Fulilian: Dominate Aura at the beginning

Chapter 4 Celebration and Dancing

Under the silent guidance of the court wizard, Agusid slowly walked out of the palace.

Walking down the gilded palace steps, the sky just happened to fall into his eyes.

The sun has already set behind the mountains, and the sea of clouds in the evening emits a light red.

The color reflected in Agusid's eyes reminded him of a morning on the northern plateau.

Volamena's red hair spread out in the morning mist seemed to be right before his eyes.

The rustling sound of hair brushing against the parchment scroll seemed to ring in my ears again.

“It’s so short…”

Agushide murmured to himself in his heart.

I don't know if it refers to the entire journey or just the scene that morning.

The imperial capital and the mythological reliefs complement each other in the twilight.

The bronze spires pierce the flowing clouds, and the marble dome receives the skylight.

It looked very much like the wonders of the mythological era that Aguxid had seen.

"No wonder Volame likes this city. It's really a beautiful sight."

Agushid's words sounded like an exclamation.

But the court mage beside him could not hear any emotion in his voice.

This made the court wizard who guided Agusid feel a little strange about this companion who came back with his teacher.

When the stone steps finally extended to the end, they were about to step into the citizen area.

The court mage suppressed his thoughts and focused his attention on Aguishid.

"Sir, would you like to go directly to..."

The guide's words stopped abruptly.

Because when his gaze passed over Agusid's emotionless eyes——

He suddenly realized that the other party was always shrouded in a kind of inhuman silence.

Just like the ancient sculptures treasured in the palace.

Even if caressed by moonlight for a thousand years, no human warmth would appear in the stone pupils.

"Emotionless words, colorless eyes... just like a demon."

Suddenly, this thought came to him.

This dangerous association made the court mage's throat tighten.

But it was only for a moment, and the next moment he put the idea behind him.

He even found himself ridiculous for this sudden thought.

"If the teacher knew I missed her teammates this much, I'd probably break her legs."

Thinking of this, he finished his duty as a guide and bowed to Agusid, apologizing for his previous misconduct.

"I wish you a pleasant celebration today, Your Excellency."

Agushide didn't care about his rudeness and nodded slightly in response.

Then, under the gaze of the court mage, he walked towards the citizen area without stopping.

Before nightfall, the people of the imperial capital had already begun preparing for the evening celebration.

Every household hangs colorful lanterns high in front of their doors, and then connects every street with bright decorations.

Agushid walked slowly forward amidst the crowd.

A wide variety of food ingredients were transported past him in carts.

The dance venue soon appeared before his eyes, with young men and girls wandering around with full of anticipation.

Playful children ran through the crowd, chasing and teasing each other innocently.

Harmony and beauty.

Everyone is celebrating the return of the great magician Volame.

Only Agusid seemed out of place.

He walked alone through street after street.

Under the deliberate disguise, no one noticed him wandering around casually.

Laughing young people would unconsciously take a half step back when approaching him.

The girl who was decorating the float would inexplicably stop and hum when he passed by.

Even the wine bottles shaken by drunkards would strangely stop for a moment when facing him, as if trying to avoid him.

In the vortex of carnival before the celebration——

Only the lonely figure of Agusid created an absolute silence.

I don't know how long I walked, night slowly fell -

As Agushid walked further and further away from the downtown area, the noisy voices began to disappear.

Finally, he stopped at a secluded platform in the imperial capital. He looked up at the stone sculpture standing in the center of the platform, which looked completely different from Volame from top to bottom.

Aguishid couldn't imagine how Volame allowed such a thing to exist.

"During the trip, I was clearly quite strict with my stone carvings..."

After once again finding it difficult to understand the human's thoughts, Agusid sat down with his back against the statue.

In the direction he was looking, the bell announcing the start of the celebration rang.

Looking at the countless [magic of fireworks blooming] in the sky

Agueshid stretched out his palm as if to catch the falling flames.

Two hundred years ago, when I first saw the humans of this world from afar.

The bonfire that burned after their party was also extinguished in Agusid's palm.

At that time, Aguishid had lost his emotions.

I have no idea why these short-lived species dance around the fleeting light source.

Leaning against the stone base, he touched his cold face.

Agueshid once again realized how far he was from the concept of "humanity".

So...

Human celebrations have no interest or meaning for him.

He couldn't understand it anyway, and staying there would only cause more trouble.

"Tap..."

The sound of footsteps could be heard on the stone road soaked with night dew.

Even if they are far apart, there is no need to sense magic.

Agushide could also recognize that it was Volame's footsteps.

"I knew you would run off to a deserted place by yourself."

Although no one could see the person, anyone could hear Volame's helpless voice.

Agushide turned to Volame and asked:

"I thought you were at the banquet in the palace right now—

After all, it was held precisely because of your return, wasn't it, Volame?"

Volame's figure stepped out from the shadowed street.

At this moment, she took off the solemn wizard robe she wore during the day, and an elegant white silk skirt wrapped around her slender figure.

She just shook her head and smiled at Agushid's question.

"I can't adapt to the grand and magnificent banquets of the nobles—

Can you imagine their rigid dances and rules?"

Aguishid raised his brow.

"Then shouldn't you be going to the celebration over there now?"

Volame walked closer little by little until there was only a hair's breadth between him and Agusid.

The tip of the shoe engraved with Mirror Lotus tapped the ground in Agusid's sight.

As Volame leaned over, her falling hair brushed against the back of his hand, carrying the faint scent of irises.

"That's what I was planning to do, but someone asked me to search all twelve bell towers and three fountain squares—"

She looked down at Aguishid who was leaning against her statue, and continued with a look of melancholy:
"Everyone at the celebration is indulging in delicious food and wine. I would be out of place if I went there at this time."

"Is that so... Well, I'm really sorry for spoiling your fun."

Aguishid apologized sincerely.

"Just a verbal apology, no intention of compensating me?"

Volame stretched out his right hand and pulled Agusid up from the ground.

"Compensation..."

Agushide used the [magic that completely removes dirt from clothes] to brush off the dust on his body.

"So, what do I need to do now?"

Hearing Agusid's response, Volame smiled.

She tilted her head but did not lower her outstretched right hand.

"Won't you ask me to dance?"

"it's here?"

"If you have nowhere else to go, this is it...