Return to Villa Toledo.
Xiyun is still huddled in a corner of the living room, hiding from the sun. Zach did not give new instructions, but asked the housekeeper if anyone was looking for him. He received a call from Nick Giovanni in Barton and left a message asking about the temporary Sabbat meeting.
Zach knew that Giovanni, the butler in the villa, had the habit of relaying all the big and small matters here to Butonik as soon as possible~ It’s not a bad habit, but everyone knows it, and it’s quite annoying~
But just like yesterday's call from Nick to the funeral home in the southern suburbs, Zach was too lazy to respond to Nick. Anyway, there were other Giovannis attending the Sabbat meeting, so there was no need for Zach to narrate it.
"Clear the message." Zac posted a new chore to the housekeeper. As Giovanni's housekeeper, he was obviously a little resistant, but both he and the woman Zmich actually understood that they were both arranged here not to let the housekeeper. Redo is relieved. Toledo's current non-partisan attitude is actually good for everyone. They may not have been able to meet the expectations of their brothers (Nick and Roy) and receive preferential treatment from Toledo, but at the same time, there is absolutely no one. What failed? Because there is no success without the other party~ Isn’t this the reason~ Zach: "You will handle all calls from now on. I will not accept any calls from the West or Barton, any." The butler blinked after confirmation. Now that it’s clear, continue, “Only the central bank’s phone number will notify me as soon as possible.”
The butler nodded and took the order to operate the phone.
When Mrs. Zmich returned to the villa, she returned to work. She didn't pay much attention to the autistic Xiyun. Instead, after hearing Zach's arrangement, she dragged the vacuum cleaner close to Zach who seemed to be about to go upstairs to rest. gram.
"I just realized that if you don't let Nina be abandoned in Lesembra in the end, you will push Tsimishi out and bear the crime of allying with the wizard family. This is why you asked me to 'protect the cub' and protect the cub." What you mean by Zhu Xiyun is what you mean by knowing Nina's situation and dealing with it one by one, right, ancestor of the Toledo clan."
Zach really wanted to go upstairs to rest. He turned around on the stairs and looked at the woman below, "Yes." There is nothing to deny. Don't be surprised. Nina's game was ruined by herself because she was not good enough. , Zach has quality. As a Toledo who had once been accused of betrayal and then wiped out his family, Zach would not have any chance of being naive.
Mrs. Zmich looked at Zach, "You don't have any conscience at all, right? Because you know that there is a growing Zmich in the North Kingdom. Zmich of the Sabbat is useless now, and he is indeed in love with the wizard. The inseparable relationship (Roy's agreement at Barton's Sibera to become an Indian cultural preserve in the middle, Tsimich did indeed form an alliance with the wizard) might as well provide some value."
Zach nodded again, "Yes."
The woman was quiet for a while, "Nina is right, we should be wary of you."
Zach was still not ready to deny it, but he opened his mouth before he could. Hey, it was Miles who took the lead, "You have to be a little better!" Miles' tone? This is going to God. Zach and Mrs. Zmich looked at Miles in surprise at the same time.
Miles no longer looked as cowardly as he did at the end of the Sabbat meeting, staring at Mrs. Zmich, "How dare you say that you are so interested in Xiyun that his obvious Indian ancestry was not plotted by you?! You guys I have clearly felt the city's attitude towards the Indians in the past week! Your newspapers, TV, movies, and the entire social atmosphere are all elements that insult the Indians! You, a second-generation Tsimishi, are hiding here You took refuge, and then you saw the opportunity to adopt a half-blood Indian as your descendant. How dare you say that you have no plans?!"
Zach raised his eyebrows, turned his eyes towards the woman with a curved corner of his mouth. Haha, this Roy's sister was fighting with her face, feeling like some deadly weapon would be shot out of her skin in the next moment, ending Miles's life.
But Miles looked confident, "There is no difference between you and that Nina! She just wants to frame Toledo, and you just want to get benefits from Toledo! So, don't pretend to be innocent here! Today Toledo solved this matter without hurting anyone! Nor did he pull any hair out of you! So! Shut up and enjoy the victory that Toledo brings!"
The whole villa seemed to be muted.
Then, the noise of the vacuum cleaner came from the vacuum cleaner in Zmich's hand, buzzing... Zmich dragged the vacuum cleaner away.
Zach looked at Miles again, smiled and shook his head, "Are you not afraid anymore?"
Miles' body softened for a moment, and he leaned against the guardrail to stand still. He followed Zach upstairs tremblingly. He didn't answer Zach's words, but said, "I'm expressing myself to you!" There was a firmness in his voice.
Zach gets it.
We have seen a lot of humans whose world view was opened up by vampires. The familiar world has been crushed, and the process of reshaping the world is necessary. Then it is these people who decide how to live in the real world.
We have seen both positive and negative examples. Living well is like James, although he will not admit it himself. His life was as bad as Nuo who accidentally fell into trouble. Of course he would not admit it. Even those who failed, such as Dale or Patton's Ford who also came to the West with Zach, they probably wouldn't feel that they would reach such a desperate situation when deciding how to live their lives. There are many examples of people who live forever. There is a thin cloud in the Toledo Villa, but it is not the immortality given by Zach. If excluded, we can look at Mrs. Quinn and Louise.
Now, it's Miles who chooses how he wants to live.
Miles is a very interesting guy.
Looking back at all the instances we know, Miles doesn't fit into any category - he doesn't have a strong sense of social responsibility like James, nor does he have a subjective approval of Zach before knowing the truth like No. He doesn't have narrow values like Dale or Ford. The two examples of one road leading to death are all in their values. Vampires are monsters and enemies, right? But Miles is definitely not open-minded enough to get Zach's goodwill recognition. When Miles didn't know about vampires, he regarded Zach, the boss of Grande, as his enemy~ Don't forget that Miles wanted to get Grande Secret, dig Grande's grave! This is completely opposite to Quinn and Louise!
Ha, how does such an "interesting" individual decide his future path at this time? Miles shows us the answer, he is expressing himself. A defeat that can shut up a second-generation Zimich, we can say that Miles' performance is a success~
Zach continued to go upstairs, "You don't have to show me how smart you are. I knew from the time you took the initiative to talk to me at the Grand Cemetery that you are a really smart person, Miles." There was a hint of tone in his tone. Smiling. This is a fact and there is nothing hard to admit.
Miles also continued to follow Zach, holding on to the guardrail and going up, "But I'm not a 'good' smart guy!"
Zach has never been stingy about appreciating two kinds of people. As we all know, one is smart people, and the other is conscious people. So with a smile, "Yes." and continued upstairs.
Miles from behind took a deep breath, "I dug the grave in Grand North Park. I think you already knew that, so I changed the security company!"
Zach didn't need to respond. He gave Miles a shrug from behind and walked directly to the Toledo master bedroom in the villa.
"You have to understand that I don't have many choices in this situation!" Miles continued to take a deep breath. The conversation he was chasing after with Zach seemed not to end easily. "I must master Gran The secret of virtue, and then think about my own future! My behavior may be 'bad', but I did nothing wrong!"
Of course Miles did nothing wrong. In fact, he made every step right to be here now~
Zach entered the bedroom, accepted the fact that Miles would not stop for a while, leaned back on the bed comfortably, looked at Miles, and started talking more, "What do you want, Miles. Zach said with a smile, "What do you want from me?" Zach crossed his toes and swayed, "You should know that after this trip to the west, you will have a bright future. I will not leave a human being who has come into contact with the Sabbat, the core power of this country, in an unknown place. Haha, Miles, with your ability, it is impossible not to be unknown. So, I might as well take care of you. , at least let you not give me trouble. Then, tell me what you want me to give you~"
Either don’t say it or say it, just skip the twists and turns and go straight to the most important thing. As expected, Zach's attitude towards Miles remained unchanged.
Miles was speechless for a moment. Maybe he didn't expect that the conversation would reach the final step, and he wanted to show off a little more. Or maybe, he finally breathed a sigh of relief that his future was secure! Everything he suffered in Grande was not in vain!
Miles didn't say anything, but Zach didn't want to waste too long waiting, so he suggested, "Do you want eternal life? Become a vampire of a certain clan like Xiyun?"
Zach really jumped on the topic!
Miles trembled and felt his body became weak again. He stumbled to the closet and leaned against it. He almost wanted to speak but could not. You can imagine what kind of storm is going on in this human's mind right now!
"You are very smart. Among the thirteen clans, the most truly smart clans include Toledo." Zach gestured to himself, "and Lesembra."
The storm in Miles' brain was a little smaller, because Zach was helping him~ wasn't it? These two options said, haha, can Miles not count, Toledo? ? Miles knew he couldn't count on it! Lesembra? ? No! After experiencing Toledo's "crushing" of everyone in the Lesembra clan at the Sabbat meeting, the bold word is no!
"Smartness can bring many extended characteristics to people, such as knowing one's own position, and being able to gain benefits from one's own position. There are many such clans." Zach laughed, "There are some in every clan. For such a person, this is nonsense. I think in the end it is not which vampire you choose, but which vampire falls in love with you, like Xiyun~"
There is a reason why Zach mentioned Xiyun twice. It's up to Miles whether he can catch it or not.
Miles caught it. He had reached the eye of the storm and calmed down. "I followed Logan's path. Logan didn't become a vampire, right? Then I don't have to become a vampire."
This is the correct answer.
Miles knew very well that he was able to play his Two-Face game in front of Zach because of Xiyun. In Zach's eyes, this pair of people who are going to follow the path of the two previous Grand employees is an 'interesting' and worthy of a 'game' combination.
Xiyun is successful, isn't he? Xiyun himself doesn't know that his identity and race have become a trap for the elemental wizard family that gave Zach the biggest trouble at the Sabbat meeting!
Xiyun is taking Evan's path. What did Zach do to Evan? Send the trouble of Evan away to the troubled Bishop family of Barton West! Isn't this exactly the same? Xiyun is now Zmich! Disaster-ridden Zmich! Let’s not talk about the past sufferings. Today Zach almost pushed Zmich out to sacrifice!
in conclusion! Xiyun followed Evan's path and achieved positive results! Then, Miles should do the same! How this pairing started in front of Zach is how it should end!
Miles lowered his head, "Logan became a werewolf. He is not a vampire, but he is in an important position for vampires." Yes, Logan, as the first member of the Ravenchi wolf pack, is now in the magical world. During the banquet, accept those werewolves who are willing to coexist peacefully with vampires in the future. "I understand that I am not worthy of being in the inner circle of vampires because... I am not a 'good person'." Smart and conscious, he glanced at Zack's expression and said, "You won't trust me, and I don't trust myself. , I am a two-faced person.”
Zach's expression was quite relaxed and he didn't deliberately manage it. "Yes, I won't put you close enough to wait for you to stab me, nor will I put you too far away where I can't see you." Things. You have thought very thoroughly. I need to place you in a position where I can rest assured. I think that after reading the literature on the third floor, you probably know a lot of things. Have you seen anything suitable for your position? ?”
But Miles shook his head, as if he denied what Zach said, and didn't think he had the position to reassure Zach. After all, he and Logan are different... Then, Miles said a name, "Zager."
Zach raised his eyebrows, and folded his hands in front of his body, saying nothing, waiting for Miles to continue.
Miles raised his head and looked at Zach, "Send me to the Republic, to the counterfeit Toledo created by the Secret Alliance, Lutresembra. If the meaning of Logan to you is to help the Sabbat vampires, Friend (werewolf), my meaning... can be to help the Sabbat vampire stab the enemy."
Miles's stabbing, Two-Face's stabbing, haha, we understand, it is to send the knife behind someone's back after making friends~
Here with Zach, Miles' knife has no chance of being stabbed out, but
"You are already qualified to be friends with Zagel~" Zach's eyes lit up.
"Yes." Miles nodded, "In the Sabbat, Toledo got out of the genocide that it experienced in the Secret Alliance. Zagel, the fake Toledo, will want this experience from you. I can give it to him , first-hand information, Zagel and I will become best friends!”