The headquarters of the State Alchemists.

In the military camp belonging to Marshal Hogheim, Rorschach and Rachel were temporarily detained in the waiting room by soldiers on routine duty... No one has come to look for them since morning, as if they had been forgotten!

The dark waiting room was relatively clean, just a little dusty because no one had cleaned it for years. However, it was nothing for two people who were often away on official business.

At least it’s much better than camping in the wild, and there’s no danger even at night!

There is only moonlight in the darkness...

Rorschach rarely stayed in the same room with Rachel. When he thought about it carefully, he realized that although the environment was uncomfortable, he was actually a little happy in his heart!

And Rachel didn't know why she had been sitting in the corner without saying anything. It was too dark and she couldn't see her expression clearly. Only a little outline could be made out of her figure.

"cough!"

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and Rorschach was thinking about whether to find a topic to talk about.

Although the two of them told a half-truth about what happened in the swamp town according to the method that Professor Kodahl had said before, it was actually not false. After all, they didn't know whether Occam was really dead. If he was dead, then the process they described was true, and no matter how they looked for it, this would be the only result.

But the crime of dereliction of duty still exists, and now you have to wait for punishment!

"I'm sorry for making you suffer with me. It would have been better if I had let you go with your mentor before." Rorschach didn't know what to say, so he could only find fault with himself.

"Do you think the instructor will agree? No one can predict such a thing. Don't take it to heart. Besides, I'm not the kind of young lady who can't stand hardship." In the darkness, Rachel finally stood up and spoke.

Haha~

Rorschach didn't know what to say for a moment.

It seemed like the Rachel I had admired and loved for all these years was just this type of Rachel...

"actually……"

"Um?"

Rorschach stopped talking halfway through.

"What's wrong?"

"It's okay!" he refused.

I don’t know why Rorschach always doesn’t dare to get too close to Rachel. Although he really wants to get close to her, every time he wants to get closer, he tells himself in his heart that no!

After all, Rachel is a lady from the Christian family. Even though he has the title of disciple of Master Kodor, he still seems too weak in front of a real big family. The ones who can be worthy of Rachel should be the young masters of the same noble family. He just needs to look after them.

"Are you really okay?"

Rachel stepped forward, but the other party took a step back...

"It's really okay. Tsk~ I wonder how long it will take them to verify it. They can't keep us locked up like this forever."

"It doesn't really matter!"

"Um?"

The sound was very small but Rorschach still heard it and looked at the place where there was a figure in the darkness.

It was too dark to see Rachel’s current expression.

Just think of it as someone saying there's no need to worry about the current situation!

I just walked to a place nearby where I could sit down and closed my eyes… In fact, sometimes I can hear more clearly the words that I care about, but… I just don’t want to, or I don’t dare… to listen.

At this moment, the sound of a team approaching could be heard in the distance.

"Someone's coming, Rorschach."

The two men stood up and looked over. In the distance in the waiting room, they could see torches approaching in the darkness.

"You are finally here. We have told you everything we know. Can you let us meet Professor Kodor?" The people who came over were a group of alchemists from the imperial capital. Neither side knew each other.

Luo Xia and Ruiqi'er, who rarely appear in the imperial capital, may still have some fame in Lewis City, but they have no appeal in the imperial capital, the center of the country.

The person opposite ignored Rorschach's words and looked at Rachel beside him...

"You must be Rachel Christian."

"It's me."

"Then come with us." The leader outside said expressionlessly.

"What do you mean?!"

"Are you going to see Mentor Kodal? Or Marshal Hogheim?" Rachel asked curiously.

It seems that the other party just wants to go out by himself, but I don’t know why.

"Just come out when I tell you to. Why are you asking so many questions? You should be thankful that you have a good family, otherwise you wouldn't be where you are now!" said the alchemist outside.

What!

Even though the other party didn't say anything, it was not difficult for Rorschach and Rachel to understand what he meant.

Rachel should have been called away by the Christian family, so why are they still unwilling to let her go?

"What do you mean by keeping us here? We're just reporting on routine business. Although Ockham's death was our fault, according to national law, we shouldn't be detained. I want to see Marshal Hogheim!"

"What are you yelling about so late at night? If Marquis Christian hadn't used so much effort to get us to bring you out, we wouldn't bother with you. Come out now!"

"I won't go. Unless you ask Professor Kodal or Marshal Hogheim to come, I will definitely not go." Rachel simply didn't leave.

"Can't you take the needle out?"

"Not coming out."

The people outside didn't seem to have much patience.

After all, although the Marquis has a high status, he is a subordinate of the Marshal, and even the nobles cannot tell him what to do.

"Okay, then you'll just have to stay locked up in there."

Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Rorschach.

"Wait..." He turned to look at Rachel.

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