I'm here to save the world, what are you doing?

"Nothing, just a little tired lately."

But Grand Duke Glade was such a shrewd man that he could see at a glance that Domitian was more than just "a little tired".

There was a deep despair in this guy's eyes, as if he had lost the meaning of living.

In the past, this cousin would have started a fight with me with all sorts of sarcasm and venom. How could he be like this now?

Grand Duke Glade took a look at Domitian's distraught expression and became more and more confused:

"Domitian, are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm really fine."

Domitian managed to speak, but his voice sounded unconvincing.

Grand Duke Glade did not continue to ask questions, but turned to Fabian:

"Fabian, what happened to your father recently?"

"I'm sorry, uncle, I don't know either."

Fabian shook his head.

He didn't know why his father became like this. He only knew that ever since the Chaos Invasion, his father had been depressed and seemed to have lost all his fighting spirit.

But Fabian was actually happy in his heart.

Now that my father has become depressed, he will no longer think of going against Lucius.

This is a great thing for Fabian.

After Grand Duke Glade settled down in the mansion, he chatted briefly with the two of them.

Fabian excitedly began to recount recent events, from the invasion of the Chaos Cult, to Tiberius's betrayal, to Lucius's heroic performance...

Domitian listened silently, without saying a word, and spent most of the time in a daze.

"Fabian, go and rest first."

Grand Duke Glade gestured for Fabian to leave:

"I want to talk to your father alone."

"Yes, uncle."

Although Fabian was a little reluctant, he still left obediently.

When only two people were left, Grand Duke Glade spoke directly:

"Domitian, what happened?"

"You look nothing like the Domitian I know."

Hearing this question, Domitian smiled bitterly:

"Cousin, you said..."

“If a person loses the reason to live, should he still persist?”

Grand Duke Glade frowned:

"What do you mean?"

"Means nothing."

Domitian shook his head, his voice filled with deep despair:

"I just suddenly felt that all the efforts over the years were meaningless."

"No matter how hard I try, some things are irreversible."

"...Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

"You've been traveling a lot today, go to bed early."

After saying this, Domitian didn't stay any longer and went straight to the depths of the corridor.

Grand Duke Glade looked at Domitian's back with mixed feelings.

In any case, the branch of the imperial capital has settled down temporarily.

At least until Domitian recovered, they would no longer pose any threat to Lucius.

In this way, Grand Duke Glade can rest assured.

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Night falls.

The night in Splenda is still beautiful, and the warm lights make this ancient city look like a dream.

At the east gate of the city, a low-key carriage slowly drove across the cobblestone road towards the imperial palace.

In the carriage, the second princess Maria was sitting quietly, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar street scene outside the window.

The royal affairs officer in charge of delivering the message certainly wouldn't use teleportation magic continuously to bring the princess back as he did when he left.

He chose a relatively gentle method of transmission and set up rest points at key nodes to ensure that Maria could return to Splenda in a comfortable state.

After several teleportations and rests, Maria finally returned to her hometown after being away for nearly a year.

Facing the familiar night scene of Splenda, Maria felt a complex emotion.

Especially when she thought about seeing her mother who had "come back from the dead", she felt mixed emotions.

Ten years...

I haven't seen my mother for ten years...

Is your mother still the same as she was back then?

Would she recognize herself now?

And the eldest sister Octavia...

What kind of person is this elder sister whom I have never met?

With these complicated feelings, Maria followed her servants to the palace where her parents lived.

From a distance, she could see the warm and bright lights of the palace.

Those lights seemed to be telling of the warmth of home, which gradually calmed her mood.

"Your Highness, we have arrived."

The officer said respectfully.

Maria took a deep breath and stepped into the palace gate.

Maria seemed hesitant with every step she took.

As she walked, she pondered over and over in her mind:

How should he face his mother after not seeing her for ten years? Has she really recovered?

How should he get along with Octavia, his elder sister whom he has never met?

What kind of person would she be?

She took a deep breath, trying to calm her excitement and nervousness.

Finally, the officer led her to the dining room.

The door was ajar, and bursts of crisp and loud laughter came from inside, and the atmosphere seemed to be very harmonious.

Maria opened the door and stepped inside.

However, when she saw the scene inside the restaurant, she was stunned for a moment.

Her eyes were filled with a scene that was incredible and even absurd.

The first thing she saw was a young man who was so handsome that he looked like an inhuman being. He was sitting at the head of the table, as if he was born to be there.

To his right sat his sister, Plotina.

Plotina was wearing a well-tailored burgundy dress today, which further highlighted her slim figure and fair skin.

Her face was filled with a happy smile, and her gray eyes were now overflowing with sweet love. She stared at the man beside her without blinking, as if he was the only one left in the world.

She would also reach out her hand from time to time and affectionately pick up food for the man. This kind of careful attentiveness was something Maria had never seen in her sister before.

On the man's left sat a charming woman who looked 70% like his mother.

She has long flaxen hair similar to her mother's. Sitting next to her mother, she looks like her mother's younger sister, but her temperament is more charming and attractive.

She thought that this was her elder sister, Octavia, whom she had never met.

At this moment, the eldest sister's eyes were also filled with strong love. She was listening to the man's words with a smile, and from time to time she glanced at the man with her beautiful, seductive eyes.

What's even more outrageous is that even his mother Helena looked at the young man with such tenderness, even with deep doting.

In this strange picture, only his father, Kokuus, was sitting next to his mother with a resentful look on his face, chewing his food resentfully, his expression as aggrieved as it could be.

Maria: ???

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I had already updated the tamarind porridge, but then I remembered that I had to reinstall the computer system today. All my work was in vain.

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Introduction: People who play in bands are all psychopaths, gods, gravity people and black hole people who put their emotions on their teammates. They are people with dreams, but also crazy and serious.

Asakura Kanade, who died suddenly while traveling through Tokyo, had only one simple wish after recognizing the nature of this world where music is supreme: to be a normal human being away from the band.

As he started his music career again, he inevitably came into contact with some girls in bands.

But every day after discussing music with the girls, he always had the same feeling.

"What is this inexplicable heaviness? Why does my body feel heavier every day than the day before?"

Chapter 144:139-Sister Ma is a Good Dragon (6K5)

"???"

Maria stood at the door of the restaurant, her legs fixed in place as if by invisible shackles.

His wide eyes were filled with confusion, shock, and a hint of disbelief.

The scene before her was completely beyond her comprehension.

That handsome young man...

Maria narrowed her eyes and studied the other person's face carefully.

She had seen this face before.

Although it has changed compared to two years ago, it is still impressive.

Lucius Turaianus Clovis.

The only son of Grand Duke Glade, the guardian of the eastern border of the Grarea Empire, heir to the Clovis family, and also...

Plotina's fiancé.

Yes, that's him.

In Maria's memory, the occasions when she met Lucius were basically at the banquet after the four guardians of the four realms entered Splenda to report on their work every year.

Although he was very outstanding at that time, he still had some of the immaturity of a little boy.

But now, he has shown his talent, with the confidence and pride of holding the world in his hands, as if he has completed some kind of transformation.

But the thing is…

Maria's eyes shifted between Lucius, Plotina, and Octavia, her confusion growing.

Needless to say, Plotina's shy look was a typical expression of being deeply in love.

Although Octavia was a little more reserved, the tenderness in her eyes when she looked at Lucius, and the intimacy revealed in her behavior, all told that their relationship was unusual.

Wasn't Lucius Plotina's fiancé?

Then why would his eldest sister Octavia also...