[Phantom of the Opera] In Praise of Iris

Losing the shackles of Mr. Ghost, Irene decided to leave the leisurely and quiet Cote d'Azur without much thought, and go to the Loire Valley with Sophia, an uninvited guest.According to the passionate red-haired girl, it was there that the Spinners, to which she belonged, developed an intelligence organization of great prestige throughout France.Well, it's also the Shani family, where the identity of her ostensibly noble lady comes from.

"Ani, to be honest, I still can't believe it, you are our leader Penny!" On the train heading to the Loire Valley, the energetic red-haired girl hugged the blonde long-haired beauty next to her. His arms chattered in a low voice, and the flush of excitement on his slightly round face hadn't completely faded away.

"Didn't we say that spinners were originally the most common organization for homeless children near the slums?" Her companion leaned on the seat a little tiredly, with her delicate head leaning against the glass window beside her, her slender eyelashes trembling with the vibration of the train. Regularly fluctuating, those charming emerald eyes appear and disappear from time to time—although this platinum-haired beauty is not very old, she is obviously more ambiguous than her frizzy companion reverie.

"But we spinners are different. In fact, every day on the streets of Paris, many street children gather to form various groups. Of course, there are also many such loose groups that have collapsed. The short ones only exist for a few weeks or even A few days, the longest is only a few months, at most a few years. Only we "spinners", the leader of Panny, who was the former you, led the next step to today. When I joined the weavers, it was just It has spread to the ears of the upper class in the Loire Valley. Up to now, almost all the rebellious young masters and ladies in the Loire Valley are proud to join the weavers, and this is all thanks to you!"

The redhead was clearly very proud of her membership in the Spinners, as evidenced by her sparkling tawny eyes.Irene really didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of this new subordinate, but now there was only this one source of information, so she decided to ask as tactfully as possible: "Then, my dear sister Sophia, have you paid attention to the story of the weaver legend?" Even in the history of development, is it just a helping hand in a flash?"

"Ani, in fact, you can directly ask me if anyone is trying to control the spinner." The red-haired girl's proud smile has not retreated, and suddenly burst into a look of contempt for the hero, "Philip Earl, the eldest son of the Shani family, and also your elder brother after being adopted by Mrs. Shani... In fact, there have been rumors very early on that when the spinners reached a bottleneck, it was Earl Shani who helped leader Penny break the relationship between the inferior and the superior. Wait for the boundary between people, and then the development of weavers gradually improved, and finally became a snare that almost turned into a snare for the rich and powerful in France like now. But you left all of us with you as if you burned your brain After that reckless elder brother, Viscount Chaney, ran away to Provence, it was not just a rumor—your good brother thought that we spinners would be leaderless without you, and actually planned to send Raymond, a well-known male whore in the upper class, to pick peaches! Of course, I contacted all the loyal 'shepherds' to give him a hard lesson. Of course, because of the conditions you set for taking over—Penny leader lost his voice for more than two months, we are still at the hands of that treacherous noble young master Philip. I suffered a little loss——before I formally took over the weaver, the treacherous young nobleman and many "shepherds" who were too timid or too courageous in the organization revised some of the rules on foreign aid, declaring Open higher authority to lone walkers who have been working with the weaver for a long time, but lone walkers should also be controlled accordingly. Seems fair enough, doesn't it? If he doesn't care about driving most of his allies away."

When talking about Earl Philip, the disdain in Sophia's eyes was almost overflowing, but she still couldn't hide the trace of fear in her eyes.Oh, and, what was that inadvertent flash?Awe or worship?Irene calmly raised the alert level for this name, and at the same time signaled Sophia to continue with her eyes.

"To be honest, I didn't know until I completely took over the weavers. In addition to the little I was responsible for, the real leader had to do so many things! No wonder you chose me to be your successor early tomorrow, and I have been piecemeal for so long. Sui also handed over a lot of miscellaneous tasks to me, and those rich and powerful people in France still only recognize your promise. Speaking of which, you used to be much more tired than me, a small merchant who resells grapes and olives—— really Know where you used to squeeze out so much time to squander on boring parties held by ladies and wives! Well, I know, this can only be regarded as leisure for you, after all, you have not used it for three years. The little maid picked up halfway by the young master of the family has become the jewel that the noble men of the Loire Valley are vying for. I will never learn this kind of pleasing skill in my life." The red-haired girl's explanation was humorous and Rich content.Irene thought about the corners of her lips that turned up inadvertently, and was noncommittal about her last sentence.

"Of course, it got better later - although I've only taken over as leader for less than a year now, most of the affairs have been reasonably distributed to the shepherds and their lambs. See, I have time now Ran to Provence from the Loire Valley to fetch you."

"It seems that I have to sincerely pray that Earl Philip will show his gentlemanly demeanor." Irene looked at the red-haired girl's complacent appearance, and joked casually.

"Oh, my dear little Annie, although you are very smart, don't always underestimate the successor you have chosen yourself-you should believe that in the past year or so, including the initial difficult time, it has been perfect. I, who guarded the spinner, even if I withdraw occasionally, I will not let your heart and blood fall into the palm of another person." The red-haired girl still smiled brightly, and her pair of beautiful brown eyes seemed to be able to see the end at a glance—— As the successor chosen early in the morning by the supreme leader of the prestigious weavers, she will certainly not be as innocent and harmless as she appears in front of Irene. Irene even suspects that her so-called "small business of reselling grapes and olives" is not like As insignificant as she described it.But she does seem extremely sincere, though not defenseless.Because of this, Irene finally began to trust this uninvited guest.

At least she can use her as a springboard to get in touch with the past that seems quite troublesome but I have no memory of it before I can talk about other things.Irene thought—for those possible crises and benefits, the girl who has lost her past memory actually has no special feelings, no greed, and no fear, so there is no need to deliberately endure or escape.From this point of view alone, Irene is indeed worthy of the evaluation of Mr. Ghost as an "earthly elf".

Before the train to the Loire Valley arrived at the station, the news that the most outstanding lady of the Chaney family had finally returned had spread like wings throughout the upper class of the Loire Valley, causing quite a stir for a while.Eileen could feel all kinds of gossip in the wind while sitting in the carriage that followed Sophia to Shani's house.They set off majestically from the lips of noble ladies covered with feather fans, endured the torture of conscience, temporarily forgot the Lord's teaching, and burrowed into the ears of the parties so recklessly.If the parties concerned are brooding, they will immediately turn into sharp knives to scrape bones, and they must kill your reputation and spirit.But if the person concerned is too lazy to pay attention, they will soon be transferred to the sleeves of a certain lady with a bad style or under the hem of a gorgeous skirt together with the strange eyes that were also ignored - anyway, they are just looking for a flaw The obvious object is to vent the sarcasm and resentment accumulated by the owner for many years out of ladylike demeanor, as if holding some unfriendly speculations about someone who is good enough or comfortable enough can enrich and deepen his dull and mediocre soul like stagnant water.

"Speaking of which, Ai Ni, I still don't understand why you refused to listen to me talk more about your past - how important the past is to a person! Whether it's past memories, emotions, or anything else Traces. I mean, a person always has a past, right? Whether it's good or bad, it's always his own... I thought that if a soul suddenly lost all the traces of the years, it would be It will be a new soul, not the old one."

Soon, the two girls finally walked on the winding bluestone path near Shani's house.The red-haired girl clung to Irene's arm wrapped in a blue-purple dress intimately, from the trend of clothing and makeup that most girls care about to the not-too-complicated relationship with the rich and powerful in the Loire Valley, she still looked energetic full.Of course, in the end, unsurprisingly, the topic finally turned back to Irene's legendary experience of escape and amnesia.

"Didn't I listen to it carefully later?" Irene habitually tilted her head, glanced up at Sophia, and her light-colored lips evoked a slightly helpless smile—this girl was only 15 years old. She is three years younger than Sophia who has just grown up, but she looked at her like a wise elder looking at her curious junior, "Well, I admit, when you just came to the door When I came here, I did have a little interest in the past that you wanted to tell me. But you came a bit late. My companion, Mr. Ghost, had already recovered his memory first, and I was used to wandering with him. "

"Accompany?" The red-haired girl keenly grasped the key, and her big brown eyes suddenly shone with enthusiasm.

"Yes, do you think that nearly half a year is not enough for me to settle down in any small town?" Speaking of this, a warm smile appeared on the corner of the girl's lips, "It's just that my partner needs a little time to adapt ——Didn’t I settle down in this small town on the coast of the Côte d’Azur in the past half a year? Speaking of which, the last town I stayed in was so nice. No—I thought Mr. Ghost would grow to love it there."

"So you let me perform those clumsy tricks in front of you, not because you are afraid of the power I show, but because you think it will be easier for your mysterious ghost lover to get back to the way of life he used to adapt to if he leaves you, right? "Sofia was silent for a moment, but she immediately smiled again. A little joy quickly spread from the girl's suddenly bright brown eyes to the corners of her lips, and finally bloomed into a bright smile, "Now, I I think your soul has never changed."

"You know, Mr. Phantom always rejects the crowd and is easily rejected by people-as a kind girl, how can I have the heart to let my partner always feel sad about my frequent departure? Especially recently, he is getting more and more The more you like to follow my back with disappointed eyes - that's too much torturing a girl's soft heart." The girl pouted her lips in an inelegant way, but the warmth in her eyes became more intense.

"Then, you really don't wonder what you were like in the past? I don't believe it!" Finally, the red-haired girl struggled unwillingly.

"Well, I'm really curious about this. But what's the point? If I don't remember it myself, no matter how vividly and detailedly you tell it, it's just a logical and interesting story to me." The girl His tone sounded like a waste of words even if he was perfunctory.

"Besides, after seeing Mr. Phantom remembering the past, I have a hunch that forgetting the past may not be a gift from the gods." Before Sophia could express her dissatisfaction, the girl's gentle emerald eyes suddenly showed a kind of unbridled desire. Shen Cai said, "Then, why don't you give yourself a chance to dispel the haze of the past, or even completely cut off the shackles of the past? After all, the strange situation of forgetting the past is not something that just anyone is lucky enough to experience, right?"

The author has something to say: drunk, the progress is slow, in order to reasonably explain the reason for Irene's behavior, highlighting the scheming attributes of the girl, I wrote a whole chapter and still haven't entered the house, the stupid author is about to die of heart failure qaq