There is absolutely nothing wrong with my magic cards!

"Don't worry, Aleigh, trust me."

Durkan put his hand on Clay's shoulder, looked at Clay seriously and said.

Afterwards, Clay thought for a while, and nodded suspiciously.

After all, the previous cooperation with Durkan has never gone wrong, although each time it seems like a bunch of bugs collided and happened to work perfectly.

While the few people were chatting, the night scene outside the window gradually became more and more familiar.

There is a little snow in the sky, and it is the late winter night in the capital of King Norton.

After the last two weeks of their journey, they finally returned to the city once again.

Many landmarks have become different from the King Norton two years ago in Durkan's impression.

It also gradually made him realize once again how long he had been away this time.

The streets have been filled with New Year's decorations, and of course the joy of celebrating the end of the war has not passed.

This atmosphere just wants them to take a good rest tonight and get together to play again tomorrow.

After half an hour.

The door of Kaixin Group's mansion was pushed open by the returning group.

Since it was already late at night, everyone acted lightly.

For some reason, a small light was on in the hall, and Judith was sitting on the sofa reading a book.

As soon as a group of people entered the hall, footsteps were heard from upstairs.

I saw Tata who had grown a lot taller at the top of the stairs. She stared at Durkan with wide eyes, and then gradually became teary.

"elder brother……"

Hearing Tata's subtle chanting, Durkan felt a little sour for some reason.

He smiled helplessly and waved to Tata:

"I'm back, and I'll never leave you again."

And Ikadinos behind Durkan also looked at Tata with surprise on her face, as if she finally saw her long-lost relative.

Afterwards, except for Decan and Ikatinos, the others slumped on the sofa as soon as they returned to the mansion.

Not because of tiredness.

I just want to slump on this sofa for a while and experience the feeling of going home.

Durkan also wanted to collapse on the sofa.

But he knew that once he sat down for a short time, it would be difficult to get off the sofa.

He had to show Ikadinos a tour of her new home before he could rest.

In order not to frighten Tata, Durkan only told Tata that Ikadinos was his distant cousin.

Icartinos looked around the inside of the mansion.

She who has been living in that icy palace is obviously full of expectations for the leisurely life ahead.

"This workshop originally belonged to me, but later it was given to Tata, and the other side is Mier's medicine workshop."

Durkan pointed all the way to the important rooms and said.

Icartinos nodded frequently.

They soon reached the top floor.

"As for the bedroom...you can live in this one."

Durkan pointed to a door near the end of the corridor.

Unlike Sean, Ikadinos was unfamiliar with Norton Kingdom, and it happened that Happy Group still had a vacant room, right next to Tata.

"If you have any questions, please contact Tata at any time, and let Tata teach you the following precautions."

After explaining to Icartinos, Durkan looked at Tata again,

"Sister Ikadinos is very knowledgeable. Although she always calls me a teacher, it doesn't mean she is weaker than me. You can also learn a lot from her."

Tata nodded seriously.

For some reason, she felt like old friends at first sight with this first-rank silver-haired sister.

It was as if they had been three siblings a long time ago.

So Ikadinos stayed on the top floor and talked with Tata, and Durkan returned to the lobby on the first floor alone.

At this time, the hall on the first floor was much more lively than when they first came back.

I saw that at this time, Clay had already taken out the chess and cards from nowhere, and started to organize everyone to play. There was really a sense of laughter like a Chinese New Year.

"call--"

Durkan sighed.

He could already foresee how unreliable his new secretary would be.

I hired you to help me with work, not to bring everyone to play together!

However, just when Durkan was about to join in the past.

Sudden.

Accompanied by the sound of a certain door being opened upstairs, it attracted everyone's attention.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

There was a cry of emotional breakdown from the second floor.

I saw Bingxue Ji was carrying a wine bottle, staggering out of the karaoke room.

Dekan immediately frowned, thinking that Bingxue Ji, who had the most regular schedule, had already fallen asleep, but she didn't expect that she was already blushing from drinking on the second floor!

It's not that Bingxue Ji is drinking alone.

Croix's childhood sweetheart, Claire, came out after Bingxue Ji, and obviously drank a lot.

The two of them were still talking nonsense about some words that others could not understand.

At this moment, Durkan finally understood why Judith would stay in the living room.

It turned out that there were two people drinking on the second floor, and she had to stay here.

Sure enough, I have been away for a long time, even Bingxue Ji has become like this.

Durkan couldn't help but sighed in his heart.

And after not seeing each other for two years, the relationship between Bingxue Ji and Claire has become so good?

Those wines must have been brought by Claire, after all, the family of the Marquis de Principe is rich in famous wines.

During the entrance examination in Decan, Professor Arnold lost a bottle of wine given by the Marquis Principe himself because of a bet with the dean.

however.

After noticing Dekan, Bingxue Ji's not sober eyes seemed to lock on the target instantly, and she took steps that might fall at any time, and walked down the stairs as if diving all the way.

She came to Durkan and watched him more and more closely.

I don't know if she is awake or drowsy. Seeing Dekan who appeared in front of her eyes like a dream, her eyes gradually began to turn red.

"Miss Artemis..."

Dekan looked at Bingxue Ji, who was smelling of alcohol, and said in confusion,

"Although I don't know what happened to you, maybe I can give some insight into the psychological obstacles encountered in the process of making the card."

He had heard on the road that Bingxue Ji had been under a lot of mental stress a while ago.

"..."

However, Durkan's serious answer made Bingxue Ji's eyes turn redder.

The way she stared at Durkan gradually turned into staring at him, and in those silver pupils that had never shown any anger, it seemed that she could no longer control the resentment that was about to surge out in her heart.

This inexplicable resentment made Durkan feel guilty.

He took a step back while looking around at his friends on the sofa.

I saw that everyone put down the chess and cards in their hands in a tacit understanding and looked at Durkan.

But their expressions were different, and it was impossible to deduce the reason for Bingxue Ji's state at this moment.

What Durkan saw from the expressions of a few people was sympathy for Bingxue Ji and speechlessness for him.

It looks like Durkan is at fault.

Durkan can't be dealt with all of a sudden.

He obviously did nothing!

For a moment, Durkan subconsciously began to think desperately, whether he owed Bingxue Ji money two years ago, or had unpaid wages, or offended her somewhere.

"Okay, Miss Artemis, I admit I was wrong."

As we all know, Durkan is very talkative when he is wrong,

"I shouldn't have laughed out loud when I saw your ice wyvern (slime)."

However, when Dekan finished speaking, Bingxue Ji still stared at Dekan, her expression did not change at all.

"Huh? Isn't it because of this? Well, I admit that the idol contract we signed at the beginning was a bit too long. In fact, we should draft a new one. The initiative to renew the contract after it expires should be on your side."

"..."

"Huh? Isn't it because of this? Let me think about it, um, could it be that the last time Mr. Cat joked that the letter you wrote to me was like a love letter, and it finally reached your ears...? But please rest assured, I won't misunderstand. Just like the things I did when I was young and frivolous, it was too late for you to hate me."

After Durkan finished speaking in good faith, now recalling how he messed with Bingxue Ji after saving her in Tristin City, although he was very relieved at the time, it seems a bit too much now.

This time, Bingxue Ji's expression finally became very strange.

Durkan was sure he had guessed right!

Sure enough, someone leaked the news!

Seeing that Bingxue Ji seemed to be in a bad mood, Durkan quickly added: