There was a moment of silence, and the dim light cast a shadow on the black-haired wizard's face.

"I actually know a little bit about the Round Table Council and... Charlotte Things. The little wizard stumbled, as if he wanted to say it but didn't dare to say it:

"You've been struggling with these things lately, haven't you, Loren?"

The dark-haired wizard didn't look up, but he could feel Ain's gaze on him.

From the bottom of his heart, he really didn't want the little wizard to touch this, but he also knew very well that it was impossible... Innocent, naïve, but Ain is not a fool, let alone a nerd or Isaac Grantham who knows nothing about the outside world.

Even Isaac didn't understand, he just didn't bother to pay attention to it... Without him "convincing" Lena de Salion, he would have really died in the first battle of the Imperial Trial.

Even if she really wished that she didn't know anything about it, and she tried her best to hide it from her, staying in the laboratory of the Wizarding Guild, Al Yin would still know about these things sooner or later, and it was impossible to stop it.

But... Do you really want to talk to her about this, and really want her to let go of her dreams and worry with herself because of these "things"?

Interests, disputes, politics, contradictions... Money and blood, it was in order to get rid of all this that Ain Rand fled from the Deep Limburg to the Wimpal Academy, and he really wanted to drag her into this circle again?

But then again, the self that has been hidden from her is not running away from these problems.

The silence seemed to stretch for a century, and the little wizard remained motionless, staring at the black-haired wizard's face.

Loren finally looked up and calmly looked at Al Yin.

"Yes, that's the case. Loren whispered, "And I still haven't made up my mind, or rather... Make the final decision. ”

The little wizard was slightly startled, as if he didn't expect the big bad guy to tell the truth, but he only asked faintly, "Is it because of Charlotte?"

The black-haired wizard bowed slightly.

"Originally, this matter was very simple, and even I gave her a relatively complete plan and reached a more suitable agreement to deal with the Earl of Byrne and the envoy of the Heavenly Dome Palace, and our Lord Earl has already agreed. ”

"But... There was a point made by someone that made me hesitate. Loren sighed: "And this question is something I have never considered before. ”

"This man told me that he had attended the coronation of Duke Yuri Wirtz, who was Luce's brother, and had seen with his own eyes a boy who was just ten years old had been crowned with the duke's crown and the cloak that had wrapped him tightly. ”

"The man told me that at that moment the cold-looking, blank-eyed Yuli Wirtz was not a ten-year-old boy, but a real duke. ”

"That burden, the responsibility, and everything to be carried, should never belong to a child who is only ten years old!"

The little wizard cupped his cheeks and listened quietly.

"If all goes according to plan, Charlotte... The burden and pressure she has to carry even exceeds that of Yuri Wirtz back then, and the accountability of the Heavenly Dome and the complaints of the nobles of Byrne will make her overwhelmed and sleepless every night. ”

Loren said lightly, his eyes silently turned to Ain in front of him: "So I'm thinking, what am I doing all this for......?

“...... Pushed her to hell because of selfishness?"

The little wizard with the corners of his mouth hooked was silent, but his blue eyes never left his body for a moment.

"The 'man' you say... It must be some man, maybe some Earl of Byrne, right?"

"How do you know?" Loren was stunned:

"I didn't seem to say who it was, did I?!"

"Otherwise, who else could make our great Loren Turin villains miserable like this?"

"It's such a weird idea that only people like you can come up with. ”

"We... This kind of person?"

The black-haired wizard frowned, no matter how he thought about it, he didn't think he was the same kind of person as Ayton Grenwell.

"That's right, people like you......" Gracefully, Ai Yin, who got up from the sofa, looked down at Loren with a blank face, and counted them down:

"Someone who always thinks about other people, but never thinks about their feelings - is it true that everyone else is like a pet in your eyes, a group of people who can only wait for you to save?!"

Loren instinctively ducked back, looking up at the little wizard in front of him, who had suddenly become taller, and was so startled that he couldn't even say a word.

"You blame yourself for what you've done, but do you really know how the people you've helped feel? Do you really put them on the same level as you?"

"Do you really know even the people you call 'friends'?"

Raising his head, Ain stared at Loren deadly: "If you really want to 'save' her... You should ask Charlotte in person what she wants. ”

"Instead of being the only one here, it's better to figure out how to protect her with your own thoughts!"

The black-haired wizard was speechless.

Myself... Actually, and Ayton Grenwell is a kind of person?

Wishful thinking, self-righteousness, never taking into account the feelings of others... Is it?

The little wizard with twinkling eyes stared at him, his blue eyes seemed to have a hint of water, and he hung his head and stared motionlessly at the black-haired wizard in front of him, the black-haired wizard who had been protecting her since Vimpal and from Wild Dog Village.

Loren couldn't say a word, and looked up in a daze, he suddenly didn't dare to make eye contact with those eyes.

"If, I mean what if......"

The bitter opening, the black-haired wizard slurred: "If I really hurt Charlotte... Not to save her, but for pure profit, better for myself, you ......"

What would you do?

The words were choked in his throat, and Loren couldn't speak.

Looking at those eyes that seemed to be examining his own heart, he just wanted to turn his head away.

"Do you need to ask?"

The little wizard didn't even hesitate, didn't look sideways, didn't dodge, and his sapphire eyes looked at Loren:

"Surely you won't do that, because I believe in you;"

"But if you do that... I'm still going to believe you. ”

There was another brief silence.

“...... I understand. ”

Bitterly speaking, the black-haired wizard nodded with difficulty.

"Don't forget what you promised me, Loren. The little wizard spoke calmly, putting his hands behind his back: "No matter where you go, you can't be alone, no matter what you face, you have to face it together, fight side by side, and don't lie to me again, this is what you said yourself." ”

"Yes. Loren whispered and nodded.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

At this moment, there was a crisp knock on the door... The most special thing is that the person outside the door actually knocked three times.

The two people in the room looked sideways at the same time, looking in the direction where the sound came from, and saw that the closed door was quietly opened a gap, and the cautious Lusen stuck out half his head and peeked inside nervously......

The little wizard's face turned red, and he looked at Loren before turning to leave, and hurriedly sat aside.

Loren, who sighed, couldn't help but roll his eyes, walked over and opened the door, and welcomed the gray-eyed boy in.

However, before he could sit down, the solemn expression of Lusen handed the letter in his hand to the black-haired wizard: "This is the palace sent directly by Little Yod, and the messenger was in too much of a hurry and was almost discovered. ”

"The person who sent the letter asked me to convey to you that you arranged for the Joint Chamber of Commerce to investigate... There are already eyebrows. ”

Lusen's words made Loren raise an eyebrow, and he couldn't wait to open the envelope.

"What's wrong, Loren?"

The sharp-eyed little wizard noticed the strangeness of the two, and his blue eyes flashed with confusion:

"What is written in the letter?"