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She walked down the hallway, silently looking up as she walked down the stairs.

Luxenda, the titular Grand Duke of the Duchy of Ansendil, lived alone upstairs.

It was a poor child, a puppet in Ed's hands.

Christie sighed and headed downstairs.

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Vanessa? Spark, who had nothing to do in the mansion as usual, was on the cusp of the storm - since the destruction of the Cassette, the Sparks had taken over the place that had become a hot potato.

No one dared to rebel against that moody young man, everyone knew it.

Even Vanessa himself knew it, but ...... She was sitting at the window, which was pitch black, and there was not even a glimmer of light—her delicate face was pale and numb.

The man who now runs the Sparky family is Joyce.

Her father, the day the family had received those favors, was sent to the Aesop Forest—and as one might expect, he did not return.

It's a gift and a warning. It warns them not to forget who gave them these powers, and if they want to live - they must not underestimate the sickly and frail young man.

Is......

Boom. Boom.

Vanessa didn't want to see anyone.

"Miss, it's Miss Christie." Suya's voice rang out.

Vanessa's body shuddered slightly, she didn't know why the woman who almost represented Ed was here.

"Please come in." After a moment of silence, Vanessa spoke.

Christie, draped in a black cloak, walked in from the outside.

Vanessa didn't speak to her, didn't even turn her head to look at her.

"Miss Vanessa, I would like to transmit to you the letter addressed to you by Mr. Luxenda." Christie didn't care about that, she said slowly.

"I see." Vanessa was completely unable to develop a favorable impression of Ed's men.

"Okay, I've got it here...... Christie whispered.

"If there's nothing to do, you can go." Vanessa didn't even ask why Christie had come to deliver the letter in person - it didn't matter, because sometimes these people would "surprise" her in a special way.

In particular, Luxenda was still a child who didn't grow up.

Vanessa thought of Luxenda and couldn't help but sigh softly.

She was very envious of Luxenda, in terms of ability and thought, Luxenda had nothing to count on, while Vanessa thought that it was much better than herself, she had some ideas in her heart, but she had no ability.

Powerless, sad.

"If you're feeling sad, maybe it's a good thing to keep yourself busy." Christie turned to leave, and said a moment before walking out the door.

The corners of Vanessa's mouth curled into a faint, sarcastic, mournful smile.

What can she do? Is Christie laughing at her? But she really can't do anything.

"Rest assured, you'll have something to do soon."

Christie left a word and left.

Vanessa felt a little concerned about that sentence, perhaps because she really had nothing to do, and began to wonder what Christie was saying this for—was she saying it for Ed? What does this mean, and what can keep you busy?

"Miss, why don't we take a look at what Mr. Lusenda wrote?" Suya walked in, and she easily saw Vanessa's doubts.

Vanessa paused, then nodded.

So Suya picked up the letter on the table and opened it.

"Huh." Suya was a little surprised.

"What's wrong?" Vanessa was a little curious.

Suya handed the letter to Vanessa.

Vanessa took the letter, and it didn't feel right—the envelope was too thin. In the past, Luxenda liked to write on a lot of stationery or add something to the envelope, which would make the envelope feel a little heavy to pick up.

It was so thin that Vanessa thought it wasn't in it.

Vanessa opened the envelope - there was only a piece of paper inside.

"It's ......," Vanessa frowned.

There was indeed only one piece of paper in the envelope, and there was a line on the paper - it was a family logo.

Vanessa frowned - the symbol of the family was an eagle, surrounded by vines.

The Sparks are a family with a long history in the Duchy of Ansendil, and Vanessa has been exposed to the emblems since she was a child, though it took her time to recognize them.

"Oh my God...... Vanessa exclaimed as she remembered something.

Suya looked curious, but she also quickly remembered something—this family had been ruined for a long time—ten years ago, it was the most famous family in the Duchy of Ansendil.

"I'm going to find my brother." Vanessa immediately made a decision.

This is no small matter.

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Christie walked out of the Vanessa family mansion and walked back to the castle, an area that belonged only to the upper classes, and when no nobles wanted to go out, it was deserted - for it was night time and a light snow was falling.

Snowflakes gently fell on her black cloak, and Christie exhaled, the rich white clouding the image in front of her eyes.

"Little Christie, keep up." Voices from afar rang in her ears.

Distant refers to time.

"Grandpa, please wait for me! Why run so fast! ”

She still remembered that it was still that season, and she took a somewhat clumsy step, following the person in front of her.

"If we don't run faster, we'll ......"

Sand......

Christie suddenly "sobered up".

It was quiet.

This silence blends with the snow, showing a mood of loneliness, and Christie looks around, everything around her eyes sweeping.

Rustling......

Christie's ears moved.

Bang!

She leaped back, and where she had been standing, an icicle rose - Christie frowned and looked behind her.

Bang! Bang!

The same trick followed, but it seemed that Christie had little power to stop.

Is that really the case?

The corners of Christie's mouth moved, and a cold light appeared in her eyes, and she looked at the place where the icicle had risen, and while dodging the next icicle, she raised her hand suddenly, and a metal ball was thrown out by her!

"Hmm!" There was a muffled grunt from behind the wall not far away.

Caught it.

Christie was silent for a moment, and walked towards the place where the sound came from—in the corner of the alley, there was a man in a camel coat bound by a red rope.