Section E, Chapter 9: Eccentricity (Lucina)
Walking into the living room in a daze, Lucina, who hadn't woken up, was still sleepy. With a long yawn, she sat down next to her sister: "Good morning, everyone...... The sun was shining so much this morning. β
"yes, you're waking up so early!" Mad Dog snorted and yelled, "You're embarrassed to say good morning?!" Staring at the wall clock for a while, then tell me, what time is it?!"
"Cut, what's your name?" muttered dissatisfiedly, and Aya stretched her back and turned her head to look at the wall clock. I almost fell off my chair in shock: it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
"Ahahahaha...... It's already so late?Maybe it's because the physical shape is not very stable, so it's a little drowsy......" Smiling awkwardly, Lucina hurriedly looked away from the mad dog and fell on the knight who was busy reading: "What did you eat for breakfast? Did you miss any good things?"
"How can you have breakfast? The knight and I have been busy from midnight until eleven o'clock in the morning, and after eating our meals, we will go to make up for the nap. Opening a bottle of honey wine, Mad Dog gulped it down: "Lutha only woke up while we were having lunch - by the way, I had eaten all the sweet cakes at noon, and I didn't leave you at all." β
"You'll die if you leave me one......" Lucina suddenly felt extremely frustrated when she heard that she missed the sweet cake: "Why don't you call me to dinner?"
"Lusha and I called you, but it didn't work. The knight sighed and turned the page again: "I saw that you slept soundly, so I didn't bother you again." β
"My sister hugged me too tightly. Kneading the dough, Lusha complained, "It took me a lot of effort to break free." β
"What's wrong with holding it tight?" Lucina suddenly felt that something was not quite right, "Hey, you two said that you were busy from midnight to early morning...... What are you doing?"
"You just remembered to ask this?" Pulling a chair, Mad Dog sat down across from Lucina, "After I infiltrated the warehouse earlier, I found many corpses frozen in black ice in the basement. When he came back and told the knights, he took his bayonet and stealthily went into the storehouse and burned them. β
"Huh?" Lucina was stunned for a long time: "That'...... Is this outpost really full of clones?"
"No, just most of them, including the bastards at the Hunter's Hut. Mad Dog snorted, "There are only nine people who haven't disappeared, and all of them are non-combatants from the tavern. It seems that the black ice mage is obviously not interested in worthless guys, and he doesn't even bother to waste mana. β
"I unleashed the Holy Flame on those nine people one by one. Sighing, the knight put down the book: "Since the Holy Flame cannot be released continuously, it took the whole morning to confirm that all of them are okay. β
"Now these nine guys are so panicked that they are all huddled on the first floor now, discussing what to do in the future. After snatching the stubble, Mad Dog picked up a biscuit and stuffed it into his mouth and chewed: "These scum who can't bear to look at them can be scared to death." Seeing that they were afraid to return a large sum of money, a few of us decided to stay here for a while and wait for Neverwinter to hear back before we thought about action. If they decide to let them go back to the city, we'll escort them back. If they decide to send another sentry, we'll wait until the army arrives......"
"You...... You wait a while!" The knight was stunned for a long time before he reacted: "Mad dog! Didn't I tell you that they are not allowed to pay them protection money?!"
"Uh...... They had to give it, and I was embarrassed to refuse. Avoiding the knight's angry eyes, the mad dog cleared his throat and began to say something crooked: "This...... You see, taking these commissions symbolically gives them peace of mind and confidence that we can protect them. Besides, nine people together are only nine thousand los, isn't it? β
"Forget it. Sitting back in his chair angrily, the knight frowned: "There is really no reason to return the commission received...... So be it this time. β
As if relieved, Mad Dog hurriedly changed the subject: "Okay, let's not talk about this - how about we talk about the Black Ice Mage?" Obviously, these clones that popped up are the work of that guy. β
"I have a feeling this guy has a brain problem. Busy stuffing cookies into her mouth, Lucina said vaguely, "If it were me, I would definitely kill these nine people." It shouldn't be a lot of effort for his magic, huh?"
"How many times have I told you...... Swallow what is in your mouth before you speak. Pouring a cup of tea for Lucina, the knight pushed the biscuit box beside him in front of Sister Aya: "These people are not clones, but they may have been manipulated by witchcraft. β
"It's a pity that I can't cast spells these days, otherwise I would have been able to check them. If these guys are really manipulated, I can still try to break the spell. Drinking dry black tea, Lucina shook her cup excitedly: "One more cup!"
"Good, good. With a relaxed expression, the knight who was pouring milk for Lusha seemed content with this behavior. Taking the teacup, Lucina couldn't help but think of Cyberdart: Lusa still couldn't summon Nallow. I haven't been in touch with him for so long, nothing really will happen, right?
I haven't seen Guladan in days...... Sighing, Lucina was suddenly a little lost: when she was in Snowcastle before, she summoned him every night after the flight to chat. I hadn't been summoned for so many days, and he must have been worried that something had happened to me.
"Oh, yes. I almost forgot. The mad dog seemed to remember something: "Lucina, lift your head." β
"Hmm, what's wrong?" Lucina looked up at him, puzzled.
Before she could react, the mad dog leaned over and gently pressed his hand on Aya's head and stroked it. Because the itching was very comfortable, Lucina lowered her head slightly in embarrassment: Mad Dog's strength is really good.
Just as she closed her eyes and enjoyed, the hand suddenly exerted force, slamming Aya's head against the table, making a "bang" sound. Her head hurt, Lucina covered her forehead in pain and screamed in annoyance, "What are you doing?!"
"Nonsense! What did you do last night, I don't know?!" Knocking on the wine jug in his hand, Mad Dog snorted dissatisfiedly: "Lao Tzu asked you to pour honey wine into it, what are you pouring it?!"
"I didn't pour boiled water!" was so painful that she wanted to cry, Lucina kept gasping for air: "You don't frameβ"
"I did it. Before Lucina could finish speaking, Lusa interjected in a low voice, "I poured out my sister's honey wine yesterday and poured it into boiled water...... I'm sorry. β
Like Lucina, Mad Dog was visibly stunned. However, he immediately reacted, grinning and boasting about Lusa: "Yo! I really deserve to be my sister, but I really care about your brother! See, Lucina, you're a sister and learn a little more......."
"Why are you so thick-skinned!" yelled angrily, Lucina jumped out of her chair and stomped her feet in anger: "You're too partial, aren't you?!It's all Aya, Lusa and I are completely the same treatment!"
"She's my sister, what are you?" Mad Dog coughed dryly, and immediately began to blatantly change the subject: "Let's not talk about that, let's just think about what to do when we return to Eternal Winterfell, shall we? Knight, give me a piece of paper - according to my idea, maybe the way to lift Lusa's curse is hidden in the underground ruins." Or, hide in a dark glacier or an ice city. β