"I'm Stephanie. Dora, now temporarily acting as the commander of the war kingdom. ”

"Claude. Harlowin, a member of the Hakurei Shrine. ”

Claude frowned slightly, there was a slight asymmetry between the identity given by Stephanie and the information he had obtained from Yakumo. However, although he was puzzled in his heart, Claude's indifferent expression did not change in the slightest, and he just nodded after hearing the words, and at the same time reported his identity.

"Mr. Claude, first of all, let me express my gratitude." Stephanie bowed to Claude slightly, "If it weren't for you, Ah Qiu might have died." ”

"You're welcome."

Claude nodded in reply, but secretly vigilant in his heart. Don't look at Stephanie with a grateful look, but Claude understands that this is just a foreshadowing for her future actions.

Sure enough, seeing Claude answer like this, Stephanie did not hesitate, and after coughing lightly, she revealed her true purpose in inviting Claude to come.

"Yes...... Do we stop this indiscriminate attack on other forces? ”

"Nope."

Almost as soon as Stephanie's words fell, Claude's refusal rang out.

Looking at the look of surprise on Stephanie's face, Claude couldn't help but sigh softly. As for the situation in Gensokyo, and who is in control of Gensokyo, to be honest, Claude is not really interested. What he really needs is just those lost memories, and these memories, in the entire Gensukyo, may only be known by Yakumo Purple alone.

"I'm just employed, and it's Yakumo who really makes the decision."

A few words of effort. Claude pushed a qiē clean. He wasn't wrong. How the two in the past are not clear. But now he and Yakumo Zi are indeed only in a mutually beneficial relationship.

It's a pity......

"Hehehe, Mr. Claude is really joking." Stephanie obviously didn't believe Claude's words, raised her eyebrows when she heard it, and then said something that made Claude stunned, "Or did you not find out yourself?" ”

"Discovery...... What the? ”

Claude looked at Stephanie. For some reason, there was a slight hesitation in my heart. This should have been impossible, not to mention the wisdom gained from the endless cruise, just by virtue of his own strength, Claude could not have been afraid of the other party.

But in fact, he was a little frightened.

The premonition told Claude not to look, not to ask, and not to listen to the other person's answer. It's like...... Once you read it, once you ask it, once you listen to it, then Claude's insistence all along, the ideal he has fought for for tens of thousands of years, will be destroyed!

Don't listen! Don't listen! Don't listen!

Instinct shouted like this. But Claude didn't turn off his senses of sight and hearing. At this moment, he is like the ancestor Adam who was seduced by the demonic serpent. I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't control myself at all, I just climbed to the top of the World Tree, and then went to pick the fruit called "Forbidden".

The subtle changes in Claude's expression did not escape Stephanie's eyes, understanding that the other party had fallen into her trap, although she was a little reluctant in her heart, she did not stop her words, she had a little sarcastic smile on her face, and then gave a term that Claude had never heard before.

"Do you know ...... 'micro-expressions'?"

"Micro-expressions?" Claude was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Stephanie to give such an answer, "If we're talking about subtle changes in the human face, I've heard of it in the past. But does this have anything to do with what we're talking about now? ”

"Of course it does."

The smile on Stephanie's face couldn't help but increase, she understood that Claude had been brought into his own rhythm, and such a technique was "white" and ...... Taught to her.

"I swear to the true God that there is nothing false in what I say next." For some reason, Stephanie said this suddenly, and without waiting for Claude to ask, she continued, "Since Mr. Claude has heard micro-expressions, he should understand that any living being, whether it is a human, an animal, or even an elemental creature, has its own micro-expression. ”

"I do know that, but ......"

Claude nodded in agreement, understanding what Stephanie was going to say, he just wanted to refute two sentences, and then, the other party directly interrupted.

"I know what you're asking, Mr. Claude." No longer the mocking smile at the beginning, Stephanie at this time, like a sage who preached, had an indifferent and gentle expression on her face, "Taking humans and humanoids as analogies, their micro-expressions are long and short, the longer ones can be seen by ordinary people, and the shorter ones are roughly between one-twenty-fifth of a second and one second. ”

"Black iron level, bronze position, silver position, because I didn't get through the relationship between the demons, I didn't actually reduce much in terms of the time of micro-expressions, and the gold seed ......"

Speaking of this, Stephanie paused slightly, she glanced at Claude, who had already guessed something, and then whispered in a very small voice.

"Although we have overcome the demons in our hearts and made our state of mind complete, we are still ordinary people in the final analysis! We will also be happy, we will be sad, we will show angry faces, and we will cry bitterly because we have lost something. ”

Stephanie's voice suddenly became louder, she was shouting, she was sighing, and at the same time, she was also telling the helplessness of the golden seeds.

"Although we are known as immortals, we are still only mortals! As long as there is no detachment, then the change of emotions is not something we can control! ”

"So...... Even if it's a golden species, it also has a micro-expression? ”

This time, Claude's words were not interrupted by Stephanie, looking at the girl who was gasping slightly in front of him, Claude seemed to have guessed what the other party was about to say next.

"You know what? Just now, the micro-expression on your face shows that you are 'afraid'. ”

Stephanie seemed intent on taking advantage of the victory, and she swore to the true god without a word of falsehood. But...... Sometimes, the real answer is the most frightening.

"Am I afraid? What a surprising answer. ”

After hearing this, the expression on Claude's face was still indifferent, but looking at him like this, Stephanie suddenly smiled.

"This time it's 'suspicion.'"

“……”

Claude was silent, he knew that the other party was not lying, in his silver eyes, the real chains were tied to Stephanie's body, under the constraints of these chains, Stephanie should not tell lies, even plausible answers will invite the most terrible punishment.

So......

"Sue me, my first thoughts...... What is it? (To be continued......)