Mystery: The Stars Returner

1350 1 Month 1 Day.

It wasn't until two o'clock in the afternoon that Hasta climbed out of bed.

"Meow!"

Azshara jumped up from the ground, landed on his quilt, and let out a very dissatisfied meow.

Last night, there was a small whitebait in front of its right paw, a tender fish fillet in front of its left paw, and a dry croquette in its mouth. Not to mention how comfortable it was in its little life.

But in the middle of the night, its owner drank some wine, and while he was still drunk, he actually... dragged it out of the snack hut.

Originally, it was good to lie in the owner's arms and eat small whitebait, but not long after, the owner gently put it down, then turned around to drink, not caring about it at all.

It was a pretty young lady who fed it some snacks.

Its sleep was disturbed and bombarded by fireworks outside, making it even more difficult to fall asleep.

But its owner slept soundly until the afternoon. Can this be tolerated?

It can be prepared to slap him with a few little paws to improve his memory.

"Aishara, what new clothes are you going to wear today?"

A voice like a devil's whisper sounded, and Azshara was covered in hair. She consciously jumped off the quilt, and then slipped away from the slightly opened window.

"You ran away really fast."

Hastur got up from the bed, then changed his clothes, went to the bathroom to wash up and took a bath to wash away the smell of last night's alcohol.

On New Year's Eve last night, it wasn't until about six o'clock in the morning that Hasta asked Butler Neil to send a carriage to take Sharon back. As for Maric, he was already drunk and probably hadn't woken up yet.

When Hastur came out of the bathroom, Mariqi appeared stretched out. Like Hastur last night, he deliberately did not suppress the alcohol and competed based on his drinking capacity.

"It seems you lost."

"The barbarian's physique is indeed powerful, and he can even increase his drinking capacity."

Hasta smiled and asked Maric to go to the bathroom to freshen up while he went downstairs to eat something.

The considerate butler Neil had already prepared suitable food and made two sweet soups to quench thirst and relieve hangover.

After Maric went downstairs and had something to eat, Hasta invited him to hang out with him, but he refused, saying that a living corpse was not suitable for shopping during the day and that he had to go back and catch up on his sleep.

Hastur could only take Azshara out for a stroll.

The Queens District is where the nobles live. In order to seek happiness and good luck in the New Year, most of the nobles are willing to spend money and invite many performance groups from other countries. Even the performance groups from the Southern Continent also bring several animal taming projects. Add to the fun.

It is free for the people of Backlund to visit these performance groups, and no tickets are required. The only requirement is that they must be neatly dressed and not smell bad.

Hastur also spent some money, about 500 gold pounds, to hire a song and dance troupe from the Republic of Intis.

If you want to experience a more authentic Chinese New Year flavor, head to the Republic of Intis. Their country still retains many musicals and dance dramas invented during the Russell period.

When he was about to walk into the song and dance hall with Azshara in his arms, he happened to see Klein leading Benson and Melissa this way.

It can be seen that Klein has the same idea as him, and wants to see what kind of cultural legacy this fellow Russell will leave behind.

Hastur and Klein had only come into contact during the nursing home incident. When they met at this time, they just nodded and found their seats to sit down.

"There are so many people. Is Backlund's New Year so lively?" Melissa exclaimed as she looked at the huge crowd.

Benson observed for a while and said: "It is indeed more prosperous and lively than imagined. We will live in Backlund more often in the future."

Klein was looking for a suitable seat. Since he didn’t need to buy a ticket, there were no guaranteed seats. He couldn’t find a seat where three people could sit together.

Basically, there are sporadic vacancies, and they are all in the corners.

At this time, the service staff of the cabaret came over and said with a smile on his face: "The three guests can come and sit in the front row. This is Baron Campbell's order."

It's him?

Klein didn't explicitly refuse, he really couldn't find a suitable position.

"Today's musical performance was performed by Baron Campbell with his wallet."

After hearing this, Klein did not refuse and asked the service staff to lead the way.

The three of them successfully arrived in the front row and had an excellent viewing position.

There is also a separate spot at the very front of the first row.

At this moment, a young nobleman holding a little black cat was sitting on it.

That blond hair is very dazzling, attracting many eyes from behind.

Klein felt that the real dazzler should be the golden ability of Baron Hastur Campbell.

If you want to hire such a song and dance troupe for the New Year, you need at least a few hundred gold pounds, and you also need to have a certain aristocratic status.

Although wealthy businessmen can afford the price, this is the Queens District and is a venue reserved for nobles. The rich must be ranked behind the powerful. This has been the same since ancient times.

What a luxury.

Klein sighed and felt that he seemed to be one of the more miserable time travellers.

Russell had the status of a noble since he was born, and later established the Intis Republic and stood at the pinnacle of power.

And he is still a member of the Nighthawks Team of the Church of the Night Goddess. With a salary of about one thousand gold pounds a year, he can only be regarded as a high-end part-time worker.

Klein thought for a while and felt that the time travel had used up all his luck, which was why his financial luck was so poor.

After waiting for about ten minutes, today's song and dance performance finally started on the stage.

The first show is a musical.

When the classic music sounds, when the exciting plot unfolds, when a slightly terrifying atmosphere begins to envelope...

The corners of Hastur and Klein's mouths twitched slightly at the same time, secretly scolding Russell for being such a shameless person, even plagiarizing the musical "Phantom of the Opera".

When the second program, the ballet "Romeo and Juliet", appeared, Hastur and Klein were too lazy to complain about Russell, the great copycat.

At the same time, I was regretting in my heart, why did I have to come here to suffer this sin today?

The musical is good, the ballet is good, but with the addition of Russell, everything seems to change a bit.

Moreover, what they want to see is the singing and dancing with the characteristics of their hometown. Even if they come out to play drums, suona and erhu, they feel that the trip is worth it.

It wasn't until the end of three hours that Hastur was the first to get up and leave.

What made him feel a little unbearable the most was that after the song and dance troupe performed the show, they also asked Russell to praise them.

The audience below also began to praise Russell, a historical figure who combined art and literature.

Klein and Hastur have the same inner feelings. He is even more miserable because he is afraid that Melissa will be affected by these musicals.

Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary. For Melissa, studies and making money were the most important things at the moment.

Benson, who was half-understood, thought for a while and made a comment: "The head of a person like Emperor Russell can be as strong as ten thousand curly baboons, right?"

After leaving the song and dance hall, Klein wanted to thank Baron Hastur Campbell, but he was no longer in his sight.

Benson asked curiously: "Klein, does that noble have a good relationship with you?"

"I just had one contact. He has a relatively good relationship with a friend of mine."

"He looks young and has outstanding looks."

This was confirmation from Melissa, and Klein immediately canceled the idea of ​​taking Benson and Melissa to meet each other.

Klein suggested: "Let's find a place to taste delicious food first."

In the winter, it gets completely dark after five o'clock in Backlund, and the sky is now pitch black.

Fortunately, this is Queens, and the bright street lights are very dense. Together with the lights from the surrounding shops and various performance groups, it is enough for people to see everything clearly.

Melissa hesitated: "Eating here must be very expensive. Let's go back to eat. It just so happens that there was still a lot of food left unfinished last night."

Benson thought for a moment and agreed: "Yes, I still believe in your cooking skills, Klein."

"You should also try Backlund's special food once in a while."

Klein didn't give Benson and Melissa a chance to refuse, and he planned to take Benson and Melissa to other places after dinner.

If we go back to the south area of ​​​​the bridge, we will not be able to afford the carriage fee for today's trip.

……

After Hasta walked around, he did not choose to eat out because every restaurant was full.

Moreover, he has basically eaten all the food in Queens, and now he doesn't think it's anything new.

After returning home, Hastur urged Azshara to change into New Year's clothes. Last night, he was busy drinking with Maric and forgot about it.

"Meow!"

Azshara waved her claws to show her displeasure.

"Ten little whitebaits!"

"Meow."

Azshara obediently followed the maid and left.

After enjoying dinner, Hastur teased Azshara, who was dressed as a little lion, for a while, and then let him enjoy the delicious little whitebait.

Seeing that Hastur was at ease, Butler Neil came over and took out an invitation, saying it was an invitation from the king.

Hastur opened the invitation and glanced at it. The king wanted to see him, and the date was set for January 1th.

Generally, after the king meets him, he will leave for South Wales three to five days later.

At this time, Hasta could still accept that his affairs in Backlund had been arranged years ago, and this time he did not choose to bring Butler Neil with him, but asked Butler Neil to stay in Backlund to handle the matter.

As for the new butler, wait until he arrives in South Wales before finding someone who is familiar with the local conditions.

This is also the solution adopted by most nobles when they leave Backlund for business.