Chapter 176: Gossip, Who doesn't like it?
Ariel couldn't help but sneer and said, "Oh? In that case, what is your usual entertainment? ”
Duck raised his head, looked at the sky, and said slowly, "Reading books, riding horses, dancing, enjoying music and the like." My father said that this was what the noble royal family should play with. At first I thought my father was a little ridiculous, but after a while, I thought it might be a little more suitable for me......"
Ariel turned her head, looked at the handsome face next to her, and said with a smile: "Because there are few people who need to be contacted?" Reading and riding a horse is always one person, and dancing is only two people at most, so you can listen to music alone. ”
After a slight pause, Duck let out a breath and said, "I know...... President, you dislike me for not being gregarious enough. I know that too...... The Mermaid's Song is a guild that looks like it's lively. I should behave...... Be a little more welcoming. Just like everybody...... Ouch! ”
Ariel slapped Duck on the back, and when he came back to his senses, he smiled happily and said, "Enthusiasm? Do you have any misunderstandings about our mermaid song? ”
In Dark's stunned effort, Ariel continued: "When I first met Brad, he was a wood, and he didn't know what he was supposed to do. ”
"And Coco girl, don't look at her so much now, when I first met her, she was a well-deserved necromancer, with a gloomy personality, and even wanted to kill me."
"Also, do you really think that Sutta is a passionate person? She's polite, but I'd say she's definitely not a 'welcoming' person. ”
"And finally that cheese, he looks like he's dragging, right? I'll tell you, I used a lot of brains to help him get acquainted with everyone in Pelican Town. But even so, he still did things that he thought was walking around the street naked. I wouldn't call this kind of thing enthusiasm~~~ It's almost the same as being brain-dead, hahaha. ”
Seeing that Darker was now a little overwhelmed, Ariel slowly put away her smile and said softly, "I really hope that you can chat more with other members and share more of what is in your heart." If you get to know them a little more, and then they get to know you a little bit more, you'll naturally be part of our guild. If nothing else, just the fact that those guys suddenly broke in today and you immediately stood at the front of the line was enough for everyone to praise you. ”
Dark's face couldn't help but turn red, he raised his hand and scratched his cheek, and said softly, "I...... I'm just used to it...... Think there's something going on...... I'm supposed to be the first to go up ......."
Ariel smiled and said, "As your former Hand of Heaven, your being at the forefront of the Guild can indeed provide infinite confidence to the other members. Look, isn't this a story that you can talk to other members? You can talk about the philosophies you like, the cultures, the books you've read. and talk about your dream of becoming a scholar in the future. Don't worry, everyone will be happy to laugh at you. But don't take this for everyone's malice, you can laugh and taunt them when they make a fool of themselves. Say something to your face, so after a few times, you will find that they are not difficult to get along with. ”
Walking and walking, Duck was silent.
It wasn't until she walked out of the street that Ariel felt that she really needed to bring up some topics for this guy. Otherwise, this guy would have been so stuffy from beginning to end.
"How do you feel about your injuries?"
Hearing Ariel ask, Duck was slightly stunned. He raised his hand, rolled up his sleeve to look at the wound on his arm, nodded and said—
"Thank you, President, for your concern. The medicine of the flower fairy clan is really effective, and I feel like I have recovered. Mademoiselle Margaux is also very powerful, and I thought I would have some scars on my body......"
Ariel sped a few steps in front of Darker, looked at Duck's face by the light of the roadside elemental lamp, looked at it for a moment, nodded with a smile, and said, "Well, the wounds on my face have healed too." Not even a single scar was left, and sure enough, the recovery was good. ”
Duck was slightly stunned, then lowered his head, walked past Ariel, and continued to walk forward.
Ariel knew that this touched his heart, and immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "It's better to ...... Let's talk about your fiancée. ”
As soon as he said this, Duck shuddered violently! He looked back at Ariel with some surprise.
But Ariel said nonchalantly, "Why don't you talk to me?" Although I am the mistress of the second prince, I don't know much about the third princess of our royal family, Sweet Wine Cheese Blue. I remember that day, when we were stationed in that death pit to complete the mission of exterminating the bandits, this princess suddenly appeared, and you were also injured and fell into a berserker state. But what happened after that, do you remember? ”
Dark's face turned blue and white, and he stopped talking.
Ariel clapped her hands and smiled, "I was surprised at that time. Because I thought you'd kill the third princess directly! Unexpectedly, you, who have completely fallen into the state of berserker, did not attack that princess. That's right, you've lost your mind and attacked anyone who wanted to get close to you like a wounded monster. But in such a crazy time, you always want to protect the princess. So ......"
Speaking of this, Ariel suddenly felt as if she had found a very interesting topic, rolled her eyes, and said with a slightly wicked smile: "So, although your father wants to arrange this marriage for you, you actually like our third princess quite a lot, don't you?" ”
Originally, Ariel thought that when she talked about this topic, the berserker would look as shy as she had just been. If that's really the case, then she can immediately use this matter to make fun of him, and by the way, pull in the relationship between this guy and herself.
But, contrary to Ariel's expectations.
Duck didn't show much shyness, on the contrary, his face, which had been very gentle just a moment ago, was now serious all of a sudden, and he looked at Ariel silently.
"Ah......h
This feeling was a little embarrassing, and the smile on Ariel's face gradually stiffened. Her interest was now slowly decreasing, and her fingers touched each other, and she said cautiously—
"That...... Did I ask something...... Shouldn't you ask...... ”
After a moment of silence, Duck finally exhaled and said slowly, "No...... Originally, I just thought that the president would be different from ordinary women and wouldn't be so gossipy. ”
After thinking about it, Ariel crossed her arms and said with a grin, "What? Do you have the impression that I am the kind of woman who doesn't smile, thinks about how to harm others, and then says something else? ”
Duck didn't speak, and it seemed like he was acquiescing.
In this regard, Ariel exhaled and said slowly: "Men and women are the same, what kind of ordinary person you are, what kind of ordinary person I am like." If you don't want to talk about the third princess, then we don't have to talk about it. ”
Ariel turned and continued along the path illuminated by the elemental lamp.
Dark, who was following behind, hesitated for a moment, and then caught up with his president, and with a slightly helpless expression, he said slowly: "It's not that I don't want to talk...... It's just that I think I may not be able to give the third princess the life she wants. ”
A smile tugged at the corners of Ariel's lips as she waited silently. At the same time, she also pricked up her ears and listened carefully.
"I met at a dance party. We were both young at the time, and I was probably ...... That's about eleven or twelve years old...... At that ball, my father forcibly pulled me over, saying that he wanted me to experience high society life. It was my first meeting with the third princess. ”
Duck walked and reminisced about the past. After a slight pause, he continued—
"It's also a little ridiculous, when we first met, the third princess thought I was just a girl in men's clothes. So he came and laughed at me, saying that I was wearing men's clothes because I wanted to show it to anyone? ”
"At that time, I didn't know that she was a princess, but because of my family education, I didn't do anything to her, so I thought the girl was very noisy, so I turned around and left."
"After that, I wanted to go to the bathroom, and I didn't know what was stimulated by Sweet Wine Cheese, so he brought a bunch of other girls to surround me, and shouted that I was not allowed to enter the women's bathroom, only the men's toilet for convenience."
"So...... President, what are you laughing at? I don't think that's a funny thing. ”
Ariel hurriedly waved her hand, covered her mouth, and exhaled a little before saying, "Okay, I promise, I won't laugh anymore!" Well, absolutely! ”
Although Ariel also knows that this kind of behavior is not good, it turns out that as long as the unfortunate thing does not happen to her, then it may become a joke in other people's mouths anytime and anywhere.
With some dissatisfaction, Duck continued: "When I came out of the men's bathroom, the girls started taunting me and making fun of me. There were even girls who reached out and wanted to pull my hair and hit me on the head. ”
"I am a member of the Light of Heaven, and although I have not officially joined the Light of Heaven at that time, I also have the honor of being the Light of Heaven."
"I can pretend I don't see the insults and ridicule of these girls. But that doesn't mean I can let them be bullied. So ......"