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"Hmm…" Lin Ruo was noncommittal about this, merely smiling before inviting the two indoors. He then introduced the angelic siblings—mainly Bornova, as Medici and Bernadette had already met—to Medici, who was playing with a small mirror, and continued to busy himself in the kitchen.
"Godfather, let me help," Bernadette said, following him into the kitchen.
"You can cook?" Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow, glancing at her.
"You taught me before. Although my cooking still isn't as good as yours, I should be enough to assist you," Bernadette said with a gentle and humble smile, a hint of nostalgia flashing in her eyes as she looked at Lin Ruo, who was holding a cleaver and wearing an apron. She hadn't seen Lin Ruo cook himself in a very, very long time.
"Alright then," Lin Ruo nodded. Bernadette's image in his mind was relatively reliable; she probably wouldn't make any dark cuisine. Well, if she did make dark cuisine, he'd just let Bornova eat it all, Lin Ruo added in his heart. So, the sound of chopping vegetables resumed in the kitchen.
In the living room, Bornova curiously observed the man before him. He had naturally heard about the War Angel, but he truly hadn't expected to see the Immortal Master one day. "Didn't he supposedly fall?" "Could it be a false death?" Bornova speculated in his heart. Although Medici's resurrection was no secret to people like Lin Ruo and Adam, that was because they were deeply intertwined with Medici; it would be strange if they didn't know. In fact, even among the official churches, very few knew about Medici's resurrection. And the God of Church of the God of Steam and Machinery was clearly not among those "few."
"Boy, have you stared enough? Didn't your elders teach you how to spell the word 'politeness'?" Medici, naturally aware of the scrutiny, said in a sarcastic tone.
"Sorry…" Bornova was stunned for a moment but didn't get angry at Medici's words, as it was indeed his rudeness first. Moreover, as someone who had encountered too many Hunters, Bornova was already accustomed to the sarcastic way people of this pathway spoke.
"Heh, you're much more boring than that little Seer," Medici chuckled indifferently, tapping the mirror surface of Arrodes in his hand. As he tapped, he seemed to recall something, looking at Bornova and saying, "Your father is that fellow named Roselle, isn't he?"
"My father is indeed Roselle Gustav. Is there something you wish to discuss, Your Excellency Medici, by suddenly mentioning my father?" Seeing Medici suddenly bring up his father, Bornova's previously somewhat casual attitude instantly vanished, and he sat up straight.
"I don't have anything in particular, but I just found some interesting content in this mirror," Medici said with a smirk, somewhat nonchalantly, yet with his usual sarcasm.
Interesting content?
Bornova's gaze almost instinctively fell on the mirror in Medici's hand, where a line of silver-white words appeared:
"January 16th, the taste of a witch is not bad."
This wasn't the main point. The main point was that below this Loenese text, there was corresponding text in an unknown language. As someone who had repeatedly studied the diaries written by his father after his fall, Bornova, although still unable to translate these characters, could still recognize them. Or rather, he had already forcibly memorized these characters, only not knowing their meaning or pronunciation, much like forcibly memorizing a bunch of patterns. So, upon seeing those two lines of text on the mirror, Bornova almost immediately realized that this might be a diary entry written by his father on a certain day. Furthermore, considering that only his father and Uncle Lin Ruo seemed to understand this language, and this was Uncle Lin Ruo's residence… Bornova could hardly convince himself that this diary entry was fake. Not to mention, upon seeing this sentence, Bornova had already recalled Lin Ruo's words when they met earlier: "You also think the taste of a witch is truly good?" So that's how it was?
Bornova suddenly realized.
Bornova began to panic, glancing nervously and anxiously towards the kitchen. Bornova, of course, knew his father's lifestyle, and had even inherited it quite well in that regard. But he knew even more clearly that this was absolutely something Bernadette could not see. Even if Bernadette was well aware of their father's conduct, knowing was one thing. If she discovered that their father had written such things in the diary they had painstakingly tried to translate, she would definitely go berserk. "Father, what are you doing, Father? Don't write everything in your diary!" Bornova almost wanted to grab his father by the collar and roar at him at that moment. While panicking internally, Bornova had to maintain his outward composure, smiling and saying, "I think everyone has a time when they are young and ignorant. That's nothing."
"Indeed…" Medici surprisingly didn't refute him. Instead, he seemed to agree, nodding, and then reached out to tap the silver-white mirror surface of Arrodes again. This immediately drew all of Bornova's attention. He saw the original words on the mirror disappear, replaced by new content:
"September 24th, Young Miss Ithaca is even more charming than Madam Flornal. Perhaps I am just nostalgic for youth."
"September 27th, I saw Young Miss Ithaca again and had a tense, exciting, yet beautiful experience with her. I truly prefer women of this age. It's not just nostalgia for youth; it's that this hasn't changed for so many years. Haha, how devoted."
Bornova: …
Father, what are you doing, Father!
Although liking younger people is… cough, you can't write it in your diary!
Sister will tear you apart!
Bornova furtively glanced at the kitchen again, and the next second, when he looked at the Mirror of Arrodes, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Where did this broken mirror come from? It looks a bit familiar. Wait, isn't this the one from before… Bornova quickly retrieved the target in his mind, while forcing a smile and saying, "I think this is just human nature."
"Heh." Medici chuckled, noncommittal. He clearly found amusement in Bornova's reaction and tapped the mirror again. …
"What are you two doing?" When the two in the kitchen finished their work and came out, they saw Medici and Bornova in the living room, each grasping a corner of Arrodes. Although they weren't using extraordinary abilities, they were clearly competing in secret, trying to pull the mirror to their side. Of course, it was mainly Bornova trying to snatch it, while Medici was clearly nonchalant. Bernadette, knowing nothing of this, was naturally confused. He still decided to torment them a bit, but not in front of Beibei. Don't worry, Lin Ruo will maintain the Great Emperor's image in front of Beibei. As for Bornova, he has inherited his father's style, so what more is there to say?
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