Chapter 25: The Birthday Party
The delicate hand holds a black pen and draws a small cross on the calendar. The tip of the pen hovered above the calendar to point up the crossed day, then it paused for a moment, and was retracted into the drawer of the table by the owner of the palm.
"Hey......"
The dark-haired girl let out a wistful sigh, and she stopped looking at the desk that was sitting squarely on the table, and got up and paced back and forth in the room.
As Kryder said, they start with a relatively simple place. The first time he came back in just two days, but he continued to go out frequently. Lanoda had said that she needed to get used to this, and even if this was done, she wouldn't always be clinging to her husband in their relationship in the future.
Everyone needs their own personal space, and that's what Lanoda should say.
Biancome sighed again.
She needed to have something she was really interested in doing, or something else, which had nothing to do with Kyald himself.
"For example, drawing, practicing calligraphy, or playing chess, etc. Or, since you're starting to learn self-defense skills at Nobbile's house, why don't you keep this going? β
Lanorda gave her a lot of advice, and Bianko knew it was a friend of her kind. She knew she could do something, but she hadn't been able to shake the laziness of Kyalde's absence.
Practicing words? Oh yes, this one is really needed, lest others laugh at her words like a child.
Drawing and playing chess...... She didn't understand it, and it wasn't interesting, but if it was her Kai who taught her, she would be willing to learn.
Biancole lay down on the bed and rolled in a circle with a bored expression.
Self-defense skills? Yes, this was a point that could be used for revision, but she couldn't learn a new one. Her husband had sternly warned her not to try something she "thought she could" without anyone watching. Ideally, he would be watching, because Biancole was learning from Nobile things.
Oh, and in the end, it's still going to have to do with Kyalde.
Biancole buried herself in the cloud-like bed, unconsciously confused. All the irritating things seemed to slip out of her head, and she didn't need to think about anything else, just to bask in this feeling of floating, until she fell asleepβ
There was a sudden knock on the door, and Bianco, who was awake, stared for a moment, then struggled to get herself up and rubbed her cheek vigorously. If she had been in a state of desperation to open the door, Kyild would not have been pleased that she had faced her guests like this, not even Lanorda.
Bianko smoothed her hair with her hands as she trotted to the door. By the time she opened the door, she had taken care of herself and was almost ready to go out.
"Are you busy, Biancome?"
The woman with short black hair was standing in front of her, looking at her with a smile on her face.
"Nope." Bianko shook her head, "What's wrong?" Is it Khoi, are they back? β
Although she asked, the girl did not hold out much hope. First, Kilde had just left yesterday, and if they returned, Kyird would tell her on the communicator, or go straight back to their own room.
"Sorry, not yet." Hua Shao showed an apologetic smile, "I just think that you might be bored staying in the house by yourself, do you want to join us?" Yura and they have set up a large table in the courtyard and have a lot of refreshments, maybe you'll like it? We can invite Ranoda together so you don't have to worry about having too many people you don't usually interact with. β
Biancole blinked, thinking seriously in her head. If it had been placed before, she would naturally have no interest. But...... In any case, Kild had told her to be closer to Morfi's people, and Lanoda felt that she should have more contact with others and make more friends with others, which would also help her become "independent".
"Okay." She readily agreed, "Let's go find Rano." β
Hua Shao nodded, took a step back and let Bianko walk out of the room. The girl felt in her pocket to make sure the key was still there, and then carefully closed the door of their room, until she heard the sound of it locking automatically, and then knocked on the door of the next room with Hua Shao.
Pulling up Ranoda who seemed to be very interested, the three of them went to the courtyard that Hua Shao had said. Bianko hadn't seen Yura since the unexpected argument at the last meeting. Although I don't know if she is as perked up as her companions expected, since she wants to feast everyone on the courtyard with afternoon tea, she should still be in a relatively good mood now.
Oh no, it doesn't seem to be right to say afternoon tea...... It's not afternoon.
"Jura is planning to make it bigger." Hua Shao told Biancol and Ranorda, "Although we reminded her that people might not want to enjoy dessert at this time of the morning near noon, she was going to continue this for the rest of the day, so time was not so critical." She would also find a way to get the main meal over, so that some people would really want to eat something at noon or night. β
Hua Shao tilted his head and thought for a moment, then showed an embarrassed smile.
"I forgot to tell you. This time only women will participate, and I hope it will take a little bit of pressure off you. After all, it sounds like Yura has invited a lot of people, and if it were me, I would also feel nervous - most of the similar situations I need to face are to attend the banquet opened by someone else's family, where there will be a lot of undercurrents, and I must always be careful of what I say, I guess the noble banquet of the Demon King Continent will only be more sad than this? But I can guarantee that there won't be such an exhausting scene today. β
She winked playfully, and Bianko smiled back cautiously. Dealing with the nobles of the Demon King Continent would indeed make their brains run at high speeds, but she hadn't tried it herself, because Kyird didn't think she could handle it well right now. While she should try sooner or later, she also has the option to decide where to start.
The aroma of the food that gradually became apparent made them realize that their destination was ahead, and when they had walked a little further, the laughter reached their ears.
"Shao, you're here."
Jura ran to them with a smile on her face, and from the looks she didn't seem to mind what had happened before.
"Come on, you're here at the right time, and the drinks and desserts are just ready." Jura took Bianko and Lanorda's hands and walked towards the center of the courtyard, "I've only been here for a while, and I've been in the kitchen to figure out what to get for you for lunch. We'll have to wait a little longer for lunch, but it's only morning, and it's over for some snacks - oh, have you had breakfast? β
Bianko shook her head quietly in response to Yura's barrage of bullet-like speeches. Although she missed not having Kylde by her side, it also made her unconsciously relax her requirements for herself. She slept until an hour before Hua Shao came to her, got up to freshen up and change her clothes, and almost fell asleep again.
"Let me take a look." Lanoda looked curiously at the full plates on each table, the neatly arranged snacks on the plates, the tongs for picking up the food next to each plate, and the number of clean empty plates at both ends of each table, "Can we take them casually?" β
"That's right." Yura said cheerfully, "You can eat and drink, today is a day to relax, because it's my birthday!" β
"Oh!" Lanoda looked at Bianko in surprise and found that neither of them knew this, and then looked at Hua Shao in unison, "You didn't tell us?" β
Hua Shao looked at them innocently.
"Oh, didn't I say that?" She used an obviously hypocritical questioning tone, "I'm sorry, maybe I forgot." β
Bianko rolled her eyes in her heart, even she was very sure that Hua Shao would never have any reason to "forget". As the person who invited them to the banquet, how could Hua Shao forget the theme of the banquet?
"Sorry, we didn't have a gift ready." Bianko said apologetically to Yura, "We'll make it up to you later, okay?" β
Jura chuckled and shook her head.
"I'm so happy that you're here to do this." As she spoke, she took the hem of her skirt and spun around in a circle, "This is a great gift, and my wish is to be able to eat, drink and have fun with everyone." β
"That's a very unambitious wish." Hua Shao pondered, "I thought you'd make promises something like 'Gail can be generous and proactive,' or 'Gail can propose to Yura.'" β
They all laughed with their mouths covered, Gail was always very nervous about his relationship with Yura, and even the people of the Demon King Continent quickly understood this.
"It's so boring to make a wish." Yura said solemnly, "I'll find a way to get him out of me myself." β
After saying that, even Yura laughed out loud.
"Alright, let's eat." She spread her arms and showed the girls everything she had brought, "Sweet and sour? Eat whatever you like, and they're all categorized according to taste, so you don't have to worry about someone eating something you don't like. However, if I had to say, even if I ate it, it would be fine, and it could be regarded as an unexpected surprise. β
"Such a statement makes me wonder if you are secretly stuffing a bitter taste in a plate of sweet cake." Hua Shao smacked his lips, "This is what you can do, Yura." β
Yura grabbed Hua Shao's arm and smiled sweetly.
"How so? I hope to have a sweet birthday party. "If this really happened, then it must have been an accidental mistake when loading the plates, and it was definitely not a prank I did on purpose." β
The two of them looked at each other for a second, then burst into a pleasant laugh.