Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube

Chapter 1785 - 1199: Defy This World! (Part 2)

However, the smiling Lani heard something unexpected in the next moment.

"I didn’t say it."

Reiger spoke up.

"What?"

Lani was taken aback.

"I didn’t tell her you are one of the temple’s holy envoys." Reiger said calmly, "Of course, given how well she knows me, if I suddenly started asking her about you, she probably already guessed it, right?"

Out of nowhere, why would Reiger suddenly inquire about his own aunt’s affairs, all while seemingly unaware that this person was his aunt beforehand?

Given the current situation, with Yuri’s sharp intellect, she has surely guessed a few things.

"Indeed." Lani’s expression unconsciously relaxed, murmuring to herself, "That child has always been so smart, she must have already guessed it."

Looking at Lani’s expression, it’s clear that in her mind, her niece Yuri holds a completely different status than her foolish father and brother.

This is only natural.

For someone like Yuri, who can change the situation for the Franzel family and revive the family with her own strength, Lani has always admired her.

She despises her foolish brother, but she really likes the daughter he gave birth to.

Anlisa, as the eldest daughter, although she lacks strong talent just like Lani, she is meticulous and never dreams about unrealistic things. She’s a solid person, a likable child.

Mistis, the fourth daughter, is young yet sensible, and calm and courteous, an endearing good child.

But Lani’s favorite is still Yuri, the third daughter.

It’s not because Yuri has the best talents, nor because Yuri is the family head of Franzel, but because she dares to rebel against her father and all irrationality within the family.

In this aspect, Anlisa and Mistis just couldn’t do it.

Those two are good girls, but they neither have the strength nor courage to rebel.

Mistis once silently endured her father’s wish to marry her off to Reiger.

Anlisa was only pulled out of the family mire because of her mother’s opposition, since she herself didn’t have the ability to rebel.

As for the eldest son Safaz and the youngest Isu...

The former is unreliable; according to Lani’s investigation, he often engages in shady deals outside.

The latter is too young and immature; others might pamper such a young boy, but a maverick woman like Lani, a rebellious young woman, feels no sense of closeness towards him.

Only Yuri has incessantly resisted all irrationalities within the family, daring to confront her father head-on without a hint of weakness.

That rebellion is just like Lani herself back then, carved from the same mold.

Therefore, Lani has always liked Yuri, frequently sending letters to her after leaving the family and flying away, and secretly visiting her in the capital after Yuri became the family head.

So, it’s not surprising at all to her that Yuri could figure out her identity.

Simultaneously, she’s making more guesses.

"Since that child already figured it out and didn’t stop you from coming here, that means she agrees with you dealing with me, right?"

While saying this, Lani didn’t feel sadness but kept smiling.

"No." Reiger looked at her deeply, "She didn’t stop me because she trusts that I can handle this matter well, that’s all."

"Then let me hear it first." Lani smiled more happily, "How do you plan to handle me?"

"I’m not your match, you know?"

Though Lani mastered the special sensing magic, she is far from being confident enough to deal with Reiger.

Her innate talent is hardly outstanding, among all the temple’s holy envoys, her raw strength is the weakest, even weaker than the last one who achieved the Sword Saint status, "Terra."

But by relying on sensing magic and flexible combat styles, even though her raw strength is lacking, Lani has managed to overcome stronger enemies multiple times.

Therefore, within the temple, she is still regarded as possessing Sword Saint-level ability.

But that’s just ability, not strength.

This ability works against ordinary Sword Saints; against someone far stronger than herself, it’s challenging.

And without a doubt, Reiger is someone much stronger than her in terms of power.

Moreover, despite his youthful appearance, this young man is actually armed with extensive battle experience, extraordinary combat instincts; his comprehensive ability is perfect without any weaknesses, making him precisely the type that’s hardest for Lani, who specializes in exploiting opponent’s weaknesses and gaining advantages during combat, to deal with.

For instance, now, she hasn’t found an opportunity to strike.

Otherwise, given her combat style, she would have discreetly set up some measures in secret by now.

Currently, the only thing Lani can do is mind attacks.

Letting the opponent show a flaw would enable her to act.

But how would Reiger possibly grant her wish?

Not to mention mere words, even in the midst of thousands and thousands of army and deep under beasts of the abyss, Reiger’s nature allows him to face it calmly.

"Before that, please tell me one thing." Reiger asked plainly, "Why did you join the temple, partake in such a plan?"

Upon hearing this, Lani fell silent.

The air suddenly turned somewhat heavy.

After a while, Lani slowly opened her mouth.

"Nothing much, just felt fed up and went along with it." Lani’s voice turned exceptionally cold, "As for me, you naturally don’t need to elaborate, you probably know about my affairs already."

"Back when I was a little girl, I was convinced that even if born into a helpless noble family, lacking talent and potential, I could rely on my intellect, my ideas, to change my fate."

"But I failed."

"No matter how outstandingly I performed, in the eyes of those foolish men, my body and appearance were still of utmost value."

"Even if I risked my life, delivering intelligence that the fallen Franzel family couldn’t possibly obtain at that time, and even built substantial connections to potentially revive the family from a commercial or other angle, those foolish men still found marrying higher advantageous."

"Well, as long as one married into a great noble family, whatever connections or intelligence could be acquired, why bother struggling so much?"

Lani’s face showed a satirical emotion.

"And after leaving that family and venturing outside, everything I saw negated the significance of "effort.""

"No matter how the civilians strive, they’re only toys in the nobles’ palms."

"No matter how the Knights strive, they’re mere pawns for the nation to expand territories and vie for interests."

"Those with talent and skills can obtain everything; those without talent or skills are mere soil beneath others’ feet, only serving to pave the way."

"I don’t know if all this is wrong, but I know that in such a world, people like me have no soil to survive."

Lani’s voice suddenly grew louder.

"If that’s the case, I’ll rebel against this world!"

"Just like I rebelled against that family, this time, I’ll shape this world into what it should be!"

"As long as there’s no abundance of nations across the continent and every person has a stage to showcase their value, like the ancient magic civilization once was, that’s the ideal world!"

For this reason, Lani joined the temple, becoming one of the temple’s holy envoys.

Rebellion is the synonym for Lani’s life.

She likes Yuri because Yuri understands rebellion.

She likes Charity because Charity also once rebelled against her family and lived out her identity.

She also likes "Terra" that guy because even knowing there’s no hope, he still rebels, struggles, seeking the favor of the Valkyrie.

Now, she continues to rebel.

But this time, she rebels against the world.