Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 1183 The Forgotten Tacit Understanding

Xia Shou was immediately stunned, his mind racing as he analyzed Alice's answer.

Immediately afterward, a sense of loss washed over Xia Shou.

Actually, he originally thought that Alice wouldn't give that answer.

Although Alice did indeed always interact with him as a maid, he always harbored a special expectation for her.

He remembered that time, after the Q&A session with No. 58, he returned to his dormitory to take a bath. As he thought about the other owners of Merlin's House, Alice told him that she would only ever have him as her master.

Xia Shou will never forget that moment of peace.

Recently, after Alice became a woman, he took his first bath. Alice came in without warning, wearing a bath towel, to help him scrub his back and wash his hair.

At that moment, he had a premonition that he would never be able to leave Alice.

He's been feeling particularly uncomfortable these past few days, especially since he's been separated from Alice.

Although the scorpion spine allowed him to quickly master the function of taking care of himself, he felt very irritable when he actually started to take care of himself.

He can take good care of himself, that's for sure. He can wash his clothes, brush his teeth (which he had forgotten to do), wash his hair, scrub himself in the bath, and put on his clothes and socks.

However, Xia Shou knew that some things had completely changed, and everything could never go back.

Even if one day he manages to do housework as perfectly as Alice with his scorpion spine, he will never again experience the peace and comfort he once felt when Alice was by his side.

That's right, he can wash his own hair by himself, but he has to be mindful when he does it himself, so he can't completely relax.

So, when Alice wasn't around, he found dressing, washing his hair, brushing his teeth and squeezing toothpaste all troublesome.

Whenever he goes into the bathroom, picks up the toothpaste, and squeezes it, he always thinks that if Alice were here, he wouldn't need to squeeze the toothpaste; he could just open his mouth when he enters the bathroom.

He brushes his teeth by himself, and sometimes it hurts his gums, but when Alice is around, he never has this problem.

She is like the sun hidden behind the clouds in spring, her light and warmth unknown to others.

When Alice was around, Xia Shou thought everything was normal. It wasn't until Alice had been staying at Merlin's House recently that he realized that countless troubles in daily life came from one insignificant little thing after another, and the problems were hidden in the details.

During their previous bath together, Alice had given him a hint, so he knew she wouldn't refuse him. However, it was still disappointing when Alice emphasized that she was just a maid.

“Lord Natsumori, you may have misunderstood me. I… I am willing, but I will still be your maid.” Alice keenly sensed Natsumori’s emotions and immediately explained.

"Huh?" Xia Shou was stunned.

Alice was also stunned. In an instant, she realized that these were the words left by the past Xia Shou. And the thoughts of the past might not be the thoughts of the present Xia Shou. So, admitting it might cause trouble for Lord Xia Shou.

When Alice realized this, a rare look of panic appeared on her face. She felt that she had failed as a maid. As a maid, she had spoken such words to her master in a one-sided manner. If such feelings caused the other party distress, how could she be qualified to serve Lord Natsumori?
"Ah, I, I mean... if you need it."

Alice tried to find the right words, and she felt she should emphasize that she had no feelings for Lord Natsumori.

But this is clearly wrong.

She had already given this kind of emotion, but it could by no means be called love; that would be too narrow. She had absolutely no intention of asking Lord Xia Shou for any emotional return, or perhaps the return had already arisen naturally when she gave everything she had.

But how should I put it? Saying more would only make the current conversation more chaotic.

“Alice, I understand,” Xia Shou said.

Alice's frantic hands immediately stopped waving, and her anxious heart instantly calmed down. In the dim candlelight, she suddenly felt that the scene was so familiar, as if it had happened a long, long time ago.

Xia Shou and Alice looked at each other, but to be precise, Xia Shou looked at Alice, who had her eyes closed.

Alice then smiled slightly, reverting to her previous gentle and respectful demeanor, and said softly, "Lord Xia Shou, aren't you going to continue watching?"

"Ah."

Xia Shou continued to provide written explanations, and information about Alice kept emerging.

As the text continued to flash by, Alice suddenly said, "Stop! I think I just saw something about restrictions."

Xia Shou adjusted the search for the text he had already skimmed, and then saw a term—【Moonlight Silence】.

"Lord Xia Shou, please look for information related to this."

Soon, more information emerged, written in a very straightforward and unambiguous manner, clearly stating that the "Silence Under the Moon" was a secret knowledge about the crescent moon.

The specific effect is that when a knowledgeable person who has grasped this forbidden knowledge raises a finger to their lips in a shushing gesture, they can forcibly and permanently seal off the ability of everything within range to transmit certain information.

You can even set categories so that information that hasn't been generated but belongs to that category cannot be spread.

Not only can it not be actively spread, but it also cannot be detected by outsiders. Even if the source of the information is not acting on its own initiative, and the secret related to the information is indirectly discovered, the investigator will be instantly infected by this effect.

However, if this action is performed under moonlight, it can be kept confidential in terms of both space and time, allowing for very detailed and free adjustments.

Of course, it doesn't necessarily have to be a gesture of raising a finger. As long as it is a symbolic gesture that the person involved or the target approves of, and that prohibits the dissemination of a message, it can be freely used.

However, the strength of the prohibition's effectiveness is related to the consensus and recognition of this symbolic action.

There isn't much description of this forbidden knowledge in the text, but Xia Shou can already imagine how powerful it is.

Although this restriction on knowledge may not seem to have a direct relationship with combat power, anything related to information dissemination will be subject to extreme suppression.

In terms of categories, certain incantations for extraordinary rituals, as well as communications regarding the enemy's extraordinary abilities, can be forcibly sealed away.

In complex battles involving large armies, it is almost invincible. As long as a secret zone is set up on the battlefield, that place will be like a fog of war that can never be explored on the map for the enemy.

Xia Shou also thought of his own skill, "Who has reached the pinnacle here?"

If Alice were around, there would be no need to prepare any of Mo Mi's relics to activate this ability; it would be like carrying an unlimited number of Crescent Moon Safes with you!

(End of this chapter)