Your Mightiness

The moment Father Joe knew August's thoughts, his inner feelings were really complicated.Because he had roughly guessed who Marquis Philip would recommend. Anyway, it was absolutely impossible to be Henry. That guy was so angry, okay?Until it is estimated that homosexuals can only talk about spiritual love in his mind, and he doesn't know how to carry out the sexual happiness that all human beings can enjoy.

Whoops, far away.

Father Joe tentatively asked August: "Haven't you ever thought that that person might be, uh, Raphael?"

"..." August was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed loudly, "How is it possible? Even if he is not the Queen Mother's child, he grew up beside the Queen Mother. Does the Queen Mother hate this kind of thing? It's not that I don't know."

August already knew that he and Raphael were not related by blood.

After enduring it for a while, Julie finally decided to tell the secret, but unwilling to be designed, she made a dying struggle and said a lot of bad things about Raphael.

But I don't know how August's logic is understood. He didn't believe the bad things that Julie said, but he firmly believed that Raphael was a straight man, and decided to stick to his principles, even if he liked Rafael again. Phil wouldn't turn a straight guy on, he thought that would be too selfish.

Julie: "..."

Julie, who did bad things with bad intentions, almost hanged herself in a hurry. Recently, she tried every means to match August and Raphael in a subtle way.

Thinking of this, the light representing wisdom in Father Joe's heart finally turned on. Fuck, Fuck, Fuck, August and Raphael appeared at the party at the same time, such a coincidence would not have been done by Julie Bar?

It must have been done by Julie.

Unlike Father Joe, who holds the title of vice president but never works (except when he was fresh at the beginning), Julie is very careful in running the secret society, and is committed to making the society stronger and stronger. big.Therefore, Father Joe only knew that his mission this time was to pretend to be August's recommender, but Julie knew the whole plan, because she designed the plan.Since it doesn't matter what you say, let's speak with facts!

However, Julie still didn't like Raphael's plot against her back then, so she tried her best to hide it from Raphael and Philip, and didn't let them know too many details about the orientation meeting.

As for why Raphael agreed to join the club, Julie didn't know, it should be Philip's persuasion.

"Okay, Philip is gone, let's go in too." Both Father Joe and Philip felt that the new member they recommended could shock everyone, so even if they met at the door, they did not go in together tacitly, but staggered from each other time.

After entering the house, it is like entering another world.

August had seen it a long time ago, but he didn't think it was too novel. He just parted ways with Father Joe at the door.The priest went to the door on the left.August put on a hood and followed the servant who specially guided him to the room on the right to wait.

The room on the right is not too big or small. It is a preparation room transformed from a lounge + cloakroom. There are only five people waiting in it, including August, that is six people.

Four of the five people had already taken off their hoods, but they didn't take them off completely. They were either sitting or standing, and one of them was idly playing a musical instrument. Seeing August come in, this The lady smiled brighter: "Here, dear."

August walked towards her. This person she knew was Julie's new lover, the daughter of a duke, a Welsh nobleman.After Wales became part of England, the whole family moved to London. I met Julie at the ball held by the king. It was love at first sight. The fire of love quickly burned between the two, and persisted for a year. Now I am thinking about it. The matter of cohabitation seems to be coming true.

Claire is a self-acquaintance, fair-skinned, beautiful, and somewhat boyish. Anyone who sees her will feel in a good mood. She and Miss Julie often go together as best friends at various banquets.Like Julie, Claire also likes to wear men's clothes, and her swordsmanship is first-rate.

Once, when Claire and Julie had a martial arts competition, they rolled together. August saw it from a distance and thought it was two men who were having sex.

Claire's family has supported Wales' incorporation into England from the very beginning, and it is the backbone of the Black Prince's ability to win Wales within a year.August did not comment on this kind of interest cooperation between nobles, but after Raphael determined that Claire had no excessive intentions, he accepted Claire's overtures. Now because of Julie's relationship, the friendship between the two It is also relatively stable.

"Is there anyone you don't know?" Clare is a good at remembering people, and she has a natural memory. As long as she has met someone once, she will definitely be able to recall it accurately the next time she meets. She is going to France. Helping August adjust quickly to the intricacies of his social network while on vacation.

August shook his head. Except for the new member brought by Philip who didn't take off his hat, he knew all the others who showed up.

Claire nodded, nothing more to say.

Now everyone is very nervous. After all, it is the first time that so many people who know more or less are living an unknown second life like me. I am nervous and excited, and I look forward to it even more. Who can see for a while, there is not much desire to talk, of course, it is also possible that they have already talked before August came in.

When everyone is here, the party will begin.

The newcomers put on their hoods again, and filed out through the door on the other side of the house, and walked to a deeper hall, where they could faintly hear the sound of music coming from the room on the left.

"How could I eventry,

(no matter what I try)

Icanneverwin.

(but can't win)"

The room on the left is the same as the room on the right, with two doors, but the room on the left is much larger than the room on the right. August and the others walked for a short distance before finally arriving It's the second door in the room on the left.The music is also getting louder, like some kind of chorus, the tune is a bit weird, but very original.

"I can see them laughatme, (I can see them laughing at me)

and I heart them say:

(hear them say:)

Hey you've got to hide your love away.

(you have to hide your love)"

Claire whispered in August's ear, "Are you ready for the new world?"

August thought to himself, I have greeted for many years.

The servants opened the double doors, revealing the magnificence inside, which was so dazzling that many people subconsciously squinted their eyes, walked in slowly, and the doors were closed behind them again. closed.

What appeared in front of their eyes was a huge ballroom. There were countless people wearing the same gray hoods as they did, except that each person had a delicate mask on their face. Members also each received a gorgeous and colorful mask, some can be put on directly, and some hold a thin silver rod to support the mask.All the nobles who have attended the Masquerade understand.

August didn't know about this link in advance, because each new orientation meeting will be different, mainly depends on the mood of the host Julie, and I don't know what tricks she is going to do this time, and even the old members are specially asked to Putting on the hood, so that everyone can't tell who is who.

After the chorus stopped, Julie, who was also wearing a hood, finally appeared on the small stage where everyone was looking forward to.

As a host, she is not very qualified: "Before welcoming new members, let's play a small game to promote feelings."

But everyone still chose to listen to her.

"I believe that everyone present is very curious about who the old members are or which gentleman or lady is hidden behind the mask of the new member, and they have already made their own guesses about some familiar figures.

"Then, why not make a bet and see if your intuition is correct.

"The rule is very simple. When the music starts, everyone should dance with unknown people at hand, and at the same time look around and look for the person you feel familiar with; when the music stops, you must find yourself within 1 minute. If you feel familiar, grab his hand and say "don't hide" and call out his name. If you guess right, the other party will take off the mask, if you guess wrong, you will take off the mask.

"The ball will continue until the last person is left. The winner will not only get the title of number one in this mini-game, but also a unique prize."

The man who looked more like Marquis Philip sneered, obviously he didn't think there were any prizes that could impress him to play this boring game.

Julie continued her mysticism, and after Marquis Philip expressed her disdain for the prize, she quickly slapped her face and said: "The prize is something that would never be allowed at previous parties: a kiss—"

In order to prevent secret associations from providing a breeding ground for promiscuity, August once banned too intimate contact at parties, unless they were lovers themselves.

"——A kiss that can never be refused, as long as it is someone at the ball, you can kiss anyone you want."

"!!!" Everyone was commotion.

The Marquis Philip even looked in the direction of the Earl of Wessex accurately, and the inevitability in his eyes must be understood by everyone.

"If there is no objection, it's about to start, it's really going to start, I'm really going to say it..."

Father Qiao was also an active member of this game, and urged impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, start!"

"Okay, Joe." Julie smiled gloatingly. She was wearing an eye mask with no covering effect, and her expression was very obvious.

Father Qiao was so angry that he exploded, but he didn't dare to argue with Julie any more. He just hid himself with the help of his friends and prepared to change his mask secretly later.All kinds of complicated and exaggerated beautiful masks were placed on the tables around the ball, obviously adding difficulty to the game.

Marquis Philip had already put on a new mask very quickly.Those who remembered his flamboyant mask from the beginning lost their calculations.

The music sounded, it was Julie's favorite, full of Aragon-like enthusiasm and unrestrained, and immediately heated up the atmosphere.

In fact, this game is more beneficial to new members. Although they don't know the identities of other people like old members, old members don't know theirs either. Invincible.The real difficulty of this game is not to find out others, but how to hide yourself.

Just hold on till the end to win.

The inspiration obviously came from August's unintentional joking with Julie: "The leftover is king."

And...August could clearly feel that Julie was creating a chance for him to win the game, because he not only hid his identity well, but also knew everyone's identity.If he doesn't win with such a natural advantage, then he doesn't have to mess around.

Claire also thinks that she can win, because her ability to remember people is outstanding. She thinks that Julie is creating a chance for her to win, and then kisses Julie in public... Tsk, she likes to show affection so much, she deserves to like it people!

August has wisely stayed away from Claire for the first time, because he does not intend to highlight himself too much in the early stage.

After the first music, at least half of the people had to take off their masks, revealing that they were all old members. They were so familiar with each other, and those who called them by their names were usually other old members. For example, Mrs. Jane The Earl of Wessex immediately kicked out of the game.

The Earl of Wessex: "..." My dear Countess, do you know that during the years you have been gone, your little girlfriend has suddenly turned bad? !Sure enough, it's not unreasonable for him to have misophobia!

As the masks fell one by one, some people were laughing, and some were exclaiming. The shouts must come from new members, who were amazed by these familiar people.

Father Qiao was more unlucky. He originally wanted to eliminate Julie first in the first round, but he didn't expect Julie to be one step ahead of him and told him "don't hide". Watching Julie win, he took off his mask, and went outside to watch other people play.

Father Qiao's experience also taught everyone a new way to play, fast, accurate, and ruthless. You report him before others report you, which is also a means of self-protection.Of course, the premise is to know who the other party is.

There was a stupid newcomer who took the lead, thinking that he would not be afraid, but he didn't realize until the snatching was over. He didn't know who the person in front of him was reporting him, so he had to take off his mask in the end.Silly is kinda cute.

In the end, just like August's previous judgment, after a few rounds, only a few cunning old members remained, and most of the others were new members. As long as they are not stupid, the chances of staying are very high.

After another tense round, August became the top four by reporting on Mrs. Jane.

Mrs. Jane was very annoyed that she had never been able to guess who August was and knew her so well.August deeply thanked Mrs. Jane's personal maid, Annie, in his heart. His relationship with this child has never been broken. Annie often sends him delicious bread, and his skills are really getting better and better. up.

Now there are only four people left on the scene, surrounded by other members and standing in the middle of a circle, and everyone has nowhere to hide. Except for August, the rest of the people are Marquis Philip, Claire, and an Austrian. Gust didn't know who it was, that is, the new member recommended by Marquis Philip.August felt that Philip would definitely be able to deal with the other party, so...August gave Claire a "fierce" look, and Claire was also looking at August.

When the music started, Julie sang in person, making the audience mesmerized.

But Julie has been paying attention to the four people dancing on the field as if they are about to compete, and then, at a certain point, it stops abruptly.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, August grabbed Claire's hand and said in a low voice on purpose: "Don't hide, Claire."

"!!!" Claire could swear that Julie did it on purpose, and then she realized that Julie didn't want her to win, but wanted her to help August win.

Julie made an apologetic gesture to her lover, kept bowing, and mouthed to go back to "repay".Only then did Claire take off the mask reluctantly, walked up to Julie in a few steps, wrapped her arms around her waist, turned around beautifully, and kissed Julie's lips fiercely in front of everyone.The other people who were waiting for the kiss were almost ready to move, and then they parted contentedly.

Julie also kissed very happily. Who said that to show affection, you have to win to show it?

The result on the other side was more unexpected, Marquis Philip lost.He gave his recommender a hard look: "The person you like is not here, what's the point of you winning?!" Like August, Philip thought he could win.

The other side shrugged and didn't answer.

August, who had always been full of confidence, finally felt nervous, because he had no idea who the other party was. It couldn't really be Henry, right?Familiar names flashed across August's mind.

But time waited for no one, and the joint singing of Julie and Claire sounded again, this time it was a lingering love song, and August had to be held by the other party's hand forcefully, leading him to take a female step.The movements are smooth and pleasing to the eye, and August's initial resistance has turned into a stiff cooperation, because...

The other party's identity is so familiar with the cold taste, and the exposed black hair like silk also clearly shows the answer to the mystery, and the answer is ready to come out.

At the moment when the singing stopped, they still hugged each other tightly, and at the same time whispered affectionately: "Yel?"

"Al!"

At that moment, it seemed that the whole world became silent. There was no singing of Julie, and no ballroom full of people. Only each other was left in their world.

The mask was taken off at the same time, and the blond Duke saw the person he most wanted to marry, and looked at him lovingly.

The author has something to say: Hey, they came out to each other =V=

In fact, I had the urge to write about the Middle Ages at the beginning, but one day I suddenly imagined such a scene of mutual coming out.

A grand ball, graceful music, and slowly lowering medieval masks.

PS: The lyrics in the article are from the Beatles' "YouGottoHideYourLoveAway", which is said to be written for their gay manager.Kiss can understand that August sang it, and then it was adapted by Julie.It just feels very appropriate to write in the text-you have to hide your love.