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Chapter 24 The Ugly Duckling

For a whole night, Andre was immersed in the strong shock brought to him by the "Master Key" magic spell designed by Allen, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

He lay on his side with his head leaning on the pillow, staring at the lock hanging on the drawer, opening it again and again, and then closing it again and again.

As a magic apprentice who has been unable to advance due to his talent, when he was finally able to use a magic spell to his heart's content, he couldn't calm down after all.

He has always attributed everything he got to luck, and felt that he was not worthy of being with other outstanding companions in the Mage Tower.

Allen called his behavior "imposter syndrome" and often advised him to be more confident, telling him "you are going to do great things in the future."

Whenever he heard such words, Andre just shook his head and laughed at himself.

Although he felt flattered by the comfort from his idol, he understood that he was not even an official magician now, let alone doing anything important.

In this way, he spent an uneventful night with complicated emotions.

The next morning, when he woke up early, he was surprised to find that Alan York had gotten up earlier than him.

This famous genius magician was standing in front of the mirror at the moment, wearing a custom-made morning suit and a black bow tie, and weighing an exquisitely crafted cane in his hand.

Such an outfit is considered extremely formal even in aristocratic circles that pay attention to appearance.

Compared with the loose magician's robe, this outfit obviously makes Allen's figure more slender and straight.

"Alan, do you have something important to do today?" Seeing this scene, Andre asked curiously.

As someone who is familiar with newspapers, Andre naturally knows that in addition to his identity as a magician, Allen is also the second son of the extremely wealthy Yorkshire lord and the "plane pioneer" of the Braden Kingdom.

In order to cope with different occasions, Allen would change his clothes every three days, or even change his clothes several times in one day, and never repeat them.

In this regard, Andre could not imagine how many things were stuffed in Allen's closet.

"That's right," Allen smiled, "Today I will be interviewed by the Braden Morning News."

"The Braden Morning News?"

"Yes."

Hearing this, Andre couldn't help but glance at the newspapers he piled on the table.

If he remembered correctly, just a few short weeks ago, Allen had accepted an exclusive interview with the "Braden Morning News" and became the cover star of its supplement. From a striking genius in the wizarding world to a

A household name throughout the kingdom.

Now he actually wants to be in the newspaper again?

This frequency is simply higher than that of ordinary congressmen!

"Andre, if you are interested, you can come with me." When Andre looked dazed, Allen sent him a friendly invitation.

"Me? Together?" Andre thought he heard wrongly.

"Yes," Allen said with a smile, "Actually, the topic of this interview is relatively relaxed, and it is about the daily life of the Mage Tower students. Originally, they invited Howard and me, but it's a pity that Howard recently went to the Church of Light to become a bishop.

, naturally let them go. I think if you can take the lead, maybe the newspaper will not be so embarrassed."

"I'm just going to join in the fun," Andre lowered his head and stared at his toes, "You guys are chatting while I watch... People like me probably can't join in this kind of situation.

Nothing to say."

"Don't belittle yourself, Andre," Allen patted him on the shoulder, "When I last gained permission to enter the restricted area of ​​the library, I saw a very interesting book about an ugly duckling turning into a white man.

The story of the swan. When I come back from the interview, I will tell it to you. I think you will be interested."

"The ugly duckling turned into a white swan? Is there such magic in the forbidden book area?"

"It's not magic, just an ordinary storybook," Allen explained. "When I first saw it, I felt incredible. I didn't expect to find "Mother Rabbit's Bedtime Stories" in the forbidden book area of ​​the Wizard Tower.

》.”

"It's unbelievable!" Andre couldn't help laughing. Under the influence of Allen's sense of humor, the gloom on his face was swept away.

…………

The interview was arranged in a coffee shop not far from the Mage Tower. The atmosphere was just as Allen described, relaxed, pleasant and stress-free.

Allen sat on a chair by the window, stirring the coffee leisurely.

Andre sat next to him, holding his breath and concentrating, his heartstrings tense. His body was so stiff that he couldn't move, but his eyes swept back and forth involuntarily.

But after a few minutes, Andre gradually relaxed.

Because he was surprised to find that the reporter sent by the Braden Morning News to interview Allen was even more nervous than he was.

The reporter called himself Rodgliosi, and he was a shy young man. When talking to Allen, he even stuttered occasionally and did not dare to raise his head to look Allen in the eyes.

"Have you become a regular employee?" Allen asked the young reporter in a relaxed tone.

Reporter Rhodes nodded.

"Congratulations, Mr. Rhodes!" Allen smiled and congratulated, "You should be the youngest political reporter of the Braden Morning News now!"

"This is all due to you, Sir York." Reporter Rhodes bowed his head humbly. "If it hadn't been for the exclusive interview with you as a 'cover character' last time, I would never have had such an opportunity."

The next time was exactly as Allen described. The three of them started chatting while drinking coffee, and most of the topics they talked about were the daily lives of the students of the Mage Tower.

For example, reporter Rhodes asked: "Please use one sentence to briefly describe your learning experience at the Mage Tower."

Alan replied: "Like a hungry man falling on bread."

Andre replied: "It's like an Arctic sled dog mixed in with a pack of wolves."

The whole interview process went very smoothly.

The only discordant note was when the Rhodes reporter accidentally mentioned Howard, Allen's former roommate.

"Sir York, I heard that the newly appointed auxiliary bishop of the Church of Light was also a student of the Mage Tower?"

"Yes." Allen didn't seem to want to mention this topic too much at all.

"Then do you know why he made such a choice?"

"This is not something you reporters should be concerned about." Allen's voice suddenly turned cold.

Reporter Rod immediately fell silent and pretended that he had never asked the question.

At this moment, Andre deeply felt that the atmosphere and rhythm of the entire interview were actually completely under Allen's control. Allen didn't even need to speak, he just needed to slightly adjust his expression, and the emotions of the people around him would follow.

Up and down, sometimes tight and sometimes loose.

After half an hour, the interview ended.

Reporter Rhodes stood up and bowed to Allen to thank him.

"You're welcome, maybe there will be many more opportunities for us to meet in the future," Allen said, while putting a document into the hands of reporter Rhodes, "Also, don't forget to hand this document to your newspaper.

Editor-in-chief. He should really need it."

"I will," Reporter Rhodes readily agreed, "By the way, Sir York, the newspaper also needs to take a photo of you."

"Andre and I will come together!" Allen put his arm on Andre's shoulder, stretched out two fingers at the same time, and made a scissor hand gesture naturally.

Andre didn't even get a chance to say "no."

"Crack!"

The photographer presses the shutter.

The picture is frozen at this moment.

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