My Celestial Ascension

After Yuan, his wives, and Leah left the Royal Palace, Lord Ivan entered the common area.

"Lord Ivan, why are you here at this hour? Is something major going on within the city as we speak?" Queen Matilda inquired after seeing Lord Ivan approach the common area with an agitated expression on his face; she could definitely see the sweat on his face.

Lord Ivan took a long breath and calmed himself before saying, "We've found out that the group of suspicious people is actually from a very dangerous organization, the most fearsome organization of this continent..."

Suddenly, the air in the common room becomes quite thick, and everyone falls silent as they realize which organization Lord Ivan is talking to.

"A-Are you telling me that those criminals belong to 'that' fearsome organization?" King Richard's demeanor became serious, and he asked in a shaky voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty. They do absolutely belong to 'that' frightening organization."

"Are you certain that this information is accurate? That they really belong to 'that' organization?" King Richard inquired with a skeptical expression on his face, noting that such a large organization would be unlikely to be interested in such a small realm.

"The information is one hundred percent accurate, you can take my word for it." Lord Ivan responded with a deadly serious expression on his face, indicating that he was not lying.

"T-This…" Everyone's look became exceedingly serious, and they all began to sweat profusely.

Everyone and their mothers know how dangerous the Golden Skull organization is and what kind of notorious actions they've committed in the past, making it the continent's most fearsome organization.

After a few seconds of silence, Aurelia broke the stillness and asked, "Lord Ivan, have you discovered their reason for visiting our kingdom? After all, they won't travel to our realm solely for sightseeing, will they?"

"I'm terribly sorry to disappoint but we haven't found anything regarding their motive for coming here…" Lord Ivan responded with a sigh, realizing that no matter how hard he tried to figure out why they were here, he came up empty-handed.

It's as if the criminals had no reason for coming here. They're just wandering around the city like tourists on their way to the Windfall Kingdom, making it difficult for Lord Ivan to figure out what they're up to.

Hearing this, King Richard sighed. "It's not your fault that you couldn't find their objective of coming here, after all, they must've had a solid plan for everything."

"But I'm curious as to why they've come here. Since we're only a small kingdom, after all." King Richard then thought deeply, wondering how he should go from here.

After all, he is the king of a country, and before making any reckless decisions, he must prioritize the safety of his people, for a nation or kingdom cannot exist without its people.

After considerable thinking, King Richard instructed Lord Ivan to proceed with caution since he did not want to upset such a powerful and dangerous organization that may cost him the entire population of his country.

Meanwhile, Yuan and his wives, as well as Leah, arrived in the noble realm and proceeded to the common world.

On their route to the common realm, they came into Mireya and Sylvia, who were returning from their establishment to their home.

"Hey, Yuan, where are you coming from at this late hour? And you're dressed nicely too." Mireya inquired with a little smile and obvious curiosity on her face.

'Where have they been at this hour? Were they visiting a noble family or something similar? They won't wear pricey clothing if it's simple.' She pondered, examining them from head to toe.

"Well, we're returning from the Royal Palace and are currently on our way to the logging," Yuan said, a soft smile flashing across his lips.

"The Royal Palace!? Did you do something stupid that the king summoned you to the palace?" She stared at Yuan and his ladies, bewildered, wondering what mischief they'd produced to prompt the king to summon them to the royal palace.

After all, she knows how much havoc Yuan has caused in the realm, beginning with his hometown of Clover City, where he murdered the Lord and his son, as well as the Viscount family.

And, knowing him, he must have assaulted someone in this city for gazing at his women in a nasty manner.

"Well, you're misunderstanding, Mireya." Anna Grace smiled slightly as she continued, "Actually, the royal family invited us for a meal, that's all."

Mireya and Sylvia glanced at them blankly after hearing Anna Grace's statements, astonished because they hadn't expected this.

'Did the royal family invite them to dinner? But why?' Mireya thought, noting that the royal family does not casually invite guests to eat with them in the royal castle.

"Oh my, Yuan, from when did you have such a good connection with the royal family?" Mireya gave him a taunting smile, and she was also intrigued as to how Yuan knew the royal family enough to invite them to a feast at the palace.

Suddenly, a realization struck her, causing her heart to race and her breathing to become unsteady. Yuan and his women took notice of Mireya's dramatic transformation but chose to keep silent.

Mireya questioned, with a peculiar, uncomfortable expression on her face, "Are you maybe chasing after Princess Fiona? She is quite pretty, like a flower; I assume you would prefer a young girl like her."

Yuan chuckled as he saw Mireya act that way and said, "It's not like that; they merely invited us to join them for lunch, and it's nothing like what you're imagining. And, for your information, I prefer mature older women over girls like Princess Fiona."

Mireya's face lit up with a little smile after hearing Yuan's statement, which was seen by everyone and made them giggle inside.

'So he is very into mature and older women like his mother, right?' Mireya sighed with relief, knowing Yuan had not gone to see Princess Fiona.

'He prefers mature women. It's no surprise that he married his birth mother and had a normal romantic relationship with her...' She reflected, finally understanding why he accepted his mother as his wife.

'D-Does that mean I also have a chance with him? Her face turned immediately scarlet as she imagined herself being Yuan's bride.

'I expect to have two more daughters-in-law soon...' Anna Grace smiled inside.

After exchanging a few words with Mireya, Yuan, his wives, and Leah bid their goodbyes and proceeded to the common world.

When they arrive at the common world, they are surprised to discover that the city is still as busy as ever. People are still out on the street, either walking or eating excellent street cuisine.

The merchants continued to buy and sell items in their stores, and everything was proceeding as planned.

The delectable aroma of various street cuisines is making their jaws swim, and although having filled their appetites to the brim at the royal castle, they still have room for some great street food before returning to their logging.

"Let's eat something delicious before we return to the Inn, shall we?" Yuan replied, staring at the small street vendor in the distance, who was surrounded by people.

"I think this is a great concept, so why not? Let's try it right away!" Anna Grace exclaimed a broad grin on her face and walked directly towards the dealer.

Yuan and his other wives, as well as Leah, nodded and followed her lead, arriving at the vendor shortly.

When they got there, they ordered some of the best-looking cuisines for only thirty silver coins; despite the low price, the food was actually incredibly delicious and full of flavors.

After eating the amazing street cuisine, they made their way to the Inn where they were staying.

As they proceeded across the silent street, five individuals emerged in front of them, wearing odd black garments and covering their faces, blocking the way.

Yuan and his ladies furrowed their eyebrows at this, but Leah trembled in terror and began to sweat profusely when she recognized their emblem.

"T-th-The G-Golden Skull!? What are they doing in here, and why are they blocking our path?!" Leah whispered in a shaky voice, pointing at the symbol they were wearing.

"Golden skull? Is it some kind of organization?" Yuan followed Leah's attention and looked at the emblem on the weird gathering of people's chests with a bewildered expression on his face, having never seen such an emblem before.

However, based on Leah's scared expression, Yuan deduced that the 'Golden Skull' organization had done something enormous in the past to make people dread them so much.

"Darling, Golden Skull is the most dangerous criminal organization in the entire continent." Anna Grace, who knows everything about the organization, looked at him with a serious expression and added, "In the past, they've destroyed numerous kingdoms and even burned a large empire to the ground, killing millions of people for their twisted reasons."

"Is that so…" He smiled creepily after hearing his mother's brief explanation of the organization.

One of the five persons went closer and gazed at Yuan and his wife, taken aback by the beauty of the women standing by Yuan. He then sneered at Yuan, as if he couldn't bear the sight of him standing next to such stunning women.

"Are you the one named 'Yuan'?" He asked in an arrogant tone, not even trying to hide his desire for Yuan's wives.