Leonrick greeted him as soon as he entered the hall. He introduced himself and invited Angor to take a seat.
Angor glanced at the guests. Cyndia accepted Angor's gaze with a smile, while Margot blushed and lowered her head.
Leonrick pointed at the middle-aged lady on his right. "This is my wife, Cyndia."
He then pointed at Margot and sighed. "Margot, why are you lowering your head? Come here and apologize to the mister."
Margot quickly stood up and bowed to Angor in a shy manner. "Mister Angor, it was me who —"
Before Margot could finish, Angor looked at Leonrick. "Save your breath. No need to apologize. I've already punished you, and I won't pursue the matter further."
Margot was stunned.
He said he didn't mind, but he didn't pay any attention to her at all. Margot's well-prepared apology and apology turned into a blushing face.
She had to hold it in.
Angor sat down on the left side of Leonrick's table, which was the most honorable seat for a noble, apart from the host's seat.
"How should I address you, mister?" Leonrick chose his words carefully.
Angor was going to tell Leonrick his real name, but since he already used a pseudonym in front of Magician, he might as well keep using it. "Mask."
It was very rude of him not to say his name, but to use an unknown code name. Leonrick's expression froze for a second before he continued, "Mister Mask. Margot was rude a few days ago. You said you wouldn't pursue the matter, but as her father, I still feel bad about it. Allow me to apologize on behalf of my daughter."
With that, Leonrick poured himself a glass of wine as punishment.
This time, Angor did not stop Margot from apologizing, which made Margot feel a little wronged.
Angor waited for Leonrick to finish his act. "I accept your apology."
Everyone was surprised by his words. Didn't he say he didn't need to apologize? Why did he say he accepted the apology now?
It took Leonrick a while to realize that Angor was implying that he didn't teach his daughter well. He could overlook Margot's rudeness as a gentleman, but he knew very well what caused Margot's rudeness.
That was why he didn't pursue Magda's apology, but he forgave Leonrick's apology.
No one here was stupid enough to understand what Angor was trying to say. Margot's eyes reddened. She was about to say something when her mother, Cyndia, pressed down on her thigh. Cyndia gave Margot a warning glance, but she quickly turned back to her mother with a smile.
"Ah, it's all my fault. Margot only has one child, and she's spoiled too much. From now on, I'll hire the strictest etiquette officer to teach her. For the next half a year, I'll keep a strict watch on her until she can change from inside to outside. "
Leonrick's words sounded like a grounding order. Margot, who longed for freedom, wanted to argue, but Cyndia held her down under the table. In the end, Margot had no choice but to nod.
"Let's drop the topic. You didn't invite me here just for this, did you?" Angor didn't want to waste time on family drama.
Angor picked up a delicate glass on the table. Leonrick quickly signaled the waiter to add more wine, but Angor stopped him. He then released a stream of mana from his model.
He shook the glass gently and filled it up.
"Wine will interfere with your emotions and mind. Compared to wine, I prefer plain water. " Angor was going to say "tea is my favorite", but he was afraid that Leonrick would really serve him tea if he said that out loud. He was talking about milk tea, not the strange fermented tea that common nobles liked.
Angor's "making something out of nothing" shocked everyone in the room.
It took Leonrick a while to regain his composure. "I invited you here to apologize, sir. Also, there's something I need your help with."
Angor didn't say anything. He only signaled Leonrick to continue.
Leonrick didn't speak right away. Instead, he asked Cyndia to leave with Margot. Then, he dismissed all the people in the hall, leaving only the butler to serve him.
"I just want to know if you're a wizard, Mister Mask?"
Angor hesitated. He was going to ask Leonrick if he knew anything about wizards, but he didn't expect Leonrick to ask before he could.
"Of course, you don't have to answer, sir. I'm just curious, "Leonrick quickly added when he saw Angor's hesitation.
Angor chuckled. "Of course. But before that, I want to know where you learned about wizards, Count Angor."
Leonrick didn't hesitate. "My family has existed for nearly nine hundred years, and we have a lot of secrets. Some of them mentioned wizards, but I've always treated them as legends. "
"Can you show me what you've told me?" Angor asked.
Leonrick hesitated. There were many secrets in his family. Some of them were too dirty, and some even talked about the secrets of the royal family. Showing them to an outsider … He couldn't make up his mind.
Angor calmly replied, "I'm a wizard."
Angor didn't explain the difference between wizards and apprentices. They were all the same to mortals.
Leonrick looked at Angor with a look of understanding, but at the same time, there was a hint of fear in his eyes. He closed his eyes and sighed deeply. "So there are wizards in this world. The rumors are true."
"The world of Magi and the world of ordinary people do not intersect. Normally, wizards won't bother mortals, "Angor explained. What Angor didn't mention was that wizards didn't bother mortals because they were too weak. Have you ever seen a mortal fighting against an ant for no reason? Due to the difference in status, no matter how evil a Magus was, he could not be bothered to meddle in the lives of mortals.
Leonrick remained silent for a moment. "Mister Mask, the Griffin family's secrets are usually kept by the family leader. According to the rules, outsiders are not allowed to see them.
If you want to see them, I can show you. " "However, can I ask a favor of you, sir?" Leonrick asked cautiously before continuing, "But can I ask a favor of you, sir?"
He used a secret of his family to ask a wizard for a favor. Leonrick didn't think it was reasonable at all. It was like a man who wanted a piece of corn pushed by a dung beetle. Would he ask for the dung beetle's permission?
Leonrick's mind was filled with uneasiness.
Angor remained silent for a long time. Leonrick was about to give up and take out the scroll to beg for Angor's forgiveness.
"I can give you a chance to tell me what you want."
Angor didn't agree, but he didn't say no either. Leonrick's careful request reminded Angor of himself not long ago, when he was in the same position as Red Lotus.
He understood Leonrick's uneasiness, but it wasn't enough for him to accept the request.
At most, he would give Leonrick a chance to explain himself out of sympathy. As for whether Angor would accept the request, he didn't know.
Leonrick quickly explained his request to Angor. "Yes." Angor didn't give him an answer.
"I'm not asking for your help, sir." Leonrick sighed. "Water Grasse may seem like a great place, but as the actual manager of the city, I know that there are still many things I can't touch. What I want is something I can't do, something I don't even know how to solve. "
"You mean the gray forces, Barr?" Angor raised an eyebrow.
"No. No city is completely clean. If there's white, there's black. Barr's existence isn't a problem for me. "
"Then you're talking about Magician?"
Leonrick shook his head. "I don't have the right to ask you to help us with Magician's matter. What I'm talking about is something ordinary people can't solve. Maybe you can, sir. "
"Something ordinary people can't solve?" Angor was curious.
"This matter, we have to start from a year ago …"
A year ago, someone in Water Grasse suddenly contracted a strange disease. He was sent to Golden Cross Academy. He didn't show any symptoms at first, but as time went on, his body began to weaken. He couldn't move at first, and then he couldn't speak. His eyes were glazed over, and he looked like a living corpse. He still had some basic physical symptoms, but he still looked like a dead man.
Since the disease appeared a year ago, there had been more than a hundred cases.
"All the professors in Golden Cross Academy took action. Some family members even donated a 'living corpse' to be dissected. But the results were still the same.
So, I want to ask you to take a look, sir. Can you? "
Angor was a little surprised by the request. Leonrick talked for a long time, but he didn't mean it for himself. He meant it for the people. If there was nothing wrong with this request, Count Leonrick must be someone special among the nobles.
Angor had no idea how to treat illnesses. He knew a little about both traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, but those were all theories. He could only guess when it came to treating illnesses. Still, he wasn't afraid. He didn't have to agree to this request anyway.
"What's the basis of your diagnosis of the strange disease you mentioned?"
Leonrick said, "I didn't expect you to find the key point so quickly, sir. The reason why we called it a strange disease is because of the initial symptoms …"
"All these patients have one thing in common."
They all lost their shadows.
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