When they arrived at the villa's entrance, the butler Freya had met in the simulation was standing there. He bowed slightly and said, “Miss Euphemia, you've returned.”
Euphemia nodded, pointing to Freya beside her. “This is Freya, my friend…”
The butler said, “Very well, Miss Euphemia. I'll arrange a room for your friend right away.”
Euphemia was slightly startled. She had just been about to say there was no need for an extra room for Fufu, and that she could just sleep in her room, but as she looked at the butler, she ultimately pulled her neck back and didn't utter the words.
Because Euphemia's parents often worked away from home and had little contact with her, it was mainly this butler who looked after her when she was little. This led to Euphemia being a little bit afraid of him.
If she were to say now that she wanted to share a room with Fufu, she would definitely be lectured.
Euphemia looked regretfully at Fufu beside her. Noticing her gaze, Freya returned it, blinking her adorable eyes and tilting her head slightly, as if asking, ‘What's wrong?’
Led by the butler, the three entered the villa. After only a few steps, Freya saw a blue and white parrot fly over, moving as fast as a fighter jet. With a 'whoosh,' it landed on Euphemia's head and began frantically pecking her.
“Ow! Hey, stop pecking, stop pecking!” Euphemia immediately covered her head and crouched defensively, but the parrot always found gaps in her guard, pecking her several more times. “Stupid Euphy! Stupid Euphy!”
Seeing this, Freya showed a curious expression. “Oh, is that the parrot that drank the Law potion? It looks so beautiful.”
At these words, the parrot slowly stopped its attack, looked in Freya's direction, and flapped its wings to fly to Freya's side. “You're a good person~! You're a good person~!”
Freya raised her right hand and extended her index finger. The parrot landed directly on it. Freya, eager, asked, “Can I pet you? What's your name?”
The parrot replied, “You can~! You can~! Lan Lan likes you~!”
Freya immediately extended her left hand to stroke the parrot's head, then gently touched its wings. The texture was incredibly soft and smooth. The parrot showed an expression of enjoyment, even rubbing its small head against Freya's finger.
Seeing this, Euphy, while tidying her messy hair, said, “Stupid parrot, just you wait, I'll stew you later!”
The parrot turned its head to glance at Euphy. “Stupid Euphy!”
Euphy retorted, “Stupid parrot!”
The two continued to hurl insults back and forth, making Freya somewhat amused and helpless. After a pause, she said, “Speaking of which, I still don't know what the Rank One abilities of the Law Pathway are.”
Euphy explained, “The Rank One abilities of the Law Pathway are 【Coercion】 and 【Weakness Insight】. The former allows an extraordinary to possess an extremely powerful aura, which can make ordinary people show fear and obedience even without actively using it.”
For example, it's like a student seeing a teacher, a worker seeing their boss, or a criminal seeing the police—they naturally feel intimidated. However, this ability is less effective on those who are bold and unruly, and it has almost no effect on other extraordinaries.
Euphy continued, “Furthermore, this ability can be actively used to exert more pressure on a specific individual. But in my opinion, this active effect is actually quite mediocre; it's still useless against powerful extraordinaries.”
Overall, it's a very useful ability for ordinary people, whether for dispersing crowds, making them do things, or even for robbery.
Freya said, “So, does that mean this parrot, Lan Lan, can also command ordinary people to a certain extent?”
Euphy replied, “That's right.”
Freya imagined a parrot flying around outside, directing ordinary people to do its bidding, and found the thought strangely absurd.
Euphy said, “As for Weakness Insight, it allows those on the Law Pathway to more easily discern others' weaknesses. This includes openings in combat, as well as logical flaws in their speech.”
The parrot Lan Lan suddenly interjected, “That's why Euphy is a big dummy!”
Freya clearly saw Euphy's mouth twitch slightly. Then, like lightning, she shot out her hand and grabbed the parrot before it could react.
“Squawk!” came the parrot's strange cry.
Euphy then trotted to a nearby trash can, opened the lid, tossed the parrot inside, and quickly shut the lid.
Freya could hear the sounds of flapping wings, flying around, and bumping against the trash can lid from inside. But it was just a parrot, with little strength, so it couldn't get out on its own.
Euphy clapped her hands and said, “Come on, let's leave it. Fufu, I'll give you a tour of my house!”
Freya wore a wry smile but followed Euphy's lead, touring the villa. Time passed quickly, and soon it was dinner. Freya had thought she might get a chance to meet Euphy's parents, but they weren't there.
At the dining table, a long rectangular table, only Euphy and Freya sat. Euphy's parents were too busy with work to attend, and her grandfather was also working.
Freya glanced around the empty dining table. “This…”
Although the food on the table looked abundant and delicious, wasn't it a bit too desolate?
Euphy said, “It's fine, I'm used to it. When I was very young, I had two older brothers and an older sister who would eat with me. But once they grew up and had their own things to do, gradually, I was the only one left at the entire dining table.”
She paused, then added, “But it's okay, now I have you, Fufu, keeping me company.”
Freya nodded. “Mhm, then I'll keep you company for all your meals from now on, Euphy.”
Three days passed in a flash. During this time, Freya never once saw Euphy's parents, though she did see Euphy's grandfather a few times.
That morning, with twelve hours remaining until the aristocratic gathering, Freya looked at the 'system page' before her and murmured, 'Start simulation.'
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