Finally, Zach came home. Vertex 23S. Fastest update
No one greeted him because no one knew he was back. Leon, who was still holding a stack of documents, glanced at the 'stranger' Zach who stood on the back porch for no reason, covering his head tightly, "Sir, do you need help?"
Zach raised his sunglasses and smiled at Leon, "It's me."
"Zha..." turned around and ran away, "Louise!"
Zach smiled from behind and said, "I'll wait in the basement." After entering the house, he passed by Russell, an unknown guy who was standing in a daze at the entrance of the basement stairs. He was looking at the stairs with a resentful look, as if he wanted to go down but couldn't. look. Troubled, Zach looked at it and ignored it.
"Hey! You! You shouldn't go down, this is private..." Russell actually wanted to stop Zach from going down, but because Zach had no intention of paying attention to him and continued down, Russell took action and grabbed Zach directly. scarf, "You..."
Zach pushed Russell away with one finger, pursed his lips and pulled off the scarf, "Mr. Russell, right, Charlie's friend? He came to Barton from the middle to look for Charlie, right?"
These words have revealed where Zach learned about the existence of Russell, Soul Walker Sloane. Louise did not contact Zach, but Sloan ran to see Zach~ After being instigated by Zach to do bad things, she naturally wanted to ridicule Zach, the master of Grande, for his ignorance of what happened in Grande . Telling Zach that the message Eli Torredo left for Grande can be regarded as being conveyed to Zach by Louise by Sloan. Then Russell came to find Charlie and Charlie's disappearance, which is what Sloan will say sarcastically. The tone told Zach, 'This is what will happen if you run around when you are not in Grande. You are having fun with the Sabbat here, and your house is a mess. '
"Uh... you, how do you know? Wait a minute! Who are you!"
"Who am I?" Zach tilted his head, "I am the benefactor who made your friend start a new life." Zach's tone was not good. I can't explain why. Everyone needs to understand it for themselves. Please Contacting Zach's doubts about Eli's identity, "Charlie is now my descendant, Toledo, and I am the clan of Toledo. Now do you know who I am?"
Russell was stunned for a moment, and before he could respond, Louise had already poked her head on the stairs, with an excited look on her face, "You're back!"
"Shhh" Zach's face changed quickly, from a blank expression towards Russell, even with a hint of disgust, to a sincere smile, "Keep your voice down, I'm not really coming back, I'm just, There’s no need to let everyone know~”
Everyone means, well, everyone. For example, employees like Logan and Evan in the new living area are now waiting for Leon's instructions to go to the church to prepare for the ceremony for the clients Madison brought.
Louise raised her eyebrows, "Oh!" She quickly walked downstairs and pushed them down. Leon, who was a little dazed, said, "Go do your job!" It was an order, "Don't mention that Zach is back, those new Employees, it's not appropriate to know that Zach's 'disappearance' is over!"
Louise understands Zach quite well. This requirement is very clear
Those new employees are members of the community correction project, aren't they? They are not completely free. They are second-class citizens who are given the opportunity to reform by society. Remember, everything they do in Grande is recorded, that is, monitored, and then Report to supervisor.
Evan had already expressed when Russell first came to Grande that after finally starting a new life, Grande was often visited by the police, which was a bad experience. Therefore, it has nothing to do with whether Master Grande trusts his new employees, but to avoid trouble, these second-class citizens who are already inferior to the police should not know things they don't need to know.
Leon nodded, lowered his head and left. Matthew had been waiting for him in the new living area for a long time.
After Louise dismissed Leon, her eyes stayed on the face of Russell, who was staring at Zach for a while, curled her lips, and turned to Zach, "Let's go to the basement to talk."
"Just as I meant." Zach glanced at Russell one last time, turned around and continued walking to the basement.
"Hey!" Russell shouted.
Zach ignored it, and when he pushed the basement door, it was blocked because it was locked.
"Um... thank you! I want to say thank you!" Russell seized this brief opportunity. When Louise opened the door, he shouted to Zach. His voice was out of control due to being too emotionally entangled, "You, you gave New life Charlie! Thank you!”
Zach raised his eyes and glanced at Russell, expressionless. As soon as the door opened, I walked into the basement.
After Louise closed the door again, Zach's first words were, "Am I too cold?" It was a question.
"To whom?" Louise walked directly in front of Zach and sniffed, "What did you use? Why can't I feel you at all? Blood control shouldn't be so thorough." She didn't seem to care about Zach's question at all. , first to solve his own doubts, "I could at least feel our bloodline before, but why can't I feel anything now?"
Zach didn't rush his own question. He dug into his pocket and dangled the word "Quarter" in his hand. "Zimich collected it from Maggie." Did you notice Zach's wording
"collection?"
"Yeah~" Zach smiled, "Compulsory collection. Zmich hates the smell of Bruch, and Hamilton Lesembra has never been able to have a good conversation with Rimmer." Isn't it, this time? At the wedding, he found the opportunity, "Maggie is an Indian who doesn't care much about foreign things, so, haha, compulsory collection." Zach waved his hand, not intending to waste time talking about more Sabbat after finally returning home. What happened to the 8-person group, "The old history of the Thirteen Clans, I'll tell you about it when I have time." Returned to his own problems, what happened in Grande, which is a family matter that Zach will face sooner or later, " Am I too cold towards Russell?"
Louise didn't even have time to answer.
"Russell?!" Charlie came out of nowhere and approached Zach, "Russell is here?! Russell is back to see me?! Russell is..."
Just as Zach had a puzzled expression on his face, Louise's eyes were already red, staring at Charlie, "No one is coming to see you. Sit back on the stone platform, your 'father' is here to see you."
Zach raised his eyebrows, preparing to watch temporarily.
Louise pushed Charlie, who had calmed down with the memory erasure, back to the stone platform, and looked at Zach, "He has lost his memory. I don't know who did it, you should take a look." Louise shook her head. Shaking his head, "He seemed to have returned to the time when he first became Bruch. He knew that his life had changed dramatically, but he had no idea what to do in the future."
"ha?"
"Don't 'huh?'" Louise rolled her eyes, "Help him." Shaking her head, "I don't know how to help him recover his memory, and I don't dare to move." She pursed her lips, "I Now we can only temporarily ask Russell not to see him, lest he get confused." Frowning, in the following words, in addition to Louise explaining to Russell the reason why he can't see Charlie now, Checkmate has a reason that is easier for us to understand, "With Bu In Ryan's case, the personality disorder caused by the continued development after the loss of memory. If this is the case for humans who have another life backup of their souls, I don't know what impact this memory loss will have on us vampires." He patted his face. Charlie, who was confused and had no idea what Louise was talking about, said, "Help him, Zach. If you can't do it, I don't know what else to do."
Zach was silent, as if he was caught up in his own emotions at an inappropriate time.
"Zach?" Louise waited for a while, not knowing what Zach was thinking, so she reminded her loudly and misunderstood, "I know that a guy who can control memory appeared in Barton. This matter deserves further investigation, but Now, help Charlie first. If his memory comes back, we'll know who did it..."
Zach's eyes were already red when he raised his hand, moved Charlie's chin, and looked into his eyes.
Louise stopped talking consciously and watched Zach move.
Zach spoke, "Show me everything about the Eye of Charm in your memory."
"Uh... red, red..." Wushen replied. In the red vision, the entangled lines of thoughts were twisting and shaking at a special frequency. Every time one of them passed by Charlie's godless eyes, he He opened his mouth and said a few scattered words, "...let, make people afraid...like a hook, let, food, unable to escape...I, I am food...red eyes, food for monsters..."
Zach moved his neck and said, "I don't care about the story of you becoming a vampire. I don't care how you became a Bruch alien." In the red vision, the scrutinizing memories and thoughts were pushed away, and Zach was quite calm. , "Show me what Charming Eyes can do to change your memory."
"Charming Eyes... can change memories?" It was still a godless answer. Some lines of thoughts were trembling and twisting hard, but they just couldn't float to Charlie's eyes and let him tell his own memories.
Zach was very patient, "Of course, you are no longer a Bruch, have you forgotten?" A thought broke free from the entanglement and floated in front of Charlie, "You are Toledo, and the ability of your eyes is no longer Bruh. That kind of primary application method of paralyzing food, we are deeper and more powerful. We can change memory." A large number of thoughts were stirred up and rushed to Charlie. Zach continued, "We are the charming eyes of Toledo, So tell me who got you crushed in the ability you were supposed to be best at.”
Louise was silently reciting what Zach said. Although it is somewhat untimely, it is indeed a good time to learn. We should have already understood some of the ways that Zach often uses the Charming Eye to change memories, which is to extend from existing memories, deconstruct and fabricate new false memories. For example, making others think that they have paid money, making people think that half a year has passed, making people think that if they point a gun at someone, they will kill others... These are all extended from the memories that already exist. False memories.
Now, another false memory that Zach exhibits. It doesn't extend anything, but forcibly throws a 'hat' that says one plus one equals two on top of your already tangled memories. Come on, put all your memories about one plus one equals two. The brain is so magical, isn't it? Things that can be explained by logic will automatically start to be explained. Only those that cannot be explained will be rejected and given up.
What Zach uses is to let Charlie's memory regulate what logic he can accept. You are Toledo who has mastered the ability to control memory. Now, explain yourself how you became like this!
The effect of this method is shown.
Charlie’s eyes instantly became clear!
"Brill!! Briar Mokawi! This woman is treating me..."
Zach raised his hand and slapped him. He slightly leaned sideways to support Charlie, who rolled his eyes and fell to the stone platform. He gestured to Louise, who looked confused, and gently helped Charlie straighten his body, "So it's Briar. The mystery is solved." ”
Louise opened her mouth, "I, I..." After a long while, I sighed, "I should have thought of it!" Then, "Is Charlie okay?"
"No." Zach checked Charlie's heartbeat. "I didn't let his memory go back to where it should be. When he woke up, he still didn't remember anything."
"Huh? Why?!"
Zach turned his eyes away, not looking at anyone, as if he was trapped in his own emotions, "It seems that becoming a Toledo and having certain memories changed is a, hum, custom." Zach's cheek twitched, and I I hope you all know what's going on in Zach's mind. As I said before, please contact Eli.
Without giving Louise a chance to ask questions, Zach glanced at the basement door, "Did Russell say why he came to find Charlie?"
"Uh..." Louise couldn't keep up, "He said that he betrayed Charlie when his world changed the most, and now he's here to apologize and save his former friend..."
He was interrupted by Zach's wave of his hand, "Then why is he still here? If what Sloan told me is accurate, Charlie ran away after Russell knew that Russell came to Barton. Obviously Charlie didn't want to see him." Zach's expression returned. In terms of his treatment of Russell, well, he was not kind, "Then why hasn't he disappeared unconsciously? Why is he still staying in Grande?"
Louise opened her mouth, and after a long while, she finally caught up with Zach's thoughts, "Are you okay?"
Taking an anthropomorphic deep breath, Zach closed his eyes and opened them again, "I'm not good. I don't know what to do. You must have guessed it, Eli Toledo, the message he left for Grande, the deer and 'I I'm sorry. The story I told about me becoming a vampire and the first time I confessed to humans that I was not human. Louise, tell me, you can understand, you know what I am feeling now..." Zach curled his lips, "I can't believe I would say such a thing, I'm so confused."
It is indeed a bit embarrassing for a guy who always seems to know exactly what he is doing to say that he is very troubled in his heart.
Louise, let Zach down. At the most suitable moment for the reconstructed vampire couple to enhance their relationship, Louise ran to the front, "No, I, I don't understand. More than four centuries." Louise pointed at Charlie, "Look at him, it's only been a few years, he is still young, and look at Russell outside, he is already a middle-aged man. And you, with four centuries, you should have no chance, but now, the opportunity has appeared. "
Learn now and sell now, one plus one equals two, come on, put in all the entanglements you should have!
"Are you really going to give up like this? You should understand that this is your last chance!" Louise looked at Zach. The 'last chance' is aggravated because of the fact that if Zach misses the regret of four centuries ago again during Eli Toledo's time in Barton, Eli Toledo may really It no longer exists, maybe because of Papa Midnight, or maybe because of the Sabbat's cleanup. Zach, there's no chance!
Zach looked at Louise, "You also understand that once I make such a decision, everything will become worse. And what we get, no, what I can get, is just that it should have been four centuries ago. The regret of letting go. Is it worth it? Just for my personal reasons?”
"Russell, you're still in Grande, aren't you? In a funeral home full of aliens and ex-criminals, waiting for Charlie to regain his memory." Louise said with certainty.
Do you know the advantage of similar things happening together? They can be dialectical to each other and cannot be ignored.
Then, Louise saved the key point until the end, "Ele Torredo, I found Benjamin last night. You should stay here for a while, and when Benjamin comes back from the nursing home, you should talk to Benjamin..."
Zach shook his head, "I can't stay any longer, Revro has already come to find me." He waved his hands, as if helpless, "I feel so easy to predict, as if if I run out, there will be no other place to go in Barton. . Haha, I guess I am really a family-oriented vampire~" It means Zach ran back to Grande, which is so good to think of.
"If you want to blame it, blame the previous guests." Laura, Sissy, and Madison, "it took too long." Then, what made us speechless again, "Zager has been taken away, haha , I wanted to introduce you to him~ You will definitely like him~ Next time~"
While Louise quickly turned her head to hide her eyes, Zach was about to leave, "Let Benjamin go to Oz. As an Alpha, he has a very reasonable reason to contact the Sabbat, with or without me. To at least strive for his own future in Barton, we can have a good talk then."