Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 175 03.0174: ‘Drunk and heartfelt talk’

Amid the melodious music, several pairs of officers danced together.

Wearing double-breasted swallowtail military uniforms and bicorne hats, they not only had the grace of aristocratic balls, but also a strong sense of competence and valor.

Their dance was rhythmic and dynamic, yet elegant and soft.

The long boots or high-end pure black military leather shoes that were polished to a shine by the servants stepped on the red carpet in an interlaced manner.

The officers who appreciated the dance applauded and praised the dancers. Many people gathered together to comment on and praise the dancers’ steps.

“Mr. Horatio Cochran’s dance steps were steady and powerful, but surprisingly so agile. Miss Hood was more agile in comparison.” The female lieutenant who served as the artillery officer commented.

"Of course, his father is a good dancer. He even captured the heart of a Holy Rose Battle Sister with his dancing and charm." A captain with his legs crossed said with a glass of wine.

"Really? His mother is a battle sister? It's really surprising." The female lieutenant raised her eyebrows and said in a surprised tone.

"Captain Thomas Cochran was a big shot in Abyss Port in the past, and he had countless admirers. You came on board late and didn't see him. He was a powerful and socially connected man. He was a genius who became the chief lord captain in his thirties."

"Seeing Mr. Horatio's enthusiasm for dancing really makes me miss those energetic years."

"Next time, let the rejuvenation wizard make you 20 years old too."

The officers next to him laughed in unison.

"Mr. Horatio, they are actually praising your dancing." Farida said while dancing, raising her eyebrows and looking at his clear deep blue eyes with a smirk.

"I think they will praise you more." Horatio danced with the beautiful female officer in front of him, trying to show her beauty and charm as much as possible.

The tall female officer in front of him, under the influence of alcohol, had a slightly flushed cheek and a drunken haze in her blue eyes.

But she was still sober and in good condition, but her words and deeds were open and generous, without the restraint of a lady in a deep house.

Horatio liked Farida's state.

"You must have danced with many people in the Naval Academy. Your dance steps look very skilled." Farida's eyes were full of resentment in her smirk. In the originally graceful dance steps, there was a "offensive" feeling of stepping on his boots.

"If your partner doesn't look at each other's eyes, it will be very rude."

The corners of Farida's lips curled up more in her smirk. She didn't allow Horatio to avoid her by looking at her steps.

"No, Miss Farida Hood. I have a regular dance partner, and I practice dance lessons with her."

Horatio kept smiling all the time, and didn't look down at all.

He held her soft and delicate hands in a gentlemanly manner, and he didn't need to look directly at her, so he could accurately avoid Farida's footsteps on his shiny boots without destroying the coordination of the overall dance steps.

"Who?" Farida asked with a smile.

The slender and agile beautiful feet increased the "frequency of attack", from a sneak attack every five steps to a step every three steps.

"Ms. Louise Tavera. You have met her, she is a very good naval soldier."

"You have a lot of friends in school, which is really enviable. I can't even go to school because of this damn untouchable curse."

The corners of Farida's smiling lips twitched.

"A noble lady like you should have a special tutor."

"I studied in a noble school for one year when I was eight years old. More than a dozen classmates in the same class were either rich or noble, and all came from famous families." Farida smiled bitterly, and her tone became melancholy.

Horatio could tell from her voice that she was drunk.

"But as soon as I entered the classroom, all my classmates avoided me. They said I made them want to vomit, that I smelled so bad, and asked me to get out of here.

Even the teacher couldn't stand it in the middle of the class and ran out to get some fresh air."

This heavy heart-to-heart topic made her lose interest in stepping on Horatio's instep.

"..." Horatio was silent, his face changed from a smile to a blank expression, and he listened quietly to her story.

"No one wanted to make friends with me. Some people took off their diamond brooches and threw them at me. Some people filled my schoolbag with Grox milk and threw it out..."

"This is school bullying. Didn't you tell your parents about this at the time? They would definitely help you." Horatio sympathized and said with concern.

Farida shook her head with a helpless smile.

"It's useless. Most people, due to the authority of the Hood family, only dare to put pressure on the principal. The school received more and more complaints, and finally even the teachers ignored me. I was like an invisible person in school.

Only Lina, who grew up with me, was willing to talk to me, but even she could only get close to me with great difficulty. This annoying force is still getting stronger as I get older. As long as I am still in school, this matter will never be resolved."

"The decision you made in the end must have been painful."

"Painful? The development of things exceeded everyone's expectations." Farida almost gritted her teeth and squeezed out this sentence:

"I didn't want them to worry, but Lina still told them, and then... my father was very angry. You also know his temper. He went up to argue with the father of a classmate. The other party was not a soft persimmon, and the two sides quarreled. In the end..."

Farida pursed her lips, exhaled, and lowered her eyes. Her body just instinctively danced with his steps.

"My father beat the other man to the ground with his fists, stepped on his head and stomped on him a few times, beating him with blood all over his face and breaking his front teeth.

The other man shouted that my father wanted to kill him, and shouted for the private guards to fire at my father. In the end, they were all shot dead by my father's general guards."

"God Emperor..."

Horatio understood that from school bullying to bloody conflict, even if Farida was wrong, she would not be able to go to school.

[No wonder she doesn't like to interact with people. When I first met her, her personality was so bad... It turned out that her physique had caused a death. ]

"In the end, although the responsibility was determined to be that the other party's guards raised their guns first, the Navy's guards were just acting impartially and fulfilling their duty to protect my father. But since that day, I dropped out of school."

Farida lowered her head completely, and her light bangs covered her bright eyes.

Horatio, who was taller than her, could not see the emotions in her eyes, but could only hear the sniffling sound of her small nose.

Seeing this, Horatio ended the dance with a perfect step.

Amid applause, he held Farida's hand and returned to the table to sit down.

He signaled the servant to bring some sweet snacks.

Sweetness can make people feel better.

Farida drank the whole glass of wine in one gulp and gestured to the servant to fill it up for her.

"Drink less, come, eat something sweet." Horatio used a fork to feed the small cake to her pink lips.

She shook her head, picked up the wine glass, and drank another glass.

Seeing that she didn't eat, Horatio had to put the fork back to its original position and listened to her open her heart and vent the dark experience in her heart that no one could tell.

"When I was a child, the nun who delivered me said that I had a terrible unclean curse.

When I grew up, my parents took me to the Middle Nest to find a psychic for divination. As soon as I entered the door, the psychic bled on the spot, and died after leaving a prophecy of "she will kill all of you and bring shame to the entire Hood family."

Farida suppressed her sobs and only made a very subtle whimper.

Horatio gently stroked her back.

The girl in front of him was just a 17-year-old girl both psychologically and physically.

She had experienced such a tortuous and unfortunate life.

When the alcohol took effect, people who were tired all day were prone to emotional collapse.

He had had similar experiences in his previous life and felt the same way.

[She was born into a noble family with a silver spoon in her mouth, but because of her untouchable characteristics, she lived a life worse than ordinary people since she was a child...]

"Then when I was eight years old, after this bloody incident, I dropped out of school. As a result, the next year... my mother..."

[Died in a plane crash... the incident eight years ago. ]

A tear fell from the corner of her eye, along her beautiful cheek, and from her pointed chin.

Horatio held her face with his white-gloved hand and gently wiped away the tears and tear marks from the corner of her eye with his thumb.

"It's not your fault. Your life is your own, and prophecy cannot determine your life." Horatio leaned over, approached her, and said gently.

Just as he stood up, he saw Captain Peru and the captain looking over here.

[If I cry in front of so many officers, it will lose the prestige of the Hood family. ]

"Farida, let's go to another place to talk."

Horatio soothed: "I can listen to you all the time, no matter when."

The girl bit her lip and held back her sobs, as if nothing had happened. She stood up straight, swung her soft and beautiful golden hair back, and then rolled it up into a golden rose.

This was the first time Horatio saw her with her hair up.

She was beautiful and dignified, and quite capable and mature. With her current hazy state after drinking, she perfectly fits the term "melancholy beauty".

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