Foreshadowing Twilight City

Lake still wanted to try his best to see if he could change locations; anywhere seemed better than Forks.

But Emilia had several reasons.

The foremost was that Emilia had a friend living in Forks Town, and if Katherine went there, she could stay with them.

Lake scoffed directly at this, "Stay with them? I’ll buy a house directly."

He was flush with cash right now, and besides, he had pretty much conquered his territory. If he needed money, he could ask Emilia, as long as it wasn’t to buy gifts for other women.

Emilia smiled, "You don’t trust your little cotton-padded jacket to go to Forks to attend school, yet you trust your little cotton-padded jacket to live alone? Wow, I’m impressed with you."

Lake blinked.

Right.

A teenage girl leaving her parents to live alone, what could happen? Lake had seen this scenario before. Betty was a prime example; less than ten days after moving out, she’d already gotten a boyfriend…

No.

Lake snapped back to reality, shaking his head. He couldn’t imagine that happening to his little cotton-padded jacket. "Staying with them is better. Plus, we’ll be able to get information more readily."

Emilia spread her hands, "Also, I know you value academics. The learning atmosphere at the Cullen family’s place is quite good. At the very least, over the years, their children have almost accumulated a warehouse full of graduation caps."

"…"

Lake frowned, "Cullen? Carlisle Cullen?"

The Carlisle Cullen’s family, the one that moves every few years, focuses solely on high school, and has attended high school in almost every city over the past hundred years?

"How do you know them?"

"Carlisle Cullen used to be a member of Italy’s Volturi Immortal Royal Family."

"…"

Lake raised an eyebrow. That seemed to be the case.

Emilia then told Lake that during her previous reign, about three hundred years ago, Carlisle Cullen had left the Immortal Royal Family because of some disagreements in values with the three elders of the Volturi Immortal Royal Family.

Emilia, who was in power at the time, had then found Carlisle Cullen after he left and invited him to join VAM. Carlisle Cullen had agreed at the time.

However…

Carlisle Cullen had only stayed with VAM for about eighty years. When Emilia was preparing to go into hibernation and let Marcus take over, Carlisle Cullen had resigned from VAM.

When Emilia awoke from her hibernation and resumed her reign, Carlisle Cullen had specifically returned to congratulate Emilia on her return to power.

So that’s how it is!

After hearing this, Lake nodded.

Emilia looked at Lake, "So, what do you think?"

Lake looked at Emilia, "Have you spoken to your little cotton-padded jacket? What did she say?"

Emilia said, "Your little cotton-padded jacket naturally agreed."

Lake sighed, "I don’t want to be the bad guy. Alright, I agree in principle."

Forget it.

Forks it is, then.

At least it was within the Federation. Although a part of it belonged to an Indian reservation, it was still federal land. As long as it was within the Federation, the Department of Homeland Security could suppress any enemy.

Right.

What was the name of the Homeland Director of Washington State again?

Lake blinked, thinking that when he got back, he would find an opportunity to contact the Homeland Director there and get acquainted, so he wouldn’t be caught off guard if something happened.

Speaking of which, he wondered what stage the historical progression in Forks had reached.

Lake asked Emilia.

Emilia thought for a moment and said, "Several vampires from the Carlisle Cullen family should be entering Forks High School this September, so they can enroll with your little cotton-padded jacket."

Lake stroked his chin.

Just entering ninth grade, so they would be around fifteen years old externally. Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen…

Perfect.

His little cotton-padded jacket would be able to leave before that transfer student started the plot.

Good.

Lake estimated the historical progress in Forks and felt relieved internally. "Alright, it’s only four years anyway. Fine, I agree."

Emilia said, "Okay then. When you leave in a few days, shall I send your little cotton-padded jacket over?"

Lake immediately looked at Emilia, "School starts in September, and you want me to send her over?"

Emilia said, "It’s only three months away. Let Katherine go over first to get acquainted. I’m also very busy, and you can’t have me stepping into the Federation, can you?"

It would cause tension with the Security Council.

Lake looked at the expression on Emilia’s face and thought, "That works too."

Anyway, I have a clone working in New York, and there’s nothing important happening there either, so it’s fine to go back later.

What?

David isn’t going?

Heh.

David’s house arrest was actually lifted after a month, but as soon as David’s house arrest ended, Lake directly ordered that David was not allowed to leave the Immortal Castle for two years. If he dared to go out, he would be killed and a new one would be regenerated.

Not satisfied?

Fine, if you have the ability, change your blood again.

Lake’s attitude was firm. If it weren’t for Emilia spoiling him, he would have been killed long ago. His attitude towards this rebellious son was simple: stay at home obediently and don’t go out causing trouble.

Emilia’s pleas were useless.

So.

At the end of May.

As Katherine was stuffing items into her Fourth-Dimensional Pocket in her room, David, standing at Katherine’s doorway, had a smug expression.

"Envious?"

"…"

"Jealous?"

"…"

"Hold it in!"

Katherine, as usual, used her sharp tongue to provoke David’s nerves. Seeing her now empty bedroom, she patted her hands with satisfaction and said to her silent brother David at the door, "Stay home obediently. It’s only two years, and I’ll only be gone for four years."

David turned and left with a blank expression.

This was simply not human talk.

…Wait.

We don’t belong to humans in the first place.

At the Immortal Castle’s train station.

As Katherine boarded the train, she waved to her brother David, who had come with Emilia to see her off, and said with excitement and emotion, "See you again in four years, my foolish brother. Remember to behave. I don’t want to come back and see grass growing on your grave."

David, standing next to Emilia, twitched at the corner of his mouth.

Soon.

The train started moving.

Watching the little train quickly recede, David felt a sense of relief. In fact, David was looking forward to Katherine’s departure for a simple reason: whenever David finally saw Serena in the Immortal Castle, his sister would always appear like a ghost and say all sorts of nonsense to Serena.

Now that Katherine was finally gone.

David felt that no one could say any embarrassing things about him in front of Serena anymore.

Even if David couldn’t leave the castle, he could beg Emilia to let Serena live in the Immortal Castle under the guise of being the Immortal Bloodline Guard Captain, which wasn’t impossible.

Daddy doesn’t love him, but luckily, Mommy Emilia spoils him.

Two hours later.

The Immortal Consortium’s private jet took off and ascended into the sky.

"Wow!"

Little Cotton-Padded Jacket Katherine sat opposite Lake, looking at the white clouds through the window, as if seeing them for the first time.

Lake took a sip of the Bourbon in his cup and asked, "Have you gotten used to the Bamboo Dragonfly yet?"

The excitement on Katherine’s face instantly vanished, and she looked at Lake with some complaint, "Daddy, you know the answer, yet you still ask."

Lake burst into laughter.

In the past few months, Katherine had been practicing in the castle whenever she had free time. She had tied ropes to her feet, and all sorts of flying postures had emerged, but none of them were normal flights.

Lake shook his head, "Too many distracting thoughts."

The flight mode of the Bamboo Dragonfly was simple: think about how to fly, and the Bamboo Dragonfly would fly that way. If you had too many distracting thoughts, naturally, the Bamboo Dragonfly wouldn’t fly well.

Little Cotton-Padded Jacket said seriously, "I will definitely learn it."

Lake sipped his Bourbon, "If all else fails, you can summon your little bone wings; they can also fly."

Yes.

Little bone wings.

Vampires, vampires, are vampires who can’t fly still called vampires?

In this version of the night, it seems only Marcus has those giant, ugly wings; other vampires don’t seem to have them.

However…

Vampires don’t, but Blood Clans do. Emilia has wings, but she has only summoned them once and never again. After all, she is a Blood Clan, not an Angel, and wings are somewhat aesthetically unpleasing.

Katherine, my little cotton-padded jacket, disliked using her wings for this very reason.

But Lake found it rather cute.

Let’s put it this way.

When Katherine summoned her small bone wings, Lake couldn’t help but think she resembled a quirky bone spirit from some turn-based online game.

But Katherine thought they were ugly.

This time was no different.

My little cotton-padded jacket pouted, "No, they’re hideously ugly. Every time I see them, I want to cut them off."

She’d rather transform into her full form than her half-form.

Lake: "…"

After several hours of flight.

By the time the plane landed at the nearest airport to Forks Town, Angel Port, it was already dark.

Exiting the plane.

Not far away, Carlisle Cullen and his wife Esme Cullen, who seemed to have been waiting for some time, walked over.

"Hello, Your Majesty Black King."

"Mr. Cullen, just call me Black King."

Lake shook hands with Carlisle Cullen, a smile on his face.

Carlisle Cullen and his wife Esme Cullen looked at most in their early thirties, with no significant age difference compared to Lake.

But in reality, Carlisle Cullen was only a few hundred years younger than Emilia.

Esme Cullen looked at Katherine beside Lake and smiled, "This must be the Immortal First Princess."

The name change of the Immortal Royal Family had already been announced throughout the vampire world, so naturally, Carlisle Cullen and Esme Cullen were aware of it.

Katherine said sweetly, "Aunt Esme, please take good care of me from now on."

Since she would be staying with the Cullen family for four years, Katherine, who was sharp-tongued with her younger brother, always paid close attention to her demeanor and speech when dealing with outsiders.

Carlisle Cullen looked at Lake and said, "Mr. Black King, please."

Lake smiled slightly, "Please."

PS: Carlisle Cullen – From "Twilight"!