Early this morning, Lacey was gone. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's the same as when it suddenly appeared three years ago, just say go.

I was practicing my sword that day when my father came back out of nowhere.

With a boy by his side.

He is Lacey.

It was a blue-haired, white-faced, skinny boy. Slightly shorter than me, there is no glimmer of brilliance in my red eyes.

"His name is Serrestine," said his father, "and his injuries are not healed, take good care of him." ”

Before leaving, my father added, "Sakura, teach him swordsmanship, teach him everything you have learned!" ”

On April 19, Will's 47th year, Lacey thus broke into my life.

After my father left, I was embarrassed to face the boy whose name I only knew.

"The father is really the same, he asked his daughter to be with a strange boy." I complained to myself.

Secretly looking at him, Mu Ran, sad expression, I don't know what I was thinking.

After that, there was a silent dinner, and he only ate with his head down, and from time to time he would be in a daze, but he would always say nothing.

I'm angry, it's taken a lot of effort to do it.

At the very least, we'll have to talk to him tomorrow.

I don't want to live in silence with him like this.

That night I made up my mind in bed.

The next morning, I carefully brewed a cup of black tea, took a deep breath in front of his bedroom, adjusted my nervousness, and knocked on the door.

There was an easy knock on the door, and he was still sleeping.

Put the tea next to the bed and sit down next to him.

Only now did I have the opportunity to observe him closely.

He lay quietly, breathing lightly, his lips slightly closed, but there was no blood to be seen. His hands were crossed flat on his chest, his hands were white and delicate, but his bones were distinct - he must have practiced swordsmanship too, right?

It occurred to me that-

Isn't it unladylike to observe the boy sleeping in such a detailed way?

He seems to feel some fever in his face.

Stunned, he suddenly frowned, and beads of sweat began to ooze from his forehead.

At the same time constantly shouting "No, no, I won't let you take her, never!" ”

I hurriedly wiped his sweat, looked at his face flushed with excitement and his hands clenched into fists, and hesitated whether to wake him up.

His nightmares must have been horrible, I thought.

Just as I hesitated, he jerked over and sat up, shouting "Don't!" ”

I saw a deep scar on his chest.

Very long, from the right shoulder all the way to the left waist.

Just flailed, it's a new injury.

He shivered, gasping for air, his red pupils filled with fear and despair.

"Are you alright?" I handed over the tea, "I'll get better if I drink it." ”

He took it casually - the action was so casual - and said, "Thank you, Ogi."

Who is Ogi? His friends?

I thought to myself.

He only took a sip and jerked his head up, "No! No! You're not! ”

I was taken aback by him, and I didn't know what to do for a while, but I just met his sad gaze in a daze.

Suddenly, his eyes turned to sadness again, "yes, Xiao Di is gone—" Tears rolled out of the corners of his eyes.

I didn't know how to comfort him, so I had to watch in silence and watch him cry there.

I don't know how long it took.

He shook his head as if he had woken up, and wiped his tears in a panic, "I'm sorry, Miss made you smile." ”

"No, no, yes, yes, I'm sorry, I bothered ......," I replied.

Silence -

"I'm sorry, could you please go out for a while, I'm going to wear—" He broke the silence first.

My face was feverish, so embarrassed. "yes, I'm sorry, that, that, then I'll go out first" I ran out the door in a panic. It's about to close.

"Wait! Miss! He said suddenly.

I was stunned for a moment, and when I looked back, I saw him gently holding up the teacup, "The tea is delicious, thank you." ”

This time, I felt like my neck was burning.

……

Lacey's injuries are getting better day by day.

Every day, I still have nightmares.

I taught him swordsmanship.

He was a quick learner and seemed to have been given basic instruction in swordsmanship.

Every day, every day, he practiced as hard as he could, until he collapsed from exhaustion.

My father came home every other month to instruct me and him in swordsmanship, and those days were his hardest days, and he often stayed up all night. Those days were also his most disappointed days, and every time he greeted his father with hope, and as a result-

Whenever I see my father's sad face after he shook his head, my heart seems to be broken with him.

When practicing the sword, the red eyes are active, so focused, it seems that there is endless vitality;

In normal times, his eyes have always been full of sadness, a sadness full of despair.

As we got to know each other for more and more time, I felt that although he was mature in appearance, always silent, and sad in appearance, he was still lively in nature, and he was a year younger than me, still a child, and something must have hit him too hard.

Who is Ogi? I didn't dare to ask, and I never asked about his past, or his nightmares.

"He'll tell me someday," I thought.

And so it was a year.

Throughout the year, I have always tried to amuse him, and occasionally, he smiles, but there is always sadness in his eyes. On the contrary, when I am unhappy, he is always helping me dispel the clouds.

On April 19, Will's 48th year, the first anniversary of our encounter, we went out camping.

The idea is mine, "Because you haven't been out of the house in the past year" This is my reason, "You should go out once, today is the anniversary of our meeting, you can't spend it at home practicing swords as usual, right?" ”

He obeyed, and he was always very obedient to my requests.

So, I led the way, and he carried the baggage, and we climbed the mountain behind the house together.

"You know what?" In the evening, sitting by the campfire, I opened the lunch box and said, "When I was young, my father often took me to play, and I won't get lost here with my eyes closed~"

"Well," he tasted the mushroom soup on the fire, "it's fresh, miss, are you sure the mushrooms aren't poisonous?" ”

"Don't worry," I handed over the lunch box, "I said I was familiar with this place~"

He took the lunch box and ate it in large gulps.

"How? Is it tasty? ”

"Well," he took a few more bites, "Miss, did you do it all night?" Last night I saw the kitchen lights on all the time. ”

"Then you won't help me!" I glared at him fiercely.

"I'm afraid that you'll know that I'm secretly practicing swords again!"

"You!"

"Disobedient again!" He asked.

I turned my face and watched him look at me pitifully, and finally I couldn't help it, and laughed with him.

The laughter was especially loud in the silent valley. However, in the midst of the laughter, I could clearly see that there was still sadness in the red pupils.

He still just accompanies me, just to make me happy, I think.

Halfway through, the laughter also subsided.

Maybe he noticed that I wasn't happy, right? Hehe laughed a few more times, and ate without a sound.

I'm so stupid, I finally had a joyful atmosphere and was messed up again.

I blamed myself.

Why do you have to look him in the eye?

Why can't you just keep laughing?

It's not possible, though.

Because, over the past year, I've become accustomed to staring at those red eyes.

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"Oh, you're so full," he patted his stomach and lay down on his back.

I put the lunch box aside for him and sat down next to him.

"Miss, you will definitely be a good wife in the future." He said.

"Huh?" Even though I knew he was looking for a topic, I was still happy.

"You're pretty, gentle, and considerate, and you do so well with housework." He started complimenting me and wanted to break the ice.

I laughed but didn't answer.

"I forgot to tell you just now, it was really delicious just now, on par with Ogi, who used to be the same as you, in the night before camping......"

The red eyes dimmed, and the corners of the eyes became wet again.

I sighed softly and lay down next to him.

I really don't want to see those tearful eyes.

In this way, we stared blankly at the starry sky together,

"Thank you, miss."

“？”

"You never asked me about my past," he said, "and you were always afraid that I would be sad, and you were always careful to avoid this topic." ”

"I just want to—"

"I know, you've been taking good care of me," he continued, after a moment of silence, "little Dishe—she's my personal maid." ”

"You-"

"I'm the son of the city lord of Roktar, and I've been with Xiao Di since I was five years old." His voice was deep and full of memories.

"She grew up in an orphanage, and her mother took her home and made me a playmate – she was very beautiful, with long red hair, and always liked to wear a light green uniform."

"She grew up with me and was the closest person to me," he said, looking at the starry sky, "My mother died early, and my father was busy with official business every day, and in the past few years, except for Xiao Di, I have seen my mentor the most." ”

"When she was ten years old, she was officially appointed by the deacon to be my personal lady-in-waiting, to take care of everything I had." Lacey sighed sadly, "Actually, she has taken care of me for a long time, from the black tea every morning to the milk before going to bed, she prepared it herself. ”

I can't help but think of the "thank you, Xiao Di" when he first came.

"She did a lot for me," Lacey continued, "probably since I was nine years old, she made all my food and drinks, and we were very happy together, and she always called me 'young master,' and the only thing I didn't like was that she always thought she was just my maid." ”

"On the day my father died, the city was in chaos, and before we knew what was happening, the Blood Oblivion Mercenary Group broke through the city gates."

"That day, I took her hand and tried to escape outside the city under the protection of the guards, but I ran into a large number of cavalry, and the guards fell one by one, and we retreated step by step, until we reached the wall."

"I held Ogi in my arms, and she was trembling, and she was holding me tightly, and just like that, I watched the last guard rush forward—"

"I looked down at her, and she looked up at me, and suddenly, she stopped trembling, so calm, and she said to me softly, 'Young Master, at least, Xiao Di can die next to you.'"

Her words suddenly made me realize what am I doing? My most precious loved one has completely entrusted herself to me, and I can only hold her until I die? She has done so much for me, and what have I done for her? A word of thanks? A gift? No! Lacey sat up suddenly, "I'm going to protect her!" She was so important to me, I couldn't just watch her be taken away! ”

"I pulled out my hastily hung sword, 'Ogi, maybe none of us will survive today,' I said, 'but I don't want to watch someone else take you, you have always taken care of me before, and now, let me protect you at least once!' With that, I rushed forward. ”

The cavalry laughed and smashed my sword, but with a single pick of the gun, I fell back to Ogi. She desperately tried her best to plug my wound with her clothes...... That was the last time I touched her long hair, 'Live, Ogi, this is my only hope!' As slim as it was, all I wanted to say in my head at the time was this sentence, I want her to live, I don't want her to die! ”

"'Young Master, Xiao Di knows, you also live, I will wait for you, you must live' - this was the last time I heard Xiao Di's words, and then I fainted."

"When I woke up, I was already in the Windriders," Lacey's voice became low, "The regiment leader told me that when he found me, I was the only one around, there was no red-haired girl, and she must still be alive!" ”

"After that, the head of the regiment gave me three years to learn swords, and promised to help me find out about Xiao Di, but on the condition that I was not allowed to go to her alone."

"Father is for you—" I said softly.

"I know, with my current strength, I can't even protect myself, how can I protect her?" He slammed his fist to the ground, "—even this fist was so fragile!" ”

His fist was bleeding and hurt as it fell.

I hurriedly bandaged him and looked up at his tearful eyes.

He was in pain, and when I cleaned the wound, he didn't feel anything.

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With my back to him, I couldn't sleep for a long time.

"Reis,...... Slept? I couldn't help but say, "I don't know Xiao Di, but I can understand her heart for you a little bit, I think she doesn't just want you to live, she wants you to live happily - doesn't everything she does for you want you to be happy?" ”

After a pause, I exhaled, "Do you want to see her as she is?" If she knew you were in such pain for her, she would cry. ”

Actually, I want to cry too.

But I didn't say that in the end.

Lacey didn't move for a long time.

Isn't it heavy? I sighed, and suddenly I felt so envious of the man I had never seen before.

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The next day, I was woken up by the sound of sword practice.

Alas, he's—

I rubbed my eyes and sat up.

"Miss, can you try it with me?"

"By you? Do you want to compete with me after learning swords for a year? I stood up and looked habitually into the red eyes, and suddenly I realized that something was missing.

“？ You-"

He smiled: "Miss, thank you - indeed, Xiao Di likes the original me, if I can't be myself, where will I have the face to meet her?" Of course! He looked serious, "I must become a man that Xiao Di can rely on with confidence, a man who can really protect her, no longer make her sad, and give her happiness!" ”

Lacey, you're finally—

I cried at the time, I should have been happy for him,

I should be happy for him, I should be happy.

But I cried, so sadly.

My heart hurts.

Xiao Di, I envy you so much.

I really envy you.

After another year, Lacey grew taller than me and had swordsmanship on par with me, and we left home and joined the Windsriders.

He was appointed guerrilla fencer with special assignments.

I was assigned to Sister Cana's third team as her adjutant.

In the following year, he has been baptized with blood and fire, shedding that childishness and growing up. I, on the other hand, can only pray silently for him while he is on a mission.

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"Reis...... I hope you can find her-" Looking at the badge in his hand, he didn't feel his eyes wet again.

That's what he gave me last night.

"Sakura, I'll leave tomorrow, this ...... This is what I wore when I was born - this, this is a souvenir, right? Maybe, maybe—" his voice lowered, "it's a pleasure to be with you. Thank you. Take care. Sakura, Sakura, Sakura-" He hesitated, then said with determination, "Goodbye! ”

Good bye

Goodbye, goodbye.

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye-

Yet--can you say goodbye?

When we meet again, will he take Ogi with him?

My heart hurts,

It's uncomfortable.

Tears flowed down uncontrollably, so uncomfortable......

"What do you think?" My father woke me up from my memories.

I hurriedly wiped my tears.

"Want Lacey?" The father smiled and asked, "It seems that his daughter's heart was also taken away by him."

"No, no, I, I, I only think of him as a brother - really, really......" I said as I felt like I was going to cry again, so I hurriedly lowered my head.

"None? And what about your mother's cherry blossoms? Why is a petal missing? You won't even let me touch it~"

"He gave me the badge, and I's—"

"Les is a great kid and I like him." Suddenly, my father became very solemn, "Sakura, freshen up and accompany me to meet someone!" ”

“？”

"Great Sage St. Wolf," Father looked at me, for the first time, Father looked at me so seriously. "It's about Reis, if you like Reis, then what you're going to hear in a moment is about the key part of Reis, why Roquetar City was attacked, why only Reis survived......"

I couldn't help but widen my eyes and feel stunned.

The father's words did not stop: "If you can continue to like Lacey after listening to it, continue to support him, and be willing to bear that fate with him, then the father can only bless you." ”

End of Chapter 4...