Lord of the Sky City

Chapter 526: Chapter 490: Crazy Woman? Chapter 526: Chapter 490: Crazy Woman? “Athena…never heard of her…”

Rocky glanced at Liliya, appearing a bit perplexed. When he was in Thunderhawk City, there hadn’t been many who sought an audience with him. Why was it that here, the number of people who wanted to meet him had increased?

After pondering for a moment, he stood up and said to Liliya, “Take me to her.”

Though he didn’t recognize Athena, and hadn’t even heard her name before, Rocky still decided to go and meet her. After all, he had nothing else to do at the moment. Besides, the words Liliya had said just now had indeed piqued his curiosity.

Following that, Rocky was led by Athena to the parlor.

The parlor at the City Lord’s Mansion was not particularly large, about the size of a study, usually meant for receiving guests who visited alone. Consequently, upon entering the parlor, Rocky saw Athena right away.

Athena looked her usual self, sitting serenely in the parlor, appearing quiet, and well-cultured.

“City Lord Rocky, hello.”

As Rocky walked in, Athena slowly stood up and greeted him with neither servility nor overbearing pride.

“Hello.”

Rocky nodded at Athena as a return greeting, then sat opposite her and took a good look at her.

Athena gave off a very pleasant impression. She was not exceptionally beautiful, but she exuded a cultured aura from the inside out. Rocky could tell at a glance that this woman must have been well-read; otherwise, she couldn’t have left such an impression on him.

This intrigued him even more. What could a literary young woman, who seemed no different from a female writer, want with him?

“Miss Athena, what did you want to see me about?”

Since he couldn’t figure it out, he decided to, simply ask her directly.

“City Lord Rocky, Bernardo has issued a challenge to you, hasn’t he?”

Facing Rocky’s question, Athena, after sitting back down, smiled faintly and asked a question in return instead of answering directly.

“Yes, what about it?”

“I arranged this challenge.”

As Rocky nodded, Athena said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Rocky, who had been nodding, froze in place and took several seconds to recover. Then, he turned to look at Liliya and found she was just as puzzled and confused as he was.

Rocky then looked back at Athena and saw that her expression was just the same as before—her face wearing a faint smile, as if what she had just said was the most ordinary thing.

“Miss Athena, what did you just say?”

Seeing Athena’s nonchalant demeanor, Rocky had to ask again.

“What I mean is, the reason Abraham challenged you is that I arranged it.”

“This…”

After Athena repeated her earlier statement, Rocky finally confirmed that he hadn’t misheard, but it left him flabbergasted.

“You…”

Staring at Athena for a moment, Rocky was about to speak when he was cut off.

Interrupting him, Athena then said, “The fact that Cyril left the Mairente Family was also arranged by me.”

“What?”

“And before the Kafka Empire decided to attack the Sky Alliance, they had also sought my opinion.”

“……”

Had the Kafka Empire consulted Athena before deciding to attack the Alliance?

When Athena finished that sentence, Rocky wasn’t just stunned, he was completely flabbergasted! At that moment, his mouth had formed a perfect circle and his jaw seemed to have almost hit the floor!

This woman… Did this woman even know what she was saying?

Was she insane?

To be honest, after listening to everything Athena had said, Rocky’s first reaction was that this woman must be mad! A delusional maniac!

It’s not his fault, as anyone who heard all that would have thought the same.

Think about what she had just said!

Provoking Bernardo to challenge him?

Even if Bernardo was a bit naive, he wouldn’t just be provoked by some woman into doing such a thing, right?

Suggesting Cyril leave the Mairente Family?

Rocky knew Cyril quite well; his cousin was indeed worthy of the Mairente Family name, excelling in every aspect. Would such a person decide to leave the family based on the opinion of an outsider?

And then there was Athena claiming the Kafka Empire had sought her opinion before launching an attack on the Alliance—such talk was so ludicrous to Rocky that he didn’t even have to think about it, he knew it was madness upon hearing it!

So, Rocky immediately saw her as a madwoman!

Logically speaking, after Athena had finished speaking, Rocky should have immediately sent her away, but Athena’s demeanor made him uncertain because she was too calm, too composed. The things she had discussed were explosive enough to dominate the headlines of the Shadow Alliance, even shake the entire Sky Alliance, yet Athena’s demeanor was so tranquil that Rocky didn’t dare send her away!

So, after being petrified for a good while, the newly lucid Rocky finally asked, “What did you just say… your name is?”

“Athena.”

“Alright, wait a moment for me.”

After remembering Athena’s name, Rocky immediately stood up and walked out of the reception hall, heading straight for the City Lord’s Mansion’s back garden.

In the back garden at this time, Bodin and two others were drinking afternoon tea and chatting leisurely. Seeing Rocky hurrying over, they all immediately waved to him.

“Brother Rocky, you… what happened?”

The three, who were originally chatting and laughing, noticed Rocky’s anxious face as he approached and were simultaneously dumbfounded.

They had known Rocky for a considerable time, and their opinion of him was naturally high, therefore they had never seen him display such panic and haste.

“Brothers, I have a question for you.”

“What is it?”

Rocky’s demeanor alerted the three City Lords that something was amiss; they immediately stopped joking and put on serious faces.

“Brothers, have you ever heard of a woman named Athena?”

As Rocky finished his question, he noticed that the three men in front of him had turned to stone, it took them a while to regain their composure before Bodin spoke up, “Rocky, how did you come across this woman?”

“She’s in the City Lord’s Mansion.”

“What!”

Upon hearing this, the faces of Bodin and the others changed instantly, and they stood up from their seats in a flash!

“Rocky, you’re saying Athena is in the City Lord’s Mansion? How is that possible!!”