The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

Thinking about it carefully, the reason why he frequently meets important characters in the original plot is actually all due to his "physique".Rather, it should be said that he was originally a part of those plots.If you don't do anything, you will naturally meet various protagonists, which is probably the case.

In other words, after the "Witch of Disaster" and "Witch of Sorrow", he will also appear in the original plot of "Diva Line", and will have more or less connections with the main characters of the original plot?

In the original plot, "The Earl of Campret" has died twice, so this time...

Pooh!

unlucky!

What is he thinking...

Shaking his head, Riber got out of the carriage.

Frowning and standing in front of the short tower, Riber was still thinking about what excuse he should find to enter the short tower to find the protagonist in a reasonable way, and Spacey, who followed off the carriage, had already helped him find a reason.

"Here... oh, it turned out to be a library. Huh, even though this library is not large, the heritage of many ancient families in it is not comparable to ordinary libraries."

It turned out to be the case.

Riber thought so in his heart.

Although the appearance of this library is a little strange, but yes, he just wants to enter the library to see the background of these stubborn nobles!

"Can I go in here?"

"There is nothing wrong with it. Since it is a library, it is naturally open to the public."

Spacey shrugged.

In a sense, she is indeed qualified to speak on behalf of the True King Church.

"It's open to the public..."

Looking back at the long road when he came, Riber couldn't figure out for a while, whether any "public" would deliberately run into the territory of the True King Church, and travel several kilometers to find books.

After confirming with Taya whether he could visit the library for a while, and getting an answer that there was still time, Riber took advantage of the trend and walked into the short tower.

Indeed, as Spacey said, no one will stop you from visiting the library.

Therefore, Riber and others came to the innermost part of the library basically unimpeded all the way.

The short tower library is full of quaint or "underground" atmosphere.The books inside hardly use new types of paper, and all of them are made of yellowed and rough old paper.Riber even saw some parchment and slate.

If it is the world view of Xianxia, ​​Liber thinks it is not surprising that a peerless secret book suddenly appears in such a place, or a book page of the grandfather is attached.

Although, if you read carefully, you may be able to harvest some worldly secrets in this library.But Riber's trip was obviously not for this purpose.

So, after roughly scanning the books on the first floor, Liebel walked almost straight to the second floor.

On the way, Spacey seemed to be attracted by a book, so he stopped there.

And Riber also had a good idea.

After all, when talking to an unknown protagonist, it is more convenient to have as few people around as possible.

Riber has made plans to stay on the second floor for a while.

Because, as long as it was late, he would have an excuse to send Taya away and go to the banquet hall to act as a messenger.

But things didn't go as expected, the moment Riber stepped up the stairs, suddenly the whole tower reverberated with brisk music.

Riber immediately judged that this melodious and gentle music that seemed to be stirring people's heartstrings came from the harp.

The music itself is fascinating, and because the music comes from the top of the short tower, there is a sense of distance, as if inviting the listener to find out.

As a result, Riber's plan to dismiss Spacey and Taya completely failed.

They all showed a tendency to follow Riber up the ladder.

Sighing in his heart, some complained that the protagonist was playing the harp for nothing, and Riber also had a guess about the identity of the protagonist.

It should... be the male lead of the Diva Line, right?

Otherwise, where can I find No. 2 who just happens to appear in the old royal capital closely related to the silver singer, and who has excellent musical accomplishments?

When Riber and others climbed up the stairs, the previous piece of music with a rather quiet atmosphere ended, and a burst of passionate music immediately echoed in the short tower.

Not long after, Riber and the other three arrived in front of the entrance to the top of the tower. They first glanced at each other, and then stopped in front of the door with a tacit understanding.

They waited patiently for another piece of music to end before pushing open the door, clapping and walking in.

...

...

On the top of the tower.

Ribel finally saw the true face of another large light source.

Perhaps because of the baptism of Ewena and Alice every day, Riber's eyes now have a strong ability to adapt to light.

In front of him was a blue-haired boy.

Moreover, the blue of this young man is a kind of azure blue that is particularly contrary to harmony.It's like in a landscape photo, an area has been cut out and filled in with a brush.

It can only be said that the performance of "The Witch Screams" is still stable.

Even if there is no golden finger, people can tell at a glance who is the protagonist and who is the secondary.

However, apart from the hair color that seems to be very suitable for playing cards, Riber feels that the male protagonist this time is a bit extraordinarily ordinary.

The boy was a little thin, but not too thin.The boy's face looked childish, but not too young.

And the young man's clothes, compared to Nero and Chris's clothes that directly showed their own attributes, were much more ordinary.Just common, dark robes without any personality.

Moreover, Riber felt that the boy's attitude when he saw them rushing to the top of the tower suddenly was quite moderate.

Because, if it was Chris who faced the sudden fright, he would shrink his body exaggeratedly, showing a timid expression, and if it was Nero who was faced with the sudden fright, he would probably only raise his eyebrows, and then completely ignore it.

As for the blue-haired boy, he was a little scared at first, and then he was puzzled, but he recovered his composure first.The general reaction of ordinary people's combined punches.

"I hope you don't mind if our applause offends you."

When he saw that the person who appeared on the top of the tower was indeed the "male protagonist" he thought, Riber was slightly relieved.

Because, if you think about it carefully, the "True King Church" is actually a high-risk place in the old capital.

They have clear beliefs, exact banners, and enough believers.So, based on these elements, add the words of a "heroine" who has a witch's core like a silver singer.

It is very likely that this place will also be a ritual field for the idea of ​​pure power.

"No...it's okay. Sorry, it's better to say that I didn't do my job well."

The blue-haired boy seemed a little flustered. He hid the harp in his hand behind his back, then avoided the eyes of Riber and the other three, and turned his face slightly.

"I am the administrator of this library, and my name is John. Excuse me, are there any books that you want to borrow, do you want me to help you find them?"

Still not daring to look directly at Riber and the other three, the blue-haired boy spoke a line that seemed to have been rehearsed many times.

John?

Just like Alice, one out of ten Westerners is named John, "John"?

Moreover, John didn't have a surname even though he was in the old aristocratic stronghold like the True King Church.

"The librarian? Aren't you the musician specially hired for today's dinner? Your previous performance was excellent."

Riber tried his best to ask in a puzzled tone.

"You flatter me..."

John said in a low voice, taking a step closer to try not to show the harp behind him,

"I'm only slightly good at the harp, so I'm not qualified to be a musician."

"..."

Riber thought for a while before realizing that this might have something to do with the grievances between the bards and the old nobles.

Seeing that the topic was about to end, in front of Taya and Spacey, Riber, who could only maintain the image of the earl, seemed unable to get any closer to John, who was obviously a commoner.

With a flash of inspiration, Riber spoke again,

"Indeed, as a musical instrument, the harp has too many flaws. For example, you played "The Expedition of the Holy King" before, and the harp alone can't show the grandeur and passion at all."

Riber, who thought that John might value the harp, belittled the harp deliberately and arrogantly, and then,

"Your talent shouldn't be wasted on that instrument. Taya..."

After Riber finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Taya took out an "invitation letter".

This is something Ribel made with reference to the business card after he noticed the inconceivability of the restaurant.

The invitation looks like a card, with a black front and the Capret family crest on the back.When the invitation was opened, there was not much content in it, but the address of the unnamed restaurant was written in a somewhat awkward poetry-like manner.

"At dusk, visit here, and you can see the truly perfect music, and the king of musical instruments who reigns above all musical instruments."

Facing Riber who handed over the invitation letter in a domineering manner, John just took the invitation letter with both hands, and then bowed his head and thanked him repeatedly.

This...

John's humble attitude, which has not changed from the beginning to the end, made Riber a little overwhelmed.

Will this John really come to the nameless restaurant?

He deliberately used the previous attitude to arouse John's rebellious and resisting psychology, so that he would go to the unknown restaurant unconvinced.

And after catching the diva-line heroine he had finally found in an unnamed restaurant, he had to rub and rub, and Ribel took time to think about it.

But in the current atmosphere, it seems that such a future will not appear.

Rather, it was not Riber's illusion at all.This John really doesn't have the slightest heroic aura.

In the past, Nero and Chris, no matter whether their personalities are very different, but one thing is the same.That is, as soon as they appear, they will be like a hurricane, involving all the people around them into the plot.

But let alone what happened to John, it was difficult for Riber to pull him into the incident.

Moreover, what image does he have in the eyes of others now?

Is it the bole-type earl who loves a musical genius?

Still inexplicably pretending to be a commoner, the earl seems to have a bad mind.

Then is he going to take advantage of his current image and kidnap John directly, or say "I'm not going to be an earl" or something, grab John's harp and smash it to the ground.

No, don't be impulsive.

All of John's senses are just prejudices from the first meeting, which cannot be used as a reference at all.

Maybe John is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger or something.

Then if he is too radical, he will really push himself on the road of no return of the villain who can't be cleansed.

With a sigh of relief, Riber quickly thought about whether to bite the bullet and continue pestering John for a while.

Anyway, there are ready-made excuses.John is a librarian, so he can make things difficult for John to find some books on librarianship.

Even though his actions may seem a little abnormal, as long as he puts on a straight face, others will think that what he does has some deep meaning!

Just when Riber finished thinking and was about to speak.

Suddenly, there was a violent explosion in the distance.

Standing at a relatively high place on the top of the tower, Riber turned his head reflexively and saw that with the sound of the explosion, thick smoke rose from the depths of the forest part of the territory of the True King Church.

It was night.

The bright lights in the residential area of ​​the True King Church could not reach the distant forest.

It was precisely because of this darkness that Riber saw a scene that made him doubt his own eyes.

I saw that at the place where the explosion occurred and the thick smoke rose, a blazing white light soaring into the sky shone.

Another protagonist?

Riber couldn't help but glanced at John who was beside him.

And just when Riber's thinking was a little stagnant, scenes that made Riber unable to move his eyes appeared one after another.

First, in the sky, a comet-like thing flashed across the sky, and then hit exactly where the explosion happened before.

Immediately afterwards, a large area of ​​woods was quickly ignited by flames.

And Riber recognized it at a glance, the strange blue flame that was burning ragingly.

This is the flame of the phoenix!

"Annie—!"