Reject me, hateful woman

Mordiana, on the other hand, is a legendary powerhouse at the pinnacle level of humankind. She is one of the twelve ring leaders of the Magic Clock Tower. She is a explorer who can leverage the power of the gods even further. She is a rat in the gutter like herself. A lifetime of climbing would be incomparable to the presence of mud under her skirt.

Just now, he actually tried to let Lin En fight against such a monster just because of Lin En's good impression and respect for him.

Does this qualify as a transaction? This is basically a threat...

"Miss Theresia, were you asking me for help just now?"

Lin En suddenly said calmly.

"Eh?"

Theresia was stunned.

She looked at the lake-blue eyes that slowly turned around and looked into her own, and her mind went blank.

What kind of joke is he talking about?

Am I asking him for help?

Am I asking for help from Lynn Norton?

Would I actually do such a thing......

Theresia suddenly fell into a long silence.

It was as if something was broken in her mind, and those things that had been sealed in the dust and could be forgotten suddenly flowed out.

Humans have never mastered magic, but the magic network has favored humans.

The essence of arcane magic is that the magic network has found a suitable carrier in the context of reality.

Her Highness Historia, from the moment she was born, held the great and endless fire inherited from her father's ancestors; Elena, who grew up in an inconspicuous corner, became a woman because of her beautiful vision for the future. The owner of the illusion; Novi is just admiring someone. She spends her whole life just to be the light in her brother's palm.

Theresia's first attribute is the mind, which is the art of controlling memory and thoughts.

However, she does not want to be the kind of strategist who can take charge of everything with words and performances, nor is she interested in making enemies kill each other with a whisper from thousands of miles away, and having everything played out in the palm of her hand.

On the contrary, Theresia has a pragmatism similar to Linn. Only such Theresia can use the terminal bullets filled with her father's ashes without any scruples.

But why is her first attribute the soul?

Why is it that it is somewhat nihilistic and exaggerated, and has no direct damage ability, so much so that Theresa didn't even bother to exercise it before being banned by Linn?

Those memories and emotions sealed with jerky techniques suddenly flowed out under violent emotional fluctuations, like an old black-and-white movie, slowly playing in Theresia's mind, and like solving problems. There was a silent response.

In a village where demons are raging, the little girl hides in the closet and looks through the crack at her father holding her head and wailing while injecting the last potion into her body without hesitation; she is provoked and snatched away by other bounty hunters. After completing the mission, the girl stuck her throat against the wall of the dark alley, spitting on his cheek, and was laughed at loudly; after the assassination, she concealed it from the interrogator, then bit the wooden stick and used a sterilized dagger to slow down the girl. The female assassin slowly removed the bullet from her abdomen, her face as cold as a piece of iron...

There are so many memories hidden like this.

Theresia's awakening to the arcana of the soul is not the fallacy of the magic web.

But because the person she has most needed to use her arcane magic over the years is herself.

If you cast a spell on yourself, you will not be resisted, so you only need one level of strength, and you don't even need to train more.

Because she is a person who lives with hatred, there is no need for emotions other than hatred to exist.

Therefore, she hid those worthless memories with the power of arcane magic. Also hidden was the most superfluous emotion at that time besides hatred:

"Why, why did dad become like this? Please, who can come, who can come and save everyone?"

"Whether it's a god or a devil, if someone can kill these bastards at this time, he will be... my god!"

"It hurts so much! It seems like my intestines are about to leak out. It's really a bit hard to take the bullet by myself... Heh, what are you thinking about? Forget it, let's use the sealing technique again."

The raging torrent of memories and bursting emotions suddenly surged up together. The pain was so painful that I could hardly breathe, but it didn't seem to be beyond the point of being unbearable.

Because the memory sealing technology that has been used for almost half of Theresia's life has been largely blank in the past few months.

During the few months that he was imprisoned by this man, it seemed that he had never used this memory-sealing arcana on himself once.

There are only occasional tastes of puffs and cream cakes, which are so sweet that people can't bear to remember them.

And the guy who would open the door to his room after school humming a song and then take out the cake with a smile.

If it were him, the guy who was always at ease in front of him, he might have snatched his father's potion in that fire and thrown it into the fire; he would have appeared at the end of the dark alley, holding a cane, followed by a few people. A guard who is eyeing him with eager eyes; he can help him send away the liaison officer with a smile while he is taking out the bullets, and then while laughing at his poor skills, he takes out more professional surgical instruments from his arms.

deal?

Threat?

Why should I threaten the man in front of me?

That's just a subconscious beautifying replacement word.

Theresia just didn't want to admit the reality.

Because deep down in my heart, those delusions are always just delusions.

She knew that once she opened her mouth, Linn might agree, but the daily routine of two people being equals and being able to verbally attack each other while tasting desserts would be gone forever.

She was afraid that the relationship between the two would change because she asked for help, so she was even willing to brainwash herself and use transactions to cover up her true thoughts.

But even for this reason, should we miss the opportunity to give up revenge?

Just because I was a little reluctant and wanted to still retain my dignity in front of him?

In the end, Theresia made her choice.

The black hair fell down, blocking the girl's sight when she lowered her head. However, through the gap between the hair, she still looked at the blond young man opposite with that hopeful look:

"Please, Lynn Norton...please, help me, I can do anything!"

However, under the girl's hopeful gaze, the young man who was cut into pieces by the gap in his hair just shook his head slowly:

"No, Miss Theresia, this is not the answer I want."

When Theresia's hopeful gaze gradually solidified, Linn even laughed out loud:

"Although I don't know what Miss Theresia has figured out, you don't think of me...as a savior or something, right?"

"But it's such a shame, I'm not that kind of thing."

"Although you asked me for help, I don't seem to have any obligation to help Miss Theresia in trouble, right?"

"I do admire and value Miss Theresia, but the person I admire and value is the cold and proud Miss Theresia. When you sacrificed your dignity and asked me for help, those things ceased to exist."

"Miss Theresia, have you forgotten who I am?"

"You are...the devil!"

The cold and slightly sarcastic words, each one was like a blade, piercing Theresia's heart. The girl shed tears and trembled.

But this sentence seemed to hit Lin En's point of laughter, and he suddenly laughed happily... He was laughing wildly!

"Hahahahahaha!"

"You're right, Miss Theresia. Even the Cardinal suspects that I am. Maybe I am really a devil."

"But I'm not just a devil,"

Lin En's eyes suddenly became sharp, and his laziness was swept away.

"Not only am I a devil, I am also the third prince of this empire. I am the biggest villain and villain in this land. Saving others out of compassion is not what I should do!"

Lin En had a hint of contempt in his eyes, looking down at Theresa who was stunned by his wild laughter, and said slowly:

“God only redeems, so I don’t redeem, I only make deals.”

"But you are not worthy of trading with me. Pick up your dignity, Miss Theresia."

Theresia just stared at Linn, and looked into those cold lake-blue eyes. It was only a moment, but in Theresia's mind, it seemed that many things were picked up and put down.

Then, the corners of her lips raised and she smiled.

This... is not frank, guy!

Lin En also laughed. The perpetual motion machine almost turned into a useless puppet, and it resolved another crisis of increasing favorability. As expected of me!

"That's right. I was so confused just now that I actually wanted to ask a bastard for help. I shouldn't have any good impression of you because of this transaction."

"Is such that."

Linn nodded happily.

At this moment, both of them finally got the answer that they had not expected but wanted the most.

Next, is a more serious topic.

Lynn said seriously:

"I want to deal with Moldiana just because she annoyed me on my territory. We have a common enemy. However, since you were the first to make enemies with her, I still understand the first-come, first-served rule."

"what do you mean?"

"I won't deal with her for you, I will only help you."

"Also, I think your revenge plan can be slightly altered. You know, I'm a conservative and don't like ideas that are too radical."

"As it should be."

Theresia nodded slowly.

Now, Theresia has finally regained the calmness that belongs to a killer.

She was really carried away by the suppressed emotions and hatred just now, and even had the overly radical idea of ​​letting Mordiana suffer a big loss here and then get out.

She, who observes the outside world through Lynn's brooch, certainly knows that in the current castle, the empress who is best able to confront Moldiana and even stabilize her opponent has just maintained the consumption of the city protection barrier for a while, even if The barrier has been lifted and the consumption still exists.

Not to mention, she still has to spare enough energy to guard against Purple Golden Flower's second-in-command, Northland Duke Reinhardt.

The old lion was the subject of Theresa's most observations, but he still had the attitude of sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. He actually accepted the duty of serving as a guard for the empress without stabbing her in the back. He was even more concerned about the fate of the eight major families who were his allies. turn a deaf ear.

Nowadays, even Theresia, an outsider, doesn’t know what the other party is doing. They say he is an old lion, but in fact it is obvious that the old turtle is more suitable for him.

Then, the plan will have to be modified accordingly.

If it can ensure that everyone in the castle except the eight major families escapes intact, it will be considered a success.

Thinking about it from another perspective, what is the purpose of Mordiana opening up the shadow barrier here in a big way, risking being beaten by Zijinhua's legendary master?

Isn't it just to cause destruction to this disobedient empire with great fanfare and to strengthen his own prestige?

But in the end, because of Lynn Norton, a little three-ringed bastard, the demon army suffered heavy losses but had almost no results, which was embarrassing enough.

If it was possible to ensure that everyone else in the castle escaped unscathed, then Moldiana would have no record at all.

A man who went to other people's imperial capitals and kept saying that he wanted to assassinate other people's emperors, but in the end nothing was gained and the empress ran away.

If it were other rings, they might not care. After all, rings are not gods, and failure in missions is inevitable.

And the Magic Clock Tower wouldn't really blame them.

But Mordiana is different.

Due to her character, her popularity in the Magic Clock Tower was extremely low. When Theresia was in the Magic Clock Tower, she heard some colleagues who came into contact with her criticizing this great Huan-sama who was so happy with his achievements, but because of his achievements. and status, no one can tell clearly.

This humiliating defeat will allow Lady Mordiana to be nagged at the Magic Clock Tower for the rest of her life!

Moreover, the Magic Clock Tower would not formulate such a battle plan that would obviously offend the mainland royal family. This must be Mordiana's own initiative.

The superposition of the two phases is enough for Mordiana to be the first ring to start preparing for the Sage campaign.

Thinking of this, Theresia was already secretly feeling happy.

As for what to do next, I already know who my enemy is and have formed an alliance with Lin En, so I can make long-term plans.

"Okay, it seems that you are already confident. You should have some back-up plan. Let me guess, is it a magic scroll that can teleport everyone away, or something else?"

Thearesia, who had regained her former vitality, sneered.

However, her words aroused Lin En's doubts:

"Run? Why run? Besides, I really have a way to make everyone run away together. Why bother to destroy that shadow singularity?"

Theresia suddenly fell silent.

"So what's the more conservative plan you're talking about?"

"I have always felt that keeping Mordiana would be a scourge to the empire and to you and me. I don't want to be worried about an eighth-ringed powerhouse all the time. Not to mention, she is also very good at space-related things. Arcane,"

"So, to be conservative, while her body is here,"

Lin En turned his palm into a knife and made a downward slashing motion.

"Let's kill her."

Looking at Theresa, who no longer knew how to face all this, the corpse had already been destroyed, but Lily, who was very discerning and stood by silently listening to the conversation between the two, couldn't help but look away. Pout.