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Compared to Bernadette's confusion, Lin Ruo's gaze swept over the two of them, and he instantly understood what had happened.
Of course, he wasn't surprised by this, after all, some of the easter eggs were personally buried by Lin Ruo, and he even reasoned with Arrodes for a long time about them, only convincing it through physical… bah, through his personal charm.
It seems Bornova has already read Roselle's cringe-worthy diaries. And by the looks of it, Medici is the one doing the tormenting?
Lin Ruo, who had originally intended for Bornova to discover it himself and give him a "surprise," thought of this and immediately glanced at Medici, only to see him respond with a slightly frivolous and casual smile, and the joyful aura emanating from him was a posture Lin Ruo was very familiar with.
It was clear that he had greatly enjoyed the torment just now.
Ugh, how old is he, still bullying children? His bad taste is really strong!
Lin Ruo complained in his heart, selectively forgetting the unethical things he usually did, and the fact that he wasn't much better this time, and also ignored the possibility that "Medici might have been led astray by me." He just returned Medici's gaze with a look of "disapproval."
"Give me the mirror. What are you two doing?" Then, Lin Ruo ignored Medici's reaction and directly pulled Arrodes from their hands.
Naturally, no one would snatch it from Lin Ruo.
After Lin Ruo took the mirror, he gently patted Arrodes, which seemed startled, to comfort it, and then whispered a few words of comfort to the small mirror. He then saw an expression of "You're so nice, here's a flower for you" appear on the mirror's surface.
Lin Ruo: Wow!
This mirror is getting better and better at putting on a show.
Lin Ruo thought this, and naturally his conscience would not ache from such a statement. He just smiled gently, seemingly very satisfied with Arrodes's reaction, and softly said: "Don't be afraid, I will tell your Lord about the grievances you suffered today, and he will comfort you as well."
And no matter what Arrodes thought in its heart, upon hearing these words, it naturally continued to express its gratitude, joy, and excitement through various expressions on its surface.
Two people and a Sealed Artifact, each with their own thoughts, thus presented a harmonious scene.
Bernadette: ?
So what exactly is going on?
Did I miss some plot?
Bernadette didn't understand. She looked at Lin Ruo, then at Arrodes, who was showering him with compliments in his hand, then at Bornova, who seemed somewhat guilty for some reason, and then at Medici, who glanced at the mirror thoughtfully, then skillfully pulled out hard liquor from under the coffee table and started drinking. She only felt the question marks above her head grow larger.
"This mirror… " After much thought, Bernadette still couldn't hold back and looked at Lin Ruo, asking.
"It's a surprise!" Lin Ruo gently tapped the mirror, then handed it to Bernadette, saying, "I've prepared some surprises for you, take a look!"
Bornova: !!!
Oh no!
Bornova almost shot up. At this moment, looking at the mirror being handed to Bernadette, he felt as if the world had grown dim.
#No, big sister, that's Hell ahead!#
#Sorry, Dad, let's die together!#
"Hmm?" Bernadette naturally saw Bornova's overreaction next to her, which made her unconsciously purse her lips. She had some guesses in her heart. Taking the mirror, she saw lines of words appear on its surface:
"February 12th, I made a mystical item that is very suitable for Bernadette.
This can effectively help her avoid the harassment of the Hidden Sage. Although that scoundrel Lin Ruo has already given a gift with a similar function, hmph, how could his gift be as good as mine? Mine is…"
The rest of the content was a string of self-praise. Although Roselle never actually proved his gift was better in the end, his deep love and care for his daughter were clear.
"This is…" Bernadette clearly hadn't expected to see such content. While surprised, her gaze softened.
This made Bornova, who had just been so tense he turned gray, pause. He stretched his neck to glance at the content on the mirror, then his eyes widened, and he let out a sigh of relief.
Lin Ruo then gestured towards Bernadette to Medici, who was still lounging on the sofa like a boss, drinking, and shook his head slightly.
Lin Ruo's meaning was simple: tormenting Bornova was fine, but Bernadette should be spared.
He also knew that Medici would definitely understand his meaning.
—Lin Ruo certainly didn't mind tormenting the Great Emperor. Anyway, when the people on Sefirah Castle are released, he will be socially dead sooner or later. He can only blame himself for not being a proper person and insisting on writing strange diaries.
But in front of Bernadette, let's just skip it!
This was not gentleness towards the Great Emperor, but gentleness towards Bernadette.
Lin Ruo had no intention of shattering Bernadette's beautiful illusions about her father.
As for Medici and Bornova, who had already read the dark history, hey, what does it matter if these two guys have read it?
One simply doesn't care, and the other's own conduct isn't much better.
Anyway, Lin Ruo's conscience wouldn't feel any pain because of this. Since Roselle dared to write it, he naturally had to be prepared to be tormented.
Otherwise, wouldn't he miss out on a lot of fun!
Lin Ruo thought this without changing his expression, and then suddenly looked towards the door as if he sensed something.
Medici, who was drinking, made the same movement as him.
The latter raised an eyebrow, but seemed unsurprised, merely taking a sip of wine and saying, "It's a good thing you have a good relationship with that woman, Night. Otherwise, with your current setup, one might think you're plotting something." His tone carried its usual sarcastic undertone.
A New Year's Eve dinner gathered two Kings of Angels and two Sequence 2 powerhouses.
This luxurious lineup would be enough to suddenly attack a True God Church cathedral in Backlund right now, only needing to guard against divine descent.
"So, the benefits of being popular are evident, aren't they? If you were the one organizing this gathering, I'm afraid the Three Great Churches would have already come knocking." Lin Ruo retorted sarcastically without hesitation, then walked to the door and opened it to see a familiar figure.
The figure had long silver-white hair, a beautiful face, and soft features. Unusually, she wasn't wearing her usual linen-colored clothes, but had changed into a relatively normal white formal suit. She still looked beautiful, but at first glance, she looked like she had faded.
Undoubtedly, the person who arrived was the King of Angels, "Ouroboros the Tail-Devourer."
At this moment, Ouroboros had one hand raised, seemingly wanting to knock but hesitating greatly. However, it probably hadn't expected Lin Ruo to open the door suddenly, and its expression was one of complete confusion, even looking a bit blank.
But then again, when does Ouroboros not look blank?
Lin Ruo had this thought in his mind, and then he saw Ouroboros open its mouth, seemingly wanting to say something. He simply didn't speak first, waiting patiently, and then heard the other party say:
"You…"
After a long pause, there was no follow-up.
Lin Ruo: …
Lin Ruo suddenly recalled his first meeting with Ouroboros after losing his memory. The latter's current performance perfectly overlapped with that moment.
"Pfft…" Lin Ruo couldn't help but laugh. In Ouroboros's slightly flustered and confused gaze, he reached out and patted its head, his gaze as kind as if he were looking at his own good son.
He said, "Alright, stop spacing out at the door, come in!"
After a pause, Lin Ruo flashed Ouroboros a brilliant smile and said:
"Or are you not going to wish me a Happy New Year in person again, just like on my birthday?"
"…No." Ouroboros only paused for two seconds this time before shaking its head. It paused again, seemingly remembering something, then pulled on the corner of Lin Ruo's clothes as he was already walking into the house. When Lin Ruo looked at it in confusion, it spoke:
"Happy birthday, Lin Ruo."
—I really liked the gift.
—But blessings should be said in person!
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