The empty punch was heavy, and the side of Shigeru's face swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye. However, what should have been physical pain caused by sadness and remorse in my heart.

Xiao Mao was beaten and fell to the ground. At this moment, he even had a feeling that all thoughts were lost.

Sora looked at him condescendingly, and for a moment, neither of them spoke.

Long......

"Da Da Da!"

Nana's footsteps broke the deadly silence as she trotted past the sky and Nini before finally stopping in front of Mao.

"Poof!" She tossed a Poké Ball from her mouth, and the surface of the ball was covered with marks of teeth, which looked like it had been left by the unspeakable Rada.

"Babble!" Nana's screams were sharp and rapid, sounds that only come when angry and questioning.

The ball rolled into Mao's field of vision, making the dead silence ripple. He clutched the Poké Ball tightly in his hand and muttered in an imperceptible voice, "I'm sorry......"

"Bah!" Nana screamed to ram Mao's body, but was pulled by Sora. But looking at the way the teeth and claws looked, it was clearly not the answer she wanted.

This ball? Sora took the manic Nana into his arms, but his eyes caught a glimpse of the Poke Ball in Xiao Mao's hand, and then connected to the strangeness of his friend and his elf, a bad premonition suddenly came, it had a flash of inspiration, but it took root in the bottom of his heart like an undoubted thought.

Rada...... He's dead?

"Xiaomao, you ......" The words came to his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. Comfort? Do you persuade him to let go? It is indeed easy to stand outside the pain and counsel the suffering, but Sora does not want to do it. So, once again, he was silent.

Many times, silence is also an expression, and it can be even the noblest and most powerful expression. Sora stood quietly beside his friend and told him:

No matter what happens, you ...... Not alone.

After a while, perhaps awakened by the empty fist, perhaps alarmed by Nana's questioning, or just wanting to vent his unresolved emotions, Xiaomao stood up. He raised a pair of red eyes, and from the depths of his throat made a hoarse and choked sound, not to the air, but to Nana, "You can hit me and bite me, I deserve it." Radha is dead...... I killed him. Because I...... It's too weak. ”

Is it dead...... Nana, who heard these words, fell silent in vain. As smart as she is, she can fully understand the meaning of his words, but at this moment, she would rather be the ignorant little Eevee.

"Drip, drip......" Sora felt something cool fall on his arm, and he looked down to see that Nana's usually cheerful and lovely face showed a painful expression, and tears were sliding down the corners of her eyes.

"......" Sora turned Nana, who was facing away from him, hugged her tightly in a more comfortable position, then touched her head and let her lean into his arms.

There are some things that the more you understand, the sadder you become.

Since coming to this world and meeting so many people and things, especially after meeting Nana, Sora has always deliberately ignored one thing: elves are also life, and they will also die.

In fact, even before that, he had already realized that fighting would hurt elves, and of course could kill them. The two gas bombs at the time of the battle with Lambda, one was stopped by Nana before the [self-detonation] and escaped, and the other was indeed wiped out, even if this spirit will be reborn in the poison gas, but is it still the same after being reborn? There is also the King Nido who was used by Team Rocket and defeated by Nini, although my grandfather didn't say it, but it was overdrawn and exposed to the range of [self-detonation], so it couldn't survive no matter how you thought about it.

Death is always around, and it is only because it does not involve oneself that people do not feel real.

"Shigeru." Sora finally spoke, because he couldn't let his friend be depressed like this, and he said in a low tone, "Remember? You used to laugh at me for lacking the skills to fight. You also said that fighting is the will of the elves and the trainers, and that when the elves respond to the trainers with all their might, we as trainers should not have the weakness of worrying about them getting hurt. ”

"......" Xiaomao didn't speak, but Sora knew he was listening.

"But just now, even if this flying mantis doesn't want to fight, it still fights for you." As he spoke, he pointed at the flying mantis that had stood up and returned to Xiao Mao's side, and it didn't seem to take what had just happened to heart at all, and was looking at its master with a worried expression.

"You have lost your elf, and you have lost your good comrade-in-arms, your good partner. Is it just for your negligible pride that it fights me, bruises itself all over its body? I know you're sad right now, but what about it! Isn't it sad? ”

"Flying Mantis ......?" Shigeru looked at his elf and saw that it was also looking at himself. At this moment, it looks extremely embarrassed, its body is full of traces left by the battle with the catty dog, the left wing is no longer able to move, and the legs and arms are also covered with tooth marks, and the marks are also accompanied by burns, which are caused by the [Flame Fang]. Although it had suffered so many injuries, there was neither resentment nor blame in its eyes, only a deep concern and a trace of sadness that could not be dissolved.

"Obviously I'm ...... Said such an excessive. It was only at this point that Xiaomao realized what he had done wrong and realized that he had almost lost something. So, the suppressed emotions poured out as if he had found a breakthrough, just like his endless tears, he said in a tone of regret: "I'm sorry! I didn't mean that! I'm just, I'm just......"

"Ga~" The flying mantis screamed softly, then patted his chest to signal that he was fine. It has no hands, only two sharp scythes, so it can't hug its owner, but that doesn't mean it can't touch people's hearts.

Seeing that this master and pet finally recovered some of his spirits, Sora felt that his task should be completed. He thought for a moment, and before leaving, he said to Xiao Mao again: "Since Radha died for you, then I think she must not have regretted becoming your elf before she died. Instead of stagnation here, let's think about how to repay her. ”

Then, regardless of whether Xiao Mao listened or not, Sora took the mentally ill Nana and Nini, who seemed to understand whether she understood or not, back to the house. He didn't see it, but his friend's eyes shone with a different light.

When this kind of thing happens, it's not a taste in the hollow, and even the good mood of getting the first illustrated book is gone. He secretly said what kind of day it is today, first he saved a runaway boy, and then now he saved a "runaway boy", these guys are really not worry-free. But he also knew that if this happened to him and Nana, he was afraid that he would have the heart to destroy the world.

"Shigeru, is he better?" As soon as Sora entered the door, Nanami asked worriedly. She knew exactly what kind of person her brother was. Introverted and values his family, so he doesn't show sad and painful expressions in front of himself and his grandfather, lest everyone be sad with him. But even if he doesn't say it, won't others find out?

"Hmm." Sora nodded, not saying more. If you don't look at the wound on your face, it should be much better, at least you won't be so depressed anymore.

"Thank you very much." Nanami bowed earnestly and thanked her.

Sora hurriedly helped her up, and the other party was so solemn that he was a little embarrassed: "You are too polite, although that guy has a bad temper and a stinky mouth, but after all, he is my friend, and I won't let him be depressed forever." ”

After speaking, without waiting for her to express her gratitude again, she left as if she had escaped.

"Oops! I forgot to ask the doctor to confirm what the function is. It wasn't until he walked out of Xiaomao's house that Sora remembered that he still had something to do, and he still had a lot of questions about the original illustrated book in his hand. But if he turns back now, he will be very embarrassed, after all, he didn't even say hello just now and ran away.

Forget it.,You'll know if you use it yourself.,Anyway, according to the situation in the animation.,It's definitely a fool's operation.。 Thinking so, Sora blew the whistle and summoned the eagle.

It was quicker than the eagle, but it was obviously not happy with the sudden summoning of the air, just by the pulp on its mouth and the flapping of its wings.

"If you make any more noise, let grandpa not give you lemon fruit to eat." If it was usual, Sora would probably give it a few energy cubes to appease it, but Sora had encountered so many bad things today, and Nana was also sluggish, causing him to be in a bad mood.

"Karma!" As soon as these words came out, it was like a cassette tape, and he didn't make a sound, and honestly squatted down and let the little master sit on it.

As for why it is afraid to hear this, it must start with empty doubts. Sora had received lemon fruit from him many times before, and he had made it into an energy cube. However, it was true that Guandu did not produce such a fruit, which made him very strange for a time.

Until he went to the Eagle Family's farm, and then went into the orchard on the farm. That day, he witnessed his own eagle eating and picking at the same time, completely ignoring the ranger, and he was so angry that he almost shot it down with an arrow. I didn't want to see myself than the carving, so I gave him the fruit I picked up.

As a result, in the strange eyes of the other rangers, Sora Jean Nana dragged the eagle to find her grandfather and explain the situation. The rest of the matter was very simple, my grandfather learned that this was his daughter's elf, so he didn't do anything about it, just told it not to destroy the fruit tree, and specially divided a small area for it to eat. I don't know how my grandfather communicated with it, but when I mention it now, I'm like a quail, and I'm too honest.

After reminding his big bird not to get carried away, Sora climbed up, patted it on the neck, and said, "Go home." ”

So, the eagle flapped its wings, rose to the sky, and flew in the direction of Kamio's house.