"As for the promotion, I'll explain it to you when I get home, but it's a long story."
"That's okay, I love long stories, maybe we can have dinner together."
Her Royal Highness the Princess said, reaching out to the cat lying on Shade's lap, wanting to pick it up. But as soon as she reached out her hand, Mia raised her paw and slapped her hand away.
The cat rested its chin on Shad's leg, which made its face look very flat. It made a "meow" sound from its mouth, and looked at Dorothy with its beautiful amber eyes, as if it was curious about who she was.
After returning home after a day away, Shad told Resia about his experience yesterday. Luvia asked him to keep the secrets about the chosen ones and their relationship, and Miss Carina also asked him not to reveal anything about the witch, so Shad omitted some key fragments.
But even so, the excitement of this story still exceeded Leiya's imagination.
Especially when Shad mentioned that Mia was mistakenly put in a box by him and brought to the dark realm, and stole the key relic during the battle, Leicia confirmed again and again:
"Is this really something an ordinary cat can do? Although you said that Mia is very smart, this is too smart, isn't it?"
"I suspect that Mia has the bloodline of some magical creature we don't know about."
Xia De sat on the sofa and scratched Mia's chin:
"But I asked my friend to help check it out. Apart from being smart, it has no other special features. So this time, I think it was my luck that it saved me."
"This is a really nice pet. I think you should buy it from its owner."
"Oh, it gives me a headache just thinking about this. Miss Mia Gold sends me a letter once a month, and she is very concerned about little Mia's condition. It may not be that easy to ask her to give me the cat. I plan to take a long trip tomorrow spring and go to the town where Miss Gold's family lives in person to make my request to her in person."
"What if the other party disagrees?"
Leicia asked with a smile.
"That... ... "
"Will you use any special means? To get this cat?"
Shade thought for a moment:
"I will have a large sum of money ready by next spring. Although gold pounds are not omnipotent, I think a sufficient amount of gold pounds is close to being omnipotent."
Leicia smiled.
The two chatted a lot that afternoon, and Leicia also knew that the appearance of Miss Felena was really related to Shade. She envied Shade very much for being able to cross two eras and win the favor of the founder of the academy, but unfortunately she still couldn't "completely trust" Shade and couldn't turn into a toy and follow him into the past.
In the evening, Xia De and the girl next to him went to a restaurant for dinner, and then walked back to St. Teresa's Square as usual, walking the cat and taking a walk in the sunset.
The exchange between Lecia and Dorothy will last until eight o'clock tonight, so she plans to go home early and write down the conversation between her and Shad to prevent Shad from spending the evening repeating what he said in the afternoon.
After dinner, they discussed Shade's path as a ring wizard at home. Leicia gave Shade some targeted suggestions on learning magic. At seven o'clock, Shade sent Leicia downstairs, but before going out to find a carriage, Leicia reminded Shade again:
"Don't do such dangerous things in the future unless it is necessary. Xia De, sometimes I really don't understand why you take risks so frequently."
"Of course it's for a greater power. Besides, I didn't experience any life-and-death adventures. Everything went smoothly this time."
Shade said as he stood in the hallway. Leisia raised the corner of her mouth. Under the gas lamp in the hallway, the blonde girl holding a handbag looked at Shade with her emerald eyes:
"Then prove it to me—please lend Dorothy the leaf of eternal youth again."
"no problem."
Shad said with a smile that he had expected Dorothy or Lesia to have such a request, so he was well prepared.
He searched for the pocket watch in his pocket, and from the two leaves inside, he kept the one that Tifa had been holding in her mouth, and handed the leaf that originally contained the information about the Dark Dungeon to Lecia.
The latter took the leaf, took a look at it, and sneered:
"Shad, this is not the original piece."
"What?"
Shad blinked.
"Although the Eternal Youth Leaves are multiple relics, each leaf is different. The academic community believes that the real relic should actually be the tree that grows the Eternal Youth Leaves. The leaves themselves are just derivatives of the relics, just like the relationship between the Dark Realm and the Devil's Secret Servants that you mentioned. Shade, you really should supplement these basic knowledge."
She reached out and hugged Shad's neck, slightly tiptoed, and looked at him under the gas light. Although her emerald green eyes were not as mysterious as Luvia's purple eyes, they still attracted Shad.
He really felt that he could see souls through his eyes, and what he saw at this moment was indeed Leicia.
"Shad, don't lie to me, it doesn't make sense."
Because the distance was so close, Xia De could even feel the breath she exhaled when she spoke.
"Okay, I won't do that again. I just don't want you to worry."
"This is really stupid."
She whispered and then kissed Shad.
They both closed their eyes and hugged each other. After they separated, Xia De hesitated for a moment, and finally said something else:
"Actually... I don't want to lie to you. I have other girls I like."
After his relationship with Luvia took a step further last night, Shade didn't want to hide it and acted like he knew nothing about it. Although he was a little greedy and wanted everything, he didn't want to be a person who cheated on his feelings. He was prepared to deal with what he said, but the result was better than he thought.
"Oh, it's Luvia?"
Leicia asked with a smile.
"How do you know?"
"Dorothy noticed something was wrong with you before, and today, all she had to do was set her sights on you. I've known Luvia for so long, but this is the first time I've seen her be so irrational. It doesn't matter, as long as you're willing to tell me. It would be strange for a man of your age and appearance to not have a lover."
She touched Shade's face, the expression on her face was gentle, but also scary:
"But you have to answer me a question, Shad, have you ever slept with Carina?"
She is so direct that she doesn't even use metaphors.
Xia De felt that if he answered "yes", today would not end well, but fortunately he had never done that kind of thing.
"Of course not. Although the tabloids in the city have spread rumors that I am your great-aunt's lover, in fact, we are just partners, at least for now."
"That's good."
The blonde girl's fingers brushed across Shade's cheek, her emerald eyes filled with emotion:
"My grandfather, father, uncle and brothers, each of them has countless lovers. I live in this kind of family and am used to this kind of thing. Shad, you know how Dorothy and I feel about you. Because of my status, I can't make any promises to you now, so I don't mind what happens between you and Luvia. As for Dorothy, I can keep it a secret for you for the time being, but you and Carina..."
His eyes suddenly became sharp:
"At your age, I can understand your desire for the flesh. Yes, whether you go to Luvia or let me find you some beautiful maids, I can understand, after all, these are people I am familiar with. But don't go to bed with Carina, at least, don't do it before I allow you. Shade, you can think of this as..."
"I know that you and Miss Carina have a special relationship. I won't do anything until I have sorted out everything."
Shade said softly, he knew he was taking advantage, but he was really greedy.
"very nice."
The hand that was originally caressing Xia De's face slid to Xia De's chin. She slightly lifted Xia De's chin and stood on tiptoes to look at Xia De. So, this time Xia De took the initiative to kiss her:
"It feels so good to kiss you so much."
The soul in those emerald eyes expressed his feelings so clearly.
"If your sister Ajelina were here, she would definitely say that this is a line spoken by a male character in a chivalric novel."
Xia De said, and the blonde finally showed the expression that belonged to Leicia. This kind of arrogant, complacent, charming and even a little arrogant expression is something that a real writer lady would never show:
"Perhaps I can convince Dorothy to let me see you more often with her body. Although my identity as a princess gives me power, status and money, it cannot give me the freedom to see you."
"We can't ask fate to give us everything we want."
Shad said that he had a deep feeling about this sentence recently.
"Only incompetent people think so. If you want something, you have to go get it. Shad, you and Dorothy, and the others, I want them all, and I will succeed."
Leicia said, reaching out to her lips, kissing her fingers, and then pressing them against the corner of Shade’s mouth:
"You don't have to send me to the street corner. I can find a carriage myself. Have a good rest, Shade. You have been very busy in the past half month. But if you have time recently, you can think about it. There are many ways to obtain the sleeping spirit rune. You can ask for one of the four elements. Goodbye, the knight who killed the devil. I hope I can taste your lips with my body next time."
She reached behind her back and opened the door. Shade watched the blonde girl carefully walk backwards down the steps and into the moonlight.
"Meeting you guys, I really..."
"Oh, Shad, don't speak like a chivalric novel. It's disgusting. I hope you can understand that you have stolen the hearts of the girls."
She said with a smile, stroking the long golden hair beside her ear, then turned and left Saint Teresa's Square. With her back to Shade, she knew that Shade must be in a complicated mood at the moment, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. This was the effect she wanted.
Shad watched Dorothy get on the carriage before closing the door. Facing the door, under the dim light of the gas lamp, he closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
Stranger, are you repenting of your sins
She always speaks so perfectly.
"No, I'm thinking, if luck is really conserved, then when will I be struck by lightning?"
Xia De is very self-aware.