Attack on Titan's Silent Watch

The plan to reveal your identity was conceived by Crick, and I only now realize that this kid is not as harmless as he appears on the surface. "

guest (2)

Unexpectedly, Crick, who is usually gentle and even weak, is actually an adventurer in his bones.Vanessa sighed while soaking in the bathtub full of flowers, she really underestimated him.But I was still a little angry, what if she accidentally leaked those 'secrets'?

The maids carefully massaged and wiped Vanessa's smooth and fair skin, and gently combed the dusty and slightly dull hair with essential oils. Even the nails were delicately trimmed and polished.The whole dust-cleaning process is very cumbersome, but Vanessa just needs to sit quietly in the bathtub and let them fiddle with it.

After washing, Vanessa put on a lavender silk robe and sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace to rest, holding a cup of black tea in her hand and sniffing. The scent of flowers and tea on her body complemented each other. A little lingering.

The maid led the woman in her thirties into the door and bent over, "Miss Sterling, the tailor is here."

"Okay, thank you." Vanessa put down the cup and turned to look at the tailor.

The tailor saw Vanessa who had just come out of the bath, her brows and eyes were still a little clouded, and her eyes froze for a second, "Miss Sterling is as moving as the pure white lilies adorned with dewdrops in the morning."

"Please stop joking." Vanessa stood up and smiled politely: "Let's get started."

Because of the need to re-customize the dress for the dinner, Vanessa could only wear a thin robe and let the tailor take a soft tape measure to measure her body repeatedly. When the tailor touched Vanessa's slender waist and abdomen, a flash of shock flashed in his eyes , but biting his lip quickly covered up the past.Vanessa saw everything in her eyes, of course she knew that the tailor was surprised that a noble lady had abs.

After measuring her body size, Vanessa changed into an ordinary home clothes and went to another room. There was a desk and two chairs in the room, and paper, pens, and ink were placed on the table. I know it is the room where noble children usually study.

A well-mannered man in a suit bowed to Vanessa in the room, "Miss Sterling, next I will review the etiquette of nobles for you."

Due to participating in the training of soldiers, Vanessa has been out of touch with her former aristocratic life for too long, and of course she has to pick up some etiquette and conversation again so as not to look ashamed.In addition, Vanessa also needs to learn the basic knowledge of the major nobles who participated in the banquet, including knowing the coat of arms of their families, understanding the membership of their families, and political elements such as the interest groups they belong to.Finally, Vanessa also practiced the basic rhythm and steps of ballroom dancing.

It is common for nobles to hold banquets and invite each other, but for Vanessa, this is also an important opportunity for her to reconnect with other nobles.The day passed quickly, and Vanessa was lying on the big soft bed reviewing the notes from today's class, as if she had returned to the eve of the training regiment's exam.

"Fortunately, I learned it seriously when I was a child. Only the past few years need to be revisited. Otherwise, memorizing so many things at once will definitely explode my brain."

Because the nobles do not intermarry with commoners, the nobles marry each other very frequently, and sometimes the family relationship is very chaotic. It would be embarrassing if you accidentally call 'uncle' as 'cousin'.Fortunately, generally speaking, acquaintances are called by their first names when they meet.For those who are not familiar with it, they should be called by their surname and title. If there is no title, add an honorific title like 'Master' and 'Miss'.In addition, most of the nobles invited this time were people she knew when her father took her to meet the king, which made Vanessa a little less nervous.

The hands in the clock ticked forward, and suddenly there were three loud 'dong dong' sounds that startled Vanessa.He yawned and looked at the pendulum clock standing by the wall, it was already early morning.Vanessa sat up straight, her eyes continued to stare blankly at the densely packed words on the book, but her thoughts drifted to the distance, "That fellow Creek, he disappeared after sending me here, is he busy preparing for the banquet? Next time you see him, be sure to ask how he convinced his father."

conspiracy (1)

The night's cold wind hit Stirling's house. Under the dim light, Niobe heard a report from a servant who was covered in wind and frost and had not had time to wipe it clean. He waved the servant to go down, "Keep looking."

In less than half a year, if the orphan of the Morrison family - Delise Morrison is no longer found, the property and title of the Morrison family will be lost to the cousin who is closest to Delise. Inherited by Dolores.Although this method of inheritance requires the payment of a huge amount of inheritance tax, as long as one obtains the title of countess, it is not difficult to develop and grow again.

"Those guys from the Central Gendarmerie can't even catch a little girl. Before doing it, they should have made up a reason for her to leave first." Niobe grabbed the banquet invitation on the table irritably, she I have heard that Dolores, that is, Vanessa, has openly joined Congressman Russell, and she sneered in her heart, "That old guy Russell, is he finally going to 'break' with me?" She had no intention of participating in this grand banquet, but If you don't hide, don't you take the initiative to admit defeat?

"Mother, what can I do for you?" Icarus walked in wearing a newly customized dress, with joy in his eyes that he was about to attend the banquet.

Niobe looked at his son with admiring eyes, and he became taller and more handsome: "This time your 'dear' sister will also attend the banquet held by Uncle Russell's house, so you must behave well then."

"Yes, mother." Icarus replied seriously.

"But you have to remember that Uncle Russell has already chosen to cooperate with her, which is very unfavorable to us." Niobe's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth hard.

"But isn't Uncle Russell the same as us, who oppose the Survey Corps?"

"But compared to us, he is obviously more willing to cooperate with Dolores who has no power and power, who is 'easy to control'." Niobe did not elaborate, but the Stirling family and the Russell family are actually in some Businesses' have always been competitors.

"What kind of threat can a powerless person pose to us? I don't understand why Uncle Russell wants to help her." Icarus felt that his mother was making a big fuss, and at the same time felt that Russell's defection was a bit unreasonable.

"If Delise can't be found next year, then she will be the heir to the Morrison family estate and title. By then, she won't be 'powerless'."

Icarus still didn't understand, "If she wants to inherit the Morrison family's inheritance, let her inherit it. Anyway, the Morrison family has nothing left except for the unmanaged territory."

Niobe sighed, "That girl's ambitions are much more than that. If she just wanted to inherit the property of the Morrison family, she wouldn't have traveled all the way to be a trainee, and even got into the top ten. She Her goal is to sneak into the Gendarmerie, win over the soldiers of the Gendarmerie, and then reveal her identity at the right time, so that those she befriends will follow her, form a new force to compete with us, and wait for the opportunity to seize the property of the Sterling family. "Suddenly, Niobe stared at Icarus with terrifying eyes, "In short, she wants to replace you."

Icarus was so frightened that he took half a step back, his legs softened and he sat on the chair behind him, with a drop of cold sweat streaming down his forehead.In his impression, his elder sister was a weak guy who was often bullied by him and would only complain to the adults and hide and cry. The adults were just kind and friendly, and never really helped her.Therefore, Icarus looked down on his sister since he was a child, and even felt that the adults were on his side, the future head of the Sterling family, and it was only natural for him to bully her.But after hearing Niobe's words, he also began to realize that something was wrong.

"Mother, do you mean that Uncle Russell will really help Dolores to bring us down?" Icarus' voice began to tremble, and he couldn't believe this terrible speculation.

"His son already has a crush on her. If Dolores brings us down, the Russell family will be able to annex the property of the Sterling family." Niobe slapped the armrest of the chair angrily, "Didn't do it directly back then. Killing her was the biggest mistake in my life."

conspiracy (2)

Of the two servants, a man and a woman who followed Vanessa to the south to pretend to be her 'parents', the man servant was actually bought by Niobe long ago and asked him to monitor Vanessa's situation.Later, when she heard that Vanessa was admitted to the top ten, she arranged for someone to tamper with her application, so that she could get rid of her without getting her hands dirty.At the same time, she also ordered the manservant to kill Vanessa if she refused to obey the arrangement and ask an acquaintance for help, pretending to be killed by a robber.Although doing so would take more risks than tampering with the volunteer, but when the time comes, all you need to do is to find a way to put all the charges on that servant.

The male servant was quite clever. After killing the maid, he caught up with Vanessa who was driving to the king's territory.It's a pity that the servant's ability is not good, and he was killed by Vanessa, and Niobe himself was almost implicated.

What Niobe didn't expect the most was that Vanessa was so tenacious that she survived two extra-mural investigations so far.If she can't "sacrifice" during the extra-mural investigation next spring, then Niobe will kill Vanessa by all means, absolutely not allowing her to shake her son's position.

It is rare to see his mother show such anger, Icarus comforted: "Mother, I will never let the property of the Sterling family fall into the hands of outsiders.