"I heard that Master Myrcella raised a group of mice in her secret laboratory. After killing them, she used strange spells to resurrect the mice, and then placed them in every corner of the academy for monitoring.
students and other instructors. Also, instructor Catherine’s owl seems to have lived too long. The owl has been raised for thirty years, but it doesn’t seem to have changed at all. Don’t you find it strange? A normal owl is ten years old.
It only takes a few years, but it has lived for so long. I feel like every time I pass by Catherine’s mentor, her owl is staring at me..."
On the way to the basement of the college, Villanelle was like a little bird, chattering non-stop. Dennis was interested in everything, while Daisy warned them both not to be too obsessed with these legends, some of them were very scary.
If you think about it carefully, I might lose sleep every night.
"I also find it very strange. It seems that no matter where in the college, there is always a pair of eyes staring at us. No matter in the classroom, dormitory, canteen, or even the toilet, it always feels like there is a pair of eyes staring at us. As for what it is,
I can’t tell either.”
Dennis echoed. Villanelle nodded, saying that she had similar feelings. Daisy looked disgusted, "So, there are filthy men following us every day?" she said.
"No, it's not a man. It's more like... eyes... pure eyes... Anyway, I can't tell what they are."
Dennis explained.
While they were chatting, the three of them came to the place where the legendary monster haunted.
Villanelle walked to the secret room very skillfully and took out a frost key. It should be said that it was a key, but made of ice. "I made a copy of it while they were sleeping. It is exactly the same."
"Yes." She said proudly.
However, the strange thing is that Villanelle cannot open this door.
"It's like some kind of magic has been cast..."
She muttered. This was beyond her ability.
"Is this what we learned?"
Daisy asked.
"Definitely not. If we had learned it, I would definitely be able to unlock it. But that is not the case. I guarantee that we have not learned similar magic."
Villanelle thought. She continued to turn the key hard, but no matter how hard she tried, the black door remained motionless, blocking the three of them like a piece of pig iron.
The surrounding air seemed to slowly become weird, and a trace of rancid smell floated out from behind the door.
"I think we'd better go, something's not right here."
Daisy was a little panicked, but Dennis and Villanelle didn't seem to have had enough, and the adventure ended before it even started. What a big deal...
"Who is there!?"
Suddenly, at the end of the dark corridor, the sonorous voice of the Frost Witch Mentor rang out.
"Run!"
Villanelle hurriedly pulled the two of them and ran away, but how could they outrun the witch master... Before they could take two steps, an ice wall rose out of thin air in front of Dennis and Villanelle, and fell on it.
Daisy in the back was directly trapped by the frost on her feet.
"It's you again..."
Grand Master Irene's loud and stern voice sounded.
…
In Erlengrad, the warm sunshine of early winter shines on every citizen, and they are informed that there will be an important speech in the municipal square this morning. Alderman Tiers will appear in front of everyone and deliver an important speech. Although he does not know whether it is
But people still poured in from all corners of the city. Due to the blockade of the Queen's navy, many people in the city have become precarious refugees and beggars. The price of food has risen to almost the same as gold.
If you go down, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it even if you have money.
"Brothers, sisters, gentlemen, ladies, well, in short, it doesn't matter what our status is to us now. We are all people trapped in this city, and I, like you, lack food.
, lacking everything necessary for life.”
In the Municipal Square, in front of the Governor's Mansion, Tiers was wearing a rough linen robe, standing on the steps of the Governor's Mansion, talking to the people who had gathered. He was quite talented in speaking and had the air of a statesman.
And image. At this moment, in order to get closer to the people, Tiers deliberately took off the original brocade robe and replaced it with this linen robe worn by a servant.
He stood up straight and looked upright.
"All this is due to the naval battle three months ago. Erlengrad's fleet was defeated and Tsar Catalina's fleet blocked the harbor. Since that day, no ship has arrived in our city. Citizen friends
Everyone, I have prepared for the worst. In fact, since that day, the congressman and I have been planning food rations. There is still food in Erengrad, but there is not much left. We need a
There is a way to survive, a way to survive, but Catalina has closed this way of survival."
"No……"
Some people began to complain, and the noise was like the buzzing of a swarm of insects lingering in every corner of the square.
Facing the dense crowd of heads, Tiers made a quiet gesture.
"Looking back on this year, what have we done? We just fought for survival and freedom. Vampires and undead monsters appeared in the city, and we fought bloody battles to drive them out of the city. However, Catalina was punished for this.
, lock down the whole city. Did we do something wrong?"
"No!……"
Someone in the crowd shouted excitedly again.
"Yes, we did nothing wrong. However, that crazy czarina thought so. Because several witches died in this city, they were all her people. Damn it, a few witches and the whole city
The lives of the people, who is more important than others? In my eyes, your survival is the most important."
On the marble steps, Tiers raised his arms and shouted, giving a passionate speech. The crowd was gradually incited. Coupled with the mischief arranged in advance, the mood to resist the queen's oppression and siege gradually heated up.
Tiers saw the right opportunity and continued to shout——
"We fight for the right to live. Life is already so difficult. Brothers and sisters, I see your pain. We work hard and earn such a meager income, but we are ruthlessly
Take it away. Why are prices soaring? Catalina blocked the seaport and blocked all access to the land. The cruel queen wants to kill us. It doesn’t matter if I die, if I die I can exchange for everyone’s peaceful life.
, can exchange for a prosperous and peaceful life, then I would rather surrender and treat it all as my fault... However, no, Catalina doesn't care about my life or death at all, she wants to teach the rebels a lesson, and
We, in the past year, have all become rebels in her eyes...I heard that the Queen has prepared slings. She is going to attack the city and massacre indiscriminately..."
"No!"
"Save us..."
The crowd was filled with angry voices, lamentations, and cries for help, and the square had become a hotbed of riots. Tiers took advantage of the situation to fan the flames.
"We need to save ourselves! Brothers and sisters of Erengrad! We need to break through Queen Katarina's blockade on us, we need to survive! For our children, for our families, we need to rush out and pursue what belongs to us
New life!" Tiers continued, "If you rush out, you may die. But if you don't break out, we will still die. For the only hope left, we must do this!"
"I'm penniless just like you. Even though I have more gold than you now, I can't survive the skyrocketing prices for long. Catalina wants to betray us, but why are we guilty?
?Since you are innocent and penniless, why not give it a try? I am here and just want to tell everyone that only by fighting side by side can we survive."
The mood of the mob was rising, and Tiers was fanning the flames.
Soon, the angry people began to shout——
"Sir, lead us out!"
"Bread! Bread!"
the crowd chanted.
"I will, I will lead everyone to rush out. And I promise everyone that behind this gate, there will be a new world. Overthrow the tyranny of the Queen, we will usher in a new era, and we will rebuild a new world.
order. That will be a world without hunger, poverty, oppression and exploitation!”
Tiers roared at the highest volume. The loudspeaker diffused the sound, and everyone in the square heard it. It was like a tide, a tide of endless resentment and anger. It would move out of the city.
surged out and broke through the siege and blockade of the city by the Kislev coalition forces.
…
"Sir, the person you want me to find has been found, but they have raised the price."
"How many?"
"Twenty thousand..."
"Damn it! Forget it, tell them, I will give it as long as they send me safely to Baker Harbor."
After the impassioned speech, Tiers' personal bodyguard came to his room and reported to him on the progress of the work. Yes, the mayor who was giving a passionate speech in the square was already ready to escape. Erlen
To this day, the Grad Rebellion has completely failed. Not even the empire's mercenaries can defeat the Queen's army, let alone a mob.
In Tiers' plan, a mob movement was launched just to disrupt the siege of the Kislev coalition so that he could escape while taking advantage of the chaos. But the ignorant people were still waiting for that exciting day.
They were waiting for the day when their mayor would fight side by side with them and break out of the siege together. Little did they know that Tiers had even found his own substitute. When the time came, the civilian criminal who looked very much like him would only have to stand on a high place.
, just keep silent. The soldiers will protect him and no one can approach him... The truth will always be hidden behind the bloody conspiracy...