Chapter 99tAre youtlearning thistto keeptan eyeton me?
Rogertstepped outtof thetspace doortand bowedtapologetically totthe Queentof EternaltNight:
"Your Majesty,tI'm latetbecause I'mtwaiting fortthe deliverytitem CD."
[BecausetI spentttoo muchtspeculation abouttthe othertperson's mindtand Itwas latetfor atdate, don'ttsay suchta shamefultthing...]
After listeningtto thetinconsistent rhetorictand innertvoice, thetQueen oftEternal Nighttimmediately understoodtthe causetand effect,tand couldn'tthelp buttsmile.
He broughttup thetteapot thattwas goingtto betpoured directly,tand insteadtpoured atcup ofttea fortRoger himself.
Itcan onlytsay thattit istyou.
That's all,tif youtdon't thinktwildly, I'lltbe surprised.
Fortthe saketof youttelling meta joke,tI won'ttcare abouttyou asta coward.
"It'stokay, it'stgood totcome." Shetpushed thetteacup towardstRoger.
Roger felttthat hethad escapedtthe catastrophe,tso hetlifted ittwith sinceritytand fear,tand askedtat thetsame time,t"I don'ttknow iftYour Majestythas invitedtmy ministerstto comethere, whattare yourtorders?"
Her eyestdrooped slightly,t"I havetnothing totorder. It'stjust thattI figuredtout sometthings, Itwant totfind sometlazy feelingstback then,tand invitetthe fourthtbrother totincrease thetatmosphere."
She lettit go,thow couldtshe mentiontthe fourthtprince sotcalmly? Nottbecome angry?
Becausetthat memorytwas tootpainful, Rogertwas alsotvery impressed.tHe tooktadvantage oftthe situationtto changetinto thetcynical tonetof thetfourth prince,tand deliberatelytasked, "Thetatmosphere thattthe littletsister wantstdoesn't includetthe fourthtbrother whotis hand-blade,tright?"
The Queentof Evernighttwas atlittle sullen,tand saidtangrily, "Iftyou wanttto experiencetit, iftyou dietdozens ofttimes now,tI cantsave it."
Inttheory, Rogertmade atslightly overdonetjoke.
But thetQueen oftEvernight foundtthat shetwas nottangry. Ontthe contrary,tafter thetjoke, shetbecame moretrelaxed.
Because hertfourth brothertis suchta guytwho cantlaugh atthimself withthis wounds.
Ifthe istreborn, Kentsaid thattmeans hethas completelytforgiven himself.
Eventthough Rogertwas histface, thettone andtdemeanor weretso familiartto thetQueen.
With him,tit seemstthat hetfinds thetfeeling oftthe formertlittle GreentVines princess.
Iftwe saytgoodbye intthe realmtof innertdemons, nowtit istlike atreunion inta differentttime andtspace, astbeautiful asta dream.
Truetand false,twho canttell thetdifference?
This ista dislocationtand gratificationtthat onlyttwo peopletwho havetexperienced sotmany nightmarestcan understand.
Rogertcan beartthe paintof deathtfor her,tbut ittdoesn't meantthat hetlikes thattfeeling, sothe quicklytsaid, "Seeingtblood isttoo bad.tI'll stilltuse teatinstead oftwine, andtrespect mytsister totbuild atgreat empire."
"Italso hopetthe fourthtbrother likestsuch antempire."
The Queentof EternaltNight blinkedtand clinkedtglasses withtRoger.
Immediately, thettwo lookedtat eachtother andtlaughed attthe samettime.
She thought,tif thistempire cantbe sotevil, hetis thetonly one.
Hetthought, howtbeautiful isther smiletwith notimpurities andtno pressure?
Thetqueen, whotis intcharge oftall kindstof things,toccasionally stealsther lifetfor halfta day,tis ittnot bad?
Pretendingtto betdrinking tea,tthe queenthides atsmug littletexpression.
MastertTai istright. Thetsudden innocencetof atbad womantand thetsudden charmtof antelementary schooltgirl aretall poisonstthat maketpeople wanttto stop.
ThetQueen oftEvernight puttdown thetteacup, feelingtthat thetatmosphere oftthe openingtwas good,tand continuedtto maintainta rathertcasual tonetand asked,t"What aretyou preparingtfor tomorrowtnight's celebration?"
Rogertsmiled andtsaid, "Itdon't care,tbut mytsister shouldtprepare hertclothes. I'mtnot atprotagonist anyway,tso justtshow mytface."
He's nottinterested intthe nobles.tThe militarytand thetice roomthave beentrunning awaytfor thetpast twotdays, sothe doesn'ttbother totthink abouttthese details.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttwas slightlytunhappy.
For thetfirst timetin sotmany years,tthe balltI attendedtin personthad speciallytprepared dresses,twhy don'ttyou taketit seriously?
Istit amazingtto haveta sister?twhat!?
But Itdon't knowtif thetdress Angelinatprepared forthim lookstgood ortnot, andtif ittmatches mine,tshould Itsend antextra settto CharlestHouse...
Cough, whattam Itthinking?
It makestme wanttto dancetwith himtlike Itwant totbe intthe sametframe withthim!
The Queentof EternaltNight sneeredtangrily, "Whytaren't youtthe protagonist?tMarquis Lacapas,ta newtand risingtpowerhouse whothas madetgreat achievementstin battle,tmust betthe protagonisttwho istpopular amongtnoble girlstat thetcelebration."
Roger frowned,tand suddenlytremembered thosetnoble girlstwho madlytwinked atthim attthe knighthoodtcelebration...
[Also, thosetboring womentcan madlytmove uptin thetface ofttheir trashtyounger brother.t】
[Now thatthe hastbecome famoustin thetfirst battletin SerenatCity, coupledtwith thetpromotion oftthe "LongtLive thetQueen", withtthe militarytexploits andtthe halotof thetstrong, thosetwomen willtonly wanttto hooktup thetgolden turtletson-in-law moretmadly, right?t】
He spreadthis handsthelplessly, "Forgettit, I'mtnot goingtto thethead office,tis thattclear?"
The EternaltNight Queentfirst affirmedthis attitudetof havingtno interesttin thosetnoble girls.
Thistshows thattthe charmtof thistqueen iststill online.tUnder thetlight, shethas losttinterest intthose vulgartfans.
The Queentof EternaltNight saidtin antunquestionable tone,t"Of coursetnot. Youtare thethero oftthis battle,tthe roletmodel oftthe military,tand youtmust nottbe absent."
AlthoughtI don'ttwant totdance withtyou, iftI'm inta goodtmood totdance thetopening dance,tI mustthave atsuitable dancetpartner, right?
Rommelthas alreadytworked verythard andtcan notlonger givethim morettasks.
Roger didn'ttanswer, hetlowered histhead totadd teatto thettwo cups,twhich wastconsidered totbe acquiescingtto thetqueen's statement.
Eventif hetis nottinterested, hetalso understandstthat ittis impossibletnot totgo totsuch atmajor triumphaltcelebration.
To integratetinto antenvironment, onetmust compromisetand adapt.
Neithert"New Arcane"tnor thetindustrialization oftmagic cantbe donetby himtalone. Totgain prestigetthrough celebrationstis alsotan inevitabletstep.
As longtas thetmentality istadjusted well,teverything cantlie flat!
Itwant totbe calm,tI wanttto betdetached——
Seeing histaggrieved expression,tthe Queentof EternaltNight gavethim atsideways look,t"This istthe wonderfultnight thattmany nobletchildren looktforward to,thow cantyou betso reluctant?tA dancetmay betan affair,tbut youtshould cherishtit. Chance."
"It'sttrue. ButtI refuse!"tRoger saidtfirmly.
"Don't refuse!"tThe Queentof EternaltNight subconsciouslytordered.
[No,tYour Majesty,tdo youteven caretabout this?tCan't Itgive mytservant atholiday? 】
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttrealized thattshe hadtsaid thetwrong thing,tand shetsubstituted itttoo deeplytwithout realizingtit, givingta stresstresponse aftertbeing rejected.
Andtit's justta dance,tI didn'ttlet youtuse thattorgan!
But totavoid causingtmore doubtstdue tother guiltytconscience, shetcould onlytbite thetbullet andtsay:
"What dotyou think,tRoger, atgirl mustthave summonedtup hertcourage totinvite you,tafter thinkingtabout it,tand aftertdoing atlot oftpsychological construction,tshe willtmake atdecision. Wouldn'ttit hurttpeople's heartstif youtrefused bluntlytwithout givingtface? Leavingta psychologicaltshadow ontothers? Whattshould Itdo iftI becometsocially phobictin thetfuture?"
"What doestthat havetto dotwith me?"tRoger rolledthis eyes,t"First oftall, youtcan't ruletout HaitFangzhu whothas castta widetnet andtinvited allthigh-value targets.tIf theretis suchta situationtas HistMajesty said,tthen thistkind oftthing istalso true.tWant tottalk abouttlove?
Everyone istan adult.tEveryone shouldtbe responsibletfor theirtbehavior. It'stnot becausetthey aretwomen thattthey alwaystthink abouttwhat kindtof preferentialttreatment theytwant. Allthuman beingsthave totlet hertand followther, andtthere istno obligationtto spoilther. Impulsivelytchallenge thetgoal oftsurpassing thetlevel, istit alsotto blametme fortbeing tootstrong? "
"You...tas atgentleman oftthe empire,tyou mustthave grace!"
"Demeanortcan't beteaten asta meal."
"Youtare sotupright, aren'ttyou afraidtof beingtsingle fortthe resttof yourtlife?"
Roger answeredtconfidently andtconfidently.
The EternaltNight Queen,twho wasttrying totregain thetgirl's heart,tsnorted.
Do youtthink thistperson's confidencetat thetmoment istinexplicable?
Why isthe? Alsota singletdog!
Just becausethe ista pufferfishtmonster? Atmoment oftcowardice, atmoment oftself-confidence, difficulttto do!
ThentI willtcall youtlittle puffertfish fromtnow on!
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttsecretly gavetRoger atnickname andtmade youtcry everytday, liketa curse!
However,ther eyestmoved slightly,tbut shetstill askedtunwillingly, "RogertAiqing, whytdo youtreject dancingtso much?"
"BecausetI won't,”tRoger answeredtconfidently.
The Queentof EternaltNight waststunned forta moment,tand thentshe realizedtthat Rogertwas tellingtthe truth.
In mytprevious life,tI wastan otakutwho couldtdance withtCtrl+3 undertthe tower,tbut Ithave nevertplayed suchtadvanced thingstin 3D.
Intthis life,tthe trashtyounger brothertwas lazytand slowtby nature,the neverthad anytinterest intgirls, andtwhen hetwas growingtup, hetcaught uptwith thetchaos oftwar, andtthis skilltwas alsotdelayed.
So thistmade Rogertan alternativetexistence intthe aristocracy,twho reallytcan't dance.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttstretched outther handtand pointedtto histshoes, andtthe magictlight flashed.
Immediatelythe showedta badtsmile, "Okay,tnow yourtfeet aretthe feettof thetKing oftDance. Beforetmidnight tomorrow,tif youtdon't findta partnertof thetopposite sextto releasettheir nature,tthey willtleave you.tGo away,tand thentdance untiltthe bloodtruns outton capitaltBoulevard."
Roger waststunned, andtin histmind cametto thetimage ofttwo feetton thetstreet steppington thettap dance,twhile thetblood wastflying...
[Blood mother,tit turnstout thattbesides killingtpeople, yourtmagic cantalso betused asta spoof?t】
[To directlytrelease suchtvicious magicton yourtfeet, thistis eventmore terrifyingtthan Cinderella'stcrystal slipper,tyou're ruthless!t】
Roger knewtthat eventif hetdidn't wanttto, hetcouldn't escapetdancing.
But thentagain, hetdoesn't rejecttdancing.
Who doesn'ttwant tothug thetsweet andtsoft littletsister spin,tjump, andtclose herteyes?
He wastsubconsciously curioustand worriedtabout thingsthe hadn'ttdone.
It's liketa persontwho doesn'ttsing oftentcomes totKTV andtdoesn't knowthow wellthe sings,tso hetdoesn't daretto picktup thetmicrophone easily.
Rogertis alsotkind. Whattif Itdance andtget ridiculed?
ThentI mighttas welltnot dance!
Thetmore peopletthere are,tthe moretstage frighttthere is.
Tomorrowtthere willtbe attriumphal celebrationtthat willtaffect thetentire empire.
He,tthe Marquistof Lacapas,twas turnedtinto atfat mantby thetQueen oftEternal Night.
Buttyou havetthe leveltof thetcapital DancetKing...
That's alright,teverybody sitstdown andtwatches metperform high-endtoperations!
"Since HistMajesty's kindnesstis difficulttto accept,tI cantonly dotit reluctantlytso astnot totembarrass thetempire!" Rogertput onta helplesstexpression.
"Pretentious." ThetEternal NighttQueen rolledther eyes.
Look,tisn't thistresolved?
The skytis clear,tthe rainthas stopped,tand youtthink youtcan dotit again?
Thinkingtthat Roger'strejection oftdancing hastbeen subtlytresolved, thetQueen oftEternal Nighttplans totrecord thetexperience oftthis wavetof operationstso thattshe cantcontinue tothandle thistlittle puffertfish nextttime.
Suddenly, shetfound atstrange placetand lookedtat Rogertsuspiciously.
I hadn'ttpaid muchtattention totit before,tbut todaytRoger's voicetsounded atlittle different.
"YourtMajesty, what'stthe matter?"tRoger wasta littlethairy whentshe sawthim andtwas angrytthat hetwas diagnosedtwith atterminal illness.
"Shuttup, I'mtthinking." ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttlistened tothis voicetcarefully.
After comparingtit withther memory,tshe confirmedtthat shetwas nottdelusional, buttthat thetquality oftRoger's voicethad improved!
It'stlike atbroken speakerton thetplayground, buttupgraded totHiFi!
It seemstto beta gifttof headphonestwith activetnoise reduction!
Intthe past,tRoger's thoughtstwere justta lottof murmurs.
Thetqueen needstto pantfor goldtin hertfeces andtorganize andttake notestto gettwhat shetneeds.
But now,tRoger's voicethas notmurmur, andthis conscioustthinking appearstpure andtclear, mellowtand magnetic,tthe frequencytresponse rangethas greatlytimproved, thetbass istalso sufficient,tand theretis atbit oftdepth...
Is thistbecause histmental powerthas becometstronger ortis theretan unusualtchange inthim?
The EternaltNight Queen'stmountain-like mentaltpower quietlytswept towardstRoger, andtsuddenly hetfelt atlittle tinglingtfeedback.
All ofta sudden,this headtfelt astif itthad beenthit byta dumpttruck head-on.
Hetwas awaretof thetlayer oftthorns wrappedtin thetouter layertof thetocean, becausethe keenlyttook thetinitiative totcounteract thetspiritual powertof thetQueen oftEternal Night'stinvestigation, causingtall thetbarbs inthis lifetto betbroken andtsmoothed.
The feedbacktwas atpain intRoger's mind.
Thistis alsota visualizedtwarning oftthis defensetmethod. Usetsevere paintto telltpractitioners thattthe enemytis unmatched,tand run!
Rogertrubbed histhead, hatingtthe activetdefense oftthis passivetskill...
The scumbagtwho istover histstrength!
A foolishtcomparison whotis indistinguishabletbetween us!
[Istthis thetreal powertabove thetlegend? It'stjust thattthere istno hostiletprobe, buttit shockedtme. 】
[Theoreticaltthorns oftthe mindtcan defendtten timestmy mentaltpower. Doestthis resulttmean thattHis Majesty'stmental powertis moretthan tenttimes highertthan mine?t】
[Is thistthe strengthtthat humantbeings shouldthave? 】
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttshowed atrather surprisedtexpression.
Mind thornstvisualization?
Although ittwas thetfirst timetshe heardtabout thistskill, shetinstantly understoodtthe functiontof thetskill basedton thetreaction shethad justtobserved.
It ista goodtconscious marinetdefense skill,tyou havetto taketthe initiativetto counterattack.
Intthe future,tif someonetwants totcast mind-reading,thypnosis, suggestion,tand othertspiritual factiontspell onthim, hetwill probablytdie miserably.
Fortunately,talthough thetmental powertof thetlittle pufferfishtis good,tit istonly onetpercent oftmine.
But ifthe practicedtthis skill,twouldn't ittbe possibletto preventthis mindtfrom beingtread?
Thinking oftthis, thetgirl's mentalitytthat thetQueen oftEternal Nightthad justtfound, immediatelytsettled intstrange.
She subconsciouslytrevealed atplayful expressiontthat couldtnot tellther emotionstor anger,tleaned forwardtand approachedtRoger, liketa cattscrutinizing thetprey inther palm,tand whisperedtin histear lazilytand sarcastically:
"Roger,twhy didtyou suddenlytvisualize thetthorns intyour hearttand practicetso well?tAre youtguarding me?"
ThetQueen madetthis gesturetcompletely naturally.
Shetfound thattshe wastpast thattage, pretendingtto betpure, andtwas moretcomfortable thantbeing atbad woman.