Chapter 524

Seeing that Gu Chen didn't obviously resist, Varka knew that this kid probably didn't hate it, but wanted to wait a couple of years.

Varka laughed, "Being young is just right for having an unforgettable youth!"

"You seem to know a lot?" Gu Chen sneered.

Varka was silent for a moment and said, "You don't understand. Someone like me must dedicate my whole life to the Knights!"

"Are you sure it's not because you can't find anyone?" Gu Chen asked in confusion.

"Get out, get out, get out!"

Varka said angrily, "This brat talks so harshly!"

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

Nothing major happened during that month.

Worth mentioning, besides Klee getting familiar with the Knights, was Gu Chen's upcoming coming-of-age ceremony.

Nobles attach great importance to coming-of-age ceremonies.

Although Gu Chen was not of noble birth, his status had clearly reached the peak of Mondstadt, and Varka also attached great importance to this successor to the Grand Master position.

Today, the entire Knights of Favonius was a scene of liveliness.

The knights firmly believed that the youth who had served as the Chief Instructor of the Knights since he was eight and then promoted to Vice Grand Master would lead the Knights to develop even more brilliantly after coming of age.

Every knight believed this.

Morning.

The three great noble families of Mondstadt had already arrived.

Although the Lawrence family was not well-regarded, they had to be present for such a day for the sake of reason and emotion.

In the crowd, Schubert Lawrence was whispering to a young girl.

"Although I disdain making such a decision, Eula, if you latch onto that man, the glory of the Lawrence family will be restored!" Schubert's face was full of excitement that could not be covered.

The young girl named Eula rolled her eyes, treating these words with an attitude of in one ear and out the other.

The nobles who had daughters brought them along, and the meaning was self-evident.

Although Frederica had received some news from Varka, she was still a bit worried.

Her daughter was excellent enough, but who among those present wasn't excellent?

"Need to urge her appropriately," Frederica thought silently.

While pondering, Bishop Simon of the Church of Favonius had also arrived with Barbara.

Simon and Frederica were once husband and wife, so of course he knew Frederica's thoughts. He neither supported nor opposed it; everything followed fate.

The two stood together with a little distance, and Jean and Barbara stood beside their parents respectively.

Jean looked at Barbara, whose eyes were dodging, and was hesitant to speak.

She really wanted to be closer to her sister, but Barbara didn't seem to think so?

Or was it because they were separated when they were too young, and both sides were just strangers who were slightly familiar?

Jean was helpless, and looking at the lively scene in the hall, she could only put this thought aside for a moment.

As time passed gradually, it soon reached noon.

A coming-of-age ceremony marks a person's transition from a youth to an adult, a stage of life.

Gu Chen didn't care about these, but Varka attached great importance to it, specifically exhorting Gu Chen to change into a new set of clothes and appear in the hall with a new posture.

"The protagonist of today is here!" Varka laughed.

Gu Chen stepped into the hall at a steady pace.

His short black hair looked like it had just been trimmed. His tall figure was dressed in a black windbreaker with the Knights' emblem as an embellishment. Following the open windbreaker, inside was a white shirt. As he walked, the clothes fluttered, and one could vaguely see his well-proportioned figure.

Down from the black tie were slim-fit black trousers, and further down were a pair of leather knight boots.

Gu Chen didn't carry a sword today, and he nodded to everyone with a faint smile on his face, his temperament like that of a gentle and elegant noble son.

If he carried a sword, he would really be like the cold Vice Grand Master depicted in that novel.

Thinking of this, Jean's face flushed red.

Barbara looked at Gu Chen and pursed her lips.

Alice had suggested to her to become an idol and even tried to make Barbara an idol.

Undoubtedly, Barbara rejected Alice's proposal.

Now seeing Gu Chen, Barbara couldn't help but think that Vice Grand Master Gu Chen was probably like an idol.

Simon lowered his eyes and looked at his youngest daughter, silently saying nothing.

Barbara rarely had contact with Gu Chen, and only had a few opportunities to see him from afar.

For the countless people who, like her, only had the opportunity to see Gu Chen from afar, Gu Chen was like a person without flaws, excellent to the extreme.

Now Barbara was also at the age of a young girl's budding heart, and it was hard not to be moved when facing someone so excellent without flaws.

It's just...

Simon looked at his eldest daughter without leaving a trace, his heart a bit complex.

"Before this, Gu Chen told me not to complicate simple things, and I thought about it and felt it made sense."

Varka laughed and said, "Then let's keep it simple. Someone, bring the cake!"

After the words fell, a few knights pushed a cart that was not small, and on the cart was a huge cake, with a full eighteen layers.

The huge cake was very exquisite, with many carefully drawn patterns on it.

There was the time when the baby was picked up by Varka.

There was the time when he lived with Varka.

There was the time when he defeated an adult knight at a young age.

There was the time when he served as Chief Instructor and the whole order was looking forward to it.

There was the time when he served as Vice Grand Master and the knights cheered and celebrated.

The top layer of the cake depicted Gu Chen standing in the center, surrounded by countless knights like stars surrounding the moon.

"Kid, you've come of age. I hope you'll take over my shift soon." Varka's eyes carried gratification, and he raised his hand to pat Gu Chen on the shoulder.

Gu Chen looked at the patterns on the cake, then at Varka, and after a long time said, "I won't let you down."

"Oh roar! Now it's cake-cutting time~"

Diluc yelled strangely, holding a small knife and smiling.

"No!"

Kaeya stepped forward to stop him, laughing, "We have to sing a birthday song, right?"

"Exactly, exactly, we have to give the Vice Grand Master some sense of ritual, right?"

"You have to make a wish for your birthday!"

"The Inspector General is too anxious, but don't be anxious yet!"

"I wonder what wish the Vice Grand Master will make?"

Guests and knights booed one after another.

Diluc and Kaeya immediately turned off the lights and lit eighteen candles.

Varka coughed twice and said, "Who wants to start?"

After looking around, Varka's gaze fell on Jean and said, "Jean, you do it!"

"Ah?"

Jean, watched by so many eyes, was very uneasy.

She wasn't socially anxious, but the Grand Master specifically picked her out from so many people... was this a coincidence?

"Jean, don't be stunned," Lisa reminded with a smile.

"Sister Jean, start quickly, Klee wants to eat cake~" Klee urged with expectation.

"Alright..."

Whether it was because of the candlelight or something else, Jean's face was flushed.

After she started, everyone sang the birthday song one after another.

"Make a wish quickly!" Varka pushed Gu Chen.

Gu Chen looked around. Everyone was singing, and their faces were full of expectation.

????????? Seeking flowers???????

With so many people celebrating his birthday, Gu Chen was moved for a moment.