…… I see.

Annan reacted quickly.

This is probably because Celicia has sworn allegiance to Annan and is subordinate to herself.

Then after telling her the sentence "If you deceive me, you will betray my trust in you", the "left eye of the angel" that tracks down the betrayer will also take effect on Celisia's words.

Although he learned unexpected information through the curse, Annan did not make a noise.

He just shook his head slowly, and said calmly with a posture of penetrating the other party's lies:

"I don't think you have a clear picture of the status quo...... Since you're not sincere right now, let's calm down a little bit in the dungeon, Celicia. ”

Annan slowly declared.

He paused for his scepter and motioned for Zoya to activate the second plan.

Zoya stepped forward in understanding and removed the bearer of Selicia...... And put heavy handcuffs on her.

She was always on her toes and ready to fight back.

But Celicia didn't struggle.

She didn't surprise Zoya...... He didn't even look at the load he had removed.

It's just that Selicia's whole body wilted.

It is like a moving flower withering in an instant, completely losing its vitality and vitality.

Zoya didn't say a word, just motioned for the two Winter Hands to lock Celicia in the dungeon.

The Winter Hand did not reprimand, insult, beat, or torture this former colleague and traitor. They fully obey the orders of the "Ten Fingers" and the Grand Duke, and do not have any feelings for the task itself.

This is the code of conduct of the Winter Hand - turn yourself into a tool and freeze your mind. Only ten fingers connect the heart...... Only the "Ten Fingers" and the "Heart" can have the power to "think".

Originally, the Winter Hand had gradually forgotten this mission.

It will be recalled because of the rebellion that Celicia sparked that year.

Naturally, Celicia knew this - if she didn't resist, neither of the Winter Hands would look at her. They didn't even hold up Celicia, just one of them pressed down on one of her shoulders.

Soon, she was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Grand Duke's Mansion by two people.

It's a dungeon, but it's clean and not damp.

There are no chairs in the dungeon, no beds...... But there were no torture instruments, only a floor made of stainless steel. It's just unusually cold, so cold that the soles of your feet are numb.

And the cold is constantly climbing up the steel plate.

Without saying a word, Celicia stood expertly in the corner, leaning against the wall.

If you squat, you will feel your knees creak and it will be difficult to stand up after a while. The correct thing to do is not to sit down or squat, and after a while take two steps to dissipate the cold from your body.

…… She was all too familiar with this place.

Back then, when she made mistakes, she would always be locked up here.

One level further down here is the place where the "wolf's kiss ceremony" is performed. The one who guards the dungeon outside is the Hand of Winter, who leads the frost beasts.

This is also to facilitate the use of frostbeasts to torture prisoners...... Just lead the Frostbeast to the dungeon for a walk to suck away all the positive emotions from the imprisoned.

It's like being scalped by a Dementor.

Without positive emotions as resistance, it is extremely easy to break through the opponent's mental defenses during interrogation - coupled with the spell that the Winter Hand is equipped with, which can freeze consciousness, and the Soul Snatching spell can easily dig up enough information.

However, the use of this method will cause a certain degree of damage to the spirit.

Frostbeast plus incapacitating spells and soul snatching spells...... Continuous use can indeed destroy mental defenses, but it can also leave a huge psychological shadow. Her identity is more delicate, and Grand Duke Annan will not use such rough means against her.

Celicia did not give up.

Just thinking...... How can you weave a subtle lie.

A lie that was enough to deceive Annan.

"Hoo ......"

Celicia exhaled deeply, and the white mist condensed into frost in front of her.

I don't know if it's an illusion.

She always felt that the air was gradually starting to get colder......

"—Thoronik."

A low, chilly voice came from outside.

Even if I haven't heard of it for a long time.

But Celicia will never forget that voice.

"-Teacher! Teacher! Teacher!! ”

Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately left the wall, and rushed to the cell door in three and two steps. It's like a puppy whose owner has been away from home for a long time and finally comes home squeaking loudly at the door.

She couldn't wait to reach out and hold the cell door tightly.

The chains of the handcuffs slammed against the cell door, which was also metal, with a crisp crashing sound.

The moment the pressure is felt on the cell door, the barrier takes effect.

The alarm sounded suddenly.

But Celicia can't take care of so much anymore.

At that moment, she did think about it......

How could a teacher be here? Could this be some kind of illusion? Is this some kind of hallucination? Or is she in a dream?

The voice she heard was probably fake.

However, the emotions surging in her heart were by no means false-

Finally, she saw the man.

It's a little different from the image in my memory.

It was an old man with a stern face, and his face was covered in centipede-like scars. The older scars were only a dented discoloration mark, while the new ones were still cracking and turning over the flesh.

It was a pirate-like countenance, with terrible scars that could be called hideous, but it could not make people focus their eyes at first—because his pupils were a mixture of light blue, dark blue, purple, and yellow...... The gemstone pupils, which are like moonstones with strange gradients, will immediately absorb all the attention.

He is dressed in a pure white trench coat, and his strong body can even prop up the shoulders of the trench coat to the bulge, giving people a "navy" sense of déjà vu.

Although the appearance has changed considerably, the ring belonging to the "Ten Fingers" is no longer there. But he still had the cane in his hand...... A cane that gave young Thoronik a sense of "home", like a collar.

The old man calmly watched the beautiful girl locked in the dungeon.

She was looking at herself longingly, looking for affirmation and caressing.

But there was still no emotion in his pupils.

Everything is as it used to be.

He looked at Celicia like he looked at the freckled, emaciated young man.

"It's me, Thoronik."

The old man said slowly and stepped forward.

And at this time, Celicia, who was immersed in the joy of reunion after a long absence, suddenly reacted: "Teacher! His Majesty Annan is on it, and the Hand of Winter is also there...... Zoya-sama and Victor-sama are here! There's a lot more to help, you...... You'd better run......"

She struggled for a moment, still hoping that Vladimir would get out of here quickly.

Although it is not known what exactly Annan is going to do, he definitely wants to meet Vladimir.

And she also knows that the secret that Vladimir hides the deepest must not be known.

- She is the caretaker of the secret.

is the only caretaker...... The most trusted keeper of secrets by Vladimir.