"Huh-" Is it a wind chime?

Or is it an illusion?

Delusion.

How can there be wind chimes in such a strong wind?

Anne thought so, and the divination tool in her hand performed the divination again.

It must have gotten better, right?

This time.

Five hundred and twenty-sixth.

By all means, it must get better.

Definitely, definitely, not anymore......

"Whew-" Anne's breath choked, for she had already seen it.

Even if she wanted to blindfold herself.

Even if she could wrap herself in the quilt and not come out all night, let the howling wind pass by outside the window.

The next day, the sun would leak in through the window and shine on her face.

However, it still can't wash away the gloom in her heart.

So, she still saw it.

Outcome.

Still no changed results.

He.

Something went wrong.

This time, the results of the divination are clear and clear.

So that there was clarity, so clear that people couldn't bear to see it suddenly.

Tears flowed out of his eyes so uncompromisingly.

The answer I was looking forward to.

Looked forward to it for so many years.

What I was waiting for was such bad news.

That's what it is...... Fate?

Komori Sen.

Where the hell are you?

I miss you so much.

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The night wind blows endlessly across the land.

This night.

The whole of Valoran.

are all crying.

This night.

Countless men and horses rushed to the center of the whole earth with swords, but they did not stop, and continued to gallop, in one direction.

In that direction, it's Noxus.

The night was destined to be noisy.

This night. Doomed to loneliness.

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Morning.

Morning has finally come.

In the morning, the wind stopped.

It stopped silently, as if it had never whistled.

It was a morning like usual.

Hustle, bustling, lively.

The War College does not change in any way as a result of the disappearance of anyone.

The showdown in the Summoner's Canyon for the new day was hung in various eye-catching places in the city as usual.

The market is alive again. The Taylor Chamber of Commerce's Hero Handbook is once again selling well.

It seems that unconsciously, the summoner's canyon conference, which had been silent, began to rejuvenate again.

"Hey, guess who's going to win today?" Early in the morning, in the newly opened tavern, there were customers who had just gotten up at the table, holding bread and wine, and discussing fiercely.

"I think it's going to be Demacia, they're the champions of the first two editions. The strength is strong, and it must be right to buy them. ”

"I think it's ...... too"

"I think ...... too Wait, is there a showdown in Demacia today? ”

“……”

"What about Bilgewater?" At this time, someone suddenly asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Bill Geewater, what's that?" Suddenly, someone was puzzled.

Because it is true that there seems to be no delegation participating in this competition, not in previous years. It doesn't seem to be there this year, huh?

"Bilgewater......" The crowd hesitated for a long time, and finally someone said. Isn't it, the one who just came from the sea...... Blind Jack? ”

"Not bad." The questioner nodded.

It was a guy with a strange hat with gauze hanging from the wide brim, covering his face.

He held a glass of wine and put it to his nose, as if he were sniffing. But he didn't drink it for a long time.

"Blind Jack, haven't heard of it......" Someone scoffed at the name Blind Jack.

"Hmph, you idiot, you don't even know Blind Jack, this is the big man who defeated the council." Someone immediately retorted disdainfully.

"Really, fake. Defeat the council? The man was a little unconvinced.

"Of course it's true, he's here to negotiate with the council this time, and it seems that he wants the council to recognize his status as the king of the East China Sea." The guy who retorted was a little smug and boasted, "You don't know, do you? That's why he didn't participate in the duel, because people didn't need it at all, and now he was probably sitting on the mage tower drinking tea. ”

The latter sentence is said to the guy with the strange hat.

"Thank you." The man thanked him, put down the glass of wine, stood up, and began to walk out.

Faintly, you can see a sharp silhouette under his wide sleeved robe.

Seem...... Is it a sword?

He never touched the glass of wine.

"Who is this man?"

"I don't know, it's weird."

"Hey, you say, is that blind Jack really that good?"

"Of course, he's absolutely ...... now"

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The fact is that Chen Senran really didn't sit on the mage tower.

When all the city-state representatives gather again in the Mage Tower.

They found that there were two people missing.

One, is Jack the Blind who represents Bill Gewert.

One, is Svein, who represents Noxus.

Of course, this caused everyone to talk about it, and everyone seemed to wonder why the two of them were absent today.

Only Karthas, the singer of death, sitting in the corner, stared coldly at everyone.

And Anne, who sat side by side with Soraka, looked anxiously at the empty Bilgewater delegation.

As a result, it seems, really, is apparitioned.

Xiao Sensen, you thousands, thousands, don't, something.

"Kid." Soraka sensed Anne's uneasiness, grabbed her slightly chilled little hand, and said gently, "Relax a little, it will pass." ”

"Grace......" Anne nodded absentmindedly.

She didn't know how she had survived the long showdown.

In the final result, Alvarossa played against the Frost Tribe, and Alvarossa won.

As she walked down the mage tower in a daze, ready to get into the carriage.

Her hand was suddenly grabbed.

"Who'!!" She exclaimed, almost pouring fire out of her body.

But she quickly held back.

Because, she felt the smell of familiarity.

Father's breath.

"Daddy." She whispered unconsciously, and tears flowed silently again.

"Don't cry." Hasta, whose beard was half-white, had been eroded by the wind and frost, wiped away tears for his daughter and carried her to his carriage.

"Don't cry, my darling, it's not pretty to cry."

It was rare for him to have such close contact with his daughter several times in a year, and he couldn't help but sigh as he looked at her increasingly beautiful face.

"Annie, my little Annie, you ...... Already got it? ”

"Know...... What the? Anne was stunned by her father's questioning, and then asked almost tremblingly.

"Noxus, it's going to be encircled." (To be continued......)

PS: The second update.