How to persuade Xio

"Hugh, we..." Fors tried to persuade.

As a result, Hugh simply carried his knife, fork, and plates into the Kitchen.

Lorry stopped Fors, who was about to follow, and secretly activated the "Book of Dimensions," allowing the two of them to enter another Dimension without leaving a trace.

He said with a serious expression:

"Before the New Year, Backlund will face a Catastrophe no less severe than before, involving the Demoness Sect, the Aurora Order, and the Royal Family."

Fors stared blankly, mouth agape, almost doubting that she had misheard.

God above!

Backlund is known as the "City of Hope," so when did it become so unlivable?

Leaving aside the Demoness Sect and the Aurora Order, although both are well-known Concealment organizations, they have always had a bad reputation.

But Backlund is the capital of Loen.

Why would the Royal Family deliberately create Catastrophe here?!

Lorry understood Fors's feelings and remained silent until she calmed down slightly before speaking seriously:

"I don't know much about the specific details either."

"Next, I'll tell you a few key pieces of information; you can share them with the other members when you attend that Concealment gathering."

After speaking, he paused slightly, then continued:

The Royal Family is represented by Prince Edessak Augustus; the Aurora Order is represented by Mr. A; Demoness Sect is represented by Ms. Despair.

Other key figures are Trissy and Ince Will.

"The former is a wanted criminal, Tris, who was transformed into Demoness after taking Potion. She is a hostage left to the Royal Family family by the Demoness Sect, and also Edessak's lover."

The latter was Archbishop who defected from the Church of the Evernight Goddess.

"In addition, we need to pay attention to the Sealed Artifact codenamed "0-08", which has the characteristic of "you know it, and it knows you".

"Its abilities are similar to the ' Literature Lover ' I told you about before, but much stronger, not even in the same league."

"If it finds out, there's a high probability it will appear in its story, meeting its end through a series of unfortunate coincidences."

Fors listened numbly, then suddenly cried out in terror:

"Etc!

You just said its name!

She looked at Lorry with a worried expression.

Lorry smiled:

"It doesn't matter.

"It's fine to mention it briefly when you're near me after I've informed you beforehand. But you must remember, it's best not to even think about it when you're out in public."

Just in case, my idea is:

"Using the ' Curse of Knowledge ' to seal away parts of your memory, you can only recall today's conversation when you attend that Concealment gathering."

"How do you say?"

Fors nodded, neither laughing nor crying:

What do you think? I'm still young, and I don't want to face any unexpected ending.

"Go ahead and do it."

Her tone was quite tragic when she said this.

Lorry smiled upon hearing this, gently stroking the White Bone Ring. He used his "Hypnosis" ability to make the other party forget some of their memories and set the conditions for undoing the effect.

After it ended, the two silently returned to reality.

Fors turned to look at Lorry and whispered, "Shea has always been the type who doesn't like receiving favors. I'll go and try to persuade her again."

Lorry volunteered, "I'll go."

"You?" Fors looked at her with suspicion.

She had no doubt that Hugh would refuse even more decisively this time.

"Are you questioning the eloquence of a ' Swindler '?" Lorry countered.

Upon hearing this, Fors immediately recalled what had happened before, a pleased smile appeared on her lips, and she nodded vigorously, looking at him with a beaming smile.

"..." Lorry stood up irritably and strode towards the Kitchen.

He intends to prove himself again.

Hearing footsteps, Hugh said without turning around, "Fors, don't waste your energy. I'm not going to accept that guy for nothing..."

She suddenly realized something was wrong and turned around abruptly:

"Why is it you?"

"What's wrong with me?" Lorry leaned against the Kitchen, smiling. "I didn't realize, Hugh, you're such a loyal friend."

"But you made some money through this commission, and then you sold Fors to me?"

Hugh's eyes widened. "What do you mean by that?"

Lorry turned to look at Fors, who was sizing him Long Sofa, and said in a low, mischievous voice, "Weren't you just refusing on purpose?"

I thought you were creating an opportunity for me.

"Tsk tsk, a lone man and a lone woman in an unfamiliar city, on such a special day as New Year's Day, aren't you... worried that I might do something to her?"

Hugh was slightly taken aback, then his face flushed with anger:

"You dare?!"

"You bastard, listen to me!" she said in a low, cold voice, "If you bully her, I will kill you!"

Lorry gave a mocking smile:

"Based on your record of a draw with Albert?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hugh's face and ears turned bright red, and he glared at him fiercely, as if he was about to rush over and attack him at any moment.

Lorry coughed lightly, then asked with a smile:

So, what's your choice?

"Damn it!" Hugh snorted loudly, turned around, and furiously scrubbed the plate with Brush, as if he were treating it like Lorry.

Lorry chuckled silently, preparing to go back.

Suddenly, he heard Hugh ask in a low voice, "Is something about to happen in Backlund again, which is why you want us to leave?"

This guy... his intuition is pretty sharp... Lorry couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and said with a smile without turning his head:

I won't tell you.

Clang! Clang!

The sound of knives and forks clattering echoed from the Kitchen.

He returned to the Living Room with a triumphant expression, shrugging and smiling.

"Nailed it."

"Really?" Fors was both surprised and delighted.

The two immediately began chatting about each other's new books, and the atmosphere seemed quite harmonious; Xiu would occasionally glance over the glass, a look of bewilderment in his eyes.

Is Backlund about to descend into turmoil again?

Sunday morning.

Klein sipped his Milk and casually flipped open the Tussock Newspaper.

"Our beloved son Talim Dumont, passed away on December 18th due to a sudden heart attack. His funeral will be held at Crown Cemetery at 9:00 AM on December 21st. This is to inform you of his passing."

Talim... He sighed silently, losing interest in continuing to read it.

Klein then picked up the Backlund Morning Post and quickly saw a short news item on the front page.

"Our reporter reports that the third volume of ' Great Detective Sherlock, ' the new book by the heroic author Raven, is now available for purchase at the following locations..."

According to his last wishes, all subsequent royalties will be donated to society.

After discussions between the Publishing House and Mr. Raven's friends, both parties agreed to implement Mr. Raven's concept of "controlling air pollution" expressed in his book. The money will be used to purchase new types of Face Mask developed by the Fitz Posner Face Mask Factory and distributed free of charge to those in need.

The specific collection locations are as follows...