Chapter 504: Dancing, Fireworks, and Priest

"Actually, there's something else I want to ask."

Xia De said. Galina Cavendish was in an exceptionally good mood tonight, so she didn't blame Xia De for being unromantic:

"Ask."

"What exactly does Wang Hou Diana want to do? Why give me such a precious thing? I don't believe she has no purpose at all."

"I'm glad you can realize this."

Miss Galina whispered. She leaned close to Xia De, resting her head on Xia De's left shoulder, and the two swayed slowly in the dance music.

Because of the change in position caused by the rotation, she could now see Lei Qianya directly. Giving a slight smile to her grand-niece, Lei Qianya immediately returned a smile, but no matter how one looked at it, that expression seemed to be angry.

"Probably tomorrow, the news of Saxe Cavendish being sentenced for treason will come out. I don't want to involve you in politics, but there are some things you still need to know. Although she is the Wang Hou of Larus III, the Fire-Leaper, she is not the first Wang Hou, and the princesses and princes now are not all born to her."

"Understood, using that card isn't to win me over, but to show goodwill to you. Although you don't participate much in politics, as a real-power Duchess, your existence itself can influence some things."

Xia De nodded slightly.

"Very good."

She whispered in his ear, her red hair brushing against Xia De's cheek:

"I'm glad you can understand this. It's really unexpected; two months ago you didn't understand anything, but now you perform more knowledgeably and intelligently than any peer."

"The time of the past gave me strength; my time exploration journey is different from normal investigators."

This was the first time Xia De formally admitted this in front of Miss Galina.

"So that's how it is."

She didn't seem to care, moved her head from Xia De's shoulder, and looked into his eyes with golden pupils at close range:

"Dance this dance with me seriously, Xia De, only this one. Otherwise, I'm worried that little Lei Qianya will curse me in a more vicious way in her heart."

"No, she won't."

"Xia De, you don't know her better than I do; I even held her when she was born."

Although Xia De didn't know Miss Galina's specific age, she was at most eight years old when Lei Qianya was born.

"Knight, be serious, don't step on my feet."

She said somewhat reproachfully, and the two changed positions:

"Xia De, hurry up and become stronger; this world will become more and more dangerous, and I cannot protect you forever."

She whispered something, but then suddenly smiled:

"Of course, if you can perform better in this dance, maybe I can give you some rewards."

"For example..."

"How about having Tifa change into a dress for the banquet and dance with you before the ball ends?"

She smiled, holding Xia De's hand and swaying with the dance music:

"That would definitely be very interesting."

Miss Galina kept her word. After dancing a dance, she left the second-floor banquet hall.

Seeing the Duchess rarely dance with a man, naturally, others wanted to go up and try their luck, and then were stopped by Miss Galina's maids.

As for Xia De, Miss Galina had just left, and Lei Qianya stood up immediately.

Xia De first looked in Luvia's direction. Because other people's card games were still in progress, Luvia was still working, and Dorothy was chatting with her writer friends, clearly not going to fight Lei Qianya for this opportunity.

So, after a long time, Xia De danced with Lei Qianya again. The two last danced on a cruise ship in Coldwater Port, dancing in the sunset... and then they encountered the 【Fishbone Pirate Ship】.

Xia De hurriedly threw away this memory.

"Who exactly was that man I forced away with a gun just now?"

Xia De finally found a chance to ask this question. This dance music was slightly lively, and Xia De still didn't know how to dance very well, so Lei Qianya led him.

Compared to Miss Galina, Lei Qianya's height could only be considered in the range of normal women of this era. After putting on the high heels hidden under her long dress, her head was only above Xia De's eye level.

"Is he your suitor? His malice was really too obvious."

Xia De asked casually, still recalling the conversation with Miss Galina just now.

"Of course not. Do you remember the murderer who hurt Angelina that you discovered at the Divination Society?"

Lei Qianya asked softly, her face flushed, not knowing if it was excitement or shyness.

"Of course I remember, Saxe Cavendish's lover."

"Yes, as for the youngest son of Count Dimock who held obvious malice toward you just now, he has always liked that young lady you ferreted out... Understand now?"

"Understood, little Dimock is a fool."

Xia De joked, and Lei Qianya also laughed. Her hair color was very similar to Miss Galina's; the bright red was like a jumping flame while the young lady danced in small steps, attracting Xia De's gaze.

"However, are you planning another dangerous adventure recently?"

Lei Qianya asked again.

"Why would you think so?"

Xia De raised an eyebrow.

"Dorothy said you seem very busy recently, but you clearly don't have many unprocessed commissions in your hand, so we think you are planning another dangerous adventure similar to the Coldwater Port operation."

She looked up at Xia De:

"I hate people lying to me, so you don't have to give me an answer, just guarantee your own safety."

Looking around, she kissed him lightly on the cheek:

"Angelina said she wants to dance with you; remember to invite her in a while."

So, after Lei Qianya, Xia De first danced with the sixteen-year-old princess, and only then did he finally dance with his real female companion for the night, Dorothy.

They all seemed to be very good at dancing in high heels, while Xia De, wearing flat leather shoes, appeared a bit clumsy.

After Dorothy was Luvia, who took time to dance with Xia De before going back to work. While dancing, besides whispering about Xia De's adventure with the doctor last night, the purple-eyed young lady also teased Xia De for being really tired tonight:

"How many more young ladies are waiting to dance with you?"

Xia De originally thought Luvia was being sarcastic, but after he wanted to find Dorothy and sit on the sofa to rest for a while, even more strange young ladies took the initiative to invite him to dance.

Out of politeness, Xia De didn't refuse, but then the invitations were endless. After Xia De finished dancing with three strange young ladies, he finally escaped with the excuse that he was a bit tired.

But at this time, he couldn't find Dorothy. After asking around, he found out that these writers from Tobesk were all invited by Wang Hou Diana to the third floor to chat, and they probably wouldn't be able to come down for half an hour.

Lei Qianya had also left. She was originally waiting for Xia De to find time to find her, but it seemed something happened that needed her to deal with, so she could only regretfully leave the banquet first.

Seeing nothing to do, Xia De told Luvia and left the second floor, intending to go to the courtyard to breathe some fresh air.

The overall footprint of Yodel Palace was quite large. It was normal for strangers to break in and get lost. Although this was the Wang Hou's birthday banquet, only a very small area was opened for guests to visit.

When Xia De came downstairs, the fireworks segment had just reached its climax. Most people stopped and looked up at the sky, watching the slender light bullets fly into the starry sky amidst sounds similar to whistles, and then explode into sparkling light spots under the stars and the three moons.

The weather was quite good tonight, and the wind at the turn of summer and autumn temporarily blew away the thin fog in the city, so standing in the courtyard and looking up, one could see the vast starry sky.

"I don't know if this explosion sound will scare Mia."

Because St. Deran Square was really too close to Yodel Palace, Xia De was very worried about this.

He put his hands in his pockets, facing the flickering light and shadow of the fireworks, and stood in front of the building looking toward St. Deran Square. One could see Yodel Palace from home, so of course, one could see the kitchen window at home from Yodel Palace.

But because of the distance, Xia De couldn't see the situation at home through the window.

"I don't know if Mia is lying on the bed, or running around on the third floor, or went to the second room on the second floor to grind her claws on the wall."

Xia De guessed randomly in his heart, but he had already decided that next time he came to Yodel Palace, he must bring a telescope to facilitate observing the situation at home.

He wandered around the courtyard and soon saw a group from the Church of Dawn near the long table in the front courtyard.

Bishop Owen, Priest Augustus, and two other high-level priests Xia De had seen at the Church of Dawn were talking to several southerners wearing brown formal wear and speaking Kassenrik. Bishop Owen's Kassenrik was quite good, while Priest Augustus only barely knew how to speak.

Because only church people would wear robes at the banquet, Xia De saw them at a glance. And seeing Xia De walk over to greet them, Priest Augustus hurriedly called Xia De to stop:

"Xia De, I remember you said you understand Kassenrik?"

"Yes, do you need help?"

"Oh, help me translate; this foreigner's speaking speed is really too fast."

Saying this, he pulled Xia De over, introduced Xia De's identity in somewhat broken Kassenrik, and then let Xia De officially start the translation work.

Although Xia De could only listen but not speak Kassenrik, because he could understand it completely, his learning of this language wasn't slow. Even if he hadn't formally studied it, just flipping through the dictionary in his spare time, in the process of helping translate, once Priest Augustus had something he couldn't say clearly, Xia De could also prompt him with his own equally broken Kassenrik.

So, two people speaking broken languages were finally able to have a basic, smooth conversation with these foreigners. ===== CHAPTER 505 =====