Act Thirty-Nine: Melancholy
It's night.
The castle of the Grand Duke of Astel was brightly lit, and the sound of music and the smell of food made the otherwise quiet castle seem much more cheerful.
The lights were reflected on everyone's faces, all with expressions of excitement and anticipation.
Today is the day when the marriage contract is officially established, and the two parties to the engagement, one is the peerless Sage of the world, the Sword of the Sky Saint Greysius, and the other is the pearl of the Elven Court, Princess Rivendell.
This is not only a golden and beautiful relationship, but also a proof of the alliance signed against the growing forces of chaos.
With this as an opportunity, the dragons, elves, firuts, elders, humans, and ashes will all unite and fight against the chaos army together as a people of order.
Many years later, this covenant became known as the ancient covenant, the supreme expression of the will of order and civilization.
And participating in such a powerful historical event must be the dream of many later generations, except, of course, Rosen and Tia.
Tia was feasting, the food on the table was seductively coloured, fragrant, and freely available to the maiden.
The food here was cooked by the best chefs of the time, and many of the ingenious techniques were lost in the Great War, so in Tia's opinion, the dishes here have a different flavor.
Rosen stood in the corner not far from Tia's side, holding a wine glass in his hand, the glass is aged red wine, I have to say that in terms of wine-making technology, the level of the ancients is indeed not as high as that of modern people, the red wine in Rosen's cup is as light as water, not to mention the taste of wine, even compared with grape juice, it is slightly light.
But it was one of the few times he was able to actually taste the food, and in the illusion, everything was very real, and Lawson took a sip of his wine, causing a faint sourness to spread in his mouth.
He looked over to the place where the people had gathered, the center of the hall, where the Sages were seated.
Since there are still a few Sages who are fighting against the forces of Chaos, not all of them are here.
Sitting on the far left is Veron Eislive, smiling and holding his glass, responding to greetings from all sides.
Next to Veron was Avinia Keynz, who pouted and looked angry, her head tilted to one side, not looking at the crowd that had gathered.
Next to Avinia, that is, in the center of the seat, is the protagonist of the night, Greysius.
To the left of Grey was Reed Gray, with a small smile on his face, who had already drunk several glasses of red wine, not paying any attention to the other lady's appearance.
On the far right, there is Cronor Elis, who has lost his armor and is wearing a plain cloth coat, he does not seem to be used to such a lively scene, and he looks a little shy.
Cecilia was not with Crowno and did not know where she went.
The elven princess hasn't appeared yet, and she may not appear until the climax of the banquet.
Rosen looked back, his goal tonight was to make contact with Cecilia, gain their trust, and preferably Avinia.
His purpose was clear, instead of wandering around like a headless fly to search for traces of monsters, he should ask the Sage directly.
Through the day's events, Rosen can basically understand that this illusion is not the kind of illusory illusion they encountered at the bottom of the Endless Abyss, everything here will change because of Rosen's every move, in a sense, this is a copy of a piece of time and space, similar to the open world in the game that Rosen came into contact with in his previous life.
Therefore, the abilities of the Sages can be used here, especially Avinia's foreknowledge ability.
Rosen's gaze wandered, searching for Cecilia's trace.
At this moment, the background music that had been going on suddenly stopped, and everyone's voices suddenly quieted down, and everyone turned their heads in one direction.
Rosen saw a young girl slowly descending the stairs with the help of an elderly nobleman.
The old nobleman must have been the Grand Duke of Aster, and the maiden was undoubtedly Princess Rivendell.
The girl herself was unparalleled in her beauty, and at this moment she looked even more beautiful, and Rosen saw Graysius's expression move slightly, stood up, and slowly walked towards the girl.
Princess Rivendell's face was slightly uneasy, her hand was handed to Greyius by the Grand Duke of Aster, the young sage knelt on one knee, kissed the back of Princess Rivendell's hand, and then called softly.
"Your Highness the Princess. ”
Princess Rivendell immediately blushed, showing the beauty of the girl.
Everyone is talking about it, and they are all praising the talented and beautiful women, who are a natural pair.
Seeing all this in his eyes, Rosen was lamenting that the cold elf queen would have such a young age.
"That's good. ”
Behind him, a girl's murmur was heard.
Lawson looked back and saw that it was Ain.
This girl was wearing a light gray dress, and she was a little more girlish and cute than she had seen during the day, but when everyone gathered happily to bless the two newlyweds, Ain didn't look so happy.
"Aren't you going over?"
Rosen saw several nobles with heads and faces sending congratulatory gifts and blessings, so he asked.
"No, I'm just a disciple of the teacher. ”
Ain seemed to say indifferently, but his gaze never left Greyious at all.
Smiling, Rosen naturally saw the girl's little thoughts, and sighed that the Sage Lord was really guilty emotionally, he thought about it, and continued.
"Are you going somewhere to relax?"
"Huh?"
Ai Yin was stunned, thinking about whether this was a conversation, and many classic passages involuntarily flashed through his mind.
She wanted to refuse, but for some reason, looking at this man, she had a familiar feeling as if she had known each other for many years, and subconsciously nodded.
"Huh, how do I ......?"
When he came to his senses, Ain had already walked in front of Rosen.
"I'll leave it to you here. ”
Rosen reminded Tia, who was eating and drinking, causing the young nobles around him to come forward and talk to her in a daze.
"Okay. ”
Tia answered in between eating, and then began to fight with a roast chicken.
Shaking his head helplessly, Lawson took Ain's slender hand and walked out of the venue.
"Uh, wait a minute......"
Ain let out a soft scream, then turned her head and glanced at the two newcomers who were sitting together, whispering in a low voice.
Then, as if deciding something, she turned her head to look at Rosen without hesitation.
"Go to your room. ”