CLEAVER OF SIN Chapter 1068: At The Raymond Estate [GT Ranking Bonus - ]

Within a couple of minutes, Lyra was back. The Wargrave was a Ducal and powerful family, surely their intelligence network was vast and immense, such that within a couple of minutes, pictures of Teo Swig’s family were brought, and not only that, Zarek had arranged every piece of information on the family without even being asked.

’It seems Teo Swig now has a younger brother,’ Asher mused as he gazed at the pictures and read through the file.

’Should I establish my own intelligence network?’ Asher thought to himself.

Of course, he wouldn’t do it personally; he would simply have Lyra do it. But at the same time, he didn’t really need an intelligence network for anything, and his family’s own worked just fine.

’When the need arises, I will,’ he concluded and rose to his feet from the chair he was sitting on.

"Let’s go," Asher spoke as he moved towards the door with Lyra following right behind him.

She wasn’t wearing her maid uniform, as Asher had instructed her to change into another outfit, and at this moment, she was wearing a gown Asher had bought from the Thalvorn Empire with heels.

Stepping out of the building and into the garden, Asher began to float upwards calmly as he stared at Lyra, wondering how she was going to fly. After all, when one’s Astra control reached a certain point, they could fly.

A pair of Astra Energy wings that looked like butterfly wings formed on Lyra’s back. Asher simply looked at them for a moment and admired them. With Lyra’s current Astra Energy control, she could indeed fly without the wings, but she seemed to prefer them.

Without wasting any more time, they took off, their bodies vanishing in a blur as they shot towards the Raymond Viscounty at full speed. Well... Asher was the one flying at full speed, as Lyra simply matched his speed, since she was much faster.

On the way, neither Asher nor Lyra talked, neither did they encounter any Monsters, Beasts, or Emovirae. Due to the vastness of the Zarethorne Empire, despite Asher’s speed, it still took them over six hours to get to the Raymond Viscounty.

One could only imagine how fast Lyra was to return to the Wargrave Estate in less than five minutes when Asher had called for her.

Lyra didn’t exactly know the way, but Asher did, as Great Elder Morthen had created a Planetary Map for him once. With such a detailed Map in his mind, they didn’t need anything else.

"We’ve arrived," Asher murmured as he slowed down.

Before them stood a huge city that spanned kilometers. A huge wall encircled the entire city, protecting it from everything that lay beyond the walls. As usual, at the wall were guards who were stationed there, searching entrants, receiving bribes, and the likes.

Asher and Lyra came to a stop above everyone, their presence drawing attention. After all, anyone who could fly wasn’t exactly a small-time fellow. The moment Asher’s feet touched the ground and everyone’s eyes landed on his face, they all paused in their movements as the noise ceased.

"It’s... the Tenth Sun," someone in the queue finally managed to speak, their voice breaking through the silence.

"TENTH SUN!!!" The commoners shouted and immediately abandoned their lines as they rushed towards Asher like fanatics.

Asher didn’t speak or do anything; he didn’t need to. Lyra’s presence simply pulsed outward like a tide, her aura locking every single person in place. Although their numbers were over two hundred, it didn’t matter.

With their bodies frozen in place, Asher simply walked past all of them as though they were statues, as he headed towards the gate. The guard at the gate immediately bowed with his hand to his chest as he spoke.

"I greet and welcome the Tenth Sun to the Raymond Viscounty." His tone was respectful as a small smile appeared on his lips as he bowed.

Asher simply nodded as he spoke, "I need to get to the Raymond Estate." His tone was flat.

The guard nodded, his head turning towards another guard who was stationed at the gates with him.

"Right this way, Tenth Sun," the second guard spoke respectfully, his eyes trailing towards Lyra as he could sense her Soulstar Life Rank.

A carriage and Enduron horses were already available, as Nobles always had these things ready at their gates, just in case an important guest walked into their Territory. Asher and Lyra climbed into the carriage as the guard chose to become the carriage coach himself, chasing away the old man who was the original coach.

As Lyra and Asher left, Lyra removed her presence that was stopped the commoners in place. The moment she did, hell seemed to break loose at the gate, but it had nothing to do with Asher and Lyra.

Asher simply stared through the window with a calm expression as he watched everything through the window as the carriage rolled forward. But it wasn’t anything new like the Thalvorn Empire, so there wasn’t much to look at. Just the same old houses and roads made of cobblestone.

Soon, they arrived at the Raymond Estate, stepping out of the carriage as the guard opened the door. Asher simply tipped the man a platinum coin. Although the man had been accepting bribes at the entrance gate, at the end of the day, nobody was a saint.

The guard broke into a wide smile as he bowed.

Asher and Lyra looked around. The Estate was large, to say the least. A butler was already waiting for them at the door, the man stepped forward as he spoke.

"Viscount Raymond is waiting for you, Tenth Sun." His voice as respectful as possible.

Asher simply nodded and stepped into the building. As for how the Viscount already knew of his presence, obviously, the guards at the gate had sent word.

The butler, who seemed to be the head butler, led them upstairs and through the hallway until they arrived at a door. The butler opened the door, allowing Asher and Lyra to step in.

The room was a standard living room, couches, paintings, a table, and the usual, nothing new. Asher’s purple eyes stopped scanning the room as his gaze fell on a man who was approaching him with a smile as he wore Noble suit attire.

"I welcome the Tenth Sun to my small Territory," Viscount Raymond spoke with an inviting smile.

Asher stared at the man for a moment. He possessed red hair and black eyes. He stood just over seven feet tall, just an inch or two shorter than him.

Asher simply nodded and said nothing at all, as though he couldn’t be bothered to fake a smile or anything of the sort.

"Please, sit," Viscount Raymond said as he gestured towards the couch.

Asher simply stepped towards the couch and sat with a calm demeanor and the etiquette required of a Noble. Lyra didn’t sit; she simply stood behind Asher, but a couple of feet away.

Viscount Raymond’s eyes shifted towards Lyra and back towards Asher without saying a word, but the smile on his face never left. Since a cup of tea was already served, Asher simply leaned forward and picked up the teacup as he shifted into the act of a Nobleman.

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