Chapter 972 The Balance
Chapter 972 The Balance
"Just wait."
Leon, who was concentrating on dealing with Director Ophiuchi, didn't notice the abnormality behind him. He put his right hand around Queen Ariel's waist and said without turning his head:
"I'm not done here yet, you go first..."
When he was halfway through his words, Leon seemed to realize something was wrong. His back suddenly tightened, and then he turned his head almost instinctively.
However, even though he reacted, he was still a step too late. The bronze whistle in the red-haired director's mouth sounded first, and the dreamy whistle sound flowed into Leon's ears, pulling his will into the dream for the second time.
Become!
Looking at Leon's eyes that quickly closed in shock and anger, "Prince Vernon" couldn't help but let out a sigh, then fell straight back.
Under the astonished gazes of the old king and Queen Ariel, a delicate and fuzzy light and shadow came out from Prince Vernon's body. After shaking slightly for a few times, it condensed into a familiar... not very familiar, but a beautiful face that had been seen in a portrait.
"Aunt..."
"Aunt..."
"Don't shout! I've been expelled from the royal family a long time ago!"
After glaring at the little queen who wanted to call him aunt, the red-haired director grabbed the unconscious Leon and tried to pry his hands off Queen Ariel's waist. However, even though Leon had lost consciousness, his arms were like iron hoops on a wooden barrel and did not move no matter how much he pulled.
Forget it...
Judging that if he used more force, Leon's arm might be injured, the red-haired director shook his head helplessly. Then, when Leon's eyes were twitching and he was about to wake up, he pried open his mouth in advance and poured a bottle of suspicious-colored potion into his mouth.
"cough……"
Since he had been sent there once before, Lyon's second trip to the dream world today was surprisingly short. He rushed back with all his strength the moment he landed and made his way back with ease.
After spitting out the remaining potion that smelled of olives in his mouth, the prince looked at the red-haired director in front of him, who was ambushed and unable to move, and his face suddenly turned dark.
"Mirror of my reflection? The thing that can switch places with the reflection?"
"Yes~"
The light and shadow on his body were a little strange, and the light and dark positions were not harmonious with the surroundings. The red-haired director, who had changed his clothes, nodded and said with a smile:
"Although I left the mirror in the warehouse and didn't bring it with me, I went to the warehouse to take a look before I left, leaving behind this reflection, and then brought it here... Don't move!"
After patiently answering Leon's questions, the red-haired director came over, poured the remaining potion in the bottle into his palm, and began to apply it on Leon's face.
"It stinks! What did you put on me?"
"I asked Amien for the separation potion before I came here~"
After shaking the suspicious little bottle in his hand, the red-haired director, who seemed to be in a very good mood, smiled and said:
"The function of this thing is to prevent the consciousness from controlling the body. It is definitely useless to you in a normal state, but it will be effective when your consciousness is temporarily out of the body. I estimate that after this bottle is used up, it can separate your consciousness from the body for two or three days, which is enough to keep you obedient for a few days."
"..."
Wow...you are more prepared than me!
After smelling the suspicious liquid on his face that smelled like expired durian, Leon couldn't help but questioned with a dark face:
"So you had planned from the beginning to use this method against me?"
"I don't have any prophetic anomalies, so how can I know which one you'll fall for? These are just a safety precaution I left behind."
The red-haired director shook his head and smiled at the other people in the room. Both the old king and the other princesses were stunned by her brilliant smile, and then they all followed Prince Vernon's example, their eyes lost focus in an instant, and they fell to the ground one after another.
After knocking everyone down, the red-haired chief looked back at Leon and said with emotion:
"Although I knew you were difficult to deal with, I didn't expect you to be this difficult... If I hadn't left this reflection on Vernon in advance, and hadn't moved my real body here when I sent you into the dream world for the first time, I might not have been able to control you."
"..."
Well, I really appreciate your attention!
After rolling his eyes at the red-haired chief, Leon said unhappily:
"Since you have prepared a way to deal with me long ago, why didn't you take action at the beginning, but waited until now?"
"You think highly of me. It's not that easy to deal with you..."
The red-haired director blinked when he heard this, and then said with a headache:
"You are really suspicious. You have been maintaining the power of the Heart Lake since you got off the airship. Anyone who comes close to you will be checked repeatedly. With your strict defense, I am not sure I can subdue you.
Moreover, the difficulty of defeating you and catching you are completely different things, especially your strange and bizarre trump cards, which I still haven't figured out in full. If I act rashly, who knows if you will suddenly find some way to escape.
I have carefully studied every mission file you submitted in the past. I have learned from countless people what the consequences would be if you found a problem and ran away. How could I be so stupid as to take action without absolute certainty?"
When he said this, the red-haired director paused for a moment, then smiled and said:
"Like I just told you, I was actually ready to give up this plan, but after you hugged little Ariel, I don't know if it was because you couldn't concentrate on using your power, or because you felt that you had already won, you actually slowly relaxed your guard.
Even after I sent you into the dream world for the first time, you relaxed the power of [Heart Lake] that you had been maintaining, and completely stopped checking anyone who approached you. Otherwise, I might not have had the chance to take action.
So don't be discouraged, you didn't lose to me this time, you just lost to your own carelessness~"
"..."
"Okay, don't be depressed. You have prepared a lot of things against me, and I just gave you a little bit in return."
After making a "Yi Diu Diu" gesture, the red-haired director looked at Leon, who was still hugging Queen Ariel and had a bad look on his face. He dragged a chair over and sat down. Then he stared at Leon's expression and smiled and comforted him:
"I know you, just like you know me. Although I don't want you to get involved, I can still guess that you will come to me, and I will definitely be prepared to deal with you in advance.
Even though you are a once-in-a-millennium genius, you have only been in the Cleanup Bureau for a short time, and you haven’t had enough experience fighting with cleaners. It’s normal for you to make mistakes in these small details. Take your time in the future~”
"Okay, I admit it this time."
After closing his eyes slightly, Leon glanced at the smiling red-haired director, then said with a stern face:
"So what are you going to do with me? Leave me here until the Watchtower Palace is weakened to the point where the true God can descend? Wait until all the people in the Kingdom of East Karaven are resurrected?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, the red-haired director couldn't help but slightly shrink the smile on her face. After a moment of silence, she couldn't help but ask back:
"Is my plan so obvious?"
"It's much more obvious than this!" Lyon curled his lips and said:
"Although Director Shefu is quite capable, he is not smart enough to turn you against us. He can only have made a condition that you cannot refuse. I have already eaten the Dionysus's bead, so the only condition left that you cannot refuse is the Kingdom of East Karaven."
"How dare you bring that up!"
Upon hearing this, the red-haired director could not help but stand up suddenly, and asked with a slightly red face:
"Do you know what you have destroyed? That is the ability to produce unlimited fine wine... Never mind..."
After biting his lower lip hard, the red-haired director, who had painful memories evoked, took two deep breaths, sat back in his chair, and asked with a droopy face:
"Why do you want to eat...I mean, what do you think of Bacchus...Ahhh!"
After covering his head and screaming, the red-haired director pinched his thigh hard, then gritted his teeth and said:
"I mean, that bead you... ahhh! Never mind, you must know what I want to ask! Just tell me yourself!"
"Row."
After glancing at the somewhat frantic red-haired chief, Leon opened his mouth and silently blew a breath of alcohol towards her.
"Huh, you don't want the Cleanup Bureau to know, which proves that the Cleanup Bureau doesn't want this to happen. Huh, you don't want me to know, which proves that I don't want this to happen either. Huh, after gathering these conditions, it's not hard to guess what you're going to do. You...what are you doing? Sit down!"
The only head that could move tilted back, trying to increase the distance, and then Li·Wine Incarnation·Ang threatened with a stern face:
"It's no use for you to come over! I have now figured out how to use the Dionysus's beads. If I don't want to, even if you squeeze me dry, I guarantee that not a drop of wine will come out of me!"
"..."
"Come on, it's time to negotiate again."
After opening his mouth and exhaling the strongest breath of alcohol, Leon, who was still hugging Queen Ariel, raised the corners of his mouth and imitated the red-haired director's just now, smiling and said:
"Now it's my turn to ask you questions. For every question you answer, I will turn a bottle of water into fine wine. How about that? Phew!"
"..."
"You've already caught me, what else do you have to worry about? Huhu!"
He drew a circle with his head, the only part of his body that could move, to indicate that he only had his head left and no longer had any ability to resist. Then, he put away the smile that the red-haired director had personally taught him, and spoke sincerely:
"You are indeed the winner this time. Given my current condition, I can't stop you no matter what you want to do. My only thought right now is to know what will happen in the future... huhuhuhu!"
"..."
"Besides, no matter what you and Director Snake are planning to do, it will take some time to succeed. You will have to keep me locked up for at least two or three days, or even longer. During this long period of time, we must have something to talk about, right? Huhuhuhuhuhuhu!"
"Stop yelling!"
The red-haired director was dizzy from the strong and mellow smell of alcohol. After pulling his chair back seven or eight steps, he still couldn't stop the harassment of the alcohol bug. He could only glare at Leon fiercely, then pursed his lips and snorted:
"You ask the question first! I'll decide whether to answer it based on the situation!"
I see. The amount of wine to be replaced depends on the content of the question, right?
Nodding to the red-haired chief with an understanding smile, Leon sent an order to the young Ha in the mirror world, asking it not to stamp the "Interim Notice on the Cancellation of the Decision to Expel Olivia Faloran from the Royal Family" for the time being. Then he stared into the red-haired chief's eyes and asked seriously:
"Then I'm going to ask my first question... Will you die?"
"?!!!"
"Or I could ask it another way."
Looking at the red-haired director whose expression was slightly stagnant, Leon, who already had an idea in his mind, narrowed his eyes and said:
"The Watchtower Palace is not weakened, and the citizens of the East Karaven Kingdom are resurrected... Are you prepared to use your life to exchange for these two results at the same time?"
"..."
"Very good, I've got your answer... bring me the water."
Looking at the silent red-haired director in front of him, Leon shook his head slightly, took a sip of the water cup that Youha brought to his mouth from the mirror world, then bit the edge of the cup, and with the strength of his teeth and neck, threw the whole cup of mellow and fragrant wine over.
However, strangely, the red-haired director, who was always fond of drinking, did not reach out to catch it, but let the glass of clear wine fall to the ground and shattered into pieces with a bang.
"Leon..."
After calling Leon's name, the red-haired director looked at the wine splashed all over the floor and asked helplessly:
"My plan... is it so obvious?"
"It's much more obvious than that."
After answering the same question calmly, Leon stared at the red-haired director's lowered eyes and spoke in a steady voice:
“What you just said, I know you as well as you know me.
Although you like to hold grudges, do things with double standards, love to play tricks on people, drink during work hours, habitually owe money and have extremely low moral values...but you are indeed a good cleaner.
Reviving the citizens of the East Karawen Kingdom is indeed a condition that you cannot refuse, but if the price of making up for this regret is to weaken the Watch Palace and allow the true gods to descend on the world at will, causing a large number of casualties in the world, then you will definitely not agree to it. "
"..."
Thank you for your evaluation of me...it would have been better if you didn't take the opportunity to criticize me!
After listening to Leon's words, a warm feeling surged in his heart, but the red-haired director was a little nervous and couldn't help shaking his head:
"But didn't I still stand opposite you? How do you know that I would be like you think..."
"I know you as well as you know me."
After repeating this sentence again, Leon said with certainty:
"I know your bottom line very well. The only situation that can make you stand on the side of Director Shefu is that the two things of reviving the people and saving the Watchtower Palace are placed on the same end of the scale, while the other end, which will be pressed high, can be replaced with other weights.
Considering that you wanted to hide it from me and refused to inform me in advance, which was a "snake-husband director behavior", it proved that you thought that even if you told me the truth, I would most likely not agree with your plan.
And the only 'new weight' I can think of that meets all these conditions is your life! You are ready to put yourself on the scale and become the one destined to be destroyed!"
(End of this chapter)