Holy Land - Kaede Castle

"Hey~~~ Don't hurry up and put me down!! How long are you going to hold me, little ghost? Seeing that after the guests' warm applause, Sinas, who was still being held up by Nebula, was very unhappy and scolded Nebula.

After being reprimanded by Shinas, the sluggish Nebula put Shinas down.

Xingyun rubbed his arm, frowned slightly and said to Sinas: "Hmm~~~ My hands are so sore, they are a lot heavier than I thought, even if you don't say it, I will almost be unable to hold it!" ”

After hearing Nebula's complaint, Sinaston was so angry that his face turned red, and he unceremoniously stepped on Nebula's instep, snorted coldly, and then turned around, looking very angry.

"I'll hold you all the time if you allow it......... I won't let go in this life!! Nebula grabbed Shinas by the wrist and whispered to Shinas.

Shinas blushed slightly, glared at Nebula fiercely, and then said to Nebula with a tiger face: "You little ghost, don't be cheap and behave, try it for me again!" ”

After saying that, Shinas immediately shook off Nebula's arm and returned to the stage in a huff.

After that, the banquet came to an end after the star singers from the Earth Defense Headquarters sang a few songs and the Ariante Camel Circus performed a wonderful animal show.

One after another big people with status in the VIP area began to say goodbye to Sinas, and sincerely invited Sinas to be a guest, to which Sinas could only answer "as much as possible" and "to be arranged".

Although Shinas is Her Majesty the Empress, he does not go wherever he wants, it all depends on Nanhart's arrangement.

Except for the previous period of traveling with Nebula and the others for safety, in the past year, Sinas can only stay in the Holy Land in peace, and Shinas feels that he is almost moldy.

When the Drapalucci family came to say goodbye to Sinas, they saw Queen Veris, who looked sullen at the back of the family member's line.

Sinas said softly to Veris, "Veris, please understand. Given the circumstances at that time, if I chose you as my dance partner, it would be impossible for the other two affiliated families not to care, and this might be the bane of civil strife in the Holy Land, so I can't help but be cautious. ”

After hearing Shinas's explanation, Veris smiled and said to Shinas: "Your Majesty, I understand your concerns, I don't care too much, I am already satisfied to see that you can be happy today!" ”

With that, Veris bowed deeply to Shinas to sign his leave, and then unhurriedly followed the family team and walked out of the Maple Castle.

After crossing the Crystal Bridge, the slow-moving Veris separated from the members of his family, and he entered the maple forest by the lake alone.

Feeling the cold and wet water vapor drifting from the surface of the lake, looking at the clear night sky, Veris leaned against a maple tree in frustration and whispered, "Sure enough, is this just my wishful thinking?" If Shinas had a crush on me, he wouldn't have rejected it so thoroughly. ”

"Also, that kid who came out of nowhere!! Whoever dares to do anything to His Majesty Shinas in public, I will never let him go!! Veris muttered to himself through gritted teeth.

Looking at the shadow of the moon reflected on the surface of the silent lake, Veris remembered the happy childhood time he spent with Shinas........

At that time, the attitude of the three families of the Holy Land towards Shinas was not very friendly. After all, before the arrival of Shinas, the real power of the Holy Land had always been jointly controlled by the five forces of the Feiyao Clan, the Buji Clan, and the three major families of the Holy Land.

The arrival of Shinas will undoubtedly take away a large part of the real power from their hands, power and interests are equated, and Shinas will inevitably lose a large part of the interests of the three major families while he is in power.

The Feiyao and Buji clans finally chose to accept Shinas because of the guidance of the divine beast and the persuasion of Nanhart's clever tongue.

However, Shinas was young at the time, and only Nanhart and a down-and-out samurai were his tutors, and he didn't have any playmates of the same age.

The heavy schoolwork and heavy responsibilities overwhelmed the young Shinas, and just when Shinas was at his loneliest, Veris appeared.

The first encounter between Shinas and Veris was in a sea of flowers in the back garden of the Holy Land-

At that time, in order to avoid schoolwork, the fourteen-year-old Veris came to the back garden to laze in the sea of flowers, and happened to meet Shinas who came to the back garden to enjoy the sea of flowers.

Shinas was wearing a very cute pink dress at the time, and Shinas looked cute and charming in the sea of flowers, and in the eyes of Veris, he looked like a fairy in flowers.

Veris immediately fell in love with Sinas at first sight, and Veris clumsily picked some beautiful flowers in the sea of flowers, and then appeared in front of Sinas in the posture of the middle two who thought he was handsome.

Then, looking silly, Veris offered the flower to Shinas in this way.

Before Veris could speak, Sinas frowned slightly and said to Veris, "This gentleman, please don't pick flowers at will!" The sea of flowers in the back garden is admirable, and if everyone picks them at will like you, won't the later people be able to appreciate this beautiful scenery? ”

After hearing Shinas say this sternly, Veris couldn't help but feel ashamed of what he had done, knowing that he was a few years older than the beautiful girl in front of him, but he was lectured by the other party.

Veris put the flowers he had picked under the roots of the trees beside him, sat on the stump next to Sinas, and quietly watched the sea of flowers in front of him.

I don't know if it's because of the presence of Shinas by his side, the sea of flowers, which usually looks boring, looks particularly beautiful on this day.

Veris tried to speak to the girl several times, but for a moment he didn't know how to talk, and the two sat on two stumps opposite each other........

After a while, Veris sat down on the stump and fell asleep.

When Veris awoke, he found that the elf-like girl was missing, and she was wearing a colorful wreath of flowers in her hair, which looked very beautiful.

Obviously, although the girl didn't like what Veris did, she didn't want to waste the flowers that Veris had picked in vain, so she made a wreath of colorful flowers and gave it to Veris.

Looking at the beautiful wreath in his hand, Veris laughed silly, it seemed that he had been completely mesmerized by Shinas.

Later, when Veris figured out the girl's activities, Villis came to the sea of flowers to accompany the girl to enjoy the flowers at this time.

Slowly, after getting acquainted with each other, the two began to chat.

However, most of it was Veris talking about the affairs of the three major families, and Shinas listened quietly. Occasionally, Shinas would say something about his hometown.......

In this way, the two got along in this form for about a year, got to know each other a lot, and began to call each other by their first names, and even gave each other some small gifts.

When Veris knew that Sinas was the next Empress, she was even more convinced that only she, the heir to House de la Parucci, was worthy of her.

However, things didn't turn out as expected.

When Shinas officially became empress, Shinas became busy, going to the back garden less and less.

And it is becoming more and more difficult for Veris to meet with Shinas, not only through the guards of the Knights, but also through the level of Nanhart.

After that, the two only had time to meet occasionally, and each time they met, they didn't say much, but they would cheer each other on, and Veris could be regarded as the first friend of the opposite sex that Sinas had made in the Holy Land!

Of course, Sinas is more than just a friend of the opposite sex for Veris, although the time for the two to see each other is getting less and less, but Veris's feelings for Sinas have reached the point where they cannot be suppressed........

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On the shores of the Maple Lake - Maple Forest

When Veris came back to his senses, Veris was surprised to find that a black-robed man appeared in front of him at some point.

The black-robed man's eyes flashed with scarlet light, and he said to Veris with a cruel smile: "Such delicious negative emotions are actually exuded by you!" ”

"Do you want her!? You want to kill all the people who are pestering her!? The black-robed man asked Veris in a very bewildering hoarse voice.

Facing the bewitchment of the black-robed man, Veris's eyes began to turn red, and he kept muttering to himself, "Yes! I want to get her! I want to kill all the people who peep at her!! She belongs only to me!! She's mine!! ”

After hearing what Veris said, the black-robed man laughed wickedly: "What you said is good!!" If you want to get her for real, kill all the people who are entangled around her, then give me your soul! At the cost of your delicious soul, I will grant your wish!! ”

The black-robed man immediately took out a dark crystal wrapped in black mist from his robe, and continued to Veris, "Come! Stretch out your hand, a demonic door lies within this dark crystal. As long as you drop your blood on it, at the cost of your soul, you can summon the Great Demon of the Abyss of Hell, and the Demon will grant your wish!! ”

As if he had lost his soul, Veris slowly stretched out his hands towards the dark crystal placed on the palm of the black-robed man's hand.

Just as Veris was about to touch the Dark Crystal, the last words of Sinus preaching in the sea of flowers suddenly sounded in Veris's mind.

"Veris, even if everyone forgives you for your mistakes this time, you must pay more attention in the future, you must remember that some mistakes can never be made!!"

Verris's outstretched arm did not stop at the dark crystal, but continued to reach forward, and at some point there was an extra golden dagger in his hand.

Veris slammed the golden dagger in his hand into the chest of the black-robed man.

Veris chuckled and said to the black-robed man, "Do you think I'm going to be bewitched by you? You should be a member of the Dark Mage Legion lurking in the Holy Land!? Where are your accomplices? ”

After seeing Veris's actions, the black-robed man was slightly stunned, and said to Veris: "It seems that I really underestimated you. However, you already have the seed of darkness in your body, and you will never escape this fate!! I will wait for this day to come........"

After speaking, the black robe on the black-robed person was like a balloon, instantly inflated, and then burst suddenly.

Veris only saw a pile of tiny pieces of black cloth scattered from the air, and the black-robed man had disappeared without a trace, and where the black-robed man had stood before, there was a dark crystal wrapped in black mist.

The dark crystal shimmered seductively in the moonlight, like the whispers of demons.........

(Well~~~~ dug a hole, and it should be able to be used later.) ）