This heart is clear and unwavering until death.

In an unknown room, an extremely gruesome transaction was taking place.

“This is great, Mr. Sui Ming. This is the first time you’ve invited me to your room; it’s a historic moment~”

“What… what do you want to do?”

Bai Luoxia slowly crossed one leg over the other, her light-blue skirt draped between her thighs, concealing the girl’s private area.

With one hand resting on her cheek, she watched the white-haired youth before her with keen interest, her eyes… seemingly filled with anticipation?

“What… what do you want?” Sui Ming asked, trembling.

“What do I want? Hehe… you still don’t know?”

“You couldn’t possibly not know who drugged me last night, Mr. Sui Ming, could you?”

“Using a ** in a kingdom of order to drug a member of the royal family is something Mr. Sui Ming wouldn’t do, right?”

“Wait… wait! I’ll exchange it for something else!”

“No, there’s only one bargaining chip here with me.”

Bai Luoxia’s blatant gaze fixated on Sui Ming, an expression that seemed to say nothing else could be discussed.

‘What on earth has this girl been eating these past three years?! Stupid medicine? Why is her aura so intense?’

Seeing that he had run out of options, Sui Ming had no choice but to use his last resort.

This method, under no circumstances, should be used unless absolutely necessary, otherwise… it would be complete destruction!

“Sis! I beg you~”

“Just give me that Resurrection of All Things, and I’ll do anything you say~”

‘So greasy—’

The crow peeking outside the window had burst into laughter, tears streaming down its face.

At this moment, Sui Ming was just short of kowtowing and calling her “Dad,” oh, no, “Mom.”

“Alright, alright, here you go.”

The girl casually tossed a bottle of light-green liquid to Sui Ming, who embraced it like a treasure.

“Yesterday, I did reflect a bit. Matters of the heart indeed cannot be rushed, but rather should flow slowly like a gentle stream.”

“For that… if I scared you, I sincerely apologize.”

Bai Luoxia’s sudden change caught Sui Ming completely off guard.

‘The little girl has grown up… finally realized that her teacher isn’t someone to be casually teased… wuwuwu.’

“So, I plan to go to Rhine Academy with you, just in case some opportunistic strumpet tries to cozy up to you.”

“Ah… this… alright, I guess…”

Though not entirely good news, it was the best possible outcome.

“Oh, right, I forgot to tell you about your heart.”

“Since your original heart was accidentally destroyed by you, I used the authority of Order to create one for you.”

“Wait a minute, you’re telling me this thing was created by you?”

“Otherwise? The authority of Order is very versatile.”

“And because I created this thing, if I die… hehe, you won’t survive either.”

“Hey, hey! What kind of ridiculous setting is this?!”

“So, don’t make me angry in the future, otherwise, if I accidentally… slip somewhere on the street…”

“You are never allowed to leave me again in this life, alright?”

“Aye—fine, fine, you little girl.” Sui Ming stood up and ruffled the girl’s head, who seemed to be enjoying it.

“Oh, and this heart isn’t just a heart. As for its specific functions, you’ll have to try them yourself, because I don’t know either.”

Bai Luoxia would never tell him that this heart was actually a piece she had taken from the Scales of Khapta.

At this moment, that part, symbolizing the supreme authority of Order, was sustaining Sui Ming’s life within his heart.

‘Consider it my gift to you.’

As for things like a life-link, those were all made up by the girl, purely to make Sui Ming value his life more and not be so reckless.

“I always feel like you’re hiding something from me…”

“Haha… how could that be?”

“There’s over a month of vacation coming up, so you should rest well. If you need anything, you can always come find me, I won’t mind~” Bai Luoxia winked, and a sweet, romantic scent permeated the air.

‘It’s already a blessing if you don’t actively come over.’

“I’m back.” In the spacious Heracles family mansion, the black-haired youth slowly pulled open the door leading inside.

He actually quite disliked coming back to this home that treated him as an outsider.

But unfortunately, he had no businesses or assets in Mingxi City, and even the funds for making alchemical tools were borrowed from others.

In fact, if Lar had been willing to take on some commissions, he wouldn’t be so impoverished, as the title of a Grandmaster certified by the Ivory Tower was quite intimidating.

However, lacking any foundational reputation, no one was willing to trust him.

No one would believe that someone from the Heracles family was actually a Grandmaster alchemist.

And this time, he had also lost a set of alchemical armor… it was truly a huge loss.

Although the royal family had offered some compensation, it was ultimately not enough.

A set of alchemical armor alone cost nearly five million Fal, and Lar had painstakingly saved for months to gather the materials to create it.

“Now it seems… I’ll have to start saving money again.”

Lar slowly opened the door to his father’s room. The unpretentious room contained none of the gold and silver treasures that nobles coveted, nor any extremely expensive paintings. There were only a few symbolic books and a longsword, larger than a man, hanging on the wall.

“This time… you did very well. At least you didn’t disappoint me.”

“Eh—”

Lar was startled. His usually incredibly strict father actually…

“Cough, cough, at least you didn’t lose to that kid from the Fenrir family. I’m already very pleased.”

“Also, catch.”

The man tossed a black card to Lar; it was clearly a Gude Bank savings card.

“I know you lost some items in the Mirror Realm, so here, a little compensation for you.”

“There’s ten million Fal in this card. Go ahead and squander it for now.”

“Dad… are you… possessed?”

“You little rascal, how dare you curse me like that? Huh? And after I gave you money to squander, this is how you treat your old man?”

“No, no… it just feels a bit… sudden?”

“Sudden my foot! This is the rule of the Heracles family.”

“As long as you show enough potential, the family will support you unconditionally.”

“The reason I opposed your alchemy before was because that field is too deep; without a good teacher, you can’t even get started.”

“But your performance in the Mirror Realm changed my mind. To reach Grandmaster level without any teacher, I must say, you truly have talent in this area.”

“Alright, alright, get lost, go mess around with your little inventions.”

“Thanks, Dad.” Lar turned his head and said.

“Don’t be sentimental, honestly, what kind of sissy talk is that.”