New Life, New Task: I'll Be A Mom Then!!!

Following the most romantic engagement ceremony of the decade, the entire Empire celebrated along with the blissful newly betrothed couple.

Leon's seemingly rushed decision to move forward with his plans for his proposal dominated the Empire and even the nearby territories.

Even the other kingdoms and governments from afar have heard of the proposal of the Third Prince of the Mighty Seirende Empire to the most intelligent and capable Lady of the decade, the great inventor Eli!

This became the talk of everyone regardless of class and has become every lady's standard of dating and courtship.

Of course, they do not go as far as to force their own partners to become as expressive as Leon. But there was no doubt that Leon and Eli's love story had become akin to a fairytale.

While all this was happening, our couple on the other hand immediately came back to their respective jobs.

Their comrades could only sigh helplessly as they saw how busy they had become because both of them happened to play major roles in the upcoming big events for the Empire.

"Lady Eli, we were finally granted permission to enter the Imperial archives. With this, we can dig deep into Governor Fidel's report regarding the Vesala's history." Anderson and Siegfried excitedly reported.

With less than two months until the visitors and envoys come to the Empire, the Anti Curse committee also divided their work into three focus areas.

Mishael along with Kayden worked on the experimentation for the curse detection device.

Nathan worked with the Imperial Knights on the reinforcement of the Empire's security.

Anderson and Seigfried joined Eli to lead the investigations related to the origin of the curse and the clue leading to the Spectre's involvement with the Vesala.

"That's good! We can start digging into the archives for any clue about the first great war!" Eli clapped her hands excitedly.

"We can start as soon as tomorrow my Lady, the First Prince will also be the one to guide us to the archives." Siegfried informed politely.

Ever since the moment when Leon's true powers were revealed, his impression of the Third Prince and Olivier, his youngest brother, became awkward.

All the more when he found out that Eli and Leon were lovers.

But thanks to the way Eli handled work relationships, he started to become comfortable around her and was able to completely focus on his role as a member of the committee without thinking needlessly about the awkward relationship between the Third Prince and his Cousin Antoine's allies.

"First Prince Kazimir… huh… Alright!" Eli muttered before she nodded in acknowledgment.

After the briefing, Eli immediately set off to visit Kayden and Mishael who was now at the peak of the research for the Curse Detection Equipment.

"To think that you would cultivate the receptors with mana! Dr. Einz, how deep does your brain work?" Mishael was astonished as they were focused on observing the extracted receptors in a spherical crystal ball that was fed with mana.

"It's not my knowledge alone. This is a product of countless research by me and our colleagues." Kayden replied as he recorded the data to derive the figures on how much mana they need to ensure that the receptors are kept alive.

"So you are already at this stage?" Eli gently knocked on the door and greeted them with a smile.

"We are very optimistic about this Paladin! With the rate of our progress, we may be able to finish the device in no time." Mishael was all smiles when he heard Eli from the entrance.

"The only problem is, the mutant receptors are limited, and we were still unable to measure the lifespan of the device." Kayden remained prudent as he dared not to let his guard down when it came to his research.

"How about the recent information I have given you, Big Brother? Do you think it is feasible at the moment?" Eli asked.

Mishael was unable to read the real meaning behind Eli's question, all he thought was Eli was asking if Kayden could verify it with the remaining time that they have before the date of the tournament arrived.

"It would be nice if that could work, but for that, I have to have the capability and knowledge of microbiology. Besides, our tools aren't enough for that." Kayden answered, noting that it was virtually impossible at the moment.

"Don't worry, remember the research students whom I wanted you to guide before? They are currently following your works and have identified what kind of equipment they need to study further.

The last time I checked, they were trying to develop a magical tool, the most advanced microscope. It may take years, but hopefully, all that you need might be invented in no time." Eli replied.

"En… it seems like I have to carefully finish this work and start working with the Research Branch then…" Kayden rubbed his chin as he considered Eli's words.

"Microbiology? Microscope? Magical Tool?" Mishael, as a Temple Knight who was more inclined to become a scholar, was highly interested in what Eli and Kayden were talking about.

"It's related to the problem that we have regarding the receptors." Kayden generously explained.

"At the moment, we are able to successfully extract the very tiny receptors by using a lot of mental energy and precise mana manipulation. However, there's a limit to what our natural aptitudes could do. Eventually, we needed tools to make our work more efficient and convenient." He continued.

"Big Brother and I were actually thinking of artificially replicating the mutant receptors by copying the receptor's DNA… With this, we would no longer worry about running out of mutant receptors." Eli continued to explain.

"I see, I see. Although I could not fully understand everything, I think it was a pretty good idea. Hopefully, that would come to fruition before we run out of receptors." Mishael's eyes brightened when Eli and Kayden explained the idea.

"We also hope so." The two agreed.

The next day, after meeting the two proteges, Eli went with Anderson and Seigfried to meet with Kazimir for their entrance to the Royal Archives.

"The Imperial Archives is quite mysterious. Only Father Emperor could give the key to his blood kin and open their doors. The keeper of the Imperial Archive is a Leprechaun, and during the course of my stay back then, I never figured out what was on his mind."

These were Leon's words when he told Eli about how to navigate the Imperial Archive. With Kazimir joining them throughout the research, it was better for her to know beforehand how to navigate inside without wasting everyone's time.

"Greetings, His Highness First Prince!" They greeted upon seeing Kazimir enter the meeting area.

"At ease," Kazimir immediately waved his hands and looked at Eli with a smile.

If it was before Eli became friends with Arielle, the interaction between the two would have been awkward. However, since Eli is one of the first friends his beloved wife had in the Empire and she will also be Leon's future wife, Kazimir started to treat Eli comfortably.

"Is everyone ready?" Kazimir asked.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Then let's head over to the Imperial Archives." He nodded and immediately guided them to the passageway leading to the door of the Imperial Archives.

'This is totally different from what Leon has described. Could it be that there are multiple ways to enter the archives?' While they were walking around the palace corridor, Eli was wondering about how they would be transported into the most secured library in the Empire.

Soon, they stopped at a dead end, in a part of the palace where no one is allowed to enter but only those who were permitted.

Kazimir lifted the key and immediately used his mana to activate a secret entrance.

Brrr!! The walls opened as they revealed a massive door that had a keyhole matching the key that was in Kazimir's hands.

"The Imperial Archives is actually in a different place, no one actually knows its physical location. But the only way to enter it is through a Key and a guide, which should be of Seirende blood." Kazimir explained as he opened the doorway.

The door actually did not open when Kazimir inserted the key, instead, the door lit up brightly so much that all of them were forced to close their eyes.

When the light faded and their visions were restored, they found themselves at the center of a large library.

The library was filled with hundreds of bookshelves stacked as high as a two-story building.

The three men had their mouths agape, they did not expect that the archives would be this massive.

"Y-your Highness, would you know how are we going to search for the information we want?" Siegfried could not help but ask nervously.

"His Majesty Emperor said to ask for the assistance of The Guardian."

"The Guardian? But I scanned the entire area, there were no other existences alive other than the four of us." Anderson frowned.

"Of course, if I could be detected that easily, then I do not have the qualifications to guard this library…" Suddenly there sounded an ancient-like voice in all directions of the library.