Chapter Thirty-Seven: Beauty, Beauty, and Secret Words
The ceremony ended with a commotion, but neither Edward nor Emilia realized it.
The students left the venue one after another, and in the end, only the two of them were left in place.
"That...... Edward?" George said weakly.
The night was gone, and he couldn't see the people he wanted to see. The opening ceremony was over, and he had no reason to continue pestering Edward, not to mention that Edward had promised him to personally discuss with Ye how to "regain his freedom", so he could only say goodbye to Edward politely, and then left dejectedly.
Now, only Edward and Emilia are left in the square.
"He's seen you. Are you sure? Could it be that you are mistaken?" asked Edward.
"OK ......"
"Tsk, that's trouble. β
"How, what to do?" asked Emilia nervously.
"What else can I do, cold salad. There's nothing I can do about it now...... Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I, I ......"
"Hey, forget it, you idiot. Wait, I'm going to figure it out. Edward had a headache.
If it weren't for Artace's presence, he would have almost forgotten something very important.
Although he is a demon king and an enemy of mankind, as long as he is not discovered by the spirit masters, his identity will not be absolutely exposed. In other words, he is 100% safe except for the spirit master.
The brave are different.
The reason why she was able to hide her identity was because no one had seen her true face, which was the biggest difference between her and Edward.
Edward could detect the existence of the spirit master in advance, and then avoid possible dangers. In other words, the crisis he faces is visible, controllable, and predictable.
Emilia is the opposite.
Who had seen her face and who had not, she had no way of knowing.
Who can remember how many people know themselves? Even if they have a good memory of their surname, they can't do it.
Perhaps some beggar on the side of the road happened to have seen her, and while walking down the street, he accidentally recognized her appearance, and then caused her to be discovered by the enemy.
Emilia has to face enemies everywhere, they can appear at any time or never, and she has no way to avoid them.
What happened today is the best example of this.
This time, fortunately, Emilia realized the fact that she was discovered by Artace, and she could still be mentally prepared in advance, otherwise, she probably wouldn't even know how she died.
Luckily, Emilia now has a companion who can leave all the baggage to Edward and let him figure it out for herself. This is a blessing in the midst of misfortune.
Figured it out?
Edward is not a prophet, nor Tinker Bell, although he is a demon king, but he has also lost his memories of the past, where can he find good ideas for Amilia?
He was depressed.
Before you have time to enjoy human campus life, you will face a sudden crisis. This extremely disappointing sense of disobedience is really annoying.
His hot-blooded story, sure enough, got it wrong!
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The clouds are light and the wind is clear, the autumn is high and cool, the wide square is quiet and silent, occasionally there are three or two pedestrians walking by, and they do not stop, just silently appreciate the elegant trajectory of the fallen leaves slipping from the treetops, and the head goes west, and the dead leaves are also dyed fiery red.
At this time, if you have a beautiful woman as a companion, hold hands and talk sweetly, it must be an excellent thing.
Beauty, beauty, and secret words, Edward had all made up these three things, but he still didn't feel happiness and joy at all, but was depressed to death.
Edward didn't hate the architectural style of humans, and the autumn leaves were beautiful.
How can a monster like Emilia be a beauty if she is not even a woman? Forget it, barely count her, right......
Secrets, of course, his chats with Emilia are all secrets that can't be told, and if someone else hears them, they're going to be done with it!
One is a demon king, the other is a brave man, if their conversation is heard by ordinary people, won't they be scared half to death?
After learning that Amilia's identity might be revealed, they stayed in the Hogg House square and did not leave.
Edward sat beside a large tree, holding a straw in his mouth, idly staring at the clouds in the sky, while Emilia leaned casually next to him, boredly fiddling with her little purple hairpin.
The two are shoulder to shoulder, like a pair of good sisters and brothers.
"Tsk...... I said Amilia, it's not a toy, it's an accessory, it's not for you to play with, you can figure it out. β
β......β
Emilia didn't say anything, tilted her head and glanced at him disdainfully, then silently put the hairpin away.
"Maybe it's because we're worried, but maybe he didn't even recognize you?" said Edward.
"Self-deception?"
"What else can I do? Are you going to let me grab Arthas by the neck and ask him if he recognizes you? No way!"
Edward's words weren't all angry either.
In fact, their situation is far less critical than Emilia thought, and it doesn't matter if Arthas recognizes their identities or not, no matter what the process is, Edward has long expected the outcome: they will not be in any danger anytime soon.
The reason is simple.
If Arthas sees the brave as an enemy, then, when he sees Emilia for the first time, he will act as an enemy, leaving them no respite.
But the opposite is true. Arthas did not take any drastic actions, but pretended to be suspicious and did not know anything, trying to appease the panicked Amilia, which is enough to prove that he did not regard the brave as an enemy, and took ten thousand steps back and said, even if it is an enemy, he will not dare to act rashly for a moment.
Since the other party does not dare to make a move, how can they be in danger?
As for what Arthas was thinking about and what challenges they were about to face, that was another matter.
"Boom......" Emilia made a strange sound.
Edward ignored her, and she didn't speak, just pouted and looked at Edward expectantly, like a poor puppy begging for his master's help.
"What are you doing? It's useless to look at me pitifully, there's no way, there's no way. β
"Useless Demon King...... Emilia whispered.
"Hey, I hear that!" complained Edward, dissatisfied, "I think there's something else that's more important than that." β
"What?"
"Who's seen your face, who's recognizable to youβit's all that matters. We must be prepared not to make the same mistake again. So, do you remember?"
"......" Emilia tilted her head and rested the back of her head against the trunk of a tree, as if doing so would boost her memory, "the king, the prince, some of the top of the army, the pope, the four cardinals, and ......"
"Who else?"
"And Audrey, Kane, Angelina......" Emilia paused, then added faintly, "Well, no. β
"That's all??"
"That's all. And you, and the night. Emilia added.
"Isn't it, just a few people?"
"Hmm. Emilia nodded.
"This ......"
This time it was Edward's turn to be silent.
The so-called brave man is not a special person, nor does it refer to the girl named Emilia, the so-called brave, but a code name, a symbol, and a character almost like a god created by the Holy See.
Although Edward had known this for a long time, he was taken aback when he heard it from Emilia's mouth.
Emilia's social circle consists of roughly three types of people.
The first type is the high-level of the Holy Empire, who hold the core power of the empire, and it is easy to see the face of the brave; the second type is the high-level of the Holy See, the brave man is simply a monster cultivated by the Holy See, and they naturally know what this monster looks like; and the last group is Emilia's friend.
Friends include: Audley, Kane, Angelina.
Only three of them.
In other words, in Emilia's life, there are only three friends who can provide her with coquettishness, play with her, and listen to her complaints.
What a sad and lamentable life!
"What's wrong?" asked Amilia.
"No, nothing, I just, just a little surprised......"
"Pathetic? β
Emilia smiled faintly and said the unspoken words for Edward. Her tone was neither joyful nor sad, as if she was laughing at herself and at Edward's fuss.
"Nope. Don't be sad. Edward shook his head.
"Huh, huh?"
"Yes, because your friend has one more ......"
"Who? Don't tell me, that person is you. β
"......" Edward turned his head and stared at the girl's blood-red eyes quietly, he wanted to say something, but he couldn't find the right words, and finally could only turn into a weak sigh, "If what you just said is true, then, we will not be in more danger for the time being." Neither the top of the military, nor the pope and cardinals, we will not meet. β
"It's really not dangerous?
"Don't ask anything, don't question anything, now you just have to trust me. Edward said.
β......β
Emilia was silent.
"It's late, let's go. Edward stood up, and without waiting for an answer, walked away.
"Hmm. β
As she left, Emilia's little nose let out a soft grunt, as if in response to the other's words.
It's a pity that Edward didn't hear this lovely voice