Before the alarm sounded that Eden and James had escaped, Lucian and Wade returned to the party hall separately. No one noticed their departure.
Lucian was holding a glass of wine and standing in a corner where the waiter could see him. According to the plan, he was supposed to talk to Kane at this time, but Lucian was now preoccupied and had no interest in even flirting with Kane.
What does Vader know now? Has Vader begun to doubt his identity? Does Vader know that he...
A time traveler
Lucian told himself that he must stay calm and not let Wade see any clues. He could make up a lie to show that he could reasonably know the map and its nature.
—He must not panic.
Lucian did not realize at this moment that he did not regard Wade as a mission target, but rather as an opponent to be observed.
Trying to calm his mind, Lucian's eyes passed through the crowd and stopped at Wade. Wade was talking to another vice-captain of the mercenary group. The strong man had a good impression of Wade and raised his glass to toast him. Wade's actions were also very generous. He drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
The lights and the eyes of several demons were all on him. Somehow, Lucian was a little dazed.
"Number Five," the system said in his mind, "I seem to have discovered... What are you looking at?"
"I seem to have discovered..."
"?"
Lucian: "When Vader isn't so unapproachable, he's pretty good looking."
System: “… You.”
"Objective evaluation." Lucian shrugged and skipped the topic. "Go on."
"Remember the time at the Fallen Cross?" the system said, "The Fallen Heart tried to pollute your consciousness. During the tearing process, some fragments of your memory were copied and taken away by the Fallen Heart. I closed the door as quickly as possible, but only blocked Wade. I just found out..."
Lucian: “?”
The system hesitated for a long time, and said: "Before that, the Fallen Angel's Heart had already taken away your two memory fragments. It used a copying method, which was very covert, so I didn't notice it at first..."
There was a commotion in the hall. Someone had discovered the tragedy in the basement and the disappearance of James and Eden. They loudly reported the incident to the drunk Kane. Kane angrily ordered people to search the entire mansion for the two men.
But Lucian was not interested in this matter now. A cold tension gripped his heart. He ignored the outside world and said gloomily, "What else?"
"I guess the two fragments were taken away by the Fallen Angel's Heart at that time, and entered Vader's body as Vader merged with it. In other words, Vader now has your memory fragments..."
“I can guess without you telling me!” Lucian said, “Which memories are they? Tell me!”
"I can't locate the specific fragments that the fragments target, I can only locate the approximate time period in which they exist. One of the fragments is around the time you entered this Western fantasy world, and the other fragment is when you..."
"… before obtaining the system, until just signing the contract with the system."
Lucian heard a buzzing sound in his head. His fingers began to feel cold.
"But I have good news!" The system said quickly, "Both memory fragments have been encrypted, especially the older memory fragment - the past of each contractor before signing the contract with the system is top secret. Even Wade has no way to view the content..."
Lucian raised an eyebrow.
The system's voice faded: "... should be, uh."
"… If I want to get my memory fragments back, what method should I use?"
Lucian was about to ask the system when someone ran back to the hall, panting. He whispered something in Kane's ear, and Kane's face immediately turned ugly: "Someone broke into the study... opened the safe, and took the things inside?! There are traces of two people coming in... One is unknown, and the other doesn't look like a demon?"
The hall fell silent immediately, with people exchanging suspicious and nervous glances.
Wade glanced at Lucian, but the doubt in Lucian's eyes was obvious - he just left some traces of Wade there, but didn't take anything away at all.
Who is the "second person" that Kane and his friends discovered
Dragons... Dragon sacred objects... Somehow, the image of Simon, the crown prince of the Dragons, whom he saw in the hotel yesterday, came back into his mind. The theft had thrown Kane into disarray. He didn't even bother to care about Eden and James who had "escaped". He just waved to everyone and hurriedly dispersed the party.
"I'm sorry that such an accident happened at today's party." As Lucian walked out of the door, he said to Lucian with deep regret, "If there is a next time..."
"Let's go, Lucian."
Another voice sounded behind Lucian, and the voice owner's hand was between the two people. Lucian smiled apologetically at Kane, and then was dragged away roughly by Wade.
Before leaving, Wade glanced at Kane with a look of contempt.
The two got into their carriage. In addition to them, there were Eden and James, who had been wrapped in concealment magic and had been hiding inside. After making sure that no one was following them, Wade persuaded the coachman to get off the carriage, cast concealment magic in the dark, and drove the concealed carriage to a small courtyard on the outskirts of the city.
Wade stopped the carriage and asked Eden to help James into the small house.
Finally, he and Lucian were the only ones left in the carriage.
Lucian was wrapped in a crimson cloak. He had fair skin, lowered eyes, and looked soft and beautiful.
Vader turned around and ran his hands through his long hair, stroking the back of his neck.
"Is there anything you want to ask me?" he asked politely.
In this silent moment and tense situation, Lucian finally spoke.
"When did you buy this house here?" Lucian tilted his head and asked, "Why don't I know?"
…
After a long time, he heard Wade's reply: "The day before yesterday."
"oh… "
Lucian felt his chin being pinched, and a thumb gently rubbing his skin. Suddenly, Lucian was stunned.
He looked so handsome, his wine-red eyes seemed to reflect the ripples of light, and his voice was soft: "Aren't you going to ask me..."
"…How do I know what a map is?"
"… no need."
This answer made Lucian blink. Then he heard Wade say, "You always have your way."
Vader's response was so normal, as if he was used to Lucian often making friends with people and asking for information from them. In any case, this was an answer that could not be faulted.
—As if the suspicion that Vader had vaguely expressed about Lucian at that time did not exist.
Lucian calmed down a little. His knowledge of the map was indeed explainable.
"Oh... Can I not go down?" Lucian said, "That person is covered in blood, I hate the smell of blood... Ah!"
Wade stepped out of the car and picked him up.
Lucian suddenly exclaimed and hooked his arms around Wade's neck, and asked Wade in time: "Are you going to stay here all night?"
"What else?" Wade raised his eyebrows.
"Can you drop me off at the inn, or can I walk on my own..."
"no."
"I… "
Fingers were stuffed into his mouth and pinched his tongue.
Lucian's eyes widened, and his usually cunning expression was a little dull. Wade took off his glove with one hand and put his finger into his lips, and with the other hand he held him and carried him into the house.
Lucian could smell the scent of Wade, which seemed to be some kind of alcohol, because they were too close. The tip of his tongue began to feel hot.
When he was finally put down, Lucian was a little furious. He covered his throat and coughed twice. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he heard Wade say, "The bathroom is upstairs."
Lucian wanted to say something else, but Wade said, "There are some clothes for you to change into in the closet."
Lucian glared at him, turned around and ran upstairs. Wade looked at his back with a dark look in his eyes until he completely disappeared.
He still had Lucian's hair tie wrapped around his hand - Lucian accidentally let his long hair loose when he struggled. His hair tie also remained in Wade's hand.
He put it to the side of his nose. The aroma, the buried sweetness, but slightly exciting smell.
The smell of Lucian, he thought.
The moment Lucian closed the bathroom door, he realized that he was a little crazy again. The drug he smelled in the basement just now and the scent on Wade's body played a combined role - his body once again longed for the feeling of being possessed.
"#￥." Lucian swears, which is rare.
He bit his palm, leaned against the door and slid down, and took a bath after calming down. The system finally continued the conversation at this time: "If you want to retrieve the memory fragments, you need to enter Vader's spiritual world - I guess there is not enough time for Vader to analyze it now..."
"The spiritual world is so vast, where should I go to find it?"
"I read the original text... There should be a place in his spiritual world similar to a museum to store memories. Your memory fragments should also be stored there." The system said carefully, "Don't worry, as long as you get it and hold it, it will return to your body."
"Oh." Lucian said wearily, "That sounds like good news."
Lucian felt a little better. After taking a shower, he found the change of clothes that Wade had mentioned in the closet. The clothes had only one buckle on the belt, but when Lucian buckled it, he found that it fit him perfectly.
Lucian: ... I can't believe how Vader knew his size.
He did not get involved in the affairs of Vader, Eden and others, but just found a room to sleep in and slept happily for a night. Before going to bed, he carefully checked the mental imprint that Vader left in his mind. The consciousness on the other end of the imprint was very strong when Vader was awake, and he almost discovered his intrusion.
As expected, we still have to wait until Vader is sufficiently relaxed or weak.
The next morning, Lucian came down from upstairs. He opened the door and saw Eden and James in the living room on the second floor. James seemed to be much better after a night, and Eden was carefully feeding him hot water.
Seeing Lucian coming out, Eden immediately stood up, looking a little reserved.
"you… "
Lucian wanted to ask about them, but then he heard Eden immediately say, "Mr. Witt is in the study."
Lucian: …
Lucian knocked on the study door. When he walked in, he saw Wade sitting in the sun, holding a map and looking at it carefully.
Needless to say, this is also the map leading to the red dragon's lair.
Lucian leaned over and asked him, "When are we going back to the hotel?"
"hostel?"
"My luggage is still there." Lucian said, "The sheets here are not the ones I like."
Vader put down the map and glanced at him: "This map is written in the ancient dragon language."
"Um?"
"So it takes some effort to decipher it."
"Oh... So you can't take me back for now?"
Wade did not answer Lucian, so Lucian wandered around the study room in boredom. He went in and out of the study room several times, opened and closed the door, turned and closed books, and finally, after hearing Wade's annoying sigh, he happily lay down on the sofa in the study room and took a nap.
In short, when he is unhappy, Wade can't be happy either.
In addition, he was also observing Wade's expression and state - Wade did not have any special changes in his state, as if the sudden questioning last night that almost stripped him naked was just an unintentional remark.
After taking a nap, Lucian lay down next to Wade again, put his chin on the desk and said: "Master Wade, you..."
"Come closer." Wade said coldly.
Lucian: “?”
Lucian then came over and deliberately asked, "What's the matter?"
He saw that Wade had bitten his finger, so he blinked and said, "You finally remembered to feed me?"
Wade looked at him with dark eyes, and suddenly placed his bloody finger on Lucian's forehead.
Lucian:
Cold fingers slid across his forehead. Lucian thought at first that he just wanted to draw something on his head, until...
He realized it was a rune!
"You... Ugh!"
Lucian didn't have time to ask more questions. The second half of his sentence was swallowed in his throat, followed by a feeling of falling. His body shrank, fell, and finally...
Wade picked it up with one hand.
The second half of Lucian's sentence turned into a horrified "meow".
"Be more serious." Wade, who had just drawn beast transformation magic on his forehead, pressed it under his arm.