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The night before the magic weapon exhibition officially started, the Magic Association held a reception in the old house of the Chimera family, inviting dignitaries from the imperial capital, including members of the royal family, to come here to preview some of the magic weapons that will be on display starting tomorrow.

Kiki learned from Tina that the Balotelli family had also received an invitation to the reception, but whether Hill would come or not depended on the wishes of his grandfather, Count Balotelli.

- Will you come?

Keech stood behind the curtain of the corridor on the second floor, quietly looking at the reception venue below.

Since this is an informal reception, the arrival time of the guests is not concentrated, and there will be no waiters loudly announcing the identities of the guests when they enter the venue. Looking for Hill's short flaxen hair in the gorgeous clothes.

Just when Kiki was trying to control himself not to habitually enter another field of vision because of the colorful colors in front of him, a strange male voice suddenly came from behind, "Can you help me?"

Kiki turned his head suddenly, but was surprised to find that there was no one behind him.

"Here." The voice came from the wall post on the left again.

Kiki suddenly became unhappy, changed his vision habitually, and swept to the left side of his body with his mind.But before he could switch successfully, two fingers had already touched the center of his eyebrows, and pushed up hard, forcing him to open his eyes again.

"Don't do this, child, I mean nothing." The owner of the voice, a black-haired young man, finally appeared in front of Kiki along with those two fingers.

——Marquis Moriarty Lucifer.

Kiki immediately remembered this deep face that was not easy to forget, and the next moment, he also remembered the endless darkness that he has never forgotten.

"Let me help you point out where he is." Moriarty smiled and moved his fingers away from Kidge's eyebrows, and turned to the reception hall below.

Keech couldn't help but look in the direction of Moriarty's finger.

There was no Hill there, it was just the entrance from the main entrance to the main hall, and only a few magicians in magic robes were standing there waiting to entertain the guests.

--fraud!

Just as Kiki frowned, Hill actually appeared, wearing a noble dress similar to his hair color, and appeared at the entrance of the main hall with his grandfather, Count Balotelli, guided by a green-robed magician. Next, walk into the venue and greet the guests who have arrived.

——How did he know that Hill would show up at this time?

Keech turned to Moriarty in surprise, and immediately realized that he should ask Moriarty how he knew he was looking for Hill, rather than this irrelevant question.

——No, the most important thing is how did he appear here? !

Keech pursed his lips and stared at Moriarty warily.

The Magic Association will not allow guests to hang out in their own territory like the nobles. Except for the reception venue in the main hall, only a few lounges on the first floor can be used by guests. As for Kiki’s current position, he is simply an ordinary person Impossible to set foot in the restricted zone.

"Relax, as I said, I have no malice." Moriarty withdrew his fingers and leaned against the wall post beside the curtain with a smile.

It was impossible for Keech to give up his guard because of this light "no malice", and he still stared at Moriarty intently.

"Although my face is indeed very attractive, rather than admiring it, don't you want to turn your head and look at yours... Oh, yes, you are just good friends now." Moriarty raised the corners of his mouth meaningfully , turning his gaze to the main hall below.

Keech turned his head involuntarily again, following Moriarty's gaze and looking down.

At the end of his sight was still Hill, who had already left his grandfather, Count Balotelli, and was talking and laughing happily with a noble lady.

"Knowing that you are watching him from somewhere, but he still flirts with women so blatantly, one can imagine what he looks like when you can't see it." Moriarty's voice was like The curse seemed to echo in Keech's ears, "Look, here comes another one, he is really charming, isn't he?"

Following Moriarty's words, another noble lady appeared next to Hill, and quickly pushed the previous lady aside, took Hill's arm, and walked into the dance floor with him, dancing with the music dance together.

"A gentleman cannot refuse a lady's invitation." Keech couldn't help but said, "I still know a little about etiquette."

"You're right." Moriarty smiled slightly, "But you must not know that this young lady who is dancing with your best friend is the marriage partner his grandfather chose for him—oh, of course ,one."

Keech was slightly taken aback, not understanding why Moriarty emphasized this matter.

"Oh, by the way, you are still too young, and you may not understand these things when I tell you now." Moriarty seemed to have seen through Kidge's mind, and leaned closer to his ear, whispering "However, just think about it, if he kisses, hugs, and faces each other naked with someone other than you... you will definitely understand what I'm talking about."

—how did he know? !

Regardless of making associations according to Moriarty's words, Keech has already held his breath because of the content.

"Ah, Sirius and his little dragon are here too." Before Kiki got out of the bewildered mood, Moriarty straightened up and changed the subject and eyes.

--dragon?

The moment he heard this term, Keech couldn't help being overwhelmed by the unexpected information, while following Moriarty's guidance, he re-examined the red-haired Adong who was walking into the main hall with Sirius , while turning to speculate on why Moriarty knew so many secrets.

"What a beautiful little red dragon, and it's also a rare female dragon." Moriarty continued talking to himself, "Unfortunately, her temperament is far less cute and charming than her gender."

"Mother... dragon?" Kiki's eyes widened in surprise.

"Not like? Uh, indeed, it's a bit too naughty." Moriarty touched his chin, "However, you can't ask too much from an underage kid, can you?"

"How...how did you know this?" Keech couldn't help asking.

"Guess what?" Moriarty asked jokingly.

——How could it be possible to guess it!

Kitsch bit his lip, and it took him a while to come up with an answer, "...mind reading?"

"What a poor imagination." Moriarty burst out laughing, "But there is nothing surprising, imagining this kind of power has always been the specialty of human beings."

--Humanity? !

Keech became more and more suspicious.Moriarty's words were obviously saying that neither he nor he was human, and this...how could it be? !

"Don't stare at me all the time, keep an eye on the person you want to see more." Before Kidge could ask, Moriarty changed the subject again, reached out and grabbed Kidge by the back of the head, forcing him to look down at the reception dance floor.

There, Hill has changed his partner, and the object of the dance has become the lady who spoke to him at the beginning.

"If you don't go down and take him away, then he will dance and chat with more girls, and then he will inevitably be seduced and snatched away by them." Moriarty leaned against Kidge's ear again, whispering He whispered softly, "Go, take him away, but don't reveal my affairs, otherwise, I will never appear by your side like this again, giving you advice."

As soon as Moriarty finished speaking, Keech felt his head lighten, and when he turned his head again, Moriarty had disappeared without a trace as abruptly as when he appeared.

Keech turned his head subconsciously, looking for Moriarty in the main hall below.

Soon, the black-haired young Marquis was brought into Kidge's field of vision, but at this time, the Marquis was chatting happily with a purple-robed magician accompanied by a blond lady. Standing beside him, talking nonsense.

— hallucinations?Daydream?

Keech was thinking hesitantly, but the Marquis Moriarty below suddenly raised his head, looked over at his position, and raised the corners of his mouth meaningfully, as if to say: That's not an illusion, that's me.

In an instant, Kiki suddenly felt a chill gushing out of his body, and his entire field of vision dimmed, as if the darkness that he still remembers so far reappeared, swallowing all the light and shadow around him, surrounding him, and Slowly approaching.

"Kiki, what are you doing here?" At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang out, breaking the phantom-like fear.

Keech woke up with a start and turned around to find Tina standing behind him with a puzzled expression on her face.

"I..." Kiki opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.Moriarty forbade him to reveal his affairs, and, even if he did...would anyone believe it?Keech has no confidence.

"Don't stand here in a daze, go down and have something to eat, there is no extra dinner tonight." As she said, Tina grabbed Kiki's arm and dragged him downstairs.

While Keech was entangled by the mysterious and eccentric Moriarty, Hill was also looking for Keech in the hall.Although he knew that Keech's personality would probably not like such a lively occasion, but Hill couldn't help but look forward to Keech's appearance because of his arrival.

——You won’t want to meet me after being separated for a few days, right?

Hill was secretly anxious because he couldn't find Kiki while dealing with the noble ladies who were climbing up.

When he noticed that Keech no longer took the initiative to contact him, Hill realized that there must be a problem between them. But he was always unable to respond well because he was in the middle of a social gathering.

——That child is still as sensitive as when we first met.

Hill thought helplessly and joyfully.Of course he doesn't want Keech to alienate him because of a misunderstanding, but he also doesn't want Keech to change.The sensitive and unapproachable Kiki is more in line with his preferences and suits his interests, so that he doesn't have to worry about being robbed and occupied by others.

Hill, who had just finished dancing with a lady, was thinking that maybe he could find Tina first, and persuaded Tina to take him directly to Kiki's room, and then saw Tina dragging Kiki into the hall, Serve it to a long table with desserts and fruit.

Hill immediately walked over quickly, carefully avoiding another young lady who was obviously coming to chat with him.

"Kiki." Hill was about to greet Kiki with the softest smile, but the next moment, he noticed that Kiki's complexion was wrong, obviously trying to calm down.

Hill hurriedly grabbed Kidge's hands, and sure enough, the hands were terribly cold and trembling slightly.

"What happened?" Hill asked suspiciously.

Keech didn't speak, just turned his gaze to someone on the other side of the hall.

Hill followed Kiki's line of sight to look over, but found that the person Kiki was watching was actually the "God-Fated One" of the Lucifer family, Marquis Moriarty Lucifer.

Hill just wanted to ask "what did he do to you", but immediately remembered that Kiki just went downstairs, but Marquis Lucifer was always downstairs, accompanied by his new love, and connected to Kiki's With no chance, how could he "do" anything to him.

"It's not convenient to talk here, can you take me to another place?" Hill asked instead.

"Yeah." Keech took a deep breath, turned his gaze away from Moriarty, grabbed Hill with his backhand, and led him to the side corridor.

Hill subconsciously wanted to free his hand from Kidge's palm. After all, the two of them are not too young, and there should never be such a thought-provoking behavior of holding hands again.But feeling the coldness of Kiki's palm, Hill finally didn't make up his mind. He just walked a few steps quickly and followed Kiki, making the two look more like they were walking side by side.

The two quickly found an empty lounge, pushed the door and walked in.

Keech scrambled to close the door of the lounge, and blocked the door lock with his supernatural power, then turned his head to look at Hill, opened his mouth, and hesitated to speak.

"What happened?" Hill put his hand on Kiki's shoulder and asked in a low voice.

"You...remember when we were at Rose Manor last year..." Keech hesitated for a moment, still undecided whether he should tell Hill about Moriarty.

"Rose Manor?" Hill was slightly taken aback, and suddenly asked, "Did you see that strange thing again?"

Keech didn't answer, because to be precise, he didn't see the darkness, he just saw a person appearing in a place where he couldn't appear at all, and then disappeared out of thin air in an impossible way, and finally felt What I saw was just an illusion born of fear, not the real darkness.

But for no reason, Keech couldn't help but associate Moriarty with the darkness.

Hill didn't know what was going on in Kiki's mind, but he could see the apprehension and timidity on Kiki's face.Such a reaction is extremely rare in Kidge, he only saw it once when they were in the Rose Manor last year, and that time... Marquis Lucifer was also there, but...he was at that time , out of their sight.

——Is it just a coincidence?

Hill narrowed his eyes.