Julien opened the door for the guest.
It was a tall lady in regal black gothic dress. Her face was covered in a semi-transparent black veil, and her blonde hair and green eyes stood as a stark contrast to her clothing.
Julien seemed like a child in front of her, and this lady was even taller than the tallest lady he knew of—his mother.
Though this wasn’t natural.
The lady was tall, but she wore heels that gave her a few extra inches.
Julien guessed that she might be an inch or two shorter than his mother.
The lady glanced at Julien like an Empress looking down at her subjects.
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There were two maids behind her, but none stepped forward to make an introduction or to speak. They just stayed there.
Amelia and Jackie stayed behind Julien too and did not come forward to talk to the lady.
They let the main people do the talking.
"May I help you?" Julien looked at the lady and asked. He had zero clue as to who this was and why she had knocked on his door.
The lady’s eyes gleamed brightly, as if she was amused by what Julien had just asked. However, they soon dimmed in disappointment.
"Token." The lady said one single word in her melodic yet powerful voice.
Julien didn’t know why someone was here to ask for the token, but he had it on him and it was no problem to show it.
He showed it to the lady without question.
The lady stared at it for a split second, and her attention was back at Julien.
"You’ve changed." She said.
"Excuse me?" Julien couldn’t understand her.
The lady took her veil off, and showed her beautiful face to Julien. She looked like a goddess, however…
’Hm? Why does she kinda look like…’
Julien’s eyes twitched. Maybe it was just his imagination, but this lady really resembled someone close to him.
Noticing Julien’s gaze and his confusion, the lady let out a visible sigh of disappointment.
"My own little brother doesn’t recognize me."
"Eh?" Julien was surprised.
Amelia and Jackie were alarmed too, suddenly realizing a crucial fact.
Jackie could see the lady’s appearance in front and she looked a lot like Lady Eleanor with the exception of her green eyes.
Amelia couldn’t see her but she could feel her presence be similar to Lady Eleanor’s. Though she thought it might not be the case.
Who would’ve thought that her intuition was correct!
"Leona?" Julien asked, still confused.
"Hm?" Leona raised one of her eyebrows slightly. "Looks like you at least didn’t forget the names of your family members."
Julien was slightly embarrassed by this. If only he had memories of his life here then things wouldn’t have been this awkward.
Leona extended her hand out and gently ruffled his hair.
"It’s alright. Mom told me about your awakening and loss of memories."
"So it really is you, Leona." Julien heaved a sigh of relief knowing this wasn’t a stranger and was really his sister.
Leona flicked Julien’s forehead when he said that, sending stinging pain throughout his body for a second.
"Owww!" He rubbed his forehead and cried out.
"It’s big sis or dearest sister for you, not Leona." Leona corrected.
"Right. Right." Julien rubbed his forehead and said.
"Let’s go inside and talk." Leona barged in and held Julien’s hand, dragging him away with her.
The maids entered too, and brought in two carts full of food and other supplies.
Jackie and Amelia were given a warm cup of coffee with a shortcake by the maids along with hot towels. They sat on a different sofa in the lounge room and watched the conversation between their Master and his elder sister.
Leona, seated beside Julien, had a face devoid of any expression. She seemed cold and unapproachable.
Leona pinched Julien’s cheek as she stared at him and stretched it, making him be in pain again.
"Let go!" Julien struggled to put her hand away.
"Hm… you’re real indeed." Leona said and let go. She rubbed his cheek and tried to ease the pain she had caused.
"Of course I am real. What makes you think I am not?" Julien questioned back.
Leona shook her head. "You wouldn’t understand."
The way Julien was now versus how he was the last time she had seen him couldn’t be compared.
His whole life, he was like a NPC that only worked on command. It was sad to see that sight.
Now, things were different.
Leona almost had a tear in her calm eyes from watching this. Though she didn’t cry or have any change of expression.
"Do you like it here?" Leona asked, changing the topic.
"Here? You mean in this guild?" Julien asked.
"Yes. How is the guild?"
"It’s amazing!" Julien said with a bright expression. He was fanboying hard over how aesthetically pleasing this place was.
Leona’s lips slightly curved up from hearing that. "I’m glad," she said.
"Why do you ask?" Julien wondered.
"I designed this place and its interior." Leona said.
"Oh." Julien understood. "Are you an important member of this guild?"
"Perhaps." Leona wasn’t sure whether she was important or not and said. "I am just the Guildmaster."
"I see—huh?"
Jackie and Amelia almost spit out their coffee from the sidelines as they overhead this.
’Lady, what do you mean by perhaps!?! You’re the freakin’ Guildmaster!’ Jackie, Julien, and Amelia, all three thought the same thing.
"What do you mean perhaps? You’re the Guildmaster! There’s nobody more important than you!" Julien blurted.
Leona thought about it and shook her head. "If I compare myself to Celeste, she is more important. The whole guild’s running due to her administration."
Leona merely compared herself to Celeste and gave an answer as such. She felt she wasn’t as important as her, thus to Julien’s question, answered in such a manner.
Julien’s eyebrows twitched. ’What is wrong with my elder sister? Does she have a screw loose or something?’
Why weren’t any of his sisters normal?
Leona’s thought process was completely different than a normal person’s whereas Katherine loved to play pranks.
Julien shook his head and said, "Forget it. I now get why mom has the token with her."
Leona nodded. "I gave the tokens to our family members so they can use all facilities without getting tied to the guild. I’ll get one made for you soon."
"Many thanks." Julien was happy about this.
Who would’ve thought that it was his own sister that ran such a big guild?
No wonder Celeste descended to Floor 10 from Floor 25 and took on the request to be the bodyguard!
Leona patted Julien’s head with a neutral face and ruffled his hair, saying, "There’s no need to say thanks. I am your big sister, it is my duty to look after you."
Julien felt warm. He may have only just met his sister, but he found himself sharing a bond much stronger than blood with her.
"What plans do you have now? Are you going to stay on Floor 25 or ascend?" Leona asked after a while.
"I was planning on ascending since Floor 25 doesn’t have a lot of quests." Julien said.
Leona nodded. "That’s a good idea. But you cannot do that."
"Why?"
"Because we need to leave." Leona answered.
"Hm?"
"Mom called me a while ago and said to bring you back home the moment you reach Floor 25. Katy is already there, and we are scheduled to meet grandma." Leona briefed.
"I was busy with a few things and couldn’t come earlier. Otherwise we would’ve left the moment you reached Floor 25."
"I see." Julien understood the gist of the situation.
He vividly remembered the day his mother had called his grandma. That lady had asked them to see her, and Julien didn’t know that her words would be paid so much attention to.
Julien thought it was just a saying, but who would’ve thought that his mother would actually be so serious about it.
"When are we leaving?" Julien asked.
"We can leave now, if you’re done vacationing." Leona said.
"Alright, let me pack some stuff. We’ll leave then." Julien got up and went away to pack.
Leona sat there and sipped coffee, awaiting her little brother’s arrival.