After Sting finished giving the hand-kissing gift, and the other elders also finished giving gifts, it was the turn of the younger generation.

Lorna had wiped away her tears at this time, walked onto the stage hesitantly, and handed the book of gifts to the palace etiquette officer with some embarrassment.

 When he saw Lorna looking embarrassed, Sting immediately screamed inwardly.

Sure enough, the palace etiquette officer read out the gift: "Lorna Fenn Regnome, a painting in her own hand."

Everyone looked at a loss. They had always heard that Sting's only daughter, Lorna, had a boyish personality. She liked swords and weapons since she was a child and hated music, chess, calligraphy and painting. When did she learn to draw?

 Under Sting's desperate gaze, the frame was brought up.

 The curtain is lifted.

To say this is a painting would be an understatement.

The painting on the portrait is Solandel. It is obvious that it was painted by a beginner. There are problems with the most basic modeling. The facial features and nose are crooked and the eyes are slanted. It makes the noble and beautiful Ninth Princess look like the King of Trolls.

, other problems such as confusing light sources and dirty colors are even more unsightly.

To put it more harshly, if you put paint on the horse's hooves and let the horse step on the paper a few times, the painting will look better than her.

The only thing worthy of praise is that Lorna was very serious when painting this painting. It can be seen that she tried a lot of different colors, and traces of repeated modification and polishing can be seen in many places. The painting time must be at least "months".

Even calculated in "years".

Unfortunately, her painting skills were so poor that even the gods could not save the painting.

 Everyone stared at the painting and fell silent. The atmosphere was awkward for a while.

Perseus looked at it, and the corner of his mouth twitched vaguely. He was still holding back it at first, but later he couldn't hold it anymore: "Pfft hahahaha!..."

The king all laughed, and the guests below who had been holding back their stomachaches no longer had to hold back. The whole audience burst into laughter, and even Kino couldn't stop laughing.

Sting held his forehead, blindly looking, wishing he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Lorna, on the other hand, stood on the stage with her head shrunk, entering a state of autistic isolation.

The only one who didn't laugh at Lorna was Solandel. She gave Lorna a hug and left a sweet kiss on her face: "Thank you, Lorna~ This is the first time I have received your handwriting. I am very happy."

Love it! I’ll hang it in my bedroom!”

Lorna was not happy after hearing this. She snorted to the guests and said with a nonchalant expression: "Laugh, laugh! As long as Solan likes it, I don't care if you burst your throat with laughter!"

For this gift, if the three items of unicorn, residual night, and dragon crystal are the upper limit, Lorna's handwriting sets the lower limit. No one will find it strange if any gifts appear later. Anyway, they will definitely not be better than the first three.

, it won’t be worse than hand-drawn drawings.

 After the members of the royal family presented their gifts, it was finally the turn of the ordinary nobles.

Kino had the lowest official position among these people, so he was the last to give gifts.

When it was Kino's turn, the other guests were actually very tired and did not think that a little administrator could offer anything good.

Solandel looked at Kino expectantly.

Kino came up to the stage and handed the book of etiquette to the palace etiquette officer.

 The latter took it and read out: "Kino van Helsing, the administrator of Twilight City, presents a piece of music called "To the Little Princess"."

 Everyone heard the sound and began to whisper.

 Everyone thinks that Kino is very smart. He knows that Solandel likes music and he likes her.

 Things like music scores sound very tasteful and make people think that the giver is very knowledgeable. In fact, as long as you throw a few silver moons out, there will be a bunch of troubadours rushing to write it for you.

 Solandel took the score and asked curiously: "Did you compose this yourself?"

Chino smiled: "Yes, I wrote it specifically for you."

Now everyone became more interested, and they seemed more interested in composing their own music.

 I just wonder, in front of a music wizard like Ninth Princess, would it be self-defeating to send a self-composed song?

 Solandelle didn’t think as much as others. She was extremely happy to receive such a thoughtful gift. After Kino’s consent, she opened the music score and browsed it on the spot.

 Thanks to her extraordinary musical talent, there is no need for a musician to perform. As long as she looks at the music score, the music automatically appears in Solandel's mind.

She was humming softly, plausibly, and waving her fingers to follow the music score.

 Gradually, those blue eyes opened wider and wider, as if they had glimpsed something extraordinary, and even their lips began to tremble.

 Seeing Princess Ninth's reaction, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, wondering what was going on.

　　When she came to her senses again, Solandel looked at Kino, without words, only the light of longing in her pupils.

　　【Respect from Solandel van Dogulland: 200】

 【This individual has reached the numerical limit and can no longer contribute any emotional value】

"This is the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard..." Solandel almost had tears in her eyes. She held the score in her arms as if she had found a treasure, and her voice started to tremble with excitement, "I... any

Words cannot express my gratitude..."

All the guests couldn't help but gasp. There were so many gifts in front of them and Solandel didn't lose her composure, but in the end, this little administrator took the top prize?!

Kino took Solandel's hand, kissed the back of her hand in a gentlemanly manner, smiled and said, "It's my honor to be liked by you, little princess."

 Solandel liked this gift, and Perseus was certainly very happy as a father.

Unfortunately, Kino stole the limelight from the guests of other royal families. As the king, Perseus had the obligation to suppress the scene for his political allies.

"Ahem." Perseus coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention, and said calmly, "Chief Administrator, I heard from Administrative Officer Resakhar that you are a person who is proficient in music. He even praised you as

A genius of contemporary music.”

Chino was not polite either: "Thanks for the compliment, I do have research on music."

Perseus said playfully: "What a coincidence, my daughter is also a person who is proficient in music. Who do you think is higher in musical attainments compared with hers?"

Perseus’ question may seem ordinary, but it’s actually very tricky.

If the answer is that Solandel is higher, then you are just like that, not as outstanding as the rumors say, so I can suppress your arrogance.

　　If you answer that you are higher, then you are taking the spotlight and being disrespectful to the royal family. This reason can be used to punish you.

If the answers from both of them are the same, then they are comparing themselves to the Ninth Princess. It is still disrespectful for a down-and-out nobleman to dare to compare himself to the royal princess.

No matter which answer you give, it will embarrass Kino and put him in the spotlight.

 It must be said that Solandel was very smart and realized that her father was making things difficult for Kino, so she quickly thought of countermeasures in her mind.

Soon, Solandel rolled her eyes and prepared to take a preemptive strike. As long as she admitted that she was not as good as Kino, the others would have nothing to say.

However, before she had time to speak, Kino suddenly took her hand and walked towards the piano on the bandstand in the banquet hall.

 Under Perseus’s doubtful gaze, Kino sat down with Solandel and asked with a smile: “Have you memorized the music?”

 Solandel nodded obediently: "Remember."
Chapter completed!