Chapter 18: The Rain Falls
Thinking determines the way out.
Ideas determine the future.
There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village.
I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain.
γVictoria Manorγ
This is the estate of the Duchess of Victoria, the Duchess of Victoria loves roses, and here is the garden full of roses, and she loves red roses alone, and the roses of other colors cannot be seen.
She has no joy but roses, and there are only roses in this manor. She is such a resolute woman, when she says she likes it, she loves it strongly, and when she says she doesn't like it, she doesn't bother it anymore.
The butterflies who seek fragrance and the bees who collect honey like this place the most, and there are many couples who come here, and they also like it here, through the fence, picking a rose, offering it to their lovers, and she has never been annoyed, but she is looking at the marble windowsill through the window, and they all shake their heads and sigh.
"Poor boy...... The guy had already brought a third different girl in a month...... ......"Victoria wore a long red dress as always, like a bright red rose, which was also the symbol of her Lady Rose.
"His name is Mars, and he is the lover of the Pandoragon family." The butler draped her over a light white veil, on which the soft threads and lace edges were compact and innocent.
"Oh, love, stallion......" Victoria snorted, pulling the light yarn tight, against her skin: "Ah...... It's good to be young...... It can be deceived by rhetoric, and it is also a silly and cute blessing~"
"Ma'am, here comes Professor Philip...... "The butler straightened the neckline of her dress, and quietly put his hand on her chest, straightening her lower abdomen.
"Whew~" She screamed softly, and she was stuck in a small piece of meat by her clothes, and she was in pain.
"You've gained weight...... housekeeper silently looked at her lower abdomen, which had been flattened by her clothes.
"Woo woo woo ......" Victoria looked at the butler with tears in her eyes, and the butler sighed, shook her head and slowly retreated.
"Professor Philip waiting for me downstairs?" Victoria lifted the corner of her skirt and pinched the edge of the red dress as she walked up the stairs, past her portrait, she stopped, turned slowly, and looked at her lower abdomen under her casual clothes with tears in her eyes.
"I was so handsome back then......"
"Sir Victoria, I've been waiting for you for a long time......" A middle-aged man stood downstairs, with black hair parted in the middle, brown eyes and black eyes, a thin body, straight hair, eyes that gave a cold, unfathomable feeling, a sallow complexion, a large hooked nose, wearing a black robe and cloak, standing there, like a serious statue.
"Ah...... I'm sorry...... Professor Philip, you know, I'm just like a vampire, I always have to rest during the day. Thank you for your understanding. Victoria lifted the skirt and walked slowly down the stairs, her dress still on the ground, rubbing against the delicate staircase tiles......
"Of course I can understand your difficulties, Sir Victoria, but I now have an extremely important matter to discuss with you." Professor Philip was as serious as a brick, and he put his left hand on the back of his right hand with a straight face, like a teacher who was teaching. If you hold another wand, it's even more like.
Victoria paced slowly, smiled happily, and put down the dress, which was like a bud closing and exuding a fragrance.
"Oh? What's important...... Need Professor Philip to find me in person? β
Victoria looked at Philip, Philip's eyes were as still as water, he opened and closed, and his eyebrows were also thick.
"I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has issued a wanted warrant for two students of our college." Professor Philip's eyes shifted with Victoria's position, only to see Victoria slowly walk to the door and slowly open the door.
A gust of wind blew through her skirt, and the wind blew and the clouds and rain churned.
"It's going to rain...... Victoria said as if she hadn't heard, turning to feel the wind through her chest.
"Sir Victoria, you may not have heard me because the wind was too strong." Philip seemed to introduce something, and said to Victoria next to him with his left hand: "The wanted warrant you issued is an extreme insult to our students."
"What?" Victoria suddenly turned around and glared at Philip: "Insult...... This is the first time I've heard, Professor Philip, am I misheard? β
"Sir Victoria, you heard me right, after the decision I have made with all the professors, we have taken Jack Niemann." Philip calmly and sternly, as if shouting a name as heavy as a mountain, he also tilted his head slightly, and slowly approached Victoria, so that Victoria could hear clearly: "Erica Niemann has conferred the title of Honorary Magician of the Royal Academy of Fran. Now their honor and disgrace go to the Ministry of Magic. And not the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Therefore, the wanted warrant is all an insult. β
Philip looked at Victoria like a child.
The girl in the red dress in his brown eyes looked at him in surprise, his face full of shock, and he pulled the corners of his mouth with a smile in response to Victoria's shock.
He then added: "We generally interpret this particular situation as a temporary honour, and of course Lord Victoria may not have understood the value of a provisional honour."
"Why? You're not being reasonable! β
The corners of Victoria's mouth twitched, and she couldn't take back the shock she had just now, and she still stared at Philip with her face on her shoulder, she was a goose with straight eyebrows and a bulging forehead, like a big female goose with her head raised, staring at Philip, she had to give an explanation, or she would peck him.
"Sir Victoria, please rest assured that our honour ceremony is in full compliance with the regulations, in accordance with the law, in accordance with the requirements, and before the time of your arrest."
"The wanted warrant I signed at eight o'clock last night." The great mother goose of Victoria was about to peck down with her neck raised, and Professor Philip fell down from the pressure she had leaned on, but he stood upright, like a reed toppled by the wind, and when the wind blew their clothes, intertwining red and black.
"I'm sorry, Sir Victoria, but we finished the honour ceremony yesterday at 7.59 minutes. Now, both of them are members of the Ministry of Magic. Not governed by the laws of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lionheart has no authority to arrest them. β
"You mean...... The arrest warrant I issued became a dead letter a second ago? Victoria stood up and shook her blonde hair, which tossed to her chest, and the wind blew them behind her.
"Please don't be discouraged, Duke Victoria, since they already belong to the Ministry of Magic, they are no longer under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the arrest warrant you signed is still valid, you don't have to worry." Professor Philip smiled and nodded, and flicked his lips without smiling: "If he makes a mistake, the Ministry of Magic will naturally punish them severely, and if our Ministry of Magic revokes their honorary magician titles, your arrest warrant will naturally take effect, and then arrest them."
"Okay...... That's amazing...... I didn't expect the Ministry of Magic to do this...... The Ministry of Magic really has the ability to get to the sky. β
Victoria snorted, and then sadly opened the door, letting the wind pour into the hall, and everything in the hall seemed to be bathed in the baptism of the wind, crumbling, but not falling.
"I see, Professor Philip, if you don't have anything else to do, you can go back."
Victoria twisted her neck, relaxed her shoulders, and gently pinched the flesh on her hands.
She grimaced, but made a gesture of invitation to Professor Philip.
"One more thing." Professor Philip slowly turned around and faced his body against the wind, his archmage's black robe hula hula as if in reply.
"What?"
Victoria watched Professor Philip's mouth move, unable to hear what he was saying. "Professor Philip, what the hell are you talking about?"
"I'm done, Sir Victoria, it's not a big deal, but it's still very important to us at the Ministry of Magic. However, if you have no objection to this matter, we will handle it through the hands of the Ministry of Magic. β
Professor Philip did not answer Victoria, looked at her puzzled face, took his big black robe by his hand, turned around, and walked out of the hall of Victoria's manor.
"Hey...... You're ...... I didn't hear it at all...... Feed! Victoria froze in place, as if she had been tricked, and watched Professor Philip leave......
"What...... Victoria scratched her head, curled a handful of her hair with her hand, straightened it, and sighed, "I'm really convinced of you...... Net mess ......"
Then, she formally raised her hand over her right shoulder and patted it, making a snapping sound.
She looked at Philip, who had already reached the gate of the manor, the wind blowing Professor Philip's long straight hair, his tall back hidden in the archmage's black robes.
"Mother......" Alice called out Victoria, rising slowly from the ground and faintly appearing.
"Alice, take a look if Pelos is back...... I want to meet him. Victoria watched as Professor Philip's black robe was blown by the wind, and Professor Philip turned around as if he knew he was being watched, his brown eyes glowing like the eyes of a silent lone wolf burning Victoria.
Victoria's eyes were tightly knit, a little displeased.
"No, Mother." Alice's apparition sat quietly behind Victoria, staring at her mother's windswept golden hair: "Mr. Pelos is still fighting with that man. If nothing else, it will take a lot of time. β
"In other words, it wasn't Pelos asking for mercy?"
Victoria watched Professor Philip disappear, slowly raised her head, twisted her neck to clear herself, and then stared sternly at the black clouds outside the window.
"Not Mr. Pylos."
"Who else would there be? Coming forward to the Ministry of Magic...... Solve this matter? β
"Headmaster Dumbledore......"
"Professor Philip is your Headmaster Philip Dumbledore...... It's just that your headmaster always comes to see me in the name of Professor Philip. β
"No wonder Professor Philip and Headmaster Dumbledore are so similar."
"They're just one person...... It's just a need for work......" Victoria turned to look at Alice, and saw that Alice's dark shadow was not moved by the wind at all, and there was a little smile: "Who knows what they mean...... There are more and more people who know Chang Yu Kaede's true identity, and things are getting more and more interesting......"
"Mother......" Alice felt that her mother's plans had been disrupted, and looked at her worriedly, but the dark shadow was expressionless and could not express sadness.
"Ah...... Alice, good daughter, I've gained a lot of weight...... I can't wear this dress...... I'm going to have to control my diet......" Victoria diverted the topic and touched her lower abdomen, where there was a small splint of the gown, which made Victoria's figure slim and slender.
"Mothers don't need to control their diets, so eating is in line with the health of women in the world, and mothers can eat happily."
Alice's shadow began to feel a little illusory, as if it would disappear at any moment after saying this.
"That's not going to work...... This means that my power is no longer controllable by my hands...... Illustrate...... I'm old...... I've lived long enough...... I didn't think it was any ...... Hurry up and have a power that allows me to abdicate successfully...... I've got a staircase down...... They're really going to push me into a hurry, and I'm going to burn this Victorian manor to the heavens myself, and go back to [heaven]......" Victoria twisted her waist, her clothes kept her figure and shape unchanged, but when she wore it, she knew that her current waist was still relatively reluctantly tucked into this splinted dress.
The dress was red and shiny, like a rose dancing in the sun.
"Whether I can retire or not depends on that kid." Victoria nodded on her tiptoes and jumped briskly in front of her portrait on the wall, reveling: "If I were as handsome as before, I would have the courage to start another bloodline war shuffle...... Nai, Nai......"
She suddenly became sad and sighed, "An old witch like me...... It can only retreat to the rear, and young people's affairs have their own young people's methods...... I'd better not interfere......"
She wanted to see Alice, but all she could see was Alice's afterimage, and Alice was gone...... She is really sad now......
"If only I had been nice to you...... Now I am a loner, and no one has given me a step...... It's really bitter...... Bitter ......"
Duchess Victoria slowly raised her head and watched the wind rage...... She tied her hair up...... Slowly, I hit a ...... Belch......
The burp is very light, very small, and even very clean, and all at once it is gone......
"Looks like I'm still eating too much...... Do I call turning grief into appetite...... It's cruel...... For myself......"
Father......
"Hah, forget it...... It's better for me to find myself under the stairs...... I've lived long enough anyway...... I'm alone, and I don't have anything left to pursue......"
Victoria muttered to herself, watching the clouds gather and drizzle......
Scattered raindrops from the sky, dangling by the wind, blew down on her face......
Suddenly, there was a thunderbolt......
Father......
You okay?
Father......
How long have we not seen each other......
A thousand years......
Or longer......
The thunder seemed to split the dark clouds...... Gathered again.
The clouds are rolling and the clouds are comfortable, the wind is not light, and the clouds are not light......
What the hell am I after......
My father......