The exchange that day didn't seem to have much impact on the relationship between Agnes and Lani, except that Lani was much more silent most of the time and seemed much more well-behaved.
Many times, when Agnes looked back, she saw Lani following her closely, watching all her movements with thoughtful eyes, whether Agnes was simply strolling on the street, or wanted to You want to attend a local Beyonder gathering, or you want to go to the contact point here in Feneport to receive some news.
Rani wants to draw some conclusions from her observations of herself, and Agnes clearly knows this, and these conclusions will inevitably affect Rani's subsequent choices.
"The difference is that you will do unnecessary things and give up on killing the person you were originally planning to kill," Lani said after Agnes finished her words, "like me."
"No, that's not a difference," Agnes remembers saying. "The real difference is that I kill people as a means, and you kill people as an end."
“If you have more to lose by killing a person than you gain by killing him, then killing a person is not worth doing.”
"Does everyone you kill pass this trade-off?" Agnes remembers Lani asking.
"Every time," Agnes remembers replying.
Agnes closed the door, cutting off Lani's sight.
"Mr. Chester." Agnes looked at the somewhat illusory figure sitting on the chair in the corner of the room and whispered.
"Good evening, Agnes." Mr. Chester's voice still had an illusive and erratic quality, and his eyes, which were full of colors like bone chips and snowflakes, seemed to have just been painted on.
"Your eyes..." Agnes asked hesitantly.
"It's just a small price for using extraordinary items." Mr. Chester said with a slightly invisible smile of comfort at the corner of his mouth.
Agnes nodded and did not continue to ask. Instead, she said, "Nightingale said you wanted to meet me."
"Yes, out of some selfish motives of mine," Mr. Chester said softly as his smile gradually faded, "but also out of some... other factors."
"What do you want to ask me, Mr. Chester?" Agnes asked softly.
"No, I didn't plan to ask you any questions," Mr. Chester denied, "I just wanted to meet you."
"And..." Mr. Chester hesitated for a moment before continuing, "I want to ask you about your future arrangements."
"Aren't you planning to return to the Southern Continent for the time being?" Agnes raised her eyebrows and asked subconsciously.
Mr. Chester raised his finger and pointed at his eyes, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"Your Highness wishes me to wait for the impact to fade."
Agnes raised her head and looked carefully at those eyes that were colored like bone fragments and snowflakes.
She raised her hand and waved it in front of Mr. Chester's eyes, and saw that Mr. Chester's head moved as her hands moved, but his eyes remained motionless.
"Your eyes..." Agnes paused slightly before speaking in a positive tone, "You can't really see what is in front of you now."
Mr. Chester shook his head, raised his hand and placed it in the center of his eyes.
"I can see here," he said, his voice calm, "I just can't see everything in front of me."
Agnes couldn't help but frown.
"This is not a permanent negative effect. It will gradually fade after a long period of not using the extraordinary item." Mr. Chester said.
Is it really that simple? Agnes studied Mr. Chester's expression bit by bit, but saw only complete calm.
"Are you willing to use this time to guide me?" Agnes asked instead, "I plan to stay on Olavi Island for a while, and I have already found a suitable house on the other side near the forest. "
Mr. Chester nodded slowly listening to Agnes's words.
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"We will live here for two months." Agnes said softly to Lani who was following behind her.
This is a small house far away from this port city. It has a brick exterior covered with a little moss and has an obvious Loen style - bay windows, fireplaces and carved decorative lines. The house is not big, but it is rich in layers and not crowded, and even has a sense of refinement and elegance. Agnes particularly likes the attic room of this cottage, with its white accents and skylights in the sloping roof, making the whole room look bright and cozy.
Agnes was originally planning to rent a house, but after seeing it here she couldn't help but buy it. The original owner of this house was originally planning to sell it, but unfortunately because the house was located in a remote location, he had to settle for the next best option.
She casually placed the suitcase in her hand on the floor that had obviously been cleaned not long ago, and then hung the gray plaid wide-brim hat on her head on the coat rack next to the door.
"The people I hired have already cleaned this house," Agnes said, "but we need to clean this house ourselves in the future."
She smiled at Lani, "I haven't found a suitable housekeeper and maid yet."
"You just said that we will only live here for two months." Rani said aloud.
"Oh, I just want to find someone who can look after the house for me after I leave." Agnes said with a shrug.
She leaned casually on the velvet sofa in the living room, looked at Rani who was looking at the layout of the house, and said with a smile: "The attic room belongs to me. You can choose one of the two bedrooms on the second floor."
"Okay, I'll go take a look later." Lani nodded and said.
Agnes sat up straight, moved the vase on the coffee table to the center, then raised her head and looked at Lani, "By the way, there is also one of my elders who will appear here frequently from time to time."
"Your elder?" Lani cast her eyes on Agnes almost instantly.
"His purpose is mainly to guide me..." Agnes nodded slightly and said in a casual tone.
"He is your teacher?" Lani narrowed her eyes slightly.
Agnes seemed not to hear Lani's words, and spoke without pause, "But he may be busy and won't stay here for a long time."
Rani looked at Agnes and nodded calmly.
