The villain's goal is to save the heroine

He paused and added, "But you can't relax yet. From now on, you still have to help me keep an eye out for any anomalies in the city. I'm going to trouble you in this regard."

After all, it's hard to say whether the fake guards have any problems with the Witch Cult.

but…

"No, no, no, it's great that a useless person like... like me can help the Lord... Lynn!!"

Although Lynn didn't say anything special, Mona smiled happily like a child who was praised.

How to say it, the feeling of happiness always comes from increment rather than stock. If Mona puts herself in a low enough position, she can indeed feel happy often.

"Okay, let's end this issue here. Don't forget what I told you before... Go and get busy. Don't stay around me for too long." Lin En changed the subject.

No matter what, he and Mona's handle cannot fall into the hands of these two people again.

But Mona didn't care about it. She just felt happy after being praised. After answering "yes", she turned around and threw herself into the guard work with full energy.

All I can say is that Mona's mental state is much better now than when she was at her most broken. Complete depravity also means the rebirth of new ideas. Life is indeed very simple for stupid women nowadays.

but…

"Old...teacher..."

Sinon on the side was not happy at all. Her expression was a little bitter and her eyes were full of worry.

"That woman...that woman helped the teacher a lot, right? She...she is much more useful than Shino, right?"

It is said that there is some sensitivity between the same kind. Although Sino had only fought with Mona for one round, she had already vaguely sensed something. Because she was really afraid that she would be replaced, she suddenly became uneasy.

"That's not to the point of..."

The fact is, he was actually a little depressed because he was disgusted by the church just now, but the contrasting side of Sinon interrupted his negative emotions and gave him a lot of comfort. The value of such emotions can be said to be quite precious.

He wanted to say something comforting, but the girl had already raised her head with full force: "Sinuo...Sinuo will never lose to her!"

As she spoke, she also turned sideways: "Teacher, I'm sorry that Si Nuo can't accompany you for the time being... Si Nuo needs to become more useful! Si Nuo will definitely come in handy! Si Nuo will work hard now. Si Nuo's love for teacher will never lose to anyone else!!"

"what…"

If the result is positive, it seems that it would not be a bad thing for these two people to meet.

"Don't hurt yourself again." So Lin En just reminded.

Seeing that Lin En cared about her, Sinon smiled happily: "Yes! Sinon will listen to the teacher in everything~"

As he said this, he waved to him, and after a pause of reluctance, he trotted away.

Mona was full of energy when she left, and Sino was also full of energy when she left. This development seems to be very good!

And when both of them left...

“…I declare the 31st Sword Trial Festival officially open!!”

The opening of the Sword Trial Festival is finally over.

The race officially started, and the entire square began to boil over. Waves of thunderous cheers followed one after another, crushing every individual's existence!

Chapter 289 Vivian's Breaking of the Rules

The 64-to-32 matchup in the Sword Trial wasn't particularly impressive. To avoid premature competition between strong teams, Holy City Academy had carefully selected the groups. The individual groups were filled with some minor players, perhaps reaching level 48 or 49, but lacking any special attributes. They were simply strong players at that level, yet still couldn't match a "Sword Mastery" stat. Consequently, on the first day, all Holy City Academy members advanced without incident.

However, the schedule may be boring, but Lynn cannot be bored.

The first day was also the day when noble merchants exchanged interests most frequently. Competitions were being played, business was being negotiated, and there were a lot of people lining up to be rejected. It can be said that Lin En was very exhausted.

After dealing with everything that needs to be dealt with, the day is basically over.

Lin En returned to his mansion exhausted, hoping to rest up before heading out to investigate the fake guards in the middle of the night. However, before he could even rest, his secretary, Nora, reported an unexpected incident to him.

"Master, have you seen Miss Vivian? She didn't return on time today."

Because of all the troubles he had to deal with, Lin En actually got home quite late. The sun was almost below the horizon, and it was at least after six o'clock, which was definitely beyond the time he had set for Vivian. It was also the first time in a long time that the little coward had broken his promise.

"You said Vivian didn't come back?" Lin En frowned slightly.

He had a pretty good understanding of the little coward's personality. Even for the sake of the little pointer, she couldn't just stay outside for no reason.

In other words, Vivian must have gotten into big trouble if she didn't come back!

"Yes...yes, at least she is not in the mansion now."

"Has she ever come back?"

"No, Miss Vivian hasn't come back since she left this morning..."

"Then was there anything unusual when you left this morning?"

"Hmm... Apart from being a little lethargic, I don't see anything wrong..."

"Okay..." Lin En thought for two seconds, then nodded, "I already know what's going on. Go ahead and do your work."

"Yes."

Nora responded and then left.

Although Vivian is the housekeeper of the mansion now, Nora actually also has some of the functions of a housekeeper. When Vivian is not around, she needs to take on some of the things. It can be said that she is a must-have for home and travel!

Of course, the main question now is where Vivian is.

Siena is not safe right now. There are many outsiders and a mixed crowd. There is also the Witch Cult causing trouble. If something happens at this time, it might turn into an irreversible accident.

Can…

What happened to Vivian?

There was nothing unusual, and she never came back. And judging from the progress of the game, there would be no more plot about her after the Sword Trial Competition began. Why did she suddenly disappear at this time?

Since this was an event outside the game, Lynn couldn't judge Vivian's movements.

He didn't know whether Vivian was in danger or something special had happened. If there was anything that could accurately locate her, then it seemed that there was only one thing he could rely on -

Servant contract.

This kind of contract is essentially a slave contract. In order to prevent the slaves from escaping, the master can use magic to easily find and deal with the slaves. It can be said that it is outright slavery.

He could certainly find Vivian quickly this way, but...

The other person may feel a little pain.

Thinking that the girl was a coward who was afraid of pain and would definitely sob, Lin En raised his hand, but finally put it down.

Anyway, let's try to look for her before it gets dark. Vivian doesn't necessarily seem to be in danger, right?

Thinking of this, Lin En stepped back from the gate of the mansion and immediately turned back to the dusk that was about to fall.

At the same time, on the other side, just as Lin En imagined, Vivian was not in danger, but several people appeared in front of her.

Claire, Cecilia, Latia, Seaberg and Nicole.

Claire and Cecilia were both contestants in the Sword Trial Festival, so it wasn't surprising that they were mixed together.

As for the three people in the church, it came from a recent pleasant and trusting cooperation, and they must have shared a lot of information with each other.

Yes, it’s actually not difficult to guess that Claire would find Vivian.

The young man has always been worried about Vivian, but first of all, he is really busy during this period.

From Cecilia's disappearance to the "Forest of the Sacred Tree" and then to the "Dead Soul Fire", he was fully involved in this series of events and had no time to have a good chat with Vivian.

Secondly, he didn't have enough reasons. During the last negotiation, he already knew that Vivian was deeply poisoned. Without sufficient evidence, he knew that Vivian would definitely not be willing to believe that there was anything wrong with Lin En.

But, it’s different now!

Xisha gave him great encouragement. As Vivian's childhood sweetheart, he felt that he had to do something. No matter what, he must not see Vivian getting deeper and deeper into trouble!

In addition, the church also sent reasons.

After the morning's test, Seaberg became even more certain that Lynn was hiding something. Finding Vivian would allow him to ask for details and use this as a basis to persuade Vivian. It would be the best of both worlds. How could he just leave Vivian alone?

then…

"We haven't seen each other for a while, right? Vivian, how have you been recently?" Claire took the initiative to greet her.

There was indeed a barrier in their relationship because of Lin En, but this barrier could not affect their inherent feelings. After all, they were childhood sweethearts who grew up together, and the foundation they had was something Lin En could not compare to at all.

As for Vivian, she obviously didn't expect Claire to come to her on her own initiative.

The gap between them was not only in Claire's heart, but Vivian could also feel it deeply, so when she saw Claire coming to her, she was actually stunned for a moment, but she quickly recovered.

"Brother Claire!" Vivian was a little surprised and couldn't help but smile. "Long time no see. I just watched your game. You're even better than before."

"Because, a lot has happened recently... I'm sorry I haven't come to see you during this period." Claire felt a little complicated when she heard the word "brother".

but…

"No, no, no, it's okay. I know you've been working hard to become stronger." Vivian waved her hands quickly and said, "Come to think of it, I always caused you trouble in the past, and now..."

Speaking of this, Vivian suddenly thought of her situation where she would soon be driven out of the mansion. Her originally smiling face suddenly dimmed for a moment, and then she reluctantly said:

"Now...it's not bad now. I've been watching Claire-san's condition the whole time, so I can clearly feel that you're making much faster progress than before...I'm sorry for holding you back all this time."

Chapter 290 "Forced Smile"

The relationships between people are always complex and wonderful. The more friendly the relationship, the more likely it is that misunderstandings will cause estrangements.

However, this kind of estrangement is quite different from that formed in ordinary relationships.

In the most serious sense, it can make people never talk to each other again. But in the most serious sense, a proactive move can restore the relationship.

In any case, Claire and Vivian are childhood sweethearts who grew up together.

They may have had some misunderstandings, but there was no essential conflict between them, and because they were both gentle and kind people, it was not difficult to restore the relationship as long as they talked it out.

"That's not the case!" Facing Vivian's self-blame, Claire excitedly shouted, "Vivian, you've never held me back. I told you I would always protect you! This is also what motivates me to keep getting stronger! Because we were both abandoned children, we both had terrible childhoods. Without your constant support, I would never have gotten to where I am today! To me, Vivian is like family!"

Claire's emotional intelligence is not very high, but there is a sentence that goes like this:

"Sincerity is the ultimate skill!"

Claire's heartfelt expression made Vivian's heart flutter. Joy burst out from within, sweeping away the gloom of the past few days, and even her smile became brighter:

"Thank you, Brother Claire. I'm really happy to hear you say that! In my heart, Claire has always been my family!"

At this moment, Vivian's fragility, charm, and sweetness all blended together, making this girl look as beautiful as a goddess, but...

Claire was not very happy.

There are many kinds of families.

Although Claire has always regarded Vivian as a family member, in the past, he has never seriously considered what kind of family member he regarded Vivian as.

But now he has to face this problem.

Although he still didn't understand the problem, he was sure that "brother and sister" was not the family relationship he expected.

The word "brother" sounded more and more irritating, as if something he rejected was being confirmed again and again, making him feel more and more annoyed the more he listened to it.

Can…

The problem is coming again.

Since he doesn't want Vivian to be just a sister, what kind of relationship does he expect?

The person he admires has already been confirmed to be Cecilia, so what exactly does he hope Vivian will be to him?

Claire was so conflicted that she even felt a little pain.

But he couldn't show his pain, so he could only force a smile and say, "It's great that Vivian and I have the same idea! Anyway, I hope our relationship can last forever..."

"Yes!" Vivian didn't notice anything unusual and nodded happily. "Of course I will. Claire will always be my brother!"

As he said this, he laughed, which was so adorable.

But she probably didn't expect that this was not something to be happy about for Claire!

The boy felt very uncomfortable.

That simple "lifetime" is like welding a door shut, and it makes me feel depressed when I hear it.

Claire hated this feeling.

He could only put this question aside for the time being, took a deep breath, and then continued: "By the way, Vivian, I actually have something important to explain to you this time!"

"Eh?"