War College, early morning.

It stands to reason that students in the war college do not need to get up early, because of the lax assessment system and the freedom to choose courses, many students will choose to give their bodies a good morning sleep, and those professors who take morning classes will mostly breathe a sigh of relief, take their own newspapers and refreshments, and sit in the classroom and say a word of self-study.

"You're here again today. ”

Old Horn, who had been sweeping the field at the War College for twenty years, looked at the figure in front of the library and spoke casually.

"Anyway, even if you study, you're too diligent, and it's so cold now. ”

"It's okay, don't worry, I'm just waiting for someone. ”

"Has he not been here for so long?"

Although he had seen through it, Old Horn still said with a smile.

"Girl, life is only a hundred years, isn't it worth wasting such a long time for one person. ”

……

There was no reply.

Horn had been at the War College for far too long, and he knew there were some things he couldn't get into, so he sighed and continued to sweep into the distance on a bleak morning.

"Morning class is almost starting......"

Closing the book in her hand, Lux sighed, looking disappointed as if she were used to it.

Today...... He didn't come either.

It's been said already.

Thinking so, she touched her empty neck.

She hadn't worn any pendants since her necklace was given to Lines, but even so, everyone she met would say that she had more temperament than before.

"Looks like Lux has really grown up. ”

My mother, who had always been strict with her appearance and etiquette, laughed when she heard her behavior.

But...... Where did Lines go?

His brother kept his mouth shut, and he entrusted Miss Quinn to nothing, not even Miss Wayne......

"Lanes, if he has nothing to do with the Dark Arts, I'm not interested in him. ”

Thinking about Wayne's grim gaze as she wiped her crossbow arrows, Lux couldn't help but feel the colder and colder around her.

Does it make sense to wait on your own?

Lux often asked herself, but she never answered, but the more she thought about it, the more her thoughts drifted north, and what happened there was unforgettable.

"Okay, let's go today. ”

Thinking like this, Lux was about to get up, when suddenly, she stopped, because a pair of hands were blindfolded from behind.

……

Silent.

Surprisingly, neither Lux nor the people behind him spoke.

Both of them seemed to be enjoying this moment and couldn't bear to break it.

"I'm sorry...... I'm late. ”

Finally, a somewhat muffled but familiar voice came to Lux, and she almost burst into tears.

"I'm sorry, but please don't turn your head, I'm a little embarrassed right now, and ...... I'm leaving soon. ”

"You're leaving again?"

There was a hint of cry and surprise in Lux's words.

"You're going on an adventure again...... It's like when Freljord did, right?"

……

Lines didn't speak, probably because he couldn't think of any words to respond.

"I'm sorry...... Some things are involuntary. ”

"I know, but can you ...... Can you tell me about the difficulties, I think...... Bear it with you. “

Looking for someone to take on with you?

Truth be told, Lines didn't think about finding himself a reliable teammate.

But I don't want to be Lux.

"Sorry, forget about me......"

"No, I will always remember you. ”

As if it were a romance, Lux said with tears in her voice.

……

Finally, when Lux realized that the hand over her eyes had been removed, she turned sharply, and there was nothing left behind her.

On the bluestone platform behind him was just a silver necklace with no gems.

Lux bent down, clutched the silver necklace tightly in her hand, and lowered her head.

"Mom...... Am I really grown up now?"

……

"Miss Lux, Miss Lux?"

Just then, suddenly, a voice came to Lux's ears, and when she looked up, she saw a face with an embarrassed smirk.

"Quinn, you...... How did you end up here. ”

"Hehe, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to peek, after all, I'm Miss Lux's bodyguard. ”

As he spoke, Quinn looked at Lux's flushed face and scratched his head.

"No...... But don't be angry, I, I've already told Hua Luo to follow that bastard, this time I must catch him and beat him up. ”

"Wait, you say...... Warlot is following him?"

At this moment, Lux suddenly stopped crying, raised her head, and looked at Quinn with a pair of red eyes.

"I didn't ...... That's right, Miss Lux, you'd better call your brother, I can't beat ...... alone."

Bang!

Lux immediately closed the book in her hand and stood up, her face full of determination.

"Pack your bags and let my brother ...... No, you personally help me go to the Registrar's Office to ask for leave. ”

Looking at Lux, who was about to leave, Quinn looked confused.

"No, Miss Lux, your brother said that any action out of the War College should be reported to him. ”

"Now that the time to report to him is over, I have the right to pursue my own happiness. ”

As she spoke, Lux gripped the necklace tightly in her hand and put it around her neck, the vacant gem slots on it shining in the morning sun.

Lines ...... This time I'm going to take it with you.

……

At this time, the main entrance of the War College.

"You didn't say you had to take someone with you. ”

Yasuo looked at Evie beside Lines and got up from the sword stuck in the ground.

"You know, you're not going on vacation this time, you're going to take refuge, and the fewer people you know, the better, and...... The place where I want to go this time is not suitable for girls. ”

"Huh...... I'm so sorry. ”

"Hey, you're not scolding me, is it going to be so serious. ”

Lines apologized in a low voice as he spoke to Hadias in his heart.

"I think it's funny to see how anxious you are, but I'm really not telling a lie this time, that girl is going to die at any time, and only I can save her. ”

Call......

Looking at Evie next to her, Lines sighed.

Although it was difficult for him to leave Ali in the villa, he should have left her enough rune stones to send her back when Hadias had cured Evie.

"Okay, one more person, one more person, it's not me who contributes anyway. ”

Yasuo said this, looked around, and sheathed his sword to the two of them.

"Let's go, finish the morning early, there is still a vicious dog waiting to be fed at home...... It's so troublesome, what the hell do those guys think, they actually want me to keep it"

"Wait...... Didn't we go in a carriage, and besides, this direction is not ...... Go to the containment area?"

Evie's voice became smaller and smaller, and as an ordinary student, the sharp momentum on Yasuo's body in front of her made her involuntarily timid.

"Of course not, since it is a secret transfer, then there is not a trace left, and Ruiz will be directly teleported to the destination...... By the way, do you have that much luggage?"

Yasuo asked, looking behind Evie, the somewhat large suitcase.

"No...... Don't worry about it, this, it's a bit ...... inside."

Looking at Evie's flushed face, Yasuo seemed to understand what was going on in an instant, and didn't ask any more. ”