Chapter 4: Letter from Lucerne

Vivien's suspicion had been confirmed! Before that, she could never have imagined that she would actually step into the towers of Icewind Keep one day!

This is not a level of posting information and communicating! Led by Claire, a few schoolchildren walked down a spiral staircase. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoEvery other floor, there is a magnificent high window on the wall next to the staircase, so even in such a fully enclosed space, there is no need to worry about lighting.

I don't know what material the handrails of the stairs are made of, and the crystal clear handrails have a warm touch to the touch. Perhaps for the sake of stability, every few steps there are sculptures engraved on the handrails of various indigenous people of the Steian world, including the bearded northerners, the blonde and blue-eyed Imperials, and the black-haired, handsome southerners, in addition to the sculptures of forest elves, drows, lizardmen, tigermen, demons, celestial creatures, and other races.

Vivien looked curiously at everything that was new in front of her, and her newfound friend Lolita couldn't help but caress the sculptures with curiosity.

As soon as the palm of his hand touched the sculpture, the sculpture engraved in the shape of an elf made a clicking sound and began to turn. Then, a red glow came out of the sculpture's translucent eyes, and it began to spit out.

"Discover the saboteurs and prepare for annihilation. Didi, confirm that you have got permission, permission giver Claire. Judging that there is no danger, touch is allowed. ”

Bang -

"Damn, Claire, you bastard, why are you using my body to knock this little devil on the head!"

The strange staff called Iger's Scepter grumbled, and before that, the Claire mage, who had walked in front, struck Lolita on the forehead with the scepter. The overly lively little girl seemed to know that she was in trouble, and she blinked innocently and stuck out her tongue at Claire.

"What a lively little ghost, it seems that maybe you will be a good match for your future mentor. However, I sincerely pray that in the future, the Tower will not be torn down by your master and apprentice. Take a good look at your future junior sister, ah! I really feel sorry for you, the little girl of your age actually has to take care of the three troublemakers......"

Claire ignored Eagle Scepter's complaints, he said the above words with a flat expression, then glanced at Vivien with a look of pity, and then turned back and continued to move on.

What did he mean by that? Vivien felt like she was about to lose her ability to think. Mentors, junior sisters...... This means that she will not be expelled from the Academy, and she will be given the opportunity to continue on the path of the Mage!

The feeling of going from hell to heaven is just too wonderful. In order not to disgust Mage Claire with Lolita, Vivien decided to keep a good eye on her new friend, and she walked up behind the cold mage with a fluttering step and a hand tugging at Lolita's sleeve.

About three floors or so up, Claire pushed open an iron door, and after walking about ten meters out of the aisle, a shining silver-plated gate appeared in front of her. The gate made of unknown materials is engraved with a ring-shaped intricate circle, and the magical light that travels around the circle like a silver serpent makes the gate as beautiful as a dream.

In front of the gate, a young man in a mage robe was touching his head with a wry smile, and when he saw Claire, his eyes lit up, and he bowed slightly to Claire and made a mage salute.

"Your Excellency Councillor Claire, it's great that you've arrived! I have a magical letter from Erosa that I want to deliver to His Royal Highness the Grand Duke, and it turns out ...... As you can see. ”

"Didi, please report the correct order within three minutes, otherwise please leave immediately. Warning: If you linger for more than three minutes or if the password is incorrect, a spell strike will be applied to the comer. ”

A sound similar to an electronic alarm sounded, and a red light suddenly appeared on the opal in the center of that gate, warning several uninvited guests.

The moment she heard the electronic sound, Vivien felt that the young mage who was sweating and fidgeting on her forehead was really pitiful.

"Thank you, please go back, and I'll give the letter to Charlotte. ”

"Well, please. Your Excellency Councillor Claire!"

The mage bowed hastily as if he had been pardoned, and eagerly returned the way he came.

"Again, you have two minutes to make a decision. ”

"Password: I'm going to be a Root Mage!"

When the gate sounded the alarm again, Claire took a step forward and said the order indifferently. However, something unexpected happened, and a bright light suddenly bloomed on the gate in front of him, and the magic energy flowing along the magic circle converged, and a spell model appeared in the void. Before Lolita could exclaim, the spell model had been activated, and a fiery fireball spewed out a bright red tail and blasted straight at several people.

"Spell Resistance—"

Just when Lolita couldn't help but turn around and run away, Claire held one hand in front of her chest, and almost instantly used the protective magic that reached the three rings. The translucent barrier rippled in the air, and when the fireball made contact with the barrier, the two made a dull sound. The fireball exploded and shattered into countless sparks in the air, and Claire took a slight half step back, glaring at the silver-haired young girl who was whistling and staring at the wall with a speechless expression.

"What's the password? Charlotte changed the password?"

"Shhhh Ahh

Elle whistled half-silently, pretending to look at the sky with an innocent expression. When she noticed Claire setting Eagle's scepter aside and holding her index finger and thumb wrenched towards her, Elle immediately changed her mind.

"The mouth, the password is...... Be...... It's ......"

"What the hell!"

The cold mage looked like he was really about to lose his patience.

"Yes-Atroac is a brain-dead in the truest sense of the word!"

"Drop! The password is correct, and it is allowed to pass. ”

As the silver-haired young girl uttered these words to herself, the door that seemed to have life opened in both directions with a dripping sound. Vivien and Lolita looked at each other, and they both saw pity for Elle in each other's eyes.

"Woo, Charlotte is such a turtle bastard that she bullied me like this...... I—I'm going to strike......"

Bang -

Elle shrugged her shoulders slightly, and before she could finish speaking, a thud exploded from the dimly lit room ahead, accompanied by a bright red light, and bursts of choking smoke poured out of the door. Everyone retreated quickly and quietly, even Mage Claire, who always had a flat expression, covered his nose with his robes in disgust.

"Ahem, ahem...... Bastard Elle! This is the third time! Why, why can't you fool remember things, I can't see the light in this experiment, I can't see the light, I can't see the light! Why can't you take Vivien and Lolita for a little longer, even if it's only ten minutes! I can end this experiment!"

A figure loomed in the smoke, a grumbling voice yelling at the silver-haired girl, while Elle snorted as if on purpose. Vivien realizes that this person is none other than Her Highness Charlotte Clayderman, the Archduke Charlotte Clayderman, the geek mage known as the Apprentice Reaper and her future teacher, one of the twin walls of Icewind Castle.

It's just strange why this teacher knows the names of himself and Lolita, could it be that he is a mage who is proficient in the prophecy system, and has already predicted their arrival accurately?

Before Vivien could feel strange, Lolita had already raised her hand first.

"Ahh

What the hell is this! Is this the attitude that a teacher should have when we meet for the first time? It's over! I just returned to heaven from hell, and I'm about to be beaten back to my original form! Her Highness Charlotte must be angry! He must have banished us from Icewind Castle! Vivien almost fainted at the thought of such a possibility.

"Who's the Apprentice Reaper? Hmph, or as always, Lolita. As for Vivian, don't be fooled around, if you can't maintain even the most basic composure as a mage, how can you reach a higher peak in the future. With your talent, if you can maintain a normal mind, you may have become a full-fledged mage by now. ”

The so-called apprentice reaper was a blatant slander, and one of the apprentices accidentally touched the potion and it exploded. If Charlotte hadn't responded in time, those apprentices would have lost their lives long ago. But because of this, Charlotte, who knew that her research was too dangerous, had no intention of accepting apprentices over the years. Until......

"Yes, yes!"

"Hehe, am I like a teacher?"

The man spoke of their personalities as if he had been in close contact with them, and when the smoke cleared, Vivien saw a young man of about 20 years old walking out of the door with his messy short silver hair, his eyes as blue as the ocean, and a dirty robe that he couldn't figure out what color it was, and his face was so black that it was impossible to see his face and expression.

"Oh, what's going on, Claire is here this time?"

He seemed to pause in surprise and looked at Mage Claire, who had deliberately kept his distance from him. The latter pinched the glowing magic letter with two fingers, and carefully handed it forward as little as possible without making contact with Charlotte.

"I had to come here for a variety of reasons. Then again, what do you mean by this time? Hey, bastard, let me go!"

This was the first time Vivien had seen Claire panic, and from the first time she saw him, she thought that the mage would always maintain that cold and indifferent expression.

And the truth is that after being fiercely embraced by his teacher Charlotte with his jet-black body, this cold man changed his detached style, and he let out a panicked cry as he tried to break free.

"Haha, my closest brother, don't be so shy! Hmm, magic letters, let me see what caused the world line to change. ”

The teacher who succeeded in the prank smiled happily, and only the white teeth he showed on his dark face could be seen. He took the letter as soon as he said something incomprehensible, pulled the paper out of the white cover, and with just a glance, Vivien felt that the teacher was like a different person, exuding an awe-inspiring momentum.

To my dearest brother Charlotte:

When I wrote this letter, my heart was very heavy.

The summer sun can't dispel the gloom in my heart, and I have to tell you the sad news that our sister Vivien Leigh has left this wonderful world forever in such a beautiful season. According to Bishop Inigo, the cause of death was natural death. I was distraught enough to think properly, but I still thought there was a shady conspiracy behind it.

That's right, our sister didn't die of natural causes, I think she died in a despicable murder. If you can, I hope you will soon be able to rush to Lucerne, the commercial city of Erossa, and join me in finding out the truth behind it.

Evan Clayderman

Written on July 7, summer 3467 A.D

"What's wrong? Charlotte?"

Realizing that something was wrong, Claire asked with a serious expression, while Charlotte stared at her friend, gritting her teeth and spitting out murderous words.

"I have to go back to Erossa! My sister Vivien Leigh has been murdered!"

At this time, Charlotte did not expect that with the death of her sister Vivien Leigh as an opportunity, a symphony of fate that has lasted for thousands of years is about to be officially played!