Chapter 78 Goodbye Mrs. Pualis (first watch asking for a monthly pass)
The Administrator's Residence, the exterior of the castle-turned-building.
Lumian walked through the garden, came to the door, and said to the male servant who was guarding there:
"I have something to ask Mrs. Puaris."
The servant in the red shirt and white trousers looked him up and down a few times, and asked cautiously:
"What's the matter?"
This kid won't be here to play pranks, take me as a target, right?
Lumian "huh":
"This is not something you can know."
What are you doing as a servant to manage so much? What is your surname, what is your name, how many children have you had?
The male servant hesitated for a moment, planning to report to his wife, and she would decide whether to see this kid or not.
Lumian stood at the door, and after waiting for a few minutes, he saw the male servant come back and said to him:
"Madam asked you to go to the small living room."
He followed his sister to the castle several times, where he was entertained, so without guidance, he walked to the right room, and the male servant became his "follower".
Sitting on the sofa in the small living room drinking tea and waiting for a while, Lumian saw Mrs. Pualis appear at the door.
The lady was wearing a delicate black tunic dress today, a shawl of the same color over her shoulders, a slightly crooked lady's round hat, and a diamond necklace inlaid with gold hanging from her chest.
Lumian looked a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he realized that this was what he was wearing when Mrs. Rip Alice visited his house last time and "seduce" him.
She did it on purpose, right? Lumian muttered and greeted with a smile:
"Good morning, Mrs. Puaris."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that it was not the personal maid Cassie who was following Mrs. Puaris, but the "midwife" who died at the hands of Lane yesterday.
The "midwife" was wearing a long gray and white dress, her eyes were blank, her face was expressionless, and her complexion was slightly blue, exactly the same as when Lumian saw her in the garden yesterday evening, but she didn't have the tools to prune the branches.
Don't bring a personal maid with a "midwife"? Intentional, right? Lumian couldn't help but muttered in his heart again.
Mrs. Pualis smiled lightly and said:
"It should be noon now."
She immediately sat on the single sofa representing the host, and the "midwife" stood on the side.
"If you haven't used lunch, you can't count it as noon." Lumian forcibly defended.
At the same time, his heart beat a little faster, suspecting that Madame Pualis had brought the "midwife" over to question what happened yesterday.
If this is not handled well, Leah and the three foreigners do not restart the cycle in time, and Lumian suspects that he will have to be a "dad" for a few minutes or even ten minutes.
Mrs. Pualis glanced at him, her bright eyes like swaying lake water, with an indescribable smile.
The lady asked casually:
"Is there something wrong?"
Lumian decided to be direct, and he said seriously:
"Ma'am, you should be aware that we are stuck in a cycle of time."
As he spoke, he always stared at Mrs. Puaris's face, paying attention to her expression.
If the other party shows surprise, astonishment, doubt, etc., he will immediately add words such as "Haha, just kidding", and then start with some abnormalities to see what the lady's attitude and tendencies are, and finally consider whether to tell her about the time cycle.
Of course, if Mrs. Pualis had a look of "you actually found out" or "my secret was exposed", then he would have to try to escape quickly.
Although in that case, there is little hope of escape, but how do you know if there is hope without trying?
Lady Pualis looked at Lumian for a few seconds, then smiled and said:
"It seems that you have found a boss too."
She was not surprised by the time loop, nor did she show a puzzled and puzzled expression, which was equivalent to acquiescing to knowing what the current situation was.
Boss? This is the favorite usage in Auror's book, and now it means the being who gives gifts? Lumian deciphered Mrs. Puaris's words in his mind.
He believes that the other party has a "boss" and has been blessed in order to retain certain memories in the cycle.
Lumian immediately laughed, pretending to be relieved:
"It doesn't seem like I need to spend a lot of time explaining."
"What exactly do you want to say?" Pualis asked with a smile.
The "midwife" stood beside her, motionless, like a statue.
Lumian was already ready to speak, and hurriedly used his eloquence:
"People outside already know about Kordu's anomaly, if we don't break the loop in time, this place will definitely be completely destroyed and everyone will die.
"Everyone is already a person in a boat, and only by gathering all our strength together can we not let the ship sink, and only then can we hope to find the key to the cycle and return to normal life.
"Ma'am, we don't have much time left, let's cooperate."
Mrs. Pualis listened with a faint smile from beginning to end, without interrupting Lumian's story.
At this time, she chuckled:
"Who told you we were on a boat?"
Oh? Are you the one who wants to get rid of the shipwreck?" Lumi was shocked.
Mrs. Pualis kept her smile and continued:
"Why should I cooperate with you? At a certain time, I can leave here."
This...... Lumian was stunned and a little ecstatic:
"You mean, is there a way for you to get out of this cycle of time?
"Just wait until a specific point in time to do something?"
Mrs. Pualis nodded slightly, picked up the white-glazed porcelain teacup and took a sip, without giving any additional answers.
It's good to have a hidden existence to bless you...... Wait, it's not the first time in the cycle, why is she still there? Could it be that the previous cycles restarted before reaching a specific time point? Hmm...... This explains why she didn't pursue us for infiltrating the castle and killing the "midwife", she was worried that going to trouble the three official extraordinary people would cause one of them to forcibly touch the key and restart the loop...... Lumian instantly understood some of the previous doubts.
He suspected that Madame Pualis was also waiting for the arrival of Twelfth Night.
In the midst of his thoughts, Lumian smiled:
"I wonder if ma'am, can you bring me and Aurore out of this cycle as well?"
What official investigator? I don't know!
Mrs. Pualis looked him up and down a few times with some amusement:
"Why should I help you?"
"Didn't you say love......" Lumian stopped voluntarily before he finished speaking.
He originally wanted to mention the love-related words that Mrs. Pualis had said, hoping that the other party would be soft-hearted to save Aurore and himself, but because the lady's target was likely to be her sister, he really couldn't say it.
If Mrs. Pualis liked herself, a shameless person like Lumian would definitely have played the love card, and for this reason, she could dedicate her body to be a father to the other party's child.
Well, even if he had to give birth himself, he could endure it through gritted teeth, as long as Madame Pualis took him and Aurore out of the cycle.
Mrs. Puaris' expression changed slightly, and she was silent for a few seconds and said:
"Do you want to say that love is incomprehensible, obviously because she made a mistake and hoped she would die, but you still couldn't help but save her?"
Lumian didn't answer, he heard that Madame Pualis used the personal pronoun "she".
Mrs. Pualis didn't expect him to respond, and sighed faintly:
"But what if you can't save it?"
Can't save ...... Lumian's heart slowly sank, as if he had been thrown directly into the ice lake in early spring.
Adjusting his lower breath, he asked confirmingly:
"You mean, at that point in time, you can only leave or take a specific few people with you, but not me and Auror?"
Mrs. Pualis nodded slightly:
"It can be understood that way."
It seems that you still have to rely on yourself...... Lumian sighed secretly and forcibly gathered his mood.
The experience of hope appearing and being shattered in an instant is indeed not so pleasant.
He thought for a moment, curled the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile:
"Madam, the three strangers and I will be exploring the basement of the church later, and at that time, if something happens or something happens, the cycle may start early and we won't even be able to reach Lent."
Not to mention Twelfth Night.
Mrs. Pualis narrowed her eyes slightly and slowly raised her chin:
"Are you threatening me?"
"No, I'm just reminding you." Lumian smiled very sincerely, and his state was very relaxed.
This was on the surface, but the reality was that he was full of uneasiness in his heart, worried that Mrs. Pualis would be completely enraged because of this, and he would have to stay in the castle to have a baby, and a quarter of an hour later, the three official investigators would not be able to wait for him to come out before restarting the cycle.
Lady Pualis stared into Lumian's eyes for several seconds, and seeing that he had never flinched or dodged, she suddenly smiled and said:
"You are such an interesting person, it should feel good that you and your sister have become my lovers."
Without waiting for Lumian to respond, she looked sideways at the "midwife":
"You ruined me as a 'sorcerer', I didn't hold you accountable, it's benevolent enough, you still expect me to help?"
"Sorcerer"? Lumian wrote down the term and said sincerely:
"It's not about helping, it's about doing things that are beneficial to everyone."
Mrs. Pualis was silent for a few seconds, then smiled again:
"I won't go with you to explore the underground of the church, but for Auror's face and your courage, if something really happens, I will provide a little help depending on the situation."
He stood up, imitated the gentleman's posture in his sister's book, pressed his hand on his chest, and bowed:
"Praise you, my lady."
Mrs. Pualis smiled and said:
"Shouldn't it be 'my sun'?"
She was referring to Lumian's words in the last loop, "Ma'am, you are my sun."
Lumian was a little embarrassed at once, but fortunately, he had always been shameless, pretended not to hear, and left the small living room directly.
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After descending the hill where the castle was located and entering the village of Kordu, Lumian saw Lia, Lane, and Valentine greeting them.
"How is it?" Liya asked with a smile.
Lumian reiterated the key points of his conversation with Mrs. Puaris, and finally said:
"This is already the best result."
"Yes, you can expect someone to help you when it's the most dangerous." Ryan nodded.
Lumian asked instead:
"Have you received a call back?"
Before he went to the castle, Lane had reported that Mrs. Pualis was not a real member of the Rockfour family, and that there was a picture of Plitt in the room.
Leah exhaled and replied to Lane:
"The above reminds us to consider the possibility of Pritt becoming a woman through some kind of magic potion or a certain force."
"Sure enough." Lumian said "hmm" and asked about the next plan, "When will we go to the basement of the church?"
Ryan had already thought about it and said in a deep voice:
"Now."
ps: The first is to ask for a monthly pass~
(End of this chapter)