The next day, Leon visited Count Hall again to inquire about his family contract.
"Back then, after Dorothy was born, she was found to have multiple entries that had never appeared before, including [Magic Container]. It was because of this entry that the Sages wanted to study Dorothy. Even though the Sages promised they would never harm Dorothy's life and only conduct live research, I still couldn't accept it. To protect her, the family signed a family servant contract with the Frank family, vowing that the Hall family would forever be loyal to the Frank family."
Loyalty to the royal family was already something that could not be criticized. Signing a contract or not signing a contract made no difference to the Hall family at the time.
But the person who signed the contract still became a sinner of the family. Because he made the pride of the creed family disappear.
And this contract later became theshackles that bound the Hall family.
Especially Dorothy.
Leon was very curious as to why Count Hall didn't have a term imprint on him.
Count Hall also had an older brother. When Dorothy was just born, perhaps Count Hall's brother was still the head of the family, and he was not yet in charge of the Hall family.
So the imprint is most likely on Count Hall's brother.
To verify his guess, Leon asked,
"The contract was signed by the head of the family at the time, not by you?"
"Yes, I was not the head of the family at the time. The head of the family was Ince. I only became the head of the family when Dorothy was five years old."
Thinking of this, Hall still felt indebted to Ince.
After the elders of the Hall family learned about this, they joined together to put pressure on Ince, forcing him to step down from the position of head of the family.
"Then where is Uncle Ince now?"
Leon asked.
"In Red Maple territory."
After getting the specific location, Leon got up to say goodbye to Count Hall.
"Leon, do you really have a way toremove the family contract?"
"I don't, I can only pray to God and see if the great Tiger God can help solve it."
"It's good enough that you have the heart."
Count Hall didn't think this could be done. Once a family contract was signed, it could only beremoved if one of the Frank or Hall families was completely dead, but this was impossible.
He was already starting from another place, wanting to save his daughter.
For example, sending someone to assassinate Zenobia's fiancé, the king of Devante in the Northern Continent, so that Zenobia could continue to stay in the royal capital.
Devante's internal affairs were in chaos. The old king was already seventy-three years old, and his son was already fifty years old, but he was still unwilling to abdicate, and continued to implement brutal rule over the people. Count Hall killed him without any psychological burden.
Count Hall had informants in the palace, so he naturally knew about Zenobia's relationship with Augulas.
Augulas was completely addicted to Zenobia's gentle embrace, but the Frank family could not let Zenobia marry Augulas, and the two could only be lovers.
Using Zenobia could only contain Augulas for a while, and could not dispel the desire in Augulas' heart for Dorothy.
Therefore, Count Hall cooperated with the Isaacson family, expressing his willingness to fully support the Isaacson family in producing a new queen.
And Mona Isaacson was the new queen chosen by the Isaacson family.
So, Tessaia Isaacson feigned wanting Mona Isaacson to be Leon's student, but in reality, she only wanted to bring Mona Isaacson into Augulas' sight.
It's just that Augulas had no interest in the gentle and obedient Mona Isaacson. His mind was now on how to take down the Whip of Azure Dragon.
On the other side, after Leon left, Maya was very sad, even her father Yall looked at her with disappointment.
This forced her to use wine to dispel her sorrow, one cup after another, even with Tessaia Isaacson and otherspersuading.
She didn't listen.
Yall saw Maya like this and felt that she was hopeless, angrily leaving early.
Empress Dowager Tessaia Isaacson saw that Mona and Augulas had no interaction, so she also took Mona away, as long as they met, and let Augulas know that Mona was not the kind of woman who deliberately approached him.
In the end, only Augulas, Zenobia, and Maya were left.
Whether it was the effect of alcohol, or stimulated by Zenobia, Maya wanted to know if she really had feminine charm, so that night, she had an unspeakable relationship with Augulas.
The next day, Augulas only felt mentally exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes, but he felt fulfilled.
He suddenly understood the happiness of the men of the Moria family.
But compared to this short-lived happiness, Augulas was still moreinfatuated with the happiness brought by power.
He cast a healing spell on himself to restore his spirit to its best state before waking up the two people beside him.
After Maya learned about the ridiculous behavior that happened last night, she didn't dare to look at Augulas, and nervously covered herself with the quilt. On the contrary, Zenobia lazily stretched her waist, wrapped her arms around Augulas' neck, and asked for morning love.
Augulas was notstingy, Zenobia's infinitely satisfied expression was his reward this morning.
In the morning, the bells of the church echoed over the dragon city, waking up the temporarily resting capital.
On the stone slab road, the dew of the night reflected a faint light, revealing a sense of loneliness.
The walls of the city were towering, the city gates were tightly closed, and the guarding soldiers yawned and began to change shifts. They were wearing iron armor, holding spears, and vigilantly surveying their surroundings.
The vendors in the market opened one after another, displaying all kinds of goods: fresh vegetables and fruits, handmade bread and sausages, agricultural tools and weapons forged in blacksmith shops, clothes and robes sewn in tailor shops.
The shouts of merchants rose one after another, attracting passing customers. The air was filled with various aromas, from grilled meat to spices, to freshly baked bread, making people drooling.
The houses on both sides of the street are mostly made of stone, with spires, eaves, and floral decorations that appear simple and dignified.
The sound of horses' hooves in the distance gradually approached. The knights, wearing armor and holding long swords, passed under the arrow towers on the city wall and headed to the training ground outside the city. The civilians gave way one after another, both in awe and gratitude to these noble knights, who protected the safety of the city.
Children chased and frolicked on the streets, occasionally being scolded by hurried adults. Women carried baskets and went to the market to buy ingredients, or chatted with neighbors about everyday life.
In such a peaceful atmosphere, the second meeting of the Witch Tower began.
This time, two more people participated, namely Aishi, the Barrier Witch who was previously replaced by Alexander, and Dora, the Disease Witch.
After Nina Owen sent Catherine back to the Blue Moon Territory, she gave the invitation stones made by Dorothy to Dora and Aishi respectively.
Both of them were attending the meeting for the first time and seemed a little nervous.
It's just that both of them were 투입(투입: projected) the virtual image of the High Tower Council, and others couldn't see their expressions.
Of course, they couldn't see the expressions of others either.
Because there are still vacancies in the 12 seats of the Original Witch, Alexander shamelessly participated in the meeting again. This time she represented all the witches who could not attend.
The other participants included Fairy Tale Witch Dorothy, Ice Witch Sophie, Puppet Witch Cameron, Hell Witch Ellie, and Wisdom Witch Fia, who were old members.
Dorothy had a pair of deep and mysterious purple eyes, slender eyelashes trembling gently, and a hint of imperceptible golden luster between her brows, as if it was the gift of the first ray of sunlight at dawn, which was both noble and full of magical color.
Sophie's face was delicate and pale, as if it were a work of art carved from ice and snow, both cold and beautiful without losing her tenderness.
There was always no expression on her face, giving people the illusion of an ice beauty.
Cameron had a healthy wheat complexion, sapphire-like eyes sparkling, and a healthy and upward lively charm.
Ellie's eyes, like the brightest stars in the night sky, were embedded on a face as pale as the moon, with a firm light. Thick eyelashes were like small black brushes, trembling gently with her eyes.
Fia's golden hair was scattered like a waterfall, and each strand seemed to be weaving the light of the sun. The delicate skin revealed a faint rose color, like the morning glow reflected through the gauze, both warm and soft. Her nose was straight, and her lips were full and red, and between the slightly opened , she seemed to be telling an unfinished secret. The gold-rimmed glasses not only did not detract from her appearance, but also added a unique wise temperament.
It can only be said that every Witch Tower meeting is very pleasing to the eye.
Although she couldn't see Dora, Leon could imagine her red hair and bright red lips, she was a witch as passionate as fire.
As the president, he should be the host and say a few opening remarks first.
"Dorothy, Sophie, Ellie, Cameron, Alexander, Fia, good morning."
Leon greeted in order.
Dorothy corrected, "President, call the code name."
Leon twitched the corners of his mouth, and did not expect Dorothy to care so much about formality, and said again,
"Fairy Tale, Ice, Hell, Puppet, Alexander, Wisdom, good morning."
"Good morning, President/Dad."
Several people said neatly.
Except for Alexander, the others called him President.
Seemingly aware that she was too different, Alexander immediately changed her mind and called Leon President.
Leon looked at Dora and Aishi, "You are new members, you can introduce yourself."
Aishi seemed a little nervous. Although she was not strictly a new member, it was indeed the first time she had participated in such a meeting.
Because it was a remote meeting, she could only see the virtual images of the participants, and could not see the facial details clearly, but through the figure, she still judged the specific location of Leon, Dorothy and other companions.
"I-I am, Aishi, as everyone knows, the Barrier Witch, my code name is probably Barrier."
Aishi made a naive voice.
In comparison, Dora seemed much more composed than Aishi.
"Good morning, everyone, I am Dora, the Disease Witch, and the code name can be Disease or Plague."
Dora was very curious about thecouncil, but at the same time she was dissatisfied with Leon, she was not the first batch of members, who are Cameron and Ellie and Aishi? How come she didn't know them?
She had heard of Fia's name, wasn't she thepriest who defended Leon? How did she become a witch?
Compared to herself, a witch who had long been acquainted with Leon, these witches were newcomers, right?
Dora, who had many question marks on her head, chose to be cautious in her words and actions in order to maintain her profound image in front of the "newcomers", and hid her doubts in her heart.
"Welcome Barrier Witch and Disease Witch to join the meeting."
Dorothy took the lead in applauding.
Cameron, Ellie, Sophie, and Fia also applauded, expressing their welcome to the two new members.
"We should actually have a party to celebrate the revision of the 《魔女公约》(《魔女公约》:Witch Convention), but we are too busy, and there are countless witches waiting for our salvation."
Dorothy took over when Leon stopped talking.
Cameron and Alexander nodded heavily.
Alexander felt that she was also a "witch" now, and had a deep sense of belonging to the association.
If she was told now that a witch was in dire straits, she would not hesitate to give up her favorite cotton candy and rush to save the witch in order to increase her presence in the association.
"Mom, who are we going to save now?"
Dorothy paused and said, "This will be what must be said before each meeting. Who to save will be discussed later. President, as the main person in charge of the last task, please summarize the work situation."
Leon looked at Dorothy's serious little face and felt that he was the only employee of the term association.
He sighed in his heart and said slowly,
"The first task, saving the Time Witch, we have already done it. The Time Witch has extended the life of my elder. She can transfer the life time of monsters to humans. Everyone can record this. The Time Witch is a friend we can strive for. When she returns next time through time, we can send someone to recruit her."
Cameron listened with a pale face, excitedlyslapped the table and stood up,
"What? This was done by the President, why didn't you tell me?"
"Cameron, letting you temporarily forget the content of the meeting is only to deal with Ophelia's questioning."
Dorothy waved her hand and asked Cameron to sit down.
Cameron realized her indiscretion and blushed, but she was still a little depressed.
Dora was far away in the Blue Moon Territory and did not know about the escape of the Time Witch. She was very surprised that Leon had saved another witch.
At the same time, she was surprised that Leon had rescued the witch inside the Red Tower?
This was simply the first accident since the existence of the Red Tower.
I wonder what the Director Ophelia's expression would be.
Dora was looking forward to it.
Aishi was so scared that she stood up, "What happened to Sister Mirian?"
She and Mirian were friends, and Mirian had always taken care of her.
Although Mirian did not go to the station to see her off when Aishi left.
"Aishi, Mirian has violated the highest law of the empire and has become the first heretical witch in the history of witches. You must be careful when you see her in the future and don't be misled by her."
As soon as Cameron finished speaking, she realized that she had said something wrong.
What is the first heretic? The term mutual aid association has helped her escape from prison. Is it too late to clear the relationship now?
"Sorry, pretend I didn't say anything."
Cameron scratched her hair.
"The second task, revising the Witch Convention, has also been approved in the Supreme Court."
Li En gave a brief explanation.
Although Dora and Ash were far away, they knew about the amendment to the Witch Covenant.
However, they heard that Simon Moriah had amended the Witch Covenant and did not know that Simon Moriah was actually Li En Moriah's alias.
The nobles in the royal capital knew, but people in remote areas were not clear.
Dora and Ash had a blind spot in information.
After hearing what Li En said, the two showed shocked expressions again, perfectly hidden in the shadows.
Dora deliberately looked around after realizing that her expression management had failed, and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that no one had noticed.
"Damn Li En, he has done so many great things, I am probably the last one to know."
Dora muttered silently.
"So, President, what is the task of our Terminology Mutual Aid Association next?"
Dorothy believes that setting common goals and tasks at each meeting is very important, as it helps to improve team cohesion and centripetal force, and promotes the team's positive and healthy development.
Li En thought for two seconds and said,
"Two things. The first is the Save the Deputy Director Plan. The family to which Fairy Tale belongs, the Hall family, has signed a family servant relationship with the Frank family for generations. If Augulas asks Fairy Tale to marry him, then Fairy Tale cannot resist due to blood ties. This kind of thing violates Fairy Tale's personal wishes, and we must prevent it.
So this servant relationship must be terminated.
"The person who signed the contract has been found. It is Fairy Tale's uncle, Earl Ince Hall, who now lives in Red Maple Territory. Someone needs to bring him back from Red Maple Territory. Only by finding the contract signer can we find a way to terminate the contract."
Dorothy was slightly stunned. She had never thought that Augulas would use this contract to threaten herself.
After all, the two grew up together and were friends even if they weren't lovers.
It wasn't until Li En said this that Dorothy began to think about the possibility of this matter.
Since becoming emperor, Augulas has indeed become more and more like a member of the Frank family, putting interests first.
If he wants to get me for profit, not for love, he might really do it.
Dorothy took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, President."
"Why don't you let me kill Augulas, so that no one can threaten Mom."
Alexander said angrily.
Cameron's heart was about to jump out, and she was so scared that her hands trembled.
What? Regicide? Kidnapping the witch was one thing, but now it has developed to the point of regicide?
What kind of amazing cult organization have I joined?
Ellie didn't have any expression. The emperor was too far away from her. As long as she wasn't asked to slaughter the people, she didn't think she had violated her guardian's principles.
Dora and Cameron had the same idea. What kind of high-end meeting is this? The first thing we discussed was such a major event as the monarch. Is this really something I can listen to?
Ash swallowed and suspected that she had misheard. She humbly looked at Alexander,
"This unfamiliar companion, what, what did you just say?"
"I said kill Augulas."
Alexander repeated word by word, his tone full of rebelliousness and arrogant confidence.
Ash's face turned pale and she almost fainted from fright.
"Not yet. Augulas's death will cause turmoil in the Holy Empire and give Mary a chance to take advantage of it. It is not good for us if Mary becomes emperor."
Li En said.
He said not yet, which means he already had the intention of killing Augulas.
This surprised Dorothy.
Hearing what Li En said, Cameron and Ash wiped the sweat from their foreheads at the same time and breathed a sigh of relief.
Dora, who feared that the world would not be in chaos, felt that it was boring. She really wanted to see what would happen if the association committed regicide.
"I almost thought I was going to the guillotine."
"Doll, you're really useless. Do you think I'll lose?"
Alexander said unconvinced.
"You won't lose, but you will implicate the entire Hall family in being beheaded."
Fia said lightly.
She analyzed the consequences of killing Augulas for Alexander, who hated ignorance. First of all, it would arouse the anger of the Frank family. The Hall family, which still had a contractual relationship, could not resist and could only be buried with Augulas.
Alexander felt horrified and also felt that his previous remarks were a bit impulsive.
After all, she is still a young dragon and her mind is not fully mature.
"President, please tell us the second thing."
Dorothy looked at Li En.
Li En nodded and continued,
"The second thing is that I am going to the Court of Azure Dragons. Ophelia will choose 10 witches to follow her on the expedition. I need to get a detailed witch profile so that I can choose 10 members who can enter the Mutual Aid Association."
"I can do the first task. I can use the portal to bring my uncle over."
Dorothy said.
"Then let me and Ellie take on the second task. Only we know the most about the witches of the Guardian Bureau."
Cameron volunteered.
Ellie did not object.
Dora suddenly felt a sense of urgency. What? Ten more newcomers are coming in? I haven't confirmed my status as a senior yet, and now someone else is coming in?
"Ahem, I noticed that there are only 13 seats here. Where will the other witches sit when they come?"
Dora asked.
"The High Tower Conference only allows the president and the 12 original witches to participate. Even if other witches join, they are only our subordinate members."
Dorothy said,
"The 12 original witches are required to be different in terms of field and power. There cannot be duplicates, nor can there be weaklings. Their personalities must also stand the test. Several of you here have no problems and will have your own subordinate teams in the future."
She was determined to develop and expand the Terminology Mutual Aid Association and had the awareness of a leader.
Li En suspected that Dorothy was even secretly making a five-year plan and a ten-year plan.
Hearing what the vice president said, Dora's eyes lit up instantly, which means she will also have witch subordinates in the future, and they are still the noble 12 original witches.
If that's the case, she doesn't mind new people joining.
The more new people, the better.
Dora is a witch who likes to try new things and has a positive and optimistic personality.
If Cameron is just pretending to be cheerful and outgoing, then Dora is truly outgoing. Even though she is a disease witch, her personality is more like the sun, which can warm many people with warmth and enthusiasm.
Li En felt that Dora had no problem being a small team leader.
However, she is probably still angry that he brought her to the highest meeting so late, so she is holding back and not showing her true personality.
"Now everyone will report on the situation in their respective areas."
Li En looked at Dora and Ash, only they were in other places.
"Catherine returned to Blue Moon Territory, quelled the noble rebellion, and saved Mina and Loll."
Originally, Catherine had disappeared from everyone's memory. Everyone thought that Loll was the new lord of Blue Moon Territory,
And Mina, as Loll's fiancée, became the acting lord until the memory of Catherine returned to everyone's consciousness.
The nobles began to be dissatisfied with Mina's rule, and Mina herself panicked, so the nobles united and wanted to send Mina and the always sleeping Loll to the guillotine until Catherine returned and solved the problem, successfully saving Mina and Loll.
Throughout the entire process, Dora was in a state of self-isolation because she found that she had forgotten her most important friend and locked herself in the tower.
It was Catherine's return that made Dora cheer up again.
"Is there any other movement in the south?"
Li En asked.
"Members of the Hundred Cross Society have sent back information that Rose Territory is expanding its recruitment, requiring all civilian men aged 14 and over,
and under 50 to serve."
Dora said. She had previously preached in Rose Territory, relying on spreading the plague virus and eliminating the plague virus, and had tricked a group of people. This group of people automatically joined the White Cross Society and had always regarded Dora as a messenger of God. It was a small cult group with an initial scale.
Now the White Cross Society has gradually spread from the civilian class to the middle-class petty nobles.
The number of people has also expanded from the initial dozens to more than 8,000, which can be regarded as a time bomb buried in Rose Territory.
The team has also spontaneously established a channel for transmitting information, which can allow the current situation of Rose Territory to be transmitted to Dora in a timely manner, and is now developing freely.
Of course, once the number of people increases, it becomes easy to lose control.
Dora has already discovered that they are asking for money more and more often.
Fortunately, Dora has Blue Moon Territory behind her, and money is just a trivial matter to her.
"Magic Box, Blue Moon Territory now has a new guardian witch. You can take more time to manage the White Cross Society and don't let them mess around."
Li En was a little worried that the expanded White Cross Society would be wiped out by Mary in one fell swoop. At this time, a rational decision-maker is needed to let them know how to keep a low profile and lurk.
Dora nodded, "Well, wait, you should call me Disease, not Magic Box."
"Okay, Miss Magic Box."
Li En still went his own way.
Dora hated it so much that her teeth itched. She didn't like being called Magic Box.
"Green Shade Territory is well-organized under Miss Anna's governance. I am responsible for guarding the high wall and have only encountered one monster attack."
Ash said.
Li En's brows furrowed slightly. A monster attack? Why would there be a monster attack? It is clear that the Bone Forest has been leveled. Except for those skeleton monsters, those skeleton monsters generally do not easily leave the territory to attack humans.
"It's from the Forbidden Sea in the north. The ones attacking the high wall are sea monsters."
Ash explained.
"Have sea monsters started attacking the land?"
"Yes. But they are not strong, just some shark sea monsters."
Ash said, "My barrier can successfully block them out. But Miss Annie has already gone to investigate this matter."
Li En nodded and looked at Cameron.
"Besides being busy with hunting down Mirian, the Guardian Bureau has recently been preparing to select witches for the expedition."
Cameron swallowed and said.
Dorothy and Sophie had nothing to report. They couldn't report on their love progress, could they?
Fia knocked on the table and everyone's eyes turned to her.
She pushed her glasses and said with a smile, "Everyone, I have combined magic cards with empire cards and developed a new way to play. This card in my hand is the High Wall card. After injecting a special magic circuit, releasing the card will create a brand new high wall, which is very beneficial for resisting monster attacks."
Fia is addicted to the ocean of knowledge and cannot extricate herself. Her recent creations have even surpassed Dorothy's level, mainly because Dorothy has spent too much time on love.
Fia's creation once again amazed the witches.
"As expected of the Wisdom Witch, this is simply a groundbreaking feat."
Dora exclaimed. Cameron, Ellie, and Ash were also very excited.
For the guardian witches, the effect of this card is undoubtedly very important, almost allowing them to avoid a powerful magic attack.
"Your Excellency Wisdom, can you trade this card to me?"
Ash asked.
"Yes, in addition to [High Wall], I also have three special cards: [Healing], [Intelligence Reduction], and [Pet]. [Healing] can restore the basic injuries of ordinary soldiers within 100 meters. [Intelligence Reduction] can cause all creatures within 100 meters to regress in intelligence. Humans degenerate into animals, and animals degenerate into mindless beings, losing the ability to think. Five-star knights/five-star assassins/silver believers and above are ineffective. [Pet] can make the target willingly become your slave. The card effect can last for 1 year. After 1 year, your pet will leave you. Five-star knights/five-star assassins/silver believers and above are ineffective."
"And the ordinary cards [Maple Leaf A] and [Maple Leaf 2]. Using the cards can summon two Maple Leaf Knights, respectively, with abilities equivalent to three-star knights."
There are four types of suits in empire cards, representing spring, summer, autumn, and winter: [Clover], [Rose], [Maple Leaf]
[Snowflake]. These four suits of cards can summon knights in Fia's hands, but they are obviously not as powerful as special cards.
"Everyone, I would like to invite you to help create a complete set of empire card special magic cards, because my power alone is too weak. For example, the [Snowflake] card requires the power of the Ice Witch, and the [Clover] requires the Fairy Tale Witch."
Fia said.
"No problem, I will join."
Dorothy was very happy. She liked studying magic in the first place.
This is what she imagined a witch tea party should be like, everyone discussing magic and researching magic together.
Sophie also nodded. She also found these cards very interesting.
Plus, Fia gave her a pet, and the two are already friends.
After that, everyone began to share the magic cards they made and trade them in a barter system.
Ash and Dora, as witches participating in the meeting for the first time, could only be envious.
Li En also showed the members the seven [Angel] cards he made.
"One a day, exactly seven, can be given to everyone for free."
Li En, as the president, felt that it was okay to be generous to his subordinates.
"The effect is to summon the angel Soraya. When you need her, don't easily show it to others,
and do not allow it to be given away."
"T-thank you so much, President."
Cameron was overjoyed. She didn't expect that she would have such a precious card.
Dora and Ash didn't expect that the cards would actually get into their hands. They originally thought that remote meetings could not achieve the transfer of items.
Dorothy smiled and explained to everyone, "I engraved space-related magic on the stone tablet. Magical items can be transmitted, but things like gold and silver cannot."
"Then, does a witch belong to the category of magical items?"
Dora asked.
"If you are willing to be decomposed once and then reassembled, possibly facing the loss of your internal organs in another dimension, you can try to actively break through the barrier and appear before us."
Dorothy said.
"Forget it."
Dora chickened out; it wasn't worth the risk.
Dorothy recorded the main points of the meeting. She felt this was a good state of development, as the meeting gave each witch a new task.
To help Dora and Aisha integrate as soon as possible, Leon had Fia teach them the secrets of making magic cards.
After the meeting, the few people sitting at the round table in the tower were still somewhat unsatisfied.
Leon noticed that two more entries had appeared on Fia's head.
[Empire Magic Card Creator]: The first person to merge Empire Cards with magic cards, your name will be recorded in the history of the Holy Empire, becoming the wisest existence.
[Pioneer of Wisdom]: Your inventions and creations inspire countless people who yearn for knowledge and magic. They will become your followers, devoutly believing in knowledge and wisdom. They will believe that knowledge changes destiny and will advocate that wisdom is above all else.
Leon always felt that Fia's entries were a bit off. Why did it feel like she was moving step by step toward the Goddess of Wisdom?
Could she become his second angel?
When Fia, Sophie, and Dorothy were discussing magic, Cameron and Ellie couldn't get a word in. They could only tell Leon about those promising witches based on their memories.
St. Luas Cathedral.
A magnificent palace that blends Renaissance and Baroque styles stands within it.
The exterior walls of the palace have been eroded by the traces of time, revealing a sense of steady history, while the interior is a different scene: a magnificent hall, flames jumping beside the fireplace, sending warmth to every corner of the room; murals hang high, colorful, telling the legend of religion and art intertwined.
Looking out from the high arched windows, you can see the scenery of the palace's back garden. Ancient trees soar into the sky, green is lush, fountains spit pearls, and white pigeons gather in groups.
The sun shines in the magnificent residence of the Pope, but cannot penetrate the earth and wood buildings to reach the dark and humid basement.
Randall, the handsome young Pope, was in the basement, confiding to his skeletal lover, Selena, "Selena, I've invited Hall twice recently, but he refused both times. I guess something happened to him at sea. He's always like this, not wanting to cause me trouble, likes to bear everything alone. Being too kind is not a good thing, is it?"
"But Hall is still your friend, and your friendship will not deteriorate."
Selena, who was only a skeleton, said softly.
She was actually in great pain, having to stay by her lover's side in this form.
Unfortunately, she had lost her tear glands, unable to shed tears, and had also lost her skin and muscle tissue, unable to express a sad expression.
Her voice was cold, like snowflakes in winter, like fallen leaves in autumn, with desolation and loneliness, making Randall feel guilty.
"I'm sorry, Selena, it's me who made you wait too long."
"Please, Randall, let me leave."
Selena asked Randall for the 1383rd time, hoping he could kill her in this form.
Selena didn't think Randall resurrecting her was a gift, but a terrible curse.
She was locked in this palace, locked in the basement, enduring endless loneliness and torment.
Even though Selena once loved Randall无比, she now only had pain left.
"Selena, do you still love me?"
This was the 1579th time Randall had asked Selena.
Selena said, "Randall, you should let go. In my current state, I can no longer love anyone.
Including you."
"Selena, say you love me."
This was the 1579th time Randall had ordered Selena as her master.
Selena said woodenly,
"Randall, I love you."
A tear slowly streaked down Randall's cheek. He took his skeletal lover Selena's hand with immense satisfaction and danced with her in the basement, just like many years ago at that summer ball, Randall and Selena danced together and made a lifelong commitment.
Randall lowered his head and kissed his skeletal lover.
Selena responded mechanically.
She was sometimes confused, like a puppet. She would do whatever Randall said.
Sometimes she was awake, understanding that all of this was the result of being manipulated, which made her extremely painful.
Selena felt like she was a skeleton without a heart. She couldn't even love herself, how could she love others?
She couldn't help but tremble in fear when she saw herself in the mirror.
Seeing Randall, who was already intimate with her, Selena had an idea.
Monster.
Her former lover had been turned into a monster by this world.
The monster that imprisoned her.
"Selena, do you feel my love?"
Randall asked.
"No, I feel fear."
Selena said, "You are actually kissing a skeleton."
"Selena, say you feel my love."
"I feel your love."
"Selena, say the most touching love words."
"Randall, you are not alone. I will always be by your side, and our love will become an eternal existence. Even if this world disappears, my love for you will not disappear, and I will not forget our past moments just because I have become a skeleton. I will always love you, always be with you, and always be loyal to you."
"Selena, say your true thoughts."
"Randall, let me die, okay?"
Randall released Selena in a depressed mood, turned and left, and closed the basement door.
Selena didn't chase after him; she was used to it.
"Selena, I won't let you wait too long. The Eye of the Future, the Split Seal, and the Azure Dragon Whip should all be in Leon Moria's hands. It's time to close the net."
