"Okay, I'll go with you."
After thinking for a while, Ed decided to follow him first.
He followed Sir Reed quietly, and at the same time asked Sylvie to ask the red-eyed spider to follow him to prevent the enhanced projection from being ineffective due to the loss of vision.
Since the security personnel present recognized "Catalina" and Sir Reed, the two of them did not encounter any obstruction along the way and quickly reached the flower garden behind the hotel.
Along the colorful cobblestone path, you can see a field of shrub roses that is as tall as half a person. From bright marmalade to gorgeous rose petals, you can count seven or eight colors wherever you glance, and the fragrance is pleasant. .
The garden maze, which is one of the signatures of the Ostermin Hotel, is also a quiet and remote place at the moment.
But why come here?
"Okay, let's take the oath here. Please kneel down first, and I will anoint you with holy oil." Sir Reed turned around.
"no problem."
Ed knelt down neatly on one knee. He was not a man known for his pride. As long as there are enough benefits, he doesn't mind at all even if he is lying on the ground.
only……
Sir Reed took off the gauntlet on his right hand, unscrewed the cap of the holy oil bottle, and a strange fragrance suddenly hit his nostrils.
Sylvie?
[What's the matter, my dear good sir? 】
I may need you to do me a favor later...
The old knight took a few drops of holy oil, smeared the seven-pointed star on "Catalina's" forehead, cleared his throat and chanted:
"In the name of "Green Cedar Man", when communicating with others, you must be as humble as a tree, letting the wind and rain blow, and remain unmoving. "
"...In the name of the "Night Watch", when facing darkness, you must be brave and fearless, never give in to evil, and fight bravely. "
…
In a daze, the sound gradually faded away. He couldn't help but feel a sense of emptiness, and his limbs became increasingly numb, as if he was about to fall asleep.
[Conscious body intrusion has been detected and has been intercepted. 】
Sylvie's pale white flame text appeared in front of her eyes.
very good!
The moment Ed regained control of his consciousness, he immediately released the enhanced projection on his body. The end of the White Crow's cane turned into a straight ray, poking at Sir Reed's throat.
After being tricked once by "Informant Frank", he learned a valuable lesson - he must be more cautious when he is alone with others.
In fact, Ed had some doubts when he was attacked by the maid who was influenced by the "Puppet" secret text. Prince Edward should be the main target of the Nirvana Order. How could he rashly attack Catalina before the assassination and alert the enemy?
Then there may be another possibility: the person who manipulated the maid to murder Catalina was not an accomplice of the Nirvana Order.
Two unrelated forces and characters took action at the same banquet with completely different purposes.
Of course, this is just a specious conjecture. What really aroused his alarm was Sir Reed's invitation to "Catalina" to go to the flower bed to discuss this behavior in detail.
Since Sir Reed has already noticed the chaos in the hotel, there is no need to mention the Silver Knight's motto at this time and lead "me" into the maze of the flower garden.
A more reasonable explanation is that he wanted to take advantage of this turmoil to fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to attack Catalina.
Even if the smell was deliberately masked with aromatic essential oils, Ed could still smell the so-called "holy oil" containing hypnotic herbs. As long as you are alert, the unique rancid smell of corpse taro is not difficult to detect.
There are two reasons why we didn’t expose this old liar right away in the corridor:
First, I couldn't confirm that he really had a problem. Perhaps Sir Reed was really just acting on a whim, and was so anxious because he was worried that he would become old and forget things after a while.
Second, now is the best time to take action to deal with him——
Once the secret text of the "puppet" attacking oneself is intercepted by the secret keeper's program, the other party's consciousness will be forced to withdraw into the body. This process takes extra time, but one can regain consciousness as soon as possible.
In other words, Ed will definitely attack before the opponent.
Even a simple white crow cane can still crush fragile throats that are not protected by armor.
The end of the cane suddenly poked the "old knight"'s Adam's apple, and the touch transmitted along the cane made Ed feel slightly uncomfortable:
The opponent's consciousness recovered a little faster than he thought, and he still dodged backwards. This blow was not able to completely suffocate him.
Ed withdrew his cane and stepped back, the sword edge almost cutting his chin. The opponent was suddenly hit hard and retreated hurriedly when they saw that their counterattack failed.
The two of them each took a step back. After a moment of entanglement, the white crow's cane actually hooked the necklace around Sir Reed's neck——
The tail is a pendant wrapped with iron wire. The fishy yellow deformed gem is covered with dark red flocculent blood threads, pulsing slightly like blood vessels.
"What, you..."
Sir Reed stared at the strange black-haired boy in front of him with half surprise and half annoyance, a stream of blood foaming from the bottom of his tongue, and his breathing was very heavy.
"That's right, I'm not Catalina - just like you're not Sir Reed."
Taking advantage of this perfect opportunity, Ed flipped the cane with his left hand and took out the obsidian prepared in his pocket with his right hand. His palm gently brushed the crow's skull on the handle of the hand, and the crystal arc blade shining with dark light suddenly emerged from nothingness. emerge.
He had been worried that something like this would happen, so he used the money left after buying the formal suit to find a gemstone in case of emergency.
"Then we are even, Mr. Smile?" Ed said with a smile.
He is good at using puppet secrets on humans and targeting women. It is unlikely that there will be another person in Silvermist City.
Mr. Smile did not waste any energy in replying. Instead, he clenched the steel-patterned sword in his hand and adjusted his breathing vigorously.
Ed rushed forward with a quick stride, and Mr. Smile stabbed back. The sickle-shaped curved blade hooked the blade of the sword, drawing a spark from the sword.
The steel-patterned sword let out a metallic roar. As his arms and wrists turned, he tried to use his strength to tear away the sickle blade held in one hand, but was unable to get rid of the sickle blade.
The distance between the one hand and the cane was even slightly farther than the distance between the two hands and the long sword, and a cut deep into the flesh was made on the shoulder armor.
Mr. Smile groaned, with murderous intent in his eyes, and continued to slash forward regardless of his injuries.
However, Ed did not get disrupted by the opponent's sudden advance. Instead, he retreated to defend in an orderly manner, with steps as smooth and orderly as a dance.
The sickle blade repeatedly disturbed the sword blade that was slashing at the torso, and finally left a cut mark on the opponent's wrist that was deep enough to show the bone——
Blood gushed out, and the victory was decided.
