78 Taking the Risk (1/2)

Chapter 78: Taking the Risk

Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion

Lucien forced himself to put a smile on his face, ”Maybe I’m too nervous, in the palace, in front of the princess. Please forgive me, Your Grace.”

At the same time, Lucien had a good relief in his mind, ”Finally… the princess asked.”

The anxiety, the restlessness and the nervousness that Natasha noticed were all conveyed by Lucien purposefully.

Lifting her beautiful eyebrows, Natasha said to Lucien, ”Don’t be afraid of me because I’m a princess or a knight, Lucien. A man can respect or even worship someone else, but not be intimidated. That’s the spirit of men, the spirit of knights.”

”I’ll work on it. Although I have a rather poor background, I’ll get better.” Lucien was a bit surprised by Natasha’s comment, but he still answered properly.

A gorgeous smile appeared on Natasha’s face, ”You know what? You’re already much braver than most people. Many of them couldn’t even speak properly the first time they saw me, while you’re brave enough to stare at Silvia’s legs the first time you saw her. Impressive.”

Natasha was talking about it pretty casually, as if it was just a joke.

”I… I’m terribly sorry. It was the first time I saw silk stocking… I sort of forgot myself…” explained Lucien awkwardly, ”I’m not a pervert…”

The left corner of Natasha’s lips curled up, ”I totally understand, Lucien. Both ladies and gentlemen like the interesting byproduct of alchemy, and you’re not excluded, of course. Silk stockings is precious since the magic empire was destroyed and the ancient alchemy was lost many years ago.”

”I appreciate your understanding, Your Grace.” Lucien nodded.

”But you looked at Silvia for a pretty long time, which was not common. Are you really not a pervert?” Natasha asked Lucien with great interest. She was making fun of him.

”I’m not. In fact, I haven’t touched a girl’s hand yet, in my whole life,” admitted Lucien to justify his innocence.

”Oh… I… see…” Natasha drawled purposefully, ”Too bad for a seventeen-year-old boy. But now it won’t be a problem anymore, after the concert. There will be lots of girls having interest in you. Do you want me to introduce you to some ladies? Although all of them will end up marrying nobles, it’s not bad to have some sweet memories before getting married.”

”Your… Your Grace, thank you for your good will but I want to devote myself to music in the next few years. You don’t have to introduce me to any lady,” refused Lucien, seriously.

”I don’t have to?” The princess did not have enough fun yet, ”So you want to pursue them on your own? I can teach you some secrets to win the heart of a young lady. I’m good at it. Silvia, that little wild cat, she likes me…”

Camil all of a sudden started coughing and cut off Natasha.

”Your Grace, I feel this topic’s a bit weird.” said Lucien. He felt the princess was very approachable, but the conversations they had always tended to go somewhere else.

Natasha glanced at Camil sitting on the other side and asked with surprise, ”What’s wrong with it? It’s no more than a common conversation between guys.”

Finally, Lucien realized the problem, ”Yes, between guys, but you’re a noble lady, Your Grace.”

”It doesn’t matter, Lucien.” Natasha shrugged, ”Actually I can teach you more about how to pursue a girl than many guys.”

Lucien did not know what to say.

”All right, all right…” She waved her hand and smiled, ”Look at your nervous face, Lucien. Let’s switch back to music.”

She was glad that Lucien was not like the many other nobles. Most of them directly refused to talk about this and viewed it as an improper topic for chatting.

”As for the playing skills we just mentioned…” Lucien was a bit relieved.

”I got a question.” Natasha was behaving like a good student.

”Yes, please?” Lucien was waiting for the question.

”You sure you don’t need any of my suggestion about pursuing girls?” Natasha laughed loudly.

”…” Lucien was speechless.

An hour flew by. Natasha was inspired and kept working on her composing. Camil stood up and walked Lucien out.

In front of the gate, Camil said to Lucien in a low voice, ”About the princess… don’t be a gossiper.”

Lucien nodded seriously.

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