Chapter 4: The Gentleness of the Black Market Boss
1 October 522 at 15:44 in the Magic Calendar
Xiang Himatsu smiled politely: "How did you do it?" You didn't even touch me. ”
"With a flick of my fingers, they come to my hands, and that's what I want." Hongying raised her hand and hooked her finger back, and the ring on Xiang Risong's finger loosened and then drew it down, running into Hongying's hand.
"So it's magic, what magic weapon do you use?" Xiang Himatsu's eyes widened.
Hongying didn't know what he was talking about: "Magic weapons? What is that? ”
Xiang Risong felt even more incredible: "You don't know this, you still want to go to the Academy of Magic?" ”
"Isn't that what I use is magic?"
"Ordinary people can't manipulate objects without magic weapons. But only a magic knight like me, who has studied and used magic for many years, can do it, you must be hiding something. ”
Hongying disagreed: "What's this?" She opened her arms, "Would you like to see it properly?" ”
Xiang Risong looked at Hongying in disbelief: "I said it, this is only possible for students who have studied the magic academy for three or four years." Don't fool me. ”
Hongying saw that Xiang Risong didn't believe herself, so she snorted: "It seems that if I don't take more gold, you won't believe me." If you don't tell me, I'll find it myself. ”
Xiang Risong smiled and looked at Hongying, still with her arms open. After a while, screams were heard in the black market: "Ah, my money, don't run!" ”
The corners of Hongying's mouth rose slightly: "Mr. Xiangri, you have a lot of money!" That's enough for me to go to a magic academy for several years. ”
"Can you see that?"
"My magic has long spread all over the black market, and I can feel the gold coins in this range."
The sound of the gold coins clanging came into the small pavilion, and then it got closer and louder.
Mukai's smiling expression gradually stiffened. The golden coins hit Xiang Himatsu in the face and body like hailstones.
The small pavilion was tightly surrounded by merchants on the black market: "Give us back the money quickly!" Boss, you can't do this, you can't take away our hard-earned money like this after collecting so much protection money every year! ”
Hongying looked at Xiang Risong: "Do you believe it now?" Then I gave them back the money. ”
Xiang Risong rubbed his face: "I believe in you!" ”
As soon as Hongying breathed, the gold coins floated and walked back in one breath, back to where they had been. The merchants looked at the nine-year-old girl in amazement, and then hurried back after their money.
Hongying turned her head to look at the merchants: "Don't worry, I will return all the money to you, you go back and count it, but it is generally not less." I still have a strong magical memory. ”
"Looks like she's really a witch!" "Don't mess with her!" The merchants chattered and returned to their stalls, then opened their little vault and found a small bag of coins.
They thought that Hongying had accidentally made a mistake and gave someone else's to herself, and the businessmen who had more money would not want to exchange the money back, so everyone locked the small vault, and they were worried that others would find out that they had taken more money.
But the naughty Hongying thinks that Xiang Risong, as the boss here, must have charged them a lot of protection money, which is very bad. So she gave all the money in Himatsu's safe to the merchants.
Xiang Risong looked at Hongying with a serious expression: "Don't say it, I really want to send you to Zhan Siwei if you do this." ”
"As grateful as I am, why is your expression so scary?"
"No matter how rich I am, I have never been smashed by money like this."
Hongying bent down and looked at Xiang Risong: "Are you okay?" Why don't you know how to hide? ”
"I didn't know you were going to just throw it on my head!" Xiang Risong sighed, "With your ability, as long as I can send you in, you will definitely be able to graduate from Zhan Siwei soon." Then become one of the twelve inquisitors. ”
"So, will you really help me? But why are you helping me? Are you afraid of my magic? Hongying looked at Xiang Risong seriously.
Xiang Risong trembled with laughter: "I'll be afraid of you, a little witch?" I am the second house of the twelve judges, the judge of the Taurus Palace. ”
Hongying was a little unconvinced: "You...... Are you the Inquisitor? I thought you were a magic knight. ”
"Don't you be afraid, didn't you just steal something? Anyway, this kind of gold and silver jewelry or something is lost for the nobles, but you must return this holy grail to me. ”
Hongying hurriedly put the box on Xiang Risong's lap: "Give it back to you." ”
"I won't hurt you. I took so much money from you, and I also admire you and like you very much. When you reach the age of sixteen, I'll find a way to send you to Occiway. ”
When Hongying heard Xiang Risong say this, she didn't know if what he said was true, but she prayed that it was all true.
The manservant who went to buy the cake finally came back, and Xiang Risong waited a little angrily: "Why are you so slow?" ”
The manservant put a small cake and a cup of hot tea on the table: "The happiness cake shop on the corner happened to be doing a promotion, and there were too many customers, so I took a long time to queue up." ”
Only then did Hongying notice that the cake package on the table was written "HAPPINESS", and it turned out that the one on the corner was a cake shop, not a coffee shop. She opened it a little impatiently, and then took a bite, and it was delicious, but it didn't seem to be as delicious as the first time.
Hongying was a little disappointed: "It's not honey." ”
"Ah, it's the honey cake for activities, it's all sold out, and only this lemon coconut cake is left."
The taste is refreshing, and it should be eaten on a hot summer day.
Hongying looked at the manservant: "Thank you." ”
The manservant was stunned: "This, this is what I should do." Miss Hong, you don't have to say thank you to me. ”
Hongying squinted and smiled, happily finishing the cake.
Xiang Risong looked at the manservant: "Marshall, you go and buy a set of clothes suitable for the young lady right now." ”
Marshall hurriedly ran out, and before Hongying and Xiang Risong could talk for a while, he ran back: "Mr. Xiang Ri, can you see it?" ”
"You can show the young lady."
Hongying took the dress and didn't look at it carefully: "It's good, thank you." ”
Marshall lowered his head and walked behind Himami.
"Hongying, there's a resting room in there, where you can change your clothes. From now on, you will be my sister, and your surname will be Xiangri. I'll take you home in the evening. ”
Go home, this word is a little unfamiliar to Hongying. Even if Xiang Risong will regard himself as a sister, but after all, he is an outsider, no matter how much he admires me, we are not a family. Go home, that's just you going back to your home, not mine.
Hongying put down the hot black tea she was holding in her hand, and suddenly remembered the little girl who was still in the orphanage, and she felt sad when she thought that she would never see the little girl again in the future.
She changed into her room with new clothes, a clean white shirt with lapels and a long skirt with gray-green checkered sustenance, and a pair of shiny black leather shoes on her feet.
Looking at her clean self in the mirror, she shook her head: "Why am I the only one who is so lucky?" When I come out and have money, I want to get the little girl back. ”
Soon it was evening, and Xiang Risong returned to Xiang Ri's house with Hongying, and Nuoda's house was empty.
Hongying is a little strange, the average nobleman should be a group of male servants and maids following behind, and then the butler follows the eldest master at any time. At least, that's what she saw.
"Mr. Xiangri, what about the other servants and housekeepers in your family?"
"I don't have it at home."
Hongying was a little surprised: "No? No wonder it's often pitch black. ”
"You still stole my house?"
"Yes, I have been here, but there is really nothing, only a few wild cats in the attic attract me, but it is useless for me to steal cats, and I can't keep them."
"I am the only one in this family, and both my parents died in the war. I was brought up by my parents' good friend, the Rose Kingdom's master weapon. I wanted to avenge my parents, but that country has been completely wiped out, and this country no longer exists. ”
"So you can be the Twelve Inquisitors at such a young age."
"It's the king who takes pity on me, and all of my huge royal family of the Japanese family died on the battlefield in order to protect this land. The royal family has declined, and even the lower nobles will laugh at me behind my back. Later, I became the second house, and no one dared to insult my family, my family, in front of me. ”
Hongying also agrees with this, only when she becomes strong can she protect herself and others.
She suddenly felt that Xiang Risong and herself almost had no family, the only difference was that he was richer, and she only had a friend like a sister: "Mr. Xiang Ri, am I qualified to comfort you?" ”
Xiang Risong touched Hongying's head: "In the future, you will be my sister, with me, no one will dare to laugh at your identity." What's wrong with your identity, maybe you can become a magic king in the future. In front of a knight, these tongue-chewing people are cowards. ”
She hugged Xiang Risong's thigh: "I have no family, the orphanage kicked me out." Can I stay here forever in the future? ”
"Yes." Xiang Risong patted Hongying's little shoulder.
Hongying's nose was a little red, and she looked at Xiang Risong: "Really?" ”
"Why should I lie to you?"
Although Hongying is a child, her mind has long been more mature than that of other noble children. Hongying hugged Xiang Risong's thigh and cried: "Brother, you are now my only family." ”
Hongying's "brother" suddenly warmed Xiang Risong's heart, he frowned, and looked at the portraits of his parents hanging in the hall.
Although Hongying was pretending to cry, the more she cried, the more she felt wronged, and her true emotions exploded.
Xiang Himatsu has been following this thief witch for a long time, who stole the black gem and the golden Pegasus Holy Grail. He couldn't believe that the little girl in front of him was a witch.
When watching her sneak into her house and feed the wild cat the bread she picked up that she was reluctant to eat. When she didn't take all the treasures in the chest, she only took a small number of rings and necklaces on the table. When she sat on the roof and secretly drank the bitter coffee left over by others, crying and eating the cake that someone else had given.
Xiang Sunsong's heart softened.
I've got the pair of chalices, I just need to scare her away, why should I bring her back?