A ray of light seeped under the heavy eyelids.

Rupert thought she was dead, but the shaking ground woke her from her stupor.

The gentle shaking seemed to awaken some childhood dream, and made her think again, once again, that she was back on the ship called the 'Crescent Moon' of Istania. It had been the flagship of the fleet built by her father and mother.

- That is, the dreams of the Istanians who pursued distant lands.

Unconsciously, tears had fallen in a pour, and the sorrow that rose involuntarily haunted her heart so inexplicably. The breathing was so heavy that it was like a sharp thorn stuck under the throat, and between the exhalation and the inhalation, the burning pain was heart-rending and heart-rending, and it swept over the river and the sea.

But even with this heaviness, she lifted her eyelids with a slight tremble—a ray of light seeped under the heavy eyelids—and in the blurred line of sight of tears, the princess saw two intertwined shadows, and the endless light that followed.

She looked at the two intertwined shadows, and seemed to understand something, and her heart suddenly quieted down, and slowly listened to the sound of her faint heartbeat, and then and again.

Two phantoms staggered through the air, each leaving a bright trail, and once more of them intertwined, all sounds had died down, leaving only the quiet dream.

Rupert opened his mouth slightly, shook it, and groped his hands on the ground inch by inch, groping and slowly supporting himself to get up. She coughed heavily, and the blood spurted out drops of blood seeped through her fingers and fell to the ground, bright red as fire.

Once again, the ground shook violently.

Her Royal Highness almost fell, but she struggled to support her body with her elbows so that she would not fall. Rupert looked up, and finally saw the last sight of the endless brilliance—

The tall shadow in mid-air was as majestic as a solemn executor, and it raised the giant sword in its hand and slashed down with force, while another shadow fell from mid-air.

"Your Highness the Princess."

At this time, a pair of hands grabbed her from the side and gently helped her up.

The next moment Rupert felt a sword in her hand, and the cold touch from the palm of her hand made her feel a little sober—it was her own sword—and she looked down at the blade, a layer of brilliant cyan light flowing above it.

The light reflected in the depths of her eyes.

"Your Highness Princess," the voice said softly, "go ahead." ”

"The road ahead needs you to go alone."

A kind of courage seeped into her heart.

She looked up, the ground was slightly tilted, and the heavens and the earth were turned upside down, as if the whole world was leaning into an abyss.

And in the midst of all this, she saw the shadow kneeling on the ground.

It was Deska, a young girl, but sometimes he changed into an old man, who had a thousand faces, but now they all became one. Her Royal Highness tightened her grip on the sword in her hand and raised it slightly.

"I'll be back." The man looked up and said.

The princess pursed her mouth.

"But we'll beat you again, Deska."

She swung hard.

The expression on the man's face seemed to be a little relieved, and he looked at him peacefully, the wrinkles on his face suddenly relaxed, and the gray temples seemed to be imprinted into her heart. Rupert looked at the face, both familiar and distant.

The sword in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

"Father?"

……

The eldest princess opened her eyes suddenly, and her face turned a little pale.

She was sitting up from her bed in a daze, and looked around at the quiet of the court, with the light veils dancing gently, and the afternoon sun slowly flowing in from behind the windows of the grid, and outside the window, the plain flowers were blooming like snow.

All illusions were gone, the endless light, the intertwined shadows, the overturning world, and the sword in his hand all disappeared one by one.

No, maybe the sword is still there—

She looked at the scarred sword leaning against her bedside, and the edge of the blade seemed to reflect a narrow light. It's like a testimony to the past, to the city, to everything that the Istanians have been through—

It turned out that it was all over.

It turned out to be just a dream.

"Father's ......"

Tears have long since quietly flowed out.

The girl covered her face with her hands and began to sobb silently.

Outside the courtyard, the rustling footsteps drowned out the low sobs in the palace, and the guards and maids were turning to look at the birds that flew into the distance, flying higher and farther and farther over the sea of flowers.

That's the Istania swallow, and it will go to the warmer south at the end of this late summer to come back again for the next year.

It's as if like the Istanians, chasing distant dreams-

In the distance, a commotion was coming from outside the Kashan Palace.

It was the protesting people, the angry, silent faces, the faces of those who had lost their loved ones in the war, the anger and the unease that was spreading among the people.

"It was His Majesty the Former King who brought all of this in!"

"It's all his abuse of Seneman's blind followers!"

"The Penelope royal family is responsible for this!"

Alep's gaze looked over the battlements to the blackened crowd below.

"Your Majesty," said Seychelle, with a hint of annoyance in his tone, "it was the King who saved Questak and saved them all, and these people were not only ungrateful but even came to cause trouble at this juncture. ”

Alepf smiled and shook his head.

"I understand, Seychelle," he said, turning back to the old minister's eyes that gleamed with wisdom, "don't worry, I'll take care of it all sensibly, just as my father expected of me—"

"All will be fine, Seychelle."

“…… My father didn't save the city so much that he redeemed himself. ”

The distant sound of a bell is melodiously passing through half of Questacs—

The old bell tower has become one of the few buildings that has survived the war.

Alef listened silently to the voice, and once again he muttered and repeated, "All will be fine, and the future of the Istanians will be better than today, I assure you, father." ”

……

"Come here, no, further left, be careful! A little lighter! ”

Fang Yu didn't dare to take an extra breath, and craned his neck to look at the object hoisted in mid-air - beyond the huge crystal, there were dense copper pipes and sophisticated magic mechanisms, half of which were crystals and half of which were mechanical parts.

It was nothing else, it was the heart of the Seven Seas Traveler and the Wizard Engine, and if the whole ship leaked, he could build a new one. But if something goes wrong with this thing, he really won't know where to look for a replacement for a while.

He gestured his hands cautiously, for the day they had no longer known how many times, until the crystal staggered into the hull with a low chirp.

The sound of the metal bracket closing was so ordinary, but to everyone's ears, this moment was crisp and pleasant, like a heavenly sound.

"Yay, success!"

Tianlan and Ai Xiaoxiao couldn't help jumping up and clapping their hands, and the two little girls almost hugged each other.

Not far away, the count's daughter, Lavalli, watched this scene with some amazement, the little young man, who had really become a captain after that. She looked back at the young naturalist who also had a sparkle in her eyes—the latter was watching the scene with her hands clasped together —

"Miss Kita, wait until the ship is ready...... You're leaving, aren't you? ”

Kita looked back, her dark eyes glinting with glint of delight, "Yes, Miss Lavalli, thank you. ”

The earl's daughter opened her mouth, and her heart was a little sour for a while, but she looked at the joy and brilliance that came from the bottom of the naturalist's eyes, and opened her mouth, and she was speechless for a while.

Forget it, Miss Kita, she's happy.

"But don't forget Istania."

"Also, don't forget my ......"

"How so?" Kita said with some surprise, "Of course I won't forget. ”

Yes, this is where you have the deepest memories.

Fang Yu wiped his sweat, listening to the tsunami-like cheers in the shipyard, and his heart was a little quiet for a while.

He suddenly turned his head and looked at the noble daughter standing behind him, and Sylvede had a faint smile in his eyes, and said to him quietly and silently:

"Captain."

The big cat man rested one hand on the boatman's shelf, and with the other he took a pipe from his bosom and held it in the furry palm. He thought for a moment, and instead of igniting it, he looked at Miss Elf on the side.

The two looked at each other and smiled slightly.

The door of the shipyard opened, and the box and a certain lady of the president behind him walked in from the outside with a letter, and was walking in with some surprise, before they could figure out what the people were happy about.

And Her Royal Highness the little princess stood on tiptoe and looked at the scene inside from outside the shipyard, but she looked a little absent-minded, and her eyes involuntarily moved to Luo Yu on the side.

"Your Royal Highness," Luo Yu politely greeted her with a stack of books in his hand—he had heard that the Seven Seas Traveler had finished its final assembly work and was hurrying over from elsewhere.

But I didn't expect to meet Her Royal Highness the little princess on the way.

Isn't she supposed to be in Cuestac?

"Luo Yu," Princess Afifa's voice was a little soft, "I'm here to say goodbye to you, don't you really want to stay in Istania...... On the ship, is it really that good? ”

She hurriedly explained: "Of course, I know that Captain Ed is a good captain, but ......"

Luo Yu was stunned for a moment.

But he smiled, "Your Royal Highness, I understand your thoughts, but I already have someone I like, I'm sorry." ”

The little princess opened her mouth, and tears almost welled up, but she blinked hard and withdrew the tears from her red eyes. She had sworn to her father that she would never shed tears again, and the man who watched her grow up and was as silent as a mountain was gone, but that oath remained in her heart forever.

With tears in her eyes, she bit her lip and nodded vigorously.

"It's okay, I understand......"

"Thank you, Princess Afifa." Luo Yu nodded politely to her and turned to leave.

Afifa watched him leave.

Her father left, and now the person she likes is also leaving, she turned around silently, and for a while she was a little alone.

A nut rolled at her feet, and a figure ran over in a panic, walked up to her, and hesitated, "Your Highness the princess." The voice stammered, and then stepped forward and picked up the nut with its hand.

Afifa looked at the little boy in front of him, he hadn't seen him for two months, and the other party was even taller than her. "Pasha," Afifa said with a slight wipe of his eyes with his hand, "Talk to me, okay?" ”

"Huh?"

Pasha hesitated, "But Captain Ed let me go." ”

It's this abominable Elder Ed again.

The little princess thought to herself.

……

The square plover sneezed and looked to the left and right with some confusion, but did not see where the Paparals were.

He put down the tools he was holding, and looked at Lady Erna in front of him with Sylvide behind him, the box beside the president, and the letter in the box's hand, with a silver emblem on the letterhead.

"It's a letter from the eldest princess to you, and Your Majesty has also left a message on it."

Lady Erna spoke.

"The King of Sand had his enthronement ceremony a week ago, and you didn't attend, and Her Royal Highness guessed that you might not be able to get away for a while, and the construction of the Seven Seas Traveler has reached a critical stage."

"She wrote to ask if you needed any more help, and that Questak was well, that the reconstruction was well underway, and that the events of a month ago were slowly becoming memories of the ......"

"Everything is on track, and she and Her Majesty Alef intend to reclaim the ideals of the former King Barbartan and Her Royal Highness the Princess, and to form the Istanian fleet that will go to the Second World......"

Lady Erna pressed her hand against the silver emblem, "Her Royal Highness said in her letter, Captain Ed, she hopes that one day, you will be the Grand Master of this ship, and carry on the legacy of her mother's brother, the Great Explorer Gayasi. ”

Fang Yuan's mouth opened wide, and his heart said how can this work? You said that he was a newcomer, and it was the first time he had even become a captain, so why did he suddenly want to be the captain of the Great Ship Regiment of Istani?

Is this a bit of a feeling of admiration, he immediately felt that it was not possible, and wanted to refuse, so he had to say - you better ask for another wisdom.

But Lady Erna stopped him first, "Ed, Her Royal Highness the Princess understands what you mean, but of course she is not referring to the present, but to the day to come. It will take a long time for the regiment to be formed, and perhaps by then, you will already be an experienced regimental commander—"

"She has sent you something and entrusted me and Her Royal Highness the Little Princess to bring it."

Erna said as she turned around, took the object from the box, and handed it over with both hands.

Fang Yu looked at that thing and couldn't help but be quiet for a while.

It's not just the peace on the surface, it's the peace on the inside.

It was a sword, with some signs of wear on the scabbard, and even the hilt was missing a corner.

But Fang Yu stretched out his hand to hold the sword, but it seemed to return to the battle in the past, the life-and-death struggle with Descartes, and everyone who died in that battle.

More than a month has passed.

But in his heart, isn't there always stirring the emotion of that moment.

This sword is a testimony of their battle together, and he has personally watched Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess hold this sword and lead the Istanians out of the shadows of the past.

Yes, tomorrow may be better -

He looked up at Lady Elna, knowing in his heart that he could not refuse this request.

"Well, one day in the future......" he whispered.

Erna also looked at the young man in front of her quietly, and Her Royal Highness the Princess had always thought that the other party was the most special Chosen One she had ever seen. And in her heart, she doesn't think so, she has never seen that glorious era - the two worlds have turned into friendship.

But the glorious past has been passed down after all, through artificial carriers.

There was a commotion coming from outside the shipyard.

Fang Yu came back to his senses a little unexpectedly, looked in that direction, and asked the others softly:

"What happened?"

"There are blind followers who are spreading news that is not good for the royal family, but they are found out."

Luo Yu, who was holding the book, walked in from outside and replied, he also looked in that direction, "In fact, the rumors that are unfavorable to the royal family have gradually reversed in recent times, and people have begun to see clearly what happened that day. ”

Fang Yu couldn't help but be a little stunned for a while.

Oh, yes.

"Celestial Princess, Barbartan, King of Sands, Her Royal Highness the Princess......"

"Everything they did was not meaningless after all."

"And people will eventually understand—"

It's just that he was a little silent, and just asked again:

"By the way, where did Parker go?"

For a while, no one could answer this question.

Except, a young girl.

……

"Mr. Parker, thank you for bringing me to this place."

The weak girl was leaning into a wooden wheelchair, letting the gentle wind above Tansnir's sea blow her long hair.

Her complexion was snow-white, but she smiled in the corner of her eye, and nodded lightly to the Paparal beside her. The girl looked up at the tall statue that was being erected, and the man on the statue was once the king of the land.

Also, her 'father'—

Parker shook his head, "Actually, I don't know what's so nice about this place. ”

He shook his head, and Miss Nini, who was grabbing his hair above his head, was giggling excitedly, "Actually, Nini and I found a place that was much more interesting than this one. ”

"There's a lot of treasure hidden there, it should be the underground treasure house of the Tansnir Artisan Guild, and we can explore that place later."

Afifa bent his eyes and looked at the two of them, and said with a smile:

"Mr. Parker, you're going to be locked up by Captain Ed again."

Hearing this, Parker's face couldn't help but darken.

He suddenly didn't want to speak.

At the other end of the square, two people are also looking at this magnificent statue that is being erected.

It's just that Ye Hua and Xing's eyes seem a little absent-minded.

The former would look back at the latter's taciturn face at this moment, and after a while, he asked, "...... you found?" ”

The star raised his head and looked at the frozen expression on the stone carving, and the distant gaze of Babartan, the king of sand, seemed to be staring at this land he once loved deeply, but what was he deeply missing?

Are they the memories of the past?

Xing was silent, and after a long while, he nodded slowly.

The wind lifted the treetops of the palm trees, lifted the sand above the sea of sand, and the light dust seemed to come from a dusty time, from a distant place.

……

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