Chapter 27: The Cold War (1)
I believe that no matter who it is, they have the experience of arguing with others.
The reason may not be a big deal, but it is often just for some trivial things, and they will be argued endlessly.
And the reason why people go toe-to-toe with each other is mostly not because one of them has done something wrong. In fact, disputes only arise when both sides feel that they are right.
Sometimes, the reason for the quarrel is not even around a specific event, but simply because of the difference in ideas, ideas, worldviews, etc., from illusory and abstract concepts.
For Alice, of course, this is no exception, and she can recall many memories of arguing with others.
When she was a 'teenager'.
When I was young, in order not to stay in the martial arts hall all day to practice martial arts, I would have disputes with my father every once in a while, and even fought without my own strength. Although for martial artists, it is not unfilial to work with Lao Tzu, needless to say, it is easy to clean up with one hand by his father.
And when I was a student, when I played MOBA (such as LOL) online games with my friends, the authorities fell into passivity, teammates or themselves made mistakes, so that in the end, everyone would blame each other mercilessly and count each other. But in reality, for the sake of a few seconds of judgment or operational error, it is useless to fight for it later.
In the memory of being the daughter of the lord's mansion.
Alice is basically a good child, but she also has friction and arguments with her father, sisters, and the maids in the house, and similar memories are not uncommon. After all, she's just a young kid who likes to cry and scream.
But no matter how fierce the quarrel is, when you calm down and think about it carefully, you actually have something wrong with you. Whether it's when you're a teenager or as a lord's daughter, it's the same, in fact, most of the time you still account for more than half of your faults. Even sometimes the fault is all on oneself, and in the end, the quarrel is just because of one's own willfulness and impatience.
To sum up, in fact, it is not difficult to find that the so-called quarrels, and the frequency of their relatives and friends is overwhelmingly high, and under normal circumstances, it is not easy to have disputes with strangers.
So from another point of view, quarreling may be a kind of coquettish behavior, imposing all the negative emotions that you can't vent on your intimate objects, which is actually a manifestation of trust in each other's feelings.
So, yesterday's quarrel with Eliezer ...... Presumably the same. No matter how much Alice asserted that her claims were correct, and how much she was indignant at what happened to Hilda, she should not have waved her fist at her weak sister.
It's simply the worst, the worst, the worst behavior. If this kind of thing happens on the earth, it will definitely be photographed by passers-by with mobile phones, uploaded to the circle of friends, and labeled as a 'scumbag' by public opinion.
Alice knew that, strictly speaking, yesterday's events weren't even quarrels.
Because she was the only one who was unilaterally venting her emotions from beginning to end, she was like a demon and couldn't control her hands and feet, so she ...... Anyway, in the eyes of others, this kind of claim may be just an excuse.
From start to finish yesterday, Aliezel did not fight back. If Alizel tries to fight back, I'm afraid she can easily cast a terrifying magic that she can't even imagine. But she didn't do that, and Alyse never asserted the correctness of her actions, she just tried to appease her sister's anger over and over again, desperately with clumsy words.
When a problem occurs, it is mature to actively seek a solution, and Ariza is exactly like this, and look at herself...... It's just too naïve.
"Hey......"
Alice rolled over on the soft bed, and because of the self-reproach in her heart, she had barely slept all night last night, and her mind was in turmoil.
As soon as I closed my eyes, I was reminded of the scene of myself swinging my fist at my smiling sister.
Then, Alice lifted her right hand from the covers, the tips of which were covered with bandages.
The level of bandaging can only be said to be so-so, no matter how much the workstation is, no way, who let this be a masterpiece of care completed by Selena with tears in her eyes after returning home yesterday.
But despite this half-baked treatment, Alice's injury has fully recovered, not only thanks to the wonderful effect caused by the "fighting spirit", but also Alice-
That's right, in the middle of the night, Alize crept back to her own room, carefully lifted the bed, and used magic to heal Alice's right hand, the murder weapon that had been swung at her.
Alice couldn't make up her mind to apologize, so she could only pretend to be asleep.
After the treatment was complete, Alize clumsily escaped from the room, and she never returned overnight.
"Ah...... Really...... The guy ...... Where did you sleep last night...... What are you doing now...... I didn't say I wouldn't let her into the room......"
Inadvertently, the worry in Alice's heart leaked out of her mouth.
"If you're worried, how about getting her back?"
Coldly, a soft voice sounded in her ears, which startled Alice.
Once upon a time, the sister who was beside her had already opened her eyes.
"So, Sophia! Who ...... Who would worry about that kind of guy...... Anyway, you're in the same league with her......"
Then, out of poor stubbornness, Alice grabbed the pillow and buried her face in it.
"Sister Alice...... Or would it be better to call you 'kid'?
As if to deliberately make it bad, Sophia asked.
"Cut...... ...... whatever you want."
"So, Sister Alice...... You are mistaken. Whether it's Hilda's thing, or it's a spiritual suggestion......"
“......”
Even though the sister next to her ignored her, Sophia maintained a steady tone and continued to speak.
"Hilda had suffered a very serious fatal wound to her flesh the night before. If you want to ask how serious the injuries are, then even if they are sent to the most advanced medical facilities on earth, they are already powerless...... So, thanks to Sister Elize's use of that whimsical treatment, she barely survived one of her lives. ”
“......”
The same is true of spiritual suggestion...... Sister Alice, you don't know how fragile the human spirit really is. There is no way for a body to accommodate plural personalities so easily. I used to suffer from a severe personality disorder because of my work...... It was at that time that I was helped by a well-known clinical psychologist. At the time, he was doing something similar to what Sister Ariezel did...... Through strong psychological suggestion, the self-awareness and priority of the main personality are strengthened, so that the main personality can smoothly integrate the consciousness and thinking of other personalities. ”
"So, did Ariezel do the same to you that night......?"
"That's right, I'm afraid it's not just us, she's doing the same to herself. Although I don't know, what kind of 'keyword' Sister Ariezel uses as the basis for the suggestion. ”
The so-called mental suggestion is a kind of hypnosis, which often needs "keywords" to achieve the effect.
Alice also has some knowledge about this, although the sources are all movies and novels, as for the effect of real hypnotism in reality, she only experienced it firsthand yesterday.
"So...... Have you unraveled the hints on me......?"
"Well, unraveled. My sister's soul has been successfully fused into one, and I believe that there is no need for forced spiritual disposal. ”
"What about you?
"Huh...... Don't underestimate me, sister. I'm an expert in counter-torture, and if I resist, no one can do anything to me. So, Sister Alice, please don't ...... again"
"No...... Now, not yet...... Let me be quiet for a while......"
"Okay......"
After all, people are more stubborn than they imagined. Once the ideas and emotions are formed, they will not simply be reversed 180 degrees because the truth is known. He will not easily give up his ideas and principles, and simply admit that his judgment is wrong.
And in the final analysis, it's the senseless self-esteem that is causing trouble, knowing that you are wrong, but you can't put it down because of the fanfare...... Yes, it takes a lot of courage to admit mistakes.
Alice's hesitation made the three sisters, who originally loved each other, now stand on the fork in the road that is likely to part ways.
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"Miss Sophia——! is Miss Sophia in the house?"
Early in the morning, just after breakfast time in the Lord's Mansion, a man's rough voice sounded at the entrance of the main entrance.
Soon, the voice called Selena, who was cleaning near the entrance in the house.
"Good morning, Lord Charlie, may I ask if there is anything wrong with my third lady?"
"Ahh ”
"Help, do you mean ......?"
"Hahaha, actually, after that incident two days ago, many of my brothers and I have been completely fascinated by Miss Sophia!"
The tall man, Lang smiled and said a very impactful line.
"Please wait, Lord Charlie, if it is for this purpose, please go home immediately~~ The young ladies of my family are just eight years old, and they have not yet reached the age of talking about marriage!"
As she spoke, Selena puffed out her lovely cheeks and danced her broom, posing as if she was going to chase people away.
"No, no, no, girl, you misunderstood!"
Charlie pulled his loud voice and hurriedly shook his palms, "I mean, the brethren are fascinated by Miss Sophia's free and easy fighting skills! So the garrison wants to get rid of Miss Sophia to train us...... I am ashamed to say that, you see, the day before yesterday, our bear-like killed many brothers, and the maids in the house also ...... In short, in order not to let such a tragic incident happen again! Our garrison wants to urgently improve our training! We can't always rely on the lord lord, who is too gentle and not strict with our training at all...... So help the girl!
In this way, a big man kept bowing his head and pleading at the cute maid who was only twelve years old at the entrance of the lord's mansion.
This comical scene attracted the attention of many people on the street, most of whom were farmers preparing to go to the fields to cultivate.
"Yo ho~~~ Charlie, you have a good eye! I actually fell in love with Sister Selena!What?
"It's really fake! Sister Selena, but I took a fancy to it first! Charlie, don't run away!"
Pedestrians coaxed, making Selena's face flush in an instant.
"Look, Lord Charlie, don't do this! I, I, I'm going to ......."
"No, I've heard what happened. ”
At this moment, the familiar clear voices and indifferent tones of the two suddenly sounded, the voice came from above their heads, and they looked up in the direction, between which Sophia stood on the brick eaves of the second floor.
"Three, Miss Three~~!Why did you run to such a dangerous place again~~!Quick, come down~~!"
"Uh-huh, oh......"
After agreeing softly, Sophia jumped off the eaves and landed steadily beside the two of them.
"Babbling ——!"
And this move almost scared Selena's heart out of her throat. In Selena's eyes, since the house was attacked by bandits two days ago, their third young lady has suddenly changed her appearance.
Although the personality is still the same, silent and quiet and not very talkative, but the action has become bold and adventurous.
Like a hide-and-seek wild cat, Sophia can appear anywhere in the house, making it impossible to guess how she crawled there.
"Third Miss, you, you, are you okay!"
"Ahhh......h No problem. ”
"Woo~~~ It's really ~~ next time you must go through the hallway~~!"
"However, the building structure is too complex, and the normal path will cause unnecessary time loss, and the shortest path to move the fastest is the basic ...... of the battle."
"Please don't be forceful! Otherwise, when the master comes back, I, I, I will definitely make a small report!"
"Don't ...... I'm bothered by this, so please don't tell your father, I'll pay attention to it next time. ”
"It's an appointment! Don't lie! It's a promise with Selena! Don't go to dangerous places again!"
"Understood...... I'll try to move with the regular path. ”
It seems that even this third lady, who is like a god of death, is afraid of making her father angry, and she can't think of it as cute—Charlie thought to himself, and then said, "Then, that third lady! Anyway, as I said just now, can you please come and train our brothers in the garrison!"
"I understand your determination, but the training style I am proficient in requires a specific field and equipment...... I'm afraid it won't be able to solve it in a short period of time, and now I can only do some basic physical training. ”
"On this note, don't worry, because it's ...... early this morning"
Soon after, Sophia followed Charlie into the carriage and galloped all the way to the garrison's station, although on the way, she had heard what had happened from Charlie's mouth, but she couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration when she actually saw it.
"That's really ...... It's amazing, it's worthy of Sister Eliza......"
The facility in front of her was a recreation of a military training camp on a modern earth.
The expansive and flat grounds, the clean running track covered with plastic, the neatly arranged camps, and the spacious canteen.
Although there are still many things that are not satisfactory, according to Charlie, in just two hours in the early hours of the morning, Alize is like a trick, creating everything in front of her.
"Miss Alize's surprise visit early in the morning startled me, and she asked me if I had any spare space, and I was confused!"
Charlie's words reminded Sophia of a conversation she had yesterday in the backyard.
He had mentioned to Aliezer the much-needed items for military training - venues, equipment, armament, nutritionally balanced meals, and complete medical treatment and logistical supplies.
At that time, Aliize just casually agreed, but she didn't expect that she would actually take action the next day.
- Sister, and little sister~~ From today onwards, I will contribute all my skills and knowledge to fulfill all your wishes~~
The hearty and beautiful laughter seemed to echo in her ears at this moment, and at the same time, she remembered the scene of the two sisters breaking up yesterday, which couldn't help but make Sophia's chest ache faintly.
"Then Miss Sophia, my brothers and I will ask you!"
"Okay...... But Uncle Charlie, please be conscious. My training is not a flimsy half-ass. ”
"Oooh!"
"It's not 'Oh', it's AYE-MADAM!"
"What did you say, Miss Sophia?"
Charlie's question summoned a pink punch to the cheek, but it was so powerful that it sent him two and a half circles in mid-air.
Before Charlie could realize what was happening, Sophia grabbed him by the collar and pulled his face to her with a demonic look.
"I repeat again, say AYE-MADAM...... From this second, answer my question with MADAM at the end of the sentence. It's definitely AYE-MANDAM, it's NO-MANDAM, get it?"
"Ming, Ming......"
"Clear, white, ......!"
A big man with a stout body is completely overwhelmed by the murderous aura exuded by the girl.
“AYE,AYEMADAM!”
"Very good, give you a hundred seconds, gather all the soldiers in the camp, complete the whole column, and run around the field every second of delay, GO! GO! GO!”
“AYEMADAM——!!”
Although he didn't know what the situation was, the only thing he could be sure of was that Sophia's special training had begun, and Charlie Fei ran to the camp as if he were to instinctively tell him not to try to disobey the two-ponytailed Grim Reaper.