Chapter 135: The Earl’s Daughter
In the depths of the Arend Island Labyrinth, at the Magical Beast Raising Grounds, Leon stood with his hands clasped behind his back atop a hastily erected raised platform, supervising everyone as they cleaned the Labyrinth.
“Move it, you lot!” Simon, acting as Supervisor, patrolled between several Breeding Pools, clapping his hands as he urged his subordinates on. “Clean out all the feed buckets properly—don’t let anyone see any bloodstains! Nain, is Breeding Pool Number Six rinsed clean yet? I can still smell something foul!!”
After quite a while, Simon walked beneath the platform, raised his head, and respectfully reported to Leon, “Mr. Fenrir, the cleanup is expected to be completed in another fifteen minutes.”
“Very good.” Leon glanced at his pocket watch. There were still roughly two hours before the agreed time.
Just yesterday, a confidential letter had been delivered to one of his contact points in River Valley County. It was from Bishop Becket, informing him that the person sent by the Earl to conduct the inspection would arrive at the pier of Arend Island at precisely ten in the morning today, and instructing him to clear the area on time to receive them.
To that end, Leon had sealed off the pier a day in advance, increased the stationed personnel on the island, conducted a thorough cleanup and reorganization of the Labyrinth area, and reinforced the railings of the Breeding Pools.
Leon descended the steps of the platform, walked along the path between the Breeding Pools, and entered the Temple. Rena was tidying instruments between the Experimental Tables.
Leon shifted his attention to the Hidden Chamber. After completing the ritual of the Hidden Chamber once, Leon had discovered that, as the Lord of the Labyrinth, he could control the chamber’s door at will with his thoughts, opening or sealing it at any time. He could also sense the conditions inside.
At present, only that Shapeshifter remained within the Hidden Chamber, transformed into a drifting mass of smoke-like black mana. Leon had not killed the Shapeshifter generated by the chamber, but had instead kept it alive for the time being.