Chapter 51: Moonlit Night in Karlas
After dinner, on a lounge chair on the terrace of Yuelin Castle.
A little girl in a white dress was sitting comfortably on it, her waist-length light blonde hair flowing naturally to her sides.
The night sky was clear and cloudless. Under the psychedelic starlight, the girl's tender and delicate face was covered with a hazy halo, appearing extremely mysterious and seductive.
"Kate, what do you think your brother is doing now?"
Looking up at the countless stars shining like diamonds in the night sky, the girl spoke softly with some curiosity.
“Meow——”
In the girl's arms, the fluffy blue-gray kitten meowed softly, as if expressing its confusion.
"What? You said you didn't know either?"
The girl opened her eyes wide, held the gray and white kitten in front of her with both hands, stared at its cute big blue and green eyes and asked.
"Meow--?"
Suddenly being lifted up by its owner, the kitten tilted its head in confusion, with an innocent look on its face. Its white, fluffy little paws scratched Fiona's wrist, and then it tilted its head to lick its fur.
"This is wrong, Kate! As a lady cat of the Olivendi family, you are not allowed to lick your fur when answering my questions. Do you understand?"
Fiona pouted cutely, imitated the tone of the etiquette teacher, gently touched the kitten's pink nose, and spoke seriously.
“Meow——”
The blue-gray cat meowed softly, its upper eyelids drooped slightly, and its mouth corners drooped naturally, as if expressing confusion about the girl's instructions.
"By the way, I remember my brother said that you would jump onto the moon on a full moon night. Is that true?"
“Meow——”
"If it's true, can you take me to see it? I'm also curious about what the moon looks like."
"Meow--"
"Okay! It's settled now, don't regret it!"
"Meow……?"
The girl held it in her arms again, feeling its warm, fluffy touch and gently scratching its white chin.
“Meow~~~”
Being tickled on the chin by the girl's tender white fingers, Kate immediately turned over comfortably, curling up her paws cutely, revealing her soft, white belly.
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At the same time, Avis rarely left Moonfall Castle.
Since he will be leaving Karlas tomorrow and may be away for a long time, he plans to relax in the place where he was born in this life for the last time.
In the dim moonlight, Avis walked slowly on the quiet field.
As it is far from the city of Karlas, the vast wilderness here still retains its natural appearance. The chirping of the madder insects unique to the province of Karlas echoes in the ears, making people's thoughts confused.
It was dark all around, except for the faint flickering light of a campfire in an adventurer's camp on a small hillside on the side of the Dusk Song Forest in the distance, like a dim red star among the dark mountains.
As he walked, Anvis unknowingly arrived at the vast shores of Lake Olivendi.
This huge lake, which is almost as big as the city of Karlas, is the largest water source nearby. Melted snow from the mountaintops flows into rivers here, and then flows from the lower reaches of the lake to the Endless Sea.
The air by the lake smells damp and crisp. On a gray pebble beach, a solitary boy sits down casually, supporting himself on the ground with his pale hands, looking up at the boundless night sky.
As it was the end of the month, the silver moon had already disappeared from the night sky. Among the twinkling cold stars, there was only an exceptionally large purple moon hanging high in the sky.
It is like a lonely god, sitting high in the sky, silently watching those who have nowhere to return home.
Avis's eyes wandered in the night sky, with a hint of unrealistic expectation, distinguishing the twinkling stars in the sky, as if trying to find a familiar starry sky, to find the familiar blue star.
Even if it's just a dim blue dot, it's fine.
After a long time, Anvis, who had tried in vain, silently lowered his head. His pale face blended into the moonlight, like a handsome god who accidentally fell into the mortal world.
The cool night wind rose from the lake, ruffling his light blond hair that fell to his ears.
Countless strange Univar plants swayed in the wind, releasing spores with a strange bluish-white fluorescence, like stars.
The scene brought back memories from the time he traveled through to the present, flashing before Avis' eyes like slides.
A strange sense of absurdity and loneliness once again crept into Anvis' heart.
In front of others, Anvis appeared to be intelligent, studious, polite, graceful and calm in his manners, and his every word and action was impeccable.
He created a perfect mask for himself to cover up the confusion, weakness and fear that occasionally flashed through his heart.
After experiencing the suffocating feeling of standing on the opposite side of the whole world in his previous life, these negative emotions have been deeply rooted in his heart.
Every day he went into the library and studied all kinds of magic knowledge desperately. In fact, it might be that he used studying to divert his attention and temporarily numb himself.
However, if you pretend for a long time, you will get tired of it.
'The Olivendi family, a legendary bloodline family, a thousand-year-old ducal family...'
"Oh--"
The boy with short light blond hair couldn't help but chuckle at himself.
How glorious, how noble, how... pathetic...
The four major families, as the representatives and symbols of the old aristocracy, are ultimately like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of the trend of the entire new era.
Although he was sitting alone by the lake, he was only thinking about these words in his heart instead of speaking them out loud.
He knew that although he seemed to be alone, the Duke would never really trust him to go out alone at night. Therefore, there must be high-ranking guards from the family nearby.
Perhaps in the other person's eyes, he just imagined a beautiful future and suddenly laughed.
With a sigh in his heart, Avis picked up a small pebble from his side and looked at it quietly and carefully as if he was holding some treasure.
The grayish-white pebble was very light, with a little moss on the surface. It was such an inconspicuous little thing that it could be easily crushed with just a little force.
"Can I, as insignificant as this pebble, really change all this? Or...will I be helplessly heading towards destruction along with the family that stands in the way of the great trend?"
Avis closed his eyes gently and took a deep breath to relieve the pressure that was like a heavy stone stuck in his chest.
The strange chirping of insects mixed with the gurgling of a nearby stream, echoing in the cold, damp air near the lake.
An unknown black bird perched on a mangur willow, its red eyes quietly sizing up the uninvited guest by the lake.
The huge Amis cast a hazy moonlight, covering the boy's lonely figure with a layer of lavender veil.
After a moment, Avis opened his eyes again, and his gaze regained its former clarity and firmness.
The answer, in fact, is always in his heart.
Even if it's just a tiny pebble like this...
Even so...
As long as it is at the critical point, it can also affect many, many...
The young man gently grasped the pebble with his pale palm, and slowly stood up, gazing calmly at the vast and deep lake in front of him.
After experiencing the struggles and settling down along the way, as well as questioning his inner self by the lake, Avis' soul seemed to have undergone a baptism.
The negative emotions such as confusion and weakness that had always accompanied him since he crossed over and were hidden deep in his heart were completely swept away at this moment.
'I will not die. Not only that, I will lead the people I cherish into an endless future!'
The hand holding the pebble suddenly rose high without warning. The black bird on the willow tree was startled and flew up in panic, leaving a dark silhouette against the huge purple moon in the night sky.
The next moment, the pale boy turned around decisively, and walked towards the castle without any hesitation, with an indomitable determination.
Behind him, gravel fell into the lake, splashing the sky with stars—
(End of this chapter)
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