Chapter 22: Struggle for Cooperation

All of the above should be Olivia's own speculation, not necessarily Lucy's real thoughts. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

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"Bear everything alone, don't you want to talk to me about anything......"

Lucy wanted to protect me, that's what she said.

And she told me not to expose me to the internal problems of the Elementalist.

About a few days ago, I just wanted to go back to my daily life, and to be honest, it didn't matter to me what happened to the elementals, I just wanted them not to interfere with my life.

However, after that thrilling date with Olivia yesterday, I changed a little.

"Olivia, do you know that our founding leader, a country that has been founded for more than a hundred years, said something very reasonable."

"Huh?"

"Cooperation is not bought by compromise, but by struggle."

"Sounds reasonable, but what does that mean?"

"If I put it here, if I don't control my own destiny, others will use my fate as a footcloth, and I can use it however I want."

Now, with my understanding of magicians, I have understood this truth.

Maybe I live in a society that has all kinds of legal and moral constraints, but there is no such thing in the world of magicians.

In the eyes of these magicians, I am nothing more than a powerless human being.

If I really don't have any value, they won't hurt me, and then I might be able to live my life without knowing anything.

But because the life and death of a powerless person meant something to them, they pounced on me like a wolf, and my world had changed.

"Even if I were really saved by Lucy this time, would my life really be the same as before?

I can't be sure, as long as the magicians are concerned, I'm just a bug that can be easily crushed to death if I want to, and I don't know when they'll do it again.

So, I can't let this matter be left to Lucy. ”

I stood up, and I walked to the balcony and saw through the window Lucy walking downstairs into the distance.

"Olivia, I'm going to follow Lucy, I have to get some elemental information."

If you run down the stairs, you guess Lucy is gone.

My house has seven floors, and if you jump like this, you're going to die.

Thinking of this, I brought the cyan mask I got from the Kamen Servant yesterday.

Even though I don't use the space created by the masquerade with the mask, it seems that as long as I wear it, my motor nerves will far exceed those of ordinary people.

Sure enough, when I put on the mask, I immediately felt lighter.

I feel like I'm even able to make a superhuman move like the masked servant jumping from roof to roof yesterday.

With that in mind, I opened the window.

"Zhao Jie!?"

Before Olivia could call me, I had jumped out of the window.

Now I can jump lightly down against the eaves of the wall, and I fall to the ground in two of three times.

Before Lucy was far away, I trotted to keep up with her.

"Zhao Jie!"

"Olivia, you're here too?"

"Nonsense, am I going to let you do this alone?" She lowered her voice and said with some displeasure. "Just now, you ordinary people dared to jump down from such a height, it really scared me to death."

"I would have been scared, but when I put on my mask, I suddenly felt like I could do it."

"I see, it's worthy of the mask of an A-class servant."

"This kind of put aside in advance, and you have to keep up!"

Pulling a distance of more than fifty meters, Olivia and I cautiously followed Lucy's footsteps and continued to walk forward.

According to Olivia's explanation yesterday, this mask will allow me to gain Servant-like abilities, including the Servant's blinding method that makes it invisible to ordinary people, and the sound insulation technique that does not make a sound when I come into direct contact with it.

Only now did I realize that the ability of the servant is simply a sharp weapon for tracking, and there is no need to worry about the gaze of passers-by, and there will be no sound if you don't touch something that will make an indirect sound.

"I think this mask is perfect for tracking."

"It's weird, but even if I'm so close, I can't feel your magic, is it because you're not a magician?"

"In other words, it doesn't matter if I get closer?"

Olivia nodded.

"But if I get closer, he'll sense it.

That guy's ability to woo enemies is top-notch. ”

Seeing Lucy gradually walking into the bustling neighborhood, I am afraid that I will lose it if I keep such a distance.

"Then I'll go up first!"

"Wait—"

Olivia took my hand, and with a spell similar to the one that pulled me to her yesterday, she left a mark on my hand.

"Just call my name into this hand when you need me, and call home if you have any questions!"

"I see!"

In this way, I followed Lucy all the way down the street.

I thought Lucy wouldn't notice me, but she suddenly turned her head alertly.

In front of Lucy's eyes, there were only passers-by.

As if relieved, she opened the door of a nearby café and walked in.

At this time, I was hanging with one hand outside the window of the three-story shopping mall next door.

I don't know why she turned back, I jumped up in a hurry just now, but I didn't expect to jump so high directly, it is worthy of the masquerade power left by the A-level servant.

However, looking at Lucy's appearance, it was not because she was aware that she was being followed, but out of caution to confirm that no one was eyeing her.

Obviously, when she enters the café, it will not be as simple as going to drink coffee.

With that, I fell back to the ground and ran towards the café.

The window outside the café was large, and through this window, I could see inside.

Lucy takes off her mask and talks to the café manager at the counter.

Since Lucy had her back to me, I hadn't seen her face at this point.

Want to go in?

I dismissed the idea, if there were other magicians inside, I could have found out if I had gone in on my own initiative.

But then I couldn't hear what they said.

Really, if it's Olivia, can you think of a way?

Just as I was about to call Olivia, Lucy ended her conversation with the store manager and entered the workshop inside.

What is it that is so mysterious, and if you want to know more about it, I don't think I can go to the café, but is it okay?

After hesitating for a moment, I took out my phone and dialed home as Olivia had said.

"Hey, Olivia?"

"Zhao Jie, how are you doing over there?"

"It's a little tricky, anyway, I have a question for you."

"What?"