That bard is such a charmer!

Chapter 156 A Very Stylish Secret Room

Without a moment's hesitation, Richard immediately took out his harmonica and began playing the tune that old Gary had demonstrated.

Joyful sounds echoed all around.

Werner froze on the spot.

He stopped running away and instead turned to Richard, murmuring, "Why—why play 'Spring Light and Shadow'? Where did you learn this piece, and where did you get this harmonica!"

Ha, it worked!

This piece is called "Spring Light and Shadow," what a lovely name!

Richard slowly stepped forward, put down his harmonica, and said, "If you want to know the answer, why don't you come and talk to me? I can tell you what Mia went through after you died—"

Werner shuddered.

Just as he was about to get close to Richard, a chain suddenly flew out of the tree hollow, wrapped around his waist, and pulled him inside with a whoosh!

Then, the tree hole began to close rapidly.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Seeing this, Richard followed his intuition and rushed forward, jumping into the tree hole as well.

Thanks to his delay, Grace and Dorian were able to rush out of the infirmary and follow in his footsteps, successfully catching up with him before the tree hole completely closed.

About ten seconds later.

When Adler saw that there was no more movement outside, he finally went out the door.

Almost simultaneously, Principal Bernd arrived with a large group of people.

After some conversation, they arrived together under the sycamore tree.

"So, the entrance to the secret room was right here!"

"The rabbit hole under the tree roots looks like something out of a fairy tale—"

"It doesn't necessarily have to be this one tree. That room is definitely a semi-dimensional space, and maybe every tree on campus can be connected to it—"

"Stop discussing it! Now that we know where the entrance is, let's quickly figure out how to get in. Our friend needs help!"

"Allen, go and summon the followers of Lady Styx. Miss Sven, you're quick. Please take my token and go to the mage tower at the east gate to fetch Archmage Gerhardt."

Bernd clapped his hands and directed everyone to begin the operation.

at the same time.

After a few seconds of darkness, Richard regained his sight, opened his eyes, and found himself standing in a luxurious palace.

Everywhere you look, there is gold, gems, and exquisite murals and carvings.

The only problem is that the themes of those murals and sculptures look a bit off —

Why aren't you wearing any clothes?

Why is there something that looks like a purple mood symbol?

Wow, this decor is so stylish!

Is this not worthy of being called a place used by Lady Styx or her daughter to imprison men?

Richard smacked his lips.

Grace, standing beside him, simply exclaimed "Wow!"

However, they didn't dwell on it for long before turning their attention back to what was in front of them.

There stood Werner, his expression complex.

And three other hooded men.

The leader pulled down his hood, revealing a face with sunken eye sockets, and coldly looked at Werner, saying, "Werner, my dear friend, what's going on here? Hmm?! Not only did you not kill the descendant of your enemy, but you also hesitated all the way, letting these people chasing you into the room!"

Werner bent over, covering his head, and said, "No, I didn't want this to happen, but they, they just now—"

The man with deep-set eyes interrupted Werner, saying, "No matter what they did, it doesn't change the fact that you failed to get your revenge! Is your killing intent so easily swayed?!"

"I, I————"

Here.

Dorian looked at the ghosts and the hooded people, then at Richard and Grace beside him.

He followed along and felt he had a general understanding of the situation, and was surprised that Richard had once again gotten incredibly lucky, accurately predicting the target of the ghost's attack!

Fortunately, this time, my luck wasn't bad either, and I also got into the secret room.

Now, these people in front of us must be the masterminds behind everything?

Facing them, I couldn't lose face as a robin, nor could I let Richard steal all the credit.

Dorian's throat tightened at this thought, and he immediately launched into a vicious attack: "Ha, your conspiracy failed, so you're blaming each other now? How laughable! When you chose to be enemies of the robin, your defeat was inevitable—"

"Who gave you permission to speak?"

The person with deep-set eyes turned their head slightly and replied casually.

Before he could finish speaking, Dorian felt a vision of mountains of corpses and seas of blood appear in his mind. His legs trembled involuntarily, and his tongue became slurred, leaving him speechless for a long time.

Damn it, is this some kind of psychological attack?

He actually couldn't stand it, this guy—

On the other side, Richard also felt the attack, but thanks to his title of the Fearless, he did not behave as disgracefully as Dorian.

He squinted, using his insightful eyes to look into that deep-set eye socket.

Name: Berengar Vogt

[Class: Killer Samurai Iv12]

【————】

Tsk.

There's a total of one level 12 Killer Warrior, one level 8 Warrior, and one level 8 Mage, which is much stronger than Harald's group back then.

The palace wasn't wide enough, and Grace couldn't transform into a dragon, making things a bit tricky, but it wasn't entirely unwinnable.

After all, he is not the same person he used to be.

However, before the fight officially begins, let's clarify things first. Although we don't know the specifics of their relationship, it seems that Ghost and this group of cultists don't get along very well.

Perhaps this will reduce the number of enemies by one.

Richard gave Grace a wink, signaling for her to cover for him, then turned to Werner and said loudly, "Mr. Werner Fisher, weren't you just curious about how I got this harmonica and how I learned that tune? I've changed my mind. I don't need you to agree to any more conditions. I can tell you the answer right now."

Werner, who was being stammered over by Berenga, suddenly looked up at Richard.

Berengar frowned slightly, surprised that Richard was immune to the fear spell he had just cast.

Richard was pleased with the result and continued, "Mr. Fisher, to be honest, I recently visited your friend Gary—"

He recounted the story that, according to old Gary, Mia had not betrayed him and had even left Werner with a child.

"—In short, Mr. Fisher, I have no intention of criticizing your hatred for those nobles."

"But every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. Mia never betrayed you; on the contrary, she left you a bloodline, which may very well be that Teacher Adler outside."

"If you insist on harboring any so-called murderous intent towards him, then that's rather unreasonable."

opposite.

"Mia—Mia didn't betray me—I even have a child—I—"

"Is this...is this real? Why didn't anyone tell me?"

"If it's Gary, he wouldn't lie to me—"

Werner's body trembled uncontrollably, and the fierceness in his eyes visibly dissipated.

Berengar sighed, realizing that the ghost seemed to no longer obey him.

Tsk, I really underestimated these poets.

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