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During the conversation just now, Xia De has been thinking about the witch. His final opinion is that it can't be regarded as ignorance of this matter, at least it is necessary to find out what the other party's attitude is.
Coughed, told the maid who had already walked to the door to wait, and then looked at the duchess behind the desk:
"Miss Galina, there is actually one more thing I want to say. I recently learned some strange historical stories from the library of St. Byrence."
"about what?"
"About...the witch."
Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the maid Tifa standing in front of the door, completely blocking the door. At this moment, Xia De doubted whether he was right to talk about this matter now, but instead of cooperating with the other party with mutual suspicion until one day the conflict broke out, it is better to make it clear from the beginning.
After all, now that the divine nature is close by, if the other party really wants to make trouble, it must not be Xia De who is unlucky.
"Witch... Detective, what do you want to talk about?"
She looked at Shad.
"I learned a common sense from the book, the witches of the fifth era... While gaining great power, they were also cursed."
The black-haired maid looked at Xia De with a frown, and then looked at Miss Galina in a bewildered manner.
The Duchess's expression is still very natural:
"Well, keep talking."
The voice is very soft.
Xia De also looked at the great witch of the Witch Council, guessing at the other party's expression while speaking:
"Witches are infertile and have an indescribable aversion to men. Direct physical contact will amplify this aversion. This can also explain why there is no record of witch emperors leaving children... "
Pausing for a while, making sure that the other party's emotions are still normal, he continued:
"I also learned a little trick. Witches will use the way of holding men's wrists to determine their true gender."
The person on the sofa and the person behind the desk looked at each other, and the meaning in the witch's eyes was hard to judge:
"That's true, that's why some people think that the witches in the council are all 'handkerchief lovers'. In fact, it's just that they can't choose. So detective, what do you want to express?"
The conversation has reached a critical moment, and both parties are perceiving the current atmosphere. Xia De leaned forward slightly:
"I want to know...Since you can judge gender, and I obviously can't trigger that curse, so...Miss Galina, what exactly do you want from me?"
He asked seriously, but didn't get an immediate answer afterwards.
The room became so quiet that Xia De thought that even if Mia suddenly appeared, stepping on the soft carpet would make a loud noise.
While Xia De was thinking wildly, the red-haired Duchess laughed:
"Looking at your expression just now, I thought you wanted to ask something important like "The Whispering Poetry". Oh, I said the Whispering Poetry? You didn't hear it. But it's just this question? It's very simple, of course it's very important. Simple."
Judging from this answer at least, the conversation was a success.
The witch stood up from the chair suddenly, and Xia De also got up. Seeing the duchess walking quickly, he dodged immediately, and then was easily grabbed by the wrist by the other party.
At this moment, Xia De maintained the highest vigilance, using the power in the soul and life ring at any time.
"You are not a woman."
Miss Galina said.
"Of course, didn't the makeup box you asked me to get already proved it? Besides, my body's physiological reaction and appearance are indeed not women."
Xia De replied, wanting to break free like last time, but he couldn't break free at all. He looked inquiringly at the red-haired woman in front of him, who looked at him without showing any sign of weakness.
The distance between the two is very close, and this proximity allows Xia De to easily smell the powder on each other's body.
"You are not a woman, you are a man."
she said again.
"Of course, haven't you tested your potion?"
Xia De said again, looking into the dark golden eyes of the other party:
"Or...do you want to verify by other means?"
He deliberately said something suggestive, trying to make the other party let go. But the Duchess didn't care at all, she just looked at Xia De's expression like this:
"Whether I see you up close or in direct contact, I won't have any uncomfortable reactions. I have investigated your past, and you are indeed human, but it does not conform to my common sense. You are Man, this should be fine..."
She looks down, but only for a second at a subtle angle before looking away:
"If you don't mind using other methods to verify, I can help you find some high-level ji girls."
The maid beside the two who watched this scene coughed loudly, probably because they really choked.
Shad looked into his eyes:
"Miss Galina, what exactly do you want to do?"
"I don't do anything, I just want you to stay by my side. I just need to know this kind of secret."
Seeing her smile up close, the short hairs on the fair skin next to the corners of her lipsticked mouth can be seen clearly.
"You want to study me?"
He frowned.
"Research? No, generations of powerful witch emperors in the fifth era have studied the curse of the entire era, but there is no result. I am much weaker than them, and I am not the kind of genius researcher. Why waste time doing this Things. So, it is enough for you to stay by my side and let me enjoy this secret alone. You can understand it as... I am collecting you."
This statement made Xia De very uncomfortable.
"Favorite me?"
"This kind of statement is probably inappropriate. You can understand that I want to watch the only man the witches can touch grow and become stronger. It's like watching an ordinary dirty antique transform into a powerful man step by step. Relics. This kind of process is a rare pleasure in life. It is not difficult for me to help you. And I would like to know, when you grow up, whether you can discover the reason for your own abnormality, which may be able to help us."
Xia De's figure was reflected in the golden eyes, and Xia De believed that his eyes must also reflect the woman who was close at hand. His reason was that this conversation would definitely cause some conflicts, and he did not expect to get such a result. But this kind of result is not bad, the other party has no other intentions, of course he is very happy:
"If that's all it is, Miss Galina, I'm glad to arouse your interest, and I'm also happy to maintain our...cooperative relationship."
Her smile once again exhibits that obviously beyond human charm, which is not normal:
"If you can make me happy, I don't mind being with you..."
The maid at the door coughed again, but this time it was probably on purpose, reminding the duchess she was serving to be more dignified.
"I still have some concerns."
He stabilized his mind from the charm that was close at hand, which mainly relied on the woman's chuckling voice coming from his ear now:
"Then it's business as usual between us, it's just... what does this have to do with you grabbing my wrist?"
She smiled, and then let go of Xia De's hand, but did not continue to talk about the topic that would cause the maid to continue coughing:
"I can't guarantee the attitude of the other witches in the council towards you. After all, there are quite a few lunatics in the council. If other witches come to this place, I will notify you in advance, and you should not take the initiative to provoke them."
Turning to look at his maid:
"Tifa, hurry up and take this curious gentleman to learn etiquette, time is running out. Remember to get yourself some water to drink when you come back, I found that you have been coughing, it seems that your throat is uncomfortable."
"Wait a minute, Miss Galina, I still have a lot to ask."
Before the maid lady spoke, Xia De spoke first, but the duchess, who was still very "enthusiastic" to Xia De just now, had no intention of continuing the conversation. She regretfully shook her head at Xia De:
"Next time, Mr. Knight, but I allow you to ask one more question."
"Is she a witch?"
Xia De pointed to Miss Tifa Servet. He actually has many questions, and the key to this question is not the identity of the maid lady, but how many real witches there are in the Witch Council in the sixth era.
The answer to this question can make Xia De understand many things.
It was the brunette maid who answered the question:
"Only the thirteen most powerful great witches in the council are witches in the true sense. Although the others have some power of witches, they are basically equivalent to borrowing the power of relics and can only be regarded as candidates for witches. After the death of one of the thirteen great witches, the candidate is eligible to compete for the vacant parliamentary seat. Therefore, Mr. Hamilton, I am not a witch."
"Then what's going on with me? Why doesn't it work on your witch's curse, and..."
Xia De also wanted to ask questions, such as whether the great witch inherited the power of the witch, or really possessed both the "witch" of the fifth era and the "ring magician" of the sixth era.
"One question is over, detective, see you later. If you still suspect that you are not a man, go find the **** in the alley by yourself. If you have an answer, remember to tell me. If you want to know more secrets, the metamorphosis ring, or you Reached the High Ring."
Miss Galina said with a smile, then nodded to the maid, and Miss Servitt calmly opened the door of the study. Therefore, although it was confirmed that Miss Galina, the big witch, did not have any malice towards him, the conversation that Shade regarded as a "showdown" ended so easily.
There is no expected conflict, and no deliberate denial. Galina Cavendish then admitted what Shad got and left him with more questions.
But this at least allowed Xia De to confirm one thing. The witch council is very likely to know the truth about the era changes between the fifth era and the sixth era, and know the many secrets of the thirteen witch emperors. It is even possible for them to directly know the true meaning of "Whispering Verses".
And all of this needs to be learned by Xia De from Miss Galina slowly in the future.
"But at least I found my way instead of letting those secrets bump into me."
This was what Shad was thinking as he followed the black-haired maid.
The Duchess had foreseen the need to teach Xia De etiquette in advance, so she also found an etiquette teacher in advance, that is, the one before the last card game.
Probably because Xia De was about to obtain the title of "Knight", the somewhat feminine middle-aged man in a white wig and old-fashioned court attire had a different attitude towards Xia De this time.
After the boring study, Xia De originally wanted to talk to Miss Galina again, but the maid Tifa told him to go back to the first floor to wait, the Duchess had other guests to meet.
Xia De didn't know if it was true or not, but since the other party didn't want to see him, he didn't force it. When walking down the stairs, I was still thinking about my attitude when I get along with Miss Galina in the future. His eyes turned aimlessly from the steps under his feet to downstairs, and then his footsteps stopped abruptly. From a height, he actually saw a figure suspected to be Miss Bayas wearing a long dress, flashing past the crowd in the banquet hall on the first floor.
"Um?"
The first reaction was not to think about what the other party was going to do, but to reach out and touch the relic in his pocket.
Because today is "Sunday night", which belongs to the time when Shade is extra vigilant, so under his seemingly neat formal dress, he hides almost all his belongings.
He hurried down the stairs, wanting to see what Miss Bayas was going to do. But she was still seen upstairs, but when I returned to the first floor, I could only see gentlemen chatting about politics and ladies greeting each other gathered to discuss their respective attires.
"Am I wrong?"
He stood in the center of the crowd and thought, and then asked in his heart:
"Did you feel the essence of Miss Bayas just now?"
【distance is too far. 】
"Well, if you find her later, remember to remind me."
For the next twenty minutes, Xia De shuttled through the banquet hall, thinking about whether he could find other acquaintances, but on this occasion, the other four people in the group had no reason to come.
Instead, he ran into Captain Lades again, and the captain pulled Xia De back with a blushing face, and introduced Xia De to the friends he had met in the army.
The gentlemen present at the banquet in Army uniform were active duty officers still serving. Captain Lades himself was a lieutenant, and his friends naturally also had military ranks. Among them, the oldest-looking middle-aged man with a brown beard is actually a Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Army who is currently serving in Delarion, which is a very remarkable identity.
Before the king appeared, Xia De did not leave the captain's place, but listened to a group of officers sharing what happened on the southern front. Captain Ladds has been criticized some time ago because of the "Captain Eight Guns". Now that he has the opportunity to return to the front line, his friends who originally made fun of him will no longer mention it.
Knowing from Captain Lades that today's banquet, the young detective is also one of the protagonists, so Xia De was naturally welcomed by them. After everyone accepted Shad's business card, Shad also curiously asked these soldiers who knew the front line best about the possibility of another all-out war between De La Rion and Carson Rico in recent decades.
This is related to his life. Once a full-scale war breaks out and the war starts peacefully, no one will be unaffected.
Under the crystal chandelier above their heads, the officers holding wine glasses looked at each other. Captain Ladds looked at the lieutenant colonel, who nodded cautiously, and answered the question, probably because he had been on the southern front for too long, his accent was a bit strange:
"Mr. Hamilton, you shouldn't be asking us that question."
The left hand, not holding the wine glass, points to himself:
"It's not us who decides all of this ~www.mtlnovel.com~ Pointing to a group of middle-aged gentlemen not far away talking about the latest tax policy:
"Not you."
Finally point to a higher floor:
"It's them."
Xia De quite understood what he meant and couldn't help shaking his head. Most of the others had similar expressions, so Captain Lades took the initiative to raise his glass:
"Respect for peace."
Although the others did not speak, they all toasted to him.
In the banquet hall, there were a lot of toasts and cups, and it was very lively. No one likes war except those with vested interests. But the start of war, most of the time, will not be decided by people who hate war.
Shad sincerely hopes that the peace between Delarion and Carsonrick can continue. After all, the epic of the sixth era has already begun, and the world is already chaotic enough.