Chapter 145: Mary will definitely rush to Eddie's house with a sword in the next second
Shelly looked surprised: "Today?"
He looked down at the time and said, "I'll take care of it right away. Give me five minutes."
Edith walked into the laboratory and sat down in an empty seat.
She liked Shelly's non-interfering nature.
She turned her head and looked through the door of the inner laboratory to Shelly who was packing up, but her attention was attracted by the familiar pattern on the table.
"Are you still studying Jennifer's physical data?" Edith raised her eyebrows. "I thought it was finished when I went to the association for the experiment."
"I found something different." Shelly said simply, putting away the materials that might have been knocked over and locking the door. "It was originally sealed, but I happened to see the dragon data when I went to the palace last time, and I was a little concerned."
Edith sat up straight in an instant. "What do you mean?"
She knew that Shelly had gone to the palace several times because of issues concerning the court mage assessment, but she didn't expect to make new discoveries.
"Well, there is an animal taming test, and the experimental subject is the dragon raised by the queen." Shelly raised his eyelids and stared into Edith's eyes quietly. "I took a glance and found that the physical data of a dragon was very similar to Jennifer's, but it was larger in size and weight."
Edith was thoughtful.
"You suspect it was Jennifer?"
"Um."
"The royal dragons all have their origins, and each one is registered. Even if the queen is really familiar with the Rodney family, it would be difficult to bring in a new dragon quietly."
"It's not a new dragon, it's a dragon cub born last year. The data of its parents, pregnancy data, and birth data are all available." Shelly said simply, "But it is indeed the first newborn dragon in five years."
Edith closed her eyes and thought for a moment.
"Cub... Indeed, an adult dragon is huge, and there is no way it can be similar to a human body. If the Rodney family wants Jennifer to become like a dragon, they can only move in the direction of a cub."
Shirley watched Edith's thoughtful face quietly.
The girl suddenly opened her eyes and asked, "Why do you want Jennifer to become like a dragon?"
"For experiments."
Such a strange treatment plan could only have this one possible purpose.
"So, what is the experiment?"
Shelly didn't answer, but Edith continued, "Because soul swapping requires at least the same species for both parties."
The dragon cub now might contain Jennifer's soul.
Shelly's expression changed.
It's not that he hadn't thought about this possibility, but it was too horrifying for him to jump to a conclusion.
But Edith inferred that it was probably true.
"The place where the dragons are kept is not open to the public, and it is inside the palace, so it is difficult to sneak in on your own." He paused for a few seconds and said, "But the first place in the league will receive an invitation from the queen."
"During the tour of the palace, the dragon, the national animal, must come out to receive the audience."
Edith stood up quickly and said, "Got it."
"I will win, don't worry."
......
Alley.
“Here I come.”
Meili reached out to stop Doreen from throwing down her sword to open the door, and she slowly stood up and walked to the door. "Who?"
The door opened and Shelly's face appeared before him.
"Hello." He said politely, showing the gifts in his hands. "I came to visit you."
Meili: “…”
The disgust on her face almost became tangible, and she almost closed the door.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't turn it off." Edith was horrified and stuck her head out from behind the door. "I'm here too. I suddenly have some time, so I came to have dinner. Don't chase me away."
"Edith!" "Sister!"
The two people inside the door were startled by the sudden turn.
Mary's face brightened up, she reached out her hand, pulled Edith out from behind the door and hugged her: "Why didn't you tell me in advance - of course you can come anytime!"
Edith had very limited time to practice swordplay in her life, and was restrained by Mary's strong arms, unable to break free for a moment: "I've been busy recently, so I just found some time now. I'll come back more often when I have more time in the future."
"Because of the league, right? And the third grade final exam—" Meili said bitterly, "That old bastard Bessiemo..."
Edith kept silent.
Bessiemer is the name of the current principal of Beaujolais College. Although she was the one who took the third-grade exam, Mary obviously blamed him for it.
Mary let go of her hand, and Edith finally had time to squat down and pick up Doreen who was clinging to her waist: "You're growing so fast!"
The skinny and petite girl has almost grown a head taller and has become darker, but her body has obviously become stronger and her hands on her back can clearly feel her muscles.
If her face hadn't changed much, she wouldn't have recognized her.
"Trust my nutritional mix." Meili raised her chin, "I'm good at feeding strong people."
As a swordsman, Dorin is still too thin, but he has been starving since childhood and has only been raised for half a year, so there will still be opportunities in the future.
Doreen narrowed her eyes and gently rubbed Edith's neck with her face: "Sister!"
Although Teacher Meili was very strict, she was very kind to her. However, she still liked her sister more.
Shelly brought the gift Edith brought into the house and stood quietly by the side watching the scene with a smile on her face. Edith finally had enough of being intimate with her sister, so she put her sister down and raised her chin towards Shelly.
Shelly greeted immediately.
Mary was still a little wary and nodded reluctantly in response. Edith breathed a sigh of relief - as long as the situation eased, she really didn't want to see the two of them fighting as soon as they met.
Although Shelly was the only one who got beaten every time.
"What's going on?" After the greetings, Mary asked Doreen to continue practicing swordplay, took Edith's arm and walked into the room, lowering her voice and asking, "Did you tell Scott?"
Edith hummed, "It's a long story, but he does know it now."
Meili nodded and didn't ask any more questions: "It's good that you know it."
Edith looked at the other person's profile, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
She hasn't figured out how to talk to her yet.
Mary must know that she is hiding something from her, and she'd better tell her everything about Duke Eddie, but -
——Given Mary’s personality, she would definitely pick up her sword and kill the Eddy family in the next second.
Whether Hope himself can be killed is another matter. Even if he is killed, he probably has a backup plan and can directly enter into another body - maybe Shelly will be the one to suffer.
Forget it.
Until dinner, the two of them tacitly agreed not to discuss more in-depth topics.
"Your room is ready." Mary poured another spoonful of gravy into Edith's bowl naturally. Her cooking skills were limited to stew with bread, which was monotonous but solid.
Edith: “…”
She looked at the mountain of food in the bowl, then looked at Doreen who was eating almost as much from a bowl as herself, and finally understood how the little girl grew up.
After all these years, Mary is still as good at feeding cattle as ever.
"I'm not practicing swordplay right now, so I can't consume that much." Edith didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and refused Mary's invitation to have another spoonful. "I can't finish it."
"I can still eat!" Doreen raised her hand to support the bowl with her mouth full and spoke incoherently.
Edith quickly turned her plate over: "I haven't touched it yet, here you go."
Shelly withdrew his hand silently.
"What's packed?" After finishing the things on the plate, Edith thought of what the other person had just said and looked up at Mary.
"The room is open to you for Christmas."
Mary said naturally, as if she was sure that Edith would come back.
"Leave it to Shelly. I'll go with Doreen." Edith said naturally. After all, Mary's house was in an alley, and there were not many rooms, so it was difficult to squeeze four people in.
Meili's eyes immediately shot towards the man who was eating quietly beside her, and they were extremely sharp: "He's coming too?"
Edith: "...We can't let him spend the holiday alone."
Mary clicked her tongue in disdain: "Let's sleep in the yard." Her carefully decorated room couldn't be ruined.
"Okay." Shelly complied.
Mary felt a little embarrassed.
She glanced at him, muttering about how he had such a good temper, and threw the bowl in annoyance: "Okay, okay, okay! But you stay first, it won't be too late to let him go after the holidays."
Edith has finished her exams and will be able to move in soon. Shelly, as a teacher, still needs to stay in the academy for a while. If they stagger their time, at least she can have some time to transition.
“I may have to wait the same amount of time.”
Edith spoke weakly.
This time not only Mary but also Shelly turned her head.
"What's the matter?"
"It's nothing important. I just want to go back with Hedda to show my face. After all, my tuition is paid by the Turner family." Edith explained, "On the other hand, someone invited me to the college dance, and the next day is the day when the results will be announced. I can only come back on the 19th. The teachers are on holiday on the 20th, which is only one day late. I might as well come back with Shelly."
"Ball? The night before the guillotine?" Meili obviously knew something about the traditions of Beaujolais College. "That's great. It's not easy to get into school, so it's good to experience everything."
Shelly paused noticeably.
"prom?"
"Yeah." Edith saw that his expression was a little stiff, thinking that he was traumatized by the previous chief dance, so she simply said, "Try not to drink."
Shelly was silent.
The table was silent for a while, and he suddenly asked, "Who invited you?"
Edith had just stuffed something in her mouth and grumbled, "What's wrong?"
"......nothing."
"Hedda Turner."
Edith didn't hesitate and gave her name directly: "Don't worry, he's not a stranger."
The red-haired girl instantly replaced Tuttle in Shelly's mind. He nodded, looking a little relieved: "I'll go too."
Edith was a little surprised.
Shelly is not a sociable person. When he was still in the association, he would not participate in such activities unless necessary: "No need. We are all students. No one dares to do anything in that situation."
"fine."
Shelly said calmly, "I won't ask for a dance partner, I'll just go."
Meili said at the right time: "Let him go."
It was clear that Shelly was not the only one who was traumatized by the dance. Meili clenched her fists and stretched her muscles. "Or I can contact your principal and go."
Edith stopped him quickly.
Although Mary has retreated back to the alley from the swordsmanship academy, she is still well-known. She will definitely be surrounded by people when she arrives at the auditorium, and she might even be followed when she returns. She will not have a peaceful life in the future.
She didn't want to ruin Mary's peaceful life for her own temporary safety.
Now she didn't refute Shelly's words.
......
Edith made it back to the dormitory before curfew.
Everyone in the dormitory was obviously worried that she might be upset, so they spoke carefully. Edith was curious: "Did you hear other people discussing the difficulty of the third-grade test paper?"
Mu Lin shook her head. “There were third-year students around during the meal, but none of them discussed it.”
Edith hissed.
Cursing the difficulty of the test paper after taking it means there is still hope.
After the test, I couldn't say a word——
——It’s hard to imagine how terrible the transcript will be when it is posted.
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