Birthday Surprise

Years later, seeing this emoji again in this other world, Jianye’s eyes grew moist.

In a way, she had seen the firework her father had promised her here.

“WeChat…”

She murmured unconsciously, her voice almost inaudible.

After a brief moment of sentimentality, she realized a problem.

Leon noticed her strange behavior and was about to ask, but saw Jianye suddenly rush out.

“Hey! What are you…”

Leon was confused.

But Jianye had no time to explain.

At this moment, there was only one thought in her mind.

The person who could make this smiley-face firework—must be a transmigrator just like her!

In this world, besides her, there was someone else from the same hometown!

She had to find them!

Under the night sky, Jianye’s figure grew distant, heading in the direction of the fireworks.

“Mmm…”

Perhaps disturbed by the sound of the fireworks, the unconscious Irena let out a whimper and slowly woke up.

She frowned slightly, her eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes.

Her vision was blurry for a moment, then it focused.

What met her eyes was the side of Black’s face, up close.

The moonlight outlined his straight nose and jawline, his eyes deep.

Under the reflection of the golden rain of light, his silhouette was plated with a faint gold.

Her head was still dizzy, her consciousness not yet fully returned.

Her lips moved slightly, and she murmured unconsciously.

“So handsome…”

Black noticed the movement of the person in his arms and found that Irena was awake.

He looked down at her.

“What did you say?”

His low voice was like an electric current, instantly waking Irena from her混沌 state.

She blinked and suddenly realized what she had just blurted out.

Her cheeks burned fiercely, so red they could almost bleed.

“N-Nothing!”

She stammered in denial, her gaze flitting away in a panic.

However, the next second, she became even more awake.

Because she realized… she was being carried like a princess by Black again!

“Huh?!”

Irena struggled in a panic, her arms pushing against his chest, trying to push him away.

Black subconsciously tightened his arms, holding her firmly, and spoke with a frown.

“Don’t move.”

“You’re very weak right now. You can’t stand.”

His voice was close to her ear, like an irresistible command.

Irena froze. Only then did she realize that all the strength had been drained from her body. Even her fingertips were trembling slightly.

It was as if she was completely exhausted, without a shred of strength.

She bit her lip, suppressing the shyness in her heart, and her fingertips unconsciously clutched Black’s clothes.

‘There’s no other way. I can only rely on him.’

She secretly found an excuse for herself.

‘Th-This isn’t my choice!’

Irena’s hand carefully rested on his shoulder. She propped herself up slightly, wanting to ask what had just happened.

The moment she looked up.

She saw the scene in the night sky.

The huge firework smile had not yet dissipated, and the sky full of golden rain fell like weeping willows, illuminating the entire city of Servia.

For a moment, Irena forgot to breathe.

“…So beautiful.”

She murmured softly, her purple eyes reflecting the brilliant rain of light.

At this time, on the other side, at the Church of Creation.

It was dead silent.

The tens of thousands of people present were as if their throats had been seized.

The expressions on their faces were uniformly ones of astonishment.

A huge firework had appeared, and then, before they could cry out in surprise, the sky full of black rain had turned into a golden rain.

The scale of it far surpassed previous years. The unprecedentedly grand scene adorned the dark night sky, making it dazzling.

But, the place where it appeared was not the royal palace.

But, the Church of Creation.

Everyone stared at it, dumbfounded, their eyes reflecting the golden streams of light.

This had never happened before.

And, it was something no one had ever dared to do.

That was… only members of the royal family were qualified to set off… blessing fireworks.

But at a time when the royal palace had been attacked, and the whereabouts of the queen and princess were unknown, who would dare to set off blessing fireworks above the Church of Creation?

Princess Irena?!

At this moment, such a question arose in the hearts of everyone present.

But, no one dared to say it out loud.

And what they didn’t notice was… in a place they couldn’t see, in the huge rain of golden fireworks, a huge human figure faintly appeared.

He was slender and handsome, his silver hair like a waterfall, and his blood-red eyes were captivating. As if he had walked out of a legend, he looked down on all living beings.

“Princess Irena.”

He murmured softly, his voice like an ice spring flowing past one’s ear, low and enchanting.

“Truly, an interesting, little thing.”

He reached out and gently stroked the phantom that had appeared in the air, a sense of nothingness at his fingertips.

The corner of his lips turned up slightly, and a bloody light flashed in his eyes, like a ghost.

“Your Highness the Princess, please remember.”

“This time, I will definitely… get my hands on you.”

A bloodthirsty arc curved at the corner of his mouth, and he turned and disappeared into the night.

The huge rain of firework light was still continuing, as if it wanted to envelop the entire city.

Its scale far surpassed previous years, and could be called a miracle.

Fireworks plus rain of light, the night sky was exceptionally magnificent.

Black rain to golden rain? Divine punishment to blessing?

This reversal was too abrupt, too complete, beyond everyone’s comprehension.

The crowd, which had been in an uproar a second ago due to the “divine punishment,” was now collectively speechless.

The whispers disappeared, and the malicious speculations fell silent.

The few figures who had been stirring up trouble in the crowd also froze in place.

“A miracle! It’s a miracle!”

“The Saintess has guided a miracle!”

“With such a miracle, next year will definitely be a good year!”

“Thank you, Saintess! Thank you, gods!”

No one knew who started shouting, but cheers rose like a tide.

The attitude of the crowd had undergone a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.

The voices that had been questioning the Saintess had long since disappeared, replaced by devout repentance.

The believers who had been the most vocal in their questioning were now the most devout in their kneeling.

People hugged each other, and believers who didn’t know each other tightly gripped each other’s hands, their eyes shining with a fervent light.

Everyone looked up, letting the golden rain fall on their faces, cheering continuously.

At the center of the magic array, Kristine was stunned.

She also looked up, her crimson eyes reflecting the golden threads of light falling from the sky.

Her vision was completely occupied by the sacred gold.

The huge change left her mind a blank, as if she had just experienced a brief nightmare, only to wake up in a divine garden.

“A firework… is smiling?”

She murmured unconsciously, her dry throat unable to form a complete sound.

Kristine knew very well that after this huge smiley-face firework appeared, the black rain had immediately turned into golden rain.

Although she didn’t know the specific reason, she knew it was this firework that had saved her.

In other words… someone was helping her!

When this thought crossed her mind, Kristine’s breathing suddenly became rapid.

She stared at the firework that seemed to be smiling at her, and suddenly remembered something.

A certain young man had promised her a birthday surprise.

Now, she knew the answer.

What could be more of a surprise than this?

That huge smiley face in the night sky was like the young man smiling at her.

Tears fell, drop by drop.

Kristine cried, then laughed, biting her red lip tightly, her hands clenched into fists.

The love in her heart spread uncontrollably, exceptionally fierce.

And with it came infinite courage.

She thought, after the Sacred Rite, no matter what that young man thought, she would convey her feelings to him.

“What beautiful fireworks!”

In the VIP section, Aphra’s fingers, which had been gripping the railing, loosened. Her tense shoulders relaxed, and she let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking at the brilliant golden rain and that slender figure, her furrowed brows had already relaxed.

She didn’t care what had caused this change.

As long as Kristine no longer had to endure those vicious accusations, as long as good fortune had ultimately descended, that was enough.

Prince Oscar had also recovered from his initial shock.

His sharp eyes swept over the crowd below, his gaze fixed on those few figures.

After whispering something to the attendant beside him, the attendant hurried away.

In addition, the Dragon-Slaying Guards who had followed them earlier had all been dispatched.

To arrest those who had illegally set off fireworks at the Sacred Rite.

Although Oscar was still unclear about the specific situation, just by observing.

He had come to a conclusion.

Behind this Sacred Rite, two forces were fighting.

At present, it seemed that the ones who had set off the fireworks had won.

But in any case, for these two forces to openly disregard the Imperial Family and play these tricks.

They must all be arrested!