Ann Lina did not answer the mage's question. She looked at him, at the creature she had been familiar with since infancy. As a vampire, Ann Lina's life was long and hopeless, not to mention that most of her people couldn't understand how long the lady had existed. She should have gone crazy a long time ago, because no creature can keep its mental state stable in this emptiness, and they will always begin to develop one or another habit to maintain their enthusiasm for the world, and this habit will slowly turn into paranoia. In the end, they will either let their lives come to an end, or completely distort their minds, so that there will be one more madman in the world who cannot die.

Ann Lina is no exception, even though her weak heart has allowed her to endure longer than other people of her kind, and even found Clark, the Lord of the Gray Tower, to help her maintain her sanity. But it was the final struggle, every day, every second, her sanity was disintegrating, and those memories that were once vivid would disappear without a trace in an instant, and sadly, because the memories were so old that she couldn't find them in any way. Ann Lina could recite all the books on history in the tower, but she knew that the words in those books were not what she had experienced, but better than nothing. The knowledge in books became her last elixir, but soon, they also lost their effect.

On that day, Ann Lina still remembers very clearly, she remembers rushing out of the room, desperately breaking into the stargazing room at the top of the tower, hoping that Clark would kill her so that she would not let herself endure the endless curse again. And when she saw the scene in the room, she was shocked. Even today, the True Ancestor of the Vampire cannot tell what color the things that appear in the astrological room are, the sounds that can be seen and the graphics that can be smelled. But what she knows is that when the indescribable world fades, Clark has an extra baby in his hand, a baby boy.

She had never seen the Lord of the Grey Tower weakened like that, not even when he stood in front of her and declared that death was imminent, that Ann Lina could have killed Clark, and that perhaps the blood of the most powerful spellcaster in the world could ease her pain. But she didn't, and the vampire, who was on the verge of madness, calmed down when he saw the baby. She realized that there was one more thing in her long life that she had not tried, raising offspring. This is of course, because vampires are inherently infertile, and the people they have carefully selected to transform are also capable of thinking.

"Hand him over to me. Ann Lina still doesn't understand how she could say that to Clark. But perhaps she sensed something, and the Lord of the Gray Tower actually handed over the baby in her arms. And that baby, now grown up, has become a qualified gray robe, standing in front of him. An Lina can't tell what she feels in her heart at this time, is she relieved? It may be mixed with a little regret and hesitation, nearly twenty years is too long for a human race, but for the blood clan, it is too fast.

Thinking of this, the vampire lady let out a sigh of relief, and she pressed all the warmth to the bottom of her heart, and it was all for her child, "You actually have the answers to these two questions for a long time, don't you?

Cheese heard a thud in his head, and he took two steps back to stabilize his figure, something he did think, but the speculation was too shocking for him to believe. Even though Anna had almost admitted her suspicions, the mage tried to speak with the last bit of luck, "Tell me it was an accident, okay? The nezumi plague wasn't given to the broker by the teacher, it was stolen from the Grey Tower by the damned demon!"

"If that's the case, it's not going to be you who will come forward to solve this problem. An Lina's words ruthlessly shattered the mage's extravagant hopes, and there was no hesitation in her red eyes, "My poor cheese, when will you accept it, all of this is because of you." ”

"What? because of me?" If the other party's words made Cheese fall into the abyss, then An Lina's second sentence made the mage completely confused in the process of falling. Cheese did get a smell of the Lord of the Greytower from the source material of the rat-man plague in his head, the death of the demon possessed by the King of the Greylion, and the sudden death of the Cursed Raven at the last minute. But he never expected that Clark would intentionally or unintentionally spread the rat-man plague for himself. This is completely unreasonable! Even if his teacher wants to test him or even make things difficult for him, the price is really, too great!

"yes, it's all because of you. Those mortals died because of you, those rat people appeared because of you, don't believe it, raise your hand and take a good look and see what's up there. A faint red glow emanated from Ann Lina's eyes, and at the same time, chain-like lines began to appear on Cheese's skin.

"These are—" The mage didn't know when these lines appeared on him, but he could clearly realize what they did, that the tattoos formed a cage that imprisoned something inside him. But he still didn't understand what it had to do with Clarke's release of the nezumi plague.

"It's a show, a show. Clark, the teacher you call it, the builder of the Grey Tower, is presenting his work to the world, that is, you. The vampire stood up from his seat as he spoke, the remnants of the light shining on her like flames, burning her clothes and flesh to ashes. But she didn't care, this little sunset was not enough to kill her, An Lina walked up to the mage, held his hands in both hands, and forced him to look at the lines on it, "You are a tool he created, a weapon, a shackle." You exist to prove that we are capable of confronting them, those things that come from outside this world. So they will be afraid, they will want to hurt you, or they will please you. And that mortal realm is just the stage he chooses to show your abilities, nothing more. ”

"Look at how well you've behaved. The wanderer in the rain will show you favor and even go so far as to clash with the other. Your actions with the Raven in that country even indirectly contributed to the early awakening of the Mother of the Crypt, causing her to sleep for an unknown number of years. You have shown everyone that you have the power to do so, at least in our hands, you will be a weapon capable of harming them. As she spoke, the red light in her eyes grew stronger and stronger, and the two rays of light reflected in the cheese's eyes gradually began to glow with the same light. The mage's body collapsed into the arms of its caregiver like a puppet without support. The latter gently stroked his hair and looked down at the child in his arms lovingly, "You did so well, you shouldn't have done so well." If you can be a little more stupid and selfish, then everything still has a chance to ......"

The starry sky faded into the snowstorm, leaving only the cold moonlight on Ann Lina on the stone chair and Cheese sleeping in her arms. "Mistress," Ah Fu's figure appeared outside the door, reminding An Lina with tears in her eyes. An Lina slowly raised her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. "What's wrong?"

"The definite signal has been received, sir, that he has died. After the dark blue butler said this, his entire body gradually became transparent in the moonlight, and finally disappeared completely, leaving nothing behind.