Inside the gardens of the Earls' Court.

The gardener and the maid looked at the two figures shuttling in the garden from a distance, one big and one small, with strange expressions.

As the object of onlookers, Jurst didn't care about the eyes of others.

With a smile on his face, he sauntered after some dark shadow, or more accurately, behind Ness......

I saw the black cat swoop up to the tall trees on the side, and it didn't look like a fat cat eating balls at all.

Jurster, on the other hand, strolled under the tree, smiling at the black cat snorting and panting on the trunk:

"Your Excellency Nicholas, why are you avoiding me? I just wanted to make small talk with you. ”

"Meow! Nothing to talk about! You've mistaken the cat! My name is Nice! Not Nicholas! ”

On the trunk, the black cat denied.

"Oh? Is it? Maybe I misheard, but...... It seems that you have left a lot of familiar blueprints in the Leglis family. ”

Jurst took out a few blueprints of magic props from the Legris family from his bosom, and said with great interest.

"Meow! What's so strange about that? As the magic cat of the Castel family, what's wrong with knowing a little bit about magic tool design? ”

"Really? But when I look at the drawings you left behind, the style is very similar to an old acquaintance I have known for hundreds of years, not only the drawings are similar, but your name is also very similar, you know? His name is Nicholas, and he's a pretty good legendary mage. ”

"Meow! Of course I know that great and wise legendary mage, that great legendary mage is respected, and that's why I learned his magic style! ”

"Oh, then I may really admit that I am wrong, if I remember correctly, the most hated animal in my old acquaintance's life is also a cat, think about it...... With such pride, he shouldn't want to become a fat and black cat, right? ”

Nice:......

"You know what? Master Cat, my body is healthy! Health understand meow! Only the flesh has a feel! Fleshy to cute! You go and ask the maids and ladies in the Earl's Court to see which one doesn't like me?! ”

"Huh? But...... They all seem to say that you always like to peep into their baths, and their lustful eyes are like a lewd uncle, which makes people very helpless. ”

Nice:......

"By the way, lust is also very similar to my old acquaintance hundreds of years ago, huh...... Heck, you can't really be him, right? ”

Nice:......

"No, no...... I must have made a mistake, after all, when I discussed the secret method of prolonging the life of the mage at the end of his life with that old acquaintance, he proudly and swore that maintaining the human form was the ability of the legendary mage, and those methods of lichification, blood possession, and alien reincarnation were all evil ways, so he was not interested in changing himself and turning into the appearance of those low-level creatures. ”

Nice:......

"Huh? Why are you silent? I'm not talking about you, but please don't mind. ”

"After all...... You're just a black cat who knows how to do magic, how to make magic tools, and who has a similar name and hobbies to the legendary mage Nicholas. ”

Nice:......

Looking at Nice's already black cat face on the trunk of the tree as he teased him, Julst's smile grew faster and faster.

No matter how Nice denies it, no matter how Nice refutes it, the man and the cat standing in the tree under the tree actually know it-

A certain "pet" of the Earl's Court, whose belly has been getting rounder and rounder recently, has already lost his vest with the failure of the Blood Demon Order's ritual.

Looking at the angry bearded and glaring black cat on the trunk, Jurst's mood became more and more relaxed.

How many years have you not teased this guy so happily?

From the time the other person goes missing, at least ...... I'm afraid it must be more than 200 years, right?

As a Blood Count who likes to stay in the castle and study magical inscriptions, he doesn't have many friends, but the other party is one.

In the hundreds of years since the other party disappeared, there has been no object of academic discussion and quarrel, which is indeed a lot lonely.

Thinking of this, Jurst's gaze at the black cat was much gentler.

He sighed softly and said:

"Your Excellency Nicholas, long time no see."

Nice subconsciously wanted to refute.

But looking at Yulst's eyes with nostalgia and embarrassment, he finally held back the refutation that had run to his mouth.

After a moment, it silently said:

"Nicholas is already a historical figure, my name is Ness, and I'm a black cat."

Yulst's heart moved, and he asked:

"So...... Your Excellency Black Cat Nice, can you tell me what you've been through all these years? ”

"You should know that after the disappearance of the legendary mage Nicholas, I went to look for him, but no matter how I searched, he was never heard from, and I couldn't find any clues other than that he was hunted down by many churches."

"Perhaps...... That's why he disappeared, Lord Jurst, there is always a price to pay for snooping into the secrets of the gods. ”

Ness was silent for a moment and said.

"Spy on the secrets of the gods......

Jurst thought thoughtfully.

He looked at it with a look of remembrance, and then sighed:

"Perhaps, after all...... Indeed, he had always been an ungodly mage. ”

After saying that, he looked at the black cat on the trunk again, and suddenly asked:

"So...... Can you answer me another question? ”

"What do you want to ask?"

Ness asked warily.

Yurst's gaze fell on the forehead of the black cat, or more accurately, the emblem of the faintly visible Thorn Rose, with a somewhat strange expression:

"You...... When did you sign a slave contract with Your Majesty the Ancestor such as the Servant's Oath? ”

Nice:......

Its cat's face suddenly collapsed again, but soon regained its strength, revealing a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, and a broken jar was broken:

"You know what? It's called hitchhiking, do you understand? ”

"Those hypocritical gods are indeed disdainful, but the True Ancestor of Blood is different, after all...... Even in the most brutal of times, He would never hide the truth of the gods as some beings do, but always kept it above board! ”

"At least...... That's better than many gods! ”

"As for now...... The cat master is very satisfied with the resurrected True Ancestor's crown, and being able to have the opportunity to witness his return is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the cat master! ”

Listening to Nice's words, Jurst's heart moved:

"Oh? Hearing you say that, you should have dealt with His Majesty the Ancestor a lot on weekdays? ”

Ness looked smug and subconsciously wanted to show off, but suddenly realized something, and instantly became vigilant:

"Go, go, go! You want to take my words, don't you? No need to talk! No need to talk! ”

Looking at the black cat that reacted, Jurst felt a little pity.

To be honest, he really wanted to know the news of the ancestor's crown, and this time he followed Castel's team back to Northport, in addition to wanting to uncover the vest of a certain black cat, he was also curious about the identity of the ancestor.

After all, if his guess was right, the Ancestor should be in Beigang!

A cat stared at each other on and under the tree, and the topic froze all of a sudden.

Until Charlotte's recognizable voice came:

"Nice, Lord Jurst, what are you doing here?"

Seeing the girl who came to the garden accompanied by Sebas, Nice suddenly jumped down from the tree like a child who saw his parents, jumped directly in front of Charlotte, hugged Charlotte's thigh and wailed dryly:

"Meow~! Charlotte-sama! You're here! This abominable Bloodline Dead House has just been bullying your pet cat! ”

Jurst: ......

Charlotte: ......

"Okay, don't howl, it's the vest that has fallen off."

Charlotte pulled her leg from Nice's arms with some disgust and complained dryly.

"Forehead ......"

Ness's expression froze.

Charlotte, on the other hand, glanced at it faintly, and continued:

"Also, is there something missing from the magic book you left last time?"

"Huh? Well? What do you mean? ”

Ness was stunned.

Charlotte glanced at the drawing in Jurst's hand and looked at it with a smirk:

"Need I give you a heads-up?"

Ness immediately understood that Charlotte was referring to the magic energy array and magic tool making, it swallowed its saliva, and said cautiously:

"Hmm...... No, merciful Lord Charlotte, I had some concerns before, so I didn't write everything down, and I ...... I'll make it up later. ”

"Just remember, I'm going to build my own extraordinary army in the territory, you know what to do, right?"

"Rest assured! Something technical! Cat Master ...... Ah no, Nice I'm absolutely happy with you! ”

The black cat raised its paws and swore an oath.

Charlotte was quite satisfied with this attitude, she bowed slightly, then looked at Jurst on the side, and said with a smile:

"Lord Jurst, my pet didn't bother you, did he?"

Jurst was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously replied:

"No, no, we were just talking."

Charlotte bowed her head slightly and said with a smile:

"Very much thank you for your help in quelling the rebellion in the Northlands, without the support of the Nessian bloodline, it would have been much more difficult for Castel to win the war."

Jurst was busy:

"You're welcome, I'm just following the will of the ancestors."

"Not to mention, Castel is also an ally of my Ness, even if it is for the next operation to recover the Falling Star, the Ness clan will provide support to Castre."

Listening to Jurst's words, Charlotte's heart moved slightly:

"Oh? Does the Ness Clan still intend to take control of the Fallback? ”

Jurst hesitated for a moment, then nodded:

"Yes, the Grand Elder has imprisoned Elder Masim, and has once again cleared the remnants of the Shadit within the clan by taking advantage of the gap in this Castel rebellion......"

"Within the clan, there is no other voice for the implementation of the plan to return to the stars."

Charlotte bowed slightly, and then continued to ask:

"So...... What is the overall attitude of the Ness Clan towards Castel at the moment? ”

Jurst paused and said:

"Do you mean Castre, or do you mean ...... The presence behind Castel? ”

"Count it all."

Jurst thought for a moment and said:

"Let's talk about the existence behind Castel, after all, this is the key to the change of attitude of Ness, the Ness clan already knows that Castre, or more accurately, behind you, there is a resurrected god, and nine times out of ten it is an ancient blood god......"

"However, the clan does not know who this god is, let alone that he is our returning ancestor."

"Ness currently wants to see Castel and the gods behind it as allies, but if he knows that he is the Ancestral Crown, I'm afraid it will be different."

"With all due respect, due to historical reasons, the vast majority of bloodlines do not want to see the return of His Ancestor, and fear and vigilance are the mainstream within the bloodline."

"So...... My advice is to still keep the Falling Star Bloodline a secret, at least until the strength of the Ancestral Crown is restored. ”

Listening to Jurst's words, Charlotte felt a little helpless.

To be honest, she didn't want to be an enemy of the Bloodline's clans, especially after gaining the power of the Web of Faith.

Perhaps the True Ancestor of Blood did not care about faith, but strengthened his power through blood.

But now that she has the power of "faith", she can completely avoid conflicts with the Blood Clan.

In this case, finding a way to resolve the conflict and find a way to bring all those bloodlines over is the most cost-effective deal for her.

However, the most critical relationship between the True Ancestor and the bloodline is those blood demigods.

Considering that almost all of these descendants have True Ancestor PTSD, she really has to continue to keep a low profile until there is no absolute strength to suppress or have a way to change the attitude of the demigods of each clan.

Or, like the development of Jurst, develop their own dependents within each clan, and then find a way to divide and win over......

"I see, Lord Jurst, thank you for the information, the gods will consider your suggestions."

After thinking about it, Charlotte said.

"Lord Castel......"

Jurst hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but say:

"Although the Ness clan is afraid and jealous of the Ancestor's crown, and will never sit idly by and watch the return of the Ancestor's crown, I think everyone's fear is the former ancestor......"

"Every resurrection of the gods will be somewhat different, if, I mean if, if it is the current Ancestor Crown, maybe ...... Maybe everything will turn around. ”

"Of course, this matter also needs to be considered in the long run, and I hope that His Majesty the Ancestor can give me some time to give Ness......"

Charlotte bowed her head slightly and said with a smile:

"The gods will."

And at this moment, suddenly a maid came in a hurry, attracting her attention.

"What's going on? In such a hurry? ”

Charlotte asked with a frown.

"Lord Earl, the girl that Sebas brought back has awakened."

The maid said respectfully.

"Girl?"

Charlotte was stunned, and then suddenly realized that the other party was talking about the black dragon Odasia.

She nodded slightly and said:

"I see."

After speaking, she turned to Yurst and greeted her slightly, and said with a smile:

"Your Excellency Jurst, the one Sebas brought back is awake, and I will go to see him in person, so I won't continue to talk to you."

"Feel free to do so, I've been in the Northland for a long time, and it's time to go back."

After saying goodbye, Charlotte left the garden, accompanied by Sebas.

Looking at the girl who was gradually moving away, Yurst finally breathed a sigh of relief.

For some reason, every time he saw this Acting Practitioner under the Ancestral Crown, he would subconsciously feel nervous.

Especially today, it is clear that the other party's aura is not strong, but standing there brings him an invisible pressure.

"Hey...... Sandwiched between the crown of the ancestor and the clan, it's really hard to do things. ”

Shaking his head secretly, Jurst sighed.