31 Confess iniquity

"Herm Bain, right?" Erin stood in front of Milo and looked at those blue eyes, her body trembling slightly.

"Erin Akayi," greeted Herm, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword at his waist and his crossbow on his back, "I've come to find Milo Entekoman, and I think he's confessed to you." ”

"If you want to kill him, kill me first...... If he had died first, I would have killed myself. Erin said firmly, continuing to stare into Herm's eyes. In those blue eyes, she had only one feeling—incomprehensible: he must be a man with stories, but his cold eyes seemed to indicate that he had no interest in sharing them. Now, however, it doesn't matter, and she and Milo are about to make a final decision with Herm.

Milo stepped forward and said, "Herm, the whole thing is my sin, and I am willing to apologize with death, even if it is irreparable for the damage and loss caused to you...... But please don't hurt Ai ......."

"No!" Erin interrupted Milo's words and drew her dagger, "I've already decided that I will live and die with him, so ......"

"Hehe," Hem smirked contemptuously, "I'm sick to hear, but I'd love to see you two kill each other." ”

"Herm," Milo took another step, and Erin took a step to stay in front of him, "I have a question for you. ”

"I'm not necessarily going to answer." Hem said with the corners of his mouth raised, his blue eyes shining with a sly light.

"I just ......wanted to ask," Milo said, pulling out the piece of paper used to contain the poison, "I was so careful when I was poisoning, even if you knew that food was poisonous, you couldn't have known what this paper looked like!" Even if you deliberately provoke me, you will never be able to get the same paper bag as you did at that time. ”

Herm's smug expression disappeared at once, his face was cold and serious, and his dark skin gave people an invisible majesty, and he solemnly asked: "Milo Entekoman, think about it: Who am I?" What did I come to you for? These are the questions Herm asked when they first met in the jungle. Erin was puzzled, because the answer to the question was obvious.

When Milo answered this question for the first time, he directly named Herm, but now, after so much, he has a new answer-

"You are jealousy, you are cowardice, you are cunning, you are selfishness, you are deceit......" Milo replied aloud, "You are my iniquity!" And you appeared before me to remind me not to forget the sins I have committed! ”

An indescribable smile appeared on Herm's face, but no one who looked at it would not think it was a malicious smile, which surprised Erin on the other side even more, but Milo became more and more confident......

And so is the Xia Fei that Erin sees, he is ruthless, hypocritical, unscrupulous, and vain...... He—and my sin. ”

"Bang-" Hem dropped the sword at his waist and the light crossbow on his back, and said, "Looks like you understand, Milo." In this misty jungle, people's sins will be concretized, and they will continue to torment those who bear sin. But now, I want to congratulate you on how truly you have confronted your sins. Even though it may be impossible to atone for your sins, I expect you to do more good deeds and make up for your mistakes. His voice was kind, and compared to the cold image before, he was like two people.

"Herm? Milo? Erin asked, puzzled, "You...... What are you talking about? ”

"Miss Akayi, I am not Herm Bain, I am the sin of Milo Entekoman. My presence is a reminder to every criminal who has been exiled here: face your sinful self so that you can be saved. Taking a deep breath, he continued:

When you are honest about the evil thoughts and sins in your heart, you will find that this jungle is so beautiful."

After saying this, "Herm" retreated into the dense fog and completely disappeared from the sight of the two......

"What's going on? Milo. Erin asked, looking back.

Milo thought for a moment, picked up the piece of paper and said to Erin, "When he gave me this paper bag at first, I didn't dare to look at it. But just now I noticed that this paper was the one I used to poison it, and Herm would never have known that he would not have access to it. Erin looked closely at the paper in Milo's hand, and there was indeed some unique texture on it. In addition, you met Xia Fei, and he was indeed in the Misty Jungle, but it was too much of a coincidence - there were so many people in the Misty Jungle, why did you only meet these two people? ”

"Why?"

"Because the two of them have a bad relationship with me, and my two sins have something to do with them." Milo tossed the paper bag aside, "Tum City's poisoning of Herm and the killing of his comrades in Windrun Town are my two criminal experiences...... So I'm guessing that this misty jungle is a way for criminals to be tortured or awakened. And the hints of those two questions are important......"

"Think about it...... Is it? Erin remembered Herm's prompt before the question.

"yes, that's right." Milo nodded in approval, and suddenly he looked at his left arm, "Huh? What about my wounds? Why doesn't it hurt at all? ”

"What? Is it this side? Erin also quickly checked Milo's body, and indeed found no wounds, no holes in her clothes, and no blood on the ground—"What the hell is going on?" ”

"I don't know......" Milo moved his body, nothing unusual, in good condition, quite healthy. But soon, the two were shocked by the changes around them again-

Before you know it, the fog lifts, the field of vision widens, and everything in the jungle gradually becomes clearer; The sky was clear and blue, the sun that had not been seen for a long time appeared, and white clouds floated in the sky; The sunlight shines through the layers of branches and leaves, turning the branches into golden yellow, and finely sprinkled on the dead leaves on the ground, reflecting colorful and dazzling light. The originally gray jungle finally unfolded a colorful picture: the leaves on the trees, half green and half golden, seemed to come to life, dancing between the trees like butterflies, or whispering "rustling"; The low bushes exude life, and wildflowers compete for color, and the fiery red, orange and yellow colors illuminate the roots of the plants like flames, giving off a sweet fragrance that soaks the jungle in a fragrant fragrance......

Where is this terrifying "misty jungle"?

"What's going on? This jungle is really beautiful! Erin was surprised and delighted, she was both strange and emotional in the face of such a beautiful scenery, "Everything can be seen clearly, heh, after so long, I really can't get used to it." Erin ran not far away and looked around.

"'When you are honest about the evil thoughts and sins in your heart, you will find that this jungle is so beautiful...... 'Thank you, Herm.'" Melo repeated the words, grateful.

Erin suddenly said excitedly, "I feel that depression in my heart has disappeared, and it is not uncomfortable at all...... Is it the same as this jungle, clearing the clouds and mist, and seeing the light of day again? ”

"It seems that the power of the jungle is more powerful than we thought." "Let's walk around and see...... It's time to get out of here. ”

The two of them walked for a distance, and they felt that their horizons had indeed broadened a lot, and they could already see the continuous mountains appear in the distance.

"Oops, I'm so tired and sleepy all of a sudden, no, I need to rest for a while." Erin, who was running in front, suddenly said.

Milo, who was walking behind, was also a little tired: "Mm-hmm, if we go on like this, we can really get out of the misty jungle...... Erin? Erin! ”

Erin was gone again—ah no, actually asleep in a pile of dead leaves.

"Alas, you want to scare me to death." Mello grumbled and came to Erin's side, guarding her, "Thank you so much this time......" He seemed to say to the sleeping Erin, "Tolerance, it's easy to say, but you still did it." He looked around, the woods were full of life, except for the animals, "Maybe this jungle is so beautiful in my eyes, but it is ...... in the eyes of others," he caressed her hand gently and lovingly.

Suddenly, sleepiness hit, Milo's eyelids began to fight, and the beautiful scenery in front of him was also drunk and comfortable...... "I'll sleep too." "Don't want to think about it any more, just leave the troubles after waking up, and Melo lay down beside Irene, almost as soon as her body touched the ground, she was already asleep......

The sin has been redeemed.

The Past of the City of Toom VI

Until the end, there was no evidence of whether Herm Bain was actually dead or what he died. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment was still in force, and had undergone several re-recruitment and reorganization, but Herm never returned. It can be deduced that he is no longer alive, and as for the cause of death, it is impossible to verify it in that chaotic period at that time, not to mention that most of the soldiers of the Third Cavalry Regiment are Kulo, and there are really few people who really care about and care about them, and they were sent to the front line of the war like real cannon fodder, and the final result was complete rout and almost total annihilation......

In the days that followed, Melo returned to the city of Tum once - the city had been razed to the ground, and the former military camp was in ruins, not to mention the clues to find Herm. However, the stable miraculously remained, but the horses in it were gone. When Milo entered, he found that even the haystacks had been emptied, and all that was left was the broken walls, and he had to lie on the dirty ground, reminiscing about the experience of eavesdropping letters here, and swore in his heart that he would never tell Heidi about this memory.

……

The city of Tum today

Few people returned to the city to participate in the reconstruction, and the once largest city in the southern part of the empire was completely unable to recover, and even for a long time after the war ended, it was reduced to the size of a small village. The ruins of the silent ruins show the tragedy that has taken place here, but they also inspire faith and determination to maintain peace. As for the story of Heidi, Herm, and Milo, it is just one inconspicuous fragment of countless stories in this once prosperous city......

People's lives are still the same, the rivers are still flowing, but the wounds of war can never be healed – time will dilute it, but it cannot hide it.

……

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Melo woke up, but everything in front of him was not what he expected: not blue sky and jungle, but in a brightly lit room.

"This is ......" Milo hurriedly got up and found himself lying on the bed, with his sword and musket on the bedside table - wait! This longsword? Muskets? Shouldn't they all be confiscated before they enter the misty jungle, or even before they get on a steamboat? How did it end up here? "Where is this?" Milo thought to herself, a little flustered. He looked at the furnishings in the room, which looked very much like the rooms in the fortress of Windrun: stone walls, wooden tables, wooden chairs, wooden beds......

Milo was shocked to see this, and checked his body again, there were no scars, even the leather clothes were clean, without any stains—even one suspected that he had not lived in the misty jungle not long ago.

"What the hell is going on? What about Irene? Milo thought, fearing Erin, with his sword and musket on his back, and quickly walked to the door of the room to check that it was unlocked! He walked out of the room, facing a corridor that was neither long nor short, and behind the wooden door not far away, there was a faint sound of talking.

There were no oil lamps or torches in the hallway, and it was dim, and Melo crept through the shadows to hear what the voice was talking about...... But the wooden door was so heavy that it still blocked out the sound, and he had to pull it open gently to see what was in the room.

Avoiding the "squeak" sound, Milo opened the door very slowly—a faint light pierced through the narrow crack in the door and shone on Milo's face, and the scene inside gradually became clearer, and the sound was no longer faint.

"It's ——?!"

In front of him was an unbelievable scene......