Marie

It was a strange sight for Ena to see her sister hugging her "brother", she couldn't blame her since Alice didn't know anything yet. She could only smile as they hugged and greeted each other.

The family reunion was strange for her, she could somewhat feel the manipulation in her family's mind, it was like a static-like connection. She had to constantly circulate her chi through her brain to negate the manipulation, but she acted as if she was already manipulated to avoid any suspicion.

After the reunion, Ena went to go check on Marie, if Yue was correct, then this would be a big advantage. Though Ena wondered if Ellie had anyone else backing them up, she'll find out later anyways.

Going upstairs, she went to the room where Marie stayed in, and knocked on the door a few times before the door opened.

"Hel- Princess?!" asked Marie peeking her head out behind the door.

"I told you to call me Ena and I have something important to discuss with you." said Ena as she pressed onto the door.

"Please wai- AHHH!" Marie yelped.

When Ena entered the room, she nearly passed out. Marie was behind the door, without any clothes on at all, and was using her maid outfit to cover herself. That was when a habit of Ena's past self kicked in, she kept walking since she's already seen plenty of naked woman in her old life, and kept going until she was suddenly picked up.

"Princess! What you're doing is shameful!" said Marie.

Ena was picked up by her wind magic and was placed outside the door, she didn't even realize what she did until she was kicked out.

"She definitely has a nice body." muttered Ena as she cleaned up the blood running down her nose.

When the door finally opened, Marie was now in her maid uniform with slightly pink cheeks.

"Ena, as a princess, what you did just now was indecent. You must never walk into someone's room when they're naked or without permission. I know you're still young, but you still need to know these things. Do you understand?" said Marie.

Ena nodded her head in reply, "I understand." said Ena.

"Alright, what did you need?" asked Marie.

"I want to talk to you about something important, it's related to my family." said Ena.

Marie never expected the princess to have such a serious expression, she would usually be carefree, and did her own thing. Seeing this, she couldn't help, but worry a bit. The most carefree people are often were the most serious, she mentally prepared herself for what Ena had to say.

What she never expected was that Ena was going to talk about her family's history. The gruesome, manipulative, dark past of the Quintus family. The obsession of becoming king and taking over the nation with their magical abilities. Moreover, the king planned the kidnapping on his own son just to make him want the desire to take over the throne.

"How do you know of this?" asked Marie.

"A few...well I don't think I could call them friends, but I know someone who was able to find out about it." said Ena.

"And who is this person we're talking about?" asked Marie.

"It's someone from the royal family, you're going to meet them sooner or later." said Ena.

"And when will that be?" asked Marie.

"Most likely tonight, but remember to not tell anyone of this. Since you also know, if the information gets leaked, we're going to be executed without any trials at all." said Ena.

"I understand that, but there's something else I'm worried about." said Marie.

"What is it?" asked Ena.

"It's your sister, what will happen to Alice?" asked Marie.

Ena stopped talking and started thinking, she didn't think about Alice. During their reunion, she secretly added a bit of chi to circulate Alice's mind to negate any controlling effect, but since the chi still hasn't stirred, that meant she still hasn't been influenced yet. Recalling what Ellie said, the sister of the Quintus family always stayed in the shadows, meaning Alice was most likely not going to be manipulated.

"I think she'll be fine, but I'll confirm again just in case anything happens." said Ena.

"I see. Also, what about your magic?" asked Marie.

"I can use magic, yes, but I can't get into details on what it is since I'm not so sure what it is myself." said Ena.

That was an excuse, it's just that she couldn't tell anyone yet. Her magic, Chi Manipulation, was too overpowered to be called magic. It was a cheat ability that could possibly make immortality a real thing. Such a thing shouldn't be brought in this world, yet she was given it.

"How troublesome..." Ena muttered.

"Did you say something Ena?" asked Marie.

"Nothing..I think you should start getting ready for work, and be prepared for tonight. They're going to get us." said Ena.

"How?" asked Marie.

"I don't know and I'd rather not know, just be prepared when they arrive." said Ena.

With that said, Marie went to work as Ena went into her room.

"Stat."

『 System Name: Yue 』

『 Host Name: Ena von Quintus 』

『 Race: Human 』

『 Cultivation Level: Chi - Spirit』

『 Chi - Early 0/12,000 』

『 Magic: Chi Manipulation 』

Over time, she's been cultivating a lot since the mutant fight she had. It showed she still had a lot to improve even if it's a cheat ability. But what makes this ability a cheat is not because of how strong it was, it was the potential of the ability. Who knew what chi could really do if she trained it to the maximum?

Would she still be a human or would she descend to a new race?

Would she become immortal?

Ena could only hope that doesn't happen, living immortal wasn't as good as it sounded. One life was already enough, now she was given a second life, and might not be able to die? No, thank you.

Taking a deep breath, she cleared her mind.

Focusing on the energy that flowed around her room, she started pulling it towards her.

"Let's start cultivating."