In the imperial capital, rumors have been spreading. Many people swore that His Majesty the Emperor had decreed the cessation of all New Year's entertainment; It is also said that a powerful legendary mage has infiltrated the imperial capital, and His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister have nothing to do with him. The disappearance of Margaret N'Gore had an even greater psychological impact than the deaths of her father and grandfather: the first disaster may have been accidental, but the second ......

in the Royal Palace.

John Goth sat at his desk in his guest room, reading a spell book. He appears to be a little absent-minded: the clues he finds in the ruins of the library have proven that the killer is a man belonging to the black floating city of "Palamedes". On the day of the crime, there were only two mages in the imperial capital, including Goth. Since he is innocent, then ......

"Cliff, my brother," Goth said to himself, "I don't want to doubt you. ”

But if you are really the murderer, Goth thought silently, then the disappearance of Margaret Engor is my fault. If I had acted earlier, it might not have happened.

It can't be delayed any longer.

Huo Ran, a young man with short brown hair, stood up. He's going to get things straight...... Even if he is an enemy of his beloved brother, he will not hesitate.

But his movements suddenly stopped. He stared into the void near the doorway.

"Sister Beverette......" Goth said softly, "your invisible magic has advanced again. How long have you been here? ”

A chuckle was heard in the air.

Two black-robed figures appeared in the room.

One was a young woman in her twenties, with beautiful long silver-white hair, a good look, and a faint self-satisfaction in her expression.

The other is a half-elf with black hair and green eyes, and it is naturally Lévi Fedorovic.

"You're too agitated," said the silver-haired woman, "John, or you'd have found me." ”

Goth looked meaningfully at the two uninvited guests in front of him.

The Second Black Apostle, the "Empress of Change" Beverle Bartholomew. The Fourth Black Apostle, "Pale Moon" Levi Fedorovich. The fact that these two people are here together shows that they ......

"The teacher is aware of it, too," said Goth, with a gloomy face, "right?" Cliff ......"

"Everything is as you think," Belle whispered, "Cliff." He may no longer be the 'day of the end' we are familiar with. ”

"Maybe it's because of your paranoid trust in him," Levi scoffed, "yet another innocent soul has lost his life. Put away your stupid naivety, Goth. I warned you long ago that there are traitors among us. ”

Goth was speechless.

"Lévy, you only joined us 'apostles,'" said Gort, "and you don't know how much effort Cliff put into overcoming the other personality within him. ”

What Goths says is an absolute secret to those outside the "apostles."

"I don't care either. Discussing whether or not Senior Brother's will qualities have really overcome the disease of the two souls is of no point in solving our current difficulties. After all, it doesn't matter how many marquis the empire dies. All I fear is that our efforts to reconcile with Elrios will be wasted. Levy said.

"We and the Black Apostles will be 'heroes who shelter the people of the Floating City and throw an olive branch to Elrios,'" Beverel said ethereally, "and with our efforts, the Floating City will openly return to Elrios." No matter what happened to Cliff, our plans could not be interfered with. ”

"It's just a show for the public." Goth's face was expressionless.

The day before yesterday, Floating City seized a "Wild Rose" from Elrios. Then, the Black Apostles who remained in the Floating City "risked" their release. Eventually, in the presence of these outsiders, the Apostles defeated the Floating City hardliners who tried to remain hostile to Elrios. The "Wild Roses" have left, bringing news of the Floating City to the people of the French Powers......

Of course, including the "killed" Floating City hardliners, all this is just a good show. The leaders of the Floating City and the French Power have already reached an agreement that the Lord of the Galaxy of Elrios will soon accept the Floating City on behalf of the entire French State, and the story of the "Wild Roses" will become the basis of public opinion for the two sides to renew their peace under the deliberate guidance of the official Elrios. After all, in past wars, Black Levitation had a terrible reputation.

The most famous genius of the French Powers of Elrios, Peter Cliff "The End Day", was born in the Black Floating City, an open secret in the upper echelons of Elrios, and never known to the public.

"Cliff should be the link of peace between the Floating City, the Elrios, and the Empire," Bevill said, but judging by the look on her face, she was disgusted by the boring political rhetoric, "but now, as long as the news of the possible murder of the former First Black Apostle is public......

"Our hard work may be undone," Goth muttered to himself, "between the Floating City and the entire French State of Elrios, between the French State and the Empire......"

"The consciousness of the 'Emperor of the Night' must have been wiped out by us years ago," Bevile said, "but people won't be able to explain the relationship between Cliff's two souls. As long as the thing was done by the First Apostle himself......"

"The same body has two consciousnesses, 'Bright World' and Miss Douglas, who are much easier to deal with than our beloved elder brother." Levy said sarcastically.

Levy, who only joined the "Apostle" last year, didn't know the secret of Cliff. Victoria, who had two consciousnesses in her body, surprised him very much, but the teacher, Goth and the others had a strange attitude, which made him suspicious. Under his repeated temptations, he finally learned the truth of the year.

In a failed experiment was split in two, the soul of light and darkness.

And the story of the other "apostles" of the time who came together and finally defeated that dark soul.

That evil soul should have ......

"But if that is Cliff's dark soul, the Emperor of the Night, he must not be as strong as ever," Goth said, "Do you think the strength of the three of us alone will be enough to win?" ”

"We can set traps." Verviel said softly.

"Are you sure?" Goth whispered, "Also, how are we going to explain ...... to His Majesty the Emperor and Princess Bina?" ”

In fact, deep down Gort was not very worried about the emperor's position: the resourceful emperor had repeatedly proven that he could take the big picture into account. But the thought of Bina, who was deeply in love with Cliff, made Goth's heart spasm. How do you tell this girl......? Could your fiancé, the embodiment of goodness in people's minds, be a, uh, a cunning murderer......?

It's cruel, Goth thought sadly.

"Lévi has informed the Emperor and the Prime Minister," said Verviel, "as for Princess Bena, Goth. The engagement between her and Cliff has not yet been announced. Not...... You know. ”

Goth's heart twitched again.

"We can't confirm that the enemy is the 'Emperor of the Eternal Night'. Maybe Cliff was just framed. We cannot yet assert that the 'day of the end' has ......"

"So what?" "To the Empire, Cliff is a fire elemental crystal that could explode at any moment. Even if we can regain the consciousness of the 'End Day' this time, who can guarantee that the 'Emperor of the Eternal Night' will not reappear? You could have sworn that the 'Emperor of the Eternal Night' had been destroyed! We have already made a mistake once. If Cliff really still has an upright personality, he should self-destruct and never suffer again! ”

"Just in case Princess Bina disagrees with this, Goth," said Beverle, "it's your time to play." ”

Each Black Apostle has a set of spells that they are best at. The eldest brother Cliff is the protection department, the second senior sister "Queen of Change" Belviel is the transformation system, the "Pale Moon" Levi Fedorovich is the necromancy, and Goth himself is the confusion control system.

Penetrating into the human soul to distort and control is exactly what the "Star of the Stars" John Goth is good at. If he wanted to, he could make Bina think he had seen his feelings for Cliff.

"Distorting the will of others, tampering with the memories of others," said Goth, in a hoarse voice, "Yes, I have always done this kind of work. But are you sure you want to do that......? She is a powerful arcane warrior. Even I ......"

"You can do it now, John," Verviel said in a tone of rare seriousness, "I know you've been hiding your strength. ”

Goth was speechless.

"It could be damaging to her soul." After a while, Goth said. As a master of the confusion control system, he has encountered many similar things, many of which still make him feel guilty until now.

"Esoteric warriors don't rely on souls like we mages," Beverle said, "and it won't affect her future." Now, we should focus on how to deal with Cliff......"

"Wait a minute." Levi abruptly interrupted the conversation.

"What's wrong?" Belvey's eyebrows frowned slightly.

"I just got the communication, and there was a little accident," Mr. Levy said succinctly, "Cliff is missing." At the same time, Princess Bina was nowhere to be seen. We need to change our strategy. ”