After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Chapter 72 The Sorrow of Genius

Since both parties in the dialogue apparently agree on the same point, there is obviously no need to continue this dialogue.

After briefly saying goodbye to the Marquis and the Marquis, Aize left the room and closed the door.

"Aize, are you okay?"

Villian, who had been waiting in the corridor, looking a little anxious, came over almost immediately:

"I just heard a quarrel inside. Did the Marquis give you any trouble?"

Aize held his shoulders and moved his arms:

"It's okay. The Marquis's mental state is a little unstable, but nothing serious has happened."

Just like the diversity of the human species itself, the differences in the personalities and logic of the nobles in different countries can be said to be quite huge.

Among them, Marquis Carlside is a relatively special one.

He has a hot temper and is straightforward, without all the traditional aristocratic twists and turns. Generally speaking, he should be considered a fairly easy person to get along with.

As a result, he was broken down by his daughter's outrageous behavior, and coupled with the various messy things that came to his mind in the past few days, he became like a buggy computer, and his emotions were so unstable that he was almost neurotic.

It's also quite difficult to bear.

But overall it was easier to handle than expected.

After all, if he was just worried about Chris's condition and wanted to forcibly recall her, then at least there would be a serious solution and he wouldn't be in a dilemma.

This also means that the key to the problem once again lies on the upcoming expedition.

Aize twisted his neck, and his cervical vertebrae began to crack.

"Where's Chris? Where did she go?"

"I just checked with my familiar, and it seems she ran back to her room. Should we go look for her?"

"Well, let's go find her. Actually, this is what happened just now..."

As the two walked towards each other's bedrooms, Aize briefly explained the conversation that had just taken place.

Including the Marquis's attitude, the proposed terms of exchange, and the subsequent request to Aize, etc.

This made Miss Witch's eyes widen:

"Aize, that request... did you agree?"

"I agreed. Actually, I would have done the same thing even if he hadn't said it. After all, you have to get up where you fell. There's no better stage than this to correct that guy's problem."

"That's what I said, but..."

Villian was very hesitant, which was in stark contrast to Aize's indifferent attitude.

"Isn't there a high probability that something will go wrong with this expedition? If something goes wrong and Miss Chris is really taken away by her family, what should we do then?"

Miss Witch has always cared more about the stay or departure of the women around Aize than he himself does. It’s actually quite interesting to say.

"I promised not to provide assistance unless absolutely necessary. I'll be accompanying the team anyway, so if something serious does happen, I'll still help. There's no contradiction. After all, you can't put the fate of the empire, or even humanity, above your own daughter, right? He's not that kind of person."

"Besides, for the Marquis, the key is whether his daughter can truly cheer up. As long as this result is achieved, I believe he won't care too much about the specific process. Besides..."

Having said that, Aize paused, and a sly smile appeared on his lips:

"Let's take a step back and say, even if we really fail, it doesn't matter. I only promised not to provide any assistance during this expedition as much as possible, but I didn't promise not to try to rescue her afterwards. There's always a way, so we'll just take it one step at a time."

I have figured out the word game.

Villian held her forehead and looked out of the corridor:

"It's all right if you say that, but can Miss Chris really accept it?"

The answer was soon revealed——

As soon as the two turned the corner and came to the corridor where the bedroom was, they saw the door was opened from the inside out.

Christina Karlsade changed out of her usual clothes and put on a castle maid outfit that she had gotten from somewhere. Her iconic blue hair was completely covered by a headscarf.

On his back were backpacks containing the gifts that several people had brought with them.

He poked his head out of the room furtively, looking around as if afraid of being discovered, his lips tightly pursed, his face pale, and he looked extremely nervous.

His eyes then met Aize's.

"Uh, Master? Master!?"

The girl's mood instantly relaxed, and she ran to Aize.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. That damn old man said everything he could to keep me here, even threatening to lock me up in the castle dungeon for the rest of my life. How could he be such a father? This won't do. Absolutely not! Please allow me to escape the city first and we'll meet up later! Goodbye!"

Without even waiting for Aize to speak or giving him a chance to interrupt, he spoke out what he wanted to say in rapid succession, then bowed vigorously, bent his body, turned around and tried to run.

Obviously, Villian's worries were justified.

She wasn't going to accept it and was even ready to run away.

"Wait! Why are you running? Come here!"

At this point, Aize certainly didn't intend to continue to tolerate the situation. He grabbed the other person's collar and dragged him into the room without saying anything.

Both sides used too much force, so that the blue-haired girl was strangled so hard that she stuck out her tongue and almost rolled her eyes.

But she quickly came to her senses and began to struggle desperately:

"No! Let me go! If you keep going on like this, something terrible will happen! I'll really be taken away from my master! No, no! I don't want that kind of thing—"

Fortunately, there was no one around because of the war preparations, otherwise who knows what outrageous rumors would spread tomorrow.

Shocking! The brave Aize actually dragged his father-in-law's maid into the bedroom in public, and even took his own maid to have a threesome!

Just thinking about it is enough.

Enter the room, close the door, lock it, and then throw the culprit onto the chair and hold him down.

Then he turned to Villian and said:

"Deploy the soundproof barrier we used in the capital to prevent anyone from hearing and causing any misunderstandings! Also, reinforce all the doors and windows to ensure there aren't any loopholes!"

"Yes~"

Violet agreed weakly.

While releasing magic power and performing the spell, he kept muttering:

"I'm sorry, Miss Chris. Although it's pitiful, this is Aize's order and I can't disobey..."

Just pretend you didn't hear it.

Just like that, a bedroom that was absolutely impossible to eavesdrop on and difficult to break into was created.

As time went by and with Aize's presence, Chris calmed down a little.

Aize then let her go, sat down on the bed not far away, and started talking about the topic:

"I've already talked to your father."

"……Um."

The blue-haired girl nodded tiredly.

"Just in case, I'd like to confirm this. He told me that you would lead the Karseid family's army alone in this operation, and I would not interfere. If successful, you could do whatever you wanted, and I wouldn't call you back. Otherwise, I would use force to detain you. Did he say the same thing to you?"

"Ah."

Chris's face was full of grievance:

"That's an outrageous request, isn't it? Master is here, and this is such an important operation, so why would they let me lead it? Has that old man's marital troubles caused him to lose his mind?"

"..."

Aize didn't rush to reply, but just watched his apprentice vent his emotions with an expressionless face.

"And what's more, he said he wouldn't let me leave the house if I didn't do anything else? Are you kidding me!? Wasn't he the one who sent me out back then? And now he's just saying it, how can it be so easy? Master, what do you think?"

Aize looked at the packed luggage that had been thrown aside.

He did not answer her question, but just asked softly:

"So, you're planning to run away from home?"

"Ah."

"Just like when we were kids?"

"I……"

Previously, his knowledge of his apprentice's experience was limited to his birth and his deeds after entering the Imperial Royal Military Academy, and his childhood was not mentioned at all.

Through the various contacts and conversations over the past few days, I have finally gained a complete and clear understanding.

Christina Karlsade, as a genuine genius, showed extremely outstanding abilities at a very young age, so she was placed with high hopes by her family and the entire empire.

Therefore, they receive the highest level of protection and education.

Needless to say, he quickly learned and surpassed his family. Even Prince Adrian, who was regarded as the future pillar of the empire, was subjected to inhumane and one-sided beatings during his school years.

Even now, even when one's pride has been shattered, one will still almost subconsciously use "second place" to disgust others.

This shows how arrogant he was when he was in school.

Until that failure, the only setback I experienced in my life was probably when I had a quarrel with my father as a child and then ran away from home.

Then, it was hit by a heavy hammer and pushed to the other extreme.

It has become like this now. If I don't use Aize as a crutch, I can't speak or do anything.

From this perspective, the anxiety of his family members is easier to understand.

The fear of failure has reached the level of severe PTSD, which is really unbearable to watch.

Return to the bedroom.

Seeing Aize lost in thought and silent, Christina became more and more embarrassed.

"Um, Master..."

He lowered his head, looked up slightly, and asked cautiously, like a child who had made a mistake:

"You...what did you tell your father? You...shouldn't have agreed to his request?"

"Chris, is being on your own really that scary? How long are you planning on running away?"

Aize still did not answer the question, but asked again.

"With your intelligence, you should be able to understand your current situation. Tell me the truth."

Chapter 73 One Small Step

During the more than one year they have been together, although Aize has always had high expectations for Christina, his so-called apprentice, he has not actually pushed her too hard.

At least, as long as both parties knew the truth, Aize never broke that layer of paper.

This was the first time he asked such a question directly.

"I……"

Subconsciously opening her mouth to answer, the blue-haired girl was almost swallowed by the bitterness that rose in her heart. She just stood there in a daze, unable to make a sound.

After all, what could she say?

Saying that you went from being young and full of energy to being devastated overnight, and then unable to recover?

Saying that he was afraid of taking on responsibilities again, to the point where he couldn't act without Aize?

Saying that all of his feelings for Aize stem from self-loathing and self-deception?

If such words were spoken, not to mention the fake husband-wife relationship, even the friendship between master and disciple that was originally maintained with great effort would completely deteriorate and no longer be the same as before.

By then, Chris herself doesn't know what she will become.

The situation may even be worse than when it happened two years ago, and the entire personality may collapse.

But what else can we do if we don’t tell it?

Aize had been deliberately avoiding this issue before, but now that it has been laid on the table, it will be difficult to end it without a result.

So, why not just make up your mind and accept your father's test, and prove yourself to Aize at the same time?