This time, I won't be the devil.

When talking about Qis's nephew, Didoris couldn't help but frown and recounted her experience at the dinner party yesterday.

After listening to Didoris's story, Frey came up with an idea.

"By the way, Dido, I remember that bards can influence other people's emotions through music. To what extent can they do that?"

"If it were me, once I used my full strength, I could easily change a person's mood, causing him to suddenly fall into ecstasy or rage."

In other words, if Didoris exerted all her strength, she could use music to create an effect similar to a clock trick.

Hearing this, Frey couldn't help but ask:

"You haven't used this ability on me, have you?"

"Don't worry, according to the laws of the Wind God, I won't do anything like hypnosis unless it's absolutely necessary."

"If it's just about amplifying a person's existing emotions, you should be able to do it."

"Of course you can, but the specific effect depends on the person's character. The stronger a person's will is, the less impact their music will have."

Tidoris described the bard's abilities in detail. After hearing this, Frey thought for a moment, then smiled evilly:

"I've come up with a way to force Qisi to submit..."

Chapter 25 Three Years After Graduation, My Second Uncle Cured My Mental Burnout (6K)

"Congratulations to Brother Philip for winning the Best Essay Award for his essay, 'My Uncle the Head of the Department'!"

Standing on the podium and looking at the crowd applauding him, 21-year-old Philip realized that his good luck had finally begun.

Looking back on the past, it is nothing but shame!

Philip was born in the countryside. He had no father since childhood and was raised by his mother alone. They lived in an old house. It was said that there was no church when it was built.

The family was very poor and had no land. In the countryside, a single woman with a child naturally could not hold her head up high, so Philip had been looked down upon by his neighbors since he was a child.

When Philip was 8 years old, in order to send him to the local papal primary school, his mother began to work for others and rarely disciplined him.

Since entering school, Philip has been bullied and ridiculed by children of the same age.

"Philip, why don't you have a father?"

"I guess his mother herself doesn't know whose bastard he is, haha..."

This kind of sarcastic voice accompanied him throughout his childhood. Gradually, under the influence of his surroundings, Philip became more and more aware of the importance of identity and background.

If I had a rich and powerful father, I wouldn't be looked down upon by others!

Later, as Philip grew up, their family's life became a little better because his second uncle would send some things from time to time.

He had never seen his second uncle, he only knew that he was his mother's younger brother and the only relative in their family.

When Philip was in elementary school, he was the last in the school, and he was still the last in middle school.

Later, during the city-wide unified examination, the capital's Priest Academy only accepted three people, but for some reason, Philip's name was on the admission list.

Amidst everyone's envy and jealousy, Philip boarded a carriage to the capital Gwangju.

At that moment, he felt an unprecedented pleasure, the pleasure of stepping on others.

But this happiness did not last long, because more than half of the students in the Priest Academy were local residents of Gwangju, and Philip, a country boy, once again became the bottom of the academy.

"That country boy looks so poor."

"You stinking outsider, you came to our Gwangju to beg for food!"

"Who do you think you are? When my great-grandfather followed the old Pope into the Pass, your family might have still been working as traitors in the occupied areas ruled by the demons..."

In this way, Philip completed his five-year monastic training in humiliation.

Philip had fantasized countless times that when he became rich, he would trample those who had humiliated him under his feet and repay them double!

The turning point happened three years ago when Philip, who was about to graduate, met his second uncle, Doropo Chis, for the first time.

After the conversation, Philip learned that his second uncle, who had been working in the Vatican for nearly 30 years, had finally made a name for himself. He was promoted by His Majesty Aesop, one of the three cardinals, and was going to the newly recovered Labyrinth City to serve as the chief judge of the Court of Inquisition.

My second uncle said that after Philip graduates, he will go directly to the Labyrinth City to join him.

When Philip learned that he had such an extraordinary relative, he almost knelt down and acknowledged the other party as his godfather.

But just as he was about to kneel down, he realized that it seemed inappropriate to recognize his uncle as his godfather, so he gave up.

To be honest, Philip knew that he was not very smart, but he still understood the principle of currying favor with the powerful.

At the essay competition before graduation, when other monks were still praising the Pope and the goddess, Philip used all his life's knowledge to write the essay "My Second Uncle, the Director", and won first place.

Since following his second uncle to the maze city, Philip, who had been bullied for 20 years, has finally been able to hold his head high and become the master!

Every time he goes out, a group of people will automatically appear to flatter him. If he wants, those people can even kneel down and lick his shoes.

Even those classmates who looked down on him in the past now wrote to Philip humbly to ask him to help find jobs.

As for his life, he was naturally rich and happy. In the entire maze city, there were few stores that would charge him money.

Philip also used his second uncle's prestige to find the guys who bullied him when he was a child and arrested them all and detained them in the courtroom.

He still remembers the look of those arrogant child kings kneeling before him.

It can be said that in the three years after graduation, my second uncle cured his mental exhaustion.

However, Philip was still a little dissatisfied with his second uncle, that is, he was too strict with him. Sometimes he would be scolded even if he drank two more glasses of wine.

This resulted in Philip, although he had no worries about food and drink, never having the opportunity to relax and enjoy life.

For example, women...

However, these days, as the Pope's birthday is approaching, my second uncle has become very busy, and his control over Philip has been slightly relaxed.

Last night, Philip was sitting alone at home drinking, thinking about women.

"Hey! Another drink!"

Philip shouted to the maid in the house.

"Yes, as ordered."

After bowing deeply, the woman came over to pour the wine with a gait that made people unable to take their eyes off her as she twisted her waist and hips. Perhaps because her clothes were not too thick, the shape of her hips could be vaguely seen.

The alluring buttocks were naturally great, and the way she acted in compliance with his orders clearly demonstrated the relationship between the ruler and the ruled, which made Philip feel very happy.

After these three years, Philip understood a truth: when facing people with higher status than himself, he should be attentive and flattering, and when facing people with lower status than himself, he should step on them hard to vent his anger, so as to maintain his psychological balance.

Unfortunately, the woman in front of him was a married woman in her 30s. Philip, who had received education at the Priest Academy, naturally would not have any ideas about such a woman.

He actually wanted to hire a few young and beautiful maids, but his second uncle was always nagging him to pay attention to his lifestyle.

Philip now only wants to become a priest in charge of a town as soon as possible and get away from the control of his second uncle.

Just as Philip was looking at the woman in front of him and becoming increasingly anxious, one of his second uncle's subordinates knocked on his door.

"Lord Philip, the carriage is ready. Mr. Qi will take you to the hotel."

When Philip got into the carriage, Qi Si was already waiting for him inside. Looking at his second uncle in front of him, he asked anxiously:

"Uncle, look at the story of my novice priest..."

"What second uncle? How many times have I told you to use your job title when you're working?"

"Yes, Director Qi..."

After being scolded, Philip discovered that his second uncle's face seemed a little ugly today, as if he had suffered a setback.

Who is so blind as to dare to mess with my second uncle?

After a while, Chase said to Philip:

"I have an important guest tonight. I have to go to the Magic Stone Factory later. Please take care of the reception for me."

"Who is this person that causes you so much trouble, Mr. Qi?"

"Didn't I tell you before? Princess of the Forest Country, you'll be staying next door to them tonight. If they need anything, you should do your best to help them."

Hearing that he was going to accompany the princess, Philip immediately became nervous. In addition, he had just drunk some wine, so sweat broke out on his forehead unconsciously.

"Look at you, you look like a fool. You say you're a princess, but the Forest Kingdom is just a small country with 3000 people. Just deal with it casually and don't lose the etiquette of our Church. You learned this at the Priest Academy, right?"

Philip nodded, and to urge him further, Chase made a big promise.

"Once this is settled, you won't have to think about becoming a novice."

"Qi Ting, what do you mean by this?"

"Remove the word 'apprentice'."

"My dear second uncle, you really gave me a big surprise..."

After saying goodbye to Qi Si at the hotel entrance, Philip walked into the hotel led by his entourage.

And when Philip opened the door and saw the blonde elven girl, he was immediately attracted to her.

She is so beautiful that it is not an exaggeration to call her a goddess.

If I have to say, only the Saint Lady, whom I met once at the opening ceremony of the Priest Academy, can be compared to her.

But compared to the Saint, Philip felt that the temperament exuded by the elven princess in front of him was more charming.

Philip was so shocked that he didn't know what to do for a moment. He walked to the dining area to get some food, ate while observing from a distance.

In the spacious and magnificent hall, some priests of the Holy See would come to talk to her from time to time. Although Her Royal Highness the Princess would respond with a smile, she seemed to lack interest.

In the interval of the conversation, Philip noticed the somewhat lonely profile of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

He immediately thought of the scene in the novel where a lonely princess was moved by the simple and enthusiastic male protagonist, and his heart gradually became restless.

At this moment, he had long forgotten the etiquette of the Priest Academy. Under the influence of alcohol, he mustered up his courage, took a drink, and walked forward.

"Hello, I'm Director Qisi's nephew. My name is Philip."

"Hello, my name is Didoris."

The conversation was interrupted here, and Philip racked his brains before he could come up with another sentence:

"Second...Second uncle, no, Director Qi has something to do and won't be coming today. As...instead, I'll stay with you."

"Really? Since Qisi isn't coming, I'll go back to my room and rest."

"Goodbye."