Chapter 360 Chapter 154 Letter
Igner was naturally not asking about “Vicena” in Lorincell’s current state. Although Dofiraia had not left her residence since arriving in Lorincell, let alone the city, for a powerful Saint Rank, such a matter was incredibly easy.
“Teacher’s injuries have improved a lot. Perhaps, in another two days, Teacher might come to find you herself?”
“Lady Vicena is coming to find me?”
Igner was slightly surprised, raising his head to look at Dofiraia, who was walking towards him. The young girl nodded slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her cheeks. “Yes. However, Igner, don’t worry. Although I can’t say it now, it will definitely be a great opportunity for you.”
The mage girl tilted her head again, a hint of novelty flashing in her icy pupils. “Hmm, but since I started learning from Teacher, this is the first time I’ve seen her value someone so much. You don’t even cultivate magic, Igner… If I hadn’t heard Teacher mention you before, I would suspect you were the descendant of Teacher’s old friend.”
“Ha, perhaps Lady Vicena just finds me more agreeable.”
Igner responded to the girl’s joke with a smile.
However, speaking of which, Igner had only met this noble court mage, Vicena, once. Although he could roughly guess that she had some connection with Ronald from back then, for some reason, Igner felt not fear of his secrets being exposed towards this archmage who still looked like a young girl, but a vague sense of closeness.
Moreover, Igner also clearly felt Vicena’s concern for him… Wait, from his father’s brief words about her, could it be that Vicena and his father really had some relationship back then? Or perhaps… it was related to Lord Lothel?
Igner suddenly recalled that in the spatial rift, Vicena seemed to have clearly seen the origin of Fland’s bloodline. But before she could act, she seemed to have hesitated when she saw his sword blocking the girl, and then stopped.
And that sword was the End in his hand… and also Lothel’s sword from back then. Could it be that Vicena had a past relationship with Lord Lothel?
The more Igner thought about it, the closer he felt he was to the truth. But he still shook his head.
For someone like Vicena, who had almost reached the pinnacle of the secular world, it didn’t matter whether his guess was correct or not. At most, it could satisfy his curiosity and be used as gossip to coax that little phoenix…
However, Vier said she had memory fragments of Lord Lothel, so this little phoenix should know about it.
Igner slightly shook his head and smiled, “However, it’s truly something to be happy about if Lady Vicena’s injuries are healed.”
In the current Lorincell, although Igner didn’t know much, it was very clear that the shadow of the “Church of the Dead Word” and the necromancers from the Magic Kingdom were still spreading, and they could cause unrest at any time. Having one more peak Saint Rank mage on his side was a good thing no matter how you looked at it.
“But Miss Dofi, why are you here? This doesn’t fit your status!”
Igner joked. He knew that this girl, as pure and refined as an ice lotus, was still a countess with her own territory. In the entire kingdom’s feudal system, she was considered high-ranking. In terms of status, even his father would treat her with courtesy.
“I have no place to stay in those grand nobles’ places. Why would I seek displeasure?”
Dofiraia shook her head, her teeth brushing against her red lips. Her slender, fair fingertips clenched, and a hint of melancholy appeared on her exquisite face.
“Moreover, Igner, you know, my status as a count is only kept out of consideration for Aixi, which is why Duke Dawn was willing to preserve it. Otherwise… with my father’s crimes, Duke Dawn would have every reason to expel our entire family.”
“Ah, Miss Dofi, I’m sorry… I didn’t mean that.”
Igner remembered that when he was in Rubiel City, it seemed to be Dofiraia’s father who colluded with the “Bloodwind Blade” and the Abyss Church behind it. Moreover, afterward, Duke Dawn used this opportunity to purge and consolidate his power. Dofiraia’s noble title was indeed just a formality.
“No, I don’t mean to complain. After all, my father did betray humanity… it’s only right that he be punished.”
Dofiraia suddenly raised her cheek forcefully. Her beautiful hair, infused with a clear white sheen, gently cascaded down to below her thin shoulders. She suddenly put on a relaxed expression. “Besides, I don’t think I’m suited to be a lord… It’s better to let the Duke govern on my behalf. As for me, I’ll just study hard with Teacher!”
After speaking, the girl gently turned her head and looked at Shilin, who was looking up at her with a small face without interrupting. She rubbed her head. “Shiel, long time no see.”
“Senior Dofi… have you and brother known each other for a long time?” Shilin grabbed her hand, looking up at her.
“En, this, I don’t think you can say it was a long time ago… and it wasn’t a very pleasant encounter at the time?”
Dofiraia tilted her head and thought for a moment, revealing a smile. “But now that I think about it, it was just a small misunderstanding at first… and it was also due to my own arrogant personality back then.”
While speaking, Dofiraia’s gaze fell upon Ophi and Fland behind Igner, and she nodded and smiled at them.
En, when Igner first met Dofiraia, the girl indeed had a proud and arrogant demeanor, like a noble lady. It seemed that after suffering setbacks, she had restrained her temper a bit, looking completely like a different person.
However, Igner had actually felt that this girl, as clear as an ice lotus, had a fundamentally good nature… Otherwise, with Elishia’s nature, how could she be friends with her?
Thinking of that Knight Girl, known as the “Golden Flower,” who was noble and beautiful yet gentle, Igner suddenly remembered that before he left Rubiel City, the girl who saw him off seemed to have given him a letter, asking him to deliver it to Shilin?
Igner slapped his forehead, wondering why he had forgotten about this. “Right, Shiel… I suddenly remembered that Miss Aixi seemed to have a letter for me to deliver to you.”
“Senior Elishia’s letter…?”
Shilin looked up at Igner. She took the white envelope from him with a slight doubt. As her fair fingers brushed over it, Elishia’s gentle and elegant handwriting immediately fell into the girl’s eyes.
“Hmm… Senior Aixi… Wait, Princess Misella!”
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My condition is not very good, so I’ll just write a chapter for now… I’ll try to adjust it tomorrow.
