(Thanks to MISSED for the book coin tip!) Although I'm a little curious about what a book coin is...... ）

Let's rewind the clock a bit.

When Charlotte is called to her room by Cynthia, Claire is sitting upright at her desk in the guest room.

He has a glass of Northern spirits on his table, and similar to Charlotte, he sometimes warms up and relaxes with a little red wine, but because of his profession, he generally does not choose spirits that are harmful to his body.

But today is different, after a glass of wine, his words gradually increased. There was no one else in the room, and Lily and Eagle Scepter, who were licking fruit and shaved ice on the side, were his listeners.

"I did something wrong, Quinn. He said to Eagle Scepter.

"It's all said, don't call me Quinn. The face of Iger's scepter grumbled, and beside him, the elf Lily got wet in the shaved ice, but stopped eating as if she didn't understand what Claire said.

"Actually...... I guessed from the beginning that it was Evan who ordered Elbert's assassination. Claire picked up her glass again.

"Drink less, you're not used to the spirits of the North. Eagle Scepter said, "That's not good for you." ”

Claire didn't listen to him, and said to herself, "But I sat back and watched Elbert's death." I could have stopped this, and I even knew that Charlotte was in a mess because of Vivien Leigh. Even if I don't show up, a little reminder can stop this tragedy...... But no. ”

"That's none of your business. Even if you and Charlotte are brothers, he doesn't want to hear anyone comment on his family until it happens. "I don't mean to comfort you, but to tell the truth." You know Charlotte, you know his character, and if you tell him in advance that Evan will be bad for Elbert, maybe he'll think you're sowing discord. ”

"Heh!" Claire sneered, "You still say you didn't comfort me, my relatives are indeed Charlotte's backscales, but do you think Charlotte is so stupid? No, he has long known that Evan is the one behind the scenes, but he doesn't want to think about it because of family affection." ”

"Then it's even more irrelevant to you. ”

"No!" Claire slammed her glass on the table, "The so-called friend is the existence that has to come out and speak out even if he is criticized and not understood by his friends!

"Claire......" Leochaun Lily looked at him stunned.

"I'm sorry!" Claire, who was always able to show a sane and calm face because of alcohol, pinched his eye sockets and wet his fingers with tears, "What the am I!?

"But you quickly regretted it. "What's the use of getting drunk here?" said Eagle Scepter, "and since you regret it, why don't you talk to Charlotte? if it makes your conscience a little better." ”

"What are you going to talk about, I'm sorry to tell him?" Claire scoffed, "You and I both know that Charlotte will comfort me and say, 'It's none of your business'." What am I? A bastard who seeks psychological comfort through this formalism?! Quinn, don't look like a person from the past, you are very strong and have taught me a lot, but you don't understand anything about it. ”

"I know more than you do. The face of the man on Iger's scepter drooped his eyelids, and it looked very strange, "Eagle also likes Elini. ”

"W-what?!" Claire didn't have Charlotte's memories from Lusen, so she naturally didn't know the entanglement at that time, "What did you say?"

He likes to drink spirits so that he can forget the guilt of falling in love with his best friend's wife. After the establishment of the Magic Empire, Eagle always lived alone in the far north, but he was lovesick, and even if he did, every day of his endless life would be a torment for him. When Lu Sien came to him to resurrect Eleni, he agreed without hesitation, and you and I know what happened later, because of the experiment, Igor was murdered by Gerald. ”

"Sorry...... I don't even know......" Claire said.

"There's so much you don't know. The man on Iger's scepter had a crying and laughing expression on his face, "You don't know that when Gerald murdered Iger, Iger's idiot pinched me tightly and kept me from resisting. In fact, Eagle was not murdered, he committed suicide. As Gerald fled, Eagle said 'I'm sorry' to his back, knowing that the demon had possessed a human heart, and that human heart would have to endure the torture of killing the teacher for the rest of Gerald's life. ”

"Gerald deserves it, and if he really loves His Majesty Iger, he shouldn't have done anything to him. ”

"yes, he deserves it. But who doesn't deserve to live in this world?, is it to blame him for being born a demon of chaos and evil?" said Eagle in a dull voice, "I have experienced the tragedy of three thousand years ago, and witnessed the fall of Iger. I just don't want to go through that scene again, is this some kind of curse? Was it to witness the tragedies of the Three Emperors and their successors? Looking at you, I feel like I'm still reincarnated in those years. Maybe we have always been in Lu Sien's endless space-time corridor and never woken up, constantly reincarnated in that grudge that lasted for more than 3,000 years. Claire, are you really going to keep it in your heart and cruelly let me continue to watch your pain and witness the continuation of the tragedy?"

"Quinn, you're such a chatter. Claire put on her coat, "Could it be that His Majesty Eagle is a lobbyist for your character?"

"Where are you going?"

"I went to Charlotte to get his forgiveness, even if it was despicable. Claire picked up the scepter and called out to Lily again, and the leprechaun watched the fruit shaved ice fly to his shoulder, "So you managed to convince me, Quinn." ”

"I've said I'm not named Quinn!"

But Claire still didn't find Charlotte in the end.

"Count Wintercastle was called over by Princess Cynthia. The guard outside the door had to repeat the words again, wondering what day it was, and why did everyone look for Charlotte?

"Princess Vivien Leigh was also looking for the Earl just now. "The guards know everything, they say everything.

"Thank you. Claire nodded and turned to leave, clenching his scepter, "Looks like the problem is worse than I thought." ”

"Don't be cranky, Claire. ”

"I hope so. ”

"Are you going to Cynthia's room now?"

"I don't want to face Elbert's sister. ”

"Come on, you're not a murderer. ”

"At the very least, it's an accomplice. ”

He carried his scepter and wandered aimlessly around the castle, thinking about his own thoughts.

"Let me warn you, if you continue to wander around like this, be careful that others will mistake you for a murderer. This isn't your castle!"

"Oh, if that's the case, maybe things would have been much easier. Wait!" Claire stopped abruptly as he passed a corner, and he sniffed his nose, "Do you smell anything?" ”

"Negative energy. Eagle Scepter replied, "With the negative energy of resentment." ”

Lily, the little goblin, fanned the wind, wrinkled Joan's nose and said, "It stinks!"

Claire looked at her surroundings, there was a dead end in front of her, flanked by the stone walls peculiar to Fort Sava, there were no lights in the corridor, and about ten steps or so inside, it was pitch black, as if leading to the abyss hell.

Claire applied a dark vision spell to herself, and he looked into the depths, where a stone wall with a damp surface blocked the alley.

"Claire!"

Just as Claire was about to take a look, a voice came from behind her, "What are you doing here?"