After Hillman left, Hatsu stood alone in the hall, facing the mirror, and looked at herself silently for a long time.

She didn't even stand aside when Hillman was on business, and that afternoon, no one knew what she had done.

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Three days later, Reinhardt's royal feast officially began.

Wine was piled up in every corner of the street, barrels filled the streets almost full, houses were connected with golden-red ribbons, and the flags of the castles fluttered in the wind. In the somewhat glare of the sun, the town is dressed up in its most beautiful appearance.

The people came out of their houses and gathered in the streets, and it was the Queen's feast, which was given to everyone in the royal city.

The royal palace band, the country bards, and the traveling orchestras all gathered in the town squares and along the roads, playing and chanting melodious poems, singing the music of the kingdom and telling stories of victory.

Children chase and play, lovers hold hands intimately, men lean against the barrels on the side of the street to drink, women gather around and sing to the music, and old people on crutches look at the energetic people and the town with a kind smile.

In the largest central square of the Intramural City, white marble fountains spray, the pavement of stone slabs is wide and smooth, and exquisite statues stand on both sides of this endless square.

Countless delicious food items are put together, all of which are free and can be taken and served to anyone at will. A few naughty children had already started stealing food before the feast began, and the soldiers standing nearby just didn't see it.

This square will be the center of the feast, where the royal nobles gather, they enjoy the feast with the commoners, no one will have an opinion, the whole city feast is a tradition of Reinhardt, even the queen will be there in person, why should they not?

Some kind ladies and ladies would give sweets to the children of the commoners, and the jazz would give a silver coin or two to the beggars on the street.

The Reinhardt loved the banquet, and they liked it so much that almost no one in any country could understand why they liked it so much, and every Reinhardt would enjoy it to the fullest.

Although it is only one day, there will be no suffering, no estrangement, and no conflict on this day. Everyone is equal, and everyone deserves respect. It will be everyone's right to enjoy the banquet.

In the middle of the square is a circular platform that rises above the square.

The platform, which is several meters high and connects the steps, was built in the first year of Reinhardt's statehood.

That year, the first royal feast was held, and the king proclaimed the establishment of the state on the high platform, and also shared the ceremony with all the people on the high platform.

And it will be the same today, I heard that the queen will dance for everyone on this high platform with the heroes of the war as the opening of the ceremony.

Everyone was looking forward to seeing what it would be like for their queen to dance for the first time since she ascended the throne, and they were also looking forward to seeing what it would be like to dance with the knight of the kingdom, who was called the Dark Knight on the mainland.

There were also some interesting topics at the banquet, and in previous years, when kings danced for their people, most of them were with their queens, so some wondered if this would be the case.

The story of the hero and the king is always so enjoyable.

Maybe the kid with a mouth full of cream stole the third cake, or maybe a poet by the fountain sang the most beautiful part of the poem.

In the square, the palace band began to play, and the other voices began to disperse little by little.

First a solemn sonata, then a light gradual.

In the streets, at the tables, by the barrels, in the windows of the houses next to the square, all eyes were focused on the platform in the center of the square.

The townspeople began to gather towards this side of the square, some still eating, some holding wine glasses, some leaning against the balcony windows, some carrying children on their shoulders.

Without exception, they all looked earnestly at the platform, waiting for the feast to begin, waiting for the arrival of their king.

Finally, in the midst of all the antiquity, Hillman, wearing a crown and a bright red dress, stepped down the steps and walked onto the platform.

Her hand was on the arm of a man in a black dress, but it was a little far away and most people couldn't see her clearly, but it was known to be the rumored Black Knight.

One of the two great knights of the kingdom, the new idol of many children and youth in the kingdom. Contrary to rumors on the mainland, the Reinhardts see the Black Knight as a hero.

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"This is the first and last appearance of the Black Knight in the kingdom, and many people can only see her, while some lucky people see her appearance clearly, and legend has it that she is a handsome female knight. So much so that in many future stories, this has become a fixed image of the Black Knight.

——From "Persona of the Black Knight" in the 5th year of the Later Period"

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As the music of the palace band entered a new chapter, the queen took the knight's hand, bowed to the crowd, and danced.

Standing on the platform, she was a little nervous at first, and she didn't know why she was nervous, she had faced countless people who wanted to kill her in the Apostolic Wasteland, and she was almost never nervous.

But now, in front of the countless people who have expectations for her, she is nervous.

Suddenly, she felt her hand clenched, turned her head, and found Hillman smiling at her.

Hillman and Hatsu stood together, she held Hatsu's warm palm, did not speak, took the initiative to wrap around Hatsu's waist, and stepped on the dance steps in the music.

Chu quietly followed, she had far more observation and physical coordination than ordinary people, so dancing was not difficult for her, and she followed Hillman's movements precisely and skillfully.

The two look like they have been working together for many years, and they understand each other so well that every movement seems to coincide.

If you were to ask the inhabitants of Reinhardt what kind of dance they saw that day, they would tell you that it was perfect.

The performance of the palace band was perfect, the dance of the queen and the knights was perfect, everything was perfect. It was Reinhardt's best day, a day that deserves to be recorded in history.

At the end of the dance, the music stops.

The people under the platform were fascinated, and on the platform, the queen and the knight stood opposite each other.

Hillman looked at Hatsu with a smile, and then her expression was slightly stunned.

In front of her, a smile appeared on Chu Xian's expressionless face, and the amplitude was very small, but Chu did smile. He smiled calmly and beautifully.

"Your Majesty, am I doing the right thing?" asked Hatsu.

She didn't know if she was smiling accurately, but Hillman had told her that the dance should end with a smile and that she would fulfill every request of the summoner.

Hillman was a little distracted.

You know, Chu is very suitable for smiling, with a light brow, and her black eyes.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Hillman would never have imagined that someone would laugh so properly.

It's just right, point to point, no more, no less, just like the kind of rare beauty encountered in coincidence, just meet, just stop and appreciate.

How strange it is that the people who should smile the most, almost never smile.

Hillman reached out and gently placed it on Hatsu's cheek, chuckling in reply.

"Very nice. ”