"It seems that you have great ambitions." Osen smiled and took out a notebook from his storage ring, handing it to Celina. "These are my recent insights. There are not only contents about the embodiment market, but also some new ideas. You can take a look at them. It would be great if they can be helpful to you."

"Did you plan everything ahead of time?" Celina looked at Osen, who seemed to be in control and calm, but inside, her heart was filled with turmoil.

"No, even if Miss Celina doesn't do it, there will be others who will. I just accelerated the process a little."

"Alright." Celina nodded.

Just then, the waiter brought the appetizers.

"Let's discuss the future matters later. Let's eat first." Osen said, making a gesture of invitation.

For some reason, even though Celina was the one paying, Osen behaved as if he was the one treating the guest.

...

Duchy of Prussia, the capital city of Berlin.

In the magnificent and elegant Duke's mansion, a young girl was sitting in her room, reading a book.

The girl had long snowy white hair and wine-red eyes that emitted a dangerous and seductive aura.

White hair and red eyes were the characteristics of the Essenborg family, who had ruled over the Duchy of Prussia for generations.

And this girl was the second daughter of the Essenborg family, Lianca Essenborg, also known as Osen's wife.

Not long after, the door to the room was opened, and another girl with the same white hair and red eyes, but slightly older, appeared at the doorway.

Compared to Lianca's youthfulness, the other girl had a more mature temperament.

Of course, one could easily distinguish who was the older sister and who was the younger sister from their distinctive figures.

But in reality, the age difference between the two was only one year.

The girl standing at the doorway was the eldest daughter of the Essenborg family, Olivia Essenborg.

"Sister." Lianca greeted Olivia as she saw her entering the room.

"Mhmm." Olivia nodded and closed the door behind her. "Lianca, how are you preparing for the entrance test?"

"Hehe, don't worry, sister. Your little sister is very capable!" Lianca said, patting her slightly flat chest. "With my fourth-tier strength, I will definitely be at the top of the entrance test in any grade!"

"You're right." Olivia smiled and ruffled Lianca's head. "As long as you don't encounter another monster like Osen, you will definitely be the top student in your grade."

Last year's entrance test was the year Osen entered.

Besides Osen, Olivia, her older sister, also participated in the test. At that time, Olivia was even stronger than Lianca is now, being a fifth-tier warrior. However, she failed when challenging Osen.

And she was easily defeated by Osen.

Since then, there has been a gap between Osen and the other students in the same grade.

Lianca also wanted to complain about Osen. At the age of seventeen, she had just reached the fourth tier, which was considered a genius. But when Osen was twelve, he was already at the fourth tier. How much of a freak is he?

"By the way, Lianca, how do you feel about your engagement with Osen?"

"Huh? Why are you bringing this up, sister?" Lianca frowned at Olivia's words.

"Of course, I want to look out for our precious little sister. I am a classmate of Osen, and we are going to run for the student council together this year. We also interact with him quite often at the academy." Olivia smiled and continued. "Also, think about it, Lianca. Osen is young, handsome, talented, and the son of a duke. He is the perfect match for you. Being engaged to such a outstanding person must have put a lot of pressure on you, and there is a possibility that people might say you're not worthy of Osen."

"Mm... After all, it was Father's intention, and I don't want to go against it." Lianca said, then added, "As for whether I'm worthy of Osen, hmph, is Osen not worthy of me? I have my standards too!""Huh? You don't like Osen?" Olivia looked at her sister in astonishment, wondering if Lianca was confident or arrogant. "Why?"

"Sister, think about it. Our Esenborg family has ruled Prussia for so many years. Besides the royal family, our family is the most powerful in The Empire," Lianca said. "And the Stranic family that Osen belongs to, although it is also a duke family, it has only been a little over ten years. The Duke of Antika has not even existed for as long as you have."

"Furthermore, the Duchy of Antika is the weakest among the six duchies in The Empire. If Father wants me to marry a duke's son like him, isn't it a downgrade?"

Olivia tried to comfort Lianca, unsure if she was being sincere or just venting frustration. "It's okay. After all, Osen is the strongest among the younger generation in The Empire. Marrying him is definitely not a bad thing."

For some reason, there was a hint of jealousy in Olivia's words when she said this, but Lianca, who was angry, didn't notice.

"And, and!" Lianca suddenly remembered something and spoke up. "Sister, have you heard the rumors? Many people are saying that Osen is not Duke Lucius' biological son, and the true son of Duke Lucius was just recently brought back home, Liter."

"Oh, I have heard about that..." Olivia nodded. "But it shouldn't matter, right? After all, Osen is still the duke's son, isn't he?"

"Why wouldn't it matter!" Lianca retorted. "Sister, you're my sister, you should know how much nobility values lineage, right?"

"The Stranic family isn't even a distinguished noble house. If I were to marry the son of a poor farmer, what will happen to our children?"

"Ah, forget it, forget it. I hate talking about this engagement. I don't even know what father was thinking when he signed this engagement with such a family." Lianca said in frustration.

That's why she chose not to use her father's recommendation and participated directly in the entrance exam, to prove to the world that she, Lianca, could also obtain the first place in the exam and win the first seed in the rankings.

If Osen had it, she, Lianca, would also have it. There's no way she would be any lesser than Osen!

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that." Olivia patted Lianca's back and then whispered, "Let me tell you some interesting things about the academy..."

"When our little Lianca becomes the leader of the first grade in the academy, don't let others make fun of you for not knowing these things, okay~"

"Okay~" Lianca obediently nodded.