The stars, but they become the gray wind

"That's rare. I thought you didn't do this kind of exercise." The Duke of Normandy showed a rare expression of surprise.

"I also want to adapt to the entertainment style of the nobles." Richard weighed the gun in his hand and said with a smile.

.........

Richard raised the double-barreled shotgun in his hand and fired a shot at the flock of wild ducks flying in the sky, but the shot obviously did not hit anything. The flock of wild ducks in the sky just fled in all directions after being frightened by the gunshot.

"What a pity, I missed it." Richard turned around with a smile and said to the Duke of Normandy behind him.

"I heard you were defending me in Parliament, Richard."

"As expected of my uncle, you are always the most informed about news and intelligence."

"After all, you look harmless, but you are actually an extremely ambitious person. I thought you would take the opportunity to make my situation more difficult." The Duke of Normandy calmly revealed Richard's true face under his smiling face.

"Uncle, how can you say that? Those are their own thoughts and have nothing to do with me." Richard was still planning to cover up a little for his uncle who knew him inside and out.

"However, despite this, their voices are getting louder and louder, and it has reached a point where it is difficult to ignore. I personally hope that you, uncle, will decide for yourself whether to proceed or not." Richard secretly put pressure on the Duke of Normandy in front of him.

"Really? Lying is not nice, Richard."

"Richard, I know it's you who's secretly inciting those radical dukes. Let me tell you in advance, I have no intention of handing this country over to you."

"For the sake of Her Majesty the Queen, I can make you the governor of the New World. Don't think about anything else. Don't be too greedy, Richard." After giving this warning, the Duke of Normandy turned around and walked up the hillside behind him.

Behind him, Richard, holding a hunting rifle, had already had a hint of murderous intent in his heart towards his uncle. Richard's right finger lightly pressed on the trigger, and his lungs slowly took a deep breath. He stared at his uncle who was walking up the hillside with his back to him, and slowly pointed the muzzle of the gun at the back of the Duke of Normandy.

But after thinking for a long time, Richard finally did not choose to pull the trigger. He just moved the gun away from the back of the Duke of Normandy and casually put it on his shoulder as if nothing had happened.

"Oh...I understand."

"After all, it's not good not to enjoy the process of the game, uncle."

The Duke of Normandy, who had his back to Richard, did not notice the small movements made by Richard behind him.

But what no one, including Richard, realized was that an invisible drone flying above everyone's heads recorded every dangerous move Richard made.

In the room of the palace, Mary's old and conservative teacher ruthlessly tore up the poem Mary had written on the letter paper, and threw Mary's favorite doll into the trash can in front of Mary.

"Wait! Those things..." Mary, with a look of loss on her face, watched her own creation being ruthlessly torn into pieces. She still hoped to keep the doll.

"As the next queen, you must possess noble character and are not allowed to touch these inferior items in the future. Next is the etiquette lesson. You are only allowed to rest after you finish copying your homework, so you must concentrate and not let your mind be disturbed by these indecent things." The wrinkled and very old-fashioned female teacher made overly strict demands on Mary.

Mary, who was sitting at the table, almost cried when she saw her favorite doll being thrown into the wastebasket and then thrown into the trash can by the teacher along with her own creations.

Outside the door, after pouring the contents of the wastebasket into the trash can, the extremely old-fashioned female teacher locked the door of Mary's room to prevent Mary from sneaking out to play.

"Master Peebles?" Olivia called to the wrinkled governess.

"Um...should Princess Mary's study schedule be adjusted? Isn't it a bit too tight right now..."

"Miss Olivia, it is because of your indulgence that Her Highness Mary is like a child who never grows up. The royal family requires me to educate her strictly to ensure that the dignity and image of the royal family are not damaged. Our mission is to educate a future queen. Please be aware of this." The old-fashioned female teacher called Peebles by Olivia said quite conceitedly.

In the room, Mary, feeling something broken in her heart, turned her head to look at a window behind her. Under the huge pressure of negative emotions, Mary silently jumped off the chair and walked to the window. She opened the window, and a breeze rushed in from the open window, blowing the curtains on both sides.

Looking at the ground three floors below, Mary, overwhelmed by negative emotions, put her hands on the windowsill. Just as she was about to use both hands to climb out of the window, a hand gently pressed on her shoulder, stopping her from doing the dangerous thing.

Mary, who was being held down, looked at the hand pressing on her shoulder in surprise and slowly turned her head.

Then, she saw the "angel" behind her with a halo above his head and six pairs of light wings behind his back.

"Oh...oh...angel?" Mary, stunned, looked at the red-haired angel who was holding her shoulders behind her and stammered.

"Child, don't do anything dangerous on impulse." Just when Mary was stunned by the other person's appearance, the red-haired angel who was pressing Mary's shoulder spoke.

"Life is the most precious thing, Mary." The angel with waist-length hair leaned down and looked gently into Mary's tearful eyes.

"Excuse me... are you here... to take me away?" Mary asked the angel in front of her uncertainly.

"If you are talking about the suicidal behavior you just did, unfortunately, it is not the case." Seeing the disappointed expression of the innocent little Loli in front of him, Aze immediately continued.

"However, if it's just to help you escape from your current miserable and terrible situation, I can indeed provide you with guidance and help, Mary." Aze said with a gentle smile.

"Really...really? Lord Angel?" Mary asked in a surprised tone.

"Oh really."

Hearing the affirmative answer from the red-haired angel in front of her, Mary's negative emotions disappeared and she burst into tears of joy.

"Heaven...Angel, please help me. I really don't want to stay in a place like this anymore. Apart from Sister Charlotte and Olivia, no one really cares about me. Can you...really help me gain my freedom?"

"Sure." Aze looked at the innocent little loli who seemed to have placed all her hopes on him, the angel, and replied with a smile.

"But, dear Mary, before that, wipe away your tears first." Aze said as he directly called upon the nanomachines in his body to create a pack of wet wipes out of thin air in his hands in front of Mary.

"Huh? What is this???" Mary looked in amazement as a ball of silver sand-like substance emerged from the air, gathered in the palm of the red-haired angel in front of her, and slowly changed into a pack of wet wipes.

"Oh...Angel, what is this?" Mary asked with a puzzled expression.

"It's a wet wipe. As for what you just saw, it was a magic trick I used to make something I wanted." Aze gently coaxed the innocent little girl in front of him.

"And it's not just wet wipes, other things are also fine... For example, would you like some candy, Mary?"

"Huh? Okay..." Mary answered subconsciously.

"OK, then let's have some strawberry flavor." Aze once again called out a small amount of nanomachinery. After a few seconds, under the action of the nanomachinery, several pieces of pink candy appeared in Aze's palm.

"Try it, Mary." Aze picked up one of the candies with his fingers and handed it to Mary's mouth.

"Ah." The innocent little Lolita Mary did not realize that this action had some other meanings. She just subconsciously ate the candy that was handed to her mouth. In the process of wrapping the candy in Aze's hand into her mouth, her little tongue briefly licked Aze's fingers.

Looking at the innocent little Lolita in front of him who was being played with lesbian by him without knowing it, and feeling his fingers being licked by Mary, although Aze still looked very calm at this time, he was actually almost feeling extremely happy in his heart.

"Wow!! So cute, I really want to take her home.???"

If Aze was no longer a human being at this moment, but had turned into a collection of nanorobots, he would have been so excited that blood would have spurted from his nose.

(By the way, Aze spends a lot more time playing with his girlfriend in real life. Note: Aze is a female author in the three-dimensional world, and she has a girlfriend.)

Chapter 70 Aze's conversation with Little Loli

A day ago, in a villa in central London, Aze, who was looking in the mirror and fixing her waist-length hair, turned around and asked a curious question to Carlisle and Yuuki who were sitting on the sofa beside her.

"Speaking of which, you asked me to be the psychological counselor for little Lolita Mary. It shouldn't be just because I'm the only one with experience in this area, right?"

"Actually, think about it. Of the four of us, Renlong is the real grumpy older sister. Yuki is the youngest of us, and in situations like this, she's often the one who gets comforted by the older sister. As for me, you know, if I were to do something like this, it would be easy to lead a child astray. I don't want an innocent little girl to be turned into a bad child by me."

"So after thinking about it, you two decided that I am the most suitable person to do this?" Aze watched Carlisle list the personalities of the four people one by one and compare them.

"That's right. In terms of age, you are the oldest among the four of us, and you are very experienced in this area. Renlong and I are both complete novices with no emotional experience. Yuuki did have a girlfriend, but as you know, she is the youngest and is the passive one in the relationship." Carlisle talked to Aze in front of her.

"So after much thought, you're the only one among the four of us who has both sufficient emotional experience dealing with women of all ages and sufficient practical experience. Furthermore, in terms of age, you're the only one among the four of us who fits the profile of an older sister."

"Okay, I kind of understand, but are you guys so confident that you'll let me spend so much time with a defenseless little girl? Aren't you worried about something going wrong?"

"Hey, don't I know your personality? I let you handle this because I know you like beautiful girls your own age or older sisters, not innocent and inexperienced little girls."

"It's because you're the one who's hanging out with little Mary that I feel reassured. You're the last person to lay a hand on a little girl like that."

"Well... I really won't do anything to him, but the problem is that you want me to be the intimate big sister. What if he falls in love with me?" Aze asked a question that Carisi deliberately didn't ask.

"Uh... well, after all, relationships require mutual affection, right? Even if they have feelings for you, it should be fine as long as you don't fall in love with them... right?"

"Should I say you're a little too careless?" Aze said embarrassedly as he looked at Carlisle who gave a somewhat uncertain answer.

"Oh, anyway, as long as you don't get tempted, there will be absolutely no problem." Carlisle patted Aze's shoulder and said.

"Hehe, you can rest assured about this. No matter how fickle I am, I will never make a move on a little loli." Aze squinted one eye and assured Calisi beside him.

.........

Time goes back to the present. Aze looks at Mary in front of him with an innocent expression, who just licked her fingers. He tries his best to suppress the throbbing in his heart, and at the same time, he keeps repeating in his heart.

"I'm not interested in lolita... I'm not interested in lolita... I'm not interested in lolita... I like older sisters. ??"

"Angel...sir?" Mary frowned slightly as she looked at the angel in front of her and asked in confusion.

"Ah... It's okay. What's wrong? Mary?" Aze temporarily suppressed his inner emotional fluctuations, bent down and touched Mary's head in front of him and asked.

"Um... Angel... you said before that you could help me. Can you tell me what I should do next?" Mary felt a sense of security as her head was gently touched.

"Well, first you have to trick that stuffy old woman outside. Miss Dorothy will be here to serve afternoon tea later, and that old woman will definitely come in to check your homework and study progress to prevent you from slacking off."

"Then, we just need to make sure she can't find any loopholes, for example..."

As he spoke, Aze snapped his fingers, and several pens that Mary had just thrown on the table not far away began to float up in violation of Newton's law. As if they had self-awareness, they began to imitate Mary's handwriting and write and draw on Mary's unfinished homework. After a while, the homework that Mary had almost never finished copying before was completed perfectly.

"What is this?" Mary walked forward and picked up a completed copy assignment. The handwriting on it was very neat and almost exactly the same as her own. If you just find a third party to check it, they will only think that everything copied on the paper is Mary's handwriting.

"Angel? What is this?" Mary looked up at Aze with confusion.

"Since we want to prevent that old woman from finding fault with you, we naturally have to make it appear to her that you have completed your study assignment perfectly."

"So, of course the handwriting of the homework must be perfect, and...Mary, do you want to go out and see the world?" Aze suddenly asked Mary.

"I..." Faced with this question, Mary lowered her head and remained silent.

"You can't let go of this country and your responsibilities, right?" Aze looked at the silent Mary and expressed what she was thinking at the moment.

"Mary, look at me." Aze walked in front of Mary, knelt on one knee, aligned his eyes with Mary's, and gently placed his hands on Mary's shoulders.

"Look at me, Mary. You have to understand one thing. This is a country with tens of thousands of citizens and officials. Why should a child like you shoulder the responsibility of ruling this country?"

"This shouldn't be your responsibility. Throwing the responsibility of managing and ruling an entire country onto a child like you is irresponsible on the part of all citizens and officials in this country. Throwing the power of governance and leadership onto a child gives the bureaucracy an excuse to shift the blame for its own mistakes onto a child who has no criminal capacity at all."

"The same applies to tens of thousands of citizens in this country. Throwing the power to rule the entire country to a child who knows nothing is not only shirking their responsibilities as the true masters of the country, but also being irresponsible to themselves."

"In my opinion, a country never needs a royal family to lead it. All citizens should take responsibility for themselves and shoulder the responsibility of deciding the future of the country, rather than throwing all the responsibilities to a child."

"Lord Angel? This..." Mary looked at the angel in front of her in surprise, who suddenly seemed a little cynical.

"Mary, you have to understand that a country's people don't need the royal family and the nobility, but the royal family and the nobility cannot do without the people. Without the royal family and the nobility, the people can still create a stable and long-term social system. But once the nobility and the royal family lose the support of the people, they are nothing more than empty commanders who can do nothing."

"In the following history, it is clear that the royal family and feudal aristocracy, which served as the leaders of the old era, no longer have any necessity to exist. Driven by the Industrial Revolution, the self-awareness of the general public has begun to awaken. They will gradually realize what they want, and the royal family and aristocracy, which symbolize the old era, will undoubtedly become an obstacle to this process."

"In this day and age, outdated systems like the royal family and the nobility shouldn't be pursuing their own continuation. In fact, it's time for the royal family and the nobility of the entire Kingdom of Albion to step down."

Aze explained to Mary in front of him a fact that almost shattered Mary's three views.

"Angel...is what you said true?" Mary asked in disbelief as she looked at the messenger of God in front of her.

"Although it's cruel, this is indeed what will happen next. If the right choice is not made, there is no doubt that the royal family of the Kingdom of Albion will perish in this generation."

"But... if the royal family is gone... what should I do? And sister Charlotte, she... I don't want her to be gone too... huh?" Aze gently pressed his index finger on Mary's cute little mouth.

"Don't worry, my dear little princess. I'm here just to help you."

"But…"

"Don't worry, I will protect you and your beloved sister Charlotte. As for the royal family, its decline is inevitable. I won't stop this trend, but I can ensure that it continues in a relatively acceptable and harmless manner in the future."

"Also, Mary, you don't have to call me Angel. My real name is Ze Mingluo. Of course, if you like, you can call me Sister."

"Huh?" Looking at this mysterious angel with wings of light on his back, Mary had a big question mark in her mind.

"Well... or if according to your religious theory, I should be called Archangel?" Aze thought with his chin in his hand.

"Woo...Angel...Sister, I want to ask you a favor." Mary clasped her hands together devoutly and pleaded to Aze in front of her.

"If...if the royal family ends up like Brother Edward, could you please help protect Sister Charlotte?"

"Sister Charlotte, she is a gentle person, I don't want her to get hurt."

Mary looked at Aze with a look as if asking for help, and Aze, who kept repeating in his heart that I am not a loli control, could not refuse the sincere request from the little loli.

"Well... Actually, the cause of your brother Edward's death is more complicated than you think, and the royal family is not bound to end up like Louis XVI as you think."

"This country has been under the influence of royal rule for far too long. Although the Republic now has a system similar to a modern parliament, the monarchy is bound to be overthrown to meet the needs of the Republic. However, it doesn't necessarily have to end like Louis XVI, who was overthrown and beheaded by angry people."

"As long as they make the right choices and hand over their power and interests at the right time, the royal family can still serve as a mascot and be preserved for a long time in the future."

"As for your sister Charlotte, you'll be surprised by the support she has. I also believe she has some ability to protect herself."

"Although the Republic's parliamentary system isn't as efficient as one might imagine, it's still a more advanced social system and management method compared to the feudal kingdom."

"The biggest problem facing the royal family right now is that some individuals are too ambitious, and conservative forces like the Duke of Normandy are unwilling to hand over power."

"It can even be said that the Duke of Normandy and the old social system he represents are the biggest obstacle to the peaceful coexistence and reintegration of the Kingdom and the Republic."

"Oh, I've talked to you so much in one go that I almost forgot the time. It seems that Dorothy will be here to serve afternoon tea soon." Aze looked at the time displayed on the clock on the wall and slapped his head.

"Oh...Angel sister, are you leaving?" Mary showed an expression of reluctance.

"Don't worry, I won't leave. What I will do next is to protect your safety for a long time and stay by your side to witness and promote the changes in this country. But Dorothy is coming, and I will hide me from you and her for a while." Aze said to Mary in a somewhat naughty tone.