In this crossover anime, many ruthless and powerful figures reside in my territory.

The male servant standing at the door widened his eyes when he saw Lister.

"Young Master! Young Master is back!!!"

The roar was like a melodious warbling of a nightingale, its sound waves penetrating the white detached mansion in the center of the estate.

Same as always, such a high lung capacity...

Lister was unfazed and dismounted. At that moment, he saw a pale red glow appear at the entrance of the mansion.

A figure in a red dress rushed over quickly.

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"Liszt!"

"Sister...Sister?!"

Lister instinctively assumed a defensive stance, only to be pulled into the other person's arms.

Click...

My back... my back is going to break...

"Why did you suddenly come back? I wanted to give you a surprise."

Like Liszt, the beautiful blonde woman with blue eyes pinched the cheek of the person in her arms with delight, seemingly unaware of the other's ecstatic expression.

"Surprised...surprised?"

Liszt's voice was distorted because his face was pulled up, and he had a bad feeling about it.

"Yes, what a surprise."

"Shouldn't a baronial estate have at least one clergyman?"

“I saw that it took a full six months to process the baronial certificate, so I went to the church to pull some strings and urge them to process your application for church construction.”

"I know you like pretty girls, so the priest I chose this time is a very cute young lady."

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Lister was completely baffled.

No! Do you really need to pull strings for something like this?

Have you ever wondered why there isn't a single person in my territory who cultivates blood energy, arcane arts, or holy light?

I just don't want people from the Holy Land to get involved in the affairs of the territory. Doesn't that mean he wants to be far away from the emperor and have no one to interfere?

Sister! You really are my sister!

I thank you so much!

Lister suddenly remembered that he had told Ban that the United States would not pay attention to his territory.

Is this what they call setting a flag?

No! He has to save himself!

If the church's pastor were to live on his territory, what would happen to the secrets of plant life, ninjutsu, demonic arts, and otherworldly beings?!

Help!

Sousuke, I need your illusions!

Chapter 23 Horrifying Clues

Lister knew his sister was concerned about him.

Because once a church is built in the territory, the owner can receive a certain amount of financial assistance from the church to help develop the territory.

But!

He doesn't need those small favors at all now; having church members would only be a hindrance.

Now, Lister really wanted to curse her as a brainless woman with big breasts, but after thinking about it, he realized that his head was probably not as hard as his sister's fist, so he swallowed his words.

"Sister, let me go first."

Melv Eller raised a beautiful golden eyebrow and pinched Lister's cheek.

"Is my sister's embrace not good anymore?"

"Great! This is really great! So let me go! I really came back because I have important business to attend to!"

Liszt escaped the suffocating embrace.

At 1.8 meters tall, he was half a head taller than Melfie. To assert her dignity as the older sister, she always made him kneel down for every hug, which was extremely uncomfortable for him.

"Let me introduce you first. This is Mr. Ban, who saved my life."

Only then did Melphine turn her attention to Madara Uchiha.

His clothes were simple and his figure was old, but it couldn't hide the aura of someone who had been through countless battles.

He's no ordinary person!

After these thoughts flashed through her mind, she lifted her bright red dress with both hands and performed the most standard noble gesture of thanks.

"Mr. Ban, thank you for taking care of Lister."

Madara Uchiha was also somewhat at a loss for words to express his feelings at this moment. He hadn't heard anyone express gratitude in the ninja world for a long time.

"It's just an exchange of benefits."

After he finished speaking, he fell silent, like an old monk in meditation.

More than Lister's family affairs, he was interested in studying the power Melphine had just unleashed, which he believed to be "blood energy."

But now is not the time.

"Sister, please arrange accommodation for Mr. Ban first, preferably near my room."

"Also, I would like to speak with my father in the study."

At this moment, Melf smiled, her smugness evident, which made Lister's eyebrows twitch wildly.

"The study is already mine, so if you want to talk, talk to me."

???

"So fast? Even if the old man wants to retire quickly, the procedures alone would take more than half a year!"

"Who said I have to go through all the procedures before I can have it?"

Melf coughed, her voice becoming low.

"My dearest daughter, from this day forward you will be the future Grand Duchess of White Moon."

"If that bastard who abandoned his title comes back, tell him I'm not seeing him!"

"He's not allowed to come to the garden and disturb Cecilia and me's sweet new life!"

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Liszt's expression was fascinating, a strange mix of "I knew it," "They've abandoned me so readily," and "Do they even want me, their son?"

"Alright, I'll arrange for someone. Now come with me to the study."

Melf grabbed Lister's arm; she had already planned how to brag to her brother in the study.

Lister then turned to Rena and Elsa and spoke.

"Lena, Elsa, go to my room and pack your things so I can take them back with me!"

The two nodded silently, as if they were invisible.

They knew that their existence was disliked by everyone in the Eller family, including Lister's parents and sister.

Orcs should have been the lowest-ranking servants in the inner city, but... they became Lister's close attendants, which was not allowed.

Being ignored is already quite good.

……

Melf took Lister's hand and strode into the mansion.

Despite wearing high heels, she moved with remarkable agility.

Along the way, numerous impeccably dressed male and female servants bowed to the two. Passing through these crowds, Lister and Melf entered the study on the third floor of the mansion.

The study was where the generations of Grand Dukes of Eller thought and studied, and it was regarded by everyone in the family as the most solemn place.

Upon entering, you'll see a spacious area and numerous bookshelves filled with books.

The study was large, spanning the third and fourth floors. Melf led Lister to an elegant mahogany desk and then patted a copy of "A General History of the United States" on the desk.

“You have loved reading since you were a child. In the year or so that you left, your father sent people to make copies of most of the books in the study. They will be sent to Red Maple Territory soon.”

"You don't have a study there yet, do you?"

Lister remained silent for a moment.

"Please thank your father for me."

"Pfft, he calls for his father when he needs something, and for the old man when he doesn't. Even though his face has become rougher, his personality hasn't changed."

After making a casual joke, Maevene straightened her expression.

"What important matter are you talking about? Don't worry, no servants will come to the study, and no one can eavesdrop."

Lister glanced at his badge instinctively.

Forget it, there's no need to hide it.

"I've been assassinated once before."

Melf frowned immediately, remembering what Lister had said about Ban saving his life.

"Someone is trying to assassinate a member of the Duke's family? What's their motive?"

“I don’t know, but I recognized that the people who tried to assassinate me were an assassin who used arcane power and a 'puppet creation' spellcaster who appeared to be a sixth-tier spellcaster.”

A sixth-tier spellcaster?!

Melf stood up in surprise.