After Loreleia came in, Sakura naturally went into the kitchen to make tea.
The Matou family has servants, so generally the eldest lady doesn't need to personally make tea to entertain guests. But today, because they were going to talk about something related to magic, Tsuruya sent all the servants out in advance, and Sakura once again played the role of hostess.
By the way, it is three o'clock in the afternoon. The real hostess of the house, Elsa, is still handling official business at the company. He also received a notice from Kariya and rushed back to receive the guests.
After the conversation on the road, Ying still had a good impression of Lorelaia and sincerely wanted to treat her well. Unexpectedly, just after making tea, she heard the news that her brother was missing and very likely killed.
a bolt from the blue.
All along, her brother Shinji was her strongest spiritual pillar, holding up the sky for her. Now, the pillar collapsed, and the sky collapsed with it, and the window to her soul - the pair of beautiful purple eyes also became dim and chaotic, which was an expression that Tokiomi had never had when he passed away.
The camphorwood tea tray fell to the ground, the ceramic teapot and teacups shattered into pieces, and the amber tea soup spilled all over the floor, but Ying noticed nothing and just stared blankly at Lorelaia, making the latter feel uneasy.
"No, it's impossible, brother, brother, how could brother - impossible, impossible, impossible..."
Ying kept repeating "impossible" as if she was trying to hypnotize herself and make herself forget the cold reality. Her distraught expression was heartbreaking.
"Is this... true?"
As an adult, Tsuruya's heart is naturally much stronger than Sakura's, but his pale face and unconsciously clenched teeth show that his heart is far from as calm as his appearance.
"Yes. During this period, I invited several magicians who are proficient in prophetic magic, but I didn't get any information about Shinji. Not at all."
Lorelaia forced herself to harden her heart and nodded vigorously. No matter how reluctant she was, she had to continue talking. The longer this matter was delayed, the greater the damage it would cause.
It was these words that shattered the last bit of clarity in Sakura's eyes. She leaned against the wall, roaring hysterically, completely losing her usual ladylike image.
"Impossible, you are lying to me, you must be lying to me, my brother will be fine, you must be lying to me."
"Brother... wuwuwu... Brother... wuwuwu..."
"Sakura..."
Kariya was heartbroken. The news of Shinji's disappearance had already made him feel very uncomfortable, and now Sakura, whom he had loved as a daughter, had become like this. He felt that he should do something, even if it was in vain, it would be better than letting Sakura continue to collapse like this.
"Ms. Lorelei, if the prophecy magic didn't get any information, does that mean Shinji has met with an accident? Is there no other possibility?"
Lorelaia didn't want to answer, but couldn't stand the expectant eyes around her, so she sighed and said, "Theoretically, yes, but the probability of it happening is too low."
"It doesn't matter if it's low, as long as it's there."
This answer gave Kariya a glimmer of hope.
"What are the possibilities?"
"The prophecy magician is not capable enough to capture the target's fate; the connection between the medium and the target is too weak to support the prophecy; the target has entered some ancient secret realm and has lost contact with the real world; the target is proficient in prophecy magic and interferes with external prophecy magic; the target is carrying some kind of conceptual gift that can hinder prophecy; and the target's existence is special, and prophecy magic is not enough to predict its fate."
Lorelaia had asked Kariya's question a long time ago to a magician who was proficient in prophetic magic, and she memorized the answer firmly in her mind.
"This, this is quite a lot." Kariya laughed dryly, as if trying to diffuse the bad atmosphere at home.
Lorelaia's expression was bitter: "It's just in theory. The fortune tellers I hired were all Pride or above. The medium used was the game console that Shinji often played, so the connection was strong enough. The place where Shinji disappeared was Italy, which is the sphere of influence of the Clock Tower. If there is a secret place, we would know it. Shinji has never learned prophecy magic, and I have never heard him talk about the conceptual gift that can hinder prophecy. As for the last item, I have only seen it in legends, maybe it does not exist in reality, so-"
As she spoke, Lorelaia could not go on. She began to hate herself. She had already given people despair, so why did she give them hope again? The most hateful thing was that she had to extinguish this ray of hope with her own hands.
I am such a terrible, bad woman.
"As long as there is hope, it's good." Tsuruya's tenacity was beyond Lorelaya's imagination. "Thank you Miss Lorelaya for the news. May I ask what is your relationship with Shinji-"
"We are friends and allies who have established a cooperative relationship. I bear the unshirkable responsibility for his going to Italy and the accident he encountered—"
Having said this, Lorelaia stood up from the sofa and bowed deeply to Tsuruya, Kariya, and Sakura.
"—I'm sorry. I know this apology doesn't make any sense, but I still want to say, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."
Loreleija's apology gave Sakura a chance to vent, a chance to turn her sadness into anger.
"Really? Is it you? Is it you? It's you who killed my brother!!!"
At this moment, Sakura was like a curled up hedgehog, helplessly rejecting everything around her.
"If it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't have gotten into trouble. It's your fault, all your fault."
"Sakura... Miss Loreleija she..."
Kariya tried to persuade her, but Sakura seemed to have not heard him at all and rushed forward, pushing Lorelaia's body hard.
"Go away, you are not welcome in our house, go away, go away, go away, I don't want to see you."
"Sakura, it's me."
"Don't call me Sakura, that's for big brother. I don't allow you to call me that. Go away."
Sakura pushed harder, and Lorelaia couldn't resist, nor was she willing to resist, so she was pushed back again and again, all the way to the door.
Knowing that she couldn't stay any longer, Lorelaia handed Tsuruya a card with a phone number printed on it and said, "Here's my contact information. If you need anything, you can contact me. I have some influence in the Clock Tower, and I will do my best to help if I can."
"No, we don't need your stuff."
Sakura snatched the card and tore it into pieces, then pulled the door open, crying and pushing Lorelaia.
"Go, go quickly, don't let me see you again, wuwuwuwu—go..."
"Okay, I'm leaving. I'm leaving."
Lorelaia didn't dare to provoke Sakura anymore, so she could only follow Sakura's hand and leave the entrance and out the door.
It seems that I have no choice but to ask Weber Velvet to come, she thought.
Just then, she heard a voice.
"Huh? Sakura, Lorelei, what are you doing?"