"It's a hassle for a woman to pick out clothes." The uninvited wingman youth patted the shadow owl on the shoulder familiarly, "Brother, did you say that?" ”

The shadow owl glanced at him: "......"

"Hey! You're cool......"

“……”

It's not really a question of coolness.

Mainly, the living environment of the Qingyun Empire and the Blaze Kingdom is too different.

The original person was patted on the shoulder by the winged man in the empire and called a brother, and the shadow owl has never experienced it in his life...... When this kind of thing happened suddenly, he only felt confused for a moment, and he didn't know what to say.

The young man of the winged man did not think he was cold, and stretched out his right hand generously: "Alfred." Everyone calls me Little Ah. ”

The shadow owl didn't dare to slack off, and reached out to shake him briefly: "Shadow owl." ”

"The name is pretty cool, too!" Xiao Ah sighed, "It's still short, it's easy to remember...... It's so friendly to someone like me who has to memorize a lot of names. ”

“……”

"By the way, I saw ...... upstairs," Xiao Ah turned behind Shadow Owl, looked at his jetpack with great interest, and said, "What model is this jetpack you are wearing?" Why don't you seem to have seen ...... on the market? ”

Shadowlord said honestly, "Type 43." ”

The military Type 43 jetpack he wears is the latest type of equipment developed by the Windwind, and even the military has just put it into mass production. Not to mention that even the Alliance and the Empire have no plans to import armaments for the time being, and the soldiers of the Blaze Kingdom have not yet begun to use them in large quantities. The reason why Shadow Owl was able to use such cutting-edge equipment was because of the light stained with violet. And people like Alfred, no matter how rich they are, really can't see the prototype equipment that the military has not yet put into production.

"Is it called Type 43?" Xiao Ah asked, "I think the names of those backpacks that are popular on the market now are gorgeous." What thunder flying wings, storm demon feathers, Venerable Hurry...... You're pretty handsome, but ...... Is it being promoted? ”

Will military equipment also be advertised? Shadow Owl thought carefully for a moment and replied seriously, "I don't know. ”

"And where did you buy this?"

"Hmm...... Actually, it's borrowed. From the Blaster. ”

"Huh? Borrowing a jetpack from Shippukai? There is such an operation!? Alfred was shocked, "How do you borrow it?" Tell me about it! My wife is a backpacking fan. It's our wedding anniversary just around the corner, and if we can borrow a prototype backpack from the Tempest Society for her to play with, she's going to be beautiful! ”

"Your wife is ......?"

"Yes, yes, I haven't introduced ...... yet," Xiao Ah pointed to the noisy cloakroom and said proudly, "My wife is Melona...... How's that, big beauty, right? And he is also a national second-class dancer, and he is even more beautiful when he dances! ”

"Oh......"

"But don't be jealous of me, brother!" Xiao Ah put on a familiar posture again, "Your girlfriend is also very beautiful." And...... Well...... How do I feel like I'm on the cover of Mei Mei's collection of albums? ”

"Female ...... Friend......? Shadowowl looked at Alfred suspiciously, "What girlfriend?" ”

"It's the little beauty who was pulled in by my wife to try on clothes...... Isn't it your girlfriend? Xiao Ah also looked at the shadow owl in confusion, "In my experience, men who are willing to accompany women to pick out clothes are usually boyfriends, right?" And at your age, you don't look like married people......"

"No, you're mistaken." Shadow Owl said solemnly, "She's my master. ”

"Uh......" Alfred looked choked, and after a while, he burst out laughing, "Ahahaha...... Hahaha......" he said as he laughed and patted the Shadow Owl on the back hard, "Lord, master...... Aha...... Look at your poker face, you're having a lot of fun! ”

The shadow owl was irritated by the film, and got rid of Xiao A's clutches without a trace, and tried to clarify: "It's not what you think. We are from the Qingyun Empire. In our country, human beings like me who have no identity are called primordial people, and until they reach the age of 20, they belong to the Origin Winged people. You can think of it as your car, your computer, or something like that. Eliza is my master, and I am his servant. ”

Alfred's smile froze on his face.

"So no matter where she goes, I have to follow her and protect her. It's my job and it's my mission. ”

“…… I'm sorry. Alfred hung his head and said guiltily, "Please forget all the frivolous things I said earlier......

"It's okay." Shadow Owl's tone was very flat, "It's also my fault that I didn't say it." ”

After saying this, he turned back and paid no attention to the other party.

The air fell silent all at once.

The reason why Shadowlord didn't pay any attention to Alfred wasn't because he was angry or anything else. It's just that he's really not good at dealing with others, and he has always felt that he doesn't need to make friends. In such a foreign place, it is not his style to have a hot chat with a winged man from the kingdom of Blaze.

But looking at Alfred, his expression became awkward.

He had always thought that his wife had brought a young couple back from outside, and that he was so busy that he could have a tea party in the afternoon.

In contrast to Shadow Owl, Alfred is a man who goes crazy. His favorite thing to do is to invite a group of friends to his house to talk and discuss national affairs around the tea table. He loves to meet different people – he feels that he can feel the vastness of the world and the richness of life from them. If it weren't for the fact that he had to stay in the kingdom of Blaze because of his work, Alfred really wanted to travel the world with Melona and be a fairy couple that everyone envied.

Seeing that the shadow owl no longer paid attention to him, Xiao Ah invited him to sit on the sofa in the living room again, chatting while waiting for the two ladies to choose clothes. However, he was politely rejected by the Shadow Owl again......

This time, it was not because he deliberately wanted to refute the other party's face, but the Great Divine Mansion's strict requirements for servants - they must not neglect their duties while waiting for their master. Except in exceptional circumstances, the servant must stand within sight of his master so that he can be summoned at any time.

Of course, there are indeed a few servants like him who honestly enforce all the rules and regulations of the Divine Mansion......

Not far in front of the Shadow Lord, Eliza, who was pushed into the locker room by Melona, was also engaged in an uphill battle.

"Where's this one?"

"The colors are too bright......"

"What about this one? This blue color is very heavy, and the light has a water-veined texture. ”

"But my whole back is exposed, and I feel so ashamed......"

"Eliza," Melona suddenly put away her previous appearance and became more serious after seeing her idol veto several clothes, "I'll tell you...... I've been like you before, and I've always said – this isn't my style. ”

It was just a very simple sentence, but Melona was able to switch from an enthusiastic attitude to a calm attitude like an experienced old man at the moment of saying it.

This made Eliza suddenly think of her mother, Mrs. Walker, who was often pleasant and soft-winded, making people feel that she had no ideas of her own. But when she asks her mother about the singer's profession, Mrs. Walker's attitude tends to become very firm, pointing out the problems and giving opinions to the point. Yes, just like Melona is now, sophisticated, composed, and persistent......

Eliza almost subconsciously stopped what she was doing, and looked at Melona in confusion as if she had just known each other.

I heard the dancer continue: "But ah, you don't have to stick to your own style. ”

"Clothes are such things that only when they are worn will they have the 'style of this dress'." Melona picked up a bright red dress and gestured at Eliza, "You're going to control the clothes, not let the clothes control you." ”

After saying this, she suddenly turned around and took out the short white dress she had bought at a luxury store from her handbag hanging beside her. Melona unpacked the skirt and said to Eliza, "You see—it must look strange to wear such a dress with tassels and crystal beads in a dress like mine, right?" ”

Although Eliza agreed in her heart, she did not speak because of politeness.

Melona quickly slipped her skirt on, threw off her heels, went barefoot, and tied her waist-length hair back into a thick ponytail.

She clasped her hands in front of her and bowed. The image of a simple and cute girl next door who does not know the world is displayed in front of Eliza as if she jumped out of a movie poster.

"How?" Melona smiled.

Eliza was simply stunned. He was stunned for a while before he said, "It's amazing...... It's like a movie actor! ”

"That's right!" Melona untied her white dress, "Whether it's a song or a dance, it's a kind of performance after all. If you look at it from this angle, there's no need to worry about style or something, right? ”

After hearing this, Eliza fell into a brief thought: "Performance...... Is it ......? ”

Just when the two people in the fitting room were busy, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Eliza hurriedly put down the clothes in her hand and looked at Melona inquiringly. The latter didn't have any intention of stopping, and said while taking his clothes: "My husband will open the door, let's not care." ”

"Sir?" Eliza was surprised, "You're married?" ”

"yes......"

At the same time, the ringing of the doorbell also broke the awkward atmosphere in the living room.

Alfred nodded to Shadowlord and got up to open the door.

In terms of the layout design of the room, the cloakroom is not far from the entrance, and the shadow owl's hearing is good, so in his position, he can clearly hear a big female voice from the walkie-talkie at the door: "Master Mei? Open the door! ”

As soon as Alfred opened the door, he heard the voice shout, "Oh? It was Mr. A who opened the door...... Take it and give you two snacks. While struggling towards the living room, "Where is Mei Ye?" ”

"...... is that sound?" There was a rare look of surprise on the Shadow Lord's face.

I saw Phoebe, dressed like a little boy in a round-neck T-shirt, army green slacks, and short fluffy hair, jumping into the living room.

She originally had a smug face, but the moment she saw the Shadow Owl, her whole expression froze.

"Shadow, Shadow...... Shadow Owl!? As if she had seen some supernatural object, she pointed at the Shadow Owl in an exaggerated gesture, blushing to the base of her neck.

The shadow owl was also quite surprised and said, "Phoebe? ”

Alfred closed the door in the back and walked in, smiling: "Yo, you know each other?" ”

"Ahh......h......h How—What's going on!? ”

Even though Shadow Owl is the kind of guy who is cold and sluggish, Alfred is not. He is the opposite of the Shadow Lord, with superb social skills and a wide circle of friends, and he is also very shrewd. Seeing Phoebe's flushed face, he immediately made up his mind.

I saw him press the butler's bell and ask his subordinates to take the snacks sent by Phoebe and prepare tea, while raising his chin in the direction of the shadow owl and saying, "You asked him yourself?" ”

"Hey——!?" Phoebe wailed and wiped the sweat from her face, taking several deep breaths before she opened her mouth and asked Shadowstar, "What are you ...... How did you come to the kingdom of Blaze? ”

Shadow Owl thought about it, and it might be troublesome to explain, so he replied, "You say it first." ”

"I'm on a business trip......" As soon as she thought of this, Phoebe grabbed her hair with hatred, "You took the wing humanization index and turned it upside down, I'm a person without a master, and I can't honestly work for that yellow-haired rich second generation!?" He sent me on a business trip this time...... Okay, I'm done, what about you? ”

"I'm also on a business trip." Shadow Owl replied succinctly.

“……”

“……”

"Oh my God......" Phoebe wailed like a wolf cub, leaning her neck, "what if you made up your own reasons!?" ”

As she howled, the door to the locker room was pushed open from the inside.

It was Eliza who came out first. She had changed back into the civilian clothes she had worn before, and she was carrying the clothes she had chosen.

Melona followed her, accessories and shoes for the outfit in her hands.

Seeing Eliza, Phoebe's expression was stunned again, and she glanced blankly at the Shadow Owl, and then turned to look at his master.

Eliza and Phoebe had a relationship at Carl's office, and both made a deep impression on each other.

After accepting the scene in front of her, Phoebe changed her previous casual appearance, quickly stood up straight, saluted Eliza with a military salute of the Qingyun Empire, and said with a straight face: "Miss Eliza." ”

"Don't, don't salute. This is not MI again. Miss Singer hurriedly said, "I remember your name is Phoebe...... Is that right? ”

"Yes."

Eliza was standing in front of Melona when she heard a "click" behind her. She was startled and turned back, only to see Melona bending over to pick up her shoes that had fallen on the floor.

Alfred's expression was also a little distorted. Phoebe then took advantage of Eliza's turn to wink at him.

Melona picked up the shoes on the ground, handed them to the maid who came to bring the tea, and said, "Help me wrap these shoes, as well as the clothes and accessories over there." ”

"Yes." The maid agreed.

Then the dancer raised her head, stretched out her hand to Phoebe without thinking, and said, "Didn't you say you brought me a snack?" What about dim sum? ”

"It's for your husband." Phoebe is serious.

Now it was Eliza's turn to be surprised: "...... Do you know? ”

"yes, we were ...... Woo-" Melona didn't finish her sentence before Phoebe covered her mouth as she rushed over.

"Yes, we met while shopping, and we happened to pick up clothes at the same store...... Ahaha......" Phoebe snorted, "I fancy the same dress, I don't know each other if I don't fight......"

She was originally making it up, but she didn't want to be completely consistent with Eliza's experience. I heard Miss Singer sigh in surprise: "What a coincidence, so am I!" It seems that Xiaomei really likes to buy clothes......"

"But, isn't it?" Phoebe put down the hand holding Melona with a weak heart, and the dancer took a breath, "If you want to say that Mei Ye's wardrobe is so big and there are all kinds of clothes, no one in the whole world can beat it!" ”

"Mei ...... Father......? Eliza looked at Melona quizzically.

"Yes! We all call her Mei Ye, because she is ...... Woo-" This time it was Phoebe's turn to be covered by Melona.

"yes, they just like to make fun of me!" Melona was full of revenge, and covered her mouth with the strength that almost strangled Phoebe to death, and said, "Because I am a cheerful person and speak quickly, they all say that I am a gentleman......"

Alfred, who was watching the farce from the sidelines, stroked his forehead with a headache and sighed.