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Chapter 1939

~10 min read 1,976 words

"Don't worry too much about the doctor, his right leg was just corroded by the red fog. You should know the essence of those red fogs better than me. Any living person who is not of the Edwards family exposed to the red fog has a probability of being affected by the flesh corrosion effect of the red fog. Some of the ring mages who landed on the island later also were injured because of this... The doctor was just unlucky. But we checked, although his right leg cannot move temporarily, it will be fine after a few days of recuperation with potions and holy water treatment, just don't walk too much recently."

Although Luweiya said so, she still went to visit Doctor Shi Nai De with Xia De afterward.

The doctor lived in the Green Lake Hotel in the city, claiming to have fallen and injured his leg while playing outside. When he saw the doctor, his entire right leg was wrapped in bandages, looking a full circle larger than his left leg. However, the doctor's complexion was quite good. When the two entered the room, he was lying on the bed reading a newspaper:

"As long as you don't laugh now, it is the greatest respect for me."

He said seriously, making Xia De, who was originally a bit heavy in mood, almost unable to hold back his smile.

Iluna appeared at the Green Lake Hotel on Green Island around 6:40. She had been on this island all day and only found time to run out near sunset.

Tifa led the maid ladies to set up tables, cakes, and drinks in the open space outside the Green Lake Hotel. When Iluna walked through the woods to this hotel in the woods covered by the woods, Xia De welcomed her first, and then the six great witches, Luweiya, Dorothy, Princess Lei Qianya, Helen, Grace, Ajilina, and other girls also crowded around her, letting her come to the table with the cake.

Even Margaret participated in this activity. The princess of the Southern Kingdom stayed with Miss Benanice on the cruise ship during the Battle of Green Lake, so she didn't appear by Xia De's side. But she performed very well, but there were still many things in Windale, so she would probably be the first to leave here among everyone.

"Gift!"

Miss Galina said first, smiling and stuffing the slender box wrapped in red cardboard and tied with a ribbon into her hand:

"Iluna, although you don't admit that I am your teacher, and I haven't said that you are my official apprentice. But you have learned a lot from me anyway, this is a birthday gift, happy eighteenth birthday."

"Eighteen is the best age, don't miss the next year. When you look back at now many years later, you will know what now means to you."

The youngest great witch, Miss Sylvia, said, and also sent her gift.

Grandma Cassandra smiled and sent the gift third:

"Have fun, child. Youth is beautiful, people get older every year, and they get further and further away from these happy things. You don't realize it yourself. One day when you recall this night, maybe you will feel that this is the most beautiful night in your life."

Iluna nodded with bright eyes and took the gift from her hand. She wanted to write this sentence down and educate girls younger than her in the future.

Everyone took turns coming forward. Dorothy sent her autographed "Hamilton Detective Story Collection" and the handwritten manuscript of the twenty-fourth story that was about to be published. Margaret gave her a pair of beautiful high heels for the banquet, which was said to be the most popular style this year. Princess Lei Qianya's gift was a headband decorated with amethyst, and even Ajilina sent a light black lady's cloak... She probably had some misunderstanding about the identity of the church ring mage.

Soon Iluna had more and more gifts in her hands. She didn't expect to receive so many gifts, and she was even a bit dull when thanking, because she couldn't even call out the names of some people. Everyone congratulated her on her birthday with a smile, and Tifa pushed a dining cart over, letting Iluna put all those beautifully packaged gifts on the dining cart.

Luweiya's gift was the second to last to be sent:

"Hope you like it."

She mysteriously put something like a notebook into Iluna's hand:

"Remember to read it when no one is around."

Then she whispered something in Iluna's ear, and the eighteen-year-old girl's face blushed instantly.

【Do you need me to tell you what she said?】

"No, no need."

Actually, it was content related to the "Pink Book."

Luweiya smiled and took the initiative to step aside, letting Xia De, who was holding the gift, face Iluna.

The ladies surrounded Xia De, Iluna, and the table with the cake. It was already dark at this time, but the entrance of the Green Lake Hotel was very bright because of the various colored light balls summoned by the witch ladies.

It was like a festival, and it was like a celebration. Colorful lights illuminated the two, people looked at them with a smile, and Dorothy even pushed Xia De, letting Xia De walk to Iluna.

"Iluna, happy birthday."

Xia De felt that the ladies around were holding their breath, as if afraid of disturbing this scene. He felt very strange about this, they seemed to be expecting something, which made him feel like an elephant performing in a circus.

"This is a gift for you."

Saying that, Mia jumped from his shoulder into Xia De's hand:

"No, not this, oh, Mia, don't make trouble!"

Tifa walked over and gently hugged the cat that was making trouble. So amidst the laughter of the ladies, Xia De finally took out the gift from his pocket.

First was a bunch of red roses, which Xia De obtained from the 【God's Gift Box】, and didn't know what method was used to treat them so they would never wither:

"Iluna, wish you forever young, forever youthful. Wish your beauty never wither."

The eighteen-year-old girl looked at the young knight in front of her with a slightly red face, nodded gently, and took the flower:

"Thank you."

She really hoped that her voice could be louder at this time to suppress the sound of her heart beating violently.

"Flowers represent beauty, and the balance represents your power. Iluna, happy birthday, may balance be with you and me."

Then, Xia De sent out the black metal balance obtained from the "Black Fog Camp" of the Fifth Era. Since the first time he used the corresponding time key, Xia De had been thinking about this balance. Although after leaving the Black Fog Camp, this balance seemed to be just an ordinary item, but it was an antique from the Fifth Era after all, and in Xia De's view, it was still very valuable.

The black metal had a good texture, and because the items Xia De brought back from the Fifth Era would be washed by the years, it had more of an ancient and heavy feeling that it didn't have in the Black Fog Camp. Even if someone didn't know the goods, they wouldn't think it was a worthless decoration.

"This is an antique I got from that place, maybe it will be useful to you. Or it's also very good to put it at home as a souvenir."

Xia De held the balance and handed it to Iluna, feeling a little regretful in his heart for not packaging the gift like others. But it could be seen that Iluna really liked this gift and thanked him softly again.

The girls around who were watching the opera were talking to each other with a smile, some were discussing the meaning of the balance, and some were praising the beautiful age of eighteen.

So many people celebrated her birthday, so many gifts, Xia De and Luweiya were also by her side, Iluna originally thought there would be no more beautiful things than this today, and she also thought Xia De's gift had been sent. But unexpectedly, Xia De put his hand into his pocket again, and even Luweiya began to be curious about what Xia De was going to do.

Except for Miss Helena Green who kindly gave suggestions, no one knew that Xia De also planned to send this:

"Finally, Iluna, wish you forever lucky. This is the most suitable gift for you, sent to the protagonist of this birthday party, the most shining girl tonight."

The golden apple obtained from the "Dark Moon Circus" was taken out by Xia De. Although the golden apple could be eaten, its appearance had a metallic texture, so as soon as it appeared under those colorful light balls, in an instant, it seemed to attract all the gazes present.

Xia De heard a series of gasps, and also noticed Miss Galina, who was standing behind Iluna and was originally smiling very happily, pinched the edge of her skirt.

Iluna first sighed at the beauty of the gift, and then also found that the atmosphere around was a bit wrong. But she still reached out and took the golden apple:

"Thank you."

The eighteen-year-old girl reacted slowly, but after holding the apple, she realized that everyone's eyes on her were wrong. So, she instinctively looked at Luweiya, who said with a smile:

"Eighteen-year-old birthday, only once in a lifetime. This gift is almost comparable to the broken-arm statue Xia De sent at Princess Ajilina's birthday party. Oh, Iluna, do you have anything to say?"

The atmosphere changed again because of Luweiya's words. The ladies laughed and surrounded her again to express their congratulations, so Iluna really stammered a few words that she didn't remember much afterward.

The lively birthday party began, everyone crowded around Iluna, and under the illumination of the colorful light balls on their heads, Miss Galina stuffed the knife for cutting the cake into her hand.

On the huge three-layer cream cake, Iluna's name was written in very beautiful flower letters, and eighteen slender candles were inserted.

The candles had just been lit, but they didn't look like they had been burned short at all. Iluna reached out to cut the cake, but was stopped by Dorothy on the side:

"According to tradition, you should make a wish first."

She showed an encouraging expression to Iluna. Iluna pursed her lips, looking at so many smiles under the colorful light, looking at Xia De and Luweiya beside her, looking at the big cake with her name written on it, even she, who had always been strong, had red eyes:

"I know. And after making a wish, you can't say it out."

She looked at Xia De deeply and closed her eyes. The party was not grand, but she would remember this night, and remember everyone here forever. While Iluna closed her eyes and made the wish related to Xia De, she was actually rejoicing in her heart.

Every peaceful day is a continuous miracle. She didn't know how many miracles she had encountered to be able to stand safely with the people she cared about after danger again and again, and spend the only eighteenth birthday in her life.

The dangerous life seemed to have moved toward the best story branch because of Xia De's arrival. She hoped that such days could continue, and if anyone wanted to destroy her expectation of a beautiful future, she would definitely kill the other party.

"This is the balance of justice in my heart."

Opening her eyes and blowing gently with a smile, the eighteen candles were blown out. Iluna Amelia Beias ushered in her eighteenth birthday. At the age of eighteen, the flowers have bloomed.

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