16 Awkward Atmosphere (^-^)

When Erin got the new musket after dinner, she embraced Parrett, embarrassing her. After hearing Milo's explanation of the current situation in Windrun and her offer to go to Komet with Koran, Erin gladly accepted and offered to visit Koran's hometown with Milo.

"You really don't have to take a boat?" Erin said with a little bitterness.

"Well, by land." Milo affirmed.

"Then I'll be with you, I'm familiar with Aube's side." Parrett took over, "The Viscount has specifically instructed me to protect you, and there is nothing I need to do in Windwalk Town anyway. ”

"It's great that you're with us." Both Milo and Erin think it's a good thing.

However, to their regret, Night Sparrow could not act with them, "I have to go back to Fengxing Town, that Snow Dog guy usually can't do without me, I'm afraid I won't make trouble with him...... Besides, Viscount Li also needs manpower there. Even though they felt pity, several people did not persuade each other, only Erin hugged the night sparrow vigorously, "Sister, we must come back as soon as possible." Of course, they all knew in their hearts that it would take more than half a year to travel from here to Komet, then to halfway to the island, and finally return to Fengxing, or even a year. Nightfinch still responded to Erin with a smile, said a few words of relief, and secretly wiped away her tears while others were not looking.

The salute was quickly packed, and as it was close to the cold of the north, Milo and Erin both changed into elegant and generous saber-toothed tiger skin coats, prepared close-fitting weapons, and prepared for the attack. Erin fell in love with the new rifle that Parrett had brought, and kept disassembling and assembling it in a circular manner, leaving seasickness behind.

On the other hand, Kelan seemed very idle, she neither packed her luggage nor sorted out her equipment, except for changing back into her original white robe and adding a thick cloth jacket of the same color, which did not look like she was about to go away. She didn't continue to look through the books, but wrote a letter and handed it to Captain Allen.

"When you return the steamship, help me deliver this letter. These are the rewards, please. Kelan said, handing the captain a cloth bag with plenty of gold coins in it. The captain wanted to refuse to accept the money, but after looking at the address on the letter, he decisively took the cloth bag, scratched his head and said, "Ahhh "It proves that this is not the first time he has sent a letter to this address.

"Strange as it may seem," said the captain, "that fellow who came halfway, I did not see once, and that he was avoiding me, and that he must have been the man I had met at Dragon." ”

"Do you have anything to do with each other?"

"Alas, it's hard to put it into words......"

Two days later, in the early morning of April 26, the steamer quietly anchored. Looking east from the deck, in the light of the dawn, the Obersi coast is trimmed with gold, like an ornate eaves. Surrounded by small fishing boats, the early risers of Obe were panicked and caught off guard when they saw the behemoth that had intruded into the area, exclaiming, in a local dialect mixed with local accents: "What is that?" So big! "Black ship! Black ship! "It's smoking, it's on fire, it's on fire!" ……

Without disturbing the still sleeping Guardsmen, Milo, Koran, Erin, and Parrett were about to change to a small boat (Parrett's) and bid farewell to Nightsparrow and Captain Allen, who saw them off. Parrett remained secretive in front of the captain, unwilling to look at him directly, and the captain didn't care. The moment of separation still came, there were no hugs, tears, only quiet goodbye, waving softly. The boat rode the wind and waves, carrying four people, and rowed to the west coast of the eastern country.

"Paddle east along the coast first, the fishermen here will see that we are coming down from the steamboat, and we will definitely be watched when we land here." Milo said, and he looked in the direction of the steamer, which had already set sail.

"Hey, it's better to get out of this area and go ashore again, it's safe." Kelan said.

"Okay! Miss Kolan! Parrett replied excitedly and dryly. This answer really made a look of embarrassment appear on Klan's face - when she was building a library in Windrun Town, Parrett had come to pay her attention more than once, making herself cry and laugh, and at this moment, she had no idea that Parrett would go to her hometown with them, and there must have been a difficult scene along the way.

"Uh...... I'm in my eighties, and 'Miss' is ......," said Kelan, with some embarrassment.

"Oh oh, how is it then?" Parrett didn't notice that Kran was embarrassed, and said heartily.

"Let's just call it by name, I love to hear it too."

"Okay, Kelan, I'll take care of you all this way. That one...... Miss Akayi, are you alright? ”

"Mmmm, the boat is rowed very steadily, and there is no feeling of seasickness. Thanks, Parrett. Erin responded, showing no discomfort at all.

The boat glides quickly and smoothly across the sea, fleeing the sea in full view of the surrounding fishermen.

To be on the safe side, the boat sailed through two fishing villages in succession without landing until noon, when it landed on the coast of the third fishing village it encountered. When it came time to land, Parrett rowed the boat directly onto the beach, disembarking first and pulling the boat and the three people on it onto the dirt road away from the beach. "Welcome to Aube! Rest assured, your clothes won't get sandy. ”

"Thank you, brother." Melo rolled over and disembarked and reached for Erin to help her down, but the latter, apparently not to be outdone, jumped lightly to the ground and gave her a defiant smile, then thanked Parrett for taking such good care. Kelan also disembarked with great grace and nodded in thanks. Parrett scratched his head and smirked, this kind of honesty and sincerity would not make people mistaken, and even Koran could not cruelly refuse.

Abandoning the boat, Parrett carried a large burden of his own, along with the burden of Milo and Irene, like a man of infinite strength, who took on all the heavy work. Milo has an iron sword pinned to his waist, and Erin's bolt-action rifle on his back, paired with a saber-toothed tiger skin coat, like a brave ranger. Erin also carried another new gun on her back, and her handcuffs were hidden under her leather coat, looking heroic. Kelan was still holding a long white wooden staff in one hand and a small cloth bag, looking simple and elegant.

"Where is this?" Erin asked.

"It doesn't matter where it is, we won't stay long." "The important thing is whether we can buy good horses here, and we can't use them for the rest of the journey, because it will be too late." ”

"Kelan, please don't worry, there's a horse market here." "I've been here before, and I've got a relationship with the owner of the horse market, so I'll do it." Then he turned to Milo, "Brother, please take the two ladies to have something to eat, and then I will go to you, and I promise that we will leave in the afternoon." ”

So they split up, Parrett went straight to the horse market, and Milo and his party also found a very conspicuous restaurant to solve the stomach problem. The three of them ate very simply: Milo ate little, Erin was only a vegetarian, and Klan did not, so the three of them had nothing to do but wait for Parrett to come to them. Erin looked around: it was a big fishing village, with all kinds of facilities, and the restaurants were overcrowded, most of them were passing business travelers, and some people even had a relationship with Fengxing Town. But she soon saw something else: two men at the table close to each other, one biting and one biting each other's food; Two sexy, charming women in sexy and attractive outfits are ambiguously hugging each other, picking out clothes in a streetside shop; A teenager in his mid-fifteenth year old puts his arm around a middle-aged man and proudly shows his "other half" to others...... There is no doubt that she knows that these are same-sex couples, but it is also unexpected for her to see so many in public, and they are not reserved at all, but they are also generous and swaggering, which makes Erin, who believes in Wanyuan Sect, uncomfortable, so she has to bow her head silently, out of sight.

"Little Irene, you look a little unwell? Is it a food problem? Koran noticed the embarrassment on Erin's face and asked with concern. Melo immediately came over to see if she had any symptoms.

"No," Erin immediately raised her head and stretched her countenance, "I just think those, those ......" she slurped, her eyes scanning the surrounding scenes again, Kelan followed Erin's gaze, and also sensed Erin's thoughts, and explained to Erin earnestly, "Oh, so that's what you saw. However, little Irene, you must know that in the Aube Empire, this is not a shame, but a part of the 'civic virtues'......"

Erin was shocked, but she still lowered her voice and said softly so as not to attract the attention of the surroundings: "Is homosexuality also a 'civic virtue'?" Melo was drinking water, and when he heard this, he squirted out - he finally knew what the two men were talking about.

"Well, maybe you don't understand."

"Of course I can't understand it! Wanyuan Sect can't accept this. ”

"But it's not forbidden, is it?" Koran continued, "In the tradition of the Aube Empire, man's power is respected, and because he is human, there is the right to love and to choose love. They believe that 'love' applies to everyone, including the same sex. What's more, they think that same-sex love is separated from pure sexual love, and is a high-level manifestation of the spirit......" After saying this, Milo squirted again.

"Could it be...... Still proud of this? Erin said with a frown.

"Well, in some places, it's even mandatory for every boy over the age of 14 to find a same-sex partner, usually much older than them. If you can't find it, you won't be respected enough. And these all stem from the purity of the Aobei people's character, they crave strength and advocate beauty, so both men and women will pursue the masculine beauty of men and the feminine beauty of women as the charm of each other. ”

"I have a headache when I hear it......" Irene said with a grim face, and suddenly she looked nervously at Milo as if she remembered something.

"What's wrong?" Milo asked curiously.

"Pa, Parrett...... Could it be ...... too," Erin stammered.

"Huh?! This ......" Milo also reacted, after all, Parrett has been in contact with them for a long time, is his sexual orientation worth being wary of? The two looked at each other awkwardly, and for a moment only silence floated over the dinner table.

"Hey! I've finally found you. A rough voice broke the silence, and Parrett arrived.

Awkward atmosphere (^-^......