Combat Maid Harem

"What a development. It seemed like they didn't want to reveal Inferno's bloodline to everyone yet."

"Mm. Wait for me here, Master. I will go report," Ember said and entered inside.

Lawrend patiently waited. He saw through the glass window that she was talking to someone inside and wrote on paper.

"Father, the clan is amazing. I want to stay here," Inferno said.

Lawrend looked at his son and saw the faint excitement in his eyes. It wasn't very prominent, but it was still there. He was excited to see the advanced way of life in the Ignis Clan. Everything here was very different compared to his mundane life in the Undrasil Empire.

"Your mother wants to become the Clan Head. I'm sure you will be able to stay here for a long time," Lawrend replied.

It was Ember's goal to become the Clan Head of the Ignis Clan. It was also the condition she gave Lawrend. He needed to help her, and in exchange, she had to call herself his maid.

Inferno nodded his head and faintly smiled. He thoroughly enjoyed sparring with his half-brothers and half-sisters. He knew that the Ignis Clan would be the place where he would be able to spar with other powerful mages.

A few minutes later, Ember walked out.

"The Clan Head should know that I'm back and that I also completed the mission they gave me," Ember said, and a relieved expression blossomed on her face.

"Great. We should return. There are many glancing in our direction," Lawrend said.

"Mm."

The trio walked out of the City Clan Hall together. Although no one said anything, almost everyone was looking at them. It was obvious that they were interested in them.

"Princess Ember! Congratulations on your successful mission," a bearded middle-aged man said and walked forward.

He looked fairly handsome and stylish. Just like everyone around him, he had crimson hair, which was combed back, and his beard was trimmed neatly.

He wore a black mage cloak and held a long staff as he approached calmly.

Everyone that blocked his way immediately parted like a knife slicing through tofu. The aura he naturally exuded was one of exalted status.

"Thank you," Ember politely smiled in response.

"Do you still remember me?" the middle-aged man asked with an expectant smile on his face.

Ember forced a smile on her face. She didn't know who this guy was.

"You are..."

"You don't remember me anymore?"

The man was shocked. His confidence was broken without even an effort on her part. He could tell that she was genuine with her response from the confusion on her face.

"Why do I need to remember you anyway?" Ember retorted and became slightly annoyed.

She glanced at Lawrend behind her from the corner of her eyes. She was worried he would misunderstand her relationship with him.

"I-I suppose you're right. I have been defeated, so it must've been easy to forget me..." the man forced a smile of his own.

The crowd glanced at each other with knowing looks in their eyes. They knew about the story between Ember and this man.

"Anyway, I am Lucid, the City General of Eridanus City, an Elevated Earth Mage," Lucid introduced himself.

His switch from his forced smile to his professional attitude was sudden and smooth. It was as if it was his natural style.

"Oh..! You're that annoying guy. You improved a lot, huh? Do you want to be beaten again?" Ember asked and smirked at him.

"No, no, no! I'm simply here to congratulate you on your success. I don't need to guess to know that you have succeeded since you returned," Lucid hurriedly said.

His professional attitude disappeared like smoke. He couldn't act calm in front of Ember. After all, he used to compete with her and even tried to woo her. It was unfortunate that she was out of his league.

"Thank you then," Ember coldly replied.

Remembering who this guy was only made her colder. Lucid realized late that he shouldn't have told her who he was.

"So, who is he?" Lucid suddenly asked and coldly stared at Lawrend.

At the moment, Lawrend was holding Inferno's little hand, and Ember was holding the other. The three of them looked like a family. Lucid naturally didn't like what he was seeing.

"None of your business. You're just an Elevated Earth Mage, Lucid. Fix your attitude toward my Master, or I will show you how great our difference right now is," Ember angrily replied.

"Is he really the father of that kid? How dare you betray the Prince!" Lucid shouted.

He didn't have any claim on her, so he could only rely on the Prince. The Prince was the partner of the Princess. She should be marrying him in the future. The fact that she had a kid from another man meant that she betrayed the Prince. It could also be seen as her betraying the clan's tradition.

"The Prince? Who? There was no Prince when I left."

Ember squinted her eyes. The expression on her face darkened. She knew that the ancestor planned to betroth her to Lawrend. She shouldn't be marrying a "Prince".

"Prince Luther became a Heavenly Earth Mage two years after you left. Everyone unanimously accepted him as the Prince! After all, you were only close to Heavenly Earth Mage when you left."

Lucid felt proud of his own words. Ember shouldn't have any escape from her betrayal of the clan's tradition.

"Ember, what is this Elevated Earth Mage and Heavenly Earth Mage?" Lawrend curiously asked.

He could barely understand what they were talking about. This was the first time he heard that there were different Earth Mages.

"Who even are you to interrupt our chat?!" Lucid shouted.

He brimmed with confidence and wanted to thoroughly humiliate Lawrend in front of everyone. That way, everyone would see him as the hero who protected the Prince's dignity. Not to mention, he also wanted revenge for Ember humiliating him by forgetting who he was.

"Ember, there's a dog barking," Lawrend calmly said.

He didn't put Lucid in his eyes at all!