The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　She had thought that no one could be as innocent as Diana.

　But reality slapped her hard across the face.

　"Did they have an argument, or what?"

　Rose, who loved to fantasize, couldn't help but start imagining things.

　Then she covered her mouth and muttered, "Could it be that they've gone somewhere to duel? That's always how it's written in those stories—two boys duel to win over a girl, and whoever wins gets the right to pursue her! Ugh, why does it always seem so romantic?"

　“Crack!

　Just as Rose was lost in a slight illusion, she suddenly heard the sound of a mechanism being turned inside the door in front of her.

　Then the door was opened, and a blond boy with a slightly weary expression suddenly came into view.

　Rose's eyes widened in surprise.

　Then she looked down at the gift box on the ground and her little bunny slippers.

　Her fair cheeks flushed instantly. "Busy!"

　The Ditto, transformed into a nightcap and perched atop Dark's head, swayed in the wind.

　Dark looked at Rose at the door and couldn't help but wonder.

　He hadn't expected to go out so early, but the heavy snow that had started falling at some unknown time did catch his attention.

　Snow rarely falls within the kingdom, and the snow-covered scenery of the ancient castle has a unique charm.

　He decided to skip his morning run for now and just go for a walk, strolling around the castle or something.

　He would paint one or two snow scenes, adding a couple of pages to his collection of landscape paintings.

　The idea is good, and it's also very poetic.

　But before he could even leave the house, Rose blocked him at the door.

　Dak was momentarily stunned.

　If it were someone else blocking the door, like Diana or Eudora, he could understand.

　But why is Rose waiting here alone? "Did something happen?"

　Darke's thoughts raced, and he smiled, "Good morning." He was about to ask, "What do you need?" when he suddenly noticed the two gift boxes at his feet—

　In an instant, the cause and process became clear.

　Dark: "I see."

　Rose blushed and quickly said, "No, it's not..." Dark laughed, "This little bear card belongs to Diana, right? Where is she?"

　Rose breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I don't know, I'm looking for her too."

　Dark's mind raced. So this pink box wasn't Rose's after all?

　He had assumed the two gift boxes were for Diana and Rose, one for each of them, but it turns out they weren't.

　But if that's the case, whose gift box is the pink one?

　With a hint of doubt, Dark asked Rose, "Then whose is this other box?"

　Rose shook her head again and said, "I don't know either. I just arrived and this is all I've seen so far."

　"Yeah"

　Dark thought for a moment, then bent down, placed the pink gift box on top of Diana's large box, and then picked it up.

　"Come in first."

　Logically, since these two gift boxes were placed outside the door, they should both be for him.

　Although the person is gone now

　But he couldn't leave the gift box outside any longer.

　After carrying the two gift boxes inside, Dark took off the Ditto hat from his head and picked up the pink gift box.

　In theory, there shouldn't be much danger inside the tower of the House of Lords.

　But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.

　Diana likely left with the owner of that pink gift box.

　To find out who owns the pink gift box, simply open the box and take a look.

　While Dark was unpacking the box, Rose carefully stepped into the room and then closed the door behind her.

　Lu Wei turned her head slightly to observe her surroundings, feeling somewhat surprised.

　Every time I enter Dak's dormitory, I seem to make a new discovery.

　This time there were especially many.

　The oversized cat tree and the four bunk beds placed against the wall were exceptionally eye-catching.

　The magical elves sprawled on the small and large beds were so adorable that you just wanted to pounce on them and hug them tightly.

　If the timing weren't so bad, she would love to stay here and take a deep drag!

　This dormitory room of Dak's is truly her dream place!

　"Ugh."

　She tried to look away and focused her gaze on the gift box.

　In that short time, Dark had already opened the pink box.

　The aroma of wine wafting from the opening of the box made him frown.

　But he soon discovered that the box didn't contain the wine he had imagined. Instead, it contained heart-shaped chocolates wrapped in clear candy wrappers.

　"Liquor-filled chocolates"

　Dak couldn't resist taking a bite of one of the chocolates, unwrapping it and sniffing it.

　Then I took a small, careful bite.

　The bittersweet taste of chocolate melts in your mouth, while the rich aroma of liqueur permeates your senses.

　He looked down and saw the liqueur gently swirling inside the chocolate through the bite mark.

　in this world.

　This was the first time he had ever seen the idea of ​​"liqueur-filled chocolates".

　Therefore, they were even more surprised.

　But unlike the liqueur-filled chocolates I often ate in my previous life, the liqueur inside these chocolates seemed to have a high alcohol content.

　Dak stuck out his tongue and licked it, and a spicy aroma exploded out.

　He couldn't help but look up.

　What's the point of putting spirits inside liqueur-filled chocolates?

　Rose asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

　Dark shook his head: "It's nothing."

　He then placed the half-eaten chocolate on the table and pulled out a pink envelope folded into a heart shape from the bottom of the gift box.

　Red letter paper.

　At this point, he already had someone in mind.

　After unfolding the letter, I read it one by one.

　really.

　"It's Eudora."

　Dak quickly skimmed through the letter.

　This letter was less than a hundred words long, and surprisingly, the content was not overly radical.

　It was just a very ordinary statement that I have been working hard recently and will continue to work hard in the future.

　She also briefly mentioned her journey as an astrologer.

　It looks like a letter written to a pen pal.

　I love you, I love you.

　But the more this is the case, the more thrilling the undercurrents become.

　Dak closed the letter and put it in the drawer for the time being.

　"Since it's Eudora, there shouldn't be any major problems."

　He breathed a slight sigh of relief and said to Mengsi, "Let's go look for it." "Okay," Rose murmured in agreement.

　But as she stepped out of the dormitory and walked down the corridor alongside Dak, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and a blush rose to her face.

　To conceal her unusual behavior, Rose clutched her rabbit ears tightly and clipped her face up with her hat.

　A cold wind blew by.

　The footsteps in the corridor sounded hurried.

　Dark first went to Eudora's dormitory, and then to Diana's dormitory.

　He knocked on the door twice, but unsurprisingly, there was no response both times.

　"Since they came to deliver gifts, it's highly unlikely they were asleep indoors."

　Dark pondered for a moment, then suddenly noticed that Rose was still wearing her bunny pajamas, and asked, "Why don't you change your clothes?"

　Rose quickly shook her head: "Let's keep looking. I'm a little worried."

　Dak frowned slightly.

　Of course, he wanted to continue searching.

　But now, apart from knowing that the other person is Eudora, there are absolutely no other clues.

　Even Sherlock Holmes couldn't solve a case out of thin air.

　At this point, it seems that only the "exhaustive search method" can be used.

　"Two possibilities: one is that they are searching upwards, inside the tower; the other is that they are searching downwards, outside the tower."

　Dark's eyes darted around, and a possibility came to mind.

　"If they leave the tower, perhaps someone can provide some information."

　He then immediately led Rose down to the common room, pushed open the door, and went to the feathered serpent statue.

　As the guardian golem of the House of Nobles, this "feathered serpent," though not a real creature, has always given off a very...

　A strange feeling.

　It always stands guard at the door, unmoved by wind or rain, no matter how long it has been.

　Colorful wings draped over its body, and its occasionally opened eyes were deep and wise.

　Also known as the "Truth Teller," the feathered serpent is said to be able to see through illusions and perceive the truth, and it never lies.

　Dark looked at the feathered serpent golem with its eyes closed and asked seriously, "Feathered Serpent, did anyone else leave the dormitory this morning?"

　To Rose's astonishment, the feathered serpent golem slowly opened its eyes, and then actually flicked out its tongue and nodded!

　Dark immediately pressed, "Is it Diana and Eudora?"

　However, at this moment, the feathered serpent golem closed its eyes again, as if it were a stone sculpture.

　Dark took a deep breath: "It should be them. Let's go, let's see if there are any clues on the other side of the bridge."

　As he spoke, he stepped onto the snow-covered bridge, braving the snowflakes.

　Rose quickly followed.

　Diana's footprints had been buried by the new snow.

　But after she stepped off the bridge, she left some traces in the castle on the other side.

　It wasn't the clear footprints often found in detective novels, but merely a drop of water that hadn't yet dried up.

　trace.