"Now, Lloyd, do you like me?"

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A burning crimson burned her cheeks, and her chest was full of the words "sorry".

This short sentence is more exciting and thrilling than any assassination mission......

My heart was pounding, and the rate of my heart was beating violently, as if I had just done a whole day of training.

Never before has Lixia prayed for the Goddess of the Sky to appear like she did today: please make Lloyd not hate me......

At some point, this always determined young investigator had left a lingering imprint on Lixia's heart.

Lixia knew very well that she was paying attention to Lloyd because of her "sense of déjà vu". But now, I really like him.

This young man is very determined, very enthusiastic, and at the same time very real. He is able to bring endless faith to the people around him, and at the same time, he also needs the people around him to support him. It's not just asking, more often than not, he also asks for help from the people around him.

A very real person, he has qualities that Lixia lacks, desires, and hopes for......

As Yu Tatsumi said, he will come together with Noelle instead of Rui because he and Noelle are in a completely different world, and he longs for the world Noelle is in.

The same is true for Lixia, who is desperate for Lloyd's world.

That bright, warm, world full of smiles and dreams.

Lixia, think about it.

I want to check it out.

Wanted to stay over there.

I want to be a part of that world.

All You can do is push her by Lixia's side and push her out of the endless dark abyss.

Therefore, although he did a lot for Lixia, he could not come together in the end. They are just colleagues, brothers and sisters, and at most, close friends, comrades-in-arms. It won't be a couple.

In the same way, because Lloyd and Elijah were the ones who dragged Lixia in the bright world, her eyes were full of the brilliant figures of the two of them - of course, Elijah obviously couldn't marry her, so she ......

Lixia fervently hoped that Lloyd would not refuse her.

"I like it."

It was very easy to say it.

For some reason, Lixia seemed very unhappy when she got the answer she wanted.

Why, it's so easy to say!

Is...... Is that the kind again?

Like me, like everyone......

That's not what I meant......

Lixia sighed, Lloyd's unenlightened place was still the same as before.

However......

"No, it should be said...... Love, right? I...... Love you ......"

Lloyd added softly, the boy's face flushing red with embarrassment.

"Huh?!"

Ay?!

He, what did he say?!

"The first time I saw Lissa...... I was thinking: what a beautiful girl...... I, I never thought that I would be lucky enough to meet such a beautiful girl...... She looks soft, but in her bones she exudes the strength that does not need to be helped by outsiders, although she seems to be in a hurry, she actually maintains her own pace, and every step is firm. It's beautiful, this fulfilling feeling. ”

Just as Lixia longed for Lloyd, Lloyd longed for Lixia.

As a dancer and legendary assassin of the Rainbow Theatre, Lixia has a far more "fulfilling" time than the average person. She had to practice her dance moves in a short time to give her time for the night's work. In Lloyd's view, every step of practice reveals his own will.

Contrary to Lloyd's quest to become a search officer in order to escape Guy's death, Lixia practiced dance desperately because she liked the stage very much. This beautiful and firm gesture made Lloyd extremely envious.

"After that, I didn't even think that Lixia would be in the support department, and although you didn't participate in our lives much, the fact that you were under the same roof made me feel a special sense of security...... How to put it, it's like, Lixia will be very happy when she is around. After all, he's a big star! Moreover, they are also peers and beauties...... It's normal for boys to be happy, right? ”

Lloyd's words continued, embarrassing and inspiring.

No matter how you listen to it, this time, it's not an "ordinary like".

This is...... Confession?!

This time, Lixia really burst into tears.

Himself, his own hands stained with blood...... Do you really qualify for happiness?

Happiness came so suddenly, Lixia couldn't believe it.

And then ...... We stumbled upon Lixia's identity, and indeed, it startled me when we first found out, but when we think about it, it's so reasonable. If it weren't for the fact that Lixia was an Assassin, she wouldn't have come to Crossbell, and she wouldn't have met in the future. If it weren't for the fact that Lixia was an assassin, she wouldn't have mastered her dancing so quickly and become a first-class star. Actually, I personally still don't support this bloody profession...... However, Yutatsumi changed me. The most important thing he taught me was that killers don't have to be all bad people. He's such an amazing person, I can't say he's done right, but I must say that what I've seen him do is care for our support department. So, I made a pact with him, and as a search officer, I made a pact with the killer or something. Funny to say, right? I mean, even if you're an assassin, you're not necessarily a bad guy, right? ”

Lloyd's words continued, and Lixia couldn't hold it back, tears rolling down her face. It should be a happy mood, it should be a happy mood...... Why can't tears be stopped?

"Now, Lixia. This kind of words, sure enough, should still be said by the man, right? I...... I love you, may you call me me? ”

As if trying to restrain his shyness, Lloyd bit his lip and tried his best to create a reliable appearance, shifting his determined eyes to Lixia's face.

"I, I do!"

What else can be said?

Lixia immediately agreed.

This overflows with emotion in the chest......

It's a feeling of great fulfillment......

The first half of my empty life seems to have meaning, and those empty days, empty lives, and empty years all have a full meaning.

That's all for Lixia and Lloyd to meet one last time!

I wonder if I heard this conversation?

A satisfied smile appeared on the corner of Yutatsumi's mouth in the lounge.

Solids can transmit sound.

Yutatsumi's spatial chains are solid.

Yutatsumi's spatial chains can ignore spatial links......

Probably, I heard you.

own efforts.

For Lixia, this should be happiness.

It is precisely because of this that Yutatsumi has often discussed Lixia with Lloyd in recent times.

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I guess I heard that.

Heard Lloyd's confession.

Inside the airship's cabin door, the slender wrist reached for the doorknob, but never had the courage to push it open.

Big tears rolled down, and crystal water bloomed on the girl's clean white high-heeled boots, and the curry in her hand looked hot and heavy, as if she was laughing at the girl's powerlessness.

"Ellie......"

Behind her, the little girl with the juice whispered her name.

"Sorry...... Tio ...... Now, don't talk to me...... Sorry......"

"Sorry......"

Silent, two heavy-hearted girls stood quietly, the smell of curry and the sweetness of the drink spreading out in the air, overshadowing the low sobs.

"Theo ......"

"Huh?"

"We ...... There's no chance......"

“…… Be...... ......"

"Na...... At this time...... What should we do? ”

Ellie turned, large tears running across the corners of her scarlet eyes.

She cried.

It's ugly to cry.

Unwilling.

Obviously, just talking about the time, he and Lloyd should have met first, both of them are Crosbell natives, and they go to the same Sunday school together...... When I was in the support department, I came earlier than Lixia.

But what went wrong......

"Shall we bless Lixia?"

Ellie's voice was full of fragility, and it was hard to believe that the eldest lady, who was always safe, would show such a helpless look.

"I ...... I don't know. ”

Theo turned around, too, a face that was also stained with tears.

The girl who was used as an experiment by the Order and lost her expression finally regained her expression.

However, what I got back was such a sad expression.

"Sister Ellie...... Can I hold you? ”

"Ah...... Yes. Little Theo, enjoy ...... It's okay to cry out...... Because...... I can understand you...... I...... I'd love to ...... too Cry out......"

One tall and one short, one big and one small, the two figures hugged each other, and the faint crying echoed in the quiet space, gradually disappearing. (To be continued.) )