Chapter 2170: Emilia and Moon Bay

Not accepting food from strangers is something Emilia had said more than once when "educating" the little unicorns. Therefore, although Miss Belindell smiled very beautifully, the little beast stepped back a small step instead, looking like it was frightened.

"Oh, Miss, you scared her."

The maids behind also couldn't help but remind their master. The Countess didn't blame them for speaking, but wanted to give her apple even more.

Her relationship with the little unicorn was still quite pleasant. Although she still couldn't let the pure white little beast accept the food, at least the other party didn't mind her stroking. And when Miss Matilda came to inform the Countess half an hour later that Xia De had returned, the witch, who was using a small comb to groom the little unicorn lying on the soft cushion with its eyes closed, was surprised that time had passed so quickly:

"I'll go greet him. Since a pure-blood elf is going to stay here, I can't let the descendants of this ancient race look down on me."

Saying that, she stood up, and Miss Matilda took another look at the little beast with water-blue eyes, which also stood up slowly and looked at them blankly. The witch then thought for a while:

"Let her come down with us to welcome them, Matilda. You first send away the maids who shouldn't see it. Oh, isn't it almost lunchtime? Let the girls go and arrange the dining table."

So when the witch, the maid-in-chief, and the unicorn walked down the stairs along the red carpet, they happened to see Xia De, wearing a black windbreaker and carrying two large suitcases, entering the foyer of the Belindell manor, followed by the blonde girl with pointed ears who was pulling his hem and looking timid.

"Yay~ Little Liana!"

Emilia looked up at the spacious stairs and immediately called out in surprise. The little beast, which had been following the witch slowly, also happily called out "Aung~" and followed, happily stepping on the stairs to the spacious foyer, letting Emilia stretch out her hands to hug its neck.

"Little Liana, you don't know how much I've missed you for the past half month. Look at you, how come you've... gotten fat after not seeing you for so long?"

"Aung~"

It struggled out of Emilia's arms and wanted to get close to Xia De, but then saw the cat on Xia De's shoulder.

Xia De smiled and touched its head, then pulled the elf girl's hand and walked to the stairs with her to meet the witch who was walking down slowly:

"Emilia, let me introduce you. This is Countess Bella Belindell, the owner of this manor. You will live here for a few days. I have already discussed it with Miss Belindell. Accommodation, three meals, bathing, and laundry are all taken care of here. This lady is my friend, so you can rest assured and live here."

"Hello, Miss."

Seeing a human noble with such a gorgeous appearance, Emilia greeted her softly. During this time, her hand had been holding Xia De's hand. The Countess glanced at the hands held together by the two, and felt strange for no reason:

"Hello, Miss Synode. Since you are his friend, then you can treat this place as your own home."

Emilia blinked, and she also felt strange.

But the witch didn't care:

"You go see the room first, and come to dinner after putting down your luggage. I hope you can like the food in Moon Bay. Do you have any taboos usually?"

The maid took Xia De and Emilia to the room where Emilia was staying temporarily. The little unicorn naturally followed them. The witch guessed that Xia De had something to talk to Emilia alone, so she ordered the maid not to follow into the room in advance. So when the little unicorn followed the two into the room, the maid closed the door from the corridor.

Emilia didn't feel that there was anything wrong with being alone in a room with Xia De. She looked at her new room happily, ran to the window to look at the manor garden outside, and then looked at the distant view of Moon Bay, turning around and smiling at Xia De:

"Seeing you come to pick me up at the train station just now, I knew you must have arranged everything for me. It's just a pity that Mr. Enshir and Miss Delas had other tasks and couldn't follow me here."

She even touched the soft white hair on the head of the little beast that had gathered beside her.

"You can like the accommodation environment here. You can adapt to the life in the manor for these few days, and leave your task to me."

Xia De also said with a smile:

"I was surprised to hear from Miss Danister that you were finally coming to Moon Bay, but this is also good, I can take care of you again. But you also know that my appearance in this city means that dangerous things may happen here, but the problem is not big. Emilia, I hope you can stay in the manor for a week without going out, and wait until I have handled the things in my hands before going out to play with you."

"You go be busy with your things, don't worry about me."

The elf girl said very sensibly, and then hugged her unicorn again with a smile:

"Of course it's good not to go out. Anyway, the manor is very large, so it's always okay for me to go for a walk in the garden, right?"

After getting Xia De's nodding answer, she continued to ask:

"Xia De, is there still something wrong with me, and you are specifically protecting me?"

The smile Xia De had been forcing disappeared. Although Emilia was simple, she was definitely not unintelligent.

The smile on the elf girl's face also disappeared. She patted the little unicorn, stood there looking up at Xia De, with faint sorrow on her face:

"When I first saw you at the train station just now, although I was very surprised, I also knew that something was wrong. How could it be such a coincidence that I was just sent to the city where you are adventuring? It couldn't be that the Tree Father really heard my wish... When you secretly handed the letter to Mr. Enshir and asked them if we encountered other things on the train trip, I actually heard it..."

The elf girl's eyes looked at Xia De:

"Is it that those cultists haven't let me go? Or is it that there are things even more terrible than cultists around me?"

Without waiting for Xia De to answer, she pursed her lips and looked at the pure white little beast beside her, not knowing why the atmosphere suddenly became so heavy:

"You told me in the carriage just now that it was because the family was worried about me that Little Liana was sent here, but I am not leaving the academy for the first time. I know that sending Little Liana here is no different from sending a dragon. Although our clan still has some prestige in the academy, it is absolutely impossible to do such a thing easily. If the family was really worried about me, it would be simpler to just recall me."

There was more stubbornness in her eyes looking at Xia De again. The Outlander often sighed that the girls he met were very smart and strong, and Emilia proved his point of view again:

"Stay in the manor for a week, and I will handle other things."

Xia De didn't lie to her, but he didn't clarify the truth:

"If you are still willing to believe me, just leave it all to me."

The elf girl was silent for a while, and then said in a low voice:

"Can you tell me why you want to protect me so much? Don't use repaying me as an excuse this time. When you were in Tobesk, you had already repaid the favor last time."

Xia De then said:

"Do you need a reason to help others?"

"Just because of this?"

She asked with lowered eyes, but Xia De really couldn't think of how to say it, so he could only continue to say:

"Also because you believe in the Tree Father."

She still wanted to ask "what else," but seeing Xia De's eyes, she was silent for a long time, and then said softly as if resigned:

"Thank you, Xia De."

"We don't need to say thank you between us, and I also said in the carriage just now that my name is John Watson now."

She bit her lip:

"I don't want you to get hurt because of me, so if you really encounter something you can't solve, please don't be brave. You worry about my safety, and I also worry about you."

Xia De finally smiled truly:

"I know. Look at your serious look, if it were really dangerous, would I bring Little Mia?"

Saying that, he rubbed the cat's little head, and the orange-white cat meowed very cooperatively:

"Meow~"

Emilia nodded, but she was still worried in her heart:

"Actually, I am not powerless. If necessary, I can also help, or use me as bait."

"I know, I know, go eat quickly. If you are not used to living here, you can tell me at any time. Your Karsenrik language is also very fluent, which will save a lot of trouble. I will come here every day... In addition, you know about Countess Belindell yourself, don't tell others after you go back."

Emilia nodded heavily and followed Xia De to prepare to go to the dining room:

"Then what is your relationship with Countess Belindell?"

"A very good friendship."

The elf girl nodded again, hesitated for a moment, and then took the initiative to hold Xia De's hand.

"Aung~"

The pure white little beast called out happily, seemingly very happy for this scene.

Emilia was ultimately a bit unaccustomed to the strange environment, so at the lunch table, she basically didn't speak, just sat beside Xia De eating food, occasionally nodding to indicate agreement with Xia De's point of view. She was still observing here, which also made the owner of the manor and the maids think that she was a cold and cautious girl.

And in order to prevent Emilia from feeling bored here, Xia De specially got a batch of novels in the Delarion language from Dorothy before leaving home this morning. Relying on the talent of "transferring objects" with Dorothy, Leisia didn't need Xia De to leave home, and sent over quite a few writing materials she and Dorothy prepared for Dorothy in the early stage of soul swapping... Of course, they were all healthy ones. And Xia De considered whether to let Ajilina and Emilia meet after Ajilina arrived in Moon Bay with Tifa.

In short, after lunch, Xia De handed the batch of novels to Emilia and told her that if she needed anything else, she could tell him at any time.

The elf girl smiled and threw herself at the little beast lying on the soft cushion by the bed, happily hugging it and saying:

"Enough, what could be better than this summer?

I first experienced two weeks of thrilling adventures, and now I can hide in a luxurious noble manor before returning to school, reading novels for a week without anyone managing me, and even having maids to take care of meals and laundry. This summer is really too wonderful!"

Xia De didn't know whether she said this on purpose to comfort him, or if she was really happy:

"Hmm... don't stay up all night reading novels, it's bad for your eyes... Well, elves are gifted, and there is no possibility of nearsightedness. But the natural scenery of Moon Bay this season is actually better than Tobesk. After the matter is over, I will go to the beach with you for a walk." ===== CHAPTER 2171 =====

"Hmm... also, don't stay up all night reading novels; it's not good for your eyes... Well, elves are naturally gifted, so there's no possibility of nearsightedness. But the natural scenery in Moon Bay this season is actually better than in Tobesk. When things are over, I'll go for a walk by the seaside with you."