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nChapter 73

n‘…… Even if it’s the latter, nothing will happen.’

nAria didn’t worry at all. Because it was Valentine.

nRather, she had to worry about the distributors, whose soul Lloyd would rip out with his hands.

nAnd if the price of diamont goes up, they’ll get some resentment, but it’s a matter of finding the cause and dealing with it quickly.

n‘It would be nothing.’

nAria ignored it.

n‘Anyway, more important than that matter.’

nAria looked into Lloyd’s eyes as if to confirm again. In fact, she was staring at him for some other reason.

n‘It’s still black.’

nAria was relieved. Today, too.

nFortunately, the jet-black eyes had not yet faded to gray.

n‘Things aren’t going to get any better.’

nStill, Grand Duke Valentine was losing his malice, and Lloyd was inheriting his malice. She could not find a way to purify the devil’s malice.

nIt was just the Siren’s song and Gabriel’s divine power to prevent malice from corrupting.

n‘I kept trying, but the devil’s malice could not be purified by the Siren’s song.’

nThe past days when she was motivated to do it right away were overshadowed.

n‘Not yet.’

nBut it was obviously not that there was no way at all. Because her healing song worked well for Sabina, who was about to die of malice.

nThe question was, how to find a way…….

n‘If there is no information, there is too little.’

nAria didn’t know very intimately about her own race, the Siren, in fact. All she knew was the rumors she had only heard from the nobles and information from Count Cortez.

n‘Besides, obviously, I was known as the only surviving Siren.’

nShe couldn’t even get information from the same Siren.

nIf Sophia had been alive, she might have told her many things, but she was already dead by the time Aria returned.

n‘I even mobilized Vincent to investigate in every way, but to no avail…….’

nIt was just nonsense information that Aria already knew or didn’t know.

n‘It can’t be like this.’

nTime flew by, and the year of Valentine’s Incident was approaching.

nWhat will happen this winter? It is at most several months ahead.

n“Perhaps…….”

nAria trailed off.

n“Are there any Sirens still alive?”

n“Well. They have lived in hiding from generation to generation, so it’s hard to know.”

nWhat if Sophia was only lucky enough to be caught, and a horde of Sirens were still living away from the world.

n‘I might be able to get the information.’

nIf she is lucky, she’ll get help. Aria almost had a little bit of hope. But it was so unlikely that she soon regained her composure.

nShe wants to seize even the slightest possibility.

n“I can look it up if you want.”

nThen Lloyd pulled out a piece of paper from among the graves of documents and held it out.

nWithout even rummaging.

n‘I thought it was just a pile of papers, but did you remember exactly where it was?’

nAria lowered her gaze with a slightly tired face.

nUpon closer inspection, it was a list of new route development projects. It was also so risky that there were only things that no one would invest in. So, to put it bluntly, they will sink as soon as they set sail.

n“I think it’s a scammer…”

nEven the names of the families were unknown.

n“At least they had the will to set sail.”

nReally? Have they read any exploration novels?

nAria looked through the list in the paper without any expectations.

n‘Wow, some wanted to sail to Navron Sea. I was told that there was not a single ship here that returned safely.’

nThey were adventurous and have plans and were almost suicidal. If one is bored, but full of money and wants to scatter money in the air, it’s the perfect investment.

n“Even if they have a will to go, I think they will get the money and run a boat and run away. Why was this in the approved documents?”

nIt was so stupid It’s strange that Dwayne didn’t take it out first.

nThen Lloyd answered,

n“It’s a business that will fail if it’s not Valentine’s. It seems that the Grand Duke’s aide also put it in as a joke.”

nMeanwhile, Tristan was still called the Grand Duke.

nSo what will Tristan be called if Lloyd inherits the title of Grand Duke from him? Previous Grand Duke?

nAria thought inside.

n“If you don’t have any clues, it wouldn’t hurt to hang around here.”

nWell, it does.

nCome to think of it, the Siren itself was often dismissed as a legendary monster until Sophia appeared. Even if there were records, it was recognized as a novel rather than a history book.

n‘Siren doesn’t leave a trace and is hiding…….’

nShe was wondering if she could find those vain dreams by unraveling all the world. But even if she does.

n“It’s like finding a needle in the desert.”

n“If it’s not enough, you can send more.”

nLloyd said indifferently.

nValentine’s capital was rotting because it wasn’t overflowing, and there were countless people who wanted to invest.

n“You’re going to do it even though you know it’s an investment that is sure to fail?”

n“What’s that about?”

nAria had only seen the nobles whose family was faltering due to failed investment, so Aria was dumbfounded at Lloyd’s waste of money.

n‘If you think about it, that’s the only way to find the Siren. It’s a serious waste of money, but…….’

nAria paused without continuing her thoughts.

nShe found a familiar name in the documents.

n“…Atlantis?”

nA city of legends, the hometown of the Sirens who were submerged in the sea 1500 years ago. It was the only old story Sophia told her while she was alive.

n“This person.”

nAria pointed her finger at the one claiming to find the treasures of Atlantis.

nSome may have known Atlantis. Because it’s on the record.

nBut it’s rare that people with a sane mind set out to find a legendary treasure that no one believed ever existed.

n“Can you call this person?”

nEither they’re a bragger, crazy, or really know something.

nAria put her hopes up for the last time.

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n“It’s a secret, but I’m descended from the royal family of Atlantis.”

nHe was a crazy bragger.

nAria let out a sigh at the thought that she had been expecting too much and she was an idiot. She took the time to listen seriously, and there he goes talking nonsense.

nBesides, that man’s eyes.

n‘You’re not cheating on me. It seems he really believes that he is a descendant of the royal family.’

nHow surprising.

nHow did it happen?

nIf he had been a scammer, she would have charged him with trying to deceive Valentine and kicked him out, but if he was out of his mind, it would be ambiguous to do so.

nAria looked at the man with pity for a moment, then stood up from her seat. The she commanded the Black Falcon

nSend him back.

n“Wa, wait! I’m not lying. Trust me!”

n‘Yes. You seem to really believe that, but…….’

nShe knew the truth.

nAtlantis is the Siren’s hometown. Although this is the only known truth in the world.

n‘If there is a royal family in Atlantis, the descendant will be me, a Siren.’

nAria thought to herself. It wasn’t even funny.

nAnd since it was a dynasty that was already buried in the water 1500 years ago and disappeared, what was the use of the royal family?

nBut the man, who had been brutally dragged by the Black Falcon’s hand, suddenly strained his neck and shouted.

n“There is proof!”

nProof?

n“We have a family heirloom. Look at this! There’s a map that opens the door to Atlantis!”

n“…..”

n“…..”

nHe took the moment as the Black Falcon stopped for a moment, and quickly rummaged through his clothes.

nAnd he pulled out something unknown from his arms.

nIt was a mass of something covered in barnacles.

n‘Sea trash?’

nTo be honest, it looked like that. There was a lot of stuff stuck together and the shape was distorted, so she couldn’t really recognize it other than a lump.

n“It was said that if the ancestors sailed on a boat with this map in their arms, the entrance to Atlantis would be opened.”

nThe Black Falcons who watched the scene silently exchanged glances. Then they put their finger next to their head and turned it around.

nHe seemed to have gone crazy, so they were saying to get rid of him quickly.

nIf it’s that simple, why haven’t you opened the entrance until now?

n“That, that!”

nThe man panicked and stuttered.

n“My family was poor from generation to generation, so I didn’t have enough capital… In fact, there was no one in my ancestors or family who seriously tried to explore like me…”

nIt was just too obvious.

nWho believes in one story passed down from generation to generation and goes out to sea carrying barnacles, that looks more like thrash.

n‘It looks like that person was really trying to do that.’

nAria asked.

nWhy are you so serious?

n“That, actually…”

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