Chapter 1011 Arrival
Like usual, Mio Narase and Wanria went home together, but Duanmu Huai, who was originally with them, was not there, and instead was Rias - after all, she now lives at Duanmu Huai''s house. Moreover, compared with Mio Narase and Wanria, Rias is still stronger, and she can be assured that she is with Duanmu Huai.
As for why Duanmuhuai didn’t leave together, the reason is very simple. The Kansai Competition is about to begin, and the Wind Music Club is about to stay for special training, so Duanmu Huai has to suffer with him...
Walking on the road, the three of them were feeling a little nervous. Of course, they all thought the same. That is what Duanmu Huai said about the upcoming member of the trial court. After all, Duanmu Huai didn''t say much, and they didn''t know whether the other party was a man or a woman or what kind of person they were.
Although Duanmu Huai said that the other person has a good personality and is easy to get along with,... in front of Duanmu Huai, the person who is not easy to get along with has long died, right?
"Um?"
Just as the three girls walked to the door, Rias raised her head, looked forward, and then showed a puzzled expression.
"What''s wrong?"
"I feel an unusual breath..."
"Why?"
Hearing Rias''s words, Mio Narase and Wanria suddenly became nervous. They looked carefully and then saw a girl standing there at the gate. Perhaps because he heard the footsteps of the three of them, the girl turned around and looked at them.
“…………”
I have to say that when I saw the girl in front of me, Mio Nara couldn''t help but hold her breath.
It’s really because the girl in front of me is so beautiful.
She has a blonde hair that is as bright as the sun, a straight face that is as delicate and beautiful as a doll, and what is more eye-catching is her eyes. Her right eye was golden, with vertical pupils like cat''s eyes. On the left eye, it was a gentle sea blue color. The girl was holding an umbrella in one hand and a small suitcase in the other. Wearing luxurious and elegant foreign clothes, standing there alone gives people a kind of gentle temperament of a good background and aristocratic lady.
Of course, Mio Narase is also very confident about her appearance. If she is simply compared to her appearance, she feels that she will not be familiar with her. But the blonde girl in front of her has a very special temperament, which is an elegant and noble atmosphere. Under the gaze of those eyes, even Mio Narise would become a little cramped.
It''s like a ragged beggar facing a luxuriously dressed princess.
"Who are you?"
Compared to Mio Narase, Rias was obviously more adapted to this atmosphere. She took a step forward and looked at the girl and asked. The latter put away the umbrella and looked at the three of them.
"Is this Mr. Duanmu''s home?"
“Yes, you are…”
"Hello, you guys, first time meeting."
Faced with Rias'' inquiry, the blonde girl showed a calm smile and bowed.
"I am Mary Clarissa Christie, a companion of Mr. Duanmu and a member of the Inquisition. I would like to ask you for advice when I first met."
"…………Why!?"
After that, the three of them welcomed Mary in, but...
Feeling so uncomfortable...
Sitting at the table and looking at Marie who was tasting black tea gracefully, Mio Narise felt an indescribable feeling of discomfort. It’s not that Mary has a terrifying pressure like Duanmu Huai, but that her own special temperament will make others become serious involuntarily in front of her. Originally, according to Wanria''s intention, Mio Narase would change into that maid outfit after returning home, but seeing Mary here, Mio Narase refused to change it.
On the contrary, Rias looked very calm on the surface, and started chatting with Mary with ease.
"Are you also a member of the Inquisition? Miss Mary?"
"Yes, my current position is Mr. Duanmu''s assistant."
Mary''s current position is the throne agent - it is the duty of the judge to be an assistant. Liumiel and Ackler are still apprentices, but Mary has gone further. Next, Duanmuhuai will allow her to become a formal judge as long as she observes that she can stand alone.
Of course, the biggest advantage of a formal judge is that he can sign an extermination order by himself.
Well, although Mary probably didn''t have much interest in this.
"So, is there anything wrong with the teacher asking you to come?"
"I''m not very clear about this, but it''s also a good thing for me. Strictly speaking, I''m here to take refuge..."
“Asia?”
Hearing Mary''s somewhat embarrassed answer, Rias and Mio Narase were both a little surprised, but in fact... well, Mary also said the truth.
The reason is very simple, that is, the new book she wrote.
As the saying goes, a tree attracts wind. Mary is also a very well-known writer in her own world, and the novels she wrote are also very popular with readers.
But there is one thing that is very bad.
That is, Mary''s novels are very "politically incorrect" to many literary critics.
For example, in the Mass Effect Trilogy, many critics and scientists highly appreciate the scientific theories and developments, but they are critical of the human supremacy in the Inquisition. In particular, many critics have criticized the Inquisition''s practice of using the Reapers to kill other alien races and let humans dominate.
Mary''s return this time was also based on her experience in the wasteland, and wrote a new book "The Doomsday of America" ??with Ellie as the protagonist. As a result, the market was booming again, and then critics cursed.
Although this book is indeed very well described in the Wasteland of Doomsday, the ending of the little girl Ellie has been scolded and accused by many people. It is believed that this sacrifice is too cruel, and some people even say such words as "If a girl needs to be sacrificed for the continuation of human beings, then human beings might as well die out."
Of course, although popular literary commentary criticized Mary one-sidedly, many ordinary readers supported Mary. After all, they have long disliked the so-called political correctness.
It’s okay if it’s all human beings, why do we have to live with aliens on the same level? And you haven’t seen it. The book also describes how aliens discriminate against humans and force us to sign peace treaties. Are we only allowed to discriminate against us and not discriminate against them? And the ending of Ellie - if it was my child, then of course I wouldn''t. But if sacrificing other people''s children can save my children, why don''t I want to!
Maybe they won’t say that, but they will vote with money.
So no matter how literary critics scold him, Mary''s books are still popular all over the world. It is precisely because every book has controversy that Mary is so famous. After all, black and red are also red.
As the saying goes, there are many people who are famous, and of course, many people write to Mary and curse or even harass them, but Mary has long had experience in this. Generally, after a new book is released, she will go directly to other worlds to hide, and she guesses that the craze should disappear before coming back. As for those letters, Mary didn''t care at all - she was positioned as Watson, and she was only responsible for recording the words and actions of Duanmu Huai, Sherlock Holmes. To put it bluntly, Mary thinks that what she writes is records, not just literary creation.
So she wasn''t really angry about what others thought of her book... After all, that was not a story she made up.
Of course, if you have any literary awards or something, you will naturally have no chance with Mary. After all, this kind of award is very politically correct. Even if Mary''s book can be sold to the top of the list, she will just pretend that she hasn''t seen it. You can''t do anything to others, right?
"But is this really good? Miss Mary?"
At this moment, Rias stared at Mary and launched an active attack.
"We are not humans, but demons. Do you think it doesn''t matter if we stay here?"
"Devil?"
Hearing Rias''s answer, Mary put down the teacup in her hand, looked at the three of them, and then nodded.
"It doesn''t matter. Since it is Mr. Duanmu''s judgment, I think there should be no problem. After all, the judgement of human beings is somewhat different, so in my opinion, several people are not special... Ah, but if they endanger human beings, we will not let it go even if the skull bones are similar or even the same."
"is that so?"
"That''s right, in fact, Mr. Duanmu and I had eliminated a race called ghoul before... It was a similar situation."
"If you don''t mind, can you tell us?"
Hearing this, Rias''s eyes glowed, and Mio Nariase and Manria cheered up. Indeed, they almost didn''t know about Duanmu Huai''s situation. They only know that Duanmu is currently the Grand Judge of the Court, but what he has done and what his past is like... They know nothing about it.
"This is OK..."
Mary didn''t seem to think there was anything to hide, so she didn''t hide anything, but just told everyone the story of Duanmu Huai and herself destroying the ghoul.
After listening to Mary''s story, the three of them had a bit complicated expressions.
"Why do I think those ghouls don''t look like bad guys."
Mio Narise muttered to herself, while Marie took a sip of black tea and nodded.
"I admit that not all ghouls are bad people. Some of them only desire to live a peaceful life and do not want to cause trouble."
"So………!"
"But they can eat people."
Mary stared at Mio Narase quietly, without a trace of shaken in her eyes.
"They are monsters that eat people for their lives, and that''s enough. For the Inquisition, we eliminate them not because they are evil or kind, and these are not important. The only point is that they are monsters that eat people for their lives. They can only eat people for their lives. In order to protect humans, the Inquisition must completely eliminate them, it''s that simple."
"This is also the reason why I judged that there would be no problem with those who have you, because Mr. Duanmu is very strict in this regard. If he judged that you are the enemy of mankind, then no matter what your situation is, he would have been eliminated by Mr. Duanmu long ago... Since Mr. Duanmu is willing to let you stay here, it means that he judged that you will not pose a threat to mankind."
“…………”
Mary''s voice was not loud, and she spoke softly, and she sounded very elegant and calm. But Mio Narase felt her hair standing on her back - perhaps until now, she finally understood what kind of organization the Inquisition was.
It’s not because the other party is kind or evil, but just simply to determine whether the other party poses a threat to humanity… To a certain extent, the Inquisition may be more terrifying than those fanatical religious figures.
“Huh……”
At this moment, the door opened and Duanmuhuai walked in.
"Can those people from the wind music club work? If I don''t work, I won''t... Oh, Mary? Are you here?"
Seeing Mary, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said hello. Mary also stood up and bowed to Duanmu Huai.
"Yes, Mr. Duanmu, the way you came to me this time is really special."
After all, Duanmu Huai used to go to Mary''s world and then took her to other places. This time, after Mary returned home, she found an invitation letter on her desk. To be honest, if it weren''t for the fact that Duanmu Huai''s signature was indeed a prank.
After all, Duanmuhuai is not the kind of person who can write invitation letters in Mary''s impression.
As a result, after Mary opened the invitation letter, a portal appeared, and the next moment she was teleported to the gate of Duanmuhuai''s house.
"The situation is a bit special this time. You can tell me how it will happen later."
Duanmu Huai was also helpless. After all, he opened the list and clicked on the name. The system showed [Invitation]... It seems that this is not like the soul card, you can summon it directly.
But now...
"Let''s have supper first."
The sky is big and the earth is the biggest food.
(This chapter ends)