"The battle between the extraordinary is so exciting, even the mage tower was damaged for you, why wasn't I there!"

Iloti waved the irises at her fingertips and jumped along the winding trail towards the top.

The shade of the turquoise trees hides the quaint path, and visitors in pairs and threes face the pleasant sea breeze at dusk and leisurely step on the bluestone paved stone steps.

"If you were the one who was beaten, you wouldn't say that~"

Griffith touched his cheek, and the beating he had received a few days ago was still fresh in his memory. The silver chainmail on his coat made a slight crashing sound as he walked, reminding the visitors around him that the lively girl was under strict guard.

After the successive attacks, the extraordinary people and the city defense troops stationed near the town of Hepu were extremely nervous. Seeing that his mage tower had been cut in half, Conix informed the Central, the Arcane Council, and the Naval Fleet overnight, asking them to send more Extraordinary Men to surround and suppress them, intensify patrols on the island, and propose a curfew to the Governor.

If we don't mention the friction between the mage commanders, the response of the Governor of the Sea District is still very fast. The upcoming Hanami Festival is an important festival on the island, with visitors from all over the world bringing in a decent income and a curfew is absolutely out of the question.

At the climax of the entire festival, Iloti even appears as the annual Hanami girl.

"I mean, haven't you been here for years?" asked Griffith, "how did you get chosen to be a memorial girl?"

"Because it's pretty!" replied Iloti as a matter of course, "because of this, they have canceled my place in the mountain race." ”

Because it's good-looking, it's okay for this reason. Griffith couldn't help but applaud in his heart when he thought of the hidden danger of one less public transportation in Hepu Town.

"Isn't there an open selection process?"

"Open your eyes and see, don't you know!" said a girl in a dress twirling on the curb.

"Well, what, well, doesn't Hanami have any other request?" Griffith always found it difficult to understand that the city hall had chosen Iloti who hadn't lived on the island for several years.

"Yes, I'm going to dance at the memorial service," Iloti jumped off the curb and grabbed Griffith's arm, "It's hard, I'll have to rehearse it a few times." ”

I know I'm here tonight to protect you from rehearsals...... Griffith glanced at the girl who was almost attached to him, and the heart-pounding touch of his unarmored arm made him very nervous.

"Good evening, Griffith, you're going to be late," Amber stood up from the shade of the tree in front of her, beckoning to the two of them who were slowly climbing the mountain, "Are you Eloti? ”

"Good evening~"

Iloti greeted softly, looking at the sexy, sunny blonde girl with a slight hostility, grabbing Griffith's arm tighter.

"Amber and I dealt with the Fallen Mage on the Equinox?' a very reliable companion," Griffith said. Before we catch the saboteurs, we're both responsible for your safety outside. ”

"I'll have you," Iloti pouted, squeezing Griffith, "why are you surrounded by beautiful girls?

"Okay, okay~" Amber spread her hands? I won't bother you~ Just keep you safe with Griffith while you're busy paying your respects. By the way, eat some yogurt ice and candy with him, plus enjoy the moon and set off fireworks together. ”

Is this a memorial so interesting? And the yogurt, the ice and the fireworks? Griffith thought longingly.

Iloti let go of Griffith's arm with a nonchalant expression, took two steps forward, turned around on tiptoe, and said to Amber with a smile, "It's not too late for you to say this after you've seen my dance." ”

After passing through the winding mountain road, on the gentle slope of the mountain, a beautiful street market has been spread. Residents set up strangely shaped red porches at the entrance of the market, and along the slopes and steps of the mid-mountain, small shops of candy, fireworks, and splendid flowers were laid out one after another.

There is still some time before the Hanami Festival, but the shops are ready for their work. Gentlemen from the town hall and town council inspected the goods and fire protection measures of the shops one by one.

"Miss Iloti, two chiefs?" A middle-aged man in a decent deacon uniform greeted the three of them at the entrance of the market in Cangyue Mountain, "Please come with me." ”

"I'll let you see one of the seven incredible ones of Hepu later?" Iloti stood on tiptoe and whispered in Griffith's ear? You don't have to be rude!"

Don't be rude? What would be rude? Griffith, led by the deacon, walked through the long shopping street, walked around a white stone platform, and came to a delicate and elegant little building.

"Mademoiselle, Miss Iloti has arrived," said the deacon, knocking at the door, and then withdrew.

As the red lintel opens, a comfortable coolness greets you. Three young men took off their shoes in the doorway and walked into the inner room in the comfortable lighting.

There was a slight cool air on the smooth floor, and there were a few small rooms on the left and right sides of the corridor, and the whispers of the houses could be faintly heard.

Griffith pressed his sword in his hand and looked around warily.

At the end of the corridor was a large inner room, and in the blink of an eye, everything suddenly opened up. White candles illuminate the room from the lamps on the walls, and the wooden floors and furnishings emit a delicate fragrance.

In the middle of the room, a stunning fair woman stood quietly. She wore a thin silk skirt and a rainbow-colored satin, her picturesque eyebrows and eyes were like a wave of autumn water, and her long black hair like a waterfall fell to her smooth and slender ankles.

Griffith's heart felt as if it had been struck, and he almost immediately fell under her skirt.

"Good evening, Miss Randale," Iloti gently lifted the hem of her skirt and saluted the beauty in front of her, "these two are Griffith Blanton Probationary Knights, and Amber Rozerlita Probationary Investigators. ”

"Good evening~" Alandelle's sweet voice is like a nightingale in the woods, and simple words can evoke infinite reverie.

Griffith felt his throat thirsty as if it were about to burst into flames, and wanted to open his mouth and beg the beauty to say more, but he couldn't. At the same time, Alaandelle cast a curious glance at him, and the curved eyebrows were irresistibly intoxicating.

Beside him, Amber stared blankly at Arandelle.

"Griffith, can you go out for a moment? I'm going to change my clothes. Iloti turned to the midshipman. Griffith heard her every word, but just couldn't move.

"It's a little inconvenient for men here. With a faint smile, Alaandelle withdrew her gaze from the midshipman.

In that moment, Griffith suddenly regained consciousness. He immediately sensed his faux pas, quickly apologized and walked out.

What happened to me? Griffith, who had withdrawn, returned to the hallway and sat by the wall waiting for the room to move.

The more he thought about what happened just now, the more embarrassed he became, and he would be so out of shape in front of the woman he met for the first time.

Griffith began to rub his face, and went to the courtyard to take a break in his heart.

Suddenly, he saw a twisted and terrifying creature appear in the unbrightly lit corridor.

The living creature — hardly a human being — can only be described as a living creature — resembles a human in appearance, but its appearance and bones have been distorted. Dressed in strange church attire and wearing a crown he had never seen before, he walked slowly past Griffith. The unclear face and staggering figure in the robes made Griffith feel a nightmare of confusion.

However, Griffiths had a very clear idea, and that was that there was a mysterious order in Hepu Town. He chased after him in two steps, but saw no trace of the living creature.

The delicate and silent courtyard can see the altar of people coming and going outside the low wall, but it blocks out all noise and sight outside the wall. In the center of the courtyard stands a small stone monument. There is a record of the memorial service on it.

"It was the story of 1,000 years ago, or the beginning of the Second Age,

"There was a sick girl who came to Cangyue Mountain to collect medicine, she was too attentive, and unconsciously came to a lake on the top of a mountain, in the cold season, the lake has frozen,

"Since she was a child, adults have always told her that she should never go to the ice lake. If you really want to go there, you must be accompanied by an adult.

"And the day was getting dark, and the evil spirits of the forest appeared.

The demon followed her as if he wanted her to lead the way to the village, and if it continued, the evil spirit would be brought back to the village.

"[Just don't let the evil spirits approach the village]

Thinking so, the girl walked towards the island in the middle of the lake, dancing on the ice as she went.

"The demon bared its fangs at her,

The maiden was afraid, but she continued to dance until the demon came with her to the center of the frozen lake.

"Since then, the evil spirits have not appeared in this beautiful land. ”

This is the origin of the Hanami Festival.

At that moment, Amber pushed open the door and beckoned to the midshipman.

"Come on! You can't miss this!"

Griffith threw away the mess of thoughts and ran in as fast as he could. In the brightly lit room, several maids played flutes and lyres, and Iloti changed into tulle and silk dresses and draped in colorful satin, and danced to Alaandelle's steps.

The two danced to a melodious and moving melody, and the splendid spun and fluttered with their light and graceful figures. The white gauze skirt is like snow, and in the scattered light, it is like the colorful petals dancing with the wind on a snowy night.

This dance is very different from the glittering balls of Bayeran, where the pure and exquisite dance of the maidens seems to tell an old story, and one cannot help but immerse oneself in happy and sad memories.

Griffith was so captivated that every second became incomparably precious. In the midst of the beautiful dancing and music, he worries that the dance between the two may end, hoping that this moment will last forever and forever.

The music is over after all.

Alaandelle ruffled her hair to Iloti's side, whispered a few words to her, and then walked into the room surrounded by several maids.

The maid who had been left behind stepped forward and helped Iloti arrange her dress and makeup, and brought her a cup of tea.

"Isn't it pretty!" Iloti happily approached Griffith and Amber with her teacup, her breasts still panting, "I'm going to perform this solo at the memorial as the final part of the ceremony." ”

"It's so beautiful, it's breathtaking!" Amber said heartily, "I won't miss a second!"

"Hey, thank you!" Iloti took a slight step forward and leaned closer to Griffith, "What do you think?"

"It's very charming," the midshipman touched the tip of his nose embarrassedly and took a half-step back, "the gods are above, and you don't really live without appreciating the dance just now." ”

"Hahaha, that's too exaggerated!" Iloti's laughter was like a silver bell in the wind. She pointed to the back room and whispered: "Alaandelle was last year's flower girl, and I still have a lot of dance steps that I haven't learned~ Oh yes, her family is a famous local family, Griffith, don't forget to pay an official visit when you have time!"

......

Rehearsals took place several times that night. By the time I left, it was already dark on Cangyue Mountain, where the memorial was held, and it was full of lights and tourists.

"Griffith Griffith, I need your help!"

Iloti hid behind a big tree and pointed to a bookstall not far away: "In order to make me a Sequence 9 'reader' as soon as possible, go buy two books for me, no, books!"

What's so hard about that? Griffith nodded, "What do you want to buy?"

"You tell the stall owner, you want "The Color of Glass", "The Crazy Noble Son", and, well, "The Color"!"

"No problem, but why don't you just pick it?"

"Don't ask so much!" Iloti suddenly opened her teeth and claws.

"Okay, is there anything else I should pay attention to?"

"Yes, yes, you must not open it!" said Iloti inscrupulously, "and the contents are not for you. ”

Griffith came to the bookstall and gave the title of the book very seriously.

The stall owner glanced at him with a look of fear and dismay, and slowly pulled out three pamphlets from the stack.

"Do you want another book?"

So this is the book!" Griffith exclaimed. He had heard Galadia say it, but had never had a chance to read it.

"Would you like to try something else?" the stall owner pulled out two copies from the top, "Let's say this one, "Elves and Orcs in the Dark Forest", or this one, "Princess Knight." ”

......

"I'm wrong, I'm wrong!" Iloti hugged her head, "But minors can't buy books, I can only ask you! As long as the buyer is an adult, it's not prohibited, isn't it!"

Griffith reached out and pulled her ears to the sides.

"Don't blame me, I don't blame me, if you want to criticize, criticize Roland Knight!"

"What does it have to do with Roland Knight? Why is it him again?" Griffith was taken aback.

"Because he invented it, it is said," said Ilotti, who opened "The Princess Knight" and pointed to the indescribable picture, "this is his masterpiece." He also claimed that it was a small work motivated by interest. ”