Two beautiful girls with almost identical appearances, different hair colors, hairstyles and pupil colors, chatted across the Book of Trade Winds, but basically the one with long blond hair spoke.

"Is Richie good to you? Is he hungry for you? Does he treat you like a thug and call you like an angel?"

The short pale blonde hair nodded and shook his head, and his mouth made a click-click-click-click sound.

"You are now the eldest princess of Hadron and Redstone, and you also have the status of a princess in Tangus and Alanis, does Richie give you enough respect in front of outsiders?

Short hair with fingers broken, one two, three ...... The five roots are all gone, and then back and forth, this is the meaning of being uncountable, and the mouth continues to click.

"Is that much? That's good, did he do anything to you...... Something excessive?"

Click, click, short hair compared to a hugging pose.

"Is it just a hug? he's pretty well-behaved, wait......"

The elder was angry: "What are you chewing all the time! Even other people shouldn't be so rude, let alone your sister!"

The short hair spit out something, and raised the paper bag in his hand: "Melon seeds, do you want to eat? Oh, no, it's here." ”

The long hair gritted his teeth and said, "Image! Catherine, pay attention to your image, you are a princess! That bastard Richie, how did you teach you to be like this!"

"I, no, kid, it's gone", the short hair was a little dissatisfied, and continued to click.

"Catherine ......"

Theresia looked at her sister, her eyes were slightly red, and she was wary of her sister's words: "Yes, you are not a child anymore, you are taller than me." But you don't have to prove it, especially not to do that kind of must-...... Adults do things to prove themselves. ”

Kaba Kaba stopped, Catherine looked at her sister, her silver eyes blinked a few times, and then said, "Worried, oath? I have, okay, oath, no need, observance." ”

"No, Catherine, I swore by Cam's name," said Theresia with a solemn expression.

"Kem, go eat ......"

Catherine shut up in time and continued to knock melon seeds.

Theresia said faintly: "At that time, it was your request, don't let your sister bear the responsibility of breaking the oath just because you are good, okay?"

Kaba, Kaba......

Her tone turned bitter: "Do you think I'm willing?"

Catherine said, "Yes, Richie." ”

Theresia gritted her teeth: "Even he ......"

"Even?"

Catherine's face changed a little, and she lowered her eyes and said, "Sister, are you tired?"

Theresia looked at her sister in surprise, her eyes were covered with a layer of mist: "Are you willing to call me...... Sister!?"

Catherine said again: "Order, hand, Richie, we, in, together." ”

"Catherine ......"

Tears rolled down the corners of Theresia's eyes, and her lips trembled, as if she wanted to say the word, but she couldn't say it as if she were forbidden.

"It's not funny," she snorted, wiped away her tears, and looked to the side.

It should be outside the window, so that her gaze is extremely long: "You have been saved by the Crimson Lady, you have become His holy daughter, you carry His divine will. And I'm with Kem, I'm fighting for Kem. We're not just mere mortals anymore, Catherine. ”

Catherine's voice became muffled: "That, I, won't, forgive, you." ”

"I don't dare to expect you to ...... now"

Theresia whispered, "Anyway, when that day comes, you will forgive me." ”

Catherine didn't speak, and Theresia didn't say anything more, just looked at her quietly.

Outside the door, Li Qi crossed his arms, looked up at the crescent moon, and let out a deep sigh.

..................

In the outer city of Beta, the Crimson Temple next to Anne Square is actually a hospital, the ground floor is similar to a normal temple, but the upper floor is a hospital room.

In a certain hospital room, two long legs were kicked on the bed, because the trouser tube slipped down, revealing smooth white and tender skin. Although the halfling had become accustomed to it psychologically, he still did not overcome it physically, so he had to turn his head to look out the window and look at the moon hanging high in the sky.

"What do you think, Frodo?"

The black-haired girl held her head and said while doing the leg kicks as instructed by the "doctor": "I can't stay here tomorrow, Otto wants me to convert to the Church, Ralph wants me to join the law enforcement brigade, I don't know which side to choose." ”

"Here in the Templar, you also said that as long as the adventure points can be exchanged, as long as they are needed, all of them will be sent directly, and there are not many things that can be exchanged for contribution points earned. It's like playing a game and clearing all the levels, but there's really no motivation to work. ”

"Over there for the law enforcement brigade, the station is in Xia Andia again, there is no hot pot and braised pork to eat, right? It's just boring. After recuperating for a while, the food I ate made me think that I had arrived in a new world, and how terrible it would be if I couldn't eat it again!"

Flordo's cheeks twitched, "It's not about wages and food, Mayne, can't you choose your future seriously?

Mayne spread his hands: "My paladin heart has been stabbed by myself, haha, I'm so stupid." ”

Flodo's face darkened: "I'm sorry Mayne, I didn't mean that. ”

"It's nothing Frodo, I'm not afraid of being called stupid", Mayne said with a smile, "Stupid doesn't seem to be a derogatory term here, the dean named Asuna was scolding the wounded Katie next door yesterday, saying that she was as stupid as a monkey." How can a monkey be associated with stupidity? ”

"It's a joke from within the Crimson Church, though I don't understand why," said Flodo, "but in their jokes, monkeys are really stupid, and they are horrible stupid, and they are contagious." ”

Mayne hugged the quilt: "Then you stay away from me." ”

There was a knock on the door, and a chubby halfling entered.

"Yo, Sam, working overtime today?"

Mayne greeted warmly, "How many people have you whipped today?"

"No, I was called by the Discipline Office of the Integration Department in Beta City and asked me if I would like to attend the advanced class. ”

Sam was holding something in his hand, and he couldn't see it clearly when he was wrapped in paper.

"The Discipline Division of the Ministry of Integration is a place for the selection of cadres, Sam, you are appreciated", Flordo was glad that his good friend had good luck, "but I heard that it seems that I have to convert to Ms. Crimson." ”

Mayne asked, "What is a cadre?"

Flordo scratched his head: "I often hear them say this word, sometimes it is used to refer to the above, sometimes it is also used to refer to themselves, I don't know, it probably has the same meaning as knights and nobles." ”

Mayne said excitedly, "Anyway, it's a high promotion, right? Sam, you must have agreed?"

It was Sam's turn to scratch his head: "I was very happy at the time, saying that Tesolos was on top, and it must have been Lady Lucky who favored me, and then their faces changed." Some people said that it would be okay to do an experiment, and I was so frightened that I insisted that I stay in the immigration study class and continue to work as an assistant. ”

Flordo stroked his forehead: "I knew ......"

Sam didn't care, and handed the things in his hand to Mayne: "Don't talk about me, Mayne, you will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, and I can't pick you up from work during the day, so I'll send you a bouquet of flowers." ”

"Flowers, Sam, do you know the language of flowers, don't make a mistake about me, let me misunderstand that you have an intention to develop an interracial relationship", Mayne muttered and took it, opening the package, and the room suddenly lit up with colorful lights.

"It's ...... Oh my God, it's beautiful!"

Looking at this bouquet of iridescent flowers, with several petals of different colors on them, Mayne's eyes were full of stars.

She touched the petals and said incredulously, "It's true!"

"Flower of the Banner?"

Flodo recognized: "The latest exchange item for contributing points? it costs thirty points for one flower, Sam, you ......"

Sam said embarrassedly: "I'm a citizen now, I have food and clothing, and there are quotas for everything I need, and it's useless to contribute points." ”

Flordo shook his head and said to Mayne, "I heard that this flower was originally planted by the Countess of Behemia herself, and more were planted later. As long as it is folded down and in contact with the human body, it can be kept for ten days without withering, and it can also ......"

"Really?"

Mayne happily folded it down and inserted one in her hairline, and even though she looked ordinary, lined with multicolored petals, she became bright.

Flodo's words were not finished: "It can also change color according to people's moods." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the flower of the banner changed color on Mayne's head, as if it had been impregnated with thick ink, and rapidly turned black.

Flodo and Sam looked at the black flower and froze at the same time.

Mayne smiled and asked, "What's going on?"

Then her face gradually changed, and the expression of the halfling said it all.

Picking the flower and looking at the rich black on the petals, Mayne was stunned: "I...... Isn't I in a good mood? This must be wrong!"

The halfling still looked at her with pity, and Mayne was stunned, and large tears fell.

She sobbed, "Really, I just knew that my heart was so sad......"

Mayne ......

"I don't want to say that name, but Mayne, you have to face it......"

Mayne shook his head: "I know the facts, and I can face it, but ...... But ......"

She covered her face and said bitterly, "It's my fault, I made Gronia like that!"

Frodo wanted to lean over to comfort her, but Sam shook his head and whispered, "Let her cry, it will be much better to cry......"

The cry echoed in the ward, and the flower of the banner in Mayne's hand gradually dissipated, and the blue, green, purple and yellow faintly appeared.

"Gronia...... Is she okay? She has a frizzy temperament, she must suffer a lot, right? She sleeps very badly at night, she often kicks the quilt, no one is around to take care of her, and she will catch a cold......

Mayne held the flower and muttered in a low voice, "I really don't blame you Gronya, since I'm still alive, I won't give up stopping you and saving you." ”

A sparkle gradually rose in her eyes, and the petals in her hand turned red until they were as red as blood: "Ronder can't save her, will the Crimson Lady?"

..................

In the north of the kingdom of Kist, on the top of a castle standing against a mountain, a red-haired girl with bare wings swung her long sword and slashed at the nobleman who was limp and paralyzed on the ground. The head lifted from her neck and rolled to her feet, scarlet blood splashing her face, and then rapidly evaporating in the golden holy light, leaving her like an angel in the dust.

"Gronya!

"Angel of Justice, red-haired Gronia!"

"Ronder is back because of you!

The paladins at the top of the castle, the civilians besieging the castle cheered at the same time, and the red-haired girl lifted the head and showed it to the hundreds of civilians below with wooden sticks and nail rakes, and the cry suddenly became even louder.

The head was dropped from the castle, and the civilians swarmed up, scrambling to vent their pent-up anger and hatred.

"Look, that's the power ......"

Gronia said to the paladin beside her, "Although it is weak, when it comes together, it is like a volcanic eruption, like a great fire burning the plain. What's more, they are everywhere, and wherever there are nobles and priests with fat brains, there are them. ”

Below the castle, I don't know if the stables or the storehouse were lit, and the fire grew bigger and bigger. The flickering light of the fire reflected on the paladin's faces, making them seem to have a blazing flame in their eyes.

Gaston hurriedly went to the roof of the building: "The family members have been caught, what should I do?"

"Roll out to ......"

Gronia pointed to the civilians who were kicking the baron's head as a ball: "Give it to them, they still need to vent, they still need ...... Feeding. ”

Gaston hesitated: "There are children and even babies in it, so we should dispose of it separately." ”

Esther chimed in: "Sin is not as young as the young, this is the justice that the holy warrior should follow. ”

"Justice?"

Gronya sneered, "Whose justice? Nama's justice, or is it the justice of Lady Crimson?"

"Even if it's the justice of Dragon, we no longer need that kind of red tape, fake justice!"

"The crimes committed by the oppressors cannot be repaid by themselves alone. Their relatives, their friends, their stewards, their favored slaves, all have to pay!"

"Our justice is bloody and cruel! We need enough firewood to overthrow all oppression by the nobles and priests, and to kindle the fire of vengeance in Finn. ”

The light in the red-haired girl's eyes was like substance, and the holy warriors who were watching her lowered their heads one after another, and heard her say in an indifferent voice that stood high in the clouds: "Push it out, not a single one will be left!"

Moments later, the paladins escorted the men, women, and infirm, with their hands tied upside down, outside the castle and left them for the commoners. The cheers became more enthusiastic, followed by the angry scolding of the men, the screams of the women, mixed with the cries of immaturity, and even the cries of babies.

The paladins at the top of the castle watched this scene, some lowered their eyes, some watched with a glow in their eyes, and some even licked their lips and swallowed spit.

"Justice is mine! I am justice!"

The golden holy light erupted from the long sword, and Gronia raised the long sword high, and said in a deep voice: "From now on, we are no longer the holy warriors of Xia Andia, but the blood-colored holy warriors, and our new order is called ...... Scarlet Blade!"

..................

Under the outermost layer of the city wall, the huge city gate slowly closes.

Known as the "Heavenly Mountain on Earth", the door is never closed, and at midnight, the gate is closed dozens of meters high, and the small gate large enough for a carriage is still open.

Although there were sliding shafts, the two gates were as tall as the castles of ordinary nobles, and the thickness was more than the height of two or three people, and they were all cast in copper, and the guards who pushed the doors were tired and sweaty.

In the barracks, the guards took off their helmets and armor, sighed and shouted, saying that the day was finally over.

A slender young man with short blond hair and a delicate face locked his helmet, armor, and sword shield into his cupboard, ignored the others, and left on his own.

"And said to call him to go to the tavern with him, that kid is still so unsociable. ”

"Look down on us, I heard that our ancestors were big nobles. ”

"Great nobleman, what is it in the aristocracy of Erxiang, even if it is a duke, he has to bow his head when he meets a white robe!"

"Yes, when we go to the countryside, this uniform can also make the baron and viscount give way! Besides, what is the significance of the ancestor, what is the point? The ugly girl who sells flowers on the corner of Eighty-second Street is said to be the prime minister of the empire back then. ”

"Let's go, let's go, a little kid, with a bitter face all day long, going to the tavern is also to ruin everyone's interest. ”

The voice came out of the barracks and vaguely into the young man's ears, and he sighed low and quickened his pace.

As soon as I got out of the barracks gate, there was no one in the corner, but someone spoke: "Today's fragrance express is ready for you." ”

The young man stopped and muttered, "What is ready for me, it is obvious that I will be used as a trash can before it is sold, five coppers." ”

The voice in the corner was very dissatisfied: "There is a lot of news today, and the newspaper is twice as thick!"

The young man said, "I only have so much, whether I sell it or not." The people in the back are going to drink, and there are free mirages in the tavern, and they will definitely not buy newspapers from you. ”

The voice said helplessly, "Okay, okay, five." ”

The five copper coins thrown by the young man disappeared silently in the corner, and a roll of newspaper rolled to the young man's feet.

The young man picked up the newspaper and waved, "Good night, Gilvanny." ”

"Good night, Romrose," the voice said.

From the grand avenue to the wide street, to the narrow laneway, the young man finally entered a dilapidated courtyard.

"Young Master!"

"The young master is back!"

An old man and a maiden welcomed him into the house.

The maiden waited for him to change into his lounge clothes and fluffy slippers, and the old man served the food.

In the dim light, an old man and a young man stood solemnly, and the young man was sitting precariously, holding a knife in his right hand, with a solemn expression, not like a meal, but more like a sacrifice.

The old man suddenly spoke up: "Romulus Heather Tudor, have you forgotten the faith of your ancestors?"

The young man said in a deep voice: "Don't dare to forget!"

"Have you forgotten why the ancestors founded empires?"

"Don't dare to forget!"

"Have you forgotten who destroyed the empire?"

"Don't dare to forget!"

"Have you forgotten why you came into this world, why you live, and what does food mean to you?"

"Don't dare to forget!"

"Do you remember your mission?"

"Remember!"

"Proof with what?"

"With blood!"

After the young man finished speaking, he stabbed the dinner knife into the palm of his hand, and the force was so great that he directly nailed his palm to the table.

He snorted, beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead, gritted his teeth and pulled out the knife, and then moved his injured palm.

Drops of blood fell on the table, and only then did I see mottled brown and black marks everywhere on the table, as well as dense knife marks.

The young man touched the bread with his wounded hand, smeared the blood on the bread, and ate it one by one.

When he had finished eating, the girl stepped forward and performed a healing spell on the palm of his hand, and then bandaged it, and moved with great skill, as if she was doing it every day.

After a dinner similar to the ceremony, the young man unfolded the newspaper in the dim light.

"As the war for Valentine dragged on, Cardinal Baudouin asserted that the Queen of Blood Crown had reached the end of her rope. ”

"The bandit leader Marshal Sylvie was defeated by the orc army, and his body is gone, and it is said that he has been eaten in public, haha...... This is the first time it has been eaten. ”

"The bandit leader, Duke Prell, gathered 100,000 people on the Godfall Plateau and openly recruited evil forces such as lichs and spirit-absorbing monsters......"

Reading this, Romrose's expression darkened.

"Richie Preor, when we were at the Noble Academy together, I couldn't see it at all. I didn't expect people to mistake me for my girlfriend when I walked with me. ”

He looked at his bandaged left hand and smiled bitterly: "Richie, you are now regarded as a thorn in the side of Sylvie by the red robes, and I, like a mouse, are still huddled in the dark corner of the fragrance, waiting for an opportunity, which is absolutely impossible." ”

In the sky above the small courtyard, imperceptible slight ripples rippled in the night.

Purple Mountain Loyalty Sanctuary, in the hall deep underground, a certain white-robed person stared at the light curtains with a solemn expression. A light curtain suddenly expanded, and a figure with black gas lingering.

"Adult ......"

Just the light and shadow exuded a suffocating power, and the white robe looked extremely surprised, but he still bowed without panic.

"Lucian, do you remember why, even when you reach the legend, you are not allowed to join the pivotal opportunity, but let you huddle in obscurity in the corner, acting as an observer?"

"Don't dare to forget ......"

"Then Lucian, you're activated. Soon someone will take your place, and you, in charge of activating this seed, yes, the number seven seed. ”

"This ...... Is it really about time?"

"Yes, the outlook we calculated is not optimistic, of course we can't give up on our own initiative, but we have to start preparing for a new direction. ”

"It means ......"

"It means that winter is coming......"

"Understood, I'm going to prepare. ”

The figure said in a low voice, "Don't have mercy, Lucian, even your closest colleagues, are the firewood that will make us survive the winter." ”

He laughed, and the laughter made the other light curtains become chaotic and shattered: "Winter is coming, burn, world." ”

[End of this volume]