After the discussion, Yi moved his body slightly under the bed, Irelia carefully watched by the side, and Ize was still snorting and nibbling on the watermelon. Until Defiya rushed in.

"Teacher Huo Lu asked me to inform you that in order to celebrate the end of the game, there is a dinner party today, and you all have to be there!"

"Your body, can you go?" Irelia asked with concern.

"No problem. Moreover, I also want to thank Li Qing in person. ”

"What about you, explorer brother." Defia leaned in front of Izza.

Ize, who was buried in the watermelon, didn't even lift his head and made an "ok" gesture.

"Then we'll see you in the evening." After saying that, Dilfia jumped up and pulled Irelia away.

"Hey." Only Yi Ze and Yi were left in the room.

"How?" Carefully moving his body, he looked at Izawa suspiciously.

"Aren't you really going to go to sea with me?" Izawa sat with his back to Yi, his face unrecognizable.

"Yes. After this competition, I feel that my strength is far from enough. So I plan to continue practicing with Master. Yi exhaled and said slowly.

"Then the next time we meet, I don't know how many years will be in it." Izawa sighed.

"yes." Yi also said silently.

"No matter, when I miss you, I'll come to Ionia to find you." Izawa pushed his chair away and walked out of the infirmary.

"Okay." There was a hint of a smile on his face.

When night falls, the stars shine brightly, and the college is brightly lit and full of people. Laughter and laughter weaved a web that enveloped the entire Nanwu Academy. The students were dressed in heroic manners, and the girls were dressed beautifully and movingly, and they held a grand celebration for the victory of Nanwu Academy.

The huge open space in front of the academy was full of tables, and the students' faces were full of joy, holding wine glasses and lingering in front of each wine table. Knowing and not knowing do not hinder conversation.

On the first few white tables, sat Dean Diru and his party, as well as the players who had performed well in the competition. Izawa and his party were among them. In addition to Ize and a few people, Changfeng is also among them. The reason is said to be one of the few masters who forced Master Yi to use the ultimate secret technique in the competition.

There are constantly students holding wine glasses to toast, and Yi Yi, who has not recovered from serious injuries, holds up the wine glass to deal with the students who come to push the glass and change the lamp, although it is only a shallow sip, but it cannot stop the enthusiasm of the students at all. And Ize, who didn't pay any attention to the students who came to express their friendship, lay on the table and snorted and drank the soup, not affected by the injury to his arm and could only use one hand.

"Master Yi, Senior Li Qing, hello. Hello everyone. ”

Yi Dili, who had been a little numb by respect, glanced up, "Oh, you're Krivo." ”

Krivo, the winner of the yellow zone of the individual competition, is also a little-known dark horse competing with Li Qing for the individual championship.

Holding a wine glass, Cliffo stood at the wine table with a smile on his face, and greeted the few people at the table politely. Yi hurriedly beckoned him to sit down, Li Qing just crossed his arms and nodded slightly, while Virus looked at Yi Ze, who had eaten for thirty minutes since the beginning of the banquet, with a shocked expression.

Crivo bowed and pulled out a chair and sat down next to Changfeng.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I can ask you where you practiced with some master for your outstanding martial arts." Yi suddenly remembered what he had said when he was talking to Li Qing in the back mountain, and asked out loud.

Krivo took a slight sip of his wine glass, "I practiced with my master in the valleys of eastern Ionia, my master, is not a master, and he is not famous, he just taught me something indiscriminately." The words are humble and the smile on his face makes people feel very comfortable.

"Hehe, that's too modest." Yi smiled slightly, but thought in his heart: Could it be a coincidence that he defeated Draven, those were just my random guesses, or was he really pretending to be leaky. Yes, it must be my random guess, now that the game is over, I really can't think of what his purpose is. Yi, who let go of his thoughts, raised his wine glass with a relaxed face, "For Ionia, there are a few masters like you." ”

"For Ionia." Crivo raised his glass with a smile on his face.

Then everyone regarded Crivo as a friend, and there was no one to talk to him, and Crivo completely blended into the atmosphere. Except, of course, Izawa, because he was eating and didn't know anything.

The banquet was already halfway through, and everyone was slightly drunk. Li Qing, who had been sitting silently in the chair, suddenly stood up, "I'll go back first." Tomorrow I will return to the North with Dean Karon. ”

"Uh, are you in such a hurry?" Yi raised his red eyes and looked at Li Qing in surprise.

"It's over, there's no point in staying any longer. I'm going back to Beichang to continue my practice. Li Qing walked forward as he spoke, and suddenly looked back at Izawa with an apologetic face: "I'm sorry, Izawa." I can't see you off. ”

"Small." Izawa raised his head and smiled slightly.

"So, ladies and gentlemen. See you soon. With that, he walked out of the open space of the banquet and disappeared into the night.

"Ah, the day of separation." Izawa touched his round belly and sighed.

Hearing Ize's sigh, Dilfia ran over and grabbed Ize's arm nervously, "Brother explorer, are you going to leave too?" ”

"Hey! Don't shake, I'm about to throw up. Ize struggled to break free of Dilfia, who was holding his arm and shaking constantly, "Well, it's just these two days." It's been a long delay. ”

"Oh, isn't Brother Izer going to stay in Ionia?" Krivo looked interested.

Ize: "Who are you?" ”

Yi: "... ”

After Yi explained to Ize with an embarrassed and vicious face. Izawa looked at Yi Vicious's fierce appearance, and said "oh oh" twice to show that he understood. Gritting his teeth, he replied, "Ionia is just one stop for my great explorer to explore the world."

Krivo: "Oh, I wonder what Brother Ize's next stop in exploring the world is?" ”

Izawa scratched his teeth and glanced at Crivo with a smile on his face, "From here to the sea, it seems that the next stop is only Bilgewater." ”

"Is Bilgewater the same island as Ionia?" Dilfia approached Izawa again.

"I don't know, I haven't been. I've occasionally heard it mentioned in Piltover, it seems to be a port city. Whenever he mentions his hometown, Izawa always shows a hint of fascination, "Hey, don't shake it." He was interrupted by Defiya.

Krivo laughed a few times when he saw the appearance of the two, and raised his wine glass, "Then I wish Brother Izawa a smooth journey." ”

"Thank you." Izawa raised his glass weakly.

The banquet had come to an end, and everyone was saying their final goodbyes after a full meal. Suddenly, a figure appeared in the depths of the night, and hurriedly ran to Teacher Diru's side, not knowing what he was whispering.

"That's. . . Mr. Yedi from the College Library! Looking so flustered, is something wrong? Irelia looked at the man who had run to Mr. Diru's desk.

Izawa also noticed the Yedi teacher and shook his head, "Who knows. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Teacher Diru striding towards him.

"Irelia, Yi, Izawa, Verus. Come with me. There was urgency in the words.

"Something happened." The drunken Yi habitually touched the long sword, but found that not only him, but Irelia and the others did not have their weapons with them. Except for Verus's big bow that he couldn't sleep with.

"Said on the way." Teacher Huo Lu took the lead and strode towards the depths of the academy.

"That, Yi, if there's anything, I can also go and help." Crivo looked at the people who got up.

Yi thought about it, his injuries had not healed yet, and there was really something more than one person to do. "Good. Let's go together. "Let's keep up with Mr. Horu's footsteps and walk deeper into the school." What the hell is going on. "Easy to speed up the pace to keep up with Teacher Diru.

"Someone, intruding on the third floor of the academy library." Teacher Diru frowned, "Isn't the academy library always open to the public, the third floor?" It's put something. Irelia looked at Teacher Diru in confusion.

"On the third floor, there is only one chronicle. It records the detailed description of the schools, sects, temples, etc., which have appeared in Ionia from ancient times to the present, and there are records of the gatekeeper martial arts of each sect and the treasures of the town cards. Moreover, several people who invaded this time were all dressed in black. Teacher Diru said as he quickened his pace.

"Is that them?"

"Is that them?"

Yi spoke at the same time as Ize. However, it is easy to think of Noxus Delevin and his party, and what Izawa thinks of is the so-called "treasure hunting team" that was also dressed in black and invited to join in the last game of the group stage. ”

"If it's Noxus and the party, there's reason to know why they need that chronicle. I thought they had long since left Ionia. However, how dare they choose to make a move at the Nanwu Academy, this is declaring war on the entire academy. Yi Xiang tried his best to catch up with everyone's footsteps, but there was a pain in his body, and he frowned and smiled bitterly, "This look, you can't fight." ”

"I think they may have taken the opportunity to sneak in while everyone in the academy was going to the banquet and the defense was weak." A voice came from behind Yi, it was Krivo.

Yi nodded slowly, "Well, no matter what, it's not a game anymore, this time we have to let them go and have no return." There was a hint of fierceness in his eyes.

Izawa followed Mr. Diru's steps and walked in the front, not overhearing Yi's conversation with Krivo. But I have my own thoughts in my heart: judging from the stage that day, the treasure hunt team is so imbecile, it shouldn't be someone who can do this kind of thing, if it's not the treasure hunt team, it's them. There was a thick anger in Ize's eyes: It's really, the ghost is not gone.

———————————————————————————————————————————— Horu-sensei took Ize, Irelia, and Verus to the library first. Looking at the dark library, it looks like a giant beast with a big mouth, lurking in the dark night waiting for its prey.

"The light path has been completely destroyed." Mr. Yedi, who manages the library, said.

Horu stared at the silent library, nodded and said to Yedi, "You stay at the door, and if anything is wrong, go and explain to Dean Diru immediately." With that, he pushed open the door to the library.

Ize went back to look, but he didn't see Yi coming. With a shake of his head, he followed Mr. Diru into the library.

Teacher Diru lowered his steps and walked down the aisle of the library, quietly turned his head and said, "This library only has three floors. Although the opponent's goal is to be on the third tier, it is not certain that they must be on the third tier. We don't know where our opponents are, so we have to be careful with every step. ”

The opponent's target was the third floor, and Mr. Huo Lu and his party of four also quietly touched the third floor in the dark library.

Ize looked around the dark library floor, and secretly thought: whether it is Draeven or the treasure hunting team, there are four people. And I'm basically ineffective right now.

The hall has been inspected, and all the doors that can be opened have been seen, and no one has found it, and there is nothing abnormal. Teacher Horu was in front, Irelia and Izawa followed, and Verus nervously held the longbow in the line to defend at the back of the line. A group of four people walked through the spacious hall, with a circular staircase to the left and right, and slowly felt towards the second floor. As everyone knows, on the condescending third floor, several pairs of eyes have been staring at them in the dark. "Hehe, here we are. Let's get a gift."

At this time, Yi and Krivo finally arrived at the library. Getting closer and closer ...

Second floor.

Ize seems to have forgotten that Tyrone, who has fought twice, is best at concealment. Although the group of four people was cautious and marched towards the third floor without making a sound, they did not know that their every move had been watched by their opponents.

On the second floor, darkness silently enveloped everyone and everything here. Quiet, quiet is terrible. But I didn't find anything out of the ordinary.

Teacher Huolu's muscles tightened, and his fists were clenched. He made a silent gesture and pointed to the third floor. Izawa nodded, and when he turned around, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Verus is gone!

Verus, who was guarding at the end of the team, was gone, and Izawa looked shocked, looked at the stairs that had just come up and wandered in time and space, patted Mr. Horu's shoulder, and signaled that Verus had suddenly disappeared.

At this moment, on the table in the corner of the hall on the second floor, a candle suddenly lit up in the dark room, and a black figure sat on a chair with his back to him. The atmosphere was indescribably weird.

"Why, did you find that the boy with the bow can't be found?" The figure suddenly turned around, and said with a hook of the corners of his mouth.

It's Katerina!

And behind Izawa, the candle flame reflected a bright reflection. Tyrone's hidden figure in a cloak slowly emerged from the darkness, the blade of his hand glowing with a cold chill.

"Verus, where?" Izawa frowned and looked at Caterina coldly.

Caterina chuckled, "There are three of you, and there are only two of us. It's easy to kill both of us. It's just that... Caterina sat cross-legged in her chair and pointed upward, "That thing on the third floor, we're going to take it back to Noxus." ”

"You can't take anything with you!" With an angry face, Izawa slowly untied the bandage on his right hand and walked towards Katarina.

"Wait, Izawa." Teacher Horu pressed Izawa's shoulder, "The two of them, give it to me." At the same time, he turned to Irelia and said, "You and Ize, go to the third floor." ”

Hearing this, Caterina took out a dagger and played with it in her hand, looking at Ize defiantly.

Ize took a deep breath, "Mr. Horu, Verus, I'll leave it to you." He turned and rushed up the stairs to the third floor.

Irelia said, "Be careful. "Follow Izawa to the stairs.

Caterina looked at the two people who were running to the third floor, a hint of cunning flashed in her eyes, and she turned her head to look at Teacher Horu, and did not rush to make a move. "Uncle, you're all getting old, do you want us to go one by one,"

Teacher Huolu's muscles bulged, the green tendons on his bald head were exposed, and the scars on his face were a little hideous, "Don't underestimate people too much." I'm a Horu from Nanwu Academy! A short time before that, the disappeared Verus clearly remembered that he was following Ize, but when he turned his head, he found that the team was gone, and Brother Ize, Irelia, and Teacher Horu were all gone. Verus remembered Mr. Horu's words tightly, without making a sound, and the longbow was tightly held in his hand and began to observe the surrounding environment little by little, searching for Ize and them, but fortunately there were no accidents. After Verus cautiously walked through the hall that looked a little familiar, and after walking through the corridor, he looked at the circular staircase in front of him, and definitely thought: I must have been here.

And Yi and Krivo, who had already arrived at the library, also walked into the library after a brief exchange with Teacher Yedi. After passing through the hall, I saw Verus, who was standing hesitantly in front of the stairs.

"Verus!" Yi shouted.

"Whew!" Verus spun around in fright, his drawn longbow aimed behind him. Seeing that it was Yi who had just shouted to himself, he patted his chest and sighed, waved his hand and made a gesture of silence.

Yi was also startled, thinking if this kid was enchanted.

Varus tiptoed over to Yi and Krivo and asked nervously, "Why did you just arrive?"

"Ah, Mr. Yedi outside gave me a brief explanation of the structure of the library." Yi looked left and right, "What about them?" ”

"I don't know." "Just before, we were on the second floor of the stairs together, and then when I turned around, there were all gone. ”

"Gone?" Yi Yi frowned.

Verus seemed to think of something, and grabbed Yi's hand, "You just came in, and this is the first floor?" ”

"It's a layer," Yi looked at Verus inexplicably.

"Then this staircase goes up to the second floor. They're definitely on the second floor. With that, Verus ran to the second floor.

———————————————————————————————————— and Ize and Irelia had already run to the third floor. The third floor is much lower than the next two floors, with only one corridor and a few rooms. When Izawa turned the staircase and appeared in the hallway, the dark hallway suddenly lit up. Ize, who had adapted to the darkness, was illuminated by the bright light and rubbed his eyes uncomfortably.

Although the lights were on, but there was no figure, Izawa turned her head and asked Irelia, "Do you know which room holds the chronicles?" ”

Irelia shook her head.

"Then let's look for them one by one. Be careful. As he spoke, Izawa pushed open the first room on his left.

Izawa frowned and looked at the messy furnishings in the room, "Such an important thing, I don't think it will be placed here." Then he walked to the second room.

The door was suddenly pushed open, not on the side that Izawa had pushed open, but on the other side of it, another room.

Ize turned his head sharply, only to see Draedin standing quietly in front of the door, looking at Ize opposite, the light stretched his figure very long.

Izawa shook his head, "It's really ghostly." Still, it looks like you're not doing it either. ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Draven's mouth, but this smile was creepy to look at. "It's going to be done, it's almost there. I'm just here to see who's the prey. "I said something that was confusing.

"Prey? But you're not a hunter. Ize didn't think much of Draven's outlandish words.

"Ezreal. It's too late. The next time we meet, you'll remember what I said. ”

"What's too late, are you too late to get back to Noxus?" Izawa laughed.

Draven ignored Ize's provocation and turned and jumped down from the window.

Irelia looked at the few rooms that hadn't been searched, "They, and another one named De, haven't shown up yet. ”

"Darius. Don't worry, they show up together every time. Draven is already running, and Darius won't stay here. Let's hurry down and help Teacher Horu. ”

At the same time, Yi and his party quickly walked through the stairs to the hall on the second floor. I only saw that Teacher Huo Lu was covered with injuries, his arms were even more bloody, and the scars on his face were even more hideous, and he was sitting on the ground leaning against the wall.

"Horu-sensei!" Yi rushed over anxiously. "Who is it?"

"Black North." Teacher Huo Lu tried to straighten his body, "There are only two of them here, a woman and an assassin with a knife. I reckon the remaining two should be on the third floor. Go and help Izawa. ”

"But..." Yi looked at Teacher Huolu, who was full of scars.

Teacher Huo Lu squeezed out a smile on the corner of his mouth, "I'm fine." The assassin with the knife had been seriously wounded by me, and the girl with the dagger had fled through the window with him on his back. Don't worry about me, go ahead. ”

Seeing that Yi was still a little hesitant, Krivo took the initiative to offer, "You are all much stronger than me, and I can't help if I go up, so stay here to take care of Teacher Huolu." ”

Yi looked grateful, "That couldn't be better." Please, Krivo. ”

Fearing for Ize's safety, Verus took the lead in running to the stairs leading to the third floor.

Yi thanked Crivo gratefully and turned to walk towards the stairs.

Krivo looked at Yi and turned around, still with a faint smile on his face, but that smile became a little cruel. And Teacher Huolu, who had already turned around, and Teacher Huolu, who was sitting on the ground, didn't see anyone. Verus, who was one step ahead, had just run through the stairs when he met Ezer and Irelia around the corner of the hallway.

"Where the hell have you been? I'm worried. Izawa looked at Varus who suddenly appeared, surprised and delighted.

"I don't know, I can't see you anymore when I turn around on the second floor. Then he returned to the first floor and met Master Yi. Verus, who had lived in the monastery since he was a child, was the first time he had received such care from others other than his master, and he bowed his head in embarrassment.

"Well, it's okay. Easy, and how did you end up on the third floor? Izawa asked.

"Ah, Master Yi is coming up soon." Verus looked at the empty third floor, "It's Mr. Horu, let's come up and help you." ”

"Teacher Horu, he's okay." Izawa worries about Horu-sensei, who is facing the two of them alone.

"Yes, I'm hurt. The two had already escaped. ”

"Uh" Izawa exhaled, "Then this incident has been resolved." ”

And on the second floor, Yi, who had just turned around and walked towards the third floor, heard a violent shout behind him!

"You dare!"

Yi jerked his head back, only to see an iron tower-like body blocking in front of him, it was Teacher Huolu. And then...

"Poof!"

With a light voice, Yi looked at Teacher Huo Lu's blood-covered body and twitched, slowly lowered his head, and slowly fell in front of him with his arms open, with a burst of blood, and he didn't even have time to look back again.

Yi was stunned, trembling all over, and his wide open mouth couldn't make a sound, and he was stunned in place. Because after Mr. Horu fell, he revealed the murderer behind him, and Krivo, who was holding a lump of minced meat in his hand, still had a habitual smile on his face.

And this scene was also seen by Izawa and the others who had just turned the corner of the stairs. Irelia heard the dull sound of Teacher Horu falling to the ground, and watched as she took a puff of blood, her knees limped to the ground, her eyes covered in pain, and tears continued to drip from her fingers. Verus was also stunned, looking at Yi and then at Ize.

"Hehehe, I didn't kill you like this, dear Master Yi." The corners of Crivo's mouth curled, he looked down at the lump of minced meat in his hand, and casually tossed it aside and shook his hand. "I really don't understand how you Ionians can have something more important than your own life." After speaking, he glanced at Ize on the stairs, and an intriguing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Let's have a meeting later." ”

Yi didn't hear Krivo speak, and he couldn't feel anything to be exact. His mind went blank, and he remained motionless as before, his eyes widened and his mouth open, and a slight whimper came out of his throat.

Of the few people, Ize was the only one who calmed down, watching Krivo run towards the window at the end of the hall and shouting, "Verus! ”

Verus was quick-eyed, drew his arrow, and an invisible arrow shot at Krivo with a strong cracking sound.

"Bang!"

Moving quickly towards the window, Krivo felt the strong wind and a slight chill behind him, and with a quick dodge, the arrow fired by Verus grazed Crivoy and nailed a piece of the corner of his clothes to the wall.

Krivo jumped on the windowsill and looked back at Izawa and the others, baring his sharp teeth and licking the blood on his hands, the smile on his face hideous but bloodthirsty. jumped out of the window, and when Izawa chased after him, he had disappeared into the thick night.

It wasn't until now that Izawa understood what Draven meant by success. From the beginning, he gathered several people together in the library, the purpose was not the chronicle at all, and the goal from beginning to end was to take the lives of Ize and Yi.

Ize carefully and slowly turned Teacher Horu over, and the large hole in his chest gushed out like a spring of blood, staining the carpet red. And Teacher Huo Lu has lost his vitality and disappeared forever in this continent.

"Bang." Yi maintained his previous posture and fell to the ground on his back, still with his eyes wide open, as if he was still looking at the incredible scene in front of him, but he had lost consciousness. Yes, Crivo is a new friend, Crivo was entrusted by himself to stay and take care of Mr. Horu, and Crivo's goal was originally himself. I'm the murderer who killed Teacher Horu.

Izawa took a deep breath, clasped his hands over his face and closed his eyes on his back, trying not to let the tears linger. He can't cry, he can't break down. for he will be strong for his fellow soldiers.

After a long time, Izawa walked up to Irelia, who had her head buried deep in her knees, and patted her shoulder wordlessly. Turning to Verus, he said, "You go and inform Dean Diru." ”

"Okay." Silently, Verus put away his longbow and walked out of the library.

At this time, the library was eerily quiet, except for the slight sobbing sound of Irelia. Izawa took off his coat and slowly covered Mr. Horu. Then he got up and walked to Yi, who was unconscious, and sat down silently.

———————————————————————————————————————————— the infirmary of the college, Yi was already lying quietly on the bed, still unconscious, but his eyes couldn't be closed after all. Izawa sighed, stepped forward and tightened his back corners, got up and walked towards the academy ancestral hall.

In the ancestral hall of the college, Irelia sat quietly in front of Teacher Horu's coffin and accompanied him. Dean Diru stood silently behind Irelia, his once straight body stiffened a lot, as if he had suddenly aged many years. Ize didn't bother them, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and turned and walked towards the library.

The college library was still dark. Izawa drove straight to the second floor. Izawa walked along the corridor of the hall on the second floor as if looking for something, the blood on the ground had not yet dried up, and there was a blinding scarlet in his black clothes. Suddenly, Izawa's eyes lit up and he found the target, which was the arrow of Verus nailed to the wall!

Izawa walked over to the wall and pulled out the arrow that was stuck deep in the wall. Removing the corner of Krivo's clothes on the arrow, by the faint moonlight, I saw a big "five" painted on it! Izawa clutched the corner of his clothes tightly and stood at the window for a long time looking at the thick night.

Then Izawa went straight back to his room, opened the package and took out a note and wrote: Noxus, now unknown young master, named Krivo, the name is unknown or false. Codename, V. Explorer Ezreal at the Nambu Academy on the night of August 11. Then he added the corner of the coat to the note. Closing the note, he walked towards the college infirmary.

Izawa walked to the infirmary and glanced in through the window, only to find that Yi, who was lying on the bed before, was gone. Izawa hurriedly pushed the door in, touched the quilt and still had warmth, and there was a note on the table with only two words: gone. Izawa grabbed the note and ran towards the school's ancestral hall.

Breathless, Ize rushed to the ancestral hall of the academy, but there was no Yi. Only Irelia fell asleep like a child after crying. Dean Diru still stood silently in front of him.

Izawa took out the note, "Yi left it, didn't he come?" Ize thought about where he would go if he was seriously injured, coupled with the mental blow, and he was on the verge of collapse.

Dean Diru glanced at the note and shook his head slowly, "He must have his own ideas." ”

At this moment, Ize was suddenly relieved. Yes, whether Yi goes after the Noxus or returns to the village to practice with his master to become stronger, he will definitely have his own ideas. Yi looks at the light gradually appearing in the distant sky, no matter where it is, it will definitely be goodbye!

Yes, it's dawn! In the early morning, although it is still a hot August, there is still a faint coolness in the woods. This forest has all kinds of trees, one after the other, lush canopy, and pretty green leaves, connected together, as old as time, and as young as spring. The woods are asleep, and Mr. Horu will sleep here.

The academy did not announce the death of Teacher Huolu, but just wanted Teacher Huolu to go calmly. Only a handful of people came to the funeral.

Teacher Huo Lu was buried slowly, there was no grand funeral, no luxurious funeral goods, only the uniform of the teacher of Nanwu Academy who represented his identity was neatly folded around him to accompany him. Difia, who was already crying, pounced on Ize and hammered Izawa's chest desperately, "Why, so many of you can't stop that person, why did Teacher Horu die, why... ”

"yes, why." Ize let Dilfia vent and slowly lowered his head, "I'm sorry. ”

Dean Diru sighed, his rickety body seemed to be unable to straighten anymore, "Horu, he died for the future of Ionia. And you are the future of Ionia. ”

"Woohhh Defia fell into Izza's arms, tears wetting Izawa's clothes.

—————————————————————————————————————————— the academy room, Izawa's room.

Goggles, notes, a map of the Rio masters, every meaningful item. Izawa was packing his simple luggage in the house.

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes."

"To Bilgewater?"

"Yes."

It was Irelia who asked, and the two fell silent for a long time. After experiencing Teacher Horu's incident, Izawa clearly felt that Irelia had grown a lot.

Izawa sat in his chair with his head hanging down, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long time, he slowly said, "Irelia... ”

"Huh? Why," Irelia looked up at Ize.

Izawa showed a subtle wry smile and slowly shook his head, "It's nothing, take care." ”

"So are you."

In the end, Izawa still didn't say what Master Rio had asked him to say. Because he felt that Ionia was the one who needed Aerelia the most.

Faculty Office.

"I'm leaving, Ize." On the day of Horu's death, Dean Diru's hair seemed to be even grayer.

"Well, it's been too long." Izawa looked at Dean Diru, who was different from the first time they met, and felt a little heartache inexplicably.

"That's fine." Dean Diru pulled open a drawer and pulled out a roll of yellowed drawings. "From the southern shore of Ionia, you have to cross the Sea of Defenders to reach the Blue Flame Island, and Bilgewater is a natural harbor on the Blue Flame Island." As he spoke, he handed the blueprint to Izawa, "This is a map of Blue Flame Island when we traveled to the mainland decades ago. But after so many years, the pattern of the island must have changed. But it still works. Also, if something goes wrong on Blue Flame Island, you can find someone named Luo Ash. ”

"Thank you." Izawa carefully packed the map into his backpack.

"Go ahead, kid. May nothing stop you in the world. Dean Diru turned around tiredly.

Ize looked at Dean Diru's old back, bowed deeply and wordlessly, and walked out the door. I always thought that people grow old slowly, but in fact, they don't, people get old in an instant.

After Izawa was gone for a long time, Dean Diru was still standing silently in front of the window, and a handsome young man appeared in his mind, "Brother Izawa, your child is very similar to you. ”

—————————————————————————————————————————————— in the port of Ionia on the south coast, there is only one boat per week to Blue Flame Island. Unfortunately, this week's boat to Blue Flame Island left just yesterday. In desperation, Izawa had to search the harbor, and finally found a merchant ship that was about to depart, and promised to serve as the bodyguard of the merchant ship. Because the race had spread all over Ionia the previous day, the people of the merchant ships were happy to go with Ize.

In the afternoon in the harbor, the ships were quietly moored on the shore. Only the merchant ship that was about to sail, and the sailors were raising their sails hoisting. and a group of people standing on the shore to see Ize off.

"Big brother, I'm sorry. I still can't... Verus struggled.

Ize interrupted Verus with a wave of his hand, "Well, I know your struggle. And I won't invite you again. ”

"Big brother, I... Verus looked guilty, he thought that he had rejected Izawa several times, and Ize had been disappointed.

"It's nothing, I just understand how important you are to Ionia." Izawa smiled slightly.

"Big brother!" Tears gleamed in Verus's eyes.

"Irelia, you've graduated from Nanbu. What are you going to do in Ionia? Izawa turned his head to look at her.

"Let's go home and see my father. Then I was going to go to my brother's army and defend Ionia. Irelia thought for a moment and replied.

"The Army... Not bad either. Izawa scratched his head, and was about to say hello to Master Rio on my behalf, but suddenly remembered that he hadn't told Irelia about meeting Master Rio. After saying that, Ize looked at the last person who saw him off, and Defiya, who was already crying red and swollen with circles under her eyes.

"Hug it." Defia said pitifully.

"I don't want it." Izawa's face flushed slightly.

"Hurry up!" Defia opened her arms.

"In the future, don't cry so much." Izawa gently hugged Defiya and looked at her lovingly like his own sister.

"Hey~~~ Explorer, it's time for us to go." On a merchant ship in the distance, the call of sailors was heard.

"Good!" Ize waved his hand.

"Hey, why are your eyes red?" Verus interjected inappropriately.

"Huh? Yes, maybe the sea breeze is too astringent. Izawa rubbed his eyes busily and turned to walk towards the merchant ship.

"Izawa, we are waiting for you in Ionia, waiting for the day when you become a great explorer!"

Izawa didn't hold back after all, letting tears flow from his eyes, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. He turned his back and waved his hand behind him, "Goodbye, everyone." ”

Izawa, who boarded the merchant ship, watched the figures of the three people waving vigorously on the shore getting smaller and smaller, and when they were about to blur, they seemed to see an additional figure on the shore. A slender figure with a long sword diagonally stuck in his back.

Izawa lowered his head and smiled slightly, "Take care." Easy! ”