The weather in Tobysk was very good tonight, and the spring starry sky hung upside down above the Yodel Palace. Only Ajelina, Shade, and the little princess's maid were left in the garden. The princess looked back, and the maid turned around and waited at the entrance of the garden.
Suppressing the excitement in her heart and her gratitude to her sister, Ajelina took off the small silver crown on her head and put it on her arm. Then she put her right hand behind her head to untie her long red hair that was originally bound. She shook her head slightly and let it fall behind her.
This look made her look more mature than before:
"knight."
She looked at Xia De beside her, and Xia De also looked at her.
“The moonlight is so beautiful.”
She looked at the man who seemed to be favored by the moonlight. He seemed even more unusual under the night sky:
"Sister said that you know the moon very well and are very good at using its power. Now, can you talk to me about... the moon?"
Her lively eyes seemed to be able to speak. Although her smiles and frowns were similar to those of Miss Leicia and Miss Carina, they were completely different from them. Standing on tiptoe, their lips touched lightly. Both of them opened their eyes and saw their own appearance in each other's eyes.
Night, 9:40, Yodel Palace Banquet Hall.
"What are you thinking about?"
When the ball music played in the banquet hall, Carina Cavendish, wearing a purple dress and a silver crown, was held by Shad's waist and entered the dance floor first.
The beautiful witch noticed Shade's thoughtful expression and couldn't help but joked:
"Don't tell me that you and those two girls have been studying mathematics or philosophy in the room for more than an hour."
"No, no, of course not."
"So, those two girls have finally found a way to counter your extraordinary physique? You are now at the so-called most rational time for men?"
She said teasingly. Shade shook his head slightly and whispered something in her ear. The witch blushed immediately:
"Okay, okay, I know you've just started, and I'll let you go after you finish dancing. Really, you said something like that when you know I can't keep you tonight."
As she spoke, she adjusted her pace to the slow rhythm, then leaned forward slightly to sniff:
"It doesn't smell like nothing has been done. This smell... Has Resia changed her perfume recently? This is the light fragrance of the new Golden Lily III perfume launched this spring. It's very similar to the scent of 'Witch's Smell' that I use. Isn't she very confident? Why is she imitating me?"
Xia De didn't want to talk about perfume. He couldn't say that not only did Leicia change her perfume on purpose, but she also got underwear similar to hers, and then asked him to call her "my duke", and then... Although he was in a very good mood and wanted to go back as soon as possible after dancing, he didn't want to change the mood of the witch who was in a good mood:
"I was just wondering what the lunar eclipse means to me. Ajelina and I were walking in the garden just now..."
"You were with Ajelina just now? Are you sure you didn't say the wrong name?"
The witch raised an eyebrow.
“It’s just a walk.”
"No, no, I'm not surprised that you and Ajelina are together. Who can't see Ajelina's little thoughts? I'm surprised that Leicia is so generous. This is the first time I've seen a tiger protecting its food and giving up its food on its own initiative... That's right, after all, tigers also have sisters... Please continue. Be careful, and don't step on me, knight."
She reminded softly, but the smile on her face did not diminish.
"Feel sorry."
Xia De looked down at his feet and continued:
"Ajelina invited me to discuss the topic of the moon... Just think of it as the moon. Her inspiration is really strong. She said that I have always looked like the moon, but recently, like the moon in the sky, it has been getting darker. More than one person said that this lunar eclipse is very important to me. Sister Defulin and the Guardian of the Earth said so, but Miss Danister said that I'd better avoid this lunar eclipse."
"So, Ajelina also has the talent of a fortune teller?"
The witch smiled and said, but she didn't seem to care much:
"Although I am not as good as your teacher known as the 'Red Moon Witch', I am sure that lunar eclipses are also part of the lunar phases. I heard that some people - such as the one who sat in the moon seat during the meeting - have ways to increase their strength even when facing a lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is nothing more than a disappearing moon or a shadow of the moon. What are you worried about?"
They hugged each other and she whispered in Shad's ear as if she was flirting.
"Just flirting."
As if she could see what was in Shade's mind, the witch smiled gently and enjoyed the dance:
"I will most likely be at Green Lake on the night of the lunar eclipse next Wednesday. If you're worried, how about staying the night at my place?"
"If there is nothing urgent, I'd better stay at home. It's safer at home."
"Look, you rejected me again. Come on, stop talking about those depressing things and continue dancing. I know Ajelina is still waiting for your invitation, but she can wait a little longer. Leicia is very generous to her, but I am different. Witch, you never know what humility is."
She kissed Xia De on the side of his face, which surprised the others who were secretly observing the two of them. Xia De also raised his hand to cover his side of his face unexpectedly, looking at the shyness and joy in the eyes of the beautiful red-haired lady who was so close:
“Shad, I’m warning you in advance. After we get to Green Lake City, I can arrange the meeting with Megan however I want. Don’t stop me. I haven’t encountered such an interesting thing for a long time. You must let me arrange it.”
Beneath the shyness and joy was the uncontrollable excitement.
"In fact, it would be better to just meet and talk about it directly, and don't make Megan too embarrassed."
Shad was a little worried.
"That won't work. Since she likes role-playing so much, let her play it to the end. Don't worry, I want to embarrass her, not you."
Miss Carina said, and after being spun around in Shade's arms as the music played, she leaned in his arms and looked up at him:
"If little Lecia hadn't booked you in advance tonight, I would never let you leave no matter what."
Originally, Shade planned to dance two dances with Miss Carina and then invite Ajelina. But the witch didn't let Shade go until the third dance ended and the band took a short break:
"Tomorrow evening, remember to see us off at the train station."
She said this, and then walked towards Tifa who was waiting on the side. Ajelina, who had been waiting anxiously for a long time, walked towards Shade with a smile regardless of her reserve. However, when the dance music started again, she whispered to Shade:
"Just now, my aunt's maid, the beautiful Miss Servet, asked me to tell you that there is a very strange person here. He carries a soul with him."
"Soul? Here?"
Shade was a little surprised. This was the Yodel Palace. He could hardly imagine what kind of soul could enter such a place where the church had arranged a lot of exorcism and blessing ceremonies.
"Is that person still here?"
"Yes, although I can't see the soul, Miss Servet described the man's appearance. He was not dancing, but watching others play Rhodes over there. Please hold my waist, yes, spin, yes, gently, gently... Yes, turn your head to the left. Do you see it? That person who looks so fragile."
Now Shade saw that it was not a stranger, but Durut Giles who had robbed a tomb on the central island of Green Lake. The little girl's soul that Tifa found was naturally Miss Rust Edwards. However, the other party did not float around blatantly, but hid in Giles' body, occasionally showing her head to look around. She was probably unlucky to be seen by Tifa.
This kind of harmless soul that cannot affect reality is difficult for low-level and even most middle-level warlocks to see without using magic or drinking potions. She was noticed by Tifa, who had already been promoted to the eighth ring. It was really bad luck.
"It's okay, he's an acquaintance. I'll go talk to him later."
Shade was not sure why this guy came here. If he remembered correctly, Duruto Giles had been plagued by poverty like other tomb robbers because of the curse. Although attending this banquet did not mean getting rid of poverty, this did not seem like a place for him to come.
So after dancing three dances with Ajelina, Shad went to the bathroom to disguise his face, then patted Durrut Giles on the shoulder from behind and went to the corridor outside the banquet hall with him.
The ball started and the banquet was at its most lively. After a while, His Majesty the King finished his speech and handed Miss Carina a letter of full authorization for the negotiations. Therefore, everyone was still gathered in the banquet hall at this time, and the corridor with gas lights was empty.
The banquet hall was very soundproof, and the corridor and the room separated by a wall seemed like two different worlds. Duruto Giles looked at the stranger who brought him out nervously, and asked tentatively:
"Are you... a friend of the professor?"
"Yes, you are really brave to bring her to a place like this."
Shade said, leaning against the wall and shaking his head.
"I can't help it. She won't wait for me at home."
Even with powder on his face, the man still looked pale and said helplessly:
"It was my relative, Viscount Chris Randall, who gave me the invitation. He told me not to stay at home all the time and to go out for a walk occasionally. This distant uncle is really welcoming, and Rast also wanted to go out for a walk, so I thought it might be good for her recovery, so I came... I don't think anyone else found out, right?"
"Look, I found it, didn't I?"
Xia De didn't intend to waste more time with him, but warned:
"You'd better be careful. Although the Soul Church won't interfere with such harmless things, if people find out that you are a ring sorcerer, things will be troublesome."