Without deliberately paying attention, you can hear all sounds within a hundred miles, and you can sense everything around you without opening your eyes. Joshua, who has already mastered the vitality vision, could easily monitor every move of everyone in a city in real time if he wanted to, but he would not do this because it was unnecessary.
But now, the warrior's eyes penetrated the wooden walls and the numerous magic circles of the cedar castle, and looked at a corner of Redwood City. Joshua quietly watched the scene in the distance, and then exhaled, He showed a pure smile: "What a coincidence."
Standing up and opening the door, the casual legendary powerhouse left the luxurious VIP room with his two somewhat overwhelmed weapons siblings. He left the red house before all the maids, waiters, and even the two elf legends could react. The castle on the giant cedar tree, he flew silently in mid-air, and then landed in a corner of the city he had been watching before.
This is a well-known hotel in Redwood City. There are white garlands and colorful flags planted at the door, proving that a wedding is being held here. The sound of carnival is heard on the other side of the street, and the gentle and melodious music comes from came from the depths of the hotel.
"Hey, someone is holding a wedding today?"
Yingying didn't care about her master's sudden action. The silver-haired girl had long been accustomed to Joshua's casualness. She looked at the garland outside the hotel and said nonchalantly: "What a coincidence. It seems that everyone thinks today is a happy day. .”
"Yes, indeed."
Standing at the door of the hotel, Joshua narrowed his eyes slightly. He pondered for a moment, and then strode into the hotel - the people at the door were as indifferent as if they couldn't see the soldiers at all. All their sensory organs were affected by some kind of wonderful... The power interfered and it was impossible to focus his attention and eyes on Joshua's location.
The warrior just strode into the hotel. The music sounded clearer, and the cheerful sound of the crowd came in waves. He could hear the loud blessings of the dwarves and the elegant singing of the elves. Compared with this happening, An ordinary wedding banquet in a corner of the city, the wedding in the fir castle that was recorded in history, actually seemed quite deserted.
"Boss, let me toast you!"
This is the voice of a drunken dwarf. From his accent, you can hear the unique and smooth pronunciation of a clergyman. Generally speaking, it is difficult to imagine a clergyman being drunk and calling people 'boss'. But since it's a dwarf and it's a wedding, it doesn't feel weird anymore.
"Okay, okay, I've drunk as much as I can... Hiccup, stop it, you people! If you keep making me drink like this, I, I'm going to have my salary cut!"
The drunken human voice sounded, and it was easy to know that this guy who had been drunk and was already a little delirious was one of the protagonists of this wedding. He could also hear that beside him, there was a rather gentle man. The human female voice was declining a toast for her husband: "Okay, Chris has to work tomorrow. Besides, do you plan to let me sleep with a drunkard all night? If this continues, I will also be angry."
"Oh, that's what I said, then just listen to my sister-in-law."
As the female voice spoke, other people who were making noises also fell silent. It can be seen that the bride usually has a lot of prestige among this group of people. Immediately afterwards, with the sound of thumping footsteps, the bride could be heard supporting the groom, who was almost unable to walk normally, and retreated behind the stage, leaving the guests present to enjoy the sumptuous wedding banquet.
-Master, what are you going to do here
The Shenji siblings were quite confused at this time. They were not surprised that Joshua left Hill's wedding banquet midway, because the warrior had no reason to stay in the first place, and the subsequent internal elf meeting would not be his turn. The legendary powerhouse is paying attention to her, but even so, she wouldn't go to the corner of Redwood City to attend an ordinary person's wedding.
However, before the two of them could ask questions, Joshua took another step. This time, he appeared directly in the preparation room behind the scenes.
At this time, in the room, the bride with blond hair and white gauze was holding a cup of sobering tea with a gentle face, intending to feed it to the groom who could hardly open his eyes, because as an alchemist, he almost never touches alcohol. It's something that disturbs the nerves, so the groom has basically no resistance to wine. He just drank a few glasses of wine that his friends coaxed him to drink, and he was almost delirious and couldn't speak clearly.
But even so, the bride didn't show any sign of impatience. She gently held down the groom's waving right hand, and then gently poured the tea into his mouth without showing any sign of impatience. But just when the bride had just given the sobering tea and let the groom fall asleep, and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she discovered Joshua and his group who suddenly appeared at the entrance of the room.
"Ah! Who are you? Why do you suddenly appear here?"
Although she was a little panicked at first, the bride's subsequent reaction could be called calm. She quietly stood in front of the groom, and then said in as gentle a tone as possible: "Did you go the wrong way? It's okay, over there. It's the exit, the banquet is still going on, and there will be a performance by the Elf Band in the hotel later."
There was a one-way road leading to the preparation room, so there was no way she could go wrong, but the bride knew that this was not the time to scream in panic, so she planned to use words to test the other person's intentions and paralyze the other person as much as possible.
"Is she Chris' wife? Don't worry, I mean no harm."
Waving his hands slightly to show that he was not a villain, Joshua nodded appreciatively to the unknown but brave blond woman. Then, he looked at Chris, who seemed to have fallen asleep, and did not continue to speak.
(Is he a former acquaintance of Chris? The kind who can’t show up normally...)
The bride was quite uneasy at first, but after seeing that Joshua did not do anything else, she gradually felt relieved. After all, as Chris's wife, although she did not know Chris' true identity, she also knew The other party ran away from the Northern Empire to the Far South because he was involved in a clan dispute involving a certain big noble.
She is a merchant girl that Chris met while selling medicine. Her parents died early and she stayed at her aunt's house. Although she didn't know the true identity of her lover at the beginning, she was still willing to cross half the world with him and come to the territory of the Far Southern Elves. And the facts proved that her choice was not wrong. Although Chris is not a Rich man, but as a well-known pharmacist, he can also be called a character, enough for the two of them to live a happy life.
"you are pregnant."
Suddenly, Joshua spoke, and the moment he said these words, the bride was shocked. She looked at her belly in surprise, touched it subconsciously, and then turned to look at the sleeping figure. Chris couldn't help but show an expression of joy - although she didn't know why the man in front of her, whom she instinctively dared not look at, could tell the fact that she was pregnant so conclusively, the bride was willing to believe it.
"He really passed out. Humph, he has such a bad drinking ability. It's a disgrace to the family. When he was young, my cheap uncle could drink several barrels with my cheap dad. He couldn't even compare to the maid."
With a sneer, Joshua stepped forward and approached Chris. He didn't pay attention to the bride who was alert again. His eyes were always on his cousin - of course, he would occasionally glance at the bride's abdomen. The warrior was silent for a long time, and then chuckled: "But it's not bad. For you, this may be the perfect choice."
The bride originally wanted to stop Joshua from approaching, but there was a gentle force that prevented her from approaching the warrior. After sighing, Joshua looked at the lady with blond hair and some light freckles on her face. She couldn't be called stunningly beautiful, but she was pretty and cute. Seeing that she could not stop any of Joshua's actions, this embarrassed lady gave up on blocking her covertly, and instead used her guard directly. He asked in a tone of voice: "Who are you... and do you have anything to do with my husband?"
Although he does not have any extraordinary power, everyone in Mycroft Continent knows the magic of magic fighting spirit and holy light. The bride cannot judge the strength of Joshua, but she knows that the man in front of her should be her husband. Even a small team of adventurers is absolutely unmatched by this big shot, and there is absolutely no chance of winning in a head-on conflict.
But she still dared to stand up and face it, instead of cowering aside and trembling like an ostrich.
"It's nothing... I'm just a little dissatisfied with him. It's really too much to hide the birth of the family bloodline."
Instead of looking at the drunk and fainted Chris, Joshua turned to look at the bride, who was frowning in thought, and asked: "Madam, what is your name?"
"Me? My name is Sophie... But now, it's Sophie Chris."
Although she was a little nervous at first, Sophie's words were filled with gentle love later on. Through Joshua's previous actions and answers, she had already seen that although Joshua acted strangely and had unknown strength, he was indeed There is no malice, it seems... he is still a relative of Chris's previous family. So Sophie asked again out of curiosity: "Sir, do you have anything to do with my husband and me? Could it be that... there was some trouble with the family in the past?"
"There's no trouble. As for things, there wasn't anything at first, but now there is."
Looking down, Joshua looked at Sophie's belly. He sighed slightly, and then showed a faint smile: "Just think of me as an uninvited mysterious person. I won't be here with you." Appear before me again—as for the purpose, I came this time to give you blessings.”
"Listen, you are a weakling who abandoned your family without permission, kept your name anonymously, and ignored your responsibilities of blood. Your crime is no less than that of your father. At least he dared to stand up and compete with me for power, and you just want to To run away.”
Stretching out his hand, there was a silver light flashing in the center of his palm. Joshua didn't pay attention to Sophie who was getting nervous. He pointed his palm at the bride's belly from a distance. The warrior said in a soft voice that no one could hear except himself. : "But even so...the little one who is not yet born."
"The mission of the Radcliffe family has been completed in my hands. You do not need to be a destined warrior, nor do you need to be born with the mission of eradicating chaos. You only need to become a healthy person and choose your own future path."
"Bless you, new generation."
The silver glow flashed and sank into Sophie's lower abdomen in her surprised gaze. Naturally, she felt nothing, but she felt that her tired body was suddenly full of vitality.
Withdrawing his hand, Joshua bent down and patted the sleeping Chris on the shoulder. Then, just as he appeared, he disappeared into the room with Hotaru and Rin in an instant under Sophie's wide-eyed gaze. , as if it had never happened.
People who live for war don’t really know what blessings are.
But at least, he can make people who want to live a peaceful life able to live peacefully.
This may be the greatest blessing.
(End of chapter)