"It's unbelievable how far you've come in just one short period of time...... But, O Duke, know that victory will be mine! ”

Taking a sip of tea, Loria curled the corners of her mouth and said slowly. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Sitting opposite Loria, whom she called the Duke, was a short-haired young man who pinched the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger, and his palms covered half of his face.

Hearing Loria's words, he pretended to laugh disdainfully, and said, "Don't be foolish anymore...... Your Majesty, today is the day of my successful revenge. ”

"Humph!"

Loria sneered, then ...... Then he was hit in the head with a nut thrown by Anne.

Goo~

"Shut up and be serious when you play chess!"

Anne shouted, ignoring the grumpy look in Loria's head that struck her head, 'Doesn't the rules of chess encourage psychological offensives?'

Since when did chess start to require a referee?

Of course, both sides are accustomed to using a variety of off-court tactics - such as cheating, repentance, and stealing.

And Anne's chess skills in front of her have been so low that it is impossible to carry on the game without a referee.

Loria moves the car to the opposing king, General!

A move that doesn't seem to make much sense...... Anne thought that her car was protected by the queen, but lacked a backhand, and the opponent could easily defuse the attack by simply moving the king away.

The man named Xilan who played against Loria clenched his hands and looked at him deeply, as if he was thinking about how to take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of Loria and counter Loria's attack.

He was called Loria Duke because he was the newly elected leader of the vampires...... Loria seems to have helped him a lot in the election process.

And Loria and this vampire, who is almost twenty times her age, unexpectedly talked.

Time passed slowly, and as Anne peeled a whole plate of nuts, the Duke finally finished thinking, smiled slightly, and reached for the chessboard.

After such a long period of thinking, what kind of smart move will he make?

Anne brace herself and stare intently at the board, the king's range of action is limited, there are only a few moves, which direction will he dodge, and what kind of backhand will he have?

The Duke picked up the king and slammed gracefully and gently into the car that belonged to Loria beside him.

Ay?

She thought of all possibilities, and she didn't take the step of suicide.

When Anne fell into a state of too much surprise to think, Loria jumped from her seat without waiting for the king to steady, grabbed her queen, and slammed it into the duke's king with speed and ferocity.

The chessboard and chess pieces made of crystal were not smashed by her.

"Hahahaha! I knew you were going to be fooled! A sucker! A sucker! ”

Loria crossed her hands on her hips and laughed wildly.

How...... How can it be!

The new duke's face was full of incredulity, and he was speechless for a moment.

…… Anne rolled her eyes, unlike Loria, Xilan was not only a poor chess player, but also a poor addict to skills.

No, no, no, she shook her head vigorously, it wasn't a technical problem, but the degree to which it was time to go to the doctor.

Looking at Duke Dumb and Loria, who takes pleasure in bullying Duke Fool, Anne suddenly worries about the vampire - with such a leader and a nominal symbol of supreme power, the future of this race is really worrying.

Just as Xilan rummaged through the rare collectibles, trying to make a bet to lure Loria into another game with him, there was a knock on the door.

Without waiting for Loria to reply, several strangers opened the door and walked in.

Loria smiled and frowned, she hated strangers who didn't know how to be polite, and in Xueman, it had been a long time since anyone dared to be so rude in front of her.

Home to her, a few friends, and two pets, the third floor of the castle was once only accessible to people who were fairly close.

Without waiting for Loria to attack, someone came to explain the reason why she was able to pass through the sentry at the staircase.

"Mademoiselle Mograini, I am the Count de Calion."

The middle-aged man, who seemed to be surrounded by his men everywhere he went, introduced himself informally and stated his purpose: "I'm here to deliver orders from His Excellency the Commander." ”

What should come will always come...... Recently, she has neglected Yan Yi's homework, and Loria rarely shows her mood directly on her face - she puts on a disgusted expression.

The man who called himself the Count de Calion took a neatly folded letter from his jacket pocket, but instead of handing it to Loria, he held it in his hand and shook it.

"Your Excellency the Commander has ordered me to take over as Governor of Xueman, with immediate effect." He dictated the contents of the order: "And orders you to return to the monastery as soon as possible." ”

"Why do you want to reread the words count, order, and commander?"

Loria was a little vexatious sarcastic, she stepped forward and snatched the letter from the other person's hand very politely, and although she was convinced that no one would dare to falsely pass on Renault's orders, she carefully checked the contents and handwriting of the letter.

DeCalion was silent about Loria's unkindness, and his gaze revealed the same disgust, even though he saw it as a manifestation of the little girl's willfulness.

Without the support of the Scarlet Crusaders, the prosperity of the snow would have disappeared at any time like spring snow outside the window...... Loria cherishes the freedom and ease of life in Skyrim, but she is unwilling to disobey Renault's orders, which reason tells her will come at a considerable cost.

"I'm afraid I'm going to leave it at that...... My friend. ”

Ignoring the pesky ghost in the room, Loria turned to Xilan and said, "Please look forward to our next match." ”

The moment the stranger walked into the room, he put away his stupid appearance and replaced it with a calm and calm Xi Lan nodded, and said slowly, "I'm looking forward to it, my friend." ”

……

Although Clement repeatedly assured Loria: 'Count de Calion, though nothing outstanding, is not too bad. ’

But Loria insisted that she stay in Skyrim with most of her most trusted knights, and she didn't want everything she had worked so hard to build would be ruined by someone else.

After taking care of all the handovers, taking only Kana and Doru with them, Loria and her two friends quietly left the snow man at night.

In front of a forest near the snowy mountains, Loria untied Nohmi's chains, touched her head, and pointed to the forest in front of her.

"Nomi, you're free, go home."

It didn't look like the forest she grew up in her memory, Nomi thought, but she still fell into the memories of the past, she unconsciously took a few steps forward, touched the collar that no longer existed on her neck, and turned her head to look at Loria silently.