The King's Follower [Rebirth]

Orcs will grow in size after reaching their full age, and the first stage of adulthood in the first three days is the most painful period. They will grow taller quickly from the appearance of children who are no more than half the height of a human, and they look almost the same. Like an adult orc, and this rapid growth is not free, every muscle and every bone of the orc in the past three days, from the internal organs to the skin, will be painful, as if being stabbed by a knife.In the past, there were no orcs who couldn't help but commit suicide because of this growth process that was more painful than torture. Therefore, when they grow up, orcs will return to the space of the sub-orc mother or father, where the orcs can't find anything that can hurt them. Returning to the place where he was born can also subconsciously relax the tense emotions of adult orcs.

Therefore, the coming-of-age ceremony is usually held on the fourth day of the orc's adulthood, to celebrate the orc's successful passage through the first stage of adulthood, and to indicate that the orc has become a marriage partner that can be considered and officially entered the social circle.Therefore, the dance after the coming-of-age ceremony dinner is the highlight of the coming-of-age ceremony, and the protagonist of the coming-of-age ceremony will dance with all the sub-orcs present.

For this reason, Edward specially found his own dance teacher to teach William to dance.Mrs. Wally, Edward's dance teacher, is a kind-hearted old lady of the sub-orcs. When she was young, she was a famous dance artist in the entire Salman continent. After retiring from the stage, she devoted herself to family life raising children and grandchildren, and her figure quickly lost shape. , from an elegant and slender beauty to a beautiful fat old lady with kind eyebrows and kind eyes.

Although Mrs. Wally's figure is no longer slender, her limbs are still soft, and her dancing posture is soft and light. Perhaps it is because she just got a grandson again. She has a very gentle and kind attitude towards William, patiently teaching those with clumsy hands and feet with stiff limbs. William danced group ballroom dancing in Edward's room, and Edward's servants acted as sparring partners, following Mrs. Wally to accompany William to adapt to multi-person group dancing, learning how to keep distance and exchange partners.

"One, two, three, four, bend your knees! Get up! One, two, three, four, turn around——, bend your knees—oh, no, slow down, nod your head a little, and lower your eyes to show your appreciation." Respect from a partner."

"Gently overlap your fingertips with your partner's fingertips. Don't grab your partner's hand. It's very impolite. Come on, do it again... Yes, very good, good boy, well done!"

"At this time, you can hold the partner's hand, and be careful to let the other party's fingers rest on your palm, as if you are dragging something precious... Well, very good! The other hand should be behind your back, come, to Go forward, one, two, three, four..."

"One, two, three, four, let go, bend your knees, turn around... Don't be so rigid, be natural, and go faster..."

Edward sat on the sofa in the corner of the room, watching Little William jump more and more stiffly, almost on the same limbs, his stomach ached from laughing, and afraid of hurting the boy's self-esteem, he desperately controlled his expression, Keeping a faint smile, the muscles on his face are sore.

"One, two, three, four, we're going to exchange partners soon, two, three, four, turn around! Take two steps forward, bend your knees! Reach out! Pay attention to your fingertips!" Mrs. Wally commanded William energetically, I followed him closely and observed his every move, every time I raised my hand and every time I lowered my head, but William still turned in the wrong direction, forgot Mrs. Wally's reminder just now, and grabbed the hand of his new partner.

The valet rolled his eyes impatiently, and after a few movements, William stepped on her skirt, tripped, and accidentally stepped on her foot, and the dance was completely messed up.However, without waiting for the valet to lose his temper, William shook off his hand without saying a word, rushed to the sofa in the corner of the room without saying a word, and threw himself into it, frowning, looking as if he was alive stuffy.

"Oh, are you tired, my sweetheart William?" Mrs. Wally said with a smile, "I didn't think carefully. Come on, let's rest for a few minutes, have something to eat and drink some tea."

The servants collectively breathed a sigh of relief, and found a nearby sofa and chair to sit down. The sub-orcs who were obviously lacking in physical strength sighed and rubbed their sore calves, while the orcs gathered around the small table to eat snacks. Although the underage orcs were tall Not high, but the energy drain is surprisingly fast.

Edward, who had watched the play for a long time, stood up, went to sit next to William, "You've learned well." He praised against his will, "You've mastered it very quickly, you just need to relax a little more."

William raised his head and glanced at him secretly, his brows furrowed even tighter, "Even you are laughing at me." He muttered in a low voice.

Edward patted his head quickly, "Of course not, I have spent several years learning how to dance, and you have mastered this level in just one day. You are really smart. So, be confident, Sweet William." Finally he applied Mrs. Wally called William sweetly, trying to make William happy.And the effect of this address was astonishing, William's face turned red, and the sullen expression just now disappeared completely, and he even looked a little shy.

Edward felt that he should be embarrassed. The orcs are always a little uncomfortable with the sweet and greasy expressions of grandmas, and they like it and are awkward.They like to be close to the sub-orc people, but they also feel that it is very embarrassing to be pampered by the sub-orc people, even if the other party is an elder.

After everyone drank a cup of tea, Edward looked around the room. Naturally, the orcs were still full of energy, while the sub-orcs still looked a little gloomy, as if they hadn't had enough rest, or couldn't lift their spirits because they were bored.And Mrs. Wally has already begun to urge: "Get up, children, stand up. Your physical strength is not enough. You know, the dance will last from after dinner to the early morning of the next day. You don't want to be at the best time , but because of lack of physical strength, I can only watch the orcs I like dance with others, right?"

"Let them rest for a while." Edward stood up and said, "I will practice with William for a while."

William raised his head abruptly, immediately jumped off the sofa in high spirits, trotted to the center of the room and stood there.

Mrs. Wally was very happy that William seemed full of energy again, and said with a smile: "Then I will practice partner exchange with my dear little William, and I will follow His Highness. You just need to switch to my position when you arrive at that position." .”

The attendant put an energy spar on the sound storage scroll, and beautiful music poured out from the scroll immediately.William bit his lip with a serious expression, as if he was not dancing now, but preparing to duel with someone else.He stroked his chest with one hand, spread the other to one side, bowed and bowed, and Edward returned the salute, then stretched out his hand and folded his fingertips on top of William's raised fingertips.

At the end of the song, William didn't make a wrong move, although he was still as stiff as the second hand of a clock, moving one frame at a time.

"Very good." Edward patted his head. "It would be perfect as long as you can relax a little more. And it takes a lot of practice."

William looked at him with bright eyes, sweat on his forehead, he was too nervous, in order not to make mistakes, this dance was more tiring than fighting. "Could you practice with me a few more times, Your Highness?" He summoned up his courage and asked.

"Of course." Edward agreed without hesitation, and stretched out his hand to William, "Dance again?"

Five days later, the bar mitzvah dinner for Edward's former valet, Jonas Kelly, finally began.Edward didn't attend the dinner. Jonas's coming-of-age ceremony might invite many relatives and friends who don't have the opportunity to enter the palace on weekdays. Edward worried that his presence would make Jonas' guests unable to eat.He calculated the time and came to Earl Kelly's mansion when the ball was about to start, just in time to dance the first dance with Jonas as the opening of the ball.And this opening dance will also greatly increase the face of the Kelly family, making Jonas's bar mitzvah one of the most enviable bar mitzvahs in the whole king.

Earl Kelly had already learned of his plan from Edward, and kept everyone at the table during the dinner, drinking and eating desserts non-stop, until he learned that the crown prince's carriage had left the palace, and then he let everyone move away. living room.Soon, an orc attendant dressed as a royal servant entered the large living room, struck the ground three times with a gold-clad copper rod in his hand, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Prince of Somerset, Prince Edward, The Duke of Stull and the Earl of Brsenta are here!"

Earl Kelly immediately stood at the door of the large living room with his wife and children. When he saw the appearance of Edward in formal attire, he bowed deeply and called, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Edward asked them to get up, and handed the hands to the Earl Kelly family. After they all kissed their power rings, they looked at Jonas, sent his own birthday wishes, raised the wine glass, and led all the guests to Jonas. Si Dao said "Happy Birthday", and the dance officially started.Jonas took Edward's hand to the very center of the dance floor, and as the music sounded, he began to dance the opening dance.

After the dance was over, Edward sat down on the chair specially prepared for him, and declined the invitations of other people. The atmosphere of the ball had not yet heated up, and he didn't want to steal the show from Jonas.

Earl Kelly accompanied Edward and chatted with him.Earl Kelly is a male orc, and his wife is a quiet and elegant female orc. The countess was once the king's sister and Princess Deborah's valet, and she knew that the boy next to Edward was the substitute Jonas. He did not hesitate to teach him his experience as an orc in serving the sub-orc princess, without any prejudice or rudeness because of his origin.

It was a pleasant chat with the Earl and Mrs. Kelly, until Edward felt that he had drunk too much and needed to go to the toilet.He didn't let William follow, but took two orc servants and left the living room under the leadership of Earl Kelly's servant.

Edward had just come out of the bathroom, and within a few steps, a black figure jumped out from the corner and stood in front of him.

"Your Highness." Jonas hastily revealed his identity when the servants exclaimed. He has changed too much. A few days ago, he only reached Edward's chest, but now he is a head taller and his shoulders are wider. Quite a few, standing in front of Edward, almost blocking the entire corridor, "Your Highness, I want to have a few words with you alone."

Edward did not hesitate. Jonas has been with him for more than ten years, and the relationship is extraordinary.He followed the orc to the garden and asked his servants to wait at the entrance of the garden, while he and Jonas went to the gazebo in the garden.The barren land of the Salman continent can't grow plants, and the scenery is desolate, but the wealthy nobles still managed to create a garden. The garden of Earl Kelly's mansion is decorated with clusters of flowers and shrubs carved out of crystal.Crystals of various colors are not uncommon in the Salman Continent. The rare thing is the carving process. Edward carefully admired a cluster of crystal roses under the light. , looks complicated but not heavy, light and cute.

"It's beautiful." Edward concluded, and looked at the orc beside him, "You can say whatever you want, but I haven't seen you for a few days, why have you become restrained?" They had already circled the roses outside the gazebo It took several laps, and Jonas remained silent.

"Your Highness..." Jonah murmured, Si looked at him and then at the ground, "Your Highness..."

Edward waited patiently, he knew what Jonas was going to say, and looked at him with a smile on his face.

In the end, Jonas seemed to have made up his mind, "Your Highness, I...I like...I like..."

A small figure rushed out from behind the crystal bushes, hitting Jonas hard on the waist.Jonas was so preoccupied that he couldn't react in time. He was immediately knocked down to the ground, and was hit on the cheekbone by a small but powerful fist.

"William!" Edward exclaimed, grabbing his wrist quickly to prevent him from attacking Jonas, and dragging him away from Jonas, "What are you doing?" Edward snapped, "Why? Hit someone suddenly!"

William glared at Jonas angrily, and shouted: "You are not allowed to rob Your Highness the Crown Prince!" He was still a child, and when he shouted, not only was his voice loud, but his pitch was much higher. Hearing his sharp scream, he realized what happened and rushed in.

"What, what?" Jonas was still a little dizzy after being knocked down, "Who wants to rob Your Highness?"

"Forbid you to like Your Highness!" William tried to stretch out his foot to kick him, but his wrist was still in Edward's hand, and he didn't dare to struggle too hard.

"I, I don't like Your Highness." Jonas said blankly, "The person I like is Antonio!"

Having just arrived at the scene, one of the two attendants who hadn't figured out what happened immediately blushed, and his eyes started to look around, but he didn't look at Jonas who was still sitting on the ground.The other laughed with a "ha", quickly covered his mouth and turned around, his shoulders shaking violently.

Jonas finally understood what William had misunderstood, quickly got up from the ground, and said to Edward: "Your Highness, I like Antonio, and I want to pursue him. Please let him stay in the capital. I will enter Sanso in September." I don’t have much time to travel between the capital and Somerset. Please let him stay, I don’t want him.”

Antonio, Jonas' sweetheart, stammered, "Why do you let me stay? I won't stay! I want to be with the prince...I won't stay!"

"Antonio!" Jonas panicked, "You clearly promised me that you will date me when I grow up!"

"Did you know what dating was when you were underage?" Antonio refused to admit it. "It was just children playing house."

"But……"

"Gentlemen, stop for a moment." Edward interrupted the couple's uninspiring conversation, "Jonas, I will leave Antonio to you. You can discuss the rest among yourselves. I think those of us who have nothing to do It's better to leave as soon as possible, it's immoral to disturb the couple's relationship." Then, he took William and another valet quickly out of the garden, and returned to the living room.