After ten days , Lily prepares to go to the banquet ' now it's time to strengthen some of my connections and make that announcement ' ... Lily walked to the banquet with many officials congratulating her after she declared the beginning of the banquet " I didn't expect you get that much freed land " Indus said .
" Yep , the people can rest easier now that they know the state of the land " Lily said " I'll have to thank you for the expansion too " Ryson said " You've said that a lot over the days of preparation "
" Ahaha , I just can't thank you enough . Because of your improvement it's adding more contacts to my list of potential business partners , I used to be desperate , but now I can be picky with my choices "
" He's drunk " Basil said , taking Ryson away " He sounds like too much for you huh ? " Indus asked " Yeah , every interaction I've had with him always ends with some thanks related to the freed lands "
" It's reasonable , the rate and area of your freed lands has never been recorded , so you are better than the previous frontlines , so it's meant to be celebrated . Not many expected you to progress beyond the intended goal " Indus explained .
" I didn't think there was an intended goal " " Sounds like you to not read about it " " Who cares as long as I get some funds out of fighting , I don't mind showing off this much " " But if you held such a big banquet wouldn't that mean you have something big to declare ? "
" I will , but that can wait . I still have to greet a few associates " ' So she does have to something to say , I look forward to it ' Lily finds Keyly glad to find her while she wasn't busy and took her " Commander ? "
Keyly was surprised to see Lily bring her around " So , how were the rebels I sent ? " " They're a bit different than what I expected " " Of course they are , after all , they did just try to kill me with something I shouldn't have handled "
" But you don't plan to retaliate ? " " Nope they still have some use " ' Moreover with that declaration , the rebels are up here , so the Labyrinth can stop preventing Immortal from leaking any information , which means they can be more indebted to me '
Keyly worries about Lily's silence " Okay so they are more different than I thought , at first I didn't like the injustice of the brainwashing that they do to the stations or the distributors bringing some unwilling participants , but at the mention of the distributors they started showing some extremes and nothing change at all "
" Makes sense , that sounds like a lot of the rebel group " " But then I heard that they plan about you because of what they found so I'm wondering if I should trust them , it looked like they want to expose you but it looked like they could've done something even worse "
Keyly said and Lily puts her hand on her shoulder ' so that's what she thinks of it , guess I'll plant another seed here ' " See , that depends Keyly , what did you hear ? "
Keyly could slowly feel the instinctual fear and looked at Lily's smile " T-they said that you're an ecological nightmare and that it wasn't within the scale of a forest either "
Lily smiled " Well , here's the thing Keyly , they're right " " What ? " " I could just choose to die right now and it's not just the people in this banquet that will die , but also nearby planets , even I'm not sure how big my body truly "
Keyly shivered as the fear grew " A single drop in my old world could do severe damage , but ever since coming to a bigger world like this , I've been growing very fast . Like a infant who slowly grows in size every month . So I really don't know what my body will be capable of doing if I decide to release whatever I have inside "
" That's why the rebels want to expose you ? " Lily nodded " And they know the cost if it fails , they could've destroyed the dispatched residence if that explosion kills me . While I can kill , they probably see me as a storage with plenty of resources to use , so if I were to die they can let the corrupt officials take the hit and eventually benefit after taking them down "
" But that endangers the life of those who actually fight the labyrinth " " Which is why I'm giving you an offer Keyly , you will take care of a few things for me and one of them involves stealing keys from the distributors . "
Keyly looked at the face " Why ? " " Because you're the right person that can be the leader of the rebels , I'll be lending some people for you , they should be here by now , so make sure to go do my request by the end of the banquet " Lily gives Keyly the necessary information to achieve the goal .
" How did you get this information " " Just because the rebels have spies working with the distributors doesn't mean I don't " " Then how do I give these keys to you ? " " I'll find a way "
Keyly worries about the weight and Lily leaves , imagining the aftermath of the theft ' let's get the main event started '
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" I would like to make an announcement " the chatter died down as everyone faced Lily " I've received plenty of engagement offers , I've already seen your offers so I would like you to turn your attention to that topic first "
Everyone started whispering , wondering who was lucky enough to engage themselves with the commander of the frontline that showed amazing progress " but I'm rejecting all of those offers , so from now on don't send me those pathetic offers "
Indus turned to Ryson , wondering if the manager of the supply to the station would react , But Ryson is just enjoying his wine while drunk ' Does he know a few things ? ' " Because I'm already married to three currently staying on the frontline "
Images appeared showing Solaris " One of them is the living star that some of you may have heard from the reports of the dispatched and this is proof " Lily summons the sun's powers as it outshines the lights , forming a sword .
" I've been disguising the power and I'm sure none of you would notice it " ' This should solve some of the powers I've been using as well as fix the confusion of my personal strength ' " I've had to tell you this to stop the engagement offers that I've been getting none stop "
Lily sends the sun's power back " but of course I don't intend to just reveal one , it won't shut you all up " another image appeared showing Mother " Here she's my other married spouse so you'll have to take a while until you can reach their level moreover I doubt that you can do that much " Lily said .
Her action of looking down on those who tried to engage themselves with Lily was completely reasonable after considering who she is currently married to , so while some felt offended , they worry about wasting their time like offering a glass of water to an ocean .
" Then will you take me ? " a hand raised up while Lily was confused to hear that someone was going to protest about her decision .
" Who are you ? " Lily asked and everyone parted to look at the volunteer " I'm the commander of the backup frontline " " I thought it was two candidates that made it " " Yes however , I've made it so that it was only one , so would you like to be engaged ? " Lily took less than a moment to consider .
" Sorry , I have some red flags and you have a few " ' considering what I found through the debt chains , the backup frontline is made of several sealed beings . Moreover , I don't like political marriage at all , in the first place , the red string requires a genuine relationship rather than one made for each other's benefits '
" What kind of "red flags" do you mean ? " Lily thought of the information she got through the debt chains " Knowing that you are a group composed of evil entities that were sealed and taken by the Labyrinth was enough but there's even the suspicion that you wanted to engage with me when it seemed like you've learned of how fast I finished the literature of the Seals "
" But that would strengthen us " " Yeah , but I already have something similar , which is my third spouse , a mythical beast with the potential to create calamities . I already promised to unseal their sealed bloodline "
" Then why can't you do the same for ours ? " a monocle appears on Lily's eyes , which the backup commander recognized as the seal analyser " Your sealed power is quite strong , but that's just it "
" What ? " " For some entity that had a history of destroying land , you're pretty weak , moreover why should I trust a bunch of murderers " " But you trusted the mythical beast ? " " Yes , because they hunt , not kill like you , which is another red flag "
The descenders started whispering things about confirming the nature of the sealed beings in the backup frontline " Maybe I would consider this , but you guys are really rotten to the core , so there's no reason for me to involve myself with you , but the offer sure is nice "
They already felt like Lily was mocking them and Ryson is too drunk to tell Lily off about offending " But it's not as good as you think it is " " fine have it your way "
They leave the banquet with their associates ' That takes care of them today I doubt they will be limited to just me moreover I don't know much of their lore at all '
" Now that will be all for the announcement . I hope that any offers you give me can rival what I have " Lily exits the stage to find Indus " I'm surprised that you are married to a living star but it seems to explain a lot of what you have been asking " he said .
" Yeah so I would be very grateful if I could get some research on stars " " I could give you now that I see why you need it " " I'll definitely pay the price more "
" Then , is it possible for you to lend me a few of your researchers ? " " Oh , maybe I can . It'll slow down the evolution serum , but you don't really need it to progress "
" Then I look forward to submitting some data to you " Lily smiled " Me too " Lily walked to a quiet corner satisfied with the results of the banquet ' Right now everyone is looking forward to the extension of freed lands , soon enough they'll have to clean up the dirt and maybe actually start paying me more '
" Hello commander " Lily looked at the person who contacted her thinking it may be another person intending to make connections " Oh I hope you make some good deals for me " " Should I call you by your original name ? Carrier ? "
Lily's eyes sharpened as she guessed who this person was ' one of the few distributors that aren't connected to the debt chain ' Lily summoned fetor hand and grasped the distributor " So it was you "
She quickly sensed that the body she took wasn't the real person " Tsk , quite smart for some distributor " " This is just some necessary precautions if I want to meet you and use your original name "
Lily lets go off the puppet " You are already aware of the distributor's nature and aren't you going to thank me for bringing you to a much bigger world " " I don't give a damn about this supposed gift you gave me , you treated me like I'm some goods so you better prepare some explanations "
" I want your help with getting rid of some dirt " ' They probably think I would cooperate because their targets wronged me , but let's see how hard that actually is '
" That should be your job , is it not ? I have already relocated all of the rebels up here ? Don't tell me , you expect me to work for you ? " Lily used fetor to grab the puppet and her gaze pierces through the connection .
" I'll have you know this distributor , I am not going to follow your orders , what I do is what I want to do . You've already received plenty of help from me , so the least you can do is show me some results or you're that useless " Lily destroys the puppet , erasing any evidence , while the distributor was disappointed by the results .
' I've made my point clear , That takes care of their plan to expose my power . but now I'm concerned about how they actually wanted to proceed with this plan ' Lily took a seat and opened her phone to disguise her viewing of information .
The blank grimoire reveals itself to her only "After exposing the power of the Carrier , it could be possible to force them to present themself as a rebel due to their intention to hide their powerful strength as well as their past"
"This can allow the frontline to be our base while the backup frontline will be focused on fighting against the Labyrinth while the Carrier's forces can be used to get rid of the corrupt that stains the legacy of the ancestors"
' So that's why they are strengthening it , but throwing all these kinds of ticking time bombs isn't a good idea ' She looks at the names and their position as well as proficiency ' The rebels from the Library of seals and the distributors will unseal the sealed beings and control them with important pieces '
Lily smiled knowing what she should get next but then thought about the more hidden corrupt officials ' they may reveal themselves to me , since my public image isn't as great and is only based on history , it's hard to understand what kind of person I am may be good but I can't predict the moves of anyone around me '
She thought of the other debt chains and asked ' Can you see what my public image is like ? " "Too many references used , Processing power not enough . Suggestion : merge blank grimoire with the operating system Argus"
' I guess I will need to do it eventually , I'll also be going back soon , so it makes it easy , plus I have a few missions I'll need to make . '
The banquet ends slowly and Lily returns , notifying Birch and Scyan of the research on the labyrinth piece . Lily sat inside a spacecraft , looking at the land , satisfied with the results of coming up .
' It's a good thing I got everything finished , but the best benefit is still not yet here ' Lily looks forward to the day it comes as the Blank grimoire assimilates itself to Argus's operating system .
After four days " So you ready ? " Lily asked Death , with Doris preparing the exit " yeah sure , I'll be searching for a very specific soul and you even want me to get the underworld of the calamity beasts "
" Sorry it would definitely take a while , but I'm sure you can bring them in , I'll also be waiting on the repaired key to the seal " Death sighed as he leaves through the exit " Seen you soon " Lily waved back and Doris closed the exit .
" Doris , can you open a door to my in laws ? " Lily appeared near Melda with Frank resisting the urge to eat " Hello in-laws " " You're here , What for ? " " I got the key back to your world , not to give you an offer to go back , cause it seems you are liking it here "
" We do like it here , maybe you do to ? " Lily nodded " Death is on his way to retrieve the key and also bring some souls here , I'll be sending them to that previously dead world "
" What for ? " " Seems suitable enough since death is going to bring the underworld , I'm planning to stop the mining operations there so that we could use it as an escape option "
Melda thought about the idea " That would be good , but are you planning to stay ? " Lily thought of her original goal " I'm not so sure about that , when coming to this world , I've found through my clairvoyant that my enemy is the descenders and the Labyrinth is just something I want to use , I never thought I'd find a family here "
Lily could feel that this world had changed her " I also figured that if I go back to my old world , I'd be caught again and they'll likely do the same with the otherworlds they ruined " Melda thinks back about the polluted world and the once dead world .
" You are right , even if we leave they could bring us back " " No they actually can't force us , the only reason they could was because they have been using the Labyrinth to do so . But I've cut that off " Melda recalls how Rate had told her about how Lily makes deals with the Labyrinth and her sympathy towards it .
" Are you wishing to do something for the Labyrinth ? " " Maybe , thinking about the Labyrinth feels like looking at myself if I couldn't control my life " " I understand that , although with all the factions up there , the variables will be problematic "
" Oh you don't have to worry about the variables , I have some I can control too " Lily shows the debt chain to Melda and showed her a faction " A faction led by her for you to control " Lily nodded " Keyly is a suitable leader to prevent them from attacking us if we were to disappear "
" So this is the thing you prepared to deal with the rebels ? " Lily nodded " It's just to give you some assurance that Rate is going to be fine . I had to declare that I was wedded even though none of us went through an official wedding , but there's not much I can do , also I think it's possible for me to unlock layers of your sealed bloodline "
" You've studied it for that much already ? " Lily nodded " It's very impressive what has been happening lately , but even though I can understand how the seal is made , I can't exactly create a proper way to peel them one by one . Unlike my skin , which has several layers to contain the inside , it seems like yours is a bit different , I can describe it like the layers of a world ? "
" That would make perfect sense " " Then by the time we get your old friends soul we'll have a lot of material to work with and peel the layers one by one until you can handle it , as well as the food supply , with Woods learning under the natural forces as well as the increase of food for them we should be able to establish a steady growth "
" You've planned this through " " What I should be doing since I've overcome what you will have to already and now that business is over . What should I do to make sure Rate is okay while carrying my kid "
Frank's attention snapped to her " You're really going to give us grandkids already ? " " Frank don't be so loud , but if you are going to have a child it's much better to do it in peace "
" But you guys had Rate when there were Calamity beast around " " That was because the Calamtiy beast weren't so easily seen but the Labyrinth and Descenders were big enough for us to notice "
" Guess I'll have to wait " Lily said " But if you do want him to carry your child you'll have to find a way to take them out " " Oh don't worry about that "
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Lily wakes up with her spouses still resting ' I wonder how Argus is generating the public image , but for now let's see how well that mission is going ' Lily quietly leaves "Mission progress" Lily views how far along the residents are with the mission .
' Looks like the rebels are taking a while to claim control ' " BOOO " Mother pushed Lily down , causing her to stumble on the ground " Oww what is it " " I know how you make that thing that's beside your mouth "
" Oh so you want a kiss " " Yeah give it to me " Lily sat up and Mother kissed her in the lips , breathing in a bit of her breath inside and Lily felt the red string between them and watched it get attacked by different breath but made it much stable than crumble it .
Lily could also tell through the colorful change in the soul crystal on Mother's revealing a window of what it looks like " There it is " Mother said as soon as she saw a dragon skull form inside Lily's eyes " Huh , that's weird , Why does it look that ? " Lily uses a mirror to see it " It's on my eyes "
" Why ? That star's thing was on your mouth " " Maybe it has to do with this " Lily shows the red string " They do say that eyes are the closes thing to a soul ... although it's probably because the eye is the closest organ to the brain " " Sooo ? " " It's just like Solaris " " Okay I'm fine as long as it's at least the same thing "
Lily wondered about Mother's fixation towards the tattoo she got from Solaris and thought of how she thought of the tattoo ' oh that's right it's like a wedding ring , maybe she got jealous ? ' she smirked happily , hearing her own conclusion of the reaction .
' It's really sweet of her to give me something like this . So let's see what it can do ' a dragon skull appeared , blasting a concentrated breath of heat " What ? "
Lily checked if she had used Solaris's power and senses her body " no it doesn't seem like it ... However the input for this attack is more on what I ate so I should just eat a lot but "
Lily sensed her inside " Oh it looks like the bad cells are being killed off ... It could be Mother's fasting trait " Lily felt some souls losing their bodies and sighed ' Looks like I'll need to transfer them elsewhere ' she walked to the staff and deposited the souls to maintain the spell .
' benefactor it seems the child has been growing a lot , their reach is spreading through this world and another one " ' I'm aware of that , but how is it in your end . Did you see the people appearing in the same thing I used to bring you here ? " ' yes they have tried to communicate with us , but we refused with the excuse you told us "
' Good keep it up " she turned to the staff , thinking about the creation of a stable portal that doesn't require someone to keep it actively open and goes to Doris " Really ? " Lily nodded " You've done great to create them , but you never left it open " " but boss , this is completely different " " That's why you are doing it "
Doris wanted to refuse until Lily offered her the reward for her hard work " This should be enough right ? " " I will work hard for it boss " Doris said , turning to this problem with a different attitude " good I look forward to the results " ' that should secure the problem with the exits , but next is security '
Lily doesn't have enough understanding of the seal of this world to properly use it ' What's annoying is that this intricate seal can easily be undone if I change even a little bit of it . But it's also how Immortal can't change a single thing on it , I'll just have to hope that stays the same '
The Labyrinth sends Lily another message again and she uses a door to move to the location " are you sure about doing this ? " ... ' they sure sound very satisfied with the result last time , guess they want payback even if it meant giving me more land ' " sure , but instead of all that freed land , tell me where are you really ? "
... " A spiritual plane , so you're body doesn't matter to you ? " ... " Makes sense , so you want to retrieve back pieces of your soul which is that piece I gave them "
' But if they are stuck in the spiritual plane , isn't there like a day where the gap between the material and spiritual plane widens ? Just like that day of the dead that Death mentioned ? '
She gives the task to calculating this day to the blank grimoire and finds out " Oh so you don't need the day of the dead because Immortal drew the line which is the seal they placed on you " Lily thought of the keys she gave to the Labyrinth ' I have another one but I doubt now's the time to do it '
" No I won't give you the key yet , there are still too many things going on . Moreover , Immortal is still inside you and we don't want someone like them to be a problem , so just wait for a while " Lily gives her people a heads up and to take advantage of the Labyrinth's natural disasters to find the hearts the rebels intend to use on the sealed beings .
Lily damaged the distributors again through the debt chain and looked at what the Labyrinth took " oh so that's your plan " " What where am I ? " The distributor holding the key to Rate's old world appeared and Lily killed them while the Labyrinth took the soul and freed another part of itself .
'Looks like gaining buying power is gonna be much harder now ' the Labyrinth gave Lily the key for safekeeping ' At least I got the key before they did . '
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