Chapter 257: The Prince's Coming-of-Age Ceremony
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Avi saw that the eyes of the head of the Dugol Academy were slightly closed, and his hands were placed behind his waist, as if he had something difficult, "Avi, Silaneus, I plan to let the two of you go to the third prince's coming-of-age ceremony as representatives of the new students. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
"I'm not going, bored. Celenos leaned his back against the wall, his hands crossed over his chest, his gaze not resting on the Headmaster.
"I don't know why I chose you, but this is what Prince Walter meant, he said that during the days of the Kestrel Academy, you two were the most recognized students of the Prince," Dugor sighed softly during the pause, "Of course, there will be other students who will participate in this prince's coming-of-age ceremony, adding up to about ten or so, you are just going to go through the motions and be responsible for showing the image of the Kestrel Academy." ”
"I'm not a freshman, and I don't want to go, and the prince's bar mitzvah doesn't need a blue-haired guy to show up. ”
"Senior Silanenos..."
Dugol looked at Avi and said, "Avi, you have no problem, right?"
"The third prince's coming-of-age ceremony... Will the other princes and ministers be there as well?"
"Of course, as the future stars of the Kingdom of Salins, you must behave well at the coming-of-age ceremony. Since I have something to do on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, I have appointed Rost to take all of you students with you, and you just need to keep to yourself and hide what you shouldn't say in your stomach. ”
Silanes was still reluctant, but Dugol didn't say much, and the head of the house just asked Silanos to think clearly, after all, this was Prince Walter's order, and he was just here to convey the news.
At lunchtime, Felisty found Avi, and as soon as she saw Avi, she pulled Avi down a large tree, "The Black Blade has changed. As she spoke, she took out the artificial life weapon from her long hair, but the short knife that had been full of black luster no longer had any luster, like a yellow leaf that had dried up to the point of only leaf veins.
Avi took the black blade and found that the artificial life weapon was as light as a piece of paper, "How can this be..."
"I guess it's because the magic in it is depleted. ”
Felisti said that she had been observing the changes in the weapon, and that whenever the weapon killed a living person or animal, its surface would become more shiny, and when it was not used for a long time, it was like an unwatered flower, gradually losing its "moisture".
"Like a legendary weapon of life, it requires real life to sustain its power," Felistie did not retrieve the dagger that had lost its power, "Now that it is useless, I am not going to return it to Miss Golia's hands." ”
"Huh? It's incredible!"
"Because something has happened in Doret City, it is estimated that Miss Goliath will not focus on the west side in the short term, not on you, and not on the artificial life weapon. ”
"What about you?"
"Of course not," Felisti recalls the letter she received yesterday, from Carrie to herself, "and now I just need to live quietly, maybe this is one of the few leisure moments in my life." Avi put the black blade away, and he wanted to ask Felistie about the situation, and the red-haired girl was already far away.
Prince Walter's coming-of-age ceremony was scheduled for Sunday, and Avida heard that the guests invited to attend were all high-status people in Mallot, and how to see that Avi and the other Kestrel Academy students were the people with the lowest status, and Avi, the "foreign guard", was the lowest. Avi was worried that he would be troubled by Prince Walter, after all, the Count of Feremont claimed to arrest him, and he overheard something he shouldn't have heard in the abandoned bell tower that day, and Avi was very uneasy.
Avi recalls the overheard words of that day, which not only show that Walter is not a person who appears to be the same, but also shows that Walter is eager to capture the ghost of the Academy, he is not as easy-going and humble as he seems, but rather the kind of person who is competitive and willing to seize more power.
Could it be that Prince Walter had said something else to the Count of Feremont before he arrived?
With such doubts, Avi still followed Rost and more than a dozen other students to attend Prince Walter's coming-of-age ceremony. Cyranus followed the back of the line with great reluctance, his face full of displeasure, and even the guards in charge of the guard looked at him a few more times.
"You're free!" Rost opened his hands and shouted to more than a dozen students, "if you like to socialize, go socialize, if you like to eat, eat and drink to your heart's content, you can also do nothing, stay quietly in the corner, in short, don't tarnish the image of the Kestrel Academy, you know?"
"Got it!"
The coming-of-age ceremony was held in a pool garden somewhere in the palace, and all kinds of beautiful flowers could be seen everywhere, and Avi had heard that they were all planted by the little princess Natney. Every flower is well cared for, how can a little princess with such a kind heart be the disaster star of the Kingdom of Salins?
Instead of following the socially inclined students, and he wasn't interested in court food, Avi followed behind Rost, observing some of the rare fish in the pool.
"This slender and slender fish is all blue, and that blue is like the hair color of Sylaneus, so could he have squeezed the paint from this fish?" Rost took out a notepad to record the shape and color of the fish, and looked back at Silanos who was sitting on the edge of the pool, bored. Like Avi, Cyranos chose to stay away from the noisy crowd, and he didn't say anything, just followed Avi and Rost not far away.
"Mr. Rost," Avi said in a low voice, first earnestly observing the fish, and then whispering to Rost, "Actually, I've always wanted to ask you a question. ”
"Then let's ask the question first. ”
"Teacher, you often hold mock voting in the Kestrel Academy, but we don't know the attitude of the Kestrel Academy..."
"Of course, the Kestrel Academy maintains a neutral attitude, whoever becomes the prince of the Kingdom of Salins will be supported by the Kestrel Academy, you look at the flag of the Kingdom of Salins, it is a red falcon. ”
Avi continued to ask, "What about the teachers of the Military Academy? And Mr. Rost, what about you, which prince do you support?"
Several wealthy businessmen who were talking loudly about Prince Walter's excellent diplomatic skills walked past Avi and Rost, and Avi immediately lowered his voice.
Rost waited for the businessmen to go away before he replied lightly: "Everyone will have their own personal opinions in their hearts, but as teachers who teach and educate people, we should not put our opinions on the table, which will affect the students, I hope you can listen to your inner voice and do what you want to do." ”
Avi listened carefully and didn't hear who Rost was supporting, and just as he wanted to ask again, Celenos called out to Avi. Avi followed Celenos's gaze, and he saw that Prince Bradley, whom he admired the most, was coming from a distance!
A group of beautiful women surrounded Prince Bradley, and Fenrir who followed Bradley was very difficult, he wanted to "dredge" a way for the eldest prince, but the women who looked at Bradley's face couldn't see the sweaty general.
"It's very popular, those are the ladies of the city," Silanos sat up from the edge of the pool, he was already lying in the water just now, "They don't usually have a chance to meet the three princes, but today is a good opportunity." ”
Rost also nodded, "In addition to Prince Walter, Prince Ansoil and Prince Bradley have already reached marriageable age, and it is good to leave a few heirs to the Kingdom of Salins... King Byron and the previous kings were only sons, but fortunately, King Byron had good abilities..."
Avi was still in a daze, and Bradley had already walked to the pool, which was originally not crowded and attracted many noble ministers by the eldest prince.
"This is Mr. Rost, right? The most senior history teacher in Kestrel Academy. Bradley and Rost shook hands.
"Is this a mockery of my age?" Rost's words made Bradley laugh, and Avi heard the hearty laughter of the Grand Prince for the first time.
"Avi, you and Silanes have also been invited here, are you still used to this kind of occasion?"
"I'm not used to it at all, but I'm flattered to be known by the eldest prince. "Few aristocratic ladies are willing to stand by Silanenos, perhaps because of his unusual blue hair.
It was Avi who was truly flattered, as he was introduced by Bradley to the Grand Prince as a gifted, well-behaved, hard-working learner, and a rising star of the future who was also expected by the royal family of Sahlins.
"Yes, this Imperial man named Avi... No, it's a student of the Kestrel Academy, he once showed extraordinary swordsmanship in front of King Byron, and he fought to a draw with Princess Winlith!" Fenrir noticed that Avi's face was already flushed, and he didn't think it was a big deal, so he immediately added fuel to the side.
The celebrities exclaimed.
"It turns out that he hasn't lost the battle with Her Royal Highness the princess!"
"I heard that it's an Imperial Lord named Stitch, why is it a different name..."
"I heard that a tall swordsman from the Oguna Empire competed with the princess's wooden sword with an iron sword, and was only undefeated. ”
The aristocratic ladies expressed their opinions, most of them wanted to show themselves in front of Prince Bradley, and some of them complimented Avi in their words, and even Rost and Silanenos, who had just been mentioned by Bradley, also complimented them in passing, and they were expecting in their hearts that these three people would help them say a few good words to the prince.
Cyranos disdained these ignorant and shallow aristocratic ladies at all, and he slipped out of the crowd, leaving Avi and Rost alone in the crowd. Most of the noble ladies were tall and plump, and Avi, who was thin and not very tall, was like their teenage brother among them.
"Avi, you're an adult too, aren't you?"
"Yes, I will be twenty years old by June. ”
"Then you should start thinking about starting a family," Bradley's words quieted everyone, "Do you have a favorite girl?"