【Gillay】Beauty and the Beast

Gilfies walked in a corner of the magnificent building, and he was about to enter the inside of the National Library through the side door.

The entire National Library has three floors, and each floor has thousands of books stored by magic. There are also books in the basement of the two floors. It can be said that the books in the entire empire are the most abundant.Of course, there may be even rarer books in some noble houses and royal families, but the specifics are unknown.

Of course, the library is not a place that can be entered casually, only recognized people who have obtained the magic mark can enter.Reinhard von Mujer, who was born at the end of the nobility, was specially approved to enter here when he was 16 years old, and Gilfies, who was recognized as his "attendant", was in their time.Prior to this, no commoner had been able to enter at such an age.

In the two years before that, Reinhardt could only go into the library alone to check books that he couldn't normally see outside.This made him very unhappy, but Gilfies once said that I can also learn outside.Precious knowledge, if Master Reinhardt masters it, then you will be my teacher.

The red-haired boy was well aware of his boss's tenacity after studying hard, and continued to add: And it's just right, I also need time to go back and visit my parents.

In this way, Reinhardt spent a period of lonely study and copying days. As long as he felt that he needed to discuss with Gilfies or just wanted to know what Gilfies wanted to know, he would write as soon as possible. Down.Such notebooks piled up, and there were nine of them before Gilfies got the mark.Whether it is perseverance or speed, it is really amazing.

Gilfies has not forgotten the contents of those nine plainly bound notebooks.Several years have passed like this, and now Reinhardt is able to have a separate room in the National Library for reading.Of course, Gilfies can also use it freely.

Now Gilfies was walking in the gorgeously decorated corridor engraved with oil paintings, and suddenly felt a little emotional.

Not long ago, I could only stand in it, and could only enter the specified room.As the gardener's son, he wouldn't feel particularly displeased, but Reinhardt's anger would make him feel that he couldn't accept it like this, even if he didn't mean to be noble, he wanted to get a higher position.

For him and Reinhardt, there are a lot of memories here. Although it is accompanied by hierarchy and unfairness, as long as we think about the common past with our friends, we will feel warm in our hearts.For Gilfies, there are many uncomfortable places here that make sense.

All in all, Siegfried Gilfies is now able to enter and leave the National Library at will with a box in his hand.

He didn't knock on the door, but directly opened the door with the magic mark on the back of his hand. This mark is not the seal of the double-headed eagle recognized by the royal family, but the golden winged lion badge that belongs to the symbol of Reinhardt. Possession of such a family coat of arms is proof of the right of the Reichsmarshal.

Reinhardt came back from the last expedition, and almost won such a title with a complete victory.It was the first time in the country created by Emperor Rudolf that he became Marshal of the Pole Empire at the age of twenty.Almost shook the whole country.

Regardless of all kinds of arguments, Gilfies knows that the newly promoted Marshal is not in a smooth mood.

Even if you can search for books at will in the new mansion of symbolic power, he still advises his boss, why don't you change your mood and go to the library to read a book.Thinking that depression and remorse are not suitable for handling a lot of tedious work and entertainment, Reinhardt agreed.

Even when they sensed that the door was opened, the people inside remained motionless.

Gilfies was familiar with his friend's emotional expression, and the corners of his mouth curled up helplessly. He knew that the other party hadn't been able to read the book at all.

"Master Reinhardt, if you press the spine like this, it will leave marks."

Only then did the blond marshal raise his hand, his ice blue eyes looked at his friend with a smile in the corner of his eyes.In the recent period of time, there has been a blunt feeling surrounding him, even if he gained status, returned to the capital with his dear sister, or was gently persuaded by his best friend, this blunt feeling could not be dispelled.

This kind of feeling is completely unfamiliar to Reinhardt, who is almost invincible. If he is more like an ordinary person, he can know that this kind of emotion is close to the feeling of frustration.

It is completely different from the resentment when I have to temporarily accept my sister being imprisoned and being dispatched to the suburbs. This kind of blunt feeling seems to be more gentle and at a loss.

Not long ago, in the well-known expedition, he was bruised by the rebel army in a certain battlefield, and the fruit of victory that he should have won has also become incomplete.

Of course, Reinhardt will not become frustrated and afraid because of the sudden appearance of a comparable enemy, he even burns a new fighting spirit, but on the other hand, he also has to swallow this bitter fruit .

Gilfies is not the case. On the one hand, he believes that Reinhardt has indeed achieved a strategic victory. On the other hand, he is more worried about Reinhardt's future.Even if Master Reinhardt would feel bored because of it, he would prefer that what they faced would be easy-to-pacify poor people and full of corrupt and incompetent royal nobles.

"Gilfies."

Skillfully calling the person's name, the blond marshal said, "I have two things to tell you."

"What's the matter?"

Tapping on the table, Reinhardt looked at his friend who was standing upright, and continued: "The first thing is, based on what you said—'For me, there will be such a situation where I have to retreat. It's a very important experience', and I have learned something from this experience."

Gilfies blinked. He did say such things to his angry friend not long ago. It was not entirely to appease the other party, but he felt from the bottom of his heart that a talent like Reinhardt would go to victory. All that is needed is the accumulation of experience.

Reinhard-sama still maintained perfect thinking ability even when he was bruised for the first time, Gilfies was really proud of his friend's excellence from the bottom of his heart.

"Then, Master Reinhardt, can you tell me the conclusion?"

"Ah, of course." Reinhardt said the result of his several days of thinking like a report: "Let's not think about the magician himself and the strategy, and the direction of my thinking is about magic itself. "

Gilfies immediately understood what the other party was trying to say.

"Do you think it's another form of magic?"

"Yes, Gilfies." Reinhardt smiled at the red-haired friend who immediately followed his train of thought, but he quickly lost his sense of relief.

"What he uses, let's call it magic. It may be unique to the rebel army. Although I don't know if he invented it, but I think it has the same origin as magic. After all, Gilfies, even if you don't Similarly, human beings themselves will not change. They are not fundamentally different from us, or from you.”

"Do you think magic is the same as magic?"

Reinhardt nodded.Now Gilfies fell into silence for a while, and he needed a certain amount of time to sort out this information.

In fact, almost everyone alive in this world believes that supreme powers such as magic are passed down through blood, so a person's status and position in this country is determined from birth.

Therefore, even Gilfies, because he is a civilian who cannot use magic, cannot serve as Reinhardt's official adjutant, but is accompanied by the opponent as an "attendant". It will look a little hamstrung.There is no way to do it, everyone thinks so, even if Gilfies is very unwilling because of this, he can only continue to improve himself from other aspects.

And the blond angel who guides him, Reinhardt, who is born with magic power, is also constantly practicing himself because he is at the lowest end of the nobility.In this high-level library, there are quite a number of books on how to use magic, teaching to extradite one's own magic power and expand it through external means.The blond boy who can only exude warm rose gold particles from his palm is already strong enough to lead the army of magicians.

Even so, the two still believe that Reinhardt's own magic has not increased, but is the result of training and improving the method of use.

The battle with the magician made Reinhard start to think.

What is the origin of magic that has not been recorded in tens of thousands of books and has not been thought about by hundreds of millions of individuals?

Certainly not from Rudolf von Goldenbaum, if so why would anyone rise up against it?First of all, blood and genetics are certain. Even if children who cannot use magic are born occasionally, most royal nobles can use magic.So what's more profound.

What did Emperor Rudolph and his descendants and his minions hide?

Reinhardt quietly looked at his friend who was in deep thought. Unlike himself, Gilfies was very calm and upright even when he was meditating. He was still carrying the box in his hand, so he just lowered his eyes slightly, even Neither hand was raised.

When those warm jade-like blue eyes lifted up, Reinhardt knew that Gilfies had fully understood his thoughts.

"Gilfies, if you agree, let's start investigations and experiments."

"Of course, Lord Reinhardt, you already have a plan."

Reinhardt nodded, and continued: "There must be no relevant records in the books here. I'm afraid most noble families don't have them. I only want to know about the emperor and his cronies. Let's discuss this together with the future. As for the experiment, I thought of several methods.

"Now we know that the only way to manipulate magic is through magic equipment, magic circles, and transmissions. We can try them all."

Gilfies nodded. In fact, he is no stranger to these three methods.Now he still wears a ruby ​​with Reinhardt's magic power on his body.

The purer something is, the more it can retain enough power, so it was only in the last few years that they could use such a method.Before that, when expensive gemstones and metals could not be obtained, Reinhardt would turn magic into particles and transmit them to Gilphiace's blood. , but after all, it is not the power of Jillfies itself, and it will dissipate soon.

And Reinhardt's own magic power is not much, so he will use the extremely complicated magic circle to make the most of it.

"Then the next thing, you should know, because of my promotion to marshal, the tongues of those old guys are going to stick to the ceiling, Gilfies."

Reinhard shrugged, he always dismissed this, stopped the red-haired boy who was about to speak with his eyes, and continued: "So I heard an interesting rumor, 'In order not to let the great empire fall to the A lowly knight family has the status of Marshal, so His Majesty the Emperor who is blinded must find an Earl's surname for the blond prick'."

Gilfies blinked: "Are you going to give up your current surname?"

"What use is left over from that kind of waste?"

Reinhard's beautiful face was cast with a shadow when he called his father who had died in the ground like this.He interrupted Gilfies, who was feeling remorse, and said, "I also heard that, Gilfies, my magic will also be coated with gold."

"You mean...?"

"Let's take a look at the secrets of the Earl's noble lineage, Gilfies—now let me see, what cake did you bring me?"

What appeared on Reinhardt's face was the smile of the boy who had skipped class to study in the school study room.

Therefore, the cumbersome and unnecessary succession ceremony brought very little information to the teenagers, but they didn't expect too much from the Luo Yankram family, which had declined to the point that no one could inherit it.

But what happened next was heartening.After Reinhard's magical senses were closed, the emperor conducted a formal transfer ceremony, and the specific recitation was also concealed, but the following facts proved that Reinhardt had obtained magical power.

At the first stage, there is nothing more exciting than this.

Even if they can't figure out the ritual for the time being, the ritual itself is meaningful enough.In the past, such ceremonies also happened in declining noble families. They all deeply believed that it was a gift from God Odin and Emperor Rudolf, but Reinhardt and Gilfies certainly didn't think so.

"I'm thinking, Gilfies."

One day, Reinha, who was no longer useful in the war, began by saying: "Maybe we can be a little more brave."

"brave?"

"So far, we only know that bloodlines can manipulate magic. Even if the emperor knows the origin, we have no way of knowing it now. If we don't make progress, we will only be submerged in the torrent, Gilfies."

Of course, the red-haired boy knew the meaning of these words. In fact, their situation could be called besieged by all sides, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were walking on spider webs.The nobles in the past would feel that Reinhard, who only had the lowest magic power, would not be afraid to expand his power, but now it is completely different from the past. To what extent can the emperor protect them?

Reinhardt stroked his golden bangs with his hands, and he continued: "Let's exchange blood directly, Gilfies."

"Lord Reinhardt?!"

Even Gilfies was taken aback by the boy's boldness, and said in a rare voice.But his widened eyes quickly calmed down, and he firmly looked back at his only true friend, letting his heart beat rapidly on his chest.

It was difficult for Gilfies to describe the feeling of the other party's blood flowing in his body. He could clearly feel the part that did not belong to him, and felt that the liquid was so close to him, like a gentle breath filled own heart and blood vessels.

Because Gilfies has experience in using magic, he was able to use simple magic when exchanging blood for the first time, but whether it came from blood or from the magic essence contained in it itself, this point They can't be sure yet.

On the other hand, Reinhard also wrapped the blood of Gilfies with magic and put it into his body.

After a period of time, they discovered that the magic power in Gilfies' body did not increase or decrease, and Gilfies' blood also possessed Reinhardt's magic power after circulating through Reinhardt's body.

Reinhardt was on the verge of laughing.

What, the truth-like magic that people take for granted is nothing more than a tool-like existence.It's just a tool that anyone can use.

On the other hand, he also seemed happier than anyone else.

"Although I don't know why the inheritance of nobles can produce magic, but Gilfies, it will be soon, you will be able to use magic immediately."

It's rare for two people to have such a sense of pure excitement at their age. If they search their memories, they may recall the time when they whispered under the covers in the past.

Reinhardt was more interested than his friend himself, more than anyone else.He could hardly wait to give his friend the most valued thing in the world.

On the other hand, for Gilfies, being able to use magic is far less important than expanding the Marshal Royankram's mansion after discovering the source, but it is also one thing to think about it, and Reinhardt can care about himself so much, He could also simply be happy about it.

Success is only a matter of time. After nearly ten years of hard work, Gilfies already has such self-confidence. Even if they sometimes worry about unexpected disasters, their journey is still very smooth for now.

Knowing that they would not stay in the capital for too long and that their research would be buffered, Reinhardt once again made a bolder proposal to his friend.

Even Gilfies was really taken aback by this time, and his dumbfounded appearance was occasionally mentioned by Reinhardt until a long time later.In the broader time torrent, this proposal is enough to be written on the parchments of history.

"Gilfies, let's exchange hearts."

It was the first time that the calm red-haired lieutenant general failed to hold the white porcelain teapot for the blond marshal, and fell to the floor in a daze.

TBC