Act 153. refuse
As soon as Reiner's words came out, the atmosphere at the scene became a little awkward.
Edward immediately spoke up.
"My father said that this is all tradition......"
"I didn't ask you."
Reiner's words made Edward silent, his momentum, coupled with what he had done before, completely shocked the young master of the Elbiore family.
"Mr. Elbiore, shall I see Elimia, or is it customary that she cannot see people now?"
Reiner looked at William and asked word by word.
"Of course Mr. Ian Grey can see Arymia."
William smiled and waved Edward to summon the servants, and after a few moments of waiting, Arymia in a plain dress came silently into the hall.
Her face was a little haggard, not at all the domineering feeling she had before, and the skirt on her body looked a little dirty, which was completely inconsistent with her identity as a daughter, Arimia first saw Claire, a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, and then she saw Reiner, she was stunned before continuing to walk forward.
"Father, Brother Edward, good afternoon."
Elimia first saluted William and Edward, and her voice was weak, like a prisoner who had been hungry for days.
"Arimia, explain to them why you didn't take the magic test."
William said lightly, causing Arymia to shudder slightly.
This was absolutely impossible in the first place, Reiner thought, this is the student council president who dares to argue with himself as the headmaster, and he can't see that he will show such a cowardly expression.
After hesitating for a moment, Elimia turned her body to Reiner and Claire, bowed her head slightly, and said.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Principal, Teacher Claire, I voluntarily gave up taking the magic test, thank you two for your kindness."
Her tone of voice was flat and undulating, as if she was reading some line.
"Is this really what you think, Arimia?"
Claire couldn't help but ask, her question made a complicated look flash in Arymia's eyes, and she gently pinched her thumb where no one was noticing, and then, Arymia raised her head and repeated the words just now.
"I voluntarily gave up taking the magic test and became a mage, so please go back."
Edward was very satisfied with Allymia's speech, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.
"Haven't you been coerced or deceived, Arimia, you have excellent grades, you will definitely become a mage and have your own life......"
Before Claire could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Reiner.
"Alright, Claire, no more talk."
Reiner stood up and took a step towards Elimia.
Seeing this, the student council president looked away for a moment, not making eye contact with Reiner.
"Elimia-san, if this is your answer, then I will not have any objections, and I will return the items you left at the school in a few days."
Reiner didn't say anything about chicken soup or mouth cannons, just one sentence.
"Claire, let's go back."
"Then we won't send it."
William said lightly, and only after seeing the two of them leave, he stood up slowly, glanced at Elimia, who was still standing in place, and said nothing.
Edward, on the other hand, walked up to his sister, reached out and grabbed a strand of Elimia's long, somewhat dull crimson hair, and sniffed it gently.
"It's your honor to be my wife, mongrel, don't try to escape from this place, you will stay in this castle for the rest of your life, just like your mother."
Edward was about to reach for Arymia's chest, but a tiny flash of electricity flashed through his fingertips, causing Edward to snort.
"Tsk, the things left behind by your slutty mother are really difficult, but it doesn't matter, when you become an adult, this spell will naturally become invalid, and when the time comes, you will naturally become my slave."
He withdrew his hand, feeling the slight numbness in his fingertips, and continued.
"That Reiner. Ian Gray, if I'm not mistaken, the guy who caused Cologne to become a waste, hmph, let him go this time, if there is a next time, I will have to help Cologne avenge this. ”
For the first time, Edward's words gave Arymia a look on her face, a slight panic, but Edward was immersed in his own delusions and did not notice all this.
Unable to do anything to Arimia, Edward insulted his sister a few more times and left without looking back.
Leaving only Elimia alone in the hall, without saying a word.
......
"Why didn't you speak just now, Arimia was obviously coerced to say that, and the atmosphere of that home, I think there is definitely something wrong!"
After leaving the manor, Claire said what she had just said in her heart.
"Now that we know that she was coerced, what is the point of us convincing her on the spot, unless we can release her confinement, it will be in vain."
Reiner knew that there must be some special reason for being able to make the originally tough Arymia say such things, and if the problem could not be solved fundamentally, then Arymia would definitely be imprisoned by this castle again.
"Moreover, people can't be saved by others, people can only save themselves, and now Arimia can't see that she wants to save herself, we can't save her."
The entire pure-blood sect has a family history that lasts for hundreds of years, and even the Magic Guild can only compromise to some extent, and Reiner's words alone cannot be changed.
"Do you just sit idly by?"
Claire was a little frustrated, and for the first time, she felt that mages didn't seem to be such a rosy thing.
"Of course it can't be, Arymia is my student, and as long as she hasn't graduated, then I'll have to take on the responsibility of being the headmaster, but we need to be fully prepared."
Reiner said that he remembered that Elimia's birthday was supposed to be the first day of the Shallot, and he wrote it down because he was so impressed by the information that he read the materials at the time.
Today is the eighth day of the White Dew Month, and there are still twenty-two days left before the first day of the Light Green Moon, which is not a lot of time, and more importantly, they are not just facing one Elbiore family, but the entire pure-blood faction.
"However, we can't find the understanding anymore to go to Elbiore's house to ask Arymia, where to find clues?"
Claire asked, tilting her head.
"Claire, do you know who the inhabitants of this Begar city are?"
Reiner had some strategy in mind, and he pointed to the city of Beagle down the hillside, which glowed golden in the setting sun, and smoke was rising.