Chapter 21 Raindrops

Outside the window, raindrops continued to patter against the glass, like a natural soundtrack, reminding those in the dim warehouse that time was short, and every second was slipping away.

"Phoenix, if your sister becomes a severe mental health patient, and you, her only family member she can rely on, are imprisoned, how do you think she will live in a mental hospital? And as the sister of a high-profile Resurgence Church criminal, how do you think she will be treated?"

Inside the room, the Great Poet of Love continued to question Phoenix with his light words, his eyes bloodshot and overflowing with tears.

"Stop it... Let go... Let go of Phyllis..."

His voice was intermittent.

He desperately tried not to imagine what the Great Poet of Love was saying, but those images, accompanied by the Great Poet of Love's demonic voice, uncontrollably flooded into his mind, driving him to the brink of madness.

Finally.

"Great Poet of Love, okay, come back."

Not far away, Lan Qi, sitting behind the table, waved his hand and said.

"Tsk, I was just getting into it."

The Great Poet of Love looked at Lan Qi and clicked her tongue with dissatisfaction.

"I'll let you out to play more often in the future."

Lan Qi said.

"Don't want to."

The Great Poet of Love was unhappy that Lan Qi had stopped her when she was doing something she enjoyed.

"I'll make you a new skin."

Lan Qi said again.

"New skin?"

The Great Poet of Love looked at him questioningly.

"Yes, except for not being able to change your facial features, I can probably change your whole look. You don't need to buy extra clothes. You can just use a magic card to change your outfit."

Lan Qi explained.

The effect of the Tier 3 white ordinary equipment card [Cartoon Mask] made during the Card Creator exam last time was to equip summons, harmonize their ferocious image, and make them cute. If Lan Qi combined it with the principle of [Transformation Art: Demon], he should be able to create a special styling change card for the Great Poet of Love.

Although it was useless except for being pretty and would take up more of Lan Qi's card slots, it could reduce the Great Poet of Love's recognition. When they went to the Northern Continent, even if the Great Poet of Love couldn't easily use her demonic voice in public, having another stand-in who could communicate telepathically would be useful.

In addition, Lan Qi was not sure whether this new type of magic card that added exclusive skins to summons would have a market. Since each one would be custom-made, the price would definitely be very high. Unless someone was particularly fond of their summons, they probably wouldn't buy such a card from him.

"Quick, quick, quick, let's go back and start working!"

The Great Poet of Love immediately walked up to Lan Qi, patted his table, and then disappeared at his words, turning back into Lan Qi's card.

She was obviously very excited about the possibility of changing her appearance and hoped that her exclusive cards would fill all of Lan Qi's card slots in the future.

"You two..."

Hyperion felt uneasy.

Lan Qi and the Great Poet of Love were playing dress-up games with Tata's appearance. What if Miss Tata found out...?

After the Great Poet of Love disappeared.

Phoenix finally felt like a person who had surfaced from drowning, breathing in fear and trepidation.

He stared at Lan Qi behind the table.

Seeing that Lan Qi could drive this incredibly powerful, abnormal summon, Phoenix couldn't tell how strong this man was and how many secrets he had.

Now he even felt that Lan Qi might really have been the terrifying and evil being he and his sister had seen in that Demon Academy.

Lan Qi first turned on all the lights in the warehouse, then unlocked Phoenix's shackles, handed him a cup of steaming black tea, and returned to sit behind the table.

"I'm sorry, classmate Phoenix, my summon might have been too aggressive."

Lan Qi said to Phoenix with a hint of apology.

Hyperion silently recorded Phoenix's confession. She knew that Lan Qi was indeed a conservative; he had always felt that the radicals were too conservative.

"..."

Phoenix lowered his head and listened quietly, not daring to interrupt Lan Qi's speech rashly.

Although the atmosphere of the environment had changed from an interrogation room to a student council meeting area after a simple change.

But Phoenix's heart was still cold, and the Great Poet of Love's words seemed to still echo in his ears.

"First of all, I assure you that none of the situations the Great Poet of Love mentioned will happen."

Lan Qi looked at Phoenix with a gentle expression, completely different from the Great Poet of Love. His words and deeds were exceptionally upright and dignified.

"!"

Phoenix couldn't understand whether Lan Qi was speaking seriously or speaking in code.

Because in his ears, this sentence seemed to have another meaning: "If you don't cooperate, then what the Great Poet of Love said will happen."

"I believe you are ready to reform. So, do you have any thoughts of abandoning the dark and turning to the light?"

Lan Qi finally finished his opening remarks and asked.

In fact, Lan Qi and Hyperion had some understanding in their hearts now.

For example, each teammate they encountered in the first Shadow World [Purgatory Corridor Academy] had some inevitability in the coincidence.

And if Phoenix's sister was not a Resurgence Church member, he would bring her with him when he was in the Purgatory Corridor Academy, and he also brought her on this trip to the Herton Kingdom. Obviously, she was very important to Phoenix, and he would never leave his sister alone in the Avaloran Kingdom.

You can tell by Phoenix's expression now.

"...Do I have a choice?"

Phoenix asked in a hoarse voice, lowering his head.

He knew that this group of demons would use not harming his sister as a bargaining chip, just like the Destruction Bishop, to make him wholeheartedly work for the church.

At that time, when he faced the Destruction Bishop who burned their town like a god, the young him gambled his soul and made a deal with the Destruction Bishop, which made the Destruction Bishop spare him and his critically ill, fainted sister with interest.

He was already prepared to sell his soul to the devil again, and even if he would be doomed, he would protect his sister to the last moment.

"Of course, I am not like those inhuman, evil-doing cardinal bishops of the Resurgence Church. I am obviously a good youth of Iketerith, law-abiding, full of love, and clearly distinct from the Resurgence Church. You can open your heart to me."

Lan Qi's smile replied like a warm spring breeze.

This made Phoenix feel a chill all over his body.

Phoenix did not dare to reveal his deep doubts about Lan Qi's words in his heart.

Because Lan Qi didn't seem to be joking.

If he denied Lan Qi's words, he might anger Lan Qi, who would claim that his prisoner's "ideological awareness was not in place" and give him another course of treatment.

"Regardless of whether you eventually repent, as long as it is determined that your sister is innocent, our Iketerith Academy will guarantee that she will no longer be disturbed by the Resurgence Church. She is her, you are you, you are not related to each other, that's all."

Lan Qi added in a calm voice,

"I am willing to help everyone who needs help. Even if you feel that you can no longer be redeemed, as long as you sincerely repent, I will give you a chance to start over and return to the right path."

"You are also very important to your sister, right? You are the only one she trusts, the only one she can rely on. Just for the sake of Phyllis's happiness, think about it."

After speaking, Lan Qi covered his teacup and stopped speaking, giving Phoenix time to think slowly.

"..."

Phoenix knew that Lan Qi was difficult to understand, dangerous, and mysterious.

But it was at this moment.

Phoenix inexplicably felt that this demon, who seemed to be carrying a shining glow and had a pair of turquoise eyes that could see through his mind, was the only one who could give him salvation.

Just like when he and his sister were protected by him in the principal's office of the Purgatory Corridor Academy.

He was terrible.

But Phoenix began to hope that if he was in the same force as him.

He would be protected by him.

It was more reassuring than anything else.

(End of this chapter)