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Chapter 863 Plot props

　　When Duanmuhuai returned to the trial 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. This shows how terrifying Shub Nicholas is...

 Once again, Duanmuhuai firmly believed that he would never take anyone to that world casually again.

Even the Night Guards can be infected, and he doesn't want to try to see if the soul card is also a treatment.

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 - well, Duanmu Huai didn't say it, the Countermeasures Bureau can only think that it was the work of the ghouls who jumped over the wall in an attempt to perish together.

 Fortunately, Area 24 is located in a remote part of the city, and the Countermeasures Bureau also evacuated the surrounding people for safety reasons before the battle began, so it did not cause too many civilian casualties.

 However, for Duanmuhuai...he is a little troublesome.

 “Hey, what is this thing used for?”

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 found in the ashes after Duanmuhuai 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)】

Gone.

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 throws away important plot items with a slip of his hand, he will really not be able to cry.

But Duanmuhuai really wanted to throw it away, but he couldn't!

That’s right, after confirming that there was no way to destroy this thing, Duanmuhuai even took a battleship to throw this thing into the star.

 As a result, as soon as the front foot was thrown out, the back foot popped out again in the inventory.

This is a game BUG, ​​can I report it?

Unfortunately, Duanmu Huai pressed the report button to no avail.

Of course, according to the game, this is definitely not a BUG, ​​but Duanmu Huai is panicking.

 Because this is a "plot item"!

 In what plot are you going to meet Shub Nicholas? !

　　　I was so scared that I was stunned.

Duanmu Huai feels that even a loving father jumping out and hugging him would be better than this.

After all, the mother of the black goat in the legend is really cold-blooded and does not refuse anyone who comes. Just 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?

 Have 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.

"Why………"

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.

"Why………"

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.

To Duanmu Huai, Illya was not the daughter of Irisviel beside him, but the daughter of Irisviel in 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 watching her mother - well, the mother from another timeline and Duanmuhuai making out together, Illya probably had the same mixed feelings as Duanmuhuai.

 Seriously, this is all a mess.

Duanmuhuai felt numb.

Of course, it’s not impossible to think of Irisviel from another timeline as the sister of Irisviel from this timeline... After all, judging from what Illya said, the two seem to be the same. 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, and as far as Duanmu Huai is concerned, from his point of view, Irisviel is indeed perfect as a woman, with a good figure, and It also feels good against the skin and the reaction is quite endearing... ahem, I digress.

  She is considered a "perfect" artificial human after all.

 So strictly speaking, the two are still different.

Hmm, Duanmuhuai can be put down.

With a sigh of relief, 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 wanted to tidy up...”

"ah……"

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 nothing that can be done about 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 scorching 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 to some extent about this, 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 Duanmuhuai 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 is rare that Mary, who has always been gentle and gentle, 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 his 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 about something, 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 are also those who jog around the entire satellite orbit - well, it goes without saying that you know who it is.

“It’s just a strand of hair, and it can grow back again.”

Duanmuhuai 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...

"Why………"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, An also sighed dumbfounded.

“Mr. Knight, a place like this can make people speechless sometimes.”

"Okay, anyway, I will remember that you value hair more than gold."

 Duanmu Huai didn’t want to argue with women on a topic 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?

Taken ten thousand steps back, they are 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? If nothing happens, I'll go back first."

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 **** by your side at this time, and then every morning, "if something happens, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do"?

 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 Ogis.

"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 great. Arkham City feels great. I like it there.”

　　Taking the tea cup handed 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 did not have the goddess Hecate that Medea believed 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 serving as the magic consultant of Arkham City, but after all, she is still the princess of Manalia and needs to manage the situation in Manalia. It's a bit overwhelming. 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...Is MASTER back?”

 “Just came back, he has already gone to rest.”

"one person?"

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 quite popular among girls.”

　　In response to Medea's words, Irisviel also nodded silently in her heart. Although it was hard to say, they actually had a 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.

 It was only when we arrived at the trial court that we discovered... there were quite a few girls around Duanmu Huai.

 And...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 having said that, 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 eloped together. Or a confidant man secretly had an affair with the king's wife, etc. Those are all troublesome things... Historically There are so many similar things, even my father...forget it, let’s not talk about it. Sometimes it’s better this way.”

“Ah, I did ask Mr. Knight this question. What do you think he answered?”

Hearing the exchange between the two, An also came over with a smile.

 “How did you answer?”

"Mr. Knight said that he would not allow a man more handsome than himself to join the Inquisition."

　　　…………”

 Hearing An's answer, Medea and Irisviel looked at each other.

 It seems that there will be no more men in the Inquisition.

 (End of this chapter)