Chapter 297 Chapter 91: Suggestion
Dofilaia’s brief sentence completely silenced Igte.
Love…?
Igte couldn’t help but recall the bits and pieces since he met the young lady. Although it has only been half a year, this person, with her brilliant and magnificent colors like flames, approached him like an ethereal elf, and has since become an indispensable part of his sight.
Igte’s palm touched the long sword placed on the table beside him. On the worn metal hilt of “End”, faint traces of flame-like warmth were transmitted.
Igte vaguely guessed that it was because of this sword that he became acquainted with the young lady. Although, at that time, Igte followed Verafia largely because of this sword, and her coercion… But now, Igte suddenly found it difficult to distinguish between them, which was more important in his heart.
The black-haired youth raised his azure blue eyes, his voice sounding like a question: “Miss Dofi, you can tell…?”
Dofilaia took his words as affirmation, so she nodded and said, “Of course. Actually, it’s not just now; last night, when Miss Vera was involved with that Hodrea, your expression then was even more anxious than it is now.”
Igte recalled how he had struck the black barrier with his sword beyond his capacity, and shook his head with a self-deprecating smile. Igte put away “End”, found a place to crouch down, and shook his head: “But, even so… I don’t think Miss Verafia would be interested in me.”
“Hmmm, as for this question… Indeed, she is Miss Phoenix. Perhaps, it’s more of a novelty right now?”
The mage girl walked closer to Igte, nodded, and put on a thoughtful expression.
Dofilaia’s pair of stern, frost-blue pupils leaned towards the youth’s side profile, and her clear face showed an encouraging smile:
“But, even if that’s the case, compared to others, Miss Verafia clearly cares about you a bit more… And, feelings like these can be cultivated. Igte, you have a great chance!”
“Cultivated? Miss Dofi, you mean…” Igte turned his gaze and looked over in confusion.
“Mhm. Although Miss Verafia is a legendary phoenix, she is not very old… she can be described as simple. And as you said, when Miss Verafia first arrived in the kingdom, you were by her side. You could say that you are the most familiar person by her side. This way, Igte, you can completely find an opportunity to treat her like a childhood sweetheart and pursue her!”
Dofilaia suggested with great certainty. Although the young lady had never been in love, she had witnessed many similar situations in the academy, and she herself had been pursued by many noble youths, so she was quite familiar with the mindset of girls.
“Of course… rushing for success is definitely unrealistic. Igte, why don’t you try to get closer to her in daily life, and let Miss Vera get used to it gradually? The simplest thing, starting with the way you address her?”
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The sunlight was like pure gold, spread out on the ground. Igte stopped in front of the young lady’s door, his azure blue eyes lifted forcefully, and the brilliant warm sun cut through the gaps in his black hair, leaving a warm golden touch on the side of his face.
Igte reached out his palm to touch the room door. In an instant, Dofilaia’s serious and detailed suggestions from an hour ago, as well as her encouraging gaze before leaving, flashed through his mind.
What is this… a strategist who is instigating me to confess to this little phoenix?
Igte’s palm paused slightly on the door. He suddenly doubted whether his feelings for Verafia were entirely as the mage girl said… Even though she had a flawless face, perfect like an exquisite doll, and it seemed true that he could not ignore her smiles and frowns.
But now was not the time for Igte to hesitate. The black-haired youth raised his hand and knocked, gently calling out, “Young Lady?”
“The door is not locked, come in yourself!” A melodious voice like an oriole’s call came. Igte took a deep breath and pushed the door open forcefully.
The pale golden sunlight, like flawless ornaments, adorned the young lady’s beautiful hair. Verafia turned her fair, flawless, childishly beautiful face. Seeing Igte walk in, her pair of scorching gold, magnificent pupils were like transparent gems bathed in sunlight.
Verafia’s delicate and slender legs under her skirt swung lightly, and she suddenly jumped to the ground, her white leather boots making a crisp sound on the floor.
“Igte, hurry over! Hmph, let’s see how much I got from Vicena!”
A clear and pleasant voice, like the song of a linnet, echoed in the air. Verafia’s snow-white, jade-like face showed an excited expression, as if she wanted to show off her acquisitions to her attendant.
Igte walked closer and saw that the table in front of the young lady was filled with all sorts of dazzling magic gems, magic crystals, and other materials, and there were even many top-quality finished magic artifacts and magic scrolls.
Verafia’s slender, jade-like little hand picked up a gem from the front that shimmered with a brilliant golden glow and exuded a strong aura. She raised her scorching golden eyes and proudly showed off to Igte.
“Igte, look! This is a very rare Sun Crystal. Even I haven’t seen many of them. I didn’t expect this woman named Vicena to have collected it. Hmph, it’s a good thing I ran into it… And this Sea Obsidian Crystal, legend has it that it’s a magic crystal formed after a sea withers away. Although it’s not that difficult in reality, it’s still quite rare! Well, according to that Vicena, it can be sold for at least a thousand gold coins…”
The girl chattered on, but her voice, pleasant like a jade instrument, sounded in his ears. Igte looked at the spoils the young lady was displaying, and couldn’t help but be astonished: “Young Lady, you actually got so much!”
Although Igte’s strength was quite abysmal, as the son of a Saint Rank and a Marquis, his vision was not low. Among the treasures that Verafia had obtained and filled the table with,
Just among those that Igte recognized as comparable to the “Sun Gem” and “Sea Obsidian Crystal” that the young lady was proudly showing off, there were at least three to five items. The vast majority of the remaining items were no less valuable than the Dragon Wolf King Magic Crystal that he had spent his entire fortune on in Vist City and was still in debt for.
“Of course!”
Verafia’s snow-white little face proudly lifted, her beautiful, brilliant gold eyes flickered, and her cute voice chimed like a bell.
“I traded a fire feather for it from her. Although it’s not as good as the one that unlocked your ‘talent’ for you back then, for you humans, it’s truly a priceless treasure! I was willing to trade with her only because of you.”
