Volume 1 The Scourge of Witchcraft and the Enemies of a Thousand Years Ago Chapter 57 The Marriage Contract

However, only the part of the barrier in front of them disappeared, and to their left appeared to be a large forest.

"That's where the senior class takes enchantment classes. Frey looked at Alan and explained where they were looking.

"Oh. Alan said as he stepped into the clearing, and found that what looked like a forest on the outside of the barrier was actually an empty space from the inside.

"Alright, that's all for the visit, there's nothing to see anyway, you know you just need to come here during the enchantment class. Frey said.

"The place is still easy to find. Allen said.

"Oh, by the way, I need to remind you that this year's class in charge of teaching your enchantment system is Herry Wagbein, so be prepared. "He's got a bit of an odd temper. ”

"Wagbyne, your relatives?" asked Alan when he heard that it was from the Wagbyin family.

"He's my uncle. ”

"Your uncle, why do you have to warn us to be careful, you're so close!" said Riel.

"No, you don't know him. Frey glanced at Riel and said, "There's a bit of a peculiar way of lecturing, and I don't really like it anyway...... And he's a bit of a maverick, always has some weird ideas, and likes to embarrass students when he has nothing to do...... In short, his temper is a bit incomprehensible to me. ”

"Like to embarrass students?" Riel was fur at the end of his sweat when he heard the news.

"What's the problem?" asked Allen.

"I don't know the specifics, he didn't teach me, and I heard it from the seniors. ”

"Isn't he your uncle?"

"Yes, he's my uncle, but to be honest, I don't know him very well. Frey looked a little unnatural.

"What's going on?" Allen's curiosity was piqued.

"That's a long story...... Frey looked up at the sun, and said, "There's still plenty of time, so let's sit down and talk slowly." Then he led the three of them to the south side of the auditorium, near the side door, and sat down on a staircase where the sun could not shine.

"Uncle didn't live with us at first. According to his mother, he ran away from home at a very young age, leaving only a farewell letter saying that he was going out to travel, so that the family should not worry, and he didn't even say where he was going...... By the time he returned, years had passed. Frey looked down in thought for a moment, and continued, "He came back because of my father, or for our Wagbein family...... Similar to the Winslow family, our Wagbein family is a magical family with a long history, but unlike them, our family has lived in Krivari for generations...... My father worked for the Magical Management Society, and in a high position, was the vice president. However, when I was five years old, there was an unexpected change in my family, and my father died of a sudden illness...... You know what that means? It's not just that the Magical Management Society has lost a vice president. There are many candidates for vice president, and if they lose a vice president, they can quickly find a new candidate, but the problem is serious when a family of this size suddenly loses its head...... At that time, I was still young, and my uncle did not know where to go, so the affairs of the family and outside the family fell to my grandfather, but after all, he was old, and his energy and ability were not as good as before, regardless of the affairs of the family, so the prestige and status of the Wagbein family quickly declined, and it was soon surpassed by many other magical families...... You probably don't know how fierce the competition between families is in this day and age, and I only learned after listening to my mother that many people in our family used to work in the Magical Management Society, but since my father passed away, they have slowly been demoted one by one, and even forced to leave for unknown reasons...... My grandfather didn't want to see the family decline, so he sent everyone in the family who could go out to find my uncle, hoping that he would come back soon to take charge of the family affairs and revive the Wagbein family......" Frey said and looked a little depressed.

"But to find someone on such a large continent is undoubtedly looking for a needle in a haystack, so I didn't find him until a long time later...... By the time he returned, I would be twelve. Frey sighed softly and continued, "For seven years, my grandfather would go to the bridge every day, hoping that he would suddenly show up one day...... But I could see that every day that passed, my grandfather's face would be heavy when he came back, and at the end of the day, he would never wait there again. ”

"That heavy crossing bridge...... Is it deeply related to your family?" Alan asked.

"I have to say, your instincts are really sharp...... You guessed it, it's more than a little bit related to our family, it was built by our family at the expense of our family when Krivari was just in its prime, and it has always been repaired and cared for by our family, but in recent years we have gradually become unable to afford these expenses, so we have handed over the management to the Magical Management Society. Frey stared at Alan carefully for a long time and said.

"But how do you know it has something to do with our family?" Frey asked again.

"Because I think that since your grandfather would go so far there every day to wait for your uncle, either he was seen passing by the bridge and heading south, or the bridge had a very special relationship with your family...... Thinking about its name again, I guess it might have something to do with it. Allen said.

"That's right, it wasn't originally called that, 'Chongdu Bridge' was changed by my grandfather later, and I guess he hoped that his uncle would come home soon......"

"Although he came back a little late, now that someone has come back to take care of the house, I think your family's current situation should be different?" Alan asked.

"Well, it's a lot better than before, but it hardly has anything to do with him......" Hearing Allen's question, his expression looked a little unnatural.

"What's going on?" said Allen, curious.

"When my uncle returned, my grandfather was overjoyed, as if he had finally seen hope for the revival of our family, but unexpectedly, he took the initiative to take care of me, but he refused my grandfather's request to succeed him as head of the family...... Uncle doesn't seem to have the slightest interest in the competition between the families, maybe he has been away for too long, and he is used to being free, and he doesn't like to be restrained...... It wasn't until a long time, under the persuasion of everyone in the family, that he reluctantly agreed to his grandfather's appointment in this school...... But I can feel that he doesn't want to stay here at all, because his lecture method is very casual, there is no discipline at all, he doesn't even bring a textbook with him, and sometimes the students can't even find the content of which chapter he is talking about, so students often go to the vice principal to complain that he is irresponsible...... But fortunately, although his grandfather is old, his connections are still there, so he has never lost this job. ”

"No wonder you remind us of his eccentric temper...... It's a little weird. Allen said. But despite what Frey had said, it had nothing to do with what Alan had just asked. I don't know if he was deliberately avoiding it or not talking about it, but Allen's curiosity never subsided, so he asked again: "But what about the recent improvement in your family's situation?"

"Uh......" Frey looked a little embarrassed before he spoke, "it was my grandfather who saw that his return was far away, and he made another preparation in advance. ”

"Anything else?"

"Hmm...... I don't know the specifics, I only know that it is related to other families. Frey replied simply.

"I'm really sorry, Senior Frey, I unknowingly asked so many of your family affairs......" Alan listened to him say this before he suppressed his curiosity and wanted to continue to run forward, and stopped asking, he also felt that it might be a little rude to ask again.

"It's okay...... It's been a long time since I've talked to anyone about this, and I feel pretty comfortable. Frey smiled.

"And where do you want to go next?" Frey asked, "taking you to the library?"

"No, we've been there in the morning. Alan said politely.

"Oh, not all students are going there in the first place like you do. It's good to love learning. Frey was a bit surprised.

"No, we're just going to find someone, uh...... Happened to go there and have a look. ”

"Why, this is just the beginning of school, and someone is already lost before they really see the intricacies of the Perpetual Motion House?" Frey smiled.

"Uh...... Well, that's right. Alan didn't want to talk to Frey about the affair between Ian and Ivan, so he was perfunctory.

Compared to the coldness when they first met in the morning, Alan felt that Frey's tone of voice was much softer now.

"Miss Winslow and your sister have finished visiting?" asked Allen.

"Oh, why are you asking about them?" Frey gave Alan a surprised look, as if sensitive to the question.

In fact, Alan didn't know why he asked about them, and when he said it, he realized that it seemed that Cynthia's complicated eyes had been swirling in his mind since he met Frey.

"After you left in the morning, I took them on a tour of the space-time and medical classrooms, and then went to the library, but since I didn't meet you in the library, I think you must have left by then. ”

"Uh...... Well, we went early. Alan said this, but he actually knew that they should be on the roof of the building to persuade Ivan at that time.

"That'...... There's something unrelated to school, I'd like to ask......" Alan looked a little hesitant.

"What?" Frey was a little surprised.

"Excuse me, is the relationship between your family and the Winslow family particularly good?"

"Why do you ask?" Frey's eyes suddenly became a little sharp.

"Hmm...... Maybe it's because I'm too careful, but I always feel that your relationship with Miss Winslow is not ordinary......"

When Frey heard this, he seemed to be in a bit of a mood and didn't speak for a long time.

"Well, please forgive me if you are offended, and you don't need to answer me these ......"

"It's fine, it's not a very special relationship...... Frey waved his hand, as if he had made up his mind, and continued, "Cynthia and I have a marriage contract. ”