Chapter Seventy-Two: Pansy's Little Bet
"Pansy, do you have something on your mind?" Catherine, who was heading down the main road towards the gaming area, suddenly turned back and asked Pansy, who had been keeping her head down and silent all the way, "Is there anything wrong?"
"No, nothing. Pansy smiled reluctantly, but she didn't notice the reluctance in her smile.
"If there is any problem, just say it, and everyone can discuss and solve it together. Catherine stopped and reached out to pat Pansy on the shoulder. Pansy's shoulders shrunk, and she subconsciously wanted to dodge, but in the end she didn't dodge: "Don't forget what I said, since you sisters didn't leave me and Vivien to run away by themselves, you are no longer squires, but our friends." When there is a problem, it is most normal to seek solutions from one's friends outside the city of innocence. We have left the sewers, you have successfully completed your mission, indulgence and enthusiasm will keep your promises, so you will be able to leave the city of innocence and live a normal life in the future. In that case, you have to try to learn the rules of the world beyond the City of Innocence, and stop being bound by the habits of the past, understand? ”
"I ...... I ......" Pansy opened her mouth and tried to say something a few times, but finally shook her head: "No, it's nothing. ”
"I see. Although Pansy didn't say anything, Catherine already understood, looked at Pansy's still childish face, and rubbed her hair vigorously: "It's okay, you can send a signal." ”
"I ......" Pansy was frightened, and her first reaction was to turn around and run, but she tried her best to control her urge to escape, although her face was sweating, she still forced out a smile, and barely let her voice tremble so obviously: "What a signal, I don't understand." ”
"You kid is really. Catherine said with a smile: "I'm afraid everyone has guessed it, and you are still worrying alone." ”
"Guessed?" Pansy was puzzled, but admitted, "How did you guess." ”
"Quite simply, they want to use our power. Naturally, we need to know when we will return. Catherine explained, "So I'm sure I'll find a way to get you to send them a message of their whereabouts, which is normal, and if it were me, I would do the same." But what we didn't expect was that you had been embarrassed about this matter for so long and didn't listen to their arrangement, which really makes me happy. But it doesn't matter. Just let them know, it's all right. ”
"But I just listened to the conversation between the two of you, and it seems to be ...... with two adults," said Ai Ai during the pansy period, "Won't it have any effect?"
"Haha, you're thinking too much. Catherine couldn't help but laugh and shook her head, "We won't become enemies because of this." Rest assured. You see, I said that you should discuss the difficult things with your friends, and if you had told me earlier, you wouldn't have to be so difficult along the way. ”
"Thank you. Pansy happily took out a thumb-sized hedron and smashed it into pieces.
"Okay, now that the problem is solved, let's follow along. Catherine patted Pansy on the shoulder again encouragingly: "Don't keep them waiting. ”
"The bet was good. Shortly after Catherine turned around, a very faint voice suddenly came from Pansy's ear, which she could barely hear: "The eye for judging the situation is also good." ”
This time, Pansy's face was really pale, and her legs were weak and she almost collapsed to the ground. But a hand stretched out at the most opportune time to hold her firmly, not even letting her show any abnormality. Pansy turned her head in horror to see Pannis's face with a meaningful smile.
"Don't be afraid, my words are just literal. Pannis continued to whisper in an extremely faint voice, "This is indeed a compliment, you don't have to worry. It's instinctive for the City of Innocence, so I understand your thoughts, you didn't do anything wrong, well, in a way. Try not to do that in the future, though. It's good for everyone, okay?"
Pansy's trembling hand subconsciously grabbed her side a few times before she held her sister's hand, and the temperature from her palm finally gave her the strength to breathe again. I nodded my head almost impatiently. Pansy found that her close-fitting clothes were completely soaked, and the cold was sticking to her skin, making her feel chills.
"Let's reach a consensus?" Pannis smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, then let the conversation just now become a little secret between us forever, what is your opinion?"
"Thanks. Thank you. Pansy felt the urge to escape death, and when she looked back at her sister, she looked like she was almost crying. Pinching his sister's hand, the courage in Pansy's heart came back again, perhaps, there will be a good future.
So, on the surface, it must be cruel, madness, and curiosity, all aimed at indulgence and passion. In order to win the war, Suspicious knows almost everything, just to give this group of hole cards the clearest idea of the situation: "Cruelty and curiosity are inclined to the five of them joining forces to get rid of indulgence and passion, so at least it seems that the three of them must be on the same front." ”
"You mean it looks?" asked Catherine, "and what about actually?"
"Curiosity is bound to waver. Suspicious said: "Although he is one of the initiators of the joint action, this person is actually the most timid, and any slight change in strength will make him change his original position." If indulgence and enthusiasm are always on the back foot, Curiosity will definitely stay the course, but once I show my support for them, Curiosity will immediately return to neutrality. ”
"What do you mean by strength?" Catherine finally asked the doubts in her heart for a few days: "Does it mean the strength that your subordinates can mobilize?"
"No, not those. Suspicious explained: "Forget that you don't understand. Between captains, what is often referred to as strength refers to the ability to kill each other in a few turns. The battle between thieves or assassins is like this, a few rounds of fighting, not giving the other party any room to counterattack, completely killing the other party, this contrast of the probability of the size is what we often call strength. ”
"Well, then what?" asked Catherine, "who is the other curiosity?"
"The second is elegance. Suspicious hesitated for a while, but still said the name first: "None of us have seen the true face of Grace, his face is too much, maybe he has used his real face but it is estimated that no one knows, I just don't know if the president will know." Through Pannis's reminder, I guess he's the only one who would never allow anyone to interfere with the normal operation of the City of Innocence. ”
"Why?" Pannis chased after him. "Is there anything he particularly relies on here?" he asked.
"Yes. Suspicious affirmed: "Here you can enjoy his favorite food, and he is not afraid to reveal his identity." Although he has many identities, he is very careful not to use them again once his identity is in danger of being exposed. So in order to protect the identity. He had to suppress his appetite everywhere else, and I have to say, it was a torment for him. ”
"Uh, excuse me. Pannis's eyes narrowed suddenly, interrupting the suspicious words: "I hope I guessed wrong." ”
"Nope. I think you guessed that right. For the first time, Suspicious smiled in front of everyone, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"Pannis, what did you guess?" asked Catherine, puzzled, "Is there anything strange?"
"No, nothing. Pannis rubbed his eyebrows: "I'll tell you when I have a chance later." ”
"Okay. Catherine didn't really care, and asked suspiciously, "What about madness? ”
"No, madness is the third. "Crazy is a madman, but a madman who has reason most of the time." Of course, none of this matters, but the important thing is that her hobbies are in some way complementary to cruelty, so the likelihood of her betraying the union is third, if not a last resort. She generally doesn't deviate. If she really betrayed the cruelty in advance, maybe it was a conspiracy. ”
"She?" Pannis's eyes lit up: "Woman?"
"Yes, woman. Suspicious and smiled: "But it's not pretty." ”
"Needless to say, irrelevant questions. Catherine withdrew her fingers from Pannis's waist and allowed the other two hands to continue the same action in her place, and continued to ask, "You just said that madness is third, do you say that there is also a fourth?
"Of course. Suspicious replied without hesitation: "Once you find that you can't succeed, cruelty will definitely find a way to clear yourself and stand on the side of passion and indulgence." ”
"No, it won't. Catherine was surprised and asked, "Doesn't that mean that everyone is on the same front?"
"How could it be. Suspicious sneered, "It's just going best, and even if it does." It is also impossible to end up in harmony. Don't forget who amplified the whole thing, once the incident develops to this point, it means that the initiative is back in the hands of enthusiasm and indulgence, and they can choose their own targets at will. This is the best chance. ”
"That's why you ran down and took a stand. Pannis nodded thoughtfully, "The two of them commissioned Catherine and Vivian to come down to investigate, obviously targeting you first, because it is your subordinate forces that are in contact with the cultists, and it is too easy to involve you." But if you come down and take a stand, I'm afraid their target will shift, who will it be?"
"Don't think it goes so well. Suspicious sneered: "Don't forget. There are also two Legendary-level mages on call in the dark, and it's unclear which side they stand on. ”
"Whoa. A strange noise came from Mimosa's backpack.
"What sound?" Mimosa was startled, quickly rummaged in the backpack, and quickly followed the sound, and found a silver-white rectangular metal box from one of the compartments of the backpack, the size of a palm: "This...... How did it get into my backpack?"
"It's the same two again. Pannis shrugged his shoulders and said without thinking: "The materials for both of you are provided by her, and it is normal for you to not know how to prepare them in detail, and you can't find them." ”
"It turned out to be this kind of thing. Vivien suddenly said excitedly, "I didn't expect that there was another set in the City of Innocence that could work normally." ”
"It turns out that Grace is here, too. Suddenly, behind the noisy noise of the intercom, a somewhat pitched voice came out: "What a surprise." (To be continued.) )
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