Chapter 39 Unilateral Treaties "Master Luke," Benjamin came to Master Luke's room and saluted.

"You're here. Master Luke glanced at Benjamin meaningfully and said, "You have something to say to me." ”

"Well," Benjamin didn't intend to hide it from Master Luke, after all, he knew that he had an astrologer's heritage, so he nodded and said, "Yes, Master Luke." It's about this big competition, and it's probably not that simple. ”

"Oh, what's going on? Did you see something?"

"Yes, Master Luke," Benjamin pondered, organized his words, and continued, "This is a conspiracy of the Holy See, and Dabi's purpose is to wipe out all the professionals sent by the Empire this time. I didn't tell you before because I hadn't thought it through at the time, so please understand. ”

"What?" Master Luke was obviously stunned by the news brought by Benjamin, and didn't know what to say for a while, and waited for a while before saying, "Is what you said true?"

"Yes, Master Luke. ”

"And what are you going to do?"

"We are going to leave the imperial capital and go to Yasore, Christine will talk to her father, Grand Duke Purple Moon, and ask Grand Duke Purple Moon to help see if we can dissuade the emperor or think of another way. Benjamin told Master Luke the outcome of his deliberations.

"You told them?" Master Luke looked a little uneasy, but calmed down only for a moment.

"Well, they offered to sign a contract with me, so they don't have to worry about exposing them. Benjamin noticed Master Luke's momentary mood swings, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and then said: "Master Luke, I have already told you everything I saw, this time I came to thank you for taking care of us during this time, and to say goodbye to you, if there is nothing to do, I will go back first, and prepare to leave the imperial capital in the next few days." ”

"So anxious?" Master Luke thought for a moment, and then said, "In this case, I will arrange for you to take you to His Majesty the Emperor and explain the situation." ”

"Huh?" Benjamin didn't expect Master Luke to say this, and it was difficult to decide for a while, so after thinking about it, he said: "Master Luke, you asked me to think about this first, and I also want to discuss it with them, after all, Christine is the daughter of Grand Duke Purple Moon, and some things will be easier between father and daughter." ”

"Well, then you go back first, I also have to think about it, and you come to me again before leaving. Master Luke didn't force Benjamin either, nodded and said.

After Benjamin returned to the academy, he told the three of them what Master Luke had said, and the three of them couldn't guess Master Luke's thoughts for a while, and the four of them didn't know how to decide for a while......

Meanwhile, just after Benjamin left, Master Luke quietly arrived at Princess Sophia's mansion.

"Teacher, why are you here?" asked Princess Sophia in surprise when she saw Master Luke coming.

"He's leaving the imperial capital. Master Luke raised his hand and set a ban on the room.

"What?" said Princess Sophia, "why?"

"That's ......" Master Luke told Sophia what Benjamin said and what he intended to do, and then continued: "I originally planned to take him to see His Majesty the Emperor, but after thinking about it later, it doesn't seem to be very appropriate, after all, on the surface, it seems that it is only a matter between the professional guilds and the Holy See, and the Empire has not publicly stated anything. ”

"The Holy See, it's the Holy See again!" Princess Sophia said hatefully, "And the Gartley family, a bunch of fools, think it's okay to rely on the Holy See?"

"But what now?" asked Master Luke.

"Let me tell him," said Princess Sophia, after a moment's thought, as if to be more sure of her own thoughts, "bring him to me, and I'll tell him." ”

"Are you going to make it clear to him?" said Master Luke, looking a little worried.

"No, you don't have to worry about this, I have a way. ”

"Alright then, I'll go first. Master Luke knew that he could not change Princess Sophia's decision, and he said no more.

......

Just as the four of them were debating whether to follow Master Luke's advice and go to His Majesty the Emperor, there was a polite knock at the door: "Excuse me, is Benjamin Direano here?"

Benjamin wondered what kind of person would come here to find him, and at the same time got up and opened the door:

"Yes, I'm Benjamin. Who are you?"

Outside the door, a young man dressed in the garb of a noble waiter smiled politely and replied:

"Hello, Honorable Mr. Benjamin DiReano, I have been sent by Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia, and Her Royal Highness Princess asks you to come with me to the Princess's Mansion. The tone was polite, but it was full of strength that could not be denied.

"Huh?" Benjamin was a little surprised, what did Princess Sophia do with herself, could it be that there was something wrong with the last mission? No, it's been almost a year since the last mission was handed over, and if there is a problem, it won't wait until now, Benjamin asked a little worriedly: "May I ask Her Royal Highness the princess what is he looking for me?"

"Dear Mr. Benjamin Direano, Her Royal Highness just asked me to invite you to go, and nothing else has been said, please come with me. With that, the waiter smiled at Benjamin and the three girls again, and then turned and left.

"Hey~" Benjamin was a little depressed, but there was no way, so he had to explain to Ruoqing and them, and then quickly chased after them, and when he came outside, he saw that a carriage was already waiting here, and the previous waiter opened the door and made a "please" gesture to Benjamin with a smile, and after Benjamin got into the car, the carriage slowly started and drove towards the princess's mansion.

"Your Highness the Princess. When Benjamin saw Princess Sophia, he saluted and asked, "May I ask why Her Royal Highness has come to me?"

"Sit down. Princess Sophia gestured to the chair across from her, "Master Luke is my teacher. ”

"Huh?" Benjamin's ass jumped as soon as he touched the edge of the chair when Sophia's words jumped, "I'm sorry, Your Highness Princess." Realizing his gaffe, Benjamin hurriedly apologized.

"It's fine. Sophia actually smiled mischievously at this time, but no one could see him, and it was rare for Sophia to see him embarrassed in front of her. After Benjamin sat down again with trepidation, Sophia continued, "I know your situation, in fact, I asked the teacher to keep you in the academy in the first place. ”

"Huh?" Benjamin was puzzled, wasn't it because of his inheritance that Master Luke left his own?

"Don't be surprised," Sophia seemed to see what Benjamin was thinking, "I asked the teacher to keep you after you left last time, which is an additional reward for your last mission, but I didn't expect that the teacher saw you later and discovered your secrets, and the teacher himself wanted to keep you even more." ”

"But, Your Highness Princess, I still don't understand. Haven't you already increased the reward for the previous mission, and you have also given the Imperial Library an S-level pass, which is enough, why do you still let me go to a place like the Royal Academy that I can't even think of?" Your Highness Princess, is what Master Luke told me about his relationship with my family false?"

"This is true, Master Luke didn't expect it to be like this in the end, and you also made the teacher gain a lot. Sophia said with a smile.

"Oh," Benjamin heard the princess say this, and the indescribable feeling in his heart was gone, and only the wonder of why the princess was so sorry for himself.

"So, why are you leaving?" Sophia's tone revealed a hint of sadness and reluctance, which made Benjamin look at Sophia even more suspiciously, Sophia seemed to notice it, and said lightly: "Why?"

"Ah...... It's because ...... Because you can explain the situation to Grand Duke Ziyue and see if you can find any way to rescue you. Benjamin didn't know why he was hesitant, it was strange, as if Sophia's emotions had affected him, and he was suddenly reluctant to leave.

"Then why don't you agree with the teacher's arrangement, isn't it good to go directly to my father?"

"Her Royal Highness Princess, I have also considered this matter, but considering that it is only a matter of various professional guilds and the Holy See now, if the empire intervenes rashly, will it ......" Benjamin did not finish, but Sophia understood what Benjamin meant.

"The Holy See?" Sophia's momentum suddenly changed, and her previous approachability instantly turned into a high-ranking princess, "I really want to arrest the Pope for fun." After saying this, Sophia returned to her previous appearance, looked at Benjamin in a daze, and smiled: "What's wrong, scared you?"

"Hmm. Benjamin was completely fascinated by the princess's smile at this time, thinking that the three daughters around him had their own merits, Ruoqing's beauty, Isabella's purity and Christine's cheerfulness, at this moment it seemed that they could not be compared with Sophia's smile, this was an indescribable feeling, Benjamin would even feel a little arrogant that this smile seemed to be just for himself, and there was no one else in the world.

"I'm asking you. Sophia put away her smile and said coldly, but there was naughtiness buried in her eyes.

"Ah," Benjamin couldn't help but snort, hurriedly lowered his head, and said, "I beg your pardon, princess...... I ......, "I've been going for a long time, but I haven't said why."

"I want me to forgive you for what you did just now, you have to promise me one condition, otherwise, ......" Sophia said coldly, but the smile on her face seemed to be almost uncontrollable.

Benjamin lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Sophia anymore, how would he know Sophia's expression now, after hearing what Sophia said, he could only say helplessly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, you command." ”

"You seem to be reluctant. Then I won't force you, I'll ask the guards to take you away. ”

"Ah, I'm willing to do it," Benjamin hurriedly said in a panic, not to mention the depression in his heart, this princess is really, she will turn her face when she says it.

"Well, my condition is that I want to be with you. Sophia had a satisfied expression of "the treacherous plan succeeded", but her tone was not as cold as before, but it was not much better.

"Huh?" Benjamin almost fell to his knees, "Your Royal Highness, this ...... I'm afraid not...... Okay. ”

"What? Do you want to regret it?"

"No, Your Highness Princess, it's just that you are a princess, I ......" Benjamin was already panicked and didn't know how to say it.

"That's it," Sophia said undoubtedly, and then softened her tone and said, "Actually, the teacher asked me to be with you, after all, once your secret is discovered, the consequences are unpredictable, and with me, some things will be solved better." ”

"That'...... That ......"

"Do you have any questions?" Sophia didn't give Benjamin a chance to speak, and made a direct decision: "You stay with me first, I will arrange for someone to pick up all three of them, and then you can go to Yasore or anywhere, I will follow you." With that, Sophia summoned someone to come in and went with Benjamin to arrange his daily life, while Sophia jumped up and down with joy like a little girl who had received candy.