Knock knock...

There was a knock on the door on the second floor of the mansion, and the silver-haired girl lying on the bed quickly withdrew her right hand that was touching her chin, and looked at the door, and a brisk girl's voice came from behind.

"Starry Night, I'm Out to Eat"

"Ai . . . Sister Ariel?"

"That's right, it's me, my brother wants me to tell you, don't take that matter to heart in the afternoon"

“... Oh, it's okay, I didn't take it to heart" Starry Night blushed slightly, touched her chin again, and muttered in her mouth.

"It's not very sharp..."

On the first floor of the mansion, in the living room near the kitchen, the meals were neatly placed on the brand-new table, the aroma was wafting around, and there was a girl with a faint freckle on her face standing quietly next to the table.

Ayton stood across from her, and the atmosphere was a little awkward... Originally, he didn't plan to ask Wei Ya to help, but the other party had already prepared a black and white maid outfit, and came here when he was preparing for dinner tonight, ready to stand by at any time, and when the meal was approaching, he was too embarrassed to drive her back, so he simply let her stay.

Because Ayton will go to the Bright Blue School of Magic recently to learn light magic, Ariel will definitely go with him when he arrives, and he is very worried about leaving Starry Night alone at home, originally he wanted to find someone who can take care of Starry Night more when he leaves, clean the rooms of the entire mansion, cook or something.

Now she took the initiative to help herself, more or less he felt a little uncomfortable, after all, he lived alone in his previous life, everything was more or less accustomed to doing it himself, and this little thing was for others to help, especially a woman... Very stinging and provoking his so-called masculinity.

When Ayton turned around, a delicate figure flashed to the dining table, quickly picked up a piece of barbecue meat and stuffed it into his mouth with his fingertips, and said vaguely while chewing: "Well, it tastes good, brother, you learn more." ”

With a whoosh, Ayton took out two chopsticks from his arms and knocked them on her head: "Go wash your hands first, don't just take them with your hands." ”

"How dare you dislike my dirty hands?" Ariel quickly pinched a piece of roast meat and stuffed it into her mouth again, and slipped out the door before the chopsticks fell on her head.

Ayton's right hand that had just been raised touched the back of his head, a smile squeezed out of the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Wei Ya who retreated to the side: "You can eat together, don't be restrained, we are not nobles, we are all casual." ”

"Okay, my lord" Wei Ya smiled lightly, as the daughter of the down-and-out Chamber of Commerce, she had learned some aristocratic etiquette under the guidance of her father, although the whole person's demeanor and demeanor were not as good as the princess Lan Coco, but they were far better than the greedy Ariel.

"Brother Ayton, and Sister Weiya?" a small head with red pupils poked out of the door, looking at the two people in the room with a somewhat shy expression.

"Starry Night, come in and sit" Ayton turned his head to meet her eyes with some embarrassment, fortunately Via behind him beckoned to her in a friendly manner, motioning for her to sit with him, Starry Night suddenly trotted over and sat next to her, his little hands stained with fresh water droplets seemed to have nowhere to place.

Ayton smiled helplessly in his heart, it seems that the misunderstanding at noon has not been cleared up... After a while, Ariel came back after washing her hands, sat comfortably on the sandalwood chair, and before everyone could speak, she consciously smashed it and opened her mouth to eat.

"Well, these things taste good today, brother, I feel like you need to learn more except for fried rice..."

......The corners of Ayton's eyes twitched slightly, and he turned his gaze to the stunned two girls: "Let's start eating, we're very casual..."

Starry Night and Via looked at each other, and at the same time put down the knife and fork in their hands, their hands merged together, and their mouths seemed to be silently saying something like a prayer, Ayton couldn't help but put his ears towards them, and could only barely hear what the goddess of light was... Thank... Giving, words like that.

"Yes, do you all believe in that goddess of light?" Ariel rarely stopped her movements, tilting her head to look at the two girls across the table.

The unceremonious words made Ayton frown slightly, touched her with his thigh under the table, and then pointed at her and said to the two girls, "Sorry, she doesn't speak much..."

"What?!" Ariel tilted her eyebrows sharply, and stepped on his feet mercilessly, and the movement under the table was felt even by the two women opposite.

Via put down her hands, and her faint voice carried a faint sadness: "I had a kind of typhoid fever when I was a child, thanks to my mother's prayers in the Holy See of the Goddess of Light day and night, and the response of the goddess, I was cured, and my father's leg injury was also healed by Miss Vanessa of the Holy See, so I will believe in the kind and merciful Goddess of Light from now on." ”

Starry Night looked at Via next to her, and then turned her head to look at Ayton, with some sadness in her eyes: "My mother said that she is a member of the Marcus Empire and a believer in the Goddess of Light, although I don't believe much, but every time I pray at the dinner table." ”

That being said, her faith was abandoned when her mother died, after all, it was the goddess's spokesperson on earth, the Holy See, who killed them in the first place. The purpose of this is simply to remember the teachings of my mother during her lifetime.

"Oh, we know, it's okay, you guys are free, hiss..." Ayton had a smile on his face, but the pain below made him gasp, Ariel didn't let go of her feet until now, and actually twisted hard, it seems that her resentment today is really not shallow.

......

After dinner, Via refused their offer to send them home, and after saying goodbye at the gate, it was getting dark, and Ayton remembered that now that the trivial matter was almost settled, it was time to conduct some research.

"Starry Night, there is one thing I want to discuss with you"

"Hmm!?what's the matter, Big Brother Ayton? I'm not ready" Starry Night suddenly tugged at the corners of her clothes with both hands, panicked like a deer, Ariel leaned over and stared at him with a sideways face.

"Brother, can't you say anything directly?

“... Go, clean up the basement, I'm going to turn that place into a research institute. Ayton said this to Ariel with a gloomy face.

"Ahh

Now there are only two people left in the space on the first floor, Ayton and Starry Night, Starry Night feels that his little heart has sped up, plopping...

"Brother Ayton, that... The perimeter of the vigilant eyes is all set up, and if there are materials, I will make a magic crystal ball in a few days, and I will be able to observe every move near this house."

Ayton's eyes lit up, she didn't expect her to be able to make such a surveillance-like thing, "Magic crystal ball?, no problem, what other materials do you need?"

Starry Night reported all the materials needed one after another, but the tone and rhythm were a little messy because of the apprehension in her heart, afraid that Ayton would not be able to remember it for a while, she deliberately repeated it carefully, but she didn't know that Ayton knew it by heart the first time.

Many materials are readily available in his storage space, but the main crystal ball is a little difficult to get, and the price is a bit expensive, about 1,000 gold coins...

Seeing that Ayton just nodded flatly, Starry Night realized that he was not specifically looking for himself to talk about the Vigilant Eye, what could it be?... It can't be that kind of thing, people always have an inexplicable fear and tension in the face of unknown and irresistible things.

Starry Night remembered Raya's words of warning her, and her heart was so uneasy that she didn't dare to look him in the eyes, and her hands seemed to have nowhere to put them, sometimes with the corners of her clothes, sometimes with her back behind her back.

Ayton noticed the girl's strange appearance, but he was confused: "Starry Night, come with me, I have something I want to ask you"

Starry Night followed in his footsteps, and when he passed by the storage room, his blood-red eyes glanced in casually, and only the sound of wood breaking could be heard underneath. Walk down the hallway to the first-floor forge room, which houses a brand-new forge table, scattered tools, and some common iron ore.

Ayton looked around through the window to make sure no one was peeking in the distance, but he cautiously closed the curtains. The light dimmed instantly, but at the same time, he took out a magic lamp from the corner of his bosom and injected a large amount of magic until the whole room was lit up as if it were day.

"Brother Ayton..."Starry Night's whole person was like a frightened rabbit, his hands were nervously protected on his chest, and his mind couldn't help but begin to fantasize about what might happen next.