Atlas Double Star Book

Chapter 38

Neil chased away the mice.

Pelias sat far away at the table, smoking a short cigarette without saying a word.The candlelight flickered, and the smoke slowed down with breathing.He looked at the girl and tapped his knees with his fingers.

Neil wanted to remind that tobacco is bad for health, but he thought that the teacher must be calm because he saw a mouse, so he didn't say much.

"Listen to you, did this or that black mage do it?" Heather said.

Pelias frowned and said, "That person invaded Neil's register before, and carved a polluting rune in it. That thing is like the seed of a parasitic plant, and it will grow in the human body. But I think Elijah The situation is different... That guy said that Yiya was pierced by the crystal in the barbarian's head... and then invaded by black blood."

Heather said: "I think the situation is similar, both are invasions. Nier has a 'roster' of warlocks, which is the original life, so as long as he takes the opportunity to implant the most basic runes somewhere in the 'roster', he can achieve pollution The effect. Although Yiya has learned spells, but has no 'roster', so the way to invade her is not the same."

"Blood... the black mage should use some kind of substance as an intermediary to fuse the blood of monsters and humans. That's why he spent a lot of time trying to get Neil and the others to take the barbarian leader..." Pelias stopped talking , he suddenly realized that the word "barbarian" might be an offense to Heather, after all, Heather also has the blood of the icelanders.

"It's okay, please continue. I don't have any sense of belonging to the Iceman." Heather shrugged.

Neil has been unable to intervene, and concentrates on caring for the patient.The two students listened quietly while the teachers discussed.

"This feeling is so good..." The girl smiled, "It feels like being in an academy."

Neil said embarrassingly, "I'm not like you. I don't like going to school... um..."

Peleas looked at the students, hesitated to speak, and continued to say to his colleagues: "You are right, Yiya has no roster, so the black mage uses polluted blood."

Heather nodded: "Yes, it should be the same in essence."

Pelias thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Thinking about it this way, well-trained mages cannot be easily invaded into the 'roster', but Neil..."

"Neil has never learned spells, but has a 'roster'. Then he has no way to protect himself... It's really dangerous to think about it this way, but fortunately you dealt with it in time." Heather said.

Pelias was very happy that Heather had said this, and he turned his head and emphasized to Neil: "Look, Teacher Heather has said so. You should still learn spells a little bit, otherwise what will you do if you are invaded later?"

Neil nodded reluctantly, and the girl couldn't help laughing.

The two mages discussed at length, covering every possible scenario, smoking short cigarette after cigarette, until Heather's silver case was empty.

The girl fell asleep, and Neil, who was guarding the bed, was also drowsy, shaking his head constantly.

The mages lowered their voices and whispered.

In the drowsiness, Neil remembered that the teacher seemed to come to the hospital bed, touching Yi Ya's hand, and the gentle magic light shone along the girl's pulse.

"Sleep, children."

In a daze, Neil felt someone kiss his forehead.

After an unknown amount of time, Neil woke up.He yawned, noticing that the teachers were still talking and the candle was half-shorted.There are no windows in the basement, so I don't know what time it is.

The room smelled of smoke, which made Neal cough.He saw that Yi Ya was in a deep sleep, and the pulse glowed faintly under the girl's pale skin.It may be some kind of treatment that can temporarily relieve the girl's condition.

Neil stretched his waist: "Everyone should be hungry, I'll go out and see if I can buy food."

"I want fruit... if there is any," said Peleas, taking a break, and then resumed writing on the paper with Heather.

Ha, the teacher wants to eat something sweet.Neil smiled, patted the sleeping girl, got up and went out.

Opening the door to the basement, he could already see the light.

Neil walked up the stairs, passed the warehouse, and walked into the morning in the small town.

The air is cool, the smell of the lake is faint, and Neil is walking through the streets with fallen leaves.Every time he passed a window, he could hear the sound of pots and chopping vegetables, or the sound of footsteps still sluggish.

People are waking up.Family members call to each other and greet each other as if sleep were a long absence.

Neil felt lighter.

He saw an old woman walking with a cane and carrying a basket full of fresh fruits and vegetables.It should be purchased for the family, but there are nuts and crabs in the basket.

"It's great!" Neil praised sincerely. It seems that Itil is worthy of being the recuperation place of the royal family, and it is so prosperous that it has a regular morning market.

Neil ran up to say hello to the old woman, inquired about the direction of the morning market, and then ran excitedly.

At this moment, Neil suddenly felt... what he wants is for everyone to wake up peacefully, work and rest every day, and then have another ordinary day.Neil stopped and looked back at the entire street.

"My sword should exist for this moment. People need not be afraid, just focus on living," he thought.

Not for a certain monarch, but for people to pursue happiness.And among those many happinesses, there was that of Peleas.

his beloved.

Neil looked up, the morning was bright, and his heart was bright and determined.

"Okay, preparing breakfast is more exhausting than fighting. You have to work hard, Neil Bernhard!" He encouraged himself and walked into the morning market full of energy.

The two scholars were concentrating on it, and the door suddenly opened!

Heather and Peleas looked back—

I saw Neil returning with a smile, carrying a big bag and a basket covered with cloth in his hand.

"It's time for breakfast!"

The smell of hot food made the two scholars think of hunger at this moment.

Neil was very happy, and he tidied up the table neatly, and took out freshly baked bread, beef and taro with enough spices, grilled sausages that were burnt on the outside and tender on the inside, creamy shellfish soup, and fresh and moist bread from the basket. peaches and plums.

Shinan swallowed: "So much meat, how much did you spend?"

"Yi Ya was sick, and she hardly ate anything decent along the way. She needs to recover her strength. You two teachers, too, have been discussing the whole night. It's okay not to eat well. Money can be earned again, and you can buy it in the city. It's not easy to get the ingredients." Neil said righteously.

"I like this taro." Yiya said happily.The taro is soft, and it is easy for sick people to eat it.

"But where did you cook? There's no..."

"Ah, I had a good chat with the fish seller. She kindly lent me the kitchen. It's not far, just a street next to the morning market."

Heather smiled and said to Peleas, "Ah, he is such a good man."

"..."

Peleas drank the fish soup silently.

Neil stood with his hands behind his back and watched the teacher drink the soup, and said tenderly to Heather, "Look, he really likes fish the most."

Pelias almost choked and protested in a low voice: "Don't do this! With you looking at me like this, I can't eat at all... To be honest, I'm really hungry and faint."

Yiya didn't eat much, and kept hiding in the shadows, wrapping herself in a blanket, only showing her small hands.But everyone can feel that the child has relaxed a lot, and the four of them can finally enjoy a peaceful breakfast for a while.Sometimes girls speak timidly, and everyone listens patiently.She mentioned her previous life in the academy, and Peleas told Heather that her education method was too strict, but Heather said firmly: Human nature is to seek ease, so educators must be tough.She looked at Neil, and the young man was so frightened that he thought he was going to be punished again.Neil quickly started a new topic, talking about the Duke.

"Speaking of the king of Omega...I heard that he is very ill." Neil said, thinking of the lady he met before.

Heather shook her head: "It was like this before, but I received news from Bachelor Dolan that King Omega's condition has stabilized and is currently improving."

"Is Bachelor Dolan the one who has been studying narwhals in Omega for a long time?" Peleas asked.

Heather nodded: "A fanatical animal lover, over 80 years old, it is said that he and Prince Omega are good friends, and the two often go out to sea together to observe whales."

Neil liked this topic: "Prince Omega, could it be that Amir? The Duke's boyfriend?"

Pelias coughed deliberately and winked at Neil dissatisfied.

Heather smiled: "Oh, you are talking about the Duke of Vulcan, Kaloyalo? We know him, he once funded my research, he is a very good person. He is also very famous in Omega, it seems that It is always by the side of the prince. King Omega has no heirs, and the only prince in the entire kingdom is his younger brother, Prince Amer Roniad."

Neil was grateful that it was the Duke, Toamir, who repaired the broken Venus sword.He has been looking forward to meeting the happy prince one day, and they will become good friends.

After the four of them finished their meal, Neil was cleaning up the house, and the two mages seemed to have finally reached a consensus.The two finally went through the process on the paper again, and then Shinan explained to Yiya:

"Yia, Bachelor Peleas and I have come up with a method that may temporarily control your condition. But this process may be painful, and it may not end soon."

"Master, I'm not afraid of pain," Yiya said, "I don't like myself like this, it's so scary..."

Neil touched the child's head and said softly, "You're not scary, you're just sick. Peleas had a similar disease before, and the skin on the back of his hands was completely scaly."

The girl asked softly, "Will there be ugly scars?"

Pelias felt uncomfortable when he thought of the scar on his arm.

"Scars are not ugly," Neil said immediately, "all scars are not a matter of beauty or ugliness, but a proof of the tenacious survival of human beings. Yi Ya, I am a knight, and I also Got hurt several times and almost never woke up again."

The young man touched his shoulder, which was once torn by the blade-like antlers.

The teacher showed a painful expression.

Neil showed the girl the chain-shaped burns on his wrist and said: "My comrades-in-arms are the same. Blades, sharp arrows, wild animals and even branches may leave scars on our bodies, because human beings are fragile. But That's not ugly, Eja, and one lives with scars and painful memories."

The girl touched Neal's wrist, like a child being persuaded.

"Yi Ya, you must live no matter what, and seek happiness no matter what. We will help you." Neil stroked the girl's cheek.

He said, and then smiled lightly.

The girl raised her head and was speechless for a long time.But there is no need to say much, as if just looking at this blue-eyed young man, my heart is naturally filled with courage.She nodded tremblingly, although she was still afraid, she did not hesitate.

"That's right." Neil hugged Yi Ya.

Peleas also had mixed feelings when he witnessed this scene.He could not utter such a confession, nor could he so sincerely comfort others.

But Neil can.

Peleas thought of how Neal had taken care of him when he was dying.As it is now, the boy spoke gentle and encouraging words and accompanied him meticulously.Whenever he was in pain or had nightmares at night, he would always see Neal's face the first time he woke up.The boy held his hand tightly, and although his eyes were moist, there was a smile on his face.

"Don't worry, teacher, I'm here."

At that time, Peleas felt... No matter what kind of illness it is, if he can see Neil again and again in the morning...

He just wants to live.

Until then, imminent death was no longer the deliverance he had hoped for.He wants to live with Neil.But Peleas never told Neal.

"Yi Ya, what animal and food do you like best? After the treatment is over, I'll make you some snacks." Neil focused on coaxing the patient, and raised his head inadvertently.

The two men made eye contact.

Peleas' heart trembled, and he suddenly wanted to tell Neil——

The young man smiled.Pelias was panicked for a moment, it turned out that Neil already knew about it.

"I'll be with you." Neil said to the child, but looked at the teacher.And he did.

Pelias covered his heart, but it wasn't because of pain.

Shinan patted his apprentice on the head and said, "Come on Yiya, I will hold a 'naming ceremony' for you, and then you will have your own 'roster'."

"what!"

Both students were terrified.

"Is it here?"

"Naming ceremony? I... I haven't learned spells for a long time, it's definitely not possible!" Yi Ya shook her head in a panic.

Peleas said: "Heather and I discussed it, and this should be the best way. First, you have learned spells, and you have the foundation to carry out the naming ceremony; second, the process of forming the 'roster' is actually to put your If life is reshaped, then we can find a way to filter out the polluted part and delete the influence exerted by the black mage; thirdly, after the evaluation of the two scholars, Heather and I, we agree that you are eligible for the 'roster'."

Yaya didn't react.

She was stunned for a while, then asked cautiously: "This also means...can I continue to learn spells and become a trainee sorcerer?"

"Yes Yiya, you can!" Neil took his friend's hand.

"Really?" she asked again.

"Yes."

Yiya bowed her head in silence for a while, rubbed her eyes, then raised her head and said to everyone, "I really like magic, and I want to be a warlock."

"You have been a very hard-working apprentice, and there is still a long way to go. I will continue to guide you."

Shinan tried her best to smile, and so did Yiya.

In the dark basement, Heather stretched out her hand and tightly held that thin and cold hand.

The boy is an apprentice, Heather thought.

And she is a teacher.

The author has something to say: Taking advantage of the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I would like to say Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone>

I don’t know if you have eaten delicious meals, or went to watch the moon with relatives and friends?

Next, I have to go to work and go to work until Sunday, but the next November is even more exciting.Speaking of which, I recently raised a bjd, and I am obsessed with the beauty of the young masters every day, oh my god, how can they be so beautiful [fainted]

This chapter is mainly about daily life. Neil is cooking again. How much he loves cooking. He is a good chef who was delayed by the knight career.

It feels like Neil and the others are about to face various crises at the end of the story.I hope that the brain hole can keep up with it, come on!