"If, if, you can still be a couple...... I—I'm going to go to you. If so, yes...... Please let you be my parents again...... Please ...... I don't want you to see that I am like this...... I want you to see and be happy...... Happier I'm ....... It's true. So, Mom and Dad...... Please pray together..... In the next life, let me ...... Go on...... Be your sons...... I beg you to ......"

Al kept talking, and Iris wrote it down word for word.

Al, who doesn't like to talk, didn't expect that he would become as verbose as his mother, maybe he had been suppressed for too long.

"Mr. Al, I can help you correct your wording, but I think it would be better if you said it untouched. ”

"Really...... Really? No...... A more beautiful sentence, is that okay?"

"Yes. I think the lord and the lady will understand. ”

“...... What do you say...... It's like, that's really ......."

Al smiled reluctantly, coughing up blood again. Iris picked up the blood-stained handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth.

His life was coming to an end, and the last stubbornness that continued was the two veins that had not yet been eroded by spiritual power.

She asked him anxiously if he had anything else to say.

Al was silent for a moment, although he was no longer crying, his vision was already blurred, and even the voice of Iris in his ears sounded so far away.

As the sunlight peeked out of the cracks in the mountains, Al conjured up the figure of a simple girl with braided flowers.

"And ...... Sheena. ”

When he whispered the name, the love buried in his heart involuntarily overflowed.

"Sheena...... Miss, yes? Is it your countryman?"

"Yes...... Give the letter to your parents and they'll understand. We are, neighbors...... Childhood sweethearts, grew up together...... Like、My sister..... But then she confessed to me, and the next day ...... I left Rootsville, and I regret it, and I probably ...... Love her. But we haven't had time to do it, the ...... between lovers thing, I'm leaving. Talking about childhood sweethearts、Something.,It seems to be a little.、Shy...... Haha、What if、Kiss at that time...... That's it...... It's true...... I've never, never, ......."

"I'll pass on your thoughts to Miss Sheena. So Mr. Al...... Please try to hold on a little longer. ”

Iris shook Al's hand as if pleading.

Although he could no longer feel the temperature on her hands, not even the touch, when he saw her do so, his tears burst out of his eyes uncontrollably.

"Hmm. ”

Even though his brain was groggy, Al struggled to consider his words.

“...... Sheena, are you—alright?"

To begin a discourse with such an ordinary greeting is to not expect you to feel death so strongly when you read it.

"If I'm not here, you'll be very lonely. If、Every day、Cry..... I'm going to be distressed. However, the way you cry, I've watched it since I was a child...... Because、It's so cute..... So I don't want to be ...... by other men. See. ”

Al said slowly, and memories of Heena gradually came to mind.

"Do you remember, follow me, confess, when ..... At that time, I wanted to leave Rootsville, but I ...... I'm really ...... Very...... Very happy. ”

- You who are smiling in the crook of my arm, and your little face is as red as a rose.

"Really...... Very happy. ”

She as a child. She started to grow long hair. The years spent with the girl she loved were deeply imprinted in Al's heart.

Only now did he realize that what he was after was meaningless.

The only one who wants to go back is Rootsville.

“...... That's probably the pinnacle of my life..... Really. Because、Other...... It doesn't seem to matter anymore. I'm happier than when I opened my spiritual eyes, became a high-level spiritual magician, and joined the Ice Knights, and I was happier than when my dad bought me a spiritual weapon. I'm ...... in my life. The happiest thing is ......."

- Sheena, my Sheena, my dear Sheena.

"You said to me when you liked me. ”

- It was the first time that someone other than my parents did not hesitate to say that he liked him.

“..... To be honest, I used to treat you as a sister and ...... However, you are so cute、I soon、I liked you...... You will also ...... becoming、More and more ...... Pretty right...... Ahh......h People who can see you, who will be able to see you. ...... I, ah, if I could, I would like to ...... Let you be my bride and live in Rootsville..... Form a family..... I really, really like you...... I like you so much...... Sheena ...... Sheena ...... Sheena ......."

- I didn't expect to join the Ice Knights and die so embarrassed. Sure enough, I'm still human. What about opening the ten veins, it is the same in the face of death.

My lovely lover. It would be nice if you could be by my side at this moment.

"Sheena...... I don't want to die......"

But all that came to my ears was the sound of Iris's breathing.

"Sheena...... I want to come back to you......"

The brain seems to be completely melting.

“...... I...... Think...... Back to Rootsville....... Back...... You...... Target...... Around you......"

The eyelids are as heavy as lead. But if you close your eyes like this, you may not have the strength to continue.

"Sheena, wait, me. Even if there is only a soul left, I will, go back. It's not just ...... I can do it too..... Wait、I。 Don't, forget me...... Your first time, like, that boy....... Don't forget about him...... I won't ..... either Forget your ...... Go to Heaven...... Before, I ...... No, forget your ...... So...... No...... Take me ...... Forget ....."

Iris, have you written it all down?

"Oh, no...... up, eyes...... Can't open your eyes...... Eye..... I...... and my comrades-in-arms..... And my words...... I'm sorry for you...... Thank you, ...... Hurry...... Save me...... Thank you...... Until the end...... I'm not alone..... Not alone...... Right?"

"Rest assured. I'm here. It's right there for you. ”

"Please...... Please...... Don't let go......"

"I'm holding your hand, Mr. Al. ”

"Ahh.....hh It's true..... Begin..... Somewhat...... It's cold..... It's true..... Cold...... It's cold...... Woo...... I...... It's so cold......"

"I'll give you a warm hand. Rest assured. It's just a little cold...... It's just that now, it's going to be colder. We will soon be in a warm place. ”

“...... I...... Sorry ......"

"Mr. Al. Rest assured. You haven't done anything wrong. ”

Iris's voice grew grief-stricken. Gradually, the last of El's veins collapsed, and the outpouring of spiritual power poured out throughout his body.

He didn't even know where he was. Where the hell is this? Why, is consciousness so blurred?

"Dad......"

I'm so scared.

"Mom......"

It's as if I can't see anything. I'm so scared.

"Mom...... Mom......"

I'm so scared.

“.......”

I'm scared.

“......”

I'm scared.

“......”

I'm scared.

"It doesn't matter. A gentle voice sounded in his ear, and Al seemed relieved, smiling slightly.

With difficulty, he said what he wanted to say to her anyway.

"Nozomi ...... Na, marry ...... Give me. ”

I want to grow old with you.

However, I missed the opportunity.

Al thought so. Then, he heard the sound of his lips touching.

Ahh He thought.

Sheena, thank you.

Thank you.

We'll see you again.

"Please rest well, Mr. Al, and leave your words and your comrades to me. ”

Someone's voice could be heard in the distance. Although he didn't know who it was, Al said again, softly as if breathing:

"Thanks, thanks. ”

With tears in his eyes, Al stopped breathing in front of Iris. The flower girl lowered her eyes, picked up her notebook, sorted out the military badge that Al had given her, and solemnly put it into her luggage.

Then she quickly stood up and walked to the distant room.

With no tears on her face, she calmly hugged Al Fitdan's body and said cautiously.

"Mr. Al, I will fulfill your request. ”

The white dress was stained with blood, but she didn't care, and said to the man who closed his eyes with a smile.

"I'll definitely take you home. ”

"So, stop beating yourself up. ”

Iris put down Al's body and left.

The sixth night battle detachment of the Divine Snow Country's Glorious Forest Theater was all sacrificed.

——

As Iris poked her head out of the carriage to look around, the villagers greeted her in a friendly manner. The small village in the foothills of Rootsville has not been swept up in the battlefield due to its location in the snowy country, and it is as calm as ever.

In the vast golden wheat fields, the traces of wind blowing can be seen everywhere.

The carriage drove all the way to the home where Al Fitdan was born.

A couple who had just entered their twilight years opened the door and greeted her. After explaining the ins and outs of the matter, Iris handed over what Al wanted to say and his military card to the old couple.

Next to the old couple, the girl named Sheena, whom Al still misses until death, is also present.

With tears streaming down her face, she listened carefully to Iris's account word for word. In order not to forget, she deeply rooted what she said into her heart word by word.

After receiving Al's letter, her cheeks flushed, she immediately fell to the ground crying, and kept asking Iris - why, why did he die in that kind of place? He was obviously strong, he could come back alive, he could choose to stay in Rootsville to live a happy life, why did he give his young life in the end?

Iris was silent, not knowing what to answer.

If you tell them about the night battle detachment, the couple will probably not understand.

"Thank you. ”

It was a line she hadn't expected.

"We will never forget your kindness. ”

Perhaps thinking that he did not deserve such a hug, Iris twisted unnaturally as if he felt uncomfortable.

"Thank you for bringing your son back to us. ”

Feeling the warmth of her body temperature, her eyes filled with tears.

"Thank you. ”

Iris looked at the crying woman around her, Al's mother.

She couldn't keep her composure after all, and replied in a low voice.

"No ......"

Small, almost inaudible sounds.

"No...... No......"

The blue eyes that bid farewell to the last moment of Al's life slowly turned into a sea of tears.

"Not ......"

Faint tears fell from the sea, dripping down her fair cheeks.

"I'm sorry I didn't protect him. I'm sorry to let him die like this. ”

However, no one blamed her.

Even Maria, who kept asking "why", didn't blame Iris. Everyone present just gathered together and quietly shared this grief.

"I'm sorry. ”

Iris just repeated a faint apology again and again.

I'm sorry I didn't make him back alive.

"Thanks, thanks. ”

No one will blame you.

Iris Havinfa.

——

Over the next three months, Iris handed over the tokens of the other five fallen soldiers of the Night Squad to their loved ones, as Al had been.

Everyone was grateful to this young girl they didn't know.

The battle between Tree Country and Snow Country in the Radiant Forest lasted for a long time. Although the Snow Country suffered heavy losses due to the Tree Country's sneak attack, with the help of Sword Immortal Qi Yunming, the situation returned to stability.

It wasn't until a year later that the battle in the Radiant Forest ended with a reconciliation between the two sides.

The bodies of all six soldiers of the Sixth Detachment of the Night Battle, led by Al, were found and returned to their families.