After Boqi moved into my closet, the quiet life is gone forever

199. I have planned it and finished shooting!

Entering the lobby

"...Humph, what are you doing? Sophie, who's that guy behind you? I remember I only asked you to come here alone, right?"

In the center was a huge long table, set with tableware made of luxurious sterling silver. Sitting on the main seat was a gloomy middle-aged man with an aristocratic appearance, eating a fine steak with a knife and fork.

"It's nothing, just a whim."

Even so, he remained expressionless and did not change his nature.

As soon as Chaoyang and Hongxia heard the tone, they realized that this was different from Liang's parents in the original world who were all daughter-obsessed. At least this person didn't seem to love Liang so exaggeratedly.

"Forget it, let's not worry about it for now, sit down first."

Ryo's father in another world (abbreviated as "heterofather")

He pointed with a knife at the seat opposite him and asked Liang to sit down.

Zi Ranliang was not polite and asked Hong Xia Chaoyang to sit down.

Hong Xia looked very nervous. After all, although his half-brother was relatively normal, he had an aura of majesty because he had been an official for a long time.

Only abnormal humans like Liang and Chaoyang can be unaffected.

"Well... Chaoyang, you guys take a seat too."

"Snapped"

My stepfather slammed the table on the spot.

"Don't push your luck! You actually let a stray dog ​​like you sit at the table? You're just a tool used by the puppets."

Chaoyang couldn't stand it. He thought he was some high-IQ villain who had to carry out such useless discrimination. He was clearly a chess piece about to carry out a mission. What good would it do him to humiliate himself?

I can only sigh. With this level of intelligence and cunning, even if he doesn't have his own feelings, he will be fooled to death by Yukino.

Liang simply ignored her half-father's words, and pulled chairs on both sides for Chaoyang and Hongxia to sit down. However, Chaoyang didn't want to accompany her to cause trouble, so he waved his hand.

And Hong Xia stood behind Liang's impulsive bodyguard,

Hong Xia muttered softly

"This uncle is so fierce... Can he be the prime minister? The prime minister should have the same status as the Prime Minister of Japan, right?"

"It's different. Japan's Prime Minister is the de facto supreme leader. This other world is still in the feudal era, and the king still holds real power. ...Aren't your grades pretty good? Does this also require clarification?"

Chaoyang replied softly.

"...Idiot, I'm just saying it's a rough idea! Who needs you to explain something that even elementary school students know?"

The whispered voices made his half-father realize that he was probably not taken seriously at all by the other party.

"Cut off their heads and place them on the table as decorations. I'm sure my precious daughter will like them too."

My half-father had lost his patience and spoke to the guards in a nonchalant manner as if he was asking them to deal with garbage.

"Hello~ Hongxia blames you for making the uncle angry."

Chaoyang's weapon was placed in Liang's room, so both of them were unarmed at the moment.

Liang was about to stand up to help, but was unexpectedly held down by Chaoyang.

"Have a good talk with your dad~~"

In his half-father's eyes, Chaoyang was already a dead man. He no longer cared about what he was saying, but asked directly about Liang.

"Last time I asked you to find the right time to leave the princess alone and out of protection, did you find it? I didn't ask you to play house with the little girl!"

"could not find it."

Liang focused his attention on the dodging Hong Xia. Even without a staff, he could still use defensive magic.

The half-father became even more angry. A few months ago, he thought that the sudden improvement in the relationship between his daughter and the princess would provide some useful information.

As a result, after a few months, either the information they delivered was known to everyone, or

Although he is only at the level of a magic apprentice, his strength is comparable to that of an ordinary soldier, so he can still handle it.

"Ryo...are there any acquaintances among the guards, or people who don't want him to die?"

Liang shook his head.

"Then I will show no mercy."

Seven or eight guards quickly rushed in from all sides, holding long swords and marching firmly to surround Chaoyang and Hongxia. Their swords gleamed coldly under the light, and every step they took revealed their murderous determination.

Chaoyang began to chant the spell in a low voice

When Chaoyang was rushing to the capital earlier, he'd thought Hongxia's magic was pretty cool, so he wanted to see if he could learn it. He'd made a surprising discovery. While his own magic power was limited, it was inexhaustible. While theoretically incapable of unleashing large-scale spells, Hongxia's signature skills were more than enough.

"Hongxia, close your eyes! Don't open them until I tell you to, or you'll be punished. --- Blitzschnell! (Blitzschnell) A magic that makes you as fast as lightning!"

The guards were unable to see Chaoyang's movements clearly, they could only feel the passing of wind and the thunder of electricity.

When Chaoyang stopped, the guards around him just realized what had happened. But they were already unable to react. They could only feel the sharp pain in their necks before losing consciousness, and then fell to the ground one after another. Without exception, Chaoyang broke their necks.

Hong Xia still had her eyes closed at this time, knowing that Chaoyang City did not want her to witness the scene of death and killing.

"...Hahaha---I thought it was just a toy found by a child, but I didn't expect it to be a killer weapon?"

Seeing all the guards dead, his half-father didn't show any fear. Instead, he was more resilient than Chaoyang had imagined. Another possibility Chaoyang suspected was that he was actually a powerful master. After all, Liang's current fighting ability was not to be underestimated.

"Sir, can you listen to me now?"

"Hmph, it's such a waste to drink the puppet's poisonous wine when you have such a strong fighting force. Tell me, what do you want to tell me?"

"I have a plan to assassinate the princess."

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Cool secret room

"What a mess, Chaoyang..."

At this time, he had returned to Liang's secret room after the terrible and bloody meeting.

"You actually thought of using the content from Yukino's wanted poster?"

It turned out that the assassination plan Chaoyang wanted to provide to his half-father was to first tell him that Chaoyang was the wanted criminal who had defiled her and the number one villain that the princess was looking for. Because the princess wanted to chop off his head with her own hands, theoretically they had a chance to come into contact, so as long as they secretly replaced the person escorting Chaoyang with their own people, they could easily take the princess's head.

Of course, this is just a plan, and the purpose of this plan is to enable oneself to put forward unreasonable conditions.

Liang recalled what Chaoyang had just said.

"I want all the dignitaries and nobles to gather and hold a banquet for me. I want them to cheer me on. I don't seek wealth, only fame. After I die, I want them to erect a bronze statue of me in the city!"

The second half of the sentence was said casually by Chaoyang, but in fact it mainly focused on the first half, the purpose of which was to gather the power of the second prince.

"Chaoyang, do you think you can succeed?"

"I guess so... I deliberately showed off my skills. They must have been a little anxious because of Yukino's pressure. Even if I only provided a less rigorous plan, with my skills, the chances of success should be quite high if the assassination is really carried out."

200. Waiting and Learning

secret room

While waiting for the reply, Chaoyang and Hongxia became complete stay-at-homes. Since they were not allowed to go out freely, Chaoyang began to seriously let Hongxia, a half-baked magician, teach him magic, starting from the basics.

"Ah... failed again."

Chaoyang began to practice basic magic according to Hongxia's instruction. He originally thought it was very simple... Unexpectedly, even though he had mastered the more difficult magic, he still had difficulty casting the basic spells successfully. He couldn't actually display the magic power in his mind.

He followed Hong Xia's instructions, concentrating his mind and mobilizing the magic power in his body, trying to gather it in his palm. However, every time he thought he was about to succeed, the weak magic power slipped through his fingers like sand, unable to form any effective spell.

He sat lazily on the ground and started talking to himself.

"Haha... after all, do professions like mage warriors exist in this world?... But that little loli under Aura seems to agree with this concept."

At this time, Hongxia, who was sitting on the bed meditating, was finally distracted by Chaoyang's mumbling to himself.

"Hmm? ...Who is that Aura?"

"One of the Seven Collapse Sages of the Demon Tribe, right? A beautiful girl who has lived for 500 years is quite cute."

As Chaoyang spoke, he couldn't help but think of Aura, after all, she was his first partner.

But it’s better not to tell Hongxia about this.

I don’t know if Aura in this world is the one who returned from my own reality. If that was the case, I guess he wouldn’t have been killed by Fulilian.

[What if they'll counterattack? After all, Aura's watched the anime and knows Freellian's background. While she's theoretically bound by magic, what if it breaks down... uh... I'm suddenly a little worried. Let's quickly resolve this and then go check on Freellian and the others.]

While Chaoyang was thinking, Hongxia looked at him angrily.

"Hmm? I think I've heard similar rumors, but I didn't expect it to be about a beautiful girl... Chaoyang, you know so much about this, you wouldn't even be targeting the demons, would you? I'd be really angry."

"Ah, no, no... Hongxia, how long has it been?"

Seeing Hongxia staring at him with suspicion, Chaoyang immediately changed the subject guiltily.

|"Sigh...it's probably been more than two days. We haven't seen the sun outside in ages. Luckily, Ryo still brings us some books to read from time to time. She should have told Ms. Yukinoshita and the others about us."

"...No, I told her not to tell you for now...Yukinoshita, like you, probably can't accept death. You can't be by my side, so I let you know my plan. Yukino, wait until I'm done with it."

"That self-willed Liang won't listen to you~"

Hongxia retorted with a smile, Liang has never been a person who obeys orders.

Hongxia didn't actually want to dissuade Chaoyang from his plan. First, she felt it was too simple, and second, if the banquet really happened, innocent people might get hurt, which Hongxia couldn't accept in any way. She wanted Chaoyang to find another way, but at this point, Chaoyang just wanted to get these things over with as soon as possible.

"I said I'd go back and give her whatever she wanted, so she would."

"Damn rich people! Liang himself is obviously rich, yet he still falls for this."

Hongxia lay on the bed, buried her head in the soft pillow and complained.

Chaoyang, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, replied while turning sideways to give Hongxia a back massage.

"Who told her to be such a spendthrift? She bought a musical instrument worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and then sold it for a mere 2% loss. ...But now that I think about it, I feel like it's not a good idea to keep going like this. I might as well open a musical instrument store when I get back. I can let Liang come whenever she wants to touch an instrument, and I'll buy whatever she wants."

"Hands! Just massage them, don't take the opportunity to touch weird places. Seriously, you get naughty the moment you notice. ... Hey, you're really generous... If I had known you would squander so much money, I would have kept it for my sister to open a shop. The rent is very expensive."

Objectively speaking, this is the longest time Chaoyang and Hongxia have ever spent alone together. They already feel like an old married couple.

"All right."

Seeing that the two had been chatting for a long time, Chaoyang slapped Hongxia's butt hard.

"Get up and continue your training. Aside from resolving this matter, there's no other way to find Xiduo in the short term. So you and I both need to obtain a Level 5 Magician Qualification Certificate or higher this year, then take the exam and find a way to pass the Level 1 exam. Then, with the privileges of a Level 1 Magician, we can find our Grandmaster Celia to learn some magic that can help us find people. Now, we can only pray that Xiduo doesn't marry an NPC, have children, and then raise them with him."

same moment

In the far northern countries, within a certain continental magician association,

"Aqiu!"

Kita was sitting on the sofa, looking at the magicians coming in and out with a bored look, wanting to see if there were any interesting people around. Suddenly, he sneezed without any warning.

"Is it some enemy who's talking about me? ...Ahaha, there shouldn't be that kind of person. After all, they're all dead."

After laughing for no reason while talking to himself, Kita's face suddenly turned gloomy.

"I feel like something's missing deep down inside. I originally thought I was going to kill someone, but it turns out I wasn't... Is there any interesting magic I can learn~~?"

Just as Kita was looking at the ceiling and complaining boredly, a shout came from the association counter.

"Ms. Yubel, is Miss Yubel here?"

"Hey hey hey -- here I am."

Kita draped his hands over his staff, stood up and walked over.

……

Back to the secret room

I don’t know how many days have passed. Although I don’t know how the planned progress is, Chaoyang’s training as a magician has made progress.

"Ohhh! I can finally cast defensive magic!"