"I'm just ......"

Speaking of this, Lydia paused, her voice a little choked, "He's dead, I just want to pursue the pinnacle of art now." ”

"I had to!"

The last sentence came out with a roar.

Fortunately, this is the guest room of the performance hall, and sound insulation is one of the most important decoration criteria, not to mention, this huge performance hall has been completely emptied.

No matter how loud Lydia shouted, no one else would hear her.

Such an answer silenced Valeera.

Indeed, this Lady Lydia made decisions of her own volition, and she did not even have the right to intervene.

But...... No way.

The feeling of indebtedness in her heart drove Valeera to want to do something.

After a long while, she exhaled faintly, and said in a low voice:

"What if I told you that Corvo wasn't dead?"

"Would you still make the decision you make now?"

Lydia was stunned for a moment, her burgundy eyes suddenly glowed, and she blurted out, "He's not dead?!" ”

But in the blink of an eye, this bright brilliance dissipated again.

"No, I've seen him for the last time, he's ...... It's gone. ”

"I mean if," Valeera stared at a slightly embarrassed Lydia in front of her, "tell me your answer!" ”

Lydia took a deep breath, looked at Valeera's palm hanging at her side, looked at the silver shell pendant, and sighed:

"No, it won't."

"My greatest wish is to spend a happy life with the people I like, and the second is to pursue higher singing and dancing skills."

"I answered your question, but what's the point?!"

"Do I have any other choice now?"

Her voice grew louder again, and at last, almost shouting, questioned Valeera:

"If I don't sleep with this old thing, I will have my remaining dreams shattered, you say, do I have a choice?!"

As she questioned the question, she kicked the old thing hard to vent her resentment.

"So, you just give in," Valeera's tone was as relaxed as her mood, "and not voluntarily." ”

"Does it make a difference?!" Lydia was a little hysterical.

"Yes."

Valula nodded flatly, and suddenly asked:

"What if I give you another choice?"

"Heh, give me another choice?" Lydia sneered, "Who do you think you are, savior?" ”

"Why are you giving me another choice?"

Valera wasn't mad at Lydia's attitude.

She sat down in the chair next to her and said in a calm tone:

"I'm not a savior, but I have the power to give you another choice."

As she spoke, she raised her palm and manipulated the frost to condense a crystal ice flower out of thin air, refracting the light of the gas lamp and showing changing colors.

This is a blooming anchovy, a flower that symbolizes hope.

Lydia's eyes widened as she watched Valeera's movements, unable to comprehend what was happening.

"You just asked me who I am, and I'll tell you an answer now."

"I'm the Invisible Guardian."

Valera temporarily thought of a title for herself, and continued:

"There is not only everything you see in this world, but also a mysterious side, and those rumors and strange rumors are not all nonsense."

"There is supernatural power in this world, just like the abilities I use now."

"Corvo is also a Guardian, and his ability is to learn and reason."

"The option I can offer you is - I can give you extraordinary abilities related to singing, so that you too can become an invisible guardian."

Lydia struggled to digest Valeera's statement, a little incredulous, but the facts in front of her and various clues from the past reminded her that Valeera was not lying.

Corvo has indeed shown very strong learning and reasoning skills.

Soon, she realized another question, "Corvo also has magical extraordinary abilities, how can he be killed by gangsters?" ”

"He's not dead, is he?"

"yes, that's it, that's why you asked me before what I would do if he wasn't dead."

Lydia entered her own emotions, and with the skill of memorizing the opera script, she quickly deduced the "truth", and her voice was slightly agitated and trilled.

"It's a test for me, isn't it?"

"To become an invisible guardian, you have to give up your identity on the surface and pretend that you are dead?"

She thinks as she speaks, and she thinks as she speaks.

Finally, Lydia looked up at Valilla and asked:

"But why didn't he tell me in advance? Do you still have any principles of secrecy? ”

Valera was silent again.

She couldn't tell the lady in front of her that Corvo was really dead, let alone that she was Corvo's murderer.

Finally, she followed Lydia's speculation and said:

"Yes, to become a Guardian is to give up your identity, and there is also a strict principle of secrecy, are you willing?"

"Of course I do!" Lydia nodded heavily, her voice a little eager.

"What should I do?"

"Also, when will I see Corvo again?"

"You haven't thought it through," Valeera's voice remained steady, "you should think about your family and friends before you really make a decision. ”

Lydia nodded, seriously considering Valeera's suggestion.

But soon, much faster than Valilla expected, she gave the same answer again:

"I'm going to be the Invisible Guardian."

"My brother will take care of his parents, and my teachers don't need my care."

"They will be sad, but they will not be hurt beyond healing, after all, I will leave them someday, but it will be a little sudden."

Valera nodded, "Okay." ”

"Give me a hair, and we'll deal with this old thing after that."

Lydia fully cooperated, ripped off her hair and handed it over, and soon followed Valeera's instructions and knocked Baron Sindras unconscious with the wine glass on the table.

Then, she saw Valeera unleash an illusory black flame that fell all over the room without burning a single item.

"Let's go."

Valeera, who had finished processing the traces, greeted and left with Lydia.

……

The next day.

In the morning, Valera received a letter from 66 Dalton Street, North End, from Will Ensettein.

She opened the envelope and found only one card inside.

A very ordinary-looking tarot card, the Wheel of Fortune card.

Of course, it's not a "blasphemy card", and it's not so ordinary.

It was another "gift of fate" that Valilla had requested.

In the afternoon, Lydia, who had changed her hair color with dye, joined Valeera's servants in the name of Ademisor's sister.

On the surface, she is the night maid of the Valera siblings, sharing part of the duties of the two personal servants.

In fact, she had already received some of the occult knowledge from Valeera, and decided to choose the "Sun" path.

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