On this peaceful night, Julius was still wielding the cross-sword in his hand. He was sweating in the open space behind the chapel, not far from the end of the cape. He struck the posture that Olga had taught him, clutched the sword in his hand, thrust forward or slashed diagonally, and in the darkness of the night, the silvery-white light flashed in his hand. He made every movement very carefully, his eyes fixed on the front, his ears pricked up to listen to the movements around him. He kept himself in a relatively tense state so that he could concentrate and concentrate on whatever might happen. Of course, there are no enemies here, and there will be no presence that will suddenly attack him, the only thing worth his attention is the surprise attack that Olga and Patin usually have when they are instructing, and maybe the sudden appearance of Lulunaka.

Olga and Patin have become more and more strict in their guidance to Julius, especially Olga, who always caught Julius off guard when she had the opportunity to attack, and was beaten to the point where she had no ability to fight back. In the days since he came back, he has had a lot more bruises on his body than when he was bullied in the village before, and it can even be said that it is shocking. It was only a few flesh wounds that didn't hurt the bones, but it was hard enough for Julius to endure much worse than fighting with other children in the village.

But these flesh pains, for Julius now, are nothing more. His body was able to withstand this level of pain, and it taught him how to think about it without losing the ability to fight because of the slightest pain—though Lulunaka said that he was still far from it.

Julius wasn't upset by this, and Lulunaka didn't speak well and often laughed at herself, but in retrospect, she never seemed to have said anything about Julius—at least in the important things. Because of some things that happened, Julius was far weaker than before in front of Lulunaka, both in terms of momentum and spirit. Now he no longer looks like a little mouse in front of Lulunaka, but like a little ant.

This invisible pressure made Julius's spirit tense day by day.

As he wielded the cross-sword, I don't know when, Romeona came to the side and leaned against the wall to watch Julius practice his sword. In this moonlight, only two children, who are still immature, and who are not even young people, exist in this space. The light of the silver moon fell on Julius's cross-sword, and on Romeona's eyes. The afterimage of the sword flashed in front of Julius, turning into silver flashes, and in Romeona's eyes, the moonlight fell on her clear pupils, and the silver moon shimmered.

Julius noticed Romeo, but he didn't say anything and continued his practice. If he is distracted at this time, his extra practice tonight may be in vain. Olga told him that it was important to be in shape before practice, and that it was important not to be distracted during practice, and not to relax immediately after practice – in the easy-to-understand words of Luluna Ka, who was present at the time, "Hold yourself tight like a bowstring, knowing that you will have a chance to breathe after the arrow is shot." ”

Romeoona didn't say anything, just quietly watched Julius sweat.

I don't know how long it took, when Julius put down the sword in his hand, Luo Miona said to him, "You've been practicing all day during the day, and it's supposed to be time to rest at night." ”

Julius wiped the sweat from her cheeks with her sleeve and looked at Romeo. "Anyway, there's nothing to do at night, and if you want to rest, it's still early. ”

"It's time to take a break now. Romeona continued.

"But no one really sleeps here, do they?" replied Julius. There was nothing to refute with Julius's words, he was telling the truth. At this time, the normal people have already gone to sleep, but for the residents and hosts of this chapel, the nightlife seems to have just begun. Lulunaka was not in the chapel at this time, and did not know where she had gone, Patin meditating in the lobby as if she had fallen asleep, Apo fishing by the sea, Olga going out for a walk—at such times, even if Romeona was willing to accompany her, he would not agree to take her to the dim forest.

So Romeo could only walk around the chapel, and just now she read the book that Apo had left for her, and when she saw that she was upset, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she came out to blow the wind and distract herself. And she happened to see Julius, who was also outside, still exercising alone.

For a while, the two had no common topic for the time being. Romeoona and Julius are not very familiar with each other, although they have faced life and death crises together, but this does not mean that the two will become friends immediately. Although it is a relationship of shared suffering, after the premeditated massacre and murder, a short period of time has passed unconsciously. Romeona stayed with Apo in the chapel, and she knew more about Apo than Julius—though it was not surprising that Apo was now her nominal teacher.

Eventually, it was Romeona who spoke, "You've been looking a little too ...... lately What the hell is going on?" she was going to say that Julius looked rather agitated, but it didn't look appropriate to say it, so she put it mildly. Before leaving, Julius was very responsible for the work assigned to him, and the occasional practice and guidance - because he was hung under the cape most of the time, so there were not many such times - would also take it very seriously, but after returning Julius, she always felt that something was wrong. Not only him, but both Olga and Patin seemed to have changed, but Romeona could only vaguely feel it, and she couldn't see it on her own. Compared with Olga and Pattin, who seem to be hiding something, she thinks that the reason can be found in Julius.

"What's going on?" Julius didn't look at Romeo again, "something a little frustrating that makes me feel like a superfluous person." ”

Romeona didn't know if she was delusional, she felt that Julius was not very willing to face her, he was avoiding her gaze. "Can you tell me what the hell is going on?"

Julius was silent for a long time before giving an answer, "It's just some trivial matter about me, and it has no value for you to ask." If you really want to know, you can go to Lulunaka to find out. That wasn't the answer Romiona wanted to hear, but Julius didn't seem to be going to continue, and he was about to leave the place and go back to the chapel, "I'm sorry." ”

As Julius passed by her, Romeona heard this apology, which made her stunned for a moment. Why did Julius apologize because he was reluctant to bring up what happened after they and Lulunaka left?

She tried to grab Julius so that she could continue questioning him, but by the time she turned around, Julius was already far away.

Julius asks Lulunaka to find out what happened, but it's impossible for her. If she could, she wouldn't have had to find Julius. Whether it's Lulunaka or Olga, there seems to be a tacit understanding between the two of them, hiding what happened between them from Romeona in front of them, which makes Romeona completely unable to get any words or answers from them.

Now it seems that even with Julius, there is no answer, which makes Romeona feel a little irritated. Feeling the coolness of the night breeze, she suddenly found herself like Julius, filled with anxiety. It was only then that she felt a sense of resonance between herself and Julius.

Maybe Luo Miona didn't notice the changes in herself, and maybe, she didn't know that this state might brew a rebellious mentality-

"Romena?" Lulunaka's voice pulled Romeona back from her thoughts, and she realized that she was in a daze, and then realized that Lulunaka was standing right in front of her.

"It's not a good idea to be in a daze in a place like this. Lulunaka laughed, "I remember there have been people who have stumbled into the sea because they were in a daze, and you know, this place is still quite high, and there are always places around that you can be careless - that unlucky guy didn't fall at the end of the cape, or else he would have died." ”

"Is that what you mentioned in your diary to me, the students here?" asked Romeona.

The expression on Lulunaka's face changed for a moment, and Luo Miona caught it, but Luo Miona didn't know how it changed, she couldn't see it at all, and she couldn't figure it out. "Who do you think that could be?" asked Lulunaka rhetorically.

"Who could that be?" asked Romeona again.

A big smile spread across Lunaka's face, "Who could it be me...... Let me think about how I should answer you. ”

Romeona's heart skipped a beat, she didn't expect Lulunaka to have a clear answer, she thought Lulunaka would be perfunctory, but Lulunaka seemed to finally have a plan to speak?

It's just that it doesn't seem like even God intends to let this conversation continue. At this time, Romeona heard Olga's call to herself, and Olga's voice came from the chapel.

"It's a shame, and it doesn't seem like a good time to make a long story short. Lulunaka said, stepping away from Romeona's side, "If you have the chance, let's talk next time." ”