9 Under the Stars

The Count's expression of "sorry to disturb you flirting" made Milo and Heidi laugh. Milo understood that the Count was reminding him that he still had military affairs to do, and after saluting the Earl, he and Heidi left the room and walked out of the fortress, while Heidi said that she was going to clean the fortifications so that the townspeople could take refuge here in case of a possible battle. The separation of the two is no longer life and death, even if they are separated, they are so close that they can finally live without worrying anymore. At the time of their parting, Heidi snatched Milo's tattered cloak and said that she would make up for it, and the two agreed to meet after dinner at the haystack in the field of land south of town.

After separating from Heidi, Melo was about to go to town to gather his men when a voice stopped him. The person who greeted him was a burly man, with a dignified appearance, wearing a cloth cotton coat and corset leather trousers, and the colors were brighter, which was the standard aristocratic attire. The context infers that he is the son of Liebojue.

"Viscount?" He responded tentatively to the other party, and what he received was a definite answer.

"It's an honor to meet you, Captain Milo. I am especially grateful to you for saving my father in times of crisis, and you and Miss Trister are our benefactors. "Viscount Lee's gratitude is official, but the tone is very natural and sincere, and it is from the heart. Milo also liked that the Viscount didn't call himself "the undead of Tum City" - although most of the first people in front of him called him that, he didn't really like the title. Milo saluted and politely replied to the Viscount, exchanging a few pleasantries, and in the course of the conversation he found that the Viscount was a reasonable, modest, and noble man, just like Lieber.

"I would venture to ask, what is our mission? Can I lead the town's militia to help do something? The viscount asked.

"It's hard to say now," Milo replied, "there's a large group of djinns on Obei's side, and the Aube army is chasing them, and this is the only way for the djinn to retreat, so we just need to hold our ground here and not let the djinn break through, and wait for the Obei's army to clean them up." ”

"If the Aube Army destroys the Djinn in advance, we won't have to fight." The Viscount said with interest.

"If the situation is optimistic, it is, and I hope so." Milo said. The viscount knew that Milo still had work to do, and without asking anything else, he said goodbye to Milo.

After gathering his men, Milo arranged the work of the soldiers according to Charlie's request, reminded everyone not to take it lightly, and then personally rode the two soldiers on horseback and patrolled the surrounding area of the town to find out if there was a possible place for the djinn to hide and stay. The soldiers were surprised to see that the captain's cloak was missing, because the cloak was embroidered with family crests, which was an important piece of equipment to identify identity, but they did not bring it up out of trust in Milo. When they came back from their rounds, it was already time for the sun to set and have dinner. Instead of going to dinner, Milo went straight to the meeting place with Heidi, who was accustomed to starving behind enemy lines, even if he didn't eat or drink for a day.

Melo found the nearest haystack to the south and sat down against it. At this time, the north wind blew a cold wind, condensing the noise in the air, and it was extremely quiet. The stars also slowly climbed the curtain of night, swearing the vastness of their group with a faint light, and clustered together vigorously, striving to shine a dazzling light. Looking up at the starry sky, Milo remembered the stars that Domi had said, how could stars kill? As soon as Melo remembered it, she felt that this prophecy was a bit of a trick. He remembered words like "crisis" that Domi had said, and he thought of "Misty Forest" again...... He hurriedly shook his head, letting the fragments of memories disappear from his mind for a while—it would be better if they could disappear forever.

There was a rush of light footsteps, light on the dirt, but Milo could hear it. Melo whistled in motion, and Heidi poked her head out from behind the haystack, her mending cloak in her hand. Taking advantage of the night, Milo vaguely saw that she had put her hair down, and her long hair hung down to her shoulders, showing a supple beauty. "Oh, what's your smell?" Heidi also tried to lean against the haystack, but suddenly screamed.

"Ah, I'm sorry." Milo hurriedly apologized, "I went on a horseback just now, I sweated a lot, and I haven't showered much in ...... past few days" But Heidi still sat down: "Take a shower before going to bed, it stinks!" With that, he moved out mischievously, and put the mended cloak over Milo's head. War and fugitive life have made Heidi strong and brave, but when she is alone with Milo, she becomes as innocent and lovely as a child.

Ignoring the darkness in front of her, Milo took Heidi's hand, and the two sat side by side beside the haystack. When they reunited several times before, the two would also lean on each other like this in the evening to encourage each other. Milo slowly took off the cloak and found that most of the damage had been repaired, and the family crest of the ivy flag with a white background had been washed very cleanly, and it was particularly clear on the cloak. Milo didn't like his family crest, which had long attracted him countless abuses and ridicule, but Heidi never cared about that, she trusted Milo and didn't care about his family's past. The two of them were immersed in the blissful tranquility, and before they knew it, Heidi leaned on Milo's shoulder, and didn't care about the bad smell. The starry sky has witnessed the happiness of the two many times, and Milo has looked up at the bright starry sky many times, but he always recalls Domi's prophecy about the stars.

"My family is in Dragon," Heidi said, breaking the silence with a hint of sadness in her voice. It's hard to get there, though, right? ”

Milo said, "We can only get there by big boat, and we had better take a boat from Aube than we can go by warship." "As the relationship between Spreet and Dragon has re-emerged in tension after the Djinn Crisis has ended, Milo's answer is more thoughtful." Thanks to the Earl for helping you find your family. Heidi nodded, and silence followed. At this time, the two of them no longer need any words, their hearts have already fused together, and they can understand each other with one look. 、

"You've been looking at the stars." Heidi said. "The stars are looking at me, too." Milo responded.

With a "poof", Heidi smiled, "Yo Yo Yo, it seems that you are so philosophical, aren't you afraid that the stars will chase you?" ”

Heidi's seemingly joking remark surprised Milo, who had been worried about Domi's prophecy many times, but he didn't expect Heidi to say something so familiar now.

"Why are the stars chasing me?" Milo rarely hides himself in front of Heidi, he asked, puzzled.

"Because there are people living in those stars," Heidi didn't care about Milo's surprise, "don't you know?" The djinn seems to have something to do with the stars! ”

Milo was shocked, if he hadn't heard Domi's previous prophecy, he would only think that Heidi was telling a fairy tale, but the words connecting the two made Melo a little uneasy. He immediately asked, "Who is this to listen to?" ”

Heidi looked at the sky and recalled: "On the way the Count took me here, when I passed through a village, I heard from a very old man, as if this was a very old legend, that there were people living in the stars in the sky, and in their eyes we also lived in the stars......"

"I've heard of this, the land we live on is actually round, called a planet." Milo said.

"Yes, yes, yes......" Heidi nodded and continued, "the stars are far, far away from each other, and they can only see each other. Finally one day, some stars began to invade other planets for some purpose - like the djinn, they came here to steal our stars, ah no, planets. ”

"And how did they get here?" Milo asked, a similar question that had been asked countless times by countless people.

Heidi spread her hands: I don't know.

"The terrible thing is," she continued, "that the attack of the stars will not stop by destroying all life, and will continue to hunt down the next generation, the next generation...... It's like a curse that never stops. So this legend has a name, and it's called-

"Curse of the Stars."

Milo shuddered.