mousepad-d2 Chapter 10 X. First Snow.
Chapter 10 X. First Snow.
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This unremarkable old mansion hidden in the streets of London, after many years, once again ignited a bright orange fire.All is so peaceful—if you selectively ignore the laughter erupting in the dining room.The contagious sound wave shook the colored lights in front of the neighbor's house and burst several, let alone Karna who faced the sound wave at close range.
"Hey, even if it's cheating, it won't be impossible to collect all such bad cards at once." Ozymandis turned his head and looked at his friend who was temporarily teaming up with the maid, who pressed his fingers to his lower lip with a serious face , his fingertips lingered on the remaining few cards, seemingly in a difficult situation.Ah... finally lost.Karna looked at the pile of chips on the opposite side, and a piece of paper that was not firmly attached to the forehead fluttered down.
Although it is true that he is not good at the game of bridge, he has already become familiar with the rules after playing a few times, and his luck will not be tilted towards him as before... Karna sat obediently in the same place, waiting to be beaten by Gilga Mei Shi posted another note with childish words written on it.But the other party showed boredom after picking and choosing, waved his hand and said, "It's too boring, let's change people and form a team. Karna, come here."
This guy takes everything too seriously.Gilgamesh ignored the owl curled up sleeping on Karna's shoulder, and eyed his new teammate sitting next to him.Karna, who was holding the cards tightly, his eyes would shine brightly every time a new card was dealt, and then dimmed apologetically when he saw the numbers.This guy who seems to be indifferent to the world is actually eager to win, but he is used to being led astray by the god of fate.His palms are sweating, and he has a troublesome personality that worries about hurting his teammates.
Yeah, it's a mess.
Gilgamesh, who was lazily lying on the cushion, quickly unfolded a card with his fingertips, and it was swapped with the next card in the pile.Touching the bridge of his nose with his fingertips, he calmly threw a hint to Ozymandis who had witnessed the whole process.The latter immediately understood, pretended to be full of confidence, and piled all the chips on the bet of this round. "and."
"……Eh?"
Unknowingly, Karna, who had been replaced by two friends for most of the cards, won his first victory in his life.He looked at the final game with some hesitation, but the two of them simply wouldn't give him room to think.Gilgamesh generously pushed all Ozymandis' chips to Karna, "Take your reward, Karna."
When Karna got up to clean up the card table, Ozymandis proudly lowered his voice to claim credit, "My acting skills are much better than yours, and I won this round."
"Stop boasting there." Gilgamesh pinched a grape disdainfully, "You look so happy when you lose, only Karna can't see that you are deliberately letting go."
"Huh? What water?" Karna poked his head out from the front.
"Oh, the house of the Ozymandis family has been leaking for three days, Karna, you have to beware of this guy's intention to invite you to be a guest." Gilgamesh replied graciously.
Seeing Karna showing sympathy but hesitating to speak, Ozymandis thought to himself, it is really a miracle that this guy has grown up to this point.
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"Karna went to sleep?"
"He went to release the owl on the balcony, and that stupid little thing pecked his hair into a bird's nest." Gilgamesh shot him a glance, "He can't hear our conversation, you don't have to think too much about— If you're not thinking about breakfast tomorrow with that look on your face."
"The gem stolen by the snake is now emitting a stench in some corner." Ozymandis glanced at Karna's back in the distance, and saw that he was still struggling with his pet.Gilgamesh stopped turning the jewel's fingertips abruptly, and raised it up before his eyes to face a beam of cold light projected from a height.The flawless texture is as clear as water droplets, and the uncut edges and corners are like carefully designed cutting surfaces. Every inch constitutes a perfect proportion that can please people.
"Counterfeiting is also very interesting." With a light ding dong, the gem fell into the red wine glass in front of Gilgamesh, like a bright red lotus blooming in the clear liquid.He turned the wine glass to make a clear collision sound, "Its existence means the birth of a lie. Although it is not very clever, it can indeed deceive those eyes that are too clear."
"You're really wicked." Ozymandis lay down leisurely with his arms on his pillow, "Can this kind of thing also bring you pleasure?"
"Garbage with the same smell, how can it bring sensual enjoyment." Gilgamesh sneered and raised his wand, "It's too much less fun for me to make a choice. But this monologue with a vulgar plot I've lost my appetite."
The residue that was crushed into powder slowly sank into the depths of the liquor, exuding the same smell as when the pocket watch was corroded just now.He poured the wine into the fire, and the crackling sound finally made him feel better for a moment, "The chain is broken again, let's skip the boring recitation, this story should be over. "
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"To Arjuna:
Merry Chrismas.
Thanks for the previous help, I made an amazing discovery during this trip, and we will talk about the details after returning to school in two days.
How are you doing at school?Tried a little cheese tart... Enclosed, I hope it doesn't bother you.
Karna.
ps: mastered some bridge skills while celebrating the holiday with friends, and scored a lucky victory.Hope to share this joy with you.
The sweet and greasy sugar spread from the tip of the tongue to every pore cell, and just looking at the roots of the teeth felt sore.The little elf watched the little master chewing the dessert as if analyzing the ingredients, and just about to take a peek at the content of the letter while he wasn't paying attention, he met the boy's cold gaze.Arjuna pressed the envelope into the book he was flipping through, and the quill pen automatically wrote a short line of reply on the blank letter paper, and stuffed it back into the small pocket tied under the paw of the little coal ball.
Loud laughter could be heard outside the door. The party that started around 6:[-] p.m. has not yet completely ended.Not many students remained in the school, and none of the younger Slytherin students needed him to be responsible. After a simple dinner, he went to the library and stayed until the gate closed.The pocket watch given by Karna made a faint sound under the pillow... Maybe because of it, I always think of that face unconsciously.
The corners of his mouth were covered with crumbs of pastries, and there was a faint glint of water.The clear eyes that can contain everything reflect themselves so clearly that they seem to be facing a mirror.His warm fingers touched the center of his brow, and it could be clearly seen from the neckline that slipped when he leaned forward...Ah Juna suddenly came back to his senses, so disturbed that he almost didn't realize that twelve hours had passed. point.He rubbed his tired forehead, put on his glasses and spread out the books he borrowed from the library.
From a young age, no one thought he should accept white lies like Santa Claus, and his family did not have the boring habit of exchanging gifts, but the concept of equal exchange was rooted in his heart from an early age.For my father, such holidays are a waste of time; my mother is keen to create a holiday atmosphere, but she only loves the holiday itself.Since being rejected politely two years ago, the naive mother blamed it on unknown reasons, her eyes full of worry.But he was simply neglecting the ritual, after all... Arjuna's fingertips slid over the edge of the page.
...it makes no sense.
The only room in Slytherin with lights on was annihilated into the extraordinarily prosperous starry sky after the snow.The snowflakes falling from the branches passed through the youth's translucent body, and the flawless whiteness melted into his fluttering clothes.Showing up barefoot in such weather is not against the law, Enkidu always seems to have the magic of turning wherever he goes into spring.He wove an emerald green crown out of ivy, and the intertwined twigs were about to close together to form a small delicate circle.
When the ruby was reduced to nothingness in the fire, the earth also seemed to usher in the second shock of the day.This is not a good sign.Animals are more acutely aware of abnormalities in the world than humans, who are prisoners kept in cages by comparison.It took a lot of time to appease those little beings whose nerves were too slender and irritable—they were more and more afraid of the enemy every time, and tried their best to escape from the center of the storm.
Before the lingering sound dissipated in the air, a faint blue flame flashed for a moment, illuminating the man's exposed jaw under the hood.The swimming boa constrictor left track-like tracks among the grass covered with thin frost, and entrenched itself under the holly tree where the lion was resting.
"The same life will not be killed a second time." Green eyes stared at him, "Your visit made these children very scared...can you please leave."
"I'm just here to say hello to an old acquaintance, and I don't mean any malice." The man ordered the accompanying pets to retreat in a low voice in snake language, and stretched out his hand towards the lion that was roaring at him—from the robe The exposed fingertips reflected the cold moonlight. "Long time no see, Sundial... Does the joy of reuniting after a long absence make you so excited. Oh... Do you still want to kill me. Even as an undead."
The man's deep eyes stared at its tangible body, and he sighed without the slightest pity in a low voice,
"Or go back to your original name before using Animagus... Servant who is obsessed with the little master, DS?"
-TBC-