Longxi Village, an imperial village.

Red Hitomi stared blankly at what was written on the note in her hand, and fell into endless memories.

You smiled and gave me an extra silver coin on those days when you fished for money, and on that day you put on a real dress for me, the first time I wore it in my life......

Your smile is like the most brilliant morning sun in the sky, which reminds me of those happy days when I am in the pain of training, so that I can live like this......

But, why, is the object you?

Martha?!

The white fingers were so stiff that they couldn't hold the note in their hands, and with a gust of oncoming wind, the note left the red pupil's hand, flying irregularly, wandering alone, but it was so helpless, like a collapsed pure faith, like a beautiful angel with broken wings.

When the light in the world becomes the existence of darkness, how do you choose?

Do you regret being forced to do something you didn't want to do?

Feelings are the most fragile things, they are so pure that they can't stand up to a little dye; It is as crystal clear as delicate glass, but it has become extremely fragile because of it......

Survival and feelings, all the choices began at this moment its initial game.

Fate is a ridiculous thing, playing with all the creatures in the world and playing with itself.

Inside Martha's restaurant.

Red Hitomi suppressed the feelings she was about to cry and called Martha, who was about to close the store.

"Martha, there's something I want to ask you."

Then, without saying anything, he grabbed Martha's arm and led her out the door.

The autumn leaves are bleak, and the sassy autumn wind blows up the fallen leaves piled up all over the ground, but there are no lack of signs of life in the sorrow. Fallen leaves return to the roots, and all temporary decay is just to become nutrients in the coming days so that the roots can grow better.

"What's wrong, Red Hitomi?" Martha asked, she was inexplicably dragged out without knowing the truth, and it was okay not to ask clearly, "Call me here so late?" ”

Really...... How could Martha, who has always been so gentle, be a spy...... Could it be that my father had received an error in the information he received?

Red Hitomi gritted her teeth, and the determination she had just made was dissipated, and she unconsciously questioned her mission.

"Ahh Do you want to talk to me about raising the purchase price of food? In that case, tomorrow during the day......" Martha said with a smile on her face of "I understand you".

"Martha!" The red pupil seemed to have made up a lot of determination, and almost roared, "I have something to ask you, please answer me seriously." ”

The girl's cheeks turned crimson, and it seemed that it had taken too much of her physical strength just now.

"Red Pupil ......" Martha hesitated a little, what the hell was going on......

"Are you a mole or not?" Red Pupil's eyes widened like two brass bells, eager to hear Martha say "no".

Such...... Could it be that?

Martha rolled her eyes, immediately thought of something, her expression quickly returned to her original state, and she denied with a smile on her hands and waists: "How can I be the rebel's internal response?" I'm going to get mad even if it's a joke! ”

"That's it...... That's it...... That's it! Red Hitomi felt embarrassed, how could she doubt Martha, her face turned even redder for a while, and her words became incoherent.

"Red Hitomi, you've been tricked! Do you want me to complain to Mr. Gozzi? Martha smiled mischievously, teasing the already embarrassed red pupils.

"Ah...... No...... That's not good! Red Hitomi hurriedly stopped, turned around and fled, "I'll ask again, I'm sorry, Martha!" ”

There was still some time before sunrise, and I went to talk to my father...... Red Hitomi thought.

But he didn't notice the cold sword light behind him.

What the! Red Hitomi's eyes widened, not expecting Martha to attack her suddenly.

A big road was scraped on his clothes, but fortunately, the red pupil reacted quickly and changed direction and turned around in time, which avoided the original fatal blow, but only drew a shallow blood mark on his back.

"Oops, I only touched a little bit of ......" Martha shook the silver dagger in her hand, but it was stained with a few drops of blood, and sighed regretfully, not forgetting to praise the red pupils, "That's amazing...... Red pupils. ”

"Ma ...... Martha! Red Hitomi gasped, the instantaneous change of direction just now had caused a lot of burden on her body, but she was still very annoyed by Martha's behavior.

"That's not going to work. You didn't study well with Mr. Gozzi. Martha asked, "Don't take your target's word for it. This is the basic law of living in the dark. ”

"That'...... So, Martha is really ......," Red Hitomi asked in surprise.

"That's right, I'm the rebel's inner responder." Martha still smiled, but it was extremely hateful.

Not...... Red Hitomi wanted to move, but found that her body was paralyzed.

I see, is it poison on the knife?

Damn it...... The body can't move. Cold sweat broke out from the red pupil's head. I was too careless just now!

"Ordinary people should be unable to stand up straight by now, it's really amazing, it seems that you have improved your poison resistance in food and training."

"Martha...... Why? Akatomi slowly moved the hilt of the knife in her hand with all her might.

"Red pupils, I've seen them all over the years." Martha moved, aiming to take Crimson's life, "You're too gentle. Then it will be very difficult for you to survive as an assassin. ”

"In that case, you will die here......" Martha held the dagger and struck a heavy blow that was barely caught by the red pupil with a knife, and continued to step forward to make up the attack, "I think it will be the best destination." ”

"I'm not going to hurt you." The cold words pierced into the heart of the red pupil like a knife.

What have I been hoping for, what have I been believing?

Why, Martha, you would be a mole, why would you deceive me?

Hitomi dodged backwards, but felt a tingling sensation in her legs.

The movements were all out of shape, but fortunately they avoided the fatal blow.

Can't hesitate anymore, there's no time anymore! Red Hitomi thought.

Hitomi knew that these toxins would be transported throughout the body through the bloodstream, and that their spread would be accelerated if the exercise intensified. The toxin has spread from the back to the thighs just now, and if it continues like this, it will become a joke not to talk about counterattack, but to talk about self-preservation.

There's no time to hesitate, go for it!

The red pupil turned his heart sideways, and lifted the courtier in his hand [Tongyi text] to face Martha.

I'm going to die here, what a joke! In that case, in that case...... Black Hitomi will become a person to live! Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely not!

I can't do that!

The crying appearance of the black pupil in his brain is very clear, and he doesn't want to question it even if he knows it's an illusion, and the red pupil wants to protect her sister's smile and no longer let her live in the shadow of life.

Sister, I will definitely live, I will overcome all obstacles for you, pierce all obstacles, until ...... Until the moment when we meet again, and then live together, no one can separate us!

The speed of the red pupil has increased unbelievably, and even the strength has increased, and it fiercely retaliates against Martha's attack. Without preparation, Martha suffered a dark loss, and almost missed the dagger in her hand.

"I didn't expect you to be so agile...... Martha was taken aback and couldn't help but say.

"I absolutely ......" Red Hitomi almost roared, and her body accelerated again, "I won't die here!" ”

Gozzi's words vaguely came back to his mind: "Listen, Red Hitomi, if you want to see your sister alive, you have to be more ruthless when you go on a mission!" Make a change in your own heart, by the way, just use 'one sentence', whether you actually say it or recite it silently in your heart when you do the task...... Either way, just do it, it's like a spell that allows you to be merciless against your enemies to make sure you stay alive. ”

And the words of the nasty ghost Loya: "Red Pupil, you are too gentle, this will become your fatal wound in the process of assassination!" To be tolerant of the enemy is to be the greatest cruelty to oneself! ”

Tsukushi's words: "Red Hitomi, believe your father's words, he is always right!" ”

There are even Green's words: "Red Pupil, I hope you will see your sister as soon as possible, no matter what, I will always support you as your strong backing!" ”

So...... I don't want to die here, and I'm not going to let Black Hitomi endure the malice from this world alone, so ......

"Martha, I want to ......" The strength of the red pupil increased again, and the dagger in Martha's hand was blown away with a single slash, and then the knife fell without any hesitation, "Bury you!" ”

"The state of poisoning can still be so ......," Martha could not finish her exclamation when she was pierced by the knife of the red pupil.

Red Hitomi pulled out the vassal's tool from Martha's chest, and although the blow just now didn't hit Martha's vital point, it also caused her to bleed profusely, and she shouldn't have much mobility.

"Why do you know I'm being groomed as an assassin?" Red Hitomi asked her doubts.

"Because I'm a spy!" Martha closed her eyes and waited for death to come.

No spy is a specially trained dead soldier who would not do such a useless thing as begging for mercy from the enemy. Because every organization hates spies the most, in other words, spies will either flee or have no way to survive when they are discovered.

Since she couldn't escape and was defeated, Martha wouldn't think about doing such a tasteless thing as begging for mercy, in fact, she no longer had any hope of life.

"You've always been so gentle with me, is it because you're a spy?" The red pupil covered his heart, feeling the pain like a knife, never felt the heaviness of his heartbeat so clearly, and never felt so heartbreaking......

What kind of helplessness does it feel to be betrayed?

This is indescribable, and it is also beyond ordinary helplessness.

Some people will hate their weakness, some people will hate their credulity, and some people will hate this distorted world......

This is the first time that Red Hitomi has become suspicious of the country.

Are we really doing the right thing, people like Martha will betray the Empire, and I wonder how many more people will do the same kind of rebellious things? Are we really guarding happiness, not destroying the hopes that others have been holding on to?

Are we really righteous?

Martha saw that the red pupil was stunned, and reached out to touch the red pupil's white cheek, the place where she had been brushed by herself many times, and said slowly: "Actually, I ......"

Martha found a new dagger from there and stabbed it straight at the red pupil's neck.

The dagger wasn't too conspicuous in the night, but the red pupil had been on guard against Martha's movements. Such an obvious action was easily spotted by the red pupil, and he dodged backwards.

"Got out of the way......" Martha looked a little unwilling.

"Wow!" The red pupil ruthlessly stabbed Martha's heart with the courtier in his hand [Tongyi text].

That's right, Red Hitomi......

If I don't finish it right away, I might say something like you......

Martha, who had fallen, closed her eyes with a smile and would never open them again......

It's strange, I obviously did this job for the country and my family, why did I feel so heartbroken when I looked at the red pupils crying, maybe it was my delusion......

Martha, a man who sells her life to the nation to save her family, gives her instructions to assist in the training of assassins, including her death.

The people in this village, even this village are a cage to help the red pupils complete the brainwashing education of the empire, of course, these things have long been sealed in the dust of history, no one will notice, no one will know, even these future assassins who participated in this training do not know anything.

This decaying country has destroyed too much beauty and loveliness.

When the dawn breaks, I hope that there will be a beam of light like a sharp sword that pierces the dark and silent sky, just like the rising sun on the horizon now......

Red pupils, mission accomplished.

Minister's [Kirichi text], the user's red pupil, a knife-shaped courtier whose wound will not be healed.

However, at present, it has not played its role.

Its silent waiting form was preparing for its next capture.

That must be a big gain.