novelraw Chapter 638: Eat
Chapter 638: Eat
"Dong dong deng!"
Perhaps no one knew what Fisher was thinking when seeing that golden horse carriage below, but undoubtedly, within his mind afraid a warning sound of such danger approaching would emerge.
But afraid right now wasn't the time to be anxious and flustered. He also wasn't fearing Elizabeth, because before returning this time he already decided to face her honoring the promise before leaving. He was merely hesitating whether he should see her right now, before Teacher Helson's funeral.
Indeed, with Elizabeth visiting Teresa for several consecutive years, if Fisher truly and honestly said to her "At least everything should be placed after Helson's funeral to resolve", she probably would agree.
Just not knowing why, when seeing that white horse carriage below Fisher's inner heart at this moment actually out of nowhere birthed a kind of heart-palpitating feeling he had never discovered on Elizabeth's body. This kind of feeling didn't come from the intensity of rank, but originated from psychology.
He always had a psychologically uncomfortable feeling, exactly like being pressed under the gazes of the seven Archangels within the Sanctuary in the past being unnatural like that.
He turned his head glancing at Eimhart beside, yet discovering his entire body trembled, upon his body also unconsciously emitted golden light. Making Fisher couldn't help but softly ask,
"What's wrong?"
"... That Relic below, seems to have become a bit terrifying. I don't dare to find her to strike up a conversation, also don't dare to let her discover me. Fisher, should we... should we leave first?"
Fisher raised his eyebrows. Must know at the time within Naris Lake being so dangerous Eimhart all dared to secretly converse with Pandora's Prosthetic Eyes, yet right now actually was scared to the point of not even daring to make a sound. This couldn't help but make Fisher feel astonished, seemingly from within glimpsed increasingly more amiss-ness of Elizabeth returning.He remained silent for a moment, decisively making a choice. Thus he quickly walked before that little girl named "Alicia", softly opening his mouth towards her saying,
"Alicia, where are the things Teacher Helson left to me?"
Hearing this Alicia's mouth corners lifted up a bit. She looked towards the crystal coffin Helson was lying in beside, within her eyes obviously carrying empty spirituality shouldn't be possessed at this age group,
"Sure enough, Big Brother you also don't want to let that Big Sister destroy Grandpa's funeral right... Come with me, over here has teleportation magic. I will take Big Brother to take the things Grandpa left for you."
Alicia hugging the plaything said so. And looking at her petite back, the conversation sounds below the ears also increasingly approached nearer. The first to speak was Vileli's husband's Naris Language rich in Schwari characteristics accents,
"Your Majesty, thank you for traveling ten thousand miles from St. Naris coming here to express sympathy. We truly are extremely grateful... Vileli's body isn't too comfortable today, still hope you forgive the complexion isn't too good."
"Understandable. But I heard Teacher Helson also adopted another granddaughter?"
"Don't mention her!? It's exactly her, exactly she harmed Grandpa to death!"
"Darling, you... sorry Your Majesty. These few days she hasn't rested well, truly sorry. Quickly, take Vileli back to rest."
"Your Majesty, it's truly her! Ever since she came, Grandpa's body then one day not as good as the previous day. You ought to know, if not for her he wouldn't have retired so early! It's exactly her... wuwu, she snatched my grandpa away..."
"Miss, calm down a bit, inside your stomach still has a child..."
"Let go of me... wuwu, Grandpa..."
Vileli's voice gradually distanced away, while her husband's awkward apologies came somewhat slowly. Obviously possessing a bit of understanding towards the matters between Vileli and Alicia within this. But he didn't speak much, merely explained to Elizabeth,
"Sorry Your Majesty, between them has a tiny little problem. That child indeed is very bizarre. But no matter, Your Majesty, please head this way. I will let servants pour tea for you..."
"No need. Have a question... here, previously did any guests come?"
"Guests, what guests? Here is completely protected by the guards you arranged, fundamentally didn't have anyone entering."
"Is that so... then let me look at Teacher Helson again. Tomorrow's ceremonies are too many, I want to say some words alone with Teacher Helson, is that okay?"
"Okay okay, please head this way, Grandpa's coffin is exactly above. After doctors came determining the situation we also didn't dare to move Grandpa's remains, waiting for people from the Church and Your Majesty to arrive..."
Upstairs, Fisher who was listening abruptly raised his eyebrows. The footsteps below leisurely walked upward along the stairs. He then hurriedly placed the book grasped in his hands back onto Teacher Helson's office desk. Turning his head back, that pretty and charming, expression recovering to expressionless Alicia was already standing behind.
She pointed at a side door of the office. Fisher then followed her walking inside, very quickly discovering an unfolded Hidden magic portal inside.
The level of this magic portal was profoundly deep. Obviously wasn't engraved by this little girl before his eyes. Only possible to be Teacher Helson's doing.
He glanced at Alicia beside, yet seeing her gently stretching out her hand towards himself. He raised his eyebrows, yet to open his mouth, Alicia then tilted her head up, saying towards him,
"Hold hands, Big Brother."
"The magic has already activated. Teacher Helson's teleportation magic is very precise, won't produce bumps, rest assured."
Alicia was motionless, merely after one or two seconds her cheeks slightly bulged. Subsequently, she only then muffledly added a sentence,
"When Grandpa was around he all along held me."
"..."
Fisher opened his mouth. After pausing for a moment, he only then slowly raised his hand holding Alicia's small right hand,
"Is that so?"
"Aiya, Fisher you hurry up a bit. I feel she's getting closer and closer, extremely likely about to discover us!"
Eimhart's urging at the rear. Fisher yet already took a step earlier bringing Alicia entering within the portal. Carrying the magic array within the side door to instantly disappear. And very quickly, then wasn't only that magic array. The narrow space outside the magic array and the side door of the entire office were entirely hidden away, taking away all their traces here entirely.
The magic tower was very tall. Vileli's husband leading the way in front already walked until panting for breath. While the Elizabeth behind yet still had an expression calm as usual, just exactly like merely a simple stroll.
She had a golden colored dress on. In the instant arriving at the top, that pair of sharp eyes then rapidly swept past everything here, exactly like a falcon locking onto preys possibly existing inside like that.
But regrettably, inside this floor there was entirely nothing. Only Helson's left behind office as well as the narrow coffin he was currently placed in.
Elizabeth blinked her eyes. A bit of faint light flashed past within the empty pupils. Subsequently she waved her hand, saying towards Vileli's husband,
"You go on. I will converse some words with Teacher Helson."
"Alright, Your Majesty. Then whatever matters you have despite speaking with me, I am exactly below."
Elizabeth entirely didn't look at him either. Merely stepped onto this quiet space. Looking towards the quiet Helson within that coffin, her fair fingers seemingly wanted to lift up, yet was dragged down by a tiny bit of apology within her heart. Ultimately, she could only say,
"Sorry, Teacher Helson... I also don't want to disturb your slumber, needing to utilize your final funeral in the human world. Merely I've waited truly too long. Since he left, I've already waited four and a half years. During this time I all along was enduring, was changing. But what was exchanged for, is actually women one after another declaring sovereignty towards me. Yes ah, those might entirely be the mistakes he committed in the past. At the beginning I also possibly thought like this... However, where is his person?"
Helson was already dead, and Elizabeth's beautiful face dyed by authority, rich in majesty also became exceptionally ice-cold,
"I even began to suspect, the letter he left me is exactly a stalling tactic. He fundamentally didn't plan to return to marry me, he fundamentally didn't plan to abandon other women. He is either waiting, waiting for me to concede and beg for mercy towards him before time wastes away, wanting me to obsequiously accept those women he cannot bear to part with; or else, he exact already abandoned me, abandoned everything in his past, running to other places to be free and unfettered..."
"And these two possibilities, I both wouldn't accept."
Speaking up to here, the sharply revealed words within Elizabeth's mouth yet suddenly somewhat restrained. Perhaps it was she realizing she couldn't say these before Helson. Pausing for a moment, she again shifted the topic, saying,
"However, Teacher Helson also ought not to hope Fisher abandons everything in the past right? He definitely will return, and returning definitely must face me, because I will not give him up... Therefore, this time, Teacher Helson, at your funeral, if he came, then perhaps I can adopt a slightly more gentle method, at least this implies he still hasn't forgotten you... But if he doesn't even come to your funeral, I then have no choice but to adopt even more extreme methods..."
"..."
Helson's corpse didn't reply. And Elizabeth actually had already finished speaking entirely everything. She who already became the Empress no longer needed to pretend to be a devout Mother Goddess believer every moment and every second, needing to do actions of confessing her own sins before the Mother Goddess statue.
But everything she was doing right now why wasn't it a kind of confession. Exactly like every single murderer in Naris detained to the court, before committing crimes they also frequently exactly like seeking psychological comfort went inside the church to converse with priests.
She let out a long breath, subsequently bored to death walked before Helson's office desk. Possessing extreme tacit understanding with Fisher was, Elizabeth almost also instantly was attracted attention by the neatly placed "Comprehensive Explanation of Magic Theory" on the desk.
She slowly reached out to take over the book, seemingly wanting to casually flip through this masterpiece passed down through generations by Helson a bit. However after all she wasn't a student of professional magic academics. Of course wouldn't use academic professional perspectives to judge the value of this book.
Therefore, what she first flipped open right now, was exactly the title page of this book.
She once again saw Helson's dense emotions and wisdom when writing this book, saw him missing his departed lover, saw his expectations towards the futures of his two granddaughters.
Of course, still had worries towards that sole disciple exiled outside.
Yet Elizabeth actually saw a bit of extra contents. Her empty eyes slightly flashed, sharply discovering a bit of slight wrinkles on this piece of paper.
She lifted this book bit by bit parallel to her own line of sight. After repeatedly comparing, she very quickly realized something, pupils slightly shrank a bit.
After remaining silent for a moment, she yet suddenly thought of a bit of uncomfortable feeling surging out within her eyes when just entering this magic tower. At that time the eyes seemingly exactly were reminding her, seemingly there was some person currently being a guest above here.
Her mouth corners lifted up slightly, exactly like a shark encountering the smell of blood within seawater like that. Within those empty pupils also lit up a bit of excited and cold radiance. She rubbed the position of the wrinkles on that book page a bit, softly murmuring,
"You returned ah, Fisher..."
The next second, that book page currently watched by her instantly then accompanying her currently difficult to conceal mood produced bizarre transformations, for no reason inch by inch changing into ice-cold stone.
"Hu, fortunately we ran fast... Fisher, regarding making peace with Elizabeth you might truly need to weigh carefully, my 'danger radar' generally speaking is however very effective. Mmn... Even last time you were led by Raphaela to meet Jasmine I all felt it was nothing much, but this time..."
The Eimhart on the shoulder let out a long sigh, saying so. Although Fisher also didn't know when he had this what's-it "danger radar", but just now he indeed also felt that kind of dangerous feeling, wouldn't exactly be considered his bluffing.
He merely looked towards the petite little doll in front, opening his mouth asking,
"Your name is Alicia?"
Right now, Fisher who was brought by the portal instantly arriving at the suburbs of Chitel City from within the magic tower was exactly located within a dense forest. The more approaching towards this direction, then increasingly closer to the border of Schwari. Thus appeared unfrequented by people.
Fisher also didn't know exactly what intention Teacher Helson had in engraving this teleportation magic for this petite girl before his eyes. But looking at her leading the way in front with a familiar appearance then could know she had already come here many times.
Hearing Fisher's query, the Alicia in front nodded her head. While hugging the plaything within her embrace, while grabbing branches as support, walking onto the small wooden bridge over the stream. While Fisher beside yet leaped over with one bound, arriving at the opposite shore even earlier than her.
"Mmn, heard it's the name Grandpa gave me, sounds very good right."
Fisher narrowed his eyes looking towards her. After nodding his head saying,
"Yes ah, 'Treasure', this is a name very rich in implied meaning."
Alicia's pronunciation in Naris Language is homophonic with "Treasure". He didn't know whether this was exactly a beautiful coincidence or Teacher Helson did it intentionally.
After all Helaire just said the child Helson adopted might be related to the clues of the Life Completion Manual. Resulting in exactly a few years ago when he left Naris, Teacher Helson actually directly used "Treasure" giving her a name...
This made Teacher Helson's image within Fisher's eyes even more shrouded by a layer of dense fog. He merely didn't know why Teacher Helson as a human could know in advance the secrets only Helaire's tier would understand.
Previously when Teacher Helson researched and developed the Dual Circle Head Magic touching upon Mythic Rank Fisher then already thought like this. The more walking to the rear knowing more, Teacher Helson's position within Fisher's inner heart then became increasingly unshakeable, possessing quite a meaning of "your teacher is precisely your teacher".
Hearing Fisher saying so, the Alicia continuously walking in front suddenly stopped her footsteps. Fisher looked over, yet seeing her hug the plaything within her embrace tighter a bit. He then couldn't help but ask,
"What's wrong?"
"... Mmn, nothing, we are about to arrive, Big Brother."
"Where exactly are you taking me to?"
"The place I usually live."
Alicia again continued walking ahead. But this reply yet made Fisher somewhat confused,
"Weren't you living inside the mage tower?"
"When small seemingly lived a period of time, but after growing up then didn't anymore. Big Sister seemingly disliked me, therefore Grandpa then built a small wooden house for me here in the suburbs, I could use the teleportation array to meet Grandpa."
Recalling the somewhat out of control voice of Vileli below just now, he couldn't help but ask,
"Why does your Big Sister dislike you? Reasonably speaking when Teacher Helson adopted you she was already twenty-seven or eight years old, shouldn't be so harsh towards you exactly."
"..."
Alicia didn't reply immediately. Because right now, she had already brought Fisher and Eimhart on his shoulder arriving at a secluded location within the forest. Fisher sharply perceived the existence of magic before the eyes. And Alicia also the next moment raised the plaything in her hands.
"Weng weng weng!"
Accompanying a fluctuation of World's Echo flashing past, from beneath the ground suddenly abruptly rose up a small wooden house, opening wide the large doors towards Fisher and them.
"Big Brother, please enter."
Waiting until the tree house manifested, Alicia again obediently hugged that plaything into her embrace, leading the guest behind walking into the place she lived day after day.
The environment inside was simple and crude yet exceptionally cozy. Besides livelihood utensils like basic beds and tables, what was placed the most was exactly various books and cloth playthings. Alicia cautiously placed the plaything heavily hugged within her embrace onto the bed she slept on. She then strenuously squeezed her own petite body drilling into that pile of books placed upon the floor. While searching for something while explaining towards Fisher the question he asked just now,
"Big Sister says I am very bizarre. I also feel myself very bizarre... I frequently sleepwalk. Every time I dream I then sleepwalk. When sleepwalking I frequently talk to myself, speaking some strange words, doing some dangerous things. For example holding a knife almost slicing my hands off, even injuring Grandpa's body...
"But when I dream, I also frequently dream of some people and matters I've never seen before. Exactly like Big Brother you like this, I seemingly exactly met you in the dream, I feel you are very familiar, but I remember not very deeply... Ah, found it, Big Brother, exactly this one."
Alicia pouted her buttocks searching for a long time within the pile of books. Subsequently finally finding a grey notebook within the deepest parts of the pile of books. The age of this notebook was already very old. Nothing was written on the cover, seemingly Teacher Helson's private notes.
She held the notebook walking back before Fisher's body. While placing the notebook in his hands, while reviving expressionless continuing to say,
"Therefore, Big Sister disliking me actually I can understand. I myself also dislike myself. Right now Grandpa also departed because of me, I am also very guilty, very sad..."
The Fisher taking over the notebook was slightly startled. Subsequently, he frowned. Looking towards Alicia lowering her head before his eyes, possessing a bit of self-blame, hurriedly asking,
"You said, Teacher Helson departed because of you... why?"
Alicia was motionless, merely minding her own business speaking,
"My situation of dreaming and sleepwalking became increasingly serious. Sometimes wasn't solely able to see some scattered memory fragments, people and matters on another continent, still had... still had, I seemingly could converse with some thing in the dream. He called Himself [Usurped Carrier]... In the dream, I wasn't called 'Alicia', yet was called... 'Base' by Him.
"He taught me many things in the dream. And every time I felt Him in the dream, I then would sleepwalk, harm Grandpa, harm Big Sister, harm myself... I... I absolutely didn't want it to be like this... Grandpa is exactly like this, because of helping me then becoming increasingly frail... until the end... wuwu..."
The more Alicia spoke, her flawless face then became more emotionally moved. That very young soul seemingly all was enduring torment within the concept named "self-blame",
"But... however, Big Brother. Because I could frequently hear His voice, therefore... I knew, Big Brother, you right now are exactly seeking a kind of thing that can help you. That thing, is exactly the so-called [Treasure], right?"
Eimhart was already thoroughly dumbfounded. But hearing the words of the little girl before his eyes, Fisher's inner heart yet suddenly out of thin air birthed an extremely ominous premonition,
"Alicia, you..."
"Big Brother... actually, I am exactly that 'Treasure' you want to find. He didn't hope I met with you. And this period of time my sleepwalking and dreams became increasingly serious... I all along controlled myself not to sleep, but still... still caused Grandpa..."
Alicia hesitated, endured torment, ultimately still used a tender voice opening the mouth. She requested towards Fisher,
"Therefore, I all along was waiting for you, Big Brother... I all along was waiting for you to come over and eat me up, waiting for you to take away the [Treasure] you want."