Chapter 21: The Black Sheep

After returning from the street, Arnold and Lily went straight back to the inn, and as soon as they entered the lobby of the inn, they were surprised to see Krsusa sitting at a wine table with his precious Mr. Bigslaw in his arms. The mage furrowed his eyebrows and said something to Mr. Bigswolf with a bitter expression.

"Baby Bigswolf, you can't do it again next time, this magic crystal is quite precious, and if you accidentally swallow it, then I can't take it out, so I can't do it again, you know?"

Baby Biggswolf...... This title is more numb than "Mr. Bigswolf"-

Both Arnold and Lily felt a chill in their hearts.

Mr. Bigswove licked his paws lazily, not even looking at Kelsusa.

"Are you alright?" Arnold walked over to Kelsusa's table and sat down, he looked carefully at Kelsusa's face, which was still slightly flushed, and it seemed that the strength of the wine at noon should not have completely passed.

"Ah, thank you for your concern. Seeing Arnold and Lily approaching, Kelsusa immediately frowned and laughed, "I was really told to run so well just now, I almost ran into the Black Rock Palace." ”

"Blackstone Palace?" Arnold couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "It's crowded with adventurers and mercenaries right now, your cat must be hard to find there, right?"

"Fortunately, Mr. Bigswolf is very well-behaved, but sometimes he is more fond of pranks. Kelsusa rubbed Mr. Bigswolf's head, but Arnold saw that Mr. Bigswerf had a look of lovelessness on his face......

It doesn't seem like being touched by the owner.

"yes, then can I hug it, since it's very well-behaved. Arnold asked Kelsusa.

"I don't mind, but it depends on Mr. Bigswolf's mood. Krsusa lifted Mr. Bigswolf, stared into its eyes, and asked earnestly, "Would you like this gentleman to hug, baby Bigswolf?"

"Meow!" said Mr. Bigswaff suddenly, as if he had blown up, and stretched out his paw to scratch Kelsusa's face.

"It doesn't seem to want to ......," Kelsusa replied to Arnold with a scratch on his face, slowly putting down Mr. Bigswolf.

"It's hard work to have a cat......" Arnold was silent for a long time before a very reluctant words of comfort popped out of his mouth.

"So, what about your magic crystal, you haven't lost it, have you?" Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became awkward, Lily took the initiative to change the subject, "That seems to be a very precious thing!"

"Ah, don't worry. Kelsusa patted his waist, and there seemed to be a bulge in it, as if there was something underneath the robe, "I can't have lost something so important." ”

Arnold frowned slightly, Kelsusa had taken out the magic crystal from under the robe before, and even when Mr. Bigslaw ran out from under his robe, he didn't see the robe bulging, why was it so bulging this time?

He felt more and more that there was too much eccentricity in Kelsusa.

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After dinner, Arnold was not in the mood for a walk after the meal, and took Lily back to her room. Kelsusa, on the other hand, seemed to want to enjoy the night view of the city of Vortagen, and after drinking three glasses of volcanic wine, he went out with Mr. Bigswolf in his arms.

"Can you use charm on that mage?" As soon as he returned to the room, Arnold immediately asked Lily, because there was a precedent for seducing Archibald in Creekwood Town, so Arnold also trusted Lily's charm ability a lot, "This guy always tells me that there is something wrong with me, and there is one thing that makes me uneasy: he came up with us because he knew who we are, but because he just found us randomly. ”

As soon as Lily entered the room, she lay on the bed, as if she had no bones, and fell motionless on the bed.

"I think it's better not to try, as you said, this guy has a lot of problems, and I'm afraid he has a lot to do with the Sky Mage Council - if you don't want to reveal your identity, then don't take the risk in the end. ”

Arnold gritted his teeth, the unstable factor of Kelsusa really made him feel uneasy, he didn't know his purpose, nor did he know his identity, what would such a guy do, Arnold had no way to make accurate guesses, and could only rely on rambling guesses to bet on probability.

"Just now he said that he chased the cat to the side of the Black Stone Palace......" Arnold frowned, carefully thinking about what he saw and heard in the Black Stone Palace today, "Then he must have bumped into those adventurers and mercenaries, and it is very likely that those adventurers and mercenaries also saw the magic crystal in his hand." Most of the mercenaries were rough people, and it was unlikely that they would recognize what the magic crystal was, but they could certainly tell that it was worth a lot of money. ”

Thinking of the possibility he had thought of before leaving the Black Rock Palace, Arnold was even more suspicious of Kelsusa's identity.

"He deliberately let others know about that priceless magic crystal, from his every move in the restaurant to his deliberate behavior of running to the Black Stone Palace, just to let others know that he has a treasure, so as to attract the covetousness of those mercenaries. ”

"But why did he do that?"

"No matter how you think about it, it's strange that you are going to White Horse City, but you deliberately take a detour to come to the Forta Genling, knowing that there are many mercenaries from all over the city and even unknown sources, but still showing others the fact that they are carrying a heavy treasure, if you look at it this way, there is only one possibility that can be imagined. ”

"He's shifting the target of the mercenaries, shifting the gaze of the mercenaries gathered in the city of Vortagen from the abruptly suspended mission of Count Vortagan to the treasure he is carrying!"

"But why did he do this?" Arnold repeated the question, "to relieve the pressure on the Rupert family, or what do you want to do with these mercenaries?"

"Is there any connection between him and the Rupert family, or what does he have to do with the disappearance of Count Vertagen?"

Arnold couldn't help but bite his nails, the more he thought about it, the more confused his thoughts became, there were so many uncertainties and instability in Kelsusa's body that Arnold could hardly feel at ease.

"And that goat's head mark. Arnold remembered the goat's head mark that Lily had reminded him of, and asked Lily anxiously, "What does that mark mean, don't always say half the story!"

Lily, who was lying on the bed, turned her face slightly sideways, just glanced at Arnold, then turned her face back and continued to fall asleep on the bed.

"Don't play dead!" the annoyed Arnold slapped him down, making a crisp sound on the part where Lily was standing.

Lily immediately covered her hips, her cheeks flushed, and glared at Arnold with resentment.

"What are you doing, why do you always like to hit that part of someone's body so much? ”

Because it feels good, it is necessary to take two more strokes to maintain elasticity.

Arnold would not have said this kind of truth.

"If you don't want to take another beating, just tell me honestly what that goat's head mark means. ”

Lily pursed her lips and said hesitantly, "I told it, I don't know." ”

Arnold stared at Lily in the eye for a moment before he looked away.

"So what do you know?"

Arnold looked away, but Lily kept staring at his face.

"Arnold. Lily looked at Arnold with serious eyes, and she called Arnold by name for the first time, "Although I can understand your feelings, sometimes, too much eagerness can blind your eyes. Don't you notice, you're in too much of a hurry right now, because you're in too much of a hurry, so you can't see where you're going, no, to be precise, you don't even know where the future is. ”

Arnold was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Lily to say such a thing to him.

"The way forward??" Arnold took a deep breath and his eyes became fierce, "I know better than anyone what I have to do, living in a mess can't be called life, or do it, then be defeated." I don't care about right and wrong, good and evil, just like my father, if he can't contribute to the road ahead, then he can abandon it, whether it's his own son or his own retainers. ”

Arnold stepped forward and grabbed Lily by the collar and lifted her up. "Even if it's you, it's the same, what I'm going to do now is to find out what happened to the Futagen Territory, and then let the demons and monsters here help me obediently when I return to the Cold Mountain Territory. Don't think I'm joking, the moment I was coerced out of the gloomy castle, there was no turning back. It doesn't matter what this body becomes, anyway, my life is like a candle in the wind, even if I sell my soul to the devil, I don't hesitate to do it, and I can't get what I want when I live, so what if my soul goes to heaven after death?"

He pushed Lily down on the bed in anger, his agitation clearly affecting his thinking.

"So, don't tell me about the future, if I come to this point, will I still not be enlightened? I am looking forward to it, the hellish life after death, it will definitely suit me!"

Lily silently straightened Arnold's torn collar and kept her head down and didn't say a word.

Because of the tantrum, Arnold's breathing became heavy. By the time his breathing had stabilized, Arnold had almost calmed down.

He turned his face, stared at the window, and said in as calm a tone as possible:

"I'm sorry, I was a little ...... You know, the appearance of this man in Kelsusa completely ruined my plans, so I'm a little upset, and I don't mean to lose my temper with you, please forgive me. ”

"What if it's Serena?" Lily whispered suddenly.

Arnold was stunned, but he didn't twist his face back.

"If it was Serena, you wouldn't lose your temper with her like that, would you?"

"If I yelled at her like that......" Arnold scratched her hair in annoyance, as if remembering some bad memory, "she's going to ...... me Forget it, there's nothing to say about this kind of thing. ”

"Black Sheep will. ”

"What?" Arnold turned his face and looked at Lily suspiciously, who had just said so quietly that Arnold couldn't hear her.

"That goat's head mark is the symbol of the Black Sheep Society. ”

"Black Sheep will ......," Arnold frowned, "I've never heard of that word, it sounds like some kind of cult." ”

"To be precise, you can be considered a potential senior cadre of theirs right now. Lily looked at Arnold's face, her expression could not be said to be happy or sad, "The Lady of Hell Grand Duke Belel, there is no such powerful person in the Black Sheep Society. ”

Arnold was startled and looked straight at Lily.

"You don't think I haven't noticed it yet, do you?" Lily couldn't help but laugh at Arnold's shocked expression, "Don't forget, who asked me to pick you up in Creekwood." So, of course, I know your plan very well. ”

Arnold was silent for a moment, he also knew that there was no need for the knight to hide these things from Lily.

"So, that Black Sheep Society is an organization that believes in demons?"

"To be exact," Lily's eyes narrowed, her expression becoming dangerous, "it's an organization that believes in the twelve Mana Branci in the Eighth Hell. ”

There will be a little less update in these two days.,When you code words today,The eyes can't see the words clearly.,It's a little tired.,So don't add more for the time being.,After two days, the frequency of adding two more every other day will be restored.。