They all call me Great Master-Chapter 493 - 490: Butterfly and Lizard!

With the aid of Fujin's vision, Arthur clearly saw what had happened at the Lotus Leaf Hotel and subconsciously, the young "Spirit Medium" stroked his chin.

"To think there's a connection with Garcia!

If that's the case...

the room for maneuver just got bigger!"

Arthur thought to himself, and hastened his steps.

According to the schedule, the guests at Caesar Manor would finish breakfast and leave in the morning.

At this moment, breakfast was about to begin.

Thinking of the delicious food, Arthur sprinted at full speed.

It wasn't gluttony.

It was just a habit of having three meals and snacks every day.

Skipping one could affect his mood for the entire day.

To ensure a pleasant mood, Arthur used "Silent Successive Steps" as his mode of advance, moving almost in a straight line.

Finally, he returned to Caesar Manor just as breakfast was starting.

In the room, Marinda was sitting in a chair, continuing to read the books brought from the ruins, and when she heard the door open, she didn't even lift her head.

She was too familiar with the intentionally loud footsteps of Arthur.

"Has that person not arrived yet?"

Arthur asked while picking up Pendragon, speaking to the Female Swordmaster Countess.

Before returning to the room, he had glanced around the hall and had not seen the tall figure.

"Something must have happened!"

The lady said, picking up a wooden bookmark beside her to place it within the pages of her book, then turned to look at Arthur with a questioning look in her eyes.

Clearly, the lady's intelligence system hadn't received any news.

Therefore, she hoped to get some information from Arthur.

"It's costly."

Arthur sighed.

The young "Spirit Medium" of course didn't know what had happened. Initially, he had planned to coax some information out of Marinda, but now?

He had to once again use a gentle approach to 'dissuade' Marinda to maintain his position.

"Extorting money!"

Marinda snorted coldly, indicating her displeasure.

However, Arthur was able to catch the fleeting indifference in the lady's eyes.

'Has she gotten used to this?

Completely like hitting the rod whether there are dates or not?

Moreover, not only does she firmly believe that she will eventually find out everything, but she also firmly believes that I will 'cover' everything!'

Arthur was utterly astonished.

Because he realized from Marinda's unconscious behavior that this woman might be starting to depend on him.

Not good!

This won't do!

As the "Lady of the Eternal Night" of South Los, you have to get up and strive!

Otherwise, what will I eat or drink?

Upon this thought, Arthur said softly.

"The rule of 'Spirit Mediums' is always that you get what you pay for, we believe in fair trade.

If possible...

Marinda, could you stay in Caesar Manor a while longer?"

Arthur inquired.

Immediately, the lady frowned.

"Is it that serious?"

"More serious than you can imagine.

In fact, I was already prepared to give up going to Inner Bay for the South County Swordsmanship Competition—I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

To arouse Marinda's curiosity and ambition, Arthur began to act mysteriously.

However, 'preparing to give up going to Inner Bay for the South County Swordsmanship Competition' was somewhat true.

If possible, Arthur really didn't want to go to Inner Bay.

Even though he had prepared so much, Arthur still felt that Inner Bay was a dragon's den and a tiger's den, making him feel very insecure.

Beyond that truth, there was even more planning involved.

First, Arthur wanted to use this as an excuse to continue establishing his identity as part of the Golden Lion Family, by taking a step back to make the members of the Golden Lion Family uneasy, hence buying himself more time.

Second, it was aimed at the Countess of South Los.

He didn't know what had happened, but the countess surely knew, which was why her Swordsmanship Chief had still not returned.

Therefore, Arthur planned to learn more from her.

Or rather...

He intended to extract some benefits if possible.

After all, he had a perfectly valid reason and excuse.

Arthur glanced at Marinda's abdomen nonchalantly before she noticed, and picked up the sugared hot milk that was kept warm by the fireplace, just like the egg tarts.

"Mary's craftsmanship amazes every single time."

With just one bite, Arthur was certain that the egg tart was made by the cook who worked for Marinda.

"Hmm."

Marinda nodded, her brows furrowed.

Clearly, the lady had been fooled by Arthur once again.

A moment later, the lady picked up an egg tart, and couldn't help saying,

"I don't know why, but ever since I met you, I feel like things keep happening—one thing after another, and it makes me feel breathless, like a butterfly caught in a spider's web, getting deeper the more it struggles."

"Tsk, playing the victim won't help!

I've already said, a fair trade!"

Facing Marinda's sudden outburst, Arthur simply rolled his eyes.

Marinda then lifted her leg and took a swing at him.

Watching Arthur easily dodge, the lady huffed again.

Kicking Arthur was just a pretense. She wouldn't telegraph her kick so obviously if she truly wanted to hit him.

But she was indeed angry, angry that Arthur had once again guessed her intentions.

Not the first time he had done so, yet it still infuriated her.

Purely infuriated.

"So, how could someone like you possibly be a butterfly?

Even if you are, you'd be more like Mothra."

Arthur said softly.

"Mothra?

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What's that?"

Upon hearing a new term, Marinda immediately became curious.

"A butterfly!

Of course, sometimes, some prefer to call it...

Monster Queen!"

Arthur said, ready to dodge at any moment, but to his surprise, Marinda didn't raise her leg to kick but continued to inquire with curiosity,

"If the butterfly is the Monster Queen, what is the Monster King?"

"It's a type of black iguana, looks fierce, but is actually very timid. It's mostly herbivorous, and even small fish can scare it into hiding,"

Arthur said straightforwardly.

Marinda then laughed.

"That doesn't sound much like you. You're not one to scare easily."

"Me?

I had no choice.

Actually, I'm quite timid myself,"

Arthur pointed at himself and said softly, but Marinda clearly didn't believe him, not just about him being timid, but also about the Monster Queen and Monster King.

Since when did butterflies turn into the Monster Queen.

And a timid black iguana?

That's even more unlikely!

Unless it had taken some Magic Potion and mutated.

But who would administer such a precious potion to a creature like a black iguana?

Magic potions aren't so cheap that they're dumped into the sea?

After eating the last egg tart, Arthur clapped his hands lightly, and Marinda stood up too.

Both heard the heavy footsteps.

The Female Swordmaster had returned.