Kafni was suddenly stunned when Annan held her hand.
Her body was a little stiff.
Kafni's eyes widened slightly, her pupils as clear as red glass, filled with confusion and astonishment.
...Are Kafni's hands so soft at this time?
Annan immediately had this thought in his mind.
He has been held by Kafni's hand many times... But what he thinks is that her hand is different from its appearance, it looks particularly strong.
Although there were no calluses and her skin was extremely fair, when she held Annan's hand, Annan couldn't break free...
But now, the palm of Kafni's hand is even soft to the point of being weak and weak.
...Isn't Kafni still a transcendent at this time?
Annan was slightly startled.
This means...
Did Kafni advance from an ordinary person to a silver-level transcendent within four or five years?
She doesn't even have a basic occupation now...
This upgrade speed is too scary, right?
But Annan suddenly noticed something.
There were very obvious calluses on the palms of young Annan's hands - these should be traces from sword practice.
……Yes.
When Annan used Frost Sword Technique for the first time, the "young Annan" that came to mind was almost the same age he is now.
Has Annan started practicing frost swordsmanship now?
"When we hold hands together, we are friends."
Annan made a childish and serious voice: "If someone bullies you, I will help you beat him."
Before speaking, Annan carefully considered his tone several times. Finally, he finally determined what he should say.
This should be what a nine-year-old boy should say... right?
Annan suddenly felt that he should change his name.
His current situation should not be called Annan, he should be called Edogawa Conan...
Annan knew it very well.
The clue lies in Kafni... In order to save time, he needs to attack Kafni as quickly as possible. He does not expect Kafni to "join the team" immediately, but at least he must be willing to "provide information"
Just fine.
He held Kaifni's hand tighter.
But he kept it tight and didn't pinch her - so as not to attract her attention.
At this time, if Kafni breaks away Annan's hand or pushes Annan away because of nervousness or something - then the atmosphere between them will immediately become alienated and indifferent.
If Annan tries to catch Kaifni again, she will firmly reject him.
This is because, since Kafni herself also has a good impression of Annan, she is actually unable to tell at a young age whether she should keep a polite distance or maintain her current status.
If she tries to push Annan away, or to break away, but fails, she will subconsciously think that she really longs for such a friend in her heart... and if she successfully rejects Annan once, she will immediately wake up.
Come over here and stay calm and alert.
But Annan didn’t want to use brute force to catch Kaifni——
After all, Kaifuni's status is basically as noble as his own. As a foreign guest, he cannot be too rude... The maid is watching right there.
However, based on Annan's experience, he can't use brute force at all...
He just squatted down, kept shaking hands, and changed the subject very naturally: "What are you drawing?"
"Is it a flower field?"
Annan consciously controlled the rhythm of the conversation in his own hands.
Kafni during this period was obviously much easier to fool than five years later.
Her attention was quickly diverted by Annan.
Or maybe she really couldn't find anyone who could appreciate her crayon drawings - Kafni was a little nervous and uneasy and replied softly: "Yes... these are the flowers."
She was worried... whether this boy, who was slightly shorter than herself, would laugh at her "weird and scary" drawing.
He is one of the rare people who is willing to chat with himself without being afraid of himself.
Kafni is born with the ability to see through people's hearts and discover the truth.
She knew...this cute boy with blue eyes really wanted to be friends with her from the bottom of his heart!
Kafni doesn't want to lose such a rare and true friend.
But fortunately, Annan did not laugh at her.
He just nodded seriously: "The painting is indeed very good.
"You might become a great painter in the future, Kaifni."
——This is not Annan’s flattery.
Because Annan does know that Future Kafni's painting skills are simply outstanding. At only fourteen years old, she can already successfully copy Amos's paintings. She can also draw strange "revelation paintings" herself, possessing
Mysterious beauty.
And now the blood-red sea of flowers in her painting... This crayon painting, which is still rough in touch, already has some vague meaning.
Kafni also looked back at Annan in shock.
She saw that Annan actually sincerely thought that her painting was good!
But even Kaifuni herself felt that her painting was not very good...
"What's wrong?"
Annan turned around with some confusion.
Did he say something wrong?
Why are you so shocked all of a sudden and looking so confused?
Annan obviously didn't realize... Kafni's psychic ability could actually see through lies and people's hearts.
This is an ability that the fourteen-year-old Kafni has never shown in front of Annan.
"...No, it's nothing."
Kafni suddenly felt that her cheeks felt a little hot.
She turned her gaze away and looked at the painting.
She made that iconic, soft voice with a long drawl, and took the initiative to explain: "Because I saw... the sky turned red. It was the color like fire... there were red vines growing from the ground.
Climb to the sky and turn the sky red."
After saying such a long sentence in one breath, Kafni took two breaths.
Annan frowned slightly, thoughtfully.
...Red vines...climbing to the sky...?
What's this……
Kafni is young and cannot describe it very clearly. But she has spiritual vision...she must have seen something that we cannot see.
While Annan was staring at the painting and thinking seriously.
Kafni was looking at him secretly.
Anna... seems to like my paintings very much?
Kafni felt a little touched.
Until now, she didn't realize...that her left hand and Annan's right hand had been holding together.
——But her dad saw it.
His Royal Highness Albert has just come out of the side hall in a hurry... Looking in this direction, he should be looking for Kaifuni.
But he saw the maid who was following Sister Wang, smiling and holding out a finger in front of her mouth to signal him to be silent.
Only then did Albert realize something.
He looked over from a distance - he didn't see Annan at first. After all, Annan was wearing pure white clothes, almost like a protective color in the sea of silver and purple flowers.
But after he found the location of Annan and Kaifni, his eyes became a little complicated.
...As far as he knew, His Highness Annan went to the garden just a few minutes ago.
He realized that his daughter Kafni was still in the garden... She was famous for her weird temper, cold and distant person, and poor words. She might bump into His Highness Annan.
That's why Albert rushed over in a hurry to resolve the conflict.
Annan's departure time was only five minutes earlier than him. And Annan was younger, so he definitely couldn't walk as fast as him... It took Annan less than three minutes to get here.
...But in such a short period of time, have you been able to be so close to each other?
Still holding hands...
It’s only been less than three minutes!
Seeing the rare excitement on Kaifuni's face, and the eyes so bright that they seemed to be shining, Albert even felt a little jealous... On the other hand, he couldn't bear to ruin Kaifuni's rare joy.
Pleasure.
Annan didn't notice that Kaifni was staring at him closely.
He was just thinking carefully about Kaifuni's words.
Red vines...
red sky...
Suddenly, Annan vaguely realized something.
He leaned his head over and whispered in Kafni's ear to ask her - it was not like he could ask, so Annan had to keep his voice as low as possible: "How many vines did you see, where are they? Are they?
Doesn’t it form some pattern?”
Kafeni's face turned a little red when Annan came so close.
Her body leaned back slightly, and she ducked a little in panic.
Then she quickly calmed down, followed suit and leaned into Annan's ear, whispering: "There are six... there is one here. There are five others... Do you want to see? I will take you there."
"
really--
Annan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Is it... a six-pointed star?
Six is the number of war, and the month of protection of the Red Knight, the God of War, is June. If the purpose of this ceremony is to cause war... then it is natural to use "six" as the core structure of the ceremony.
From underground to heaven...
Does this mean that the entire palace is a ceremony venue?
Is it underground?
Annan temporarily put aside the speculation in his heart and nodded seriously to Kafni: "Okay, you can take me there."
Kafni didn't hesitate.
She put on her boots directly, took the drawing board and was about to leave with Annan - until then, she realized that they had been holding hands for such a long time.
She pursed her lips and took the initiative to extend her hand to Annan.