Chapter 209.

A lurid silence fell over the darkened office. The silent Wendt demon closed the door to the “dinner” and came in. This is to prevent the dangerous elements outside. Fortunately, even with the door closed, the dim moonlight coming in through the window was enough to distinguish things.

However, only where Iben was, it was pitch black. Suppressing his rough breathing, he spoke calmly.

“…… How the hell did you get in here.”

“The door was open.”

Iben shrugged and answered innocently.

It couldn’t be.

But until Peter didn’t deny it, Iben was ahead.

“Like …… can you hand back my things, Marquis?”

“I’m not quite sure what you’re talking about, ma’am. It is too late in the day, come back tomorrow ……”

“How long shall I be disappointed in the Marquis?”

Suddenly she crossed the line with the darkness and took a step forward. Her face was half revealed in the moonlight. Half the face was blurred with tears.” You saw what a hard life I led in the village.” Iben sobbed miserably.

“And …… I know that I am the lost duchess …… of Duke Eckhardt’s family.”

“How could you let me off the hook so callously?” Winter clenched her teeth in that moment. Defying all his own sins. Penelope, who would be hurt for the return of the true Duke’s daughter, had said nothing, knowing that Iben was the Duke’s own daughter. Digging it out, the party felt a light come on.

“I really almost died when I was attacked by the demons, Marquis. The injured forehead hurt too much.”

“But what hurt more than the injury was the …… Marquis moving away from me for no reason at all, far away from me.”

“When are you coming to volunteer? I can’t wait.”

Just after he brought Penelope home from Sorin. In the space of the unconscious, purple roses ……

Tiny bloomed is. Not knowing the reason for the blossoms, he just watched Iben from a distance without meeting him alone.

“After coming to the Duke’s house, I am happy to know the Marquis on the adult …… How can you treat me as a prisoner who hurt the false duchess? How can you treat me so …….”

“There …… are excuses for cruelty.”

Nothing was said, and Ibn squeezed through the silent fortress at last. Sitting on one side of her cheek, tears streamed down her face.

Winter closed his eyes gently. For once, the sight of her tear-filled blue eyes made everything want to be heard.

But at some point it began to be covered by dry blue-green pupils. It was as if everyone already knew they wouldn’t be able to trust themselves, crossing the body thoughts, rambling the light of those eyes.

He opened his eyes not a moment later.

He said: “You were injured not because of the demons, but because of the magic Miss Penelope wrote about in Solo.”

The prominent voice was icy cold. Iben’s moisture-filled eyes faltered.

“What? That, what is that …….”

He said, “Most people who are attacked by magical creatures lose a lot of blood.”

“In contrast to that, there were only minor bruises other than a lacerated forehead when you confirmed your discovery. It’s like being hit by something that fell from …….”

It wasn’t a demonic object, what made Iben hurt. Penelope’s writing about wide-area magic causing the cave to collapse is inconsistent if it was caused by debris.

With a new premise, Leila, Winter starts over from the beginning of the investigation into her whereabouts. So it’s not one or two that are strange.

Not the village where she originally lived, but the sudden appearance of her being attacked by a group of magical creatures in a village quite far away. In addition, the day of the attack happened to be right after what happened at Sokuroku. Without hesitation, Wynter said the following.

“I already know that I saved Poison through a maid named Becky. Because souls don’t lie.”

After the conversation under the Duke’s patronage, consuming a huge amount of magic for the Soul Summoning Technique, he felt terrible. Why hadn’t he trusted her long ago. Wanted to magically reveal the truth to the Duke and clear his name.

But he couldn’t do it after all. Some people wrote forbidden summoning spells in the Empire, but decisively Penelope didn’t want it. She had a face that would suffocate her if the demon didn’t leave the Duke immediately.

“Anything else to say?”

Winter asked in a low, warning voice.” That, that, I did that kind of thing ……”

Sharp with the truth, Eben cried and took another step forward. Half of Romer’s face, hidden by the shadows, was revealed. Unlike the opposite face with tears streaming down his face, the other half of Earl’s oyster was cold and expressionless.” Deceived.”

Half crying, half well, that strange face, she slowly raised the corner of her mouth.” Then put away the different mask game and get down to business.”

“My things, please give them back to me.”

“I don’t know what I’m looking for, but I don’t have it.”

Wynter said laboriously as he felt the Ssan ship skimming down the back of his neck. Iben immediately spoke back.

“It’s the same, reaction.” “What ……”

“Penelope. It was the same that year, starting with the leg pull. Right before I ate my guts out.

screwed up.” I think.”

I was brainwashed in the mansion. Barely stopped in the middle and escaped.

Iben’s words ended at the same time that Penelope’s words swept over her ears. Once again, there was a blankness before his eyes. He barely managed to swallow the oozing saliva.

“Sneaking out of the villa, you think I don’t know, don’t you? If that’s the case, don’t let my Olabi find out what came here, or go.”

“I thought something had changed, that kid is as stupid as the last time he lived, as usual.”

“The Clan seems like this will do ……”

Speaking vaguely, she blinked suddenly.” Don’t give me any more of my shards.” “Not from me.” “How about this, then?”

She smiled faintly and reached one hand into her pocket, pulling out something. Reflected by the light and glistening, it was a mirror shard.

“Even if I flip your head with this?” “It shouldn’t work.”

Winter looked at it and said faintly. A lot of scenarios had been assumed and prepared for closely.

At his words, Iben cocked his head.” Why?”

“Because the brainwashing you hung on me has been lifting for a long time.” “How can you be sure of that, Marquis?”

“I no longer feel sorry for you or pity. What’s left for you is …….”

“Only disgust and loathing.”

Possibly struck by Winter’s statement, Ibn’s beautiful aesthetics twisted slightly.” Yeah ……”

But she nodded unexpectedly, agreeing with Winter’s words that the brainwashing was completely lifted. And then put back the shards that were taken out of her pocket, didn’t she?

Narrowing her eyes and watching as its escapee shrank into a ball, she took a step closer. Unnoticed, unbeknownst to her they were only three more steps away.

“…… For centuries, your wizards have had an illusion.”

She spoke again, nervous as hell at first. Like Leila, who was gradually closing the distance, his hand took a step closer to his arms. Toward the cane within.

“I thought I couldn’t brainwash without real lenses.” Winter’s eyes lit up. That was the logical premise.

“So ……”

“Common sense says yes to using powers through mirrors made by regular theater wizards.” Iben smiled brightly. Wynter’s expression instantly became serious, and he asked sharply in return.

“What are you talking about?”

“So …… it’s the other way around. The mirror shard inhibited my power instead.”

“…… That’s ……”

“Because I can’t control the power when I’m kneading in a human’s mind, it might make the brain twist.”

One more step, and she came forward. Winter tightened his grip on the cane. Fully exposed to the light, Iben’s eyes flashed with joy like a snake aiming at its prey.

“But since I’ve modified quite a few people’s memories by now, I would have no confidence in gently adjusting them?”

“So, before I explode your brain, you’d better understand where the pieces are.” At the same time, she jerked her hand up to Winter’s head. Even though there was no bird to dodge

It was a surprise attack of great pleasure. The moment the sharp nails touched his skin. Kiwili″!” Aha!”

Iben screamed strangely and jerked back.” Toothley, Toothley″ Something clanked against the fire. She burned blackly, grasping the smoldering hand and tearing at it with fury.” What is this…!”

“I thought you said it was useless.”

Wynter looked numbly at the agonized her and raised his hand to stroke the raw forehead. The rough iron ring on his index finger gleamed. Even if he can’t use ancient magic directly, he has a strong physical defect.” It’s a relic left behind by an ancient wizard.” Iben, who knew him, drew in a ragged breath.” Let go.”

Not letting go of that gap, the shade who had taken out his cane recited.” You can’t take anything with you. Even if you destroy the relics and brainwash me, you have designed an instant, the realization disappears.”

“It is not too late. Please help me not to hurt the lady with my hands. The look of the poor man who has led a hard life, I don’t think it’s all fake.” He tried very earnestly to convince Ibn. The kind face of the children who worried about starvation, the real looks of those who grieved for the social irrationality of their identity, were not all fake.

No, he could not easily accept that the angelic memories of her were all a trick of Leila’s.

Looking at her with a last hope.” Ha, ha ……”

Iben stared silently at the tip of the cane I was aiming at and suddenly broke into a vapid grin.” I did it once, thought it was easier than it used to be …… The situation is really getting interesting.”

“You, who loved me more than anyone else, are now leading the way more than anyone else.” Frowning at words that didn’t mean anything. No answer to her whispered words, like the devil’s temptation.

He had rather sympathized with Ibn than loved. But Ibn smiled leisurely, as if he knew all about it in that “Winters” brain.

“Ah, do you remember? The beliefs you guarded by loving me, the obligations of a wizard, all abandoned, vowing to give your magic to me until you died, suddenly hitting me in the back of the head and spinning between poems.”

“Know what it’s like to hold the world in my hands for a moment and suddenly be transported to the distant past?”

“It was dirty, like a dog.”

Like chewing, Iben, who spat out the word with force, quietly shifted his body to the side.” What sound, I don’t know.”

So he didn’t let his guard down either and moved his feet to the other side.” So this time I wove a tighter net. In particular, I put a lot of effort into hitting you in the back of my head. To not notice at all, little by little, slowly …….”

“But Penelope, what the hell did that skinny little woman do that everyone got out of my clutches one by one?”

“Stop.”

Winter stopped her from briefly insulting Penelope. They had unknowingly bought two couches and placed them here to face each other.

“You’re going to regret coming here today.”

The white mass of light hanging from the end of the cane grew larger. Thanks to the ancient relics, brainwashing wouldn’t work, and it wasn’t hard to subdue Iben.

Watching to measure when to launch her attack, she gave a thick smile.

“How about obediently taking out the sculpture now as well?”

“As long as you’re dead, that won’t happen.”

“Okay, then.”

Nodding once, Iben immediately started mumbling something. Meanwhile, a blue magic formation began to be drawn on one side of the corner of the office. This was the summoning spell used by the Ryla’s. Summoning of a magical object

Noticing that, there was nothing to see, and the spell was directly recited.

At that time.” Lavon.”

At Iben’s low summons, something jumped out of the magic camp and blocked her path.