Chapter 255, Everit: About Friendship
Ballroom.
corner.
"Yevrit."
A beautiful girl with green hair came to Everit.
Everit leaned against the wall and sat on a stool. He asked Emily to use wishing magic to create a small table with various desserts and fruits placed on the table.
As for himself, he was holding a goblet in his hand, which contained a red liquid that smelled like wine—of course, judging from Everit's character, this must be the drink Mirajane brewed for him.
He was shaking the wine glass, looking like a noble man who knew how to drink. He looked slightly tipsy, and his face and lips were slightly red. In fact, he had just been pranked by Emily and ate a small cake stuffed with chili peppers.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Jade's arrival, Everit stretched his hand forward slightly, letting the other person notice that he was holding a wine glass, and then gently shook the wine-red liquid inside.
"I'm sorry." Jade covered her chest and bowed deeply.
"It's common sense to apologize for exposing your breasts." Everit said casually.
"hiss-"
Suddenly there was a chill.
He turned around and saw that Urrutia, who was sitting next to him, had a scary look in his eyes.
"Ah?" Jade was stunned for a moment when she heard what Yefulit said. She looked down and immediately smiled and said, "No, I don't want to offend anyone." As she said that, she glanced at Urrutia .
Urrutia suddenly looked away awkwardly.
"Okay, what's the matter?" Everit shook the wine glass and raised his hand slightly.
Urrutia was speechless: Do you really want to surprise Jade that you are drinking? Jade is the same, just praise him, lest he deliberately do such funny actions.
Jade did glance at Everit's cup, and then noticed that Everit's eyes also fell on it. When he looked up at her again, he felt a little more encouraged.
But Jade didn't talk about this topic.
She took out the broken rattle and said, "It's broken again. Will you help me fix it?"
Jade said this, feeling very uneasy.
She felt that she was too shameless, and it was just the first time. The broken rattle was actually a testimony of the friendship between the two.
But the second time it broke. When she insisted on going her own way, she thought she could abandon friendship for the sake of justice, so she allowed Habib to break it. This rattle was not ordered to be broken by Everit, nor by Habib. She broke it herself!
But it turns out that she is the biggest fool in the world!
But
Even after making such a big mistake, she knew that she had lost her qualifications, but she still wanted to repair this friendship!
Even if you are rejected, even if you are treated indifferently.
She had thought about countless possibilities in advance, most of which were self-destructive options. However, even if it was one in ten thousand, she still wanted to...
She lost everything—the throne, the title of princess, and even her surname, and the only thing she could have was the one ten thousandth chance to restore friendship!
She did not dare to look directly at Everit, lowering her head, waiting for a reply.
This period of time was very painful, and it seemed like thousands of years had passed.
It was too long, so long that her eyes blurred and tears fell.
"Emerald." Everit spoke: "Don't pretend to be pitiful in front of me, you are not pitiful."
Hearing this, Jade's body trembled.
"Evrit!" Urrudia felt that he was going to be in trouble after hearing this, and quickly held his hand, trying to stop him from continuing to speak.
"Crying?" Everit asked, "What kind of mood did you have to cry?"
"I" Jade opened her mouth and burst into tears.
She didn't know what to say, she couldn't even speak. She felt like there were sour lemons blocking her throat.
Tears fell one after another, like a heavy rain.
The noisy environment nearby gradually became quiet.
People nearby have noticed the situation here.
"Lucy, you eat first." Mirajane patted Lucy on the shoulder and walked over slowly.
"How can I eat it?" Lucy quickly stuffed the small cake into her mouth, said vaguely, and then followed Mirajane.
Emily and Wendy came hand in hand. They were chatting and laughing, but now their faces were serious.
Everit's expression was very calm, almost neither sad nor happy about this matter, and he didn't care that he had made a girl cry, and the other person was a former princess - even if he was demoted to a commoner, if anyone really thought that Jade would really be just ordinary in the future. Civilians, that's too naive.
Jade held the rattle with her small hands, her knuckles turning white, obviously very hard.
Everit stretched out his hand and "rescued" the rattle from Jade's hand.
He looked at the broken rattle and said, "Actually, the rattle never means anything. It has no meaning."
As he said that, he threw the rattle directly on the ground.
'Wow'
The originally tattered rattle was completely shattered, like tears dripping from emerald, broken into pieces and scattered everywhere.
Jade suddenly trembled, and the trembling was almost unstoppable. She was about to collapse.
"Yevrit." Erza walked over with a frown: "Don't be too..."
"Erza." Mirajane stopped her in time and covered her mouth, which caused Erza to look at Mirajane in confusion. She just wanted to say "Don't go too far," but Mirajane stopped her. What does she mean? Could it be that he was acquiescing to Everit's excessive behavior?
Some were curious, others glared.
Everit didn't care about those people at all.
He said: "Is the rattle important? What if I repair it? Now the royal capital is in ruins, and you and I are standing on the ruins. You hand the rattle to me, and I will give you a good one, and you will be happy. Will you be satisfied and feel at ease?"
Every time he said a word, Jade's body trembled.
Everyone couldn't help but worry. Looking at the petite girl with her head lowered, she was really afraid that she wouldn't be able to hold up and would fall down in the next second.
"When I was four years old." Evelit suddenly changed the subject and said, "I passed by a shop selling delicatessen. The smell was so strong that I can still remember how greedy I was at that time."
"But I didn't have enough money. Then the shopkeeper recognized me as Francis' son and gave me a duck leg without asking for any money. I was very happy—"
"It turns out I'm so popular in this town."
"I came home and my father laughed and let me finish the duck leg, then spanked me hard."
"He said-"
"What you ask for is despicable."
"Later, when I got older, I realized that what that duck leg wanted was not my money, but my and my father's dignity!"
"Later, I learned that sometimes, necessity outweighs dignity."
"But was I forced to do so?"
"." There was silence all around.
When forced to do so, many things are greater than dignity.
But many times, is it really a last resort?
Just like that duck leg. No matter how poor Yefulit was when she was a child, couldn't she still afford a duck leg?
Some people looked confused, some were thinking hard, and some were deep in thought.
Everit said: "I still remember the first time we met, it was at a banquet."
"My father said to me: You can see the princess at the banquet. The most beautiful and dazzling girl is your Majesty's most beloved and proud Princess Jade. In the future, I will inherit the position of Viscount and the glory of the Vallière family. , maybe it is this princess who is loyal to me. As a noble who has enjoyed the honor of Fiore Kingdom for generations, no matter whether I will be reused when I grow up, as long as the kingdom does not abandon me, I will give my loyalty unconditionally. "
Everit was a modern person in his previous life, and to be honest, it was a little hard for him to accept this trick.
But he could not refute Francis, because Francis gave him everything since he came to this world.
Therefore, it is not so much loyalty to the royal family as it is filial piety to his father.
Everit laughed and made a joke: "Did you realize that I am like the owner of the delicatessen?"
No one laughed.
Evelit continued: "In order not to lose face that night, my father specially sold some furniture and gave us father and son a set of custom-made suits, but for the nobles attending the banquet, they were still cheap clothes."
"But he didn't have any stage fright, held his head high, and talked and laughed happily even when he was facing the Duke - he was setting an example for me."
"So, I took out the card, and from a poor little nobleman who was despised by everyone when I first entered the house, I relied on my magic performance to impress all the young noblemen who were richer and higher in status than mine. Everyone. —They all showed admiration in their eyes!”
When she said this, Everit's eyes sparkled and her smile became as sunny as Natsu's.
This is the charm of magic!
What Everit likes is never the process of performing magic, or the superb magic skills, or conquering and developing new magic. To put it simply: What he likes is the vanity of performing magic and getting praise! Everyone has their own opinion about magic.
Francis performs magic because he likes it. His dream when he was a child was to be a magician. Later, his family became more and more depressed. After experiencing the hardships in the world, he found that he had no skills, and this was the only way to make money and support his children.
Everit enjoys the reaction of the audience when performing magic - so his dream has always been a grand magic show in a huge venue with thousands of spectators.
So - it has nothing to do with skills. There are many things that magic cannot do, but deception magic can do it. Then he will definitely choose deception magic, just to get one more look of shock and admiration from the children.
Looking at Everit's flying expression.
Everyone in the guild smiled.
This is Everit. Sometimes she can become so cute. That face that always reminds people of treachery and evil becomes very attractive at this time.
And the girl who has a crush on Everit.
Even my heart melted.
It's so rare to see Everit like this!
Urrutia, Alice, and Melty all felt that their legs were weak. They felt that Everit was simply a succubus at this moment. If the situation was not right, they would have wanted to pounce on this man and bully him severely.
Even Mirajane, the most stable person, smiled fondly.
Erza also smiled, a proud smile. She looked at Kagura, Minerva and the others, raised her chin slightly, and said silently: Did you see, this is my proud brother, Everit? !
Kagura was speechless, and Minerva turned her head, but she was so angry that her teeth almost broke.
There were also some young nobles present, lost in memories.
They also attended that banquet, and to be honest, they can't remember it clearly.
It wasn't until Everit mentioned it that they remembered it, and they immediately fell into nostalgia.
Everit continued: "Then, Her Royal Highness the Princess came over."
"My name is Jade, what's your name? She told me so elegantly."
"I salute and answer: I am Jevrit de la Vallière, and my father is the Vicomte de Vallière."
"She said: Your magic show is really beautiful, but I was standing over there just now, very far away, and couldn't see clearly. Can you perform it again?"
"I said: It's my pleasure, Your Highness."
"I can see that Her Royal Highness the Princess looked very happy at that time."
"So I performed it seriously again."
"Then-"
"The princess said happily: Yefulit, you are so amazing. You are different from others. I want you to be my friend."
Hear this.
Jade took a deep breath, she still deeply remembered this beautiful childhood memory.
Yefulit said: "I said: OK, we will be friends from now on."
"Becoming friends with the princess made my father very happy, and many nobles also congratulated us."
"But I don't think this is a 'plea' to either party. It's equality and reciprocity. The princess showed her courage and gave me the honor of being friends with the princess. I gave the princess the happiness and satisfy."
"At that time-"
"It's different from what's going on now."
Yefulit imitated Jade's tone just now and said, "Yephrit, it's broken again, will you help me fix it?"
"So-"
Yefulit asked: "Jade—are you buying duck legs from me, or are you begging me to give you duck legs?"
Jade's body, which had been shaking, froze.
She suddenly realized something, but she couldn't put it into words, she was so confused.
The smile on Erza's face became more obvious. As expected of Everit, she could think so deeply.
Lucy also breathed a sigh of relief.
"This guy." Gray and others also laughed.
"Gray-sama, Juvia doesn't quite understand." Juvia asked in a silly tone.
Gray whispered in her ear: "Friendship is equal and cannot be sought. Jade's mood is very complicated now, she blames herself for getting into trouble, is confused about the future, and hopes to regain Everit's friendship. Maybe She feels that it is the last thing she hopes to have, so she is very humble, but she cannot get the friendship she hopes for, and Yefulit is helping her get out of this psychological shadow."
"Mr. Evelit?" Juvia covered her mouth in shock.
No wonder everyone feels that Everit is the backbone of the guild. Even if he is not the president, everyone will feel at ease as long as he is there. This is not only because of his strength, but also because of the trust and even worship that he has accumulated over time!
Stinger, Rogge, and Yukino looked at each other and couldn't help but think: How lucky you are to be able to join Fairy Tail!
"If it is - you want to ask for this friendship." Everit said in a cold tone: "But what if I don't agree? It seems that you betrayed the friendship first, didn't it? Then what will you do next? Begging ? Sad? Remorse? "
Jade pursed her lips tightly.
"Fortunately...that's just your overthinking."
As soon as these words came out, Jade blinked and drained away the tears that had accumulated in her eyes for a long time.
'Snapped'
Everit snapped his fingers, and a card appeared in his hand.
This card is different from the ones he usually uses.
The ones he usually wears are black with gold rims.
But this one is full of mysterious purple lines.
He handed the card out so that Princess Jade, who lowered her head, could see it.
"I said that crying can't solve any problems. It's better to do something within your power."
Yefulit said: "Our friendship has never been represented by a rattle. It has never been as fragile as you think, or that it can be easily severed."
"I asked Hubby to throw the rattle because I guessed that you would definitely have your own way. At that time, no one could persuade you, including me. At that time, you became hard-hearted. But I know that you will definitely You will fail and you will definitely get into trouble.”
"At that time, you will be more confused than you are now, and you will not even be able to find a breakthrough."
"So I asked Hubby to throw the rattle, because, in that case, you will definitely realize it and then save this friendship that you can only gain after you thought you had lost everything."
"But what I want to tell you is-"
"You never lost your friendship with me or Emily as long as you wanted to."
"And you shouldn't act like this."
"That's of no use. Apart from being scolded and being lectured by me in front of the public, there's no use at all."
Everit said: "Don't worry about the rattle or anything like that. Just accept it. As a friend, I gave you a gift. What you need more is it-"
"This can help you regain your confidence and become the Jadeite who confidently said to me, 'Let me be your friend'."
Everit sighed: "What you give up your self-esteem to get is something you cannot have with peace of mind. Only when you work hard for it can others admire it...whether it is friendship or everyone's opinions."
"Yevrit!"
Jade grabbed the card.
But Everit didn't have time to smile.
Jade suddenly rushed forward, hugged him tightly, and said, "Thank you!"
Then she spread her legs directly, sat on Everit's lap, hugged him and cried loudly.
The big stone in my heart fell to the ground, and Jade was completely relieved. Everit said it was useless to cry, but at this moment, she couldn't find any other way to vent her emotion and joy except holding this man and crying.
In an instant, Everit noticed the change in everyone's expressions.
Some froze, some were envious, some were watching a good show, some were blessing, and some were clenching their silver teeth.
"." Everit realized: his words were too critical!
(End of chapter)
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