Chapter 2447: Elf Under the Starry Sky

At dinner that day, the witches, who cherished the opportunity that everyone hadn't left yet, all appeared at the dining table. Or rather, apart from Galina and Princess Lei Qianya who had already left, even Margaret pushed aside other matters and ate dinner with everyone on the Radiant Messenger.

Miss Eilesser gave the main seat of the restaurant to Xia De, and Miss Feilian and Fiona, who were guests, sat on Xia De's left and right hands respectively. The witches of the Fifth Era were not idle today either; they had talked with Grace and Helen for a long time before they left in the morning, and they hadn't left the ship in the afternoon, but had been chatting with the ship girl in the captain's cabin.

They must have talked about the current era, but more likely about those things Xia De couldn't know. The dragon language spell given to Xia De by the ship girl living in the late Fifth Era actually summoned witches from the mid-Fifth Era, which already showed that the demigod witches should have already penetrated most of the Fifth Era to a certain extent.

During dinner that day, Xia De didn't forget to mention the dragon scales mentioned by Mr. Albert to the countess. Although Xia De had granted the legal right to rule granted by the Blessing of the Fourth Child to this witch in the form of a "Letter of Authorization," he still returned the golden dragon scale belonging to Belinder:

"This is something passed down by your ancestors, so it's better for you to keep it. The Chosen One said he wouldn't need these dragon scales anymore, and what I have left is enough."

"I don't quite understand!"

Ajilina asked embarrassedly:

"Why can the descendant of the Ancient God's fourth child grant people such a legal right to rule?"

"According to the Chosen One, this territory originally belonged to the Ancient God's fourth child, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. This point has not changed even today."

Xia De, who was cutting steak, replied, and Miss Feilian kindly continued to explain:

"It's like the Far North where St. Byrons is located, which was originally the night kingdom of the Old God 【God of Night】. We obtained the consent of the gods to acquire that territory, so no matter what happens, unless we voluntarily give it up, that land will always belong to us. This is the origin and proof of ownership."

Fiona nodded quickly and looked at Xia De with a smile. The countess took the dragon scale flying toward her, while Miss Aurora curiously asked Xia De:

"How do you plan to arrange the remaining six?"

Xia De had long thought about this question:

"Let our countess decide for herself. Although the legal right to rule with the highest priority is now in Belinder, if other families can welcome back the dragon scales, at least their noble titles and wealth can continue to be passed down.

I don't intend to return the brass dragon scale of the Hawthorne family and the black dragon scale of the Black family. As for the others, it depends on what Miss Belinder thinks."

"There is no eternal power, nor is there eternal rule."

The cinnabar birthmark between her eyebrows set off her beautiful face:

"As for the rest, let Xia De keep them himself. If they are worthy of possessing Moon Bay, even without the legal right to rule granted by the dragon scales, they can still enjoy power."

Although she said so, she put away the golden dragon scale belonging to her family:

"Me?"

After saying this, she raised her glass, and the others also raised their glasses to clink them lightly.

Luweiya supported her approach:

"It's better that dragon scales are no longer passed down. Now that there are no ring sorcerers among the other six families, giving them supernatural items might cause other disasters."

Then she mentioned another thing. In Luweiya's view, the chain reaction caused by the change in Moon Bay's political landscape and the subsequent impact that might spread to the North-South War of the entire Old Continent were not important at all:

"Xia De, Iluna sent a letter this afternoon, and Miss Danister wants to find a time to meet and chat with you in the next two days. I think it should be to resolve the questions about the Battle of Moon Bay."

"That Thirteenth Tier sorceress, is she the current library manager of the academy?"

The red dragon girl asked curiously, and Xia De nodded, so Miss Feilian suggested:

"Why don't I accompany you when the time comes? I also want to chat with the current professor of St. Byrons. Especially, I heard from Miss Anate that she is your current mentor?"

"Hmm... yes."

"Teacher, can I go too?"

The red dragon girl asked excitedly, and sure enough, she got permission.

After dinner, Xia De didn't go out again, but went to visit Emilia. His affairs in Moon Bay were over, and Emilia's summer vacation only had the last two or three weeks left. He wanted to ask when the elf girl planned to return to the academy.

When Xia De found Emilia, she was running on the deck with the little unicorn. Miss Eilesser's illusion made it impossible for people on the pier to see the beautiful little beast on the deck, so they could play under the starry sky at will.

"I'm letting Little Liana lose weight; she's been eating a bit too much lately."

The pointed-eared girl explained, not embarrassed to tell Xia De that her own weight had also increased quite a bit recently:

"Ajilina was originally going to take a walk with us, but she said she had to pack her luggage, so she was taken away by Miss Servit... Xia De, I have to leave too, right?"

She leaned against the railing, her emerald eyes looking at Xia De. The little unicorn stood aside watching the two, and then looked at the cat on Xia De's shoulder:

"That depends on your own wishes. It's just that the academy's team will leave Moon Bay soon. It will be more convenient if you return to the academy with them then."

Emilia was too embarrassed to ask "Do you want me to leave," but whispered:

"Yeah, Moon Bay's affairs are over, and summer is coming to an end."

She pursed her lips and just looked at Xia De like that:

"Thank you for your hospitality, in Tobesk, and in Moon Bay... I had a great time this summer, and Little Liana was very happy too... I don't know when I will leave the academy next time..."

Her voice grew lower and lower, until Xia De could no longer hear what she was saying. The elf girl, who had lowered her head, had red-rimmed eyes. For a moment, she really wanted to ask Xia De if he was willing to take her back to Tobesk and let her become a correspondence ring sorcerer.

But she knew this was impossible; her race and background determined that she was destined to be different from humans, so she didn't have the courage to ask this question that would only annoy everyone, and just said with a forced smile:

"Then I will return to the academy with Miss Danister and the principal. This time, the time spent outside was really too long. My family and friends will also miss me very much. Oh, the academy dormitory, Little Liana's habitat, the big library, and the cherry cupcakes at lunch, that seems like it was many years ago."

"If you didn't start crying while saying that, I might really believe you."

Xia De bent down slightly, wanting to help her wipe away the falling tears with his hand in the night wind:

"If you are reluctant to see this summer end like this, you can stay for a while longer. When you want to go back, I will notify Miss Danister. Does the academy start in September? There is still more than half a month."

But Emilia grabbed Xia De's hand, not letting him wipe away the tears that were constantly falling, and looked at him stubbornly with emerald eyes:

"No need, I don't want to trouble you. Summer is over, no matter how reluctant I am, the summer of 1854 is already over for me."

Even if she really cried out in the next second, Xia De wouldn't be surprised, but after experiencing the adventure in Moon Bay, Emilia Siamonod was much stronger than anyone imagined. Tears were still rolling down, and she looked at Xia De through the stars and the moon:

"Thank you, Xia De, this summer, thank you... Time is frozen in my heart, I will remember you."

"Don't say it like we can never meet again."

Xia De looked at her with a smile. Elves' skin was exceptionally delicate, and even at such a close distance, no pores could be seen at all. The emerald eyes were a bit different from the green eyes like Dorothy's, and the pointed ears were the place where she was most different from human girls:

"We will meet again in the academy. If you want, you can apply to go to Tobesk for your summer practice next summer."

"And don't thank me, Emilia. The memories of this summer were created by you, me, Ajilina, Little Liana, and many others. I just brought you into trouble time and time again, Emilia, we will meet again."

He looked at the crying girl and suddenly took a light breath. Then time flowed backward, and the rolling tears flowed upward again and disappeared.

He said very seriously to the young elf under the starry sky:

"Don't freeze your time, Emilia. Whether looking back or moving forward, don't be overly nostalgic for the stories you have already experienced. Because, only when the river of time carries you forward can you meet new friends and have new reunions."

Behind Emilia, thick steam fog appeared silently. Amidst the sound of bells and whistles, her Fifth-Tier Life Ring belonging to her emerged. The slight gray airflow produced by Xia De's spell "Breath of Time" just now drifted toward the rotating Life Ring. After waiting for a moment, the miracle - 【Time】 was engraved on the Life Ring.

Emilia didn't look back, just pursed her lips and stared blankly at the young man under the starry sky.

Xia De felt a bit embarrassed by her gaze, so he took the initiative to say:

"After you go back, you can prepare for promotion? And you have been looking forward to obtaining the 【Time】 Spirit Rune before becoming an adult, so this can be considered as getting what you wanted. Oh, about the exploration of the Time Key, I can't give you too much experience. My Time Key exploration always has strange questions..." ===== CHAPTER 2448 =====