"Where to start?" thought Otto as he sat slowly on the floor, leaning against the bed and looking at the slate above his head.

"When I first met him, I was kicked out." He smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Get out?" Karene was a little surprised.

"yes, yes. Driven out. Because of some things, I was framed by the original person and sent out an emergency call for help... It is a felony to release signals without permission. I was just kicked out and changed dorms, or was my brother able to stay because he said good things for me. ”

"Why would you do this?" Karin couldn't imagine.

"Because the man wanted to be in a dorm room with his girlfriend, he tried his best to get rid of me. Heh—" he laughed coldly, "but he almost kicked me out of this place." ”

"That's... And then? Karen asked weakly.

"Later? Then I was taken to this room. At that time, my brother happened to go to your house to bring Xiu over, and he knew that there was only one person in Xiu's room, so he drove me here. Karen, you know, I was really upset. The feeling of being swept out of the house, the sound of jingling all the way with my luggage, I feel harsh and uncomfortable. I wanted to throw everything away and run outside by myself. Nothing was left and nothing was done. Anything, I don't want to stay there. But I knew I couldn't do that, so when I saw Xiu for the first time, and when I saw my new roommate, I didn't say a word, and I just..."Otto's shoulder twisted, and it looked like he was bumping into someone. ”

"So, what about that guy later?" Karene seemed a little indignant: "He's gone too far!" ”

"That man, I don't know. I haven't seen him since. Otto said vaguely, "It was as if he was gone, and he was nowhere to be seen." ”

Karene didn't speak. She was still thinking about it.

"It's not right for him to do that." Karene said.

"yes, he's not right. But what can be done, no one knows what he did wrong. Except for me. But I couldn't explain it clearly, and no one listened to what I said. What can I do then? ”

Otto scoffed.

"But who am I to say about him? What I did to Xiu was also wrong. Even though I knew at the time that it was wrong for me to do that, I didn't want to say anything more. I took my things and rolled into this room like a down-and-out beggar..."He couldn't help but chuckle, "It's just that I probably didn't think at the time, this hut I rolled into... It will make me never want to leave in the future. ”

He tilted his head back so that he could rest on the bed. He unbuttoned his coat and seemed to feel a little hot.

The black wood gas bonfire erupted brightly, and the small room was filled with the smell of flames. A small opening had been opened in the window next to Otto's bed to allow for ventilation and keep the cabin from being too stuffy.

"Well, that night, you—" Karen, as if she wanted to ask something, but she didn't say it.

"Yes. We both had an exchange that night. Otto had memories on his face: "None of us slept well that night. Turning over and over, not suitable for such a hard wooden bed in training camp. Repair is also yes. Later, we sat up and looked at each other as if we had made an appointment. But none spoke. He couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Karen, do you know, Xiu looked really stupid that day." Stupid, don't say a word. ”

Karen thought about it, and couldn't help but laugh when she looked stupid.

"You too. Not a word. You're all stupid," Karen's eyes were full of smiles, "did you just watch it all night?" ”

"Nope. I can't help it. Although my heart is full of grievances that have been framed, that kind of pain, that kind of inferiority that everyone looks at with strange eyes. No one was actually looking at me at all, but that's what I thought in my heart. Otto looked at his bed. It seems that when I saw myself at that time, I was full of distrust, and my eyes were full of distrust and looked at the bed behind me, like a fool.

"At that time, I don't know how long it took, so I asked him directly, and you didn't have anything to ask, like why I'm here. Do you know how he answered? ”

"How?" Karine was curious.

"When you want to tell me, you'll say it." Otto tried his best to imitate Xiu's tone.

I don't know why, but he remembers it clearly. Clearly, he could still clearly remember Xiu's eyes and expressions at that time.

"Really—" Karene chuckled softly. She covered her mouth with a cup, and her eyes curved into a beautiful arc.

"Right, like a little adult. But I don't know how to say it. Otto said as if to himself, "But such a stupid man... But he was the only friend I had in the whole training camp, the only friend I was willing to do anything for him. ”

Otto sat up and said, "Karen, wait tomorrow, if there is nothing wrong with your body, come with me, okay." ”

"Let's go? Where to go? Karen, confused, "I can't leave here without an order..."

"Let's go find a repair. Let's go find him! The way we find it must be faster than the way they find it! Otto said categorically.

"Why are you so sure? Though... Although my father and I had quarreled and complained about my grandfather and Uncle Gerald, I knew they were already on their way. Xiu fell into the depths of the sea, not somewhere else, and if even the knights couldn't find it, then what could we do? ”

"It's better to do anything than to sit here and wait, isn't it? There is always more hope for more people. Otto looked at the window, a glimmer of memory in his eyes.

"But I can't leave without permission. Otto, you too, you should be very important in the institute, you will be punished very severely if you go out without permission. And in case you're gone, they'll be in a hurry..."

"Punishment? Do they dare? Otto said dismissively, "If my research stops, will their idiots be of any use to continue my research?" Not at all. Worry? Where are they anxious about me, they are anxious..."Otto nodded his head, "It's just a weapon I can think of." They don't care about me at all, they just care about my head. People who really care about me... But two. ”

"That's someone who cares, for their sake, you too..."

"That person, one is Karen you." Otto stood up and looked at Karen calmly.

Karen seemed to be a little panicked, and subconsciously shrank into the quilt, leaving only half a pair of eyes to look at Otto in a panic.

Otto said without any expression, "The other one is just repair." ”

"I—" Karen, hesitantly, "is not allowed to act rashly without orders and permission..."

"Karen, if you don't go, I'll go myself." Otto calmly looked at Kalian's azure eyes. Looking at the pair of beautiful and excessive eyes that haunted him, "I don't have any combat power, I won't fight." If I'm in danger, I don't have any ability to resist. Along the way, there are bullies, mountain bandits, beasts, armies, wars, and even Honkai, and if I meet one, I will die. But I don't think about which ones, which ones I don't think about. He took a deep breath, "Because if I think about something, I will still be afraid, I will cringe, I will not dare to set off... There's no way I can save my friend. ”

Otto looked at Karen, "That's, my only friend in the whole training camp. ”

"Why... You have to pay so much for cultivation. Karen looked at Otto and asked deeply.

Otto looked at Kalian.

He smiled.

"Once, that fool was almost ready to give up the opportunity to develop in the training camp for me, rode a horse into the city gate of the training camp, and went to a place where he didn't know where he was, looking for me all over the world." He looked at Karene and said seriously, "Before he set off, he didn't tell anyone, but like a fool, he hugged his horse and talked a lot to himself. He thought about it a lot, and he knew what would happen if he did it, what the consequences would be for him. He was scared, but he did it anyway. He looked at Karin and said firmly, "I don't have his courage, so I don't want to know what the consequences will be for me, and I don't want to know anything else." I knew very well that once I knew those things, I wouldn't dare to go. So I'm not going to think about it. ”

Otto looked at Karen, at Karen who was gradually pulling down the quilt and no longer covering her face.

"He didn't know where I was that day, and he didn't know where I went. But he knew that I must be doing something that the instructors couldn't know, so he didn't tell any of the instructors, he didn't ask anyone for help. He put on his armor alone and took his lean horse with him. He raised his hand and pointed to the back of the house, "Right there, by the stable." He was ready to rush out of the city alone, to find me somewhere he didn't know where he was. ”

"You know what he said at that time. He said that only he knew I was gone. If he hadn't looked for me, the whole world wouldn't have known that I was gone. I was his first friend, and he was going to come to me. He pointed to his chest, "He's not my only friend." Now, I know where he is. There he was, in the endless sea. If I don't go to him, who else will find him! If I hadn't gone, no one would have known where he was! ”

"He can give up the opportunity for him to change his destiny for me, and I can give up what I am now for him. I, Otto Apokalis, am not the kind of person who does not care about his friends! All I know now is that he was waiting for someone to save him. In a certain corner, a person is struggling to live. He looked closely at Karen, "Alone, hard, alive!" ”

Karene looked at him quietly, and didn't speak again for a long, long time.

Otto also looked at Karen quietly.

Otto was waiting. Waiting for Karen's answer.

They were silent, looking at each other. One has anticipation in its eyes, the other with hope.

"He's still alive, isn't he. Xiu is still alive," Karen asked quietly.

He was afraid, afraid that Otto would say the answer she least wanted to hear.

"Xiu must still be alive." Otto smiled reassuringly at Kalian, "I'm convinced. He must have been waiting, waiting for someone to save him. He must be holding on. Gritting his teeth, no matter what kind of adversity, he is persevering in life. ”

The hope in Karen's eyes gradually turned into a gentle one.

"Then, Otto, I could... Coming with you? Don't tell dad and grandpa, secretly... Do you want to go together? ”

"Of course." Otto's smile grew bright. At this time, he looked like the figure in the flames in Kalian's dream, and under the raging flames behind him, he also seemed to be blooming with blazing golden light.

"It's a great honor."

He turned and walked away.

His bed was tidy. It can be seen that someone has definitely helped him sort it out. Who it is, he knows very well.

Only one person would do that.

"Karen, rest well, you must get better tomorrow." Otto said, "Tomorrow, we're going to go." ”

"Hmm," Karen's softly agreed.

Otto skillfully tugged at the corners of the quilt and tugged at it gently. The whole quilt was naturally pulled apart and laid out smoothly.

Even the habits are the same.

Otto wrapped in a quilt.

Scold...

Karen.

That's it.

Slowly

A little bit...

Fall in love with me.

(End of chapter)