NCCnovel Chapter 70 Julis and the Orphanage
Chapter 70 Julis and the Orphanage
That night, after Yu Yiyu and his team dealt with the monster, the banquet naturally could not continue. But Jobert did not start to investigate the reason further that day. Of course, this had a lot to do with his identity and actions.
As a puppet king, having too strong a sense of self is not a good thing for the consortium, so he is naturally playing his role as a puppet king well.
It was not until noon the next day that several people began to discuss in Jobert's room. After all, he was the king, and it was necessary to inform him about possible dangers to the country.
"But the attacker is that beast magician. There might be some trouble." Claudia seemed to be thinking about something after hearing Yu Yiyu mention Jiushitawu's name, and said with a slight frown.
“Why is the criminal of the Emerald Twilight Incident here…?” Julis hadn’t remembered it at first, but when Claudia mentioned his title, she recalled where she had seen relevant information. He was a real international fugitive, why would he appear here, and could enter the palace so easily.
While several women were discussing heatedly, Yu Yiyu keenly noticed that Joseph, who was sitting on the sofa, had closed his eyes and began to doze off. It was obvious that he certainly couldn't not care about what happened in his own country, but it was also possible that it was not up to him to decide what to do.
"Yu..." Julis was talking to Claudia about Jiushitawu's ability. She was going to ask if Yu Yiyu had found any way to crack or analyze it. As a result, when she turned around, she saw Yu Yiyu looking in the direction of the sofa. She followed Yu Yiyu's gaze and immediately found the drowsy Jobert.
“…Brother!” Julis glared at him.
"Hmm? Oh! Sorry, sorry, I slept a little late last night, and it's almost time for lunch now."
"Brother, can you be a little nervous? If we hadn't acted quickly last night, there might have been damage to the palace!"
"But it wasn't the palace that was attacked, it was you guys."
"Then you should at least care about your sister a little more!"
"Haha, if I have to worry about these things every time, my body won't be able to take it."
Jobbert himself knew Julis's strength, and she was improving very quickly. One day she would become one of the super strong people. Moreover, for the sake of the country or her own ideals, Julis was often in danger.
It would be a lie to say that he wasn't worried, but for events that were still within his control, it was also one of his policies to let Julis handle them herself. Since he had no power, he should stay out of dangerous things and just do what he could in the rear.
"Besides, what on earth were the guards doing by letting someone like that in?"
“Julis, you misunderstood. You can’t blame the guards. That person came in using the ID of the Unified Foundation. It is said that he pretended to be a Galaxy executive, but the ID card is real. Not to mention the guards, even I can’t stop him from coming in.”
“The ID of the integrated corporate consortium?” Claudia discovered something that concerned her.
“Is there any problem with this?” Julis asked. The person who knew the most about how the galaxy worked in this aspect was naturally Claudia. She must have some clues if she cared so much about it.
"Well, the ID of the integrated corporate consortium is only issued to executives and directly affiliated organizations. It's not that easy to get..."
Yu Yiyu said at this time: "It seems that he was commissioned by someone to carry out the attack, but the request is a bit strange, right, Qi Lin."
"Yes." Toudou Qilin nodded and continued, "That man did ask Senior Yu some questions at that time, but the main point he cared about was that he didn't want Senior Yu to participate in the Griffin Star Martial Arts Festival with the president."
“An action against me?” Claudia thought. Maybe they didn’t want her team to be strengthened, or… they wanted to stop her from realizing her wish. In that case, who knows…
At this time, Jobert clapped his hands and said, "Okay everyone, since you don't need bodyguards, let's stop here for now. Of course, I will also ask the consortium to send someone to investigate. So, we can disband now. Ah, Julis and Yu Yiyu stay for a while, I have something to tell you."
Hearing this, Yulis glanced at Yu Yiyu, and when she saw him nod, she sighed helplessly and sat on another sofa.
"So, what do you want to tell us by sending the others away?"
"Well, there are actually two things I want to say, but I don't know which one to start with."
"Please start with the simple things, brother." Julis always felt that her brother had bad intentions and was afraid that he had some bad plans. As for the reason, it could only be attributed to the subconscious guesses between siblings.
"Really? Then let's start with something simple." He smiled and looked at Yu Yiyu and said, "Classmate Yu Yiyu, can you marry Yulis?"
“Ahem!” Yu Yiyu, who had just been drinking tea, almost choked when he heard this. Julis was almost petrified, and then she said tremblingly: “What are you talking about! There should be a limit to joking!”
"Well, don't say that. Why don't we start with the engagement?"
Yu Yiyu wiped the tea that almost fell on his clothes and said, "Ahem, are you serious? I seem to be about the same age as you."
"Of course I'm serious. Besides, the age difference isn't that big, so it's acceptable. And Julis doesn't have no feelings for you at all, right?"
"We are not in that kind of relationship!" Julis' face flushed, and she denied it as if she had been poked.
"I see. I've heard about your relationship from Flora. But it's not a big deal right now."
"This must be a big problem!"
"I'm saying this for your sake, Julis. If you keep going like this, you'll end up like me. Besides, you don't hate Yu Yiyu, do you?"
What Jobert was talking about was naturally the matter of becoming a tool of the consortium. Julis's worth was completely different now than before, and she could no longer refuse as she did before. It would be better to arrange someone Julis liked while she still had the autonomy.
“I’m sure I won’t hate it… huh?” Julis suddenly noticed something and stood up and said, “Could it be that the purpose of having us hold a triumphal parade yesterday was——!?”
"Well, I'll let you show your faces for a while." Then he looked at Yu Yiyu with a rare serious expression and said, "What do you think? Classmate Yu Yiyu, this shouldn't be bad for you."
Yu Yiyu sighed and said, "Indeed, for a lonely person like me, there is no harm at all. However, unfortunately, I can't agree to it, at least not now. Although it is difficult to explain, I am a wanderer who doesn't know when I will start [drifting], and I can't make such an important promise."
"That's an interesting statement. I understand. We still have some time, so I hope to get your accurate answer."
"I will." Yu Yiyu nodded and looked at the back of his left hand. Although it was not visible now, there was indeed a mark there. He was a drifter now and didn't know when he would leave or whether he could come back here, so he couldn't confirm it in his heart.
As for whether he likes Julis, he definitely has some good feelings for her. After all, men will always like 18-year-olds.
"Let's end this topic! Let's go! Yu Yiyu, you can't stay here any longer!" Otherwise, who knows what her brother will say that will make your heart beat wildly. Julis stood up and walked quickly towards the door with a red face.
"Wait, Julis! There are two things. This is only the first one. There is one more thing I haven't told you yet."
“…If you dare to say those weird things again, I won’t forgive you!” Julis stopped and looked at Jobert.
"Don't worry, it will be a short story. Julis, can you not participate in the [Griffin Star Martial Festival]?"
"Are you serious?" Her tone became much colder, and even the temperature in the room seemed to drop a little.
"Of course I'm serious."
"What's the reason?"
“You saw the parade that day, Julis. You are quite popular now. If you continue like this, my position may be shaken. So I don’t want you to continue to participate in the [Griffin Star Martial Festival].”
“…Don’t even think about it.” Julis replied in a deep voice and slammed the door and walked out.
"Ahaha, I haven't seen her so angry in a long time." Jobert scratched his hair in annoyance.
"After all, Julis is that kind of person. It is impossible to stop her from fulfilling her wish." Yu Yiyu did not rush to catch up. He knew where Julis was going. Although he did not know the exact location, he could always find it by flying.
"I'll tell you where she went later. If possible, I hope you can persuade her."
Yu Yiyu shook his head and said, "It's useless. You know that words alone can't stop her. And Julis must also know the consequences of her actions."
"Yes, Julis is both serious and gentle. If she becomes the king, she will definitely find a way to change the state of this country. But because of this, the more she wants to change, the more she needs to confront the consortium. That will only make her more miserable."
His expression was slightly sad. He looked at Yu Yiyu and opened his mouth as if he was going to say something, but he shook his head and said nothing. Joseph knew that even if he mentioned it again, Yu Yiyu would probably not choose to help him at this time.
"Julis should be in the orphanage on the other side of the lake now. Sorry, I'll leave her affairs to you."
Yu Yiyou nodded, then bowed and left. He did not take the royal car, but opened the White Dragon King's light wings and flew directly across the lake.
The sky was covered with thick dark clouds, and snowflakes kept falling on him, but they soon melted away. Using magic to keep out the cold and wind at least prevented him from shivering while flying.
"Hey!"
"watch out!"
"Okay, you're so brave, watch me fight back!"
In the air, Yu Yiyu saw Julis playing snowball fights with the children with a smile on her face. Perhaps only here could she release herself as she pleased.
"Arubion, I may need to borrow your strength later. This time, I intend to fight hard. The opponent is very strong, but if I can defeat her, the rewards will be great."
[Oh? That's interesting, but given your current situation, you have to sacrifice something, otherwise my power won't be able to penetrate your body.]
"Hands, legs, choose whichever you like. My opponent is the [Lonely Witch]. She can be considered one of the strongest people in this world. I have never thought of competing with her without paying a price."
[Do you want to challenge the strongest? This is the one who uses the power of dragon, but dragon is the combination of power! Then right hand, count down 20 seconds, this is your limit. After that, you will be weak for a while, maybe about a week. ]
"That's enough. If we have 20 seconds, we should be able to temporarily stand in the same position as that group of people. We have a chance."
[The power of the artifact has not been fully released, and the ability of reflection has not been unlocked, but relying on the behavior of exchange and your thoughts can make the artifact evolve once, and it will not be so easy to upgrade it later. You must have the power to shake the world. ]
Yu Yiyu also knew what Arubian said. If he couldn't unlock the poison ability in the next stage, there was only one direction, [Balance Breaker]. To reach the state of Balance Breaker, the user's mind must be strong enough to defy the [flow] of the world.
Yu Yiyu could feel that something seemed to have changed in his right hand, and a part of it no longer belonged to him, but this was not entirely a bad thing.
He landed in the yard and said, "Let's have a snowball fight. People in the South have never seen this before. How about letting me join in?"
"You're here a little too fast. We've just started." Yu Yiyu came much faster than Julis had imagined, but she knew it at once. Yu Yiyu could fly. Although she didn't know what his maximum speed was, she had seen him disappear like a meteor many times during the competition, so it was understandable that he could fly that fast.
Afterwards, at the strong request of the children, Julis had to drag Yu Yiyu to have an exciting snowball fight. During the fight, Yu Yiyu also thought about using runes to cheat, but then he changed his mind and decided to take advantage of such a rare opportunity to play with the natural snow. Magical snow is not the same as natural snow.
After the snowball fight, Julis took Yu Yiyu around and introduced some people to him. Everything seemed to be going well until the nun mentioned that "there was a child who didn't like fighting but loved playing with flowers." Julis couldn't help but leave the orphanage.
"Julis, what's wrong? Could that child be the one you mentioned earlier who embroidered the flowers on the handkerchief?"
Julis exhaled a puff of white mist and said, "Well, that's what happened. Sorry, my mood has been fluctuating lately."
"You can tell. What should we do next? Just go for a walk?"
"Ah, that's not bad. We can use this weather to calm down." With a distressed tone in her voice, Julis agreed with Yu Yiyu's suggestion, and the two of them strolled on the shabby-looking streets.
There was no light in the eyes of the people who were gathered around the fire nearby, only numbness and indifference.
Along the way, Yu Yiyu was listening to Yulis complaining. This was the first time he saw her like this. She thought that the victory in the Phoenix Star Martial Festival was indeed worth celebrating, but correspondingly, there would be more things weighing on her, so it was inevitable that she would be irritated.
At this time, a black car passed by the two of them through the slums. Julis's expression froze for a moment, and then she became angry and clenched her teeth tightly.
"Sorry Yu Yiyu, please go back and wait for me, I have things to do!" As soon as she finished speaking, she ran wildly, apparently intending to catch up with the car directly.
Yu Yiyu shook his head and said, "I didn't say I was going to stop you. Forget it. This was my original purpose anyway."
The person in the car is an old acquaintance of Yulis, and is also the target of Yu Yiyu's aim this time. He intends to make the resigned girl the first move to strike a heavy blow to the King of Viciousness.