Cassius sat in his room. He was impatiently waiting for the reports from the staff of the Aurelius family about the three won.
When the staff returned with the report, Cassius imdiately snatched the docunt from his hands, reading it.
But the more he read it, the more surprised he was. "What the hell is this information?"
He skimd through the details again to check if the docunt was true.
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Loreia Luxoria – Registered as an office worker. No talent. No recorded combat ability. Failed Awakening.
Lucius Luxoria – Brother of Loreia Luxoria. Also registered as a civilian. No talent. Failed Awakening.
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Cassius gripped the report tighter before slamming it down onto the table and growled. "What the hell is this nonsense? This is all you found?"
The staff mbers flinched, exchanging nervous glances before one of them, a thin, glasses-wearing man, stepped forward hesitantly.
"Y-Yes, Master Cassius. This is the only official information available."
Cassius's fingers twitched as he snapped. "You're telling that three won—one of whom is an S-Rank Beast Fighter—left behind nothing but this?"
"No combat history? No recorded affiliations? No noble connections?"
The staff swallowed hard and nodded. "That is correct, Master."
Cassius' jaw tightened. "This doesn't make any sense at all."
He lifted his gaze and glared at the staff. "Did you at least verify this information? Check multiple sources. Cross-reference city records?"
The staff nodded rapidly. "Y-Yes, Master! We checked the noble registries, the military records, and even the Beast Tar Association archives. There's nothing out of the ordinary."
Cassius scoffed. "You expect to believe that? You saw what I saw! A failed awakening? No talent?"'
He leaned forward and beca cold. "Are you seriously telling that an ordinary office worker just so happens to have an S-Rank Beast Fighter protecting her?"
The staff mber wiped the sweat from his brow. "Master Cassius, I swear this is all the data we could find. It's as if… they lived completely normal, unremarkable lives up until now."
Cassius gritted his teeth. "That's impossible. Soone this powerful doesn't just co out of nowhere!"
One of the other staffs hesitated before speaking up. "There is… one possibility, Master Cassius."
Cassius's gaze snapped to him instantly. "Then speak."
The staff hesitated before saying, "It's possible that soone erased their past records. There are only a handful of people who could do sothing like that—either powerful nobility with deep connections, or soone with extrely advanced hacking skills."
Cassius's eyes narrowed. "So you're saying that either they had backing from soone powerful enough to rewrite their existence… or they did it themselves?"
The staff nodded quickly. "Y-Yes, that would explain why no combat records exist."
Cassius exhaled slowly, his fingers tapping against the desk. "So either way, they're hiding sothing."
Another staff mber, a middle-aged man, spoke up hesitantly. "Master Cassius, there is also the possibility that they are using a false identity."
Cassius's eyes flicked toward him. "Explain."
The man cleared his throat. "If they were skilled enough, they could have falsified their backgrounds. So rcenaries, spies, or rogue beast tars completely erase their past identities and live under a new one. They could be forr assassins, military elites, or sothing else entirely."
Cassius leaned back in his chair, processing the information.
Luna, Liora, and Loreia. Who the hell were they?
They didn't act like rcenaries. They weren't from any noble house he recognized. And yet…
They looked down on him.
Not just as a noble. As if he were beneath them entirely.
"Tch." Cassius clicked his tongue in irritation.
"So we either have three unknown monsters hiding in plain sight… or soone is pulling the strings behind them."
He then turned toward the staff again, tapping his fingers against the desk.
"It says here that Loreia was just an office worker."
He closed the docunt before tossing it aside and directed his gaze into the staff. "Then go to this so-called 'office' and investigate." Stay tuned with My Virtual Library Empire
One of the staff mbers hesitated for a fraction of a second before cautiously asking, "Master Cassius, you an… infiltrate the workplace?"
Cassius's eyes narrowed. "What do you think?"
The man imdiately lowered his head. "Understood, Master."
Cassius leaned forward, lacing his fingers together. "I want every piece of information they have on her—her work history, her performance records, her relationships with colleagues, even her daily routine."
He let the words sink in before adding with a smirk, "And if sothing feels even slightly off… I want to know about it."
Another staff mber cleared his throat. "And if they refuse to give us information?"
Cassius exhaled slowly, shaking his head. "Oh, I don't believe in refusals."
He smiled coldly. "Everyone talks with the right... motivation."
The staff mbers visibly stiffened, but none of them dared to question him.
Cassius then continued, tapping his finger on the desk. "If she really worked there... there should be records. If not… then we'll know for sure if she's hiding sothing."
One of the staff mbers nodded quickly. "We'll check the archives, Master. Cross-reference employee logs and financial transactions."
Another one added, "We can question so of her coworkers under the guise of a background verification."
Cassius nodded approvingly. "Good. I want results—and fast."
The staff mbers bowed deeply.
"Yes, Master Cassius!"
Without hesitation, they turned on their heels and rushed out of the chamber, ready to carry out his orders.
Cassius leaned back in his chair, his smirk lingering as he tapped his fingers against the desk.
"Let's see what kind of ghost you really are, Loreia Luxoria."
anwhile, at Loreia's previous office, the atmosphere was a bit heavy.
There were stacks of paperwork cluttering desks and emails piled up unanswered.
Employees sat at their stations, so sighing audibly, others muttering complaints under their breath as they struggled to keep up with the workload.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually miss Loreia."
A woman at a nearby desk, adjusting her glasses, let out a frustrated sigh. "You're not the only one. Ever since she left, things have been… a ss."
Another worker, flipping through docunts, grumbled under his breath. "I always thought she just had a light workload, but now? Now I realize she was carrying half of this office's responsibilities by herself."
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