The celebrities in the Imperial Hall just now were also watching the ceremony from the tower of Tiamat Palace, and His Majesty Nicholas I, the Supreme of the Empire, brought his ministers and the nobles of the imperial capital to inspect the troops together, which was a great morale boost.

Through the Triumphal Boulevard, the soldiers who entered the Square of Glory of Justice also chanted the slogan "For the Empire, for Siliul" in unison, under the command of the commander.

The citizens of Deweide had not seen such a grand occasion for ten years, and the last time was after the victory of the war with Hadrian in Silesia, the triumphal ceremony held by the Empire for the front-line troops. This grand scene also restored the original unstable imperial capital to its previous self-confidence, the empire has never been defeated by rebellion in its hundreds of years of history, and no general can push the soldiers to Deweide, the city of all eyes.

Since Count Hecate was still recovering from his injuries, Artemis could only attend the ceremony. Artmis, who came to Tiamat Palace again, was still in a bad mood this time, originally thinking that when his father woke up, he would no longer have to bear so many things, and he could live lazily and lazily as before, but just the night before, Yang disappeared.

Today's Artemis came to the Tiamat Palace uneasily, because this time the Count of Hecate had already prepared, and had already instructed the maid to prepare a black suspender silk dress for Artemis in advance, and did not give Artemis a chance to exploit the loophole again.

Atmis, who was preoccupied and uncomfortable with the clothes on her body, didn't care at all about what Emperor Swin said in the Imperial Hall just now, nor did she care about the high morale of the troops now, she was still worried about that younger brother in her heart. Of course, she didn't think about the possibility of her brother falling into someone's hands, but Artemis knew very well that there were too few people who could capture Yang, and if it was really true, her half-baked gem magic was no match for Yang at all.

However, such people are not absent, and the first thing she thinks of is Swain. Swain was able to injure her father, Earl Hecate, so with his strength, it was possible to capture Young. But why did he do it? And, knowing the reason for his father's miss, Yang wouldn't be defeated so easily.

Artmis, whose mind was occupied by distractions, did not pay any attention to her surroundings, and when Swain walked up to her, she did not notice it immediately. "You look like you're troubled, Miss Heckat. ”

Startled by Sven's sudden voice, Artemis turned her head to see Swain's mask-like face right next to him. Although Swain didn't look at her, her eyes were just fixed on the troops being inspected in the square, but she still felt uncomfortable with Swain's uneasy expression.

However, since Swain took the initiative to find him, and Artemis did not intend to avoid it, there were indeed many things to talk about between them, both friendly and unfriendly.

"Thank you for your concern. I'd love to congratulate you on your official reception with the Emperor, but I'm afraid it's not right now, since your realm is still under threat, and a compliment may seem sarcastic to you now. ”

Artmis's tone wasn't friendly at first, and although she wasn't sure that Young's disappearance had anything to do with Swain, at least they still had Count Hecate's account to settle with.

"Thank you for worrying about me, but with such a strong army in the Empire, I feel completely at ease with taking back my territory. ”

Swain said it appropriately, but Artemis didn't think so. Is there still less land and titles that have been recovered by the emperor over the years, if your Midnight Fort can't be recovered, I won't cry to death for you!

Although he thought about it in his heart, of course Artemis couldn't say that, even if she and Sven did have some impulsive nature, the two almost collided when they first met, and they were not too happy with each other, but on this occasion Artemis had to represent the Hecate family, even if she didn't like it, she had to pretend to be a nobleman. So Artemis could only nod reservedly in agreement.

However, although Artemis did not take advantage of this topic, there was one more thing, the Hecate family and the Thirteen Lessons had the upper hand. "Manfred should have told you, about me...... Father's business. ”

Swain nodded, it wasn't strange that Manfred would report to his masters, the Hecate family, although the meeting was purely coincidental. But it is difficult to say whether Manfred's last words were communicated to the young Miss Hecate. But now Artemis is certainly not talking about Manfred, and she must be making a fuss about her father's injury when she throws up this topic.

"Now that you know that it was my father that night, is there anything you want to say to me?"

Such words are vague and ambiguous, and it is easy to cause misunderstanding by others, but in a place where there are so many people, Artemis can only say this, otherwise the secret of the thirteen lessons will be exposed.

"Is Count Heckat okay? I'm really sorry that day, I'll definitely go to the door another day to apologize, after all, I'm going to stay in the emperor for a long time now. Swain said, placing his hand on Artmis' bare shoulder. After all, she is also the Earl's daughter, and Artmis's skin is delicate and silky, but she is not inferior to Ramrem, although Atmis's temperament is a little boyish.

This action startled Artmis, and somewhat provoked her anger. That's why I hate this kind of clothes, bastard dad, damn Jericho Artmis almost gritted his teeth, but he couldn't attack it because of the occasion, after all, Swain's action was frivolous, but not excessive. Of course, just because you can't have a direct attack doesn't mean you can't make some small moves, and Artemis uses the tips of his high heels to teach Swain a lesson.

But she forgot that Swain was able to enchantize his body, and that level had no effect on him. On the contrary, it was the small movements of the two of them that began to attract the attention of some ladies next to them. The women all chuckled and cast a hidden look at Atmis, who was obviously like a pair of lovers in their eyes, and the girl was still the stronger one, while the man seemed very personable and tolerant.

These glances made Artemis even more unhappy, she was almost on the verge of madness, but fortunately, Swain did not continue to stimulate her, and put down his hand at the right time.

"Can you please talk about it later?" Swain whispered in Artmis' ear.

Artemis snorted coldly, but still nodded, since the matter of Count Hecate had been raised, then Swain must have given her an explanation, and she also wanted to know if Jericho had anything to do with her brother's disappearance.

The parade lasted for a long time, and it still took a long time for 40,000 people to make a turnaround on the Triumphal Avenue. The Emperor, however, was not at all tired, and like a roaring lion, he gave a long lecture to his lion cubs on the tower, and it was evident that the parade was much more exciting for the Emperor than it was for Swing.

Although the emperor is very energetic, in fact, most of the nobles are a little tired after watching it for a while, but because of their face, especially in front of the emperor who is on the rise, no one dares to leave first.

When the parade finally ended, it was close to lunch, and Swain took the initiative to invite Atmiss to lunch at a famous restaurant in the imperial capital, and Atmiss of course agreed. And it wasn't until the checkout that Swain understood why Miss Hecate, who had never been very pleasing to him, would agree so simply this time.

Swin specially booked a private room, there are too many things that must be kept secret in this conversation, and this restaurant is not a red windmill, there are many people, and it is necessary to be cautious.

This private room is a special two-person room, with only a small dining table and two chairs facing each other, and the room is covered with red wallpaper painted with rose vines, and the sound insulation is also very good.

Swain asked Artemis to order as much as he wanted, and in this kind of thing, Swain didn't care how much he could make concessions. The important thing is the next topic.

After Artemis had finished ordering the menu, the waiter left the room with a twitching smile, unable to understand why a young, slender young lady could order something as terrible as a pound of steak.

When there are only two people left in the room, the conversation can finally begin.

Atmiss originally thought that Swain would say something apologetic first, but he didn't expect Swain to directly throw up another topic. "The night before, I was attacked by a white-haired teenager. ”

Atmis, who originally wanted to put on an arrogant posture and give Swain a little face, couldn't help but change her face after hearing this, and she looked at Swain with some surprise.

"He said his name was Jan No. Darres and that he was from Thirteen Lessons. Atmis's reaction was somewhat unexpected by Swain, as if she valued the boy named Yang very much. This is naturally beneficial to Swain, of course, he does not have to and will not show it in his face.

"And how is he?" asked Artmis, a little nervous.

Atmis's way of asking was a little strange, she really attached too much importance to this young man, Swain just said that he had encountered Yang's attack, and nothing else was said, Atmiss didn't test much at all, and asked Yang directly, which can be said to be her flaw, of course Sven would not let it go.

"A promising battle mage, a very talented magic swordsman, it took me a lot of effort to defeat him. ”

was defeated, then, maybe now Yang is in the hands of this Jericho. Artemis frowned tightly, he felt that this Jericho was too much trouble, first hurting her father, and now getting her brother out of nowhere, and he was always in trouble after running into him.

"I hope he hasn't been injured, my father's injuries haven't healed yet. She said in as disgruntled a tone as she could, reminding Swain that he still owed the Hecate family.

"Please rest assured, these are all flesh wounds, no worse than the Earl's wounds. ”

Swain's words really annoyed Atmis, it wasn't heavier or just a little worse, and judging from the current situation, Yang probably wouldn't be in a good situation. Atmis, who was in a bad mood, didn't have too many scruples because of his impulsiveness, and let out a cruel sentence: "Mr. Jerichault, if you think that our Hecate family has been swallowing their anger because they are afraid of you Jericho, then you are very wrong. If anything happens to my brother, Hecate and Lesson Thirteen's revenge, you can try it!"

"Your brother?"

Swain didn't pay attention to Artmis's threat, and then noticed a key word that the other party had inadvertently said.

Artmis's face froze, and she simply snorted, twisted her head, and ignored Sven.

"I see, the ...... Mr. Darees, is your brother. Swain was unimpressed by Atmis's rude attitude, and now it was time for him to play his cards, "It looks like that Mr. Darres is an illegitimate child?"

said that he was a younger brother, but the sister and brother were not the same surname, and as a younger brother, they did not inherit Hecate's surname. And the strangest thing is that Count Hecate still does not allow illegitimate children when he has no legal son, only Artmis, a female heir, and Yang with noble status as the heir, so what is behind this is a little suspicious.

Originally, Artemis could have covered it up, but she knew that obvious excuses could not deceive Swain, and with her character, she was not willing to pull down her face to tell lies. Now that Swain guessed the truth of the matter, she didn't mean to show weakness, she still kept an iron face and didn't look at Swin.

Artmis's performance fell into Swain's eyes, which was even more worthy of speculation, and Sven already had a guess in his heart. "He's not the son of Count Hecate, is he, even if he's related to you. ”

Even what he wanted to cover up in the end was told by Swain, and Artemis finally couldn't pretend anymore. Now that all of her cards had been seen by Swain, the scene could no longer allow her to be silent, so she simply took a different attitude, glaring at Swain aggressively, as if trying to intimidate him with momentum. "You're meddling in the family affairs of our Hecate family, if you still know how to respect and respect, please shut up!"

It's just a verbal threat, of course, it can't scare Sven, not to mention that he still has a good hand. "But please don't forget that your brother is in my hands. ”

Artemis was about to be annoyed, and she wanted to slap the nasty creature right away. However, her sanity stopped him, because, as Swain said, Jan was in his hands. Attmis, whose situation was extremely bad, had to give in even if he was reluctant. "So, what do you want to release him?" Although Artemis was helpless and forced to use a pleading tone, her tone was still hard.

"Then it depends on the sincerity of the Hecate family. "It's rare to have such a good opportunity, and Swain will certainly want to make more money.

But Artemis couldn't stand Swain's arrogance. "Don't forget, you owe us one more time in my father's affairs, and it's better not to go too far!"

This time it was Swain who didn't answer, he reached out and made a gesture of please.

Artemis took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said in as calm a tone as possible: "We will not pursue my father's affairs anymore, if your life in the imperial capital lacks a stable income due to the current war, the Hecate family is willing to lend a hand." "Because of the emperor's relationship, the Hecate family is indeed inconvenient to investigate, and it is considered a favor to take it out as a concession. As for the so-called living assistance, it is another way to call the ransom.

Of course, Swain will not meet this condition, not only is it too cheap, but the Hecate family wants to clean up the relationship and no longer be associated with the Jericho family. This is the special feature of the Hecate family commanding the Thirteen Lessons as a family, although they are actually the same entity, but the two names switch with each other, and the Hecate family can easily withdraw from things, although in fact they still have to supervise the Jericho family as the Thirteen Lessons.

"Your brother," Swain looked relaxed as he spooned his coffee, "and when I asked him about his identity and why he was attacking me, he said thirteen lessons, not a word about the Tikhcates. ”

Although Artemis is also curious about why Yang attacked Swain, she can't follow Swain's rhythm now, what she needs is to maintain the position of the Hecate family. Swain's words were clearly suggesting that Artemis should not want to put the Thirteen Lessons out of the way, but if the Thirteen Lessons were to be involved as Swain hoped, then the Hecate family would have to face the Emperor's questioning.

"My younger brother is also an employee of the Thirteenth Lesson, and in order to protect the secrets of the Thirteenth Lesson, there is nothing to blame for his actions. ”

"So, do you intend to consider him an employee of the Thirteenth Lesson, or a member of the Hecate family? ”

Artemis was silent. This question, if she is asked to answer it from her heart, she definitely regards Yang as a member of the family. She hates the obligations of the family, but in fact she hates the burden of the thirteen lessons brought by the surname Hecate, and she still attaches great importance to her family, otherwise with her character, she will not take on the responsibility of the thirteen lessons after Count Hecate is injured and cannot be a director. However, if he now admits that Yang's behavior is the fault of the Hecate family, then the price to pay will be even greater, Swain's words just now have actually rejected her previous proposal, obviously, he does not want to let go of the Hecate family so easily.

What is this, it is clear that he injured my father in the first place, why do we ask him? However, she also understands that the world is so unfair, the Jericho family has secrets they don't know, and even the emperor is not willing to deal with the Jericho family easily, so the Hecate family can only suffer this loss in vain.

After thinking about it for a long time, Artemis was still unwilling to give up this younger brother. Although the relationship between their siblings is not usually very deep, she still can't make Artemis give up her relatives.

Yang ...... It's my younger brother, and of course a member of the Hecate family. ”

"Good. Swain nodded, Artemis couldn't tell the joy and anger on his face, "Well, my condition is that the Hecate family will be on my side in the matter between me and Viscount Ernest." ”