The Grim Ancestor's glowing eyes suddenly returned to normal. That crazy expression instantly replaced bewilderment because the final trump card, a secret skill he wanted to use, suddenly disrupted halfway.
This sent chills down the Grim Ancestor's spine when he started to have a very bad feeling about this as he looked at Eva's nonchalant expression while her eyes were flashing with disdain as if she was watching a clown.
'NO! How could this ancient secret skill have failed to active?!'
Appalled, she again tried to activate the skill but this time, she didn't even get any response, and the Grim Ancestor's colors on her face started to change like crazy.
At this moment, Eva uttered coldly, "Livy, I need you to stay put in a safe place. This is about to get nasty."
Livia was surprised, for she didn't understand the meaning behind those ambiguous words, but she was touched by Eva's care for her.
Then suddenly Eva touched her hand as she said, "Don't resist."
The next moment, the ring on Eva's hand shimmered, and Livia found herself enveloped by a powerful suction force, and the next moment, she vanished without a trace.
The Grim Ancestor's eyes went wide in horror when she saw Livia vanishing without a trace, and it finally dawned on her, "Y-you have a Living Storage Space Treasure?! Then this place… can it be? Don't tell me you somehow stole the Devil Race's Legacy Treasure?!!!"
Eva's eyes shimmered with extreme coldness when she heard the Devil Race mentioned as well as she was intrigued by the Grim Ancestor's assumption. This can only mean the Devil Race also has a Living Storage Space Treasure!
Even Ace was surprised by this revelation, and he was now even more sure that this Grim Ancestor was hiding terrifying secrets, and he needed them all!
Furthermore, when Ace heard two voices from the Grim Ancestor when he tried to activate some mysterious skill, he also noticed that two different soul signatures became clearer like day, as if there were two people present in one body.
So, it finally occurred to Ace as he had encountered such situations where a soul was hidden in Winter while another soul wanted to possess his body.
'Now, I get it. It is most likely that this Grim Ancestor has used some sort of possession technique to rob someone from their body, a revival! However, the true owner of this body is somehow still alive, and that person is the one who I stole from at some point in the past. What in the world I'm encountering, these old monsters who know how to possess other's bodies so often all of a sudden?'
Ace wondered with a strange expression as he knew his theory was most likely right. Nevertheless, this only made this old ghost's memories even more precious to him, and this old ghost has been captured alive.
That's why without hesitation, he found Freya and told her to enter the thief's space post hastily.
Eva also sent Livia away in her space ring for that exact reason, as she didn't want her to come in contact with other thief house members, yet not until she had a 'nice chat' with them.
If the situation hadn't demanded it, she would've preferred to talk with them all once she entered the thief's house.
Furthermore, this snake intrigued her just like it did Ace, especially after she heard the Grim Ancestor seemed even to know some secrets of the devil race. So, instead of wasting time, it was only natural to call in someone who could save everyone the trouble.
The Grim Ancestor becomes impatience because Eva now completely ignoring her. However, she was surprised again when all of a sudden, a hooded figure appeared out of nowhere.
Under the hood of her Evil Thief Armor, Freya looked around in the familiar surrounding, and then her eyes fell on the Grim Ancestor's sorry figure.
She suddenly turned to her left side, and her eyes widened when she saw the devilish beauty sitting there like an Empress on her throne and coldly looking at her in scrutiny. Cyrus was also chirping happily at her as he was quite familiar with Freya.
"Treat her like you treat me. She is the Sky Stealer in my stead, and my identity is a secret. You just need to make that other woman talk, as you can see. This woman might be possessed by a soul and…"
Ace then quickly explained to Freya how important the Grim Ancestor was and his theory about how this woman could've been possessed by an old monster. At the same time, he also warned her not to expose Eva in front of the Grim Ancestor or offend her in any way.
Freya's astute eyes shimmered with surprise when she heard about the Grim Ancestor's special situation as well as she felt fishy about this entire situation with Eva.
Truth be told, Freya had never seen anyone more beautiful than her, yet that woman was simply too beautiful. Even she paled in comparison while she was feeling an extremely threatening aura from her.
Adding Cyrus's behaving so restrained around this mysterious woman and Ace directly letting her play himself, Freya was extremely interested in who she was and what sort of relationship Ace had with her.
Not to mention there was a fair possibility that this woman could be their next house member, and currently, there wasn't any spot open, so she was just waiting in line.
Nevertheless, the Grim Ancestor's memories were really precious. As Ace said, this guy could be a treasure trove of many secrets, and they could reap huge benefits.
As for Eva, she could always have a 'friendly talk' with her since she seemed to be staying indefinitely.
"Just who in the world are you, people?" The Grim Ancestor finally couldn't contain the horror in its tone because this situation was simply too strange even for an old monster like her to swallow.
She was pretty sure no Living Storage Space Treasure could send and receive people like this, and those treasures shouldn't have this sort of restriction on them.
Furthermore, Freya seemed more like the Sky Stealer to her than Eva because of her getup and intractable aura.
"Do you think it's your place to talk? My dear, Leader is very interested in the information you have, and I have no choice but to obey." Freya charmingly stated before she gracefully moved toward the appalled Grim Ancestor.
Eva's eyes twitched as she was completely ignored by Freya, and the way she was calling Ace irked her in a very wrong way. But she didn't say anything and coldly stared.
Meanwhile, both Ace and Cyrus decided to keep their mouth shut as they could easily sense gunpowder in the air, while Ace knew it was a terrible idea not to explain who Eva was to Freya beforehand.
Nevertheless, he was helpless as this sort of situation would occur, so he just focused on the matter at hand while preparing a countermeasure about how to deal with these women around him.
"Little girl, I admit you bunch are really not what everyone is thinking you are to be. So, I'm willing to cooperate as long as you let me join this organization of yours. Or you might be able to contain me here, but you will never get anything out of me. As long as you agree to let me join, I'll give you all the information and much more than you could ever imagine. I know many secrets, and with my help, you all can stop being a bunch of thieves and become the true master of this world!" The Grim Ancestor stated with a stern expression.
The Grim Ancestor now knew the Sky Stealer was far more than just a thief, and the rumors of his prowess didn't even come closer to the real thing.
That's why the Grim Ancestor used another method for the sake of survival and offered his assistance since he could tell they all wanted her memories for the secrets she held.
As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, join them!
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