The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

When he came to the deep sea dreamland, what he had to admit was that he felt a long-lost peace.

The shadow disciples brought some chaotic, noisy breaths that filled his life, and the lives of others.This makes their lives urgent and complicated.

They have to act, for many, many things.

He rested for a while last night, but the information he received from yesterday to today made him dizzy.

In the deep sea dream where time seems to be frozen, he finally felt a little relaxed.That is the ease of not having to worry about what omissions will be caused by a little slack.

Busy, busy.He realized that he had been quite busy in the past period of time.

As Qin Duo teased, when he was on Earth, his life was not so fulfilling.At that time, his life can even be said to be quite idle.However, after coming to Fisher's world, things changed.

Is a year long enough?Is it short enough?

He felt that his life seemed to be rushing from one extreme to another, with nowhere to go.

……novelist.He sneered to himself.

Novelists always use such novel-like words to describe their lives.But the reality is, life is always life.

...He seemed to be thinking about Lygardia's range of power.But for Akamala, life is always illusory and real intertwined.

He stared blankly for a while, looking at the plants on the isolated island in front of him.He knew that he could do another thing - besides entering these dream bubbles - because of some encounters during the day, he further grasped the power of Akamala.

It seemed to be within easy reach, as if fate arranged for him to come to his senses at that moment.In the process of obtaining this power, he seemed to be effortless.

……yes?

He suddenly came back to his senses.For a moment, he almost couldn't help but want to look up at the rotting stars in the night.Those star eyes stare at this world forever, like a huge doll in the distance always quietly accompanying this boundless ocean of dreams.

God of this world.They have fallen; Lycardia, the only one whose life and death cannot be determined, is also carrying out his lonely and fruitless journey in the vast universe of gods.

But their power still stays in this world, diffuses in this world, and becomes a member of this world.

If human beings are lucky or unlucky to come into contact with this power, they may understand their past, their destiny, their choices, or their experiences.But this has nothing to do with the gods.

The long river of time has already solidified everything.It records everything and wears everything away.

He froze there, letting his thoughts float and spread aimlessly.He did think of many things, except for those things of shadow believers.Ever since he learned the truth from Anti-Nam, this kind of feeling would come to his mind from time to time.

In the past, they always paid too much attention to the actions of shadow disciples.Had to.But he still remembered that their ultimate goal was to fight against the "shadow".

...Maybe it's time to get rid of these shadow believers quickly.

Those are polluted humans.he thinks.

After a while, he stretched out his hand and touched Qin Duo's dream bubble.But he didn't go to Cendor's dream.On the contrary, after a certain moment of trance, Qin Duo appeared beside him instead.

Qin Duo opened his eyes wide in astonishment, looking at Mr. Ghost.

"Welcome to my dreamland." Mr. Ghost smiled slightly.

When Qin Duo looked around subconsciously, Mr. Ghost reminded thoughtfully: "Don't look up."

Cendo raised his head almost subconsciously.It wasn't until he realized what Mr. Ghost meant that he stiffened his neck and asked, "What's in the sky?"

This made Mr. Ghost think of the explorer Jules had mentioned.At that time, Jules asked the explorer what was in the sky; the explorer replied, "Maybe there will be beautiful palaces floating in the sky."

Although that refers to the Temple of Belan at Hud Dorka.Because of Huddoka's arrogance, the Temple of Belan always floated above the sky, casting a shadow on the earth, which indeed attracted the "shadow".

And now, above the deep-sea dream sky, are the rotting eyes of the stars that Shadow once inhabited.

"...it's a star," said Mr. Ghost, "a star that spins spider webs."

Qin Duo: "..."

He stared at Mr. Ghost a little blankly.

Mr. Phantom couldn't help but smile, and he said, "It's the embodiment of Ruthmi being polluted by 'shadow'."

Only then did Qin Duo suddenly realize.He asked again: "But why did I appear in your dream?" He paused, "Is this your new ability? Pulling people's souls into your dreams?"

"To be precise, it's fusion." Mr. Phantom explained, "It's just that you don't have the initiative to have this ability, so I can include your dreams in mine, and the result will be you It’s like coming into my dream.”

Qin Duo nodded with a half understanding.

Mr. Phantom said again: "When I was in the theater this afternoon, to be precise, everyone in the theater at that time fell into an almost real dream without knowing it. I kneaded your dreams together to form Created a bigger dream bubble."

Qin Duo said in amazement: "It's almost a fake."

Mr. Ghost could not help but smile.He said, "Remember the Salon of the Historical Society?"

Qin Duo was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Xia's ability?"

"Yes. I was using the No. [-] puppet at the time. Perhaps because of Antinam's previous actions, part of the power resides in the No. [-] puppet." Mr. Ghost said, "Therefore, you can use This approach is analogous to my temporarily turning the Lancelot Theater into a salon-like existence."

Such a metaphor immediately made Qin Duo understand.He said with interest: "It's really quite interesting ... It's almost hard to find the problem."

Qin Duo himself was able to have a little doubt when he fell into the dream because he knew that Sirius controlled the power of the dream; but even so, before Sirius woke him up at that time, he actually failed to rely on his own strength Get rid of this... "illusion".

It was a dream that mixed the fake with the real, and the fake and the real.People's brains are taken advantage of, and then create the illusion of reality to deceive themselves.

Most importantly, this is a dream that connects with those around you.In an environment that is indistinguishable from reality, people are even more unable to distinguish the difference between reality and illusion.

"To be more precise, this is like a public dream space." Mr. Phantom further added, "It's also like a salon. I am the sole controller of this dream.

"I can distribute part of the permissions and the functions of the dream to other people, but only I can do whatever I want in the dream."

While listening, Qin Duo looked at the surrounding environment.He didn't look up, but he was also awed by the boundless ocean of dreams and the puppets in the distance.He noticed many plants on the isolated island and observed them with great interest.

After Mr. Ghost went to the dreams of people in different countries and regions, the plants on the isolated island became more and more lush.Of course, Mr. Ghost hardly disturbs the dreams of these unrelated people.

Therefore, the plants of the owners of these dreams seem to be really just decorations on this isolated island.They come from different corners of the world, but they gather here at this moment.

Qin Duo asked thoughtfully: "Is it possible for this...huge dream bubble to cover the entire Fischer world?"

"Perhaps Akamala once did it." Mr. Phantom said, "Do you still remember that before Akamala fell, people in the entire Fischer world had a three-day nightmare together.

"That's because Akamala's power rioted uncontrollably at that moment. However, that did affect the entire world.

"At first, I always thought that it was just a different nightmare belonging to each person, just because the mental state of human beings was affected. But now I realize that maybe they came to a connected, same huge dream."

Before Akamala fell, he gave all humans a three-day nightmare.This is a historical fact that must be recorded in all history books.

This means that this is the common memory of mankind at that time.

However, another strange thing is that there seems to be no record of what this nightmare is in any information.

Perhaps people do forget their dreams after waking up, but it would seem strange that no one could remember them.Perhaps Akamala erased their memories of the nightmare?

However, combined with the abilities he has obtained now, Mr. Phantom believes that maybe Akamala pulled everyone's souls into the same dream at that time.

And when this huge nightmare bubble covering the entire Fischer world bursts, and when Akamala herself falls, people will naturally forget everything in the dream.Because the god of the dream is also dead.

This is his guess about the nightmare of those three days.

Regardless of the circumstances at the time, the appearance of this ability did give Mr. Ghost a hole card.

"I can't control too complex and huge areas now. Buildings like the Lancelot Theater are already the limit." Mr. Ghost said, and he thought about it again. "Exactly, I think this range of power is Influenced by the No. [-] puppet.

"As far as I am concerned, I am afraid that I can only use this power in my dream, as if I brought you into my dream. In reality, I must use the No. [-] doll to use this ability .

"Antinam used the power of Akamala to create the identity of Mr. Xia, so the No. [-] puppet can control the salon space. After I further controlled Akamala's power, the ability of the No. [-] puppet also changed. Get stronger.

“…as if it could take the salon space anywhere and let people’s souls enter it.”

Qin Duo listened intently, he was still a little puzzled: "But, isn't your body also created using the power of Akamala?"

Mr. Phantom shook his head, and said: "The bodies of humans and dolls are different. The body of a doll can naturally carry more power of gods. It was originally the incarnation of Akamala, and Anti-Nam also Used the No. [-] doll."

From another perspective, the "divine seat" of the old gods has never been a human body.Human beings have their strengths and their weaknesses.

In comparison, the most important factor is: Mr. Xia.

Akamala once dragged the people of the entire Fischer world into a dream in madness, which meant that only the gods could interfere with reality on such a large scale.

That was the whole world of Fischer, not the little things he used to judge, use puppets, and use the power of the salon.

In other words, theoretically, only after he becomes a god can he really master this power.

It was because he indirectly borrowed Mr. Xia's identity and the power of Anti-Nam, so it was possible for him to "reproduce" this similar situation in reality.This is indeed the power of the dream, but perhaps it could also be said to be the power of the revealer.

Qin Duo understood, and he asked again: "So, what happened to the remaining three puppets?"

Mr. Ghost shook his head and said, "Nothing has changed."

Qin Duo couldn't help sighing regretfully.

Mr. Ghost thinks it's nothing.Rather, he felt that the existing three dolls were completely enough.

...In the process of fighting against the "shadow", strength is not the first element.

He turned to say: "This is a hole card. Maybe soon, we will use it."

"On Saturday?" Cinder asked.

"Perhaps." Mr. Phantom was noncommittal, "If possible, I still hope to keep this secret for the time being, so that it will come in handy at a really critical moment."

Now it's just fighting against the shadow believers. To be honest, Mr. Phantom doesn't think it's necessary to mobilize so many people. It really exposed the existence of "dream bubbles".If it is discovered by the "shadow", the loss outweighs the gain.

He is not even in reality now, talking to Dice and Ball through the sealed item.Indeed that's quite convenient, without having to go to Fisher's Mirror.But he believes that when the shadow believers have come to Lamifa City, the "shadow" may also be observing here secretly.

Therefore, he hopes to keep his hole card until the end as much as possible...even, to develop this hole card a little bit more.

Qin Duo nodded, he was not surprised, but then, he felt a little worried.He said: "I hope you don't think I'm not happy... But it seems I know too much already."

"what?"

"About...'secret'." Qin Duo said, "The 'secret' you need in the end, you can't let anyone know, right? But you always tell me everything.

"...I would love to hear your thoughts, your thinking and your strength. But... I just feel a little worried, do I know too much?"

Mr. Ghost stared at Jindo, he was touched by Qindo's sensitivity and consideration, but then he smiled slightly: "Don't worry about it, Qindo. I already have a clue about the 'secret' you mentioned .”

"Really?" Although Qin Duo didn't understand why, he was still happy.

"...and," Mr. Ghost added later, "maybe that's what you know. It's just that you never think that's the most important 'secret.'"

Qin Duo couldn't help but startled.

"The premise of keeping a secret is that this secret always exists." Mr. Ghost explained, "For example, the true beliefs of those families in Lamifa City.

"It was indeed a secret, but, as time passed, the younger members of the family no longer knew about it, nor were they interested in it. Sooner or later, the secret will become irrelevant, and there will be no reciprocity." the power of'.

"People must first know the existence of this secret, and then they will have a thirst for knowledge and curiosity about this secret, just like a black circle is suddenly drawn on a piece of white paper.

"People know that the blank space in the black circle has a special meaning, but they can never fill it. It's a secret."

Mr. Phantom smiled slightly, and then said slowly: "So, first of all, I have to make people aware of the existence of this 'black circle'."

While listening, Qin Duo pondered thoughtfully.

After a while, he suddenly frowned, and said in disbelief, "But... isn't this just a trick?"

Mr. Ghost couldn't help being silent for a moment.

"A novelist's instinct?" said Cinder, "to point out to the reader that there's a foreshadowing, and then tell him, 'You'll never know what the foreshadowing is about'?"

Mr. Ghost: "..."

To be honest, he didn't think so.But when Qin Duo said that, he felt... This metaphor is really good.

So he said with a smile: "Perhaps it can be understood in this way."

Qin Duo couldn't help but glanced at Mr. Ghost, his expression looked suspicious, but he finally turned to say: "So, have you found the 'black circle'?"

"I'm not entirely sure, just a vague thought," said Mr. Ghost, turning to other thoughts. "I just said 'first.' First, I have to make people aware of this 'black circle' exists.

"Secondly, notice the object of the above sentence? 'People'. Who do I have to make aware of the existence of this secret? Who is equal enough to a god's secret?"

Qin Duo thought for a moment, then said: "I'm afraid only gods can be equal to gods."

"But what gods are there in this world?"

"...'Shadow'." Qin Duo murmured.

Antinam has fallen into a deep sleep, Lygardia's life and death are uncertain, and the other twelve old gods have fallen.Perhaps Qin Duo is also one, but Qin Duo already knows.

So, only "shadows" remain.

"You want to hide this secret from 'Shadow'." Qin Duo reacted in an instant, "...wait, but you just tell me that, is it really good?"

He was almost annoyed.But this is not because of Mr. Ghost's frankness, but because this could have been a secret, but Mr. Ghost told him so casually.

...He was always in a hurry more than Mr. Ghost himself.

Mr. Phantom couldn't help but smile.He said, "Don't think so, Gyndo. Sometimes it's hard to keep a secret. I appreciate your presence. It's a relief."

Qin Duo was stunned for a moment, he looked at Mr. Ghost.

And Mr. Phantom looked at this boundless ocean of dreams.He thought, every drop of water means a dream bubble, and every dream bubble means the deepest secret in a person's heart.

Sometimes he looked at this ocean, this world, and felt a heavy pressure.There is no avoiding this pressure.He had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of saving a world.

He's willing to do it, but it's heavy and wears him out.

So he was indeed grateful for Qin Duo's presence.It is the companionship of the journey and the sharing of responsibilities.He has a companion, a partner, to go to the distant and unknown ending with him.

They have made a vow to live and die together.The basis of this oath is their getting along and accompanying each other every day and night during the past period.The triviality and reality of life, the enthusiasm and affection of love have all melted into their souls.

Thinking of this, Mr. Phantom suddenly smiled, and said, "Someone once asked me a question." He paused, "Why is there no god that symbolizes love in Fisher's world?"

This question comes from Kellan's monologue.But Kailan had asked him to keep this secret, so he couldn't say Kailan's name at this moment.He simply mentioned this issue.

"What do you think, Gyndo?"

Qin Duo thought for a while, and then replied a little cautiously: "I don't think the old gods will have love."

This answer made Mr. Ghost laugh.

"It's hard to imagine that they could love each other and give each other unreservedly... Enthusiasm and honesty, and, love..." Qindo hugged Mr. Ghost and murmured in a low voice, "Love seems to be far away from them , it's like...false."

His words stopped at the last word.

Then he suddenly reacted: "Akamala?"

"Love is as beautiful as an illusory dream." Mr. Ghost tilted his head and kissed Qin Duo's cheek, "Love cannot be symbolized, because love is a symbol. It is originally illusory... It is we who transform love from illusion for real.

"I guess, Akamala is happy to be the god of love, he likes those stories, and even uses roses as his symbol, doesn't he?"

The image of Akamala is a pure, innocent child.Perhaps he is like the flower girl who is destined to appear at the wedding, following the bride and groom step by step, holding roses and rings, and will always be the happiest person at the wedding.

Mr. Ghost added: "So, Akamala did witness our love."

Qin Duo thought for a while, and also showed a smile.He kissed him, perhaps the only way to express his inner feelings.He always hopes that his beloved god can understand his thoughts, those intense, unspeakable emotions and moving expressions.

After a long time, Qin Duo said in a low voice: "So, you have already thought about...going to face the 'shadow'?"

He's already realized what the subtext is when Mr. Ghost mentions that he wants to make Shadow aware of the existence of this secret.

That means that Mr. Ghost will definitely come into contact with "Shadow".

"Yes." Mr. Ghost said, and he said jokingly again, "I hope my will can improve before this."

"You will." Qin Duo's voice was very soft, his emerald green eyes were still fixed on Mr. Ghost, with a kind of pure and unreserved trust, "I always believe in your will. "

Mr. Ghost kissed Gyndo's eyes.

They talked about some things afterward, especially in many details about this power.

In fact, Qin Duo felt a little puzzled by the power that Mr. Ghost had suddenly obtained.Did just watching the rehearsals of the actors at the Lancelot Theater take him a step further?

"The No. [-] puppet I used at that time was a very important factor." Mr. Ghost said, "I just further mastered the part of Akamala's power that Mr. Xia possessed, specifically, the power of 'Sharon'. strength.

"This was originally stored in the No. [-] puppet. The theater, rehearsal, stage, costume, audience, these concepts all fit the power of the 'salon space', so I can resonate with it.

"...Actually, when I appeared as Mr. Xia twice before, I have already noticed this resonance.

"The Salon of the Historical Society is like a dream where people had a dream together, and since it's all a dream, what would happen if people in other places also had such a dream?

"When I think about it, the Lancelot Theater is the best place to practice it. In fact, when I think about it, I just feel like everyone around me falls asleep for a moment.

"Through the vision of the puppet, I can see dream bubbles floating out of your bodies, and I subconsciously reached out and held these bubbles... To be precise, it was just an action on the mind.

"Then I found out that I can actually touch your dream bubbles and pinch those dreams together. That's pretty amazing."

Qin Duo asked with interest: "So, we just fell asleep in reality?"

"Yes." Mr. Phantom nodded, and then he said, "However, this is because I am not skilled enough to grasp this power. If it is the salon of the Historical Society, it is a kind of... half dream, half awake, half awake. Real and semi-illusory existence.

"...It's like the paradise of the old gods."

Qin Duo was startled for a moment, he immediately realized what Mr. Ghost was referring to, and he said: "You mean, the Shadow believers may be hiding in the 'Shadow' now?"

"Yes." Mr. Phantom said, "If they also have an existence similar to the salon space, then it's quite normal that they haven't leaked any traces yet."

"...but what kind of 'shadow' would that be?" Qindo couldn't help but said, shaking his head, he couldn't help saying, "There are so many buildings in Ramifa City."

Mr. Phantom also sighed helplessly, and he said, "I hope Herman can come to a conclusion as soon as possible, and I also hope..."

He paused.

"What did you think of?"

Mr. Ghost thought for a while, and then mentioned his guess: "I just thought of what Jon said today. It is very likely that Ebenezer Const sponsored the Fillmore family's museum more than 30 years ago.

"Of course, this kind of sponsorship may be based on their personal friendship. But what if Ebenezer sponsored more than this building at that time? He was the heir of the principality at that time, and he must have been able to use this status to do a lot. matter.

"...Even if it wasn't built from scratch like that museum building, Ebenezer spent a sum of money to renovate some ancient buildings in the city, and then asked the construction party to complete some details according to his requirements...I think , the other party will not have any opinions.

"That also means that we have to face a lot of architectural 'shadows'."

Qin Duo listened intently, and he couldn't help frowning, but he said, "But I think you may have exaggerated the abilities of these shadow believers."

Mr. Ghost looked at him, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Qin Duo thought for a while, and then said: "According to my understanding of these ancient families and noble families in Fisher's world, when the heir of the family has not really become the patriarch of the family, or before becoming the grand duke like the Conster family, He can't have too much real power.

“They may have a lot of food and clothing, they may be able to spend some money on food, drink and entertainment, and they may save some pocket money to buy valuable collections. But, like the kind of large investment you mentioned, that is unlikely to happen.

"The elders of the family will strictly control the daily expenses of the younger generations, so as not to let them become prodigal sons in the true sense, and do not want them to invest when they are immature, etc., which is not in line with the old-fashioned philosophy of this group .

"Ebenezer Conster's sponsorship of the Fillmore family may be said to be that he represents the heir of the family and cooperates with the Fillmore family. Moreover, the Fillmore family is in the Duchy of Conster. It does not have any real power internally.

"Furthermore, Ebenezer Const was only the heir of the Grand Duke at that time. He may have to behave maturely and rationally to make himself appear to be able to take on the duties of the Grand Duke, but he cannot be too exaggerated or too Show off your abilities."

Mr. Ghost understood. He said: "It may backfire, and even antagonize his father."

Qin Duo also nodded.

If we analyze the time, more than 30 years ago, Ebenezer Const may have not yet come of age, or he may have just come of age, considering his sponsorship of the Fillmore family.

Thus, at the time of his accident, nearly 20 years later, 14 years ago, Ebenezer Const was probably in his forties.

At this age, too, he was still an heir, not a grand duke.

...the previous Archduke seemed to be quite a power obsessed man.

As an heir, Ebenezer Const must have been warned of this by those around him when he was very young.

Even if the Principality of Constance is called the "Principality", it is only because this country comes from the Sardinian Empire.In order to commemorate this, the first Grand Duke expressed his nostalgia and memory for the Sardinian Empire, so he named the country the Principality.

The same is true of the Principality of Kansas.Anyway, this is a country, and the Grand Duke is the king.

With Ebenezer's status limited to "heir", it is impossible for him to act too exaggerated, too excessive, or too out of bounds.He can even be a playboy, but he can't think he owns the country.

Therefore, it is unlikely that he would unscrupulously sponsor the construction or renovation of buildings in Lamifah City as Siles imagined, at least not too many.

The Grand Duke at that time would probably be more willing to do this, which would improve his reputation.He wouldn't be happy for his son to take away his authority.

Mr. Ghost pinched the bridge of his nose involuntarily.

He thought for a moment, then said: "An ancient building related to Huddoka, this may be our target. It may be related to Ebenezer Const, but it may be difficult for us to find this connection."

"It's a pity that the Fillmore Family Museum can't meet the previous condition." Qin Duo said regretfully, "It's obviously related to Atkinya."

But speaking of Atkinya... Atkinya's Paradise?

Mr. Ghost was startled.He subconsciously looked at a certain plant on the isolated island—the dream of Emil Harrison, to be precise.

Emil once said that in order for him to learn painting, his grandfather sent him to a museum to observe paintings.He stayed there for a long time, until he dreamed of that scene in his dreams.

That's...the private museum of the Berkeley family, on Comstock Street.

But when he and Cendo passed through Comstock Street in reality, they did not find the private museum that Emil mentioned.Comstock Street does not have any eligible buildings.

The search was fruitless, coupled with his suspicion that the Berkeley family might be agents supported by the Fillmore family, and later he shifted his attention to the Fillmore Family Museum and other factors, Mr. Ghost put it down for the time being. Information about this museum mentioned by the emir.

... But then again, what if instead of "Shadows" it was "Museum"?

What if the shadow believers are hiding in Atkinya's Paradise?

If the museum the emir visited was part of Atkinya's paradise, then obviously "hidden people" could be there too.This is an obvious and highly suspicious target.

This is even a little more credible than Huddoka's "shadow", after all, shadow believers are now mixed with "art", and Ebenezer Const is indeed with the Fillmore family. about the museum.

Of course, this is only a possibility.

Now they are faced with many possibilities, and a lot of information to investigate and organize.How to effectively collect information is a rather critical issue.

Mr. Ghost shared his thoughts with Qindo, and then said: "It was mentioned in a few messages before that Emil's grandfather seemed to be inquiring about things related to the museum, and the Fillmore family seemed to ask him to let Emil draw a picture. painting.

"...Perhaps, the Shadow Believers threatened him with some information about the museum, or tempted him?"

"There is indeed such a possibility." Qin Duo whispered.

"I have to go to Emile's Dreamland," said Mr. Ghost. "Are you waiting for me here?"

"Okay." Qin Duo said obediently, "I like the feeling of being in your dream."

This made Mr. Phantom smile.He reached out and straightened Qinduo's braids, and then went to Emil's dream.

"Good evening, Mr. Phantom!" Compared to the last time we met, Emil's expression was much more cheerful now.He seemed to have made good progress, even the museum in the dream disappeared, and the scene changed back to his classroom.

"Good evening," Mr. Ghost responded. "Looks like you got a good result?"

"Yes." Emil nodded vigorously, "Mom told me why."

Mr. Ghost asked calmly, "Why?"

He was ready for an incredible answer, but Emil's statement was unexpectedly simple.

"My mother said that grandpa was just trying to save face. He boasted to outsiders that I was good at drawing. You know, he is a painter. In the end, the other party asked him to show a picture I drew to prove it. They seemed to bet something, so grandpa could only let me continue to learn painting.

"The deadline they gave is before God's birthday this year, so I have to help draw a picture before then. I can draw whatever I want, as long as I can hand in a good work."

Emil showed a slightly relaxed expression, and he said: "I'm really worried that Grandpa is in some trouble! I didn't expect it to be just a bet. Although I don't like how he bet me, I can also help , can’t really let him lose.”

He put on an old-fashioned look and shrugged deliberately.

But Mr. Phantom couldn't help squinting his eyes.A bet?Things may not be that simple.

The bet said it sounded more like cheating Emil and letting Emil learn painting with peace of mind.However, the claim came from Emil's mother, which means she has sided with her father.

Not long ago, when Jules accidentally overheard the conversation between the father and daughter, Emile's mother still didn't approve of Alden Bridges' choice.

...what happened in between?

"When did you hear about this?"