Chapter 10: The Shrewd Princess
Elena nodded, it seemed that she had turned into a frog, and it really had something to do with Alucardo.
It's just that although she was lucky enough to escape Alucardo's witchcraft this morning, she was able to escape the first day of junior high school, but she couldn't hide from fifteen, and when her coming-of-age ceremony began, she still had to face Alucardo after all.
"Tell me, then, how do I break it if I fall for witchcraft?" Elena asked again.
"This one is more troublesome." The mirror rolled her eyes, "Unless, let the witch's heart rot...... Or crumble. However, the witch's heart is not afraid of water, fire, electricity, or sharp weapons, it is only afraid of curses. No one here understands the curse. ”
Elena: (.) ŏ_ŏ)
Once again, she hoped that the mirror was lying.
"Okay, then I'll ask you again." Elena pondered calmly.
"My guest, is there one less?"
"Of course. Lord Earl must be having a headache about this matter at this moment. "After all, it was your mother's prophecy, and if you have fewer or more guests, it will bring you calamity." But I am sure that the Earl will never allow this to happen, because he loves you so much. ”
On this point, it is consistent with my father's statement.
But it is also possible that both the mirror and the father are lying.
After all, one of Aunt Mary's advice is that the third painting is always lying; One is not to trust your father.
And also! In the first "Future Visible", the "self" that appeared out of thin air once said: I am yours, the hundredth guest.
This contradicts what the mirror said about missing a guest.
Elena remembered the blank guest name card again, and finally her name appeared strangely, and finally asked.
"How many Elenas are there in this castle?"
The mirror paused, and then all eyes looked at her in unison, as if trying to see her through.
"This is a question you should ask yourself, Princess Elena. You...... How many of them are there? ”
Elena was inexplicably frightened, and her scalp was numb.
How many selves do I have?
Obviously sure that there is only one self in this world, but why did she see another self with her own eyes?
Elena breathed heavily.
So far, every time the mirror answers her own question, it will bring her despair, making her inexplicably hope that the mirror is lying every time.
However, as for the truth of the mirror's words, Elena thinks it is still easy to distinguish.
So, she pinned her hands behind her back and asked again.
"Okay, last question, how many hands do I have?"
As long as the mirror answers "two", then it is the third painting in the gallery that is "always lying", not the mirror.
In other words, Aunt Mary's first piece of advice was just a reminder of how to find a mirror.
If the mirror says something else, then it proves that everything the mirror says is not credible. It's always lying.
"Yes, of course...... Two hands, Her Royal Highness Princess Elena. The mirror replied with a smile.
Elena breathed a sigh of relief.
"Honest mirror!"
"Shrewd princess!"
"If I invite you to be my guest, will you sincerely bless me?" Elena asked.
"Of course! If I become your guest, I will definitely send you my most sincere wishes. It's just ......"
"What?" Elena wondered.
"I'm sorry, though, but I can't accept your invitation, my shrewd princess. Because, my hide-and-seek isn't over yet. The mirror said, and a bunch of eyeballs looked nervously in all directions.
"Shhhh I feel that the little girl holding the teddy bear is around here...... I'm sorry Your Highness the Princess, we'll talk next time. ”
As he spoke, the mirror closed its eyes and teeth and fell silent again.
"The hosts! Why are you here? Nini is so lonely, do you want to ...... Playing hide and seek with Nini? ”
The blood doll stood at the end of the corridor with a teddy bear in her arms, staring at her big watery eyes and looking expectant.
"I don't want to."
"Wow-ah-"
[Nini's Opinion of You -3]
Elena looked expectantly at the bleeding walls around her at Nini's screams, but this time, the blood oozing from those walls did not decrease in the slightest.
He knew that the spiritual pollution she had suffered this time was indeed powerful, and it was by no means something that Nini's screams could suppress.
Could it really be as the mirror said, in the face of that mysterious and powerful existence, her survival rate is almost zero......
"Yikes! Master, your portrait...... It's funny! Hahaha, cluck! Nini looked at the wall beside Elena and laughed.
Elena turned her head and found the ...... hanging on the wall It turned out to be a portrait of her.
Long silver-white hair, playful eyes, lewd smile, long nose.
[Portrait: Shrewd Princess]
This damn guy......
Elena made her way through the corridor to the auditorium.
Nini immediately ran around with the teddy bear in her arms.
At this moment, the heavy rain is rattling, and the hazy weather is still there. However, the servants in the auditorium had already lit candles, making the whole auditorium brightly lit. However, it also made the blood-stained scarlet walls of the entire auditorium even more terrifying and depressing.
Elena knew that only she could see the "non-existent" blood, so she chose to ignore it, and walked straight towards the seventh table and the seventh seat on the other side of the seat.
Sure enough, there was not a word on the guest name plate in front of this seat.
There are no guests at this location.
Elena frowned, but in the first "Future Visible", the "other self" said to her jokingly: I've always been there, why can't you see me?
I still remember that at that time, I obviously invited the Blood Disaster Flower to be my guest, but there was still no handwriting on the name plate, until I turned into a frog, and my name appeared on the blank name plate.
Is my invitation invalid?
Or is this guest really there all along.
- Always waiting to replace me!
She took a deep breath and, finally, carefully...... sat on this chair.
Her bloodshot eyes stared straight at the blank nameplate......
Nothing happened.
"Elena, are you here to see the Great Hall for yourself?"
At this time, I saw my stepmother and housekeeper slowly walking out from the back of the auditorium.
Elena got up, pinched the hem of her skirt elegantly and said, "Did my aunt just come out of my father's place?" ”
Margaret paused, and then complained: "Yes, I believe you also found out that you have one less guest, right?" Your father is about to be in chaos for your business. ”
"I'll go and consult with my father."
"That's good." Margaret nodded, walked slowly past Elena, and then stopped abruptly.
"By the way, you're supposed to have met Alucado this morning, haven't you?"
Elena's blood pupils raised slightly: "No, aunt." ”
But seeing Margaret take a deep breath, and then said angrily: "How can this be! He didn't pick you up from the room, which is very uncourteous! He must, stay by your side every second! ”