Today's fire is on the line early, waiting for Layla's funeral.

The prayer room has been set up to look like a mourning hall, but Layla's coffin has not yet been lifted.

Minter and Amelia were already sitting inside, along with the elves Nini and Weiwei. Agni stepped forward to greet them, then sat aside.

A few people are not in the mood to chat now, quietly waiting for the funeral to begin, and even Nini, who likes to babble, obediently sits on Minte's head.

Layla had no friends, and throughout her short life, the bishops tried to avoid long interactions with other people lest her true identity be discovered. Of course, this is useless, and even makes Layla rebellious.

Therefore, there was no one else in the mourning hall, only the three Agni sat at the front. This is a sad fact, in the past ten years, the only people who can really be regarded as friends are these few fighters who have known each other for a few days.

Although the nuns and other clergy in the church knew Layla, few of them were able to make friends with her, and only in the relationship of classmates, but no one could be promoted to a friend. This is not only because of the bishops, but also because of Layla's own personality.

As an angel, although she has never been conscious of this, she can keenly feel the other party's heart, and she will naturally take the initiative to avoid those who are utilitarian who deliberately approach her. came and went, but it left the impression that it was not good for classmates to contact, and friends naturally had no way to talk about it.

Without waiting too long, the ceremony began.

Layla's body was placed in a coffin covered with flowers, and several knights carefully carried her inside.

Although it has lost signs of life, it looks lifelike under Bishop Wendy's makeup, as if he has just fallen asleep.

Adorned with flowers, it looks like a princess waiting to be awakened.

These flowers were commissioned by the elves to pick from the Isle of Skye, and they are the most beautiful of the flowers that bloom early in the morning. The lingering white mist fills Layla with a sense of sacredness.

This is the body of Layla, who became an angel of the Holy Spirit.

The funeral is very simple, according to the custom of the Knights of Gavia, after the first night of the vigil, after the chanting of hymns and some rituals, the relatives, friends and guests who come to the funeral will throw a flower into the coffin, and finally cover the coffin with flowers and send it to the cemetery.

The people present were all grim-faced, and they were doing it step by step. After the funeral began, people came one after another, although they were not friends, but there were many people who knew Layla, and even Uncle Tyre walked in and offered a bouquet of flowers.

Later people, there were representatives sent by the nobles, as well as representatives of chambers of commerce or mercenary groups, all of whom had close ties with the church, and it was reasonable for them to come and offer a bouquet of flowers after hearing about this kind of thing. The guilds of the Manifest Destiny Alliance also came, and even the General of Fort Colom sent someone over.

In the process of scattering flowers, an unexpected visitor aroused the hostility of everyone.

It was the Marquis of Sayer's butler.

"Steward Cyrus, you are not welcome in the church today." Bishop Wendy stood in front of the butler with a calm face, blocking his way.

"Bishop Wendy, Lord Wendy is also a devout believer in the Light, and there is no hostility towards the Church. Hearing this, the lord also blamed himself very much, and it was reasonable to come to the funeral of an angel. Butler Cyrus smiled gently, not seeming to care about Bishop Wendy's hostility.

"You can say this kind of thing after intercepting the carriage transporting the priest?!" Bishop Wendy had an angry look on his face and was about to say something, but was stopped by the archbishop.

"Bishop Wendy, pay attention to decency." Archbishop Gaunt spoke up.

Bishop Wendy had a look of resentment, but he could only get out of the way.

Butler Cyrus did not look proud, but bowed, and then said sincerely: "Public is public, private is private." Regardless of the reason, the lord did not take the initiative to harm Priest Layla. I came this time to represent the sincerity of the master. ”

"We will definitely investigate who is responsible. But today is the funeral of Priest Layla, so let's not talk about that. Steward Cyrus is right, public is public, private is private. Today is a private occasion, and the guests who come are sincerely mourning, not to mention anything else. Bishop Gaunt said.

Cyrus bowed again, then stepped forward to pick up a flower from the Isle of Sky, and came to the coffin to stand, praying softly in his mouth. After a moment, he straightened his arm and lightly touched the flowers, and the flowers landed gently on Layla's body.

The Agni and the others on the side were even more unhappy than Bishop Wendy, as the people who faced the battle with the Knights of Saya yesterday, they wanted to kill the butler of the Marquis of Sayer on the spot. But it's just a matter of thinking about it, not to mention that this is the home of the church, they can't make trouble on other people's chassis, even if they see it outside, with the current strength of the Black Tulip Brigade, they can't turn against Marquis Saya.

However, the church was now also dissatisfied with the Marquis of Sayer, and the steward of Cyrus was very self-aware, and left after expressing his attitude, but did not stay in the eyes.

The funeral service began when it was still dark, and when the first rays of the sun fell on Cologneburg, the Church procession carried the coffin to the cemetery of the clergy. This is the burial place of the sacrificial clergy, and the people who have been able to enter here are those who once had great influence in the Church, and the tombstones show people these glorious pasts.

The cemetery chosen for Layla is far away from these gatherings, on a cliff with a view of the entire city, directly opposite the Fountain of Featherfall, where Layla was born and fell. From here, a thin celestial spring falls from the sky, pulling out a bright band of light, which looks very peaceful and beautiful. This is indeed the most suitable burial place for Layla.

Layla's coffin was placed in the grave, and the remaining flowers were poured on Layla's body, completely covering her and leaving no gap. At this time, Amelia finally couldn't hold back and started crying. Her crying brought Minter and the other nuns to her heart's content, and even Bishop Wendy couldn't hold back her tears.

With red eyes, Agni stepped forward and grasped a shovel.

"Miss Layla...... Let's go......" Agni said softly in his heart, and then watched as the church people sealed the lid of the coffin.

The feelings he got from the Angel Heart made him arguably the person who knew Layla in the world, even Bishop Wendy and the others were far inferior. Looking at Layla's last side, who knows the sadness in it?

When everything was done, the fire scooped up the first handful of soil, and with a gentle lift, the dirt fell on the coffin.

……

After the fire had cleared, she spent the last time alone with Layla before she gathered up and headed for the Black Tulip Brigade's station.

Since Amelia has regained her strength, she can re-register with the Mage's Guild. Although she was still happy in the Magician's Guild, the Magician's Guild was the mecca for spellcasters, with the best learning and research environment, the largest number of magic books, and the most complete magic laboratory, which were all temptations that were hard to resist for a genius magician like Amelia.

After the funeral, she left the church with her remembrance of Layla and walked to the Mage's Guild to re-register for it, and Minter naturally wanted to accompany her.

Agni Huo, who was alone, had to go back to the station first.

It was already dawn, and the members of the Black Tulip Brigade were starting to go online one after another, and the restaurant was ready for meals. Today is an important day for the Black Tulip Brigade, the duel with the Viper Brigade is about to begin today, and for this matter, both sides have made considerable bets, and even the nobles and officers led by the Marquis of Sayer and the General of Cologne are also involved, which is not to be lost.

Originally, Agni also needed to participate in this matter, and there were three items for the duel between the two sides, namely individual battles, team battles and newcomer battles, and Agni needed to participate in the newcomer battles, and there was a high probability that they would re-fight with Akawei and others, but at this time, things changed.

Seeing him return, Commander Julien approached him and conveyed to him an order from the Marquis of Saya - Agni was forbidden to participate in the duel, and the Viper Brigade was a direct victory!

In other words, before the duel began, the Viper Brigade had already won the match point in this best-of-two game!

"What?!" When Agni heard this, he immediately became furious, smashed a floor tile with a fierce kick, and said loudly: "Why?!" Can the Marquis do whatever he wants?! ”

Who can not be angry with such arrogant behavior? The Knights of Saya were enough to provoke his anger yesterday, and today the Marquis of Saya directly forbade him, one of the main victims of yesterday's incident, to participate in the duel by virtue of his own lordship! Obviously, it is a retaliation and attack on him, and there is no reflection on yesterday's incident at all!

However, the ridiculous thing is that just now, the butler of the Marquis of Sayer was still saying in front of the church what public is public and private is private! is so brazen, you can't help but be angry!

"Calm down...... Commander Julien knew that Agni would react like this, so he could only reassure him helplessly, "Marquis Sayer insisted that he should go yard by yard in the dispute with General Colomburg, although his men are at fault, but it is true that you resist the inspection first, of course the Knights of Sayer must investigate the responsibility, but you must also be punished." You must know that without the cooperation of the Marquis of Saya, there would be no way to investigate the Knights of Saya, and the general could only compromise for this. ”

"What do you mean by yard to yard, bastard! Not to mention instructing his subordinates to obstruct Layla's treatment, he also turned a blind eye to the church sign and took a brazen action! In my opinion, don't investigate any Saya Knights, directly investigate this bastard himself! Definitely didn't run! Agni was furious in his heart, and his mouth was a little unscrupulous. Fortunately, this is the sphere of influence of the church, and it is impossible to have a spy of the Marquis of Sayer in the station, so it doesn't matter if he says so.

"You speak softly...... "Captain Julien said helplessly, "who says it isn't?" As victims, of course, we know what is going on, but we can think about it, but we can't say it. As the lord of the locality, he is the real head of the land, and the general of Cologneburg and the archbishop of the church have some scruples, and they can't really make it clear that they have a falling out with the Marquis of Sayer, otherwise Cologneburg will have a civil war first. ”

"I understand the reason, but ...... The bastard face of this aboriginal aristocracy is really infuriating! We know that he has a problem, but we can't sanction him, we can only watch him continue to show off his might! Agni said through gritted teeth, feeling depressed in his heart.

Julien smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Mint also told you about this world, so I won't tell you straight about it." ”

Agni wasn't surprised that Mint would tell him about yesterday, and nodded muffledly.

"Now that you know that this could be a real otherworld, you can't just think in terms of black and white, likes and dislikes. The world, like ours, has its own rules, customs, and political culture. Although in some ways, the world is divided into two distinct camps, the Abyss and the Light, the human society in the middle is much more complex.

Enemies of the Light are not necessarily enemies of the Church, those who are close to the Church do not necessarily believe in the Light, ugly nobles may be loyal to the Grand Master and the King, and good nobles may be spies who have been rebelled against by the enemy. It's a complicated world! It can even be much more complicated than the real world!

Indeed, from our point of view, the Marquis of Saya was very suspicious, and he directly sent someone to prevent the church carriage carrying the angelic priest from entering the city, but on the other hand, the angel priest at that time was indeed contaminated by the abyss, and the source of this infection could not be put into the city for the sake of the people of Cologneburg......"

"Miss Layla isn't a source of infection! Even in the most desperate moments, she was still thinking about the good things, and she tried her best to suppress the invasion of the abyss, and it was absolutely impossible to be completely polluted! Knowing Layla's feelings, Agni interrupted Julien unconvinced.

Captain Julien smiled bitterly, and then said: "Of course, we as parties understand this, but - what will ordinary people think? Do you think they will be on the side of the Knights of the Sayya, who dutifully inspect the traces of the Abyss, or will they be on your side of bringing infected people into the city? ”

Agni wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he fell silent. Indeed, even if they know that it is the priest of the church who is infected, it is self-evident how the people will choose when faced with a question related to their own life and death.

Seeing that he understood, Captain Julien continued: "Therefore, the inside story of this cannot be known to the people, if this matter is wantonly exaggerated, as their lord, the Marquis of Saya will definitely not be the object of their suspicion, but it will seem that the National Knights and the Church do not care about the lives of the people and forcibly bring the source of pollution into the city." It is precisely from this commanding height that the Marquis of Sayah can act so unscrupulously! ”