I haven't seen him for half a month, and the young man who revealed the aristocratic elegance in his gestures is now much thinner, but his eyes are brighter than before, under the cover of golden broken hair, the young man's left eye has a faint scar on the lower side of the left eye, and the slightly deformed "X" scar makes his elegant and easy-going smile have a different taste.

And this aristocratic boy who appeared in the "Fraor" bar without warning was none other than Max, who had disappeared for many days and had not been heard from.

"How did you recognize me?!"

Al subconsciously touched his cheek to make sure that he hadn't forgotten to put on the "skin-friendly disguise mask" before he sighed reassuringly.

"Eyes don't lie," Max smiled, "and you're going to have someone on your Bunny Candy House squad starting today." ”

"You?!"

Max just picked up his coffee and smiled silently.

"Didn't you go on some mission of the Holy Church? Why did you come back without saying a word? It can't be a failure, right?"

Al tried to get something out of Max's mouth, but Max was unmoved.

"That's half the battle. ”

"Half?" said Al, "and the wound on your face..."

"Well, it was accidentally attacked during a mission. Max's expression was indifferent, as if he was telling an inconsequential matter.

"Those weird creatures in Snowmist Town? The guy who can hurt you shouldn't be a good one, right?"

"A bunch of puppets from the Soul Shepherd's Society, it seems that the bounty hunter team has revealed a lot of information to you. ”

In order not to attract too many people's attention, Max put on his hood again, after all, during the "Wanbang Lantern Festival", no matter how weird he dressed, he would not be suspected.

"Aren't you the same," Al said in a low voice, pretending to put away the tray, "but you already know our plans when you return to Xinlan City, and you even know the 'Rabbit Candy House', so I seriously doubt that you planted eyeliner next to us before leaving." ”

"Eyeliner, I'm not going to use that kind of indiscriminate tactic, Freya told me. "Max's voice is charming and warm.

"Well, it turned out to be the 'violent girl', so it makes sense..."Al looked helpless.

"Isn't Li Shiyi with you?"

"Senior brother, he was assigned by Mr. Moby Dick to solve some bar chores, and he may not be able to come back for a while. ”

"When are you going to act?" Max's question hit the nail on the head.

"Do you want to be so direct?!" Al hurriedly looked around, and after making sure that no one heard Max's earth-shattering words, Al said, "Haven't you just returned to the Imperial Capital, and you don't need to take a break? ”

"Haven't you been working all night in the Sea Realm Prison, aren't you also tired, the prison must be having a hard time. ”

"Do you know this? It seems that Freya-senpai really has no reservations about you..."

"The struggle for power between the royal families is far more complicated than you think, and perhaps I can help you meet Queen Catherine," said Max, "and this is the only and last practical way to save the nuns of the Rhine Abbey." ”

"What's the fastest?" said Al, who became serious.

"After the end of the 'Wanbang Lantern Festival'. ”

"No!" Al replied with a frown, "Then it's too late, can you think of a way to do it earlier?"

"I'm afraid not, the Imperial Palace is heavily guarded, and no one is allowed to enter or leave the Imperial Palace at will, let alone see Queen Catherine. ”

"There's always a way," Al said firmly, "I'm going to see Queen Catherine before the end of the day, and even if it's to break into the royal procession, I'm going to tell the Queen the truth about the nuns." ”

Max turned his head to look at Al, his very stupid and naïve self-confidence was really uncomplaining.

"I suggest that you better not do this, otherwise the Imperial Military Academy will definitely be implicated, and it will be difficult for Vice Principal Douglas to return to the academy if he is burdened with such a big black cauldron again. ”

Just as Al and Li Shiyi were secretly talking about the details of the operation, four tall drinkers walked straight through the main entrance of the "Fraor" bar.

It was easy to tell from the attire of the four men that they were travelers from a foreign country, or perhaps a foreign envoy, but as soon as they arrived at the "Fraor" bar, they sat directly by the window not far from Al.

Al and Max also immediately fell silent, and after just one glance at the outfits of these people, Al immediately thought of Freya and Andre, who had dressed themselves like sacks that day, because these Gentiles were obviously dressed like Freya and them.

When several people were talking, sometimes using the common language of the Eastern and Western Continents, sometimes mixed with some strange language, it was difficult to judge what these four guys were communicating.

It was only when Max looked at the smiling pedestrians outside the window, and he seemed to be listening and thinking with his coffee in one hand, and only when he looked back at the backs of those men did he know that his attention had been on the Gentiles.

The group sat in silence for a while, and after reading the price list handed by the waiter, they did not choose to stay, perhaps because the drinks were too expensive, so after a few minutes they left the "Fraor" bar together and walked towards the outskirts of the business district.

"Those guys are weirdly dressed," Al said first, "and they're dressed like that, I've seen Freya and Andre wear them before." ”

"They are emissaries of the city-state of Terra, from the southeast coast, a small city-state attached to the empire of Joseph," said Max Science, "and they are talking about none other than Freya. ”

"Huh, you can understand the language of their city-state?!" Al asked, "What do you mean when they talk about Freya?, I've noticed something wrong with Senpai's look lately, she always stands alone on the balcony of the 'Rabbit Candy House' at night in a daze, and André tried to ask her, but Senpai didn't say anything. ”

"Those people have come to the Imperial Capital to look for Freya," Max's voice gradually lowered, "in order to give Freya a temporary leave of absence, and return to the city-state of Terra with them to fulfill the marriage contract." ”

"Engagement?!" Al's jaw almost dropped to the ground, "Could it be that Freya-senpai's true identity is..."

"That's right, daughter of the lord of the city-state of Terra. ”

Max pushed the cold cup of coffee aside, then stood up from his seat.

"That's all for today's meeting, I'll come back later, how can I be absent from such a wonderful magic show. ”

With that, Max walked towards the main entrance of the "Fraor" bar, and the bright boy was like the morning sun, and he merged into the crowd with a glow.

And Al hadn't recovered from the shock he had just had.

I didn't expect Senior Sister Freya to have such a background, and the most surprising thing is that she is about to become a wife at a young age, this kind of thing is a bit fantastical no matter how you look at it.

But now is not the time to think about this, there are more urgent matters waiting for him to deal with, and as for those questions, he can only ask Freya when the turmoil has calmed down.

Towards noon, the sky of Xinlan City was still covered with lead-gray cumulus clouds, which obscured the shadow of the sun but also brought the cool breeze from the blue sea.

Although the weather is not beautiful, it does not affect the enthusiasm of the citizens and tourists in the slightest.

From the "Imperial Palace" in the administrative district to the "Imperial Arena" to the "Imperial Military Academy" to the "King's Park" and finally the "Queen's Park" in the business district, the royal parade is already cleared at night, and a large number of Crusaders are already waiting for the landmark, and the rose-red carpet dots the landmark together, and no one is allowed to pass except the royal vehicles.

In the Imperial Palace, the parade vehicles are undergoing their final adjustments, and the exquisite carriages have been transformed into open-air mobile platforms, the most elaborate of which are the car of Queen Catherine and the Duke Arondaite, and it is not difficult to imagine the position of the duke who held the actual authority of the Joseph Empire in the imperial capital.

The night breeze whispers in the ears, and the sun hidden under the thick clouds gradually falls down with the afterglow of the evening, and the light gradually dims, but the city of Xinlan is completely a sea of lights, and the joyful crowd has pushed the atmosphere of the "Wanbang Lantern Festival" to a climax early, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers is endless, and the "flowers" blooming in the sky echo with the colored lights on the ground.

The climax of the "Wanbang Lantern Festival" is coming.

As the crowd of street amusement looks forward to the most exciting parade in an hour or two, the "Fraor" bar in the business district is already full at this time.

Some of them came purely to celebrate the evening, but many more came to see the famous "Joker Magic".

The curtain on the stage has begun to shake slightly, and in a few minutes the crowd of the "Joker Magic Troupe" will appear.

Under the stage, Al and Li Shiyi looked at the clock on the wall from time to time in the direction of the stage.

"It's 5:50, the show is about to start, why haven't you seen Max's shadow yet?" Al's gaze swept over the drinkers, and the handsome face never appeared.

"He will definitely come, he is a punctual guy," Li Shiyi said, "All we have to do is stop the people of the 'Joker Magic Troupe', and there will be no accidents in the Sea Realm Prison tonight." ”

"Well, I believe that Dorothy's words should be able to make Kasa let go of her hatred for a while. ”

"I hope so. ”