel.

Damian also offered to give him some servants, but after thinking about it, Miguel declined and stated that he would get one on his own. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

It was obvious that they wanted to plant a spy near him; normally, Miguel would have ignored it, but due to his real identity being a secret for now, he declined it. In the end, he was still afraid of implicating Sara accidentally.

"So, you did not find the ’mastermind’ there earlier?" Edith suddenly asked after Miguel casted the [Concealment Barrier].

Miguel nodded his head.

He was not just eating mindlessly earlier. When the important figures introduced themselves to him, he also tried to pry on them using his Innate Skill, trying to see if one of them was the mastermind they were searching for.

However, after observing everyone, Miguel realized that none of them were suspicious, and he did not suspect anyone of being the mastermind behind the scenes.

This could mean a lot of things. Either the mastermind was not an important figure and was laying low, or they were strong enough to hide themselves from his Innate Skill.

Miguel was more inclined to believe in the former, as the [Boundless Sage of Knowledge] was a very high-level skill even according to the World’s Will. It could not even be upgraded for the time being.

For an existence that existed since Aaliyah’s time, Miguel thought that it was only normal for them to hide and just work behind the scenes. It was also in line with his previous guess on the ’mastermind’s’ recent actions of manipulating Jonas’ and other people to search for the treasure that was now in Miguel’s possession.

Who knew how many important figures the ’mastermind’ had now controlled behind the scenes?

Thinking about it, Miguel also realized that the person who made the commission to the assassins should also be a person that the mastermind just manipulated with their Innate Skill.

In Miguel’s opinion, enemies that worked behind the scenes were the most troublesome to deal with. They can be working for you in broad daylight while trying to stab you in the dark.

Miguel thought and decided to make an appropriate skill later to track the elusive mastermind. They could not continue being like this after all.

They were in the open, while the ’mastermind’ was in the dark.

It was a good thing that they were not on the ’mastermind’s’ radar for now due to the diversion they created, but who knew how long the diversion would manage to fool the mastermind hidden behind the scene?

For the time being, he could only search manually and rely on his luck to encounter the ’mastermind’.

After he told Edith his conjecture and guesses, she also expressed her agreement. She also said that this kind of enemy was indeed the most terrifying, especially for someone like her who only used to fight in the open and on the frontlines.

She suddenly recalled how afraid Aaliyah was when she recounted some of her experiences with the ’mastermind’ from before.

After some time, Miguel turned his head to the door as Edith moved forward to open it, revealing Erika standing right upright and elegant.

Her previous sorry appearance was no longer there; it seemed that she had already slowly recovered from the stress she had been experiencing these past few days.

Miguel smiled beneath the mask as he gestured for her to come in.

He knew what she was here for.

And indeed, Erika began to speak at the next moment.

She reported what they had done yesterday and how they had now settled into the Red Family. Gasper and the others were also slowly getting accustomed to their lives here, even though it had just been a day. This was because, as a direct descendant of the Red Family and having red hair, the others did not ostracize him and even welcomed him warmly. As his ’lackey’s’, the others managed to ride on his coattails, making the others not dare to bully them.

She also mentioned that their class would start next week.

Miguel did not interrupt and allowed her to talk freely.

Her grievances to her family—the ones she had always believed in the most before—were slowly being released as she talked.

After a while, Erika left while wiping tears from the corners of her eyes.

Miguel did not console her this time. He knew that she had to get over this herself. He could not, and should not, help.

Sometimes, only when one’s heart was in complete darkness will they be able to become firm in what they want to do.

At this moment, even though Erika hated her family for trying to send assassins to kill them, it was still not to the point that she could abandon them easily. Her resolve might have even wavered the moment they arrived in the Red Family and after seeing some of her friends.

Edith merely shook her head as she closed the door after Erika left.

A while later, Miguel summoned Aaliyah to accompany the two of them.

The next moment, Miguel handed her and Edith a book titled [Dual Cultivation].