"I just……"
At this point, Lydia paused, her voice choked up, "He is dead. Now I just want to pursue the pinnacle of art."
"I had to do it!"
She yelled the last sentence.
Fortunately, this is a guest room in a performance hall, and sound insulation is one of the most important decoration standards. What's more, this huge performance hall has been completely cleared.
No matter how loud Lidia shouted, no one else would hear her.
Such an answer made Valeera silent.
Indeed, this Ms. Lydia made the decision of her own will, and she did not even have the right to interfere.
But... no.
The feeling of indebtedness in her heart drove Valeela to want to do something.
After a while, she breathed out quietly and said in a low voice:
"What if I told you that Corvo is not dead?"
"Would you still make the decision you do now?"
Lidia was stunned for a moment, her wine-red eyes suddenly shone with light, and she blurted out, "He's not dead?!"
But in the blink of an eye, this bright brilliance faded away.
"No, I saw him for the last time with my own eyes. He is... gone."
"I mean what if," Valeera stared at the slightly embarrassed Lydia in front of her, "tell me your answer!"
Lydia took a deep breath, looked at Valeera's palm hanging by her side, looked at the silver shell pendant, and sighed:
"Won't."
"My biggest wish is to spend a happy life with the person I like, and the second is to pursue higher singing and dancing skills."
"I answered your question, but what's the point?!"
"Do I have any other choice now?"
Her voice gradually became louder, and finally she almost shouted, questioning Valeera:
"If I don't sleep with this old guy, even the rest of my dreams will be shattered. Do you think I have a choice?!"
While questioning, she kicked the old thing hard to vent her resentment.
"So, you just surrendered," Valeera's tone was as relaxed as her mood, "not voluntarily."
"Is there any difference?!" Lydia was a little hysterical.
"have."
Valila nodded calmly and suddenly asked:
"What if I gave you another choice?"
"Oh, give me another choice?" Lydia chuckled, "Who do you think you are, the savior?"
"Why do you give me another choice?"
Valeela was not angry at Lydia's attitude.
She sat on the chair next to her and said calmly:
"I'm not a savior, but I have the ability to give you another choice."
While speaking, she raised her palm and manipulated the frost, condensing a crystal ice flower out of thin air, which reflected the light of the gas lamp and showed changing colors.
This is a blooming orchid, symbolizing the flower of hope.
Lydia watched Valeela's movements, her eyes widened, but it was difficult to understand what was happening.
"You just asked me who I am, and I will tell you an answer now."
"I am the invisible guardian."
Valeela temporarily thought of a title for herself, and then said:
"This world is not only what you see, but also has a mysterious side. Those rumors and strange stories are not all nonsense."
"This world has extraordinary powers, just like the abilities I am using now."
"Corvo is also a guardian, and his abilities are learning and reasoning."
"The choice I can offer you is - I can give you extraordinary abilities related to singing and make you an invisible guardian."
Lydia tried hard to digest Valeera's statement, which was a bit unbelievable, but the facts in front of her and various clues from the past reminded her that Valeera was not lying.
Corvo does show very strong learning and reasoning abilities.
Soon, she realized another problem, "Corvo also has magical extraordinary abilities. How could he be killed by gangsters?"
"He's not dead, right?"
"Yes, that's why you asked before, what choice would I have made if he hadn't died."
Lydia got into her own emotions and quickly deduced the "truth" by relying on her skill in memorizing opera scripts, with a slight tremor of excitement in her voice.
"Is this a test for me?"
"To become an invisible guardian, do you have to give up your apparent identity and pretend to be dead?"
She talked and thought, and thought and talked.
Finally, Lydia looked up at Valeela and asked:
"But why didn't he tell me in advance? Do you have any confidentiality rules?"
Valeera was silent again.
She could no longer tell the lady in front of her that Corvo was really dead, let alone explain that she was Corvo's murderer.
Finally, she followed Lidia's guess and said:
"Yes, becoming a guardian requires giving up one's identity, and there are strict confidentiality principles. Are you willing?"
"Of course I do!" Lydia nodded heavily, her voice a little eager.
"what should I do?"
"Also, when can I see Corvo again?"
"You haven't thought it through yet," Valeera's voice remained steady. "Before making a decision, you should also think about your relatives and friends."
Lydia nodded, seriously considering Valeela's suggestion.
But soon, much faster than Valeera expected, she gave the same answer again:
"I want to be the invisible guardian."
"My brother will take good care of my parents, and my teacher doesn't need my care."
"They will be sad, but they will not be hurt that cannot be healed. After all, I will leave them one day, but it will be a little sudden."
Valeera nodded, "Okay."
"Give me a hair and we'll deal with this old thing later."
Lydia fully cooperated. After pulling off her hair and handing it over, she quickly followed Valeera's instructions and knocked unconscious Baron Sindras unconscious with a wine glass on the table.
Then, she saw Valeela emitting illusory black flames that fell all over the room, but did not burn any items.
"Let's go."
After dealing with the traces, Valeela said hello and left with Lydia.
…
the next day.
In the morning, Valeela received a letter from No. 66 Dalton Street, North District, from Will Asceptin.
She opened the envelope and found that there was only one card inside.
A very ordinary looking tarot card, the Wheel of Fortune card.
Of course, it is not a "blasphemous card", nor is it that ordinary.
It was another "gift of fate" requested by Valeela.
In the afternoon, Lydia, who had changed her hair color with dye, joined Valeera's servants in the name of Admissor's sister.
On the surface, she is the night maid for the Valeela brothers and sisters, sharing some of the responsibilities of the two personal servants.
In fact, she had already received part of the occult knowledge taught by Valeera, and decided to choose the "sun" path.
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