In the warm morning sun, Carlo was lazily lying on a wicker chair in the garden, with black tea and snacks beside him, and a thick book in his hand.

The book was found in Sidney's study and was about anatomy.

Carlo was a little surprised that Sidney still had this kind of research.

It's been almost a week since Sidney left, and before he has returned, Carlo went to the dark and horrible basement that Lawrence remembers, only to find it empty, with a lot of moving on the ground.

Carlo knew in his heart that Sidney didn't look like he would be back anytime soon, which made him feel a lot more comfortable.

During this time, there was also a small episode in the manor, Lawrence's Frey the Great ran back by himself, and Ian, the manservant who was kicked and injured by Frey the Great but still loyally wanted to go out to make up for his mistakes, never returned.

Just as Carlo was napping with half-squinted eyes, a maid came over and whispered, "Young master, there is a guest from the imperial capital who has come to visit, saying that he is a friend of Lord Sidney." ”

As soon as Sidney left on the front foot, a friend came to visit on the back foot, which was really interesting.

Carlo smiled, got up from the wicker chair, and waved his hand lightly: "Okay, I see." ”

The maid respectfully stepped back.

...

Outside the manor, the gorgeous royal carriage was parked, and the three old men stood quietly at the gate, waiting for the arrival of their masters.

"Teacher, I heard from the servant that the owner of this territory, Viscount Sidney, has been out for five days and has not returned. The blonde girl said with a frown when she heard some news from the mouthy servant.

The old man didn't have any waves on his face, but replied lightly: "Let's take a look first." ”

The two nodded.

After waiting a little longer, they suddenly heard footsteps in the manor, and soon, a handsome young man with a big smile on his face appeared in front of them.

"Hello. The young man greeted the three politely and said, "I am the only son of Viscount Sidney, and you may call me Lawrence. I would venture to ask, are you really my father's friends?"

"Of course.." The old man smiled and replied, "If Mr. Sidney were here, he would recognize me. Oh yes, my name is Franklin, and I'm currently the Royal Advisor to the Slcoutsen Empire, and these two are my students, Eric, and Clara. ”

"Nice to meet you. The young man nodded at the two of them, and then said apologetically, "Mr. Franklin, it's a pity that you came all the way to the void, and my father went out because of something, and I don't know when he will be back."

The old man glanced back at the two of them, and then said, "I don't know if we can wait for Mr. Sidney to come back here, I have something very important to look for him, and I must tell him in person."

The young man readily agreed, and his expression was even a little happy: "Of course, you can stay as long as you want."

After saying that, his eyes glanced in Clara's direction without leaving a trace, and quickly retracted, as if secretly watching her.

The old man couldn't help but smile in his eyes, and politely thanked him.

...

In this way, the three strangers from the imperial capital took up residence in the manor, and were treated with great hospitality.

"Teacher, I've searched the entire manor, inside and out." Ekeri still looked serious, his back straight like a steel spear, "No trace of the Dark Totem Beast was found. ”

"All the servants on the manor, including." Clara paused for a moment, then continued: "Including Lawrence, I have also investigated, they are all ordinary people... There are no totem beast fluctuations.."

"Lawrence is a warm and honest young man. . . Do you say yes, Clara?" said Franklin with a sudden laugh.

Clara's face turned red and said softly, "Hmm.. He really has a good heart.."

"Shut up!" The next moment Franklin's face turned cold again, "How many times have I told you, Clara, that there must be no negligence in the process of carrying out the mission, let alone having feelings for some guy who is suspected of being a dark totemist... Have you forgotten?"

Clara's face turned pale, and she hurriedly bowed her head: "I'm sorry teacher, I was wrong." ”

"I'm going to deduct the corresponding points from your final score, and I don't want another time. Franklin said solemnly.

"I promise. ”

Franklin nodded slightly, and then spoke: "Even so, the dark totem master who can basically be determined to be the target now is Viscount Sidney himself... It's a little weird that he suddenly disappeared before we arrived."

"Could it be that I got the news in advance and ran away?" asked Ekri with a frown.

"Probably not.." Franklin shook his head, "Sidney loves him very much, and if he really wants to run away, he will definitely disappear with Lawrence... Now in this situation, I believe that he really went away because of something.."

"So what are we going to do next? ”

"It's easy, we just need to keep waiting for him here, he should be back." Franklin added, "Of course, I'll also ask the local garrison to help find his whereabouts, and it would be nice if I could find him in advance." ”

As he spoke, Franklin pulled out a small emerald green ball from his cuff, and with a flash of light in his hand, the ball turned into a bird with a whole emerald green body flapping its wings and flew out of the window.

"Clara. Franklin watched the kingfisher disappear and turned to look at the blonde girl.

"Teacher. Clara bowed her head slightly.

"I command you, keep contacting Lawrence.."

Clara looked up suddenly, her eyes full of surprise.

"Doesn't he have a love for you, and you can use this to get a thing out of him about Sidney... And, if Sidney returns, he could be used as a hostage at critical moments.."

"But the teacher.." Clara looked eager and wanted to say something, but was rudely interrupted by Franklin: "No, the heir of the Dark Totemist will never be able to wash off the stain on his body, and sooner or later he will be sent to the gallows..."

Clara's eyes were full of struggle, and she was silent for a long time, and finally nodded heavily: "I understand, teacher." ”

"Hmm. Franklin nodded with some satisfaction.

"Remember, if you want to defeat the cruel and cunning Dark Totemists, you will either be stronger than them, or you will be more unscrupulous than them..."

...

Meanwhile, Carlo stood still in the garden, his right hand slightly bent in the shape of a claw, and a small emerald green bird fluttering and struggling between his fingers.

Carlo exerted a slight force, and with a "flutter", the kingfisher was pinched into a cloud of pale green powder.

Carlo watched the powder slowly flow from between his fingers, his eyes were novel, and he muttered, "The power of this world is so interesting."