Attack on Titan's Silent Watch

Wearing a skirt with a low neckline and strapless shoulders, "There is nothing more shocking than such a scar to reflect my loyalty to the royal family. But to be on the safe side, I also included mine veins in the territory."

"In addition..." Vanessa turned her head and stared at Niobe, her face gradually became more menacing, "I planned this action to frame the Survey Corps, and Duke Russell just read to you what I wrote in advance." lines."

Hearing this, Niobe could hardly stand still, panting in terror with one hand on the fireplace.

"I took the initiative to tell the investigative corps that I stole the jewellery, and I asked Duke Russell to arrange for that man named Andy to appear at your dining place on purpose... Did Icarus think that he would be sent to heaven if he went out for a meal?" favored' and be complacent?"

The confident smile of Icarus when he repeatedly "defeated" the survey corps appeared in his mind. The more Niobe thought about it, the more desperate he became. All the efforts his son made were nothing but traps designed by others. What a tragedy!

aftermath (4)

"Of course, the process of implementing the plan was also a bit of a surprise. I originally wanted Creek to mess around with women and girls as the trigger for my relationship with the Russell family, so as to reduce your suspicion of Duke Russell. But then I With a more reasonable excuse, if I lose the inheritance rights of the Morrison family, wouldn't it be more logical for Creek to break up with me?" As if the darkness in the room was released from behind Vanessa, Although she was only standing far away by the door, in Niobe's eyes, she seemed to be a twisted monster with fangs, claws and hideous eyes, approaching her step by step.

"So this is your real face? Hahaha...how ugly..." Niobe cried and laughed deliriously.

"Believe it or not, Icarus' death really has nothing to do with me. If you hadn't killed Benson's brother, he wouldn't have taken Icarus to that place with a fluke mentality." Vanessa Sighed calmly. "Don't worry, I will take care of Icarus' funeral, so you can stay here with peace of mind." After she finished speaking, she turned and opened the door.

Niobe's psychological defense was broken, and he ran towards Vanessa staggeringly, yelling regardless of the pain in his body being hit by the table and chair: "Why don't you let me see my son for the last time! Give me back... Accidentally stepped on the hem of Icarus's clothes that he was holding in his hand, and Niobe fell to the ground with a muffled sound, unconscious.

Walking out of the room, Vanessa looked back blankly, and raised her hand to let the servant lock the door.

Not long after Icarus's funeral, the news of Mrs. Sterling's death due to excessive missing came out. The valuables in the Sterling family mansion, including expensive red wine, artwork, furniture, etc. handed over to the royal government.Although the mine veins in the territory can continue to be developed, they must be directly taken over by the royal government.

The reason why Congressman Russell helped Vanessa is that the Sterling family's private mining behavior has led to a large increase in the output of ore in circulation on the market, and a drop in the average price of ore, allowing them to hold vested resources of the government's ore resources. Stakeholders' wallets shrink.Now even the mine veins of the Sterling family have been brought under the jurisdiction of the royal government, which means that they have more resources and can continue to monopolize the ore market at will to make huge profits.

Time has passed, and the Morrison family's mansion has been renovated, and Vanessa has since moved in as Earl Morrison.As for the mansion of the Sterling family, with the death of the original owner, the servants were almost dismissed, leaving only a few janitors to take care of the bare house, and the vegetation that had not been carefully cared for also died one after another and replaced it. It is a desolation overgrown with weeds.

Now that she has decided to live as Delise Morrison, there cannot be another Delise in this world.Vanessa cremated Dill's body in a secluded location, placing the ashes in a china vase, jackknife and Doug's eye necklace in an elegant dark wooden box.

Wrapping the wooden box layer by layer with a tarpaulin, Vanessa took her two confidants to a tree on a hillside near the inner gate of Trost District.She remembered that Dai'er had secretly watched the Survey Corps team preparing to enter the Trost District here.

"Dai'er, forgive me for not being able to face your brother and tell him the truth." Vanessa wiped her tears with the back of her hand and continued to dig the soil under the tree. "I can't get close to the Survey Corps anymore. Brought you here. I hope you can see Captain Levi come back safely every time."

contradiction (1)

Back at the Morrison family's mansion, before entering the door, Vanessa saw Creek standing outside the door with a bouquet of white roses waiting for her from a distance.

"Here you are." When Crick waited for Vanessa to walk in front of him, he turned his left hand behind his back, leaned forward slightly, and handed the bouquet to Vanessa in a gentlemanly manner.

Vanessa took the flowers in surprise, and the fragrance of roses filled her nostrils, "Thank you." She said sadly.

When Crick was invited into the room for tea, and when he refilled his cup absently, Vanessa said hesitantly: "Although I got what I wanted, I'm sorry, I..."

"I know. I've known it since you said you were going to pretend to be Delise. But my answer will not change, I will continue to wait for you until you don't need to hide it anymore." Creek held Vanessa's hand He comforted her, trying to relieve her of the burden in her heart.

The reason for rejecting Creek was not only because Vanessa didn't want to reveal her disguise, but more importantly, in the dead of night, she would involuntarily think of those people who were directly or indirectly killed by her: Del, Fitch, Fitch's father, Benson's brother...

Although in a sense Vanessa avenged them, but if she hadn't wanted to compete for the position of Patriarch for the naive idea of ​​"proving that she is more capable than her younger brother", such a bloodbath would not have occurred .Whenever at this time, she will feel that she is not worthy of the happiness of ordinary people, so every time she will order the flowers sent by Crick to be placed in front of the tombstone with her name engraved on it.

Now not only most of the family property has been confiscated, but even her younger brother and stepmother have died. Dai'er's ability as a "bad boy" is nothing compared to her own.Vanessa leaned on the head of the bed and looked out the window, thinking blankly, maybe she was the one who really deserved to be damned.

Since then, Vanessa has lived a life of seclusion and away from the center of power, but she is still using the contacts of the Sterling family and the Morrison family to re-establish her own network of relationships, and pay attention to the movements of the various forces within the wall. .

Out of instinct of self-preservation, Vanessa did not tell the survey corps what she knew. Even when the royal family asked her to provide a place where the survey corps might hide Ellen and Hysteria, she told the general location of the safe house to took them.But out of her promise to Daier, she asked Benson to send the funding letter to the Survey Corps in a very troublesome way, and sent someone to send the royal family's information after the coup d'état was successful.

The new queen came to the throne, and she found Hystria overnight and swore allegiance to her, in order to repay Frida for taking care of her back then.In addition, she also visited Kenny in the cemetery. After all, he was not the one who was willing to 'take' her in, and gave her an extra layer of protection as a central military police. Maybe Niobe had already killed her.

However, she never got close to the cemetery where the soldiers of the Survey Corps were buried.Even when she learned that Levi's class was destroyed, she didn't dare to take a look.Vanessa had read the report of the Survey Corps, and the biggest reason why so many sacrifices occurred in the battle against the giants was the overwhelming lack of intelligence.And she clearly held part of the truth in her hand, but she didn't plan to tell anyone because she was worried about being implicated, she just watched countless people give their hearts for what she already knew.Perhaps, the death of those people can be counted on her head.

When Levi came to the door again and again and threatened the housekeeper with a knife, Vanessa knew she couldn't hide it.She rushed to the Trost District and dug up the wooden box containing the ashes again. She held the box and sat quietly in the square where she agreed to meet all night.

Bearing so many sins and lingering alive, it is probably for this moment.Vanessa is almost ready to 'die'.

contradiction (2)

After listening to Vanessa's explanation of what happened that year, Levi's mind was still blank. It should be said that his reason was firmly suppressing his real feelings.

"To be honest, there have been countless times when I wanted to leave everything behind. I thought that getting the position of Patriarch would be able to get rid of the previous predicament, but I didn't want to just sink myself into a bigger quagmire. Not only did I have to deal with my own territory In addition to dealing with domestic affairs, I have to deal with disputes with other nobles and manage my chamber of commerce...Those people either rely on me for a living or covet my status...Now that I think about it, I might as well have obeyed the elders' arrangement and married a well-matched person. Live the rest of your life without knowing it."

Vanessa's expression resembled the way Erwin confided his heart before he died. Levi had a bad feeling. He immediately took out the meat floss bread in the paper bag and said to Vanessa, "Open your mouth."

"Ah?" Before Vanessa could react, Levi used the 'interruption technique' inherited from the Ackerman family to stuff the hot bread into her mouth.

"She didn't save you to make you blame others here, cheer me up, since you have chosen this path, you should take responsibility for it!" Levi taught sternly.

Vanessa took a sip of the warm bread, tears rolled down her face, "Thank you.