Chapter 3716: Sunset, Celebration, and Summons

Claire walked toward him in the sunset:

"There is no difference from usual, so I feel this is strange. I thought that after I was promoted, I would step onto a new level, and the way I look at things around me would change. But after really being promoted, except for everyone saying congratulations to me, Xi Wei and the others teasing me for being too anxious some time ago, and grandfather and others praising me as a genius in a thousand years, there is no other feeling."

Then Claire found that she hugged Xia De very smoothly, and Xia De patted her back. The witch smelled the "scent of the sun" on Xia De, and this smell made her feel at ease.

"Although I am only one level away from the 13th tier, I don't have the real feeling that I have become stronger... Maybe this has something to do with my promotion being too easy."

Only then did she tell Xia De about her complete experience in the fog in the sunset. After the ritual, she didn't reveal the matter of the "corpse" to avoid worrying everyone, but she didn't want to hide it from Xia De.

Xia De held her hand and sat on the long stone bench beside the statue in the center of the courtyard. The figures of the two fell long on the ground, while Little Mia squatted on the chair beside Xia De, squinting her eyes and facing the sunset again.

Xia De didn't say a word while Claire was telling her experience. Even when she heard that Claire found her own corpse, his expression remained normal.

It was only after Claire finished speaking that he said:

"The promotion process is fine. In my opinion, you talked to the weakness and hesitation in your heart, and finally reached a reconciliation, and understood how to go further."

The two held hands, but Claire shook her head:

"I feel that the corpse is real, it is not something that happened in my heart."

Xia De then asked:

"Then do you know how a witch emperor was promoted? She climbed the snowy mountain with twelve companions. During the climb, the companions encountered accidents one by one, and finally only she was left to reach the summit.

It was not until this moment that she realized that she had always been alone. Those companions were all some kind of projection of herself. She abandoned some things and gained some things, and finally stood on the summit of the snowy mountain alone before truly taking the last step."

Xia De turned his head to look at Claire and joked:

"She was promoted to demigod, you are only promoted to 12th tier, so you only saw one person."

Claire still felt that the corpse was actually herself, but seeing Xia De's attitude, she also knew that this matter might involve some things that were not suitable for her to know now.

So she took out the 【Calamity Card: The Last Fatum Person】 again and returned the card to Xia De:

"I don't need this anymore... Is this really just a possibility?"

"Yes, just a possibility."

Xia De put away the card and looked at Claire's face, which was reflected red by the sunset:

"Does the world described by that corpse have any similarities with the current world? You are so powerful now, at least more powerful than Elder Harald. Even if 'The Last Fatum Person' appears, that person is you, and it will not be Elder Harald."

Claire said "um" lightly this time, held Xia De's left hand with her right hand, and threw herself into Xia De's arms again:

"Although the promotion has no real feeling, the power is real. I can help you better. Although the witch level has not changed, Xia De, you must remember that in the future when arranging tasks, you must treat me the same as Megan, Flora, and the others."

Xia De's right hand stroked her long hair:

"No problem. But I still want to remind you that you being promoted to 12th-tier Great Witch is probably also a recent thing. Don't be so anxious this time."

"Um!"

She nodded gently in Xia De's arms, but soon straightened her waist. Golden eyes looked at him. At this moment, Xia De's head was outlined by the sunset with a golden outline. Xia De, who was looking at Claire with a smile, made the witch even more fascinated.

She didn't believe in things like "love at first sight", and she never thought that she, who chose the path of a witch, could find a home. Looking at him at this moment, Claire Reinhardt felt that she was incredibly lucky. Compared with that corpse, although her power was low, she really lacked nothing:

"Let's celebrate my promotion."

Beautiful eyelashes blinked, and the blush on her cheeks was no longer just because of the light marks of the setting sun. So the young man and woman kissed passionately. Xia De's right hand was inserted into Claire's long hair, and the platinum long hair blown by the evening wind, the shining appearance was very similar to the luster of Little Mia's hair bathing in the sunset at this moment.

And at the door leading to the banquet hall in the courtyard, Stella, who pushed open the door, saw this scene and immediately covered her mouth to prevent herself from making a sound and disturbing them:

"Teacher and Xia De..."

The white-haired girl wanted to turn and leave, but her feet never moved. It wasn't until the two people who were very passionate separated and ended their eye contact that Claire realized that her apprentice had actually seen that scene:

"It's all your fault~"

She patted Xia De lightly with embarrassment, but that appearance was more like acting like a spoiled child.

Afterward, Claire waved to Stella at the door. Stella hesitated for a moment and then walked toward them with a red face. Seeing that both of them were waiting for her in the sunset, the small prejudice in the white-haired girl's heart disappeared.

Xia De did not stay on Fatumonster Island for dinner, so he hurried back to Tobesk with Dorothy. Galina was already waiting for the two of them at home. She carefully looked at Xia De's attire at this time, and then nodded gently:

"No problem, after dinner, you wear this to see my nephew, but don't bring Little Mia."

Xia De didn't want to do this:

"Let Dorothy help watch Little Mia at home, but I still want to dress more formally."

"It's better to be natural, go see him in the way you are most used to. Dorothy, what is your opinion?"

Galina asked the writer lady again, but Dorothy shook her head with a smile:

"Leixia told me not to express any opinions. She said this is your business, so let's not talk too much."

Her Highness the Princess was obviously having a little temper, but Xia De also understood her, so he thought that after meeting the King tonight, he could turn into a silver cat to visit her.

The time to meet Larus III was 7:00 in the evening. Arranging it at night had no other meaning, just because the King was very busy during the day and only had time to deal with private matters at night.

And Xia De finally accepted Galina's suggestion and wore his usual outfit.

In short, at 6:10, the carriage took Xia De, Galina, and Tifa to Yodel Palace. Then Galina personally took Xia De to the corridor outside the King's study in Yodel Palace.

Compared to two years ago when Xia De first met Galina, her power within the kingdom had become astonishing. Anyone in Yodel Palace who met the group would salute her, but Galina only responded to a few people.

"Since the King wants to see you at 7:00, you should wait in the lounge for a while."

Ten meters from the corridor outside the study was a crossroads with knight armor. On the left and right sides of the crossroads were dedicated lounges, generally for VIPs to rest, while unimportant guests sat directly on the chairs in the corridor to wait.

Galina said, while letting the eunuch attendant in red open the lounge on the right. This room was very large, with a study, a living room, a compartment with a bathtub, and a cloakroom. Most residents of Tobesk did not have such a large area.

"Actually, I don't mind waiting outside for a while, I see there are many people outside."

Xia De said. Not only in the corridor, but also in the hall outside the corridor and the garden outside the hall, there were quite a few people dressed as foreigners and local military officers waiting.

But Galina shook her head:

"You are different from them, you are one of our own. But Tifa and I can't stay here to accompany you. You can find some books on the bookshelf to read if you want. If you are really bored, you can walk around nearby, but don't go far.

Due to the current situation, the attendants outside might follow you all the time, please don't mind too much. But if you have any needs, you can also ask them to solve them."

Xia De then said with a smile:

"Why do you look more nervous than me? You and Tifa go get busy, didn't you say you also have people to meet tonight? At most, it's just waiting for an hour, I have this patience."

Galina nodded, and after saying goodbye to Xia De with some reluctance, she took Tifa away. The eunuch attendant in red at the door then asked Xia De what else he needed, because tea, fruits, and snacks had already been prepared in the lounge, so Xia De didn't want anything.

The door closed, Xia De sat down in the armchair in front of the fireplace, and then looked more carefully at this luxuriously decorated but stylish room. The people who most often wait for summons here are actually high-level foreign diplomats, so in order to show the taste and style of the kingdom and the royal family, this place is actually decorated quite well.

【Ever thought about being a king yourself?】

"She" suddenly asked in Xia De's ear at this moment. Xia De shook his head:

"No, why would I do such a troublesome thing? After coming to this world, have I had few troubles?"

He picked up the teacup and looked at the jumping flames in the fireplace again:

"You know, I don't have such great ambition."

"She" had a very gentle voice:

【Yes, outsider, your ambition is greater than becoming a king of mortals.】

Xia De didn't take his book out of his pocket, then found a book "Glorious Bloodline: Cavendish Royal Family" from the bookshelf in the lounge to read. This book introduced the inheritance of the Cavendish royal family in modern times and the deeds of some well-known royal members.

Of course, because of the reasons everyone knows, the last king described and evaluated in this book was Galina's father, not the current king Larus III. ===== CHAPTER 3717 =====