Chapter 626: Amyrius's Decision

Looking at the lights emanating out from the villa in the darkness,

Klein spent several seconds mentally preparing himself before alighting

the carriage. He followed the three-layered staircase and came to the

door, where the admiral's bodyguards and servants were lined up at the

sides, before stepping in.

Seeing Cynthia wearing conservative home clothes due to the existence of

others, Klein silently heaved a sigh of relief as he maintained his

stoic expression and slowly walked over.

Cynthia's smile became more and more brilliant as she shifted the

strands of her hair to the back of her ear, revealing her fair and

slender neck. Her neckline didn't have any marks left behind by a

necklace.

Seeing Secretary Luan and the admiral's bodyguards head for their own

rooms or moving outside the building to take up their patrolling

positions, Klein pulled Cynthia into an embrace and said in a deep

voice, "There's no need to prepare any hot water. Give me a quiet room.

I need to spend the night alone."

"..." Cynthia used her eyes to express her puzzlement and blankness.

Klein surveyed his surroundings and softly said, "Something unexpected

happened. I need to enter an extremely quiet state to recover."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand to pull at his collar, revealing a

patch of faint-colored fleshy granules.

His problematic physical condition with an abnormal reaction was an

excuse Admiral Amyrius had prepared for the tramp stand-in, so as to

avoid Cynthia's attempts of intimacy without exposing a problem. To make

it more convincing, Klein used his Faceless powers to provide

"evidence."

Cynthia turned agape as she nearly screamed. Thankfully, she covered her

mouth in time and held it in.

The moment Cynthia recovered from her shock, she immediately asked

nervously, her concern and emotions evident, "Are you fine? Do you need

to see a doctor?"

"No, this is the price needed for powerful strength. I'll recover given

two to three days of solitude." Klein had already found the excuse

needed for the future.

"O-okay." Cynthia hurriedly helped Klein up to the second floor and led

him into the quietest room.

As for the master bedroom, she had already lit some scented candles and

scattered some faint-smelling extract, so she didn't offer him some.

Seeing the door close, Klein slowly exhaled. He changed out of his

admiral's uniform and lied down in satisfaction.

Not far away in the master bedroom, the worried and disappointed Cynthia

was soaking herself in hot water before sleeping.

She looked at the ceiling with an unfocused gaze as she couldn't help

but recall the exhortations of her parents from a few days ago.

They wanted her to charm Admiral Amyrius and hopefully be impregnated

with his child. This way, their family would be able to take on more

businesses with the Central Sonia Sea's naval fleet.

*Admiral seems to have many matters hidden in his heart, so much that

something abnormal has happened to his body...* Cynthia's

thoughts wandered as they slowly dispersed.

Without her realizing it, she had fallen asleep.

During this period, she found her digestive system turning warm as her

body felt a little hot. In her dream, she seemed to see a pitch-black

sky which was dotted with resplendent stars.

One of them seemed to notice her gaze as it produced a brighter glow.

The next morning, the invigorated Klein enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast

which was nothing spectacular to speak of. Once again, he was surrounded

by the admiral's bodyguards as he arrived at the Oravi naval base and

was placed in the most luxurious and spacious office.

According to Admiral Amyrius's habits, he would spend some alone time

every two or three days to study and master his Beyonder powers to a

deeper extent and produce more effective techniques. Therefore, Klein

spent most of the day without being disturbed, with him only needing to

handle some simple work.

Inside the quiet and spacious office, Klein leisurely paced about or

flipped through books from the bookshelf. From time to time, he would

put his palm into his pockets to touch the Ninth Law charm to release

some of its powerful might. This was to make Secretary Luan, who was

outside, believe that there was nothing wrong with Admiral Amyrius.

After some time, Klein felt sleepy and decided to take a short nap.

At this moment, he heard knocking at the door.

There's something important... Klein frowned.

Something that made Secretary Luan disturb Admiral Amyrius's focused

training was definitely nothing simple!

"Come in," Klein converged his emotions and answered with a deep voice.

The handsome blond man, Luan, turned the handle and entered. He held a

telegram in his hand.

He said with a suppressed voice, "Your Excellency, a telegram from

Backlund.

"Mr. Aston has been relieved of his post as governor-general. He will

temporarily be replaced by the city council's chairman.

"It's said that the new governor-general will arrive today."

*Aston Rieveldt has been relieved of his post as governor-general? Has

their secret been discovered? That's right. The Twilight Hermit Order

has already warned me, no---Amyrius. It means that they had long grasped

the actual matter. With another member cranking the wheel, the matter

will likely go through a series of position changes, putting an end to

the matter... A warning was given the previous night, and action was

taken today. They must've prepared for quite a while... Yes, that can be

seen from the fact that the new governor-general will arrive

today...* Klein was first alarmed before he felt that the matter

was within reason.

He mimicked the attitude Admiral Amyrius would have when faced with a

major problem by pacing back and forth before saying with a stern

expression, "I'm aware."

Klein didn't express his views or pass any orders, appearing extremely

staid.

However, it was because he hadn't decided on a response.

*We have a saying from the Foodaholic Empire, "moving is not as good as

staying put." I wonder if Roselle had translated this...* Klein

lampooned as he gave a self-deprecating jest.

Luan raised his head and glanced at Admiral Amyrius without saying a

word before silently leaving the office.

Phew... Klein paced about once again as he considered what

Admiral Amyrius would do if he were standing here.

This was something important that had happened outside of his

expectations; therefore, Klein could only infer from Amyrius's

character, experiences, as well as some of the personal descriptions in

the information provided to him.

*He's a conservative person. Even while he was a Mid- and Low-Sequence

Beyonder and was on all kinds of different ships, he very rarely took

risks... He believes himself to be a Loen aristocrat who values family,

children, and emotions. He's a gentleman who's of good bearing and

garners the affection of women. Eh, this point is open to debate. With

his standing and status, even a curly-haired baboon would garner the

affection of men and women, no---perhaps even more. At the very least, a

curly-haired baboon doesn't tell dated jokes...* Information ran

through Klein's mind as they intertwined to form a multi-faceted image

of Admiral Amyrius.

While in his deep thought, he heard knocking at his door once again.

"Come in." Klein instantly tensed up.

Luan entered and pointed outside.

"Your Excellency, Mr. Aston wishes to meet you."

*Why is Aston here? He came to Amyrius to seek his protection? Or does

he plan on making a desperate struggle?* Klein narrowed his eyes

slightly, realizing that he couldn't make a decision for Admiral

Amyrius.

*What would he do? After receiving a warning from the Twilight Hermit

Order, he should already realize that the matter has been exposed. The

target was long prepared, so with his conservative nature, it can be

imagined that his decision would be...*

*However, he greatly values family. He even provided some of Aston

Rieveldt's interesting tidbits. It's not hard to tell that there's the

concern and love for his younger brother in this matter... He doesn't

like cannabis and tobacco. Drinking is just for socializing purposes.

Apart from being a little caught up with beautiful women, there's

nothing seriously wrong with him...*

He greatly values family... Family... Klein's thoughts raced

as he fully immersed himself in Amyrius's identity, fully experiencing

his hidden feelings for his family and the importance he placed on it.

Family... At that instant, he seemed to turn into Amyrius, but

he was able to analyze the various problems in a detached manner.

After nearly twenty seconds of silence, Klein heard himself using a

somewhat unfamiliar tone, saying, "Tell him that I have many matters to

deal with. I don't have the time to meet him.

"Also, buy him a ticket back to Backlund."

Luan seemed to have expected it as he retracted his gaze and replied, as

though everything was normal, "Yes, Your Excellency."

As he watched Luan leave the office to find Aston Rieveldt outside,

Klein gently sighed like the real Amyrius Rieveldt.

He knew that Amyrius would've made the same choice if he had returned

early.

This was family, something he valued greatly!

With their scheme completely exposed, there was no way Amyrius would've

exhausted his last chip on a bet and place his family at risk of

destruction. As long as he didn't participate in it, and as long as he's

still a demigod, the Rieveldt family wouldn't suffer any overly serious

damage even if he isn't able to remain as the highest commander of

Central Sonia Sea.

And to get his secretary to buy his tickets for him made it clear that

Amyrius still treated Aston as his brother. It was a warning to others

not to harm him before they figured out what was happening.

After nearly a minute, Luan returned and said, "Your Excellency, Mr.

Aston has left."

Amyrius greatly values family... Klein fell silent for two

seconds before asking in a deep voice, his back facing his secretary,

"Did he say anything?"

Luan answered truthfully, "He said that you are indeed a cold person by

nature."

The corners of Klein's lips curled slightly as he produced an unfeeling

smile.

This was an instinctive reaction; however, with him completely in

character as Amyrius, he believed that the admiral would've had the same

reaction.

The feeling and emotions were the same!

For the rest of the time, Klein sat in his office and didn't meet

anyone, nor did he deal with any official business. All he did was

occasionally listen to his secretary report to him about the situation

on Oravi Island.

Nothing happened until the arrival of the new governor-general.

In the evening, he didn't attend the banquet he was supposed to attend,

and he returned to his villa. As he saw Cynthia walk towards him, he

hugged her.

Then, he calmly said, "Aston has been relieved of his post as

governor-general."

All his sighs and pain seemed to be condensed into that seemingly

emotionless sentence.

"I heard about it. It should be fine, right?" Cynthia asked anxiously.

Klein closed his eyes and didn't mention it again. All he did was give

soft, terse reply.

That sentence was the most obvious expression of his emotions as a

stern, old-fashioned, and conservative high-ranking man.