Atlas Battle Song

The little girl sat on a tree branch and smirked.

"How about it, Trent still didn't dare to kiss his brother today, right? I've already said that you like him in your heart."

"Your brother is too busy today, I didn't see him...tomorrow, tomorrow." Little Trand pulled wild flowers in a distracted manner.Thinking of the young master dancing with other girls, he couldn't help frowning. "Hey, when the time comes...will there be a lot of girls coming? They are all noble daughters, right?"

"Yeah, there will be boys of the same age coming, that's how the social circle is."

"If I'm also from a noble family, can I..."

"'Can you become Egg's fiancée?'" the little girl answered indiscriminately, making Trander howl in embarrassment.

"It's not—! I just care about my friend's happiness, and I hope he finds a good woman."

"Then you'll be his 'good woman'."

"Anyway, in order to help my brother check, I also want to go to the ball to see what those young ladies are like."

Having made up his mind, Little Trander went to find Master Egg and expressed his willingness to attend the ball.

Little Egg sat on the owner's chair, looking distressed, "Yes, yes...but there is no clothes for Trent to wear. If Trent is going to the ball, he can only wear girls' clothes. Oh, the skirt."

"What... how could there be only girls' skirts left!"

"Just the skirt."

"Liar."

"If you can't accept it, don't go." The young master folded his fingers, showing an elegant and malicious smile.This mischievous smile is exactly the same as Miss Ishtar.

Trand despaired of the siblings' fun.He was very embarrassed, real men never wear women's clothing.But after thinking about it, he still wanted to see what Egg's fiancée was like.

The young master backed down a step: "Okay, then I'll change the condition: if Trander is willing to show me a girl's skirt now, he can go to the ball."

"What difference does it make!"

"There is a difference. Now it's only the two of us, and no third person will know."

"Ego, you have changed, you have become an adult who knows how to trade power and sex!"

"The skirt is here."

"..."

"It's custom-made according to your body size, you can wear it, come on little lion."

"I do not!"

Trander gritted his teeth and was cruel, but still refused.What he hates most is that people look at him like a commodity. Men used to harass him when he was working in a brothel.Although Yi Ge didn't mean it that way, Trander still couldn't accept it.

"Who cares? Goodbye——"

The little lion left angrily.

He breathed a sigh of relief when little Egg was left alone in the room.

Although it made his friends angry, Little Egg did it on purpose, in order to make Trand take the initiative to dispel the idea of ​​going to the dance.

"Silly lion, you won't be happy when you come to the dance."

Little Egg looked at the directory of the ball, the surnames and coats of arms of each family were painted in bronzing cursive script, and one of the surnames "Koroang" was particularly eye-catching.The family crest of "Holy Light and Golden Lion" is painted next to it. The crowned lion stood up and stepped on a skeleton.

"Green-eyed lion family."

If Egg's guess is correct...Trand is probably the illegitimate child of the Keluoang family.

This is one of the oldest families in the empire, and it is extremely prominent among the pure-blood nobles.And the Ke Luoang family has always been arrogant.If they spotted Trand at the ball, they'd probably sneer at the sakuboy.Egg didn't want to see his friend being bullied, so he didn't intend to tell Trand about it.

The young master sighed, and glanced at the foreign clothes that were placed aside.

It was just made yesterday, and it was specially made to fit Trand's figure.The poison-like thick green skirt is matched with gold thread and car bone lace.Originally, Egg liked it quite a bit, and he deliberately chose jewelry that could match Trand's green eyes, which is a pity.

"It's a pity that I can't see the little lion wearing a cute little dress..."

Find a chance to force Trand to wear it later, the young master thought.

Time just went by.

Preparations are in place for the dinner and dance.The garden has been manicured, lilacs and clusters of white roses are in full bloom, and the pure white fountain is decorated with royal blue satin.The scent of flowers, liqueur and desserts permeates the castle.Summer evenings are also delightful.

In the distance, the sound of music and carriages came from the castle.Little Trand hid in the forest, away from the castle and surrounding villages.

"First scout the enemy situation from a high place."

The little boy overlooked the carriages heading towards Egg's house from the hill, and carefully observed the coats of arms of each family, some of which he had heard of, and some of which he had seen when he was in the western plateau.

Looking at those luxurious carriages, beautiful bouquets, and people with noble manners, Little Trander felt a little sad in his heart.After all, the young master belongs to these people, not to him.What is he?Just a nameless poor boy...Even if he put on exquisite silver-white armor and rode a tall horse to the banquet, Master Egg would not choose him...

"Wait!" Little Trand pinched his face, "Why should that guy choose? It's too ridiculous. I must be confused by the sun. Anyway..."

"Sorry to bother you~"

There is a girl's voice.

Little Trander turned his head and saw two noble ladies.One was a little older, looking seventeen or eighteen years old, and the other was about the same as Trander, eleven or twelve years old.Both sisters were beautiful, with jewel-green eyes like delicate dolls.

They may have lost their way.

Little Trand immediately became serious and saluted like a knight.

"Good afternoon, ladies, are you going to the castle of the Gorgon family?"

"Yes," my sister looked weak and gentle, a typical lady of the family, "We were playing with Miss Gorgon, but the little girl disappeared in the woods. It's too worrying, such a dangerous thing... Can you go and find her, in case something happens..."

"Aha, Miss Ishtar is like this... Please don't worry, that wild girl is the most dangerous creature in this forest. If she meets a bear, the bear will be frightened by her archery and run away."

Little Trand shrugged helplessly.Brother and sister Yi Ge are like this, they seem to be quiet beauties, but they can actually knock down ten people in one go.

"Is that so..."

"Sister, I'm still worried about Ishtar." The younger sister also looked weak, holding on to her skirt.

Little Trande sighed: "Then, is Ishtar wearing a skirt today?"

"No, Miss Gorgon is wearing a hunting suit."

The younger sister added in a low voice: "She said that her family has a cute little lion, and she wants to show it to me..."

Oops, Trander groaned secretly in his heart, it must be that no one is playing with Miss Ishtar today, and this little devil wanted to come and torture him.

"Haha, anyway... I'll send the two of you back first. Although the forest is very safe, for the noble lady..."

"It's okay, brother is over there." The younger sister pointed to the grassy slope, and Trand looked in the direction of the girl's finger, and sure enough, he saw a luxuriously dressed young man riding a horse guarding there, and there were two people standing beside him. a servant.

Trander was relieved, he was about to say something just now...

"Oh yeah."

The elder sister seemed to have noticed something, and walked up to Little Trand, carefully examining the boy's face.

"?"

Little Trander was at a loss, but felt that this big sister was very fragrant, and her eyes were very beautiful, like clear emeralds.

"What's the matter, Sister Evanna?" The little girl hugged her sister's leg nervously.

The elder sister showed a gentle smile and stroked the cheek of little Trander: "Hey, what a lovely child, good boy. What's your name?"

"My name is Trand Muawia."

"Oh, Trand? It's a good name, nice to meet you, let's have a chat~"

It's always a pleasure to be around girls.

Little Trand picked wild flowers for two girls, and took them to see the otter family by the river.Although the elder sister is almost like a lady, there is not much difference between a girl and a child.The three talked and laughed, and they took a leisurely walk in the forest. Trand told them all the stories he knew, which made the girls chuckle.

The eldest sister seems to be very concerned about Trander, always asking him about his past life and future wishes.Little Trand was naturally scheming and did not tell the whole truth.

After playing for a while, the ladies decided to return to Gorgon's house to prepare for the ball.

"Little Trande, you can go back with us." The eldest sister suggested.

"No, I won't go with you, Sister Evanna... I have something to do, so I won't go to the dance..."

"Why, as a friend of Master Gorgon, don't you go to the ball together?"

Little Trander thought for a while, and lied: "My tailor made a mistake, and the dress was not finished in time. Forget it next time."

"That's it, what a pity... How about this, I think your figure is comparable to my other brother. If you don't mind, you can wear my brother's clothes first."

"This is not good..."

"Please don't refuse," Sister Evanna smiled and held Little Trand's hand. "Clothing is just an insignificant matter, and your company is the real happiness. I really regard you as a younger brother now." Come on, come with us to the dance, boy."

She spoke with sincerity and without condescension.Trander was almost persuaded, so he could only nod shyly, and followed the two noble ladies down the grassy hill.

The aristocratic young man who had been waiting was already very impatient. As soon as they met, he began to scold his two younger sisters: "Evanna, Lercidora, what's the matter with you two? Why don't you go to the forest to play wild? Why don't you go back to your room and dress up."

Little Trand was very unhappy when he heard this, and was somewhat hostile towards the young man.

The big sister didn't seem to mind at all, still maintaining a demure attitude.She gently took Little Trand's hand and led him to the noble young man.

"Brother Torero, please look at this child."

The aristocratic young man had just glanced casually at first, but immediately changed his expression, got off his horse and walked over to look at the boy up close.

Little Trander noticed that this young man was also a typical Sybyl aristocrat, with black hair, pale face, and the same green eyes as his sisters.If one had to say it, the young man was well-groomed, but the irritable temperament was too obvious, which Trander didn't like very much.

"Good day."

Little Trand said coldly, and took two steps back.

"Damn it." The noble young man rubbed his temples vigorously and complained, "Where did you find such a troublesome thing? He... this is the bronze-colored skin of a person from the West Plateau. God bless you, it's really speechless."

Little Trande was a little angry, but she held back for the sake of her gentle big sister.

"Don't be so impolite, brother, it's fate to meet this child here."

Sister Evanna smiled peacefully.In contrast, the personalities of the siblings are almost worlds apart.The youngest sister was still timidly silent, and it could be seen that she listened to her brother very much.

"Fate? What fate? It's bad luck. I don't care what you want, but I don't want to be with such a little mud. I'm going back. You can figure it out." The young man snatched it from the servant impatiently. After crossing the whip and getting on the horse, "I'll see you tonight. If you don't behave well, I'll write a letter to tell my father. Don't even think about taking this little mud back. I'm upset just looking at it."

The irascible young man rode off, leaving only his two sisters and servants behind.

Little Trander secretly remembered this annoying name: Torero.

He also memorized the coat of arms on the youth's collar button: a lion wearing a crown, and a skeleton under his feet.

"I'm sorry, Little Trande...Brother Torero has a bad temper and always fights with others... Our brothers are all like this, with a personality like their father, but they are actually good people. I hope you don't mind, we Let's go to the dance together."

Sister Evanna squatted down and patted Little Trand on the shoulder.The gentle power of women dispelled the boredom in Trander's heart, and he even felt that this big sister was also a very good engagement object.

"Big sister, do you have a fiance?"

"No, that's why my mother asked me to come to the social ball."

"Really... my sister is really a nice person, I hope you meet a boy you really like."

Evanna smiled and said, "Hey, Trander is the first person to say this to me. But I don't expect to marry the person I like, I just hope that the betrothed person is a reliable person. .”

Nobility is really hard.Little Tland raised his head and said firmly: "In the future, I will marry the person I like and protect him well."

"'he'?"

"Eh...?" Little Trande shook his head and corrected: "Actually, I will marry four wives in the future!"

"Hahaha, are 4 wives really enough? From this point of view, it's really an interesting similarity."

Evanna laughed, but Little Trand didn't understand her.

The two girls took little Trand back to the guest room, and asked the maid to take out a dress for the boy to change into.

Sure enough, the gown fit, and Evanna explained that her younger brother, Riado, also happened to be 11, and about the same size as Trand.

"Liado is an adventurous child who is always worrying... This child always makes himself covered in mud, so every time before going out, my mother will specifically ask me to take care of him and prepare some extra clothes for him When he came to the Gorgon family's territory this time, he saw the famous 'Broken Valley', so he decided to go to a horse race with someone."

Trand listened, thinking that maybe he and this boy named Liado could still be friends.He was very curious about the affairs among the nobles, so he continued to ask: "Speaking of which, Master Egg...he is in the social circle...how do people evaluate him?"

"Egg is famous."

"Hey, really!" Little Trander was a little excited.

"When the child was six years old, he participated in the martial arts competition in the imperial capital and defeated other older noble boys. At that time, my mother also took me to see it. When the winning boy took off the silver-white helmet, I felt instantly I thought he was a pretty girl, it’s incredible...beautiful and powerful, sword skills are also refreshing, a boy like the moon."

"That's right, my Master Egg is the most powerful!" Little Trander was very happy.

"It's great that Trande lives in Egg's house. The two of you can practice swords and train together. When Trand grows up, come to the Royal Knights in the imperial capital."

"Well, it's time to find my sister!"

"Good boy, become a great knight, and then everyone will accept you."

The girl hugged her younger brother, and the soft sunset shone on the children.

When the girls are all dressed up, it's time for the dinner party.Little Trand couldn't go to the dinner party, so he didn't go with the girls.He wanted to find Master Egg secretly, but he never had a chance to talk to him.The boy wandered about the garden and waited until it was dark, the castle lights were on, and the ball music was playing.

The guests seemed to appear out of nowhere, filling the courtyard, hall and corridor all at once.Little Trande has never seen Egg's house so lively. There are floor-length skirts embroidered with pearls and mink tails everywhere, so be careful not to step on them when you walk.There are enchanting fragrances, short hookahs, nobles talking and laughing softly, and busy servants serving as silently as possible.

Little Trand made his way through the crowd.He was wearing a formal dress, and some nobles would still regard him as a servant of the Egg family and ask him for anything.Little Trande didn't feel disgusted either, and tried his best to behave as respectfully and politely as a servant should.

Following the sound of the music, Little Trand came to the dance hall on the side of the castle.The dance has not officially started yet, and the orchestra is still playing lyrical and melodious tunes.The lights are bright, and the ladies holding feather fans are chatting and discussing the master's young master.

"There are so many people..."

Little Trand looked around, but didn't see Egg.At this moment, someone stopped him, and it happened to be Sister Evanna.

"Trand, great that you're here."

I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but under the crystal light of the ballroom, the two girls looked even more radiant, and the crimson dresses were dotted with pearl embroidery.The aristocratic boys around would look over intentionally or unconsciously, their eyes briefly but meaningfully passing over Evanna's well-developed breasts.On that snow-white skin, she wore an emerald necklace that matched her green eyes.

"You are really a rose-like beauty." Little Trand said sincerely.

"Haha, the little guy has such a sweet mouth and is very good at pleasing girls. It seems that it is not difficult for you to marry four wives."

Just as they were talking and laughing, that annoying young nobleman Torero also came over.The green-eyed youth looked up and down little Trander without any kindness, and said with a sneer:

"Hey, the little mud is looking good too."

"Don't be so annoying, Torero," Evanna said to her brother.

"You actually brought this little animal to the ball. What do you mean? Do you want to shame the family?"

It was rare for the younger sister, Lercidora, to speak: "Brother, sister Evanna just wants to be friendly, after all, we are..."

"Hush." ​​Evanna smiled and put her finger on her sister's lips.

Little Trand was a little puzzled.

"Friendly? Are we friendly to him?" The green-eyed aristocratic youth glanced at Trand in disgust, and then waved to several youths in the distance.Those sons and brothers were gathering together to smoke short cigarettes, and they came over when they saw Torero's greeting.They looked like they were in their early 20s, and they all accompanied their sisters to the prom to choose their fiancés.

One of the youths said: "Hey, Torero, is there anything exciting? Can you introduce any pretty girls who can 'work' right away."

"Here's something fun to show you."

Torero grabbed Trand Jr. by the arm and pulled the boy this way.Young Trande got angry and tried to break free, but the adult Sibyl was stronger.The boy staggered and almost fell among several noble youths.

"What's so interesting about this?" A skinny youth grabbed Trende's hair and forced the boy to look up.

"Hey, beautiful little black skin, a boy from the western plateau. He is Earl Gorgon's male favourite? It looks quite delicious."

"It's just a little different, look at his green eyes."

"let me go!"

Little Trand shook off the unfriendly hand.

"Enough Torero, stop!"

Evanna got a little angry and tried to stop her brother again.But her disapproval was almost like a drizzle, and the boys didn't take it seriously.

The other aristocratic boys also gathered curiously, and surrounded Little Tland in the middle, like watching animals in a zoo.

"Hey, this boy is so pretty, with green eyes too."

"The Ke Luoang family all have green eyes."

Hearing the whispers of the crowd, Trander suddenly understood.

He remembered the surname——Coloon.His mother once told him that his father was the great nobleman of the empire, the Duke of Coronne.

"Look at my little bastard, it's very interesting."

Torero lifted Little Trande's chin with his cane and looked down at the boy haughtily, green eyes with malice.

Little Trand was stunned.

Green eyes, he should have thought of that.Since Evanna, Lercidora, and Torero all have green eyes, like him, then...

"Can he do juggling? Hey, let's do something for fun."

"Let's dance."

"Can he speak the Imperial language? The West Plateau is a barbarian, right?"

"A whore's child?"

"Isn't it... It's really low, to be a prostitute at such a young age."

The gathered crowd was like a swaying high wall, and the shadows became heavier and heavier. The lights in the ballroom were as hot as melted oil, making Little Trand's eyes hurt and his head dizzy.

"I'm not!"

Little Tland lowered his voice, but he couldn't refute a specific person.

"you……!"

White noise surrounds the boy, harsh words, light insults, sneers, whispers... Everyone is laughing at him, watching him condescendingly, and everything around him seems to wrap him like melted wax.

Humiliation, unwillingness, grievance... fiery emotions burned in his heart.The boy almost shed tears, but his strong self-esteem never allowed him to show weakness in front of the enemy.Little Trande puffed up his chest, resolutely bearing the humiliation of the nobles.

"enough."

At this moment, the surrounding noble children stepped aside, and the owner of the house came.

Egg is here.

The young master was wearing a formal attire, with an indifferent expression, just like the real Earl Gorgon, who was as dignified and arrogant.

The gossip stopped.

"Good evening, Master Keluoang," Little Egg nodded coldly, "It seems that you and my friend had a good chat?"

Little Egg held Little Trander's hand tightly

"cut."

Torero glanced provocatively, but he didn't say anything because of his master's face.

Little Egg looked around, and the other noble children had nothing to say.

"Let me introduce to everyone, this is Trande Muawia, he will become the strongest knight in the empire in the future. Let's find him to learn martial arts at that time."

After finishing speaking, the young master took Little Tland's hand and walked out of the ballroom.