"But it seems only five of your Matrices have been sent."
Natsuki sitting across from Aslan, snorted. She glanced at a message from Koyomi on her notebook and lightly sipped her black tea.
"That's a minor issue."
Hearing Natsuki's words, Aslan laughed and placed his teacup on the glass table. "What's mine will eventually be mine. Everything's under control."
The sixth and seventh Matrices, held by the Third Primogenitor, Giada, in the Chaos Zone, as well as Matrices No. 8, No. 9, and No. 11, held by the Fall Dynasty under the Ninth Prince, Iblisveil Aziz, had all been sent.
As for Matrices No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5, under the Warlord Empire in the hands of Dimitrie Vatler, they had long been sent to Itogami Island and allowed to roam freely.
Matrices No. 1 and No. 2 were in the hands of Balthazar Zaharias, an weapon dealer attempting to control the Fourth Primogenitor and establish a Night Empire.
He found Matrix No. 1, grafted one of its ribs, and became a Blood Servant of Matrix No. 1. He was also the mastermind behind the destruction of the Caruana family.
As for Matrix No. 10, if the information wasn't wrong, it had a strong will. After Giada gave it to Vatler, he immediately set it free.
It was now supposedly the leader of the terrorist organization Tartarus Lapse. Due to excessive use of its Beast Vassal's abilities, its body could no longer withstand it and was heading to Itogami Island.
"Don't underestimate my intelligence-gathering skills, Natsuki-chan." Aslan gave a faint smile, leaning back and resting his hands on the sofa's armrest.
"Hmph, can you cut off the intelligence support from the Lion King Agency, Warlord Empire, Chaos Zone, and Fall Dynasty?" Natsuki sneered and rolled her eyes.
"What skills do you have, just lounging at home playing games all day?"
She now felt like she was slaving away every day to support a useless husband, having to serve Aslan after work.
"What, Natsuki-chan doesn't believe in my intelligence skills?" Aslan waved his hand, scratched his ear, and said with a touch of confidence.
"Natsuki-chan, what if Tokoyogi Aya became your sister?" Aslan looked at her, narrowing his eyes.
Natsuki's hand, holding the teacup, froze in midair.
Tokoyogi Aya, Natsuki's best friend from ten years ago, also a Witch. She was a prisoner Natsuki personally captured and imprisoned in the Prison Barrier. She was also one of the key figures that led Natsuki to make a contract with her Guardian.
Because Aya used the lives of Saikai Academy students as a magical source to activate a ritual, Natsuki, then a student herself, had to become her enemy.
Thus, Natsuki's feelings toward Aya were complicated.
Thinking of this, Natsuki sighed and said, "I don't care where you heard Aya's name. But that woman isn't someone who'd submit easily."
At this moment, Aslan smiled and said, "Creating a peaceful world without magic? Sounds interesting."
Creating a peaceful world without magic, where Witches wouldn't be persecuted—that was Aya's goal.
It must be known that Aslan himself came from a world completely devoid of magic, even before arriving from Little Garden.
That world had no anomalies whatsoever. Verified by Little Garden's Central Core, it was just an ordinary material universe. He just happened to be born there.
But that world couldn't be called peaceful.
"I remember I came from a world without magic."
Hearing this, Natsuki looked at Aslan with a strange expression, the corner of her mouth twitching.
"You're sure a world without magic could produce a monster like you?"
"But if you really came from a world like that, Aya might pretend to submit, then try every means to learn how to get to that world from you."
"Then she'd try to make this world like that one."
"As for you, you'd obviously be discarded as a useless tool." Natsuki cursed inwardly.
But since this involved Aya, Natsuki also felt a bit uneasy.
"What do you want to do? Tell me, I'll cooperate."
Hearing this, the corner of Aslan's mouth curved slightly, and he said with a smile, "When I fully obtain the Fourth Primogenitor's power, if I don't control it, the generated magic will affect all of Itogami Island, which in turn will cause the Prison Barrier to fluctuate and emerge from another space. I'm not wrong, am I?"
After listening, Natsuki narrowed her eyes, calculated, then sighed and said, "If I don't reinforce the Prison Barrier, that scenario would indeed happen."
At this moment, Aslan looked at her with a playful and possessive gaze.
Seeing this, Natsuki couldn't help but slap her forehead.
"Fine, I'll release the suppression on the Prison Barrier and let it appear."
Speaking to this point, Natsuki said helplessly, "But I don't want any prisoners inside to survive, except Aya."
The prisoners in the Prison Barrier were all captured by her personally. The crimes they committed warranted the death penalty. However, their identities were too special, so they could only be imprisoned, not killed, to avoid large-scale conflicts.
But now, she had Aslan. Natsuki could unhesitatingly execute the death penalty on the prisoners in the Prison Barrier. Let those behind them hold Aslan accountable.
"Kill them all?"
Aslan looked at her with slight surprise. He didn't expect Natsuki to be like this. She was truly ruthless. For a moment, he declared he liked this version of Natsuki even more.
"Killing them all is a bit wasteful. Let's keep them for experiments. After all, the data related to the Cleansing, as well as the creation of Primogenitors and Beast Vassals, requires plenty of test subjects."
Aslan waved his hand casually. Since they were death-row inmates, he didn't need to care too much about their feelings. He could go big.
"Up to you, as long as you don't let them out to cause trouble." Natsuki replied indifferently.
At this moment, Aslan suddenly looked at her mischievously and said, "So, letting Aya become my maid and your sister would be fine, right?"
The corner of Natsuki's mouth twitched. She firmly chose not to answer this question. Though she wanted Aya to come to her senses, this clearly wasn't the way.
That was too cruel!
She could already imagine Aya in a maid outfit, serving her with a sarcastic attitude. How many goosebumps would she get, and how much would Aya torment her?
According to Aslan, Natsuki would definitely emerge from the Prison Barrier. And her real body wasn't as comfortable as her clone. Did she think she couldn't escape? Even Aya was the same?
Then Aya would succeed in making Aslan angry, and in the end, she'd become someone not to be messed with?
Thinking of this, Natsuki sighed helplessly.
"Can't you use a more normal way to approach a girl?"
Hearing this, Aslan retorted with a strange expression, "Are you a normal girl? Would a normal girl I approach normally support me having a harem?"
Natsuki fell silent for a moment. She took a deep sip of her black tea, expressionless.
(I really want to kick this guy out! But I can't beat him, and I can't do it. This is so frustrating.)
Aslan saw Natsuki, angry and upset but not daring to explode, and couldn't help smiling. He loved seeing beautiful girls show expressions like this.
After chuckling for a bit, Aslan quietly shifted his gaze to the door and said in a low voice, "My Matrix package has finally arrived."
(So fast…)
Natsuki's heart sank. She wasn't ready to face Aya yet.
She hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed and snapped her fingers.
The door slowly opened with a creak.
As the door opened, Koyomi stepped into the room.
"Excuse me." Koyomi glanced at Aslan and Natsuki sitting on the sofa.
Aslan just smiled, while Natsuki looked at her with an displeased tone.
"Good job, matchmaking agency girl. You completed your mission so quickly."
(I'm not a matchmaking agency…)
Koyomi muttered inwardly in a low voice, then said with a calm face.
"Her Excellency Chaos Bride has sent all the Matrices to Itogami Island. This morning, Prince Iblisveil also handed over the Matrices."
"Due to Duke Ardeal's negligence, Matrices No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 are operating on Itogami Island and are being tracked."
"As for Matrices No. 1 and No. 2, it's confirmed they're held by the arms dealer Balthazar Zaharias. He's currently searching for the other Matrices on the island."
Speaking to this point, Koyomi pulled a flash drive from her pocket.
"This is the data on the Cleansing and the Fourth Primogenitor collected by Her Excellency Chaos Bride."
"Thank you for your hard work." Aslan took the flash drive, stored it, then turned to the door. "So, the people outside are the remaining Matrices."
"Yes!" Koyomi pushed up her glasses.
"Outside the door are Matrices No. 6, No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, and No. 11."
"Along with Matrix No. 12 you have, we currently have half of the Matrices, meeting the conditions to hold the Blazing Banquet."
Having half of the Fourth Primogenitor's Matrices and the Origin soul of the Fourth Primogenitor can forcibly start the Blazing Banquet and awaken the Fourth Primogenitor. This is one of the conditions for the Blazing Banquet ceremony.
Currently, Aslan had more than half of the Matrices and had met the qualifications.
"No need for the hassle. Just let the little girls in."
Aslan didn't need to bother holding the Blazing Banquet. He had already obtained all the Fourth Primogenitor's power. Now, he just needed to reclaim the Matrices and Beast Vassals.