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The moment he heard Tina's voice, Kiki froze involuntarily, and obviously felt that Amir's fingers, which were re-bandaging him, also paused.

But in the next moment, Amir calmly used the whirlwind technique to open the latch, and opened the door.

Kiki was shocked and tried to get away from Amir, but was held firmly by Amir.

"You're hurt." Amir said with his lips parted, in a voice that only Kiki could hear.

Sure enough, Tina outside the door was just stunned for a moment after seeing their appearance, and then walked over quickly, and asked worriedly: "Do you need help?"

"It's ready." Amir tied the last piece of bandage, and then reprimanded Kiki, "Don't mess around with yourself, I'll help you change the dressing starting tomorrow."

——I didn't bother, and I didn't need to change the medicine at all!

Keech thought depressingly, but he couldn't refute. He could only stand up quickly from Amir, pull up his sleeves, and fasten the buttons.

Hearing Amir's words, Tina's expression changed slightly, she bit her lip, and asked Kiki tentatively, "Is the wound...healed?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore," Keech replied vaguely.

Tina opened her mouth, and quickly made up her mind and said, "I'm sorry."

"Huh?" Kiki was stunned for a moment, not understanding where Tina's apology came from.

"I dragged you down. If I didn't insist on going outside the town, or if I let those knights follow us, you wouldn't be hurt." Tina said seriously, "It's all my fault, I'm sorry, Keech."

Keech touched his nose and said in a low voice, "If I had remembered to use the ice shield, that crossbow bolt would not have been able to hit me."

"No." Tina shook her head immediately, "If I hadn't been too reckless, that guy would never have had the chance to attack us."

"Okay, Tina, do you want to talk to me, or Kiki?" Amir interrupted their dispute indifferently.

"Um... you." Tina hesitated for a moment, and quickly shrugged apologetically to Kich, "I'm sorry, honey, give me and Amir some private space."

Keech didn't want to stay any longer, so he turned around and went out when he heard this, and closed the door behind him.

When he walked out of Amir's room, for a moment, Kiki had the idea of ​​eavesdropping, but after a little hesitation, he dismissed the idea that this would cause him more trouble, and walked quickly back to his room .

Kich didn't know what Tina and Amir were talking about, but that night, he kept watching the movement outside the door, and Tina didn't leave Amir's room until he fell asleep from sleepiness.

Early the next morning, Keech got up early and went to the restaurant to enjoy the breakfast he hadn't eaten for a long time.Amir and Tina also appeared there, sitting together intimately, without the alienation and distance of the previous few days.

——What exactly were we talking about?

Keech grew curious.Since he was injured, the relationship between Amir and Tina has been in a strange stalemate. They seem to avoid each other. Even if they are in the same room, they rarely talk or look at each other.

At first, Keech thought it was Amir's guilty conscience.After all, from a certain point of view, if Darren is really behind the scenes, then Amir is the culprit who caused Tina to be attacked.But after a while, Kitch was surprised to find that Tina seemed even more perturbed than Amir, as if it was her, not Amir, who was at fault.

Last night, after hearing Tina's "I'm sorry," it dawned on Kiki that maybe she really meant that.

——Why do you have such an idea?

Keech didn't understand.

Two days later, Floyd took Tina, Avella and others on the airship returning from Miranda County to the Magic Association in Yasha City.Keech and Amir stayed in the city of Yani, and with them was an intermediate magician brought by Freud, who was said to be helping Amir.

Even Keech couldn't help but realize that the reason for the magician's stay may not be as simple as assisting, it may have something to do with him contradicting Floyd and Amir speaking publicly for him.However, he didn't feel that he had made any mistakes, and Amir didn't seem to care. He didn't accuse him of anything, and he didn't mention what happened that day. Don't take him as a thing.

So, Keech quickly put this matter behind him, and rested leisurely in the communication tower like a real wounded person.

When Floyd and others boarded the airship, Hill was welcoming his first morning in the manor of Marquis Lucifer.

As the territory of the magician family, Milan City, the capital of Miranda County, has already built a lift field for airships to take off and land. Sirius and his party also arrived there directly, and rested in Milan City for the night. Only then did he inspect the towns in the city and the outskirts in a carriage, and then went to the real mansion of the Lucifer family—the Oracle Manor.

The Oracle Manor is the ancestral home of the Lucifer family, and it belongs to the Marquis Moriarty Lucifer in name, but since he is not in the territory all the year round, it is actually his who lives here to handle the affairs of the county. Uncle, senior magician Earl Winston Lucifer.

Although Moriarty has returned to the territory now, on the day Serris and his party arrived at the Oracle Manor, it was Earl Winston who received them, and Moriarty didn't even show his face.

The explanation given by Winston is that Moriarty is not in good health and cannot receive guests.But seeing the embarrassment and resentment on Winston's face that was too thick to conceal, and thinking of Moriarty's usual behavior in the imperial capital, Hill couldn't help feeling maliciously that the Marquis might really be "poor" in health. "Good", but the reason for "not good", I'm afraid I can't express it to outsiders.

Sirius naturally would not pursue the real reason why Moriarty refused to show up.As we all know, this lucky "God's Blessed One" has always been addicted to drinking and sex, and ignores government affairs and other matters. beneficial.

Sirius didn't even ask to meet with Moriarty, and directly expressed his intention to Winston, asking to go to various places in Miranda County to inspect the disaster situation.

Winston readily agreed, and sent family guards to escort Sirius and his party.

Sirius did not refuse Winston's "kindness".When they were on the airship, they had already seen that the disaster situation in Miranda County was indeed not serious. A large area of ​​land had been cultivated, and livestock such as cattle and sheep were also stocked quite prosperously. At first glance, it was more peaceful than other provinces and counties. rich.

Also because of this, Sirius lowered his goal in Miranda County to the original intention of "cruising", based on the principle of seeing as much as possible, and did not want to make any further complications.

This kind of parade ended quickly and easily. A few days later, Siris and his party returned to the Oracle Manor again, preparing to rest here for two days, and then take the airship to other provinces and counties.

After getting Serris' acquiescence, Earl Winston held a farewell dinner for Sires, inviting members of the Lucifer family and other nobles in the county to attend, the purpose of which was naturally to draw closer The relationship between the Lucifer family and the quasi-heir of the empire will strive for more benefits for the family in the near future.

Just the night before the farewell dinner, Kiki in Yani City was lying on his bed, flipping through a magic book given to him by Amirsa, and trying the magic spells recorded on it while reading.

At this moment, a chuckle suddenly came from not far away.

Kiki immediately turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, then twitched the corners of his mouth and changed into a speechless expression.

The unexpected guest who appeared suddenly could only be Moriarty. He was dressed very casually today, only wearing a dark silk shirt with a pair of loose black trousers, holding a half-full wine glass in his hand.

Seeing the red liquid in the wine glass, Kiki subconsciously moved his nose, narrowed his eyes, and soon found out in surprise that it was the blood of roses.

"Would you like a sip?" Moriarty raised his glass and motioned to Keech.

"...No need." Kitsch refused.Although he likes the blood of roses, he doesn't like it enough to make him willing to share his saliva with others.

— but he hadn't had it for a long time.

Keech thought about it in his heart, but said on his mouth: "You said that the next time we meet will be at your manor."

"Yes, I came here to invite you to my manor." Moriarty said with a smile, "Your little lover has been living in my manor for a long time, oh, of course, and your A little too smart sister."

Keech couldn't help but startled, "You... want to take me to your manor?"

"Yeah, come or not?" Moriarty said, holding out his left hand to Keech.

Keech hesitated, but he stretched out his fingers like a ghost, and soon touched Moriarty's left hand, and was held tightly by him.

"Don't let go," Moriarty said as if exhorting.

Before he finished speaking, Kiki felt his eyes blur, and his whole body was under pressure from all directions as if he was using a teleportation magic circle.But this feeling was fleeting, and in the next second, Kiki found himself in a completely strange room. In front of him were Hill, whom he hadn't seen for many days, and his sister Lizzy.

That night, Hill was speculating with Sandora in the room on the list of guests who might be present at the dinner party tomorrow, and introduced the background information of some of the guests to Sandora. Lucy suddenly knocked on the door and walked in, telling that Miss Lizzie to see him.

Sandra got up and said goodbye immediately, and Hill had no choice but to put the business aside and let Lucy bring Lizzy into the room.

Although it was already past dinner time and the sky was already dark, Lizzy still wore a brand new goose-yellow dark flower dress, and her hair was combed into the most popular style among noble ladies, and she wore a dress that matched her black hair best. pearl hair accessory.Hill ordered Lucy to prepare these for her. Since leaving Yani City, Lucy has devoted most of her energy to taking care of Miss Sandra and Lizzy. Do it yourself, rarely serve with Lucy.

"What's the matter, Miss Rice?" Hill asked Lizzy calmly after Lucy left the room.Since this woman stayed behind through Joey without permission, he returned her address to the most common surname.

Lizzie didn't answer right away, she sat awkwardly across from Hill, and said after a while: "Are you still angry with me, Xi...Mr. Balotelli?"

"I don't understand what you're talking about, Miss Rice." Hill replied indifferently.

"I know, I didn't follow your advice to go to Asshai, which makes you very upset." Lizzy held her skirt and looked at Hill cautiously, "But...but I...I'm really very happy I want to... stay by your side."

"Miss Rice, please don't say such words that are easy to misunderstand." Hill said coldly.

"Mr. Balotelli, I know that you and Joey are friends, and he seems to be pursuing me, so you have to keep a distance from me." Lizzy argued, "But...you are also Care about me, don't you?"

"Miss Rice." Hill raised the corner of his mouth mockingly, "I'm very surprised, how could you come up with such a view."

"If...if you don't care about me, why would you spend so much money on me and send your most trusted maid to take care of me?" Li Qi tightened her skirt, "So...of course you care Mine...is just because of Joey..."

"Miss Lizzie." Hill interrupted indifferently, "You seem to have made some mistakes, or you may have overlooked some things."

"Ah?" Li Qi raised her head and looked at Hill with a bewildered expression.

"You are the elder sister of Wizard Kiki, and this is the root of everything you can enjoy." Hill bluntly reminded, "Including Joy Knight's pursuit of you is also based on the fact that you are Wizard Kiki. Sister is based on the premise. If you are not his sister, but just the sister of Priest Xiuqi, believe me, no one will give you a second look, and Joey will only respect you, and you will never be as grand as you are now To express my pursuit to you, at most I will collect you and keep you as a mistress."

Hearing such words, Li Qi immediately blushed, embarrassed and ashamed and unable to speak.

"Remember this, Miss Rice, the respect I have for you, and the respect that others have for you, comes from your little brother Keech." Hill continued, "So, please don't get the point wrong, instead of wasting time To show off and seduce men, it is better to put more effort into pleasing your younger brother and do the duty of a sister—you know, without him, all your dreams are just dreams and will eventually come to nothing.”

"Mr. Balotelli, you...how can you look at me like this?" Lizzie said angrily.

"Because that's how I see you, superficial, ostentatious, and self-righteous." Hill said blankly, "Actually, you came to see me just to be my female companion at the dinner party tomorrow night. Isn't it?"

Li Qi bit her lip, but finally did not deny it.

"I'm sorry, but tomorrow night is a very important dinner, and I have to ask Miss Sandra to accompany me." Hill said indifferently, "As for you, in my opinion, it's better not to attend—— Don't forget, this is the territory of the Lucifer family, Miss Lizzy Chimera."

Hearing the surname Chimera, Li Qi suddenly froze and looked at Hill in horror.

"Kiki and I are very good friends, and we can talk about everything." Hill said word by word, "So, go back to your room and don't show your face in public. Even if Joey invites you to be his female companion, Don't take it either."