"It's my package, indeed."

Elysée smiled sweetly at the courier: "Thank you." ”

The young courier was dazed by this smile, blushing and bowing his head, just about to say something, but as soon as he looked up, the door suddenly closed.

Elyse returned to her place, opened the drawer, took out the scissors and began to unwrap the package, with a careful movement, as delicate as a cook unraveling a cow.

Peggy was amazed next to her: "I remember that her last package was just delivered to the dormitory and it was dismantled under her eyes......"

"What do you think?"

"Even the package was treated so gently, which shows that its origin is not simple."

The three of them couldn't suppress their curiosity anymore.

The lovely Lixie moved quickly, cut out the delivery list and put it in a book and threw it into a drawer to lock it, and then began to open the beautifully packaged package, the movement was slow, like tasting a delicious birthday cake.

Three curious babies approached and let out an exclamation in unison as the package was opened.

"Wow!"

"It's beautiful!"

"This must be a custom high-end product!"

The package contained a delicate feminine dress, a navy blue dress, a pair of sparkling heels, and a uniquely shaped headband.

Even with Angelica and Frey's critical eyes, they still like it at a glance, and this delicate stitching and workmanship can even feel a trace of active magic from it.

It's really incredible, it's obviously a piece of clothing, but it actually has magical power, I'm afraid even the materials made are special...... It is difficult for magic to remain in dead objects, and scrolls and potions also have an expiration date.

This is especially true of clothing, which wears out much faster than scrolls and potions.

Inside the package was a card with beautiful Roman writing in it.

'This is a magic dress for you, it can only be used once'

'Let's go to dinner'

'But don't forget to bring your eyes'

Elyse's eyes mean petrified magic eyes, not a love word, but a warning.

But the three roommates didn't know it, they only felt romantic and envious.

"You really have a boyfriend!" Angelica pressed Elyse's shoulder and shook it vigorously: "You really have it!" ”

"He's him, he's not my boyfriend." Elysée hurriedly explained: "It's one of my uncles. ”

"Really?" Frey looked strange: "You can explain, but I don't believe it." ”

"Try it out."

Elyse entered the bathroom with her gown and walked out after a while.

The most inconspicuous girl in the dormitory has become a transformed white swan at this time, Cinderella who has changed into a beautiful dress, and the fairy in the sky who has found a neon dress and feather.

She unconsciously pulled her skirt and asked, "How, how?" ”

"It's okay." Angelica pouted, trying not to let her emotions come out.

"I seem to smell someone's strong jealousy." Frey debunked mercilessly, and then praised generously: "It's perfect, Elyse, if you were generous with yourself, love letters should have filled your desk a long time ago." ”

"I don't like to be in the limelight." Elysée touched her skirt and whispered, "But since I've changed into a dress, I'll go to dinner with you in the evening." ”

"Okay, let's go together!" Angelica said, "Tonight is a masquerade, everyone can let go of it, if you can catch the golden beetle, I will create a chance for you!" ”

Frey stepped on her: "You shut up for me, we don't have to rely on marriage, we only rely on our own struggle." ”

“……”

"Why don't you speak?" Frey looked at the two others besides Angelica.

Peggy scratched her cheeks, "Well, I can't say." ”

"Elyse, you're from my side."

"But this is Rome, it's not enough to work hard, right?" Elyse is helpless, and personal struggle also depends on the historical process, right?

"Besides, I didn't work hard to prove that I was better than anyone else."

Feeling betrayed by her classmates, Frei, who was deeply hurt, said two words along the way, one was 'hum, woman', and the other was 'hum, woman'.

……

It's night.

The Royal Academy of Rome, which had been on holiday, finally lifted its curfew.

The four girls stepped out of their sumptuous carriages and trodden proudly into the Eisenville family's luxurious hotel.

The attendant wears a rabbit mask with only the upper part and wears a black deacon robe.

"Please show me the invitation."

Angelica took out the invitation and threw it in the tray, and said lightly: "The Eisenville family shouldn't mind if I brought a few more companions, right?" ”

The waiter bowed and said, "Naturally not, dear ladies." ”

The four of them entered the banquet hall of the restaurant, where the three and four floors were connected, as if they had been chartered.

Men and women dressed in all kinds of clothes stood together in groups of three or five and talked, holding champagne in their hands, staggering and staggering, and a buffet was placed on the table, and the number of people exceeded 100.

It's a masquerade ball, so everyone comes here wearing a mask on their face, and no one knows who they are or where they come from.

Masquerade first appeared in Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, when religious beliefs were so strong that even the upper nobility were restricted.

Why do Westerners gradually indulge in modern times, this is because the morality of Westerners actually needs to rely on religion to maintain to a large extent, it is true that religion is not a good thing, but history should be viewed dialectically, the religious beliefs of the Middle Ages have largely maintained the moral standards of the general public, and after the spread of atheism, the moral level of the people in many countries began to decline rapidly, which is the case in America, if it is a normal and devout believer family, it retains a more traditional and conservative trend of thought, and does not touch D products, He will also keep his chastity before marriage.

Life in the Middle Ages was stressful, so the social circles of the upper class began to find ways to break these constraints, and the masquerade was born, where their true identities were hidden, and the rules that once bound them no longer existed, allowing them to sing, drink, and speak freely.

During the Renaissance, masquerade balls were popular in Italy, and Venetians even wore masks and cloaks in their daily lives, and the masks remained on their faces for more than eight months of the year.

Angelica is a Viennese, the capital of the arts is naturally very fancy, and masks are also commonly used in operas, her mask is from one of the classic Venetian mask shapes 'Colombina', covering a small number of masks, from the tip of the nose to the forehead, the chin and lips are exposed, the colors are gorgeous, and the left and right sides are painted differently,

Fredelica's chosen mask is Gatto, the Italian word for cat, and this mask is a cat-face mask, which is very similar to Catwoman in the Batman movies.

Peggy chose Bauta, a full-coverage mask, and after covering it, plus her cloak, as long as she doesn't deliberately show it, even men and women can't see it.

Elysée, who was attending the ball for the first time, hesitated and chose Volto, a mask known as the undead, and she deliberately chose a pale gold mask with a hollowed-out pattern carved on it.

Because they were wearing masks, the four of them did not cause much commotion when they entered the ball, at most they attracted some curious eyes, and with the masks covered, most people began to look at the features of the other parts.

"Relax, sisters." Angelica smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous, there are many alumni here tonight." ”

Frey said: "I wondered, why are so many young people invited? ”

Peggy picked up a drink mixed with blood and said, "Don't you know that Earl Eisenwell's favorite thing to do is to be a matchmaker?" His highest record was seventeen couples in one day, an average of more than 100 couples per year, and His Majesty the Roman Emperor praised him for his great contribution to the empire, because he alone easily increased the marriage and fertility rate of the Roman aristocracy, and also awarded him a 'Medal of Love'. ”

"Is that okay?" Frey was a little dumbfounded, the medal given by the emperor is the highest honor, and you can get it if you do too much as a matchmaker?

"It sounds incredible, but it's the truth." Peggy shrugged: "This masquerade ball is also a traditional practice, every time at the end of the school year, Earl Eisenwell invites a large number of young heroes to come here, I can bet you that if you take out a brick and throw it now, you can casually hit a young leader in a sword guard or magic society." ”

"Now you're interested in fishing for the beetle, right?" Angelica gave Frei a 'you know' look.

Fredrica clenched her fists, she was tough and intended to be self-reliant.

But in the social class of Rome, to marry well or to marry well is to complete a class leap to the sky.

Although Gongsun Zhan was a nobleman, his mother had a humble status and only became a county official, and later because of his tall, beautiful appearance and loud voice, he was taken by his father-in-law and recruited as a son-in-law.

His father-in-law is the Taishou of Zhuojun.

If you want to take shortcuts, you can do it for both men and women.

"Not interested." Frey turned her head to the side bar and raised her hand to ask for a glass of wine.

"Hypocrisy~" Angelica didn't bother to poke her.

"Who are you thinking about, perhaps?" Peggy said.

"A cocktail." Frey said to the bartender.

"What flavor do you want?" The bartender wears a lion mask with three cat beards on each side of the golden mask, which is somewhat playful and cute.

"Whatever."

"What about this lady?" The bartender looked at Elysée again.

"I don't drink, just lemonade."

"Wait a minute." The bartender turned to the others and began to ask questions in turn.

Elyse said to Frey: "Anjie is also kind, don't blame her for being straightforward, to be honest." ”

Frey held her forehead: "I don't blame her, but ......"

It's useless to blame yourself, and you can feel shaken.

Elyse comforted: "It's all here, let it be, after drinking this glass of wine, maybe someone will invite you to dance?" ”

Frey was also deflated at this time, and was about to take a look at Angelica, but when she turned around, she saw that she was already talking to other strangers, and her words and demeanor revealed that she was calm, as if this was her home field, which was very different from the existing impression.

"This is the nobility." Peggy sat next to the two of them and said, "Look at Angelica, after coming here, I feel like I've been injected with a lot of energy, and I'm so full of energy." ”

Frey didn't speak.

Peggy smiled and said, "Don't underestimate her, she's not showing off her social skills, on the contrary, she can get to know the situation and general situation of these people through conversation, I guess she's looking for a target." ”

"What goal?" Elysée didn't know there was such a relationship.

"Of course it's a dance partner, since you're here, you definitely want to dance, if the dance partner is not good enough, it will inevitably be regrettable and embarrassing, she brought the three of us here, there is a forced sense of responsibility in her heart, she wants everyone to have fun, even if you can't harvest love, you can't leave regrets." Peggy gently patted Frei's back: "An Jie just doesn't say it, she is actually working hard in secret, she doesn't mean to laugh at you, but wants to help you in her own way." ”

Frey's lips twitched, and she bowed her head and said, "When I'm done drinking this wine, I'll go to her and apologize." ”

Peggy raised her hand, "Then I'll have a drink too, Bloody Mary." ”

"Okay." The bartender had already ordered all the orders by this time, raised his hand and spread a total of ten glasses in front of him.

Then he turned around and pulled out the wine from under the counter, pouring it into the glass at a fast and unmessy speed.

Bartending is a physical and technical job.

In the eyes of modern people, bartending is the same as juggling, accompanied by a variety of techniques.

Bartenders in this era usually only mix and pour wine, and like modern bars, there are almost no flowers, and they are very simple.

This is not the case.

The bartender began his own operation, and his movements were smooth, and the ten glasses were obviously uncovered, but the wine was firmly locked in the glasses.

The swaying liquor in the crystal clear glass shone neon in the light, and the ten cups flickered and flickered, moving back and forth in the young man's hand like a flying card.

This is actually not a superb skill, any third-order martial artist who controls the depth of the texture can easily do it, although it is not difficult, but how can a third-order martial artist be willing to do this kind of performance?

And it also adds a variety of bartending gesture skills, just bartending, but extraordinarily gorgeous.

At this time, the guests sitting at the counter involuntarily stopped talking and looked at the bartender's solo performance in shock.

There were also female guests around who watched the young man's smooth bartending movements, and suddenly their eyebrows fluttered, throwing away their favored and curious eyes.

At the end of the performance, which lasted for a minute and a half, ten cups stopped in front of everyone along the bar, and the bartender bent down and saluted: "Please use it slowly." ”

There was a round of applause.

Elyse also applauded, and said in surprise: "This banquet is really high-standard, is even the bartender so powerful?" ”

"How is that possible?" Frey lowered her voice, "He doesn't have a rabbit mask on his face, this should be an invited guest." ”

Elyse picked up the lemonade and took a sip, and her eyes lit up: "It tastes good!" It's the first time I've ever drunk this lemonade, it's sour and salty, and it's not bitter at all. ”

The other guests also praised the bartender's skills.

A woman in a red dress wearing a fox mask stood up directly and said, "This gentleman, do you want to come to me?" I have more than a dozen wineries under my name, which is enough to be a stage for you to show your strength! ”

The bartender politely declined: "Sorry lady, bartending is a hobby, and I don't work for anyone else." ”

The lady regretfully handed out a business card: "If you are interested, please feel free to contact me." ”

After sending off a group of guests, the bartender quietly wiped down his glasses.

Elyse suddenly felt that the young man in front of her was familiar, and a thought jumped out of her mind.

Wait, isn't it ......?

She lifted her cheeks, and the two made eye contact through the mask, and she noticed the playful and gentle smile in the bartender's eyes, and she was suddenly excited.

- How did I react when I was late! Stupid stupid, you're a big stupid Elyse!

She didn't recognize that it was the editor in front of her, obviously so close!

Is it because I haven't seen each other for too long?

At this time, there were many people, otherwise Elyse couldn't help but pounce on them and ask for hugs and lifts.

…… I endure.

She thought to herself, anyway, the editor's uncle will definitely have to talk to me alone later, and ask him when the time comes.

Since the editor's uncle is here, I'm afraid tonight's dinner will not be so simple...... Could it be a mage? Or something else?

Her mind calmed down, reassuring herself that she didn't have to rush for a moment now, and that there was time after that.

Just as he was thinking about how to tell his thoughts later, he suddenly heard the sound of brisk footsteps behind him.

I saw her good roommate Angelica rush to the bar and shouted in surprise to the bartender: "Mr. Yu, you are actually here, wow, this is a miracle, the Lord must have heard my prayers!" ”

Feeling from the heart, completely ignoring the strange gazes of the people around him.

After hearing what she said, both Peggy, Fredrica, and Elyse froze.

The first two turned their heads stiffly, looked at Angelica, and then looked at the young man, their expressions gradually dulled, and Abba Baba Abba ......

Elysée screamed inwardly with a high decibel scream.

- Angelica, you are so stupid in your usual life, how do you see it this time!

Bai Yu was also surprised, his subtle expression was hidden under the mask, he completely restrained his breath, and he was actually recognized, this is a woman's sixth sense?

"Long time no see, Ms. Anjie."

Now that he was recognized, Bai Yu had no choice but to acquiesce in his identity.

"I thought you were leaving Rome, but I didn't expect to see you here again, it's just ......," Angelica said, wonderful.

"We will meet again." Bai Yu adheres to elegance: "Do you want a lady to drink something too?" ”

"Of course, but compared to this ......" Angelica put down the folding fan in her hand, her smile was elegant, calm and confident, like the blooming Versailles rose, boldly and directly stretched out her hand to invite: "Mr. Yu, today is such a coincidence, can you please dance with me for the first song?" ”

(End of chapter)