In the month from Harvest Day to the end of the year, everyone in Black Rock City sensed that something seemed to have changed in the lord.

Grouchy found that Zhaoming's daily routine was no longer as random as before, and he used to take Lesio and Kaeya out of the city from time to time.

Now Zhaoming's daily work has become extremely regular: he always arrives at the city hall on time in the morning, reads the work report and signs the documents that require his decision, then has a meeting with Trisda and himself, and in the afternoon he either goes out of town to inspect or to the barracks to review the training work......

Anyway, everything has become too normal, but it seems a little abnormal.

And the maid Elusa also noticed that recently the master is no longer going out early and returning late as usual.

In the past, Zhaoming always left early and came back late, and he usually had to take lunch to the city hall, and sometimes he even ran outside the city to work all day......

But now, Zhaoming has almost all of his time outside of work for her.

The owner who used to be able to bring back only a tired body now comes back every night with a little gift.

Sometimes it's a treat, sometimes it's a bouquet of flowers, or the same strange costume that I didn't know where I got it......

For Elusa, although Zhaoming has never broken her body for her, nor has she shared the same bed as before, it is enough to have this favor.

Although she liked this kind of life very much, she was still a little caught off guard by the sudden change.

And all of the above have found one thing in common - Zhaoming goes to church less and less!

The first to find out about this was the meticulous governor Trisda, who had already seen that something was wrong.

The lord who used to run to the church to find nuns at every turn, but now he is with these politicians every day, which is really outrageous.

Trisda felt that something was wrong, very wrong! She had to find a chance to ask!

......

It was another uneventful morning, and everything was as usual.

Grusch and Trisda were still the first to arrive at the town hall, followed by Lord Zhaoming.

"It's so early!" Zhaoming greeted him as warmly as usual.

The two men didn't say anything, just nodded to him.

Due to today's special day, the maid Elusa and the secretary Vanessa did not come to work, so there were only two people left in the office.

Zhaoming sighed that the two girls' lives were exactly the same, and at the same time sat in his place, skillfully opening the work report that Grouchy had placed on his desk the night before.

In her free time, she didn't forget to look up and ask Trisda if she had any new announcements or decrees to sign? Or anything that needs to be handled on your own.

The gray-robed girl shook her head and said, "My lord, we are almost done with next year's work. ”

"Oh, that's right."

Zhao Ming suddenly felt a sense of emptiness, and he began to think about what he could do now.

There was still some time before the talent selection plan began, Lesio had already started the repair work on the city walls, Leila had completed all the tasks she had assigned, and the legal provisions of Black Rock City had been consolidated and revised by Trisda so that she could not find fault with it......

It seems that there really isn't much to do.

Seeing the lord's performance like this, and thinking of recent events, Trisda's eyes rolled slightly in her sockets, thinking about it.

"My lord, shouldn't we think about going on vacation?" Trisda asked as she walked over to the pensive Zhaoming.

Holiday? Zhaoming was confused by this sudden question.

Seeing that the lord was so puzzled, Groushi, who happened to see this scene when he came in to report his work, reminded him: "My lord, it is almost time for the Ascension Festival. ”

Zhaoming patted his head and finally reacted, and it was about to be the beginning of the year, that is, the "Ascension Festival" of this world.

It is said that the first day of January every year is the day when Christina, the chosen one, is summoned by the goddess to ascend, which can also be regarded as the new year of this world.

Thinking of this, Zhaoming immediately decided to take a vacation for his diligent subordinates.

Zhaoming stood up and said, "Grushi, tell everyone to finish the work within three days, and let's go home for a good year—phew, Ascension Festival!" ”

Grushi answered "yes" and left, while Trisda continued with an incomprehensible smile: "My lord, as is customary for Ascension Day, you are going to church all day. ”

"Huh?" For some reason, Zhaoming actually showed a kind of resistance.

Although he immediately changed his demeanor and said, "It's nothing, it's a good thing." But even such a subtle expression was still captured by Trisda.

Trisda didn't say a word, just stared at Zhaoming quietly, the corners of her mouth always raising a subtle arc.

Trisda's soft-looking gaze fell on Zhaoming, making the other party feel uneasy, as if a child who had done something wrong had been seen through by an adult.

"Your Excellency?" After a moment of silence, Trisda finally spoke, "Is there something on your mind?" ”

Hearing this, Zhaoming immediately shook his head like a rattle in denial.

But it's all been seen through by Trisda - Zhao Ming definitely has something on his mind, and it must be about the church and Lucia.

Out of the woman's suspicion and the fact that she didn't want Zhaoming to hide anything from her, Trisda "begged" Zhaoming to tell her what was on her mind, and said that she could solve his problems.

Although Zhaoming denied it vigorously, his expression had betrayed him.

In the end, under the threat of Trisda asking Lucia directly without saying anything, Zhaoming can only tell the story.

After listening to Zhaoming's story, Trisda's delicate fingers tapped twice on Sakura's lips and said thoughtfully, "So, my lord, are you trapped by love?" ”

Zhaoming denied it again, showing that he had seen it, but he didn't know what kind of attitude to face this separation.

"I don't dare to see Lucia lately, I'm afraid that one day my brain will beg her to stay, and with her character, I'll probably agree......"

As he said this, Zhaoming's head was lowered, and he sat down in his chair, as if he didn't dare to face something.

Trisda, who had already guessed in her heart, looked at the slightly decadent lord, and thought that they still had a big career to do, but they couldn't let him be depressed like this, and he had to be persuaded well.

"My lord, why do you do this? You go to see her off, as you always do, like a close friend, and I believe that a girl's heart will be tied with the best wishes and promises of mutual connection, and that it will not appear that you are too weak or otherwise. ”

After listening to Trisda's words, Zhaoming suddenly felt that his heart was suddenly enlightened.

Trisda's words are very reasonable, deliberately avoiding will only make Lucia suspicious, and facing it generously is the best choice.

"Thank you, Trisda, I know what to do."

Zhaoming walked out of the office as he spoke, he wanted to make perfect preparations for this separation.

Looking at the back of Zhaoming's departure, Cui Sida shrugged her shoulders a little helplessly.

She didn't expect that the lord who was indomitable and undistracted in everyone's minds would have such a day.

"It seems that I will have to think about your relationship problems in the future." Trisda muttered to herself as she turned to the lord's back.

She sometimes really feels like a nanny, and she has to think about a lot of things for Zhaoming, some of which Zhaoming can't even think of.

But for now, there's only one thing for Trisda to do – get a new outfit for Ascension!