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“Why didn’t you let me go with you to see the people from the Witches’ Coven?”
Klara leaned against the doorframe, having changed back into her avenger’s attire. She looked at Shelley, who was leisurely sipping tea in the prince’s office, with some strangeness. She couldn’t figure out why Shelley would treat the Witches’ Coven with such a tolerant attitude.
From her understanding, with Shelley’s temper, he would not be willing to suffer this kind of loss. She had thought that Shelley would choose the same attitude as he had toward the people of the Mage’s Alliance, flat and distant, letting them see hope, but not daring to be presumptuous, keeping them on a string, making them unable to stop…
But Shelley had chosen such extremely superior conditions.
Something’s not right. There must be a conspiracy.
Shelley turned his head and glanced at her, clearly seeing the suspicion in her eyes. He clicked his tongue and then said with a hint of sarcasm, “I really suggest you let Nadia and the others help you pick out a set of casual clothes.”
“This outfit of yours won’t make evil disappear. It will only make evil more cautious.”
“And most importantly, it prevents your beautiful figure from being displayed.”
“By the way, I like your tail.”
Tsk.
Klara glared at him with some annoyance, then walked into the room and sat down opposite Shelley very naturally.
“I told you, I’ve had some dealings with them for a while. Why didn’t you let me come forward?”
Shelley pushed the teacup before him toward Klara, and then explained with a faint smile as he poured tea, “Favors will be used up, and I don’t like to use other people’s favors.”
“But…”
Raising his hand to stop the words Klara was about to say, Shelley continued to explain, “And this is my first contact with them. If I exploit them too much, they will also have unnecessary wariness toward me.”
“A normal transaction is the best. Trust is something that is accumulated through constant contact.”
Is your transaction normal?
Klara reluctantly accepted Shelley’s explanation, but she was a little unwilling to be at a disadvantage in front of Shelley, so she said with a hint of meaning, “That night, what happened after I left?”
“Why did everyone start to avoid me the next day?”
Crack.
The teacup in his hand hit the saucer. Shelley’s eyes were a little empty, as if he had remembered something terrible.
“That day…”
“What happened that day…”
!!!?
An unexpected harvest.
Just as Klara thought Shelley would say some explosive secret, the dazed expression on Shelley’s face was swept away. He revealed the signature smile of a socialite, reached out and held Klara’s hand, which was reaching for a cookie, and then said in a magnetic voice, “I can’t explain it to you, but I can demonstrate it to you.”
“I need a partner now. You see…”
Klara pulled back her right hand as if she had been electrocuted. She looked at Shelley with a blush on her face. After a long while, she revealed a mischievous smile and said, a little annoyed, “You… you’re not afraid I’ll tell Nadia and the others?”
Calmly drinking his black tea, Shelley was not at all concerned about Klara’s insignificant threat.
“They know about your relationship with me.”
“They also know what kind of person I am and understand my kind and pure character.”
“Nadia and the others know that if anything happens, it will only be you to me…”
Clang.
“Shameless.”
Klara angrily put down the teacup in her hand, then stood up in a huff and walked toward the door. But she was stopped by the old and experienced Shelley at the door, “Don’t be angry. Let’s discuss some other things.”
Turning back with suspicion, Klara returned to the front of Shelley and said seriously, “Really? I’ll say it in advance. If you make such a joke again, I’ll leave immediately.”
“Yes, yes, yes. I will absolutely not provoke the dignity of the Lord Avenger.”
Avengers are really so old-fashioned. They can’t take a joke.
After she sat down, Shelley put on a serious face and said, extremely seriously, “About the Avenger Order…”
Klara’s expression turned serious. She stared at Shelley’s expression.
“What do you want to say? Don’t say some clichés. I want to hear your true intentions.”
Hmm, the whole thing collapsed.
Shelley nodded helplessly, thought for a moment, and then said seriously, “I hope to get in touch with them. I will express our goodwill to them.”
“…As the wielder of Pale Justice.”
During the Time of Troubles, the paladins were an indispensable force in resisting the disaster. And the avengers were also extremely special and indispensable among the paladins.
In the later stages of the Time of Troubles, evil or justice was no longer the biggest conflict facing the entire world… it was chaos.
Chaos destroyed order, and also the civilization under order. And the avengers, this group of maverick paladins, they were willing to cooperate with the evil forces to fight against the real chaos. They were the buffer zone between justice and evil.
And it was this attitude and determination that made Shelley feel admiration. This was what Shelley considered to be true justice, worthy of everyone’s gratitude.
And their actions after the end of the Time of Troubles were also very much admired by many players. The avengers did not accept the reward of any country, but just exchanged a part of the spoils of war for food to relieve the refugees. Then, with their scarred bodies, they returned to the desert to hide, continuing to train avengers and eliminate evil.
In Shelley’s eyes, the avengers represented the sharp edge of justice. Untouchable, unprovokable. They silently waited for the next time the Material Plane needed them, and at that time, they would stand up again.
“I will provide you with a full set of enchanted armor and weapons, and also enough funds.”
Klara looked at Shelley, trying to see the hidden emotions in his deep, azure eyes. It took her a long time to slowly say, “I will tell the Warden.”
Slowly getting up, this time Shelley did not stop her and let her walk out. Just as she was about to leave, Shelley said, “Klara.”
“What?”
“Be careful on the road.”
“Tsk, you should save this kind of trick to deceive others.”
Klara sneered and then strode out of Shelley’s room. Unexpectedly, there was a faint smile on her face, and her steps also seemed light.
And Shelley, who was sitting alone in the room, put down his teacup. He muttered to himself, “…Why?”
“Because I want them to die a little less.”
After the Goddess of Magic fell, the Weave collapsed. The high and mighty spellcasters fell from the clouds, and a large number of spellcasters lost their lives in vain in the early stages. This also led to the later stages of the Time of Troubles, when facing the mountain-like sea of demons and devils, there was no means of large-scale cleanup.
“Spellcasters are indispensable.”
“If I could choose, I would hope it would be female spellcasters…”
Knock, knock.
“Your Highness, the two ladies would like to see you.”
Decided? Or…
“Take them to the great hall.”
“Yes, sir.”
