Chapter 5

The next day, at 8:00 AM, breakfast time.

"Ilumi."

Shiba suddenly spoke, and Ilumi, who was drinking milk, put down his cup and looked at him.

"Today you don't need to train. I will take you to a place."

Ilumi nodded, indicating that he understood, and quickly finished his breakfast, then followed Shiba towards the restaurant door.

Ilmi stared blankly as his father and Ilumi left the restaurant, absentmindedly poking the rice in his bowl with his chopsticks.

Gonzo Zoldyck lowered his eyes, merely glancing casually and continuing to eat.

"Hmm?"

Ilumi, who was about to step out of the restaurant door, suddenly frowned, paused, turned his body, and looked back at the three people sitting at the table.

"Greedy and envious?"

In Ilumi's eyes, at this moment, Ilmi was enveloped in a very dense blue mist representing greed, which was becoming increasingly intense.

On his mother Kikyo, there was a pink mist representing envy, and it was very dense.

On Grandfather Gonzo Zoldyck, there was a green mist representing tranquility, and very little mist was floating out, just like a thin film covering the surface, indicating that his mood was completely calm at this moment.

After three years of research, Ilumi discovered that all colors of emotions have positive and negative aspects.

For example, the blue mist on Ilmi represents both positive emotions such as calmness, rationality, and caution, and negative emotions such as greed.

The pink mist represents both positive emotions such as charm, sensibility, and gentleness, and negative emotions such as envy.

The colors representing emotions are diverse and varied.

And all of this requires continuous exploration and analysis.

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"Tap... tap..."

In the dark and deep corridor of the large house, two sets of crisp footsteps echoed, with different rhythms.

Ilumi followed behind Shiba, slightly half a step behind.

Shiba's emotions were very calm, covered by a deep blue mist representing steadiness and firmness.

Neither of them spoke, and they continued to the hall, where Zibony and Wutong had been waiting for a long time.

"Master Shiba, the arrangements for the trip are ready."

Zibony and Wutong bowed respectfully to Shiba. Both of them were covered by a light blue mist representing calmness, harmony, and rationality.

"Let's go."

Shiba nodded, and Zibony turned to walk towards the door, while Wutong waited for Shiba and Ilumi to pass before following behind them.

"Master, Young Master Ilumi."

The two butlers guarding the door bowed respectfully to Shiba and Ilumi, each holding one of the door handles and pulling them open with a "click."

As Shiba and Ilumi passed through the door, the two butlers bowed again, respectfully seeing them off.

Outside the door, a carriage was already prepared, with a "Y" logo, similar to an inverted Mercedes.

Zibony and Wutong walked to either side of the carriage and opened the doors for Shiba and Ilumi.

Shiba entered from the right side, and Ilumi from the left side, with Wutong and Zibony entering afterward, guarding on either side of them.

In the driver's seat, there was a butler specifically assigned to drive.

The carriage drove from the entrance of the Zoldyck family's mansion to a city near the mountains of the Republic of Baltoria.

There, a flying ship had already been arranged to fly to the city where the Sky Arena was located.

On the flying ship, Ilumi and Shiba sat facing each other, with Zibony and Wutong guarding on either side of them.

"Does Young Master Ilumi have nothing to ask?"

Zibony looked at Ilumi, who had been silent since they left, and asked with a smile.

"For example, where we are going."

Ilumi, who had been looking out the window, came back to his senses, looked at Zibony, and lowered his eyes.

"If you want to say, you will say."

"But actually, even if you don't say, I have already guessed where you are taking me."

"Hehehe, I like Young Master Ilumi's intelligence and composure." Zibony smiled, slightly surprised, as she did not remember revealing any clues.

"Truly a perfect inheritance of Master Shiba's excellent qualities."

Wutong glanced at Ilumi with a cold expression.

"This time, I am taking you to the Sky Arena."

Shiba spoke, looking straight at Ilumi with a calm and harmonious expression.

"I want you to fight your way to the 200th floor of the Sky Arena."

"There is no time limit, but you cannot use any means other than the matches to achieve this. This is to test the results of your training."

"If you can reach the 200th floor, you can start accepting the family's assassination missions."

"Then, you can act according to your own will and leave home freely."

Shiba seemed to see through Ilumi's thoughts, and his calm expression showed a slight surprise.

"How did Father know I wanted to leave home?"

Since becoming a member of the Zoldyck family, Ilumi had never left the Kukuroo Mountain where the Zoldyck family was located.

The desire to leave home had always been hidden in his heart, never expressed or shown to anyone.

"I am your father, of course, I know my son's thoughts clearly." Shiba explained with a fatherly attitude.

"Zibony told me that you completed all your training six months ago."

"Why didn't you come to me then?"

Ilumi, upon hearing this, placed his elbow on the table, propped up his chin, and smiled slightly.

"I didn't think I was strong enough to stand on my own at that time."

"Zibony wanted to keep me to enhance my practical combat skills, which is what I needed."

"I thought that when Zibony acknowledged that I could stand on my own..."

Ilumi looked at Zibony standing beside him and smiled.

"At that time, I would truly be able to stand on my own."

"Hehehe, Young Master is too kind." Zibony smiled and humbly replied.

"I see, then let me see the strength that Zibony has acknowledged."

Shiba nodded thoughtfully. Zibony was the strongest among all the butlers in the Zoldyck family. If she acknowledged Ilumi's strength, it indeed meant that Ilumi had a certain level of strength.