Act 152. haze
Before entering the other manor, Reiner cleared his throat and pulled out a document from his storage bag.
"Mr. Elbiore, since your daughter has not yet completed her studies, it may be a violation of the relevant provisions of the Law on the Protection of Minor Apprenticeship Education, so the Magic Association has the authority to investigate the truth of the matter, and I am the investigator this time."
"Underage apprenticeship...... What is it? ”
William wanted to hear what Reiner was trying to say so he could fight back, but what Reiner blurted out made the man, who had been a mage for many years, a little confused and unable to deal with it for a while.
"The Law on the Protection of the Education of Minors is actually a law that has not yet been formally adopted and is being drafted."
Reiner said solemnly, revealing the signature of President Dmitry in the document.
This document was originally made by Reiner's proposal after the fermentation of several high-level mages during the meeting in the past few days, and it was not submitted to the Magic Association, so Reiner lent it out, originally to deal with some expected situations, but it came in handy immediately.
"This law is intended to protect the right of apprentices to receive a complete magical education, Herman. His Excellency Pragues proposed the establishment of a magic academy to popularize magic, but now, many people have forgotten his original intention...... Uh, Mr. Elbiore, I'm not talking about you......"
Reiner glanced at each other, judging from the previous attitude of the father and son, they still retained the discrimination of pure-blood mages against emerging mages, I am afraid that the reason why they sent Arymia to the Crescent Moon Academy back then was also because of the long history of this academy, which was one of the few magic academies that existed since the time of the ancient magic empire.
"It is a pity for His Excellency Pragues that apprentices are often forced to interrupt their magical studies for conceptual or economic reasons, and this statute is designed to prevent this from happening."
William quietly glanced at President Dmitry's signature before nodding.
"I see, please go this way, Mr. Ian Gray."
Reiner led Claire through the broken gate and towards the manor.
Unlike the eerie sight that looks from the outside, the manor is full of life, the manicured grass and trees are dotted with nameless flowers of various colors, and Reiner even saw that in the corner of the manor, there are some unique magical creatures, among which there are several species, Reiner has seen in books, which are quite rare.
"Is it okay for us to just walk in like this? Aren't we afraid that they will imprison us in retaliation? ”
Claire tugged at Reiner's coat from the moment she entered the manor, looking around with trepidation, lest some beast suddenly emerge from the grass and snatch her away.
"No problem."
Reiner shrugged.
"The series of actions I just did were to dispel their thoughts."
From identifying himself to presenting documents, Reiner has only one purpose in all his actions, which is to tell the Elbiore family that his whereabouts are in the hands of high-ranking mages, and that his background is the members of the mercury scale, so that they should not act rashly.
In fact, the twenty-seven pure-blood factions have roots in the mage world, but at the same time, this faction is also feared by the Magic Association, if they show any signs and are caught, then the Magic Association may be very happy to arrest them in one fell swoop, from this point of view, it is not that Reiner has to be wary of the Elbiore family, but they have to be careful of Reiner.
In this case, even if something happens due to Reiner's own mistakes, the entire Elbiore family will also suffer, and William naturally can't let the entire family face a crisis just to take a breath, but to properly protect Reiner, it can be said that Reiner is staying in this manor now, even safer than in his own Crescent Academy.
Sorry, but with a backer, you can do whatever you want!
Reiner whispered an explanation to Claire, and they arrived at an annex to the Manor Castle, which was supposed to be a place to meet ordinary guests.
On the wall opposite the entrance of the hall with its classical and lavish decoration hangs a portrait of a male mage dressed in heavy clothing, somewhat similar to William, presumably the original head of the Elbiore family.
"You may be seated."
William sat in the main seat, while Reiner and Claire sat in the guest seats on the side, and as for Edward, he could only stand beside his father, looking at Reiner with resentment.
"I don't know why she didn't come to the magic test about Elemia, I hope to get an answer from her personally."
Reiner got straight to the point, and there was no greeting or polite words, and he said directly.
"In fact...... Arymia gave up taking the magic exam on her own. ”
William said slowly.
The maids served tea at this time, and Reiner noticed that one of the maids was half a beat slower when he heard William's words, and he took note of the other person's appearance and did not say much.
"I'm afraid that Mr. Ian Gray has only just stepped into the circle of mages, and I don't know that there are some unwritten rules in the family of our long-established bloodline mages."
"What rules?"
Reiner had vaguely guessed something, but asked anyway.
"In order to ensure the purity of the bloodline, we will have children between people of the same blood, and in fact, my two wives are women of the same blood as mine, and Elemia will follow the tradition of marrying my son Edward when he reaches the age of eighteen."
William said quietly, to Reiner's horror.
Although William meant it tactfully, he was actually saying that he was marrying his two younger sisters, and that Elimia, as his daughter, would marry his brother.
"Edward already has two wives, and Elemia will be the third."
William said as if proudly, and Edward, who was beside him, nodded.
"Because of this, Arimia, who is about to turn eighteen, will be preparing for the wedding at home, and as for the magic test, it will naturally have to be postponed, and if she can, she will participate in the magic test in the second half of the year."
Having said that, it is unknown whether Elemia will be able to walk out of this house again after becoming a wife, and Reiner is well aware that William's words are just to avoid the censorship of the Magic Association, in fact, he does not want his daughter to have a chance to leave the house at all.
"How can you ...... like this?"
Claire listened to William's words and whispered, although Claire had heard some rumors about the bloodline mage before, but it was still difficult to accept it when she actually saw it.
"Mr. Elbiore, I don't think you understand what I'm saying."
Reiner said in a deep voice, looking the other man in the eye.
"What I'm saying is that I want to hear what Arimia herself has to say."