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485 Nine

Hearing the speech, an expression of seriousness came on Daneel's face as he pondered on the statement from the old man about the Champion Path. He had never heard it before, but he could tell that it was a very important clue.

As for the rest, he was going to do these things anyway, while concentrating on implementing more schemes in Lanthanor to increase the satisfaction level, especially now that he had almost an unlimited amount of money to tap into.

Nodding, Daneel watched as the old man slowly started to fade away, but he suddenly became corporeal again before saying, "Oh, one last thing. The Big Four was given misinformation about the number of parts of the Grand Inheritance. As you must know, on Angaria, the number nine is paramount. To suit that, the Emperor also made nine parts, which are all scattered around the continent. Goodbye, now."

Dropping this last bomb, the old man faded away, leaving Daneel with his drooling elder brother whose dreams seemed to be getting more and more wild.

In the silence that followed, strange grunts started to come from Elanev, which made Daneel shake his head and leave the room to head to his quarters.

So there were nine d.a.m.n parts, not six as the records had shown?

Why had the Big Four been misinformed, and who was even responsible for it?

As for the number nine, Daneel had noticed that when he came to Angaria itself, but he hadn't thought that this little fact would come into focus now.

Nine parts: two with Axelor, if the old man was to be believed, one with Daneel, and one in the Sect of his Hedon.

Where were the other five? And who where the other contestants in the race?

And finally, what was his Champion Path going to be?

These were the most burning questions to be answered right now, but Daneel could only shake his head once more and lie back down before closing his eyes.

One thing after another kept hitting him, but nothing said that he couldn't just sleep to forget about everything for the time being.

So, the King of Lanthanor drifted off to his own, tamer dreams, accompanied by the constant beating sounds of Drakos's heart.

The next day, Daneel woke up with a fresh mind and smiled before freshening himself up and walking out of his quarters.

The moment he did, he b.u.mped into Eloise, who seemed to be waiting at the door for some reason.

"King – I mean, Daneel! You're finally out of closed-door training?!"

With a broad smile, Daneel said, "Yes, Eloise. And I must say that it was very fruitful. How is your training going?"

Saying so, Daneel glanced down to see that she was holding a tray filled with breakfast items that had been freshly cooked.

Famished, he had just been about to go grab a bite, so he asked, "Is that for me?"

Hearing him say this, a slight expression of panic pa.s.sed through Eloise's face for some reason, before she said, "Yes, Daneel! Tuck in! It's so good to see that you're back! I'll go a.s.semble everyone else… We should have a meeting!"

Saying so in a high-pitched tone, Eloise pushed the breakfast tray toward Daneel who caught it before she turned around and started to quickly walked away.

Munching on a piece of bread, Daneel first attributed her actions to perhaps feeling shy due to seeing him, before finally realizing something.

Wait… She couldn't have known that he would come today, right? Then how was she standing outside while holding a breakfast tray?

A second later, he got a possible answer.

He knew just how much Eloise cared for him, so he sighed, thinking that she must be bringing meals to him each and every day in the hope that he would come out.

Seeing such pure love and care made his heart feel warm, as he once again wondered whether he had made the right decision to say no to her as he hadn't felt anything special.

As Daneel began to think about the two gorgeous women who had both shown interest to him, but whom he had literally friend zoned – an act, by the way, which would definitely have made him a target of many beatings by many frustrated men back on earth, he saw someone appearing from the other end of the corridor toward which Eloise was running.

It was his elder brother, Elanev.

There was a big swelling on his face, so it seemed that he wasn't able to see very clearly.

Eloise had been in a hurry, so without noticing him, she had b.u.mped into him which made Elanev realize who it was and say, "Hey, Eloise. Weren't we supposed to grab some breakfast together? Should we go to the Palace grounds, or should we take a walk like last time?"

Seeing him, Eloise froze like a reindeer in front of headlights, before she started cursing inwardly about this man's timing.

Meanwhile, Daneel had heard everything, and his eyebrows were twitching as he realized just how wrong he had been.

So… Eloise and his elder brother, huh?

It seemed that the King of Lanthanor had quite clearly overestimated his own charm, and as he remembered the thoughts that had just pa.s.sed through his mind, he blushed crimson, feeling thankful that no one was here to see his awkward plight.

However, the next moment, he felt a tap on his shoulders before a snickering voice floated into his ears.

"You thought it was for you, didn't you? Ho Ho Ho, for some reason you remind me of that Emperor, who was so focused on his 'Divine Duty' that I'm pretty sure that he died a virgin. Something tells me you're going to have the same fate!"