Chapter 468 - Chapter 460

As soon as Sky activated that magic crystal, a hologram showing the partial recording of the conversation between Ben and Terrence appeared.
"So, I can pretty much assume that Rei is not the mastermind behind this chaos and Lex is not gravely injured, huh?"
"Yes, and partially no."
"Explain."
"Lady Rei is not the mastermind of this chaos, but the assault on Lex is not entirely a lie, he was indeed assaulted by an angel, just that he dodged before that holy arrow pierced through his head, thus, he only sustained a minor injury on his right arm."
"I see, now give me a good reason why would you lie to us about it that day?"
"Well, if I tell you that it's the command from the Queen, would you believe it?"
"Hmm... Why would she do so?"
"She didn't let me know, she merely said that His Majesty will understand. That's all."
"How about the invasion of that squad of elite fighters to Kapis Dimension?"
"For that incident, I swear we know nothing, Her Highness and I are equally shocked, we are still in the process of investigation."
"I see."

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After hearing the recording of that conversation, Sky and Maria looked at each other with a subtle expression while Chris is staring at the ended hologram with a troubled and thoughtful look.

"So... Do you have any thoughts to share?" Ben asked, in a slightly sarcastic tone.
Chris glanced at Ben for a short while and sighed.
"Hah... Seriously, are they thinking that these are just some child play? This is just so messed up." said Chris, who sounds a bit irritated.
"What's your next step then?" Ben asked.
Both Sky and Maria can clearly feel that slight passive-aggressiveness of Ben.
"It's not safe to leave Terrence at Rei's side anymore, I was expecting him to be a consultant for Rei when she is having difficulty in making decisions, but ended up with this mess we have right now." said Chris, ignoring Ben's passive-aggressiveness.
"Well, for your information, I have applied a magic restriction on him before letting him go, so rest assured." said Ben.
"Nah... It's not the problems of his magic. Hmm... I guess I will have to bring him back to Kapis Dimension with us when we head back." said Chris.
"Oh... Okay. If that's what you are going to do, I will get someone to inform him later. Now, how about Rei?" Ben asked again.
"As for Rei, I am concerned about her safety. So... Sky, would you stay in Null Dimension with Maria for the time being to protect Rei and temporarily take over Terrence's job as the leader of Black Cross?" Chris asked, out of the blues.
"I am having no problems with protecting Rei but as a temporary leader for Black Cross... We might need to communicate with them for a bit before making that decision." said Sky.
"Don't worry, I will get everything settled for you as well before we head back to Kapis." said Ben, without giving any chance for Chris to give his respond...

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Shortly after that slightly tense conversation between Chris and Ben, Sky and Maria were left alone as both Chris and Ben are busy with their own work. After confirming that both Chris and Ben are away, Maria started whispering in Sky's ear.
"Darling... Don't you feel that there is something wrong between Chris-chan and Ben-chan?" Maria whispered.
Sky nodded without saying anything.
"Hmm... I wondered what's wrong with them?" Maria whispered again.
Sky shrugged with a subtle expression...

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A few days later. Chris and Ben head back to Kapis Dimension after handling all the aftermath including the Black Cross matter, they left Ai in Null Dimension with Sky and Maria as her body has yet to fully recover.
As Chris requested, Sky is temporarily taking over Terrence's position as the leader of Black Cross. And so, here's the first day of Sky being the temporary Black Cross leader...

"Sooorrrraaa-chaaaannnn!"
With that, Athena fly hugged Sky, which makes him a bit surprised.
"Good day, Lord Vlansky. Don't mind about Athena, she had been suppressing herself too long, ever since your conflicts with Terrence, she had been holding back her fond on you, now with the misunderstanding finally lifted, she is overjoyed and can finally give you a hug." said Sal as he politely greeted Sky.
Sky lightly nodded while he is slightly confused by Sal's words.
"I know we weren't supposed to know about that but Athena eavesdropped on the conversation between Terrence and His Majesty and found out what exactly happened that day between you and that woman. It's awful, isn't it?" Sal asked as he confessed about the eavesdropping.
"Ah... Damn it... I knew I shouldn't have allowed Chris to disclose that to Terrence..." Sky murmured.
"Hmph! Seriously! How could Te-chan mistaken Miss Dolly for that Wille? They are two totally different people! Miss Dolly is ten times cuter than her!" Athena exclaimed, she sounds slightly irritated when mentioned Wille's name.
Yes, these two are very obvious that they don't like Wille.
"Athena is right, despite they shared a same face, but they are two different people, Terrence is the one that should be blamed for mixing their two up." said Sal, agreeing with Athena.
Hearing those words from Sal and Athena, Sky is first questioning about the validity of those statement about how Ai is different from Wille, but soon agree with them as well after remembering how Chris didn't recognize the similarity between Ai and Wille even after a reasonably long period...
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*Something out of the story

Sky: "Dear readers."

Chris: "Hmm?"

Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."

Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."

Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."

Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."

Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."

Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.

Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows  two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might cause the writer to stop writing."

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