Soon, a few bright lights appeared in the dark woods, and Hyde's manor was in sight.

In the darkness, there were already servants waiting, and they quickly opened the iron door, and the carriage drove straight inside.

Walk through a large garden, which seemed dark and mysterious in the darkness, until the carriage of the stables slowly stopped.

"Is that Mr. Cather?, Master Hyde has prepared dinner and is waiting for you!" said a butler, who seemed to come forward, and saluted.

"Alright, let's go in!. Arthur said to Athena and Kaye. One said to the butler: "The back is a gift for Mr. Hyde, and the roof is our luggage." ”

"Please rest assured, I will arrange the salutes and gifts well!" replied the butler.

Led by a boy with a magic lamp, Arthur and the others make their way through the dark corridor to the brightly lit dining room. Along the way, the seemingly quiet manor has countless traps and secret whistles in Arthur's perception, clearly showing Arthur Hyde's true identity.

The dining room was extravagant, with long tables covered with white tablecloths, illuminated by bright magic chandeliers, but tall silver candlesticks that burned dutifully to show the dignity of their masters, an anachronistic but a kind of aristocratic stubbornness. The crimson falling tapestry hangs high, giving the whole room a special solemnity. This is also in line with Hyde's ostensible status, a lord.

Hyde was already waiting outside the dining room, and when he saw Arthur come in, he stood up and greeted him warmly: "Hey, Arthur, I've always wanted you to come over, but you know the rules, even I can't break it at will, but you are really beautiful in Saint-Rolle, and your father is proud of you." Although Arthur was still an adult at this time, of course the old thief on the other side would not know about Arthur's transformation.

"Where, President Hyde, this is what I should do, I hope you are satisfied, by the way, do you still like the gift I gave?" said Arthur with a bow. The other party is his elder regardless of age or position, and this politeness is naturally necessary.

"This isn't my office, you can just call me Hyde!" Hyde said casually.

"Then I'll call you Uncle Hyde, is there anything you called me here for a reason?" Arthur asked curiously, and at the same time turned back and said, "Athena, you go out first." Although Athena was a little reluctant, she also knew that it was a man's time.

"I'll tell you about this when your brother comes! He should be there right away. As soon as he talked about the matter, Hyde's expression instantly returned to seriousness, but he immediately smiled again: "Let's talk about it after dinner!"

"My brother, is it Anthony?" Arthur frowned and asked, the Bloodthorn Headquarters sent someone, it was not a trivial matter, and it was about elves, and Arthur couldn't guess what he knew. But it's no wonder they let themselves come.

"No, it's Tony!" Hyde corrected.

"Tony, then let's wait a minute! I can tell you about Saint-Rolle. Arthur said with some surprise.

"Okay, I'm just trying to hear how you did it!" said Hyde, though he already knew the whole story.

After a short time in the meeting room, when Arthur was talking about Mark's performance, there was a crisp bell outside the window, which was a message from the dark whistle, which could clearly indicate friends and enemies. Hyde smiled, "They're coming." ”

Arthur and Hyde greeted them at the door, and several birds came from far and near, and finally landed lightly in the courtyard and turned into human form, which is the primary transfiguration that most druids will obtain, and the primary divine skill obtained directly through faith. Druid followers of other professions often chose flying birds, just to get on the road. But it can also be seen that it should be a very urgent task.

A few people, led by Tony, quickly stepped forward to salute, the fatigue of the journey still engraved on their faces. After Tony saluted Hyde, he immediately laughed and gave Arthur a hug and called Brother Arthur. Arthur sighed, everyone seemed to know about his transformation.

Under Hyde's arrangement, several people came to the dining room after bathing and changing, and each took their seats, Arthur and Tony introduced their own people, but when Athena was introduced, Arthur paused and said that this is my wife. After all, lovers, women, or friends are not suitable, and there is no such thing as a girlfriend in this world. Athena's heart immediately fluttered, and she tried to keep a reserved smile. The bright light of that moment made Arthur also a little amazed.

It's just that Kaye's gaze was a little gloomy for a moment, and his face became fairer. Let the noticing Arthur sigh slightly.

After that, it's all kinds of big meals, the diet of this world is still quite good, although the nobility is still meat-based, not as complicated and changeable as on the earth, and the cooking methods are mainly barbecue and boiled, but the taste is still quite good, and Arthur is not as taboo as the average person with elven blood, but is very fond of meat, probably this habit makes his physical development higher than the average half-elf, and it seems stronger.

It's just that the atmosphere is inevitably a little dull when eating, after all, according to the etiquette of the nobility, silence is the most basic etiquette. But Hyde laughed and said, "There are no nobles here, only an old thief, you don't have to be polite, just like in Bloodthorn!" Everyone smiled at Hyde's joke, and the scene gradually became enthusiastic.

Tony asked curiously about Arthur's transformation, and when Arthur said it was for convenience, he immediately glanced at Athena and gave him a look that a man understands. Arthur only smiled bitterly, this younger brother still seems to be so improper! It's no wonder that Andrew has always disliked him, after all, Andrew's father has that kind of solemn and calm personality.

However, during the conversation, Arthur soon learned the purpose of Tony's trip, and several elves were captured. The Twilight Forest, the largest elven gathering place, has always been open to the outside world, and is not like other elven gathering places, which deny all outsiders entry. Another consequence of this development is chaos, and there are often various people who pay attention to the elves, although with the joint efforts of all parties, almost all countries have issued slave prohibition laws, but in the underground trade, the price of an elf is still sky-high.

This time, a passing mercenary group suddenly attacked, attacked an elven settlement, and kidnapped a few elves. Later, after investigation, it was found that this mercenary group was temporarily formed by a group of outlaws, and was not registered with the mercenary union, so it was considered that kind of wild mercenary. They left two-thirds of their companions dead in the Twilight Forest, but they also took a few elves.

Tony's mission is to find them, kill all the intruders, and rescue as many elves as possible. This also shows Bloodthorn's determination to punish the invaders, preferring not to have any hostages, but also to make each invader pay the price, this is to warn those who come after him.

The origin of the River of Tears is the Elven Mountain, which is very close to the Twilight Forest, and this group is likely to go down the river, past Arthur's city of St. Roll, and then turn south, completely out of the control of the Bloodthorn. Arthur's mission is to cooperate with Tony to find them and kill them before they leave.

Arthur muttered to himself, "It doesn't look too difficult."

At the end of the dinner, the guests and hosts were happy, and since Tony flew directly over to intercept them, the group seemed to have been hanging after that, and they didn't come to Saint-Rolle so quickly. So I'm not in a hurry to go back to Saint-Rolle. So they all stayed at Hyde's manor for the time being, and waited until tomorrow before they set out.

Arthur naturally lives with Athena, while Kim and Kaye are on opposite sides of Arthur's room. This kind of luxurious room is what Athena has not seen for a long time, everything today excites her, candlesticks, frescoes, sculptures can awaken her memories of home, but what makes her happiest is undoubtedly Arthur's "wife" title, although it may be just a casual talk, although it is only a false name. But Athena was just happy.

Maybe it's a woman's vanity, or maybe it's the expectation of Arthur. In short, the vine that lives by clinging to other plants is most eager to gain the approval of that plant.

So as soon as she entered the room, Athena hugged Arthur tightly, kissing Arthur fiercely while removing the clothes that blocked them with her hands. The two have been together for a long time, but it is the first time to ask for such an initiative. Although she had only drunk a little fruit wine, Athena's slightly flushed face exuded an intoxicating glow. Arthur soon drank the strongest wine, and reveled in the beauty. In the entanglement of limbs, Athena's song welcomes Arthur like a fairyland.

When the wheezing had subsided, Athena had fallen asleep, the moonlight shining through the curtains on her perfect body, and a smile seemed to be on her sleeping face. Arthur also had to admit that Athena tonight was the most beautiful he had ever seen. Could it be the power of love?" Arthur sighed and shook his head, he suspected that his heart was long past the age when he needed love to nourish him. But he also understands that although simple force can get a woman, if you want the best side of a woman, you must be as careful as a flower, and let her bloom the most beautiful side for you.

Gently detach from Athena's entanglement of arms and legs, and cover her with a thin quilt. Arthur went out onto the balcony in his pajamas. In fact, he has very little need for sleep, and if it is not for the pleasure of sleep itself, he can completely replace sleep with meditation. But since having Athena, it has almost become a habit to sleep lazily with her delicate body. It's not that Arthur is obsessed with women, it's more helpful for his spiritual path to be natural and casual, although it will waste some time, but it can reduce a lot of obstacles, and given his long life, it is completely worth it.

When I glanced at the moon on my head, it was much bigger than the earth, and if the moon on the earth was like a small moon cake, then this one was like a big plate, which was very much like the moon in the anime. More mysterious, more distant. Arthur knew that this was not a planet, and that the composition of the world was completely different from that of Earth. Arthur even suspects that he is in another universe.

But now is not the time to think about the composition of the world, is it?" Arthur said softly to himself, glancing at the balcony on his left, and Arthur finally made up his mind.