"Brother?"

After walking out of the room with a clean small cloth bag, she found that the baby-faced girl was gone, leaving only Leon still standing by the door, Anna couldn't help but say curiously:

"Where's Miss Amy?"

"I don't have much time to stay at home, and I still have something to ask you, so I'll invite her home first."

Turning his head to look out the window, he found that the strong old man was about to climb in, so Leon was ready to make a long story short, grabbed his sister's shoulder, and said with a serious face:

"Anna, you tell me ......."

"When did you and Sister Veronica happen?"

"Huh?"

Looking at Leon, who was a little stunned, Anna, who preemptively asked the question, bit her lower lip lightly, and then whispered with some complaint:

"That's it...... How did you meet? How did you decide to get married? Why didn't you tell me at all?"

「……」

"This...... Can I say I'm still confused?"

After a slight hesitation, Leon explained:

"Anna, you should know that there are a lot of things in this world that don't fall within the 'normal range', like that photo of yours, with all sorts of incredible abilities.

And Miss Veronica, she has been influenced by people with something like this, and the whole kingdom has lost their memories of her, including you and me."

What? Everyone forgot about her?!

When she first heard the photo, Anna couldn't help but feel a tightening heart, and subconsciously grabbed the corner of her skirt, but after listening to what happened to the princess, she couldn't help but be surprised and sympathetic:

"That...... Isn't she nothing? Not only did they lose their identity, but they even had friends and family...... Lover...... All of this is gone?"

"Yes."

After receiving an affirmative answer from Leon's mouth, Anna fell silent.

This kind of sudden loss of everything, if it were replaced by himself, I am afraid that it would collapse directly, and Sister Veronica not only did not show a painful look, but even yesterday she was able to talk and laugh with herself.

Except for the slightly heavy eye circles, it can be seen that I didn't sleep very well at night, there is almost nothing abnormal on the surface, it is really ......

"She's so strong......

"Well, she's a very 'strong' person."

Knowing what his sister was sighing, Leon, who had seen the soul of the princess, nodded approvingly.

In the vision of the black goat's soul, each person's soul has its own "background color", which does not refer to the real colors such as red, orange, yellow and green, but a feeling that is closer to the essence.

Anna's background color is longing and warmth, the background color of policewoman Isha is pity and responsibility, and the background color of Queen Veronica's soul is incomparably extremely tenacious, and her faith is almost terrifying, as if she was born without knowing what despair is.

And this belief is not the kind of confidence that thinks that you will succeed, but the kind of consciousness that even if you know that the opportunity is slim, you will still continue to move forward without hesitation, and you will not stop until both legs are smoothed, and there is no other end except death.

Well...... In a sense, her brother's soul is actually the same feeling, and the "hardness" of the souls of the two royal family members she has come into contact with is very amazing.

It's just that if the background color of Queen Veronica is called faith, then her brother's background color can only be called arrogance, even if she was beaten by the mixed doubles of herself and Emma's predecessors, and several teeth were removed, that thing still looks down on herself from the bottom of her heart.

Maybe this is the inheritance of the royal family!

……

After shaking his head slightly, and no longer thinking about the strange soul of the freckled prince, Leon looked at the progress of the strong old man climbing the window, and then looked at his sister who looked admiring and a little envious, and asked with a serious face:

"Anna, can you tell me what you thought when you met Miss Veronica yesterday?"

Yes? What was I thinking?

Slightly stunned by Leon's words, Anna hesitated for a moment and then replied:

"That's it...... I envy her?"

"Is it just envy?"

"It's a little bit...... I want to be like her......

After subconsciously glancing at the papaya placed in the kitchen, Anna whispered with some envy:

"I'm not in good health, but Sister Veronica is very healthy and very energetic; I'm a little too skinny while her ...... The body shape is very good; And the character too.

Contrary to me, who is not very good at talking, she is very talkative, cheerful, and has a charm that makes people believe unconsciously...... It's very similar to my mother's personality in my memory."

After recalling the past, Anna's eyes were full of warmth:

"Actually, since I was a child, I wanted to be like her and my mother, but I really couldn't,"

「……」

So...... Queen Veronica is Anna's "ideal type", and Anna's envy and desire to be her after coming into contact with her led to the restoration of the "warm home" and the "if" that can replace others?

Feel ...... It's reasonable, but it doesn't seem right.

If you can change the abilities of anomalous things, then this thought of "if I were her" will probably be quite strong, if it is just pure envy, will Anna have such a strong thought?

After frowning and pondering for a while, worried that if he returned the photo to Anna, would he really let her replace the princess, so Leon did not take out the photo, but grabbed Anna's shoulder and said with a serious expression:

"What else? Is that really all there is? Think again! Is there anything else?"

Other words......

The sick girl couldn't help biting her lower lip when she heard this, and the figure of a man with a crying face flashed in her mind, and then she looked at her eyes with a complicated expression.

If you let yourself get the photos of your family, and after that man gets them, everything is restored by him, and you, William, and Melanie all get back their original lives, and I will no longer be your family.

If this happens, I'll be back to myself when the time comes, and your family will only have Sister Veronica, and I really envy her......

But it was because I used that photo six years ago that I took away your original life and left you from your real family, I ...... Am I qualified to stop that man from getting everything back on track?

I didn't......

After her lips opened and closed slightly, Anna, who looked a little gloomy, shook her head and replied in a sobsherent:

"I didn't ......"

"You have! Anna! You must have something to hide from me!"

Even without using his soul vision, Leon could see the hesitation in his sister's heart.

If it's something else, everyone has their own secrets, but what Anna doesn't want to say is mostly about the anomalies created by the director of Aquarius, so there's absolutely no room for ambiguity!

"I don't know why you're hiding it from me, but it has something to do with that picture, right?"

After mobilizing the power of the Holy Spirit Pendant and throwing out the strong old man who had already climbed in, Leon grabbed his sister's shoulder, stared into her eyes and said with great seriousness:

"Anna! Listen to me!

Whether you want to run away from your mistakes, or think it might be better for me to hide from me, or for whatever reason, don't do it!"

After a slight pause, looking at his sister who did not deny it, Leon continued to emphasize while thinking:

"I'm your brother, if you make any mistakes, just tell me! I'll do my best to make it up to you!

If you want it for my good, then there's no need to hide it from me! Let me decide my own affairs, you can try to convince me, but don't make a choice for me!"

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

"Don't say anything else, you can only choose to tell me now, or choose to follow

Keep it from me."

After sneaking down the black goat's horns and checking Anna's soul state, Leon's expression softened slightly, and he said softly:

"As I said, the choice is up to you, I can't choose for you, but I still want you to tell me about the situation.

Anna, be prepared, if you continue to hide from me, I'm going to be very angry, very, very angry!

But you can rest assured, because I am your brother, no matter how angry I am, I will definitely forgive you sooner or later! Now you're ready to choose!"

But although the choice is yours, if I say so, if you still choose to hide it from me, then I will go to the director in a while and find a way to borrow an anomaly that can read minds!

"I ......"

I didn't know the despicable plan in my heart, looking at Leon who still chose to trust herself and return the choice back at such a time, Anna couldn't help but have red circles in her eyes, and said softly with a slight sob:

"I chose to tell you! I'll tell you everything!"

……

"What? The director of Aquarius has already been to the royal capital? And you've been to your house?"

After listening to Leon's selective relay of the news, even the red-haired director, who had always been calm, was still taken aback by the news.

"Yes, and it's very close, the night before the bureau investigators came down."

After talking about what happened to Anna and the conversation between her and the director of the Aquarius, Leon gritted his teeth with fear on his face and said:

"Director, this person is really too dangerous, and he is probably planning something extremely dangerous, can't we have an internal inquiry about him in advance?"

"I can't mention it."

The red-haired director shook his head helplessly and said:

"The year-end review in six days is already the fastest time I can think of, and there is really no way to continue to advance......

Well...... If you don't worry about the safety of your family, you can let your younger brothers and sisters take a leave of absence from school and live in the bureau for the time being, and I will protect them and go back after the review at the end of the year."

"That's what I thought, too...... Thank you, Director!"

After sincerely thanking the red-haired director, feeling that the pressure on his body was finally relaxed, Leon couldn't help but let out a long breath, and then took out the photo and handed it over.

"Director, although I don't know why the water bottle wants it, what he wants to do is what we should stop, this thing should be left with you, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it."

Is that a photo that can be used as a substitute for identity?

After looking at the appearance of the princess Veronica in the photo, the red-haired director groaned for a moment, and then did not take the photo, but took out a dirty small mirror from the drawer and shook it towards the photo.

Looking at the photos that flickered slightly, they actually changed from one to two, Leon's eyes couldn't help but widen in surprise.

This is? Replication type anomalies? Could it be that the director is trying to ......

"This thing is called [Copy in Pair], it's one of the anomalies I hold privately, and it's also a numbered anomaly, and its true strength is about thirty.

As for abilities, as for the name, it is possible to copy an identical copy of anything, including anomalies, but there will be a certain attenuation in terms of ability, and only one copy can exist at a time.

In addition, as long as the replica has not been destroyed, it will continue to consume my power, and the longer it lasts, the more power it consumes, making it a troublesome anomaly with a lot of limitations...... But it works very well, especially when it's used for fishing."

After pushing one of the photos over, looking at Leon, who suddenly seemed to understand something in his eyes, the red-haired director couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile:

"It seems that you have already guessed, I haven't reported to the bureau about [Copy in Pair], the water bottle should be unclear, just to try to give him a set.

And in order to avoid any ability for him to perceive the location of anomalous objects, he used some strange anomalous objects

Things are stolen, and as insurance I only have fake photos here, and real photos are in the small mirror you carry with you.

As for safety, you don't have to worry, for creatures in the non-mirror world, everything in the mirror is just an illusory reflection, not even an actual form, and if you don't take it out, he will definitely not be able to find it."

Good guy, you can fish and double insurance, the director who is not drunk is so reliable!

"Okay!"

After glancing at the red-haired chief with some admiration, Leon was about to put the photo away, when he saw the red-haired chief take out a small box, put it next to the real photo, and pushed it over.

"What is this?"

"The heart of the goat...... Well...... It's called Ambition, right?"

Looking at Leon, whose eyes were suddenly happy, the red-haired director said with a smile:

"Although the rating is frighteningly low, you did pass the bureau's investigation, and around the same time that you and Emma slapped Prince Joshua, the bureau sent someone to deliver something."

"Forehead ......"

"You were the one who took the lead in beating him, didn't you?"

Looking at Leon, who looked a little embarrassed, the smile on the red-haired director's face was closed, and he squinted his eyes and said:

"Although Emma said that she did it, and you were just fighting for her, I don't need to tell me what the truth is, right? Do you know how long that stupid prince sent a letter of complaint to the General Directorate through the king?"

「……」

"He complained that our bureau was derelict in its duties, violated the agreement between the Cleanup Bureau and the kingdom, ignored the safety of the royal family, failed to arrest the holders of illegal anomalous objects, wantonly assaulted the heir to the throne, and the cleanup mission affected the innocent, causing the great nobles to be almost wiped out...... I wrote more than 30 articles!

Is...... Fortunately, you hit him today, and the complaint letter was delivered before the year-end review, otherwise with the strength of his complaint this time, we are afraid that we will have to be at the bottom next year!"

「……」

After some chattering and complaining, the red-haired director habitually took the wine bottle, wanting to take a sip to relieve the sorrow in his heart, but after thinking about it, he put it back, picked up a cup of hot tea instead, and said to Leon with an embarrassed face:

"Little Leon~ You have caused me so much trouble today, do you have to take on a slightly more difficult task and compensate me well?"

「……」

Looking at the red-haired chief's narrowed fox eyes, Leon instinctively felt that something was wrong, but he had just been scratched and had a sore foot, so he had to nod his head resignedly.

"Good ......"

"That's good!"

After reaching out and clicking on the photo on the table, the red-haired director said with a smile:

"After I rely on the review to lure the water bottle away and make sure that there is no danger, how about you use it to go undercover in the chaos?"