Chatter Among The Lords!

In the deep, gloomy meeting room of the Clock Tower.

The Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower were gathered, each expressing a serious demeanor as if discussing some important matter.

"Excessive, simply disregarding the hierarchy, directly striking at the Clock Tower, causing such large-scale destruction," Barthomeloi, Lord Barthomeloi Lorelei, said angrily.

This Lord, born into a prestigious family, was regarded as the assistant dean, with a sharp, keen sense of awareness, observing nearly everyone outside her own faction.

Her face was now flushed, severely reprimanding Rizel's actions. However, only she truly understood what was on her mind.

In fact, when she first saw Rizel, she was deeply stirred by his celestial-like charm and his attractive appearance.

Inside, she had always felt the urge to possess him, to claim him, and to teach him a private lessons herself.

This particular Lord, who had such tendencies, wanted to place Rizel under her control, using a whip on him, metaphorically and literally.

However, due to the fact that Rizel was a person of Hōseki Okina, she could only secretly undermine him, hoping that Rizel would ultimately submit to her and lick her boots someday.

Once, when she found out about the relationship between Rizel and Aozaki Touko, she became extremely jealous. She wanted to strike at Aozaki Touko, but Rizel found out.

The result was that Rizel swiftly reprimanded her. But even so, she didn't abandon her thoughts, in fact, she became more determined to claim Rizel.

Currently, Rizel had caused a major stir, and she naturally seized the opportunity to undermine him.

Lord Eulyphis, looking at Barthomeloi, who was so agitated, was slightly surprised. "Isn't Araya Souren a disciple of Lord Valuayeta? Why are you so excited?"

Seeing Lord Eulyphis's surprised expression, Barthomeloi almost exposed her intent, but quickly spoke up in an attempt to cover it.

Cough cough... "I'm not concerned about every single student at the Clock Tower."

"Someone like Rizel, who treats discipline as if it's nothing and shouldn't be exempt from punishment—aren't we, the Clock Tower, supposed to worry and be cautious about our students every day if such a person were to move around freely? How can that be? Is there still law? Is there still justice?" Barthomeloi said, full of frustration.

"Lord Valuayeta, don't worry, your disciple won't die in vain. I will personally take action and punish Rizel." Barthomeloi said, decisively looking at Valuayeta.

At this moment, Valuayeta looked bewildered, thinking, Well, actually, I don't care that much. Besides, I have Touko as my student.

"Moreover, how can I blame her for her relationship with Rizel?" Valuayeta thought to himself.

But seeing Barthomeloi's determined and fighting spirit, she didn't feel comfortable saying anything. She could only silently wave her fan. She could only pray that Rizel would go easy on her.

At this moment, Kayneth weakly said, "Mm... I feel like Lord Trambario is expressing his thoughts."

At that moment, everyone turned to look at Lord Trambario, who was fully bandaged in plaster and sitting in a wheelchair, with indistinct murmurs coming from his mouth.

Looking at the excited, yet unclear speech of Lord Trambario, everyone couldn't help but sigh. How pitiful. He had been nearly beaten to death by Rizel and was now still in a cast, sitting in a wheelchair.

"Cut it out, he deserves it. Who told him to meddle in other people's affairs, even trying to control matters involving Lord Rizel?" The speaker was a young girl with pale orange hair tied in two side ponytails, named May Riddell Archelot, one of the Twelve Lords of the Clock Tower, specifically Lord Archelot.

She was also a popular idol, claiming to be a "super English-American girl" from a very wealthy family. She was often seen performing at concerts around the world. (She had decided to become an idol to save the Clock Tower?)

She was now Rizel's number one fan. After meeting Rizel for the first time upon his arrival at the Clock Tower, she had been captivated by his smile.

She became the leader of the entire Rizel fan club at the Clock Tower. In her words, she was a "super English-American girl," and Rizel was a "super handsome young man," a perfect match for her.

She greatly admired Touko and Ryougi Shiki.

"Barthomeloi, you don't need to waste your effort. Do you really think you can defeat Lord Rizel?" Archelot always felt that Barthomeloi was somewhat obsessively fixated on Rizel.

She was always wary of this woman. She always felt that she was scheming against Rizel. This was probably just a woman's intuition.

Barthomeloi glared at Rizel's number one fan and said with displeasure, "Archelot, remember, you are the first of the Twelve Lords, and your position is with the Clock Tower. Don't let other feelings cloud your judgment." This woman had been causing trouble for her every day. The last time she wanted to act against Touko, it was this woman who alerted Rizel.

"Hmph, you're just seeking revenge," Archelot said, feeling that Barthomeloi was trying to get back at her for exposing something from before, when Rizel had punished her.

Upon hearing about the previous incident, Barthomeloi couldn't help but recall the time Rizel had punished her. Her face turned slightly red, and she could still feel the lingering effects of the punishment on her backside.

She really wanted to be punished by Rizel again, a strange thought rising in Barthomeloi's mind.

But then, Barthomeloi immediately snapped back into reality. No, that's not right—I should be the one to punish him...

Everyone around them could see Barthomeloi's shift in demeanor, and after she regained her composure, she pretended to be calm.

"Archelot, I am the most fair and just. I would never do anything unfair or illegal. So, Archelot, don't let your emotions lead you astray."

"You're the one who's confused, your whole family is confused!" Archelot shot back at Barthomeloi.

"Too much, Archelot, you foolish woman... You..." Barthomeloi retorted.

And so, the two women exchanged insults, the rest of the Lords simply listening to their bickering in silence.

The meeting ended with nothing accomplished.

... ... ... ... ... ...

Two days later.

In the early morning, outside the window, the lush branches and leaves were dense, and the air was heavy with greenery. A single beam of sunlight streamed into the room, filling the space with warmth.

Rizel sat on the side of the bed, looking at the two bare beauties lying on the bed. He couldn't help but reminisce about the craziness of last night.

He sighed inwardly about this Doomsday gene, especially the unlimited stamina. He silently gave the system a compliment.

After getting dressed, he entered the kitchen, skillfully tying on an apron and preparing breakfast for the three of them.

A little over ten minutes later, the two women woke up.

Today, Ryougi Shiki's personality was Ryougi SHIKI. Yes, after the battle last night, when Ryougi Shiki and Origin Shiki had to retreat, Ryougi SHIKI emerged to take over.

Touko, on the side, expressed her approval.

"Ah! Morning, all," Ryougi SHIKI greeted cheerfully as she sat down at the table. Although Rizel had transformed her into a woman, her personality hadn't changed much. She was just a bit more inclined toward femininity.

"Ah, good morning, Shiki," Rizel smiled and responded.

Touko looked at Ryougi SHIKI, who was in such high spirits, and felt a bit envious. This was indeed convenient—exchanging personalities meant an instant recharge of energy.

Tired? Switch personalities. Once again, full of energy.

After finishing breakfast, Rizel took Ryougi SHIKI and left the Clock Tower, heading to Ryougi's home.

Since Touko wasn't interested, she didn't follow Rizel to the Einzbern residence.

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Rizel arrived at Ryougi's home with Ryougi SHIKI.

As they got out of the car, a line of black-clad guards stood at attention at the entrance.

They all neatly bowed their heads.

"Welcome back, Miss and Young Master!!"

Rizel saw this scene and felt his lips twitch, helplessly looking at Ryougi SHIKI.

"How many times have I told you, we don't need such a scene. I'm not part of some criminal organization."

Ryougi SHIKI smiled. "What's wrong with this? It's tradition and etiquette. You're not, but we are."

"Fine, fine. Just remember to keep an eye on the two girls from the Fujō family. If they show up at the Tohno family, let me know," Rizel said seriously.

"Got it, you mean to say Kohaku and Hisui, right? I really don't understand why you care so much about these two little girls," Ryougi SHIKI said playfully.

Rizel looked at her and patted Ryougi SHIKI on the head.

"Consider it a task that must be completed, if we don't save those two twins in time, they'll face a nightmare at the Tohno family."

Rizel recalled the hardships these twin sisters endured, taken in by the Tohno family. At first, they thought they had entered paradise, but it turned into a nightmare.

One of the little girls was subdued by Tohno Makihisa using the Inversion Impulse. As for how it was subdued, of course, it involved some form of shameless exchange.

An old man doing such things to a little girl was nothing short of beastly.

Thinking about this, Rizel's gaze grew cold.

After dealing with these two twins, Rizel vowed to wipe out the entire Tohno family.

He hadn't failed to search for them, though. He had visited the Tohno household but hadn't found these twins.

Rizel could only guess that the world he had entered had a different timeline, and he didn't even remember when the twins appeared at the Tohno family.

He had to give up the search for now and leave it to Ryougi's family to watch over them.

After bidding farewell to Ryougi SHIKI, Rizel headed toward Germany.