As soon as Reiner's words came out, the atmosphere at the scene became a little awkward.
Edward spoke immediately.
"Father has said that this is all tradition..."
"I didn't ask you."
Reiner's words silenced Edward. He was full of momentum, and what he had done before completely shocked the young master of the Albiore family.
"Mr. Albiore, can I see Emilia, or is it that according to traditional customs, she cannot see people now?"
Reiner looked at William and asked word for word.
"Of course Mr. Iain Gray can see Emilia."
William smiled and waved Edward to summon the servant. After a few people waited for a while, Amelia, wearing a simple long dress, silently came to the hall.
Her face looked a little haggard, and she didn't have the domineering feeling before. The skirt on her body also looked a little dirty, which was completely inconsistent with her status as a wealthy lady. Emilia first saw Claire, and a glimmer of light flashed in her eyes, and then When she saw Reiner, she was stunned for a moment before continuing to move forward.
"Father, brother Edward, good afternoon."
Amelia first saluted William and Edward. Her voice was a little weak when she spoke, like a prisoner who had been hungry for several days.
"Almiya, come and explain to them why you didn't take the magic test."
William said lightly, making Emilia tremble slightly.
This was absolutely impossible originally, Reiner thought, this was the student council president who dared to challenge himself as the principal, and it was completely impossible to see someone who would show such a cowardly look.
After hesitating for a moment, Emilia turned her body to Reiner and Claire, lowered her head slightly and said.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Principal, Teacher Claire, I voluntarily give up taking the magic test. Thank you both for your kindness."
The tone of her words was flat without any ups and downs, as if she was reciting some lines.
"Almiya, is this really what you think?"
Claire couldn't help but ask. Her question caused a complicated look to flash in Amelia's eyes. Without anyone noticing, she gently pinched her thumb, and then Amelia raised her head. , and repeated what he just said.
"I voluntarily gave up taking the magic test and becoming a mage. Please go back."
Edward was very satisfied with Emilia's speech, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
"Were you not coerced or deceived? Alymiya, your grades are excellent, you will definitely become a mage and have your own life..."
Before Claire could finish her words, she was interrupted by Reiner.
"That's it, Claire, no more words."
Reiner stood up and took a step towards Emilia.
Seeing this, the student council president looked away slightly, not looking at Reiner.
"Student Alymiya, if this is your answer, then I won't have any objections. I will return the items you left at school in a few days."
Reiner didn't say anything stupid or arrogant, he only left this sentence.
"Claire, let's go back."
"Then we won't send it away."
William said calmly, and after watching the two people leave, he slowly stood up, glanced at Emilia who was still standing there, and said nothing.
Edward, on the other hand, walked up to his sister, reached out and grabbed a strand of Emilia's somewhat tarnished crimson hair, and sniffed it gently.
"It's your honor to be my wife, bastard. Don't try to escape from this place. You will stay in this castle for the rest of your life, just like your mother."
Edward wanted to reach out to Emilia's chest, but a tiny electric current flashed through his fingertips, making Edward snort.
"Tsk, the things left by your bitch mother are really difficult to deal with, but it doesn't matter. When you reach adulthood, this spell will naturally lose its effectiveness. When the time comes, you will naturally become my slave."
He retracted his hand, feeling the slight numbness in his fingertips, and continued.
"That Reiner Ingle, if I remember correctly, is the guy who caused Cologne to become a cripple. Hmm, let him go this time. If there is a next time, I have to help Cologne to avenge this."
Edward's words caused Amelia's face to have an expression for the first time. It was a little panicked, but Edward was immersed in his own delusion and didn't notice it all.
Unable to do anything to Emilia, Edward humiliated his sister a few more times and left without looking back.
Emilia was left alone in the hall without saying a word.
... ...
"Why didn't you say anything just now? Emiya was obviously coerced to say that, and I think there is definitely something wrong with the atmosphere in that home!"
After leaving the manor, Claire said what she had just suppressed in her heart.
"Since we know that she was under coercion, what's the point of convincing her on the spot? Unless we can lift her imprisonment, it will be in vain."
Reiner knew that there must be some special reason for the originally tough Emilia to say such words. If the problem could not be fundamentally solved, Emilia would definitely be imprisoned by this castle again.
"Moreover, people cannot be saved by others. People can only save themselves. Now Alymiya doesn't look like she wants to save herself. We can't save her."
The entire pure-blood sect has a family history that lasts for hundreds of years. Even the Magic Association can only compromise to a certain extent. Reiner's words alone cannot change it.
"Are you just going to sit back and ignore it?"
Claire was a little frustrated. For the first time, she felt that the mage didn't seem to be such a beautiful thing.
"Of course that's impossible. Alymiya is my student. As long as she has not graduated, then I will have to shoulder the responsibility as the principal. However, we need to be fully prepared."
Reiner said that he remembered that Emiya's birthday should be the first day of the Onion Moon. He was deeply impressed when he read the information at the time, so he wrote it down.
Today is the eighth day of the White Dew Month, and there are still twenty-two days left until the first day of the Light Onion Month. This time is not sufficient. What’s more important is that they are not just facing the Albiore family. But the entire pure-blood faction.
"But, we have no way to find any more clues and go to Albiore's house to ask Emilia. Where should we look for clues?"
Claire asked, tilting her head.
"Claire, do you know who the residents of this Berg city are?"
Reiner already had some strategies in mind. He pointed to Berger City at the foot of the hillside. That town was glowing golden in the sunset, and smoke was rising from the kitchen.