Mixed Blessing System



Mabel's situation was delicate. Not even 4-star doctors could cure her, something Viktoria and Annaliese had already tried to do after reaching the 4th stage.

But since Lothur had reached 5-star and was probably the greatest doctor/alchemist on the continent, the brown-haired girl couldn't help but consider the possibility.

If he healed her and gave some of those bones to Mabel, she could quickly become a Saint!

Listening to his woman's request, Lothur closed his eyes briefly and thought about Mabel's situation.

"Maybe I can change some things about your mother's situation, maybe even cure her problem." He said as they flew back towards the Three Great Lakes Region.

"But I won't give her a large amount of Soul Bones all at once. If she wants, I'll give her one Soul Bone this time, and the others she'll have to hunt herself or earn the necessary merit."

Annaliese heard this and didn't mind. As long as Mabel could control her own powers, even if Lothur didn't give her any Soul Bones, it would be okay.

"All right. That'll be enough." She said. "Then I'd like you to leave this Platinum-grade bone for her." She said, indicating the one that would benefit her mother the most but also be compatible with Mabel.

Lothur couldn't deny his woman and agreed, even considering his negative feelings toward Mabel.

'Mabel, you will pay me back for everything you've done. Don't think that it will be easy for you.' He thought as he handed over the bone Annaliese had asked him for.

Then he looked at the Jansen siblings, the strongest in this state after him and his women.

These three would certainly be of great help in their absence in Leopoldine, so Lothur didn't hesitate to give each of them a Gold-grade Soul Bone.

"These bones are compatible with you and will help you reach the 2nd Catastrophe. Absorb them when we reach our destination."

The three siblings took the bones and placed them in their spatial rings, very grateful to Lothur.

"But don't thank me. The cost of these bones and your next advance will be the surveillance of this state to keep trouble away, especially from the Ritter Motor Company." He said, seeing the grateful looks on the faces of the three.

They were going to do it anyway, so they said promptly.

"We'll do our best, senior! We won't waste this opportunity!"

Soon, they would arrive in the Three Great Lakes Region, where, after a few hours, Viktoria and Rebecca would return with the last infiltrators in Leopoldine, a group of 1200 people.

Lothur would have to wait a few hours before he could use his bloodline ability again, so in the time remaining, he ordered his two weakest women to absorb their new Soul Bones.

Viktoria and Rebecca received the bones from the Monarch demons and then went into seclusion to absorb them, as did the three siblings of the Jansen family, who had started a few hours earlier.

Meanwhile, Lothur ordered Elke and Annaliese to go to Asken to deliver the results of the war to the people of that state and to give them an ultimatum.

If they continued to send enemies, they and the other Sages of Leopoldine would attack enemy territories directly instead of just defending themselves against invaders!

Viktoria and Rebecca were to go to Lenz as soon as they awoke, and he was already planning to travel to Utrary to see the situation there for himself.

But he would only do that after he had dealt with the last of the enemies waiting to die by his skill.

For now, after giving his orders and seeing his women either begin their seclusion or leave, he went to Peter's City himself!

It was time for him to take care of Mabel!

...

Arriving in Peters City, Lothur quickly distributed his remaining Soul Bones to his men of the Ritter family and the leaders of the Becker and Koch families.

He then quickly searched for Mabel and found her on his property within the city, where he had moved after leaving the Frost family months ago.

Mabel seemed to be cooking while maintaining a neutral expression and wearing a dress that accentuated her curves.

Despite having centuries more experience than Viktoria and Annaliese, Mabel had a youthful appearance that would make any mortal think she was actually their older sister, not their mother.

With a beauty that rivaled Viktoria's, this woman was still capable of shaking the mentality of the men in this city, even without trying.

But Lothur was different. As he watched his mother-in-law sway from one side of the kitchen to the other, he didn't get carried away by how beautiful or hot Mabel was.

He remembered all too well how he had suffered at this woman's hands, how she had humiliated him and even beaten him.

Even after all of this woman's misfortunes, he still felt she deserved to suffer a little more to finally pay for what she had done to him.

Unfortunately, his situation wasn't easy. How could he punish a woman who was practically crippled? Besides, she was the mother of his women. He could do something without making his women sad if only she were whole and on his level. But given her circumstances, he couldn't even do that.

When he entered the kitchen, he watched her for a few moments until Mabel realized she wasn't alone and jumped backward, knocking a pane of glass to the floor.

"Ahh!" She let out a small cry when she saw Lothur standing there before she sighed and deeply breathed.

"I didn't expect you to come here." She said softly, looking at the shards of glass on the floor.

But Mabel had a conscience despite everything that had happened. As bad as she had treated him for a long time, she regretted it now and felt ashamed whenever she was around Lothur.

Lothur sensed this, which made him even angrier because then it would be harder to justify anything he did to her.

But determined to punish Mabel in some way before healing her, he decided to ask her. "Do you want to regain your powers? Do you want to put your nerves in order? I can do that now. But the treatment won't be easy."

Hearing this, Mabel immediately became more interested because what she wanted most at the moment was to regain her strength and start cultivating again.

"Yes, I want to recover. I'm willing to go through anything to do it." She said with a very determined tone.

"Then follow me," Lothur said as he walked to another part of the house.