The plan that Shade and the doctor discussed in advance included the necessary process for Shade to be targeted in advance. The doctor, who is used to doing multiple plans for one thing, has even thought about how to protect Shade. But now it seems
, the doctor’s methods are not needed for the time being. And this battle, which is only going to start over the weekend, can only be regarded as just beginning to warm up.
"However, since it has already come to me, it probably won't come again."
After entering the city from the St. George Stone Bridge, Shade took a carriage and went to Belindle Manor. However, the Countess had something to do today and took the maids out very early, so when Shade arrived at the manor, only
Arrive at Emilia.
When he was in the dragon's lair just now, he had planned to go find Mr. Bernhardt, but at this time he had given up on this plan. While waiting for the witch to come back at the manor, he accompanied Emilia to do experiments in the alchemy laboratory.
Light rain has fallen on the city of wealth.
Shade asked the maid in the manor. Before she left this morning, Miss Belinder said she would be back for lunch at 11:30. And if she didn't come back for something, she would also send the maid back to tell Emilia.
But it was half past eleven, and there was still no sign of the carriage returning under the gloomy sky.
Shade and Amelia were looking at the entrance of the manor from the second-floor terrace. The little unicorn and a brown-haired maid with a high ring stood behind them.
"It's half past eleven."
Xia De said suddenly, turned around and asked the maid, who lowered her head slightly.
"Miss Belindle's morning schedule is to go to the City Council first, and then visit Count George Darmanin, right?"
The earl retired from politics in Willondale and lived locally. There are two things about him that the locals talk about. One is that his granddaughter is the daughter of Viscount Wright, one of the current seven major families.
Madam, another thing is that the old count married his 26-year-old new wife in the winter last year, and the new countess was his distant niece who was not related by blood.
Shade knew about this because he heard Miss Belindel talk about the current situation of the Seven Families.
"Yes, Mr. Watson, how many people do you need to go with you?"
The brown-haired maid asked softly in the sound of rain. Shade shook his head:
"No need, I'll just go by myself. You stay in the manor and be careful. Are you sure there are no crows near the manor today?"
"Yes."
Shade nodded and looked at Emilia again. The elf girl pursed her lips:
"Is it because of me?"
"Maybe Miss Belindel just delayed her return because the carriage wheel was broken. Don't think too much, Emilia, stay with little Lianna and don't wander around."
"Ang~"
When the little beast heard his name being called, he immediately called out and came forward, rubbing the back of Shade's hand with his horn. Shade also smiled and stroked the hair on its back with the same technique as little Mia:
"I'm going to check on the situation. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Before Miss Belindle left early in the morning, there were five maids with her, including Miss Matilda, and three of them were ring magicians. In addition to serving as maids, they were also responsible for clerical and record-keeping work. As for
The coachman and the nominal bodyguard will not always follow the countess.
Although their trip in the morning only had two stops, Shade skipped the city council and went directly to visit the old-hearted Count George Darmanin.
The Earl did not live in the city center, he lived on the western edge of the city. The south and west of Yuewan City are adjacent to the sea. The crescent-shaped bay formed by the south and southwest is the origin of the name "Yuewan", while the west is upturned.
Most of the new wealthy businessmen and nobles who moved from other places live here. The real old nobles of Yuewan City live in the city center. This is also the difference between the two.
It is said to be a big house, but the old earl's house is completely incomparable to Belindel Manor. The whole building is a three-story building surrounded by a courtyard. Although it is quite valuable in Yuewan where land is precious, it cannot be compared with the real master.
The city's seven nobles were compared.
The Dalmanin Mansion is located in a remote place in the west of the city. You can see it by walking along the alley to the end and then walking uphill. The gate of the house is facing the street, and behind the house is the sea cliff, and below the cliff is a towering cliff.
and the sea, its location is very similar to Aurora Manor in Coldwater Port.
“It’s also a genuine sea view room.”
The stranger thought in his heart.
In the hazy rain, the mansion seemed extraordinarily quiet. Shade held an umbrella and rang the bell outside the gate. He thought there would be no answer. Unexpectedly, soon a young maid holding an umbrella hurriedly ran out of the house.
Come out to meet him.
The young maid looks about seventeen or eighteen years old, and her appearance and figure are quite outstanding. The yard of this mansion is not very big. Although it can park a carriage, even if you run from the house to the gate of the courtyard, even the maid
It only takes about ten seconds.
"Are you the cousin of Count Belindel?"
Before Shade could speak, the maid with long eyelashes and eyes that looked like she could talk smiled and asked from inside the fence door.
Shade looked at her face, looked at the dress that seemed different from the maid dress in his memory, and took a breath quietly, smelling the perfume on her body from the wet smell of rain:
"Yes, it's me."
He nodded, and the pretty maid opened the gate:
"Come in quickly. Count Belindel is still here as a guest and wants to stay for lunch. She said that if you come here, she will let you stay for lunch too."
Saying that, making an invitation gesture with one hand, Shade nodded and walked into the courtyard. After the maid closed the door again, he followed her towards the mansion.
"The badge on the chest has no temperature. Neither Miss Belinder nor Miss Matilda are here."
He sighed softly in his heart.
【Then why do you still come in?】
"If you don't come in, how will I know what they are doing?"
The maid led Shade into the house like this. After entering the door, she first closed her umbrella and inserted it into the umbrella tube by the door. Then she took Shade's umbrella. However, when she took the umbrella away, she clearly scratched it.
Shade's palm, when Shade looked at her, she pretended to be innocent again and looked at Shade with questioning eyes.
It was obviously extremely gloomy outside, but not a single light was turned on inside the old Earl's mansion. The closed doors and windows made people subconsciously feel stuffy. When the maid led them up the stairs and carpets, they could hear the dense sound.
The sound of raindrops hitting the glass made Shade even suspect that he had arrived at a haunted house.
But Shade used his "Heart of Stone" to listen, and he could hear that there were many people inside this building.
When he went upstairs, he took the initiative to ask about the situation of the house and why there were no lights in the house. The maid who led the way walked in front of him and said with a smile:
"Everyone is upstairs, waiting to prepare lunch for the Countess and Count Belindel. As for the gas lights, I'm really sorry. There were some problems with the gas pipes in the house this morning and they are still being repaired. But we can light candles and light them.
Won’t delay lunch.”
"Where is Count Darmanin? Doesn't he have lunch?"
Shade asked again, and the maid who led the way answered:
"The Earl has been bedridden for half a year. We usually take meals to the bedroom on the third floor."
Shade nodded slightly, he indeed didn't know about this.
The maid leading the way was two steps ahead of him. Shade, who was lower down, looked at her shoes and legs. The unreasonable thing about this maid's dress was that the hem was too high.
The maids of noble families must maintain an elegant and dignified image. The hem of a serious maid's skirt should reach the ankle. Although it will not completely cover the shoes, it will certainly not expose the legs. Last night, Luvia and Miss Carina
The maid skirt she was wearing was that kind of serious clothing, and Shade had studied it very deeply.
Now, the skirt of the maid leading the way in front of Shade was a little below her knees, and Shade could clearly see the low-heeled black leather shoes and black stockings she was wearing.
"The Earl is so rich, do all the maids wear stockings?"
There were still no lights on the second floor, and the sound of rain hitting the glass seemed to become clearer. The two continued to go up to the third floor, and Shade still didn't see anyone except the maid who led the way. Fortunately, he waited until the
The maid knocked on the study door and led Shade in. Shade saw that there were quite a few people in the study.
Six maids were serving the mistress of the manor, the young and beautiful Countess Darmanin, in the study. The lady who married the old count the year before last was sitting behind the desk in the study, looking at the door with a smile.
Shard.
The room was illuminated by candles. She looked particularly beautiful, with her red hair hanging unruly, light makeup on her face, and seductively glossy lipstick and lipstick on her lips. She saw Shade standing there hesitantly.
, she even stood up and made a gesture of greeting, which allowed Shade to fully see the entire appearance of this woman in a red dress.
She has a very good figure, and there is an indestructible sense of beauty and temptation in every move. Her beauty is very different from that of the witches. The witches' superhuman beauty has an inhuman feel, and this countess is completely the most attractive.
The look that men like.
"Mr. John Watson? Come in."
She smiled and made the invitation, but Shade stopped at the door and did not go in because it was a bit against the rules.
Meeting guests in the study can only be with those guests who have a good relationship. Generally, guests should meet in the reception room. If Miss Belindel was here, Shade could still enter on the grounds of accompanying the countess, but now
Count Belindel was not here, and even the owner of the house, Count Darmanin, was not here. Only the young and beautiful countess was there. It was a normal reaction for Shade to stop.