Chapter 590: Just Who Is This Person?

Imperial Capital, Bigusler Residence.

On this sleepless night for many, Rockto sat in his study, at his desk, silently staring at a letter.

Tilly stood before him.

The letter in Rockto’s hand was brought to him by Tilly.

More accurately, it was given to Shien by Harvis to deliver to Rockto. After returning, Shien, finding it troublesome, simply went back to his room to sleep with Lilith, leaving the letter to Tilly to deliver.

Now, Rockto was reading the letter Harvis wrote to him.

His eyes changed several times as he read the contents.

First, tension.

Then, relief.

Followed by a gasp.

Finally, Rockto fell silent.

Tilly witnessed the entire process of Rockto’s changing expressions, feeling both nervous and curious about what Harvis had instructed him to do.

But Rockto didn’t say anything. Instead, after closing his eyes and remaining silent for a long time, he crumpled the letter in his hand and threw it into the fireplace, where it turned to ashes.

Seeing this, Tilly opened her mouth to ask something.

But before she could, Rockto spoke first.

And his words were earth-shattering.

“From now on, our Bigusler family will fully cooperate with that person’s actions to deal with Imperial Consort Mara.”

Rockto said these shocking words to Tilly.

“Fully cooperate?”

Tilly was stunned.

“That’s right.” Rockto said impassively, “Cooperate without any objections, understand?”

Tilly also fell silent.

She really wanted to ask why.

But since her father had no intention of explaining, it meant that this wasn’t something she could know yet.

So, even if she asked, her father wouldn’t answer, right?

Tilly knew her father very well.

“Then what about tonight’s incident?”

Tilly changed the question.

She was naturally referring to the annihilation of the Raifurut family.

Because of this incident, the entire noble district, even the entire Imperial Capital, seemed to have become a sleepless city. Whether nobles or commoners, they were all stunned by this sudden event, so even in the middle of the night, there was still commotion outside.

Presumably, the news of the Raifurut family being annihilated by a mysterious expert was already spreading rapidly, right?

“He really annihilated the entire Raifurut family, and he did it so openly.” Tilly couldn’t help but say, “Many people noticed him, and many even witnessed him battling a strange and powerful monster.”

In other words, Shien’s existence had entered the sight of many people, even making many wary and apprehensive.

“Saliro Renitra will definitely connect tonight’s incident with what happened today, guessing that the mysterious expert who annihilated the Raifurut family is the one who appeared in the Bigusler residence today and helped us repel him.”

Tilly was still worried about this.

“He will definitely use this opportunity, along with the people in the Imperial Palace, to accuse us.”

Tilly could already imagine how they would slander them.

Even she had suspected Shien today, knowing that he was from the Kingdom, and had wavered on whether her father was truly colluding with the Kingdom. The Renitra family would definitely use this to suspect the Bigusler family, believing that they had indeed colluded with the Kingdom and gained the support of a powerful expert from the Kingdom to force back the Renitra family.

They could even blame the annihilation of the Raifurut family on the Bigusler family, accusing them of betraying the Empire for personal gain, cooperating with an enemy expert, and letting that expert attack an Imperial noble family.

With a series of accusations, they could definitely turn things around and make the Bigusler family look guilty.

Although Shien had said that even without the Raifurut family incident, the Renitra family and the Imperial Consort’s faction would still try to deal with them, at least before this, there was still room for maneuver.

Now, things were troublesome.

Anyway, Tilly was very worried.

Rockto, on the other hand, remained expressionless.

Because he saw further and thought more deeply than Tilly.

“Don’t worry.” Rockto said calmly, “In the short term, the Renitra family and the Imperial Consort’s faction shouldn’t dare to act against us.”

Hearing this, Tilly was stunned.

“Why?”

Clearly, Tilly didn’t understand.

“It’s simple.” Rockto glanced at Tilly as if reprimanding her, “You forget that in this world, people fear those with power more than schemes and plots.”

Tilly’s expression changed as she understood Rockto’s meaning.

It was actually very simple.

“Someone who can easily repel a top-tier Legendary-level expert like Saliro and annihilate the entire Raifurut family overnight, would those guys dare to provoke him casually?”

Rockto said this as if he disdained those people.

“Especially those high-ranking officials who value their status and power so much, would they dare to come and find fault with us without knowing the opponent’s strength, our relationship with him, or any of his background?”

The answer to this question didn’t even require any thought.

The higher one’s position, the more cowardly they were, and the more concerns they had.

Therefore, Rockto was certain.

“Before they figure all of this out, neither Saliro nor the nobles of the Imperial Consort’s faction will dare to come and cause trouble for us.” Rockto said confidently, “Unless they report this matter and have Imperial Consort Mara return.”

But if that happened, Shien’s goal would be achieved.

What he wanted was for Mara to appear.

Therefore…

“That person probably calculated all of this before taking action. You still have a lot to learn, Tilly.”

Rockto reminded Tilly.

“This…”

Tilly was speechless.

If that were truly the case, then her worries were indeed unnecessary.

What she could think of, others could naturally think of as well.

And since others had chosen to do this, there must be a reason.

She still had a lot to learn and observe before she could keep up with their pace.

“Naive young lady.”

Shien’s teasing words echoed in Tilly’s ears.

Tilly felt dissatisfied, but she couldn’t help but sigh. While all these options work, the best choice depends on the specific nuance you want to convey:

It seemed that she was indeed somewhat naive.

Although she was talented, brave, and decisive, outstanding among the younger generation, that was only in terms of her achievements as a knight.

She wouldn’t just be a knight in the future; she would also be the heir of the Bigusler family.

As the future head of the family, simply improving her strength wasn’t enough.

Even in the Empire, where martial prowess was valued above all else, if the head of the family was strong enough, they could control everything, but controlling everything didn’t mean that the family could develop further.

Tilly still had a lot to learn.

“Then what about Prince Harvis?” Tilly thought for a moment and asked another question, “Does Prince Harvis have any plans or actions?”

Tilly’s words were met with Rockto shaking his head.

“His Highness can’t leave the Imperial Palace now, not even his bedchamber. He can’t contact us or act freely. We have to do everything ourselves.” Rockto said, “Anyway, His Highness’s instruction is for us to cooperate unconditionally with that person, and leave the rest to him.”

This was indeed Harvis’s instruction.

Harvis didn’t reveal much to Rockto, only emphasizing Shien’s importance and asking Rockto to cooperate with him unconditionally.

Of course, Harvis also revealed a little about the deal between him and Shien to Rockto.

It was this little bit of information that made Rockto gasp earlier.

To be honest, Rockto somewhat opposed Harvis’s decision.

That deal, for Rockto, an Imperial Knight who had been loyal to the Empire his entire life, was somewhat difficult to accept.

Especially since Shien was from the Kingdom, the fiancé of the Kingdom’s Treasure, and the future son-in-law of the Mitra Kingdom’s royal family. If that deal were truly completed, it would be very difficult to accept.

Harvis seemed to have anticipated this and mentioned it in the letter with a serious tone.

“We must break the old to establish the new. In our current situation, we can’t be picky.”

“I have an agreement with him that this matter won’t be exposed and won’t have too much impact on the Empire’s future.”

“Moreover, strictly speaking, although he is from the Kingdom, he has close ties with the Demon Race and the God Race, and is backed by those two. Making this deal might not be a bad thing for the Empire.”

“I hope you will prioritize the bigger picture.”

Seeing these words, Rockto, after a long silence, decided to cooperate.

He was mainly persuaded by Harvis.

Shien’s identity was indeed special, and he couldn’t be simply viewed as someone from the Kingdom.

Considering this, Rockto agreed.

Tilly naturally didn’t know all of this.

But hearing Rockto asking her to cooperate unconditionally with Shien, Tilly hesitated for a moment, then finally asked,

“Father,” Tilly said cautiously, “Is he really only in his early twenties?”

Upon hearing this, Rockto looked at Tilly.

Seeing the hesitation, doubt, inquiry, and curiosity in Tilly’s eyes, Rockto fell silent again.

Then, Rockto spoke, uttering a single word.

“Yes.”

This single word completely stunned Tilly.

Tilly was lost in thought.

“A twenty-year-old Legendary-level expert…”

She knew how astonishing this was.

And it was a fact.

“He…”

Just who is this person?

Tilly’s heart was filled with shock, confusion, and uncertainty.

After this incident, Shien’s status in Tilly’s heart completely changed.

He became even more mysterious and unbelievable.