Outside the window, there is a bright sky, neat and beautiful streets, small but clean buildings, vegetation and flower beds dotted among them. All the plans are perfect, without any clutter, which is pleasing to the eye.
There are a little too many household furnishings in the living room inside the window. The living room is neither big nor small. This is just a relatively private side hall. A wooden display cabinet decorated with various accessories is placed across the center of the living room.
This medium-sized living room is divided into two parts.
In the back half of the living room, two white leather couches are placed opposite each other. In the center is a long glass tea table slightly higher than the sofa. Sitting on the sofa on the left is a man with short white hair, combed
The man with his head turned back, dressed in casual clothes and with bronze skin crossed his legs, holding a steaming cup of tea and tasting the black tea in the cup.
On the sofa on the right, there is a man with black shoulder-length curly hair sitting opposite the white-haired man. He is wearing a purple and black robe. His sitting posture is more casual, with his back leaning back. There is also a cup of black tea in front of the table but he has not moved.
, a pair of black eyes fell on the person opposite.
"The tea is very good. I haven't had your tea for a long time." The white-haired man put down the tea cup, picked up a biscuit from the box on the tea table and tasted it, and leaned his back against the sofa.
The black-haired man said: "Mr. Christine is satisfied with the induction dinner arranged some time ago?"
The white-haired man raised his eyes, revealing his red eyes, and said: "Why should the West Consul be so polite? This is not the first time I have come to your territory. Your arrangements are meticulous and I am very satisfied."
These two people are none other than Patience Temochre, the Western Consul of the Desman Republic, and Christine Calvin, the father of Christine Bemoyer, one of the five major families of the Demon Moon Empire.
"Ha." Temochre said: "Calvin, the last time I left as an ambassador was several years ago. This time I have taken up my new post as the plenipotentiary ambassador of the Demon Moon to our country. Well, although it is a bit late, it is still as it should be.
Promotion."
Calvin said: "The year I left, something went wrong with the southern army. I was transferred to the southern army for two years, and then transferred to the northern garrison, where I stayed until the end of last year. In the final analysis, it was still a struggle for power, but I
It doesn’t matter anymore, I am serving as ambassador plenipotentiary this time, and I hope to get a lot of help from the Western Consul during my term of office.”
Temocher's tone was soft and calm, a little lazy. After all, this was not an official meeting, but a private meeting between the two.
Calvin praised: "This time when the Holy Garden united all the countries to fight against the catastrophe, your students took the spotlight. Such outstanding students are very enviable."
"Ah, you are talking about Chopra, she is indeed the most satisfactory one among my many lives." Temehel said with a smile: "Because Inis has blond hair, many colleagues mistakenly thought she was my daughter.
.Hehe, it’s a pity that it’s not, I really wish she was my daughter.”
Calvin looked around and said: "Speaking of your wife, I don't seem to see Ms. Floyd. Isn't she at home? I still want to say hello to her."
"She is busy with official duties for me. I will convey my greetings to you."
Calvin continued: "So, Dikshit Chopra, who is in his twenties, is really a great wizard of light?"
"Yes." Temehel said with a bitter smile: "On the contrary, my teacher has made no progress at all for many years. He has never been able to pass the Great Magic Tester, and there has been no breakthrough in domain strength. At the age of 53, he is still a magician.
stage."
Calvin said: "Oh! It turns out that the consul is five years older than me. Ah, yes, he is indeed 53 years old. Haha, Yin Yingli, I always thought you were younger than me."
One of these two people is 48 years old, and the other is 53 years old. However, Calvin looks about the same age, while Temochele looks like someone who is under 40, 37,8 years old.
Temochre said: "Every day I am either reviewing documents in the office or doing magic experiments in the laboratory. I don't have to be exposed to the sun and wind like you. Of course, I don't look as energetic as Calvin. It is for these reasons that I am squeezed out a little bit.
There is no time for self-improvement, and there has been no breakthrough in the field.”
Calvin listened to his complaint and said slowly: "I don't think there is no progress in your strength, Archon. Even if there is no breakthrough in strength, it will still be easy to defeat your own students."
"It's not as easy as you said. By the way, do you want to taste the pickled plums by Ines? They taste pretty good." Temochre said lightly, walked to a cupboard placed in a cool corner, and hugged
A pickled plum jar came out.
Calvin smiled again and said: "Bodius, why should you be humble? You are not a person who likes to be modest. When the empire was restructured, there was a lady from Sivir who competed with you for the position of the Western Consul. She was a
She was famous as the Demonic Dancer of Light, and her reputation and status in the Republic at that time were higher than yours. But in the end, you got the position of West Consul, and she disappeared."
"The competition for positions is often unexpected, and those in the Senate do not necessarily base their decisions on prestige and strength. What does Mr. Christine want to say?" Temochre said while putting plums on a white porcelain plate.
His eyes were in a trance, thinking about the other person's intention when he suddenly said this.
Calvin said: "That Sivir, she should be killed by you."
Temochre's eyes turned cold, and he turned his head and glanced at Calvin on the sofa, staring at him for a long time. Calvin also stared at him.
Suddenly, Themehel laughed: "Calvin, Calvin, if you say such words, I will definitely offend other people." He took the plums and put them on the table, and put them on the sofa again.
sit down.
Calvin smiled slightly and said: "I think the relationship between us is not so bad."
"Why do you think so?"
Calvin said: "Whether it is the imperial period or the republican era, I have always served as a minister in your country. Does it surprise you to find out some information?"
Temoher took a sip of the black tea that had cooled down to half-warm, and after a while he said: "Sivir has a close personal relationship with a bandit named Kemal Shaheen, and this bandit was in our country during the imperial period.
She has committed a serious crime, so as long as the Senate knows about it, they will not agree to her taking the position of Consul of the West."
"But that doesn't explain why she disappeared."
Temocher looked into the other person's blood-like eyes. After being silent for a few seconds, he said word by word: "I killed her."
"Oh, that's how you look like, Bodeas Thermohel."
Temocher said with no expression on his face: "Are you changing your career to solve crimes?"
"I'm not interested, I just want to hear your truth." Calvin thought for a moment and said, "Kemal Shaheen, I've never heard of this name."
Temochre said: "You may have heard of his nickname, the Tyrant Lord."
"He's a famous person from a long, long time ago."
Temeher added: "Tell me something you may not know. Recently, there was news of the death of Bodo Kasije, who was once a subordinate of this man."
"This is indeed the first time I understand."
The two of them drank tea and ate biscuits and plums. Calvin wiped his hands and said, "Enough chatting, let's get down to business."
"You don't want to discuss official business with me here, do you? It's rare for me to take a day off only to receive you."
Calvin said: "It's about the engagement between my concubine and my son."
"Oh~! You told me about it at the banquet."
Calvin said, "So what's your intention?"
Temochre sighed: "Is it better than Moye? Is this good? After all, the person who made an engagement with Aphro last time was your eldest son Otis, so won't he have any problems?"
"As long as Avro has no problem, there won't be any problem."
Temoher said: "I have always been in favor of marriage. What I am worried about is the criticism in your country. The king of your country was not very happy when we made a marriage contract last time. Bimoye is now your only son and the head of the noble family. Can you withstand the ministers’ arguments and the king’s pressure?”
Calvin curled his lips and smiled: "Humph, I'm afraid our Majesty doesn't have the heart to care about these things now. The Holy Gripen Empire is on a nationwide crusade."
"oh!"
"Otherwise, why do you think the country hurriedly sent me here? It's just to stabilize the relationship between your two countries."
"In that case, he will definitely hope that our two families will get married now."
Calvin said: "It depends on the attitudes of Floyd and Avna."
Temochre said solemnly: "There is no problem with the engagement. I agree. You don't have to worry about the attitude of my wife and daughter."
"I see. Then this matter has been settled verbally. After you discuss it with your wife and daughter, we will set a specific date."
The two shook hands and made an agreement. However, Temochre was very curious and asked: "Although I am one of the consuls of Disman, I am not from a noble family. In terms of distinguished life and family status, the Christian family must be noble." Much more. But for the two engagements, you were the one who took the initiative, Calvin, which makes me a little confused. It seems that you shouldn't be the one who took the initiative."
Calvin said: "You are not a person who likes to depreciate yourself. It surprises me to say something like this."
"It's just the truth, it's not self-deprecating." Temocher hummed softly: "I never think that I am inferior to you. Even in my eyes, most nobles from aristocratic families are funny and ridiculous."
Calvin said: "The more prominent a family's status in a country, the more likely it is to be jealous of the monarch, not to mention that my family has always been a powerful faction. In this case, the easiest way is to marry to make the monarch jealous. The reason why There are many reasons why I am determined to marry you, the West Consul, but the most important one is that I think Temochre, you will be able to go one step further sooner or later."
"Really? You actually think so." Temocher said: "Such taboo words come from the mouth of a plenipotentiary ambassador. Our great consul will not only be unhappy if he finds out, but will also think that you want to murder him. He’s not that old.”
Calvin laughed and said, "Just a joke."
"This is not a funny joke."
"But I have admired Archon for a long time indeed."
"oh?"
Calvin said: "Based on your performance when you were young and your ability to reach this point today, isn't it worth admiring?"
"When I was young, that was a long time ago."
Calvin said: "The most famous experience of your youth was the battle to annihilate the demon clan and the Illuminati, led by Sahoor Dawson of the Sacred Garden. Think about the personnel sent by various countries to participate at that time. Who was
To be able to participate in such an important event like the West Consul at only 21 years old? To be able to receive such an honor is probably the result of your country's careful consideration at that time."
Temochre said: "I was not the only person sent by the empire to participate in this war, and I was not the most prominent among them."
"But you are the youngest, the youngest in all countries." Calvin sighed: "At that time, I was still a student at the Royal Academy. When I saw the news from the newspaper, I was filled with infinite emotions.
I'm envious. Based on this resume alone, I know that you, Mr. Bodeas Thermoher, will be a very important person in the future, and the facts have proven my judgment."
Speaking of things that happened a long time ago and when he was young, Temehel couldn't help but reminisce about it. Even though he was a person who rarely showed his true emotions, he still smiled in retrospect: "Speaking of it, really
It happened a long time ago. Everyone who participated in that operation back then, and everyone alive today, has achieved great success."
"Are you still in contact with those people?"
"Yes, young master. The last person I met was that I met Maya two years ago on official business."
"He is." Calvin nodded and said, "The current supreme leader of GITW. I know him and have met his wife."
"He was the one who actually commanded that war. But he got divorced," Temochre said.
"I've never heard of that."
Temochhel said: "It was a divorce a few years ago. I can't remember the specific one."
Calvin leaned on the sofa and recalled: "In my impression, his wife is quite beautiful, her name is Stephanie Lillis. This woman also has a nickname of her own, called... what is her name? Cora..."