Chapter 865 Plot props
When Duanmu Huai returned to the court, he also looked tired.
Dealing with ghouls and vampires is not a big problem, but the Son of the Black Goat who finally appeared brought real losses to the Tribunal. Not only did the Countermeasures Bureau suffer heavy losses, but even the night guards brought by Duanmu Huai also suffered heavy losses. A dozen people were lost. You must know that the Night Guard is a soul carrier and has no physical body at all. But even so, they are still parasitized by the Sons of the Black Goat, which shows how terrifying Shub Nicholas is...
Duanmu Huai once again strengthened his belief that he would never take anyone to that world casually again.
Even the Night Guard could be infected, and he didn't want to try to see if the soul card would be a treatment as well.
Of course, for the Countermeasures Bureau, this plan was finally considered a success. After all, Duanmuhuai completely destroyed the entire 24th District without talking about martial arts. Everything including the Son of the Black Goat was burned to ashes. , but the Countermeasures Bureau also suffered heavy losses. As for the last beam of light——well, Duanmu Huai didn't say it, so the Countermeasures Bureau can only think that it was the work of the ghouls who jumped over the wall and planned to die together.
Fortunately, Area 24 is located in a remote part of the city, and the Countermeasures Bureau evacuated the surrounding crowds for safety reasons before the battle began, so it did not cause too many civilian casualties.
However, for Duanmu Huai...he is a little troublesome.
"Hey, what is this thing for?"
While muttering, Duanmuhuai opened the system menu and then brought up the inventory. In the inventory, a dark, billiard-ball-sized ball could be seen clearly.
This is something Duanmu Huai discovered from the ashes after he defeated the core of the Son of the Black Goat and burned it.
This is how the system explains this thing.
【Black Goat Seed (plot item)】
No more.
Duanmu Huai's first reaction was to burn or smash the thing directly. However, no matter whether he hit it with a war hammer or burned it with black flames, the thing had no reaction at all. Mary looked at it with her golden eyes, and the latter also said that it looked like an ordinary bead, and there seemed to be nothing special about it.
Well, according to the game settings, plot items cannot be sold or destroyed. Otherwise, if the player slips his hand and throws away important plot items, he will really not be able to cry.
But Duanmu Huai really wanted to throw it away, but he couldn't!
That's right, after confirming that there was no way to destroy this thing, Duanmu Huai even took a battleship to throw this thing into the stars.
As a result, as soon as the front foot was thrown out, the back foot jumped out again in the inventory.
This is a game BUG, can I report it?
Unfortunately, Duanmuhuai pressed the report button to no avail.
Of course, according to the game, this is definitely not a BUG, but Duanmu Huai is flustered.
Because this is a "plot item"!
In what plot am I going to meet Shub Nicholas? !
I was so scared that I was stunned.
Duanmu Huai felt that even if his loving father jumped out to hug him and gave him a breath, it would be better than this.
After all, the legendary mother of the black goat is really cold-blooded and does not refuse anyone who comes. She is a living being... What if she finds him and wants to give birth to a monkey with him?
Just thinking about Duanmuhuai makes me feel cold all over.
But if you can’t throw it away, what can you do?
I had no choice but to take it with me... I hope nothing happens.
Duanmuhuai silently locked the black bead in the inventory, then dragged it to the corner and put it down.
Really, I hope nothing happens.
"Hey..."
Duanmuhuai closed the inventory and then noticed a line of sight staring at him. He turned his head and saw a petite girl with silver hair and red eyes staring at him from behind a pillar. Seeing that Duanmu Huai had discovered him, the silver-haired girl made a face at him, then turned and ran away.
"Hey..."
Duanmuhuai sighed again. His relationship with Ilia could not be said to be bad, but it could not be said to be good either. To be honest, Duanmuhuai looked awkward at Ilia, and Ilia probably looked at Duanmuhuai awkwardly too. It's not because of their looks, but it's embarrassing to be in their position.
For Duanmu Huai, Illya was not the daughter of Irisviel beside him, but the daughter of Irisviel from another timeline and another man. No matter how she thought about it, it felt wrong. As for Illya, her father is not Duanmuhuai, but a man whose name is unknown in another timeline.
So when she saw her mother - well, the mother from another timeline being intimate with Duanmuhuai, Illya probably had the same complicated emotions as Duanmuhuai.
Seriously, this is all messed up.
Duanmuhuai felt numb.
Of course, it would not be impossible to think of Irisviel from another timeline as the sister of Irisviel from this timeline... After all, judging from Illya's words, the two seem to be There is indeed a difference.
For example, according to Irisviel, she was the most perfect artificial human created by the Einzbern family, so she became the master of SABER and came to participate in the Holy Grail War. But according to Illya, the Irisviel in her world does not seem to be a perfect artificial human, so that world chooses to marry a magician to cooperate with Irisviel in participating in the Holy Grail War.
As for where the flaws are... I definitely can't say what Irisviel is anyway. As far as Duanmu Huai is concerned, from his point of view, Irisviel is indeed perfect as a woman, with a good figure. Moreover, the skin feels very good, and the reaction is quite endearing...Ahem, I digress.
After all, she is a "perfect" artificial human.
So strictly speaking, the two are still different.
Well, Duanmuhuai can be put down.
"Huh..."
After taking a deep breath, Duanmu Huai walked into the living room, and Irisviel, who was sitting there, stood up hurriedly when she saw Duanmu Huai.
"You're back, MASTER."
"Well, I'm back."
"I also met Miss Mary just now. She said she was going to tidy up..."
"Ah..."
After hearing Irisviel's report, Duanmu Huai also smiled bitterly - the previous tactics against the Son of the Black Goat were perfect, but they were not without losses. Apart from a dozen night guards, the biggest problem was that a strand of Mary's hair was singed.
There is actually no way around this. Being in a torrent of energy that can melt even stones, even with the protection of Duanmuhuai and magic barriers, Mary cannot be said to be fully protected, let alone the hot air. If there is no trace of If ordinary people who are protected go in, their entire bodies will be scorched. Relatively speaking, Mary only lost some hair, which was not a big deal in Duanmuhuai's opinion.
But Mary obviously complained about this to some extent, and kept complaining on the way back - it seems that there is some truth in the saying that hair is a woman's life.
Although Duanmu Huai doesn't think this is a big deal, but......
"Mr. Duanmu, who has no hair, doesn't understand the importance of hair at all!"
It's rare that Mary, who has always been gentle and elegant, can be so aggressive... Strictly speaking, Duanmu Huai is not hairless, he just doesn't like haircuts, so he has shaved his head...
"Mr. Knight should also pay more attention to girls' hearts. For girls, hair is very important."
An, who was sitting on the other side, was shaking her teacup and said with a smile. As the number of people in the Tribunal increased, several unwritten rules were formed.
Basically, the current situation in the Inquisition is as follows.
In most cases, the girls, centered around Duanmu Huai, will drink tea and chat in the reception room, which is a bit like a company lounge. Everyone will also come to the reception room as soon as they come back to chat with everyone. Say hello, talk about what’s been going on, and talk about your experiences.
If Duanmu Huai needs to be notified of anything, he will summon everyone to the combat command room.
Other than that, the girls spend most of their time independently, either in their own rooms or going to the library. There is also one who jogs around the entire satellite orbit——Well, you know who it is, needless to say. .
"It's just a strand of hair, and it can grow back again."
Duanmu Huai doesn't think this is very important. In Irisviel's world, women's hair can be used as a medium for magic, so almost all the female magicians there have long hair, but Mary's hair does not need to be used for magic. Be a media...
"Hey..."
Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, An also sighed dumbfounded.
"A place like Mr. Knight's makes people speechless sometimes."
"Okay, anyway, I will remember that you value hair more than gold."
Duanmuhuai didn't want to argue with women on such a topic that he didn't understand at all, just like he didn't understand why women on the Internet would argue about the color of lipstick.
Isn’t it just painting the mouth red? What’s the difference?
To put it ten thousand steps back, it is pink and deep red.
This one is red and that one is red, and they are sold so expensively... This is a system that men simply cannot understand.
Well, just like women can’t understand men’s love for graphics cards.
Aren’t they all graphics cards? What is the difference between AMD and NVDIA?
"Is there anything you need to report? I'll go back first if it's okay."
Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Ogis who was sitting aside quickly climbed onto Duanmuhuai's body like a monkey, sat on his shoulders, glanced at the other people around, and An The others shook their heads.
"It's no big deal."
"Let's talk about it later."
Hey, shouldn't there be a eunuch next to me at this time, and then every morning "if there is something going on, I will leave the court without the means"?
It doesn’t seem right for Ogis to say this...?
Recalling the TV series he had watched, Duanmuhuai muttered, then turned around and left the living room with Ojis.
"I'm back!"
Shortly after Duanmuhuai left, Medea came to the reception room with a smile and said hello to everyone.
"Medea, you are back, how is the situation over there?"
Seeing Medea, Irisviel poured her a cup of tea and asked.
"Well, it's nice. Arkham City feels great. I like it there very much."
Taking the teacup handed over by Irisviel, Medea answered with a cheerful smile while enjoying the black tea. For Medea, Arkham City in the world of Faerûn is very similar to the world she lived in when she was alive, a world with magic, warcraft, and gods. This makes Medea quite enjoy her time in Arkham City. She lives a comfortable life, and she is also very interested in the gods of that world.
It's a pity that that world does not have the goddess Hecate that Medea believes in...
"Thank you so much, Miss Medea. Thanks to you, I can finally be liberated."
An also waved her hand to Medea and said - Originally, An was responsible for being the magic consultant of Arkham City, but after all, she was still the princess of Manalia and needed to manage the situation in Manalia. , a bit too busy. The appearance of Medea also made An feel relieved. The latter was also a princess and a powerful magician. She was more proficient in gods and religions than An, so Medea soon took over An's care. As a magic consultant, An was able to free up and fish here again.
"It's nothing, I quite like that world... Has MASTER come back?"
"He just came back and he has already gone to rest."
"Alone?"
Upon hearing Irisviel's answer, Medea's eyes suddenly lit up.
"No, Miss Ogis is with him."
"Ugh... I didn't expect MASTER to look so fierce and so popular with girls."
Regarding Medea's words, Irisviel also nodded silently in her heart. Although it was hard to say, in fact, they had some sense of superiority at first. After all, even though Duanmu Huai is powerful, he looks so fierce and is not the type that ordinary girls like at all, so at the beginning, they didn't think they would have many opponents.
As a result, when I arrived at the trial court, I discovered... there were quite a few girls around Duanmu Huai.
And...it's not much worse than them at all.
Although as servants, they have formed a solid contract with Duanmu Huai, they are still somewhat uneasy.
"But then again, there are no men at the top of the Inquisition."
"Isn't this good? It's just like a temple. After all, too many men will cause trouble. I've seen too many before..."
As she spoke, Medea sighed.
"Why did a subordinate army commander fall in love with his superior's newlywed wife, and the two of them eloped together. Or maybe a confidant man secretly had an affair with the king's wife. That's all troublesome... History There are so many similar things, even my father... Forget it, let’s not talk about it. Sometimes it’s better.”
"Ah, I did ask Mr. Knight this question. What do you think he answered?"
After hearing the exchange between the two, An also came over with a smile.
"How did you answer?"
"Mr. Knight said that he will never allow a man who is more handsome than him to join the Tribunal."
“……………………”
Upon hearing Ann's answer, Medea and Irisviel looked at each other.
It seems that there will be no more men in the Inquisition.
(End of chapter)