CHAPTER XXV
Sulfona stood there at a loss, feeling that there was something wrong with this senior's brain. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info but she thought that this senior's ranking seemed to be in the single digits. In the world of warriors, the continent is divided into 46 regions, and each official warrior handles a crusade in one region. This means that there are only 46 official fighters. The 9th-ranked fighter is also a good player in the organization, and it is unlikely that he will be too crazy. However, Sulfur Na thought that this senior often coughed for a long time when he said a word, and he didn't look very good. Generally speaking, half-human, half-demon warriors don't get sick, and in cases like Qili's, it's likely that there are serious internal injuries. Sulfona guessed that she had left her own jurisdiction to organize her body, and perhaps her brain had been injured in some way.
By the time she had gathered her thoughts, there was only a little orange-red afterglow left in the sky. Sulfona didn't like this time, and it was at this time that she and Tifa met the demon. The demon was entrenched in the wall of Sulfona's house, and the afterglow of the setting sun hazy outlined the outline of the demonβa moment that Sulfona would never forget. Sulfona discovers that Tifa appears again in her memories, which makes Sulfona feel a little bad. She shrugged her shoulders and prepared to leave. Just then, Sulfona heard a murmuring in the bushes.
Sulfona is now very sensitive to any noise.
Sulfona raised the training sword in her hand and cautiously approached the place where the noise was coming from. If Sulfona's ears hadn't heard, it would have been a bush. After receiving Professor Simona's "cross-legged sitting" pose, Sulfona's senses became very sharp. Over the years, she found that she could hear small sounds that ordinary people could not hear, and could even see the outlines of objects in the dark. Convinced that something must be hiding in the bushes, she cautiously approached, then jerked her sword up.
"Don't! Wait! β
A hurried voice could be heard from among the bushes. Although the tone changed slightly, Sulfur still heard that the other party was Doris. Sulfona put her sword down and pushed aside the bushes, and sure enough, she saw Doris's long purple hair mingling with the branches. Doris was sitting on the ground with her knees against her chest and her hands wrapped around her shins. Such Doris looks smaller, like a kitten. Seeing that it was Doris, Sulfona put away the training sword in her hand.
"It's you, what are you hiding here?"
Doris just squatted with her head down and didn't speak. Sulfona felt a little confused.
"Since you're here, come out. Why hide? β
"I ...... I'm late......" Doris said, snorting, "I'm afraid Mistress Sina will be angry." I said I was going to meet yesterday, but I asked Sultana to wait for me. When I think about this, I feel very scared. I didn't dare to come, but I thought that Sulna-sama might be waiting here, so I came secretly. I've kept Sultana waiting for me for so long, how dare I come out again? β
"Alright, alright, I'm not going to be angry."
Sulfona smiled. Listening to Doris's words, Sulfona also slightly understood her delicate mood. When Sulfona and Tifa agreed to meet before, if Sulfur was too late, she didn't dare to see Tifa again. But life has to go on, and you can't run away from it because you're afraid of meeting each other. It took a long time for Sulfur to understand this.
"Now that you're here, don't nest in the bushes. There are so many branches and branches in the bushes, how uncomfortable. Sulfona held out her hand to Doris, "Come out." Although the sword is no longer visible, you can't teach me math anymore. But you can't always stay there. β
Doris looked up slightly. She looked at Sulfona's outstretched hand as if she had seen a torch. Her eyes flashed with anticipation, but she was a little cowering and didn't dare to touch it. Sulfona stretched her hand forward again, and Doris sped back like a small creature burned by flames, and then hugged her chest in horror. Sulfona didn't understand why Doris was reacting this way, and was trying to take a breath. But I saw Doris hugging Sulfona's arm as if she was being chased by something, and her long purple hair was wrapped around her as if she was about to wrap around Sulfona.
"I'm so sorry that you are so kind to me, Lord Sulfona, that I ...... I actually ...... Please forgive me......"
"Don't be so flustered, I'm not angry."
"But you weren't happy just now."
Doris's words stunned Sulfona. When Doris shrank back just now, Sulfona did feel a little hurt for a moment. Unexpectedly, Doris accurately grasped this point. If you are not a perennial observer, you will definitely not be able to grasp this detail. Sulfona began to worry more about Doris's living conditions. She carefully pulled Doris out. Doris cowered behind Sulfona, who reluctantly combed her hair. It was already completely dark, and the average person should only be able to see the outline here. However, Sulfona's eyesight was unusual, and she saw that Doris had many wounds on her body.
"Look, you're hiding in the bushes, and you've got so many wounds."
Sulfona shook her head, trying to clean Doris's wounds, but Doris struggled to avoid Sulfona's embrace. Sulfona felt as if she had adopted a stray cat and was about to bathe it. Doris is short and cute, and she really looks like a stray cat. And for Sulfona, Doris's struggling strength was like itching for her. Sulfur easily smoothed Doris and lifted her dress. It didn't matter, and Sulfona noticed that Doris was covered in wounds, not those cut by bushes. Some were bruised, some were horribly scarred, and the combination of new and old injuries was truly shocking. Sulfona noticed that there were still a lot of new injuries on it, and her eyes narrowed.
"Did someone hit you?"
Doris jumped up like a cat with its tail stepped on, and then shook her head violently.
"No, no. It's all my fault, it's all my fault, and that's how it should be. β
Sulfona looked at Doris's expression and knew that something was going on. Doris didn't come to Sulfona at the appointed time today, I'm afraid it has something to do with these wounds. Doris had been hiding in the bushes and was reluctant to come out, probably because she didn't want Sulfur to see these wounds. It wasn't until it was completely dark that Doris was reluctant to come out. If it weren't for Sulfona's natural ability to see clearly in the dark, or many of Lise's secrets, Sulfona would never have discovered. Sulfona discovers that Doris is surprisingly smart, or at least she thinks Doris is much smarter than she is. It's just that such a smart person uses his talents for this kind of thing, which makes Sulfona feel very pitiful.
Sulfona gently combed Doris's hair with her hands, and gradually Doris began to calm down.
"Well, don't be afraid. Tell me, who hurt you like this? β
Doris looked up at Sulfur for a long time, then whispered.
"Yes...... My benefactor. β
"Benefactor?" Sulfona was taken aback, "Why would your benefactor do this to you?" β
"Sulfona-sama, you must not understand. People like me who live at the bottom of the ladder would not have survived if they were not attached to the strong. When I started training again, I could barely do even the most basic long-distance running. In the back, there are all kinds of sword swinging training, and basic footwork training. I'm desperate to do everything. Many of the weak people I was practicing with at the time suddenly collapsed while practicing. Then they would be picked up and thrown away like garbage, and I never saw them again. I was thinking, I don't want to be trash, I don't want to be thrown away. I'm going to be a warrior so that no one can look down on me. That's what I was feeling and kept gritting my teeth and persevering. β
Doris said, smiling distortedly at Sulfona.
"Why did you become a warrior, Lady Sulfona?"
"Me?" "My town has been ruined by demons. I didn't have a place to go, and I wanted to take revenge on the demons, so I became a trainee. β
"So, you keep working hard with hatred for demons and confidence in slaying them, right?" Doris sighed and said, "Your determination is so great, that's why you're so strong." My words, there are only some vile thoughts in my heart, because I do not have the great faith of yours. I was sold to an organization, and I remember the price at which I was sold. The people who sold me, the people who bought me, all showed disgusted eyes when they handed me over, and I thought it was a pile of garbage, being moved from one place to another. I don't have hatred for demons in my heart, I don't have anything in my heart, I just don't want to continue to be garbage. β
Doris turned her face at this.
"Maybe it's because my beliefs are not pure, I'm weak, and it's all retribution. Someone like me should have died a long time ago. During training, I also suddenly collapsed. Sulfona-sama must have never experienced that feeling. It was like sleepwalking all day that day, and even the sun in the sky seemed soft. His hands and feet are like reeds, but his head is very heavy. Then came the swing of the sword, which felt heavier than ever. Under the sun, I swung my sword as if I were being swung up and down by it. I felt a tumbling in my stomach, which was very uncomfortable. I wanted to throw up, but I couldn't get anything out. I just remembered that I didn't pass yesterday's training and had to practice, so I didn't eat dinner yesterday. Then I just kept swinging my sword, and I thought I must have fainted. I used to think it was a terrible thing to faint during training, and I haven't seen anyone who did it before. But at that time, I felt as if I was going to faint, I couldn't stand the world anymore, and I seemed to be relieved as soon as possible. Then it was dark, and I thought I was thrown into the sky, and I thought, it's okay to go down like this, and I don't have to worry about anything. β
Fina listened to Doris's babbling, she didn't expect this petite and cute looking child to go through so much torture. In this way, there is also an explanation why she is so afraid of life.
"But, I woke up again. It's a shame that this world is still connected to me. When I woke up, I saw a few people around me, and they were trainees. They looked at me, then gave me some water, and then fed me some medicine. I feel like I'm starting to get better. I know these people are my benefactors, so I have to repay them. They may not be as strong as you, Sultana, but they are far stronger than me. So I have to serve them. The pressure on the strong is very great, unlike our weak ones, the weak only need to survive secretly. So I also want to relieve the pressure on my benefactor. β
Sulfona gradually understood something from Doris's fragmented language. Sulfona asked, gently stroking Doris's wounds.
"Is this the way you said to relieve their stress?"
"It can't be helped, it's all because of my badness. Because I did something wrong, that's why I was punished. It would be a great wonder if it was not punished. β
"What did you do wrong?"
Doris looked up cautiously at Sulfona. After Sulfona and Doris came into contact more, they gradually understood the meaning of Doris's eyes and movements. Sulfona shrugged her shoulders slightly.
"Just say it, it's okay, I'm not going to be angry."