Lizard Keeping Diary

Shatz did not forget to go to the princess mansion at night.He felt like it was a science class where he had to muster up the courage to tell himself it was okay to be stupid, but it wasn't.Moen, that is a noble princess.Why did she invite him to dinner?It doesn't make sense at all.

Like everyone else, Schatz was intimidated by the authority of the Crown.That's appropriate fear, he thought.

Sometimes this fear was mixed with loathing, and he wished in his heart that this level at the top of the pyramid had never existed, and then the fear would deepen and make him panic, because loathing was wrong, at least he had been taught that way.

There must always be one man to rule so many subjects, they said.The present monarch is merciful enough, they say.Those who disapprove the most will, if they ascend the throne, become like the kings they once were, they say.

Shatz felt that there were too many noises gathered in his mind, and finally he shook his head violently, and his mind instantly became empty.

It's quiet now.

"You are here." The servant of the Princess Mansion saw Shatz for the first time, but greeted him skillfully, "Please come in, please come in."

Schatz went with the servant.It was dark now, and the entire mansion was shrouded in the night sky, except for a light source in the garden.

"Where is Her Royal Highness?"

"She is in class." The servant said, "But His Highness said that you and Sir Sarov can have dinner first."

There is a pavilion in the garden where meals are served.Schatz passed by with the lizard and sat across from Sarov, who looked a little nervous and greeted him with a tone as hard as a rock.Compared with this person, Shatz felt that he was not so embarrassed.He laughed out loud, then closed his mouth when he received four gazes, and allowed the servant to lift the lid of the dinner plate and explain the mysteries of cod tongue to him, a foreigner.

Cod is a small and medium-sized cold-water fish that lives in the coldest ocean and feeds on smaller fish and invertebrates. The meat is tender and tastes light, and it grows fast. The nutritional value of the whole body is very high. And the tastiest part is the cod tongue, more properly the cod jaw.

This is a characteristic island dish that best showcases the chef's skills.

According to legend, there was a chef named Squawley who was the first to try to deep-fry cod tongue wrapped in starch alone.

He presented this dish to the emperor who was ill at that time. As a result, the emperor ate it so much that the disease was cured without treatment.

After the practice was generally accepted and praised, the Fried Cod Tongue on the menu was given the alias of Squawley.

Seeing the servant's rendering so miraculously, Schatz picked up the knife curiously, cut off the cod tongue and tasted it.The skin is crispy at the entrance, the fish meat is smooth and tender to the extreme, and the seasoning is just enough to create a feeling of fragrance on the lips and teeth.It's really good.

The two diners still had bread and sauce on hand, but they were reduced to side dishes.

From the beginning to the end, the lizard has been sniffing around, making gestures about to move.

But the lizard still knows how to measure it outside. It didn't open its mouth to swallow until Schatz offered to feed it.

After swallowing, his golden eyes lit up instantly, he smacked his mouth twice, thinking about it, and cast his longing eyes on Shatz again.

"It likes it very much." Sarov saw, "Sorry..." the knight said again, "Is this a man or a woman?"

Shatz was stunned for a moment, and unconsciously put down the knife in his hand, "Female... ma'am... yes, ma'am."

Such a cute lizard must be a girl.

Schatz glanced at the lizard, who was expressionless.

In fact, he didn't "check" the sex of the lizard.

The reason is simple, if he were a lizard, he wouldn't want someone to turn him upside down, into an upside-down position, and pry open his cloaca for a closer look.Moen, that was humiliating.

"Do you like these?" Sarov asked.

Schatz looked at the clean plate, nodded and said, "This is the best meal I've ever eaten." After a pause, he grabbed the hem of his clothes with his fingers, "His Royal Highness is very generous. I... I should express my gratitude in person .”

"Jaylin will be very happy." Sarov expressed his opinion, "Please forgive my presumptuousness, I know that members of the royal family are prone to prejudice, but I and the other three brothers can guarantee that Jielin's words and behavior are Just kindness. She's interested in you, that's all, no need to feel cramped."

Shatz's attention was focused on one key word, "The other three brothers? Which three? Where are they?" He thought there were three people lurking around the pavilion, looked around nervously, and even stood up.

But Sarov pushed him down again, "They're not here. I'm talking about Jaylin's other three knights."

Seeing that Schatz's expression became puzzled, Sarov continued to explain, "I am the first knight to serve Jielin. When she was very young, I became her bodyguard, assistant and messenger. It's just... more This job robbed me of all my time and left me exhausted and unproductive.”

Saying that, Sarov sighed, "A knight who can't do his duty should be punished or dismissed. But Jielin couldn't bear to do that, so she recruited three other knights to share my work. They are Pep, Darko and Dubes."

"They must be good swordsmen, like you," Schatz commented.

Sarov looked at him and suddenly laughed, "You are also deceived by my appearance."

"how?"

"I did learn some martial arts, but in all fairness, I studied more about..."

Sarov's smile slowly deformed, and his entire face became distorted, becoming more and more blurred.

Shatz blinked, and the knight in front of him suddenly turned into Jielin, almost jumping up in fright.

"……magic."

The illusion is gone.The face changed back to Sarov.He picked up his teacup and took a sip slowly.

"I know what you're thinking. There's very little magic on this island. It's true, because our mystical gifts are tiny—compared to the Munro's, of course. It is necessary. That is why, in the temple, some children are always given special treatment."

Xia Ci was still shocked, "You mean you were trained to be a magician..." It was still the kind that cultivated both magic and martial arts.Schatz stroked the lizard to calm himself.Although he didn't understand these things, the illusion just now felt very powerful.

The lizard tugged on Schatz's sleeve, drawing his gaze to the distant light.

The garden is completely silent, but fluorescent lights flicker and move flexibly, forming flying spots of light.

Shatz watched for a while, recognized that it was a group of fireflies, and couldn't help but turned to look at Sarov.

And Sarov had already stood up, stretched out an arm to Schatz, "Do you want to go?"

"Um."

When the two came to the garden, they were not far or close to those luminous creatures, surrounded by all kinds of charming flowers, but they couldn't see them clearly in the night.

Sarov's arm was much stronger than it looked.Schatz thought of this somehow, then glanced at his scabbard, still in disbelief that it was a magician.Sometimes it's hard to associate wizardry with loyalty unless there's a solid reason for it.

The two continued to walk forward and came to the main house. The lights at the door illuminated the road in all directions.

Before they reached the gate, they had already been discovered.The servant opened the door from the inside.

Shatz was led to the living room of the main house by a servant, got a cup of tea, and then sat on the sofa.

The servant also brought out several desserts, which were freshly made, and the smoothies inside hadn't melted yet.

Although the current temperature is not too cold, according to the calendar, it has been autumn for a while.

Shatz didn't touch his cup of dessert, quietly looking at the magnificent environment.

"You said there were three more knights, Saron." Schatz returned to the topic just now, "but I didn't see them."

"They're out for now. Pep's off to recuperate. Darko is always out on errands. Dubes...is Dubes."

"What's the meaning?"

"It can only be said that people don't always have the right to choose."

Sarov picked up Schatz's dessert, held it in his hand for a few seconds, and then handed it to Schatz.

How did it get hot?

Schatz looked at the bottom of the glass in surprise, and found that the smoothie hadn't melted, and the boiling bubbles were faintly visible.

...Magic...is really convenient!

After dessert, Schatz felt a bit full.He is rarely this full.This was mainly because the food at the Princess Mansion was fantastic, and because Sarov kept persuading him to try this and that, he stuffed himself unconsciously.

"His Royal Highness has just returned."

A servant came in and told them about it.

Schatz tugged at his hair in frustration, realizing he had missed the moment to leave.

Jaileen strode in from the outside, muddy on the soles of her boots, leaving footprints in the living room.

The servant wanted to help Jielin take off her shoes, but she ignored it, sat down and let out a long sigh.

"Damn. Die."

"I'm sure this has been a difficult day for you. My condolences and sympathy for that, but...cough. Mmm. Cough."

Jielin stared at Sarov who was pretending to be coughing for a while, and suddenly realized something, took off her boots, put on the house shoes next to her, and handed the boots to the servant.She watched the servant go out, turned her head and raised an eyebrow at her knight, "You could have just said it directly, saving everyone a little time."

"Yes, Your Highness." Sarov gave a serious look.

Jaylin turned to look at Schatz, "How are you two? I mean dinner."

"Very good, Your Highness, the cod tongue is delicious."

"You also heard the story about the cod tongue?"

"Yes, that story is interesting."

Jayline snorted, "I always thought that story was poorly made. But I'm glad you found it funny." She crossed ten fingers and lay back on her head, "Whoa. At least we Some of them are doing well."

Salov looked at her relaxed posture, and it took him a long time to open his mouth.

"You came back late today."

"Yeah, I'm off to take shooting lessons."

"But your shooting lesson is only one hour long."

"It's because I went to..."

Jielin sat up, her body bent ninety degrees like a triangle.

She cast her eyes on Schatz, as if she suddenly found that he was still here, a person who should not have appeared.

Shatz swallowed unconsciously.Jielin's gaze was so sharp that he felt uncomfortable all over his body, like a thorn in his back.

But not long after, Jielin consciously moved her eyes away, "I'm sorry, I didn't intend to arouse your uneasiness."

He is... did he hear wrong?A princess apologizing to him?

Schatz's eyes widened, unable to hide his surprise.

In Munro, the royal family took it for granted even if they killed someone.

"It's okay, Your Highness, I didn't notice at all." No wonder.But that doesn't matter anymore.He has somewhat changed his opinion of Jielin now, and he can't help but wonder if she is really what Sarov said.Why is it impossible?He has no interest relationship with her, just two strangers.There's no reason two strangers can't become friends.

"Okay." Jielin rubbed her hands, carelessly picked up the pastry from the coffee table and began to eat.

This move drew Sarov's frown.He wanted to say something, but considering Shatz's existence, he swallowed it back.

"So after I finished class, I heard that my father was looking for me, so I went," said Jaileen. "My father asked me about Pep, and I said he was still lying down and didn't wake up. My father sighed." In that tone, tell me that the assassin has been interrogated."

"Did something happen?" Sarov asked.

"It's nothing," Jaline said. "He killed himself by taking poison."

She didn't seem to want to talk about it anymore, and whispered in front of Schatz, "I'll tell you a secret: Actually, I also studied music."

"Really? What instrument?"

"I've tried everything." Jielin squinted and smiled, "But I'm really bad, the kind with hot ears."

"Your Highness must be too humble."

"Really not. If you don't believe me, I'll play one for you now." Jielin raised her voice, "Lena! Bring me my violin, the black one!"

Immediately a female voice responded from outside, "Okay, Your Highness." Then there was the sound of stepping on the stairs.

When what Jielin wanted was brought, Schatz was quite surprised to find that it was a lute.

Jielin hugged the black lute in her arms and began to play it.

She played and sang, looking very skilled, which only added to Schatz's incredulity.

How could anyone...with all due respect, play an instrument that is so enjoyable just by its mere tone? !

It might not be the worst music he's ever heard, but it definitely—definitely ranks in the top three, including drunks singing.

When she stopped at last, every living creature in the room breathed a sigh of relief.Schatz swore he heard Sarov's heavy sigh.

Jielin didn't feel any shock, and happily handed the black lute to Schatz, asking, "Now it's your turn to play for me, to make me happy."

Schatz took the lute and played it for the princess as promised.As soon as the melody started, Jielin was fascinated.The rhythm of that piece of music is very brisk, and there is an inexplicable feeling that makes her heart feel like it is about to fly out, floating and beautiful.

Jielin cupped her face with both hands, and smiled at the magic musician opposite, showing the sweetness from her heart.

Anyone who sees such a moving girl can't help feeling sorry for her, and can no longer hold another person in her eyes.

Sarov didn't look at her, but stared at the magic musician from beginning to end, bewildered.She understood, but felt a little sympathetic.

He cared so much about the magic musician, but the magic musician didn't necessarily care about him as much, at least for now.

"It's weird." Jaylin sighed when the performance was over. "I really want to giggle right now."

"In front of Lord Magic Musician, you have to be careful about your wishes." Sarov joked.

Jaileen shrugged. "Of course. I told him to play something to make me happy."

She looked at the quartz clock hanging on the wall, the hour hand on it was almost pointing to twelve o'clock.

Shatz also saw it, and immediately turned pale, guessing how the situation would develop next.

Sure enough, Jielin stood up and said with a smile, "Oh, it's already this time, time flies so fast. It's not convenient to go back now, magic musician, why don't you stay overnight. Lena!"

The maid appeared quickly, "Follow me, Mr. Musician, the comfortable guest room is ready."

It was done in one go.

Schatz gave up resistance.

"Good night, then, both of you."

"Have a good dream." Jielin said with a smile.

Salov got up slowly, watching the magic musician's figure disappear outside the door, his face seemed to be unmoved.

Jielin watched the knight interestingly, and her naked gaze successfully made him turn his head away.

"Why are you still laughing? The influence of the magic music has dissipated."

"I'm happy for you." Jielin approached him, "You like that magic musician, don't you?"

"It's appreciation." After Sarov corrected, he suddenly frowned, "Wait... Did you do all this for me?"

Jielin stood in front of him, noncommittal, "I hope you find happiness, Sarov, you will be dismissed one day."

"Yes... the service of temple disciples has a limited number of years...but...maybe before that, I will be dead." A slight sigh escaped from his lips, "Please stop making such unnecessary efforts. I think... Lord Magic Musician will also feel troubled."

"..."

Jielin put her hand on Sarov's shoulder and looked up at the man, "You will not die. You will not become like Pep either. You will experience some dangers and twists and turns, but they are all small bumps. No one can kill you. Then you will be dismissed according to the tradition, and you will return to the temple with a generous subsidy to become the trainer of the next generation of disciples. You will also have a happy family." She said in an affirmative tone , suddenly changed the subject, "Now tell me, do you really want that red-haired, green-eyed beauty?"

"I can't tell a lie to your face, he is indeed attractive to me, but...it's not appropriate to do so."

"How inappropriate? Did you stop swinging for your team before I knew it?"

"No, that's not what it means, but... how can you be sure that he is the same as me?"

Jielin clicked her tongue twice, "Do you think an ordinary man would have such long hair, take care of it every day, and wear a headband of the same color as the day's outfit? Even Munro people wouldn't be so outrageous." .”

Sarov looked at her in disbelief.

"Trust my eyes. He would be a good companion." Jaylin put down her hand, "See that pet of his? An ugly reptile with beautiful clothes, which shows that he has a soft heart. There is nowhere to express rich emotions, so they will be pinned on pets... Of course, until you hold his hand and enter the palace of marriage."

"I haven't thought about marriage yet," Sarov said dryly. "In case you don't know, I'm only 30 years old."

"What does it mean to be 'only' 30 years old?!" Jielin exclaimed loudly, "Half of your foot has already stepped into the coffin!"