The news of the fall of King Plain soon spread throughout the continent, and people discussed the loneliness of Plaine, the Queen Lionheart, the tyrannical Reinhardt kingship, and the future direction of the continent.

Either way, they always have something to discuss, after all, most people are good at saying "professional" things about things they don't know much about.

Among the countless conspiracy theories, kingship theories, and critical theories, there is one person who surprisingly attracts a lot of attention.

She is a person who has no past, because people do not know her past, only that she appeared out of thin air, killed Plainne's space sage Hughbert, and quickly won the war for Reinhardt.

Eventually, she became known as the Knight of the Dark.

According to legend, she was dressed in pitch-black armor all over her body, brutally murdered, and had a scarlet eye. Some people even say that she will not die, and even if she is beheaded, she will continue to kill with her head in hand.

The knight in the dark seems to have become a new kind of taboo legend.

After a month's stay in Plane, Hillman returned to Reinhardt with the army.

Whether she was satisfied, or whether she wanted to go to war again, no one knew, except for herself and Hatsu.

And to celebrate the victory, on the first day of her return to Reinhardt, a message was sent from the palace.

A banquet will be held in the royal city to celebrate the triumph of the soldiers.

Countless drinks and ingredients are transported into Reinhardt's royal city, and it will be a grand feast for the whole city.

Unlike other countries on the mainland, there is no haze in the sky of Reinhardt, only the stars, the moon and the sun.

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The midday sun is just right.

At this time, the pitch-black knight, who was called a taboo by the mainland, was standing awkwardly in front of a mirror.

It's just that at this time, she was not wearing the full-body armor, but a black men's dress.

The close-fitting dress makes her figure well outlined, slender, tall, and straight, but her chest is a little flat, with only some subtle arcs, but men's dresses don't need to care about these.

The dress was cleverly designed to make her look like an elegant gentleman, handsome and graceful, and even the scars on her face were no longer so terrifying.

Chu stood stiffly, letting the man behind her put the bow tie around her slender neck.

"Your Majesty, if it's a costume, I can prepare it myself. ”

She looked down uncomfortably and looked at the clothes on her body.

This was for Hillman to give her, and in Hillman's words, if she wanted to go to a banquet, she couldn't wear that armor.

But in fact, no matter what kind of costume you wear, you can use the evil on your body to transform.

"It's nice to try on real clothes once in a while, isn't it?"

Behind Hatsu, Hillman said as he tied the bow tie around Hatsu's neck. He put down his hand and walked to her from behind Chu, carefully looking at Chu's appearance in the mirror.

Looking at the person in the mirror, Hillman's eyes also showed a hint of amazement, and he exclaimed.

"Perfect for you. ”

But at the beginning, there were still some unaccustomed things, there was still a difference between real clothes and her evil, evil could be said to be a part of her body, but clothes were not.

But since it was the summoner's request, Chu had no choice but to accept it.

"Your Majesty, do I have to go to the banquet?"

Standing beside Hillman, Chu asked.

She doesn't like that kind of crowded occasion, because in her impression, quantity is the representative of chaos, and she doesn't like chaos.

"Of course. Hillman said with a smile, raising his hand gracefully and straightening his neckline again.

"I'm going to invite you to dance, and if you don't go, I'm going to be alone. ”

Dancing ······

At the beginning of her look, she inexplicably had a bad premonition, and asked hesitantly.

"Your Majesty means ······"

"Isn't it an inspiring thing for the heroes of war to dance with the queen for everyone?"

Hillman said with a smile.

At first, I only felt that my head hurt a little, and if I had to say what kind of pain it was, it was probably the kind of pain that was shot into my head with a bow and arrow.

"Your Majesty, you can't dance down. ”

She wanted to resist somewhat, but Hillman clearly wouldn't give her a chance to refuse.

I saw Hillman gently hold one of Chu's hands, and then get close to Chu's side and wrap his arms around her waist.

"So, I'm not going to teach you right now?"

For the first time, I felt that the faint smile on Hillman's face was a little terrifying.

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Sunlight shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows in the lobby on the top floor of the castle, and the marble floors reflect the shadows of the windows, as well as the two people.

Hillman wore a long red dress, which made her skin look whiter, and her long blond hair seemed to shine. With a graceful smile on her attractive face, she raised her head and looked at the person in front of her.

Chu awkwardly half-wrapped his arms around Hillman's waist and stood with Hillman in his arms, his head bowed.

"Look up. Hillman looked at Chu and said, "When you dance, you need to look into the other person's eyes, so that you can understand the other person's movements, and the dance will be beautiful." ”

Chu raised his eyes helplessly.

In the corner of the hall, the gramophone began to play music.

Melodious voices emanated from the gramophone, echoing through the empty halls.

"The first step is to step on your left foot. ”

Hillman put his hand on Hatsu's shoulder, looked into Hatsu's eyes, and whispered.

She moved, and at first she followed her movements with some confusion, and from the shadows of the hall, the two of them walked out into the sunlight in front of the window.

The glowing in the sunlight and the shadows leaned together, their warm bodies embracing their cold bodies, and they danced.

At first, the movements of the two were a little stiff, but gradually they began to become smoother, and then more graceful.

In the end, they stepped on one dance step after another perfectly, and the red dresses and black dresses swirled, embracing each other softly.

There was no one around, and in front of the window at the highest point of the royal city, the two stood together.

Hillman rested his chin on Hatsu's shoulder, his forehead touching the side of Hatsu's face, Hatsu's cheeks were cold and not a little warm, but she could hear Hatsu's breathing, and Hatsu was the same.

Their shadows slowly lengthened, overlapping in the music, in the pale golden light.

The top floor of the castle was still empty, but it should not be so lonely anymore.

I don't know how long it took.

The music quietly stopped, and the two of them slowly stopped.

Hillman loosened Hatsu's waist and stood in front of Hatsu.

They looked at each other for a moment, and a smile appeared on Hillman's face.

Finally, give the other person a smile as the end of the dance. Can you laugh? I've never seen you laugh before. ”

After all, at first glance, it usually looks like a robot, acting according to a set program, and will not do anything superfluous.

Sometimes it is inevitable to think that she has never had emotions, and naturally she will not laugh.

Stunned for a moment, she seemed to remember something, let go of Hillman's hand, and slowly lowered her head in reply.

"I'm sorry Your Majesty, but I won't. ”

Her voice was calm, there was no sadness, no joy, not a little fluctuation.

Of course, it's not that she can't imitate that expression, she just forgets what kind of emotion she has to hold to show a real smile.

For a long, long time in the Apostolic Wasteland, she forgot too many things, made her emotions indifferent, made her heart stop beating, and that silent heart reminded her all the time that she was not human, and she was too different from people.

She's not human, so she doesn't belong here, she belongs to the Apostolic Wasteland, she belongs to her mission.

However, after a while, Hillman's voice came from Hatsu's body.

"It's okay, I can teach you together. ”

For a moment, it should have only been a moment, and at first I felt her heart, which had not been beating for a long time, seemed to beat.