My Beautiful Disciples, I'm really not the Main Character!-Chapter 541 Scent of life

"I am glad that you understood my message." He approached his daughter and hugged her, his eyes revealing his concern for his daughter.

While hugging her, he repeatedly apologized, "I am sorry. I couldn't come up with a better way to protect you. Because of me, you had to..."

His fingers brushed against the scar of his daughter. It was as if these weren't the scars on her, but scars on his heart.

He could have asked her to run away, but with the manhunt for the Intruders, it was going to be worse if she was confused as an Intruder and caught by the Stars.

He had to bring her back while making sure that she was safe. This was the only solution that seemed viable to him

Even though this was the only option he had, he still felt guilty for it. If he wasn't worried about protecting his entire clan from the Wrath of Primordials, he would have personally killed Rezekiel.

Instead, he could only turn a blind eye and use other girls from the Clan to keep Rezekiel distracted.

"It is not your fault," Yevni also understood her father's difficulty. Her father was the one who doted on her the most. She understood how difficult it must have been for him.

"I knew you would... Hmm? Where are you coming from?" The man suddenly stepped back, frowning.

"I went to the pond in the forest like normal. Why?" Yevni was also a little surprised by her father's reaction.

"Strange. Did you come across anything peculiar? Like some rare flower of life?" The man asked, his expressions appearing to be even more confused.

"Nothing like that. Don't you know that Flowers of Life are extremely rare. If we had them in the forest, we would have already known. Why are you asking such strange questions?" The girl didn't understand the intentions of her father.

"It's because you appear to have a very peculiar scent of life around you that I haven't seen before. How strange..." The man's frown deepened in response as he circled around Yevni, observing her.

Eren felt his heart skip a beat. He was hiding inside the girl's robe, who hadn't felt his presence. He didn't think that her father was going to discover his presence so soon.

Was it because this room didn't have the heavy scent of death to mask his scent of life? If he was discovered, he was sure it was going to become a big problem.

'That's why I wanted to avoid strong people. Who would've thought that the foolish girl would come straight to the strongest person in her family?'

Despite his curiosity about the man, he hadn't even tried to catch a glimpse of him, worried that he might get caught. He didn't expect him to catch his scent despite that. Enjoy more content from empire

Eren knew that he only had two options if he was discovered.

The first option was to eliminate them. However, he couldn't gauge the strength of the man he hadn't even seen. If he chose that option, he could only hope things would go according to his wishes.

The second option was to talk to them and explain his side. This option felt just as dangerous. He was a prized target in this world that the Stars were after. frёeωebɳovel.com

There was no way the clan would side with him and provide shelter when the leader was a man who could even let his daughter hurt herself to protect his clan.

Would he risk his clan by protecting a stranger? There was no chance of that. Eren wasn't naive enough to put his life in the hands of another man, unless absolutely necessary.

He took a deep breath and was prepared for the worst as the man observed his daughter.

"Strange. Am I overthinking because I'm anxious?" The man stopped circling around his daughter. "But that's unlikely. My senses are never wrong."

The man was unwilling to drop the matter, only for Yevni to remember something.

She suggested, "Maybe it's because I came across a few intruders?"

"Two of them were imprisoned by our guards and were being dragged back. It must be their scent which is still lingering. You're just too sensitive about it," she added, making Eren want to kiss her in gratitude.

When he needed help the most, that girl had come up with an excuse to protect him, without even realizing.

He also felt a little gratitude towards the Hall Masters of the Necromancer Tower who were caught at the right time. If it wasn't for them, he didn't think the family head would've been willing to drop that matter.

Now the man had no excuse to be worried. This was truly a perfect explanation, as it was all about scent.

He was so small that his scent could only be compared to the lingering scent of life from the giant Hall Masters.

"Ah, that must be it. But if the intruders were caught, why wasn't I informed?" The man finally lowered his guard, his thoughts shifting to a different matter.

As a family head, he didn't even know about some of the intruders being caught yet.

"Do you even need to ask?" Yevni asked sarcastically.

It should've been clear why he wasn't informed when a higher authority like a Primordial Star was present. Even the guards were trying to gain favor of the Primordial Star.

The man scratched the back of his head, realizing the answer himself. The matter of intruders was being led by the Primordial Star.

If he tried to intervene and exert authority, it was no different than going against a Primordial Star. He could still do it, but he didn't want to attract the attention of the Primordial Star towards his family.

"Fine. I will let him play around. After he is tired, he will leave on his own. Until then, you are not allowed to leave your courtyard!"

Yevni was basically under house arrest by her father. She tried to negotiate but it was useless. In the end, she could only agree and leave the room, accompanied by Eren who felt relieved after getting farther from the family head.