Chapter 1131: Those Gifts

At this time, Xia De had already wrapped the scarf around his neck, and he said somewhat embarrassedly:

"I originally intended to give you the gift I prepared for you tomorrow... I have been collecting 'Sun Fire' for more than half a month; I think you will like it."

"Hmm, that is a good gift."

Iluna nodded, and then the two fell into an eerie silence. Xia De felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward because he did not know what to say next, and getting up and leaving immediately was not very polite.

Seeing the light of the gas lamp was very bright from the corner of his eye, the laughter in his heart was likely "her" mocking Xia De for not understanding the atmosphere.

【No, I just want to remind you, dear Outlander, that she mixed her own hair into the knitting of the scarf and gloves.】

Finally, Iluna spoke first:

"I... can I have another Year-End Festival gift?"

"Of course."

Xia De nodded, seeing Iluna in the appearance of gathering her courage, wanting to fight the Pantanal evil creature again:

"I... you... I..."

The two hands placed on her legs were almost twisted together, and it was only after a long time that she stammered:

"Can... kiss me?"

"Of course, this actually cannot be considered a gift."

Iluna blushed and gathered her courage:

"Not in the way of friendship, it is... in the way you kiss Luvia, and that beau, beautiful princess."

Xia De looked at her, which made the seventeen-year-old girl blush even more, but she still held her slender and smooth neck straight:

"I think based on our relationship, that, is, no problem."

"Did you... read that kind of unhealthy book again?"

Xia De hesitated slightly, and Iluna felt for a moment that she was about to turn into an ant and hide in the cracks of the floor tiles. But she still gathered her courage, clumsily following what the book said, biting her lip, lowering her head slightly, and looking at Xia De from bottom to top.

The girl's clumsy coquetry, and her clumsy panic, instead gave Xia De a strange sense of guilt.

"Xia De, I know very clearly what I am doing... just like at the end of the Pantanal Battle, I also kissed you."

She said with a blushing face, finally saying this sentence.

And "she" whispered with a chuckle in Xia De's ear:

【What are you still waiting for?】

Xia De flipped his pocket, took out a flower petal and held it in his palm, blowing it gently, and flowers filled the sky, slowly falling from the ceiling to the ground, and because of the spell, they almost seemed to float in the air.

Red butterflies flew out from his sleeves, glowing transparent butterflies dancing with those petals in the air. Xia De stood up; he naturally understood what kind of feelings Iluna was bringing out at this moment:

"Iluna, then, Happy Year-End Festival; you have worked hard this year too."

Iluna controlled her laughter, feeling that her heart was about to jump out of her chest at this moment; she sat on the short sofa somewhat awkwardly, and then, as if to add some courage to herself, stood up before Xia De, pinching the corner of her skirt and walking toward him:

"I told Luvia in advance; she agreed to let you kiss me, so there is no need to have guilt..."

Because she was too shy and excited, she was tripped just after standing up, and then fell directly toward Xia De:

"Oh!"

"So, this is the reason your mouth was bruised?"

Still on this night, No. 6 St. Teresa Square, Luvia smiled and listened to Xia De, who had just returned, recount what had just happened; Xia De, who had finished washing up and was holding the cat, walked out of the washroom and nodded, and walked into the bedroom with Luvia:

"Yes, she happened to fall and bumped into my mouth. You cannot imagine how embarrassed Iluna was at that time."

"And then?"

The purple-eyed girl continued to ask with narrowed eyes; Xia De sat on the edge of the bed somewhat awkwardly, and Luvia closed the door and the gas lamp smoothly:

"I hope that after that, when she kissed you, she didn't bite your tongue."

"Of course not; the witches performed... I mean, I was not that clumsy. However, after the kiss, I left; otherwise, how could I have returned so quickly? Iluna seemed very unaccustomed to kissing; she... seemed like she was about to faint."

Luvia had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and with a flick of her finger, the curtains were pulled open, and the moonlight illuminated him sitting by the bed and her in front of the window.

The latter hugged Little Mia, and amidst the orange cat's unhappy expression, placed her into the wardrobe.

"Little Iluna's courage is much greater than I thought; I thought she wouldn't do anything at all in the end."

Saying this, she added with a smile:

"If it were me inviting you to do this, you wouldn't want to go home tonight."

"Are you mocking Iluna?"

"No, no, everyone loves a pure girl."

In the purple eyes, there was truly a beautiful halo, and in her tone, there was laughter:

"How about this, to celebrate Iluna's boldness, tonight..."

She stood on the ground with one leg and knelt on the edge of the bed with the other, leaning slightly forward:

"You can call me 'Iluna'."

"Don't make such jokes; I won't call any girl wrong."

Xia De complained, but "she" pointed out:

【Outlander, this is a lie. You cannot easily distinguish the souls of Lei Qianya Cavendish and Dorothy Luvia.】

He supported himself on the bed with both hands behind him, and Luvia bent forward and kissed him, making Xia De unable to uphold justice for Iluna anymore.

The shy girl had green feelings, but for the Outlander, the age of seventeen was, after all, somewhat inappropriate.

(Little Mia is running...)

"Happy Year-End Festival!"

Middle-Hill Fort at the end of the year was also decorated with lanterns and colored streamers just like Tobesk City, and mistletoe decorations were hung at the entrance of every home, while the Cassandra Auction House was even more beautifully decorated; Xia De, who came holding gifts, was surprised at the brass-colored mechanical tree that could spray hot steam in the lobby on the first floor of the auction house; the old witch's apprentice, Miss Rita Swift with beautiful flaxen hair, walked over with a smile:

"Xia De, Happy Year-End Festival! Sister Dervin, Teacher, and the teachers' teacher are all waiting for you."

She kissed Xia De on the side of his face very generously.

In the steam era, the traditional Year-End Festival started from the last day of the year and lasted for a total of two days; these two days were theoretical holidays. And on such an important day, Xia De naturally would not forget the Sister, Grandma Cassandra, Miss Swift, Helen, and Grace.

Especially the latter two, the Red Butterfly Twins were exceptionally happy about Xia De's arrival, and they had both prepared holiday gifts for Xia De. Although Sister Dervin still maintained her usual calm expression, today she seemed to have smiled several more times, and Grandma Cassandra was also very happy to be able to spend the Year-End Festival lively, which was very important to the very old witch.

Xia De had already received the Sister's Year-End Festival gift by the side of Lake Pantanal; he would permanently collect the image of the Sister taking off her eye patch and wishing him a happy holiday in his own memories.

And he gave Grandma Cassandra a partial translation of "The Secret Art of Immortality" because he had not yet translated all the content; he gave Miss Rita Swift a small bottle of "Moonlight Water," and the young witch apprentice intercepted him halfway when Xia De went to the washroom, and then kissed Xia De enthusiastically.

As for Helen and Grace, they had important significance to Xia De, so Xia De promised to find time after the year to go stroll around Tobesk with them, which was the best gift for them.

Several people ate lunch together at the Cassandra Auction House; before lunch, Grandma Cassandra talked with Xia De and Sister Dervin about the Pantanal Battle again. The old witch did not ask too many things, but she seemed to have already known the entire content.

"Xia De, you must pay attention to your own safety; a few days ago in the Council, Galina also said that you are always so fond of adventure."

The kind old person shook her head with a smile, and recommended Xia De to try the Kassenrik-style foie gras on the table.

The gift the old witch gave Xia De was three white stone crystals in a gift box; she knew Xia De needed this very much. This mineral did not have a very wide range of uses, so if one were looking for it temporarily, it would be difficult to find it in a short time.

As for the gifts Helen and Grace gave Xia De, they were only given when they said goodbye to Xia De at noon that day.

"Then see you after the year, Sir."

Standing in front of Xia De was not the fifteen or sixteen-year-old Helen and Grace, but Grace-Helen after the Red Butterfly Twins "fused." The appearance of the twins was already almost the same, and at this time, they had just grown up a bit, becoming adult girls.

Wearing a black long dress with white patterns, she called out to Xia De at the corner of the stairs on the second floor. And everyone else left tacitly for the time being, leaving time for them to say goodbye.

"See you after the year; after my exam week ends, we will go to Tobesk to stroll around together."

Xia De said with a smile, and the girl in front of him nodded immediately, then hugged Xia De and kissed him.

Seeing that Xia De did not resist, the smile on the Red Butterfly girl's face became even more intense. She pushed Xia De lightly, and subsequently, amidst a group of red butterflies, she turned back into Grace and Helen.

"See you after the year."

The older sister Grace White waved her hand with a smile.

"See you after the year!"

The younger sister Helen Black was somewhat shy, which was different from her performance when she pretended not to know Xia De and led Xia De into the ghost village in the Sikar Mountains.

And when Xia De walked downstairs to leave, he could still hear the twin sisters discussing the feeling of that kiss just now above the stairs:

"The feeling was really very different from when we kiss..."

This was Grace's voice, and Helen said softly:

"Sister, next time, try kissing together as three, just like the maze lock on the top of Sikar Mountain."

Xia De, who was walking down the stairs, stumbled, suspecting that they said it on purpose for him to hear.

【Their recovery speed is much faster than expected.】

The prompt from "her" came to his ear, and Xia De nodded. But this also meant that the time for Helen and Grace to live as "normal people" was not much left. ===== CHAPTER 1132 =====