Koichiro spread his hands, "Let's think it's the candy that the German Orthopedic Party sent in advance." ’

So, with a calm expression, he tore open half of the red bean pie that Lulu handed over, and barely took a few bites before heading to the basement.

Today, Hangichiro wanted to find out what the black sphere resembled like an egg was trying to tell him in the prophecy, but the egg in front of him didn't seem to move.

And that strange crystal has no sign of shining today.

"Take it outside to get the sun so you might know what's inside," said Koichiro, taking the black ball away.

Last night's moon and stars were scarce, indicating that today would be a good day for a sunny day, but it was surprisingly not realized.

Once Hanichiro reached the basement, the sky darkened for a few minutes as lead-colored clouds pushed over Monte City in the southeast. With a thunderstorm, thousands of tons of water droplets fell to the earth, like a reservoir in the air opening the floodgates, a rare heavy rainstorm in the central Aztec country in fifty years, accompanied by purple lightning and rolling thunder.

However, the basement was so well insulated that Koichiro didn't hear the rain at all, so he returned to the castle with the black egg ball in his hand, and found that the rain was too strong to go out, so he had to stand by the window helplessly.

The rain crackled against the castle windows, and it was white outside.

After breakfast today, each has its own things, and when there is no task, the castle is so calm and peaceful that Hanichiro, who is holding a black ball egg and standing by the window and watching the scenery, feels like a traveler who has come to another world for vacation.

Itina is taking care of the retrieved Thea in the tavern outside the castle, while Lulu is in the room, playing a Western game of checkers with her brothers Ashley, Lilith, and Brude. However, Koichiro was not interested in the game of checkers, so he did not join their game camp.

Go and see how Thea is doing. In addition to Love, there was one more wounded in the castle. ’

Speaking of which, he can be regarded as a kind-hearted person, and Koichiro didn't want to bring the injured suspicious character home, even if it was a temporary home, but in the end, he brought it back because of compassion and let her receive treatment.

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The room in the tavern.

"Knock knock—" Koichiro raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Itina opened the door in surprise, "Lord Lilith?" But when he saw that it was this person, the surprise on his face suddenly subsided, "Hmph! ”

Itina said proudly, "If it weren't for Your Excellency's help in bringing back my long-separated companion, I would never have opened the door." ”

It is true that the door will never be opened, but fortunately, Itina did not close the door with a "bang".

Koichiro was puzzled, "Companion? ”

'It can't be a mistake, so coincidentally helping Thea find her only companion, right?' ’

Itina's answer made Koichiro sigh that everything was fate!

I heard her say, "Well, Thea is the first companion I met when I first came to the Aztecs." ”

Talking about the happy times with her companion Thea, Itina began to share the very good memories between them with Koichiro, and Itina even excitedly asked Koichiro to enter the room to find a chair or something to sit down.

Itina, who wore a pink double ponytail with a lace belt, smiled so much that the double ponytail swayed, but it made Thea, who had shoulder-length silver hair, particularly quiet.

"Na, Lord Ernest, the first time I used the water spell of the Vision before, it was to pour the bucket on the wooden house, and then drenched Thea into a soup chicken, and she was so angry that she ate all my food hahahahahaha......ha

"And then you learned from her how to eat my breakfast?" Koichiro finally discovered the "source of evil" of this act.

"It's not Le, I didn't prepare for your Excellency hahaha......"

“……”

'Itina is actually the partner that Thea has been looking for, but she really didn't expect it to be in her own lair! ’

'Fate...... It's wonderful...... but he doesn't have time to listen to his girlfriend's friendly feelings now, and Koichiro just wants to go back to the basement and study the black ball in his hand alone.

Hanichiro spread his hands, "I'm just here to see if Xia is better, since it's your companion, I'll leave it to you." ”

After that, Koichiro turned around and wanted to leave, not disturbing his friends who had been separated for many years to catch up on the old days.

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"Lord Ernest, please wait!" Thea, who was lying on the hospital bed, quickly lifted the blanket that Itina had put on her, sat up from the hospital bed, and called out to Koichiro.

"Huh?" Koichiro stopped.

"Lord Ernest, I, I...... There was a reluctant request. Thea looked at Koichiro with red eyes.

Are you worried that I'm going to get rid of her? Since it's an old acquaintance of Itina, and with Lilith's permission, I don't have a problem staying in the tavern to help. ’

"Actually, you can stay now." Koichiro coughed unnaturally, don't look away from looking at Thea's face that was about to cry again.

"No, no, Your Excellency, I know that you are wary of me, and I, the fox family, Thea, am willing to conclude a slave contract with Your Excellency and never betray my master, so that Your Excellency can believe in my sincerity."

Thea is currently sick and weak, and she is a little wheezing because she speaks too quickly.

Hearing that her friend actually offered to be someone's slave, Itina was immediately dissatisfied, "Hmph, Lord Ernest actually wants my companion to be so ......"

'Slave Contract...... Never betray your master'

"Did Richard make a contract with you?" Koichiro discovered the suspicion.

"Your Excellency, my slave seal disappeared inexplicably last night. Only if the master dies will the slave coat of arms disappear. Contracts can only be signed with one person at a time. Thea pulled open her dress, revealing a corner of her shoulder, and said that this was the place where Richard had once branded his slave coat of arms, and that there was no longer a circular mark for exclusive slave status.

Then, Thea answered Hanichiro's question one by one, and she just thought so, "If this can reassure the savior, it doesn't matter if there is an extra slave label, there is a maid cleaning the room in the morning, and she will not treat real slaves cruelly." ’

'Seems like that's the same as Love's life and death contract, right?' ’

Koichiro pondered Thea's answer, "Perhaps, we can find a way to revive Love from the contract!" ’

At this time, Koichiro still rejected the proposal to sign the slave coat of arms, although the slave coat of arms can guarantee that Thea will not do anything that will affect the outcome of the prophecy, but freedom is the best arrangement to rescue her, "Let's talk about this in the future." ”

"Oh......" Thea seemed to have a disappointed look on her face.

The slave contract is to repay Lord Ernest for saving his life, and the slave coat of arms is also used as a thank you and as a certificate of your exclusive servant, but none of this is what Koichiro wants.

It's time to put this thing back in the basement and take it out another day to let it get the warmth of the sun." ’

"The Nether Abyss Summons, it's time to wake up......"

At this time, the silent summoning seemed to make something move......