[Angie] Double Wings

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That's an illusion, that's an illusion...it's just an illusion, don't respond, it's an illusion that's not worth caring about at all!

Cleves pressed his forehead, and denied the non-existent doubt in a hoarse voice, "...it's nothing." He tilted his head to avoid the sharp gaze of Jules in the hallucination, and didn't dare to take another look , barely restrained his emotions, "...I'm not feeling well," he felt that he needed to be alone, "Lumiere, after you have breakfast, go back first, and leave me alone today."

Lumiere was about to say something, but seeing his expression, he managed to bear it, and tightened his mouth, "...Yes, I understand, Lord Clavis. Please take a good rest... If there is still me who can If I can help, please let me know."

He sighed lowly, without answering, turned and went upstairs with staggering steps.

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"...Is what those hallucinations brought to him purely mental pressure?" Jules raised his eyebrows, "What about Cleves' physical condition?"

"If it is said that Mr. Clavis's body is uncomfortable, the source is also the mental pressure caused by those hallucinations. His health is not a problem."

"Well...then, I see." Jules thanked Lumiere, "Thank you for letting me know. You have worked hard these days, so go back to the mansion early to rest."

"Yes." Lumiere agreed, "However, I heard about Marshall's condition..."

"……What's wrong?"

Lumiere lowered his eyes, and his gentle tone revealed sincere concern, "I heard from Mrs. Loire that although Marshall's condition has no longer deteriorated, it has not continued to improve..."

"……Yes."

"This matter... please, please keep it a secret, Mr. Clavis."

"Well... there's no need to tell Clevis." Jules nodded.The reason why Marshall didn't continue to improve is very simple, because Clavis couldn't support himself, and of course he couldn't continue to absorb the ominous red glow for him. Recently, he continued to be affected by that kind of magic, "about I will take over the remaining rays of light left by Bo’s sorcery, don’t let Kravis do it, just let me handle this matter.”

"If there's anything I can do to help..."

"I will." If the situation is so bad that another patron saint must be dragged down, "you go to rest first..." Jules lowered his eyes and added, "Cravis has been in trouble these few days You, Lumière."

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For several days in a row, Jules didn't step into the Yuehui Mansion again, and he didn't mention when he would come. He only asked Clewis to rest at home slowly.Clevers, who was recovering, was unwilling to disobey Jules' request, so he had to stay at home obediently, waiting impatiently for the footsteps of his lover's visit.

But it always fails.

Ever since Jules promised with the word 'good', Kravis has been accommodating Jules in everything, being obedient to him, and rarely losing his temper with him...but that's not in Kravis' nature .He has been pampered and self-willed since he was a child, and he rarely listens to other people's persuasion.

"Prepare the car for me, and go back to rest when dinner is ready."

"Do you want to use the car?" His maid said lightly, "Master Jules has instructed you to stay in the mansion and not go out." But the maid did not hesitate for a second, and immediately continued, "I I'll go prepare the car for you now." Maybe she also knew that her master would not obey the orders of the Chief Patron Saint, right?

But she snapped back in less than a minute, "Master Clavis."

"Is the car ready?"

"No, Lord Jules sent someone to deliver a note."

Clavis took the short and cold note, "...this guy." His anxiety was temporarily suppressed.

Even if there is no danger of being seen by others, this guy Jules probably wouldn't write too affectionate sentences... Kravis folded the pale gold letter paper in his hand, a faint blush appeared on his pale face.

It was very short and cold, not even a word of consolation, but just two short lines of continuous cursive writing, and there were several places where the ink was broken... Jules didn't finish it all at once, he must have written Half of it was interrupted by other things.Even though he was so busy, he still didn't forget to ask about his situation.

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Since then, Jules' continuous notes several times a day temporarily calmed his lover's emotions.

Clavis sighed, "Lumiere, tell me the truth. Jules...or even Luis, is he trying to absorb the evil spirit of 'Devil's Breath' in the same way I used to? "

Lumière bowed his head and hesitated, "Hey..." He stared at the end of the bed, hesitated for a while, but still couldn't answer.It's not that he can't lie, but he can't lie to Kleves, "You, why did you ask this question?"

Klevis frowned, "Can't you confess to me?" He turned his head and stared at the dark red glow outside the window. He had only absorbed a third of it before, but now only about half of it was left. Someone must have taken over.The only people in the Holy Land capable of achieving this level are Jules and Luva who have been in Sacrelia for a longer time. "Lumiere, tell them to stop. Tell Jules that this It is my most sincere suggestion, don't underestimate the influence of the devil's breath... This kind of power is stronger than I imagined."

"It's already stopped, Lord Clavis." Lumiere muttered for a long time with a look of embarrassment on his face, "They...Loire Lord also sensed that something was wrong, and has already persuaded Lord Jules to stop this behavior."

Loire has already spoken to Jules... The question is, has he heeded Loire's advice?

"Julies and Lui, who did it?"

"Master Jules wants me to keep this matter from you first... I also think it's better not to let you continue to worry about it for the time being." Lumière said with apology, and Clewis also nodded silently, forgiving him He was ordered to conceal it, "Although it is also an illusion... Lord Lois absorbs it more cautiously and gently, but Lord Jules is very impatient..." Lumiere, who is mild-tempered, rarely shows disapproval, "Maybe he is in a hurry. Solve this incident. Master Jules only carried out it for three days, but the impact was relatively serious."

"detail?"

"Master Luwa's condition is fairly stable, but Mr. Jules is disturbed by almost uninterrupted hallucinations, and the whole person looks haggard..."

Clevers snorted coldly, "... No wonder he didn't dare to come to discuss with me."

"Or, maybe I can help a little..."

"Do you also want to experience the hallucination of the devil's breath?" Clavis was silent for a while, frowning, "Lumiere, although you can't see it at all, but that busy man who is full of mundane affairs does have it." An extremely powerful soul, and I am only on equal footing. Don’t forget, that person’s body has been a channel for Zakria for 21 years.”

"...It's because I've overestimated myself."

"You can do it too, but the recovery time won't be short. The patron saints can't all fall down... Otherwise," Clevers gave Lumiere a rare and gentle smile, "who will take care of me?"

"Hmm..." Lumière quietly looked at the silent man he had followed for many years, and did not speak for a while.

"If there's nothing else, you can visit Marshall..."

"Have."

"Ok?"

"Your body should have almost recovered, right?" Lumière's gaze, which had insight into his intentions, was still very gentle, but with a hint of dissuasion, "Please don't do that kind of thing again... I will take care of you It's about the body, Mr. Kravis. That's too dangerous and too forced."

Cleves didn't answer, but turned his head away, looking at the glow outside the window.

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Jules gave instructions not to be disturbed, and even asked all the maids to leave the Sun Shadow Mansion, leaving him alone in that big house to recuperate.This order was given with certainty, and Eliot, the guardian saint assistant of Jules, also carried it out very seriously, even Cleves was prevented from entering the Sun Shadow Mansion.

"Don't make me say it a second time, Elliott. Get out of the way."

"Master K, Clavis..." Elliott stammered to dissuade, "Master Jules ordered me to stay here and prohibit anyone from entering..."

"Now I order you to get out of the way, don't you hear me?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Clavis..." Clevis may be suspected of bullying an honest person by doing so.Eliot didn't know how to deal with this patron saint who was known for his willfulness since he was a child, so he took two steps back, allowing Cleves to stride into his boss's residence.

Cleves broke into Jules' bedroom without hesitation, and caught a glimpse of the mansion's owner in such a rare and disgraceful state of embarrassment.Wrapped in a snow-white robe, Jules sat alone on a high-backed chair, with his eyes closed tightly, his face paler than the white robe, a pair of bright golden eyebrows furrowed deeply, his fingers tightly grasping the wooden armrest, The blue veins on the back of the hand with obvious knuckles were protruding, trembling uncontrollably.

Cleves couldn't help but stepped forward and held Jules' hand, and saw that his forehead was covered in cold sweat and his body temperature was also very low.

He leaned his head against Jules' ear and called his name, "Julies?" The man who was suffering from hallucinations didn't reply, but shook his head lightly, as if refusing.Clevers ignored his hesitation, took out his own towel to wipe off the cold sweat on his forehead, and stretched out his hand to try it on his back, the tentacles were wet and cold.He kissed the mouth that could spit out great truths at any time, got up and went to Jules' kitchen to pour him a glass of honey water.When he returned to the dormitory, Jules had opened his tired eyes, his blue pupils were still as blue as the sky washed with water, and he was staring blankly at Clavis.

"Cleves..." Jules whispered softly, as if he was finally sure of his existence.

"Drink some water first, Jules," Clavis slowly fed him the glass of honey water. "You sweat a lot."

"I'm fine, just a little tired."

Klevis hugged his sweaty body, "Don't worry about dealing with those hallucinations, if there is anything, Lui will take care of it."

"Luwa..."

"He's fine. I just went to see how he's doing. You can rest for a few days."

Jules struggled to sit up straight in his arms, stretched out his finger and pointed to his face, "You, you think..." Although Klevis still looked at him without changing his face, his guilt was subtle betrayed his plan.Jules watched his face change slightly, and he could guess that Kravis would take over the evil spirit of the devil's breath.

Forced to suppress his urge to reprimand his lover at length, Jules pursed his lips and remained silent for a while, then suddenly said in a coquettish tone, "I'll stay at home and rest, will you accompany me?"

Knowing that he had been duped, Clewis immediately agreed, "Okay... I'll stay here and I won't leave."

Perhaps because of the relief in his heart, Jules's tense spirit was completely relaxed, and the sobriety and sharpness just now became confused in an instant.He stretched out his arms and hugged his lover tightly, smiled slightly triumphantly, and repeated his promise, "I won't leave even a single step."

Jules kept holding Kravis's hand tightly, and kept his eyes closed as hard as he could, refusing to look anywhere, but the hallucinations continued to invade his hearing in the form of sounds.Whenever Jules heard something strange, he would whisper Clavis' name, hold his hand tightly, and make sure that the unusual sound was just a hallucination.

"Don't be nervous, those are fake, I'm here."

"I'm fine." Jules, who still had his eyes closed, couldn't help leaning towards Kravis, "I just hate fake deception."

"But 'real' isn't necessarily good."

He insisted stubbornly, "It's true that you are by my side," Jules opened his eyes and stared at his lover in a daze, "Cravis, won't you leave?"

"Of course, I won't leave even a single step."

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