“…… Hum. ”

But her eyes were filled with exactly the same murderous intent as before.

"Hehe, I can't ask for it, don't talk nonsense, just let the horse come!"

Adai sneered and squinted at Ye Ya in the distance.

Ye Ya took a deep breath, with a determined look on his face, ready to meet the enemy.

Xia Jing, who was on the side, felt a little uneasy.

After that, Yaya and Adai began a head-on battle.

……

"Adai, you've lost."

“…… Ye Ya, are you a fool, what are you thinking? ”

A look of surprise appeared on Adai's face, then turned to a sneer

"Are you talking in your dreams? Just hit me, and it's called victory? Did I lose, you're too whimsical...... You figure it out best......"

Before Adai could finish her sentence, Ya interrupted her.

“…… The so-called treasure sword. ”

Ye Yaping calmly spoke in a cold voice.

"It's the sword of the deer clan's nemesis. Do you understand the meaning? ”

"Hmph, if you want to stall for time......"

At the moment when Adai wanted to open his mouth and shout......

"Smack"!

“…… Hey? ”

Adai's voice was full of confusion. This is also understandable.

Because it was her own ...... that fell to the ground

"What—What?"

Xia Jing's whole body was cold, and his hair stood on end.

Because I was from the perspective of a bystander, I saw the whole process.

"Huh? Ah......h

Raising his left hand, Adaiyu, who stared intently at his wounds, looked stunned-

“…… Woo!"

It turned into fear.

The wound continues to grow.

Ye Ya muttered as if grief-stricken, "This is ...... Ruthless Blade. ”

"Goo, ah......hh

Adai looked embarrassed and wrapped his whip around his elbow joint.

"Goo, woo...... Ahh ”

"It's useless, Adai."

Ye Ya shook her head.

"Huh? Yes......! ”

"Whatever you choose, the wound will always follow you."

"Wow, wow...... Ah Ye, Ah Ye. ”

Adai showed a desperate expression and bowed his head to Ah Ye, who was watching the situation in the corner of the classroom.

"Set it on fire!!"

"Setting fire to it didn't work."

"Doing that kind of thing doesn't heal the wound. Didn't I tell you? This is the nemesis. ”

"Ahhh......h Ahh

Adai cowered on the ground against her wound and became afraid.

Xia Jing felt creepy.

"No, no, I ...... Don't die! ”

Xia Jing wanted to look away, but immediately changed his mind.

- No, you can't.

Must see the end.

It is obligated to witness the death given by Ye Ya and Fang Yuan until the moment of completion.

That's a responsibility. Because of the obligations arising from my involvement.

As if he had long expected Xia Jing's enlightenment-

Ya turned her gaze to him.

“…… Xia Jing, please pick up the knife that fell there for me. ”

"Huh......?"

…… smiled faintly.

After a few minutes......

Ye Ya, who put the treasure knife back into the barrel coffin, sat down on the spot and let out a long sigh.

“…… It's really an uphill battle. I'm tired. ”

Although he was tired of shouting verbally, his face was refreshed with a haze swept away.

"Are you acceptable?"

Xia Jing, who was standing beside her, asked about the decision she had just made.

"Isn't she your father-killer?"

"Ahh

Ye Ya replied with a lonely expression-

"That's ...... That's it. ”

He nodded deeply again.

A few minutes ago.

Ye Ya, who took the knife from Xia Jing's hand, stood in front of Adai.

He then wounded his wrist with a knife in his hand, allowing blood to drip on Adai's wound.

The blood of the one who laid the knife.

That seemed to be the only antidote to the continued growth of the wounds created by the sword.

Later, Adai fell into a coma due to shock caused by the erosion of the wound when the erosion stopped, and Aya took her out of the art classroom. Because of the urgency of the situation, he missed the opportunity to ask Ah Ye about it, which made Xia Jing a little annoyed. Forget it, it doesn't matter. It's good to confirm with Wang Chuanying when I go to school on Monday.

Ask what the name of his childhood sweetheart is.

In short, on the surface, it seems that the situation is over for the time being.

While Xia Jing breathed a sigh of relief, he also had a pain in his heart that he couldn't let go.

Xia Jing was very glad that Ye Ya didn't kill anyone in the end.

Fang Yuan, who was bullied by Li Mei and others in the past, just endured it silently. If Ye Ya, who owned Fang Yuan's body, killed Ah Dai, who took Li Mei's body, at this time, he felt that Fang Yuan's efforts were all in vain.

Of course, it's not just Fang Yuan's relationship.

If Yaya had been blinded by the desire to kill at that time and killed Adai...... Just imagining that situation, Xia Jing's mood was unbearable.

Whatever you say is to overlap yourself with her, who almost killed Qiu Yin at that time.

If you really hurt others because of this, an important belief in your heart may have already been lost because of the excusable self-deception mentality of harming the unforgivable object, as well as the fait accompli of harming others.

However, Xia Jing still confirmed his feelings to Ye Ya.

Enemy of his own father.

How heavy that fact is, Xia Jing couldn't be clearer.

In addition to the one who regretted almost killing Qiu Yin, there was another one who planned to kill that person if he met the deer clan who took his sister's body, he would definitely kill that person's own existence. In terms of this meaning, Fang Yuan and her sister still can't be compared. Xia Jing has a family that almost fell apart because of her sister's disappearance. My father's grief, my mother's discouragement, and my own despair are all firmly engraved in my memory.

Let go of the enemy who has harmed his blood relatives.

Ye Ya's performance of forgiving the enemy just now, Xia Jing thought to himself, can he do it too? No—it has to be done. If she can't, she won't be qualified to stay by her side.

Because, Yaya, she-

It was for Fang Yuan and Xia Jing, who missed Fang Yuan, that he didn't kill Ah Dai.

"Yaya."

Xia Jing couldn't suppress his emotions and called out the name of the girl next to him.

"What? Tired? And no wonder, after all, you have been imprisoned for half a day. ”

"No...... I wasn't right just now. ”

Xia Jing felt that he had said something quite excessive to Ye Ya, who was immobilized by the Demon Eye. At first, he said that she didn't fit Yuan's body, and finally said that he wanted to hurt her.

Even if she wants to motivate her fighting spirit in a state of selflessness, but looking back, that kind of statement can't be too vicious.

Even if he will be beaten, he can't complain, Xia Jing thought to himself while waiting for Ye Ya to respond.

However, Ya's reaction was ......

"Huh? Which one are you apologizing for? ”

Her eyes widened in a daze, and her head tilted to the side.

She really doesn't know?

Or is it —

"Ah, that's it?"

Ye Ya tapped his palm and said as if he suddenly remembered:

"You mean the thing that suddenly hugged me, right? Oh no...... So what to say, I'm honestly pretty happy. But as you said, we're moving a little bit faster. The monkey hurriedly hugged you before you even held your hand, and you couldn't see your sense of responsibility as a man. You'll have to think about the step-by-step principle. ”

Or did she know it?

Really, it's completely okay with this guy.

Xia Jing had a wry smile on his face.

"We've been holding hands a long time ago, last time."

Then according to the rules, complain first.

Ye Ya curled the corners of her mouth, revealing a sly expression.

"Oh, so you remember! You are still very happy to be able to hold hands with the beauties of the country and the city. ”

"You ......"

Hit her in the middle of the eye.

Originally, Xia Jing almost blurted out the sentence "Don't make trouble, stupid", but Ye Ya was so kind to herself, she closed her mouth and didn't bother with her today. After making up his mind, Xia Jing replied: "Okay, you're right. ”

“…… What kind of wind is blowing today? You're pretty honest, aren't you? Was there some poison that was poured into it during the captivity? Or is it the ...... Is it called the shy period in the development of love? ”

"Why is this the conclusion? You don't have to explain it yourself, no! ”

Eat my words. I got into a deal with her.

"Really!"

Xia Jing sat down beside the dead leaves with a huff.

"You're really hopeless!"

After muttering a grumble, suddenly—

“…… Ha ha. ”

Ye Yahuazhi laughed wildly.

"Hey...... I think you're the one who got the bad stuff, right? ”

"Hehe, Xia Jing."

"What are you doing?"

"I like you."

“…… What? ”

"I said, I like you. Would it be strange to say a second time? ”

- The problem is not that it is strange or not, but that it is a bit of a confession in person......

"I like you. I love you deeply. I like you to the same extent as Fang Yuan in my heart...... I like you very much. So, Natsujing—"

"How many times do you have to say the humiliating line of 'like' before you are satisfied?" Xia Jing's words came to his throat, and Ye Ya continued: "...... Think about it. ”

"Huh......?"

"The ancestor of the deer clan...... Back then, after falling in love with humans and marrying humans, he finally did not hesitate to stand on the same side with humans and killed all his companions and people of the same race. However, she was exiled by humans and fled to the mountains while pregnant with a human child. I think...... It doesn't matter if you follow in the same footsteps. But I don't want you to be the same. ”

"What are you talking about?"

"In short, I hope you can think it through...... Do you want to be my husband, or do you want to return to human society? It's never too late to make a decision when the dust settles. ”

Frankly speaking, Xia Jing was confused. For Ye Ya, the anecdote of the ancestor may be a cliché, but to Xia Jing's ears, it only feels abstract and unfamiliar, and it is difficult to understand.

It's just—

"I don't know if I'll marry you in the future."

It's just—

"But, I'll be your fiancé candidate first."

At least watch this guy for a while.

Observing this is one with Fang Yuan, but it is not like Fang Yuan at all, but when I see her, I will unconsciously think of Fang Yuan's - the girl who gives Xia Jing a headache.

Ye Ya simply replied, "Is it?"

He closed his eyes and gently rested his head on Xia Jing's head.

"Hmm......"

Behind him, Lin Yu, who was sitting on Ana's lap and napping, muttered a dream word.

What will happen in the future? Xia Jing thought to himself.

After Fang Yuan, there are three more students in the school whose whereabouts are unknown.

There were four people in total. Such a state of affairs can no longer be cleaned up by accident. Even the media will come and give it a kick. The ordinary countryside must be lively for a while.

But that may be just the beginning.

If the town is just in a state of panic, the result is peaceful. The war with the Prosperity Faction has just begun, and the other side is a group of demons.

If the war is not brought to an end, the number of people whose whereabouts are unknown will only increase in the future, and it is not surprising that even Xia Jing himself will join the ranks of the missing one day. The ordinary life you lived before probably won't come back, right? Thinking of what will happen after tomorrow, Xia Jing can't help but feel a little heavy.

Having said that, it is useless to worry about those who have and don't have it now, and everything can only be left to its course.

INTERVIEWER The dilemma at hand is, what excuse should I find to explain to my parents that I would return home late at night?

Xia Jing sighed.

Although Ye Ya's head resting on his shoulder was heavy, it also brought a sense of tranquility and peace.

Late at night.

Autumn Yin walks in the dark mansion with little light.

It is a bungalow building.

But with its old appearance, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a deserted abandoned house.

The pillars, floor, and ceiling were all in a half-ruined state, and the room rattled when a gust of wind blew. A thick layer of dust was piled up everywhere, and cobwebs could be seen everywhere. Some of the ceilings were leaking, the scarred wooden beds smelled musty, and rats and weasels could even be seen chasing and jumping on the beams.

Akiyin silently walked into the center of the mansion, a room that looked like the living room of the former head of the house. Shoes on the rotten floor, removing the wall of the bed from which a half-broken hanging scroll was hung.

There is a staircase made of stone that leads to the bottom.

Qiu Yin picked up the slender object wrapped in cloth and walked into the hole that was barely enough for one person to pass through.

Leaning sideways, he managed to get the object through the secret passage, while slowly descending the stone steps step by step.

At the end of the staircase is a space.

The area is about five tsubos.

The candlesticks hanging on the wall lit the candles, dimly illuminating the surroundings.

The floors, walls, and ceilings are all rock.

The most striking thing in front of you is a lattice wall.

Thick square wooden strips cobbled together a cage that divided the space of the five pings in two.

After Qiu Yin walked to the lattice wall, that is, in front of the cage, she knelt down on one knee and said respectfully, "Mother, I am back. ”

There was a response from the cage.

"You're finally back."

It's a female voice.

The voice sounds young, but because of the hoarseness, it also smells of an old woman. The haughty tone and the echoes of the space made of stone only add to the awesome feeling.

"It's so hard for you."

“…… Be. ”

Qiu Yin, who lowered her head, smiled happily.

The expression that has never been shown in front of school and Xia Jing is Qiu Yin's truest smile.

"So, what about the Treasure Knife?"

A woman's voice asked.

"Yes."

Qiu Yin raised her face and held the package in her arms high to the cage.

"Here."

"Unseal the seal."

"Yes...... This unravels. ”

Qiu Yin was ordered to unseal the cloth. Emerging from it is a metal scabbard and hilt – an ancient sword with a traditional shape.

"Mother...... This is the sword. ”

Autumn Yin proudly handed the sword back to the cage through the lattice wall.

But there was silence on the other side of the cage.

“…… Mother? ”

Nor did he answer Qiu Yin's call.

It wasn't until Qiu Yin's face was confused that he finally was-

"Take out the hilt of your knife and take a look."

There was a command that could not judge feelings.

"Yes."

Qiu Yin grasped the hilt of the sword and unsheathed it.

The white blade reflected the candle's fire, emitting a dim glow.

"Sure enough."

Qiu Yin didn't seem to be able to understand the meaning of that sentence.

“…… Hey? ”

Qiu Yin opened her mouth blankly.

"That guy really has a set."

"Mother, what do you ......mean?"

"The blade is fake."

The voice was not subdued, it was just pointing out the facts.