It is impossible for the girl to find the evil god in the textbook

Ling didn't notice the strange atmosphere, she looked at the almost untouched food on the table and asked:

"I'm starving to death, do you mind if I eat a little?"

"of course."

Hyde pushed two completely untouched baked sheep brains over. Shadow also seemed to be a little afraid of such unknown things, and looked at Ling's with eyes like observing frogs or guinea pigs that are often used as experimental products in alchemy experiments. reaction.

The latter scooped a spoonful into his mouth and gave a pretty good review.

After quickly destroying them, Ling ate another buttered croissant and wiped her mouth as if she came to life again.

"I haven't eaten anything since I went shopping this morning...By the way, why are you here?"

"We were talking-"

Hyde said before Shadow could finish what he said, speaking so fast that he was shocked.

"Shadow asked me to accompany her to pick out Williams' 16th birthday gift, and we never found a clue."

He looked at Shadow's malicious smile, and was very glad that he didn't let her finish her sentence.

"Are you also picking out gifts for Ella?"

Ling was taken aback for a moment, then complained:

"I've been worrying about this matter for several days. This place is no better than Glamis, and there are only some flashy things to look for..."

She didn't care why the two of them knew about Ella's birthday, which was completely taken for granted in her opinion.

At this time, Shadow also picked up a little bit of sheep brain with a spoon. After someone made the experiment in advance, the expectation of fresh taste overcame the fear of unknown things.

After listening to Ling's complaint, she glanced up and down at him from the corner of her eye, and said sarcastically:

"For you, you can just tie yourself up with a ribbon later, and put the words 'I am a gift' on your forehead, and that's it."

Hyde rolled his eyes, what kind of idea is this?What was even more damning was that Mephisto actually lowered his head and pondered, as if he really had to seriously consider this proposal.

He coughed and tried to bring Ling's thoughts back to the normal route.

"Be serious, this is also a rite of passage for wizards, I still think... something more practical should be given."

"More practical?"

Ling felt that he was barely persuaded,

"for example?"

"for example......"

It was only then that Hyde began to think seriously about the question for the first time.

According to the tradition of the pure-blood wizard family, they usually give more valuable or historically significant things at the other party's coming-of-age ceremony. This is not only because of the other party's likes and dislikes, but also a reflection of their own background and wealth.

Hyde, who is a year older than Ella, can't help thinking about the present he received at his bar mitzvah.His father, Straw, took the ring symbolizing the status of the first heir as a gift, through which he could enter the deepest alchemy room of the Belusay family and obtain the right to use the holy relic.

And his sister, whom he had not met for a long time, stated in a letter that she had given up her inheritance rights and transferred her property left in the name of the Belusay family to Hyde, including two private vaults and farm estates.

As for gifts from other friendly families, such as some commemorative collectibles and rare magical creatures, those are more like friendly things in the name of adult gifts from the heir of Belusay.Most of them are hung in the exhibition hall of White Rose Castle or kept in the backyard.

Thinking of this, Hyde felt a little stomach ache, these gifts were really heavy for him.And that's definitely not something Williams would be willing to accept.

He opened his mouth, but he didn't know what should be connected after "for example".

Shadow waved his hand.

"Hyde is useless, you still have to think about it yourself."

Although Ling's situation is not that exaggerated, it is not much different from Hyde.In fact, families who are familiar with the eccentric nature of the Mephisto family and have a friendly relationship with them will often send some weird things.

And Ling's aesthetic ability has also been deviated to a certain extent due to her living environment, at least different from that of young girls of the same age.

From this perspective, her experience is not even as useful as Hyde's.

Shadow said impatiently:

"What did you give her during the years you were in school? Things that could be done before are so troublesome now."

Ling puffed up her face in distress,

"They're all some scarves or desserts, but wouldn't it be too casual to treat that as a coming-of-age gift...I want to give something more memorable."

"Perhaps... how about we go to Dmitry together?"

After pondering for a long time, Hyde finally came to this conclusion.

"After all, he is a master alchemist, and he should have collected a lot of good things."

-

The old man opened the wooden door a little, and after hearing what Ling said about his visit, he said in a strange tone:

"You came to me for this kind of thing?"

As he spoke, the old man motioned for them to come in. He did not conduct alchemy experiments, and there was a sofa and coffee table full of snacks in the center of the room.Dmitry seemed to be enjoying a rare leisure today. The half-bald old dog William lay in the middle of the carpet, just wagging his tail.

After the three entered the room, Dmitry first looked at Shadow curiously,

"Did Roger make your doll's body? His craftsmanship is much better than before."

"If you are willing, I would like to change myself into a body that is close to a human being."

Shadow replied, without the usual provocation and sarcasm in his tone.

Hyde froze for a moment, he noticed that the shadow turned out to be serious.

The old man sat back on the sofa and shook his head,

"It's no use, maybe you can still use a human body when you are just born with consciousness, but after too long, your state as a magical soul has been solidified, and at most you can only live in a puppet that operates with magic power."

"let it go."

Shadow didn't say much, but brought the topic back to the topic of coming-of-age gifts.

Dmitry scratched his gray hair,

"Serena Williams already has several alchemy props. It's not a good thing to have too many of these items. Besides, I don't have anything better than her here."

"But why do you insist on giving alchemy props? I think with that child's personality, he might prefer some ordinary gadgets."

He seemed to be remembering something.

"The so-called commemorative significance...doesn't necessarily depend on the actual value of the item?"

Ling glanced at the strange specimens in the wooden cabinets and glass bottles. Such things were indeed not suitable as gifts.At this time, she inadvertently noticed the crystal ball rolling back and forth under William's paw, and suddenly remembered something and jumped up.

"Old man, do you have any other memory crystal balls here? The one William hasn't chewed on."

The old alchemist smiled,

"Looks like you've got an idea."

Ling took the fist-sized crystal ball, whispered something to the other two, and then forcefully dragged the other two to the basement of Dmitry's wooden house.

"Hey... Do you want me too? You're in trouble"

Shadow sighed dissatisfied, but followed honestly.Hyde's wheelchair couldn't fit into the narrow passage, so Ling simply carried him on his shoulders.

-

It was getting close to dusk, and they tossed and tossed for several hours before they got a barely satisfactory result.

Looking at Mephisto who was holding the cake in front of him, Hyde asked hesitantly:

"That's all right? Would she like this kind of thing?"

"Of course, I know Ella best!"

Ling replied confidently, subconsciously ignoring her previous entanglements, and walked steadily in front of the three of them.

Hyde breathed a sigh of relief for some reason, he relaxed his somewhat tense body, and leaned completely on the wheelchair.

Shadow noticed this change, bowed his head and whispered in his ear:

"Why, finally recognized the situation and planned to give up?"

"Yeah, I lost."

The latter's calm attitude stunned Shadow for a few seconds, and he even forgot to continue pushing the wheelchair.

This was completely different from the conversation she expected. A doll with a bad personality felt like he had lost a very interesting toy, and asked a little unwillingly:

"You did lose, but giving up so early is not your style, right?"

"I admit that I have a crush on her, but it is obvious that Mephisto is the most suitable person for her..."

Hyde seemed to have let go of a heavy burden, and he didn't even care about the shadow's provocation. He even raised his eyebrows and added:

"It's not in line with my style to continue uninterestedly at a time like this?"

Shadow finally fell silent for a few seconds.

"What a boring man..."

Before returning to No. 30 of the Champs Elysees, Ling, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped, turned around and said:

"I still find it a bit strange...why are you in that place at noon?"

Shadow smiled maliciously,

"Ah, that's right, someone—"

"Someone asked this damn doll out on a date and you bumped into it, that's all."

Hyde shrugged and explained.

Ling felt that his jaw almost fell to the ground, and Shadow was choked up for a while, and spit out a piece of crepe that he was biting into his mouth.

Ling's face was full of disbelief,

"You and Shadow?"

Hyde grabbed Shadow by the arm and dragged her to him,

"Yeah, can't you?"

Before the shadow spoke again, he covered the opponent's mouth with his hands, and cursed in a low voice:

"Shut up, you want to ruin Williams' 16th birthday!"