BXBX NOVEL Chapter 381 - 326: The Profound Ariel Watson【5K】
“Are the two older maid-sisters and this lady your companions?”
A clear childlike voice rang out. Seeing that the people coming were Abigail and Amelia, the small slender figure with a ponytail first smiled happily, then questioned with suspicion.
Without a doubt, this young girl was Estelle Reiss.
At this moment, Estelle’s grimy face had been thoroughly scrubbed clean.
Her tattered clothes had been replaced with the popular cotton-linen princess dress worn by the girls in Cyan Town.
Even her sallow cheeks, caused by malnutrition, now had a touch of color.
Having seen Abigail and Amelia during the daytime in Magnet Town, Estelle of course was not unfamiliar with them.
However, she appeared slightly restrained in the presence of Celeste Reiss, whom she had never before met.
“Little princess, what’s your name?”
Gazing at the little girl who seemed to be a mirror image of her own younger self, Celeste Reiss—now an adult woman—caught on immediately, her long eyelashes batting.
She stifled her inner excitement, squatted slowly, and smiled warmly, asking the question.
“I am Estelle, hoping for Celeste, a return of the stars.”
On the other side, Estelle blinked her innocent, large eyes and cocked her small head in thought before saying, “If my older sister was here, she would probably be about the same age as the maid-sister I’ve never met before.”
“Estelle, I am your older sister…”
Hearing this, Celeste Reiss looked at her younger sister’s sallow face. Her nose stung, and she couldn’t hold back her emotions any longer. Her voice gradually began to choke up as she pulled her young sister tightly into her arms.
“You…you are my sister?”
Numb with shock, Estelle felt the heat emanating from Celeste’s body. Her little face, initially filled with disbelief, relaxed into an expression of pure warmth.
Such warmth was something the little girl had never felt before.
Meanwhile, the girls’ father, leaning heavily on his crutch and supported by their mother, stumbled out toward them.
And just like that, this family that had been separated for over a decade and almost torn apart was reunited under Leo Ray’s determined intervention.
Half an hour later, when Leo Ray knocked on the door once again, he was greeted by faces filled with gratitude. He didn’t spend much time after being welcomed inside.
In a study completely sealed off by Taylor, where only Leo Ray and his entourage were present with Celeste.
A familiar notification soon rang in Leo Ray’s ear.
[Congratulations, Tier 3 Two-Star Sword Dancer Celeste Reiss has signed a Master-Servant Contract with you, becoming your new subordinate!]
Then, he helped the attractive maid Celeste to her feet and opened her attribute column.
[Name: Celeste]
[Occupation: Sword Dancer]
[Tier: 3 Two-Star]
[Loyalty: 100]
[Skill One: Starburst Flash ‘Active’ (Physical Single Target Attack)]
[Skill Two: Dance of the Stars ‘Active’ (Speed Increase)]
[Skill Three: One-Handed Sword Mastery ‘Passive’ (Slightly Increased Damage When Using One-Handed Sword)]
Closing Celeste’s attribute column, Leo Ray nodded in satisfaction.
With that, he had successfully captured the attention of Princess Ariel for the day.
Next, it was time to get to know the haughty Princess Coldflame better.
“Celeste, no need for formalities. The situation is as follows…”
Leo Ray sketched out everything he knew, moving conversation ahead swiftly without wasting any time, as he looked at the maid whose face was filled with gratitude.
“Sir Ray, as Deputy Captain of the Guards, Gregg mentioned earlier, there have been a lot of high-level forces provocatively trying to assassinate Princess Ariel under the instruction of a few of the princes, this is something, that those of us who have always been in service of the Princess, know only too well.”
Celeste’s eyes looked distant as she recalled, “However, as a member of the prominent Coldflame Royal Family, the Princess has countless defenses. There was one time where even a Tier 4 Nine-Star assassin-type powerhouse was unable to cause any harm to the Tier 3 Nine-Star princess, even in a face-to-face situation. This lasted until massive reinforcements arrived, this is something that I witnessed firsthand.”
“Oh? I may have underestimated her somewhat.”
Hearing this, Leo Ray, who was sitting behind the redwood desk, lightly raised his eyebrows and murmured.
It seemed that the energy possessed by the haughty Coldflame Princess far exceeded what he had imagined.
Of course, the gap between the Tier 4 Nine-Star powerhouses and his own Tier 5 powerhouse was apparent, they were in totally different leagues.
Otherwise, during their first meeting, the other party would not have surrendered immediately. Moreover, he had a second Tier 5 powerhouse, the Half-Elf Ancestor Jasper Richardson, who could return at any time.
In addition, with Celeste Reiss and Gregg, and Serena and Stella always by his side wearing their Invisibility Cloaks, he did not need to worry too much.
After all, Princess Ariel is currently his most critical trump card and must not be endangered.
“Furthermore, based on my understanding over the years, although Princess Ariel may be arrogant and domineering, she actually has an upright nature and almost no scheming. This has also led to her being in a very passive state compared to the other three princes after the old king’s sudden illness.”