Chapter 3063

After Amelia began to ponder what to do next, she gradually realized what she had actually done, and so a blush rose under the red moon until even the tips of her ears were dyed red. Xia De also hadn't expected Amelia to be so bold; he guessed at the girl's thoughts and also froze there, not daring to move.

Thus, the atmosphere changed from the previous romantic allure to something a bit awkward. When Xia De's gaze caught Amelia's, the Outsider felt he was looking at a rabbit that wanted to run away but had bumped its head against a tree trunk.

【Yes, a rabbit.】

"She" laughed softly. Although this joke was in poor taste, Xia De admitted it did a good job of adjusting his mood at that moment, at least enough to let him speak:

"Amelia, perhaps you need to calm down a bit."

Xia De hadn't intended to take advantage of the situation to do anything else, and he could see that the elf had likely been overwhelmed by a momentary surge of emotion:

"We should take it one step at a time."

"Yes..."

Amelia squeezed the answer out from her throat, then realized she was still holding Xia De's wrist, so she let go in a panic, but before Xia De could pull his hand back, she caught it again.

The elf girl, having finally mustered the courage, felt that since she had already come this far, it would be a pity to just give up. She was no longer a naive little elf; she was a grown-up girl:

"Xia De, what have you done with Angelina and Iluna?"

Her bright emerald eyes looked at Xia De. Xia De knew that if he were willing to put his mind to saying sweet nothings, he could let Amelia know what a real adult was right here on the deck, but the Outsider ultimately preferred for the girls to make such decisions after careful thought.

【You like being passive.】

"No."

While answering in his heart, Xia De pulled his hand from Amelia's grasp:

"Probably a bit more intimate than you, but not by much. Amelia, I don't think there's any need for you to compare yourself with others."

"This isn't comparing, this is..."

The winter night wind finally allowed her to calm down slightly. Realizing what she had just been hinting at, the elf girl had the urge to cover her face and turn to run:

"This isn't my fault... your kissing technique is too amazing!"

Miraculously, the atmosphere that had shifted from romantic to awkward actually recovered after this sentence. Xia De laughed and reached out to pull her into his arms. Amelia, with her flushed face, did not object, only feeling that tonight's events were even more like a dream than last night's:

"Xia De, don't let go of my hand."

"Yes, once I've held it, I won't let go."

"Then, can we continue kissing? The dance party will likely last a while longer."

The elf girl issued another invitation, and the Outsider naturally would not refuse. Compared to the human girls, the elf girl's kisses were slightly green, yet bold and uninhibited. The boldest point was that Amelia once again invited Xia De's right hand—she proved in this way that her future self would definitely not be comparable to the little princess's meager figure.

Xia De returned to the banquet hall before the dance party began, and the girls tacitly avoided discussing his "disappearance." However, Amelia's wish to dance the first dance with Xia De did not come true, because she did not return with Xia De, but instead went back to her room with a flushed face to change her dress.

By the time she appeared in the banquet hall, Xia De was already dancing a three-person dance with Megan and Audrey—this was his fourth dance.

"Who did Xia De dance the first dance with? Was it Luvia?"

The elf, who had returned in a hurry, asked her two friends. Finding them both scrutinizing her newly changed clothes, she blushed but did not intend to explain.

Iluna answered while holding her wine glass:

"Everyone originally wanted to wait for you to return, but Xia De said you probably needed some time. He wanted to invite Luvia to dance the opening dance, and no one had any objections, but Luvia smiled and refused."

Angelina guessed what might have happened between the elf and Xia De after she left, and gave her the answer:

"So Xia De danced the opening dance with the owner of this ship, Miss Eilise, then with Sister Dorothy, and then with Great-Aunt Galina. I see that Xia De probably won't have time for a while. Iluna, Amelia, is anyone willing to dance with me? This is a dance party, after all; we can't just stand here forever, right?"

Although Xia De was the only male at the dance party, the girls found their own fun. Besides dancing with friends or strangers, Xia De noticed Miss Bell organizing a Rod card game in the corner of the banquet hall, while Flora stood by the window with Dorothy, whispering something while avoiding everyone else.

The girls who loved music joined the orchestra to perform together, and Vanessa, having nothing to do, set up a sandbox and played a wargame with Megan.

The little unicorn ran around the walls with Little Mia. Xia De thought that the cat's exercise tonight was probably greater than its total exercise for the entire winter. Of course, if he observed carefully enough, he would notice that most of the time, it was the cat chasing little Liana.

Everyone had a great time at this victory banquet after the war. However, Xia De had originally thought he would receive many hints at the banquet—invitations to spend the night together—but the truth was that he didn't receive any of the expected little notes or winks after a hand-squeeze while dancing.

The grandfather clock placed in the corner of the banquet hall struck twelve on the dot, and the people who had been playing all night gradually dispersed. Tifa and Matilda led the maids to clean up the "mess" after the banquet and arranged for staff to prepare breakfast for the next morning. The Great Witches exited the banquet hall in twos and threes, returning to their rooms after bidding each other goodnight.

Of course, although Galina said she was going back to get a good night's sleep after saying goodbye to Xivi, she actually slipped into Xia De's room quietly after changing into her pajamas.

Xia De usually didn't lock his door, so the red-haired witch pushed it open and stepped inside sideways. The room was dark, but she heard the sound of a cat. After rushing into the bedroom with some excitement, she discovered that although Little Mia was indeed there, it was standing on the bedroom desk, meowing at Vanessa and Dorothy who had appeared there.

"You're late. Xia De hasn't returned."

In the dark bedroom, Miss Writer stood by the window looking at the night view outside, while Vanessa by the desk beckoned to Galina.

"Dorothy" turned and said:

"Great-Aunt, Xia De had Dorothy bring Little Mia back, and then he went off the ship himself. I don't know who invited him, so I thought I'd wait here to see who doesn't show up in a while."

"This... good idea. How about we hide in the closet and behind the curtains?"

"That shouldn't be necessary, right?"

Thus, three minutes later, they welcomed Megan, who walked in with light steps. Galina, hiding behind the door, gave Megan a fright. After waiting a while longer, the Red Butterflies flew in directly through the wall. Even Grace and Helen were slightly startled by the five pairs of eyes watching them in the unlit room:

"Is Mr. not here? Who else hasn't appeared yet?"

"Luvia."

Just as Megan finished speaking, a knock-knock-knock sound echoed—the first time anyone had knocked on the door tonight. Everyone in the bedroom went to the living room to open the door, even Little Mia following behind them. Upon opening the door, they found Luvia outside, wearing a purple nightgown and holding a pillow.

Her purple eyes swept over them in the room:

"What are you all doing... did Xia De invite all of you?"

The Diviner was slightly surprised, but upon entering and finding Xia De absent, she immediately understood:

"Xia De was invited by someone else, is that it?"

"But everyone is here... he wouldn't have gone to Tifa's, would he?"

The Duchess's expression immediately turned sour, but Luvia denied her conjecture:

"I just saw Tifa busy over at the banquet hall."

"Could it be Amelia? That girl looked very excited tonight."

Dorothy guessed.

"Or Angelina?"

Leixia thought of her sister.

"Perhaps Mr. went to visit Sister Daifulin."

The Red Butterfly sisters guessed.

"Why couldn't it be one of our sisters? Perhaps Sylvia."

She was indeed a bit sleepy. Feeling Xia De cover her with a warm blanket and wrap his hand around her waist, Iluna fell into a deep sleep in this sense of security. ===== CHAPTER 3057 =====

"That girl is too young. I guess it's Xivi; she was the second person to know Xia De, so it's time she made a move."

Then everyone looked at Luvia, who pulled out her divination cards from her pocket. When the others asked why she brought these when coming to find Xia De, she quickly drew one, a flash of light seemingly passing through her purple eyes:

"No need to guess, it's the upright 【Red Moon】. But how could it be Miss Danister?"

The girls had different expressions; none of them expected this result. Seeing that everyone was somewhat dissatisfied, Luvia decided to announce another matter while everyone was present:

"Speaking of which, regarding Miss Oulannode's advancement to demigod, didn't Xia De say it was 'the same situation as Vanessa's'? He talked to me about the details, and I think you are all urgently wanting to know what exactly happened. Shall we have a pajama party? We can take this opportunity to chat."

Luvia's divination was correct; Xia De was indeed with Miss Danister. After the banquet, he changed his clothes and left the ship. He had originally thought the red-haired girl would be waiting for him in the forest below the ship, but upon arriving, he didn't see anyone.

After searching the vicinity carefully, he found a trail of footprints extending into the distance. However, Miss Danister hadn't gone far. One mile away from the ship, Xia De saw the girl standing on the branch of a bare tree, admiring the moon.

"I'm here!"

Xia De waved at her and wanted to jump up, but the red-haired girl jumped down on her own initiative before he could. She had changed out of the formal gown she wore to the banquet and was now wearing a simple red dress. The avant-garde corset, inlaid with small metal rings, accentuated her figure quite well. As she jumped down, her skirt was blown by the wind, looking like a rose blooming on the snow.