When Ella was twelve years old, she was sent to military school by Sister Su.

Sister Su's eyes and ears are all over the Authority, the royal family and the military, and all kinds of information are at her fingertips. Sister Su sent Ella to the military academy because she felt that it was a bit overkill to let Ella be a killer, she noticed Ella's excellent observation, combined Ella's ability, and finally decided to install Ella into the army. Before she could do that, Ella had to go to a military academy.

Most of the military schools in New World are young adults who look to be around sixteen to thirty years old, and twelve-year-old Ella is out of place here.

Surviving in the New World doesn't require extra compassion. Here, there is no such thing as blood ties. Since birth, everyone has to rely on their own hands to open up a world, even if they are tired and injured, there is no place to call "home" to take a breather. No one cared if Ella could adapt to adult training, and no one would give her more attention just because she was a child. Many times, everyone completed the training, leaving her alone at the training ground, for not completing the task in time and receiving punishment. By the time she finished training, it was already night, and she returned to the dormitory alone, tired and hungry, and fell asleep. After a long time, she got used to it and was able to slowly keep up with the pace of training.

In fact, for Ella, there is not much difference between being in a military school and being in an experimental base, and it is even easier than an experimental base. After all, in a military school, it is only a consumption of mental and physical strength, and in the experimental base, there is also a game of life.

It doesn't matter, you can do anything, just live. When did this idea germinate in the brain? Was it when Mrs. Morris beat her, or when Sister Sue was a killer and recognized the reality? Reisley thought the same way in the laboratory building back then, he had no freedom, and he didn't dare to have too many illusions about the future, and gave up struggling under the cursed life.

Memories of Resley's appearance began to blur, and Ressley stood farther and farther away from her, and finally even her name became a little unfamiliar.

Fate is a naughty child, playing tricks on people's fragile and sensitive hearts, and never tires of it. When you hold your fantasies, your fantasies are as fragile as a bubble, and after you accept your fate, there is always something that keeps stirring up expectations that have long since died. The little girl named Sophie evokes Ella's desire for a friend, and she befriends Reslie. Now, it's also a girl named Sophie who suddenly breaks into the long-faded world that Ella is enclosed.

Sophie and Qiao Ran, two more young children who entered the military academy after Ella. Because of their age, Sophie became Ella's roommate. Ella recognized Sophie as the little girl at a glance, but she didn't mention it, her heart was numb, and she didn't want to pursue something as difficult to grasp as friendship.

But Sophie is different, probably because there are different men and women in the military school, Sophie is inconvenient to go to Qiao Ran, Sophie seems to be dependent on Ella, pestering her all day long. After Sophie arrived, Ella felt that the atmosphere of the military school had changed and become more harmonious. Older seniors would start greeting them, sometimes consciously or unintentionally, taking care of their two younger girls. This change is not something that can be said clearly by words, but by a feeling. If there is any change that is visible to the naked eye, it is probably that the person who cannot complete the training in time has changed from one person to two people.

After about three years of training, students in military schools are faced with a choice for the future, similar to the sub-majors in college. You can choose to work in more dangerous jobs, such as archaeologizing ruins or fighting off evil spirits, or you can choose to work as a military doctor, such as archaeocratic bodyguards or policemen...... In short, there are many choices, and no matter what choice is made, it is also subordinate to the army. Now, fifteen-year-old Ella, Sophie and Joran are all faced with a choice.

"What does Ella want to choose?"

In the military academy cafeteria, Sophie sat across from Ella, with crumbs of bread on her lips. Sophie usually talks a lot, and even opens up the conversation box when eating. Qiao Ran was on the side, silent, he didn't want to be pulled into the girls' conversation.

"Anything, I don't really care." Ella replied.

"I think there's an option that fits Ella perfectly." Pretending to be mysterious, Sophie took out her student handbook, quickly flipped to a certain page, and pushed it to Ella.

"Medicine?" Ella's heart trembled.

"It's medicine, Ella can be a military doctor in the future."

"It doesn't seem to be a good fit for me...... "It seems a little strange to let a killer become a doctor."

"Ella, I'm usually injured, every time you take me to the infirmary, you know almost every medicine in the infirmary, and you can also bandage ......" Halfway through speaking, Sophie realized that Qiao Ran was still around, and she turned her head stiffly to look at Qiao Ran, feeling uneasy.

Qiao Ran frowned and looked directly at Sophie.

"Always hurt? Are you stupid? ”

Sophie knew that she was at a loss, so she didn't dare to speak, and listened quietly to Qiao Ran's counting. Qiao Ran is mature beyond his age on weekdays, and he generally doesn't bother to comment on Sophie's various whimsies, or he casually laughs at them. But when it comes to Sophie's personal safety, Qiao Ran will be unusually serious, and he will not allow Sophie to be harmed by others in the slightest. But in fact, most of the time, Sophie's injuries are self-inflicted. For example, when I was a child, I climbed a tree and fell from a tree, and when it rained, I used an umbrella to shelter a wild cat on the side of the road, but I came home in the rain and finally got a bad cold...... All this really made Qiao Ran anxious.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry......" After a while, Sophie lowered her head like a child who made a mistake and kept apologizing, until she swept Qiao Ran up the quilt and judged that Qiao Ran was almost angry, and she continued the topic with Ella.

"Qiao Ran and I should follow our grandfather in the future, I'm so sloppy, Qiao Ran can't follow me all the time, and I have to rely on Ella to take care of me at that time."

"I'll think about it......"

I have to admit that Ella was a little moved by Sophie's proposal, and Sophie seemed to be saying that the three of them would be together as often as they are now. Ella, who has never had a "home", suddenly understands what a "sense of belonging" is at this moment. While with Sophie, Ella sometimes forgets that she is a killer. Ella knows a lot of pharmacology because of her special profession, and the other half is really thanks to Sophie. Sophie is troublesome, not in general. There will be all kinds of whimsical ideas every now and then, there will be all kinds of naïve words and actions that will force Ella into her small group. However, Ella was not disgusted and could not let her go. In the "war" with Sophie, Ella loses again and again.

Ella's military academy is the most prestigious school in Noah City, and it has many outstanding professors. Now that she had the idea of studying medicine, Ella decided to go to the medical school in advance to check on the situation.

She walked around the classrooms and labs of the medical school, and she didn't expect to see familiar faces here.

Passing by a professor's office, Ella caught a glimpse of a professor in a white coat talking to a woman. Just looking at the appearance, the woman is still very young, but her mental state is extremely poor, her face is pale and bloodless, I don't know if it is because she has not rested well or for some other reason, and the dark circles under her eyes are very heavy. Ella recognized the woman, and she was Joanna.

Joanna must have come to the professor for treatment, and Ella watched silently, but unfortunately stood outside the door and couldn't hear what was being said inside. When Joanna came out of the room, Ella hid in a nearby room.

Now, I am no longer qualified to see her.

Joanna in her memory tried her best to buy a bright future for their children, but her hands were stained with blood, and she failed to live up to her efforts and expectations.

If you study medicine, I am afraid that you will not be able to alleviate your sins.

With this in mind, Ella was not in the mood to continue the visit, and she walked out of the medical school to prepare to go back to the dormitory. On the way back, it snowed, and the snowflakes fell on her face, hair, and clothes, turning into water and flowing into her heart, bypassing the long memories, and finally rolling in her eyes, and the road ahead was blurred. Ella barely smiled, smiling and smiling, tears streaming down her face.

It's been ten years, I don't know how she's doing, looking at her state, it shouldn't be very good.

By the time I got back to the dormitory, it was already dark, and Ella's thin clothes were soaked with snow. She took off her coat and fell on the bed, wrapping herself tightly in the quilt. Sophie hasn't come back yet, she wants to use this time to vent all her emotions, and when Sophie returns, she will immediately become the usual Ella.

"Why are you sad?"

Closing her eyes, she went to Ann's room and collapsed on Ann's bed.

"I don't know."

"Let me guess...... The appearance of Lady Joanna reminds you that you were once an experimenter and then a killer. You now realize that the ordinary and happy two years of living with Sophie are just an illusion. So you can't accept it for a while? I guessed right. ”

yes, how could Ann, who stays with Ella all the time, not guess her thoughts. But that's what makes it annoying, depriving Ella of all excuses for self-deception.

"You're a really annoying person."

"Ara," Ann looked at her, "even if you hate me, I won't hate you, and I won't leave you." ”

"So what? Are you going to put on your sister's shelf again? ”

Ann didn't speak, letting Ella lose her temper.

Ella was tired and fell asleep in bed, crying and falling asleep.

Ann covered Ella with a quilt and smiled bitterly.

Ella, no matter what happens, I'll be there for you, instead of Ressley. I will bear your sins.