Capital of the Unity, Lemaze Mansion,
“Father, is that true?” A blond teen could be seen walking down the stairs. She had golden hairs reaching to her waist and green beautiful eyes reminding the forest. Her body was proportional. All in all, she was a great beauty.
The man he addressed was also blond with a slim figure. He looked like an elegant man, but he was one of the most influential and strong men in Unity.
There were three other women and one more man sitting close to the man. Two of those figures were her other daughters, Abeila and Isabella Lemaze. The mature beautiful lady was the matron of the house, Flore Lemaze, and the elder man was, older leader of the family and the man’s father, Emeric Lemaze.
After he saved Mother AI by receiving severe injuries, he retired from the frontlines and focused on business. With the help of Mother AI, thanks to his help to save her, he became the richest man in Unity. Of course, the Lemaze family was already rich even before the invasion.
The young lady skipped down from the stairs was Porseila Lemaze, and the figure she was addressing was her father, Yves Lemaze. As the leader of the biggest shopping site, Unizon, and boss of the companies under their last name, he was the one who made the deal with the Marooner.
Of course, he wouldn’t be bothered if it was something common, but when the site was alerted with a dual elemental orb, he was one of the first to learn it and got in touch with the owner as soon as possible.
“It is true.” Yves nodded royally. His mannerism was regal and one could tell he had royal blood. “The Marooner sent a verified video, and it is proved that the dagger is dual elemental.”
“Then it is true!” Porseila exclaimed, “And what is his identity?”
She asked with hope. She always had a crush on the Marooner, but he was the most mysterious man on Earth. No one knew who he really was, but now that they got a chance, she wanted to know.
“Porseila, do you know what you are talking about?” The Eldest Princess of the Lemaze family, Abeila sternly asked. “We cannot look into private details, and even if we do, we cannot guarantee that the account is his. If we were to lose our chance just because of curiosity, what would happen to our brand?”
“Abeila is right. You raised her well, Yves.” Grandpa Lemaze praised the eldest daughter, and looked at now sulking Porseila, “Little girl, do you want to throw away our reputation to the thrash? The Lemaze family stood strong against all injustice, and I risked my life for Unity. Thanks to Her Majesty, Mother AI, we are at the top of the market now, but it was our fame that helped us climb stairs easily.”
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Porseila rebuked twice in a minute, so she was about to cry. Luckily her father lent a helping hand. “Porseila is just curious, please don’t mind her words. Even I am curious about the mysterious Marooner.”
“Dear is right. The Marooner is a famous and righteous man. He saved a hospital full of people by risking his life just like you Father. It is normal for Porseila to be curious for such a gallant man.” Flore, Porseila’s mother also supported her and pulled Porseila’s to her side to sit.
Emeric seemed like he had more to say, but the door opened all of a sudden to stop him. A servant with a wristwatch on a tray walked in and presented it to Yves. Yves kindly gestured to give Emeric instead. Although he was lord of the house now, respect dictated him to let his father handle while he was in the room unless Emeric said otherwise.
Emeric grabbed the wristwatch and answered it after the servant left. Everyone in the room knew who the caller was. It wasn’t the first time after all.
“Hello Emeric, how are the old wounds?” A woman's voice traveled in the room and a globe floated over the wristwatch. Unsurprisingly it was Mother AI.
“Your Majesty Hill, the old me is still alive and kicking, thank you for your concern. I am honored to be asked personally.” He submissively answered. No one in the room questioned the proud Emeric’s unproud attitude. Everything they had was gifted by Mother AI, so they were more than happy to be in her care. “Does Her Majesty need something from me?”
“I indeed do.” Mother AI answered and waited for a while, “I need the identity of the Marooner.”
As soon as she finished a silence gravitated in the room. Just a minute ago, Emeric said it was their trustworthy reputation that helped them climb stairs swiftly with the help of Mother AI. Everyone was curious how the servile Emeric would answer when the one asking was Mother AI.
“This—” Emeric was lost too. He never imagined something like this to happen. Although grateful, he wasn’t willing to destroy their reputation just because the one asking was Mother AI. “I don’t think I can do that, Your Majesty.”
“I understand your sentiment, Emeric.” Mother AI’s answer came without any lapse. As if she was expecting this answer.
“I just want to speak with him, so I need you to prepare a meeting for me. Is this feasible?” She asked this time.
“That is doable.” He answered nervously, “Please forgive me but I have to ask, what are you going to do?”
“You don’t have to worry. I don’t have any enmity with the hero of Unity. I just want to converse with this person.” Mother AI answered tersely and continued, “I will wait for your news.”
Then the hologram disappeared. Emeric quickly covered the tray with a special alloy preventing any signal and looked at the Yves.
“Can you do it?” He asked. Yves said he had talked with the Marooner before and should be able to do it again.
“I can, but the question is should we?” Yves asked back. He wasn’t as grateful as his father. After all, his father also risked his life to save her, so it was a payback at best.
“Yes, prepare it as soon as you can. Now is the best.” Emeric said and rose from his seat, ‘This will change many things.’ He thought to himself and left the room.