When the day of the second eting with the leaders of the GTS arrived, Dante, gan, Sophia, Zac, and Camille were picked up by one of the drivers of the Autumn handler.
Sophia decided to tag along with the others, as she was also familiar with Curtis and Lindsey, and she just wanted to greet them after a long ti.
However, instead of taking the group to the sa building as last ti, it took them to a large mansion at the tip of a cliff right beside the coast.
As they arrived at the residence's driveway, Dante noticed the fountain in the courtyard with a tall, beautifully made golden fox statue in the center.
The group praised the architecture of the place as they scanned their surroundings, comnting about the serene environnt and how calming it felt.
"Welco to the Golden Castle," linda said as she stepped into the courtyard to greet the guests.
"Hi, linda!" Sophia cheerfully greeted the Autumn handler, who returned the greeting with a smile and a hug.
"Sheesh, you've grown a lot," linda comnted, gazing at the blonde's chest.
Behind the handler, Curtis and Lindsey stepped outside, greeting the Jade Dragons with a friendlier deanor than in their first eting. However, Dante could tell that their friendly words weren't genuine.
'Hmm, I don't sense any ill intention, but I also don't sense any good ones…' The warlock thought.
Still, as Dante kept inspecting the energy flow of the siblings, he noticed that their greeting with Sophia was real.
'Was that relief…?' Dante thought, confused about the siblings' intentions.
He could see that the GTS mbers had a certain level of amiability with Sophia, gan, and Camille. However, they did not trust Zac and the warlock a single bit.
"I hope that today we can clear any doubts and misunderstandings…" linda said, guiding the group inside the mansion.
As soon as Dante took a single step on the wooden floor, he felt a massive source of mana coming from within the house, generating a powerful pressure that froze him in his place.
"Stop…" Dante muttered to his companions, who instantly halted their walk.
linda and the siblings turned around with slightly confused expressions, wondering if they were not going to follow.
"Dante, what's wrong?" Camille asked, seeing the warlock perked with anticipation.
With a sharp gaze, Dante locked his crimson eyes on linda and the siblings, releasing his suppressed umbra that made the three widen their eyes in shock.
They couldn't see the energy flowing out of his body, but the overwhelming pressure that he produced was enough to freeze them in terror.
"I'll ask one ti… Who the hell is in there?" Dante asked, his commanding tone leaving no room for small talk.
As he waited for linda and the siblings to ease their shock, Dante turned and warned his group to stay away from the mansion.
"There is sothing powerful inside… I don't know if it's a trap or sothing else," the warlock explained.
Camille took a few steps back out of the mansion, ignoring the servants who couldn't even stay standing from the overwhelming pressure coming from Dante.
*Tch!* "What the hell is your deal, linda!?" Camille shouted with anger in her voice.
"Were you planning on assassinating us all this ti!?" she continued, enraged.
Still, Dante's aura had the three individuals frozen in utter shock, leaving them unable to speak or move a muscle.
'No… Cami, it's not like that!' linda thought, but the words didn't co out of her mouth.
"Ah, I wondered why such a filthy umbral aura appeared in my ho…" The voice of a woman echoed in the halls.
Dante winced with suspicion, feeling a strange sensation of familiarity when he heard the woman's voice.
From the hallway, a tall, enchantingly beautiful woman with fox ears and a tail appeared, casually walking towards her three stunned companions.
As soon as the warlock detailed the mysterious woman's figure, he dropped his shoulders and suppressed his umbra, making linda and the siblings gasp as if they had been holding their breaths for minutes.
When Camille glanced at Dante, she saw his eyes were widened in disbelief, making her wonder what was happening.
"Ira…" Dante muttered in a low tone.
"Long ti no see, little warlock," the woman replied with a slight smile.
"Granny… You know each other?" Lindsey asked while still catching her breath from Dante's intimidation.
"I believe there is a misunderstanding, little warlock—I didn't ask my grandkids to bring you here for an ambush," Ira clarified.
Dante was still stunned at the sight of the Golden Fox, rembering that the last ti he saw her was when he was fourteen years old.
"Little warlock? Dante, who is that woman?" gan inquired.
"Do you rember that story I told you about the random woman who taught mana control when I was a kid in Shadowvale?" Dante replied with another question.
Sophia and gan were taken aback, and while Camille and Zac wanted to be caught up in the events, Ira asked them to step inside to talk more comfortably.
The group was taken to a lovely room with a view of the ocean and a small table in the center, surrounded by cushions to sit on.
Once everyone was comfortable, a couple of servants entered the room and served them a cup of tea and refreshnts before leaving them to their business.
Ira began the conversation by addressing the elephant in the room and introducing herself as "Ira, the Golden Fox."
In any other ordinary setting, Ira wouldn't even co out to greet soone, as her existence was solely a secret kept by the GTS.
However, after she saw the picture of Dante, she knew that the Jade Dragons had so sort of connection to her old world, so she didn't see a disadvantage in telling them the truth.
"I wasn't sure if it was really the sa boy I t a long ti ago, but when I sensed his filthy umbra, I instantly recognized him," Ira said with a gentle smile.
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