In the following days, the expected accountability did not appear, Shen Yi helped with the construction work in the village as usual, the reclaimed fields sprouted seedlings, and the growth was gratifying, and the livestock pen on the other side had been built, and the few antelope cats caught by Vivian were locked up in them, and he also wrote down the knowledge of breeding, just wait until the antelope cats are in estrus and breed, and the people in the village may not have to have a headache because of food problems this winter. ◢ with ◢ dream ◢ small ◢ said Щщшlā

As for iron smelting and the like, considering that there was no ore in the village and put it on hold for the time being, time walked forward in such an unhurried rhythm, occasionally raising his head to look at the pale blue sky, Shen Yi would feel a little incredible.

There was a lazy tune in the plainness, and even he felt that this was a comfortable time almost like a dream, because from the very beginning, he decided that what awaited him next would be the endless pursuit of the Atlas side, putting aside the grievances between orcs and humans, and he alone repelled more than a hundred soldiers, many of whom were seriously injured by him, such deeds would be labeled as dangerous people in any country, as the initiator, he would be labeled as a dangerous person, Shen Yi had expected that he would become a murderer on Atlas's wanted list.

He thought about being tracked down by Atlas's people, and he also thought that someone would look at his strength to recruit him next, and the more extreme idea was that Atlas's people were going to send him to the guillotine or something like death, but now, it seems that it has never happened, and the soldiers who evacuated from around the village, except for the ruin-like land they left behind that night, the follow-up seems to have been abruptly cut off.

In this case, Shen Yi is happy to see it, he is not so bored that he feels that his self-esteem is hurt because he is ignored, isn't it? What you should have done didn't happen, and I naturally won't jump into your sight again, he thought, occasionally in his free time, he asked for trouble, imagining the reason for this, maybe in the human country, warriors like him abound, and it is only a trivial matter to have one enemy and a hundred, so for his situation, he is classified as an inexhaustible rank.

I laughed at myself in my heart, but I probably knew in my heart that such a situation was probably unlikely.

When talking to Vivien and Isabella, he would brag in front of the two girls that Atlas was scared away because of his bravery, and then was scoffed by the two, Vivien retorted mercilessly, saying that he couldn't even protect himself, the most obvious evidence was the bandages on his body, and Isabella would mercilessly drive him away from him for disturbing her, at this time he made some small movements, teased Isabella, and then was chased by the angry girl to the stream, and waited until Vivien joined, Turning into a one-on-two situation, they splashed each other in the stream, until their clothes were soaked, and then they suddenly realized that the light laughter echoed.

Then in the evening when the sunset was reflected red by the afterglow, looking at Isabella's faint tearful smile, Shen Yi always felt that there might be the bitterness of parting, and the strong girl naturally would not show anything wrong in front of the two, and when the sadness in her heart accumulated little by little, inadvertently, people would always catch her reluctance hidden behind the pretend relaxation.

Then, one day, a courageous Isabella finally told him and Vivien that she was leaving.

"Yiyi, can't you go if you don't go?" Vivien reluctantly took Isabella's hand and pleaded with a weeping look.

Looking at Vivien, who was holding her, Isabella shook her head gently, and then the suppressed feelings completely poured out like a line of defense bursting an embankment, she hugged Vivian tightly, and then a low cry echoed in the room: "...... Vivien, I can't bear to give you ......."

Shen Yi walked out, raised his face, his gaze stayed on the sky, and sighed softly as he listened to the cries of the two girls in the room, even if he more or less guessed such a result, but ...... He still has no way to change, and he is not even in the mood to say anything, this is the sorrow of parting.

……

Night-

In the dark night, the stars in the sky are twinkling, and there are only two rounds of the moon left in the sky, which is not a very obscure moonscape, but it is also a matter of course, and the alternating moonlight can only see three moons in the night sky at the same time on certain days, just like the poet said, not every moving story will have a matching fairy tale ending.

This is a truth that she has known for a long, long time, she thought, staring blankly at the night sky, her hands clasped around her bent knees, her reddened eyes with crystal tears, she suddenly wished that she was a puppet who had forgotten to wind her jì, stop in this forgotten corner, and stop at this forgotten corner, and then stop with time, and then she would not have to bear the sad mood as she does now, as if a part of her heart had been stripped away, and the stinging pain did not stop for a moment.

She wanted to cry out loud, obviously when she needed comfort the most, when she needed the support of others, the indifferent imperial capital left her with only a mask that she could not trust, even the closest people left her, and wherever she went, it seemed that an invisible black shadow would pull her and drag her into the dark abyss.

However, when she was pulled up from the abyss and redeemed, thinking that she had escaped from the dark shadows that stretched out to her, someone told her that she could not stop here, this was not her destination, and she should go back to the imperial capital that abandoned her.

What a cruel fact, she actually didn't want to go back at all, but could this be considered her willfulness? A qiē is just a reckless act of chasing the black shadow that he does not let go.

It's just...... You can't cry, you can't cry! Isabella sniffled slightly, suppressing the urge to cry, even if there were ten thousand unwillingness in her heart, she knew that this was no longer her decision alone.

She agreed with Sister Tolia that as long as she didn't pursue the people in the village, as long as she didn't ask Shen Yi what she had done, she would obediently return to the imperial capital, it was already a good thing, it could not be changed, she thought, thinking back to what happened in Toria's camp that night, she held a knife to her neck, it was a bold move that she had never imagined, even when she wanted to commit suicide, she was not as decisive as at that time, however...... What kind of mood drives the timid self to make such a willful move?

Actually, Lilith was not wrong, she was just a wayward princess, and the reason she did that was simply because she liked the village, Vivien, and ...... Shen Yi is only.

Therefore, leaving should not be something to be sad about, she kept comforting herself, tomorrow she will say goodbye to everyone with a smile, she will say goodbye to Vivian and Shen Yi with a smile, repeating these words in her heart like deception, she kept fantasizing about her strong self in her mind, and when she reacted, tears had blurred her eyes unconsciously.

Can't do it......

She would never have been able to do it......

Even if he knew that his departure was for the sake of the village and for the sake of Shen Yi, he still couldn't help but feel aggrieved in his heart, why her? Why is it her? No matter how much she deceived herself, she couldn't make a sacrifice for others after all.

She suppressed it bitterly, and even bit her fingers, just because she didn't want to cry, she didn't want Vivian and Shen Yi to worry, and when she heard her cry, Vivian must have felt sad too, and then she ...... I won't have the courage to leave here.

She thought, and when she came back to her senses, she wrapped her arms around her shoulders and hugged her tightly, Isabella was stunned, her broad shoulders, and the warm chest of her memory, followed by his voice ringing in her ears.

"Cry, crying will be better, no one will blame you."

In just a few words, the collapsed heart could no longer suppress her sadness, she couldn't help but bury her face in Shen Yi's arms and cried.

“…… Woo woo ~ woo woo ......"

……

When Isabella regained her composure, Shen Yi retreated slightly.

"Don't move, just keep it like this, okay?"

Isabella's weak plea came from his ears, he sighed softly, and let her lean on his chest, his hands on her thin shoulders, he could smell Isabella's scent, the girl who had stopped crying, the lonely figure still looked so helpless, and he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart.

The cold wind of the night blew, and the figures sitting on the roof snuggled together, and Isabella leaned against his shoulder, as if the warmth she had touched in the confusion when she was unconscious, it was the smell that belonged to him, she thought, and her mood couldn't help but relax.

"Ah Yi actually knew from the beginning that the soldiers of Atlas were coming to me, right?"

Listening to Isabella's soft voice, as if she would be blown away by the wind if she didn't pay attention, Shen Yi nodded without any concealment: "Well, I know." ”

And after getting his answer, Isabella's heart beat a little faster, and the answer she was looking forward to couldn't help but jump out, she left his embrace, and her blue eyes looked directly into his eyes: "Then that...... Why didn't you sue me in the first place, why did Ah Yi hide it? She couldn't help but ask the question that had been hidden in her heart for a long time, on the one hand, with anticipation, on the other hand, it was also a nervous mood, and the two contradictory feelings turned into her quietly accelerated heartbeat, as if there were countless drumbeats beating at the same time.

Shen Yi stared at Isabella, her trembling eyelashes, her tearful eyes, her charming lips, and the heat brought out by her breath seemed to affect his mood, looking at her scared and expectant eyes, and his heart had the urge to protect her like he wanted to protect Vivien at this moment.

"I ......"

"No...... Don't say it. However, when he was about to speak, Isabella couldn't help but cover his mouth: "Don't say it, don't say it for any reason, okay?" As she spoke, Isabella's eyes couldn't help but overflow with tears again, bringing up his heartbeat: "It's just like this......" She cried weakly, because no matter what kind of answer, whether it was the concealment that she wanted to keep by her side because she liked her, or the concealment that she wanted to make up for because of guilt, she couldn't accept it now, and she had decided to leave.

Isabella looked into his black eyes, and then her hands wrapped tightly around his neck, her pitiful face closer, her lips touching, and bitter tears slid down the corners of his mouth.

……

The next day –

Before dawn, Isabella had quietly left, without any farewell, not even a word of goodbye, he lay on the bed, and Vivien in his arms looked up at him with a little pity on her face.

"Is Yi gone?"

"Well, she's gone."

Shen Yi said softly, his mood was complicated and incomprehensible, but more bitter and helpless, Vivian in his arms couldn't help but bury his head in his arms, holding Shen Yi with both hands, as if he was afraid that even he would have to leave, feeling her reluctance, he couldn't help but hug Vivian tightly, in order to comfort her, but also to comfort himself......

********************************************************************************************************

Author's Note: The first volume of "The Black Key" has ended with the Orc Village chapter.