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Chapter 94 Night Talk with Nalia

The letter written by Sirius was not very long, but it was full of information. From between the lines, Nalia gradually understood what her brother had been carrying during this time.

They are not living a retirement-like life in Anka without any cost.

Everything today is based on the personal sacrifice of her brother Sirius, and just when she wonders every day whether Sirius is deceiving her about something, the other person has probably suffered a lot for this deception. pain.

"Master, he has been having nightmares these past few days."

"Nightmare?"

"Well." Liz clenched her little fists tightly and looked firmly at Nalia, who was in front of her, who was a little depressed. "Every night, I can hear the master's murmurs in his sleep at the door of his room."

This sentence is actually half true and half false, because Sirius's bedroom is very soundproofed. Only a bold bad maid like her can climb into the master's bed in the dark every day to see the sweaty and tossing and turning in pain. Master Sirius.

But obviously Nalia would not notice this detail at this time. All she could think about at the moment was her brother who was troubled by various nightmares and had trouble sleeping when she slept peacefully every day.

"The master said something different every time. Sometimes he seemed to see the souls of the dead, and sometimes he said words that I didn't understand."

"Words you don't understand?"

"Hmm... It seems like some weird words like chainsaws and video tapes that I have never heard of before."

Nalia frowned, she was also very confused about these terms that she had never heard before. But she didn't think much about it, after all, people often uttered vague words in their sleep.

The horror of the specific dream may far exceed the picture described by Liz, but there is no way to talk about this fear and no way to release it.

"Liz."

After thinking of this, Nalia was silent for a long time, finally sighed and asked Liz in front of her:
  "Do you think I'm not a qualified sister?"

"I..." Liz hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't say what was in her heart.

"I understand."

Nalia smiled. This was probably the first time she had ever smiled to anyone except her brother Sirius, but this smile was very bitter.

"Liz, come with me to help Sirius."

Standing up from the big rock on the side, Nalia thought for a while and decided to use a basic fire magic to burn the letter.

Then he walked towards Liz and slowly hugged this gentle and kind girl.

Although Nalia felt that she should not drag this very weak child into this dispute, she could clearly feel that with Liz's love for her brother, even if she explicitly prohibited him from getting involved, Liz would not be able to get involved. I'm sure I won't listen either.

Rather than foolishly going up to die, it would be better for him to protect him behind his back.

It doesn't matter if she dies, because Nalia feels that she owes her brother something. But she hoped that this good girl who was dedicated to Sirius could survive under her protection.

This is the only thing she can do to make up for her mistakes at this moment.

"Lady Nalia, what should I do?"

"Don't call me Nalia-sama, just call me sister."

Nalia smiled faintly, and then said seriously: "First of all... I can confirm that the person behind all this is definitely my other brother Engri."

"Engri? Sister, you mean..."

"Yes." Nalia nodded helplessly, "I was very curious about a question at that time. Why did he fight to the death with Sirius at that time, and even the eldest prince who was willing to kill his biological mother for all this plan? , will let me and Sirius go at the end."

Liz showed a surprised expression when she heard the words of killing her biological mother.

She didn't expect that there were so many secrets hidden behind the new king's ascension to the throne, which seemed ordinary to outsiders.

"This is all too weird, and it doesn't fit with Engli's character. If I were him, if I were thinking from his perspective, I would never let someone who is a threat to me leave like this. .”

"So sister, what you are saying is that Jim is here to spy on the master?"

"Yes."

Nalia nodded firmly, "And not only that, Sirius may have already known his ending in Anka."

Nalia, who was pacing back and forth by the woods, didn't know that Sirius on the other side had actually already known about the series of conversations that would happen between her and Liz here, and even laughed wildly like a normal person.

But it's a pity that Nalia, who couldn't see that scene, was just "reasoning" based on the illusion deliberately created by Sirius, and it felt like taking the wrong answer and deducing the wrong process.

"That's why Sirius bought the tavern, because only in this way can the manor's income and expenses be balanced. Even if he leaves us, everyone will not lose their current jobs."

"..."

"It is precisely because of this that Sirius will teach you to learn magic. Although he knows that no substantial changes can be achieved in such a short period of time, he hopes that after his death, you will have the ability to protect yourself. "

Nalia felt a little sad when she thought of this. She has thought about a lot of things and feels like she will pale when she speaks them out now, because compared to these, the most important thing now is to find a solution to everything.

But what surprised Nalia was that before she could think of any good ideas, Liz across from her spoke first.

"Sister, I think of someone. She...should be able to help us."

"Who?"

"Alice of the Church."

"Alice?" Nalia knew this name, because she would pay silent attention to every outsider who came to the manor.

Moreover, when I was commanding the battle on the front line some time ago, it was this cute girl who came to the military camp in the heavy rain to convey the meaning of the church to me.

Compared to Jim, the girl Alice does seem much more believable, but Nalia always feels that this girl gives her a very contradictory feeling all the time.

"Yes, Alice is a nun in the church, and it was she who reminded me to pay attention to the conversation between the master and Jim.

Said Jim might pull the owner into the abyss. "

"This..." Nalia frowned. She instinctively felt that there was something fishy about this, because the Alice in Liz's mouth was completely inconsistent with the naive girl in her impression.

"Sister, what do you think?"

"...Wait a minute." Nalia felt that this matter might not be as simple as it seemed on the surface, "I think I need to know more about the truth."

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On the other side, Sirius, who was lying on the bed, was extremely happy.

"Strange, why do I feel no burden at all when I do these inhuman things recently?"

Thinking of this, Sirius couldn't help but start his confession.

He kept mumbling a few prayers he had learned from Bishop Calvin, followed by a few heartfelt self-criticisms.

But after saying this, he didn't know if these words could reach the ears of the God of Light who didn't know where he was watching everything.

He didn't know if the other party would take it as a lie without any remorse after hearing his words.

Thinking about all this, Sirius just looked at the sunset outside the window until it was time for dinner.

However, today's dinner was a bit difficult. After all, from the very beginning, I received a vague and complicated look from Nalia across the dinner table.

"Sirius..."

This awkward atmosphere erupted at the last moment because of Sirius's initiative to remain silent.

As Liz and other maids were clearing the dishes on the table, the royal sister Nalia walked up to Sirius and blocked his way.

"I have something to say to you. Today...do you have time?"

Sirius looked at the imperial princess who was a little nervous and not as cold and arrogant as before, and his mood was quite complicated.

Even during the period when he didn't respond immediately, her sister, who had always been very tight, actually made a twitching gesture that only a girl could have. Her legs in stockings were put together and her toes kept spinning on the ground. He looked like he wanted to say something but was worried about being rejected.

Is this still his royal sister?

If he hadn't known in advance that Nalia was going to do something like this tonight, Sirius might have really suspected that the person opposite him was Moura pretending to be him.

"Sirius, it's been a long time since we, brother and sister, have talked alone."

Seeing that Sirius remained silent, Nalia finally couldn't help but say the second sentence, "I know... you are very disappointed in me, but I hope you can give your sister a chance to get to know you."

"Ah."

After saying a casual hum, Sirius looked up in the direction of the stairs and made a gesture of invitation.

This may have a very unfamiliar feeling, because from the beginning to the end, Sirius could only express himself in such an embarrassing way in order to prevent his words from being regarded as lies by the imperial sister.

But such behavior is indeed so ordinary in Nalia's eyes. It was as if such a result had been expected.

The two of them remained silent, and the only sounds were the footsteps going up the stairs and the sound of the door opening and closing.

Sirius sat casually on his bed, while Nalia moved a stool over, elegantly lifted the hem of her skirt and sat opposite Sirius.

It's just that the weird atmosphere in the air is not easy to eliminate. It wasn't until Nalia understood that today she had to come to terms with her past self that she took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down and asked:
  "Sirius, can you tell me the truth? That day...what happened between you and Engri?"

(End of this chapter)