Tirian felt like he was surrounded by darkness. In the darkness, his senses rose and fell, as if being pulled by invisible forces, traveling through some dimension between reality and illusion.
He tried to open his eyes several times, but he could only see a faint green light and the shadows flowing rapidly in the darkness. After barely distinguishing it for a long time, he recognized that it was a view overlooking the city.
Something seemed to have carried me up to the sky?
Only this thought came to his mind, and he lost consciousness again.
And when he could feel his body again, he had been sent to a safe place - there was a cold and hard touch underneath his body, like a cold cement floor, with not too bright lights around, like It was a low-quality electric lamp used for lighting in the warehouse. A vague figure was sitting next to him, seeming to be lowering his head curiously.
Tirian finally regained consciousness.
But he did not open his eyes immediately, but continued to pretend to be comatose while carefully sensing the surrounding environment, trying to confirm where he was from the dryness and moisture in the air, the subtle sounds next to his ears, and the slightly opened eyelids. kind of situation.
But just as he had time to hear the faint sound of traffic and horses, and just as he confirmed that he might be on the street front of a certain block, he heard the very familiar voice he heard before comatose and that was very familiar in his memory suddenly sounded next to him: " You’re awake and your eyelids are moving.”
Tirian was shocked, knowing that he couldn't hide anymore, so he could only open his eyes helplessly.
Then, he felt stiff all over, and the person he saw in front of him made him at a loss and shocked.
He saw the Frost Queen Leigh Nora—exactly the same as he remembered, not the blond lady with a noticeably different hair color.
The "Frost Queen" with silver hair reaching her waist was sitting on the chair next to her, looking at Tirian who was lying on the ground with a calm and indifferent expression. The latter was stunned for several seconds before he suddenly reacted, and then Stand up suddenly.
A sudden headache almost made Tirian lie down again, but the pain also stimulated his spirit, allowing him to finally get rid of the last trace of dizziness after coma. He first confirmed that he was indeed awake, and then looked around quickly Looking around, trying to confirm where this place is.
However, what he saw was just a warehouse full of shelves and wooden boxes - the shelves at random heights were filled with quaint things whose specific age and origin could not be seen, and the old wooden boxes were piled slightly haphazardly against the wall. , there are no windows in sight, and of course there is no outside situation. The only door is behind the chair where the "Queen" is sitting.
This seems to be just a warehouse, and there is no way to tell where it is located in the city.
Tirian's gaze retracted, and finally fell on the "Frost Queen".
However, after the initial shock and excitement, the big pirate who calmed down immediately had doubts. He thought of the blond lady he had seen before and what she had said to him, and he frowned slightly: "You are not Your Majesty Le Nora, who are you?"
"I said, my name is Alice," the silver-haired woman on the chair said with a smile, "Ah, if you mean my hair... I made a little disguise before, because the captain said, my appearance is in the city-state. Might cause trouble.”
She mentioned the captain again.
If it was said that when the other party mentioned "Captain" for the first time, Tirian was just a little confused. Now when he heard the title again, the only thing that came out of his heart immediately was a huge sense of alert and crisis, because he It has been confirmed that this is not a bad joke, nor is it a ridiculous trap planned by a captain who has a grudge against him - behind all of this, his terrible father may really be standing.
Tirian slowly stood up, and while looking at the silver-haired woman opposite who called herself "Alice" warily, he said in a deep voice: "Is it really him?"
"Yes, he wants to see you for something," Alice stood up from the chair and slowly came to an antique mirror next to her. "Captain, he's awake."
The next second, faint green flames rose from the edge of the mirror, and Tirian seemed to hear an illusory crackling sound reaching his ears. Then, he saw the mirror suddenly turn black, and a familiar and majestic figure appeared. Gradually emerged from the darkness.
"Tirion, we meet again." Duncan's voice came from the mirror.
"...Yes, we met again," Tirian said hesitantly. Although he had met once before, the feeling of talking to his sober and rational father again made him feel particularly awkward. "Why do you have to use this method? ?Wouldn’t you mind contacting me in the cathedral?”
"You can reminisce about old times in the cathedral, but it's not suitable for talking about more private things - there are some things that I don't intend to let Gemona listen to," Duncan said unhurriedly, while his eyes glanced at Alice beside him. , "You have already met Alice, and you should have a lot to ask now."
Tirian couldn't help but have a strange expression when he heard his father mention the name of the Storm Goddess, but soon his attention was drawn to Alice, who looked exactly like the Frost Queen. After a slight frown and thought, He suddenly remembered something, and his expression suddenly changed: "The Explorers Association previously issued a warning to all captains on the Infinite Sea, mentioning that Anomaly 099 was out of control..."
"As you can see," Duncan smiled, "she's right in front of you."
Tirian immediately glanced at Alice who looked harmless next to him in horror, as if he had just noticed the inhuman qualities hidden in the other person's too delicate and perfect face, as well as the things on the other person's body that were obviously used to cover the joints. The next second, he subconsciously touched his neck.
Obviously, as one of the most experienced captains in the Infinite Sea, and as someone who pays close attention to intelligence related to the Frost Queen, Tirian is quite aware of the characteristics of Anomaly 099.
His movement caught Duncan's eyes.
"Relax," the voice in the mirror said, "Anomaly 099 is under control now."
"...The doll in the container has awakened and is moving freely outside, and you call this 'controlled'," Tirian said to Duncan while wary of Alice's movements, feeling a chill on his neck at the same time, "You are How did you manage to make this 'abnormal' with such a high number work for you, and even suppress her decapitation instinct?"
"Alice is a friendly doll, not as scary as the world thinks - at least around me," Duncan said casually, "And you, I thought you would mention the Frost Queen first, after all, as far as I know I know that the days of your loyalty to that queen are even longer than the days in the Lost Fleet."
Tirian gradually came to his senses, and he stared at the figure in the mirror warily: "Do you want to know information about Her Majesty Le Nora from me?"
"Are you resistant and don't want to mention it?"
"...I still can't quite believe your 'humanity'."
Duncan was silent for a few seconds before speaking in a low voice: "Do you know what my original plan was?"
"What was your initial plan?"
"Let Alice directly disguise herself as the Frost Queen Leigh Nora, pretend to be resurrected from the dead, perform a ghost projection scene, or even directly intervene in your dreams - this is very easy for me," Duncan looked into Tirian's eyes, "I can guarantee that you will not be able to tell the truth from the lies, and will be led to tell many things, and I can easily get the information I want this way."
Tirian suddenly felt a chill on his back.
He believed that everything his father said was true, believed that his father could do this, and knew that he would definitely be fooled - even if he could detect a violation in some details, he would definitely be tricked out of a lot of information before that!
Because even just now, after meeting "Blonde Alice" in advance, and knowing that the person in front of him could not be Leigh Nora, he almost thought that the person opposite was the Frost Queen who had resurrected from the dead!
Tirian subconsciously lowered his eyelids slightly, as if he wanted to avoid direct eye contact with his father in this way, and asked in a deep voice: "Then why didn't you do this?"
Duncan looked at Tirian calmly.
Why else? Because Alice can't memorize such long words, she can't act in such a long play, and she will panic to death if the other party bluffs casually. Once she forgets the words, she will not hesitate to call the captain to save...seventeen saves in one second. .
Unbelievably useless.
"Of course it's because I don't want to use deception to get along with my children - even though I have forgotten many things." Duncan's expression was solemn and his voice was deep.
Then he paused, and then added: "I don't want to use this 'farce' to insult the monarch you once served - although I am not familiar with her, but judging from the 'one-time relationship', Lei ·Nora should be a person worthy of admiration."
"Pah, pah, pah—"
Upon hearing the captain's righteous reply, Alice next to her immediately applauded - although she basically didn't understand what the captain was saying.
Then Duncan and Tyrion looked at the doll with strange eyes.
"...Shouldn't we applaud?" Alice shrank her neck and looked at the captain in the mirror cautiously, "I just think the captain is right..."
A burst of fatigue came over his heart, and Duncan sighed: "... As long as you are happy."
At the same time, Tirian suddenly realized a certain detail in his father's words just now, and he was shocked:
"Have you met Her Majesty Le Nora?!"
(End of chapter)
