Chapter 28 Welcome back
In the early morning, a high-end hotel in Nolan District.
Lucien sent Leo to the next room early to rest, and told him not to be surprised and surprised if he heard anything happening here tonight.
After meeting Natasha, Lucien believed that with her status and status as the Violet Earl and the strength of the Heavenly Knight, as long as she does not deliberately hide, she will definitely be able to easily find herself in the city of Alto.
Holding a glass of red wine in his hand, Lucien sat leisurely on the sofa, but did not drink it, but just shook it gently, recalling the past from the bright red ripples that had risen.
This is a "Berne" wine produced from the Phyllis Manor. It can only be tasted at banquets and dances held by her family. However, this hotel has a close connection with the Hayn family, so I got a few bottles as a gimmick to attract some wealthy businessmen.
Bang bang bang bang, the crisp and rhythmic sound of knocking on the window came. Lucien smiled and turned around. Sure enough, he saw Natasha, who had changed into a lilac court dress, appearing on the balcony. She followed Camille, the elegant and serious black dress, without exception.
It was indeed the Sky Knight. Even though I had been waiting for her, I was paying attention to the window and outside the door, and it was still after she came to the balcony that Lucien felt something inside, while putting down the "Berne" wine, walked to the window, and opened the floor-to-ceiling window.
"Good evening, Lucien." Natasha greeted him relaxed and comfortable, and then laughed, "The Silver Moon is beautiful tonight. I wonder if you are interested in walking and watching the moon together?"
Lucien laughed and said, "You are really..."
A simple joke from the past immediately made the little gap that had not been seen for several years disappear.
Perhaps because of her advancement in the relationship between the Sky Knight, Natasha's appearance has almost not changed. She is still the brightest and most beautiful appearance in her twenties, with both mature and grandeur and full of vitality. However, her temperament has become much more stable, and she is like a great nobleman who controls power more than ever before.
"You haven't changed much..."
"You are much more mature. You are more like a man..."
Lucien and Natasha spoke at the same time, then smiled at each other, and the tacit understanding of good friends was all included.
"Good evening. Your Highness, good evening, Ms. Camille." After laughing, Lucien greeted Camille who followed Natasha like a shadow.
After seeing the power of the "Wildered Shadow" Earl Witter, Lucien felt the horror of this "Deep Blue Tide".
Camille nodded slightly, as a gift, and continued to follow Natasha quietly.
Natasha stepped on her slender legs with amazing beauty and strength. She sat on the sofa as freely and unrestrainedly as in the "War Gallery" of Lata Summer Palace, then raised her purple eyebrows and looked at Lucien carefully: "Although Lucien, you are pretty good, but I still like you as you were, with black hair and black eyes, handsome and beautiful."
"Why do you feel like you are describing a lady?" Lucien also joked without restraint. In fact, when he came here, his appearance could only be considered pretty. However, with the study of music and various dangerous experiences, his temperament became quiet and steady, elegant and calm, which made his appearance more attractive. Later, he inspired the blood of the moonlight. In addition, he was underage at the time, so he gradually became handsome, but there was still a big gap compared to handsome men like Rhine and others.
Natasha laughed dryly, then said proudly: "After I came out of the bottom floor of the monastery, I thought that you might have returned to Alto. Even if you haven't, you will definitely come back within two or three months. Because I was worried that you would not find the opportunity to meet me, I estimated when the passengers from the northern Tiran Province would enter the city, and then traveled back and forth to the manor every day according to the time. In this way, even if you can't just meet, you can wait on the road I passed by at a fixed time after asking. Haha, who knew that you could directly sense Lucien's familiar breath at the gate of the city today."
Her lips were slightly raised, proud, showing off her "foresight" and her intentions for her good friends without any shyness or concealment.
"Actually, I was worried about how to meet Natasha, and I was thinking of collecting information about you like an assassin, and then sneaking in front of you." Lucien said his troubles at that time, and looked at Natasha with a gentle smile, "But the problem has been solved by your princess..."
When they were far apart, Natasha's eyes were still dreamy purple, but when they were so close, Lucien could see the faint silver purple rippling under her purple eyes, crystal clear, deep and charming, as if they could swallow people's hearts. It seemed that after three years of life as a monk, she had completely mastered the power of blood.
With affirmative praise, Natasha became more and more happy and asked with great enthusiasm about Lucien’s experience in Arlinge, in the Kingdom of Holm, and on the journey.
Due to the collapse of the Great Cross Star Craft, Natasha must have known the existence of the Necropolis, but she probably treated it as an ordinary Necropolis like most knowers. Therefore, Lucien concealed some of the encounters involving important secrets of the Necropolis and the truth of Miller's experiments. The existence of the library tells the story of every detail of what has been told and what has not been told in the letter.
I have to say that Natasha is a very good listener who can ask questions and echo them just in a proper way, and talk about her own experience casually, which makes Lucien very talkative and not finishing until late at night.
Natasha had already expressed many opinions about Lucien's experience when she listened to it. At this time, she said with a strange expression: "Lucion, you don't seem to talk about your emotional experience? Didn't you start a sweet love in Alyn, where you can learn magic openly? Such a life is very flawed!"
"Because I just arrived in Alina, I have to make up for the basics of arcane and improve my magical strength, so I don't have time to chase women. I'm too busy, yes, I'm too busy, I should do it in the future." Lucien replied a little embarrassedly.
Natasha stretched out her right hand and rubbed her tender white chin, still with that weird expression: "It's not reasonable! The girls of Arlinge, I remember that the level is generally higher than those of Rentat and Alto. Lucien, you are young and excellent, your magical strength is very strong compared to your age, and your arcane level is even more terrifying. You are the youngest Holm Crown Award winner, so no matter how busy you are, there should be a girl who should take the initiative to show your kindness to you, right? Do you actually like men?"
She was distracted by her own tendencies.
"How is it possible! It's really too busy!" Lucien emphasized, "In Alyn, there are indeed several girls who suggest it, but I really don't feel moved by them. I would rather not have feelings than just do whatever it takes!"
Natasha left her chin with her right hand, patted Lucien sitting opposite her shoulder, and said earnestly: "It's okay. I can understand, and I won't discriminate against you."
"It's really not. Princess, don't think wrong..." Lucien probably had a "motivating love story" in Natasha's heart. She refused again and again with helplessness.
Natasha laughed twice, like a fox who stole a chicken. Then she changed the subject tactfully and asked in confusion: "Why did you ask you to send a letter to the Dark Mountains? Needless to say, the danger is not a waste of time? With the ability of a legendary magician, the jumping of the starry sky as a pedal, you can reach the depths of the Dark Mountains from Alyn's only afternoon tea time..."
She has a close relationship with the great arcane Hathaway. Her knowledge in this area is much better than Lucien.
"I have always been puzzled. Maybe there are other reasons, such as the Nightmare King is worried about the impact of modern arcane theory, so he refuses to see a magician above the middle level..." Lucien guessed.
Natasha frowned and thought for a while: "It's hard to say. But Lucien, you don't have to worry. The Magic Council will definitely not let you, a young arcane with amazing potential, really die in the Dark Mountains. The legendary magician cannot deal with you deliberately."
After she finished speaking, she looked up at the wall clock and suddenly laughed, making the whole room feel brilliant: "It's almost five o'clock, we've been chatting for so long, and I forgot to welcome you back."
So she stood up, patted her palace dress, and showed a beautiful smile: "Welcome back, my knight!"
Lucien also smiled and held Natasha's right hand, and kissed gently on the back of his hand with the manners of a knight: "I'm glad to see you again, Your Highness the Princess."
After advancing to the Sky Knight, Natasha's hands became whiter and delicate than before, complementing the slender and beautiful shape, and her strength was completely restrained.
Natasha waited quietly until Lucien finished the knight ceremony before laughing humorously: "My knight, have you forgotten something?"
"Yes." Lucien rubbed his forehead, "I wanted to ask at the beginning, is my identity as a musician being exposed by the church? How are John, Uncle Joel, Aunt Alissa, Little Alvin, Elena and others now?"
Natasha said "Wow": "I have to answer so many questions slowly."
"From the news I heard inside the Holy City, after you won the Holm Crown Award, you have been collected by the church in terms of appearance, age, and strength. However, the continuous experimental shocks at that time diverted the church. In addition, you are not yet 'enough' to enter the purification sequence, so it is not wanted on the whole continent and has not been sent to the Diocese of Vaurit. In a short period of time, there is no possibility of being exposed."
She knew about Miller's experiments from Lucien's letter. She was confused for a long time, but before the church explained the revised version of the "God of Life" theory, she had calmed down, and piety seemed to remain the same.
Then Natasha said with a serious expression: "I'm sorry, Lucien, I expected it to be wrong."
"Yeah?" Lucien looked at Natasha in confusion.
Natasha continued to say seriously: "I suggest you retain your musician identity because you want to have an open identity that can walk in the mainland countries for a long time, but I didn't expect you to win the Holm Crown Award so soon. This makes the musician identity a burden for you, so find an opportunity, such as after a brilliant concert, let the musician identity die. This will make your friends and people who like you a little better than going out to disappear."
"I am not reluctant to part with the identity of a musician, but if I pretend to die, it will make Uncle Joel, John and others sad. And as I enter the purification sequence in the future, the church will sooner or later connect me with the dead musicians, which will be detrimental to John and others." Lucien expressed his confusion and concern.
Natasha smiled and said, "Friends can be concealed, but relatives don't. Because as Lucien yourself said, as you grow up, the church will sooner or later discover this, and it may endanger your relatives. Haha, you can hold a concert in Holm by then. So, tell them directly that you are a magician, see their reactions, and invite them to settle in Holm."
Neither Lucien himself nor Natasha had doubted the possibility of entering the purification sequence.
"If they can accept your identity and invitation, it is best. If they cannot accept it, or if they can accept your identity but are unwilling to leave Alto, I will 'look at' them. After you leave, let them go to church to report that you are a magician, make the illusion of breaking off your relationship with you, or even becoming an enemy. In this way, with my mediation from it, I will not harm them because you are a magician." As he spoke, Natasha's temperament became more and more calm and restrained, and it was difficult to see through, like a real female grandpa.
"This is really a cruel method." Lucien said with some emotion.
Natasha kept a determined smile and said, "Sometimes, cruelty is also a kind of tenderness."
"Natasha, you are becoming more and more like a philosopher." Lucien used a joke to relieve the complex mood.
Natasha sighed indifferently and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Everyone who has broken a love is a philosopher."
Chapter completed!