my age of magic

Chapter 814 314. The Truth in Aliya's Eyes
"Maybe when I talk about my life experience, you will find that I am actually a bad woman, and you will no longer have any affection for me. Do you still insist on hearing those stories?"

Mrs. Aliya sat on the soft leather sofa in the carriage and hesitated for a long time before asking me this question.

I nodded. When I was at the Zimmerman Manor, I actually found that Mrs. Alia was in the best situation among all the girls. At least she could still stand in the lounge with dignity. , not as embarrassed as Mrs. Jenny and Demi.

She took a big sip of the golden cider, watching the liquid remaining on the side of the glass continuously pooling towards the bottom of the glass, with a sad smile on her face.

At this moment, I found that she might be showing the truest smile in my heart.

Under the dignified, noble, elegant, and luxurious appearance, there is actually only a soulless body left. She slightly licked her sexy lips, stared at the wine glass, and was silent for a long time before summoning up the courage to look up. My eyes, sincerely said: "Before that, I would like to thank you for your help three times, making me feel that the world is actually not as bad as I thought."

From Noah's mouth, I know that Mrs. Alia is a well-known courtesan in the upper class of the imperial capital, and she often appears at various balls and salons.

From what Louis said, what I heard was completely another version. I heard that she holds the largest tailor shop in the north of the Green Empire. As a family member of the Babington family in the imperial capital, the Babington family gave her The only compensation is the Babington family's rune metal plate business in the entire imperial capital. It can be seen that she must have huge wealth in her hands, otherwise how could her life be so luxurious?
In my eyes, she is just an ordinary lady. When I first saw her from the Zimmerman Manor, I didn't see anything special about her.Later, when they met on the airship, although she and a noble viscount acted a little ambiguously, didn't nobles always live like this?
In Green, the nobles control 70.00% of the wealth of the empire. The nobles live a life of rich clothes and good food. They don’t have to work hard for life. In their spare time, freshness and emotion are the best spices for life. ' is not a pejorative term in Greene.

Just like the current Mrs. Alia's manor, there are so many young and beautiful maids. It's hard to say that they know how to serve people better than those civilian women whose waists are as thick as a bucket, but they definitely know how to serve men better than those shrews. .

It's like Mrs. Alia's maid, Joan, who is sitting next to me. She has a sweet face, and she smiles a little bit shyly. Sitting on the scarlet velvet carpet, he took off the leather boots on my feet, and massaged my feet and calves gently, letting me know that this is not my gentle hometown, but it is hard to harden my heart. kicked her away.

Singing a short spell, he quickly drew a simple water-based magic circle with his fingertips on his chest. Only by mastering the most subtle rhythm in it can he not be in the state of 'time stagnation' magic, successfully cast it out.

'Spa! '

Yes, just an extremely simple water therapy requires the magician not only to be familiar with the spell and the magic circle, but also to master the rhythm of casting the spell. Otherwise, it will be difficult to cast it successfully in the next normal state. For a magician, doing so has a chance of failure.

A bunch of clear water elements poured into the body from the top with the soft sound of 'rustle', and the water element with healing magic power rushed into my body, making me wake up all of a sudden.

I lowered my eyes from looking at Mrs. Alicia, and I didn't expect a few suggestive words to make me think so much.

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"Last time I told the story of Colin before he died in battle on the plane of Angela. I seem to be the happiest woman living in the sun. I have a rich life and a man who can fill my heart. In addition, I also have a brother who can forgive me no matter what wrong things I have done, and a godfather who can solve my countless distresses. I used to think that even if I didn't become a magician in the awakening ceremony, I She is still the darling of the heavens." Mrs. Alia's face was a little red, and her voice was very soft, as if she was whispering to herself.

She went on to say: "But you may not know that in the second year after Colin's death, some people began to suggest to the Babington family's elders that the family's huge rune metal plate business in the imperial capital should not be completely included. in the hands of a widow."

It was as if someone had listened to her and relieved the invisible mountain on her chest.

She recounted: "All my rights in the imperial capital were exploited layer by layer by the managers of the Babington family, and my living situation became worse and worse. I began to become anxious every day, worrying that one day I would be driven out by them." When I left this manor, I lost everything. I had the same dream countless times. I dreamed that I was walking alone on the road into the mountain on Mazzaro, and the statues of heroes on both sides were like countless streetlights. , I want to go to the airport alone, but the road seems to have no end."

Her face turned pale. It must have been a very terrifying dream. Even recalling it would make her feel so uncomfortable. I listened intently, wondering how Mrs. Alia went through this dark journey. of.

She said: "Later, I dreamed that I saw an airship flying to El City in the airport at the foot of Mount Majaro, but I found that I didn't even have a copper coin on me. I begged the manager of the airport to please them. Lend me a ticket, as long as the airship arrives in El City, I will ask my brother to double the money back to him, but he looked at me with that strange look, just looked at me without saying a word Said, I sat powerlessly on the ground and cried loudly. When I woke up, I found tears all over my face."

It turned out that Mrs. Alia and Earl Zimmerman had such a close relationship. It turned out that Earl Zimmerman was regarded by Mrs. Alia as the last support.

She clutched her chest and said, "Every day I fell into fear and anxiety. In those days, I became sensitive and nervous. I doubted everyone around me."

Every time Edgar was mentioned, she would grit her teeth: "At that time, Edgar, Colin's most trusted friend, betrayed me. He joined the trusted heir of the Babington family, the young upstart Bibi Leigh Babington, secretly told Billy all the business conditions in the Imperial Capital. With Billy's hints and help, Edgar began to embezzle the assets of the firm little by little, and let the Babington family operate the firm in the Imperial Capital. Things started to go downhill, and every season, I would go to San Carlos in person to be held accountable by the Babington Family Presbyterian Church."

I secretly sighed: the disputes over power and money in wealthy families are the most terrifying struggles.

She continued: "I never understood what was going on. Later, when I found out that Marquis Edgar was behind the tricks, the Babington family's imperial capital firm was already riddled with holes. The parchment scroll that drove me away from the Babington family is already on the airship heading for the imperial capital. I have no choice. My brother is far away in the Zimmerman Manor in El City and cannot quench his thirst, let alone him. It's just a little earl, the earl whispers lightly, there is no way he can help me."

Mrs. Aliya looked at me in confusion, took a sip of golden cider, her pale face turned rosy, and then she mustered up the courage to say: "So I found a big man who happened to be returning to the imperial capital to report on his duties, my godfather Ryan Busman, please come forward to resolve this matter. At that time, he returned to the imperial capital from the Warsaw plane to meet Emperor Charles the Great."

"It's him!" It turned out that the big man standing behind Mrs. Alia was Ryan Busman, the grand duke of the Busman family, so I asked, "Since it's Duke Ryan, then this matter must be resolved." Is it easy?"

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Alia actually showed a wry smile: "If time can be repeated, I would rather he didn't show up that day, and I was kicked out of the imperial capital in embarrassment. Billy Babington just wanted Colin The inheritance left in the imperial capital just wants to drive me out of the imperial capital, at least I can return to my home in the north. But my godfather, the Duke, wants to squeeze me dry, including bones."

She bit her lip and forced herself to say this sentence: "Even if he intervened and saved my position in the Babington family, I also sacrificed myself."

I couldn't help asking: "But, isn't he your godfather?"

"So what? What does it mean? For him, this is a very fair deal. He helped me keep the luxurious life in the imperial capital, let me continue to live a decent life, and I can linger in the upper-level balls, He just suddenly felt that he had tried everything in his long life, and he just wanted to taste the taste of a goddaughter. In his opinion, even if there were no such things, I should take the initiative to dedicate myself." Aliya stroked her temples A few scattered strands of hair said.

I'm a little outrageous, I didn't expect this kind of situation to happen in any world!

She stared closely at my eyes, and asked with an extremely sensitive expression: "Do you look down on a woman like me from the bottom of your heart?"

Seeing that I didn't answer, my face turned pale again, and I smiled bitterly, with a look of loneliness and desolation in my eyes, "Hehe, as I said, when I talk about my life experience, you will find that I am actually A bad woman who no longer has any affection for me. But this is the real me, a dirty version of myself hidden under the most decent appearance."

I continued to search for the answer, and asked her: "But then, why did Edgar break into the manor so recklessly, he did that to you, he dug such a big hole for you, don't you worry about Lai? Duke Ann's revenge?"

Mrs. Aliya said: "Of course Edgar didn't dare to mess around in front of him, but since that time, my good godfather has returned to the Warsaw plane. The situation there is very unstable, but there is indeed cloth. The largest resource reserve of the Siman family in the next hundred years, he needs to stay in the Warsaw plane to sit in charge, and I will return to the forgotten corner."

"During that time, even if Ryan was sitting on the Warsaw plane, he would send his relatives to accompany me, and I became one of his many canaries. Billy Babington dared not treat me Nonsense, besides, Edgar is just Billy's dog, and he won't bark casually."

"At the beginning, I was trying to join the upper dance party to find a strong shelter with a sense of justice, but I always hit a wall, even though I was careful all the time, but things finally reached Ryan's ears, and Ryan heard that I was trying to Breaking away from the control of the manor, I replaced all the attendants who belonged to me in the manor, and threatened me that if I did not obey him, he would take my brother to the battlefield. He is such an upright knight, yes Ryan is even more blindly convinced, and will definitely fight to the death for him on the battlefield without hesitation."

I asked again: "So you chose to submit, or because of your rebellion, you became the most famous courtesan in the imperial capital?"

Her eyes gradually turned cold, and she seemed no longer willing to talk, so she said, "Isn't it easy to explain what happened next?"

I asked again: "Afterwards, why did Edgar dare to mess with you?"

"Plane war!" Mrs. Aliya said: "The situation in the Warsaw plane is the worst among many planes. In those days, the emperor spread the rumor that the Warsaw plane's evil spirit army had broken through the defense line of the Kampato River. That line of defense is the last line of defense set up by the Busman family on the Warsaw plane. Once this line of defense is broken through, there will be a vast plain in front of the evil spirit army. But at that time, nothing can stop the evil spirits The army of the legion."

I suddenly said: "At this time, Edgar will set a trap for you, and Angela, who is catching up with Babington's house, is also in a bitter battle, so you have no defense against this commercial trap." , and signed a magic contract?"

Madam Aliya turned her head and looked out of the window, only saying one word: "Yes."

I was a little puzzled: "But the news of the victory in the war on the Warsaw plane reached the imperial capital a few days ago. Why do they still seem so unscrupulous to force you to submit?"

Mrs. Aliya couldn't understand why I still wanted to get to the bottom of it, but she still said to me: "Because there is a magic contract between us, once we sign it, we can't repent. Even if most of the territory of Angela's multi-plane If I don’t fall into the hands of the dark forces in the abyss, Billy Babington also has the ability to prevent me from obtaining enough mithril, just to prevent me from fulfilling the magic contract, and those who violate the contract will often be punished severely.”

I asked again: "What is the penalty clause of your contract?"

Maybe it was because I knew too much, so she no longer concealed anything, and said: "Not only must the full payment be compensated, but those who cannot fulfill the contract will also be reduced to slaves."

I widened my eyes and asked loudly, "How dare you sign such a harsh contract?"

She said helplessly, "There will always be people who want to protect. I just hope they can live a good life."

I sighed: "Okay."

She seemed to have been freed from the memory at this time, her face recovered calm, and she said to me: "They thought that Ryan would be bound by the war and could not escape from the Warsaw plane in a short time, so they wanted to force me to submit , I didn't expect that I could find a substitute for the mithril rune plate, so the magic contract that bound me would have no effect."

I stopped her from continuing to reveal the answer: "Let me guess, Edgar is running around like a stray dog, trying to sell these rune tablets in order to fulfill the contract. As for why he couldn't fulfill the contract, could it be Is it because Ryan has returned to the imperial capital from the Warsaw plane?"

Madam Aliya nodded to me, a dead gray flash in her eyes.

I stretched out my hand, pressed her hand holding the wine glass, and said to her with relief: "Actually, this world has always been like this, and it has never changed. It's just that everyone sees the world from a different angle. Maybe you should Take a step from where you are, just one step will let you see a different world. Although this world is still in the hands of a few rights holders, even the slaves living at the bottom will have a moment of rest. , know how to enjoy life."

Her eyes became a little moist, and she asked me blankly: "You really won't look down on me?"

Of course I would not tell her: I have seen many such things in my previous life.

Holding her hand, I said to her seriously: "It doesn't matter what other people think of you. If you even look down on yourself, then your future life will not be very interesting. In fact, speaking of As a commoner, I have seen a lot of the lives of poorer people, but you just haven’t thought about how to get back your own life.”

(End of this chapter)