The afternoon sun shone in through the glass, illuminating Goethe's slightly raised lips, instantly elongating the paused figure.
Goethe raised his hand to signal Andinan to step back, and then took out his revolver.
However, before Goethe could pull the trigger, he heard voices coming from the room.
"Lord Marple, don't shoot!"
"We mean no harm!"
The voice was very young, and then, the door of the shooting activity room was opened.
A young man wearing a 'four-piece suit' came out.
The black material looks ordinary, but the stitching is solid, especially the buttons, which are all made of silver.
The other person smiled apologetically and bowed slightly in front of the gun.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Marple, I didn't mean to offend you."
"But, my identity..."
"But it forced me to do it."
The young man stood up straight as he spoke, looking calmly facing the gun.
only--
"Who are you?"
Goethe asked.
The calm young man was stunned for a moment, and then thought of something.
"Mr. Marple, you are from abroad, so of course you don't know who I am, but Andinan, you should know me, right?"
The young man smiled and looked at Andinan behind Goethe.
"I don't know."
Andinan shook his head.
Immediately, the young man's smile became a little stiff.
But the other party immediately adjusted and began to formally introduce himself.
"I am the youngest son of the Grand Duke of Graz, Little Graz."
Little Graz puffed up his chest, preparing to receive Goethe and Andinan's exclamation.
You know, he is the son of the Grand Duke!
The second son of the famous Archduke of Graz!
But Goethe didn't react at all, and he didn't even lower the muzzle of his gun.
And Andinan?
The young man frowned, as if he was thinking carefully. After about three or four seconds, he suddenly said:
"It turns out to be His Excellency Little Graz!"
"I'm sorry. Although I have seen your photo in the previous newspaper, you were standing too far back. I only remember the Grand Duke of Graz and his eldest son, His Excellency the Grand Duke of Graz."
After Andinan finished speaking, he took off his bowler hat apologetically.
If the smile of the little Graz was just a little stiff before, then the smile of the little Graz now is completely stiff.
The other party glanced at Goethe and Andinan, suspecting that they did it on purpose.
In fact, Goethe and Andinan did it on purpose.
Over the past two weeks, the two of them had hypothesized about countless possibilities, including who would be the first to appear in front of them.
Who they are and their identities are naturally unpredictable.
But no matter who it is or what their identity is, the other party must have evil intentions!
However, Andinan really didn't expect that the first person to appear would be the second son of the Archduke of Graz.
But this did not prevent him from trying to provoke the other party.
In the discussion between Goethe and Andinan, the two had a very clear division of labor. Goethe was responsible for emergencies, frontal attacks and other incidents that required force to be resolved, while Andinan?
It’s an auxiliary!
Whenever force is not needed, use words and actions to disrupt the other party's arrangements as much as possible.
To put it simply, it is...
ridicule!
At first, Andinan was worried that he wouldn't be able to do it well.
However, at this time, looking at the stiff-faced little Graz, Andinan knew that he had succeeded.
However, it seems possible to go further.
Therefore, Andinan then looked at Little Graz with an apologetic look.
"Ah, I forgot."
"In your family, the second son has no right to inherit the position of Grand Duke, so naturally you cannot stand in the front row."
As he said that, Andinan looked like he was sighing and shook his head.
The little Gratz was a little unable to hold himself together.
The situation before him was completely different from what he expected.
He originally planned to "preemptively" enter the shooting classroom, surprise Marple and Andinan, and then shock the two of them with his identity. Finally, he would tell the information he had, obtain enough benefits, and completely take control of the initiative.
but……
Why was it different from what he imagined.
The Andinan in front of him was even more annoying than he imagined.
Why do you mention that bastard in Graz in every sentence?
And there is Marple, who has gained great fame recently.
Why is there no reaction at all to his identity?
Doesn't the other party know that he is the son of the Grand Duke?
Don’t you know that his ancestor was one of the ‘Seven Heroes’ who overthrew the ‘Dark Dynasty’?
Little Graz was puzzled.
Almost involuntarily, the little Gratz looked at his advisor - today it was this advisor who suggested that he could not wait any longer and should act quickly.
Now, there is a problem with the plan, and naturally this consultant is needed to solve it.
Just like always.
Under the gaze of little Gratz, an old man wearing a robe but putting down his hood, revealing his face, walked over slowly.
The other party's expression was indifferent, and there was arrogance in his eyes, so that the other party's chin was slightly raised, facing Goethe and Andinan.
"Flowing water doesn't care about boulders, and birds don't care about animals."
"We came with good intentions, but we were insulted."
"It's not our fault."
The old man comforted the young man beside him with a gentle tone, and, as if to show his etiquette, the other man used a tune similar to a chant.
Goethe, on the other hand, added without politeness.
"A drop of water penetrates a stone, and a flying bird eats food on its plate."
This made the old man frown.
"Lord Marple, as one of the heirs of the Robert family, is this how you treat your friends?"
The other party turned around and asked coldly.
"Goodwill? Friends?"
"I only see enemies with malicious intent."
Goethe's face, illuminated by the sun, showed a coldness.
The old man shook his head and pointed at Andinan.
"You represent him, and I represent His Excellency Little Graz."
"So……"
“Are we going to follow tradition?”
The other party asked coldly.
"Tradition?"
The murderous intent on Goethe's face became more intense.
It seems like they will take action if they disagree.
Of course Goethe didn't know the tradition the other party was talking about, but this didn't stop him from acting.
There are only two possibilities for the tradition in the other party's mouth.
First, there is a real tradition.
Second, you are bluffing him.
If he was deceived, then his sneer and murderous intention at this moment can be logically explained as anger after being deceived.
As for the first one?
It’s also reasonable!
Although Goethe had no idea what the other person was talking about, he was quite certain about the identity of the old man in front of him.
Extraordinary one!
It was probably the other party who reminded Gratz just now and stopped him from shooting.
Moreover, with the appearance of the other party, some of Goethe's previous guesses were confirmed!
After the end of the extraordinary and the dawn of mortals, the extraordinary did not end, but changed its path: serving those in power.
Absolute rule was lost.
Then it becomes auxiliary rule.
In this way, you can obtain what extraordinary beings need, which may be lost knowledge, or some special materials, etc.
Or simply power.
This is extraordinary comfort given to ordinary people who overthrew the 'Dark Dynasty'.
It could also be a compromise.
After all, extraordinary power is really tempting.
For example……
Immortality!
No one in power can withstand such temptation.
In short, after mutual compromise, the identities of both parties have changed, but it has not turned the two parties into mortal enemies.
Instead, we get along with each other again in a cooperative manner.
As for the only constant?
Naturally, they are the lowest common people.
Whether it is the demise of a dynasty or the rise of a dynasty, the common people are always the ones who suffer.
Goethe remained silent in his heart.
Unless it was in his hometown, under a miracle, such a thing was absolutely unavoidable, even for the former Davari.
And in Hesatins?
Miracles are impossible!
Because those who master the 'miracle' have long been willing to fall.
This is true whether it was before or now.
But in the so-called "Dark Dynasty", extraordinary people would definitely not serve ordinary people. Therefore, Goethe guessed that the so-called tradition was just a rise in this era after the demise of the "Dark Dynasty".
And as an extraordinary person, it is naturally impossible for everyone to recognize such a tradition!
Therefore, Goethe believed that there would be no problem with this answer.
Moreover, the words of the extraordinary person in front of him reminded Goethe of something more: if the extraordinary person serves the nobles, then the scope of the extraordinary person who commanded the crows before will suddenly be reduced a lot.
But compared to this, Goethe was more concerned about the word 'representative' in the other person's mouth.
The other side represents Little Graz.
And he represents Andinan in the other person's mouth.
Does this way of speaking indicate...
Andinan is somehow equivalent to Kleine Graz?
When this guess appeared, Goethe suddenly had some new guesses.
Including Andinan's possible identity.
And the purpose of the other party's coming here.
If his guess is correct...
The other party and Little Graz didn't just have bad intentions.
But outright malice!
Suddenly, Goethe narrowed his eyes.
He turned to look at Little Graz.
Such an action caused the old man in front of him to misunderstand, and the other man stepped forward and stood in front of Little Graz - and this position was exactly what Goethe wanted.
Since the other party has malicious intentions.
What about him?
Of course, reciprocity must be courteous.
"You think you won't compromise, so why did you show up in Hersettins?"
The old man looked at Goethe with disdain.
"Why do you think I'm in Black Sattins?"
Goethe asked rhetorically.
As soon as he opens and closes his eyes, he is here!
He didn't know why he appeared in Hesetins!
"Oh."
The other party continued to sneer, as if he didn't want to get involved with Goethe any longer.
"Since you don't want to follow the tradition, then let's change it - you must be quite confident in gunpowder weapons, right?"
"Then let's test our shooting skills."
"If you win, I will tell you a news."
"If I win, you promise me something."
"How about it?"
The other party asked.
"Not so good?"
"You don't know whether the news is true or not, and you want me to promise you something out of thin air?"
Goethe shook his head, and then spoke word by word.
"and……"
"Why should I listen to you?!"
After speaking, Goethe turned his wrist, and the extremely bright revolver he wiped immediately reflected a ray of sunlight.
When the other party heard Goethe's words, his eyes widened and he stared at Goethe with all his attention, and happened to be illuminated by this ray of sunlight.
Suddenly, the other party closed his eyes subconsciously.
