Throne of Magical Arcana

When Alto City was still immersed in the sadness of the funeral during the day, Lucien was saying goodbye to Natasha in the midair near the Black Forest of Melzer on the outskirts, covered by darkness and clouds.

"Uncle Joel and the others will trouble you, Natasha. I have a hunch that my living conditions will undergo a great change in a short period of time after the delivery of the message from the Dark Mountains, which may prompt me to become interested in arcane and magic. Further research, and in this way, the church may pay more attention to me and expose my fake death. Therefore, if John and the others are unwilling to report me, please send someone to supervise and guide you secretly, so that you can Minimize your suspicions before things are exposed."

"This is another reason why I didn't let you kill the clown with a single sword. If you were in collusion with me and knew about it, you would definitely kill the clown regardless of obstruction."

Lucien said to Natasha in a gentle and sincere tone, without rushing.

Natasha, who was still wearing the plain black long dress during the day, clicked her tongue: "It's really stressful to be friends with a magician like you, and there seems to be more than one purpose behind everything you do. Hey, Lucien, don't you Could there be other things to deceive me or another purpose?"

That seems a lot, Lucien smiled a little embarrassedly: "No, no."

Natasha has a bright personality. She just joked a few words just now. Seeing that Lucien didn't want to say anything and didn't care about it, she nodded solemnly and said, "If John and the others still refuse to report you within half a year, I will secretly put pressure on you." Yes. Don't worry, it won't hurt them."

After promising this, Natasha said with a little excitement: "Lucien, there are many strange and powerful creatures in the Dark Mountains, and there are hundreds of known species, including all kinds of dragons, fallen elves, and trolls. , Transforming Spider, Scarlet Demon Tree, Lightning Eagle, etc., you have to deal with them carefully."

"Moreover, most of the ancient inheritance magicians are cruel, indifferent, and ruthless. They are good at taboo experiments and manipulating people's hearts. They have no sense of identity with life, with things other than themselves and some specific objects. Apart from desire, there is no other idea. When dealing with them, you must be vigilant and alert, they are not the arcanists you met in the magic council."

"Although you are sending a letter for a certain lord, judging from normal logic, the Magic Council or the will of the elements must have made arrangements to prevent you from falling into a mortal situation, but when we do things, it is best not to pin our hopes on others from the beginning , the only one you can rely on is yourself.”

Lucien had just experienced a cruel farewell to Joel's family, and his mood was not stable, so he felt very benefited from Natasha's undisguised care, and joked with a hint of joy: "Natasha Sha, why do I not feel your prudence when you describe dangerous creatures and ancient heritage magicians, but instead feel a little regretful and excited?"

"Of course, don't you think it's interesting and exciting to take risks in such dark mountains? It's really a great pleasure to fight with all kinds of strange creatures and experience different superpowers." Natasha said enthusiastically , and then sighed very regretfully: "Actually, after knowing that you are going to the Dark Mountains, I want to be with you. This will not only satisfy my longing for a long time, but also protect you, but I am Earl Violet, the future Grand Duke , I have to consider my subjects, my knights, and my nobles in every move I make, and my father only has me as a family member, and I am no longer qualified to take risks."

Although it's a pity, she didn't complain at all. The education she received from childhood and her own personality made her accept it very understandingly.

Hearing that Natasha said bluntly and bluntly as usual that she had planned to protect herself, Lucien 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, most I can handle dark creatures. When I come back, I will tell you about my adventures."

"Of course, I believe in your strength. You have a Holm crown ring on your body." Natasha nodded reassuringly, and then smiled like a fox and took out a pair of violet petal earrings: " These are the earrings imbued with 'Fernando's Electromagnetic Communication Technique' given to me by my elders. If you are in danger, please let me know. I know you have similar items on your body. Hehe, although the lightning field in Storm Strait has blocked your communication with the Magic Council contacts, but in Artaud you have reinforcements."

As a knight, she has a masculine personality. Except for the formal dress required for the annual New Year banquet, she has never worn jewelry and other items. So until today, Lucien didn't know that she had such a magical item on her body. I guessed in my heart that it was sent by Her Majesty Hathaway.

"If I'm in danger, I won't hypocritically refuse to ask you for help." Lucien nodded seriously, and suddenly felt a little regretful, and blurted out: "It's a pity that the lightning field and the long distance in the Storm Strait make the electromagnetic communication unstable. , easily broken, otherwise we could be in constant contact."

"Yeah, what a pity." Thinking of this, Natasha was also full of regret.

Lucien suddenly had a thought in his mind: "Should we speed up the research on arcane arts, send a few magic satellites to the sky as intermediate stations for communication, and bypass the Storm Strait, so that we can often talk to Natasha?" .”

"But if other magicians know that the birth of magic satellites and remote communication magic is because a certain magician wants to contact a girl from afar, will it be embarrassing, and whether this world is a planet or whether it has an orbit has not yet been determined. We have to continue to explore and research..."

"Lucien, what are you thinking?" Seeing that Lucien was silent, Natasha thought he was regretting the electromagnetic communication, and comforted her: "It's okay, anyway, we can use my uncle's name to communicate frequently. Sometimes , it feels better to write a letter than to speak directly.”

Lucien, who was interrupted by Natasha's rambling associations, came back to his senses, and thought with a little panic and resistance in his heart: "Wait, why do I think so much? Could it be... no, no, we are Good friend, she likes women!"

Feeling a little strange in his heart, Lucien quickly denied his inexplicable thoughts, nodded lightly and said, "It would be great if we can keep writing and communicating, but we need to re-agreed on the symbols with different meanings, so as not to be noticed by the church."

After the two agreed again, Natasha smiled brightly and said: "Lucien, I don't know how long it will take you to go to the Dark Mountains before returning, but according to normal calculations, it is very likely that you will miss your birthday. Since we met, your every day It is really a pity that I was not present for a birthday, so please allow me to invite you to dance an opening dance here, which is to wish you a happy birthday in advance."

She bowed slightly, stroked her chest with her right hand, and stretched out her left hand, standard male etiquette.

Lucien said amusedly and angrily: "Your Highness, I should be the man who invited you."

After a pause, Lucien smiled gently: "Since we met, I haven't been there for every birthday of yours, Natasha, so please allow me to invite you to dance this opening dance."

After finishing speaking, Lucien also bowed, touching his chest with his right hand and stretching out his left hand, in exactly the same posture as Natasha.

Natasha raised her eyebrows with a smile, then stood up straight, stretched out her right hand, and put it on Lucien's left hand.

There is no music, no melody, only the strong wind in mid-air and the surrounding clouds, but both Lucien and Natasha are good at music, and the dance moves are full of rhythmic beauty.

Although Lucien, who had grown a bit taller in the past few years, was still a little shorter than Natasha, he was almost the same. Therefore, when dancing, the two looked at each other and heard each other's breath.

Seeing Natasha's deep and crystal silver-purple eyes, her majestic and beautiful face, feeling her warm and sweet breath, and her soft and well-proportioned body, Lucien, who had had strange thoughts before, suddenly felt very uncomfortable. It was completely different from Natasha's calm and laughing voice when she was dancing, and her heartbeat seemed to be accelerating uncontrollably.

Seeing Lucien staring at him and dodging himself, his face seemed to be slightly flushed, his footsteps were slightly stiff, and the strength of the hands holding his right hand and shoulders became a little stronger. The breathing in her nose became thicker and hotter, and Natasha began to feel that the atmosphere was too weird and inexplicable, which made her feel uncomfortable.

"Lucien, what's wrong with you?" Natasha asked bluntly in doubt, there was no need to hide between friends, "Are you worried about the Dark Mountain?"

Lucien shook his head in embarrassment: "No, it's just dancing in mid-air for the first time, and I feel a little uncomfortable."

"Oh, me too, the wind is very strong, the surrounding area is empty, only clouds." Natasha laughed.

Lucien, who was trying to control himself but was still a little uncomfortable, and Natasha, who was trying to help Lucien adapt, had a bit of difficulty but ended the dance smoothly.

"Lucien, happy birthday."

"Natasha, happy birthday."

At the end of the dance, the two said in unison in tacit understanding, and then looked at each other and laughed.

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Farewell to Natasha, Lucien frowned and flew towards the Dark Mountains. After a while, he said to himself: "Don't be delusional because you haven't been in contact with women for a long time. How could I feel strange about Natasha?" Thoughts, and she likes women..."

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Natasha, who flew back to Alto City with Camille, thought about it, took out the pair of violet petal-like earrings and put them on her ears, then shook her head a little unaccustomed.

After the shaking ended, Natasha noticed that Camille was looking at her ear seriously, and asked suspiciously: "Aunt Camille, what's wrong? If you don't wear it on your ear, maybe Lucien is in danger and calls for help." I couldn't sense it the first time."

"It's nothing, your ears are beautiful, and it's even more beautiful if you wear earrings to complement them." Camille replied lightly.

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