There was a saying in the ancient Laman Empire of Rigal, "If you want peace, be ready for war."

This phrase, like many of the words of the Lamanites that have been handed down to this day, has been given more and more meanings over time, and it is generally interpreted in two ways today: one is that peace is not easy to come by, and it must be obtained through bloodshed and sacrifice.

The other can be applied not only to state relations, but also to describe any situation involving confrontation or the handling of interpersonal relationships.

- Even if the goal is peace talks, we must not show weakness.

The weak are not qualified to bargain, if you show the slightest weakness and are despised by the other party, then the negotiation will fall apart, and the other party will choose to take it by force.

It is very simple and brutal thinking, and no matter how politely controlled the rhetoric is, the essential concept will not change in any way.

The stronger side doesn't need to care about any proposal from the weaker side.

In a situation where you can loot all of the opponent's property by force, very few people will care about the insignificant amount of reconciliation money that the opponent offers.

So if you want peace, then you need to be prepared for war, and if you want peace, you need to be prepared to fight to the death.

A person, a country, or a force that does not have the ability to protect itself is not qualified to go to the negotiating table, just like a beast that has had its claws cut off and its teeth pulled out can only put on a humiliating show for the human aristocracy.

So even if they wanted to take a step back and not disturb each other, Mira still put on a posture of being ready to fight to the death.

The white-haired Luoan girl searched her mind for all kinds of arguments, thinking about how her teacher had convinced others, and trying to find a solution that would peacefully solve the problem without casualties.

But she was still a little tender after all, and she missed a little bit by all calculations.

"Poof, hahaha, let's talk?"

This is the familiar tone of Mira, who was born in Loan and was at the bottom of society in the kingdom of Avenella before she met Henry.

Oiran and Lulu next to them were also very sensitive to this, but although Miss Doctor and Little Master didn't understand the specific meaning, they still instinctively felt unhappy.

Condescending, self-proclaimed taunts and teasing.

The tone and amplitude of the yin and yang weirdness are so large that there is some pompous ridicule, which has to be said to be a very common behavior.

"Ahh

Miss Doctor and Lulu, who were wearing robes, were within one meter and a half tall, small and had little combat power at first glance. Although the Oiran is tall, she has fair skin, and even if she cuts her hair short, she still can't see any sense of toughness.

Women do not have a very high status in the Japanese society, they are the foil of men, and they are the vases of the family. These people already naturally look down on the four of them just because of their gender - and the only young master who looks strong and powerful enough and is a man is still childish despite his physique, and he took the initiative before but was beaten in the head.

In addition, when the other party appeared, they turned around and ran, and this series of actions and appearances revealed their own weakness early - so it seems that running away has to be regarded as a wrong decision, but if you don't run at that time, there will be a conflict on the scene, but I am afraid that the result will not be much better.

People are judged by their appearance, and the more simple-minded people are, the more inclined they are to make everything black and white.

The sage is one meter ninety-five tall and there will be people who dare to provoke the current lineup, and it is difficult for these people to pay enough attention to it if she doesn't do something else.

It is not possible to use a knife, these fellows must be very similar to the Roan people who used to be in the territory of Avenella and Sivalier—because they dare to do something to nobles like Yajiro—most of them are people who live at the bottom and have no hope, who have lost any worries because they are poor, and who only seek wealth and pleasure in front of them.

So the knife can't scare them off.

Something else has to be used, but can it be done?

All she had was a few words to learn, and although the sage was good at many things, direct spell casting like this was not one of them.

Although he had the knowledge, he couldn't teach her how to use it.

The previous two applications were exhausted all at once.

Control, control. Mira kept silently and silently.

What to use to scare them?

I have used this twice before, as the choice of the elven magister, this is a very practical high-level method.

However, even if this kind of transparent thing is extremely lethal, it is not suitable to scare people.

Yes, it has to be something that can be caught with the naked eye, something that living beings are inherently afraid of.

"Control, Mira, you can do it. She continued to convince herself, then whispered the old lure for magic.

"Akton-" "Bang ——!!"

The overly bright gold mixed with orange light that burst out in an instant illuminated the entire alley, and the rapid loss of magic power made her immediately feel her steps become vain, Luo An girl gritted her teeth and tried to shrink it like a person trying to extinguish the fire, which caused the flame composed of magic power in her hand to flicker and dim like a poorly ventilated chimney and even burn black smoke, which was originally just a mild feeling, and even caused a magic reversal to cause her to feel that the internal blood vessels in her wrist were burned by the high temperature, but she gritted her teeth and held back, forcibly controlling and shrinking this flame in a few seconds。

"Whew-" The half-human-tall flames shrank to tiny flames wrapped around the palms of their hands.

"This Nanban woman is an Onmyoji!" the faces of the rogues changed, and as she expected, panic finally appeared in the expressions of these people after seeing something in their unknown territory that could give a strong enough impression to them.

The preconditions were met, and these people paid enough attention to it, and there was no longer a look of contempt and ridicule.

"I hope. Word for word, she said again, "We can talk." ”

"Uh-"

"Okay-" The arrogues who subconsciously panicked and took a step back subsided for a moment, and at this time some of them finally noticed the doctor's robe on Aya's body, although it was not intentional, even the Luo An girl herself did not notice, and a series of coincidences further strengthened the false tall image on their side.

A son of a wealthy samurai family, a doctor of the Great Academy, and a stranger who can use spells.

These details have been there for a long time, but even if they are noticed with contempt, they will not be taken seriously.

This kind of darkness is a common occurrence when prejudiced.

A rich man buys gold-plated jewelry because he is not interested in luxury goods, but everyone thinks it is pure gold, while the poor boy spends his savings for more than ten years to buy pure gold jewelry, and everyone around him thinks it must be a fake.

By mistake, even the Luo An girl herself didn't fully understand everything, but the moment she showed her magical ability, as her impression changed, these people let go of their contempt for the group, and finally noticed those details.

Naturally, they began to add fuel to the vinegar.

People are creatures that are good at self-deception, and even though the 5-person lineup on the opposite side has not changed in essence, the rogues began to discuss in whispers, giving various reasons to convince each other that it was not cost-effective to clash with several people opposite.

The goal was achieved - just controlling the manifestation of the flames sounded ridiculous, and in reality she wasn't as effective fighting with magic as with weapons at Mira's current level.

In fact, just the appearance of the flames made her start to feel a little out of breath, which is a manifestation of the fact that the mana is close to exhaustion, some like excessive blood loss, and if it continues, it will collapse and go into shock-

But the other party doesn't know this.

The bluff worked, and it was ironic or not, and it was even more effective than fighting with real knives and guns.

The next thing is to give the other party time to go down the stairs - she looked back at Yajiro, the little young master probably has a lot of silver taels on him, and the problem that can be solved with money is not a problem, but this amount should not be too big, and the other party should not feel that they are wronged.

It is still necessary to be cautious, Luo An girl thought, turned her head and opened her mouth, just about to speak-

"We-"

A tingling sensation came from the left hand that was burning with flames.

It was like a combination of cramps and the reverse flow of magic just now, which made her face turn pale for a moment, and then she couldn't help but squat down and cover it with her right hand.

"Mira?" Miss Doctor behind her immediately noticed, and Sakura and Lulu stepped forward to look at her.

The white-haired girl was sweating profusely in pain, she only felt cold all over her body and couldn't exert her strength, but her first reaction was to look up at the rogues—

"Oops. ”

- Showing weakness.

Similar thoughts flooded her mind, but soon another wave of pain hit her, and she didn't even have the strength to think about it, and her legs went limp, and she collapsed in Sakura's arms behind her.

It wasn't a magical anomaly, though she couldn't say it herself, but the sharp sting that came from this wave was like—

"What's there, against me. She raised her hand in pain, and found that her entire left hand was bloodless and pale, and her fingers were numb and stiff to bend.

"What's going on?" "This Nanban woman seems to be a parallel import!" the rogues said in a rambling voice, their expressions gradually changing to contempt and mockery, mixed with a hint of greed.

"Smack-"

Focused on the front, they didn't notice the dark shadow quietly appearing behind them, only the fallen Luoan girl saw it clearly.

The sky suddenly darkened.

The sage, who was resting in the distance, turned his head keenly to look this way, and the little unicorn resting in the stable turned around, kicked the fence gate and ran out.

"What's going on, it's going to rain heavily?" "The weather in the mountains is really changing. "Narumi and Joe and the others are just ordinary weather changes.

But as Mira's eyes looked up, Sakura, Aya, and Lulu on this side, and Yajiro behind him also became dumbfounded.

"Tick, tick. ”

The human-like creature drooled, approaching the unaware rogues with light steps that did not match the huge physique.

Gray-black snowflakes began to fall in the sky.

"How could it be. And the tired Luo'an girl's eyes reflected that unforgettable image.

Word by word:

"How can there be ghouls here. ”

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