An intricate mechanism, a stout branch hugging like an open spider's leg, rattan tied to a metal ring at the tail, and the rest stretching deep into the mire.

The device is tightly fastened, and no matter how the rattan sways from side to side, it is still steady.

It must have been with this mechanical device that they built the rattan bridges.

Twilight blinked, and noticed that the swirls in the mire had become violent, as if someone was struggling in the mire.

She took a few steps forward and grabbed the rattan.

"Twilight-sama, be careful!"

Asen nervously tugged at Twilight's long hair, "They can't handle too much weight. ”

Arsen was right.

The miniature floating islands made of the little things began to sway from side to side, and unlike the previous meekness, they showed signs of escaping from Twilight's feet.

Twilight jumped to the top of the canopy with this force, continuing to tug at the rattan.

The man on the other end of the rattan also quieted down, and climbed up with Twilight's strength.

A head stained with mud appeared in front of her, it was Ye Qian!

Her originally shy and shy face was full of fear, and her soft green bangs condensed into wisps, and the whole person looked wolf-like.

Ye Qian also saw Twilight.

A hint of fear flashed between her brows, and her hand tightened as she pulled Fujihashi tighter, and it wasn't until Twilight pulled her back to the canopy without saying a word that she exhaled heavily.

Twilight saw the copper oil lamp that Ye Qian pinned to her waist.

The oil lamp didn't have a lid, and if it weren't for Asen's side, Twilight would have to hold it carefully until she returned to the academy's castle.

Ye Qian tore off a piece of her uniform skirt with the help of the sharp tip of the mechanical device on the branch, stained the cloth with lamp oil, and then stuffed it into the copper oil lamp, and used the delicate rattan to weave a ring buckle, and hung the copper oil lamp firmly on her belt.

That's why Ye Qian fell into the quagmire, but she was still able to continue the assessment.

"Why save me."

Ye Qian finally calmed down her breathing, and she uncharacteristically looked directly at Twilight's same clear and bright green eyes as herself, "Haven't you already given up on me?" ”

Twilight took a soft breath, "I didn't. ”

"When you go into the forest...... I'm sorry, but I have my own reasons for not being able to go with you. But the feeling I felt when I wanted to worship with you was real,"

She squatted down and grabbed Ye Qian's hand, "It hasn't changed now." ”

The mud on Ye Qian's hands became dry and hard in the air, like a long-weathered wall skin, and Dusk Xi fell down one after another as soon as she touched it.

"They always say that there is only competition between students, but I think we are friends."

Twilight wiped the mud off the back of her hand, "You saw it hiding behind a tree before, right?" Although Li E keeps saying that she is a threat, she is actually not psychologically prepared to hurt others at all. ”

"We don't have memories outside of the academy, but the character that has been formed over a long period of time, the perception of the world, and the observance of certain rules will not disappear all at once."

Twilight stopped at the point, and instead continued to hint, instead turning the subject back to Kurifae, "Kurifi can't afford to bear the fear of seeing her own kind die and the guilt that comes with it, so I can seize the opportunity to stun her." ”

"Guilt."

Ye Qian's eyes were filled with tears, "Will they still be in this mood?" ”

Ye Qian sobbed, "The academy is not what you think it is at all, the competition that Teacher H said is the real unscrupulous competition...... You know our file number, how many students are left in the academy now? ”

"How many people were expelled? A lot of people are, they're all ......."

She buried her face in her folded hands, "I'm not as good as you, and I'm not as brave as you......"

Ye Qian's eyes, which were originally disguised as admiration, became almost jealous, "Why can you be so brave!" ”

"I was cowardly and cowardly, and I only dared to hide and steal...... I didn't want to be discovered by others, I didn't want to be noticed by others, but Mr. H always brought me up, as if I had seen some interesting toy, and I had to fiddle with it in front of other people...... I hate her, I hate myself, I hate this house, I hate the world. ”

Ye Qian was talking and crying upside down, and the whole person was curled up in a ball, trembling on the canopy.

Twilight looked down at her and was silent for a moment.

Ye Qian was a little uncomfortable, and said in a low voice: "Actually, you know that it wasn't like this, right?" ”

"It's not that I don't have a memory, it's just that the memory of the past has become blurred, so I can't accept the competition ...... that the academy says."

Twilight lowered her voice and gently put her hand on Ye Qian's shoulder, "You can feel that the world shouldn't be like this, right?" ”

"What?"

Ye Qian looked at her in confusion, as if she couldn't understand what she said.

Twilight pursed her lips, "Listen, Ye Qian,"

She grabbed her shoulder and shook it hard, "The little animals in the woods can escape because of their inconspicuousness, but in this academy, the rule of expulsion in three weeks has cut off that hope...... You said you had to go to the second grade, but you didn't want to betray and hurt others like Kuri and the others. ”

"I think you're amazing."

Twilight smiled bitterly and leaned closer to Ye Qian's mud-stained face, "Although Teacher H is very annoying, she is right, you are very good and have perseverance. ”

"Not everyone can stick to dancing like you, and not everyone can take away lamp oil and props without being vigilant...... You've cleverly kept the oil from spilling, right? ”

"The academy forces everyone to become jackals and lions, like raising Gu...... If you don't work hard, you'll be eaten up by other hyenas. ”

Ye Qian said in a trance, "I want to help you, I originally wanted to help you, but you gave up on me first, I didn't dare to ...... I don't dare. ”

Twilight was silent for a moment before she said in a deep voice, "I'm sorry. ”

Ye Qian's "don't dare"

It's because of her cowardice or because of the betrayal she's experienced that she doesn't dare to come forward to help Twilight - or to help them with Kuri, Twilight doesn't want to pursue it, but the crying girl in front of her makes Twilight unable to let her go.

Twilight first stretched out his hand to Ah Sen, who was standing aside, and Ah Sen timidly followed Twilight's arm back onto her shoulder, and kept tilting his head in Ye Qian's direction, as if looking at her, "Twilight-sama ......"

"We have to continue to complete the assessment,"

She ignored Ah Sen, but forcefully pulled Ye Qian's arm and pulled her up from the thick canopy, "When I get back to the dormitory, I'll listen to your complaints, it's almost too late now." ”

Ye Qian subconsciously raised her head and found that the sun had gradually moved westward.

It wasn't long before sunset, but they hadn't found the fire yet.

"Let's go."

Ye Qian sniffed, and there was a sense of perseverance between her eyebrows, "I owe you a share too...... I'll talk about it when I get back. ”

"Hmm."

Twilight smiled at her, watching as she pressed on the mechanism and pulled up the rattan that had fallen into the mire.