Because he didn't know if Jessica would come back, Rob couldn't put the piece of marble back in its place for the time being.
The reason he asked for the button from the female magus wasn't to satisfy some strange fetish.
Pine crystal, also known as enchantment stone, was a type of magic material. Due to its hard texture and elegant appearance, it was popular among the upper class and was often made into jewelry. But while these noble ladies admired this beautiful crystal, they didn't know that it had another use — it was used to make magic carving knives.
In fact, even many magi didn't know that pine crystal had such a use because the magic carving knives nowadays were basically made from crescent stones. The characteristics of crescent stones made it very suitable for carving magic circles. But three hundred years ago, before the crescent stones were discovered, the magic carving knives used by magi were actually made from pine crystal. But compared to the crescent stones later on, the performance of the magic carving knives made from pine crystal wasn't as good as expected. So when the crescent stones were discovered, the magic carving knives made from pine crystal were slowly eliminated.
In order to prevent anyone from sneaking a magic carving knife into the count's mansion, a magic circle was set up outside the gate to detect the crescent moon stones. However, the magic circle did not react to the pine crystal stone. If Luo Bu could get his hands on a button on Jessica's dress, he might be able to use it as a replacement for the magic carving knife to solve the problem of the small magic circle under the floor.
But the female magus obviously didn't plan on giving away the button on her chest, especially when the two of them had only known each other for less than ten minutes.
The future supreme magus Your Honor also realized that asking for it directly wouldn't have any effect. Fortunately, Jessica wasn't the only female guest wearing pine crystal accessories tonight. Rob planned to steal one later at the banquet, but it was risky. Once the other party found out that her accessory was missing, she would definitely inform the guards in the count's residence at the first instance, and that would likely alert the enemy.
But the future supreme magus Your Honor couldn't think of a better solution at the moment. He poured himself a glass of brandy and silently listened to the quarreling in the corridor outside. Just as Jessica said, this was her family's matter after all. As an outsider, it was difficult for him to intervene.
Everyone had their own troubles. Commoners had their own hardships, and nobles naturally had their own difficulties. In this case, did Jessica's brother and father do anything wrong? From the perspective of family, they were indeed in the wrong, but from the perspective of the family, what they did didn't seem to be a problem. Jessica should be very clear about this, so she still wore that gown to attend the banquet. Although the girl had complained to Luo Bu before, in the end, she couldn't fight against blood kinship.
Therefore, the only thing the future Supreme Magister could do now was to quietly stay in the lounge and not cause any more trouble for her. She would have to solve the problem herself.
After a while, the quarreling outside gradually subsided. It seemed that the disturbance this time was over. However, after that, Rob couldn't help but frown. The situation didn't seem right. It was a little too quiet outside the door.
Tonight, he and D 'Idarion were going to make a move on an archbishop of the temple. Logically speaking, at this time, they should try to avoid as much trouble as possible. However, he and Jessica were classmates after all. If the girl was really in danger, he couldn't just stand by and watch. After thinking for a while, Rob put down the brandy in his hand and pushed the door open.
There were three figures outside the door. Two of the men should be Jessica's brother and the young master of the Prince family. Jessica's back was facing him, lying on the shoulder of one of the men. Among the three of them, only she didn't look back.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, both of them were stunned. There was actually someone else in the lounge?
One of the young men who was dressed differently showed a slight hostility to Rob who just walked out of the room. The other man, who was slightly older, was much more polite. "My sister is drunk. We are going to take her away."
Luo Bu raised his eyebrows. "Oh, so you're her brother."
"My sister mentioned me to you?" The older man was slightly surprised. "I'm McGill from the Natalie family. May I know who Your Honor is …"
"Forks, Corey family." Your Honor, the future supreme magus, introduced himself as concisely as ever.
"Corey family?" McGill was very unfamiliar with this name. He thought hard for a moment and confirmed that he had never heard anything related to this family. He guessed that it was most likely a small family like him. However, he was more cautious by nature. He wanted to ask a few more questions, but at this moment, the young man beside him had already spoken. He sneered. "The standard of this kind of banquet is really getting worse every year. All sorts of small fries can sneak in."
His words not only ridiculed Rob, but also the Natalie siblings beside him. McGill's expression changed, but when he thought of the other party's identity, he could only lower his head in the end and say nothing.
However, the future supreme magus, Your Honor, would not give in to anyone. He nodded and said calmly, "Makes sense. This is the first time I've seen something like drugging a female guest at a banquet. Aren't you afraid that your family's reputation will be tarnished if word gets out?"
Prince's expression changed drastically. "Don't slander me. Miss … Miss Jessica was drunk. I sent her home out of kindness. If you don't believe me, you can ask him." The young man pointed to McGill beside him. "He is Miss Jessica's brother. I can't possibly kidnap his sister in front of him."
The young master of the Prince family regained a lot of his confidence after he finished his last sentence. He straightened his back and said with a cold expression, "Who do you think you are? Do you know the consequences of slandering the Prince family?"
Before he could finish his sentence, another voice came from behind him. The voice sounded lazy. "Who do you think you are? Is the Prince family that great?"
The latter was furious when he heard the voice. Insulting a person's family at any time would result in serious consequences. However, when he turned around and saw the person who came, he was like a quail that was suddenly strangled by the throat. He could not utter a single word that he had been preparing for a long time.
"President D 'Idarion," McGill said in fear. "Why are you here?"
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