The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

After Count Karlo had vividly explained An Su’s product production process in detail,

they finally reached a preliminary understanding on the matter. During the exchange, an atmosphere of civility and harmony was maintained, giving An Su the feeling of returning home.

Count Karlo thought An Su’s plan was quite outrageous, but that was precisely what proved the person on the phone was indeed his pure-blooded son; only someone with not a drop less of purity could conceive such a strange operation.

The less outrageous it was, the more it showed he was the real An Su, and the more he was the real An Su, the more reliable it showed he was, so the more outrageous the plan, the more reliable it seemed to be.

"The cooperation on the border side is possible, mainly because of your side in the Imperial Capital," Count Karlo said, frowning, "We can only make a move after you’ve handled things well over there."

"Indeed," said An Su, who had a very simple request for Count Karlo, merely to temporarily restrain the Church Nation.

It had to be settled on the Imperial Capital’s side first.

"I’ve handled this matter," Count Karlo said, "but just your dad isn’t enough; you need to think of a way to persuade Annand and Norman, the two old fellows."

"Don’t worry," An Su nodded and smiled, "Arthur and Lister will take care of their fathers."

"Aren’t those two fools about to be expelled from the family?"

Count Karlo was quite amused by this, as last month, the two young ones had cross-dressed to swindle dowries and somehow ended up swindling their own father. During a live broadcast for all to see, their true forms were revealed, leaving Annand and Norman’s faces ashen.

They proclaimed that if the two couldn’t rank within the top five in this grand Church examination, they would no longer acknowledge them as their sons.

"Please rest assured," An Su confidently said, "Lister and Arthur have fulfilled their promises to their fathers."

"Hmm?"

Count Karlo’s eyebrows raised. The two children, who had rarely had anything but poor academic achievements, had been led astray by An Su, losing even that sole advantage,

"They managed to rank in the top five of this examination?"

"They finished behind," An Su calmly responded, "Arthur and Lister are no longer sons."

"Did you cross-dress again?" Count Karlo’s face darkened.

"This time they truly became girls."

An Su shook his head, his tone was subdued, but the information it contained was exceptionally immense, "It was His Excellency Merlin himself who wielded the knife."

Count Karlo went pale.

What kinds of heaven-defying things is this Radiant Holy See coming up with, how could they go so far as to distort even the learning of one’s gender...

His eyelids trembled slightly, which was why Count Karlo despised religion.

He had heard that the Radiant Holy See was inclusive and open, claiming to welcome the diversity of the international community.

In reality, he was sure the upper echelons of the Church were filled with transgender Clerics who loved to lure these naive children into the Church, eventually transforming them into Male Girls at the mercy of others.

Especially their leader, Merlin.

He had long known that Merlin was up to no good, but he hadn’t expected him to be this depraved.

"This education must not be continued," Count Karlo grimaced, his family’s sole heir for three generations could not be turned into a Male Girl by Merlin, "Did you hear me! I’m warning you for the last time, fail this exam!"

"Or I won’t help you either!" Karlo emphasized.

"Please rest assured," An Su confidently nodded, a gleam of honesty and assurance shining in his eyes, "I will definitely be among the last five in this exam!"

Though Luo Xiaohei had also turned in a paper, Luo Xiaohei scarcely counted as a human being.

An Su had not lied.

"I don’t believe you," Count Karlo snorted coldly, too familiar with An Su’s knack for never speaking the truth, "Swear it, swear a fierce oath!"

"How fierce?" An Su asked.

"As fierce as you can come up with," Count Karlo demanded, knowing the kid would definitely look for loopholes and play tricks unless the oath was harsh enough to quash any ideas of cutting corners right from the start.

"Then I swear by the name of the Moningsta Family—"

An Su was an obedient good child, and naturally, he had to comply with his father’s requests, solemnly starting to make a vow.

He stood straight, his right hand placed on his chest, his expression grave and serious, his azure eyes shimmering with holy ripples, his index finger making a clockwise sign of the cross in front of him, indicating a request for witness, his lips parted lightly, and he solemnly vowed to the world:

"I, An Su Moningsta, must place among the last five in this examination, and if I betray this holy oath, let my entire family become extinct!"

"... That’s too harsh."

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Count Karlo was silent for a long while, grimacing as if constipated, and said slowly.

The Moningsta Family was honored to have produced a product like An Su.

"Isn’t this what you requested?"

An Su indicated that this was the harshest oath he could come up with just now, but then he blinked his eyes, seemingly struck by a thought, "Right, I also have another even harsher one. I wonder if you’ve heard of something called ’nine generations’..."

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"Child, you win."

Count Karlo exhaled long, spitting out several times to indicate that the previous oath was null and void, his face twitching as he spoke,

"It’s my fault. I should have believed you. I won’t force you to swear anymore. Stand down your divine power."

Being trusted felt wonderful. An Su wore a pleased and joyful smile; as long as one was sincere and filial, considerate of elders, and exceeded their expectations, one could earn the respect and trust of one’s family through actual actions.

"Sigh," sighed Count Karlo helplessly, nearly rambling about An Su’s production process once more, but he restrained himself in the end, "Now that the serious business is taken care of, is there anything else?"