"correct."
Just when Mutt was about to leave the soft bed on the soft floor and this luxurious and exquisite bedroom, the blond lady suddenly stopped him.
"What's your name?"
The boy hesitated.
"John."
"John? It's such an old-fashioned name. There are a lot of people with such names. Your parents really don't know how to name them."
The blond lady lying on the soft bunk muttered, obviously disdainful of this common name.
She propped up her upper body with her arms, and pressed her soft chest against the quilt. The obvious gully in the snow-white area became deeper and deeper due to squeezing, which made Mute blushed and quickly looked away.
The long pure golden hair was scattered on her shoulders, she played with the golden hair hanging on her chest, and smiled at the boy.
"Salome."
She said that the eyes bent into peach petals give people a feeling of half-smile.
"Remember, this is your master's name."
... Salome and John ... If he remembered correctly, it seemed to be the name of the hero and heroine in a certain story.
What a coincidence.
Mute suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.
Any alias can be broken to get involved with this young lady.
Thinking of this, he nodded slightly, then turned and wanted to leave. But as soon as he took a step, Miss Salome's lazy voice came from behind again.
"and many more."
Salome, who was lazily lying on the soft bunk, looked at the back of the boy who seemed to be trying to escape, and found it even more interesting.
Once he found it interesting, the more he didn't want to let him escape.
Moreover, she still had one curious thing that she didn't ask him clearly.
"Why did you call me 'mermaid' when you just woke up?" she asked. "Mermaid? . . . and fish?"
"That is… "
Mute thought about it, and felt that this shouldn't be a big problem to be honest.
"It was a story my mother told me when I was a child, about a mermaid who saved a prince who fell into the water."
"So, what is a 'mermaid'?"
"A creature whose upper body is a beauty and the lower body is a fish."
The boy's answer made the blond lady's gaze turn cold and her face darken.
"A genetically hybridized monster—you actually think of me as that kind of lowly monster?!"
Although he had a face as beautiful as an angel, but when he suddenly stopped laughing and sank, he inexplicably released a terrifying aura, which made the atmosphere of the whole room instantly oppressive.
"Huh? Genetic hybridization? No, it's not—"
Mute was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses and explained quickly.
"It's not the kind you imagined. The mermaid I'm talking about is not the kind that is artificially bred with genes—I'm talking about a kind that exists in myths and legends..."
In order to appease the eldest lady's anger, he tried his best to add various auras to the race of mermaids.
"In myths and legends, they are creatures living in the depths of the earth's sea, a race favored by the gods, and a race that is far superior to humans—they are born with amazing beauty and beautiful singing voice. royal family that rules over all creatures in the sea."
Desperately throwing all kinds of words of praise on it, seeing Miss Salome's anger gradually subside, the boy heaved a sigh of relief.
"In that case, tell me the story."
Since the eldest lady has spoken, she must not refuse.
In desperation, Mutt returned to the soft bunk on the ground and began to tell the story of the mermaid to Miss Salome.
The fairy tale was not long, and he finished it quickly.
And when he was telling the story, Miss Salome had a look of lack of interest. When he said the end of the story, when the mermaid dropped her dagger, jumped into the sea and turned into foam, that lady was even more uninterested. He curled his lips undisguisedly, showing a look of disdain.
"Stupid enough."
She judged it mercilessly.
"I actually gave up my life for a man. I have never seen such a stupid woman. How can you say she is so stupid?"
"... for the... happiness of her beloved?"
This was Mutt's answer after thinking about it.
This time, Miss Salome didn't bother to say anything, she just gave Mute a scornful look to express her contempt.
"I'm going to die and still care about other people so much? If you want me to say, she should kill that prince directly, turn back into a mermaid and go back to the sea, that would be great." She said angrily, "What ugly story did you make up? .”
"... I didn't write this either."
"another!"
"But… "
"Give me another one, and it must make me happy, otherwise the one on your neck... huh~"
"Got it! I'll just change it!"
Miss Salome glanced at his neck and felt the cold air from the metal ring on his neck permeate the young man, and quickly searched for other stories in his mind.
But the more anxious he was, the more he couldn't think of it. Even if he remembered, most of them were the type that this young lady wouldn't like. He scratched his head in distress.
"John, are you all right?"
The eldest lady who was waiting impatiently has already called his name to urge him.
When she shouted, Mute's eyes lit up.
"Salome... by the way, Salome."
He read the name here, and the eldest lady over there was dissatisfied.
"As a servant, if you call your master's name at will, you will be punished."
"No, I just thought of a story. The princess in the story is named Salome just like you, Miss. Would you like to hear it?"
"Say."
The teenager seriously recalled it. Fortunately, when he was lying on the hospital bed, he had nothing to do but read books. He almost read all the books in his parents' collection.
For the story of "Salome", because the ending is a bit scary, his memory is quite deep, and the dialogues of the characters in the story are as beautiful as operas, and he still remembers some dialogues.
Well, but in order not to offend this eldest lady, it is definitely not possible to say that Princess Salome was executed in the end...
"Once upon a time in a country, there lived a princess named Salome, who was amazingly beautiful..."
Mutt was interrupted as soon as he started talking.
"In the previous story, you also said exactly the same thing."
The blond lady squinted and said.
Because in the previous mermaid story, Mutt said, 'Once upon a time in the ocean, there was a blond-haired mermaid princess with amazing beauty...'.
Well, almost exactly.
"..."
The boy felt a little aggrieved.
Can this be his fault? Almost all fairy tales start like this.
But he touched the metal ring around his neck, but he couldn't refute it, so he could only continue talking aggrievedly.
"Many people admire this beautiful princess. Her beauty and slim figure seduce all the men who see her. However, she doesn't like any man. Until one day, she met a Prophet..."
"What is a prophet?"
Miss Salome interrupted him again.
Mutt thought for a moment and answered.
"It is a kind of person who can predict the future, inform the people of the dangerous future, and teach the people to avoid danger, so they have a very high reputation among the people."
"impossible."
Salome said flatly, "Even the brain with the highest operating efficiency has collected a huge information base, and the probability of calculating what will happen in the future is very low. It is impossible for the human brain to process it in a short time. A huge amount of information and use it to extrapolate future events."
"... No, the prophet's prediction does not rely on his own brain calculations, it is a special ability bestowed on him by God."
"No, gods are just legends, they don't exist at all, and they have never bestowed anything on humans."
"..."
"Moreover, enjoying a high reputation among the people is not something that ordinary civilians can do. The logic does not make sense, and ordinary people do not have the ability to convince others."
"..."
The battle between myth and technology.
A duel between arts and sciences.
When he was talking about the fairy tale of the mermaid just now, he was constantly interrupted by Miss Salome, and the boy who was bullied from beginning to end felt that he had reached the limit of his patience.
He couldn't bear it and yelled at the young lady who kept interrupting.
"Will you listen! If you want to listen, shut up!"
The emerald green pupils widened in surprise, and the blond lady had an unbelievable look on her face.
"You actually yell at me?"
Ever since she was a child, even her incomparably noble father had never yelled at her, this little guy actually—
In fact, I regretted it after yelling, but since I have done it, I can't lose my courage and lose face.
So Mut stuck his neck and continued to yell at Salome.
"What's the matter with you? You said you wanted me to say it, and I said it and you kept saying this is wrong and that is wrong—it's so noisy! It's so annoying!—Either you shut up, or I won't say it!"
Salome opened her mouth in surprise, and stared at the boy who was stubborn at her with wide eyes, and was overwhelmed by Mute for a moment, and nodded blankly.
"Go ahead, I won't say anything."
Seeing that the blond lady shut her mouth obediently, Mutt nodded in satisfaction, and then continued.
"The man known as the prophet did not fear the power of the king at all. He rebuked the king for murdering his brother and seizing his wife, adding sins to his body, and spreading injustice and sin all over the earth..."
…
The beautiful Salome fell in love with the Prophet at first sight and begged to kiss the Prophet's lips.
But the prophet called her the daughter of the devil, and thought she was dirty and filthy. He hated her so much that he didn't even want to look at her.
After getting nothing, she asked her stepfather, the king, to kill the Prophet and give her his head.
Holding the bleeding head, she finally got her wish and kissed the cold lips of the person she loved...
... ... ...
The room was very quiet. Although the night sky outside was bright, the room was as dark as night.
The long golden hair made a bed, and Salome lay quietly on the bed, looking at the golden veil on top of the bed.
In the darkness, her emerald green eyes seemed to be shining brightly.
"[Please repeat, your voice is as sweet as wine]...[I want to kiss your lips, and I want to use my teeth like biting a ripe fruit.]"
"[But why don't you look at me, why don't you let me kiss your lips?]..."
Repeating the words in the story softly with a melodious voice, Salome who was lying on her back smiled slightly.
"These languages are as beautiful as music."
She said, narrowing her emerald eyes slightly.
"Also, the behavior of the woman named Salome here is also very to my liking."
"If I can't get what I want, then I'll destroy it, destroy it in my hands, and it's mine too."
She laughed softly, and her curled snow-white legs swayed in the air. She lay on the soft bunk with her arms outstretched, staring at the golden veil hanging down from above.
After being in a trance for a long time, she suddenly opened her lips and repeated the words in the story with a singing voice.
"[Look, I kissed your lips.]"
Those are the last words spoken by Princess Salome in the story.
She held the head of her beloved man, let the blood flow on her arm, and kissed her lips to the cold lips on that head.
... ... ...
—
The fiery sun illuminated the golden earth, and the fine golden gravel reflected the bright sunlight, as if the entire earth was glowing.
This huge city standing above the desert is already very lively at the moment. From early morning to evening, there are continuous landing ships flying in from the sky and landing in this city, almost without stopping.
The owner of this planet and the ruler of the entire Mia galaxy is celebrating the birthday of the Marquis Mia. Countless people who either came by invitation or came to please the old Marquis came from all over the universe in an endless stream. gathered in this city.
On the top floor of the largest and tallest spire in the city, a gorgeous and luxurious banquet hall has already been unfolded.
The birthday banquet has not yet started. Men or women in exquisite dresses are walking casually in the banquet hall, chatting with each other, waiting for the birthday banquet to start.
As the host, the old Marquis of Mia has not yet appeared, and his only heir, Beate Mia, is standing at the door of the banquet hall at the moment, welcoming every distinguished guest politely.
He has a reserved and decent smile on his handsome face, his demeanor is calm and polite, and his every move is full of aristocratic elegance, which is almost perfect.
However, at the next moment, there was an instant crack in his perfect smile.
Someone came straight to him.
The ascetic military uniform with black background and silver stripes wrapped the man's slender body, and on the erect black neckline, golden string tassels were fastened to the buttons.
The jet black boots stepped on the floor vigorously, and the young major general stepped forward, and the off-white cloak flew up in a soft arc as he walked forward.
The night-like jet-black hair is as shiny as velvet, and underneath it is a face with delicate eyebrows and eyes that is almost breathtakingly beautiful.
The major general who stepped forward exuded an invisible aggressive spirit.
He is like a cluster of scorching and icy blue flames, as soon as he appears, he grabs everyone's attention.
The crack was only momentary, and Beat quickly returned to normal.
Suppressing the darkness in his eyes, he took the initiative to meet him, and smiled modestly and politely at Troll.
"Your Excellency, Major General Troll, you left Mia Star suddenly last night. I thought it was because we didn't entertain you well."
He said with a smile that there was something in his words, secretly accusing Troll of being rude as a guest who left without saying a word.
"Um."
Major General Troll replied with an understatement.
"It's true that the hospitality is not good."
"..."
The smile on Beata's face twitched, and he was choked up and couldn't speak for a while.
"That's really sorry." Swallowing a breath, he tried his best to keep a honest smile on his face, "I hope you can have a good time tonight."
Major General Troll still hummed lightly.
Beat stared at him, with a hint of coldness in his eyes, and he was thinking in his heart how to find a way to keep this person on Planet Mia forever.
The young major general suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at him.
There was a cold light in the dark blue pupils, inexplicably frightening to the extreme.
After glancing at Beata, he didn't say anything, and walked straight past Beata into the banquet hall.
Beat stood there, he didn't move, he didn't know why he felt cold when Trol looked at him.
The moment those eyes looked at him like icebergs frozen on the seabed, he was unable to move.
... that look... that terrifying feeling that cannot be described in words...
What is that look
It doesn't look like the eyes that humans can have...
... ... ...
When Major General Troll stepped into the hall, a middle-aged man who was with him walked beside him.
The middle-aged man also holds the rank of major general, and at the same time, the title of viscount. At this moment, he is talking to Troll with a smile.
"I didn't expect you to come to this banquet."
As he said that, he suddenly remembered something.
"No wonder... I just said that that person never liked this kind of birthday banquet, why is he suddenly willing to come all the way here."
He smiled and looked at Troll with subtle eyes.
"Troll, maybe there will be surprises later."
The black-haired major general hummed in a low voice, but he obviously didn't care much about it.
The middle-aged man laughed and patted him on the shoulder, said a few more polite words, then left and walked towards other people he knew well.
Troll stood there pondering for a while, and suddenly a hand was stretched out in front of him.
A young and beautiful girl stood in front of him, looking at him with a smile.
"Hi, Your Excellency Major General, this is the first time I meet you, I am Naya Mia."
From the name, it can be heard that this girl is a member of the Mia family.
She looked at Troll with full eyes, a little blush appeared on her cheeks, and water was about to drip from her bright eyes.
As she spoke, she actively stretched out her hand in front of the major general.
Although I have heard that this major general treats people coldly, but as a man, I have already stretched out my hand in front of him. In front of so many people, even if he is pretending, he should hold her hand , a symbolic kiss.
The girl thought so in her heart, and waited happily for the major general to hold her hand, bent down, and her light-colored thin lips were printed on the back of her hand.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the black-haired major general stepped forward.
Without the slightest hesitation, he passed the girl in front of him who stretched out her hand.
He turned a blind eye to the hand that had been stretched out in front of him.
As if he didn't see the person standing in front of him at all, his expression was indifferent, and there was no emotion in his cold dark blue pupils.
He completely ignored the pitiful look of the girl behind her who was about to cry after being stunned.
"Still the same, don't know how to love girls at all, Major General Troll."
A soft sigh came from the side.
A woman with soft golden hair appeared in front of everyone in a gorgeous blue dress, and her beauty almost shone under the light.
However, with her dazzling beauty, when she met the black-haired major general opposite, she was immediately suppressed.
She looked at Troll, her snow-white arms naturally hanging in front of her body, knowing the character of the young major general, she would naturally not do something as stupid as reaching out her hand.
She just stared at the handsome face of the young major general with her emerald green eyes, which made her always proud of herself, and her eyes were shining brightly.
Troll stopped in his footsteps, and looked at this woman who could not be ignored by him.
"Her Royal Highness Salome."
He says.
…
The current emperor of the empire has only one daughter under his knees, and he regards it as a treasure.
The queen's name is taboo, Salome.