—Temporary D.E.RE Headquarters (old abandoned storage house)—

“Do you mind telling me what's going on now?” 

Said Hercule while gently flipping a page of a book he was reading

“Shut up, Can't you see? I'm planning my next step here” 

Lily said as she continued her scribbling notes on the notebook she's holding

Written there are a list of various items, characters and events as well at the whole map of the continent she's in. 

“I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about you Lilliana, what's going on with you?” 

Saying that, Hercule closed the book he was reading and looked at Liliana with a serious face

“...”

Hearing that question, Lily panicked a little bit, it's already been a month since the attack of the demons in the territory and she knew that this question will eventually come to her. But worry not because she have a pla–

“I've only seen you one time last in the capital, and to me you're just a spoiled brat. What might have happened to that spoiled brat in a span of only a year to change this much” 

No Plan

Of course, I mean it's Liliana Beckett that we're talking about, a person who stupidly died after being confessed to. 

She was just about to dismiss it saying that people change but she have not anticipated that Hercule knew her before. 

“Ahh..... hahaha about that...”

“What is it, my lady, I'm all ears.” 

“It was because of...” 

Saying that she immediately looked around and desperately looked for a poor– oh and looks like she found a poor victim

“It's the trident!!, Yes it's the culprit!!” 

lies.

“One day I woke up and suddenly heard a voice...”

“Following the voice, I found myself on the auction...”

Lies.

“The trident told me that its ego will soon vanish and before that happened it told me the possible tragedy that might befall this world and told me all sorts of wisdom...”

BULLSHITS!

All the things that she's spouting are all lies that she made up at the very moment, her smol brain gave up and she let her mouth do the work hoping that Hercule will believe her stupid stories. 

—Some lies later—

“Ohohoho So it was this trident here, I always thought it was strange that a powerful weapon like this has no will, So it's ego already perished, I never heard a sword ego perish before but it is possible huh” 

“Yes... It was really sad...”

Oh my fucking god, I can't believe that worked - probably Lily on her mind

“Cough cough!” 

While the two was discussing about the trident, a sudden loud cough suddenly captured both of their attention

Looking at the corner, Storm was choking alone because of the dusts

“Speaking of your plan, don't you think we should relocate first? you said you were gonna make an underground organization right? do you think this place will be a suitable headquarters” 

“Cough...”

“I know that, but where?” 

Lily has already considered many locations to be her organization's headquarters but all of it are expensive, she doesn't know if her father will allow her to buy it. 

By the way, Seele can't return here anymore as the church commandes her to focus on her training so that she can become strong enough to protect herself, the church can't afford to lose a sword saint right now because the demons might attack anytime. 

And because of that, the duke needs to find another trainer to teach his daughter, and to his surprise the former hero was actually there and volunteered himself to teach Lily about things. 

Lastly Lily and Storm are taking different lessons since Lily is more focused on improving her spearmanship and water magic to maximize the efficiency of her fighting style while Storm is more focused on Improving her Fire and Ice element magic as well as learning other attributes of magic to become a full pledge mage

“But don't you already have a suitable place for us?” 

Said Hercule as he pointed his hands to the window

“Huh??” 

On the window, you can see an abandoned palace in an island just floating around

“Eeehh?”