Chapter 980

The moment Isaac's voice fell, the atmosphere was... Very embarrassing;

Quite embarrassing.

Behind the blocked door, Brandon's voice came faintly - the prince, who knocked on the door several times and sent no answer, sounded very unhappy and was ready to stay outside the door.

The little wizard with a cold sweat on his face stood in place, his face was so nervous that he couldn't speak, his slightly exposed shell teeth bit his lower lip, and his blue eyes stared at Lauren.

Isaac leaned back against the door with his arms in his arms, looked at Ayn and the dark haired wizard constantly, and his eyes narrowed into a slit with a sheen of doubt.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

It has always been a very sensitive topic that ayin is actually a witch.

For some reason of "traditional prejudice", the wizard world has always maintained an extremely exclusive heart towards Witches - even if there is no evidence to prove that witches have high risks compared with wizards, prejudice... Is always unreasonable.

The Empire and the church's "tolerance" for witches did not open up to Witches: the imperial code expressly stipulates that women shall not contact the profession of witches. Violators deprive all titles and property, demote and exile.

The church directly placed witches at the same level as "pagans" and "traitors", and all witches were burned.

Even Lina de sallion, with royal respect, can only "understand" and dare not really become a wizard, even if she really wants to become a witch.

Therefore, small wizards can only dress up as men, and even avoid all kinds of public occasions as far as possible; At the same time, take the voice changing potion specially made by mentor Dalton kand regularly, plus a little make-up.

However, Ayn's appearance is "neutral", so in the eyes of most people, she is just an alchemist with "somewhat delicate appearance" - the existence of Isaac has helped her share most of her "secular vision" and avoid a lot of trouble.

Under various factors, ayin's real gender has always been a secret - in the red blood castle, only Loren, Dalton and master ashamay know the truth.

This time it was also a coincidence... The little wizard who was busy with the maintenance of the floating city and the development of Jiao lightsaber obviously forgot his make-up and the sound changing potion he took regularly, and Isaac noticed a very subtle flaw.

Just like master Loren and master ashamay, they were discovered inadvertently because of their own coincidence.

So I never told Isaac.

But Loren knows.

Isaac... Although he always pretends to be dismissive of other people's eyes and ideas, in fact, he is very sensitive - sometimes he is childish like a child, sometimes he is too mature.

In a word, if he finds out that his friends are "hiding from him"... It will not stimulate him at all.

But this is not the most troublesome problem, because Brandon, connord, a group of Royal bodyguards and boi Hussars... Are all outside the door!

These... Are the problems.

Once the stimulated Isaac can't keep his reason and expose ayin's identity... The consequences are still second. Anyone who knows this secret can use it to blackmail and even threaten himself and his friends.

Imperial nobles, the Holy Cross Church, some brainless wizard college forces, some ill intentioned Dukes

It's not that I'm afraid of them, but it's true that at this juncture of "consistent external", Loren really doesn't want to dig his brains and spend energy playing the game of "fighting openly and secretly" with them.

For some guys whose brains are full of paste, killing a political enemy they hate is more important than life and death.

So... Think of a statement that can be fooled for a while so that Isaac will doubt it, but at least it won't be exposed on the spot.

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"Voice change?"

Isaac broke out.

"Yes, that's what happened." with a sigh, Lauren with a "helpless" expression slowly raised his head and looked very sincerely at Isaac and the little wizard with a surprised face:

"Ayn... Is still in the development of voice change."

"Wait, wait..."

Isaac, who quickly waved his hand, instinctively hid back, but found the door behind him: "you mean... No, I mean... What I want to say is... What I want to ask is..."

"Ain... How old is this guy?!"

"I don't know very well, but I accidentally missed what mentor Dalton said." sighed again, Loren shook his head and deliberately avoided Isaac's eyes: "in short, that is... Sixteen or seventeen?"

"Sixteen or seventeen?!"

Isaac's expression was even more shocked: "but I've known this guy for nearly eight years!"

"That's the key. It's really not a secret, but I don't know how to explain it... Since you find it, of course I have to tell you."

"But..." Isaac suddenly shook and thought of something: "but when I first saw this guy, it didn't look like I was only seven or eight years old!"

"The usual experience, hard life and staying indoors for a long time can easily make people look more mature than their actual age." Loren gritted his teeth and took a deep breath:

"Isaac, you have to understand that there is no genius like you, and ain... Think about mentor Dalton. Will he take a homeless orphan as an apprentice for no reason?"

"He took you in for no reason, although he seemed to have another purpose at that time..."

Isaac's eyebrows jumped, "but I see what you mean."

Looking at his skeptical expression, both the black haired wizard and Ayn were a little relieved.

Finally... It's been fooled for a while.

"So... The reason why I noticed some subtle differences between ayin's voice and the previous one is that I am in the sound change period and tired after a long time without rest?"

"Yes, that's it." Lauren smiled at him in a very sincere tone. "Anyway, it's Isaac; if you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have found it."

"Of course, there is a natural and insurmountable gap between the real wizard and the caster, especially this subtle insight." Isaac shrugged in his arms:

"Anyway, it sounds reasonable."

"Facts speak louder than words."

"Well said." nodding, Isaac suddenly looked at the black haired wizard, "Oh, by the way - Lauren, how are you recovering? Did you wake up?"

"Well, i... woke up."

"Really?"

"Well, really."

"Don't hold on. If you don't wake up, you just don't wake up." Isaac chattered abnormally: "let's get straight, did you wake up by us?"

"No, I'm awake now."

"Not pretending to be strong?"

"No." looking at the abnormal Isaac, Loren suddenly had a bad hunch.

"Now that he was sober..." Isaac's face suddenly changed, narrowed his eyes and stared at the black haired wizard's face:

"Then why lie to me?"

"..." Lauren.

"..." Ayn.

"Just now I just thought there was an accident, but now it seems that there are more than I thought!" Isaac, with wide eyes, looked very wronged:

"It's intolerable that my friend, my best friend, should unite to hide something from me!"

"What is more intolerable is that they not only hide, but also try to deceive me after being exposed by me!"

"Isaac, we didn't mean to lie to you." Lauren sighed and looked very tangled: "yes, I just..."

"Don't want to tell me the truth!"

When he snapped the black haired wizard angrily, Isaac's expression became more and more angry, and he directly picked up one side of the magic wand: "what can you hide from me until now, and still think I shouldn't know?!"

"It's not that you shouldn't know, but that everyone shouldn't know - including me, because of a... Um, 'accident'."

"That should be... Huh?" Isaac raised his eyebrows and looked a little better. "That is to say, it belongs to ain's... Private secret?"

Loren closed his eyes and nodded helplessly, "you can say so."

"So... Up to now, only you know - and it's still because of an accident? To tell the truth, don't lie to me!"

"Because of the accident, then..." the black haired wizard flattened his mouth and was very tangled: "mentor Dalton and... Master ashamay also know."

Bang!

The wand fell to the ground.

Isaac opened his mouth wide and was so shocked that he could hardly speak.

Grievances were almost written on his face.

"Even... Even master asamai is in front of me. Do you know my best friend's secret?"

"It was an accident."

Although it is true, Loren himself feels that the explanation is particularly unconvincing.

The atmosphere in the room became very delicate.

The little wizard who was always silent blushed and struggled in his blue eyes.

The dark haired wizard couldn't help closing his eyes.

Yes, the person who really hesitated and was hurt was not himself, nor Isaac, but Ayn.

Only after real personal experience and experience can we really understand the deep malice and prejudice against some classes and gender in a world similar to the "medieval feudal society".

Charlotte ran around for the future of the Turin family and Byrne, even sacrificing herself; However, in the eyes of the "traditional Byrne people", she can rule the principality in the name of others, but she must not become the Duke of Byrne.

Because of her, not "him".

Salina Jonah, who won the title of Duke with the battle of the Centaur in the green sea, was surrounded by all kinds of rumors and rebelled everywhere - without the support of Brandon and Loren, she couldn't even be the head of her Jonah family.

Because she's not "him".

Philrone de sallion... Even outside the Queen's empire, they have a higher hatred for the long Princess than Brandon - they love and respect the long princess, but they would rather support Brandon than support her.

Because she's not "him".

The church despises wizards, the rich despise the poor, the old nobles despise the new nobles, and the imperial capital despises foreigners... The reason why this empire full of prejudice and malice did not fall into civil war depends on the evil gods in the north and the dragon of Jufeng mountain.

Because in the eyes of evil gods and dragons, humans are no different from mole ants.

Funny, but more cruel.

The dark haired wizard looked up at Isaac and decided to try a more bizarre answer - even if he couldn't fool Isaac and make him feel cheated by himself, it was better than letting ayin

"Isaac!"

At this time, the little wizard suddenly opened his mouth and his voice trembled slightly: "up to now, it's meaningless to continue hiding - you're right, I shouldn't hide something from my friends..."

"Ayin, you..."

"Loren, listen to me!"

The little wizard grabbed it directly, and then looked at Isaac solemnly: "Loren, there is only one reason why he has been lying, in order to protect me."

"Protect you, protect you what?" Isaac was stunned, with a very incomprehensible expression: "are you special and dangerous - don't tease, ain, you're just an alchemist, and I'm just a wizard."

"Although I hate such words, the world still looks down on wizards. Even the church can spit at us, roll its eyes and say two sarcastic words - well, unless you are a pagan or witch."

"Yes."

Ayn sighed.

"HMM... right, right what?" Isaac's expression froze.

"I mean, you guessed right."

Take a deep breath, and Isaac was completely frozen by the words of the little wizard:

"I'm... A witch."

At that moment, the atmosphere in the room became very quiet again.

Slowly close your eyes and the dark haired wizard lowers his head.

Looking at Isaac, who was speechless, the expressionless little wizard took off his head rope, let his long hair spread behind him, and took off his coat:

"If you don't hear clearly, I can repeat that... Word again, but it doesn't mean anything else. I just don't want you to misunderstand."

"I didn't mean to hide something from you - just as you said, witches are no different from pagans in the eyes of the Empire and the church."

"Even for your safety, I don't want you to know... So at least in case of an accident, you can be the one who knows nothing."

The stunned Isaac stood there, unable to say a word - he didn't know how to answer or what to ask, and completely turned into a piece of wood.

"If you think I cheated, deliberately concealed and didn't tell you because of distrust... Think so, and I'm not going to defend anything."

Pretending to be calm, Ayn lowered her head in an attempt to cover the glittering and translucent corners of her eyes, and the corners of her mouth were more bitter and astringent: "as you said, I am so stupid and only a little smart. I don't deserve to be a friend of Isaac Grantham!"

The voice fell, and the little wizard who sobbed gently raised his head again, opened the door blocked by Isaac and stepped out of the room.