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Elira nodded slightly, knowing that it was unrealistic to try to infiltrate the divine realm of order at this time.
"All the leads we have are pointing to Ronald, but we can't rule out other possibilities, such as someone setting a trap to divert our attention to Ronald. So you'd better take advantage of the time you have now and look for other leads."
"it is good."
Elise couldn't offer any help with what happened next. After stretching lazily, she told the maid and Theresa to go out together.
As for Sera, it's really not a good idea for Elise to take her out unless her mental state improves.
Sera expressed great dissatisfaction with this, and only reluctantly agreed to stay at home on the condition that Elise would allow her to wear the maid outfit for a few more days.
After leaving Elira's mansion, Elise went to Elsa's residence before going shopping.
From afar, Elise spotted Elsa hanging out laundry to dry.
She walked up to her with light steps, greeting her with a bright smile, "Good morning, Elsa!"
Upon hearing Iris's voice, Elsa paused for a moment before turning to look at Iris. Just as she was about to respond, she noticed that Iris was wearing a maid outfit.
This made her slightly stunned.
"What's wrong?"
"Well, I was just a little curious why you were wearing a maid outfit?"
"Isn't it pretty?" Iris moved slightly closer to Elsa again. Startled by Iris's sudden approach, Elsa nervously took a half-step back, a faint blush creeping onto her fair cheeks.
Seeing Elsa so nervously unable to utter a complete sentence, Elise's lips curled into a pleased smile. She hadn't seen Elsa so shy in a long time. 7
Looking back, Elsa, under her tutelage, had long forgotten what shyness was, and even often teased her in return—a truly rebellious student. 8
After a while, Elsa, having calmed down a bit, whispered, "Yes, it's beautiful."
"As long as you look good, that's fine. The reason I asked you here today is still to have you as my tour guide. I'm sure you won't refuse, right?" Iris winked at Elsa.
"I'll be right there."
After quickly hanging up the clothes, Elsa returned home. When she reappeared before Iris, she had changed her clothes and looked pure and lovely, like a girl next door.
Elsa stood in front of Iris, a little nervous, and asked, "Um, I don't think I told you where I lived yesterday, did I? How did you find me?"
"You're only realizing it now? Of course I have my ways~"
"It was all because of you..." Elsa muttered softly, but Iris, who was standing next to her, overheard her.
"It's really strange. You suddenly showed up at my door. I should be on guard, but I can't be at all," Elsa said softly to Iris.
"Could it be because I'm too good-looking?"
"Is that right?"
“Who knows?” Elise chuckled, then said, “Alright, you can keep that question for yourself. Let’s take us to the shopping place first.”
Elsa nodded gently, then led Iris toward Castor's most bustling commercial street.
She was much more natural today than when she was a tour guide yesterday, and her speech was much more fluent.
According to the game's setting, yesterday's experience should have given Elsa a lot more courage, right?
Volume 1: Chapter 401 Elise is a Genius
Generally speaking, it wouldn't be difficult for Elise to recruit someone into her camp.
Of course, this is on the premise that you have no grudge against her.
After all, Elise was once a gamer, so she knows what the protagonists want. As long as she grasps these desires, she can control them.
But now Elise is a little conflicted.
Elsa is somewhat special compared to other main characters. Her development path is based on how she is raised. When Elsa was betting on Elsa, Iris was able to stay by her side.
Now, Elise wants to take Elsa under her wing and raise her slowly.
So Elise was a little conflicted about how to tell Elsa.
Just as she was struggling with her decision, she suddenly felt someone gently tug at her clothes, and Elsa's voice rang out: "We've arrived."
Elsa's voice brought Iris back to her senses. She silently looked at the bustling street in front of her. This was the most prosperous commercial district in Caster, similar to the Golden Avenue of the Empire.
Elise took two pieces of paper directly from her spatial ring and handed them to the maid and Theresa, then said, "Go and buy the things listed here. I've written down where to buy them, the quantities, and the prices. Come back to me when you're done."
Although she didn't know why her young mistress wanted to buy these things, the little maid nodded very reliably and went to buy the items.
When Theresa saw the items on the list, a sudden realization flashed in her dark eyes. She discovered that many of the items were meant to lift her curse.
The curse on her body has been lifted considerably, much faster than when she was alone before. She doesn't even need to painstakingly search for a way to lift the curse anymore, as Elise has prepared everything for her.
She pursed her lips, then nodded to Elise and silently went to buy the items indicated on the list.
"Didn't you say this was your first time in Castor?" Elsa puffed out her cheeks as she watched Elise's actions.
"This is indeed my first time here, but a place like Castel is one that everyone has heard of even if they haven't been here, and it's perfectly normal to have already decided what to buy before you come, right?"
Upon hearing Elise's words, Elsa blinked, as if she thought Elise's words made a lot of sense.
Seeing Elsa, who had been fooled by her, Iris didn't give her any time to think. She immediately took Elsa's hand and said in a sweet voice, "Miss, where are we going now?"
"what?"
Upon hearing Elise address her by that name, Elsa's face showed a hint of panic, as if she didn't quite understand what Elise was doing.
"Don't make that silly face. I'm wearing a maid outfit right now, so let me play the maid properly."
"But, but I'm not used to it. You're the young lady, after all."
"How about I let you wear my maid outfit?"
Iris didn't notice the glint of longing in Elsa's eyes, which she quickly suppressed, replacing it with undisguised nervousness: "No, no need."
As if to hide her nervousness, Elsa quickly led Iris into a shop not far away.
This place sells all sorts of magic scrolls, including scrolls of ancient magic, which are more for research than use and are much more expensive than regular magic scrolls.
If Elise remembers correctly, there should be a reusable magic scroll in this place.
It looks no different from an ordinary scroll, but after use, the scroll will not disappear but will become blank. The blank scroll can be re-entered, and it can not only record magic, but also some special abilities. It is a pretty useful item.
"I need a lot of Fireball scrolls."
The shop assistant, who had already approached Elsa, paused for a moment after hearing Iris speak first.
Elsa quickly realized that the shop assistant must have mistaken Iris for her maid, and she hurriedly said, "Just do as she says."
"Okay, we have plenty of Fireball scrolls here. How many would you like?"
"All of you here."
That special scroll was so unique that even the system couldn't discern its special features, so this was the only way to find it.
The shop assistant seemed surprised by the maid's boastful tone, but he certainly wouldn't refuse such a big deal, so he immediately sent someone to fetch the items.
Fireball scrolls are very common, and sales are only so-so. So even if you add up the store's inventory, it's only two small boxes. But those two small boxes of fireball scrolls have already cost Elise thousands of gold coins.
Magic scrolls here are indeed much cheaper than in the Empire.
After glancing at them casually, Elise put all the scrolls into her spatial ring and then left with Elsa.
After they left, Elsa asked curiously, "What do you need so many fireball scrolls for?"
"I need it somewhere."
"Ok."
Since Elise had already said so, Elsa didn't say anything more. She simply nodded and went with Elise to the next shop.
And so, after a brief stroll along the street, it was already noon.
After finishing their shopping, the maid and Theresa returned to Elise's side.
"I'm hungry," Elise tugged at Elsa's sleeve, looking pitiful.
Elsa thought for a moment, then led Iris into a tavern. She said somewhat shyly, "I... I haven't been to those expensive places before, but although this place is rather unassuming, the food here is really delicious."
"It's alright, since you're the young lady and I'm the maid today, whatever you say goes~"
Elsa gave a shy smile and then went to the tavern counter to say hello. Iris knew that the tavern owner was an acquaintance of Elsa and guessed that Elsa would bring her to this place.
She used to be a regular here.
Just as Elise was reminiscing about the past, she suddenly thought of a way to get Elsa to come with her.
Elsa must feel that she is special to him now. If she wants to know why, it seems that the only way is to stay by his side.
Thinking about this, Elise felt like a little genius!
Volume 1: Chapter 402 If she won't take the initiative, I'll make her take the initiative.
"Why do you seem to have suddenly become happier?"
Elsa, returning from the counter, saw Iris smiling and sounded somewhat puzzled.
"I just suddenly thought of something happy. Compared to that, do you think I look familiar?"
A look of confusion flashed across Elsa's face, as if she didn't know why Elise would ask such a question, but her gaze quickly fell on Elise's face, and her eyes became somewhat dazed.
This daze lasted for a few seconds before Elsa came back to her senses and whispered, "It does look familiar. Didn't I tell you about this before?"
"Yes, I also feel that you are very approachable. Perhaps we have actually met before."
“But I clearly only met you for the first time yesterday,” Elsa said softly.
Why would you trust someone you've just met so much?
"I..." Elsa suddenly fell silent, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.
Seeing this, Elise's lips curled up slightly: "If you can't remember, don't force yourself. Maybe if we spend more time together, you'll understand what's going on~"
This matter cannot be rushed. In any case, I will stay in Castor for a while. As long as I can arouse Elsa's curiosity during this time, and preferably make her remember some things from her past life, it will become very easy to take her away.
Iris and Elsa didn't lower their voices intentionally, and the little maid and Theresa both heard it.
Theresa has awakened her past life memories, although they are not fully awakened yet. But from the conversation between Elise and Elsa, she can tell that the girl named Elsa seems to have had some contact with Elise in her past life, just like herself.
Thinking of this, a hint of curiosity flashed in Theresa's eyes. She wondered how many times Iris had been reborn and how many people she had come into contact with.
As for the little maid, she couldn't help but recall that her mistress had taught her some things, but she couldn't remember when.
My situation seems to be similar to Elsa's.
what on earth is this kind of happenings?
Although she was curious, now was not the time to ask her mistress, so the maid suppressed her curiosity for the time being and planned to talk to her mistress properly when she got back in the evening.
The group didn't have to wait long before a waiter brought over the local specialty dishes that Elsa had ordered.
As a nation that has existed since the Age of Gods, Castor has a much more refined diet than the Empire, and its cuisine is also very delicious.
Especially for Elise, a former regular customer, these dishes brought her not only a taste of deliciousness but also a flood of memories.
In the afternoon, while sightseeing with Elsa, we happened to pass by Ronald's estate.
Elise stopped and silently looked at the magnificent manor.
From the outside, there was nothing special about the inside, and you could occasionally see servants walking around; everything seemed perfectly normal.
"This is Prince Ronald's manor. The guards here are very fierce; if you get too close, you'll be driven away," Elsa whispered to Iris as she saw her stop.
"Are you familiar with this area?" Ling
"Actually, I'm not that familiar with it. It's just that when I'm not on holiday, I pass by here on my way to the academy. Once, I accidentally got too close and the guards chased me away."
"Oh, is that so? Do you need me to teach them a lesson?"
"No, no!"
Elsa, seemingly fearing that Iris might do something irrational, quickly grabbed her hand and left.
The little maid squinted at Elsa, who was holding her mistress's hand. Wasn't this pink-haired girl far too overly familiar? They'd only met twice, and she was already holding her mistress's hand. (Seven)
She couldn't even imagine what he might do to her young mistress if they met a few more times.
Elsa breathed a sigh of relief only after she had led Elise away from the Ronald Manor. It was then that she realized she was still holding Elise's hand, so she quickly let go and said, blushing, "Yes, I'm sorry, I was just a little impatient."
"It's okay, I don't care about these things anyway."
Elise sighed again, marveling at the simple and honest nature of the people in the kingdom. If it were the Empire, this level of contact would be nothing, especially since they were all girls. Zero
At the same time, Elise also felt a pang of regret. Elsa was such a simple and good girl; how had she managed to raise her into such a rebellious and defiant student? Elise felt she needed to reflect on this when she returned home.
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