As she walked slowly along the road, Sophia gradually regained some strength, but Manfred's voice and the cheers of the people in the auditorium still echoed in Sophia's mind, and the uneasiness still hung over her.

"Do you have any concerns?"

Although Elaine can seem too naïve and even a little sluggish at times, she is quite sensitive in some ways. Seeing Sophia lower her eyes, Elaine immediately wondered if Sophia had something on her mind.

Gladys glanced at Elaine, who had been silent since Elaine came over, hiding on the other side of Sophia, not even saying hello to Elaine. It's not because Gladys hates Elaine, it's just that she can't handle Elaine's character.

Sophia is also not suitable for Elaine's temperament, and in the face of her question, Sophia can only smile reluctantly, but she doesn't know how to answer.

"Ahh ”

Hearing Elaine's own answer, Sophia and Gladys couldn't help but smile bitterly, although everyone would feel this way more or less when they saw Manfred, but it was too rude to say it directly to Elaine.

"I'm afraid it's not a good idea to say that professor......" Geatis whispered, because his father Ranke was often ridiculed in private by his classmates, so Gretis was more sympathetic to Manfred.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Elaine grabbed the back of her head and grinned, "Actually, what the professor said is quite interesting, everyone is equal, ah—what a yearning for it! Moreover, who would have thought that the union of brother and sister would bring so much harm, I remember, the present Duke of Norformons seems to be married to his cousin, no wonder several of their children died young......"

"What is all equal! What pure-bloods are filth! It's all nonsense-" Hearing Elaine talk about this topic, Sophia's uneasiness that had been hidden in her heart suddenly exploded, startling Elaine and Gladys, "What are you kidding, that man, that ugly and suspicious fellow, dares to question the most sacred and pure union, unforgivable, unforgivable......"

Elaine looked at the hysterical Sophia, she never thought that Sophia, who was usually dignified and elegant, and could be called a model of a noble lady, would show such a posture, as if she had completely changed into a person.

Gladys knew Sophia a little better than Elaine, but she had never seen her like this. However, looking at Sophia, who was pale, her eyes were red, and there were faint bruises under her fair and tender skin, Gladys could not understand her feelings. She had vaguely guessed before, and now seeing Sophia like this really proves her guess.

It seems that Sophia is really in love with Mr. Swain. Geatis sighed softly, he had a good feeling for Swain and Sophia, the mild-mannered Jericho siblings were just the type Gretis could have embraced - she wasn't comfortable with people who were too active. However, even if Geatis and Jericho's brother and sister have a good relationship, Gretis still has some reservations about Sophia's feelings, and marrying close cousins is a common thing in aristocratic families, but the marriage of brothers and sisters is rare even in the age of knights, not to mention that in the past hundred years, with the popularization of scientific ethics, there are more and more voices opposing such kinship marriages.

However, at least for the time being, the laws of the empire do not prohibit blood marriages at this level, and of course, if there is a corresponding reaction in society after Manfred's speech, then perhaps the cabinet will also consider formulating a corresponding law.

Gretis looked at Elaine, who was suddenly yelled at by Sophia, who looked quite overwhelmed at this moment, she didn't know why Sophia was angry, whether she really resented that Manfred, or resented herself.

"That, I'm sorry, I, I'm ......" In the face of Sophia's sudden anger, Elaine's mouth immediately became clumsy, and she couldn't think of words at all at this time.

"No, it's okay, I lost my temper. Sophia hung her head and walked forward stiffly, and the way she walked had to worry about whether Elaine and Gladys would fall suddenly.

The dark clouds in the sky had begun to converge, and the scorching sun, which had brought high temperatures to the imperial capital in the morning, had been hidden behind the clouds at this time, and the wind was gradually getting stronger, and a torrential rain was coming.

"Sophia!" Glatis hurriedly chased after him, "your physical condition is not very good, don't force it!"

"I'm fine. Sophia shook her head, "I can go back myself, Gratis, you better go back to class first." ”

"Are you really okay?" Gretis was still uneasy, looking at Sophia's swaying steps, she always felt that it was too difficult for Sophia to walk back to the dormitory alone.

"Hmm. Sophia nodded slightly, her gaze dim, as if there was no light in her eyes.

Geatis sighed helplessly in her heart, what else can she do now? In the past few days of getting along, Gladys still knows a little about Sophia's character, although this girl is usually always very weak and can't help but look like a wind, and she is also very easy-going and gentle, but in fact, she is a very stubborn person in her bones, and she will not be easily moved by others.

"Sophia!" Elaine, who had come back to her senses, hurried to catch up, "I, I'm really sorry, maybe I said something that hurt you just now...... Anyway, I'm sorry, can you please forgive me?" Elaine held Sophia's hand tightly, the expression on her face was not pretentious, and her eyes were full of sincerity.

"No, it's okay, it's not your fault, it's my own willfulness. Sophia waved her hand, her movements looking weak, as if she had exhausted all her energy just now.

"Can you tell me......" Elaine lowered her eyes, she was a little hesitant to ask or not, and stopped abruptly halfway through her words.

"What?"

"Can you tell you why you were angry?" she finally made up her mind, raised her face, and stared at Sophia seriously, "I still don't quite understand why you suddenly ...... All of a sudden, it's completely different from your normal you. I think there's a reason for that, maybe I'm a little clumsy, but I promise I won't say anything that makes you angry again!"

Looking at Elaine, Sophia sighed lightly. If it was usual, she would never say it, but now, she does have a backlog of fire in her heart, and she urgently needs a hearty vent.

There was a thunderclap in the sky, and the rumbling sound startled Gladys, and she hurried to catch up with the two in front of her, as if she was afraid of being overtaken by the dark clouds behind her.

"Well, then, I'll tell you, Elaine. Sophia reached out and brushed her sideburns behind her ears, and the wind of the hunt could not help but blow her dress, Sophia stood under this gloomy sky, as if she had nothing to do with this world, she was like this wind, this cloud, just a free and independent ethereal shadow.

Elaine looked at Sophia, and couldn't help but be a little stunned, Sophia in this scene looked so beautiful, but so unapproachable, even if she was a girl, Elaine was a little fascinated.

"I like my brother, no, to be exact, I love him. Since I was a child, I have always admired him, and no one in my life has been more important than him. So, I will never admit the nonsense of that mad professor, absolutely, absolutely not admitted!"

Sophia's expression was still very flat, even so gentle and quiet, but her tone was indeed so resolute that Elaine couldn't help but be a little scared.

Gladys, who had just walked over, stopped, she was not surprised by Sophia's confession, as early as the first day when Sophia came to Astrad I College, she had already faintly noticed Sophia's brotherhood. Therefore, when she heard Sophia say this now, Gladys was not surprised at all, at most she sighed.

However, in comparison, Elaine's reaction was much larger. She opened her mouth wide and couldn't close it for a while, as if she couldn't accept Sophia's idea at all.

"But...... But you're brother and sister, aren't you...... Strange, isn't it?" it took a long time for Elaine to speak again, her eyes lowered, not daring to look at Sophia.

"Actually, it's not a brother and sister of the same blood," Sophia didn't react to Elaine's attitude, she turned her head, looked at the dark clouds that were gathering more and more in the mountains, and said lightly: "My brother's biological mother died due to dystocia when he was born, so my brother and I are actually half-brothers and sisters." ”

"But even so...... Elaine still has a hard time accepting that she also has a brother, but the relationship is not even intimate, so it is very difficult for her to understand Sophia's thoughts.

"Are you like those prodigal children who have no surnames but no education, and just because of the phrase 'equality' that catches the trend, you start to worship the guy who doesn't look like a normal person? Hmph, Professor, who knows what his true identity is. Maybe he is actually a strange species that is not even sound, which is why he desperately wants to overthrow the electorate of His Majesty Astrad I, in order to cover up his ugly and ugly appearance!"

Sophia, who began to talk to herself, frightened Elaine and Gladys, not to mention Elaine, even Gretis had never seen Sophia like this, so she didn't use vulgar words, but what Sophia said was to insult Manfred and the people who cheered for Manfred just now, and now Sophia doesn't look gentle at all, let alone knowledgeable, she almost showed the darkest side of a woman to Gretis and Elaine, two little girls who can't even talk about the world.

Elaine's body trembled uncontrollably, her heart was extremely scared now, obviously she just said that she would not make Sophia angry again, but in the blink of an eye, she forced Sophia to this point again. At the moment, Elaine's heart is extremely entangled, on the one hand, she doesn't want Sophia to hate herself further, but on the other hand, her heart insists on letting everything she really thinks in her heart be said.

The scene fell silent for a moment, only the howling wind was hunting. Sophia looked away after saying that, and didn't seem to plan to say anything more to Elaine, and Gratis was a person who was not good at talking, and she almost didn't know what to do in such a situation.

In the end, Benxin still stood on his feet and did not compromise. Elaine raised her face, looked at Sophia seriously and said, "I think what you said is wrong. ”

Sophia looked back, but it didn't look like she was looking at a friend at all, it was cold to zero.

"Perhaps, perhaps, your feelings are unquestionable, pure and genuine, but ...... But this is too capricious! We are in this society, we should abide by his rules, indeed, there is no law that prohibits you from loving your brother, but in public opinion, this is already a taboo, for the sake of personal feelings to violate the rules of society, I think...... I think that's wrong!"

Sophia stared at Elaine, her face became more and more pale, and her hands clenched into fists were trembling, obviously her heart was in turmoil at the moment. Taking a deep breath, Sophia stopped the trembling in her hands and restrained her last weakness.

"Do I have to give up my love just because of other people's eyes? I don't want to! Are you willing to do this? Because people need you to marry someone they don't love, and then you really do it?"

"Haven't we always been like this?" Elaine made up her mind, and looked at Sophia without showing weakness, "Can we really do one thing completely as we want?" No, such freedom has never been there, we sometimes have to go unwanted, this is the so-called fate, no one can escape!"

"That's just because you're too weak!" Sophia shouted loudly.

"Then why are you putting on such a posture here!" Elaine also shouted, and the posture of the two of them frightened Gladys on the side, "Actually, you also know, this kind of thing will definitely be blocked by others, so you are afraid, so you dare not face it, don't you?"

was poked in the weakness of Elaine's heart, and Sophia suddenly lost her voice. Her face was almost as white as a blank sheet of paper, and she stepped back weakly. The way she looked at Elaine was no longer what it had been before, but full of horror.

Eventually, Sophia couldn't withstand the pressure, turned around, and stumbled towards the school gate.

"Sophia!" Gladys saw Sophia running towards the school gate, and seemed to follow, after all, Sophia's appearance before made people worry about whether something would happen to her. But behind Gladys, Elaine, who had exhausted the last of her courage, also lost her strength and sat down on the ground, which made Gretis stop and didn't know which side to help.