() Chapter 32 Two Years Later

"Na, Bing, look at how good my painting is. "The energetic voice of the still stream rings in my ears.

"I said Sister Shizuru. It's been two years. Why are you still painting this?" I said lightly as I sat on the couch with a glass of ice wine in my hand.

Time flies. Two years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the past two years, my strength can be described as coming in by leaps and bounds. Sure enough, childhood is the golden time for exercise. In these two years. Without the restraint of gin, I can play freely, the supervisor that Gin arranged for me is Fujiwara, sure enough, he is Gin's eyeliner, but his task is to supervise my daily training and tell me the daily training goal and leave, and then come back to evaluate and finally send a message to Gin after the training is over. So every time I achieve my training goals, I have a lot of time to train myself to my own training standards. For example, sniping. Gin gave me the task of hitting 600 yards for three years. And I myself was able to hit more than 800 yards without anyone else knowing. But I was still doing 600-yard training in order to confuse Fujiwara into reporting the wrong information to Gin.

At the same time, with Rum as a good sparring partner, my martial arts strength has also increased exponentially. Do you remember that qualitative transformation two years ago? For the next two years, I have been training non-stop, fighting, mocking, fighting, and if it weren't for my young age and many of my moves have not yet matured, Rum would have had to go to the hospital every time I was sparring.

Here's a small mention: Originally, Ling and I both had six trainings. Fistfight. Daggers, pistols, micro charges, cold weapon throwing, weapons of choice. But since a year ago, we started to have a major and a minor. I chose to major in pistol and fighting. Minors in Cold Weapon Throwing and Dagger. I was a little surprised by Ling's choice, she chose to major in weapons and martial arts. Minors in Cold Weapon Throwing and Dagger. She didn't even choose a pistol or a micro charge. The most terrifying thing is that this girl actually chose a huge battle scythe, a scythe like a god of death, does she want to be a melee combat killer?

Taiyi and Mary were destined to be peripheral members, so they only had a major and a minor course, and Taiyi majored in pistol and minored in fighting. Mary majored in martial arts and minored in micro-punching. However, because they are peripheral members, they also have their own other courses. Mary chose a medical profession. Taiyi, on the other hand, has a soft spot for hacking technology. I was a little surprised by the choice of the two of them, all of them are the specialties I need the most, and it seems that they will be the only ones in the future. Sometimes I wonder if the two of them knew that I needed these two majors so they made the choice.

After that, let's talk about Silent Stream. Eighteen-year-old Shizuru is already a slim girl. But her nerves were still big. And in the past two years, she has rarely gone back to her room except for preparing snacks for me after training and helping me get important items, and basically sleeps with me, which also makes Shiho, who lives opposite, a lot of dry vinegar, but she doesn't want to mention it. After all, the age gap between me and Shizuru is there. But a big girl is a big girl after all, and about half a year ago, Shizuru began to consciously avoid me and change clothes. But that's only occasionally. Normally, she would take off her coat in front of me and put on another piece of clothing very inattention. Of course, she didn't pay attention, so naturally it was me who had to pay attention. Every time she changed clothes, I had to actively avoid them. But occasionally I would tease her, such as staring at her intently while she was changing, and then watching her run away with a red face.

The situation of Shiho is relatively simple. Because in addition to our free time every evening, we can only meet on Thursday and Friday in cultural classes. Occasionally, I would knock on her door in the evening and spend the night chatting with her, whether it was studying or something else. Then we went to class together with big dark circles. Although I have never confessed to Zhibao in the past two years, our relationship has become deeper and deeper as time goes by. Like, maybe we're all silently admitting it.

"Of course, because I think only you look the most handsome in this painting~" Shizuru crouched beside me and winked at me playfully. And the painting in her hand is still the one given to Shiho, but she has drawn it all over again according to the way she has it in her mind. "Look, look. Bing, I've added your necklace this time. Hee-hee, isn't it more handsome?"

"Uh. It's really good-looking. But isn't the black winged necklace hard to see clearly under the black tights? Paint the necklace white, just like the moonlight on the necklace. Wouldn't that look better?" I took a sip of the ice wine in my glass, and the cold feeling instantly soaked into my body and mind.

"Hmm. Nice build yì too. I...... I'm going to change it. Shizuru looked at me with some concern. "Naw. Ice, don't drink it anymore. You've drunk too much......"

"It doesn't matter. Sister Shizuru, let me drink a little more. Tomorrow is your class anyway. It's okay to get a little more sleep, right?" I smiled faintly. But there was a hint of sadness in my smile.

"Ice, don't drink it anymore......" Shizuru snatched the cup from my hand. Look at me worriedly. "You can't be resurrected after death, and it's not your responsibility to die. Why should you punish yourself?"

"Huh. There are some things I can't say clearly. Even if it's my sacrifice to him. I leaned back on the couch and looked up at the ceiling. There was an indescribable melancholy in his eyes.

"Fool. Shizuru looked at me distressedly. He knelt on the carpet with his back to me. "Ice, it's okay. ”

"Huh. Really. Sister Shizuru, you are the one who knows me best. "Look at the movements of the still stream. I smiled slightly, left the couch and hugged Shizuru into my arms from the back. It's been like this for two years, every time I'm in a bad mood, I gently hug her from behind, and the jasmine fragrance on her body is my best regulator.

"Of course. Because I'm your sister to Shizuru. Shizuru stroked my cheek with her backhand and smiled softly at me. "Ice, though, I never understood. Why do you keep blaming yourself for stealing your uncle's death? Does that have anything to do with you?"

"I don't know. I closed my eyes and tightened my arms again. "He was my mentor. And I didn't even know about his death, and I always felt that I owed him too much. He said. My body trembled again. Even without tears. Shizuru also knows. How sad I was at this point.

"Alright, ice. It's okay, it's okay......"

About three months ago. None of my life has changed much. It's nothing more than training, training. Training. It's only on weekends that I find some fun. One was the music and painting lessons that Shizuru taught me, which made me feel like I was more than just a trainer. And on Saturday stole an uncle's magic lesson. It made me realize that the distance between human beings and dreams is not far away.

For two years. Not only did I learn to change my voice and disguise from Uncle Thief. I also learned a lot of little magic tricks. For example, roses are conjured out of empty hands. Let the cards in your hand become the desired suit and number. Lockpicking, escape, and more. And it's not just stealing one. Even Kaito, who was disdainful of me at first, had a lot of friendship with me.,Every time Uncle Thief asks us to do magic, Kaito will try it out with me.。 See who learns faster and who gets better.

However. A sudden magic accident. Took away this happiness that belongs to me. Uncle Thief One was left on the stage forever due to an accident that escaped from a fire. I haven't seen Kaito since, and I've never been to Uncle Thief's villa. Instead, Belmode himself taught. And there is no voice changeling. There is no magic. It's just an ordinary disguise.

According to the memories of a past life. I know that the thief will die eight years before the official plot. But I didn't expect him to die without my knowledge. I've always thought that the death of the thief was not that simple. After all, Uncle Thief I is the Strange Thief Kidd I. Die to your favorite magic. That's absolutely impossible. I also thought about investigating the death of the thief. But I'm just a regular member. And it's still in the training period, and there is no way to investigate it at all. That's why I get so decadent every Saturday.

"Okay ice. It's all gone. Don't think about it. "Shizuru is still comforting me. If it weren't for her, there would be Zhibao. They were by my side. I think I've become an emotionless puppet a long time ago.

"Alright. I'm fine, Sister Shizuru. I smiled and walked away from her jade back.

"Huh. It's okay. You have a good rest. I'm going to prepare some snacks for you. With that, Shizuru stood up and walked outside.

――――The smell of orchids, the taste of lavender, the taste of home > the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians――――

Knock knock.

As soon as Shizuru reached the door, there was a knock on the door. Open the door. An adult man dressed in black stood in front of us.

"Big brother icewine. Sister Vermouth asked me to give this to you. The man respectfully handed the envelope in his hand to Shizuru, then bowed and withdrew.

Shizuru closed the door and handed me the envelope, then crouched beside me and waited for my instructions to her.

I opened the envelope, and inside was a short line of information. 【v&i，xxooo，oxo，dy，k.e/1.30】

"Sister Shizuru, tomorrow's class is canceled. Help me get a new set of clothes. I'm going to use it tonight.

"Ice ......" Shizuru looked at me worriedly.

"Don't worry, it's okay. I smiled at Shizuru. Fill the letter back into the envelope, then hand it to Shizuru and command. "Help me burn it, give you the ID card, go to the arsenal and get a sniper rifle out, I'll go sleep for a while." Woke me up around ten o'clock in the evening. ”

"Yes. I know. Jingliu frowned slightly.

I went back to my bedroom and lay down on my bed, thinking about the letter I had just written. [Vermouth and IceWine went to Location Y in Area D at half past one on Sunday night to assassinate E.] 】

After the death of my uncle three months ago, Belmode began teaching me the art of disguise. After that, she would always take on some simple assassination missions with me. It's an internship for me. This mission is to go to Sakura Island in Osaka to assassinate a person whose name starts with e. But my job is to go with her. Come to think of it, this is the sixth time that Sister Bei has taken me out on a mission this month. It seems that there are really no competent people under her, otherwise she would not have taken me on a mission so early.

Closing my eyes, I relaxed. I hope I can go to sleep as much as possible.

Ten o'clock in the evening. Shizuru woke me up on time.

"Ice. Time's up. Shizuru gently nudged my shoulder.

"Hmm. I got up. "Open your hazy eyes. The dizziness caused by drinking in the afternoon has completely disappeared. After washing my face, I put on a trench coat that Shizuru had newly prepared.

"The tie is already in the pocket of your pants, as you are used to. "My tie is usually only used when I have a monitor attached, and Shizuru knows that I don't usually wear a tie other than a monitor. Because she knew I didn't like the feeling of restraint in my neck.

"Hmm. I know. Ahh I tugged at my clothes and frowned.

"Hee-hee. Because of the ice, your body grows very fast. I remember two years ago you were just a little over a meter. It's almost 1.4 meters now, right?"

"Huh. That's right. It's going to be a time before you catch up with Sister Shizuru, right?" I smiled and looked at Shizuru. In fact, the static current is not high, only about one meter six.

"Hmm. yes. And you're just the right height. Shizuru smiled wickedly. I suddenly felt a bad breath. Really. Before I could dodge, I was taken into my arms by Jingliu. And my head was right in her chest.

"Woo woo woo ......" I struggled desperately. But it didn't work at all. This has been the case for two years. As a result, my apnea time has also been well exercised. From less than a minute at the beginning to more than three minutes now, I will not feel panicked.

After about two minutes, Shizuru let go of his arm. I was gulping down the fresh air. "Sister Shizuru...... If you want to murder me, I'll just say it. I squinted at her with half-moon eyes.

"Nasty. People just want you to give you a little motivation before you leave. As he spoke, Shizuru straightened up the fullness of his chest. It made me blush.

"Hee-hee. Alright, ice. No more trouble. Shizuru regained his original worried look. He crouched down and kissed me lightly on the forehead. "Anyway, be careful. ”

"Ahh Don't worry, it's not the first time. I'll be back tomorrow morning. I grinned at her.

Carrying the sniper rifle that Shizuru had retrieved, I walked out the door. I hadn't walked a few steps before I saw another person who was worrying me.

"Ahra, good evening Shiho, did you go to the library to borrow books again?" I smiled at Shiho with my little white teeth. Shiho, who is also nine years old, is already more than 1.4 meters. It is said that girls will grow faster than boys. Is it true? Looking at Shiho, who was already slightly taller than me, I was a little depressed. You have to grow taller quickly. Looking up at Shiho like this, it's too faceless.

"Call me Shirley. Shiho said lightly. "Just picked up some chemistry books from the library. I'm going to see it all night tonight. As he spoke, Shiho held up a thick stack of books in his hand.

"I said. Staying up all night is very bad for the body. I squinted at her and said.

"It doesn't matter. My art classes were cancelled and there will be more professional classes after that. So I can sleep a little longer with a rest tomorrow. Then again. Where are you going so late?" Shiho asked as he looked at me getting dressed.

"As you can see. I turned around and showed Shiho the bag he was carrying behind him.

"Sniper rifle, are you going on another mission today?" Shiho's eyes became nervous.

"yes. It's just a simple little task. I'll be back tomorrow morning. I grinned at my little white teeth.

Shiho was silent. Her delicate face was blocked by the flowing sea in front of her forehead, and I couldn't see her expression clearly. Didn't speak, I knew she was worried about me. At the same time, I knew that she was afraid, afraid that I would never return like her sister, afraid that she would be left alone.

"Don't worry. Shiho. I walked over to her and put my hands on her shoulders, "It's just a normal task, I'll be back." ”

"Be careful. "There aren't too many words. Although she couldn't see her expression clearly, a word of caution had already expressed all her thoughts.

"Hmm. I patted her on both shoulders and turned away from her gaze.