Chapter 41: Choice
The day passed quickly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the blink of an eye, it was another night.
In a restaurant next to the Magic Fountain Square in the city of Onenica.
Fete.
The person who had a treat was Ketran.
"I'm sorry, second brother, I really have something to do, so I'm late......"
"I don't blame you, I don't blame you. Sun Chenghuan smiled and said to Cutland, who was holding a wine glass there and talking at length with a look of shame.
This afternoon, he finally arrived at Onika.
With Conina.
"I looked for him in Nazaire for two days. "Conina obviously didn't intend to just let Ketlan go, and made up for it at this time.
Ketran's face grew more and more uncontrollable.
"It's okay, I didn't have any problems anyway, and besides, if something really went wrong, you wouldn't be able to come in time. Sun Chenghuan said with a smile.
"But ......"
"And it's good for you to come a few days late. Sun Chenghuan smiled and pointed to Li Yaer, who was eating quietly next to him and did not say a word.
"Oh, what's wrong with him?" Cutland was stunned when he saw Sun Chenghuan's smile, and then laughed too.
Both of them are a kind of evil laugh......
"What are you doing!" said Liar's face flushed slightly.
"Is there a situation?" said Ketlรกn, who was familiar with this kind of scene, and asked with a wicked smile, "In the past two days in Onica, he has found a girl who does not bother him?"
"Don't you feel annoyed!" Sun Chenghuan had an embarrassed expression, "The two of them sat down and talked until dawn last night......
"Just sit and talk?" said Ketland, smiling more and more obscenely.
"Supposedly, I didn't sit on the sidelines anyway. Sun Chenghuan nodded, "Then he slept all morning, and when he got up at noon, he went to find someone again." โ
"What a spectacle!" said Cutland, "For the past two years, I have always wanted to match him with the girls in our class, and the family is very beautiful, and the family is not bad, but Li Yaer just doesn't look down on others, I arranged to go to a meal together, and he didn't say a word to anyone from beginning to end." I thought he had some inhumane hidden disease......"
"Ahh
"What kind of fairy is this girl?" said Cutland, ignoring Liar.
"This year's graduates of the Third Academy. โ
"Graduating this year, is that older than us?" said Ketland, a little surprised.
"Well, two years older than me. Li Yaer answered a little unconsciously next to him.
Then he realized that he had said the wrong thing.
This time, including Conina, who was just having a strange face next to her, laughed.
"In the case of the Third Academy, it's the daughter of a great nobleman, right?" Cutland was concerned about another question.
"Well, Marquis. Lear replied.
Sun Chenghuan didn't know about this at all.
He and Jessica didn't talk much.
"Then you're ...... future," Cutland said, with an eerie expression on his face.
"It doesn't matter, the title or something, I don't care about it, it's not this ...... that I value."
"Yo, you're ready to get into it!" Sun Chenghuan teased. "You discussed so well?"
"It's not smooth, it's just ......" Although Li Yaer's face was red, he was still serious, "For people like us, it's too rare to meet someone who can talk to you." I've been friends for more than ten years, and it's just your two friends. โ
"I can't talk about it yet. Next to him, Sun Chenghuan was still falling into the well, "I see that everything you and Jessica seem to have a special resonance with each other." โ
"yes!" Lear nodded, "It resonates." โ
โ...... So you're just going to keep it private for life?" said Cutland's face was ridiculous.
"It's not a private life! Even if she says it, I'm still saying the same thing in our family......
Be quiet.
โ...... It's only been two days! The blind date isn't so fast, right?" Sun Chenghuan couldn't care about the joke anymore.
He was dumbfounded.
Liar's expression looks serious!
"It's a blind date! She thinks my family background is good, she ...... I don't have to pick, Marquis! what more can I say?"
"Wait a minute, she's a marquis, not her ......."
"Her father is dead, and she is now a marquis, but she is about to leave Merce, so the title of marquis is passed on to her sister. โ
โ...... Her sister, Chrissy, "Sun Chenghuan was stupid.
"yes. Lear nodded, "By the way, Jessica said she was embarrassed to tell you, but she asked me to say thank you and avenge her......"
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute, can you tell me what I know!" Cutland, who was next to him, seemed a little out of tune, "The situation now is that the eldest brother and an older sister from the Third Academy from Mills are looking at each other, and then they are going to ...... And that sister has inherited the title of Marquis from her father?"
"Yes. Liar nodded.
"Is it sealed?"
"No, it's a lord, but it can be passed down for three generations. โ
"Can you pass on three generations of lords?"
"Well, on the battlefields of the North, the ones who died in battle. Lear nodded. "Actually, you could have been crowned an earl, but because some people ...... Became a Lord. โ
โ...... Because of Eldraine?" Sun Chenghuan finally understood something.
He wanted to ask Jessica since last night, but because Jessica had been chatting with Li Yaer there, Sun Chenghuan was really embarrassed to interrupt, and that curiosity was left until now.
"yes! And Eldraine died at your hands. Lear smiled and nodded. "She told me that her sister seemed to have sworn that whoever killed Eldraine would marry her......"
โ...... Now it's not a holy calendar, and there is no point in swearing, and there is nothing in the gods to supervise whether the oath is fulfilled. Sun Chenghuan smiled a little awkwardly, and said something that he didn't quite believe, "Don't talk about this, let's talk about you! Jessica is going to Astrana with us, is it possible that you plan to go with us?"
"I? no. Lear shook his head, "I'll just stay in Merce." She said that she was worried about her sister and asked me to help take care of it. โ
"Oh......"
"And, you...... What the hell are you going to do with Conina?"
Liar's words instantly made the table quiet.
"There's no way he's going to marry me anymore, is he?" Conina smiled, breaking the embarrassment. "He's a duke now!"
"Already?" Sun Chenghuan was stunned.
"Yes! When I entered the city this morning, I saw a notice at the gate of the city. Conina nodded, "What a big announcement, it can be passed on to ten generations of lords and dukes." The highest reward in the Lord!"
โ...... Ten generations?" Sun Chenghuan's face was ridiculous.
"yes!" Cuttlan laughed beside him, "except that there is no militia, which is basically the same as a real duke, and you don't have to manage the territory, there is a house for you from the Elders' House in Mills, and someone will send you a fortune to your mansion every month......"
โ...... I don't want to go to Astrana anymore. Sun Chenghuan smiled and nodded, "You say, if I regret not going to Astrana now, can these rewards still go to my head?"
Be quiet.
Everyone knows it's impossible.
"So, the 10th Duke? It doesn't matter to me even 100 generations, it's just an empty golden ticket, and no one will ever honor it. Sun Chenghuan let out a long sigh.
"But no matter what, you're not the same thing as me, right?" Conina didn't pay attention to Sun Chenghuan's words, "I knew you would be given such a high title...... I'm not coming from Nazaire this time. โ
"You're saying that reluctantly!" Quitland quipped, "who said he wouldn't come, and when I left, I didn't say, "Oh, no matter what, I'm going to come to see the last ......."
"Okay, don't talk about that. Sun Chenghuan interrupted Cutland's words and glanced at Conina deeply, "I'll talk to her alone in a while!"
"Yo, talk alone?" said Liar, who seemed to want to stir up trouble.
"Then the next time you meet Jessica, I'll definitely be there!" Sun Chenghuan snorted.
โ...... I was wrong. Lial immediately confessed.
"Let's talk about you Liar!" said Ketran, who was next to him, changing the subject.
......
"Thank you for coming to see me. โ
"Hmm...... No matter what, the entire Yingao City knows that I want to marry you, but if I can't marry now, I have to have an explanation, right?"
After dinner, Sun Chenghuan and Conina were walking by the pond in the fountain square, where the magic fountain show had stopped but there were still many tourists.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Conina's face was covered with a faint veil, which looked much more pleasing to the eye.
Otherwise, in the past two years, her face has become more and more terrifying, because her magic cultivation has become higher and higher.
"I'm sorry. Sun Chenghuan nodded.
This apology, he said sincerely.
"It's nothing, anyway, now my brothers have given up on the idea of succession. Conina smiled, "It's all back to the territory to find the real gap, Baron Nagrand is already sure it's me, is there you...... It doesn't matter anymore. โ
"Hmm...... That's good. โ
Sun Chenghuan's answer was a bit heartless.
But he knew it was more than that.
"I heard that you saved the niece of the Lord of Onica on the way to escape?"
"Hmm. โ
"That way...... It's dangerous, isn't it?"
"It's a little. โ
"Did you pay the price of your strength?"
"Hmmm......"
"Then it's not just a little dangerous, is it? You told me that you wouldn't use this magic until you had to...... Because you can't even figure out if this magic is useful or not. โ
"Hmmm......"
"Are the side effects significant?"
"There are some of them, they were lying on the ground that day, and they couldn't move at all. โ
"That's ......"
Along the way, Conina was asking questions, and Sun Chenghuan was answering.
Around the fountain square, circle after circle, walking and chatting.
Conina asked a lot about the dangers that Sun Chenghuan encountered along the way, and how he survived in Onika City without knowing who was an enemy and who was a friend......
Although not a word is explicitly stated, there is not a word, but there is no sentence, it is all the same meaning.
I really care about you.
Sun Chenghuan is not a fool, so he naturally understands Conina's sincerity.
She tried her best to hide, but now, I'm afraid she can't hide anymore.
Finally, I don't know if it was the seventh or eighth lap, and both of them finished.
There are not many tourists left by the originally bustling pool.
God, it's already night.
"Go back and rest. Sun Chenghuan looked at the magic timer in the middle of the pool, and it was indeed not early.
"Wait a little longer, don't worry...... I'll be back to Nazaire tomorrow. โ
"Don't be in such a hurry, right?"
"It's been a long time...... I'm afraid I don't want to go back. Conina smiled.
โ...... Have you ever thought about going back?" Sun Chenghuan was stunned for a moment.
He remembered a joke he had two days ago, between himself and Irene.
"I've been thinking about it for the past few days. Conina nodded, her head bowed. "I thought about it, if I ...... If I want to go to Astrana with you, you won't want me to follow you, will you?"
"Why do you think so?"
"Before...... It's because I'm the baron's heir, you're a commoner, and it's good for you to be with me, and now ...... You're already a duke," Conina smiled, "even if you go to Astrana, you're definitely more than just a baron, and I'm so ugly, you'll want to marry a pretty girl, right? Then I'll go...... It's going to get in your way, right?"
โ...... What do you want to do with this!" Sun Chenghuan was stunned.
"How can you not want to......?" Conina took a deep breath and looked at Sun Chenghuan.
Through a thin veil, Sun Chenghuan could see the pair of eyes that were bright in the dark like stars in the sky.
"I just want to be with you......"
โ...... Do you really want to come with me to Astrana?" Sun Chenghuan took a deep breath and asked the question.
Be quiet.
The two looked at each other.
Long.
"Hmm. Conina's voice trembled a little.
Is it scared, excited, or ......
"Let's go together, then. Sun Chenghuan's answer was very slow.
However, it is firm.
Conina was stunned.
Obviously, she thought of many kinds of Sun Chenghuan's answers.
Various reasons for refusal.
It's not safe, you have to take care of your father, it's inconvenient......
And so on, for all sorts of reasons.
In the past few days, since Li Yaer told her about Sun Chenghuan's mission to Onica this time, and asked her to inform Ketlan to come to Onica together, Conina has been looking for all kinds of reasons to convince herself.
yes, it's dangerous to go with him! a lot of people will want to kill them.
Baron Nagrand was rewarded by his grandfather for his desperate efforts on the battlefield, and his brothers were not angry, only he could keep this title, and even, promoted to viscount, earl.
He is not the person chosen by Merce to follow and protect Princess Jarro, and if his name is not right, he will cause them trouble if he follows them.
Wait a minute.
She's already convinced herself.
It's just that I'm still afraid that such words will come out of Sun Chenghuan's mouth.
But......
"Let's do it together. Sun Chenghuan had a faint smile on his face, "If you go to Astranna, you will definitely become the Earl of Nagrand, or even the Marquis of Nagrand, the Duke." โ
"Are you serious?" the tremor in Conina's voice intensified.
"Hmm. Sun Chenghuan smiled calmly.
This time, the quiet time, longer.
"Nope. Conina finally replied, "I decided to stay." Stay in Merce. โ
"Why?" At this moment, Chang Sun Chenghuan was stunned.
"This is my home!" Conina smiled.
"Are you still reluctant to give up on that baron?"
"It's not. The smile on Conina's face was bright.
Although, it's not pretty.
"Because, Yingao...... It's the home of the two of us! I'm going to keep it!"
"I probably won't go back again. โ
"No, I'm sure you'll be back. Conina smiled and shook her head, "I'll wait for you there." โ
โ...... You ......"
"Anyway, even if I want to go to you sometimes, it's fine, right?
"Not necessarily next time. Sun Chenghuan said with a straight face.
The smile on Conina's face froze suddenly.
"That'...... Did I misunderstand?"
"Maybe?" Sun Chenghuan thought for a while and said very seriously: "If you really want to go to Astrana with me, go together, if you don't want to ......"
"I don't want to. Conina interjected abruptly.
I don't know whether to convince Sun Chenghuan or convince myself.
"Forget it. Sun Chenghuan sighed.
The scene fell silent.
"Let's go, let's go back to the station. โ
"Hmmm......"
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