Chapter 544 Best Friend
One afternoon a few days later.
In a cafe near St. Byron's College.
Feliciano was stirring a cup of hot cocoa out of boredom. He looked up at the door from time to time, but always looked back in disappointment.
He touched the area where the medicine cloth was attached to his face, smiled bitterly, and murmured:
"I hope that guy Raphael won't laugh at me later..."
"Hahaha!"
Laughter immediately reached Feliciano's ears.
He turned around in astonishment and saw a handsome young man with long brown curly hair, bending over in an eavesdropping posture with a wild smile on his face.
"Raphael, you guy!"
Felisiano smiled and cursed in embarrassment, and punched his friend Raphael hard on the arm.
"Long time no see, my dear friend."
Raphael wore a close-fitting high-collar aristocratic dress, hugged Feliciano cordially, and immediately sat across from him.
"It's been almost half a year... Where have you been during this time? I can't find any news about you, and I even suspect that you have died quietly somewhere in the world!"
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Feliciano said quickly and added:
"I was really surprised to receive your letter yesterday!"
"It's a long story..."
Raphael's smile showed a little sadness.
He first called the waiter and ordered him a cup of bitter coffee, and then said to Feliciano:
"Leaving me aside, why did I hear that you were beaten up by the eldest son of the Bello family two days ago?"
"Well, it's not like you don't know the virtue of that guy Pask. At that time, he and a few nobles humiliated me. He was so angry that he quarreled with them..."
Feliciano looked a little embarrassed.
Raphael shook his head:
"You are still like that, always doing things regardless of the consequences. They are extraordinary people. No matter what, it will only be you who suffers."
"But I can't let them insult my father and family..."
Feliciano said seriously.
"But the matter has been resolved. Thanks to the new senior I met, he came forward to teach Pask and his gang a lesson... The Bello family originally wanted to seek justice, but for some reason, it suddenly stopped this morning. Even Pask Those guys all dropped out of school as if they had made an appointment.”
"Senior?"
Raphael frowned slightly.
"Yes, we are all students of the same professor..."
Feliciano then told his close friend Raphael one by one about the fact that he had become a disciple of Teacher Jack during this period.
Raphael's eyes showed thoughtfulness, and the long curly hair fell down on his forehead, revealing an elegant beauty. At this time, the waiter came with hot and bitter coffee. He thanked me and gave me a few red coins as a tip.
"Feliciano, you are not a simple professor, aren't you?"
He smiled as he drank his coffee.
Feliciano raised his eyebrows and said proudly and mysteriously:
"Of course, I heard from my senior that Professor Jack is not only the crown prince of a high-ranking saint like Principal Hugo, but he also has an honorific title in the mysterious field, called 'White Scale Dragon'..."
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Raphael's hand holding the coffee froze, and surprise flashed in his eyes under his long hair.
"Your Majesty Jack Spate..."
"Raphael, do you know the professor?"
Feliciano asked doubtfully.
"No, I don't know... I also hope to know such a big man, but unfortunately this is impossible."
Raphael smiled to himself.
"It's just that in the past six months, when I was wandering around in the mysterious field, I heard a lot about His deeds. It is really lucky and enviable for you to have Jack as your disciple."
"So... you haven't solved that big problem yet?"
Feliciano seemed to hear something from his best friend's words, and asked with concern.
Raphael fell silent.
He took a deep breath, then shook his head solemnly.
"I tried... but no matter what I do, I can't get rid of that dream, and almost everyone in the family, including my father, hopes that I can wake up my ancestors for the sake of the family..."
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Raphael said, suddenly realizing something, he stopped the topic and said softly:
"Forget it, Feliciano, I shouldn't tell you this, it will hurt you."
"What are you talking about? For so many years, I have been helping you find a way, but unfortunately... cough, but I am also a transcendent now. With the help of Professor Jack, I have become a [scholar], next Zhou will also learn a new magic and I can help you!”
Feliciano said hurriedly.
Raphael looked at his close friend quietly, a hint of emotion flashed in his eyes, but he quickly smiled and shook his head in polite refusal.
I am already a Sequence Five [Wax Artist], and I have made no progress in my travels for more than half a year. What can I do with a newly promoted Transcendent?
But recalling the past, Raphael's expression softened.
Next to the mountain villa where the Melt family lives, it was once the retreat of the Mitchell family. The two grew up playing together and had a good relationship, talking about everything.
As Raphael grew up, his talent became more and more prominent. Not only did he step into the mysterious field at the age of twelve and become the Earth Series Sequence Nine [Tomb Robber], he also made rapid progress in the following years, and on his twentieth birthday The night before, it was Sequence Six [Gargoyle].
This stems from Raphael’s particularity.
There is a trace of the mythical blood of his ancestors flowing in his body!
At the same time, it is also accompanied by a certain "curse"...
Since a few years ago, Raphael has often dreamed of a strange cemetery. He had an intuition that in the huge and ancient coffin in the middle, there lay the ancestor of his family, Sid Mitchell!
Every time Raphael dreamed, he would feel intense discomfort and pain, and he even almost lost control a few times because of the gloomy atmosphere in the cemetery.
At first, out of fear, he only told the matter to his only friend, Feliciano... But this friend was just an ordinary person at the time, and there was nothing he could do about it except comfort.
Raphael later turned to his father and his family for help. However, these people were not surprised but overjoyed, and were extremely excited to believe that this was the call of their ancestors, and Raphael was the medium connecting the two parties and the hope of reviving the family...< br>
More than half a year ago, Raphael was fed up with the dual torture of stress and nightmares. He only left a letter to Feliciano, saying that he would find a solution alone, and then disappeared.
It was not until yesterday that he informed his friends of his return.
"Can't you try to wake up your ancestor?"
Feliciano was silent for a while and asked cautiously.
"Maybe when He wakes up, your family will indeed become better, and you won't have this dream anymore..."
"No."
Raphael shook his head seriously.
"I tried to get close to the coffin, but as I got closer, my sanity would drain away rapidly. I'm afraid I would lose control before I even touched it... Maybe only after I am promoted to a high position can I be able to completely solve this problem. thing.”
He said, sighing.
And there was one thing that Raphael didn't tell Feliciano, and that was that about half a year ago, some changes took place in the cemetery in the dream... On the coffin, there was a small white snake.
He didn't know what it meant, but he always felt it was dangerous.
"Don't worry, Feliciano, the reason why I came back this time is because I have a certain clue..."
Raphael looked at his friend's sad face and comforted him.
"To the northeast of Qidi Port, three hundred kilometers away on the misty sea, there is a desert island ruins. There may be an extraordinary material there. The medicine refined from it can temporarily block this effect, allowing me to enjoy it for a period of time. Peace.”
"I'll go with you, who knows what dangers there may be, one more person means more strength!"
Feliciano said quickly.
He was worried that Raphael would refuse, so he used his trump card:
"If it doesn't work, I'll ask the professor for help, or ask Senior Polaris to go with them... The senior is already a Destiny Sequence Six Transcendent, and the two seniors also have Sequence Seven. They are both very powerful! And my family has money, so I can pay them A big reward, they will agree!”
Raphael opened his mouth, ready to refuse.
But after seeing Feliciano's determined expression, he couldn't help but think about it again and felt that this would indeed be safer, so he nodded and said:
"That's fine...but I'll pay for it, and you don't have to bother His Majesty Jack. You may not know what it means to be his student, but I can tell you that most people in the mysterious field None of them are as lucky as you... You have to know how to cherish it, so don’t lower His evaluation and impression of you because of this little thing about me.”
"Is this...well, okay then."
Feliciano said with a hint of understanding.
He looked at the hot cocoa he had finished drinking in his hand, and then smiled:
"Let's eat something first. We haven't eaten together for a long time."
"Give me some..."
As soon as Raphael opened his mouth, Feliciano had already picked up the menu and ordered the waiter:
"One oxtail braised in red wine, one seafood fried rice, two platters and snacks, and..."
Feliciano turned his head and winked at him:
"The taste has not changed, right? I remember you like seafood fried rice the most."
"Of course it hasn't changed."
Raphael smiled with emotion.
Immediately afterwards, while eating, the two chatted about each other's lives for more than half a year. After a while, Feliciano said distressedly:
"Recently, for some reason, I always feel very unlucky... I would fall down while walking in the academy, get hit by a carriage on the road, and almost be burned alive by a fire in my room when I got home."
Raphael listened, slowly swallowed the food in his mouth, and his expression became serious... His first reaction was that he thought of the mysterious incident, and his friend might have been affected by something.
He put down his spoon and asked:
"Have you made enemies with anyone recently?"
"No... of course, except for those guys in Pask."
Feliciano pouted.
Raphael frowned and thought for a moment, then asked again:
"It can't be them...Have you ever picked up or bought anything strange?"
"No... eh, two weeks ago I gave alms to a beggar on the roadside, and he gave me a ring. Does that count?"
"Show me."
Raphael said in a deep voice.
Feliciano took out a ring from his pocket and handed it to his friend. After Raphael took it, his frown deepened.
The ring was bronze in color, inlaid with a square cheap emerald, and had a diagonal cross logo engraved in the middle.
Raphael could clearly sense that this ring contained extraordinary power, as well as some malice and curse.
"It's what brings you down, Feliciano."
He looked up and said.
Feliciano looked a little stunned.
"We must stay away from such strange things in the future."
As a genius of the Mitchell family, Raphael was trained since he was a child, and after he grew up, he was involved in the mysterious field. He knew this all too well.
He squeezed the ring flat with his fingers, and the cheap gems on it turned into powder.
Felisiano felt a sense of relief in his body inexplicably.
"Thank you, Raphael, I seem to feel...my body has become lighter."
"That's right."
Raphael smiled and shook his head.
"And why are you grateful? You were not so open-minded before."
Feliciano laughed and immediately asked:
"By the way, when do you plan to leave for the desert island ruins?"
"Next week...Friday morning."
Raphael thought for a moment and said softly. (End of chapter)