CH 108

March 2, 2022 by danmeiheaven

This alchemists and doctors exchange meeting is an event funded and organized by the royal family of the Saint Airo Empire, so it was paid more attention than ever before.

Not to mention the preparation time for the conference in advance, the time of the exchange alone is expected to be as long as a month.

When Xia Zuoyi arrived at the Saint Airo Empire, it was less than half a month before the symposium started.

On the first night of his arrival, he stayed in the Pope’s residence. Even going as far as sharing the same room and bed with him…

He returned to the Sherry Hotel the next morning.

There, he happened to come across Gena Kozmo’s arrival. Naturally, he got to know him under Prince Cassius’ introduction.

Three days later.

At Gena’s invitation, he went to the hunting ground outside Bore Mountain to go hunting—this is a place built by the royal family of the empire and dedicated to the hunting and entertainment of the royal family and aristocrats.

Even in the cold winter, the hunting ground hasn’t been closed and will even become more popular.

Because there are not many places where nobles can move about.

Whether men or women.

They all need a public place to socialize—in addition to banquets, hunting is undoubtedly another place to show their charm.

—Even if the prey in the hunting ground is reduced due to the frigid weather.

But this didn’t deter the members of the imperial royal family.

They will order their servants to put the animals that have already been raised into the enclosure in advance, and then open the hunting ground within a specified time for them and other imperial nobles to use.

This time, Xia Zuoyi just caught up with the opening time of the Bore Mountain Hunting Ground.

All the kings and aristocrats of small countries residing in the Sherry Hotel were invited.

He didn’t intend to go hunting in the hunting ground.

After all, wearing a not-so-thick riding suit in winter and “enjoying” the cold wind while on horseback… This is obviously not a good experience.

But the reason Gena Kozmo used to invite him was—”Beasts shouldn’t be confined in a narrow space. They should run freely in the vast mountain forests…”

“Maybe you should let these beasts out to release their wild nature.”

Xia Zuoyi: “…”

No, his fluff balls spend almost half of the winter in the castle to fatten up.  If not for his frequent urging, they don’t want to go out at all.

One by one is lazy.

But Xia Zuoyi thought about it again.

—Ice Cream is only a few years old and is when he’s the most lively. Although he looks very stable, in fact, he’ll actually play and roll with the two cubs.

Last night, Ice Cream jumped to the edge of the window like Brown Sugar and lay on it. With curiosity flashing in his blue eyes, he looked out the window. He probably wanted to go out and explore.

So he nodded and agreed to Gena’s invitation.

He doesn’t plan to take Eggy and Rice Cake to the hunting ground. The crowd and environment were still a little dangerous for the two pups.

This is the Saint Airo Empire. Some people must not be too friendly to him.

For example, he got news from Orville.

—Marquis Gary Phoebe will also go to Bore Mountain to participate in the game hunting, as well as Thomas, the head of the Ed Chamber of Commerce, and his son Jared.

After all, most of the maintenance costs of the hunting area are borne by the Ed Chamber of Commerce, so they naturally own the right to use it.

Whether it’s Marquis Gary or the president of the Ed Chamber of Commerce.

Even if these two are not hostile to him, they will definitely dislike him, Orville, and Archibald.

They won’t do anything on the surface though.

To a certain extent, the Bore Mountain Hunting Ground is the territory of the Ed Chamber of Commerce. Together with the support of the royal family, they’re likely to secretly make Xia Zuoyi suffer some losses, but they cannot reveal it directly.

There are many reasons why he doesn’t want to go. This is just one of them. After all, he just wants to attend the discussion quickly and return to his territory.

He doesn’t want any more trouble.

And… He doesn’t know if he’ll meet the heroine when he goes to the hunting area this time…

If he does, isn’t that the first meeting between the heroine and the second male lead?

As for the male protagonist.

Xia Zuoyi remembered that in the original book, he had been stationed at the border for a long time and hadn’t returned to the empire until the heroine appeared when the epidemic is about to end.

This is the description in the original book—She walked through the muddy and dirty streets to comfort the sad people who lost their families because of the disease. Her white skirt was stained with grime but she didn’t care at all… 

As dawn broke, the clatter of horses’ hooves came from the street…

Samielle looked up at the sound. The man facing the rising sun had bright blonde hair and blue eyes like the sea… 

At that moment, her mind was captivated.

Bore Mountain Hunting Ground.

The royal family and nobles, as the hosts of the reception, have long been waiting here in advance. As time went by, distinguished guests from the hotel slowly trickled in.

A game will be held in the hunting grounds.

—A game about rounding up prey.

The opposing teams were naturally the people from the empire and the honored guests.

Although this is just an entertainment game, it’s also related to the dignity of the empire to a certain extent.

Therefore, in addition to ordering Prince Cassius to attend, the king even specially ordered and allowed his two other children to come together.

One is the reclusive second prince of the empire, Ken Gales.

He doesn’t often appear in front of people. Like Prince Cassius, he has brown hair and blue eyes, although he’s not as handsome and dashing as the former, who looks like His Majesty the King.

The appearance of the second prince, Ken, is almost an agglomeration of the shortcomings of the king and queen. He looks very ordinary or can be described as delicate at most.

Except for his noble aura, brown hair, and blue eyes, he is not at all similar to Cassius.

But it can still be seen that he’s the child of the king and queen.

—It can only be said that the God of Creation forgot to pay him a little attention when he was born.

The other is the only princess born to the king and queen, Leonor Gales.

Her appearance followed the queen’s.

She has long curly blond hair and brown eyes. She’s beautiful but looks a little cold. Outsiders weren’t lying when they described her as akin to an ice flower condensed on the riverbank in winter, which is difficult for ordinary people to touch.

Even if one was fortunate enough to touch its branches and leaves, they will have to retract their hand because of the chill.

There are wooden sheds built in advance by the servants on the periphery, under which tables, chairs, drinks, and food are arranged.

On the other side is the entrance to the hunting grounds.

From here, the nobles could clearly see the distinguished guests coming in one by one. They then gathered to greet each other, maintaining the superficial etiquette between them.

Ken is sitting with his sister Leonor.

There was no one around them, giving them a rare silence.

Although Ken looks ordinary, he has a gentle temperament, making it hard for people to be malicious to him at first glance. On the contrary, his sister Leonor is cold and elegant, which makes people afraid to approach.

It was precisely because of her sudden coldness that there were no nobles around.

Others chatted in twos and threes or went around Prince Cassius.

Leonor took a sip of the hot scented tea and said in a clear and cold voice, “Cassius’s heart is big.”

She did not lower her voice when she said this.

Although there were not one or two nobles around them, there were servants and waiters to and fro and knights guarding them.

So Ken looked around before whispering to her, “You shouldn’t say that. Cassius is your younger brother after all.”

Leonor snorted softly.

Her lips, which she had painted red with the newest edition lipstick, Maple Leaf, sold by the Thorns Chamber of Commerce, spit out harsh words, “Come on, Ken, no one can stop me from telling the truth.”

“Do you think Cassius thinks that you are his brother?”

“Oh yes, he probably doesn’t put our eldest brother in his eyes anymore.”

Ken sighed, picked up his glass, and drank the rest of the wine. When the cold liquid slipped from his mouth to his stomach, it brought a series of heat.

He then whispered, “You’re right.”

“So, I have sent a letter to our eldest brother… Perhaps, he’ll soon come back from the border.”

“Really?!” Leonor said in surprise.

After he nodded affirmatively, she hugged his arm, “Ken, I knew you had some means!”

“It’s time to teach our little brother a lesson.”

She wanted to make him understand that he shouldn’t be arrogant by relying on their mother’s preference, pay no attention to everything, and be arrogant towards them.

Although Cassius has covered up well for outsiders, he really owes a lot of time to get to know his family.

After hearing the news from Ken, Leonor was finally at ease.

She began to leisurely look at the guests from Sherry Hotel.

She looked around and said, “Earlier, I heard from the knight who sent the invitation that Lord Desinia wouldn’t come here to participate.”

“Oh, that’s really a relief for Cassius.”

Ken couldn’t help but be silent when he remembered the beasts brought by Lord Desinia.

He heard Leonor continue to say next to him, “Look over there.”

“Marquis Gary and Thomas, the head of the Ed Chamber of Commerce, got together. Is this a friendship formed after being swindled with countless gold coins together?” 

Covering her mouth with one hand, she sneered, “The result of insatiable greed.”

She saw Marquis Gary and old Thomas was each followed by a young man and a petite figure in a white cloak… It should be the marquis’s daughter.

The other was probably the son of old Thomas.

Leonor was about to tell Ken to take a look at half of the little face of the marquis’s daughter. Although it’s not the whole view, it is really beautiful.

This young girl named Samielle Phoebe caused a sensation as soon as Marquis Gary settled in the royal city.

—Just because of her unparalleled beauty.

At this time, on the periphery of the hunting ground, Samielle was undoubtedly the most paid attention to.

Leonor didn’t feel much jealousy about it.

She’s just curious about her beauty because she hasn’t seen it clearly yet.

Just when she’s about to get up and have a look, the people around her start to look at the entrance of the hunting ground… Then they began to gasp…

She felt Ken tugging at her arm.

At this time, there was a loud eagle chirping in the sky.

—The sound of wings fanning seemed to be on the top of the wooden shed, close to their ears, which attracted many people to look up and be surprised.

She turned to look at the entrance and the first thing that caught her eye was the boy in a black-and-red riding suit and a black fluffy cloak.

—His hair fluttered slightly with the winter wind, revealing his beautiful and exquisite face. His right hand with a half-glove caressed the big golden lion walking by his side, rubbing the lion’s thick sideburns and combing it slowly.

And behind the boy, on the other side, other beasts followed.

He was surrounded by beasts, like a king guarded in the center, so conspicuous and majestic.

Leonor’s heart couldn’t help pounding. She could hardly see Archduke Archiayoli, Prince Cavendish, and the others who were walking further behind.

She heard someone say.

—”What’s going on?! Isn’t Desinia not coming to the hunting ground? Who called him again?!”

Translator’s Note:

Currently attending class as I update this one XD. Also, I’m translating Chapter 110 right now so it’ll be ready by Tuesday. Hopefully, I can translate 3 chapters today so I can have more (when I’m in the mood, I can translate 3 chapters but if not then at most 2).