The Duke in the Spire of Thorns

Escrit is back, and he has already taken care of all the matters for the return journey.

"When are you going to leave?"

He noticed that Celeste was a little distracted, "What's wrong with you?"

"You..." Celeste thought for a while before deciding to tell Escrit about it.Although he once had some unhappiness with Escrit (and until now, those unhappiness has only been perfunctory and not really resolved), but they can barely be regarded as a fiancé couple. You can live without love, but you can't live without trust.

He sighed and said, "Do you know that there is a young male alchemist in the Os Empire?" After speaking, he added: "He looks very good, with long black curly hair, and a pair of sky blue colored eyes."

"What, did he come to see you?"

A strange look appeared on Escrit's face: "Have you seen him?"

Hillest nodded: "Not long ago, he suddenly appeared behind me and said some nonsense...I want to know his identity."

Celeste thought for a moment, and told Escrit about his dreams and guesses, and then he asked: "What do you think I should do now? Who is he? He might be my..." sister '?"

"You don't have to do anything."

The expression on Escrit's face was very calm, "If he has any purpose, you will know sooner or later. Whether he wants to...recognize you, or wants something else...In short, you just need to wait .”

"As for his identity, I can tell you responsibly that he is the priest who bewitched all the nobles of the Os Empire. I don't know if you have heard of his nickname. He likes to be called A."

A!

The answer from Escrit not only failed to unravel Celeste's confusion, but made his brows furrow even tighter.

He once received a letter from A, in the letter, the other party claimed to be Abenomo.

Abenomo, Abnormal.

Angelina, Angelina.

There seems to be no connection between the two.

What's more, Abu Nuomo is not really a good name.Because Abenomo means abnormal.

Maybe...the reason for this name is because the soul of the "sister" is stored in a male body?

It is naturally abnormal to change from a female to a male.

Celeste didn't get much information, and he told Escrit all of his guesses: "I know too little about alchemy, I need to start studying formally."

Celeste used to have an inexplicable resistance to alchemy. A vague dislike made him stay away from this subject. Even a little curiosity could not make him formally decide to devote himself to this subject, but now , this subject began to gradually erode his life, and if he didn't want to fall into a passive situation of ignorance, then he had to start learning.

He is a pragmatist, even though he has some distaste for alchemy, but when it's time to learn, he will not slack off.

That night, Celeste asked Escrito to teach him alchemy.And made a special statement: "I want a quick course, and it is best to finish the course within ten days."

"Alchemy is a discipline that takes time."

"It's almost impossible to master this subject in a short period of time," Escrit said.

He said: "With all due respect, my lord, although you are very talented, it is still impossible for you to control it in a short time."

"I don't want to be a master alchemist."

Hillest replied: "I just want to know some theoretical things, such as the history of alchemists, the common sense that alchemists need to know, the life of famous alchemists... that's all, I don't want to get involved in alchemy I'm not interested in this field, I just need knowledge in this area, some knowledge that allows me to judge right from wrong."

Escrit was silent for a while. Although he still disagreed, in the end, he expressed his obedience to the Duke's will.

Celeste postponed his return to the St. Peder Empire, and he planned to stay in the Os Empire for another month.

Since Aponomo is the wizard who can confuse people's hearts, and he seems to have some unexplainable relationship with Celeste, Celeste does not plan to go back until this matter is settled.

In any case, Aponomo is a dangerous person, and he does not want to bring this dangerous person with unknown purpose back to the San Pedro Empire.

He briefly planned what he needed to do within this month, and then went to bed with Escrit hugging.

However, the next day, a shocking event disrupted all his plans.

An angel sent invitations for Aberomo.

That is a real angel with pure white wings. He descended from the sky, and his beautiful and holy figure attracted the enthusiasm of countless people. People on the street crowded with the slow-flying angel, watching him lightly knock the At the gate of the residence of the Marquis of Medley, he said politely and politely: "Your Excellency, Duke Bradley, please visit the palace tomorrow afternoon. Bishop Abenomo would like to see you very much."

His voice was like the most beautiful chord, and the words that came out of his mouth seemed to be fragrant with honey.

After the angel left a letter, he flapped his wings and flew away. Before completely leaving people's sight, several pure white feathers fell from the sky.

In order to compete for these holy feathers, many people even fought.

The angel's visit was very short. When Celeste got the news and rushed to the door, the angel had already left. He held the invitation card in his hand, looked at the chaotic crowd outside through the crack of the door, and frowned deeply.

Escrit followed behind him, he put his hands on Celeste's shoulders, his indifferent gaze stayed in mid-air for a while, then he retracted his gaze and smiled softly.

This smile is full of calmness, it seems that everything is developing according to his hope.

Celeste didn't see his smile, he managed to calm down, suppressed the shock at the angel's visit, and lowered his head to read the invitation carefully.

The location was booked in the Royal Palace of Oss, and he was the only one invited, Celeste Bradley.

He couldn't get any useful advice from Escrit, "Trust your own judgment."

Escrit said, "You will be in no danger, I promise."

This sense of mystery annoyed Celeste. He clearly expressed his dislike, but Escrito, who had always been submissive to him, insisted on saying nothing this time.

"I really want to tell you." He said, "But I can't." He seemed to have something to hide, and Celeste looked at him, and finally gave up asking.

"Okay." He kissed Escrit's lips with doubts, "Since you have said so, then so be it."

There is still one hour before the invitation time written on the invitation card. To be on the safe side, Celeste decided to leave now.

Escrite was not invited, so he took the place of the coachman. Celeste got into the carriage and sat down, tapped the roof with his cane, and the carriage began to move forward.

Suddenly, the advancing carriage stopped, and Celeste lifted the curtain to see what was going on outside, but before he could see clearly, his door was politely knocked three times, Then it was opened.

At first, Celeste thought it was Escrit who knocked on the door, so he ignored it. However, as the carriage door was opened, a soft, holy and warm white light poured into the carriage.

At the same time, an indistinguishably beautiful face appeared in Celeste's sight. The owner of the face smiled slightly and said softly, "Please come to our car."

Who can refuse the angel's request?Even Celeste, who doesn't believe in gods very much, was stunned. He looked at the angel, and then returned a polite smile. He nodded, "It's a great honor."

He got out of the car, and soon saw a pure white car. The beautiful car was driven by an angel, and the car was pulled by a flying horse that only appeared in fairy tales. Celeste looked at Escrito With a glance, the other party gave him an encouraging look.

He followed the angel into the car, pretending not to touch the back of the angel's bare hand.

Cold and hard, as if he had touched smooth marble.

"Bishop Abenomo must be the incarnation of the Lord in the world, if not, then he is definitely the Son of God!"

The crowd was whispering, and they watched the white car leave the ground and run towards the palace from the air.

Celeste has been completely confused, he was so dizzy by Aponomo's words, he actually started to think about whether the other party is really "Son of God" or something like that.

"Oh, your question is really cute."

The smile on Aponomo's face was very strong, almost laughing heartily, "It's just a few stones."

Abenomo grandly received Celeste in the palace hall of the Os Empire, and after Celeste expressed his doubts cryptically, what he got in return was his pleasant smile: "Do you think it's incredible? But it is true."

He walked up to the angel standing by the side with his hands down, bent his knuckles and tapped the angel's body, making a crisp crashing sound, "Look, although I really hope that I am a son of God, so that I can fulfill your wish, but The truth is, it's just rock."

"If you like it, I can send it to you, at least it will be sent very quickly."

Celeste said nothing.

In fact, even though he himself was not a devout believer, he was still shocked when he saw someone blaspheming the gods so carelessly, and even felt a little disgust in his heart.

"Okay, what's the matter? Are you unhappy?" Aponomo waved his hand with a smile, and the "angel" bowed and left.

"I really should apologize to you." Aponomo said, "For my little prank before, I shouldn't have written a letter. Are you scared?"

He moved Celeste to the side of the seat affectionately, "Now, let's talk about...well, the past, how about it?"

Can Celeste still refuse?He politely said a few words, and then put on an appearance of listening attentively.

Aponomo finished his story in a slightly sad tone, and the content was not much different from what Celeste had guessed.

However, when he actually called out that title, Celeste still couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"……elder brother."

After finishing his story, the gloomy and mysterious wizard called softly, his tone so sweet that Celeste felt suffocated.

He glanced at Aponomo who was expecting something, his Adam's apple trembled slightly, and said dryly, "Ah... you, hello."