Chapter Twenty-Eight: Welcome Back
In the early hours of the morning, a high-end hotel in Nolan District.
Lucien sent Leo to the next room early to rest, and told him not to be surprised if he heard anything here tonight.
After meeting Natasha, Lucien believed that with her status and status as a Violet Countess, and with her strength as a celestial knight, as long as she didn't deliberately hide, she would definitely be able to easily find herself in Aalto City.
With a glass of red wine in his hand, Lucien sat idly on the couch, but did not drink it, but shook it gently, recalling the past from the bright red ripples that had swayed.
It was a "Bern" wine from Phyllis's estate, and was almost only available at banquets and balls held at her house, but the inn was inextricably linked to the Haynes, so a few bottles were given as a gimmick to attract some wealthy businessmen.
Bang, a crisp and rhythmic knock on the window came, Lucien smiled and turned around, and sure enough, he saw Natasha who had changed into a lilac court dress appear on the balcony, and behind her was followed by the elegant and serious black dress Camille.
Sure enough, it was a heavenly knight, even if I had been waiting for her, paying attention to the window and the door, but I still realized it after she descended on the balcony, Lucien felt something in his heart, put down the "Bern" wine, walked to the window, and opened the floor-to-ceiling window.
"Good evening, Lucien. Natasha greeted her relaxedly, and then smiled, "The silver moon is dreamy and beautiful tonight, I wonder if you are interested in walking and admiring the moon together?"
Lucien laughed out loud: "You're really ......"
A simple joke from the past suddenly made the little estrangement that I hadn't seen for a few years disappear.
Perhaps because of the advanced relationship between the Heavenly Knights, Natasha's appearance has hardly changed, she is still the most colorful and beautiful appearance in her twenties, both mature and energetic, but her temperament is much calmer, more like a great nobleman who controls power than ever.
"You haven't changed much......"
"You've matured a lot. It's more like a man......"
Lucien and Natasha spoke at the same time, then looked at each other and smiled, and the tacit understanding of good friends was all in it.
"Good evening. Good evening, Your Highness Princess, Ms. Camille. After laughing, Lucien beckoned Camille, who was shadowing Natasha.
After seeing the strength of the "Withered Shadow" Count Werther. Lucien felt the horror of this "Deep Blue Tide".
Camille nodded lightly, as a return salute, and continued to follow Natasha quietly.
Natasha opened her slender legs with amazing beauty and strength. He sat on the sofa as freely as he did in the "War Gallery" of La Tasha Palace, and then raised his purple eyebrows and looked at Lucien carefully: "Although Lucien, you are quite good like this, I still prefer your original appearance, black hair and black eyes, handsome and beautiful." ”
"How do you feel like you're describing a lady?" Lucien joked similarly uninhibitedly. In fact, when he crossed over, his appearance could only barely be considered delicate. But with the study of music and various dangerous experiences, the temperament has become quiet and calm, elegant and calm, and the appearance is more attractive. Later, it stimulated the moonlight bloodline, and he was not an adult at the time, so he gradually grew a little more handsome, but compared with the naturally handsome men like Rhine, there was still a big gap.
Natasha laughed dryly, and then said proudly: "When I came out of the bottom of the convent, I thought that you might have returned to Aalto, and even if you didn't, you would definitely be back in two or three months. I'm worried that you won't find a chance to meet me, so I estimate when travelers from the northern province of Tiran will enter the city, and then make a trip to and from the manor every day, so that even if you don't happen to meet me, you can wait on the road I pass through at a fixed time after a little inquiry. Ha Lu Ha, who knew that Lu Dao was at the city gate today and directly sensed Lucien's familiar breath. ”
The corners of her mouth are slightly upturned, triumphant, and she shows off her "foresight" and intentions for good friends without shy or disguise.
"Actually, I was worried about how to meet you Natasha, and I was thinking of gathering information about you like an assassin and sneaking in front of you. Lucien said about his troubles at the time, and looked at Natasha with a gentle smile, "But the problem has been solved by you, Your Royal Highness the Princess......"
When she was far away, Natasha's eyes were still dreamy purple, but when she was so close, Lucien could see the faint silver purple under her purple eyes, crystal clear and deep and charming, as if it could devour people's hearts. It seems that after three years of ascetic life, she has completely mastered the power of the bloodline.
Receiving the positive praise, Natasha became happier and asked with great interest about Lucien's experiences in Alinge, in the Kingdom of Holm, and on his journey.
Due to the collapse of the Great Cross Frame, Natasha must have known about the existence of the necromantic realm, but it is estimated that it is an ordinary undead nature alien space like most people who know, so Lucian concealed some of the encounters involving the important secrets of the necromantic realm, the truth of Miller's experiment, and the existence of the library, and told the bits and pieces of what was and was not told in the letter.
It has to be said that Natasha is a very good listener, and can ask and echo just the right amount of questions, and casually talk about her own experience, so that Lucien can talk very sexually until the dead of night.
Natasha had already expressed a lot of opinions about Lucian's experience when she listened, and at this time she said with a strange expression: "Lucian, you don't seem to have talked about your emotional experience? Could it be that in Alinge, in a place where you can learn magic openly, you didn't start a sweet love affair? Such a life is very lacking!"
"Because I just arrived in Alinge, I want to make up for the arcane foundation, I want to improve my magic strength, how can I have time to chase women, I'm too busy, En'e, I'm too busy, I should be in the future. Lucien replied, a little embarrassed.
Natasha stretched out her right hand and rubbed her white chin, still with that strange expression: "It's not that reasonable! Lucien, you are young and excellent, your magic strength is very strong relative to your age, and the arcane level is even more terrifying, and you are the youngest Holm Crown Award winner, so even if you are busy, there should be a girl who takes the initiative to show you affection, right? Do you actually like men?"
She thinks out of her own tendencies.
"How is that possible!!" Lucien emphasized, "in Alinge." There were a few girls who hinted at it, but I really didn't feel any interest in them. I'd rather not have such a thing as feelings than make do with it!"
Natasha left her chin with her right hand, patted Lucien, who was sitting opposite, on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "It's okay. I can understand and will not discriminate against you. ”
"Really not, Your Royal Highness Princess, don't think crookedly......" Lucien estimated that Natasha had woven a "singing and crying love story" in her heart. A little helplessly repeatedly denied.
Natasha laughed twice, like a fox that had stolen a chicken, and then she changed the subject playfully, and asked suspiciously, "Why is it that your Excellency will let you send a letter to the Dark Mountains? Needless to say, isn't it a waste of time? With the ability of a legendary magician, through the jump of the starry sky, it only takes tea time to reach the depths of the Dark Mountains......"
She has a close relationship with the Grand Arcanist Hathaway. This insight is much more than Lucian's.
"I've always wondered, maybe there are other reasons, such as the Nightmare King's fear of the impact of modern arcane theory, so he refuses to see a mid-level and above mage......" Lucien guessed.
Natasha frowned and thought for a moment: "It's hard to say. But you don't have to worry about Lucian, the Magic Council will definitely not let a young arcanist with amazing potential really die in the Dark Mountains. Legendary mages can't be scheming against you. ”
After she finished speaking, she looked up at the wall clock, and suddenly laughed, making the whole room seem to have a bright feeling: "It's almost five o'clock, we have been talking for so long, I forgot to welcome you back." ”
So, she stood up, patted the court dress, and showed a beautiful smile: "Welcome back, my knight!"
Lucien also smiled and took Natasha's right hand and kissed it lightly on the back of his hand with knightly etiquette: "It's a pleasure to see you again, Your Highness the Princess." ”
After advancing to the Heavenly Knight, Natasha's hands became fairer and more delicate than before, complementing the slender and good-looking shape, and her strength was completely restrained.
Natasha waited quietly until Lucien finished his knightly salute before he smiled humorously, "My knight, have you forgotten something too?"
"Yes. Lucien rubbed the corners of his forehead, "What I wanted to ask in the first place is, has my identity as a musician been exposed by the church? John, Uncle Joel, Aunt Elisa, Little Avan, Elena, how are they now?"
Natasha said "Wow": "There are so many questions, I have to answer them slowly." ”
"From what I heard from inside the Holy City, after you won the Holm Crown Award, no matter your appearance, age, or strength, you have been collected by the church, but the continuous experimental impact at that time caused the church to divert its attention, and you are not 'enough' to enter the purification sequence, so it is not wanted by the whole continent, and it was not sent to the diocese of Vaorit. In a short period of time, there is no possibility of being debunked. ”
She had been confused for a long time when she had learned about Miller's experiment from Lucien's letter, but before the church re-explained the revised version of the "God-given life" theory, she had calmed down and seemed to be still pious.
Then Natasha said with a serious expression, "I'm sorry, Lucian, I was wrong in the first place. ”
"Huh?" Lucien looked at Natasha suspiciously.
Natasha continued to say seriously: "I suggested that you keep your status as a musician because I want you to have an upright identity that can walk in the countries of the continent for a long time, but I didn't expect you to win the Holm Crown Award so quickly, it's really unexpected. In this way, the musician identity becomes a burden for you, so find an opportunity, such as after a glorious concert, to let the musician identity die. It's a little more comfortable for your friends and people who like you than going missing outside. ”
"I don't have any reluctance to be a musician, but if I fake my death, it will make Uncle Joel and John sad. And later as I enter the purification sequence, sooner or later the church will associate me with the dead musicians, and it will be against John and them. Lucien expressed his confusion and concern.
Natasha smiled slightly: "Friends can hide it, but relatives don't." Because as Lucien himself said, as you grow, sooner or later the church will find out about this, and it is likely to endanger your loved ones. Hehe, then you can have a concert in Holm. So, just tell them you're a magician, see how they react, and invite them to settle in Holm. ”
Neither Lucien himself nor Natasha had ever doubted the possibility of entering the purification sequence.
"If they can accept your identity and invitation, that's the best, if they can't, or if they can accept your identity but don't want to leave Aalto, then I'll 'watch' them, and when you leave, let them go to the church and report you as a magician, disown you, or even become an enemy. That way, with my good offices, you won't endanger them just because you're a magician. As she spoke, Natasha's temperament became more and more calm and introverted, difficult to see, like a real grand duchess.
"It's a cruel approach. Lucien said with a little emotion.
Natasha kept a decisive smile and said, "Sometimes, cruelty is also a kind of tenderness. ”
"Natasha, you're becoming more and more like a philosopher. Lucien joked through his complicated feelings.
Natasha sighed inaudibly and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Every lovelorn person is a philosopher. (To be continued.) )