Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party in Another World-Chapter 653: A New Choice

Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party in Another World-Chapter 653: A New Choice

Chapter 653: A New Choice
Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party in Another World
TL: Rui88
In an inn in Lakeheart Town, Mariana stared blankly out the window, lost in thought.
A soft knock sounded on the door.
“Come in.”
“Mother.”
Nathan cautiously pushed the door open and entered.
Mariana looked at him, “How are Ordennel and Denson?”
Nathan sighed, “They are still in a coma.”
He really didn’t understand what had happened, and besides…
Nathan hesitated again and again, as if he had something to say but couldn’t get it out.
Mariana frowned, “What is it?”
“On that day in the church, I saw… you aimed your gesture at Ordennel, so… was it you who did it?”
Mariana smiled slightly, “Are you suspecting that I was the one who turned them into this?”
“Uh… yes.” Nathan nodded.
Mariana shook her head, “Then you have wronged your mother. Ordennel and Denson brought this entirely upon themselves.”
Nathan said incredulously, “You mean they suffered a magical backlash? Denson, I can understand, but with Master Ordennel’s cultivation, facing such a young man, it’s impossible to imagine.”
Mariana was silent for a while. In fact, she also found it incredible that Ordennel, who had been immersed in spiritual magic all his life, had stumbled, and it was a big stumble.
“One can only say… that magic is always an awesome and mysterious thing. We cannot be so arrogant as to think that we can completely control it,” she said.
“But…” Nathan persisted, “Even if it wasn’t because of you, mother, you did target Ordennel at that time, didn’t you?”
“Alas…” Mariana sighed, “Do you remember what I said to you at Horn Bay? The Grayman family of Northwest Bay has shown us kindness.”
“Mother,” Nathan said with a frown, “I believe that personal grievances should not be placed above the overall cause of spellcasters.”
Mariana immediately rebuked him sternly, “Your life was given by the Graymans!”
Was it that serious?
Nathan was shocked. It seemed that before he could remember, his mother and his younger self must have encountered a great crisis in Northwest Bay.
“Alright.”
Although Nathan still didn’t feel much for the Grayman family in his heart, after all, he had no memory of this family in his mind, he was very considerate of his mother’s feelings.
“Let’s stop the actions against that Count here. We will find another way for Barnett’s matter. If it really doesn’t work, we won’t look for him anymore. What does his life or death have to do with us?”
Mariana nodded, “We shouldn’t have come here in the first place. Northwest Bay is a peaceful and serene land. She shouldn’t have been disturbed by external disputes.”
Nathan shrugged, noncommittal about her words.
At this moment, another knock came at the door.
It was Edward. He came in to , “Denson has woken up.”
……
The mage Denson stood at the window of the room, his hands clasped behind his back in silence.
His eyes darted around from time to time, carefully observing the streets and houses of Lakeheart Town.
In the distance, rows of factory buildings were like neatly arranged boxes, and the chimneys of iron-smelting blast furnaces emitted thick black smoke.
“Heh! So the gears have already started turning…”
He muttered some incomprehensible words.
“Denson!” Nathan pushed open the door and gave him a big hug. Mariana and Edward followed him in.
“I say, old brother, you scared me to death, collapsing like that without a word.”
Denson responded to his hug a bit stiffly.
“Sorry to have worried you.”
“It’s good that you’re awake!” Nathan released him.
Just as their gazes met, for a fleeting moment, Nathan detected a strange meaning in the other’s eyes. It flashed and was gone.
It seemed to be a kind of… pity?
It was probably just his eyes playing tricks on him, Nathan thought.
“You were in a coma for three days and three nights!”
Mariana said gravely, “What exactly happened that day? What happened to you and your mentor?”
“Uh…” Denson clutched his head, his face contorting. “As soon as I try to recall that moment, my head starts to throb with pain. I’m sorry, Lady Mariana, I really can’t remember the details of that time. Perhaps… perhaps there was some flaw in Teacher Ordennel’s arrangement.”
Mariana sighed and glanced at Ordennel, who was still lying on the bed. She wondered when this old man would wake up.
Edward suggested, “Perhaps we should let Denson rest first.”
Mariana agreed, “That’s right, let’s go out first. Denson, if your mentor wakes up, let us know.”
Denson nodded respectfully.
The three of them left.
Denson walked to Ordennel’s bedside and looked at his mentor with a complicated expression.
“My dear mentor, thank you for your teachings all this time, and even more, thank you… for choosing me as your assistant for this spell.”
“Although the spell failed, I… can be said to have been reborn. I am no longer the Denson of the past.”
He said in an extremely sad tone, “Please forgive me for making a new choice.”
……
Inside the Lord’s Mansion.
“My Count, you should change your coat.”
Old butler Philip respectfully suggested to Paul.
“Huh? I remember I’ve only worn it for a few days!”
Paul, who had just returned from inspecting the military camp, asked casually.
“Oh, it’s been three days already.”
“Alright, you remember so clearly.”
Paul smiled and began to take off his coat. Just as he was about to hand it to the butler, an object fell out of his coat pocket and landed on the floor with a thud.
Paul picked it up from the floor, stared at it, his brows knitting tighter and tighter.
It was a pebble, completely black.
But three days ago, it should have been white.
He let out a long sigh, the look of ease on his face vanished completely.
“Bring Rubin, Cecil, and Ladi here.”
Half an hour later, the three people Paul had mentioned all arrived in his study.
The black stone lay quietly on the desk.
“Someone cast a spell on you without you knowing?”
Ladi said in astonishment.
“It’s obvious, isn’t it? The Witch Detection Stone has already proven it!”
Paul’s tone was a bit anxious.
In this world where mysterious powers manifested, someone had secretly cast a spell of unknown effect on him.
My goodness! He wasn’t going to end up like Henry’s older brother…the previous Duke of the Northwest, was he?
The key was, who on earth was it?
Paul was terrified in his heart.
“The group of Horn Bay people in Port Fran shows no abnormalities. Count, have you had contact with any strangers recently?” Cecil asked.
“Strangers? I’ve seen a lot of strangers these past few days. Let me think…”
Just as Paul was lost in thought, a guard came to .
“A man who calls himself a magician wants to see you.”
“A magician!”
Paul suddenly remembered something.

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Chapter 653: A New Choice