Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 933 Celie's Grudge Book
Toronto couldn't help but chuckle again: "She's a clever, cunning, and very eloquent young girl who reminds me of some wonderful memories from the past."

His mother, although capable, intelligent, and with a firm stance, is not actually the kind of strong-willed person who is good at fighting to the death.

If the net had remained in the water, she would have endured it for a while and tried to find another way to avert the disaster.

Compared to Pat, Mrs. Yages was actually much better at compromising.

Of course, it's also possible that the things she went through weren't worth risking her life for.

When it came to the battlefield, Lady Yages never wavered.

However, when faced with situations that are optional but might put her in a very difficult position, Mrs. Yages tends to avoid them.

She only completely gave up that侥幸心理 (a mentality of taking chances) after marrying Count Montes, or rather, after realizing that her choice had even implicated her son... Decisiveness is not easy for a person who is gentle and kind by nature.

They were all forced into it.

Pat and Anise may have had similar personalities, but they gave up any hope of getting away with it early on because of their unfortunate experiences.

At Montes Castle, Pat was the one who was more ruthless in the shadows than Lady Jagris, who, although she liked to solve problems with her own hands, was still somewhat indecisive.

If Lori Montes really wanted to seize the Earl's title, Pat would probably have already prepared the poison while Lady Agris was still wavering.

If it were Annes, she would have gone even further.

However, Toronto knew that there was nothing wrong with Mrs. Yages, who ultimately gave up on the weak and unwilling-to-work-hard version of herself. Even her rapid advancement in the years that followed stemmed from this.

But Toronto still thinks that the naive Agriss, who always thinks that things might get better if she just puts it off, is quite adorable.

When he was a child, Pat would often tell him little stories about Aggris in order to let him know about his mother’s intelligence.

For example, how she gained the recognition of scroll scholars by relying on her enthusiastic personality and diligent and serious manner.

Pat, of course, told the story perfectly, portraying every move of Agris as extremely elegant.

Unfortunately, the people who listened to her speech had a mechanical mind in their heads.

It's also a mechanical spirit with a sharp tongue who likes to give summary-style remarks.

He would compile the little stories Pat told him into a book, and then give a preliminary analysis of the book.

For example, the mechanical spirit summarized the conversation between Aagris and the scholars as follows: 'For those old guys who only want to spend their time analyzing spells, the best solution for a loud-voiced girl who isn't annoying but keeps bothering you is to quickly give her what she wants.'

'Passion can sometimes be a weapon, but it shouldn't be used as a reason for retaliation; compromise is the only solution.'

Although this statement is a bit extreme, this tendency can actually be heard in the conversations between the old men and Yagris that Pat occasionally mentions.

That was even modified by Pat!
But the mechanical spirit still drew thick lines, making him understand the subtle puns.

However, neither Aggris nor Pat understood much of what they heard.

You can tell from the fact that they initially thought Earl Montes was a good match that Gabrielle and Pat are actually quite thick-skinned.

Accustomed to a state of war, they handled matters more like female warriors than noble ladies.

I always felt that as long as I was determined enough, I could resolve those unnecessary doubts.

In addition, scholars like to quote extensively from classical texts... Agris and Pat would basically discard those as adjectives and only listen to the key points they wanted to hear.

But the mechanical spirit, which has collected most of the world's public information, can find out from Pat's flawed adjectives which passage the old scholars actually quoted... Some passages, without context, will never reveal the hidden malice.

Toronto was quite pleased with this. He had never thought of explaining these profound words to Pat and Mrs. Agnes... He had long ago learned that it was pointless to insult someone in a language that others couldn't understand.

Not understanding is the greatest happiness.

What he liked was the young, happy, and carefree Aagris revealed in these stories.

Which child who grew up surrounded by maternal love wouldn't want to see their mother when she was young?
No matter how beautiful Tiffany is, she could never really resemble Agagris.

Toronto mothers will never drive themselves to despair until they are completely heartbroken.

For Lady Agris, who loved vibrant colors, beautiful scenery, and comfortable clothing, the monastery was no different from a dead end.

On the contrary, this Celie, although she doesn't look that similar, really does have the same temperament.

Especially how to deal with trouble.

Interesting.

"You're smiling like a kidnapper right now, do you know that?" The black text slowly appeared, flickering and shifting between reality and illusion.

Toronto ignored her: "You wouldn't understand my happiness, after all, you don't have a mother." Black lines rolled across the crystal panel, but she didn't know how to respond, finally only managing to say: "Don't play dumb! I know you're insulting me!"
"Damn it, you just wait!"

Toronto didn't even bother to lift his eyes... as if if he didn't curse, the Goddess of the Night wouldn't take action when the opportunity arose later.
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Sitting on the log, Celie glanced back with mixed feelings... but the Toronto sorcerer, whose whereabouts were unknown, was still nowhere to be seen.

Celie knew very well that no matter what Toronto's character was like, he wouldn't lie easily under the watchful eyes of God.

Of course, it's normal if the other party is indifferent.

Although she tried her best to be friendly, she didn't intend to make any pointless gestures of goodwill.

Growing up in an environment of deceit and treachery, where everyone around her might harbor ill will towards her, the most fundamental rule Celie learned was: no one is obligated to care for the pitiful.

She is still very weak, so of course she can ask for help, but she absolutely cannot ask for help from heartless people.

If a strong person doesn't want to help, they don't even need to give a reason for refusing.

However, a strong person who is willing to lend a helping hand will certainly not lie or harm her at will.

After all, it came from the trust of a powerful god.

Celie knew her own worth well... she wasn't really worth that much.

To be honest, she always wondered if Clark and Costa really knew the value of her careful concealment.

Although she didn't know much about many things, after learning how the Gezar family was destroyed, Celie was certain that if a truly powerful family could exploit the Gezar family to such an extent, they must have already tested them thoroughly.

Now, Clark and Costa are playing games that others don't play or even look down on.

In fact, the simplest thing can show that the bloodline of Gezar is not that important... Otherwise, wouldn't the Gezar family have become a royal marriage partner long ago?
Even if His Majesty the King needs to marry into the noble families, there are still so many branches of the royal family!

The Gezar bloodline must also have its negative effects, which may even negate their innate advantages, leading those in the know to eventually give up silently.

Only the most wicked creatures would pick up the bones after they've been decomposed and gnaw on them clean.

After confirming this, Celie stopped listening to those old guys' enticements.

Of course, she never believed it in the first place.

However, Celie was a very intelligent but also very lazy girl.

If she could have lived a peaceful and uneventful life in the Costa family or some other alliance family until her death, Celie wouldn't have resisted so resolutely.

Including being used as a bargaining chip by Clark... If the chips are used on the scales, isn't that a pretty safe bet?

Unfortunately, they didn't even give her that chance.

If you're going to play dirty tricks, then play dirty tricks. But to mess with the Grand Duke Jupiter is just asking for death.

Celie definitely won't die with them.

She had actually tried to save herself many times, even going so far as to beg her parents, whom she had genuinely resented.

Unfortunately, the couple who could give birth to such a cold-hearted daughter must have been born with a cruel and ruthless nature.

The only remaining familial affection they had was the choice not to expose her struggles.

But what does that matter?

Did the leaders of the Costa and Clark families really not know that they were unwilling to accept this?
They just sat on high up, enjoying watching these little brats struggle in pain, using their resentment as a snack!
Celie didn't know if her plea for help that time was a genuine desire to ask her parents for assistance, or a way to force herself to give up completely, but... she knew that if she didn't do it, there would always be a voice in her heart nagging: What if?
What if she's lucky enough to have that opportunity?

It's a pity, what if it wasn't used on her?

She was able to catch her breath afterward because Tiffany was just too outstanding.

She was so outstanding that all the young men in the Clark and Costa families were infatuated with her, even to the point of fighting each other.

Tsk~ If Celie hadn't taken this seriously before... after all, a wicked family can't raise a child with a conscience, she certainly wouldn't think that way now.

Tiffany certainly played a lot of tricks in the middle.

After thinking for a moment, Celie deleted Tiffany from the grudge book in her mental sea.

Although this guy almost ruined her life, he also saved her before!

Moreover, the girl's timing was incredibly precise... Celie even suspected that Tiffany had long ago been able to purify her mind and communicate with the Lord of Storms in the Sea of ​​Consciousness!
Otherwise, how could she have made such an accurate choice!
In short, if Tiffany had done this a day earlier, Celie probably wouldn't have been able to leave the Costa house.

Those heartless old men won't let her, their backup candidate, go.

(End of this chapter)