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When the clerk approached, the young man finally looked up and gave an expectant smile.
"Your chicken salad, sir."
The waiter said gently, placing the plate gently on the table.
"Thank you."
The young man nodded to the clerk to express his gratitude, then turned his eyes to the exquisite food.
After the waitress returned to the counter, she could tell that this customer was not a regular at the restaurant. However, his shoulders and clothes were still wet with rain. Like many customers in the restaurant now, he was just passing by and chose to order food and rest here because of the weather.
The restaurant became quiet again, with only the sound of rain outside the window and soothing music, the atmosphere was as peaceful as ever.
The young man slowly opened the cloth cutlery bag on the dining table and took out an exquisite silver fork and knife.
Although he looked no different from the students of Ikerit Academy who often came to the store, the way he enjoyed breakfast revealed an unusual delicacy and taste, as if he was performing surgery.
He spread the napkin on his knees, then used a knife and fork to cut the chicken steak in front of him, taking only a small piece at a time. After putting it in his mouth, he would savor it carefully until it was chewed into pieces.
Then he gently cut a piece of fresh croissant with a knife, spread a layer of light yellow butter on it, and put it carefully into his mouth.
The same is true when he drinks coffee.
Instead of taking a hasty sip, he savored its aroma before drinking it in small sips.
Every movement he made was calm and precise, and he was completely immersed in the process naturally, enjoying this delicious meal that was both breakfast and lunch.
About ten minutes later, the meal in front of him was only reduced by one third, but no one felt uncomfortable.
He was indeed waiting for a lady.
But that was the target he was going to kill.
He was quite sure that the Duchess Hyperion was upstairs in the shop.
It seemed that after the second trip to the movie world, I gained a lot and finally moved out of the school.
This is normal. Some students of Ikrit Academy do not often live in school dormitories. Most of the time, they live in their own homes.
Originally, his only puzzlement was why the Duke's daughter chose this place.
However, when he personally tasted the food of this Cat Boss Restaurant, he understood that there was indeed a reason why the Duke chose this place.
"Guest, are you satisfied with our store?"
The waitress delivered food to another customer and passed by the young man again. She noticed the satisfied smile on his face and asked.
Because he was sitting close to the aisle, whenever you walked toward the store entrance—for example, toward the counter—you would pass by him.
“Very satisfied. I will come again if I have the chance in the future.”
The young man nodded amiably.
Even though he said so.
Unfortunately.
I'm afraid I won't have this opportunity again in the future.
Today should be the last day of business for this store.
His identity is Phoenix, a sophomore student at the Royal Academy of Alolan, who lives with his younger sister Phyllis.
But he is actually an elite believer who lurks in the world, loyal to the Bishop of Destruction, and would never go out under normal circumstances.
Normally he would be in a deep state of self-hypnosis and would not even remember that he was a believer in resurrection.
He will only wake himself up when he receives an order or encounters an opportunity to execute an order.
He is the only person who is most suitable to kill Duchess Hyperion, or even if he cannot kill her, put her to death and disrupt the relationship between the two countries.
Hyperion was in the light while he was in the dark. Phoenix was very sure that at level 5, he could sneak attack Hyperion at close range and use her to save her life.
This time, he not only brought a barrier to block the terrain and equipment to see through invisibility, but also possessed two spells bestowed by the Bishop of Destruction.
【Big Guinea Theater】
[Category: Spell Card]
[Grade: Pink Holy]
[Attribute: Spirit/Detection]
【Level: 4】
[Effect: Only usable on targets of level 100 and below, can control the actions of all targets within a 24-meter range. The more targets you control, the longer the time, and the more complex the behavior, the greater the mental load and mana consumption. The cooldown time is hours.]
[Note: A peaceful death, without any dramatic tension.]
In a restaurant environment, using this spell that is useless in normal combat can easily make Hyperion bear the blame for the massacre of civilians.
Moreover, Hyperion, who would never indiscriminately kill civilians, would be restricted in her actions when faced with the sudden and crazy sneak attacks and interference from the civilians.
This is the little game that the Bishop of Destruction is keen on on weekdays. Every time the Bishop of Destruction can obviously defeat his opponent, he just likes to fight his opponent with civilians, and then appreciate the collapsed and helpless and furious expressions of those noble and righteous people when they accidentally kill civilians one after another.
As for the second spell—
【Spark of Destruction】
[Category: Spell Card]
[Grade: Pink Holy]
[Attribute: Fire]
【Level: 5】
[Passive effect: When the carrier dies, an extremely violent and destructive fire explosion will occur.]
[Note: The killing spree is led by me.]
It will ensure that Hyperion can be killed without fail today.
Likewise, it was the Bishop of Destruction who sentenced him to death.
Today, this restaurant and the innocent guests inside will be buried along with the Duke if nothing unexpected happens.
It can't be considered innocent.
Phoenix smiled, with a hint of irony in his calm eyes.
Just like the natural disaster has no eyes, these civilians just happened to be chosen by the god of death, that's all.
If we have to blame someone, we can only blame the Duke for choosing this place.
Because for the disaster star, being alive is her fault.
If she had died earlier, she wouldn't have killed these people who had nothing to do with her.
Chapter 192 Isn’t Talia the Great Love Poet?
The rainstorm in Ikerita was getting heavier.
Even the Cat Boss Restaurant hadn't had any customers push the door in for a while.
The wooden house seemed extremely peaceful. The hanging chandeliers emitted a soft glow. The warm yellow light was reflected on the retro wooden stairs, completely blocking the storm outside.
Most of the customers in the restaurant were enjoying their meals leisurely, glancing at the rain outside the window from time to time.
"..."
Phoenix looked at the clock between sips of coffee.
If the target does not appear after another hour, he will hypnotize himself again, temporarily give up the task and look for the next opportunity.
Last night, after Lanqi sent the Duchess here, he went back and forth twice and then they separated.
Now Lanci is fighting with Adams in the shadow world in Ikerit Academy and cannot get away for a while.
Frey and the student union president entertained the academic visiting team heading to the Knight Academy.
The two biggest variables were gone, and the Duke's daughter had no idea that danger was approaching her.
This is a good opportunity to kill the Duke's daughter without any risk of failure.
Although the three of them were difficult to deal with together, after returning to the real world, they were too casual and careless in their Ikerite life.
The only one who was a little wary was Ranch, who gave his ace summon [The Great Love Poet] to Hyperion to accompany her.
According to intelligence, this summoned creature has a very high level of self-awareness and intelligence, and can communicate with Ranchi telepathically. Once the summoned creature encounters any danger, Ranchi will be able to sense it immediately.
Earlier in [Purgatory Corridor Academy], the reason why Lilette, who was under the command of the Decayed Bishop, failed was because she accidentally killed the poet of great love in the end, causing Lanqi in the principal's office to notice the situation and rush to rescue Hyperion.
But this time, such good luck will not happen again.
No one can save Hyperion.
Suddenly, cheerful laughter came from the handrail of the attic on the second floor.
Phoenix, who was sitting on the first floor, raised his head slightly, his eyes passing through the exquisite pavilion structure of the restaurant and falling on the stairs.
I saw a girl wearing a slim-fitting Ikerite Academy uniform chatting with someone she was traveling with.
Silver hair, amber eyes, tall, elegant and dignified, she is the Duchess of Hyperion.
Next to her, there was another gray-haired woman with a cold expression. Although her disguise and acting skills were excellent, there was no doubt that she was Lanqi's trump card summon [Great Love Poet].
The aura on his body was very weak, no different from that of a first-level civilian.
As the two chatted, their pace going downstairs naturally slowed down.
"Ms. Tata, why didn't you wake me up?"
Hyperion seemed a little guilty. She had never slept so deeply before and slept for more than ten hours before waking up.
"I see you are sleeping soundly."
Talia simply said, her heels tapping lightly on the wooden treads of the stairs with each step, making a slight echo.
"Then you don't have to lie next to me and keep looking at me..."
When they reached the platform in the middle, Hyperion looked out the window at the rainy scenery and muttered a little embarrassedly.
Although the first moment she opened her eyes she saw Tata's beautiful face and her golden eyes, which made Hyperion feel at ease, she was no longer a child, and the feeling of being taken care of by her mother while sleeping made her feel ashamed.