Vita Nova
Episode 53 "Distance"

Flashbacks

'Oh! The first meeting of Kak Lucas and Kak Fei during the iron ship project I suggested?fix, I'm a genius!' thought Lily,

"I watched them for a moment. Unconsciously I was too focused on Lucas because of his smile, I heard he was there because there was work with Marquess Ruvenda, they looked very close.Then at noon, I accidentally passed him on the beach, I accidentally passed him on the beach,his charm is very visible from close.Since then we began to be familiar, when there was an event in the palace, he always invited me, until a few months ago he proposed to me.Then we were engaged..ahh I'm so embarrassed to remember when he proposed to me".

'Sister Lucas can be romantic?!'

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Episode 53

The sun was rising and the heat was getting hotter, Lily and Fei decided to go back into the mansion and have lunch with Vel and Bel.

/On the dining table,

Lily sat on the chair of the head of the family, on her right sat Vel and Bel who were slightly arguing, then on her left sat Fei who was still talking to Lily while waiting for food to come,but between Lily and Vel, there was a thin distance that made them both awkward and not talking to each other or face to face,

"Tristan, why don't you look at Lily at all?did you argue with him?" whispered the Bell to Vel over there,

"T-there's no.." Vel turned his face away from the Bel quickly,

"Sound"

Before long, some food trolleys came carrying a variety of good food, Vel who really likes series of beaming foods and his eyes twinkled, sparkling,

"Show your manners!" said the bell while hitting Vel's stomach,

"B-good.." Vel regained his composure as soon as he got a blow from Bel,

The four of them ate together quietly, except for Vel who was rather greedy with good food in front of his eyes,

"Can you eat quietly?!" yell Bel emotion,

"Why indeed?This is an opportunity that should be used as much as you can know!"vel replied with a mouth full of food,

"You are yes..",

Lily just chuckled at the behavior of the two of them, though,

"Sir Fei, how does ma-hum feel??"

Fei focused on looking ahead and did not hear Lily's words.Lily followed Fei's gaze, and it was fixed on Vel.Back looking at Fei, Lily, Lily saw Fei smiling thinly with my eyes and a thin red tinge on her cheeks,

'Why is Brother Fei like that?.why is it..my gut feeling is weird' Lily thought, Lily,

Finish lunch, though,Vel and Bel return to the pavilion to research something about the Land of Malterra and Eudon that did not return.When Lily quietly began to work again without the knowledge of Fei or Jeremy in the library on the 4th floor, the,

'I haven't told Vel and Bel about the matter of the Mana Crystals, I should have asked them earlier yes, but they researched the Land of Malterra and Eudon.I don't want to burden them', I don't want to burden them',

Lily continues her more and more work because tomorrow is a big meeting, deciding the fate of Arina and her family.

"Huh.the condition of the Emperor has also not improved, there is a great deal because the defamation of Miscess will occur tomorrow, and the condition of the port is getting crowded.this makes me stressed!"

Lily took her smartphone from the dress pocket and played her favorite song and started singing slowly, the voice echoed because the library was so empty and silent,only light entered through the window accompanying Lily on her chair.

"Fuck Trisela, she can usually tell me to go to this scary library on the 4th floor just to find a book about the Land of Malterra", Vel muttered in annoyance as she walked towards the library on the 4th floor, behind him appeared Fei who was following him quietly, silent,

'Where is Mr Vel going?I'm curious', though',

Arriving in front of the library entrance, Vel heard a very melodious voice singing a song, saying,

'This voice.set my emotions..'

Vel opened the library door slowly,and found Lily who was sitting on a desk chair illuminated by the sunlight coming in from the window while singing.His silver white hair seemed to sparkle like a sword and made Vel speechless while staring at Lily inside.

"Lilly.."

Lily was startled and immediately realized as soon as she heard Vel's voice.Seeing Vel standing in the doorway, she must have been there for quite a while,

"The V-vel?w-why are you here?" ask Lily nervously,

Vel ignored Lily's words and approached her slowly,

"Vell?what's wrong with you?" ask Lily again,

Vel was already standing right in front of Lily with a faint look, she looked like she wanted to cry.Lily was worried that something was happening between Vel and Bel,

"Why are you putting on such an expression?..",

"I can finally breathe a sigh of relief..",

"Eh?what do you mean?"

Vel clasped Lily's hand and placed it on her cheek.Lily's delicate palm rubbed gently on Vel's face, calming Vel's previously irritated expression into a calm, calm look,

"I've been sick lately.I want to feel like I'm going berserk and destroying this continent with a single finger.but once I hear your song, all that tightness and anger is gone..what magic is inside of you actually." said Vel softly and calmly, Lily had never heard such a gentle Vel voice before, but,

"Now it's not.." replied Vel,

Slowly curling Lily's hands around Vel's neck, Lily hugged Vel feelingly, bringing a calm feeling to Vel,

'This hug.very much I miss..'

Vel hugged Lily tightly again while rubbing Lily's hair slowly.By the door, Fei looked at the two of them in disbelief.Fei looked very surprised while touching his chest that felt tight, and he felt like he was a little,

'W-what is this?.Why is my chest so tight..?no. This can't happen!' Fei immediately walked out of the library with a face that still could not believe what he saw,

Vel who was still hugging Lily regained her senses and pushed Lily to the table and broke her down.The surprised Lily could only be dumbfounded and blushed in embarrassment, she said,

"La-anu..Vel..this position.somewhat..",

Both of Lily's hands were still held by Vel, she could not resist other than resuscitating Vel,

"How can you make me like this..?" muttered Vel while staring at Lily inside,

"What do you mean??",

"You make me want to have you completely.I don't want to share you with anyone.."

"Vel..get aware!what are you doing?!"

Vel realized as soon as Lily slightly shouted, seeing her position that was above Lily made her very embarrassed and her face turned red,

"PARDON ME!I DID NOT INTENTIONALLY!" Vel immediately retreated away from Lily,

"What's wrong with you?Are you not feeling well??" Lily woke up from her position with an anxious face,

"Ah. It seems that I am too tired to look for clues about the Land of Malterra and Eudon.."

"It would be better if I helped you",

"Don't have to.Some you still need a lot of rest and can't work, why are you even here?"

"I can't just leave my job",

"Bas on you",

Vel drew closer to Lily and clicked her forehead,

"It hurts!Why did it arrive?!" Lily was in pain because of a rather strong blow from Vel about her forehead,

"Please watch your condition and do the job! How can you work with a sick condition?"

"Sad.."

Vel went through several bookshelves to find the book that Bel asked him earlier.After finding 3 books related to the Land of Malterra and Eudon, Vel talked to Lily for a while, they laughed together after staying away from each other.

On the other hand, in a room in the Palace, there were 3 people who were discussing with a dark aura that enveloped the room.Crown Prince Felix, Lucas, and Ian were in a private meeting in the Crown Prince's room,

"So what about tomorrow's meeting?", asked the Crown Prince,

"It seems like it will be difficult because of Duke Wilen's many followers" Lucas replied as he flipped through the pages of several sheets of paper in his hand,

"And also, they won't let Duke Wilen fall to be a commoner just because of Lady Arina" he continued,

"But this has violated the law no.138 of the 401 calendar of the Raveldra Empire, 'whoever insults (harasses) and drops the saint's good name, is subject to a 3-4-level caste decline',and Duke Wilen will be demoted to Viscount or Baron, but that's not enough." said Ian grimly,

"AGREE." replied Lucas and the Crown Prince simultaneously,

"Duchess Wilen is gone, and Duke Wilen does not want to marry again, Lady Eri who is the sister of Lady Arina is married to a Count, then the financial fall to Lady Arina" explained Lucas,

"What about Duke Wilen's son?" asked Ian curiously,

"You mean Olux? he's been traveling abroad for 6 years, I think he'll be back here in 4 months because of Duke's call" Lucas replied, flipping through another page of paper,

"She would be very shocked and mentally hit once her father went bankrupt and dropped caste just because of the actions of her sister, HAHAHA!" The Crown Prince looked content to say that while laughing,

"By the Grand Duke, why haven't you married Lady Fei yet?you're too old to get married" Ian said guiltlessly,

"I'm still 28, but I still have a chance, and yet I trust Fei that he will wait for me" Lucas replied, but contrary to his words, his face looked confused, and his face looked confused,

"You yourself how? Marchioness Gradina must be waiting for you to prepare for the wedding, right?" ask the Crown Prince to Ian,

"I still feel guilty about him, and the Emperor's condition is not good, there will be a lot of bad rumors spread if the marriage takes place at a time like this" Ian replied calmly, as quoted by Reuters,

"Basic!Can you usually show off your fiancee in front of the Crown Prince who doesn't even have a fiance yet!, when do I have a partner?!At least introduce me to one girl!" whining the Crown Prince while sobbing,

"Aren't you the one who rejected women?." replied Ian and Lucas dumbly,

"THEY'RE NOT MY TASTE!"

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