The Lord of the Heavens gently withdrew her right hand, and with an expression of regret and sadness she gazed at the rune in her palm that was gradually disintegrating, she chanted in a low voice, and only stopped when the entire rune exploded and changed into a cloud of sparkling stardust that surrounded her. The white cape covered her face, and no one could see her expression clearly in the shadows.
"This way, it's over."
The Lord of the Heavens sighed softly, then turned around and gazed at the dark, petite figure in front of him .
"Berukolin-sama, thank you for your assistance, otherwise I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to break this contract without him realizing it."
"You're welcome, yo?"
Kura was holding the doll in her arms, her eyes still half-open and closed. Behind her, two skeletons dressed in maid costumes stood there quietly, motionless. The Lord of the Heavens was obviously not as relaxed and optimistic as she was, she was frowning slightly, obviously very worried about this matter. The situation is obviously worse than imagined, even the Cang Tian Lord did not expect, the Federation will actually reach so deep. Even Prince Heine was sent here, it is obvious that the other party is no longer so concerned about the agreement with the Empire, the rest is just a superficial cover up.
"However, fortunately as far as we can see, the situation has not continued to deteriorate, thanks to your recommendation of ...."
"Brother Jared and Sister Caroline are amazing, even more so than that doll of yours?"
Kura's eyes widened slightly as she gazed at the Lord of the Cthulhu before her.
"So, Kura will get mad if you try to do anything bad to them?"
"... I didn't realize that there would be someone who would make you so attached to ..."
The Lord of the Heavens gave a helpless,bitter laugh, and then her voice turned much more serious .
"But, as I'm sure you're well aware, Lord Berukelin. Traveling merchant Florence's suspicion of selling and transporting unauthorized magical gems is a very serious charge in itself, and it was originally stipulated that his daughter, Tawana Kanarot, would have to be withdrawn from school, imprisoned for 152 days, stripped of her citizenship, and demoted to the status of a commoner. Even if she had no knowledge of the incident, as the only person involved, she had to be punished. Betrayal of the State and the Council is a felony. ..."
"But isn't Tawana doing just fine now? There's no need to carry such a terrible thing."
Kula was still awake, but gave his own dissenting opinion.
"That is a credit to Mr. Jared and Miss Caroline and does not cancel out Miss Tawana's guilt."
The Lord of the Heavens excitedly took a few steps forward, but then stopped.
"I have always made a distinction between reward and punishment, Lord Berukelin, and I hope you will not ask me to make an exception in this case."
"The boy is my student."
Kura finally opened her eyes and protested with a disgruntled pout. It was as if a child had been confiscated by an adult and was protesting.
"I'm well aware of that, Berukolin-sama, and I don't mean to target the Tower of Darkness in particular ..."
"Don't you think it's too much to do this to that child when you've already killed her father?"
Kura raised her eyebrows slightly, and her eyes looked as if they had opened a little. The Muppet in her arms was held so tightly in her arms that it was distorted by the force she exerted on it. Silence enveloped the entire Tower of Darkness for a while, and the atmosphere became very depressing. The Celestial Lord tried to move his body to stand up as naturally as possible, but was unsuccessful. This was Kura's home turf, and it was clear that she had expressed her strong displeasure and protest.
"... So, have you gotten any clues about that cart of magic gems yet?"
Then, Kura suddenly asked as if changing the subject. And the Lord of the Celestial Sky was slightly stunned, then helplessly nodded his head and replied .
"Initially already have a clue, it is clear that there are people within the empire who want to lay hands on our academy, and create chaos and conflict of interest between us and the royal family ... We have already grasped a number of suspicious lists, as long as we seize enough evidence, we can always put them in jail, but things are a bit Complicated, we never wanted the Federation to be involved, now it seems that things have obviously become clear, then as long as ..."
"Will you tell Brother Jared about this?"
Kura then asked another question that was completely unrelated to the previous one, and at that point, the Lord of Cthulhu was speechless.
"... In light of their service to the Empire and the Academy Convocation, I can try Tawana Kanarot for her crimes in private rather than in public."
"Just because she's the daughter of a criminal?"
"That's right!"
The Lord of the Heavens appeared a bit agitated and angry, she slammed on the table and made a loud sound .
"Please don't be childish, Berukelin-sama. Traitors must be punished severely, and while it's unreasonable to involve innocent family members, we must prevent any betrayal of the country with absolute repression! If we only punish one person, will the rest of the potential destabilizers stop their private actions? We must make them realize that any act of betrayal is tantamount to the destruction of their own family. Even if it's an act of seduction, the law must be obeyed! No exceptions are allowed, and there can be no exceptions!"
Kura was silent, then nodded slightly.
"Kura understands, but in that case, we'll all take a step back, and Kura has her own way of doing things, right?"
"You mean ...."
The Lord of the Heavens gazed at the young girl in front of her in confusion, even after so many years, she still couldn't grasp the thoughts of the young girl in front of her, even now.
Jared stepped forward, like a swimming fish slipping through the grass, a snake bounced off the ground in a flash of black light, and before it even had a chance to show off its proud fangs to the enemy in front of it, the snake was instantly disemboweled. Jared skillfully pulled the bile out of the snake, then casually slung the slender body over his shoulder. Serenity watched the snake with fear and caution, and realized that the head had disappeared at some point.
"Is this a good idea? The smell of blood is everywhere. What if it attracts hungry beasts?"
Serenity was obviously still very worried, but Jared was not.
"Isn't it better this way? Hunting is a waste of time, so why be polite when they come to us?"
In other words, Jared did it on purpose.
Serenity looked around nervously, Jared was doing the opposite of what Serenity had experienced, he wasn't hiding his tracks, he wasn't shouting to drive away the beasts, he wasn't even spilling his blood. This was sure to attract more beasts, but Jared clearly didn't care. It was as if every animal that came to his door was a delicacy of his own choosing.
"Coming."
Jared suddenly stopped, then lowered his body and said. Then Serenity was startled, she subconsciously pulled out the soul call at her waist, and looked around vigilantly. And in those more than half a person high grass, also issued a timely noise, as if there is something, is slowly approaching the two.
"What do you think that's supposed to be?"
Serenity, back to back with Jared, asked in a lowered voice, but received a completely unimaginable answer.
"What else could it be, food?"
As if to counter Jared's speech, or to be angered by his easy manner, the rattling of the grass grew louder and louder, and from the traces on it it was evident that something was congealing and gathering into a terrible beast.
Then the grass parted suddenly.
A black shadow howled and pounced on Serenity, but at that moment, a cool wave of water suddenly erupted from the empty air, as if it were a dragon with life, and stabbed at the black shadow. It hit the black shadow squarely and sent it flying far away. The water dragon bent backward from the impact and changed into a new form. An image of a female with a snake's lower body appeared in front of Jared and Serenity, holding a spear made of ice and guarding Serenity's side. Apparently, this was the Guardian Spirit of the Chanting Ambassadors, as Kylie had said.
Jared couldn't help but whistle in amazement, not only was this elf's movement smooth and powerful, but it also possessed self-awareness. Obviously, this was Serenity's real trump card, not the kind in the underground arena that could only be directly manipulated by the toys.
Is this a deliberate attempt to show me what she's made of?
Jared took two steps back and put his back against the tree.
In that case, let's see what you're made of, Your Highness.
Jared watched Serenity's back with a thoughtful smile.
Besides, the enemy is already here.