Chapter 2296: Regarding Luvia

Xia De raised an eyebrow:

"He? This is a pronoun representing a male; so the one holding 【Blood Sorrow】 is actually a man... Compared to what I want to do, this request is reasonable... If I agree, to what extent can you help?"

"If you don't stop him, I can give you a hand. If he truly becomes a Chosen, then this time, I will be your loyal friend."

In other words, if the vampire didn't become a Chosen, this vampire Duke would likely only appear at critical moments, or perhaps only do some minor tasks.

"I see..."

Xia De frowned deeply, pondering:

"Three ritual relics are simple, and organizing over a dozen vampires in Moon Bay to pray to you is also simple. Although I don't yet know who will end up with 【Blood Sorrow】, so I cannot promise you yet, I still want to ask: how should the God-descending vessel be handled? Do I need to seek help from your believers and have them send another little boy to Moon Bay?"

Although Xia De viewed Mr. Bernhardt as a good friend, deep down, he did not want to be too deeply involved with the vampire sect.

"This is simple for you. Didn't you successfully meet me tonight? I think you have your own ideas. The red moon is right above our heads; you should understand."

The gentleman of considerable taste said this, then stood up first:

"In any case, decide for yourself whether to agree to my conditions. But I believe you will make a choice that satisfies everyone; after all, isn't that what you are best at?"

"Mr. Bernhardt" turned and walked into the depths of the dead forest, soon disappearing from Xia De's sight. Xia De also stood up, looking up at the massive moon that was gradually transforming from blood-red to silver.

A gentle night breeze brushed past, and the dead forest had vanished without a trace. He continued to stand on the ridge, gazing at the silver moon, as if he had never left this place, though his heart was filled with a thousand thoughts.

(Little Mia is running...)

Since Luvia said she would head to Moon Bay on Wednesday, the whole family began preparing early in the morning.

She had already mostly packed her luggage, so she only needed to go to Old John's to borrow the relic she had originally planned to borrow tomorrow. Miss Galina and Dorothy stayed at home with the maids to help her prepare other clothes, while Xia De took Little Mia to Moon Bay first and informed the Countess, who was preparing for the upcoming divination ritual, that Luvia would be arriving a day early.

"Now?"

The blonde Witch held her teacup and blinked. After seeing Xia De nod, she pursed her lips and stared at the black tea in the cup, as if trying to obtain information about the future through non-existent tea stalks.

Others didn't have much of a reaction to Luvia's early arrival, as everyone was already very familiar with her. And because the entire manor was currently heavily protected by rituals, Xia De decided to wait for Luvia to "shoot" in the stables in the manor's back garden.

He took Little Mia to the stables to wait in a good mood, while the Countess said she had to finish handling the documents in her hand. But after Xia De went downstairs, she immediately stood up to ask for others' opinions.

"Luvia? Oh, you mean Miss Anat? She is a very nice person. My sister has a very good relationship with her. I knew her when I was still an ordinary person; she helped me a lot when we played divination games at the Divination Association... Thinking about it now, she must have been afraid that we would do something dangerous. I actually envy her; Xia De is even more... to her than to my sister... No, no, I didn't say anything!"

"Luvia? I saw her when I lived at Xia De's house. She is in the same group as Xia De and is a very gentle girl. What? About me living at Xia De's house? Oh, that was before I came to Moon Bay, but I only stayed for half a week because I had nowhere else to live. Xia De's house is very big, though not as big as this one; I like it there very much."

"Good morning, Countess. Luvia? Yes, Miss Galina thinks very highly of her, believing that although she is not a witch, she has the demeanor of one and is capable of helping Xia De support this home. Her abilities? That is private; sorry, I am just a maid, I cannot talk about that casually. You ask about her appearance? A very beautiful girl. Compared to my figure, this... sorry, Countess, such things cannot be commented on casually either."

"Luvia? Grandma and I saw her during the recent Battle of Green Lake. Grandma praised Miss Anat for being very capable and said it was truly lucky for Xia De to have her by his side. Grandma also told me to learn from her, but between us, Countess, I'm actually a bit afraid of her... No, no, she isn't fierce at all, I just feel she is very capable."

"Good morning, Bella, what is that expression? Hmm? What do you want to talk to me about, why so mysterious?

Oh, you ask about Luvia Anat? I knew she was by Xia De's side when I was in Coldwater Port. Come to think of it, Galina is truly ridiculous; she clearly knew Xia De first, yet let an ordinary girl snatch the first place.

You ask for my impression of her? That's hard to say... A bit like the Speaker. Why are you so surprised? I know this is a high evaluation, but I think highly of her, Xia De thinks highly of her, and that Chosen of Balance thinks highly of her too. Oh, look, is that Iluna walking in the courtyard?"

"Good morning, Miss Belindell, is Xia De here? In the stables? Luvia is coming soon? That's great! I'll go now... What? Luvia, yes, I am very familiar with her.

Luvia, me, and Xia De are the ones who originally promised to witness the story of the Chosen. You ask what kind of person Luvia is? She is very good. Good in what way? Just very good; among the three of us, she is an indispensable member. Is she a generous person? That's a strange question, but she should be; no one has ever said she is stingy."

Although she asked many people, the Countess did not form much of an impression of the image of "Luvia Anat." Fortunately, Miss Aurora, Iluna, Ajelina, and Amelia were also going to the stables to wait for Luvia's arrival, so she didn't have to bear the "pressure" alone.

"Miss, actually you don't have to be so nervous; Tifa also said Miss Anat is a very nice person."

Even her apprentice and personal maid, Miss Matilda, noticed her nervousness, but the maid's comfort didn't work:

"Matilda, we cannot underestimate her. Let me tell you, a girl with such means is not as simple as you imagine. Look, even though she has surpassed everyone, everyone has a very good impression of her; do you think this is a normal phenomenon?"

In short, the group went to the stables together, while the bored Xia De was observing the slow grazing of the horses in the stables with the cat.

At 9:30 in the morning, following a gunshot from the void, the girl carrying a suitcase lunged from the void into Xia De's arms. Xia De reached out to catch the bullet that had passed through Luvia's palm and was trying to drill into his heart, then hugged Luvia and spun around:

"Welcome to Moon Bay!"

The penetrating wound on Luvia's palm healed rapidly, and her purple eyes looked at Xia De with a bright smile:

"Don't make it sound like you haven't seen me in a long time; didn't we just part two hours ago?"

As she spoke, she greeted the girls who had come to welcome her. The elf and the little princess were both very happy that another acquaintance had appeared, Iluna nodded at her with a smile, and Miss Aurora shook hands with Luvia.

And when Luvia looked at Miss Belindell, and the Countess also looked up at her with a bright smile, the first thing that caught the witch's eyes were those purple eyes.

For a moment, she even felt her heart stop beating. The memories of nightmares brought by those familiar eyes made her almost think that this was also a dream.

She subconsciously wanted to take a step back, but fortunately, the loyal maid, Miss Matilda, pushed her just in time, preventing her from making an unseemly gesture.

Luvia blinked suspiciously and took the initiative to say:

"You must be Countess Belindell, right? I often hear Xia De mention you. Good morning, Countess, I will be troubling you here from now on."

She didn't say things like "Thank you for taking care of Xia De during this time" or "Xia De has troubled you during this time," which witches would use to "tease" each other.

Miss Matilda pushed her mistress gently again, and the Countess finally reached out her hand:

"Welcome to Moon Bay, Miss Anat."

The two hands clasped together. At the moment of contact, the witch almost couldn't suppress her trembling. She felt every part of her body demanding that she stay away from the girl in front of her, yet she felt absolutely no threat from the other party.

"Xia De said he would let me assist you with the divination; he praised you for being very capable."

Luvia continued to say with a smile, and the Countess also said politely:

"Please come this way; if you don't need to rest, we will go prepare for the divination now."

Only after she turned around did she widen her eyes, expressing the doubt and confusion in her heart, but she still led the group away from the stables. Even though this purple-eyed girl was truly very nice, very gentle, had no airs, and was not of a higher rank than herself, she felt that interacting with her was more nerve-wracking than participating in a great war.

Xia De and Miss Aurora walked at the back, and the great witch of light smiled and lowered her voice to Xia De:

"Look at Bella's state; what did Luvia do to have such a hold on her the moment they met?"

"Hold?"

Xia De asked curiously:

"What hold?"

"Nothing."

The witch smiled very happily, probably feeling that other witches were indeed no match for her:

"But I have to admit, you are truly lucky to be the first to meet Luvia."

"Yes."

Xia De nodded immediately, looking at the back with short brown hair in front:

"I have always thought so too... Come to think of it, Luvia's shoulder-length hair seems to have grown a lot recently; she did say she wanted to grow her hair long. Luvia with long hair, I'm really looking forward to it." ===== CHAPTER 2297 =====