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The next morning Matteo was meeting with his father about the undead, he began to share his knowledge with his father in regards to this undead as he could not entirely get what this person was trying to achieve. Paolo who heard this was surprised how his son could research Magic with the use of his authority which further gave me the suspicion that he was correct, he took out the folder about the incident and the Artificial Campione research and handed it over to Matteo.

It has been more than 80 years that this research was closed up, but from the reports, it explained how a doctor was too obsessed with Campione's that he began to believe he could create artificial ones which were quite tempting for many major powers who agreed to fund his research. Despite having information about there are rules behind the selection of Campione's the doctor refused to believe he could not create something similar or better instead.

The number of lives that were sacrificed could not be counted as prisoners of war since world war two were also dragged into this human experimentation, yet the number of failures just kept increasing along with the death count until the Doctor came up with a solution of instead of trying to create a Campione he could create a superhuman which he can call an Artificial Campione. From the records of many Campione's in the past, they would only get injured when an attack reaches the level of Gods, but from the report, a nuclear weapon was strong enough to kill a Campione during the World War by luck.

But even if it was because of Luck the Doctor began to move in the direction of creating a human that had the explosive power of a nuclear bomb, many laughed at him calling him crazy but the doctor kept going until he came across Necromancy which caused his research to progress by leaps and bounds but he still could not reach the result he desires. The only thing he did not have was the sample of a living Campione since Campione that dies reverts back to their human structure leaving no traces of divinity or any of their superior specs, which come to today. "Is this old man still alive?" Matteo asked his father

"It's possible since, despite people calling him mad, he was indeed a one of a kind genius. So him coming up with something that could extend his lifespan will be possible" Paolo affirmed his son's question, "You think he is trying to get a body?" Matteo asked Paolo straightforward, Paolo, however, was sceptical about this situation as he was not certain if that madman was after it or not. "I have no idea, even my grandfather does not know much about this experiment because it caused quite a big commotion when Voban and that Chinese Campione joined hands to destroy the facility, even several Heretic Gods appeared all at once for a few hours destroying the surroundings before they too mysteriously disappeared."

The two of them talked a bit more about this situation but there was not much Paolo could add on, but that was until both he and Matteo was informed of a large number of people who travelled pass the borders of Italy appearing that they were heading east, Matteo did not immediately jump the gun but instead left it for his father to get his subordinates to chase down these suspicious people and if they are linked with this man he would then make his move. Matteo left the room and was pulled into his room to get washed and dressed since the two girls wanted to have a date, apparently, the two of them agreed on a time frame for each of them so Matteo could spend some time alone with each of them.

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Holding Erica's hand, Matteo was taking the lead taking the girl along to places she loves to visit especially the shops however Lingerie shops was definitely one of them. "Matteo, which lingerie would suit me best?" On one hand, was plain black lingerie with minimal decoration while on the other was erotic lingerie that barely covered and was transparent. Matteo had a serious look on his face causing the ladies to flinch in surprise that this boy was not the least bit embarrassed about his current situation. Matteo went past Erica taking a few Red lingeries with red borders along with several erotic lingeries and handed them to Erica when she saw the sizes were perfectly her own she blushed beet red wondering how Matteo knew of this information.

Looking at Erica's face the ladies knew the boy guessed her size correctly 'Their so young' Poor Matteo was completely misunderstood as he used the spellbook to calculate the sizes of Erica's lingeries so he will not make her feel embarrassed but he misunderstood it entirely, "Matty, how do you know my sizes?" Erica asked with a teasing tone although her heart was beating incredibly fast, 'He knows my breast size... Did he peep on me?' Her imagination was running wild till Matteo splashed water, "I used the spellbook to calculate your sizes" Erica felt embarrassed and stomped Matteo's foot before leaving to get change but a warm smile appeared on her face when he was not looking, she knew this was how Matteo was.

When Erica finished checking each of the lingeries, she bought all the ones Matteo chosen for her since she too believed it suits her body perfectly. When Matteo left together with her while carrying the bag containing her purchases, they went through a few clothing stores before Matteo took the lead taking her to an ice cream cart. "Can I get one Vanilla with Flake and One Chocolate with Flake ice cream, but with sugar cones" Matteo paid while the service assistant nodded at Matteo's order preparing the two ice creams, "How did you know I wanted Ice cream" Matteo gently caresses Erica's face with his free hand, "We have been living together for a few years, naturally I looked out for you"

When the service assistant hand over the ice cream, Erica held on both for a while till Matteo took his from her hand gently. The two of them continued their shopping together while Matteo watched the girl looking at each dress with a serious expression, it was only when Erica asked to go to the Tailor shop to order a custom dress for the night party that Matteo realized that there was indeed a party with heirs of large corporations gathering so it was his chance to make some friends and more contacts.

"Matty, do you think this dress would suit me?" While they were in the Tailor shop, Erica was browsing through a collection book of already made dresses to look at, when Matteo looked at the dress she chose it was quite suitable for her developing body that was standing out at the right places, voluptuous body, which was different from Lilliana's body that was lean beauty. "The dress is fine, but preferable the red need be a bit brighter and maybe stitch more diamonds onto it" He only mentioned a few things as he was not entirely well versed in dressmaking, a complete layman but he knew at least what kind would suit Erica.

Erica only smiled when Matteo provided his suggestions, the Tailor nodded while talking with Erica especially the completion date. Matteo only asked for the Tailor to make him a black tuxedo since he was not entirely picky when it came to clothes but when Erica heard this she asked Matteo to leave it to her, Matteo could see Erica was feeling quite excited so he left it in her hands. He knew his fashion sense was troubling after all.

The remainder of the time the two of them chatted happily till it was time for a swap, Matteo loaded all the bags into the chauffeur's car before giving Erica a gently kiss "I had fun, we should spend more time like this" Matteo spoke while caressing Erica's face, she felt she could melt within his embrace where she feels safe and secure, although it was sad and reluctance, she still had to enter the car since it was an agreement between her and Lilliana. When Erica was gone, Matteo called a cab heading to a different shopping centre since Lilliana already planned out her date with him.

Lilliana was already at the shopping mall, when Matteo came it was still 30 minutes before the meeting time causing him to smile wryly at how this girl is so cute with the way she behaves. "Matt!" Lilliana came running giving Matteo a hug, "Your quite early" Matteo spoke softly while playing a bit with Lilliana's hair, Lilliana blushed a bit at the manner Matteo was treating her so lovingly, "I- I just arrived!" Matteo chuckled as he knew she was probably here quite early so he held her hand doing similar things that Erica planned.

When they entered the clothing store Lillian tried to head alone to the lingerie side however, Matteo came along without feeling a ounce of shame. If Erica was bold then Lillian was shy, the lingerie she chose leaned more on the cute and cool side compared to Erica's bold and seductive style. Even she was shocked when Matteo could guess her sizes, "Eh!?" Matteo chuckled as he explained the same reason he gave to Erica causing Lilliana to feel a bit disappointed but still happy since he was attentive to the two of them. When their shopping was complete Matteo already handed the bags over to the Chauffeur before going together with Lilliana towards a cafe.

"Can I get this?" Lilliana pointed towards a massive milkshake glass with two straws twirling around each other before ending at separate ends, the waitress smiled warmly nodding "One Couple Shake" When the order was made the waitress left the two of them alone, "How was your date with Erica?" Lilliana asked as she was not certain what to talk about, however, Matteo gaze into her eyes making her feel like he wanted to swallow her whole "I rather ask about you since it is our time together, have you managed to write your novel?"

Hearing about the novel Lilliana blushed beet red before nodding her head, "Yes, although I am currently at Chapter 9 it is quite enjoyable where I am writing the chapters without forcing myself, having you to support me like this make it feel like a dream" Matteo smiled while taking a hold of her hand, "But before you publish it, I have to read them first" Lilliana blushed a bit before nodding shyly, when the shake came, the two of them enjoyed their chatting while Matteo kept the topics around Lilliana herself as he knew this girl does have an inferiority complex with Erica and Erica tries to tease her in hope she could regain her confidence and Matteo himself pamper this girl so she knows he would never leave her.

Lilliana was slowly becoming more openly bold towards Matteo so he knew he was going on the right path with her, he loves the two girls who came in his life just when he managed to leave the streets for a place called home. Shortly the two of them were done drinking their shake, they left the cafe together and went back home.

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"Are you certain?" Paolo spoke with Dante who came to report that the group that was travelling east was indeed undead, but the price to find this information cost the life of an agent who recklessly touched the undead causing it to explode killing the agent in the process. "Yes, it appears the destination they are heading for is Romania, currently they are in Hungary where Voban is currently located at but it appears Voban is ignoring them entirely" Paolo caress his chin for a moment, "Send the information to Andrea who is Salvatore's assistant and ask if Salvatore as make some movements there"

"You want to have Salvatore test the waters?" Dante looked at Paolo with shock as this was ordinary a mission that would have gone to Matteo since Salvatore was in charge of dealing with Heretic Gods in the Open while Matteo handled those from the dark. "Yes, I can't send Matteo there just yet since our influence within Romania is not solid enough" Dante nodded before leaving together with the Report, Paolo, however, was thinking why this mad doctor was heading towards Romania. After a while, he picked up his phone to call his grandfather once again.