After dinner, on the deck chair on the terrace of Yuelinbao.
A little girl in a white dress sat comfortably on it, with her waist-length light blond hair flowing naturally to her side.
The night sky was clear and cloudless, and under the psychedelic starlight that filled the sky, the young and delicate face of the girl had a hazy halo, looking extremely mysterious and seductive.
"Kate, tell me, what is my brother doing now?"
Looking up at the thousands of stars shining like diamonds in the night sky, the girl spoke softly with some curiosity.
"Meow-"
In the girl's arms, the fluffy blue-gray kitten meowed softly, seeming to express its doubts.
"What? You said you don't know either?"
The girl opened her eyes wide, raised the gray-on-top and white-on-bottom kitten in front of her with both hands, and stared at its cute big blue and one green eyes and asked.
"Meow--?"
Suddenly being lifted up by its owner, the kitten tilted its head in confusion, with an innocent look on its face. Its white fluffy little paws scratched Fiona's wrist, and then turned its head to lick the fur.
"This is wrong, Kate! As a lady cat of the Olivendi family, you are not allowed to lick your fur when answering my questions. Do you understand?"
Fiona pouted cutely, imitated the tone of the etiquette teacher, gently tapped the tip of the kitten's pink nose, and said seriously.
"Meow-"
The blue-gray cat meowed softly, its upper eyelids drooped slightly, and the corners of its mouth naturally drooped, seeming to express confusion about the girl's instructions.
"By the way, I remember my brother said that you will jump to the moon on a full moon night. Is that true?"
"Meow-"
"If it's true, can you take me to see it too? I'm also curious about what it looks like on the moon."
"Meow--"
"Okay! It's settled, no regrets!"
"Meow……?"
The girl held it in her arms again, feeling its plush and warm touch, and gently scratched its white chin.
"Meow~~~"
Being tickled by the girl's white fingers on her chin, Kate immediately turned over comfortably, her paws curled up cutely, revealing her soft, white belly.
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At the same time, Avis rarely left Moonland Castle.
Since he was about to leave Kallas tomorrow, and might have to leave for a long time, he was ready to take a final rest in the place of his birth.
Under the dim moonlight, Anvis walked slowly on the quiet wilderness.
Because it is far away from the city of Kallas, the large wilderness here still retains its natural style. The chirping of the madder bugs unique to the province of Kallas echoes in the ears, making people confused.
It was dark all around, except for the light of a bonfire in an adventurer camp on the hillside on the side of Musong Forest in the distance, flickering slightly, like a dim red star among the dark mountains.
As he walked, Anvis came to the vast shores of Lake Olivendi without realizing it.
This giant lake, which is almost the size of Kallas City, is the largest water source nearby. The melted snow water from the mountain tops merges into rivers and flows here, and then flows from the lower reaches of the lake to the endless sea.
The air near the lake smelled moist and crisp. On a gray pebble beach, a solitary young man sat down casually, with his pale hands on the ground, looking up at the boundless night sky.
Since it was at the end of the month, the silhouette of the silver moon had disappeared from the night sky. Among the twinkling cold stars in the sky, only an extraordinarily huge purple moon was left hanging high in the sky.
Like a lonely god, sitting in the sky, silently watching the people who have nowhere to return home.
Anvis' eyes wandered in the night sky, with a hint of unrealistic expectation, distinguishing the twinkling stars in the sky. He tried to find a familiar starry sky and the familiar blue star.
Even if it's just a dim blue dot, that's fine.
At the moment when he was about to leave home, he suddenly felt homesick——
For a long time, Anvis, who had been working in vain, lowered his head silently. His pale face melted into the moonlight, like a beautiful god who accidentally fell into the mortal world.
The cold night wind rose from the lake, blowing his light blond hair that fell to his ears.
Countless weird Yunivar plants sway in the wind, releasing spores with strange blue and white fluorescence, like dots of stars.
Touching the scene, the memories from time travel to the present flashed before Anvis's eyes like a slideshow.
A strong sense of absurdity and loneliness crept into Anvis's heart again.
In front of others, Anweis is smart, studious, polite, elegant and calm, and impeccable in every word and deed.
He created a perfect mask for himself to cover up his inner confusion, weakness and fear.
Having experienced the suffocating feeling of standing on the opposite side of the world in his previous life, these negative emotions have been deeply rooted in his heart.
Going into the big library every day and studying all kinds of magical knowledge desperately. In fact, it may not be that he is not diverting his attention by studying, thus temporarily paralyzing himself.
However, in this silent moonlit night, the emotions that had always been covered up still broke out——
'The Olivendi family, the legendary bloodline family, the thousand-year-old duke family...'
"laugh--"
The young man with short light blond hair couldn't help but sneered.
How glorious, how noble, how... sad!
The four major families, as representatives and symbols of the old aristocracy, are ultimately unable to do anything in the face of the general trend of the new era...
Although he was sitting alone by the lake, he only thought about these words in his heart instead of saying them out loud.
He knew that although he seemed to be alone, the Duke would never really trust him to go out alone at night to relax. Therefore, there must be high-level guards from the family nearby.
Sighing softly in his heart, Anvis picked up a small pebble from his side, as if holding some kind of treasure, and looked at it quietly and carefully.
The off-white boulder is very light in weight, with a little moss stuck to its surface. It is an inconspicuous small stone that can be easily crushed with just a little force.
'Can I, who is as insignificant as this pebble, really be able to change all this? Or... will I be helpless and march toward destruction along with the family that stands in the way of the general trend?'
Closing his eyes gently, Anvis took a deep breath to relieve the pressure that was clogging his chest like a heavy stone.
The strange chirping of insects mixed with the gurgling sound of the nearby stream, echoing in the cold and humid air near the lake.
An unknown black bird sat on a mangul willow, its red eyes quietly looking at the uninvited guest by the lake.
The huge Amys casts hazy moonlight, covering the young man's lonely figure with a layer of lavender gauze.
After a moment, Anvis opened his eyes again, and his eyes regained their former clarity and determination.
The answer is actually always in his heart.
Even if it is just such a small pebble...
Even so...
As long as it is at a critical point, it can also affect many, many...
Gently holding the pebbles with his pale palms, the young man stood up slowly and calmly stared at the vast and deep lake in front of him.
After experiencing the struggle and sedimentation along the way, as well as the questioning of his heart by the lake, Anvis's soul seemed to have experienced a baptism.
The confusion, weakness and other negative emotions deep in his heart that had always been with him since the time traveled were completely swept away at this moment.
'I will not die. Not only that, I will also lead the people I cherish into the endless future!'
The hand holding the pebbles was raised without warning. The black birds on the willow trees were frightened and flew up in panic, leaving dark silhouettes in the huge purple moon in the night sky.
The next moment, the pale boy turned around neatly, and walked towards the castle without any hesitation with determination.
Behind him, gravel fell into the lake, splashing stars all over the sky——