Back in Grande, Bumi had already returned to the North District to arrange a meeting between Sibella and Hamilton. Vertex 23S. The fastest update. Uh, the meeting, it feels so formal. But it really should be so formal.
This will be the first interaction between the Sabbat and the Barton aliens after the coexistence agreement of Eli Toledo.
Oh, by the way, it’s the Barton alien, not Sibella, so why is Sibella a party to this negotiation? Because Zach said, "Unless you want the current Barton aliens to start thinking that the Sabbat is going to enslave them, you need someone to convince them and anyone to ask for help. Our goal is stability, right? .”
Remember what Zach said in James, that asking Walter to come to Grande to drag out Zimich, who was caught in the time loop caused by soul expansion, and obtain information was rejected? Yes, it was not just the suggestion itself that was rejected, but Zach going to see Walter. For this matter, the Sabbat needs to go find Walter.
The Sabbat wants to clear away Zimixi's guilt, so the Sabbat please do it personally.
In the process, Zach used an image that needed to be comforted and protected, forcing the Sabbat to establish an equal cooperative relationship with the wizards and the Barton aliens, and finally give himself an explanation. While once again forcing the Sabbat to fix Toledo's position in the Sabbat, let the Sabbat discover the problems of the Tsmish clan on its own, and continue to provide opportunities for Nenad's Cappadocia to climb up.
One stone, how many birds? three.
One is the cooperation between the Sabbat and the wizard Barton. I won’t say this anymore, it’s easy to understand.
The second is that the Sabbat must explain the incident of Zmich attacking Zak. In other words, they must explain to Zak that the Zmich who attacked does not belong to the Sabbat. Do I need to remind everyone why the Sabbat keeps Zach? It's because they think Zach is an important resource. Now this vital resource has come under attack that could put him at odds with the Sabbat. What to do with the Sabbat? Oh, what can be done, repair the damage.
Please consider the feeling emanating from this with the delicacy of a girl. After Zach officially became a member of the Sabbat, he has not yet completed any contribution to the Sabbat. Zach and the Sabbat have not yet held hands in love with each other. Look, A mountain appeared in the middle. Zach is the victim. He is crying on the side of the mountain. Sabbat, hurry up and shovel that mountain!
If Sabbat doesn't cherish Zach Toredo's little hand even more after working so hard to shovel that mountain, I'll eat shit.
three. This is pie in the sky. Relying on infighting and verbal instigation can only shake Zimich's position in the Sabbat to a certain extent. But this, hehe, is related to the Tsmish Raiders, who have a connection to the soul-expansion that has determined to be a threat to the immortality of all vampires. What a big pie!
However, although the truth is this, it seems impossible for Zach to have any participation in the process of events from where it is about to begin. Hamilton agreed to talk to Sibella, but there was one requirement: Zach could not participate.
What's the reason? It's a bit...
Quote Hamilton.
"It's about time you fully accepted the reward my father gave you."
Do you know who Hamilton is talking about, Lutzmihilesembra. The guy who actually helped Benjamin.
Hamilton is right. It's time for Zach to accept this replacement Lesembra who is loyal to him in terms of personality. Especially now that Zagar's whereabouts are unknown. Zach had no reason to have any doubts about this Lu.
Returning to Hamilton's reason for not allowing Zach to participate in the talks, "I will let Lu accompany me throughout the whole process. You can listen to the entire negotiation process afterwards, and you don't have to stay there. The last thing I want is for the focus to be shifted after you appear. , become a gathering of wizards and aliens with you! Become another social gathering in Toledo! I need this to be my home court! The Sabbat needs this!"
Meaning, if the Sabbat is the protagonist, Zach cannot be allowed to suck up all the focus. Haha, since Hamilton praised Zach's communicative skills in such a subtle way. Agreed.
Then, Zach went home satisfied~
Oh yeah, one more little thing to mention. Except for asking a question about Arthur when he met Hamilton, Zach never mentioned Arthur again.
Zach has a very inexplicable insistence. He wants to wait for Sires to come to Grande and explain Arthur's situation. Even though he went to Allen's funeral and had the opportunity to discuss it with Nenad, he just didn't ask or mention it. You have to appreciate Zach's attitude as a high-ranking person and his thorough acting.
With that out of the way, it’s time to get into the trouble Zach faced when he first arrived home.
big trouble. Alice came back from school and was arguing with old Hank.
This was something that had never happened before and something Zach didn't think would happen in the future. So Zach needs to get information before he walks into the middle of trouble.
Listen to the content of the argument
"I don't listen, I don't listen!! How can you do this!! I don't listen, I don't listen!!" This is Alice who asked Old Hank to explain and firmly stated that she was deaf.
"What's wrong with you! Where did you learn these bad habits of teenagers!! I'm your adoptive father! Attitude!" This is Old Hank trying to calm down a teenager. All I can say is that Old Hank did a terrible job.
"You are not my adoptive father! My adoptive father is (Old) Grande! He is dead!! Zach is my brother and we are family! You! You are nothing!! Just an old man who lives in Grande! !”
…
If you can dig out information from this obviously irrational outpouring of emotion, that's your skill. Not Zach. so
"What's going on?" Zach moved to Maya who was in a daze on the back porch.
Maya turned her head aimlessly, glanced at Zach, and then looked back. The last sound of "Alice" was dragged out for a long time until she ran out of breath. Maya simply stopped making any sound.
Zach could only cast his gaze to the second floor and ask again, "What's going on?"
Maya seemed to think for a moment, "Do you want it to be brief or..."
This sentence pattern was too predictable. Zach listened to the intensity of the argument above and said directly, "The more detailed the better."
Zach was just being cunning and didn't want to get in the middle of the argument in the heat of the argument.
"Okay. Let's go home. It looks the same as usual. Everything in Grandry is as usual. Alice is going to find Matthew because it's the weekend tomorrow. Laura is looking for everyone to go play tomorrow..."
"There's no need to be so detailed." Zach pouted.
"So are you going to give Matthew a day off tomorrow?" Maya knew what she was talking about very well, so it was hard to say that she was deliberately going off topic. Maya looked at Zach, demanding a reply, "Laura is still waiting for a call back from Alice and I."
"Uh, yes. As long as Matthew agrees..."
Maya stood up without emotion, "He will agree." She passed Zach directly and went to the counter of the showroom, "Wait a moment, I will reply to Laura."
Zach pursed his lips and waited calmly. If you have better communication skills with girls, you can teach him.
"Laura?" Maya's phone call was already connected, "Matthew agreed to go out to play tomorrow. Are you going to pick us up or we are going to pick you up..."
With this distance and situation, it is not possible to say that Zach was eavesdropping.
Laura on the other side of the receiver, "Maya!! I just heard about it! Grandma and parents are discussing this matter!! Are you okay!"
Maya's tone was actually a little impatient, "How could something happen to us? We were still in math class when it happened. Wait, it was history? Uh, I don't remember."
Zach frowned, um, do you need to care about Maya's schoolwork? ? Forget it, I believe Yuehua Baiying doesn’t care about Maya’s academic performance.
On the other side of the receiver, "Oh, that's right. Well, what about your side now? I heard from my grandmother that an employee of Grande died! Who was it?"
"Sam."
"The wizard who taught Alice witchcraft?" Laura seemed to know a lot. "He's not really dead. I mean, uh, he's a wizard."
"The wizard is human and will die, Laura." Maya actually rolled her eyes, "But he didn't really die, his soul is still with Zach." After saying this, she glanced sideways at Zach , rolled his eyes and turned back to the receiver, "Anyway, Grande has nothing to lose."
However, as the conversation on the phone progressed, Zach blinked, and a very obvious question came to mind. Have Alice and Maya 'seen' all this a long time ago
"Oh. Do you know what's going on? I heard from my grandmother that there seemed to be revenge or something..." Laura seemed unsure, and her voice seemed to deviate from the receiver, "Kyle! Jean-Givier (Kelly) (Your guardian angel) keep listening!" Then he turned back to the receiver and said, "It has something to do with the previous self-destruction case on the bus and in the North District, right?"
Maya tilted her head, "Maybe, now you probably know more than me and Alice." She shook her head, "Zach just came back, and judging from his appearance, he probably isn't going to say this to me and Louise." kind of thing."
Zach was speechless, but he must praise Maya for being right. Yeah, that's not the kind of thing Zach would say to two teenagers. However, it is obviously meaningless. Teenagers seem to have their own channels for obtaining information...
Not to mention Laura and Kyle who have already shown it. Everyone guesses, if Sissi is included in the fun schedule of these teenagers tomorrow, then do you think the news that Zach visited the Allen Funeral Home today will spread~
"Oh, by the way." Maya suddenly looked serious, "Should we go to find Sibella tomorrow?" It felt like Maya had forgotten that Zach was still waiting, and started chatting with Laura. The topic was still inexplicable. "I want to prepare if I'm looking for it, but forget it if I'm not looking for it."
"I want to go! I want to see Toby!" Laura replied in the affirmative, and immediately became irritated, "Let's do this, you and Alice go to Paisin first, and we will go to Blake first and call Jackson. Go up and then we meet up in Ogier?”
"OK fine."
Zach, Zach's lips were open and he was twisting. I finally understand
Toby turned into a shadow man yesterday, and Zach informed Sibella before the picnic to ask Wander to pick up his new companion. Zach didn't care about it after that, and it obviously continued among these teenagers.
"Wait a minute..." Laura sounded uncertain again, "I, I also want to see Mr. Pixar. Do you think we should go see Mr. Pixar first, or should we go to Toby first?"
Tsk. Laura, aren’t you going to play tomorrow? Can you be normal? Just go shopping and stuff like that. Don’t do this...
"Let's go see Mr. Pixar first." Maya gave the suggestion after careful consideration. "If I go to see Toby first, it will feel too strange if I don't take Toby with me when I go see Mr. Pixar later."
"That's right. Then, let's go pick you up."
"good."
At the same time as they said goodbye like a girl, Old Hank walked out of Grande angrily, without even looking at Zach next to him, and went straight to the living area.
The argument ended abruptly, but Old Hank pretended that Zach didn't exist, and Alice didn't come downstairs. If Zach wanted to intervene, Maya would still be the only one.
Maya finally returned to Zach, "Where did I just say that?"
Just start it, okay? Zach shook his head. The quarrel was over anyway. Zach was a little concerned about what he had thought about on the phone just now. "You have to tell me honestly, did you and Alice already know that Sam would..."
Zach didn't even finish.
"Yes." Very simply. Maya glanced at Zach's chest, with Sam on the inside, and said nothing, "Alice and I saw the entire death incident three days ago."
Zach raised his hand and pressed his chest lightly, trying to comfort Sam. In fact, it was meaningless. Sam was not going to say anything. "Then why didn't you remind us? Don't tell me that it's that kind of black witch who needs to ignore these deaths." Grow. This is a member of our Grande, our partner, my important wizard."
Zach believed that if Alice saw this death, she would tell him immediately. So, Maya must have stopped Alice.
"Really?" Maya didn't have any emotions at all, "You are an important wizard. And then you are the one who even forgot to eat."
Zach was stunned for a moment. Then he pursed his lips. This conversation is doomed.
Maya curled her lips, "You know what the death we saw is, it is the entire process of death from beginning to end, this whole incident." Maya shook her head, "So, Tsimich's attack was not caused by me and Aili at all. What Si saw, or the main body, was that you finally accepted your wizard and accepted the soul puppet that can hold Sam's soul."
Can everyone understand
Why did Sam die
Simpler. Because Zach made him kill himself.
Why did Zach let Sam commit suicide? Repeat the reasons Zach explained to James? No. Because Zach knows that he has a soul puppet that Sam will keep even if he commits suicide.
So~ when did the events of Sam's death, that is, the death scenes that Alice and Maya would see, begin
By the way, it was Zach who was lonely in the kitchen, and was startled by Sam's words "That's why I eat potatoes today". He admitted that he had neglected the people around him, decided not to be lonely anymore, and started having a picnic. This is the beginning of Sam's death. In the end, Zach ordered the suicide.
Then there is the very simple question. Alice and Maya, should they use their foresight to avenge the banshee to interrupt this complete process of finally binding the vampire and the wizard to each other
Seeing that Zach stopped talking, Maya didn't do anything. After all, this feeling of defeating an adult in understanding the principles of life is nothing to be proud of for a girl who should roll her eyes as much as she wants.
"Continuing on from what I said before, Alice wanted to find Matthew, but she saw Matthew who was discussing Sam's funeral with Lyon, Charlie and the others, and was scolded by Old Hank. Old Hank said that Matthew was stupid and was still wasting time with these people around Zach. Time, learn more skills from yourself and then leave Grande and leave all this..."
All right.
In the quarrel:
"You are not my adoptive father! My adoptive father is Grande! He is dead!! Zach and Benjamin are my brothers and we are family! You! You are nothing!! Just a guy who lives in Grande Old man!!”
There is some message in these irrational emotional words.