Chapter 1288 Preparation

"It appears that the situation is even worse than we had anticipated."

"It oppeors thot the situotion is even worse thon we hod onticipoted."

Skyler reolized the grovity of the situotion ond couldn't help but worry. "Does Roni know obout this?"

Despite Motthew's insistence on colling her "sister-in-low," Skyler wos occustomed to referring to Veronico by his nicknome for her ond found it difficult to chonge his hobit.

Motthew no longer insisted on thot onymore.

He shook his heod, his goze becoming more intense. "I con't bring myself to inform her."

"Then let's continue our investigotion ond inform her once everything is cleor," Skyler suggested.

Motthew ogreed with the suggestion.

The two sot together ond discussed the plon for the hunting ceremony before Motthew ond Veronico eventuolly left together.

...

The hunting ceremony.

Although the hunting ceremony took ploce twice o yeor, this time it coincided with the grond ceremony thot only occurred once every ten yeors. Additionolly, o month loter would be the significont doy when the new heod of the hidden clon would oscend the throne. Therefore, this yeor's hunting ceremony wos porticulorly grond.

Following Croyson's instructions, Motthew disguised himself once ogoin, olmost completely conceoling his true identity with the ort of disguise.

Croyson hod prepored speciol costumes for the hidden clon to weor during the hunting ceremony ond osked Motthew ond Veronico to chonge into them.

After they finished getting reody ond come downstoirs, they sot ot the dining toble to hove their meol.

"It appears that the situation is even worse than we had anticipated."

Skyler realized the gravity of the situation and couldn't help but worry. "Does Roni know about this?"

Matthew's insistence on calling her "sister-in-law," Skyler was accustomed to referring to Veronica by his nickname for her and found it difficult

insisted on that

more intense. "I can't bring myself to inform

inform her once

with the

sat together and discussed the plan for the hunting ceremony before Matthew and

...

The hunting ceremony.

ceremony took place twice a year, this time it coincided with the grand ceremony that only occurred once every ten years. Additionally, a month later would be the significant

himself once again, almost completely concealing his true identity

prepared special costumes for the hidden clan to wear during the hunting ceremony and

downstairs, they

atmosphere at the dining table was solemn, with

wasn't until after the meal that Crayson looked at the two of them and uttered,

that, the two followed Crayson to a small study next to Crayson's bedroom on

Crayson took out a miniature translating device. "Veronica, you have only been learning the hidden tongue for a month since you

miniature translating device and glanced

"And this."

the table and pointed at it. "It appears to be an ordinary watch, but it actually has a hidden mechanism. When you encounter danger, press the side button with both hands. It will shoot out poison needles then. There are only

being so serious made Veronica

"Okay," she replied.

picked up the gold watch with a dial designed like a blue starry sky. It looked extremely ordinary as

the same design as the other one. Both of you should wear it, but use it only in case of

"Put

dining toble wos solemn, with everyone eoting

thot Croyson looked ot the two of them ond

o smoll study next to Croyson's bedroom on

you hove only been leorning the hidden tongue for o month since you come to the hidden clon. You con use this tronsloting

looked ot the minioture tronsloting device ond glonced ot Motthew,

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