You call this the mastermind?

The name of the girl in the ghost mask is Fanny Ardan. She is a very quiet-looking brown-haired girl. Her image is completely inconsistent with her performance last night.

If she hadn't taken the initiative to introduce him, Meren would definitely not have recognized her.

Relatively speaking, Meren took a few more glances at her fiancé who came with her.

Because this guy is wearing a pair of pince-nez, his hair is a little messy, and his figure is thin, he has a sense of Harry Potter.

They claimed to be intern reporters from the "Wizard Education Newspaper", and the reason why they came to interview Mellen was not the "Kevin Incident" that everyone was talking about now, but the duel at the banquet.

"So, as one of the parties involved, what do you think of that duel?"

The short wizard Mike was surprised when Mellen proposed that he would not leave the Half-Blood Association, and then he was blocked by these two reporters.

So he followed Mellen in a daze to the reception room of the Mixed Race Association and were interviewed together.

"I think Egg may have been a little out of shape during the duel."

He told the truth: "At that time, he should have been distracted by the group of enemies at the banquet, so if it happens again, it's hard to say who will win and who will lose."

These words were very sincere. The brown-haired girl Fanny nodded seriously when she heard this, looking very rigorous.

But when she saw her fiancé's honest transcript beside her, she grabbed the interview book, crossed out the words on it, and rewrote a paragraph.

"Mike, a disciple of the chief master of the Duel Club, Jervinson, admitted that he barely managed to win. If he had to do it again, he doesn't think he could beat Egg Wilson of the Mixed-blood Association."

The short wizard was sitting on the sofa opposite. He could not see the content of the interview that was placed on Fanny's lap, so he had no idea that it was being edited in this way.

Mellen had sharp eyes and saw it clearly, which surprised him a little.

The person who spoke for me at the banquet last night might have been speaking out of a sense of justice.

In this situation, why is she still facing him like this?

It's a pity that this person currently looks serious, and Meren can't tell what she has in mind.

The "fiancé" sitting next to her saw Melen's strange expression and gave Melen a wry smile——

Mellen also had no idea what he was laughing at.

"So, before the banquet, do you understand that this duel is actually not innocent?"

The brown-haired girl Fanny was still asking the short wizard questions.

"I think I have some understanding. Jim from the Ernest family made a bet with me. If Thales loses to Egg, I will stand up and continue to challenge him."

[Mike, the disciple of Chief Duel Master Jervinson, was indirectly involved in Kevin's plan, but he unfortunately did not face Egg Wilson in his prime, which gave him a sense of invincibility. 】

"You mentioned before that when the riot started, you and Iger stayed away from the battlefield together. Why did you meet Iger?"

"It just so happened that I just wanted to escape through the window, but I didn't expect Egg to be standing outside. Just because I saw those snakes..."

[Mike admitted that if he had not been lucky enough to meet Egg Wilson, he might have died in the catastrophic attack. Faced with the dangerous escape situation, Egg Wilson did not forget to rescue him who was seriously injured and fell to the ground. This Mike was greatly moved...]

…

Questions and answers, time flies by.

After several conversations, a page full of notes was finished, and then the short wizard was asked out of the living room in a daze.

The brown-haired girl Fanny then looked at Meren.

Mellen then sat upright and prepared.

Although he has been interviewed before, this is his first time being interviewed by a wizard, or his subsequent remarks will appear in public in the wizarding world. Of course, he needs to be treated with caution.

The first impression is very important, so although he never thought that he would become a public figure in the future, Mellen would not take it lightly.

After all, reputation can at some point be converted into many other benefits, such as wealth, connections, status, and even privileges.

However, the first question Fanny asked next made Meren somewhat unexpected.

"As a boy in puberty, you don't have a pimple on your face? And it looks smoother and whiter than most girls... Egg Wilson, can you tell me how you usually take care of your skin? ?”

The brown-haired girl looked serious when she asked, but there was a hint of inexplicable excitement in her eyes.

Does the coverage of Wizard Education News also include skin care...

The smile on Mellen's face was a little stiff, and he looked at his fiance's brother next to Fanny.

The other party gave him another wry smile.

Obviously you can't count on him.

Meren then calmed down his weird mood and looked back at the brown-haired girl who was looking at him in a serious manner.

"I usually use some cucumber slices and apply it on my face, which can fully keep the skin moisturized, and then add some..."

I didn't say it was natural, because saying so would not bring any beneficial impression other than arousing envy and jealousy.

In turn, introducing some skin care tips can make some female readers feel close to him.

This is not because this little trick is so good that everyone who uses it says it is good.

But because Melen showed that he also "maintains his skin" on a daily basis——

Why do some people feel indifferent when facing strangers or public figures in newspapers, while others can unconsciously develop a friendly attitude?

One of the reasons is that the public figure has some characteristics or labels that are the same as the readers.

People are always most familiar with themselves. To put it more extreme, people always like themselves the most.

So if a person meets someone who is the same as himself or herself in some aspects, he or she will subconsciously feel close to him or her.

For example, both like to keep cats, both like to sleep on rainy days, and both are introverted and honest...

Some Western politicians in the previous life liked to use this little trick to show themselves, which can be seen in their personal introductions or daily activities.

What a good father, a good neighbor, likes to chase TV series, has a disappointing son, loves to watch A Song of Ice and Fire, etc.

Simple and crude, but very effective.

At least at the moment, the brown-haired girl with a serious expression looked at Melen with a little surprise and closeness unconsciously-her previous attitude seemed to be teasing Melen, not so serious.

So the second question seemed relatively normal.

"When we first came in, I heard that you were not going to leave the Mixed Blood Association. Why did you have such an idea? Is it because you can't bear to leave here?"     "This is just one aspect."

Merlen said a little "embarrassed": "On the other hand, I think staying in the Mixed Blood Association can more directly fight against those enemies who attempt to split the relationship between pure-blood and mixed-blood. This is at least more than me going to a pure-blood family. I can make more contributions, although I am still a wizard apprentice and can't make much contribution."

This is a bit false and unrealistic, but Mellen didn't say these words to be grounded.

In other words, his purpose in saying this is to cater to those unrealistic groups.

That is, some high-level people in the wizarding world.

Mellen doesn't know much about upper-level politics, but a glimpse of it can tell the whole picture. Although the current mixed-blood wizards suffer from discrimination, their status in the wizarding world is slowly improving.

This can be seen from the fact that the old president got a place in a top school.

What does this mean?

This means that although the mainstream pure-bloods naturally despise half-bloods, the small group of people who control the wizarding world are consciously trying to ease this problem.

Mellen felt that although he had been involved in the Felix family's scandal last night, his experience at school would not be too turbulent.

But from the previous conversation with the old president, he saw another possibility.

That is, if he did not choose to join the pure-blood side, the pure-bloods would be as cold as they are now.

Although it was nothing to be treated coldly, now that there is this voice channel delivered to the door, Mellen would certainly not miss the opportunity to add a "buff" to himself.

Skipping the small fights between half-bloods and pure-bloods, and directly catering to the top leaders of the wizarding world, or catering to the ideas of the moderates who occupy the dominant position.

Isn't this a kind of political correctness?

So his reluctance to leave the Mixed-Blood Association now can be interpreted as sacrificing the self for the greater self.

On the other hand, the top leaders are certainly not stupid enough to see through Mellen's little thoughts.

But if they see through it but don't say it, Mellen's words will help promote their "political ambitions", then of course they will not reject it, but will express appreciation.

Of course, the premise of saying this is that this report will be seen, not ignored.

This is not within the controllable range.

In short, Mellen's idea is very simple, do your best and leave it to fate. Whether you can get the buff depends on luck.

...

The brown-haired girl Fanny did not realize the specific effect of Mellen's words, but it did not prevent her from expressing affirmation.

She did not think that Mellen's empty words were hypocritical.

In fact, almost everyone who was interviewed said some empty words.

After all, if you don't say empty words, you can't say that you are a profit-seeking person, right?

Kevin said even more about this in the newspaper.

What for the future of the wizarding world, we are willing to take risks, have no choice but to fight against the enemy, which can better reflect the glory of pure blood.

Without mentioning that this matter involved his mother-in-law's territory, he was trying to please his mother-in-law and deal with private matters.

So the following interview was conducted in a very harmonious atmosphere.

As the interview continued, the image of a mature, big-picture, sentimental, but occasionally shy and honest child was quietly born.

This kind of personality is the most popular among "officials", and considering Mellen's excellent appearance, he also has an advantage among women.

"I have a hunch that if this report is published, you will be more popular than Kevin."

After the interview, Mellen was shaking hands with the brown-haired girl, and he heard the "fiancé" who was reviewing the interview manuscript next to him suddenly say something.

This surprised him a little, but before Mellen could respond, the brown-haired girl holding his hand nodded seriously.

"Although Kevin is smart, he is too ugly. Of course, he can't be as popular as Iger."

As she said this, she not only did not let go of Mellen's hand, but gently touched the back of Mellen's hand with her other hand, with a sigh on her face.

"Look at your skin, so smooth and tender... Egg, if it weren't for your Adam's apple, I would have thought you were a woman."

Damn, I met a female gangster...

The smile on Mellen's face froze, and he couldn't help but look at his "fiancé" beside him.

However, what he didn't expect was that for his fiancée to be so "tough and wolfish", the guy instead gave Melen a wry smile.

"Sorry, Mr. Wilson, that's just her personality, please don't mind."

…

The three people here are "chatting".

Over there, the old president Jacques has returned to the association's headquarters from Chelsea Manor.

He seemed to have encountered some special circumstances, and even looked a little dazed. He didn't even pay attention to the greeting from Vice President Victor.

It wasn't until the old examiner ran up to him and claimed that preparations for the memory inheritance-related ceremony had begun that he suddenly woke up.

"Memory inheritance? You mean..."

"Yes."

The old assessor nodded, with a pleased smile on his face, "Ige has decided to stay."

"This is such a happy event."

President Jacques smiled when he heard this, but his expression was still a little absent-minded.

"What bad thing happened to you?" Seeing him like this, the expression on the old examiner's face became serious.

"On the contrary, it's a good thing."

President Jacques shook his head and said, "It was so good that I thought I was dreaming."

"I even wonder if there is any trap here."

"What happened?" The old examiner was a little confused.

President Jacques then whispered to him.

The old man was momentarily confused.

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