The city of Chittel is actually very far away from Saint-Naari. It is on the east side of Saint-Naari and only a hundred miles away from the border between Shivali and Neari. It is also the place where Hailsen grew up in his childhood and worked in his youth.
When Fisher was studying with Hailsham, Hailsham had expressed more than once that when he was too old to work and ready to retire, he would return to his hometown in Chittel for retirement. In a few years,
Recently, he finally realized his wish and returned here to retire.
It's a pity that when Fisher came back, he had already passed away and left in his most beloved hometown.
Fisher's mood became heavier and heavier as he got closer and closer to Chittel on the train. There were particularly many Nari people going to Chittel, so the train in Chittel was still full even though he was almost at the end.
, apparently all of them went to attend Hailsham's funeral.
In the city of Chittel, this originally ordinary village has been planned as a development area for Nali for decades because of people like Hailsen, and even a magic plant was set up here.
As for the branches of the association, you must know that according to the rules of the Nali Magic Society, there are only seven cities in the entire Nali that are qualified to set up branches, and this is the eighth branch outside the regulations.
This respect for Hailsen is also reflected in the construction of the city. When he first entered the station, a row of extremely eye-catching Nari signs attracted Fisher's attention.
"My deepest condolences to the great magician, Mr. Hailsham Lacazette."
There were many flowers piled up on the station, as well as Hailsen's photo and altar. It was obviously a spontaneous act of the Nali people.
Fisher was wrapped in a secret blessing, experiencing and feeling all this from the perspective of a bystander. To be honest, he really wanted to thank the Asian sissy for this blessing.
, and it was precisely because of this blessing that he was able to attend Teacher Hailsham's funeral without worrying about Elizabeth's traps.
"The funeral is tomorrow? Should we find a place to rest, such as a hotel or something."
"You have also seen that here are all people from other places. There are people setting up tents in the wilderness where we stopped earlier. It can be seen that the hotels in the city that are suitable for living are basically full."
"Hmm, but that doesn't matter, right? With our current situation, I guess no one will notice if you just find another person's room and enter it."
"I am a blessed Fisher, not a blessed pervert. I have no idea of sneaking into other people's rooms and living there."
"But what's wrong with you and the pervert?"
"Shut up."
Fisher got off the bus along with the crowd, and while bullying Emhardt again, who was talking nonsense, he walked towards the outside of the platform.
So is the method mentioned by Emhart feasible? In fact, it is feasible.
He was conducting experiments along the way, and he discovered that secret blessings are not simply equivalent to the term "invisible". A more appropriate description should actually be "undetectable", and this undiscoverable state can be applied to items.
extended.
For example, he secretly took the hat off a gentleman's head in the car, but the gentleman didn't notice that his hat was missing until a long time ago. What's even more bizarre is that Fisher stood holding his hat.
In front of him, he could not detect Fisher or the hat in his hand, which could also explain why others could not detect his presence when Emhart was hiding in his arms.
Even if he is conscious, because he is still in the category of "holy object", he also enjoys this characteristic to a certain extent, but it only needs to be very close to Fisher to take effect, and he cannot stay in his presence anyway.
on the shoulders.
After leaving the station, Fisher planned to go directly to Hailsham's mansion in the suburbs. He came back to Chittel City for two purposes. One was to attend Hailsham's funeral and to prevent Elizabeth from disturbing the normal order due to her own affairs; the other was to
It is to determine the clue related to the "treasure" that Heller said
Hailsen's residence was very conspicuous, because Chittel City Hall showed the direction to visitors along the way, so soon Fisher silently hitched a ride to the outskirts and saw the hotel hosted by the Golden Palace.
The venue for Hailsham's funeral.
It was originally just a church on the outskirts of the city of Chittel, but now it was surrounded by a venue built by the Golden Palace with three floors inside and three outside.
Although the formal funeral is tomorrow, the decoration and other structures have been built, divided into an inner court and an outer court. The inner court is inside and outside the church, and only those who have received an invitation can enter; while the outer court provides the public with
A space for mourning, and the outside field is dotted with conspicuous and hidden surveillance sights.
"This is such a grand occasion, and your teacher's body hasn't been brought here at this time, right? Why are there so many patrolling guards here?"
"What else could it be for?"
"Oh, of course I know it's because of you. I mean, shouldn't Elizabeth have received the letter you sent? She should, um, be more kind. There is no need to get so tense."
Emhard adjusted his words. Even though Fisher had vaccinated him in advance when he came, he still couldn't help but feel regretful when he saw the venue was so tight. After all, there were still storage boxes in the church for her to go to every month.
Fisher's record of paying homage to Teresa, even Emhardt, who loves to watch, may hope that they can have a good talk at this moment, instead of being like a hunter.
But Fisher didn't mean anything about it, and instead explained it to Elizabeth,
"Elizabeth's patience is limited. She couldn't stand it for even twenty minutes when she ran away. Now it's been four and a half years, and even her best patience has been worn away. What's more, Valentina had been with her before.
She passed the letter. Fortunately, she didn’t know that I went to the Southern Continent to meet Rafael and Jasmine first, otherwise it would have been really troublesome.”
"I don't know why, but every time you say the word 'not bad', I feel cold in my body."
"You mean, she might know about the Southern Continent that I went to first?"
"Maybe I'm crazy."
Fisher didn't say any more, but just crossed the church's boundaries and walked openly towards the location where Haytham lived. It was originally the ruins of a medieval magic tower, nine stories high. He was young here.
It was assigned to him during work.
Passing through the guards of the Golden Palace outside the Magic Tower and entering the outer wall of the Magic Tower, Fisher looked at the Magic Tower with its closed door and suddenly looking a little gray and gloomy. For a moment, Fisher looked a little confused.
I still remember that when he was studying at the Royal Academy, he and Elizabeth followed Hailsham back during the summer vacation to retrieve the notes he had stored here when he was young. At that time, there were only a few servants in the family responsible for keeping the Magic Tower clean. His granddaughter Valerie
I have never met him since I was traveling abroad.
But even so, the comfort and vitality here at that time were incomparable to the scene today. It was as if with the departure of the magician, this magic tower inherited from the Middle Ages had returned to a "relic" and became lifeless.
Fisher did not leave from the main entrance, but raised his eyes to look at the nine-story tower that he had not seen for a long time, maintaining a heavy silence.
"Drive! Drive!"
"Listen to the order and give way!"
At this moment, an extremely urgent command came from behind Fisher. He quickly turned around and saw that the guards of the Golden Palace had already moved out of the way, and an ordinary wooden carriage drove into the magical palace.
At the position of the tower, a young Shivali man walked down from the top. He got out of the car first and then gently extended his hand to the carriage behind him.
"Honey, come on."
"Um."
A bare hand was stretched out from the car, and a blond Nali woman with a somewhat pale complexion and a pregnant mother slowly walked out.
She wears a black veil on her head, which is a standard Nali funeral style, and it is the kind that only relatives would wear. In this way, the identity of the other party is also clear: this is Valerie Lacaze, the granddaughter of Teacher Hailsen.
Ms. Special, and this gentleman Swali should be her husband.
None of them noticed Fisher, who they had never met before. After helping his wife down, the Swali gentleman quickly shouted in the direction of the magic tower,
"Surena, come out quickly and help Valerie in, and tell the others that there is something important to do later!"
"Why!"
At this time, the door of the magic tower opened, and a middle-aged woman with a hurried expression walked out, holding a broom. She quickly threw the broom away and stepped forward.
"Ah, Mr. Chick, didn't you go to the hospital in the city for a check-up? Why did you come back so early? How is the lady's health? Is she feeling better?"
"She's much better now. The doctor prescribed some anti-fetal medicine, and I also carved some sleeping magic. It's okay. Please help Valerie back quickly. I have something to do later."
“Okay okay”
Fisher just stood behind silently and took in all this, but he did not go forward because the blessing was still on him and he didn't know when it would be lifted. Instead, he took advantage of the door to open and entered directly into the magic tower, on the first floor.
Fisher didn't see the body, so it should be on the top floor, because the top is Teacher Hailsham's office and residence.
He did not use the gravity magic on the first floor, and climbed up step by step along the spiral staircase in front. When he reached the top floor, his body was obviously a little out of breath after returning to normal, and he quickly reached the top floor.
Opening the door of Hailsen's office, the place is a little messier than before. The four walls are covered with bookshelves, which together support an extremely wide space. On top of the red carpet, a square crystal coffin is placed in the center, waiting.
Someone will come tomorrow to take him away and take him to the church, his final resting place.
There was only reflection on the crystal coffin, which prevented Fisher from seeing clearly the structure inside. Perhaps at this moment, he even hoped that it was empty and was just a trap for Elizabeth to catch herself.
But below, the sadness of Valerie just now and the silence of the entire city made the fantasy in his mind unsupported by reality.
He took a deep breath, and in the silence, he slowly walked towards the crystal coffin. Soon, an old man wearing a black magic robe from the Magic Association, with white beard and hair, and a wrinkled face fell asleep peacefully.
The appearance appeared in front of Fisher.
The crystal coffin was full of flowers, and in his arms he held the masterpiece "The Complete Theory of Magic" that he had been completing throughout his life. It was not until he came back now that Fisher realized that the book had been completed and published.
Fisher still dared not exhale the deep breath he took. He just looked quietly at Hailsham in the coffin in front of him, as if it took a long time to accept the reality that he was gone.
And when that moment came, he took a long breath and said softly,
"I'm back, teacher."
""
The corpse in the coffin did not respond, and Fisher's hand was left to caress the coffin, causing the shadow cast by the light to also brush over Hailsham's face.
"I didn't expect that I would be here for four and a half years, and that I wouldn't be able to see my teacher for the last time."
"My condolences, Fisher. You know, I don't blame you."
"I know"
Emhardt in his arms spoke in time to comfort Fisher, who was feeling a little depressed at the moment. Of course Fisher knew that, but the emotion was unavoidable. He could only endure the sadness and look away.
To other parts of Hailsham in the room.
Soon, he saw some of his magic manuscripts on Hailsham's desk, as well as the "Comprehensive Theory of Magic" that was exactly the same as what he was holding in his arms at the moment.
Fisher walked over there in silence, picked up the book, and flipped through it casually. It recorded all the magic theories and discoveries of mankind since the Middle Ages. Hailsham not only spent his life searching for the lost secrets of human magic.
In part, we are also committed to obtaining new magical ideas from it.
The reason why Hailsham was revered as the great magician of the century was not only because of his extremely high magical attainments, but also because he led and corrected an extremely correct magical value. He changed the trend of completely denying medieval magic and accused the use of magic as a
Tools of War, summarizing various theories of creative magic
Fisher turned all the way, from the beginning to the end, and from the end back to the beginning, but inadvertently turned to the title page again, which recorded a brief sentence,
"For the immortal virtue of mankind, for the brilliance and mystery of magic, for my deceased child and his wife, and for my two lovely granddaughters."
"And for my outstanding, only disciple."
"——Hailson Lacazette"
""
Fisher's hand holding the paper tightened little by little. At this moment, his heart was turbulent. At this moment, with his violent mood swings, his rank rose little by little in the gradually dissipating golden light, and a terrifying aura burst out.
, apparently at this moment, the blessing of secret protection finally disappeared, and his existence appeared in front of Hailsham's coffin.
Fisher slowly closed the book, and then he couldn't control himself anymore and reached out to cover his face. Without saying a word, everything seemed to be revealed.
Emhard quickly flew out of his arms and ran to his shoulders. He had no hands, so he could only spread the pages of his book to form a hug similar to a hug, and put it against his head. At the same time, he also
He comforted me again,
"Fisher, it's okay. It's okay. Your teacher has always been thinking about you. You should be happy for this."
"I just"
"Big brother."
At this moment, a clear, seemingly unrippled child's voice whispered softly in Fisher's ears. His pupils shrank slightly, and he turned his head to look around him, only to see a man holding a rag doll.
, the little doll wearing a pink dress looked at him expressionlessly.
The little baby is about five years old, with black hair tied back. She is as pretty as the most beautiful and well-crafted person in the world. Even at this moment, she is still a child, but as long as she is not
Any fool can see her irrepressible beauty.
The beauty that was not bound by age suddenly reminded Fisher of an acquaintance, an acquaintance he had crossed paths with before.
"Anna"
Yes, Fisher has only seen this beauty in one person, that is, Erwind's test subject, the poor man from the Southern Continent.
It's just that the beauty of the little girl in front of her at this moment is different. If the somewhat abrupt and stiff beauty on Anna's face is imperfect, then the little girl in front of her is really flawless and natural.
After hearing Fisher's words, the little girl in front of her tilted her head, her face still expressionless, but her tone was a little more doubtful.
"Ana? Is that an acquaintance of Big Brother's? But I'm not Ana, I'm Alicia Lacazette."
"Are you Mr. Hailsson's granddaughter?"
"Um."
With the stunning beauty in front of him and Heller's reminder, Fisher had clearly realized how special the little girl in front of him was. Just as he was about to ask something, Alicia, who was holding a little bear in front of him, suddenly asked,
"Big brother, are you Fisher Benavidez? Grandpa's only disciple?"
"I am."
"That's good. Grandpa was always thinking about you before he left. He asked me to give you something, but I don't know you, so I went around asking. Sister Valerie didn't like it, so she asked me to give it to you.
She... But I saw that she wanted to give the things grandpa left you to the blond sister who often comes to the house, so I hid it. "
"Blonde big sister?"
"Um."
Alicia nodded and was about to say something expressionlessly, but she seemed to hear something, so she continued to say to Fisher,
"It seems that the blond elder sister is already here, right down there."
"big sister?"
Fisher was stunned for a moment, and suddenly had an unknown premonition in his heart. He frowned, and quickly walked out of the office to the balcony. Sure enough, there was an extra car in the courtyard below.
A golden carriage and a large group of knights armed to the teeth.
Cardinals flying all over the sky filled the sky far and near. Just as Fisher was about to stick his head out, he retracted, swallowed and looked at Alicia behind him, and the corners of her mouth finally raised a little, and she said
,
"That eldest sister seems to be called Elizabeth." ()