novelonline Chapter 3855 The Maids' Celebration
Chapter 3855 The Maids' Celebration
Chapter 3855 The Maids' Celebration
After praying to the ancient god of fate, Shad poured all the "apples" from the tray over the cliff edge, and Ellie followed suit, dumping all the "apples" over as well.
From afar, on the edge of the cliff below the sea of stars, points of light shimmering with various colors slowly fell, disappearing after passing through the swirling clouds below. Meanwhile, atop the cliff, the ring sorcerers and witches, resonating with some of their own falling destiny, clearly felt a part of themselves merging into this majestic snow-capped mountain.
The frozen destiny vanished without a trace, and many heard the voice of "another me." And Shad, who contributed [Resurrection] and [Fall], also heard "her" voice:
[For outsiders, when you are within the Fatummünster Island area, your luck will increase, your spiritual recovery speed will accelerate, and you will be more likely to gain the favor of local wildlife.]
[Life shatters, frozen destiny begins to flow anew; do you understand this destiny?]
"I understand. This is the destiny of a stranger in a foreign land to open his eyes anew in this world."
[As it falls and shatters, the frozen destiny begins to turn anew. Do you understand this destiny?]
"I understand, this is the fate of outsiders who have fallen here."
[Outsider, a gift from destiny - a special blessing "descends upon you": when you ignite your divinity and become a god, the burden on your body and soul is greatly reduced.]
In this way, even if he doesn't gain two drops of divinity in a row after burning divinity next time, Shad won't have to worry about falling into a deep sleep like he did this time.
The blessing of fate showed no obvious fluctuations. Above the cliff, Shad reached out and grasped the dim yellow ring floating beside him. Ellie touched it and turned it into an apple as well. The apple was a rotten yellow, and Ellie knew at a glance that it definitely wouldn't taste good.
After weighing the apple in his hand, under everyone's gaze, he smiled, swung his right arm back, and then tossed it away, causing it to disappear below the cliff.
Dong~dong~dong~
At that moment, the clear sound of bells could be heard in the distance, and strange mountain rumblings emanated from within the mountain, though this time no earthquake was triggered. The night breeze seemed to soften, and the stars in the boundless sea of stars above everyone's heads shone even brighter.
"Oh~"
Ellie tugged at Shad's sleeve, looked up at the starry sky and exclaimed softly, as if the starry sky were right above her head and within reach.
As the rotten yellow apple disappeared below the cliff, the battle of fate came to an end. Everyone stood on the edge of the cliff with Shad, watching the starry sky twinkle, and no one spoke immediately.
Iluna, who had been marveling at the passing of the night and the beautiful scenery before her, suddenly changed her expression. She clearly felt something had been added to her pocket. As one of the chosen ones, Iluna was standing relatively close to Shad in front of him, but she knew that finding out what was in her pocket wasn't something she could only do by touching it.
The "other me" in my ear whispered excitedly:
That card has returned.
"What cards?"
[Do I really not know the answer to this?]
Iluna forced a smile, her face stiff. It seemed that after the Ring of Happiness disintegrated, the command card she had obtained at the end of the "Path of the Pilgrims" had returned. She didn't care about the ring's disappearance at all; after all, happiness was something one had to earn. If happiness could truly come simply by making a wish with the card, Iluna would suspect it was another conspiracy.
The disappearance of the ring did not take away Iluna's power; she gained a lot from this battle. Of course, it was several hours later that she discovered she could still turn lightning crimson.
After his reflections, Xia De sighed softly, turned around at the edge of the cliff, and said with a smile to everyone:
"The battle of destiny is over, so let's move on to the next activity. Tonight has been so long, so it's perfect to end it with this activity."
Due to limited resources, the Elf Queen's coronation ceremony was simplified in every aspect, but the presence of a large and distinguished audience was sufficient for the elves.
What followed was a simple ceremony setup, with a hundred-meter-long red carpet stretching from Oracle Square all the way to the Cliff of the Saints. At the end of the red carpet, at the edge of the cliff, an archway was quickly erected, its framework made of branches from the ancient elven tree and decorated with various flowers and green leaves that the elves had nurtured in winter.
Seeds were tossed to the ground, and rattan chairs appeared out of thin air, then were neatly arranged on both sides of the red carpet.
Unicorns carried the elven orchestra from the foot of the mountain. The square venue for the ceremony was enclosed by an antique mithril fence said to be from the Fourth Age Elven Kingdom. The fence was decorated with ribbons and flowers, and the "elven ceremony experts" scattered their spells, sending specks of light around everyone and doing their best to make lawns and flowers grow on the ground in this icy and snowy landscape.
Although the ceremony was simplified, the guests still changed into appropriate formal wear or suits. In this setting, it would be impolite to use magic to change the appearance of clothes, so clothes were delivered from the foot of the mountain, and the treehouses planted by the elves on the cliff were designated as separate changing areas for male and female guests.
"Fortunately, the High Ring sorceresses are naturally beautiful, and light makeup is enough for them to attend the ceremony."
Shad, who had changed his clothes using the [Cinderella Lock] outfit, was still marveling at his own creation. Meanwhile, the witches all returned to the ship with smiles to change their clothes, as they had all prepared very beautiful dresses for the ceremony.
Adele followed them onto the ship. Vanessa and Megan each took one of her arms, telling her that there were many dresses on the ship, but actually they were worried that she would wander around and see things she shouldn't.
While the current elven priests, the future "elven elders," were hurriedly arranging for the elves to make their final preparations, Emilia said a somewhat shy goodbye to Shad, and was then pulled away by Granny Kisara and the others to change her clothes.
Since Ellie was also taken away by the witches, only Shad remained standing in front of the archway.
But as he looked at the beautiful archway, the red carpet, and the rows of chairs on either side of it, with names spelled out on them by twigs, the scene seemed strangely familiar.
"Is this how the venue is arranged for the elf's coronation ceremony? This venue looks familiar."
Shad, possessing complete knowledge of the ancient elves, pondered with suspicion, then saw Winnie approaching him. Shad immediately smiled, took out the key Chloe had left behind, and showed it to Winnie:
"I found it."
The maid's face, radiant with a delicate glow, wore a genuine smile. She lifted her skirt, curtsied, and nodded.
"Owner."
Then, without waiting for Xia De to speak, he grabbed Xia De's sleeve without saying a word:
"Let's go back to the castle first, and I'll do your makeup."
"Wait a minute, why do I need to wear makeup too?"
The ice maid pouted, put her hands on her hips, and shook her head:
“Oh, my esteemed master, I know your beauty is enough to bewitch ten thousand witches and ten thousand sorceresses, but even demigod witches need to wear makeup for such an important event. As the protagonist of the ceremony, if you simply change your clothes, it would be a grave dereliction of duty on my part as your maid.”
"But isn't Emilia the main character of the ceremony?"
But Winnie ignored what Shad said and dragged him away. The phantom of the Ice Castle gate was not far from Oracle Square. Having received the power from Lady White, Winnie could now control the castle to appear anywhere on the island.
The interior of the ice castle was actually quite warm. After Winnie led the two directly to the fifth floor, which was supposedly Chloe's former dressing room, Shad discovered that Tifa and Matilda were both there.
“You can’t have just one makeup maid. Miss Cavendish and Miss Belindel have other maids with them, so you don’t need to worry.”
Winnie said that Tifa and Matilda were still dressed in their black and white maid outfits. The two stood before the dressing table and bowed slightly to Shad. Seeing that they were already there, Shad didn't refuse any longer and asked curiously:
"Don't you two need to change your clothes and put on makeup?"
"We will just stand on the periphery to watch the ceremony. Only those from the 12th and 13th rings, or representatives of different races and forces, are qualified to sit down."
The black-haired and blonde maids came over and, together with Winnie, helped Shad sit down in the chair in front of the large dressing table.
Three blocks of ice with a very high refractive index were pieced together on the dressing table to serve as mirrors. Looking at himself in the three mirrors, Xia De still felt that he didn't need to wear makeup.
"Then can we keep it simple?"
"Of course, with only 20 minutes until the ceremony starts, there's not enough time to make it complicated, so it's a real shame~"
As Matilda spoke, she reached out and opened the makeup box she had brought from the dressing table. Winnie, standing to Shad's left, smiled and said:
“I recently spoke with the two head maids, and the rules for maids in the Sixth Era are indeed somewhat different from those in the Fifth Era. So let’s follow the rules of the Sixth Era.”
“Winnie learns very quickly, but she still lacks practical experience.”
Tifa spoke to Shad's right, and Shad asked curiously:
"What unique rules does the Sixth Era have for maids, hmm?"
Winnie and Tifa bent down and kissed Shad on the cheek, one on each side. Then, staring into Shad's eyes, they knelt down in front of him.
"Wait a moment!"
"is it not OK?"
Winnie and Tifa asked softly, their icy blue eyes and dark brown eyes equally bright and full of a different kind of emotion.
They then took Xia De's left and right hands respectively, one hand icy cold and the other warm. Both hands then gently touched the back of Xia De's hands, their fingertips lightly rubbing the skin before removing them, leaving Xia De feeling the lingering coolness and warmth.
Shad took a deep breath and looked at Winnie and Tifa, who were smiling with their lips pursed. He could clearly feel his heart beating faster and faster.
The girls looked up at Shade, while Matilda, who was tidying up her makeup box, smiled but remained silent.
So, under the watchful eyes of Winnie and Tifa, Shad whispered a reminder:
"Mimiya".
"Meow?"
The cat poked its head out of the pocket, just as Matilda took out all the cosmetics and placed a soft cushion at the bottom of the box.
So Mia entered the box, and once it closed, the two maids below began their work. The blonde head maid, Moon Bay, held an eyebrow pencil and bent down behind Shad, looking at him in the mirror. She reached forward and gently touched his Adam's apple, then Matilda refined Shad's eyebrows a couple more times.
Then, Matilda casually tossed the eyebrow pencil aside, and with a soft clatter, she closed her eyes, embraced Shad's head from the side, and leaned down to kiss him.
Shad gripped the armrests on both sides of the chair tightly, but as a small celebration held by the maids after the battle of destiny, it was enough.
(End of this chapter)