Eternal Thief

Jefferson, who was Clouse in disguise, was wearing his special student robes which a cold expression on his face.

When Jefferson saw Archie coming in his way, a peculiar glint flashed past his emotionless eyes, 'Third Sister enunciated, he had already grasped the fundamental of Shadow Walk. He's more talented than me back then if it wasn't for this hateful gathering selection….'

A hint of coldness flashed past his eyes, but he didn't let the emotion get the better of him.

Ace wasn't much surprised seeing Jefferson there since it was around the time of their meeting.

Jefferson nodded in greeting before he impassively uttered, "Let's go. We shouldn't let my backer wait."

"Please, lead the way." Archie nodded in agreement, and he started following Jefferson.

Ace wondered just where they were meeting since this whole place was almost empty and what kind of person they were meeting with.

All he knows is that this was a member of the imperial family, and from his knowledge, only two members were present in the Soul Assassin House.

The Fourth Prince, Cassius, and the Fifth Prince, Ronan, were both third-grade core students.

Any member of the Imperial Demon Family was directly enrolled as a core grade student in the Royal Demon Institute without any entrance test. This was a privilege for only the members of the Imperial Demon Family.

Imperial Princess Leona was also Fifth Grade Core Student of Soul Combatant House, and Paul was in the same grade but at a different level.

Ace's plan was quite simple. Since he could subdue a core-grade student like Paul with a surprise attack, he also had a higher chance of suppressing a third-grade core student.

But the problem was he was dealing with the imperial family, which was quite mysterious. Even Paul didn't know what kind of element they had despite having a 'relationship' with Leona.

Very few people knew about what kind of tribe the imperial family was, and this was a core secret only a handful of people knew, and no one dared to reveal this information.

The Imperial Demon Family members were also forbidden to publicly showcase their element as long as it wasn't life-threatening.

In the Mighty Demon Continent, who dares to attack a member of the imperial demon family? So, it was even more impossible to know their secret.

Furthermore, members of the imperial family weren't allowed to show their faces to anyone under any circumstances as well.

But Leona showed her face to Paul, but that memory was quite hazy, so Ace guessed that it might be some illusion she created to fool Paul, and that idiot never even questioned why he couldn't remember her face at all, despite seeing it.

Robbing the identity of an Imperial Demon Family member was simply a darning decision even for Ace. But Ace didn't have any other method to enter the Imperial Domain without arousing any suspicion.

But it wasn't his only option. It was more convenient and could get him to his target more quickly.

That was why Ace decided only to act if he found it doable, or he would give up and use another option he had saved if this not goes according to plan.

As they moved into the special district, Ace wondered if they were returning to the royal tower again, which would be strange since he had just gotten out of there.

But soon, he discovered that it wasn't the case at all. Instead, they were moving toward another famous special district building, the Special Royal Diner.

This Diner was a specialty of the Royal Demon Institute, and they sold cuisine like no other places in the demon continent well, except for the Imperial Domain.

Furthermore, the currency they accepted was Royal Points which made it for those ordinary-grade students to think twice before going there.

The moment Archie and Jefferson entered the lavish fifty-story building of Royal Diner, Jefferson directly led Archie toward the upper floors, and strangely those staff members didn't stop them.

Whoever saw Jefferson's face would only bow respectfully and let them pass without saying anything.

This made Ace suspicious about Jefferson's unusual influence, or it was all because of his backer.

When they reached the 11th floor, there were only three private dining rooms, and unlike the lower floors, Ace finally saw two demons in core student robes standing outside a private room without any emotions on their faces.

Jefferson led Archie toward them without showing any hint of worry. On the contrary, when they saw Jefferson coming their way, they didn't dare to make eye contact with him which Ace naturally noticed.

'Is this guy really a special grade student? Why they seemed apprehensive of him?' Ace wondered in suspicion.

But he didn't have the time to mull over it because Jefferson had already knocked on the closed doors while those two demons remained motionless.

"Enter." A mild voice filled with authority rang.

Jefferson then pushed open the door and entered while Archie followed suit.

The room was spacious and made with jade wood while a pleasant scent filled the air. There was a table in the middle, a masked demon was sitting on the main chair, and no one else was inside.

The table was also filled with all kinds of dishes and different wine bottles, but nothing was touched as if the demon wasn't interested in anything on that table.

When Ace saw this masked demon, he couldn't help but frown because he felt nothing from him, as if he was completely invisible in his soul sense, and the feeling he was giving off was quite strange, as if he wasn't real.

Jefferson introduced at this moment, "Archie, this Fifth Imperial Prince, His Highness Ronan."

He looked at Ronan meaningfully and respectfully, stating, "Your Highness, this is Archie Soul Life you wanted to recruit."

"Your Highness!" Archie performed a royal salute.

Since he was from a grand demon tribe, he didn't require kneeling as long as he wasn't facing Demon Emperor, Empress, or Crown Prince.

"Sir. Jefferson, if you don't mind, I would like to chat with my future 'follower' alone." Ronan impassively stated.

Jefferson frowned ever so slightly but didn't show any emotions before he bowed slightly, "I'll be 'right outside,' Your Highness." He left before throwing a meaningful glance at Ronan.

When the door was closed, only standing Archie and sitting Ronan left the room.

Ace didn't know why this prince wanted to talk with him alone, but he just made himself an easy target for Ace. Yet, he didn't act because he wasn't sure if someone else was in this room protecting the prince.

He had no way of knowing if someone was secretly protecting Ronan because his soul sense wasn't strong enough to detect hidden experts anymore. So, all he could do was activate the fate map and hope it would show him something.

"Come sit, Archie Soul Life," Ronan spoke again.

"Thank you for this grace, and Archie is just fine, Your Highness." Archie respectfully replied and calmly walked toward the seat a few feet away from Ronan.

The fate map had already been activated, and when Ace saw a black fate point with a green circle around it right outside the door and two white fate points, he was astonished because that green circle around this black fate meant it was on friendly terms with him.

Then he thought of Jefferson, but it also didn't make sense since that guy shouldn't be a black fate point which meant absolute danger for him if he dared to fight with it.

Yet, he didn't let it cloud his main objective.

He was again startled when he noticed Crimson Fate Point, which was none other than Fifth Imperial Prince Ronan.

'Just what the heck is going on?' Ace was confused now but also extremely vigilant, 'Since he's not a black mark, then this means he's not a fatal danger, and there's no one in the room either.'

"You seemed to be in a daze?" Ronan's voice rang.

"Please forgive my rudeness, Your Highness. I was just baffled by the fact that I was personally meeting with a noble prince. I never thought I would get this chance to join you of the things." Archie's face lit with reverence and excitement.

"Is that so? Then it would make it even easier for both of us." Ronan coolly stated before he spoke again, "I want you to sign a soul contract with me right now, which will be a contract of your absolute allegiance to me. But you could never reveal this fact to Jefferson."

Ronan's voice turned icy all of a sudden as he menacingly uttered, "Oh, and you can't refuse, or I'll make sure to turn your life into a living hell as well as destroy your house and any family member you hold dear!"

Ace was shocked for a moment before his lips curled up because this was unexpectedly going in the way he wanted!