novelraw #238 - Section 238
#238 - Section 238
Roger stood there, unmoving. Angelina tugged at him several times, but unable to resist her sister's pleading gaze, he turned back towards the secret passage, though the expression on his face remained reluctant.
Just then, a Holy Light projectile from outside seemed to have slipped through the defenses and was heading towards their study.
"Careful!"
Angelina, catching it in her peripheral vision, quickly pushed Roger down. Instead, she herself was blasted away by the aftershock several meters, landing heavily on the ground with a 'pia'.
Of course, the scene only looked frightening. This divine spell was precisely calculated to ensure it wouldn't actually injure Angelina.
She only suffered some scratches on her hands and legs, and a dizzy head.
"Sister, Sister, are you alright!?" Roger was terrified. He scrambled to his feet and rushed to check on Angelina.
"I'm fine, get into the secret passage immediately..."
"Okay, let's go in, let's go in."
Roger put on a guilty expression and helped Angelina into the secret passage.
Angelina, clutching a corner of his outer robe, whispered, "Don't worry, I'm really okay, and I won't blame you."
"Sis, you're the best."
Hero saves the beauty?
No, to deal with Angelina, you have to give her a chance to save you!
ps. Fixing typos and updating progress (4/14)
Chapter 214: Angelina feels like she's back in the game!
Moutai Manor, safe house.
Many castles and manors have one or more secret rooms, set up with super-powerful protective magic arrays, using spatial magic to obscure their true location.
They even set up rule-based magic that only allows entry within a certain time limit, requiring someone to come and rescue you.
This can provide sufficient security for important figures in critical moments.
Roger, having worked in intelligence, understood how quickly the alchemical equipment of the Arcane Society was advancing, and that the creativity of mages was like Pandora's Box – once opened, it was impossible to stop.
As the empire's number one hate magnet minister, Roger took his own safety seriously. Moutai Manor also had a similar secret room, used as an emergency shelter.
Inside the secret passage, after Roger carried Angelina in, the entrance automatically sealed, and various magical lights flashed continuously, indicating that the protective measures had been activated.
Although they couldn't see the battle above, they could still vaguely feel the ground shaking, indicating a very intense battle.
In reality, it was just the Night Watch, under Roger's orchestrated arrangement, bombarding the ground to create panic.
This further emphasized that this was a sufficiently safe and enclosed space, highlighting how brilliant Angelina's decision to have Roger enter the secret passage was.
Angelina gradually recovered from her dizziness, feeling that there was nothing wrong with her body. She pulled Roger and said:
"Alright, you can put me down now."
"If you feel uncomfortable, tell me immediately. After the fighting subsides a bit, we'll go to the Life Ritual for a checkup."
"Pfft... really, there's no need. It was just a fall!"
Angelina punched Roger lightly. She hadn't felt it before when the situation was "urgent," but now, being carried by her younger brother in a princess carry, she inexplicably blushed.
Even though they were siblings, there were only two of them here, and it was completely enclosed, which felt a bit awkward.
She felt as light as a toy in her brother's arms, and when she ordered him to put her down, he actually refused!
Annoying!
But not completely annoying.
If it weren't for this attack, the siblings wouldn't have had this alone time.
They might have finished their business and gone their separate ways long ago...
In the short secret passage, Angelina's mind raced with thoughts.
Fortunately, they soon reached their destination, and Roger placed Angelina on the bed in the bedroom.
Although it was underground, Roger was rich and had connections, investing without considering the cost. It was very large, with ventilation, lighting, and decoration comparable to a five-star hotel.
He found a scroll for treating minor injuries from the room's emergency supplies and healed the wounds on Angelina's body in minutes.
He also used a health auto-detection device produced by the Life Ritual to give Angelina a comprehensive checkup.
Except for a slightly elevated heart rate, all other body indicators were normal.
"It looks like there's really nothing serious, but you should rest more in case of any aftereffects," Roger said, holding Angelina's shoulders to prevent her from sitting up.
"There's really nothing wrong, I'm not a porcelain doll!"
"Sis, if you suffered even the slightest damage to save me, I would feel very uncomfortable and guilty."
"Tch, you only say that. When else have you thought about your old sister?"
Angelina didn't dare to meet Roger's serious gaze, turning her face away while still expressing her disdain.
Roger poured her a glass of warm water and naturally sat down by the bed.
Angelina took it, realizing that since arriving here, the sibling affection that had felt estranged had become much closer.
Charles and his sister had lost their parents early, and fortunately, Angelina was sensible early on, essentially raising Roger, who was just a little kid at the time, by herself.
She was a sister, but emotionally she was also like a mother in many ways.
Her personality had always had a side of dedicating herself to others, with an overly ingratiating personality, afraid that she would be useless to others.
It was like a child coming back from college. The mother sees that he has grown taller, matured, and become independent. While gratified, she also finds that she doesn't understand the child's thoughts.
She can't keep up with the times and can't help the child, which makes her very uncomfortable.
This discomfort is unspeakable, difficult to explain, and can easily turn into friction in life, leading to mutual dislike.
It can only be said that some people enjoy being served, while others enjoy being needed.
Angelina is the latter.
Roger, who used to be a little guy who needed her care in everything, has grown into an important minister of the empire who can stand on his own, shining with a brilliance that she can't even understand. Angelina is actually panicking in her heart.
She feels like she is losing this brother.
Even though Roger had promised that the bond between siblings would not change, she remembered more that she couldn't help her brother.
Sometimes she even needed Roger to solve her problems.
That's why she was stimulated in her sensitive area by Margaret's unintentional words.
But just now, after "saving" Roger once, and she was only injured, Roger was so well-behaved and patiently accompanying her, which naturally made her feel much more comfortable.
Thinking about how Roger had just asked her for advice on political affairs, she was even happier.
She could still help him, protect him, and he didn't dislike his sister.
It's just that he's been too busy lately.
It was Margaret's provocation that made her misunderstand her brother!
In short, the sky is clear, the rain has stopped, and Angelina feels like she's back in the game!
In her happy mood, she naturally found her brother more and more pleasing to the eye, handsome from every angle.
The empty nest older sister held the water glass, feeling warm in both body and mind, revealing a happy and gratified expression.
Roger silently sensed the changes in Angelina's expression, knowing that a family emotional crisis had been overcome.
These emotional changes in Angelina were all part of the rhythm arranged by Roger. Between the ups and downs, the estrangement between the two had been broken.
It's a bit scummy, but it's a shortcut to resolve Angelina's inner demons and bring the siblings closer together.
Moreover, he laid so much groundwork not only to close the distance, but also for subsequent routines.
Angelina's happiness was only momentary. When she returned the water glass to Roger, she couldn't help but sigh with worry, "The work you're doing now is really dangerous."
Although she always said that she hoped her brother would dedicate everything to the country, she didn't expect that one day the defeated country would retaliate against her brother, and his life would be threatened. Angelina couldn't bear it.
"Today was just an accident. Under normal circumstances, no matter how many believers there are, they can't hurt me. I'm very powerful now."
"Bullshit, neither of us siblings have much talent for cultivation..."
"But I have the magic borrowed from His Majesty. Sister, you don't know, in the Sea Kingdom, I commanded real battle scenes, directly blasting open the mermaid's palace, which was much more intense than this."
"You can't even lie properly. Do you think I don't know that the Sea Kingdom is the mermaid? You attacked your own palace, wasn't that a blunder?"
Angelina pouted, too lazy to show a little girl's expression, and poked Roger's forehead.
"Sis, the empire supports the mermaid prince. We helped him all the way to succeed in the coup."
"Ah, this... I didn't know there was such a thing..."
"It's okay, Sis. If you want to know anything, I'll tell you slowly. This is all your brother's career."
Roger smiled, looking very patient and gentle.
"Career, not work?"
Angelina didn't ask about the Sea Kingdom anymore, but repeatedly pondered these two words, looking at him in a daze as if she had re-acquainted herself with Roger, "Do you like what you're doing now? Don't you find it tiring and troublesome, and just want to lie down?"
"There are definitely tiring and troublesome things, but I really like it, and I'll be happy because the empire and the world are getting better and better."
"So my brother is a very kind person?"
"Not really kind, but I've never forgotten that I'm just a small person, and I can empathize with even ordinary people."
Roger paused, seeming to be thinking about the changes in himself, and took his sister's hand,
"Although I've always thought that the saying 'With great power comes great responsibility' is quite bullshit. But some things really need people to do, so that more people can lie down comfortably, instead of trying their best just to survive."
"So even if it's hard, even if you have to risk your life, you have to persevere?"
"It's not perseverance, it's love, so I don't think the journey is far at all."
"So that's how it is... No wonder you're my brother. Actually, I also love my current career!"
Angelina's eyes suddenly lit up, feeling that her brother, who could say these words, had become even more handsome!
He didn't step onto the political arena because he was pushed by her, or establish the Night Watch to revitalize the Charles family, but because of the career he yearned for in his heart.
In this way, Angelina didn't feel so guilty anymore, but instead became more and more proud of Roger.
Her career and Roger's career complemented each other, and the siblings were always working towards the same goal!
The distance between us didn't increase because the time we spent together became shorter, but instead converged to the same destination, and we both found things worth pursuing...
"Sis?" Roger asked strangely, lowering his head.
"It's nothing, it's just that the sealing here isn't done well, and I got sand in my eyes."
"Here, tissue."
"Come here, let me lean on your shoulder."
"Okay."
Angelina leaned on Roger's shoulder, closed her eyes, and suddenly asked in a low voice, "Honestly, did you arrange this attack yourself?"
"Sis, what are you talking about..."
"There are too many coincidences. Your arrangement, humph, is just so-so!"
"Okay, it seems there's no way to hide it from my smart older sister."
"Of course, I raised you with my own hands. Never try to deceive your sister, understand?"
Angelina scolded Roger, but she didn't mean to blame him, but rather looked a little coquettish.
Although she was deceived, if there wasn't such an environment, the siblings wouldn't have opened their hearts and talked about these topics, right?
So she still appreciated her brother's growth, using this method to lubricate their relationship.
Instead of arguing and quarreling like ordinary families, they clearly cared about each other but ended up parting on bad terms.
Deception actually increased goodwill. People's hearts are really strange!
Angelina leaned on Roger and fell asleep.
She worried too much for the empire, and there was no one around her who she could completely trust.
I'm afraid there are very few times like this when she can completely relax, right?