Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party in Another World-Chapter 657: A Wondrous Fate
Chapter 657: A Wondrous Fate
TL: Rui88
The knights made way, and a green-haired lady walked out from among them.
“Ooh! A beauty.”
Nathan whistled, a smile returning to his face.
But in the next moment, his smile froze.
In the green-haired lady’s hand, a cluster of flames appeared out of thin air.
As a spellcaster proficient in fire magic, Nathan could tell that this was no magic trick.
Edward exclaimed, “A spellcaster.”
Ladi Sertia commanded sternly, “I hope you will not resist. Otherwise, it will be very dangerous.”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk! This beautiful lady, please allow me to clarify.”
Nathan recovered from his surprise.
“Perhaps you don’t know, we are the same as you…”
“The same as me, spellcasters, is that right?” Ladi retorted.
“It is precisely for that reason that we must arrest you!”
Nathan snorted coldly. “And if I refuse?”
“Hey, hey! You two, let’s not start a dispute just yet.”
Edward said in a conciliatory tone.
“Let’s put it this way,” he lowered his voice to Ladi, “has Count Grayman become your servant?”
Although he spoke quietly, many people could still hear him, and the guards showed angry expressions.
Edward said this because of the old tradition of wizards—seducing a lord in a remote place, making him submit to the power of magic and become their servant.
This was one of the reasons for the terrible image of spellcasters.
“Then you are mistaken,” Ladi denied. “On the contrary, I am Count Grayman’s servant.”
“Willingly debasing yourself!” Both Nathan and Edward became angry.
“A dignified spellcaster submitting to a mere mortal!”
The atmosphere immediately became tense. Muskets were raised and aimed at the two of them.
“Alright, everyone calm down!”
A rather dignified female voice sounded.
The carriage door opened, and the red-haired Mariana jumped to the ground.
Ladi’s pupils dilated. “Teacher?”
Teacher?
Paul, Nathan, Edward, and the circle of guards were all stunned.
“What a wondrous fate this is.”
Mariana smiled at her former student and said, “Ladi, I never thought we would meet in Northwest Bay.”
“Is she the genius student you always talked about?”
Nathan remembered something. So this was the “other family’s child” his mother often mentioned.
“Uh… uh…”
Ladi did not know what to say.
It was the first time Paul had seen such a flustered expression on her.
He cleared his throat, attracting Mariana’s attention.
“Beautiful lady, I can find a place for you to catch up. For Ladi’s sake, I promise to guarantee your personal safety. Please come with us. Of course, I will have to search you for any suspicious items.”
“Alright!” Ignoring the perplexed expressions of Nathan and Edward beside her, Mariana agreed.
“Since you already know our identity and have taken a spellcaster as a subordinate, I imagine Lord Grayman is not the type to hold stereotypes against us.”
“And these guards of yours must be people who can keep a secret.”
Seeing her agree, Paul ordered a search, with Ladi being responsible for her teacher.
But an accident happened.
Nathan cooperated very reluctantly and was slightly hurt by the guards.
He immediately flew into a rage, and flames shot up from his hands.
Clatter, clatter. A large number of muskets were aimed at him.
Mariana hurriedly shouted, “You cannot harm him!”
Paul said coldly, “I don’t think he has the awareness of a prisoner.”
He had long been annoyed by this arrogant-looking young man.
Paul pulled out his own sidearm, intending to frighten him.
Nathan sneered, his fighting spirit instantly soaring.
“No, you can’t. Paul, I beg you!”
Mariana was very anxious, her earlier leisurely demeanor completely gone.
Fear and worry filled her face.
“He is your brother!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent.
“What did you say?” It took Paul a long time to react.
“Lady, I understand your desire to protect him, but fabricating such a lie is a bit too outrageous.”
He found it somewhat amusing.
“I do have a brother, but tragically, he died at a very young age. With just that sentence you uttered, I could throw you in prison without any other reason.”
Ladi was very surprised that her teacher would make up such an absurd excuse.
“No.” Mariana calmed down, but said with some sadness, “Your brother did not die. He is standing right in front of you.”
Nathan couldn’t help but shout, “Mom!”
This was too shameful. They were just a group of mortals, yet his mother was trying to get out of this by telling lies.
The key was, who would believe such a lie!
Mariana ignored Nathan. She was looking directly at Paul, her gaze unwavering.
“And I am your mother.”
The witch’s lips did not move at all, but Paul heard the sentence clearly and distinctly.
He was instantly struck as if by lightning.
“Haha… haha…”
Paul burst out laughing, pointing at Mariana.
“Did you hear the joke she told?”
“They can’t hear it,” the voice in his head sounded again.
Paul angrily flicked his horsewhip. “This is the most ridiculous thing under the sun! Madmen, cuff them all!”
The guards were about to rush forward with shackles.
“You have a diamond-shaped birthmark on the inside of your thigh. You should know that yourself, right?”
It was the red-haired witch’s voice again, but…
“Wait!” Paul shouted loudly.
The guards immediately stopped.
Paul looked at the red-haired witch with a strange expression.
There was a long period of silence.
Everyone could see from the count’s expression that something was wrong.
What the witch said… could it be true?
They looked at Count Grayman, then at the wizard boy who had been arrogant just a moment ago and was now completely bewildered. The more they looked, the more their eyes and brows resembled each other.
Perhaps he was the old count’s illegitimate son?
The guard who was about to apply the shackles hesitantly stepped back a little.
Paul’s brows knitted together, and he asked Mariana with some annoyance, “What on earth is going on?”
Mariana smiled, though it was a bit forced.
“It’s complicated. It can’t be explained in just a sentence or two.”
“Hmph!” Paul pointed at the carriage. “Get in. Come back with us.”
“As you command, little Count Grayman!”
The witch answered with a hint of mischief, even curtsying with a lift of her skirt, before turning and walking towards the carriage.
Although she did not know what fate awaited her, a great weight that had been on her heart for years finally disappeared.
A certain repressed nature was released, and time seemed to turn back more than a decade, to when she had also lived in this land.
Nathan tugged at the corner of his mother’s clothes. “That… is it really true?”
“Shut up, you brat!” Mariana glared at him. “What were you getting so worked up about just now!”
“Right, right, this must be a story mother made up to get out of trouble,” Nathan thought in a panic, completely unable to accept it.
Mariana boarded the carriage. Inside were two others, the still-unconscious Ordennel and Denson, who was taking care of him.
“You seem very calm!” Mariana frowned.
“Oh, could it get any worse? Lady Redflame.”
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The carriage, escorted by a group of attendants, headed towards Lakeheart Town.
“Ladi.”
Paul, riding his horse, called softly to his occult advisor.
“Paul, my mind is in chaos right now!”
Ladi answered somewhat absently.
Meeting her teacher whom she had not seen for many years was shocking enough for her.
But then the count had met his brother.
If it was true, it really confirmed her teacher’s words.
“What a wondrous fate this is.”
Chapter 657: A Wondrous Fate
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