Faced with the question of the blonde girl who had lost her soul, Richard even felt that he was starting to nervous for the first time in a long time.

- He knew that his next answer would probably determine the success or failure of the trip.

Because Richard needed the submissive attitude of Willet Edward before he could decide what to do.

If the other person chooses to close their hearts even further, this problem becomes very tricky. Richard was not yet capable of completely scavenging human brains; A master of mind can easily see through people's emotional tendencies, but he cannot grasp the specific shape of a thought.

It's like a key offshoot in a text adventure game that determines the development of the plot, in case his words hurt her, causing the other party to continue to close herself or even think about choosing suicide...... That's the proper bad end.

It's a strange feeling, he has mastered the power of the "legend" that can decide his fate, and he will return to stability from the constant nervousness. The reason why Richard continued to work hard was precisely so that this mentality could continue to be maintained and not be undermined by anyone.

Of course, he was well aware of his reasons for ambivalence: the more people want, the heavier the burden.

In the past, Richard only had to worry about his own life, but now he had to worry about whether his plan would go smoothly, how the rest of the Steppenwolf members and the people in the "Reverse Cross" coveted the secrets of the Demon Tower, and so on; And as it goes, this concern will only intensify.

Things like "enlightening someone who has been severely traumatized to get out of autism" don't seem like things he would do at all, but now he can't do it without thinking about it.

Today's Richard, like other high-ranking wizarding leaders, has always maintained a greedy mentality, constantly chasing higher power and status. This may be because of the psychological shadow brought to him by the bad experience of walking on a tightrope some time ago, or maybe everyone will be involuntary once they stand in their position.

Richard thinks that unlike those who are ambitious, there is only one thing he wants to pursue since he woke up, and that is a sense of "peace of mind". But this seemingly mundane goal is not easy. The deeper you go, the stronger the obstacles and troubles you encounter.

It's just that it's far from the time when he needs to give up.

……

"I'm just an ordinary person without any power......"

No sooner had she said this than she heard the wizard leader interrupt her.

"It doesn't matter."

The man's voice was as hard and cold as steel.

"Forgive me for trespassing, Lord Rasputchin......"

Normally, wizards would tremble just by hearing the other party speak, but lying on the hospital bed, Violet, who looked weak, still stubbornly insisted on her inquiry, and even asked almost "-for-tat": "Do you fancy me because of my Edward family blood?" ”

The reason why she was so "brave" was that the witch felt more clearly than courage was that she felt as if she was empty and that there was nothing left. Now, positive emotions such as happiness and joy do not arise in her heart, and naturally she does not feel afraid or afraid.

Surprisingly, however, her questioning did not provoke the wrath of the wizarding leader. The witch heard a low laugh coming from under the mask.

Richard sat down in front of the bed.

"You ......"

"First of all, we need to clear up a misunderstanding, Miss Edward. You're about to be my student—but not only," he said in a tone of non-committal beak, "because you're my only student, which means you're going to be the head student of the Rasputin School." All the obligations and rights that the top chief students need to bear, you will get together. See what I mean? ”

Violet's eyes widened, slightly dimmed by emotion, but still beautiful.

It was truly unexpected, something she had never expected......

She thought she was only nominally a student of the other party, but in reality she was just a complete experiment; For the sake of secrecy, there may not even be a superficial announcement.

In other words, the person "Willett Edward" will disappear from the Tower completely, and everyone will think that she is gone, but in fact she is in a prison or laboratory or something like that - this is not an impossibility, witches have heard in the past, and there is more than one wizard who disappeared into the Rasputin school without a trace...... Now, of course, she will not be so naïve as to think that this is groundless.

Willett is not afraid of death, she is not afraid of being expelled from the Tower, but she does not want to give up the opportunity to meet her friends again, which is why she feels so resistant.

However, the situation does not seem to be what I imagined.

For the first time in the past few days, the witch's heart, which seemed to be frozen up, showed signs of loosening. After a while, she said with some hesitation.

"But what can I do for you? Lord Rasputchin, frankly, in fact, Master Green used to take me as a student, and from the very beginning, it was for the blood of the 'Angel Family'. But now I'm being discarded by him as a scrap, which means I don't have anything of value in me......"

…… I see.

Richard felt that he could understand Villeret's thoughts a little.

The other party believes that the only value in her body is the secret of the crown family, and she also believes that Raspuchin "fancies" her for the same reason. Because there is no other reason to think of anything else.

If that's the case, after a while, "Rasputchin" will decide that Villette has no value, and will do it again like Marion Green, where will she go from here? In the case of having lost the qualification to become a wizard, it is indeed difficult to accept to be abandoned again.

In Richard's view, this idea is reasonable; And, more importantly, Richard couldn't deny the connection.

The reason he targeted Villerite was that she had a relationship with [Sparkle Furnace], but it was very likely that this phenomenon had something to do with her status as a member of the Edward family.

How would he answer?

Pointing out to the witch that Rasputin is a legend in the psychic realm, so it's more likely than Marion Greene to find out her secrets?

In this kind of issue, perhaps the other party needs to "posturing" more than "lying".

Luckily, he has a little bit of experience in this area.

Richard's gaze looked at his real name, who had been standing beside him.

They were actually ready before they came.

Take, for example, what happened before the unconscious Wellrette was sent to the top floor sanatorium: although no one knew about it, Richard certainly wouldn't let her go so lightly after the battle.

He took her to the underground power furnace by the way, activated the seal on it again, and made sure that he had not made a mistake before he began to arrange the next thing.

Including negotiations with the Greenese, the arrangement of Willett as the chief student, and—

The question of how to "experiment".

……

"The bloodline of the Angel Family? What's that? ”

After a long anxious wait, Villelet heard Novich Rasputin speak. It was as if he had heard some kind of funny joke, and his tone was full of disdain.

"It's nothing compared to what I want to get out of you."

“……！”

The girl was so surprised that she almost thought it was her own ears that were hallucinating.

"A witch of good blood is not worth my fight. Remember, Miss Edward, that your value is far greater than that, above any wizard on the Tower—"

With the words of the wizarding leader, it was as if a small bird began to beat in her heart, and Violet unconsciously held her breath.

"But if you want to go from a stubborn stone to a jade, you have to have the consciousness to be used as a tool and an experiment, and that's it."