Don’t Confiscate My Citizenship

Chapter 13 Lan Qi embarks on a journey

 Wait until Lanci finished telling all the details of the transaction.

 “Starting from tomorrow, I will teach you how to make cards.”

Thalia agreed to Lanqi's proposal without much meaningless hesitation.

“Okay, before tomorrow I will also prepare your status in the house for you, the two statuses of maid and steward you want..."

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Before Lan Qi could finish speaking, Thalia interrupted his question with a cold tone.

Lan Qi nodded vigorously, not daring to make her angry.

Although he felt that his reaction might be a bit cowardly, and he was sure that Talia would not hurt him easily now, as living beings, there was an absolute gap between him and Talia, and Lan Qi would still feel it at close range. A little scared.

 In this world’s demonology research books, it is written: “Demons kill humans without a reason or feeling of guilt.”

Simply if they have an inexplicable idea, they will do it.

Although Thalia's behavior at this moment seems to be no different from that of humans, she is essentially just hiding her violent and cruel nature in an attempt to integrate into human society.

Even if your behavior can be called seeking skin from a tiger, there is no need to provoke this tigress unnecessarily and frantically lay a minefield for yourself.

Yes, if she were a kind kitten, then Thalia would indeed be like a tigress. Even if the tiger promised not to harm the kitten, the kitten would still tremble when it was around the tiger.

As he was thinking about it, the corners of Lan Qi's mouth curled up a little unconsciously.

 However, this made Thalia frown slightly.

 She felt that this human boy was thinking about something very damned.

 But she has no evidence at all.

It's just an inexplicable intuition.

 “Then, please take care of me, Mr. Tata.”

Lan Qi’s voice became much clearer, and he still had a harmless smile on his face.

This title seemed to make Talia feel a little uncomfortable, and she ignored Lanqi as usual.

 But this time, she did not deny but quite acquiesced in their master-disciple relationship.

 …

 One and a half months later.

 In the morning when summer is about to end and autumn is ushering in, the sun wakes up the earth along with the sound of dripping dewdrops.

The brilliance of the morning sun is like a light golden feather sweep, gently brushing over the dark gray platform and cold metal rails, giving it a bit of softness.

The magic rail train station in the border city-state of Nanwantina is bustling with pedestrians.

People on a hurried journey part ways here, or meet up to start a new journey.

The chats of fellow travelers while waiting for the train, the farewell words of relatives and friends, and the news of the arrival and departure of the train from the radio, all mixed together to become the most distinctive melody of this space.

At one side of the platform, Butler Hans lifted the suitcase in his hand and handed it to Lan Qi, who also took it steadily.

 “Thank you, Hans.”

Lan Qi said with a smile.

 “Take care of yourself, Master Lanqi.”

 The butler's voice was still as low as ever, but there was a touch of softness in the depth.

Noe went to other provinces again, so only Hans came to see him off instead of the young master's father.

With two weeks left before the start of school, Lanci and Thalia have already arrived at the station. Today they will set off from the South Wantina border area to the hinterland of the Kingdom of Hutton, the capital of Icerita.

It takes more than a day to take the magic rail train to the royal capital.

 After they arrived at the royal capital, after three days of rest, it was time for the entrance exam.

 “Master Lanqi, have a nice journey!”

The maid could not hide the concern on her face, but her words were full of sorrow.

“You’d better not come back for a while. If Lord Noe discovers that you stole the ancient relics from home, he will definitely not let you go…”

  It stands to reason. All the things Lanqi had committed in the town before had only made Noe miserable.

But if Noe finds out that Ranchi has lost the family's ancestral treasure [Psalm of Compassion], Noe will definitely be furious.

In the past two months, Lan Qi's cheerful and easy-going attitude has made people in the house have a different view of him, and they have gradually become friendly to him. The maid Francine, who had the best relationship with him from the beginning, also became more and more friendly in her speech. No more timidity.

"it's okay no problem."

Lanqi's smile remained calm, as if it could put everyone who cared about him at ease.

If his father Noe saw what kind of magic card he and Thalia made using [Psalm of Compassion], he would definitely sit down on his chair in shock.

 I won’t blame him.

Steward Hans smiled casually and shook his head. While listening to the conversation between Lan Qi and the maid Francine, he roughly guessed the reason why Lan Qi seemed confident.

　　Then he looked behind Lan Qi, who saw Thalia who had completely changed her attire.

Her coat is slim-cut, and a silk tie is neatly tied under the collar of the dress, making her look elegant and rigorous.

Thalia, who had lost her dirty refugee clothes, was as bright as a brand new gem.

 “Miss Tata, the young master leaves it to you.”

Hans said sincerely.

　　When he first traced Thalia based on Lanci's painting, butler Hans was extremely surprised that that stupid young master would actually fall in love with such a powerful and dangerous woman.

 But seeing how harmoniously the young master got along with her, Hans gradually felt relieved.

　　　…”

Thalia did not respond, but nodded slightly.

Although she looks about the same age as Lan Qi, her calm and cold temperament makes people think that she is much more mature than Lan Qi.

 Since she has received the money, she will strictly carry out the transaction, even if the housekeeper doesn't ask, she will do so.

Whether it’s protecting Lan Qi from being killed, or being Lan Qi’s teacher.

In this brief moment of silence, in the distance, a vague silhouette appeared at the end of the track accompanied by the sound of a whistle.

Soon, the vibrations on the track gradually intensified, and a low rumble was heard. The shape of the train became clearer, and the sun shone on the body of the car, shining with a metallic luster.

 The lights on the head of the train gradually became brighter, penetrating the layers of morning mist in the air, guiding the steel giant to its destination.

Lanqi took out his ticket and looked at it, briefly making a note of the location that he and Talia would be looking for later.

 At this moment when we are about to say goodbye.

Hans, the butler, suddenly seemed to remember something, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said:

“But having said that, it’s really a shame that Miss Tata was not allowed to take a look at the portrait in the young master’s room before departure…”

 “Ahem!”

However, before the butler could finish saying, "It's such a pity," Lan Qi coughed twice and interrupted him.

 Lan Qi was sure that although the housekeeper didn't want to harm him, he definitely didn't have any good intentions!

 “What painting?”

Thalia, whose name was suddenly mentioned, looked at Lanqi and asked.

Lan Qi was panicking, but his expression remained calm and calm, and he replied calmly:

“A portrait of a poor old lady, one of my early works, but both Hans and Francine seemed to appreciate it…”

At this moment, the dark gray and maroon train roared into the platform. The sound of brakes and the friction of wheel rails intertwined to cover up Lan Qi's words.

 The train gradually slowed down until it came to a complete stop.

Since it had nothing to do with her, Thalia no longer cared much about this topic and looked away from Lanci.

 The warm light shines through the window, reflecting the faces of the passengers in the car. The door slowly opens, and a cool breeze blows out of the car and hits the face.

The passengers waiting on the platform also approached the car door and walked towards it.

Lan Qi breathed a sigh of relief as people came and went. Fortunately, he managed to fool him with his own wisdom. When he comes back next time, he must hide this painting well and never let Talia discover that poor and pitiful old woman. Referring to her.

 “Then I’m going.”

Lanci smiled and waved, said his final goodbyes to the housekeeper and maid, and turned back to step into the train carriage.

 (End of this chapter)