Chapter 53: Hidden Feelings! (3)
Chapter 53: Hidden Feelings! (3)
Alas...... What the hell happened to me then?!
At noon the next day, in Soth's house, Lavia sat at the table with her forehead on her forehead, and she couldn't help but feel a thrill at the thought of yesterday's nightmare. [No pop-up novel network]
Is it really a drunken relationship? So much so that he said all the words that had been hidden in his heart all along, and ......
As if thinking of something, Lavia involuntarily moaned her face, and there, piping hot.
It's hard to imagine yourself being so bold......
"Ivey. Suddenly, someone gently patted Lavia's shoulder and handed over a cup of hot water, Lavia looked up, saw that it was her good friend Lisa, smiled bitterly, reached out to take the teacup and barely took a sip, the warm tea made her anxious heart calm down a little.
At this time, Lyrela, who was standing next to Lisa, seemed to see Lavia's self-blame, and comforted her, "Don't blame yourself, Ive, you don't want to do this, besides, I don't think it's a bad thing......" she said as she covered her mouth and giggled.
But unfortunately, Lyrela's half-joking words didn't seem to make Lavia's mood much better, I saw her raise her head, open her mouth as if to say something, and then sighed slightly, and hit her forehead with her hand hatefully, and said in annoyance, "I don't know what's wrong, it feels like the whole person is out of control, and I always feel that a voice is telling you deep in my heart: Go, do what you want, don't care about anyone's ......"
Lyreira and Lisa looked at each other strangely, a little embarrassed.
Early this morning, they received a message from Lavia, and they were a little inexplicable at first, but as soon as they arrived at Soth's house, they saw Lavia and Soth staying in the house with their heads down, but they didn't see Dia, they had a faint premonition: something was wrong......
After learning about last night's birth from Lavia's vague explanation, as far as a woman's standpoint is concerned, Lisa and Lerella have a faint sympathy for Dia, after all, this kind of thing is a heavy blow to any woman.
But as good friends and sisters, they were clearly firmly on Lavia's side, after all, they were close friends like sisters when they were in college, just like Alan and Scott, who came with the two of them to inquire about the situation.
"I ...... Did you do something very stupid?"
Looking at the conceited Lavia actually asked the two of them with a suspicious mouth, Lisa and Lerella knew that last night's incident hit her very hard, and thinking about it, she was lying naked in a man's arms, but she was caught red-handed by this man's lover, and no one could afford to lose this face.
However, Lisa and Lyrela obviously won't tell the truth, after all, they belong to Lavia's group of relatives and friends, not Dia's.
"What's this?" Stretching out her hand to sort out the fiery red length of the Lavia, Lyrela secretly glanced at the boys on the other side of the room, and said in a small voice, "You are the real wife of Soth......? What's the big deal?"
"It's not like that...... Lavia bit her lip muttered with a hint of remorse in her eyes, "I've already made up my mind, why would I ...... Why did this happen?", she sighed gloomily, shook her head, and said, "I've never done anything to be sorry for others, but, I ...... I'm sorry Dia!"
"Ivey ......"
Under the worried gazes of Lisa and Lyreira, Lavia laughed at herself, then took a deep breath and said softly, "I'm going back to Artac, if you have time in the future, I hope you ......"
"You're going back to Artak?" Larella interrupted Lavia in surprise, exclaiming, "Why?"
Lavia bit her lip and said with a wry smile, "After this kind of thing, I still have the face to stay like this?"
Lyriela and Lisa glanced at each other, indeed, if this kind of thing was known to others, it would definitely be an immeasurable blow to the reputation of the Vormisley family, and for Lavia, who had always valued the family's reputation, it was even more uncomfortable than death.
"When?" Lisa sighed slightly, feeling very regretful.
Lavia is married to Soth, but as the female lord of Artac, she is bound to continue to stay in the local area, and Lisa is married to Allen, living in Opeirios, the richest merchant city in the empire, although Lyreira is only engaged to Scott, but sooner or later she will still marry Galik, since the Helirian Oaks Academy was destroyed by Argus, the three of them have hardly met a few times a year, and finally now they all live in Vandor, although it is temporary, but at least they can have some time to chat, but they did not expect to be separated again......
"Tomorrow," Lavia said with a slight sigh, "It's too late today, because I need some time to pack my bags, and tomorrow morning......"
"Is that good?Ive," Lisa said hesitantly, "it's not your style to escape!"
"That's it," Lyrela said as she cheered up, "I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing, wouldn't it be great if it could help you and Thos?
"Forget it," Lavia let out a long sigh and shook her head, "and continuing to stay here after such a thing, that's not my xìng grid...... Although I can't make up for anything, but choosing to leave can at least make my heart feel better......" she said, she raised her head, looked at the worried eyes of the two friends, and said with a smile, "I'm not trying to escape from anything, in fact, I've had this idea for a long time, but I haven't been able to make a final decision, and last night's incident can be regarded as an opportunity for me to finally make a choice, I think I need to go back to that cold land to calm down, for me, for Soth, for ...... It's all a good thing for Dia,......" she said, smiling slightly, and said softly, "If you miss me, you can go to Artak to find me, but don't expect anything beautiful there, except for the endless snowy ......"
"Ivy ......" looked at Lavia's reluctant smile, Lisa sighed secretly, and was about to say something, but suddenly heard an exaggerated laughter, no need to ask, among the few people in the house, the only one who can do things is her husband, Allen!
In Lisa's angry gaze, Alan circled around the sand a few times, covered his stomach and gloated, "Hey, hey, man, it's here? You two? Ha, you're crazy! I guess Senior Sister Dia is mad at you!"
"......" Wen Sheng glanced at Allen, who was holding his stomach and laughing, and then at Soth, Lavia and Lisa with a calm face, Scott couldn't help but want to laugh, coughed, and said strangely, "Senior Sister Dia is crazy or not, we don't know, but I'm sure that at least three people are mad by you......"
"Huh?" Allen, who hadn't noticed the situation, scratched his head, turned his head, but saw his wife glaring at him angrily, and said angrily, "Allen, you really know that you are gloating!
"I can't say that!" Alan shrugged his shoulders, sat down on a chair, pointed at Soth and said with a grin, "All in all, it's all Soth's ......fault," he said, and said in a strange tone, "I said man, you should control the time, don't you know when Sister Dia will come back?"
Soth shook his head, frowned, and said, "I didn't know she came back so early...... The first few times, Lilith sent her back after dinner, so I didn't think much of it......"
"Hey!" Alan grinned exaggeratedly, with a hint of schadenfreude, and said with a smile, "I said man, don't you have mastered the source power, don't you have the ability to predict?"
Glancing at Allen, Soth said angrily, "I can't maintain that state all day long, can I? Besides, what's the use of predicting what is going to happen a second or two in advance?"
I saw Eren smile strangely, squeezed his eyebrows and teased, "Anyway, you can use flash magic to escape with Ivey......"
"You!" Soth was so angry that he couldn't say a word.
"Okay, Alan, what are you talking about, do you think everyone else is like you?" [Mr. Afternoon Tea]?" seemed to notice that both parties were red-faced by Allen's words, and Scott couldn't help but come out and play a round.
"You ......" Alan was stunned, glanced at Lisa's expression secretly, and pulled his fist at Scott and threatened, "Man, don't talk 1uan, if you ruin the reputation of an honest knight, I will find you to duel!"
Scott shook his head speechlessly, then pushed his glasses and said in surprise, "I always think this is a bit outrageous by coincidence...... Forget it, since you are born, even if you continue to be stuffy in the house, you can't save anything...... You haven't eaten since last night, have you? Why don't we go out for a meal first?"
"I agree!" said Allen, who was sitting in his chair, raised his hand, "the food delivered to the Thrand people just arrived the day before yesterday, and yesterday I was idle at Uncle Viv's, and for your sake I rode all the way to Vando, and left Uncle Viv alone, and I haven't even eaten a decent meal until now...... Why don't we go out now?"
Uncle Viv in his mouth was referring to Gentaviv Dolby, the leader of the Thrand and now Allen's ally.
Hearing this, Soth glanced at Lavia, but saw Lavia covering her forehead and sighing, and said softly, "Forget it, I don't have an appetite." With that, she stood up and whispered, "Go ahead, I'm going back to packing my things......"
"Pack your things, what are you going to do with your things?" Solth aside, even Alan and Scott felt a little baffled.
Before Lavia could speak, Lisa hurriedly said, "Don't say I forgot, Soth, you can persuade Ivey, she wants to go back to Artak!"
Soth was stunned, opened his mouth and was about to speak, but saw Lavia shake her head, as if she had gradually regained her usual bearing, and said irrefutably, "Don't say anything, Soth, I don't want to hear anything now...... I've made up my mind, I'm ...... It belonged to that land from the beginning!"
Looking at Lavia's bright eyes, Soth didn't know what to say for a while, seeing this, Lisa helped and said, "It's too much, Ivey, don't let Soth say a word!"
"Well, let Thus say a few words!" Lyrela said with help.
I saw Lavia shake her head, looked at the man in front of her with a little affection, and said bitterly, "You should know best, Soth, once I make a decision, even if it is my father-in-law...... Even you can't change my will!, but ......" At this, there was a faint mist in her eyes, and she bit her lip and said, "However, I am afraid that your voice, what you say, will weaken my will, weaken my will to make up my mind so hard...... So, don't say anything!" After saying that, she looked deeply at the man in front of her, looked at it for a full minute, and then, as if without any nostalgia, turned and left the inner hall.
"Stop her!" Looking at Lavia's departing back, Lisa said anxiously to Soth, "I swear, as long as you catch up now, Ivy will definitely choose to stay!" Beside her, Alan shrugged his shoulders and echoed, "I swear too!"
After the two of them, Scott pushed his glasses, nodded and said, "I think so too, South......"
Listening to the advice of his friends in his ears, Soth nodded silently and let out a sigh.
"I know...... But if I do that, Ivey, I won't be Ivy anymore......"
Hearing this, Alan and the others couldn't help but be stunned, and then fell silent.
Indeed, Lavia is the kind of woman who does not compromise with anyone or anything, and always implements her inner rules, if Sos catches up and stops her today, even if she is likely to choose to stay, but the one who stays will definitely not be the queen who took the female lord of Artac as her lifelong goal and tried to prove that she is just an ordinary woman who has lost her own code of conduct.
Maybe Lavia will be with Soth because of this, but in this way, her original goals, the ideals she fought for her family, will be gone with her, in other words, she will become the kind of person she least wants and disdains to be.
Man's vassal......
She, Lavia Valyer Wilti Womisli, is a queen, not a queen!
Early the next morning, Lavia left Vandor without even saying goodbye to the others, including Soth, and set out on a journey back to Artak with her puppet queen Quin and the werewolf Connell, who had no idea of the incident.
walked very simply, as if there was no trace of attachment and reluctance, very similar to her style.
After learning that the female lord of Altak had left Vandor, the nobles of Sassen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after all, this strong and difficult female lord left too much impression on them, but for some of the young noble children, they secretly felt a little pity, after all, Lavia was a very attractive woman except for the xìng grid and the aura that shrouded her too strong.
Over the course of the next week, the few who remained in Sassen gradually dispersed, first, it was Alan who had disposed of his grain with the Thranders, and returned to Oparios with Lisa, while Scott, appointed lord of a city in the north near the Galic region, left with Lyrela.
As for Ulrik, the Vampire of Vandro, he originally planned to live in Van Duo for a while, after all, Beria's existence was too powerful for Sos to resist alone, but the strange thing was that Beria, who had opened the passage and entered the realm of death, seemed to disappear into this world alive, and there was no news, so Ulrique wanted to take advantage of this time to continue his travels, and set out on the journey after dressing himself up as a crappy Yín wanderer.
Their departure made Soth feel more and more bored, and when dealing with the affairs of the Reox Academy, he was never able to concentrate, let alone consolidate the cultivation of the source force, and at this moment, Nina returned from Sasson.
It was early one evening, and Soth had just returned to his home after his daily college work......
"I'll ...... back"
When he unlocked the door and entered the house, Sos opened his mouth in a habitual manner, but then, looking into the dark room, he laughed at himself and closed the door casually.
If it was before, Dia would have said, [You're back], but now......
Soth couldn't help but let out a wry smile, and suddenly, his eyes changed slightly.
Someone!
The smell of someone in the house......
Could it be Dia?
Soth hurried to the drawing-room, looked around, and suddenly there was a glimmer of light in the kitchen, and he hurried over, just in time to see a beautiful figure wearing the familiar apron and burying her head in something.
"Di ......" Sos subconsciously shouted half a sentence, but when the other party turned his head, he was stunned.
"Nina?"
"Shouldn't I call it sister, my dear brother!" As one of the few great magician-level female magicians in the empire, Nina took off her magic robe lavishly studded with various gemstone patterns, and put on Dia's apron, which also looked a little bit like a housemaster.
Looking at Soth's stunned expression, Nina teased, "Did you want to call Dia just now? No, mistaking my sister for another woman, my sister will be angry!"
"I'm ......" Soth couldn't help but smile, took a slight breath, and asked curiously, "Why are you back? Aren't you in Sassen? You're now a royal magician, aren't you? and you're the vice president of the Magic Society, is that good?"
"What's so bad? Jerry Belfort asked me to be the vice president of the Wizarding Society, just to take advantage of Old Weston's prestige, and to contain you...... My brother, your newly created Van Duo Magic Association is a big headache for our president!"
"Aren't you busy with work?"
"It's okay, it's mainly about supporting magic associations around the world recently, you know, there have been more and more monsters sneaking into this world recently, and some of them are more powerful, that is, the task of our Royal Magician of Sassen, and at other times, it is to review and approve documents, and fight for ...... time"
"Then you come to Vando, what will you do with your work?"
"Work?" "Work?" Nina chuckled, untied her apron, untied the bundle, shook off the black waterfall-like length, looked at Soth and teased, "What job is more important than my dearest brother?" Speaking of this, she seemed to realize the frivolity in her tone, and quickly covered her mouth with her hand, and looked at Soth with wide eyes.
"......" Sos couldn't help but shake his head, and said helplessly, "It's right! It won't be any task, I don't think it's a problem for Van Duo to protect himself, and he doesn't need a royal magician;" Of course I know that," Nina looked at Soth angrily, folded the apron in her hand, turned around and said, "Van Duo is now a gathering place for magicians, protected by Van Delta's protective shield, there are at least a thousand black mages living in the city, and there is a mage-level mage like you, if you can't protect yourself, let alone the empire, this world is over!" she paused, poked Soth's nose with her finger, and reproached, " Really, didn't I say it, I came here to see how you were doing, what work didn't work!--look at you, this kitchen hasn't been used since Dia left, hasn't it?
Soth snorted in embarrassment, though he seemed to notice something, and said in surprise, "You...... You know?"
"What do you know, do you know that Dia is leaving?" Turning her head and glancing at Soth, Nina handed over the plate containing the dinner in her hand, and said as if she were a command, "Although I am my dearest brother, there are some things that my sister still has to say, and it is very, very rude to mention another woman in front of a lady......! Alright, let's take these to the living room!"
Glancing at the plate in his hand, and then at Nina, Sos couldn't help but recall the scene when he lived in the Xiao church in the town of Seth, shook his head slightly, and obediently came to the living room with the plate.
Nina's dinner was indeed delicious, but Soth was not in the mood to savor it, he had a question in his heart, and after frequently looking at Nina who was eating like a lady a few times, he couldn't help but ask, "Nina, how do you know?"
Seeing Nina's hands move, she glanced at Soth helplessly, put down the knife and fork, picked up the napkin on the side and wiped her mouth, and then chuckled and said, "It was your two good friends who asked someone to send me a letter, otherwise I don't know what happened...... You're really, you didn't tell me about such a big thing?"
"Tell ......," Soth said with a wry smile and embarrassment, "You made me say that......"
"Really!" Nina sighed lovingly, shook her head helplessly, and then asked curiously, as if remembering something, "When Dia leaves, you won't let her leave like that silently, will you?"
"I'm ......" Soth opened his mouth slightly, speechless, and his mind couldn't help but recall what Dia had said to him that night before she left.
[Soth, actually, I showed up early...... Well, it should be said, in fact, we have understood it for a long time, but we have not said it all the time......]
[You chose to be with me, not because you like, let alone love, but because I am like the familiar person you remember...... It's Sister Nina......]
[No, I don't mean to blame you, and I don't have that qualification, because, in the beginning, I only thought of you as my dead brother, to make up for my previous mistakes, but I can tell that you are not my brother, and you will not be my brother, I swear, when I decree that I am determined to be with you, you will be Soth, and you can only be Soth...... However, you have never been able to tell the difference......]
[What brings us together is not feelings, it is loneliness, it is the loneliness of acquaintance in our hearts......]
[Remember when we met?] You copied materials in the library of the academy in order to cheat in the exam, at that time, I was two years older than you, and in my eyes, you were a very talented junior, and I was your senior sister...... A few years later, you are already the great magician of the famous empire, Wolmen G. Kleist, has become a household name, even Argus has been defeated at your hands, and I am only your senior sister, the former senior sister...... A woman who can only do some ordinary water magic, apostle, source power, the world you are in, is beyond my reach, and the goal of my life is just an ordinary royal magician, it may seem to you that it is easy, but for me, it may be a goal that I need to fight for all my life......]
[I...... I don't have the outstanding talent of Sister Nina, nor the illustrious family background of Lavia, I'm just a very ordinary, ordinary girl......]
[Didn't you ask me why I never went to Reochs to look for you, because I didn't dare go...... I don't want people to know that the woman that the great magician Wolmen G. Kleist likes is just a woman who hasn't even passed the intermediate magic exam, and I don't want to embarrass you......]
[Remember the night you invited me to the ball, I asked you, do you need me?] Then I chose to be with you, and now, do you still need me? You don't need me anymore...... Because Sister Nina has returned to you, you don't need me anymore......]
[Soth, even if it's such a stupid woman, she really doesn't want to be a substitute for others......]
[...... The world you are in, no matter how hard I try, can't touch ......]
[I'm sorry, Soth......]
Nina listened quietly, and after listening, she sighed slightly, and said sincerely, "Stupid! no matter who you are, you don't want to be a substitute for others, too much power will make you get carried away, and if your eyes are so blind to higher places that you ignore the feelings of others behind you, you will become like Beria sooner or later...... Don't forget what you said when you were young, when old Visson thought you had no talent, and then you said to me, sooner or later, you will become a holy magician respected by everyone...... Don't forget how you felt at the time, Soth, old Weston just ignored it once, and you, ignored Dia's child for too long......"
"Nina ......"
"She chose to be with you, not because you will become strong one day, but because she likes the feeling of being with you, and the rest, no matter what the title of the Great Magician, the position of the head of the Heliryox Academy, is the big deal for a woman with ordinary ideals who just wants to live this life with her beloved? No matter how much aura you have, to her, is just a burden, and all this, you don't know ......"
"I ......"
Looking at her silent brother, Nina sighed slightly, walked to the seat next to Soth and sat down, gently hugged his head, patted him on the back, and whispered, "Some women need gorgeous clothes, brilliant gems, inexhaustible wealth, and servants to drive, but for some women, those don't need anything, all they need is a man who is always by their side, cares for themselves, and loves them deeply...... Actually, I didn't like Dia very much before, I felt that she was always sullen, and now I know that the reason is you, what you have done, is beyond what she can bear, as for Lavia, it is just an opportunity...... She's a good woman! I envy her......
"Nina?" Thoss looked up suspiciously.
"It's nothing," Nina shook her head slightly, looked at her brother in front of her dotingly, and then chuckled, "Do you like her? Or do you really just think of her as the me in my memory......?"
Soth hesitated for a moment, remembering the scenes he had with Dia, recalling the warmth of her company, nodding, and said solemnly, "I...... Love her!"
"Go, then!" Nina whispered, stroking her brother's black head, "Go, my brother, go and tell her once again that you need her, not as a substitute for anyone, just as herself, as Dia...... In your own capacity, not the Grand Magician Wolmen G. Kleist, nor the Dean of the Helily Oaks Academy, but yourself...... Remember, no matter how powerful magic is, it can't bring happiness, it's the heart that can make people happy!"
"Nina......" Soth hesitated, his eyes flashed slightly, and he nodded and said, "I see!"
"So......" Looking at her brother with complicated eyes, Nina raised her hands, gently cupped his cheeks, and whispered, "Just take it as an encouragement from your sister, my dearest brother!" she said, slowly closing her eyes, and in Soth's stunned gaze, the corners of Soth's mouth were slightly moist and red.
[No matter what happens, no matter where you are, no matter what is good or evil, my sister is always on your side...... Because, you are everything in my sister's life!]
-- meanwhile, Van Delta--
The Grand Elder of Van Delta, Bernie Jeffs, was meditating alone on the top floor of the tower, when suddenly he opened his eyes and looked at the stars in the sky with a sharp eye, faintly angry and incredulous.
"How dare you do it, kid...... Do you really want to destroy the whole world, Beria?!"