Hate Me, Miss Witch!

Imperial City Camelot, Widowmaker District, Night Garden.

A drizzle of rain fell.

Showers in late summer are like this. They arrive in a blink of an eye and then go away quietly.

Under the dim light under the rain curtain, a carriage stopped on the side of the busy road, splashing a small splash of water.

Different from other carriages traveling on the street, this carriage has a matte black carriage, and on the outer edge of the carriage is the emblem of a black vulture and a sword and shield.

The eight major contract families of the Foresta Empire use plants as their emblems, and the black vultures and swords and shields are exclusive to the imperial royal family.

The blonde girl jumped down from the carriage lightly.

As soon as her toes touched the ground, a dark umbrella immediately covered her head.

"I didn't expect you to be quite sentimental, Xia Ya."

Aurora glanced at the black umbrella above her head, and silently moved her body closer to the boy holding the umbrella.

For Char and Alora today, there are too many ways to avoid the rain more conveniently.

Even if necessary, it is not impossible to spend some effort to temporarily change the weather over the imperial capital.

There is a similar forbidden spell-level magic device in the black tower, named "Celestial Controller".

"There is a very popular limerick in my hometown that is used to express love between men and women——"

""From now on, the misty rain falls in Shengjing, and one person holds an umbrella and two people walk together." "

"Shengjing means capital...if placed in the Foresta Empire, it would be the imperial capital of Camelot."

"In the drizzle of the imperial capital, holding an umbrella with the people next to you, walking side by side, hand in hand, heading towards the unknown and ethereal future..."

"I've always wanted to try this feeling with you."

"Today, I got what I wanted."

Xia Ya held an umbrella, looked at the misty imperial capital scenery in the rain curtain, smiled and spoke.

Aurora looked at Char, with a slightly dazed look in her eyes.

She seemed to have returned to that snowy night in Ceylon, which was obviously freezing cold, but was extremely warm when she recalled it.

That night, she and the boy in front of her cuddled each other with each other's body heat, and walked into the vast snow and wind together, with thick smoke and burning ruins rising into the sky behind them.

But Aurora quickly came back to her senses, with a somewhat complicated color in her sky-blue eyes.

"Why don't I remember such a limerick being popular in Ceylon?"

"Lerger, as the name suggests, is popular culture circulated among common people. Naturally, the eldest lady of the Winter Flower family like you, Xiao Ai, will never hear of it."

Xia Ya laughed and said, "Anyway, it makes sense."

"You're still so good at these sweet words."

Aurora sighed helplessly: "No wonder even people like Miss Sylvia and Her Majesty Isadella are attracted to you unconsciously."

"Also, this person in the Shadow Council..."

She looked at the dignified and gorgeous building in front of her with resentment.

Dark night garden.

It is also the stronghold of the Shadow Council in the Imperial Capital.

Because of Ogutina's previous covert attack on Guderian in the star realm, and the subsequent disputes between the royal family and the great nobles in the imperial capital, the Dark Night Parliament did not hesitate to support the royal family.

As the major nobles who had previously occupied massive resources were surrendered one by one, the Shadow Council's branches in the empire also received massive resources like the White Tower, and further expanded and developed.

And this is also the destination of Char and Alora's trip.

Although according to Char's explanation to Aurora, he came to the Shadow Council's stronghold this time mainly to confirm intelligence and collect resources.

But of course Aurora would not be fooled so easily.

The reason why Char came here was probably because of the Queen of the Night, Ogutina.

As for the specific process and logical chain of inference? No inference required.

Nothing but familiarity.

Char's criminal record was so numerous that Airola would not be surprised at all when Char suddenly got involved with someone of the opposite sex.

"When we first came to the Dark Night Garden, I felt something was wrong with the way the Queen of the Night looked at you."

"Now that one year has passed, my original premonition has indeed come true."

Aurora took a deep look at Char, with regret in her eyes.

"I don't know how someone with such unpredictable origins like the Queen of the Night got connected with you, Char."

"Could it be that the love words and tricks you just said to me were actually said to Sylvia and Miss Augustina, right?"

cough--

Xia Ya coughed lightly.

This is really a bit difficult to answer.

You can't just say that you told the Queen of the Night who just emerged from her shell that you will be her knight in the future, right?

Moreover, Xiao Ai's guess was indeed correct.

Xia Ya has not forgotten that the first time he and Sylvia met, they acted out the famous scene of "I jump too" on the Titanic.

All I can say is that I feel this version is too strong and needs to be weakened.

"Looking at the style of this carriage, you must also be from Isadella, right?"

"Do you still need me to pay the fare?"

Faced with Xiao Ai who was full of regrets, Xia Ya decisively chose to be cowardly.

Without anything to say, they started chatting with the carriage driver who had sent them here.

"How dare you, Your Majesty Xia Ya."

Although he held the responsibility of a carriage driver, he was actually a young officer wearing a Black Vulture uniform.

After hearing Xia Ya's question about him, he quickly bowed respectfully.

"According to the latest amendment order issued by Her Majesty the Queen, the military headquarters and command bureau of the empire are now also under the control of the Sword Bearer Organization."

"And as the supreme leader of the sword holders, you are also my immediate boss in terms of hierarchy."

"Oh." Xia Ya nodded: "Since I am your immediate boss, I just want to ask why there is always a carriage directly under the military department parked in front of my house."

"This is an order personally issued by Chief Diris, and it seems to be His Majesty's intention." The carriage driver thought for a while and replied in detail: "Ask me and several other military non-commissioned officers to be your escort. Keep you safe at all costs.”

"At the same time, conduct strict investigations on those who have entered and exited your residence, especially women, and report to Chief Diris in real time to prevent cults and enemy spies from plotting against you."

My friends are chatting and laughing with the evil god. Do you need your little four ring to protect me?

Diris... Or rather, Her Majesty the Queen arranged such a group of guards for me, in fact, it is for the following sentence, "strictly investigate women entering and leaving the mansion, and report them in real time."

All I can say is that my second wife is indeed a queen known for her iron-blooded skills.

With this desire for control and mobility, I may be able to tolerate it.

Having said that, this guy really dared to answer.

Just like that, the two awkward succubi and the queen were sold out... Are you really not afraid of being scolded when you return to the military headquarters?

Xia Ya looked at the carriage driver with a hint of sympathy in his eyes: "What an honest child. What is your name?"

"Lulu, Lulu. Lamperuki."

"What a good name. You don't have a good friend named Suzaku, do you?"

After hearing Xia Ya's complaints, the carriage driver couldn't help but be slightly startled: "I didn't expect His Majesty Xia Ya to even know this. I do have a companion in the military department codenamed Suzaku."

"Before being transferred to perform your escort mission, we worked together in the "Black Knights" under the military. It was the military's ace team, named in tribute to the legendary Black Knight Cain during the founding of the country. "

Xia Ya was silent for a long time: "Then your military department is really full of talents."

…

This is Char's second visit to the Dark Night Garden.

Because of the strange attitude shown by the Queen of the Night when she first visited, and Char has always been a master of risk aversion, he has always been extremely cautious about this kind of unexplained attitude, so since he discovered that After the strange incident, Char tried his best to avoid dealing with the Shadow Council.

But now that the misunderstanding has been resolved and the reason for the strange attitude has been found out, Xia Ya's arrival this time naturally feels a lot more confident.

Even if Ogutina really wants to liquidate her own abduction and trafficking of underage dragons and ride on her shame, Char will at least have the ability to protect herself now.

The person who greeted him was still the person in charge of the Dark Night Garden from before.

However, his strength has improved somewhat, and he has been promoted from the peak of the fifth ring to the sixth ring.

"It's an honor to meet you, Your Majesty Xia Ya."

The person in charge bowed respectfully: "According to the leader's instructions, your authority in the Dark Night Parliament is now equivalent to the leader himself."

"Any specifications of secret information, historical files, and even all extraordinary materials stored in the Shadow Council...even the seventeen holy relics owned by the entire Shadow Council, except for those currently being used by the leader himself, can be used by you at will. assigned.”

"If you are willing, there is no problem in selling the Dark Night Garden directly and turning it into money."

"The leader's order?"

Xia Ya was slightly startled.

"Does Ogutina know I'm coming?"

"It's not convenient for her to see me now?"

"Um."

The person in charge nodded respectfully: "The leader closed his retreat a few days ago, and the place where he practices retreat is not known to anyone."

"However, your authority within the Shadow Council was actually adjusted a long time ago."

"According to our internal classification standards, your data confidentiality level and permissions are "Prometheus" level, which is beyond the "Dead Angel" level. "

It seemed that he was afraid that Xia Ya wouldn't understand this special vocabulary, so the person in charge specially added a few words.

"'Prometheus' is a hidden level within our Shadow Council, also known as the 'Fire Thief' level. "

"This is the highest level of authority and authority, superior to all the leaders and senior leaders of the Shadow Council strongholds. Before you, only the leader himself was at this level."

Prometheus——

Also, the fire thief.

Xia Ya's eyes moved slightly.

It is naturally impossible for him not to know the connotation of these two words.

In other words, these two baseless words originally came from him.

After all, not long ago, he personally told Hathaway in "Char's Flying House" the story of Prometheus who stole fire for the world but was imprisoned on a cliff.

And relying on the mental power that is now shining in the sea, Xia Ya naturally remembers clearly that when he told this story, Ye Bian lay on top of his head and listened.

If the previous ones were just speculations caused by coincidence, then the exposure of the two hidden words "Prometheus" and "Fire Stealer" in the Dark Night Parliament at this moment can completely prove Char's previous Conjecture in mind.

Augustina, it is night.

only--

"Retreat from death..."

Char pondered the word.

As a pure-blooded Dragon of Night, an innate mythical species, it stands to reason that there should be no so-called bottleneck for Night.

"After all, you are really in retreat..."

"Or do you simply don't want to face your own dark history... don't want to face me, a arrogant beast master who wants to become a dragon knight?"

Char said softly to himself.

However, no matter what, at least with the assistance of the Shadow Council, Char's purpose of this trip has been achieved.

Although he originally backed the Empire and the White Tower, they were different from the Shadow Council.

The empire itself has been weak for a long time, and has only recently swept away its decline. It is at a time when everything is waiting for improvement, and there is naturally little surplus food in the treasury.

In the final analysis, the White Tower is only a force for teaching and educating people, and its inheritance is only five hundred years old. Although it has also accumulated a lot of wealth, it still has some limitations in terms of holy relics due to the lack of top powerhouses of legendary rank. lack of.

The Shadow Council is the king of the gray world in the Western Continent and the largest arms dealer and intelligence dealer...

After thousands of years of inheritance, the information and sacred relics accumulated inside can be described as massive.

What Char had to face in the first era was the old sun god of the glorious era.

That is not an existence that can be killed simply by throwing money at it... Compared with pure Rhine gold coins, holy relics and information are more effective preparations.

And naturally there is only one thing he has to do next——

"Xiao Ai, we may not be able to return to the Garden of Eden in the next few months. I'm afraid that such a gentle place will wear away my will."

The gentle night last night was also the last indulgence that Xia Ya left for herself.

Although he always considered himself lecherous, he never lost sight of his priorities.

The blond girl nodded and held Xia's hand: "Yes."

"Then, let's get started."

Chara smiled.

"Bring the best sword in the village, recruit the best and best teammates, complete the tedious ring running tasks, and get all the restrained special props."

"Take more time to prepare all strategies and intelligence."

"Then, after making all preparations to the best of their ability and making no progress -"

"Push open the door to the highest level of the magic tower."