I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 204 Hahaha, you did it! You did it!
Roland's goal is very clear. I don't care if you hold a grudge against me or not, I want to get my things back. We'll talk about what happens next during the boss battle.

So, he came here just to save Catalina's face.

He thought that since they had talked so thoroughly, Catalina would definitely remember what happened today and send the things away honestly after being humiliated.

So, the conversation ended there. She remembered what she had done today and worked honestly. She could leave without worry. Job done.

But unexpectedly, Catalina still wanted to talk to Roland.

She then asked this question: "Do you think it's worth risking your life for these few little things?
Roland thought to himself, "Bullshit! How could I let you take my things away like that? How pathetic would that be?"

But you can't say that.

Chatting like this is a bit too awkward. It's easy to get into trouble right away.

Moreover, it does not fit the image of the dog-licker that he has always portrayed himself to be.

He said: "Her Highness Catherine's honor is above all else."

Catalina paused for a moment, then sneered, "Roland, you've been a playboy, you can't even count the number of lovers on one hand. Don't you feel shameless for saying this now?"

Roland sighed.

To be honest, Katarina's words made him a little upset.

You said, if we eat meat, then what others say is fine - they are not wrong, right?
But I didn’t do anything! I’m Dou E!
He has indeed been a little upset recently, and took this opportunity to complain a few words.

He said, "Your Highness, I'll be honest. There have indeed been some misunderstandings between Her Highness Catherine and me recently. In fact, logically speaking, she should be able to guess that I've been wronged."

Katarina frowned and said, "Your story has spread. Why do you think people will think you were wronged?"

Roland shook his head and said, "She should know everything about what I did and didn't do. Your Highness, you don't know that your sister likes to peek."

Catalina said nothing.

Roland continued, "The mystery of Straw Town is somewhat strange. After I took in the straws, their cause and effect—oh, their fate—was transferred to me. So, it seems that I was the one who did everything.

However, if someone had witnessed the containment with me, they would have known the whole story.

So, I guess she knows the truth.

But your sister is a bit petty."

Both of them were slightly stunned. Then, Ariana covered her mouth and laughed secretly, while Katarina narrowed her eyes slightly.

She said angrily, "Straw Town was sealed by my brother and Lord Usak. I know everything about what's going on there. What's sealed there is desire and obsession. The straw is your desire, and their thoughts are your thoughts! It's just that they created it first."

Roland, you are a wolf in sheep's clothing! You have a human face but a beast's heart!

My sister may not take some things to heart because she knows the reasons behind them.

But shouldn't she be irritated by the evil desires deep within you?"

Roland's next words were very straightforward: "She deserves to be angry! She absolutely deserves to be angry."

Women, you can be angry for several days just because of a dream, let alone hearing your own talking in your sleep?

Your Highness, you are right, I am a beast in human form, I am a wolf in sheep's clothing.

but"

Roland shook his head as he spoke.

Catalina got even angrier and said, "Don't leave your fart halfway, just say it!"

Roland looked at his cousin with a strange expression on his face, and suddenly realized that she was not what he had imagined. At least she was quite fond of standing up for the weak.

Roland sighed and said, "Your Highness, there's an old saying in Valeria: judge by deeds, not by heart; no one is perfect. Whether a person is good or bad depends on their ultimate choices, not on the desires they develop along the way."

Please don't interrupt me. I know I'm making a point, but let me start with an analogy."

Roland stood up and looked at Miss Aliana and Katarina.

He said, "Today, in this pleasure boat, two of the most beautiful goddesses in the world are painting. Paintings of goddesses in the style of Vanchard."

Hearing this, Ariana puffed out her chest proudly, feeling a little proud - yes, Ariana was the most beautiful.

Catalina sneered at Roland. Very good, sweet talk, philandering. He really was a bastard who fell in love with every woman he met.

Roland felt a little puzzled. He continued, "A great sage mistakenly entered the pleasure boat and was invited by them. He would definitely refuse.

However, even a great sage's heart would beat faster when seeing their bodies that had a fatal attraction to the opposite sex, and he would hesitate for a second when invited.

Because he is a healthy man with a normal secular aesthetic, driven by human nature and personality, he cannot be as indifferent as a god.

Roland looked at Catalina and said, "Your Highness, that second of hesitation was the desire that once flourished in me in Straw Town.

You have invited me many times to write poems and paint for you. To be honest, I was very touched.

However, it is impossible for me to accept your invitation.

Because the one standing before you is the complete me, not the incomplete me from Straw Town.

This rejection is the complete me.

Your Highness, I just said that I will protect the honor of Her Highness Catherine.

She is my fiancée and I am her fiancée. I cannot allow her reputation to be tarnished by my actions."

Catalina suddenly held her forehead with her hand, feeling a little tired. She waved her hand and said, "Her reputation, and even her family's reputation, has been tarnished beyond measure by your actions (Little Roland). Get lost."

Roland was slightly stunned.

Suddenly, he realized something - what would the gossip news be like in recent years?
The fiancé of the noble royal princess was having a huge fight outside. Her Royal Highness the Princess had a huge fight with His Majesty, and she had to marry this trash mudblood?

Roland covered his eyes.

He left without saying a word.

When he rolled out the door, he was stunned for a long time.

Wait, what am I here for today?
How come we ended up having a heart-to-heart talk with our cousin?
But she should deliver the things.

Regardless, the goal should have been achieved.

Come to think of it, Catalina was indeed faking a lot of her actions, and it seemed like she was just acting.

Her acting skills are quite good.
Looking at it this way, she is too cunning. I really thought she was a "brainless rich second generation".

It seems that the upper echelons had carefully considered the selection of personnel. This mission really needed such a big actor to provide cover.

The stupid teammate doesn't seem to be a stupid teammate.

Well. But that Elf Miss Aliana is a bit fierce - she is simply a crazy girl!

Whether I can cooperate with them smoothly this time when I go to the Blood Castle, we will see tomorrow.

Judging from the secret route, starting tomorrow, the trio will leave the ship and act alone.

That night, when Roland was in his room examining the scar on his wrist, he heard someone knocking on the door.

Roland opened the door and walked forward woodenly. He saw a pair of proud big breasts - the shoulders and face of the beautiful lady were blocked by the door frame.

Elf Aliana stretched out her hand and roughly pushed Roland into the door, then bent over and crawled in.

The moment she nimbly slipped in, Roland couldn't help but recall a nightmare of his - that was how Anna had quietly slipped into his room.

Miss Aliana's height was extremely intimidating. She stared at Roland as she walked into the room. Roland couldn't help but take several steps back under her fierce gaze.

Thinking back to the battle during the day, Roland still felt a little weak.

He warned with cold sweat pouring down his face, "What are you doing? I'm telling you, you won't last ten moves against me. If you lose again, I won't let you go like I did during the day!"

The word "lose" seemed to bring back a lot of angry memories for Miss Elf.

She raised her eyebrows, her eyes gleaming with fire, wishing she could kill the guy in front of her. She looked behind Roland, a hint of teasing in her eyes, and took another step forward.

Roland was a little angry. He took a step back and was about to draw his sword, but he bumped into a chair and almost fell.

The elf lady was quick and swift, and 'kindly' grabbed Roland, but 'accidentally' used too much force and hugged him tightly to her chest.

Roland struggled for a long time but failed to break free and almost suffocated.

Miss Aliana's eyes showed a bit of revengeful pleasure from abusing small creatures.

"Aliana~~~" A helpless and angry voice came from outside the door.

Aliana hurriedly put Roland down from her chest, but when she looked at him, he had already rolled his eyes!
She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. She shook it cautiously a few times, but Roland didn't respond.

'Damn it! Are you okay? Why are you so bored? Wake up!'

By this time, Katarina had already stepped into the room and closed the door.

"Roland, leave your 'straw body' behind. It's time for us to set off."

Catalina walked over as she spoke, only to find Ariana with a mournful face, looking as if she had done something wrong. Roland, in her arms, had fainted. "You two idiots! Could you please stop causing me trouble?"

Katarina waved her wand, but it seemed to have no effect.

I tried a few more tricks, but they still didn't work.

At this moment, Catalina felt something was wrong. She hurried over to check and found that Roland was dying!
And it was the kind of near-death look that came from drowning.

"How, how could this happen? What did you do to him?!"

Aliana spoke anxiously in ancient Elvish, which probably suffocated him for a moment.

Catalina knew that Aliana had arrived only a minute earlier than she did. As a wizard, it was impossible for her to drown so quickly.

She suddenly thought of a possibility: "Oh no! He must have entered the lower world and seen the sea water, and then the lower world affected the surface world, and he drowned!"

She hurriedly laid Roland flat on the ground, tore open his shirt, and after a careful inspection, she found that he was indeed like a drowning man.

I used several rescue team spells, but it still didn't work!
Aliana cried and said, "Is it difficult, is it difficult? Do I need to give her artificial respiration?"

Catalina's first reaction was bullshit!

The second thought is
Before she could think about it, Aliana, who was squatting beside her, hesitated for a moment and then kissed her.

Catalina grabbed her and looked at her angrily: "What are you doing?"

Eliana blushed at her sister's glare and turned her head away.

Catalina said, "Press first to let the seawater come out first."

This was a good idea. Ariana was strong enough that she broke two of Roland's ribs with just one crack.

Ariana didn't care and continued pressing at the same frequency. After the two of them fiddled with it for a while, Roland vomited a few mouthfuls of water.

Catalina quickly straightened Roland's head, lifted his hair from his forehead, and then they kissed him mouth to mouth, breathing in and out.

After taking a few breaths, Catalina suddenly noticed that Aliana beside her suddenly stopped and looked towards the door as if she had seen a ghost.

Catalina turned her head in astonishment and looked towards the door, then she also showed an expression as if she had seen a ghost.

A hidden figure slowly emerged from in front of the gate.

He looked at the two guys repeatedly with strange eyes, as if he was looking at a lunatic.

This person is Roland.

Catalina and Aliana were stunned. They looked at Roland who was vomiting on the ground, then looked at Roland behind the door, and froze in place.

They were certain that the Roland on the ground was not a clone, but the real Roland.

The one behind the door is also the real body.

Roland looked at the two of them with a strange expression and asked, "What are you doing?"

Catalina had already figured it out. She angrily said, "Multiple distraction techniques? Are you crazy? You're playing tricks on us like this? Is that fun?!"

Catalina was furious.

Roland's face was full of black question marks: "What are you talking about?"

Roland suddenly realized something and cursed softly, "Damn it! This mission requires three psychos! You two are way too unstable! Don't go crazy when you get to the scene!"

Catalina's eyes went dark when she heard that.

She also suddenly realized one thing - this kid has mental problems.

Aliana was still trying to save Roland on the ground. Her knowledge of the common language was not very good, so she didn't understand the wizards' specialized terms.

She only knew that Roland on the ground could be saved, so she pressed and gave him artificial respiration at the same time.

Catalina couldn't tell which one was Roland now, so to be on the safe side, she wanted to rescue Roland who was on the ground first.

How to see the drowning Roland on the ground is the real one because he has just entered the lower world!
Soon, Roland on the ground spit out a few more mouthfuls of water and slowly woke up. Then he fainted again.

Catalina breathed a sigh of relief. After she repaired Roland's ribs, she said, "Alright, Aliana, put him on the bed. When he wakes up, we'll see who this guy's true identity is."

Roland couldn't hold it in any longer.

He looked at the two psychopaths, then looked at the "substitute puppet" on the bed that he had just used to escape, and he felt sick all over.

That substitute puppet was created by Roland when he was bored in the tower. It can be used to escape.

Materials? Use local materials. There are plenty in the fields.

Some puppets are woven from straw, some from vines, and some are carved from wood. Anyway, the materials are all kinds of things.

The one on the bed is woven with fire vines.

His Substitution Charm is already level 6, so he doesn't need any good materials to block most wizards' attacks.

If it goes beyond the scope of the Substitution Spell, Leona and her clone will come out.

This trick is very useful. He used it several times when fighting with his senior brother.

Seeing the two still taking good care of the vine doll, Roland scratched his hair fiercely: "What the hell are you doing? Are you okay? Take some medicine, please!"

Catalina ignored Roland. She took out a bottle of potion, walked to the bedside, and pretended to feed the potion into Roland's mouth.

At this moment, an angry high-voltage arc flew over from behind her.

——"Avada chews the big melon!"

With a swish, Roland on the bed twitched twice and died instantly.

Catalina's eyes turned red, and she picked up the spell to kill Roland, who she didn't know whether he was real or fake. At this moment, she suddenly saw that the Roland on the bed was not Roland at all, but a vine doll!
The person who wove the puppet must have been a master artist. He had woven this puppet in a very abstract way, yet one could still feel that the puppet bore some resemblance to Roland.

"What the hell are you doing?"

Roland walked over and snatched the potion from Katarina's hand: "Are you okay? You weren't planning to feed the potion to this vine doll just now, were you?"

Ariana blinked, tilted her head and thought for a few moments, then decided to give up thinking.

Catalina rubbed her forehead. The more she thought about it, the more she felt like she was going insane. She pointed at the floor and said, "I was fine just now, but now I'm not. Look, is there any water stain there?"

Roland frowned and looked over there, and then he felt unwell.

There was a water stain on the floor.

Suddenly, Roland discovered that he had an extra memory.

He had just drowned, and Katarina and Ariana took turns giving him artificial respiration.
"I understand!"

Roland suddenly realized.

A jade hand suddenly covered his mouth, and Catalina cursed fiercely: "Shut up, don't say it!"

[You've realized it! Realm value +3]

[You've Got It! Puppet Construction +3]

[You've Got It! Forbidden Transfiguration +2]

Roland shouted in his heart: "Butterflies, all butterflies!"

"That's a substitute, a more profound substitute than wearing my name!"

'So every time I use the Substitution Technique, I turn the Substitution Doll into a little Roland!'
"This me, in my eyes, is a double puppet! A vine man, a scarecrow!"
"But in the eyes of others, that's the trajectory of my destiny! It's the afterimage of my karma! It's me who can talk, walk, and flirt!"
'etc.'

'Why are there water stains?'

Suddenly, Roland hit himself, then his figure flashed, and then a scarecrow appeared in his place.

He looked at the scarecrow carefully. After a moment, the scarecrow turned its head with a click and looked at Roland.

With two thuds, Roland and the scarecrow were startled and fell to the ground.

So far, every time Roland used the Substitution Spell, it was cast by someone else. It was usually a death spell, and after it was cast, the scarecrow was destroyed.

Therefore, all along, the scarecrow only appeared for a moment and then disappeared.

Therefore, the memory that the scarecrow had was of being beaten, and from Roland's perspective, when his substitute spell was activated, he was also beaten.

Therefore, he never realized that he would have an extra memory after his substitute died.

Since the scarecrows died immediately every time they appeared, Roland never realized that they were all his clones.

We have never discovered what they can do and what kind of strange things they are.
"Hahaha! You did it, you did it! Great Roland, we've all become immortals!"

The abstract scarecrow jumped and capered for joy, leaping and dancing on the ground.

(End of this chapter)