Chapter 311 Uncomfortable Lucian (First Update)
While the city of Aalto is still immersed in the sadness of a daytime funeral, Lucian is saying goodbye to Natasha in mid-air near the Black Forest of Melzer on the outskirts of the city, shrouded in darkness and clouds.
"Uncle Joel, they will trouble you Natasha. I have a hunch that after this letter from the Dark Mountains, there will be a great change in my living situation in a short period of time, which may prompt me to further my research on arcane and magic, and in this way, it may increase the church's attention to me and expose my fake death, so if John and the others are unwilling to report me, please send someone to supervise and guide me secretly, so that you can also minimize your suspicion before the matter is exposed."
"Another reason why I won't let you kill the clown with a sword is here, if you colluded with me and knew about it, you would definitely have ignored the obstruction and killing at that time."
Lucian said to Natasha in a gentle and earnest tone.
Natasha, who was still wearing the plain black dress she wore during the day, tsked: "It feels so stressful to be friends with a magician like you, and there seems to be more than one purpose behind doing something. Hey, Lucian, you don't have anything else to deceive me or have another purpose, do you?"
This seems to be a lot, Lucian laughed slightly awkwardly twice: "No, no."
Seeing that Lucian didn't want to say anything at this time, he didn't care, so he nodded solemnly and said: "If John and the others still refuse to report you within half a year, I will secretly exert pressure. Don't worry, it won't hurt them."
After promising this, Natasha said with a little excitement: "Lucian, there are many strange and powerful creatures in the Dark Mountains, there are hundreds of known species, including all kinds of dragons, fallen elves, trolls, shape-shifting spiders, scarlet demon trees, lightning eagles, etc., you have to deal with them carefully."
"And most of the ancient magicians are cruel, indifferent, and ruthless, they are good at forbidden experiments, manipulating people's hearts, and have no sense of identification with life, things other than themselves and some specific objects, and have no other ideas except to make themselves strong and satisfy their various desires. Be vigilant and vigilant when dealing with them, they are not the arcanists you meet in the Magic Council."
"Although you are sending a letter on behalf of a certain Excellency, judging from normal logic, the Magic Council or the Elemental Will must have some arrangements to prevent you from falling into a mortal situation, but it is best not to pin our hopes on others from the beginning, and the only person we can rely on is ourselves."
Lucian had just experienced a cruel farewell to Joel's family, and his mood was unstable, so he felt Natasha's unabashed concern and was very useful, and joked with a hint of joy: "Natasha, why do I not feel your caution when describing dangerous creatures and ancient inheritance magicians, but a little regret and excitement?"
"Of course, don't you think it's interesting and exciting to have an adventure in such a dark mountain range? Fighting all kinds of strange creatures and experiencing different extraordinary powers is a great pleasure." Natasha said with great interest, and then sighed very regretfully: "Actually, after knowing that you are going to the Dark Mountains, I want to be with you, which not only satisfies my long-standing desire, but also protects you, but I am the Count of Violet, the future Grand Duke, I have to consider my people, my knights, my nobles in every move, and my father is the only relative left in my father's life, and I am no longer qualified to take risks willfully."
Although it is regrettable, she did not complain at all, and the education she received since she was a child and her own personality made her accept it very understandingly.
Hearing Natasha as carefree and blunt as usual that she had planned to protect herself, Lucian was a little embarrassed: "It's okay, Natasha, I believe that with my strength, as long as I don't wander around in the depths of the Dark Mountains, I can deal with most dark creatures. I'll come back and tell you about the adventures I have experienced."
"Of course, I believe in your strength, you have a Holm crown ring on you." Natasha nodded more reassuringly, and then smiled like a fox and took out a pair of earrings that looked like violet petals: "These are the earrings given to me by my elders with the constant 'Fernando's Electromagnetic Communication', if you are in danger, you can notify me, I know you have similar items on you. Hey, although the lightning field in Storm Strait has cut off your connection with the Magic Council, in Alto, you still have reinforcements."
As a knight, she has a more masculine personality, except for the annual New Year's banquet that needs to be formally dressed, she has never worn jewelry or other items, so until today, Lucian did not know that she had such a magic item on her, and guessed in her heart that it was given by Her Excellency Hathaway.
"If I encounter danger, I will not hypocritically refuse to ask you for help." Lucian nodded seriously, and suddenly felt a little regret in his heart, and blurted out: "It's a pity that the lightning field and long distance in the Storm Strait make electromagnetic transmission unstable and easily destroyed, otherwise we can keep in touch."
"Yes, what a pity." Thinking of this, Natasha was also full of regret.
Lucian had an idea in his mind: "Should we speed up the research of arcane arts, and send a few magic satellites to the sky as intermediate stations for communication in the future, bypassing the Storm Strait, so that we can talk to Natasha often."
"But if other magicians know that magic satellites and long-distance communication magic were born because a certain magician wanted to contact a girl from afar, wouldn't it be embarrassing, and whether this world is a planet or not, whether it has an orbit has not yet been determined, and we have to continue to explore and research......"
"Lucian, what are you thinking?" Seeing that Lucian was silent, Natasha thought he was regretting the electromagnetic messaging, and comforted: "It's okay, we can use my uncle's name to communicate often anyway. Sometimes writing a letter feels better than talking directly."
Lucian, who was interrupted by Natasha's boundless associations, came back to his senses and thought with a little horror and resistance in his heart: "Wait, why should I think so much? Could it be ...... No, no, we are good friends, she likes women!"
Lucian, who had a strange feeling in his heart, quickly denied his inexplicable thoughts, nodded lightly and said, "It's good to be able to keep writing letters and communicate, but we need to re-agree on signs with different meanings to avoid being noticed by the church."
After the two agreed again, Natasha smiled heartily and said: "Lucian, I don't know how long it will take you to return to the Dark Mountains, but according to normal calculations, you are likely to miss your birthday. It's a pity that I haven't been present for every birthday since we met, so please allow me to invite you to dance an opening dance here, which can be regarded as wishing you a happy birthday in advance."
She bowed slightly, stroking her chest with her right hand and holding out her left hand, standard men's etiquette.
Lucian said funny and angrily: "Your Highness, I should invite you by a man."
After a pause, Lucian smiled gently: "Since we met, I haven't been present for every birthday of Natasha, so please allow me to invite you to dance this opening dance."
After saying that, Lucian also bowed, stroking his chest with his right hand and extending his left hand, in the exact same posture as Natasha.
Natasha smiled and raised her eyebrows, then stood up straight, stretched out her right hand, and placed it on Lucian's left hand.
There was no music, no melody, only strong winds in mid-air and clouds around them, but Lucian and Natasha were both good at music, and their dance steps were full of rhythmic beauty.
Although Lucian, who has grown a bit taller in recent years, is still a little shorter than Natasha, he is already about the same, so when dancing, the two look at each other and breathe each other.
Seeing Natasha's deep and crystal silver-purple eyes, her atmospheric and beautiful appearance, feeling her warm and sweet breath, soft and well-groomed body, Lucian, who had had strange thoughts before, suddenly felt strongly uncomfortable, completely different from the calm, chatting and laughing when he danced with Natasha in the past, and his heartbeat seemed to speed up uncontrollably.
Seeing Lucian's eyes staring and dodging himself, his face seemed to be slightly red, his steps were slightly stiff, and the strength of the hands holding his right hand and holding his shoulder increased a little, and at the same time he was very abnormally silent and silent, and the breath sprayed between his lips and nose seemed a little heavier and hotter.
"Lucian, what's wrong with you?" Natasha asked bluntly in confusion, there was no need to hide it between friends, "Are you worried about the Dark Mountains?"
Lucian shook his head a little embarrassed: "No, it's just the first time I'm dancing in mid-air, and I'm a little uncomfortable."
"Oh, me too, it's very windy, it's very empty around, only clouds." Natasha laughed.
Lucian, who was trying to control himself but was still a little uncomfortable, and Natasha, who was trying to help Lucian adapt, ended the dance with a bit of difficulty but smoothly.
"Happy birthday, Lucian."
"Natasha, happy birthday."
At the end of the dance, the two said in unison tacitly, and then looked at each other and laughed.
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Lucian, who said goodbye to Natasha, frowned and flew towards the Dark Mountains, and after a while said to himself: "Don't have the illusion that you haven't been in contact with women for a long time, how could I have strange thoughts about Natasha, and she likes women......"
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Natasha, who flew back to Aalto City with Camille, thought for a moment, took out the pair of violet petal-like earrings and put them on her ears, then shook her head a little unaccustomedly.
After shaking, Natasha noticed that Camille was looking at her ears seriously and asked suspiciously: "Aunt Camille, what's wrong? If I don't wear it on my ears, I might not be able to sense it immediately when Lucian calls for help in danger."
"It's nothing, your ears are beautiful, and it's even more beautiful when you wear earrings." Camille replied lightly.
Fixed.
(End of this chapter)