I wonder if it was an illusion... Yunus always felt a little flustered and uneasy.
Master Maxim, who originally had a good attitude toward him, suddenly became cold after Aiwass was sent to the Fairy Kingdom by Mrs. Grace.
Maxim looked at Yunus carefully, and the smile that originally hung on his face disappeared.
The originally kind and grateful eyes turned into an indifferent and scrutinizing gaze.
...Did I just say something wrong?
But I didn’t say anything at all just now!
Yunus was a little confused.
So he put on a relaxed smile, played the harp he had modified, and sang melodious tunes. He walked towards Master Maxim and gave out his iconic three-part smile: "My hospitable and kind friend.
Ah, I have a heartfelt request..."
"——Mr. Yunus."
Suddenly, Maxim pushed up the round glasses on his face and interrupted Yunus in a calm tone: "Can you agree to my request?"
Although it was a request, the glasses mage's tone was so determined and serious.
Yunus has seen this attitude before. This expression sometimes appears on the faces of those who are heavy-hearted and cannot take a joke. At this time, if you continue to act like "Yunus", you may even
It may irritate the other party.
... Speaking of which, the real "Yunus" actually doesn't always talk like this.
Yunus thought so in his heart, and his tone became normal: "You say."
"We'll wait for them to come back later, please stay quiet, okay?"
Master Maxim said: "What I mean is - don't make as much noise as before. Don't play music and speak loudly at the same time. Just like the tone and tone you used when you replied to this sentence just now."
"……Ok, no problem."
Yunus smiled awkwardly and nodded.
——It turns out that you don’t like this, so you should have told me earlier. It’s actually quite tiring for me to talk like this...
Afterwards, Maxim stopped paying attention to him. He just raised his head and looked at the moon, in a daze.
After hearing Aiwass's reasoning and popular science about dendrosis, Yunus probably guessed some of the reasons.
Maxim was angry with him, presumably because he felt that he was staying here because he wanted to see Anastasia.
And returning to the material world may not be good for her body.
——Of course, Yunus did not want to meet Anastasia. He came here to pursue the truth, he just wanted to tell her that he was invited and did not miss the appointment.
Because he was very worried that Anastasia actually just died and he didn't catch up - as long as it didn't end like this.
That becomes "because of his lateness, he failed to fulfill the promise he made."
Now, Anastasia may turn into a tree at any time. Yunus doesn't want her to leave with regrets. He must tell her that the bald idiot who made the promise in the past has not broken the promise.
Yunus has already told Aiwass what he meant - since Miss Anastasia is not in good health, she can just stay in the Fairy Kingdom and continue to recuperate her body. All he needs to do is let Anastasia know that he has
It's good to be here.
And Yunus, who was alone, soon felt a little bored.
It was too quiet here, so quiet that it made him, a bard who was accustomed to the hustle and bustle, a little uncomfortable.
His hands were a little itchy, and he subconsciously wanted to play the piano on his waist, playing a few minor tunes to add some background music. But as soon as he put his hand on it, he subconsciously glanced at Master Maxim, and it felt like he was electrocuted.
He put it down immediately.
What Master Maxim means is that they are not allowed to make any noise after they come back. Although Aiwass and the others have not come back yet... it is hard to say whether his playing here will anger the other party.
After all, Maxim was obviously not in a good mood.
Of course, the main reason is that the other party is indeed a good person, and it is true that his arrival has caused more trouble to the other party. Therefore, it is not easy for Yunus to confront the other party at this time.
...It's so boring.
Yunus sighed, followed Maxim's example, raised his head and looked at the moon.
He missed his friends a little bit.
In fact, the reason why Yunus behaves in such exaggerated and funny ways is because this is the iconic behavior of "Yunus" in Prince Albert's memory.
In order to become Yunus, he kept repeating this behavior.
But in fact, when Yunus spoke to people, he did not use this tone at all. You know, when Yunus was still alive, Yunus was responsible for negotiating with other people. At that time, Al
Bert was hiding alone in the cloak that covered half of his face, hiding far back with his arms folded across his chest.
That bald man can talk to everyone, talk nonsense, and can make friends with anyone. How could he be like Albert, whose speech is always funny and as special as an opera...
But the problem was that Albert could not learn the art of speaking from Yunus.
"...I miss you a little bit again, dear friend."
He looked at the moon and murmured softly.
His best friend Yunus is not a descendant of the founding family. His parents are neither knights nor bishops... His father is the Iris, a clown in a burlesque troupe. His mother is from Avalon.
A wealthy businessman engaged in real estate development lost his parents early, and he supported the family business alone.
Although it was a formal marriage witnessed by the church, in Albert's view, their relationship was more like lovers than husband and wife. The two lived in different places and did not affect each other's lives on weekdays.
, but the relationship is very good when we get together occasionally.
However, from the perspective of "lovers", their age gap is not very big. As a "supporter", Yunus's mother is only more than ten years older than his father.
Albert had seen that woman - she was a firm, rational and righteous lady.
How to describe her justice?
When her family's company was taken over, its business could cover 60% of the Red and White Queens. After being run by her for ten years, the business scale was successfully reduced to one-fifth.
People who stick to their principles too much will not do well in business.
Yunus's father is just the opposite - he is responsible for taking care of the children, and he is a rather optimistic man. He always laughs a lot every day, can make jokes, and can withstand ridicule, and his words are humorous and witty.
, everyone likes him. Even during the years when Queen Sofia had the most explosive temper and stubbornness, she became a good friend with him. Sometimes she would bring this clown to the Palace of Silver and Tin, just to
Ask him for his opinion on something.
At that time, some of Albert's friends would ridicule this as "ruling the country by clowns". This made Albert very embarrassed...especially since his father had just died, which made him even more uncomfortable.
But when he personally tried to persuade the Queen, she ignored him.
At the same time, ministers would also issue advice, and there would also be some gossip among the people. However, none of these things could affect Queen Sophia's arbitrary will.
It was also in this environment that Albert came into contact with Yunus.
He initially came into contact with him with hostility, but after contact, he discovered that this child had inherited his father's eloquence.
——It was not until later that Albert learned that Yunus's father had long been suffering from a terminal disease that even the bishop could not cure. It was impossible for him to talk to Queen Sofia for power... because he would not live long at all.
Moreover, Yunus's mother had long known that he was terminally ill.
She married Yunus' father knowing this. Because he brought her happiness, she returned the responsibility.
——Yunus is like a combination of these two people, inheriting their advantages.
Later, when Albert was about to run away from home, none of his friends wanted to leave with him. Only Yunus, who said, "I just want to go out and have a look," briskly accompanied Albert.
Bert went out to relax.
With his sociable skills, if he had continued to stay on the Glass Island, he might have become a minister by now.
When he first left the Glass Island, Albert often felt self-loathing because of his cowardice and incompetence.
At such times, Yunus would never tell him any big truths, nor would he comfort him or admonish him. He would only play the piano slowly and wait for Albert to calm down.
.There is not much technique in his piano sound, but it is full of profound emotion.
Once, Albert finally couldn't help but asked him: "Why did you leave the glass island with a loser like me, Yunus?"
"There is no reason."
Yunus put down his harp, thought for a moment, and replied with a smile: "Because you are asking me for help, and because I think those people are quite boring, and you are a pretty good person. It is interesting to be entangled with yourself all the time, and your character is also very interesting."
Don’t be annoying. It’s ten times better to get into trouble with you than to live an infinitely repetitive life at home!”
That was the first time that Yunus told Albert his true feelings seriously.
It was also from that time that Albert realized...this man was completely different from himself.
Although they have the same profession, compared with his good brother Yunus, Albert cannot be called a qualified bard at all.
They are not wandering companions.
Rather, it is "the bard and the protagonist of his story that he has chosen."
Whenever Yunus finished negotiating with someone, he would always return to him with a happy look, saying, "Thank God, thanks to the blessing of the Silver Crowned Dragon", "We are very lucky, Mr. Albert" "Then
The gentleman is a good person and has agreed to our negotiations.”
...Now, he can only learn from Yunus.
One person played the piano, another person jumped up and down, and said these words to himself.
"Thank God, neither Her Majesty nor that stupid bird noticed me! We are very lucky, Mr. Aiwass!"
At this moment, a sharp and noisy voice came from the sky.
That was a tone that was vaguely familiar to Yunus - the voice coming from the moon: "Now I can go out and play with you!"
Yunus was also familiar with that voice.
That was the little fairy Nilim who was attracted by the sound of her piano last night.
But, I don’t know if it’s an illusion...
Is it coincidence, wishful thinking, or a sense of déjà vu?
Yunus always felt that the joy in the voice made him want to cry.
And at this moment, he finally saw clearly what it was——
A glass carriage driven by a glass unicorn emerged from the moon. It reflected the light of the moon and exuded a hazy glow.
The icy track spreads in front, guiding the glass carriage to slide smoothly like an inverse proportional function curve.
Whether it was a glass unicorn or a carriage, as soon as it appeared within the field of vision, it began to disintegrate and turned into silver-gray fairy dust.
That is an illusion that spontaneously collapses——
If the scale of goblins is large enough, they may be able to create something. For a goblin who is alone, it is still a bit difficult to maintain the "illusion" in the material world.
In addition to Aiwass and Mrs. Grace, there were two passengers sitting in the carriage.
One is a young goblin who is holding Aiwass by his collar and sitting on his collarbone.
The other one is a dignified elf girl sitting in the back seat.
That's Miss Anastasia!
Yunus immediately recognized the other party's identity and temporarily put aside his concern for Nelim.
Anastasia's appearance and clothing were exactly the same as when he met her back then. Nothing had changed.
There is no doubt that this is an illusion.
Just like what he saw back then...he had not seen Anastasia's true face.
...Is she still back?
This immediately made Yunus' mood become complicated.
"Aya..."
Maxim immediately came forward and squatted on the ground, hugged Anastasia deeply, and said softly: "Are you okay?"
Although it was a bit confusing, Yunus knew what he was talking about.
"I'm fine, Dad."
Anastasia said lightly.
She put her hands behind her back and winked playfully: "There will never be a better time than now."
But after hearing this, Maxim just looked at her with complicated eyes.
He had a lot to say, but he still didn't say it.
He turned around and took a deep look at Yunus. This made Yunus feel guilty and a little ashamed.
"Mr. Yunus!"
The girl smiled and ran towards him.
"Ha, ha, ha, Ana——"
Yunus's face was filled with a smile, and his happy mood made him subconsciously let out his trademark laughter. However, he quickly reacted under Maxim's glare and immediately lowered his voice: "Beautiful
Miss Anastasia...if you are not in good health, there is no need to come in person. Or is it my friend Aiwass who didn't tell you about this?"
"I certainly didn't say that."
Aivas on the side suddenly spoke and said softly: "Because I think...Anastasia is not a child anymore, Mr. Yunus.
"She has her own unique ideas and clear will. It's not that we do what we think is 'good for her', it's what she is willing to accept.
"Yes, I can persuade her not to come - but that is actually using kindness and friendship to override her personal will. When I realized that she wanted to do this... I could only
Approval and acquiescence.”
Aivas seemed to be speaking to Yunus.
But it was also said to Lady Grace and Master Maxim.
Upon hearing this, Grace, who had witnessed everything, had no new reaction, but Maxim's expression became complicated.
After all, he is an extraordinary person walking on the path of wisdom. Just because of this, he has roughly guessed the truth.
Anastasia and Yunus hugged each other for a long time, and then Yunus smiled and took out something from his arms - it was either a happy smile, a gentle smile, or a...
wry smile.
It was Anastasia's moon-white silk hairband with light blue elven inscriptions on it.
It says in Elvish: "Anastasia, I wish you well."
As everyone watched quietly, Yunus, who was half-kneeling on the ground, gently tied back Anastasia's hair.
Her little apple-shaped hair is suitable for wearing a hair tie like this.
"I didn't break my promise, Miss Anastasia."
Yunus twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and whispered: "You invited me to your home as a guest...I promised that I would definitely come to see you.
"And now, I have accomplished both of these things."
"Thank you very much too, Mr. Yunus. Thank you for saving me."
Anastasia bowed to him seriously: "Without you, my parents would never see me again."
"...That's just..."
Yunus opened his mouth, trying to be modest.
But as soon as he remembered his original motive of going crazy and desperately trying to save Anastasia from a powerful enemy, he suddenly fell silent again.
——He saved other people’s daughters. But why didn’t he have the courage to save his own daughter?
"I was thinking," Anastasia said lightly, "how I should thank you.
"Now I finally understand...I'm very happy.
"As a gift of gratitude, I want to give it to you with my own hands——"
As she spoke, Anastasia's body suddenly emitted a shimmering light, and then she threw herself into Yunus' arms.
Yunus hugged the girl subconsciously, but suddenly felt a lightness in his arms.
At some point, Anastasia suddenly disappeared.
An elf-style silver harp appeared in his arms.
The headband falls on the tip of the harp.
"...I think...you should see what I really look like..."
And another weak, soft voice came from not far away.
Yunus looked up.
It was discovered that it was Anastasia who had almost turned into a tree.
She did not have the painful struggling posture in the fairy kingdom - after leaving the fairy kingdom, she immediately became quiet. Her voice became sleepy, and the twisted branches began to grow and relax rapidly.
Bathed in the moonlight, her branches opened up and were no longer deformed and rickety.
The leaves grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Maxim realized something.
He did not stop him, but pursed his lips and watched all this in silence.
"That's part of me... Mr. Yunus."
She said: "I haven't seen... the outside world. But if I survive, it would be too lonely... wouldn't it?
"I want to see the outside world... I want to see other countries. I want to see the griffins of Avalon, I want to see the deserts and springs.
