OBS Chapter 3511 A Special Ball
Chapter 3511 A Special Ball
Chapter 3511 A Special Ball
"What are you talking about?"
Claire then smiled and hugged Shad, secretly pleased. But Elder Harald was furious; he wanted nothing more than to pull his granddaughter away, grab Shad by the collar, and demand an explanation.
"You used this weather-altering relic in the Snow Mountain Hall because you were afraid the church in the city wouldn't cause us trouble, were you?"
Even if the Church of the True God allows the Fatu to do things that would be considered illegal elsewhere, it is not allowed anywhere to use relics to change the weather on a large scale—especially since Shad has no legitimate reason at all; he just wants to dance with the girls.
Emilia arrived in town soon after, skipping and hopping, and Sylvia, who missed the dance yesterday, followed shortly after. Sylvia, who was supposed to come, didn't show up tonight, but she left a note for Sylvia and Claire in the council, explaining that she and Margaret had some tricky business to handle in Velendale that night, and she even asked for leave from the later council meeting.
The council meeting that evening began at seven o'clock, so the Great Witches had time to do their own things before then. Claire was to attend the Fatu people's banquet in the Snow Mountain Hall, which she found rather boring kinship socializing.
Xia De also received an invitation, so he and Xi Wei appeared in the banquet hall of the Snow Mountain Hall at 6:30.
This banquet hall, usually empty, finally served its purpose today. A hundred-meter-long table, pieced together from the wall, was surrounded by Fatu people; there were five such tables in the banquet hall.
The banquet hall was brightly lit, with gas lamps illuminating the various delicacies and drinks laid out on the tables. Fatou people, dressed in their traditional attire, either sat together eating, drinking, and having fun, or stood around the tables reminiscing and discussing the grand celebrations of this year's All Souls' Day.
However, at 6:50, Claire and Sylvie, who were sitting with Shad, left their seats and headed to the Witch Council with their respective apprentices.
Considering that Claire might return to take Ellie away later, Shad stood up and quietly left the banquet hall. He then found Emilia in the unicorn's den, reading a storybook to Ellie and little Leona.
"Snow White, having taken a bite of the poisoned apple, immediately collapsed at the door of the dwarfs' hut and stopped breathing. The queen, disguised as a witch, left satisfied, while the dwarfs, who had gone out to work in the evening, returned to find Snow White already dead."
Then Emilia stopped talking, closed the storybook, and said to Ellie quite seriously:
"From this story, we can learn that although apples are delicious, we shouldn't just eat apples given to us by strangers. If we're not careful, we could end up like the kind princess in the story, being harmed and killed. Ellie, do you understand?"
"Ang~"
The sound came from little Leona, and Emilia quickly whispered:
“I know there’s more to this story, but that’s not the point, and you don’t need to point it out.”
"Ang~"
This time it was Ellie who made the sound, and Emilia frowned in distress:
"What? You heard this story from your previous master, told to you by the maid? Oh, the story of Snow White, which originated in an era earlier than the early Fifth Age, right? It doesn't matter, the point is the same anyway. Ellie, don't just eat apples handed to you by strangers."
"Ang~"
Shad entered after Emilia had finished her "unicorn safety lesson," and Emilia stood up with a smile, holding the fairy tale book.
"Isn't there a banquet going on? Why are you looking for me again? It's okay, don't worry about me. I'm happy just to be here with them."
Emilia also received an invitation to the banquet, but she didn't want to attend a banquet where she didn't know anyone, so she stayed here to enjoy some peace and quiet.
"Claire and Sylvie will probably be back in a while. The issue of Ellie becoming a registered unicorn in the council will only be brought up at the end of the meeting. Let's go play on the Radiant Messenger now, and take Ellie and little Leona with us."
So Shad and Emilia each rode a unicorn, flying from the Snow Mountain Hall to the snow mountain, and then circled back to the town's docks along the coastline.
After the unicorns landed on the deck, Miss Elizabeth came to greet them. Meanwhile, aboard the Radiant Messenger, Shad also encountered an unexpected guest:
"Miss Winnie, what are you doing here?"
The ice maid, who should have been in the ice castle, was now in the banquet hall of the Radiant Messenger, but not as a maid, but as a guest. This was the first time Shad had seen her outside the castle.
The boat girl then explained:
“I invited Winnie here through Miss Swift. We were discussing the Fifth Age. Shad, should we prepare dinner? Was the Fatu's dinner to your liking?”
They were talking about much more than just the events of the Fifth Age, but since the girls were unwilling to discuss it, Shad didn't ask:
"No need, Emilia and I are just wandering around and will be leaving soon. Let's dance together tonight, Miss Winnie, would you like to come?"
"No, I need to return to the castle soon. The fluctuations in the elements at night will affect the portal, and I need to go back and take care of it."
The ice maid smiled and shook her head in refusal, so Shad led Emilia to the deck. The Radiant Messenger was now docked at the town's pier. Looking out to sea from the stern, with sea cliffs on both sides, it felt like looking out from a canyon.
They stayed on the ship for about an hour, and only returned to the Snow Mountain Hall after calculating the exact time. At that moment, Claire also went to the Unicorn's Den to find Ellie; her proposal had passed the council's vote, and all the great witches welcomed Ellie's joining.
However, becoming a "registered unicorn" doesn't come with too much responsibility for Ellie. Claire has already stated in the council that Ellie has her own freedom, and the witches understand this.
Claire took Ellie back to the council, but Sylvie didn't go back. She brought good news to Shad, who was standing outside the unicorn's den:
"His Excellency the Speaker consulted ancient texts and learned about unknowable-level fate-related relics."
She told Shad that [Ouroboros Eye], [What If], and [Book of Time] were superior replacements for the other three angel-level relics, and that using the power of these three relics would minimize the effects of angel-level relics.
"Is it enough to have used it? I should be considered to have used 'The Book of Time' in the library, so I'm no longer affected by the 'Puppet Master's Script', right?"
Sevi shook her head:
"I don't know about that, but that's what the Speaker said. However, she didn't say where this information came from. Megan and Audrey have searched through almost all the books in the council but haven't seen this kind of information before, so we don't know where she got it from. But after all, she is our leader, so it's normal for her to know more than we do."
However, it seems His Excellency the Speaker isn't in a particularly good mood today. Although he didn't lose his temper easily, he sounded angry when he spoke, and I wonder what's wrong. "Come, Shad, let's go back to the banquet hall. Have a couple more drinks with me. This is a banquet; we won't discuss anything else."
The feasts of the Fatu people on the second day of All Souls' Day last until the early hours of the morning, ending only after the warriors carrying torches who have climbed the mountain have left.
However, Claire didn't want to stay there overnight, so at 9:30 that evening, Claire, who had brought Ellie back, quietly slipped out of the Snow Mountain Hall with Shad and Sylvie. They didn't forget to call Emilia, who was still telling stories to the unicorns, and together they went to the town's dock.
Because the weather tonight is significantly better than yesterday, the number of tourists gathered at the pier for the bonfire party is still about two-thirds of yesterday's number.
Shad, holding the girls' hands, was about to join them in dancing, but Sylvie stopped him:
"Not over there, it's over here."
She smiled and pointed to the Radiant Messenger. Shad, Claire, Miss Aurora, Stella, and Emilia followed her aboard. Miss Swift, who helped maintain the portal, was also there that night. Disguised as a small boat, the Radiant Messenger slowly sailed out of the town's dock, only stopping when the campfire on the dock was reduced to a faint, starlight-like glow.
By this time, the girls had all gone to their rooms to change into their "ball" outfits. Claire, wearing a striking orange-red evening gown, glanced down from the deck:
"Sevier, you want to dance on the sea with Shad, right?"
She was not satisfied with the venue:
“It’s pitch black in here, I think it’s not even as good as the docks in Kyle Todd. If you don’t want to be with so many people, we can actually go up to the rooftop of the Snow Mountain Hall to dance.”
The Great Witch of Light tossed her long, wavy brown hair:
"Claire, you need to have some imagination."
As she spoke, she stood by the railing on the deck and called out to the sea in a non-human language—the language of mermaids.
Then hundreds of mermaid girls emerged from the water, waved to the group on the deck, and then dispersed on the sea in front of the bow of the ship.
It's unclear what methods these mermaid girls used, but the scattered lights gradually spread from beneath the sea surface to the surface. Then, the blue and silver lights diffused in the seawater, eventually forming a circular luminous area with a diameter of about 400 feet at the bow of the Radiant Messenger.
The outermost edge of the circular area is silver, the interior is filled with blue, and the very center is a silver five-pointed star. Due to the mermaid girls' spells, various colored light spots constantly surge from within the blue area, making it look quite powerful.