It was raining outside, and it was so dripping and misty that you couldn't see the other side of the street at a glance.

Muggles on the sidewalks come and go, with different expressions and gestures, as if they are silently interpreting the various situations of life in this world.

As the heir to the Augustinian family, Marius never imagined that he would spend his time in a Muggle afternoon tea restaurant.

Speaking of which, the decoration of this store is quite chic.

The delicate wooden doors and windows are painted in uniform white paint, and one wall is covered with all kinds of teapots and cups. Most of them are not necessarily very expensive, but the patterns on them are all fresh.

The owner here is a curly-haired blonde lady with subtle wrinkles at the corners of her eyes indicating that she is no longer young.

But this small shop is full of lovely decorations that she left in her spare time, which shows that her heart has never grown old.

At this moment, Marius and Miriam were sitting face to face by the window, neither of them spoke, just quietly reading the rain and tasting tea.

From the hustle and bustle of the "Sleeping Dragon Bar" to the tranquility of this afternoon tea restaurant now, this stark contrast between the past and the back gives Malleux an indescribable feeling.

It's like...... It's like......

“…… It's as if I've lived in vain since I was a child. ”

He couldn't help but be the first to speak, but his tone was slight, as if he was afraid of desecrating the silence that wrapped him.

Afternoon tea is too much for him, from the luxurious rooms to the magnificent gardens, it is a life that he is accustomed to. Generally speaking, the time to enjoy afternoon tea is usually calm and quiet.

However, it was obviously quiet, but he just felt that the silence in front of him was very different from usual.

Is it something more, or something missing?

Miriam still took a sip from her teacup, not responding to Marius's emotion. So the latter was not annoyed, and inadvertently cast his eyes out of the convex belly window.

Oh, maybe it's the "worldliness" that pure-blood wizards disdain to be at work?

"Miss Miriam, please allow me to express my heartfelt thanks for this invitation this afternoon!"

Maleux listened to the sound of rain outside the window and thanked Miriam.

This time, in his words, there was finally no formulaic emotion in his usual days - this thank you was obviously sincere.

It was only then that Miriam finally put the teacup back on the white porcelain saucer, and a touching smile appeared on her face.

"You don't have to be so polite, I believe that with the wisdom of Young Master Augustine, I will definitely understand that I have my own purpose in doing this."

She said this sentence very calmly.

Come to think of it, if you don't prepare in advance, how can you knock on the door of Marius's heart so accurately?

As a young master of the family who is accustomed to all kinds of methods, of course, Marius has long seen the suspicions. In fact, from the moment Miriam visited his room at the beginning, it was impossible for a sharp-minded person not to see it.

It's a pity that this "conspiracy" is too beautiful for Marius, so beautiful that he knows that things are strange, and he is just as willing.

After all, for him, the family or something is fine!

"Miss Miriam, I think there's something else you're going to tell me...... Let's talk about it as well! ”

Marius took a sip from the teacup, letting the fragrance of the black tea flow gently between his mouth and nose, and after a while he swallowed the tea and added:

"You helped me take a step that I never was able to take...... In return, I am willing to do what I can for you. ”

Not to say enough, this is a very common verbal technique in negotiations, and he can speak like this, which shows that he has not been disturbed by the touch in his heart.

"Oh, since Master Augustine you said so—"

Miriam bowed slightly, not as surprised by Marius's attitude.

"I don't know if you've ever heard of a thing," she said casually, "about a hundred years ago, a member of the Werther family fled from the family all the way to the Muggle world and brought out a codex of magic called Abateel......

Not many people know about this, but there are definitely a lot of them.

Although the Werther family lives in seclusion, there is still no shortage of wizards who know their existence. And this "family traitor incident", which once caused a stir in fixed circles, is of course known to the Augustinian family.

"A large study of ancient magic, which is said to cover a large amount of ancient magic ......knowledge such as curses, souls, summoning, heraldry, semiotics, etc."

"It's a pity that the magic book "Abatheel" was mutilated when it was first obtained by the Werther family. And what the family member stole back then was only a part of his own copy, which was soon recovered by the old head of the Werther family himself. ”

Marlous didn't hesitate and started talking in front of Miriam. At the end, he waved his hand indifferently.

"The complete Abatheel has eight volumes, and the ...... currently held by the Werther family It is said that there are only three volumes of them. ”

Hearing this, Miriam couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"And the key question is which three volumes they have."

Seeing that Miriam seemed to be expecting him to give an answer, Marius just spread his hands helplessly.

"Unfortunately, all I know is that one of the volumes is supposed to be about 'Spirituality'. As for the other two volumes, or more......"

It was natural for him not to know, except for the core members of the family, who else would know about these top family secrets?

"Yes...... Is it? ”

Miriam nodded, then turned into a pensive state.

Mallio looked at her across the table and hesitated slightly.

The woman had chosen to contact him first from the start, and then traded with his family with a powerful broomstick company.

Leaving aside the ostensible purpose of this transaction, at least the process of which was to get him married to Miss Navit.

Thinking about it like this, Ma Liu couldn't help but feel his heart beating!

"Miss Miriam," he asked, surprised, "is it possible that you want me to help you get Abatheel from the Werther family?" ”

Because the more you think about it, the more likely it is, and Marius is already a little empty in his heart.

In fact, he originally thought that the other party was just trying to scrape some oil and water from the Augustinian family behind him, but who knew that things seemed to start running in places he didn't expect.

Hearing this, Miriam suddenly came back to her senses, but soon smiled with a relaxed face.

"No, how so?" "Don't worry, we won't let you do something that dangerous...... Well, actually, that can't be done at all! ”

"Uh, yes...... Marliu couldn't help but secretly sigh with relief, "even if I marry Miss Werther naturally, the Werther family will not let me, an 'outsider', come into contact with their family's core heritage. ”

But although he was relieved, the heart he had already lifted couldn't fall back into his stomach. Because he now understands that this woman's intentions must be completely different from what he imagined!

She...... Or what were she and her companions up to?

Of course, even if Miriam could guess, as long as she didn't have to think about it, she would definitely not know about Marius's fears. But now, she doesn't care too much what the other party thinks.

"That's right," Miriam continued, "actually! What we are going to ask you to do is not difficult...... Remember? Our deal with your father was to use your fiancée's stay at Hogwarts as an excuse to get the Witt family to fight that Maca McLean. ”

"Of course," said Marius, nodding, "you said you had a vendetta against McLean, and the intelligence suggests that you did fight him...... I heard that you have lost a few of your companions for this? ”

Miriam immediately affirmed:

"Yes, that's true, and we do want to deal with that McLean. Merely...... Well, all I can say to you is the rest of the story, and I hope you can keep them in your heart. If you agree, I need to form an unbreakable spell with you to make sure you don't go back on revealing our secrets to your family......"

At this, she smiled slightly apologetically.

"I'm sorry, but please understand, after all...... These things are at stake for the lives of me and my companions. ”

As soon as he heard that things seemed to be starting to go back to his family, Marius felt relieved.

Seriously, he has never had a good impression of his father, who hides a knife in his smile. Coupled with the fact that he has hardly felt any fatherly love since he was a child, this sense of alienation has become more and more obvious.

As for his mother......

"Hmph," he didn't know what he remembered, and Mario let out a slight sneer before he said, "No problem, it's just a secret spell, and that's right." ”

"It would be nice if you could say yes." Miriam smiled brightly, "In a little while my companion should be over, and we can have him as a witness." ”

A secrecy spell is a must, and she won't reveal any more information to Asaph until she arrives.

After that, Miriam put the topic aside for a while, and talked to Marlevue about Muggle life.

This is undoubtedly new and interesting for Marius.

There is still a lot of time before the afternoon to sunset, and he wishes he could enjoy this kind of unrestrained laughter for a while! He didn't mean to be impatient at all, but took the initiative to start asking.

It seems that he is probably willing to throw him directly into the Muggle world.

"Oh, this is the first time I've discovered that this world is so beautiful!"