You call this a black hand?

Chapter 356 Athena made a big decision (two in one)

A wooden dining table with a rough surface is placed on the old strip floor, next to the square-shaped wooden window.

The sunshine and breeze outside are constantly seeping in from the open window, illuminating the men and women sitting on both sides of the dining table chatting warmly and naturally, like a respectful couple.

In fact, both parties play the role of husband and wife in this storybook world.

However, if you consider the words they are talking to now, they are actually more like father and daughter.

"Because I could see some of the usual scenes here, I felt that something was wrong here. Moreover, I have investigated and found that wizards whose talents have been enhanced generally do not live long. This is very strange, and then I explored further step by step.

, just led it out.”

There was a burst of happiness that could not be concealed in his sweet voice, as if he felt that he had done something worthy of praise.

In fact, when she blinked her big eyes and looked at Mellen, she did have hidden expectations, like a child in desperate need of affirmation.

However, Mellen didn't want what she wanted.

"It's great." He said, "But there are some risks. Why didn't you tell me and your mother before doing this?"

"I think it's nothing."

His voice sounded a little weak, as if he had been hit.

"You can't rely on your feelings when doing things. What if something unexpected happens?" Mellen continued to frown.

"Okay, I'm sorry..."

By this time, Alyssa had become timid and looked like a child who wanted to be praised, as if she had done something wrong.

However, Meren still did not let her go.

"Apologizing is not the purpose, you have to make sure there is no next time."

His tone was so stern that it even frightened Alyssa.

"I promise, don't be angry, okay?"

Seeing the nervous look on her little face, Meren nodded with satisfaction.

Then she began to affirm her harvest.

…

In this way, on the one hand, she was dissatisfied with Alyssa's reckless behavior, but more importantly, it was actually because she showed a personality that was slightly different from her usual well-behaved appearance.

Normally, if Alyssa encounters something like this, even if she doesn't tell Mrs. Chelsea, she will definitely tell Mellen.

But before that, he didn't get any news.

This may be because the little girlfriend in front of him wants to surprise him, and even hopes to win his praise.

But Meren believed that the influence of blood was the main reason why she did what she did.

That's why Meron beat her like this.

The purpose is not really to teach her a lesson, but to use his influence on her to suppress her bloodline - in a sense, the influence this bloodline can exert is different from Alyssa herself.

The will is closely related.

But on the other hand, her gains this time are indeed worthy of praise.

While talking just now, the book that Mellen held in his hand would be brought closer to Alyssa from time to time, and then he could feel a certain fear emerging from the book from the inside out.

If you distance yourself, this emotion will turn into happiness.

After testing it back and forth several times, it started to become irritated and angry. It was very spiritual, as if there was a human soul inside.

Considering the source of the storybook, Mellen even suspected that this might be the self-proclaimed first alchemist in history, Robin Refaeli, the ancestor of the Refaeli family that had been wiped out by the Truth believers.

This suspicion is not groundless. Not to mention that the storybook itself was created by this Robin. According to Mellen's understanding, this Robin's main research direction in his later years was the field of life renewal, reincarnation and rebuilding.

Although he failed in the end, this was just a written record.

Perhaps the reason for leaving this storybook was not to benefit the descendants of the Refaeli family, but to plant the seeds of "rebirth"?

If this is really the case, then what Alyssa did is tantamount to removing a hidden danger in this storybook world.

Moreover, the soul of a master alchemist might be very useful.

But relatively speaking, what Meren paid more attention to was actually Alyssa's performance in this incident.

No matter what the thing in this book is, it is obviously not a harmless mascot. If it is really the master alchemist himself, the home field advantage he has in this storybook world must be very powerful.

But now, I don’t know what Alyssa has done. Apart from serving as a book, it can’t do anything...

Mellen was amazed by this.

This strange book didn't scare Alyssa at all, but fear.

It was obviously afraid of Alyssa.

However, what’s interesting is that, as the person involved, Alyssa doesn’t seem to have the slightest idea of ​​her own greatness…

"Is there really no awareness?"

Seeing the red-haired young woman beaming with joy at being praised, and even so happy that she took the initiative to sit in his arms, Meren suddenly had doubts in his heart.

When Alyssa did this, was she reckless or confident?

This idea only existed for a moment, and was thrown away by Mellen. After all, in his opinion, Alyssa has always been a well-behaved and honest little girl. Although she usually has many extreme misdeeds, now she has already

He has already reformed.

Moreover, there is nothing scheming or suspicious about the shy and rosy look of the young woman in her arms.

On the contrary, it looks appetizing...

Mellen's thinking now is a little different from before.

At the beginning, he still held the idea of ​​"breaking up" with the girl after the novelty wore off.

However, with several contacts during the beginning of school, and continuous chatting with the book of secret words every day, he gradually fell in love with this well-behaved and sensible girl.

Of course, if you like her, you like her. Because of Mrs. Chelsea, Mellen had no urge to have a deeper relationship with her before.

Even if they were given the authority to breed with them, they would still be hesitant and full of worries.

Until tonight, the Holy Spirit mentioned the salvation plan related to reproduction, and hinted to Mellen that she would persuade Madam in this regard...

The reason for not persuading is on the one hand, mainly because the emergence of this incident made Mellen seem to have the buff of political correctness, or in other words, if he was really to be discovered, he would also have a reason to explain this behavior.

So now, when faced with temptation, he no longer passively resists as usual.

She couldn't help hugging and kissing me, which made Alyssa's eyes so moist that they were almost sparkling with tears. The expression on her face was shy but joyful. Not only did she not resist at all, but she was also obviously dissatisfied with Mellen's behavior.

Feel very happy.

But even though he started to take action, Mellen didn't do anything too outrageous here tonight.

The main reason is that his current image is not his true self.

Wearing a middle-aged bearded body, if you really do something too deep with a pure girl who is devoted to you, you will always feel very awkward.

…

Living in an extraordinary world, Mellen is not the only one who can do it 24 hours a day without rest.

Athena Lesomore, who has been called a genius both inside and outside her family since she was a child, has been trying to practice a special meditation method in the past two years in order to continuously reduce her sleep time.

Because in her opinion, human life is not long in the first place, and it is simply too wasteful to spend half of it occupied by sleep.

She is a complete genius, no matter in any field. Although the meditation method has been practiced for a short time, she has practiced it to an extremely deep level.

Although she can't let her stop resting completely, as long as she takes a few naps during the day, for a minute or two each time, it will be enough to maintain sufficient energy.

So tonight, when others fell asleep, she was busy all the time, looking very diligent and hardworking.

However, if someone saw what she was busy with at the moment, they would not have any admiration, but would only feel a sense of weirdness.

This famous genius in the wizarding world was standing in front of a mirror, mumbling to herself, constantly practicing conversations with others.

"Yes, I am sure you must have a big secret, and I am very curious about it, so I want to get close to you. But this is not a bad thing for you at all, unless you think your secret will give you

Bring harm.”

…

"You have many secrets, but more importantly, your future has unlimited potential. I like my aunt Juliana very much, but I would never want to experience what she experienced when she was forced to marry. So,

If I can become your collaborator, it will be very important for my voice in the family."

…

"As someone who has personally experienced the incident in the imperial military camp, I felt a very familiar aura on the dagger you enchanted, so I thought that you and the mysterious knight might be related. This is what I originally thought.

The reason to be close to you.”

"But now, it has become one of the reasons."

"You are very good. I don't know when, but I have been deeply obsessed with you..."

…

The constantly changing words represent different ways of coping.

Melen's experience last night was very rich, but for Athena, everything last night was very simple. She was just invited to have dinner with her aunt and "uncle", and then turned her back to her aunt and talked to her uncle in private

Make an appointment to meet early tomorrow morning.

The purpose is to talk carefully.

But it's just a talk, but it's actually a showdown.

Athena understood that the future uncle was already a little impatient with her entanglement.

He wants to solve his "trouble".

So this requires a reasonable word to explain to him.

But for Athena, what needs to be done is not just to reassure the uncle.

She hopes to use this opportunity to get as close as possible to her uncle!

"It's best if he can treat me as one of his own."

In the dim room, the petite girl murmured to herself, staring at herself in the mirror with an expressionless face, her gray eyes filled with a strange look.

She has had special talents since she was a child, and she has long understood her identity as the chosen one.

It is also because of the talent of being able to foresee dangers that Athena was deeply convinced when others, even the truth believers, were not sure whether the Child of Destiny existed. The Child of Destiny would definitely come one day, and then she would be shocked.

world.

It can be said that she has been looking forward to this for more than ten years, understood it for more than ten years, and even believed in it for more than ten years.

This belief is even deeper than her feelings towards her family.

Because she belongs to a group that values ​​interests more than family ties, her innate talent is the only way she can stand out and gain a special status.

Therefore, although she always maintained a calm and calm style in front of Melen, in fact, after discovering the suspicion on Melen, Athena was so excited that she even trembled all over.

Then, as Meren's suspicions increased, she became more determined to get close to him and become his own.

For this reason, I would not hesitate to fight with my aunt.

Of course, becoming his person does not mean that you have to become his woman. At first, Athena did not actually consider doing so. After all, she always believed that her whole body was several sizes smaller than that of normal women. For men,

Not the least bit attractive.

Although she has always had no shortage of suitors since she was a child, in her opinion, these suitors are all for the family behind her.

Until she discovered that Melen's aesthetics were a little different...

Athena then changed her mind.

The best way to get close to a person of the opposite sex is of course to climb into his bed and become his woman. This kind of relationship is not only faster, but also relatively more reliable.

But even if you don't consider that Melen may be the child of destiny, simply seeing that he can be attracted to her is enough to make Athena's heart move——

Mellen is a very attractive member of the opposite sex, and it’s not because of the family behind him that he looks at him differently. So if you don’t marry this kind of person, what kind of person should you marry?

A guy who wasn't interested in her as a person?

That's why she made such an inappropriate proposal in front of Mellen two days ago.

Of course, the main reason why she made this decision so casually is because Athena is not a person who has much yearning for marriage and love. Her interest lies in her career. This is a trait that no one else has noticed except her.

Her idol when she was a child was Isabella Chelsea, a famous strong woman in the wizarding world. She was a woman who could lead her family to glory instead of relying on the family's past accumulation to dominate.

As she grew up, Athena realized what it meant to be the chosen one and the child of destiny, and her ambitions became even greater.

She hopes she can change the world!

Whether this change is good or bad, or even brings disaster to the world, it is her point of interest.

Athena actually doesn't know where this interest comes from. Maybe she has been bored with many things since she was a child, or maybe the chosen one is born with this characteristic, but no matter what, she is not a peaceful person.

However, as a self-aware woman, Athena believes that she alone does not have the ability to change the world.

So the Child of Destiny became her sustenance and hope...

To put it simply, the combination of faith since childhood, ambition in the heart, and a slight desire for the opposite sex is the main reason why Athena is determined to get close to Melen.

But even if these reasons are stated, they are not enough to make the other party truly accept her and treat her as one of their own.

In other words, Athena felt that if she really said this, Meren would not believe it and would not let down her guard against her.

After all, loyalty needs time and actions to prove, not words...

But in fact, Athena actually had an idea on how to quickly gain Melen's trust.

Just this idea...

After standing in front of the mirror all night, Athena's eyes flickered with hesitation.

But in the end, she made up her mind.

So early the next morning, when she arrived at the agreed park, and saw Melen, she directly handed him a parchment scroll.

"This is a slave contract."

Facing Melen's puzzled gaze, Athena said expressionlessly: "Sign it, and I will be your slave."

(End of chapter)