Since the Prince Charles incident ended, Gongsun Ce's life has fallen into an "unstable" calm.
The pursuit of the kingdom's mythology has reached an impasse. On the one hand, due to the Queen's statement at the end of the meeting, Roninles and Airandia had to choose to temporarily stop the investigation; on the other hand, they did not have any more clues at hand. They asked Crikey, but the apprentice also They only knew that they had asked Douglas about the play they had watched, but the old craftsman's memory had obviously been manipulated, and he could not remember the results of his investigation.
The only clue left was the thick paper report, and that document was in Situ Yi's hands. Gongsun Ce later went to the theater troupe again. The leader in the top hat and white robe only smiled and said that the play was still being rehearsed and he would invite him again when it was ready. The clues were cut off, and they were unable to make any further inferences than that night, so they had to return to their daily lives.
The eldest brother's daily life is to repair his armor and get off work on time, while he, who has nothing to do, runs around with the Dawn Knight. Often when Islandia's phone rings and a police officer or junior knight panics and claims to have encountered an unexplainable mystery, the Dawn Knight puts on her deerstalker hat and leads her (guardian) superpower away. Go to the eucalyptus discovery site.
The most common crime is homicide, followed by theft, and occasionally fraud. Crimes that do not result in human life often involve high-ranking people. After all, no one dares to disturb the most famous detective in the capital (although he feels that Airlandia does not mind investigating ordinary crimes), unless there is a major incident. As a result, they ran through the streets of the kingdom.
Three weeks passed in such a hurry, and there were only a few days until the duel. He had a rare free time this afternoon, so he called Caldesia to chat. The hat girl asked curiously on the phone: "Is traveling to the kingdom fun?"
"It's not fun." Gongsun Ce said listlessly, "I've been woken up three times in the middle of the night in the past two weeks. I wake up early almost every day. It feels more like being in jail than traveling."
"...Are you sure you went to Superbia and not some concentration camp?"
Gongsun Ce yawned: "I'm pretty sure, this place is so rotten..."
While he was talking, the old lady in the cafe served him hot coffee and gave him a small biscuit. Gongsun Ce quickly smiled and nodded to the old man, put the biscuit into his mouth and chewed it. The slightly bitter taste spread with a little sweetness, making him feel good.
There was a knock on the window next to the seat. A girl about the age of a high school student waved to him outside the store and ran away shyly. This was the client they helped casually a few days ago. She was working in a supermarket and was suspected of stealing something. Gongsun Ce used telekinesis to help find the lost items.
"This place is not bad." The superpower person changed his words, "It's not too good, and it's not too bad either."
"Tsk, tsk, your nonsense skills are getting better again."
"My bullshit has been of no use lately and I'm about to lose my job. OK, bye."
Gongsun Ce buttoned up the phone, and the Dawn Knight across the table put down the detective at hand. He rushed to say before the other party spoke: "Just friends, not girlfriends!"
"What I'm confused about is that you also have friends, Mr. Gongsun." Alandia said.
Gongsun Ce slapped the table: "Am I some kind of autistic and lonely weirdo with zero social skills in your eyes?!"
"You are indeed autistic and withdrawn." Alandia agreed.
"Please don't use this 'Watson, you found the key' tone! And why can't we autistic people have friends? You are discriminating against social terrorism!"
"In fact, you don't have social anxiety. On the contrary, you are very good at building relationships with strangers."
Alandia moved her coffee cup forward so that it was closer to Gongsun Ce's cup. She drew a line between the two cups.
"But you will deliberately maintain a distance from others, keeping the relationship between them lower than close friends and higher than casual acquaintances. It is difficult for such people to have friends, because you will think that you want to cross the line. People take the initiative to block it."
Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses and said, "Let the evidence speak for itself."
"You resist physical contact. You never talk about your life. When others take the initiative to invite you to be alone or go out, your first reaction is often to refuse." Alandia listed the observations one by one, "In order to maintain You will not hesitate to lower your image in the minds of others due to distance, for example you will deliberately criticize Miss Crikey's figure when she invites you out."
"You're exaggerating. I just don't like flat-chested girls."
Airandia looked into his eyes and said: "But you know more respect than you show: you never comment on other people's appearance, or laugh at it."
Gongsun Ce was speechless for a moment. He was a little secretly happy, because Airandia rarely praised him; at the same time, he felt embarrassed, just like the embarrassment of a bad boy when he was caught secretly feeding a kitten - I mainly focus on being a cool guy He has a mysterious and unpredictable image. What's wrong with you saying "You know how to respect me"? How are you going to hang out on the road after this?
"Okay, I admit that I deliberately keep a distance. This is our habit there. And you can't tell me how special I am because of this... Will you tell people about your past everywhere?"
"Won't."
Gongsun Ce clapped his hands: "That's right! The reason why I have friends other than my eldest brother is because we have known each other for a long time and have become buddies without realizing it. We know each other well and don't have to worry about this problem. But for people I don't know so well, I will definitely There are concerns. This concern cannot be quantified, because people do not have such definite boundaries in their hearts.
Interpersonal communication is not a love game. There will be no convenient mechanism such as saying that you have completed daily tasks and your favorability will increase by 1, or that you have completed key time changes in your relationship. Without quantifiable indicators, how can you judge whether a person is an enemy or a friend? "
Alandia said confused: "I don't understand your metaphor, what is a love game?"
"that is……"
Gongsun Ce did his best to describe one of his favorite forms of entertainment in elegant language. The Dawn Knight thought for a while and said, "This means that you are in love with a virtual woman in the computer?"
Gongsun Ce threw himself down on the table in despair: "Ah, yes, yes. To tell you the truth, I actually have an electronic wife. She has a great figure with twin tails and a gentle and kind personality. She talks to me about Gongsun Ce every morning when she wakes up. It’s time for you to get up, everything is fine except that you can’t touch it.”
"You are always used to solving problems with lies, so you don't want to show your true heart." Alandia commented.
"Am I happy that you can take care of it? You are sincere to everyone, but others don't buy your fault."
Gongsun Ce poured sugar and milk into the coffee, turning the liquid in the cup into chocolate brown. He stirred the spoon slowly, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.
here we go again. It started again. Ever since Prince Edward ended, he had often felt this conflicting feeling that he didn't know how to describe. He found that this woman's way of living was at the opposite extreme to his own. They always wanted to correct each other's thoughts and make them more like themselves, because they both hated each other's nature.
Yes, disgust. He really hates the way the Dawn Knight behaves, and he believes that Airandia must also hate him. But he also felt that arguing and quarreling with her and following her around to check things out were...not irritating.
It feels so contradictory, just like this country. He hates many things here, but he also enjoys this unusual life.
Gongsun Ce finished the coffee and put it on the table: "I have nothing to do. I'll go out for a walk. I'll be back later."
"Please don't go too far."
"Okay, okay..."
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Gongsun Ce walked on the streets of the inner city for a few minutes and felt a little boring. The boring thing was that he couldn't find the value of his own existence.
Although he promised to help his eldest brother, he didn't do anything really meaningful in the past three weeks. Airandia could solve everything by himself, and his eldest brother didn't need his help when repairing his armor. Gongsun Ce just followed them and talked nonsense, just like what he did before.
A well-spoken pendant, nothing will change without him.
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He whistled loudly and thought of random thoughts to distract himself. He stopped in front of the window of a clothing store, wondering whether he should buy himself a British-style outfit as a souvenir. His face was reflected in the window glass, and a figure walking towards him was dimly reflected.
He turned around and saw a girl with yellow hair and a black dress standing not far away, curtseying to him, her manners were as elegant as the daughter of a nobleman. The person who came looked familiar, but Gongsun Ce didn't remember the identity of the other person for a moment.
"Do you still remember me, Mr. Gongsun?" The woman in black skirt smiled.
Gongsun Ce finally managed to overlap this person with his own memory, and he was really surprised.
"Are you...Jane Diera?"
The knight's attendant in his impression was an ordinary and tacky woman, wearing a tacky linen dress, with yellow hair tied into two braids. When she was emotional, she would show a mean expression, like a village girl.
Now she was wearing a black dress with white silk trim and black garters wrapping her legs. Her round skin from shoulders to elbows was exposed, covered only by tulle. Her braids were loose, her face was lightly painted, she had a snake-shaped earring on her right ear and a purple flower on her head. She still looks the same as before, but her image has completely changed.
It was difficult for Gongsun Ce to equate her with the woman from the past. Was the change in clothing really so significant? So that even one person's temperament will be completely different?
Jane picked up the hem of her skirt and turned it around: "I'm glad you still remember me, sir. What do you think of this outfit?"
Gongsun Ce narrowed his eyes: "Not bad. Much prettier than you were before."
"Thank you for your compliment. In fact, I have always liked beautiful clothes...but I couldn't dress like this before. You know, I am a follower of Airandia, and I came from a poor family. I can't dress like an immodest woman. Same, that will invite people to gossip."
"Fortunately, I'm not a knight now." She lowered her gaze, "I can live in another way, more freely than before... Oh, I'm so sorry, I haven't talked to anyone for a long time, and I said too much accidentally. Much more. I hope this didn't bore you."
"No, no, that's not possible. Mr. Gongsun, I have never complained about others talking too much." Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses, "Then, what else can you do for me?"
"I'm here to apologize to you, Mr. Gongsun."
Jane's words were beyond his expectation. She lowered her head, looking quite ashamed.
"At that time, my mind was blinded by jealousy and prejudice, and malice made me do such stupid things. During this time, I gradually calmed down and realized my fault... I dare not ask for your forgiveness, sir. I just wanted to put an end to that incident by apologizing to you.”
Jane bowed deeply, then raised her head, looking at him pitifully, with mist in her eyes. Gongsun Ce originally planned to say some harsh words, saying that you, a wicked woman who falsely accuses people and gossips behind my back, have the nerve to appear in front of me and get out of here, but seeing this, he couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
What's the need? She has already been punished, and now there is no point in adding insult to injury. Instead, she looks like a stingy villain. After all, he and Jane only had a one-time acquaintance, and he was not qualified to blame this person for Alandia. It would only make everyone feel uncomfortable.
Gongsun Ce put one hand in his pocket and said, "I don't care. You should apologize to Alandia more than me. You made her very hurt."
"I have no face to face her." Jane said softly, "I have done too many things that I'm sorry for her... I... I can't appear in front of her again..."
She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind: "I know this is too shameless, but I want to ask you to help me, sir."
"Shall I help? What to do?" Gongsun Ce frowned.
"I really thought the Dawn Knight destroyed the armor, because I saw the whole process with my own eyes. But now that I think about it, maybe that's not the case...
I want to make amends for my past mistakes. Now the Dawn Knight is still troubled by this, but I no longer have the face to appear in front of her. You are much smarter than me. Can you please help me prove Knight Arlandia's innocence? "
Holy Fire Armor. The original purpose that brought them to the kingdom, the incident that triggered all this...
The incident that everyone avoided talking about made Knight Arlandia deeply suspicious.
"Let's talk about it." Gongsun Ce said.
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The incident itself is not complicated. It can even be said that it is so simple that it can be explained in a few words.
Shortly after learning that the Glazed Disaster was coming, the Dawn Knight proposed to cooperate with the Chief Mage to maintain and renovate the Star Knights' armor to be fully prepared to deal with the coming disaster.
Alandia herself is good at creating things, and Roninlus's living magic is also very convenient in this regard. The kingdom's senior officials agreed, and the repair work began. The two of them repaired the Seventh Knight's "Minghua" all the way to the Dawn Knight's own "Shenfeng". The process was very smooth, and they also discovered some hidden dangers caused by long-term use. But when it came to the "holy fire" of the old leader, the situation changed a bit: the holy fire armor has the function of stabilizing the enchantment. It is usually placed in the secret room of the Knights' headquarters and is not allowed to be moved lightly. There are only three keys to open the enchantment in the secret room. The handles are in the hands of the old leader, the queen and the chief mage.
The Dawn Knight and the Chief Mage agreed to enter the secret room early that morning to repair the armor. However, when Alandia and Jane arrived, the old mage was late. The Dawn Knight had anticipated this and opened the door with the key he borrowed from the group leader.
After that, things developed a little strangely...
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"At that time, I was standing in the corridor and had not yet entered the door. Knight Airandia walked into the secret room first, but stopped immediately."
"She stopped?"
"Yes, I don't understand why. Almost at the same time, Knight Airandia used the impermanence method to blockade the entire Knights headquarters. Then she asked me to find the chief mage, and specifically asked me not to use the impermanence method. .”
Jane looked quite confused: "I immediately followed the instructions and met Lord Roninlus near the headquarters building. Knight Orianna was also nearby at that time. I thought something might have happened, so I called her to join us. Come. But when we enter..."
"What did you see?" Gongsun Ce asked.
Jane hesitated for a while, pinched the hem of her skirt with her hands, and said, "We saw Knight Arandia standing near the armor holding a sword. She seemed to have just come out of the Shadow Mist City... Pure white sword light flashed, The Holy Fire Armor was split into two."
It is simply a ready-made "eucalyptus discovery scene". If Jane Diela is the only one who can say it, and even the old fool and Orianna also saw this scene, there would be no possibility of perjury...
Gongsun Ce thought for a while and asked: "Mnemosyne's record?"
"During that period, only Knight Airandia used power."
Knew it. Otherwise it would be unreasonable.
Gongsun Ce pushed up his glasses: "I probably understand. The last question, why do you suspect the Knight of Dawn? What is her motive? What good will it do to her if she breaks the old captain's armor?"
Jane looked around and said: "This is hard to say, but... some people think... it is in her favor. Because there is a duel before the emperor in early July. You know, once every five years, the Star Knights The seats will be rearranged, and the outcome of the duel will affect it."
This is the first time I have heard that your level is related to the outcome of the duel.
This new information quickly made Gongsun Ce think: "Damn it, they don't think..."
Jane acted extremely dull. She was silent for a long time before coming to a conclusion.
"Many people say that the Dawn Knight's move is to interfere with the upcoming duel so that she can tightly hold the first position in her hands. In this way, she will inevitably become the new leader."
