Chapter 574

After experiencing countless hardships and passing through countless dangers, the brave man... finally came to the devil.

"Damn devil, give her back to me!"

The brave man roared at the blond demon king, his sword was already burning with angry flames, and he just missed cutting off the demon king's head.

But……

"Jiejie, you're already late!"

The blond devil smiled ferociously and flicked his cloak.

However, what was revealed at this moment was not a secret weapon, but...

The girl who was supposed to be waiting for the hero to save her.

With a shy look on her face, she lay in the devil's arms, turned around, her cheeks flushed:

"I'm sorry, Ariel, I'm already in the shape of Mu En..."

"No!!!"

…

In the morning, the sun shines on my face.

Ariel wakes up from a nightmare.

"Damn, how could I have such a strange dream?"

She stood up from the bed unsteadily, came to the mirror, and looked at the messy girl in the mirror with messy clothes and messy hair. She had just woken up, but there were still dark circles under her eyes.

"Ah, I stayed up late again last night..."

"Damn it, I didn't notice the time again."

In the past, even when she was busiest, she would rarely stay up late like this for several days in a row.

Because at that time, there would always be a girl nagging in her ear, reminding her.

But now...

"boom!"

Ariel smashes the table in anger.

Although the dream is a dream, that dream...isn't it a reflection of reality?

The girl... has been abducted by the Demon King, and she... can no longer belong to the Hero.

Liya is no longer her Liya.

"Huh... ha..."

After being angry, Ariel calmed down her breathing.

She understood that incompetent rage was useless.

Immersing yourself in magic research will not heal your wounds.

"It's better... let's go out for a walk."

Ariel sighed and began to straighten her appearance.

But occasionally, she would suddenly stop for a moment or two and fall into some kind of thought.

In fact, she doesn't hate Liya, and she respects her choice very much. The reason why she left without saying goodbye before was because the incident was suddenly revealed, and she felt too confused. She didn't know how to face Liya or what to say. .

Of course, the lewd scene at that time still brought an unparalleled shock to her heart, which was still a land of purity even though she considered herself an old Siji. Unexpectedly, Liya, who was pure and lovely on the surface, was actually...

When Ariel thought about that time, she couldn't help but blush again. She didn't know that little girl could play so playfully.

But, excluding those things and boiling it down to the final analysis, she just didn't understand, couldn't figure it out even if she thought about it, how was she worse than that damn Moon Campbell?

Gender?

No, that's not right. She believes that as long as it is true love, the gender wall is not something that cannot be broken.

But why... After ten years of boiling frogs in warm water, that bastard Moon Campbell picked peaches in one day.

Not willing to give in!

Ariel clenched her fists. After all this time, the sadness and anger in her heart still couldn't be eliminated.

But... no matter how angry you are, this is all you can do. You can't be mad at yourself, you still have to look forward.

Ariel sighed and walked out of the room.

But as soon as she walked out of the door, she saw the familiar figure sitting in a wheelchair in the sun.

She raised her brows, tensed her body, and suddenly became vigilant. She still shouted with a somewhat jerky tone:

"Brother...?"

"Oh, Ariel, you're finally awake."

Under the sun, an extremely pale man sitting in a wheelchair turned to look at Ariel, showing a kind smile:

"I'm back home. How did you sleep? Are you still used to it? If you have any questions, you can communicate with me more."

115. Fighting spirit rekindled

"If you have any questions, you can talk to me about it. We are a family."

The man in the wheelchair was chattering, his tone was soft, and his slightly sickly pale face was full of the concern of a big brother for his sister. There was no trace of falsehood in his smiling eyes.

But Ariel did not fall into the trap called family love because of this, but silently increased her vigilance.

You have to ask why... If the man in front of him, Orlando Bugard, was beaten by Ariel himself and is now confined to a wheelchair, and even lost his position as the heir of the family because of it, then his diligence at this moment will inevitably It's 1000% a ghost.

Ariel didn't think there was anyone in this world who could really be so generous, let alone a cold-blooded guy who tried to kill her several times when she was first brought into this home. The intimate words in his mouth at this moment, For Ariel, it was a bit disgusting.

"Brother, you..."

"You've already said, call me big brother, why should we be so divided among a family?"

Orlando waved his hand, interrupted Ariel, and said sincerely: "I know, Ariel, you still don't trust me now, and you think I have been secretly resenting you, but in fact, I have already thought about it, as long as it can revitalize our Bugar There is no difference among us who will be the future head of the family."

"Actually, I'm not interested in the position of head of the family. If you want to do it, brother, I can..."

"Again, Ariel, why do you keep testing me like this? I've already said that I've promised my father that I'll do my best to assist you."

Orlando sighed helplessly:

"You are now much more suitable to be the head of the family than I am. This is the consensus of the family. The family has also begun to tilt resources towards you. Don't be so childish, okay?"

"..."

Ariel took a deep breath, suppressed the disgust in her heart, and asked:

"Brother, what exactly did you come to me for? If you just want to chat about these meaningless things, then I'm sorry I don't have time to accompany you."

"Alas, it seems that in a short time, I can't eliminate your prejudice against me."

Orlando shook his head regretfully. He had no way to deal with Ariel's impoliteness, but the verbal address was more intimate.

But before Ariel completely lost her patience, he got to the point:

"I came to you for this."

He handed a gold-plated letter to Ariel.

"This is..."

"Invitation letter, from the palace."

"Invitation letter? Ball?"

Ariel quickly glanced at it: "Did His Majesty invite me personally?"

"Although it is His Majesty in name, it should actually be the work of the second prince."

"You mean... let me go?"

Ariel frowned. What she always hated most was this kind of upper-class ball. Not only were there many rules, but it was also full of disgusting nobles with big brains and fat intestines. They looked well-dressed, but they were so dirty in secret that it was hard to count.

More importantly, those people looked down on her as an illegitimate daughter, so why should she go and make herself uncomfortable?

"I won't go."

Ariel pushed the invitation letter back.

"Brother, you should go."

"This is the family's intention."

"So what if it's the family's intention? It's just a ball. Can't you find anyone to attend the huge Bugard family?"

"Although there are many Bugard family members, this is a ball held in the name of His Majesty after all. In the entire Bugard family, the young generation who are qualified to go are only you and me."

Orlando handed the letter back to Ariel and patted his thigh:

"You can't let me, a person sitting in a wheelchair, go to the ball. I will be laughed at."

"..."

Ariel was silent for a while, thinking that the family has indeed given her a lot of resources during this period. Although she didn't know if there was any other intention, she was really embarrassed to lose the family's face in such a matter.

But...if I participated...

"Tsk, I didn't expect to see that damned Muen Campbell again so soon...Should I find a chance to put laxatives in his red wine to embarrass him?"

Ariel murmured in a low voice, gnashing her teeth when she thought that the guy might take advantage of the title of fiancé to touch Princess Cecilia at the ball even though he already had Leah.

Why did he have to complete most of what she hadn't done yet?

God is so unfair!

"Hmm? Moon Campbell?"

Orlando was slightly surprised. Although he didn't hear Ariel's whole sentence, he still heard the name:

"Why do you mention him? Isn't he not allowed to attend the ball?"

"Hmm? What did you say? Moon Campbell can't attend the ball?"

Ariel was stunned and asked quickly:

"Why? As the son of the Duke, he shouldn't be absent from such an occasion anyway."

"He shouldn't be absent, but the premise is that he is still in Belrand."

Orlando said in surprise: "Don't you know? He has been sent to the north to supervise disaster relief. Haha, this is a good job with gold plating, But the disaster in the north has been serious recently, and he will definitely not be able to come back in a short time. "

"Can't come back..."

Ariel muttered, and her eyes suddenly lit up:

"What about Princess Cecilia? Will she attend?"

"Of course, Princess Cecilia and Prince Albert should all attend this ball, so it can be said that this is already the highest-level ball in the empire. All parties will send people to attend. This is a great opportunity to make friends and show yourself. Little sister, you can't be as willful as usual, you have to..."

Orlando began to nag again, completely like a good brother who is worried about his sister.

But Ariel didn't listen at all.

She muttered something like Muen Campbell would not attend, but Cecilia would attend, but her eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Is this... an opportunity?"

Muen Campbell was thousands of miles away.

But I can use the ball to get close to Cecilia and get closer to her...

At this moment, it's just like that moment.

It's just that the roles have been reversed!

No matter how you think about it, this is a rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the best chance to save Cecilia from the clutches of Moon Campbell!

"This is also a good chance for revenge!"

Ariel secretly clenched her fists, and something that had disappeared in the previous experience returned to her again.

A blazing flame burned in Ariel's chest.