Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 57: -52- Rose Association... Are they our people?

Chapter 57: -52- Rose Association... Are they our people?

"Master! Good morning~!" (In unison)

Looking at the entrance of the hall, lined up on both sides, each wearing their own maid outfits, with charming appearances, respectful postures, and professionally standard tones, the sub-human maids made Charlotte’s eyes twitch wildly.

Beside her, the old servant Casimodo and a dozen other male and female servants were dumbfounded, their mouths gaping wide enough to fit duck eggs.

Charlotte’s inquiring gaze swept over them, and instantly met Casimodo’s wry smile:

"It’s not... I didn’t arrange this..."

After speaking, he looked somewhat puzzled:

"Nor was it arranged by you? They... They all seem..."

They were all Transcendents.

Charlotte uttered in her mind the words the old servant had left unsaid.

These beautiful sub-human maids hadn’t deliberately concealed their aura, and the spiritually sensitive Charlotte could sense the faint magic power emanating from them.

The leading two might have even entered a tier.

No wonder Casimodo hadn’t stopped them from coming in.

Facing a Transcendent, he couldn’t have stopped them.

Moreover, the fact that these sub-human maids could strut into the manor meant one thing.

That meant that, since the Blood Demon incident at the manor, the Duke Mansion’s covert protection of Castel Manor had been completely withdrawn.

Watching the sub-human maids bow respectfully and looking at the red carpet spread out to the distance and covered with rose petals at the door, Charlotte almost realized who the instigator was.

"Don’t be nervous, they should be our own people."

With a sigh, she spoke.

Should... Should be?

Casimodo looked puzzled.

The girl didn’t explain but instead walked towards the outside of the hall.

Outside, the red carpet stretched all the way to the manor’s main gate, with probably seventy or eighty sub-human maids standing on both sides.

And... All were Transcendents!

Although apart from the two leaders, none had entered a tier, and their aura was much weaker than Charlotte’s...

But they were still Transcendents, each probably at least as formidable as an experienced City Guard.

"Master, good morning!"

Upon seeing Charlotte, the sub-human maids outside also simultaneously bowed, their delicate voices ringing out together, attracting the attention of countless passersby outside the manor.

Charlotte: ...

Oh, no.

Rather, the attention of countless passersby had already been captured.

When the girl looked toward the manor’s main gate, her expression quickly stiffened.

At the gate, at the end of the carpet, a luxurious stretch carriage was parked there.

Different from the understated luxury of the Castel Manor carriages, this carriage was extremely ostentatious, with an exaggerated design, predominantly black, and decorated with various intricate elf-style patterns.

Even the horses pulling the carriage were not common draft horses, but four rare black unicorns.

On the side of the carriage, the Castel family’s Black Hawk Badge was large and shiny, brand new as if it had been attached overnight.

And in front and behind the carriage, there were eight or nine slightly smaller carriages, also sporting brand-new, shiny Castel family crests, guarding it like escorts.

On both sides of the road, there stood many men in Castel family servant outfits, looking fierce and menacing, with an extremely sharp aura.

One by one, they were tall and muscular.

Around them, more and more onlookers gathered.

In fact, if not for the intimidating presence of those burly men, this street might already have been impassable.

Charlotte: ...

She took a deep breath, calming her tumultuous emotions, her fists clenched and then relaxed.

Steadying her face, the girl strode towards the carriage.

A ghostly figure suddenly emerged, appearing in front of her.

A mysterious man clad in the black butler attire of the Castel family, wearing a gentleman’s hat and a crow mask, bowed elegantly and respectfully to her:

"Oh! What a beautiful day indeed!"

"Most honorable master, your humble servant Stian, at your service!"

Charlotte: ...

"Sebastian?"

"Most honorable master, you are mistaken, I am your humble servant Stian!"

"Sebastian."

"Stian!"

"Sebastian."

"Stian?"

Hearing the girl’s emotionless repetition, the man’s voice became slightly guilty.

Charlotte glanced at his ears and hair, which were almost, but not completely, hidden, and said indifferently,

"Has no one ever told you,"

"when you’re in disguise, you should also cover up your pointy ears and long red hair..."

The man’s body stiffened instantly.

He smiled awkwardly, elegantly snapped his fingers, and his red hair instantly turned black, and his pointed ears looked just like a human’s.

Then, he bowed respectfully again,

"Noble master, thank you for your wise reminder. Your humble servant, Stian, at your service!"

Charlotte: ...

She realized, this guy was doing it on purpose.

Show a flaw in front of a leader, act stupid, let the leader point it out, then slap on some flattery to win the leader’s favor...

She was all too familiar with this from her past life.

Familiar enough that she felt sorry for herself.

Meanwhile, Casimodo, who was following Charlotte, was stunned.

As a former shopkeeper of the Castel family, active in the Outer City District, he was very familiar with a legendary figure from the Outer City District.

People in the distance might not see clearly, but he, up close and after the girl’s hint, also noticed the briefly visible pointed ears and red hair.

Combining the master’s title for the person and some information he had heard at last night’s dinner, he quickly recognized the mysterious man’s identity.

Sebastian!

He was Sebastian Flameheart!

The president of the Rose Association, the real ruler of the underground world of the Outer City District!

Divine Lord above!

He had actually called himself a servant in front of his master?!

Was he going crazy, or was the world too mad?

Wait...

Was this guy courting the young master in such a way?

He heard that during last night’s banquet, he had flirted with the master and even drove away other families’ heirs!

Something seemed to click, and Casimodo’s expression changed slightly.

No!

He must not let the master be deceived by him!

Thinking it over, Casimodo took a step forward, leaned close to the girl’s ear, and advised earnestly,

"Master, the Castel family are nobles with a long history and distinguished reputation, while the Rose Association... is an underground gang."

"To be associated with such characters, you... must be cautious... beware of his intentions..."

Seeing the worried look on the face of the old servant, Charlotte gave him a reassuring expression:

"Don’t worry, I have my measures, he serves the family, just like you."

Hearing the girl’s words, Casimodo was stunned.

The Rose Association?

Loyal to the family?

What exactly was going on?

He couldn’t help but look towards the masked Sebastian, who chuckled softly and bowed elegantly:

"Lord Casimodo."

"The master is correct. Like you, I am a servant of Castel, only you are in the sunlight, and I am in the dark."

"Dismiss the extra people, get on the carriage, without drawing so much attention."

Charlotte did not linger on this issue and looked at Sebastian, saying coldly.

"I obey your command!"

Sebastian bowed elegantly and began making arrangements.

After dismissing the maids and servants, he then knelt gracefully in front of the carriage:

"Noble master, the ground is too dirty, the carriage too high, please step on Stian’s back and shoulders to get on!"

Charlotte: ...

She looked at Sebastian coldly and uttered a single word:

"Roll."

Ignoring the excited Flame Elf, who was somewhat delirious, Charlotte elegantly leaped onto the carriage using the handrail on her own.

Meanwhile, Casimodo was completely dumbfounded on the side.

"The Rose Association... so it was secretly a force within the family all along?"