Genie took a deep breath and nodded to Rob, indicating that they could begin. Then, she closed her eyes and held the scabbard in her hand.
So, the future Supreme Magus Your Honor threw out his first question. Rob chose not to go straight to the point but first used a seemingly unrelated question to ease the girl's nervousness. "How do you feel now? Is there any discomfort in your body?"
The girl shook her head and pointed the scabbard at the sandpit with the "no" written on it.
"Very good. Relax, we're just having a casual chat." Rob also sat down on the sand opposite her. "Your father is Ivan Baird and your mother is Viscount Hess's third daughter, Casey, right?"
Genie moved the scabbard in her hand to the other side, the sandpit that represented "yes".
"Your family is very famous in the east, but your father is a more traditional person. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who likes to communicate with his children and become friends with them. He mainly focuses on governing the territory, so it's usually your mother who teaches you. She loves you very much, but she's also very strict. The Hess family's education method has always been known for its high standards even among the nobles."
Genie closed her eyes and the scabbard did not move.
So, the future Supreme Magus Your Honor continued, "You're a very obedient child, but this doesn't mean that you don't have the desires of your peers. However, in the family castle, other than your father who is always busy with government affairs and your mother who is like a teacher, everyone else respects you more. The children of the poor, their parents who work in the castle repeatedly tell them not to play with you, and you also know that once your mother sees you playing with the children of the poor, it will bring trouble to their parents. So most of the time, you can only choose to be alone. The people in the castle think that you're very lonely, but that's not the case. They don't know that you have Peter with you. Even though everyone denies his existence, you know that he's not just a ghost in your imagination. That's enough. Before you were eight years old, you were inseparable. Your childhood may be very different from others, but you weren't lonely."
Genie's eyebrows trembled. The scabbard in her hand did not move and remained in the original sandpit.
"Although Peter grew up in the same environment as you, your personalities are completely different. You're innocent and pure, while Peter's personality is … Well, cold and suspicious. But what's strange is that the relationship between the two of you has always been very good. Is it because you complement each other? All these years, you've taken care of each other and are willing to do anything for each other, especially you. In your eyes, your sister is too kind and can be easily hurt in this cruel world, so you've been silently protecting her all these years."
Lolo and Gage noticed that Rob had quietly changed the subject of the conversation, but the girl didn't seem to notice it. The scabbard trembled slightly, but it did not leave the sandpit with the word 'yes' written on it.
"You were the one who did that three years ago, right? That young master of the Billings family had been madly pursuing Genie for the entire summer, and this time, Genie seemed to be somewhat moved. At least, she didn't dislike him, so you investigated that guy's background behind her back, only to find out that the young master of the Billings family was a complete bastard. Not long after, that guy took a boat to play in a nearby river and unfortunately drowned. Everyone thought it was just an unfortunate accident, and Genie cried for two whole weeks. No one realized what role you played in it. No, to be more precise, just like before, no one realized your existence at all."
The future Supreme Magus Your Honor said indifferently. His words made Lolo and Gage gasp. This guy named Peter wasn't just cold; he was simply cruel and merciless. In order to protect Genie from being deceived by that scumbag, he actually killed the other party.
Genie's heart was obviously shaken when she heard this. The three of them could feel that her breathing had obviously quickened, and sweat had seeped out of her forehead. However, the scabbard in her hand still did not leave the sandpit.
"It seems that at least we have the same goal in protecting Genie. Not long ago, we just received news that the arena's teleportation array has some problems, and the first rescue team will probably only arrive in two months. During this time, we are basically completely isolated from the outside world. No matter what sneaked in, it has seriously threatened our safety. Currently, there are more than 20 people known to be missing, including you, but in the end, only you have returned. It seems that you should have some clues that we don't know about. It's better for us to share information at this time. What do you think?"
Genie was silent for a moment, then she pointed at the sandpit with the scabbard that represented 'yes'.
"Very good." The future Supreme Magus Your Honor changed his sitting posture. "I'm glad that we have reached a preliminary consensus. Then I will not beat around the bush. Were those footprints under the sand dune yours? I noticed that some of the footprints looked strange. Is it because you haven't controlled this body for a long time and you're not used to it? "
The scabbard finally moved this time and moved to another sandpit that represented 'no'.
"In other words, some of the footprints were left by that thing." The future Supreme Magus Your Honor seemed to be deep in thought. "There's something that I've never understood. Why didn't you ask for help immediately when you were attacked? We weren't far from your position at that time, and we should have been able to arrive in time."
The scabbard did not respond this time. This question was obviously not something that could be answered with 'yes' or 'no'. In fact, Rob did not expect the other party to answer. He continued, "At that time, I thought there were two possibilities. Either the enemy was too strong and you had no chance to ask for help, or you felt that it would be useless to ask for help. But in this case, it should be difficult for you to escape, so I'm more inclined to the other possibility. You don't trust us."
"You attacked us on the sand dune last night to prove our identities, right? I thought it was strange. We've been getting along well since we entered the arena, and we didn't do anything to hurt you. Why did you suddenly lose confidence in us? Hmm … Unless something happened to trigger you. No, your distrust isn't directed at us, but at everyone in the underground city. " The quasi Magus thought of a possibility and asked in surprise, "Could it be that the attacker was from the Referee Committee?"
The scabbard pointed at the sandpit that represented 'yes', then paused for a moment and moved back to the sandpit that represented 'no'.
What did that mean? Lolo and Ge Qi were confused by Genie's contradictory behavior.
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