Chapter 1011 Arrival

As usual, Naruse Mio and Maria went home together after reuniting, but Duanmu Huai, who was originally with them, was not there. Instead, Rias was there. After all, she was now living in Duanmu Huai's house. Moreover, compared with Naruse Mio and Maria, Rias's strength was still stronger, and Duanmu Huai could rest assured with her.

As for why Duanmu Huai didn't go with them, the reason was very simple. The Kansai competition was about to begin, and the wind band club had to stay for special training, so Duanmu Huai had to suffer with them...

Walking on the road, the three of them were a little uneasy. Of course, they all thought the same thing. That was about the upcoming member of the Tribunal that Duanmu Huai said. After all, Duanmu Huai didn't say much, and they didn't know whether the other party was a man or a woman, or what kind of person he was.

Although Duanmu Huai said that the other party had a good personality and was easy to get along with, but... In front of Duanmu Huai, people who were difficult to get along with would have died long ago, right?

"Huh?"

Just as the three girls walked to the door of their house, Rias raised her head, looked forward, and then showed a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong?"

"I feel an unusual breath..."

"Huh?"

Hearing Rias's words, Naruse Mio and Maria also became nervous. They looked carefully and then saw a girl standing at the gate. Perhaps she heard the footsteps of the three people, and the girl turned around and looked at them.

"……………………"

It must be said that Naruse Mio couldn't help holding her breath when she saw the girl in front of her for the first time.

It was because the girl in front of her was so beautiful.

She had a head of golden hair that was as bright as the sun, and a straight, delicate and beautiful face like a doll, and what was more eye-catching was her eyes. Her right eye was golden, with a vertical pupil like a cat's eye. And her left eye was a gentle sea blue. The girl held an umbrella in one hand and a small suitcase in the other. Wearing a luxurious and elegant Western dress, just standing there, she gave people a kind of good-born, gentle and elegant temperament like a noble lady.

Of course, Naruse Mio is very confident about her appearance. If she compares her appearance, she thinks she won't be familiar with him. But the blonde girl in front of her has a very special temperament, an elegant and noble atmosphere. Under the gaze of those eyes, even Naruse Mio will become a little cramped.

It's like a ragged beggar facing a princess in luxurious clothes.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

Compared with Naruse Mio, Rias is obviously more adapted to this atmosphere. She stepped forward and asked the girl. The latter put away the umbrella and looked at the three people.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Duanmu's home?"

"Yes, who are you..."

"Ah, hello, it's our first meeting."

In response to Rias's question, the blonde girl smiled calmly and bowed.

"I am Mary Clarissa Christie, Mr. Duanmu's companion and a member of the Tribunal. It's our first meeting, and I hope you can give me your guidance."

"……………………Hey!?"

After that, the three of them welcomed Mary in, but...

I felt so uncomfortable...

Sitting at the table, watching Mary tasting black tea elegantly, Naruse Mio felt an indescribable discomfort. It's not that Mary has the kind of frightening pressure like Duanmu Huai, but her own special temperament will make others become serious in front of her. Originally, according to Maria's intention, Naruse Mio would change into the maid outfit after returning home, but when she saw Mary here, Naruse Mio refused to change.

On the contrary, Rias, at least on the surface, looked very calm, and chatted with Mary with ease.

"Are you also a member of the Tribunal, Miss Mary?"

"Yes, my current position is Mr. Duanmu's assistant."

Mary's current position is acting as the throne - an assistant to the judge. Lumiel and Eclair are still apprentices, but Mary has made a step forward. Next, Duanmu Huai will allow her to become a formal judge as long as he observes that she can be independent.

Of course, the biggest advantage of being a formal judge is that you can sign the extermination order yourself.

Well, although Mary should not be very interested in this.

"So, what is the matter with the teacher calling you here?"

"I'm not sure about this, but it's a good thing for me. Strictly speaking, I'm here to seek refuge..."

"Seek refuge?"

Hearing Mary's somewhat embarrassed answer, Rias and Naruse Mio were a little surprised, but in fact...well, Mary still said the truth.

The reason is very simple, that is her new book.

As the saying goes, a big tree attracts the wind. Mary is also a very well-known writer in her own world, and her novels are also very popular with readers.

But there is one thing that is very bad.

That is, Mary's novels are considered very "politically incorrect" by many literary critics.

For example, in the "Mass Effect Trilogy", many critics and scientists highly appreciate the scientific theories and developments in it, but they are critical of the human supremacy of the Inquisition. In particular, many critics have criticized the Inquisition's use of the Reapers to kill other alien races and allow humans to dominate.

When Mary went back this time, she also wrote a new book "The Last Days of America" ​​with Ellie as the protagonist, referring to her own experience in the wasteland. As expected, the market was hot again, and then the critics scolded it.

Although this book does a great job in describing the wasteland of the end of the world, the ending of the little girl Ellie has been criticized and criticized by many people. They think that this sacrifice is too cruel, and some people even say "If a girl needs to be sacrificed in exchange for the continuation of mankind, then mankind might as well perish."

Of course, although popular literary reviews criticize Mary one-sidedly, many ordinary readers support Mary. After all, they have long been disgusted with the so-called political correctness.

We are all human beings, so why do we have to get along with aliens on an equal footing? And you have seen that the book also describes how the aliens discriminate against humans and force us to sign a peace treaty. Are they only allowed to discriminate against us, but not us?

And Ellie's ending-if it was my child, then of course I wouldn't want to. But if sacrificing someone else's child can save my child, then why wouldn't I want to!

Maybe they won't say that, but they will vote with their money.

So no matter how the literary critics scold her, Mary's books are still popular all over the world. It is precisely because each of her books has some controversy that Mary is so famous. After all, being black and red is also red.

As the saying goes, when you are famous, you will have more trouble. Of course, many people have sent letters to Mary to curse and even harass her, but Mary has already had experience with this. Generally, after releasing a new book, she will go to another world to hide, and come back when the craze has dissipated. As for those letters, Mary doesn't care at all—she positions herself as Watson, and she is only responsible for recording every word and action of Duanmu Huai, the Holmes. To put it bluntly, Mary thinks that what she writes are records, not pure literary creation.

So she is not too angry about what other people think of her books... After all, those are not stories she made up.

Of course, Mary is naturally out of luck with literary awards. After all, such awards are very politically correct. Even if every book of Mary can sell to the top of the list, people will just pretend that they are blind and don't see it, and you can't do anything to her, right?

"But is this really okay, Miss Mary?"

At this moment, Rias stared at Mary and launched an active attack.

"We are not humans, but demons. Do you think it doesn't matter if we stay here?"

"Demons?"

Hearing Rias's answer, Mary put down the teacup in her hand, glanced at the three people, and then nodded.

"It doesn't matter. Since it is Mr. Duanmu's judgment, I think it should be fine. After all, the judgment of the Tribunal on humans is somewhat different, so in my opinion, you are not special... Ah, but if it is a threat to humans, then even if the skull is similar or even the same, we will not let it go."

"Is... that so?"

"That's right. In fact, Mr. Duanmu and I have eliminated a race called ghouls before... It's a similar situation."

"If you don't mind, can you tell us about it?"

Hearing this, Rias's eyes suddenly lit up, and Naruse Mio and Maria also cheered up. Indeed, they knew almost nothing about Duanmu Huai's situation. They only knew that Duanmu was currently the chief judge of the Tribunal, but they knew nothing about what he had done and what his past was like.

"That's no problem..."

Mary didn't seem to think there was anything to hide, so she didn't hide anything, but just told everyone the story of Duanmu Huai and herself going to eliminate the ghouls.

After listening to Mary's story, the expressions of the three people were a little complicated.

"Why do I feel that those ghouls don't look like bad people."

Naruse Mio muttered to herself, and Mary drank a sip of red tea and nodded.

"I admit that not all ghouls are bad people. Some of them just want to live a peaceful life and don't want to cause trouble."

"Then...!"

"But they eat people."

Mary looked at Naruse Mio quietly, without a trace of hesitation in her eyes.

"They are monsters that feed on humans, that's enough. For the Inquisition, we destroy them not because they are evil or kind, that's not important, the only point is that they are monsters that eat humans, they can only feed on humans, so in order to protect humans, the Inquisition must completely destroy them, it's that simple."

"That's why I judged that there would be no problem with you, because Mr. Duanmu is very strict in this regard. If he judged that you are enemies of humans, then no matter what your situation is, I'm afraid you would have been destroyed by Mr. Duanmu long ago... Since Mr. Duanmu is willing to let you stay here, it means that he judges that you will not pose a threat to humans."

"……………………"

Mary's voice was not loud, and she spoke softly, sounding very elegant and calm. But Naruse Mio felt the hair on her back stand up - perhaps until now, she finally understood what kind of organization the Inquisition is.

It is not because the other party is kind or evil that they take action, but simply to determine whether the other party is a threat to humans... In a way, the Inquisition may be more terrifying than those fanatical religious elements.

"Huh..."

Just then, the door opened and Duanmu Huai walked in.

"Are those people from the wind band club good enough? If not, I will not be able to do it... Hey, Mary? You are here?"

Seeing Mary, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and greeted her. Mary also stood up and bowed to Duanmu Huai.

"Yes, Mr. Duanmu, the way you asked me to come this time is really special."

After all, Duanmu Huai used to go to Mary's world and then take her to other places. But this time, Mary found an invitation letter on the desk after returning home. To be honest, if it was not for Duanmu Huai's signature on it, Mary would have thought it was a prank.

After all, in Mary's impression, Duanmu Huai is not the kind of person who can write an invitation letter.

As a result, after getting ready, Mary opened the invitation letter and a portal appeared. Then the next moment she was teleported to the front door of Duanmu Huai's house.

"This time the situation is a bit special. Tell me about it later."

Duanmu Huai was also helpless. After all, he opened the list and clicked on the name, and the system showed [Inviting]... It seems that this is not like a soul card, which can be summoned directly.

But now...

"Let's have dinner first."

The world is big, but eating is the most important thing.