Holding the Crystal Ball and operating it for quite some time, the cat-eared woman couldn't find the silhouette of Dongya, who was "fighting valiantly but losing narrowly." After her translucent eyes blinked slightly, she seemed to understand something faintly.

I just knew it...

With a face struggling to keep composure, she gave up on finding Dongya. The cat-eared woman continued to manipulate the Crystal Ball in her hand, carefully observing the situation within the Earth's core, and then couldn't help but let out a long breath.

The Pillar Gods of the Slaughter King Association are indeed terrifying, but as long as they're not caught by the "truth" they hold, it might not be impossible to fight against them... However, the Food God, who treats mountains like pebbles to throw, is truly despairingly strong.

Given the terrifying power he displayed, if I can connect with someone from the Clean-up Bureau, and find a way to invite this Food God over, then help him avoid the [Bedtime Story], there might really be a chance to turn things around!

At this thought, the cat-eared woman couldn't help but gently stroke the Crystal Ball, redirecting the image back to the Director of Taurus, and then took a deep breath, chanting two secret incantations.

"I wish to observe the present... I wish to peer into the future!"

As the cat-eared woman's ethereal voice whispered, the scenes within the Crystal Ball slightly twisted. Past, present, and future briefly aligned in a line, momentarily reflecting a fragment of the future.

In a dark and cold rainy night, a black cat with fur soaked in blood had its belly sliced open by some sharp tool, its tattered corpse hung on the tip of a high tower, silently weeping in its dying moments...

"Hiss..."

Instinctively covering her own abdomen, she took several steps back. The cat-eared woman's face turned pale, and she couldn't help but bite her lower lip hard.

Again like this... again like this!

Watching herself crying mournfully in the Crystal Ball, a hint of desolation appeared in the cat-eared woman's eyes.

For all these years, whenever I try to contact anyone from the Clean-up Bureau, it always leads to this future of death. Even after usurping that [Black Cat]'s position in the Slaughter King Association with the Great Court Ten Clans and the covenant of the Book of Law, the result remained unchanged.

Whenever I attempt to leave the land of Mifahra, or contact any formal member of the Clean-up Bureau, the future glimpsed by the heart of the Great Witch inevitably leads to this outcome of no full corpse, with no exceptions.

I even tried ambushing a Cleaner of the Pisces Branch, seized an abnormal object handcrafted by the Director of Taurus, and locked onto her using its aura. Yet, as long as I attempted to seek help from the Clean-up Bureau, I was destined to die without a full corpse.

Despite all these years, I can't even figure out why or understand how I die!

As long as I could contact someone from the Clean-up Bureau, there's a great chance I could convey my situation and find strong allies against the Slaughter King Association to support me. But no matter what I tried... Wait!

Suddenly remembering something, the cat-eared woman kicked off the satin slippers under her feet, with her bare feet landing on the thick wool carpet, she dashingly ran to the other side of the room, causing the old floorboards to creak miserably, instantaneously arousing a series of angry curses.

"You damn woman! What are you messing around for in the middle of the night?"

"Can't you be quiet? Where's all this noise coming from, opening a repair shop?"

"Damn it! Can't you work in the daytime? Messing around at night, are you crazy?"

"If I hear you stomping on the floor again, I'll get up tomorrow and stick a pin in your little doll!"

Amidst the angry curses of her awakened neighbors, the cat-eared woman rummaged through the storage compartment in the room, pulled out a broken old broom from the corner, held it in her hand, and ran back to the table, full of hope as she placed it on the Crystal Ball.

As she did so, the cold and rainy night in the Crystal Ball twisted lightly. The black cat hanging high on the tower disappeared, replaced by a young man with black hair and eyes.

Got it! The old broom Matilda sent for repair was indeed used by the Clean-up Bureau's Food God!

Seeing the familiar face in the Crystal Ball, the black cat couldn't help but smile slightly. Quickly, she held the Crystal Ball again and recited the secret incantation to activate authority.

"I wish to... glimpse... observe... peer..."

With her excited chant, three obscure stars in the Crystal Ball quickly aligned. The previously unobservable obscure future leaked a flash of light into her Crystal Ball again.

"Why are you so delicate?"

This is...

Seeing the Food God, who spoke while holding something in his hand, and the black cat curled up in the corner, essentially herself, the cat-eared woman couldn't help but joyfully surprised.

It's changed! The situation has changed! Finally, it's no longer dying without a full corpse but a new future never seen before! So if I can find a way to connect with that Food God, there's a real chance my originally certain fate of death could be completely altered!

"I've never met anyone fussier than you..."

Under the cat-eared woman's ecstatic gaze, the light and shadow within the Crystal Ball swiftly changed. First, the black cat curled up in the corner meowed twice with reluctance, then the black-haired and black-eyed Food God crouched down, passed over an old wooden basin filled with sand, muttering irritably:

"Does a cat need a toilet? Isn't a basin enough?"

"???"

...

"Forget the basin, an ordinary bowl will do..."

Declining the maid's offered food basin, Leon's mouth twitched slightly, watching the pair of blue-haired siblings across from him, each holding a basin and eating merrily. He then turned sideways to the Aquarius Director nearby, couldn't help but inquire:

"Director Baltro... Does your family eat like this?"

"Not all of them do."

Upon hearing Leon's question, the Aquarius Director smiled slightly, then replied kindly:

"Only the direct line of the Ashito royal family eats like this. Those bloodlines which aren't pure enough, although their appetite is far greater than the average person's under the influence of [Gluttony] authority fragments, they are still far less than these two... Oh, Director!"

As he spoke, as if suddenly remembering something, the Aquarius Director set down the elbow in his hand, curiously asked:

"I remember your wife is also a direct line of the royal family, her bloodline seems to have the fragment of [Pride] authority as well, and its purity shouldn't be low, right?"

"Yes."

"So when are you planning to have children?"

"Ahem! Cough cough!"

Startled by the Aquarius Director's "sharp turn," Leon managed to swallow the meat soup in his mouth with a cough and replied somewhat awkwardly:

"We're both quite busy, so we haven't planned yet... Cough... So why are you asking?"

"I bring this up mainly to suggest that it might be better to have children a bit later."

Nodding towards the pair of blue-haired siblings across, who were feasting heartily, the Aquarius Director lowered his voice and said:

"You should already know that the inherited authority fragments in the bloodline of the Twelve Royals have a significant impact on the royal bloodline itself, even causing inherent flaws in character."

Hmm... It indeed seems to have issues in this aspect...

Recalling the cheeky look of a certain Prince Freckles, Leon subconsciously scratched his palm, then asked with insight:

"Are you suggesting... like Melly and Harvey, after I ascend to a True God, then having children might allow two different authority fragments to counterbalance, reducing the impact on the child born?"

"Theoretically, that's indeed the case."

Seeing Leon grasp the idea quickly, the Aquarius Director nodded in satisfaction and continued to add:

"Aside from mere counterbalance, it also depends on the specific situation of the two authority fragments, for instance, Melly's [Calm] fragment can well suppress the [Gluttony] fragment, helping them maintain sanity in most circumstances."

I see.

With an understanding nod, Leon contemplated his current authority along this thought.

[Fear], [Nightmare], [Night], [Pseudo-illusion], [Heart Lake]... Seems none are positive, and if paired with Veronica's [Pride]...

Hiss... Doesn't sound promising! Considering the development of the next generation, I might need to find a relatively humble Evil God and go special to take a bite or two?