Chapter 238: The Empress and Her Lady (Part 1)
In the morning light, several black cars were stained with morning dew, parting the thin morning mist along the winding mountain road.
After passing through two heavy black wrought iron gates, the convoy arrived at the picturesque manor house of Lion Rock on the southern outskirts of the city circle of Upper Kyoto.
Speaking of which, it is on the way from the center of the city circle of Kamito Kyoto to this manor on the mountain.
Along the way, when many vehicles saw this group of black convoys, almost all of them pulled over and gave way at the first time, which saved a lot of time for this pedestrian's trip.
When the vehicle comes to a stop, the doors open.
A pair of long, slender, striking legs stretched out, but they didn't fall to the groundβa roll of red carpet was rolled out on the ground as early as the car stopped, all the way to the door of the manor's mountainside terrace.
And the woman who got out of the car has a tall figure of more than 190, and her figure looks extremely slim, and her long black hair bulges back, a bit like the ancient Egyptian Cleopatra hairstyle.
Her slightly wide forehead is smooth and flat, her eyes are dark blue, and her slender and delicate almond eyes reveal the coldness of her long-standing life.
It stands to reason that on the Lion Rock in the southern suburbs of the city of Upper Kyoto, there is a single-family villa that opens the door in the morning to see the misty clouds and clouds, and the rising sun of the moon and the stars at close range.
But this morning's arrivals were different.
In front of the door of the yam terrace of the manor, there was a lady wearing a solemn plain long dress, with only a medium appearance and figure, and excellent maintenance, but still unable to stop the crow's feet of the years.
She went out there very rarely, with a very casual smile on her face, and said to the visitor, "We haven't seen each other for three years since the last World Conference, and I didn't expect the famous 'Empress' to be so much to look up to." β
Hearing the woman's words, the woman known as the "empress" stepped on the red carpet from the car, but she bent down slightly, leveled her gaze, and the aura on her body that was not close to people also converged suddenly.
It's a courtesy.
It is a necessary gesture.
Even if she is one of the only two SSS-level adjudicators of the Adjudication Division, the third adjudicator known as the "Empress" of the Adjudication Division, Doloshi. Alita.
But in front of the celestial nobles in front of him, even if she is the unruly son of the Nine Celestial and Human Families, she must call the lioness of the Tianshi clan "madam" when she encounters her, even if she is the "empress" Doloshi, she must offer her necessary courtesies.
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In the early morning, the valley below the terrace of the manor is shrouded in white mist, and the clouds and mountains are like a fairyland.
"I see."
Sitting on the side of the manor terrace, in the fresh and pleasant morning breeze, the lady gently put down the delicate porcelain cup in her hand, which was soaked in the tea leaves freshly picked by the manor tea trees, and also used the spring water of the famous Lion Pond under the Lion Rock.
Madame rubbed the delicate porcelain cup in her hand, and her eyes fell leisurely on the bridge of the tall nose of the 'empress' Doroshi, who was sitting in front of her, and said softly:
"So... He beheaded your Fifth Adjudicator in Wano Country. β
As he said this, a slightly cool morning breeze hit the valley.
"That's right."
The 'Empress' Doroshi nodded.
After the etiquette and posture of the meeting were in place, as the SSS-level Third Adjudication Division of the Adjudication Division, her face at this moment regained those cold colors.
After finishing speaking, she put down the porcelain cup in her hand, the fragrant tea in it did not move at all, lowered her eyelids and quietly stared at the slightly shaking tea in the cup, and at the same time quietly waited for the other party's reply.
Although the direct cause of the fifth ruling that Crowe was beheaded was that someone had cut off his limbs first.
But since that person can't be caught for the time being, whether it's due to public opinion from the outside world and the actual loss of combat power, the adjudication department must get an "explanation" from all the people involved, such as the family behind the person who cut off the head of the fifth ruling Arrow sword.
The adjudication division needs an explanation from the other party.
So the old man who had been sitting in the adjudication department for decades launched the "empress" Doloshi, and this morning's trip to the villa was made.
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After hearing these obviously questioning words, the expression on Madame's face remained unwavering, but the morning breeze suddenly stopped, and the clouds and mist in the valley gradually dissipated.
"So, are you apologizing on behalf of the Adjudication Division?" Suddenly, the lady raised her head, but there was no smile on her face, and she asked very quietly.
The "empress" Dorohi, who lowered her head, frowned, of course she understood the meaning of the other party's words.
But she came to represent the position and interests of the adjudication division, so even if she understood, she had to treat herself as if she didn't understand.
So the 'empress' Doroshi raised her cold gaze, met Madame's calm gaze, and said with a calm face, "I don't understand what Madame means. β
Suddenly, the mist in the valley below the manor terrace gurgled and tumbled like boiling water.
"You men, cut off my son's hand."
There was a frost in Madame's tone, and she shook her head and said, "Only pay one life, whether the ruling division takes our Tianshi family too lightly." β
Her tone was calm, but there was a hint of maternal doubt in her words.
That's the life of the fifth ruling of your adjudication division, not enough to compensate my son's hand!
The 'Empress' Doroshi's eyes were also filled with coldness, as the third adjudicator of the Adjudication Division, although she didn't look down on the people below, she would never allow others to look down on the people below.
"The fifth ruling made Cro Sword go to Wano Country to carry out the task of the Adjudication Division, but Ling Gongzi took the initiative to find the official residence of the Adjudication Division, and took the initiative to attack the people of my Adjudication Division, is it a bit too much?"
Dorohi asked without humility or arrogance.
"I've also heard that he had a holiday with your Fifth Judge." At this moment, Madame's tone suddenly softened, "Young people are more angry, and it's understandable that they lose their proportions, what do you think?" β
At this moment, the morning mist in the valley fell silent again, as if the boiling vision just now did not exist.
Madame looked at Doroshi, the third adjudicator known as the "Empress", with some admiration, and felt a little pity in her heart that the other party was a member of the Adjudicator Division.
Such a woman, if she could be used to her advantage, would be much more useful than staying in the adjudication department.
Originally, the morning trip to the manor was to ask for an explanation for the "empress" Doroshi, who heard the lady's soft words and looked at the calm mist in the valley, but for a while she also fell into a short silence,
Madame lifted the teacup and took a gentle sip of tea, staring at each other without hurry.
It seems like a long time has passed,
It seemed like it was just a moment.
"Madame is right."
Doroshi finally said so.
At the same time, she sighed in her heart, born a heavenly nobleman,
is capital,
It is also a kind of shackle.
If the man above her came this morning, with the other party's overly self-motivated and indifferent and weird personality, he would act coldly and unscrupulously, and he would not care about the identity of the lady sitting in front of him at all.
I'm afraid that when the other party said that, the man might have already flipped the table!
But Doloshi is different, she not only represents the adjudication department, but also has a group of clansmen living in the aristocratic circle of Shangjing behind her, which dooms her to be unable to set the table with the contemporary ruler of the thousand-year-old family in front of her.
Suddenly, Dolochi's heart suddenly felt a little strange again.
It stands to reason that the old man sitting in the black building of the Shangjing Adjudication Division could not have been unaware of this.
If the other party really wants to find fault with a thousand-year-old family like the Nine Heavenly and Human Families, it will definitely not be her, but the man who is in front of her in the adjudication division and acts coldly...
Thinking of this, her face became much more natural, and she finally understood the real purpose of the old man from the Adjudication Division who had sent her here this morning.
She's not here to say anything.
It's about flattering.
As long as he follows the other party's words and does not mention the death of the Fifth Ruling Envoy Cro Sword, then the Heavenly Lion Clan, one of the Nine Masters of Heaven and Man, can make the Heavenly Lion Clan, one of the Nine Masters of Heaven and Man, owe the Judgment Division a favor.
The old man sitting in the adjudication department knew very well that these thousand-year-old families would never be cheeky and dragged their debts for favors, and they preferred to settle every account.
Sure enough, as soon as Doroshi nodded and answered, a smile appeared on Madame's face, and she placed the porcelain cup on the coaster and began to gossip with Dorohi.
And in the midst of these gossip, Madame inadvertently revealed that at the upcoming triennial world conference.
As one of the Nine Celestial Families, the Celestial Liens, who have a large number of seats in the House of Lords, will have a certain degree of bias towards the proposal proposed by the Adjudication Division in this meeting when necessary.
In addition, the Judgment Division's recent troubles with the border plan group launched in Wano Country, such as the mysterious powerhouse wearing a mask, if needed, the Tiens will be ready to help on various levels...
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"Then there's Mrs. Law."
After a few moments, Doroshi spoke.
That's what the world is.
The triennial World Conference of the House of Commons and the House of Commons, held in Beijing, where the world government is located, may be the only channel for some countries and some human beings on the Cross Continent to raise their voices to change the difficult status quo.
But in the eyes of these big figures who live high in the sky, the world conference is nothing more than a re-announcement to the public in a relatively "open and fair" way after they have already decided on a course and a redivision of their interests.
As for what kind of blows and destruction these divisions will cause to certain countries and certain groups, they do not know this, and they will not care if they know it.
In their eyes, they are the main body of the world, and the others are just inconsequential supporting roles.
Human reproduction is so strong, what's the big deal if you don't have another batch?
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Half an hour later, the third ruling sent the "Empress" Doroshi out of the mountainside estate.
The lady on the terrace of the manor said to the butler who was waiting, "Call him and tell him that if he regrets it, he can come back at any time, but the opportunity is only for this time." β
"Yes."
The butler said respectfully.
There is some awe-inspiring in my heart.
These big families acted really hard and ruthless to the extreme, and when the mother woke up and heard that her son had broken an arm, the first thing she thought of was deterrence negotiations, not concern in any sense...
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At the same time,
The country of Wano where the rain has passed.
New Tokyo, Aragaki Apartment.
Higashinohara woke up in the morning light pouring in from the window, but what came into his eyes was the beautiful and lovely little goose egg face of Nishimaru Miri, who was shaking his blond hair.
"Big brother! You're finally awake! β
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There will be a second shift later.