Because of some of the things that happened last time she was in the Waikias Monastery near the college, Curt asked for a week's leave from the academy for Lizzie on the grounds of "recovering from an old illness".

But in one short week, she was not as comfortable as she used to be—in the course of a week, Leinster's house was one more guest. At Hermia's request, the homeless boy was able to move into the small house.

It is not an embarrassing request, after all, with the size of the Leinster family's house, not to mention the teenager alone, there is no problem with a few more people living in.

The building was too spacious for Curt and Lizzie, who now lived, and there were several rooms that were vacant except for the few rooms they used regularly. These rooms have been vacant for a long time, and most of them are covered in dust and cobwebs.

"Anyway, your family is so big, it doesn't matter if you have one more tenant temporarily, right?" Hermia said with a smile, "Since he is my client and the payment for this commission, then I think he should be a member of our temporary community." ”

The boy didn't know any valuable information, but the black-clad mage didn't just talk about his plan to kill him. Hermia didn't want someone else to ruin her promise before she could get her money - so she decided to put the boy under Curt's protection.

Hermia's request was not out of line, as Curt couldn't drive the boy back into the streets, though it wasn't known if any black-clad mage was angry that he hadn't been able to kill him. In fact, the teenager is indeed homeless now. The slum shack where he used to live has long been controlled by the security team, and even if he is the only survivor, he cannot return to live at the scene of the tragedy now.

He would not be stupid enough to refuse Hermia's "kindness", and he was powerless to even have the strength to protect himself now. And Curt definitely has that ability. So he moved into Leinster's house, where Curt helped him find a small room that was fairly clean, and provided with enough groceries - although they were cheap, the nest was at least comfortable.

Whether he had time to adjust or not, the boy's life changed rapidly, and Lizzie, who was uncomfortable with the sudden addition of a person in a room where there were only two of them—especially since the boy was a member of the Holy Episcopal sect that she had always disliked.

It's like a non-smoker suddenly entering the house of a big smoker. Although not necessarily obvious, the air is still filled with a subtle smell of tobacco. The accustomed environment is mixed with a trace of things that are not originally stored here, and the meager sense of disobedience is difficult to accept for a while.

Although Curt, as the owner of the house, is very enthusiastic about the teenagers who move in temporarily. But he could see that the boy had clearly put himself in the position of a "stranger". He confined himself to his house almost all day, and his only need for supplies was basic water and cheap bread.

Seriously, Lizzie really didn't know what to do with this new resident. Teenagers rarely go out. Nor was he sneering at her as he had when she was captured—in fact. He didn't talk to her at all, and Lizzie even thought that the teenager was deliberately avoiding contact with her.

This kind of expression is half out of fear and half out of rejection, he is much more "honest", turning a blind eye to Liqi's existence, and no longer putting on the attitude of Liqi in front of him. While this is an improvement in many ways, it has become somewhat boring over time.

The teenager spends most of his time in his room, only running out to ask him questions when Curt is home. Interesting thing. The boy knows a lot of words, which is quite valuable among the poor people at the bottom. Lizzie notices that he borrows some engineering books from her study.

The boy knew that he was a frail and ordinary man—there was no way to strengthen himself through guò training, and there was no way to learn powerful spells. Instead, he began to learn to arm himself with material means, and tools were an effective means of overcoming obstacles.

It's funny, and Lizzie thinks the teenager is a good subject to observe. A change that kills relatives and friends, but also threatens their own lives, prompts people to seek the strength to change themselves, and after knowing their weakness, they begin to seek ways to fill their weaknesses. People who work hard for a goal are always so dazzling.

The boy may have trusted Curt's powers, and saw the mercenary who guided him as someone who could and would be willing to help him, but he clearly didn't think Lizzie could be trusted yet. Therefore, even though Curt told him many times that Liqi knew more, he still tried his best to avoid contact with Liqi.

The boy's choice deprives Lizzie of many opportunities to "observe", but fortunately, the boy's daily actions have a certain pattern for reference. The books he took from his study undoubtedly gave Lizzie an idea of the direction of his research, but unfortunately it was only the most basic general knowledge, and there was nothing worth noting.

Knowledge is power, or rather, knowledge can be power. The exhibition of knowledge gradually weakens the strength of the individual, and also gives the originally weak people the strength to fight back. A crossbow, a mechanic, or an explosive...... These become the strength of the weak.

Perhaps Curt was going to help the boy somewhat, but Lizzie didn't have any plans - it would be more interesting for her to see how far the boy could go by himself. If she could see that her intervention could take the situation in a more interesting direction, she would not hesitate to help.

But before she could now talk about the possibility of her help, the week's vacation was over, and she had to return to the academy after pretending to be sick and at home.

On the day I went to the academy, the sun burned as if it were going to burn people to ashes. Liqi, who had changed into a new uniform, had spoken a few words to the two idlers in the family, and then yawned and got on the regular bus to the academy - he could clearly see the young man's face look as if he had been pardoned.

It seems that the boy did not leave a good impression on himself, a magician who used violent means indiscriminately. It is possible that in the boy's mind, Lizzie has been branded as the black-clad sorcerer who slaughtered the poor—even if she deliberately accused her of violence.

After someone has been bitten by a snake, they will be afraid of ropes that resemble the image of a "snake" for a long time. In one day, he was subjected to the inhumane treatment made by two sorcerers one after another, and the boy may have been left with a very strict psychological shadow.

In any case, Lizzie had no further opportunity to observe the boy's next actions for the time being, and the short pastime was over. Looking at the scenery of the academy that has become a little unfamiliar after a few days, Liqi's actions seem a little lazy, and it is extremely incommensurate with the vigorous academy.

"Miss Leinster, you're finally back...... When I heard Miss Mabel say that you had to go home to recuperate, I thought something had happened to you. The third class of the theory department has not changed much since the day he left, and when he saw Lizzie walk into the classroom, the only one who reacted was Jon, "You are not well, if you need any help, please be sure to talk to me." ”

After a week of not seeing him, Jon's face turned a little bad...... Lizzie didn't know what he'd been through during the week, but the slight dark circles around his eyes seemed to tell everyone that he hadn't had enough rest in the recent period.

Not many people knew about Lizzie's visit to the Abbey of Wigginas on the edge of the academy, and even more so the average apprentice. Therefore, the other students in the class were not surprised by Lizzie's leave, after all, Mabel had already told them that Lizzie was weak and sick in the first place.

In addition to the Wygiens Monastery and the nearby villages, there are many ruins of settlements in the private land surrounding Catrice College. The school rules have made it clear that apprentices are forbidden to enter the ruins, and the reason is of course to protect the safety of the apprentices at the school.

If the public were to be made aware of the fact that an apprentice had been injured and spells had gone out of control on the Academy's land, the Academy's reputation would suffer. Therefore, the school has used its power to suppress the channels for information transmission, and the injured apprentices have also been sent to the school infirmary for treatment.

According to the information that Curt learned from François, none of the fainting apprentices suffered any external injuries, and the most severe one was in a state of excessive fatigue due to the excessive consumption of mana in his body. So the most seriously injured is Oscar, who has been fighting with the Black Knight for a while - of course, this is without considering "Lizzie, who should theoretically have lost too much blood and died".

Big things are small, and small things are small.

This was Abbot François's attitude in this matter, and the apprentices who rushed into the convent were each given a warning on their heads, and Danvers, who did not perform spells according to the regulations, and the members of the group under him were only punished with some material punishment.

Such a punishment was incredibly easy - after all, according to the rules recorded in the school rules, not to mention Lizzie and her party, Danfoss had already done enough to expel them several times, and François only gave them a simple warning and punishment.

At the same time, several institutions under the academy were operating efficiently at the behest of François. The agency even turned down some of the assignments it had already accepted and began to work intensively to investigate suspicious spells throughout the city.

It's elusive what this "Twelve-Direction Wind" is thinking, and like the wind, it is neither visible nor incomprehensible to ordinary people. However, looking at the actions of those under the Academy, François, who represents the Academy, seems to be serious about dealing with the "True Eye" organization.

Leinster...... Uh, that, I have something to say to you......"

Just as Lizzie sat back in her place, a voice as thin as a mosquito suddenly came from beside her—it was Mio, the nagging girl who was now uncharacteristically lowering her eyes, not looking into Liqi's eyes. (To be continued!)

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