Chapter 286 The meeting between “Justice” and “Emperor”
"Good evening, Cummins."
Compared to Gray Linte and Audrey, Hibbert was much more familiar with him. The two had even exchanged official duties. After saying hello, Hibbert pointed to the two people behind him and introduced them with a smile. road:
"This is my sister, Audrey Hall, I think you should know her."
Cummins nodded heartily and smiled:
"We met four years ago at the house of the Marquis de Rocente."
He looked at Audrey slightly impolitely and complimented:
"Hello, Miss Audrey, I haven't seen you for several years. Although I have heard about your beauty, and I have even made countless assumptions about it, when I actually see you in person, I still have to admit that I My imagination is too poor."
Audrey lifted her skirt and bowed, smiling politely and saying:
"Thanks."
After greeting him, Hibbert continued to introduce:
"This is Gray Lint, do you know him?"
"certainly."
Cummins's eyes lit up.
Strictly speaking, among Hibbert's group, Gray Lint was the real one he invited today.
"When Gray Linte inherited the title last year, I went to watch the ceremony...but even if I didn't know him, I would definitely be familiar with him. After all, he is a famous figure who has been frequently in the newspapers recently.
"Good evening, our Mr. Warrior, my sister and I are honored and delighted to invite you to this party."
The second half of the sentence was addressed to Gray Linte.
"Good evening, Mr. Cummins, you're welcome."
Gray Lint forced out a standard smile.
After a few polite words, more guests arrived one after another. Cummins did not greet them any more, but asked the servant to lead them into the venue.
In a few minutes, the dinner officially started.
Although it was a banquet for the younger generation, Earl Gross, as the owner of the place, still came out and gave a brief speech. Then he left the place and handed over the hosting rights to his only son Cummins.
And with Cummins's speech, Gray Lint finally met the protagonist of the banquet.
She was a girl who was slightly taller than Audrey, but not as good as Carol. She had long, naturally curly sea-blue hair, and her appearance was not elegant enough, but she was majestic, good-looking, and had a great temperament.
"Huh?"
Gray Linte's heart moved, and he quietly connected his consciousness to Dark Sun and glanced at her.
"really."
This girl is actually an Extraordinary of the "Storm" path, but her level is not high, only Sequence 9.
The next second, he shook his head slightly and withdrew his consciousness.
His movements were so hidden and so fast that almost no one noticed - except for the observant Audrey:
"What's wrong? Gray Lint."
She asked curiously in a low voice.
"nothing."
Gray Linte shook his head nonchalantly. It was none of his business and he had no intention of revealing other people's secrets.
Soon, after Cummins' speech, it was time for the first dance.
Normally, ladies give their first dance to their husbands, but most of the parties at this party are young people who are not married, so the combination of dance partners is much more casual. Young men with ideas can invite the lady they like— - This is actually a kind of subtle temptation. Although the young lady who agrees may not be equally attracted to the man who invited her, she usually won't be very resistant.
It is precisely for this reason that declining an invitation in this situation will not be considered impolite.
Looking at the young man and woman admiring him, Gray Linte sighed for a moment.
"Well, speaking of it, just looking at my age, it seems that I am younger than most of them! How do I survive and live like a middle-aged person?"
Without a favorite target, Gray Linte is ready to invite Audrey for the first dance.
Speaking of which, in terms of love, Audrey is completely unlike girls of her age. People often say that girls are pregnant with love. Young unmarried girls are usually more longing for love than boys, but Audrey is different.
...However, this is convenient for Gray Linte. It can not only avoid the embarrassment of being single, but also save the effort of dealing with other girls.
The social interaction of nobles is actually very time-consuming.
At the same time, this can also help Audrey, a guy who has no intention of falling in love, to block those passionate suitors.
Just as he was thinking about it, Gray Linte's sharp eyes noticed that two or three young men were already approaching here eager to try.
"Well, Audrey's exaggerated charm..."
At the same time, Audrey also turned her head and looked at each other.
Needless to say, Gray Linte didn't even formally invite him, and the two of them walked onto the dance floor tacitly holding hands.
"Fortunately, I have you, otherwise I would have to have Hibbert come over to deal with this kind of situation."
She murmured softly.
Although the first dance at a general banquet also has a special meaning, it does not have a vague meaning of showing love like this one.
Gray Linte smiled:
"Indeed, it's a good thing I have you, otherwise if I don't want to be embarrassed, I would have to wait for the next girl to pick out the lone girl."
When these two people came together, there was no trace of the charming and ambiguous relationship between the dancing partners next to them.
It was Audrey who started the conversation first. She lowered her voice, but could not suppress the excitement in her tone:
"Graylint, I just completed my promotion the day before yesterday, and I'm already at Sequence 7!"
"oh?"
Gray Linte was stunned for a moment, and then he realized why he felt that Audrey was a little special today in the afternoon.
It's pretty fast. It probably didn't take long for her to become a "mind reader"...
Although she became an "audience" very early, Audrey had no acting skills before. In fact, it was Klein "The Fool" who pointed out the acting method, and then it took a while to fully digest the "audience" potion and complete it.
Promotion to Sequence 8.
Seeing his doubts, Audrey comforted him and said:
"Don't worry, I have completely digested the 'Mind Reader' potion... By the way, do you know what Sequence 7 of the 'Audience' path is called?"
Her face has the expectation of "Come and ask me" written all over her face.
Gray Linte laughed dumbly and shook his head very cooperatively.
"Tell me?"
…
While Audrey was showing off her extraordinary abilities, a low and illusory whisper sounded in Gray Lint's ears:
"Tomorrow's tarot session will be cancelled."
It comes from Crane the Fool.
Well, Klein is still good at what he does!
Gray Linte nodded secretly.
At this juncture, Amon's true form might have come to Backlund quietly, so it would be unreasonable to insist on holding a Tarot meeting.
Because there was a strike when they plotted against Qilingers a month ago, so neither Audrey nor Alger felt anything unusual, and Gray Lint knew the reason, so only the little "Sun" classmate
Just a little confused.
In a moment, Gray Linte had already thought of a lot.
At the same moment, Audrey also received a revelation from Mr. Fool. There was a precedent, so she didn't think too much and quickly came to her senses, fearing that Gray Linte would discover something unusual about her.
However, when she came back to her senses, she found that Gray Linte was still in a daze.
What a coincidence...
The next second, a sudden shock shone through her heart.
Etc., etc!
Is it really just a "coincidence"?
At this moment, many of Gray Linte's habitual movements, and the movements of Mr. "Emperor" when he was not deliberately restrained and relatively relaxed, overlapped in Audrey's mind...the details of his expression and language habits all overlapped.
stand up.
By the way, when Gray Lint was in the Southern Continent, Mr. "Emperor" also claimed to be in the Southern Continent. Now that Gray Lint is back, the "Emperor" also found an excuse to come to Backlund.
After thinking about it, a bold guess emerged in Audrey's mind:
The "Emperor" is Gray Lint, and Gray Lint is the "Emperor"!
This was not a groundless guess. After Audrey made this guess, many details confirmed it one by one.
Gray Lint doesn’t know yet, but he has already been exposed to the new “psychiatrist”... This is the third time he has lost his horse this week... The first time was when the “Emperor” lost his horse to Klein.
, the second time it was the "Lord of Order" who took the initiative to lose his horse to Carol, and this time it was the "Emperor" who lost his horse in front of "Justice" Audrey.
After a while, Gray Linte also came back to his senses.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Audrey."
"No, it's okay."
Pulling back her thoughts, Audrey quickly denied.
"By the way, Gray Lint, have you ever studied Tarot cards? I heard that they are also an important tool in the mysterious world."
"Huh? How did you come up with that thing?"
Gray Linte was secretly wondering why Audrey suddenly jumped to the topic of tarot cards.
"I only know that it can be used for divination."
"Well, if, I mean if, if you were asked to choose one card from all the main cards, which one would you choose? Well, I think I would choose the 'Justice' card!"
She still didn't know that Gray Lint knew that she was "just" early on, so he was still trying and hinting like crazy.
Gray Lint: "..."
At this point, if he still doesn't understand what Audrey means, he can donate his brain to Maric to feed the living corpse.
As soon as his thoughts changed, he probably figured out the reason. Audrey must have guessed that he was the "Emperor" based on his confusion just now and the details in the past, so she came to test and hint to him.
At this point, there was no need to hide anything anymore. Gray Linte's mind changed, he lowered his voice and changed into an "emperor" tone, "haha" and said with a smile:
"Good evening, Miss Justice... Well, yes, I am the 'Emperor'... How did you guess that?"
After receiving the confirmation, Audrey was very excited, and she raised the corner of her mouth slightly proudly:
"Don't forget what my extraordinary path is. Although you deliberately conceal it, I can easily tell which are your subconscious actions!
"It's you, you are so stupid! You didn't recognize me for so long... It's the same 'audience' path, even the sequence level is exactly the same, and it's the same Loen noble, height, voice, everything..."
"hehe."
Gray Linte could only smile dryly in return.
As she was talking in the melodious music, what Audrey wanted to say suddenly got stuck in her throat.
Her excitement gradually subsided, she calmed down, and her tone became a little more coquettish:
"Graylint!"
She gritted her teeth secretly, and her words were stained with embarrassment: