Can the sadness that magic cannot take away be offset by love?

"Squeak-"

The door, carved with clawing thorns, was pushed open, then closed again as she entered.

Aecilia walked forward slowly, stood at an appropriate distance from the three people, raised a happy smile, and bowed to the two people sitting on the main seat.

"Mr. Ellequez, Ms. Gracia, and—"

She turned her eyes slightly and glanced at the person beside her, her smile not diminishing:

"Mr. Ernest—good afternoon."

The two patriarchs of the Ramirez family looked at her kindly. Ms. Gracia raised her chin and said in a brisk tone:

"Good afternoon, little girl - you look just like your mother. Is life in Kakaar pleasant?"

Mr. Ellekes nodded in return after his wife spoke, and Ernest nodded his chin condescendingly.

Ecilia felt that every moment associated with the name "Ramirez" was unpleasant, but she was not going to say it under the watchful eyes of the three culprits.

She politely muttered a few casual words such as "I'm having a good time" and "I'm taking care of you", and then very consciously walked to the side that was clearly reserved for her - how obvious it was - there was already a big thorn in it. There was an instrument on the ground that was very familiar to her.

If she were asked to sum it up in one sentence afterwards, she would say it was "a murder caused by the discovery of resistance to the healing potion."

In a very simple way, healing potions achieve the effect of self-healing wounds by mobilizing the enthusiasm of natural elements in the mage's body. However, inverse points are completely opposite "substances" to the basic unit "point" of natural elements. Healing potions It is impossible to have an effect on the reverse point, so the so-called resistance to healing potions - in most cases, can prove a person's identity as a forbidden magician.

In rare cases, too much healing potion is used, and the body's mechanism spontaneously develops resistance.

It was reasonable for Ernest to be suspicious of her after noticing the problem, but she would rather he was a little stupider, so that many things would be easier to handle.

Ernest stood up without saying a word, put on gloves and started taking blood, processing and testing on site.

The moment the blood gushes out from between the fingers, all the elements in the body exert their desperate will to suppress the raging black spots in the blood.

She almost couldn't keep her brows from soothing.

The blood she drank before coming here caused the concentration of reverse point in her body to increase many times compared to before, and she would lose it if she was not careful.

"Zero and one percent."

Ernest reported a number coldly in a calm tone.

Aecilia looked calm, and someone quickly came up to take away the instrument, and then gave her a cup of tea.

After solving this small gap, the atmosphere between the few people became obviously more relaxed.

The next step was to talk about common things, and while chatting, Ms. Gracia recalled the past:

"Back then, the two of us often stayed together with your parents. If anyone saw the four of us during the exchange competition, they would definitely take a detour..."

In her impression, Samuel and Enid had never mentioned these tender memories to her, and when they did, their tone was very flat and unfamiliar, which made her think that their family had a grudge against the couple.

Ecilia had nothing to say about the past, so she kept letting Ms. Gracia do her thing, while Mr. Ellequez maintained a proper smile and added in from time to time.

Ernest, who had never spoken, was ignored.

After vividly telling several interesting things that happened when they got along in the past, Ms. Gracia finally felt her mouth was dry. She said "Sorry" and started to lower her head to drink tea.

In Aecilia's mind, "What's so touching about such a small thing?" "No, it can also make people cry." "Help cut a fruit, it means friendship will last forever. Is it true?" "Has she hugged me?" Why don't you believe it?" "What? Did I spit on Ernest?" In the midst of this, the plot has slipped all the way to the tender set and there is no turning back.

When the time was almost up and Ecilia was about to leave, Gracia and Elleix sent her to the door. Under Ecilia's crooked eyes looking up with a pure smile, Ms. Gracia took the initiative to hold her hand. took her hand:

"You can come to us if you have anything. I couldn't help your mother when she left. I just hope that I can help you when you encounter difficulties. It can be regarded as compensation for Enid's incident back then. She He is a warm and powerful person..."

Esilia thought that under different circumstances she might have cried.

She smiled sarcastically in her heart, but the expression on her face was still innocent and cheerful——

And at the moment when their skins met, the turbulent reverse point flowed to Gracia's body through the small area of ​​​​the contact area of ​​the river, like a crucian carp crossing a river.

In just this short moment, she achieved half of her goal.

Aecilia looked at Gracia who was still pulling her to talk, and showed her first sincere smile today.

As for the other half - Ellex - he had no intention of going any further. He just said a few more words to her and then let her go.

When Aecilia turned around, she saw Ernest standing quietly behind them in her peripheral vision.

She didn't stay any longer, and her figure quickly faded out of everyone's sight.

*

Back in the house, Gracia's smile faded a lot. She glanced at Ernest, but did not speak, but turned to look at Elleix.

Allex said slowly:

"You said the previous potion was not used?"

Ernest replied calmly:

"Yes, it has now been replaced with a chronic hypnotic potion."

Elleix shook his head slightly:

"Having not practiced forbidden magic, that means she has used healing potions many times - too many to imagine - she is not a simple-minded girl. We have to make sure everything is foolproof."

There was no smile on Gracia's face at this time, and only a pair of emotionless eyes focused on him.

Then Ernest knew that this answer was not enough.

"...This is just a back-up. I've already let people get the 'little doll' and it's being processed in the laboratory."

When Elleix heard the name, his eyes flashed. Gracia raised her hand and stroked the hair falling in front of her forehead, and simply uttered two words:

"very good."

Allex also nodded slightly approvingly:

"Report progress at any time."

"Yes."

*

Aecilia did not go back to the academy, but came to her temporarily rented room in the dungeon.

Blood tonics and some other messy energy-replenishing potions were prepared on the wooden table in advance.

She transferred almost half of the reverse points in her body into Gracia's body, and a double image appeared in front of her eyes as she persisted until this point.

Of course she didn't use an ordinary transportation method - otherwise she would have been tied up on the spot and thrown into a shady place in the Ramirez family.

This is a secret technique recorded in a forbidden magic book, and the most important function of this secret technique is——

Use the reverse point as a weapon and the blood of both parties as a medium to achieve one party's control, reading, and suggestion of the other.

For example, after the drop of blood she bit through the tip of her penis and swallowed entered her body, the reverse point directed by the secret technique was transported into Angelia's body from the place where their skins touched, achieving temporary control over her. For example, after taking a large bowl of her own blood, she transported a surge in reverse points into Gracia's body——

She hasn't started using those reverse points yet.

In fact, if Ms. Gracia had not taken the trouble to test her own blood reverse point concentration, her little move would not have been discovered.

Whether it is control or suggestion, Elleix, who often stays by Gracia's side, is very likely to detect anomalies. Only reading is the safest - simply flipping through memories. During this process, Gracia will not even produce any feeling.

After completing the small movements, it is safest to quickly let those counterpoints resolve themselves.

……

After reading through Gracia's memories, Aecilia loosened her grip, and the potion bottle she was holding fell to the ground, but she turned a deaf ear.

There was no expression on her face.

She just stood silently on the floor of the room, even her eyes were empty.

I don't know how long this situation lasted, but when Aecilia's legs were almost numb from standing, she finished digesting what she saw, and threw herself on the bed with a bang, staring blankly at the spider webs. ceiling.

Only she knew that her heart was roaring like boiling water that had just been boiled. Trembling and excitement ran through her whole body from top to bottom. This was the first time that her scalp felt numb because of something involving an outsider.

Ernest Ramirez's tall and tall figure and noble and indifferent demeanor flashed through her mind, and Lucius Ramirez's wholehearted protection of his trusted brother flashed through her mind. Three scenes flashed through her mind. When people were talking, Ernest was silent as if he were outside. He flashed across the training room and showed his powerful strength that could absolutely defeat everyone...

How do gamblers who win a bet in which they have invested their entire family fortune feel when the results come out?

Aecilia felt it deeply at this time.

At a certain moment, she could no longer suppress her emotions. The raised corners of her mouth and the expression that mixed with ridicule and pity made her like an audience watching a clown's performance.

She thought that she would not be able to sleep tonight.