“How are you able to possess memories like these?”Rhys went completely still.For a moment, neither of them spoke.Then he folded his arms and forced a calm expression onto his face.“Do you honestly think I’m going to tell you?”Charlotte laughed softly.The sound somehow made Rhys even more nervous.“Why are you acting as though refusing is an option?”She leaned back in her chair.“If I truly wanted that information, there are countless ways I could obtain it.”Her smile widened slightly.“I am simply being polite by asking first.”Rhys swallowed.After everything that had happened over the last few minutes, he no longer doubted her.She had dragged him into an illusion without warning.She had reconstructed pieces of his memories.She had exposed details about him that nobody in this world should know.If she claimed she had a method of digging information out of his head, there was a good chance she was telling the truth.And that terrified him.Charlotte studied his face for a

Questions kept piling up in Rhys’s mind.The more he thought about it, the more unsettling everything became.How exactly had he arrived in this world?Charlotte’s words had opened a door he had never seriously considered before. Once she started questioning the existence of familiars, countless other questions followed.What had really happened to Gealion, Nidhogg, and Anubis in their original legends?Why were they here?If beings who had already died in their own stories could be summoned, then what did death even mean in the first place?Rhys lowered his gaze.‘Should I accept this deal?’The thought refused to leave him.‘Even the Fairy Queen doesn’t seem to know why I ended up here. If that’s the case, having someone obsessed with uncovering the truth might actually help me. At the very least, she’ll uncover information that I can’t find on my own.’His eyes narrowed.‘And this isn’t just anyone. This is the Fairy Queen. One of the greatest familiars this world has ever known.’

‘Risa becoming a vampire progenitor?’Rhys stared at Charlotte in disbelief.The idea sounded absurd at first, but the more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became.If his blood truly possessed the ability to create a vampire progenitor, then it wasn’t just some unusual trait. It was something capable of changing the balance of power across the entire world.People would go insane for something like that.The first thing powerful organizations would think about was not friendship or cooperation. They would think about ownership.Kidnap him.Lock him up.Drain his blood.Use it to raise an army of vampire progenitors.If Charlotte’s theory was correct, countless Beast Tamers would start summoning vampires simply because the reward was too tempting. There would be a guaranteed path toward creating one of the strongest vampire existences imaginable.From a business perspective, it was ridiculous.He could probably sell a single vial of blood for a fortune.Kings would pay for

Rhys sucked in a sharp breath.The four ancient kingdoms.One of them was the Virelith Kingdom.Just hearing that sent a chill through him. He immediately leaned forward.“What exactly did they do to earn a nickname like that?”Charlotte let out a long sigh.“You really have no idea.”She folded her arms.“It was a place beyond reason. People there respected only strength. Nothing else mattered.”Her expression darkened as she continued.“If someone didn’t like the way your boots looked, they could kill you in the middle of the street. If a stronger person wanted your house, your land, or even your family, they could take everything from you without consequences.”“There was no justice. No fairness. The strong ruled, and the weak endured whatever fate was handed to them.”“When Asura rose to power, things only became worse.”Rhys listened quietly.Charlotte’s voice remained calm, but there was unmistakable disgust behind it.“He slaughtered every enemy he had. Anyone who stood against

For the next three days, Rhys devoted himself completely to training under Charlotte’s guidance.At first, Gealion stayed around out of curiosity, but it did not take long before boredom got the better of him. There were only so many hours he could spend reading and observing training drills before losing interest. After the first day, he mostly disappeared to do his own thing and rarely bothered accompanying Rhys.Anubis, on the other hand, treated the opportunity seriously.The synchronization technique fascinated him. Although he was a Divine Beast with exceptional Mana control, this was a completely unfamiliar field. He had never attempted anything similar before, which meant he had to start from the beginning like any ordinary student.For perhaps the first time since becoming Rhys’s familiar, Anubis found himself struggling to grasp a concept immediately.Still, his foundation was extraordinary.Even when he stumbled, his understanding developed at a frightening pace. By the sec