March 31st.
Avalon, the Palace of Silver and Tin.
Yuliya was tinkering with something in her room, wearing a monocle specially designed for focusing and magnifying.
But at this moment, there was a gentle knock on her door.
...Who is it, come at this time.
She frowned slightly, put the tools in her hands aside, and paused her work: "Please come in."
Yuliya pressed a button and left her The alchemy glasses lenses hanging on the eyes cancel the effect and pop up automatically.
If it were at home, Yulia would never pay attention to the other party. But there is no way, this is the palace of silver and tin... maybe some big shot or something important will come to see me.
"Yuliya~"
At this moment, a very familiar voice came from the door.
Yuliya suddenly stiffened and suddenly raised her head to look at the door.
I saw Aiwass opening the door with a smile, and just lying on the door, half of his body still hanging outside the door: "Did you miss me?"
She Subconsciously, I took a step forward...but it only took one step to react.
"...Your Majesty, are you bored?"
Yulia puffed up her cheeks and said in a depressed tone.
For just a moment, she thought Aiwass was really back!
But Aiwass would usually call himself Yuli, and would not knock on the door so softly.
And Aiwass has no time to come back at this time...
"What's wrong! Isn't this also Aiwass!"
Isabel He took off the mask from his face and threw it into the void, turning it into nothingness.
She jumped in with a few light steps, not forgetting to close the door.
Then Isabel sat down on the chair next to Yulia, hugged Yulia and started to cry falsely: "Little Yulia was so angry that she started calling me your majesty." ..."
Yulia was helpless and sat directly on Isabel's lap, hugging Isabel's neck with her backhand.
For a "iron-blooded Majesty the Queen", this is considered an act of transgression. But for Isabel, she especially enjoyed the intimacy Yulia showed her.
The fact that Isabel likes Yulia so much has nothing to do with the biological relationship between Yulia and Aiwass... Two girls of the same age who also lack friends, are kind and sincere, in the Palace of Silver and Tin After living together for so long, we have already become close friends with each other.
The longer they get along, the closer their behavior becomes to their true personalities.
Isabel is no longer the gentle, wise, generous, and considerate person she was at the beginning - in other words, she is no longer holding on. When Yulia became Isabel's closest friend, IsabelI like teasing her very much, making jokes or acting coquettishly.
And Yulia is no longer the soft and waxy look she had at the beginning.
Because her character is not that soft to begin with... If I had to say it, it was just that she was burned out by the Flame-Contrary Butterfly and had no strength at all. I feel groggy and helpless every day, which is more like weakness than gentleness.
She continued to act like that after that, just because the Yulia Aiwass was familiar with was always the same posture as before.
She didn’t want her most trusted, closest, and favorite relative to suddenly feel like a stranger—especially after Aiwass helped her resolve a life-and-death crisis.
In other words, she was instinctively afraid... afraid that Aiwass would alienate herself because of this.
No matter from a rational point of view or from her understanding of Aiwass, that would not happen - but she was still afraid. Because fear has never been related to reason.
But in front of Queen Isabel, who can see into people's hearts, Yulia's disguise seemed so childish and thin.
She likes to tease Yulia and can always make Yulia lose her power without making her really angry. Every time after she was so angry, she would comfort herself. After several such cycles, Yulia simply stopped pretending.
"By the way, Isa."
Yuliya said softly: "I have something to discuss with you."
"You tell me." Isabel said nothing. Said without hesitation.
"Not long ago, Master Nobel came to see me."
Yuliya's voice deepened: "It was said that there was an alchemist competition over there in Star Antimony... ..."
"You want to go to Star Antimony?"
Isabel immediately guessed what Yulia meant.
Her brows furrowed slightly, lost in thought.
And Yulia continued: "Teacher, he was squeezed out by the people in Leipzig a long time ago. He used to be a very talented alchemist, but he was jealous of others... By now, the people who excluded him have long since died, and everyone knows that Nobel is a genius who was squeezed out by others.
"But at this moment, Xing Antimony's side showed up. An imposter appeared - he claimed to be Mr. Nobel's only direct student, registered patents for all of Mr. Nobel's formulas, and presented a series of "Nobel's inventions over the years." However, almost all of these achievements are suspected of infringement...
"——Because the 'Nobel student' claimed that they were all 'old inventions' invented by teachers in the past era. Things. But each of them was invented earlier than other inventions that are very similar today. In other words, if his words are true, the inventors of these things will be replaced by teachers..."
"...That will cause controversy."
Isabel blurted out: "Isn't this just trying to bring hatred to Master Nobel?"
She was already very smart. Under the intentional or unintentional training of Aiwass, she has an almost instinctive sensitivity to the relationship between people.
Especially today's Star Antimony - they have just lost the war with Avalon, and their original contemptuous and arrogant attitude towards Avalon will turn around 180 degrees. At this time, Master Nobel, who lived in Avalon because of jealousy in the past, will definitely be hated or praised by people for this reason.
The hostility is because his help will inevitably enhance Avalon's strength, thus skewing the balance of victory and defeat;
The praise is because, if "he If we don’t leave Star Antimony for this reason”, then the outcome is still uncertain!
If the media is willing and no one stops it, it can even exaggerate the importance of Nobel from the perspective of public opinion, and directly elevate it to the key hand in determining the outcome of the war through a chain reaction - —Isabel believes that at least this step is absolutely achievable.
In this case, a "Nobel student" came out to "clear his name" and robbed other people's patents and reputations. If people become fanatical, anyone who stands up to stop him will be labeled as a "jealous person" and become "the culprit of squeezing capable people away from Star Antimony."
——It is obviously my own invention, and I have done nothing wrong, but I will be attacked by fanatics for asserting my rights...
Just think about it this way , Isabel, who has a strong sense of empathy, felt an indescribable discomfort and depression.
"...If I were one of these researchers, even if I knew this person was a liar, I would probably be disgusted with Master Nobel."
Isabel said softly.
Yuliya nodded: "And more people don't know about this because they were not very familiar with Teacher Nobel. As Teacher Nobel was suddenly praised, these Many alchemist masters have criticized this and asked people to calm down. With the appearance of this 'only student', people feel that they have realized the truth - they are trying to suppress people because of jealousy and fear. Many actions to clear Mr. Nobel’s name.
“So when the news came back, Mr. Nobel was very angry. He wanted to return to Star Antimony to clear his name, and just at this time, the Earl of Leipzig planned to hold an alchemy apprentice competition in Leipzig... So Teacher Nobel wanted to take me to participate, and by the way, he would personally transfer all his patents He and his property were transferred to me, and his real interpersonal relationships were also transferred to me. "
"...This should be Xing Antimony's conspiracy. "
Isabel made a keen judgment: "I feel like something is not right. ”
But she was still thinking, so she just thought about it.While hugging Yulia tightly: "Tell me first... what do you think?"
"——I also think this is a conspiracy."
Yuli Ya said seriously: "If the teacher is secretly murdered, no one can explain that 'that person is not his student'. And his death will further intensify the internal conflicts of Xing Antimony, and he may even become the liar." Food."
"...No," Isabel frowned, "I think the whole thing is not right, but I can't tell what is wrong..."
So You. Leah stopped talking and just waited quietly for Isabel to sort out her thoughts.
Suddenly, Isabel said: "Is there a possibility...that those people are targeting you?"
"Me?"
Yuli Ya was stunned for a moment.
She did not expect this possibility at all.
And Isabel reacted: "When I was attacked by that succubus Emma, it was your face... No wonder!"
She actually still doesn't know how to use it. I never understood why Emma wanted to abduct Yulia.
At that time, she could only guess that it might be a conspiracy against Aiwass. By kidnapping Yulia, Aiwass must be put on the defensive, thereby restricting or even winning over Aiwass, and then controlling himself and the entire Avalon.
But now she finally realized belatedly that perhaps the original purpose of the Star Antimony Man was to get Yulia!
If you take this as your motivation, everything becomes clear!
"...Since the target is me," Yulia immediately became nervous, "Then I won't go. Otherwise, I might cause trouble to Aiwass..."
She had already heard from Isabel during dinner a few days ago that Star Antimony has now entered a state of anarchy, the monarch has died again, and the first-generation Red Chancellor has also been killed by "Miss Aleister"— —And that is Aiwass’s alter ego and pseudonym. Considering that the Theocracy did not come to cause trouble, the monarch of Star Antimony should not have been affected by Aiwass, but died of "natural causes".
In other words, the situation in Xing Antimony has become so chaotic that even their own king will suddenly die.
And Yulia is just a third-level alchemist.
She has not been promoted to a high-level transcendent, and I am afraid it will be difficult to even protect herself...
"...No, wait."
But Isabel suddenly had an idea: "You can go."
"But..."
"——Because I will also go with you."
Isabel replied.
Her eyes became brighter: "There is no monarch in Xingzhi now, only the former queen is in charge - and that queen is my grandmother's former friend, and she has met me before. Here It is very reasonable for me to go out in the name of a state visit at this time.
"It happens that the war in Xingtai has also ended.It stopped - just yesterday, the Narcissus Principality completed its founding. Star Antimony chose the default. In this way, the Black Eagle Principality should be almost established... Star Antimony is now suffering from internal chaos. With the death of the red prime minister and the silence of the black prime minister, I guess they should have become one. group.
"At this time, a state visit from me can further confuse the situation. Whether it is Narcissus, Black Hawk or Star Antimony, they are all eager to get an ally. Avalon is a very trustworthy Credo's allies - even though they were trying to invade Avalon not long ago, now they are vying for Avalon's goodwill and approval.
"At the same time, they are attacking us. It is said that dividing Star Antimony into three parts will also help the stability of Avalon. ”
In the past, this kind of thing was done by the Star Antimony people or the Iris people.
But Isabel felt that maybe she could do it too——
Her talent is imitation.
I have imitated Aiwass’s thinking mode, and also imitated teacher Yanis’s piano playing and painting. As an artist, it is difficult for her to have her own. Achievements. This is why she is currently stuck at the fourth level.
As a monarch... her talent for imitation has made her grow faster.
But if there are enough people to imitate, my own fruit will surely be born from it.
"Since I am going to visit Star Antimony, the Queen's Guards will naturally go with me. With the support of the Theocracy's power, Star Antimony's chaos is naturally nothing to fear - you and Master Nobel can be protected together. "
Isabel's mood became excited.
But she still said cautiously: "But we have to wait a little longer - tonight is Aiwass and Ah The snow has not stopped at Lester’s promotion ceremony. Anyway, we have to wait for the snow to stop before we travel and the competition starts.
"I will confirm the specific details with Aleister in my dream in two days."
"Promotion ceremony..."
Yulia was in a daze for a moment: "Is my brother about to advance to the fifth level? But I just..."
She has not even reached the fourth level yet.
She bit her lip, feeling the urgency.
Even if she couldn't help...she didn't want to be left too behind.
Thinking about this, Yulia raised her head and looked at Isabel.
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