A voice rang out.

The voice was different from that of the girl, giving Xia Jing a sense of hesitation as if he was close to him.

- Do you want to turn against your compatriots?

Sooner or later, you will be ...... by someone too!

Heart-wrenching screams.

A weapon that is ruthlessly wielded.

The face of the girl in front of her seemed to be mournful at the same time, but at the same time, it seemed to feel satisfied.

- Ah, I see.

Knowledge flowed into Xia Jing's mind and consciousness.

To be precise, a conviction.

It's not that he saw any images, but he inadvertently understood it.

What happened to the ancestor who fell in love with a human man, betrayed his people, and exterminated his compatriots, all in return for his beloved.

A girl who is married to a woman and conceives a child for a human being--the deer clan.

But

Her story should end with being killed by her husband's own hands.

The daughter she gave birth to was not human, but as enchanted as her mother.

The daughter fled from her father, took her mother as her ancestor, and revitalized the family. And to be wary and fearful of the sword of a clan's nemesis

"Summer view."

Ye Chun stretched out his hand at him in astonishment.

The other hand hanging beside him held the hilt of the sword.

The color is white gold of spotted peeling. Flat blades, double-sided blades.

The turquoise scabbard of the belt is intricately carved with several ornamental jewels.

The beads, which used to be peach-colored, are now bright red.

"Stop...... I, I ......."

"Ye Chun...... I can't reciprocate your feelings."

At this moment, the scalpel in Xia Jing's hand was completely shattered.

The rest of the game happened in the blink of an eye.

As if reluctant to let go of the sword that had been shattered into metal shards, Ye Chun let out a hiss.

It was a roar that seemed to have completely collapsed.

Slumped on the ground and sighed.

Then Ye Chun, who slowly raised his head, stared at Xia Jing with dejected eyes.

Xia Jing closed his eyes and turned his back.

So he didn't notice that Ye Chun, who got up from the ground, was holding a short knife in both hands.

"Ahh

Ye Chun's face was full of despair, and he rushed towards Xia Jing.

The short knife was held at his side, and he stabbed forward.

Seeing the sudden move, Xia Jing froze.

But Ye Jung's knife did not pierce his heart.

As expected, Ye Ya stood in front of Xia Jing.

I saw her lift the chainsaw, and the expression on her face seemed to be trying to suppress her emotions, and she bit her lip with indignation.

"Sister-sama—"

Ye Yakai said something.

It's just that her voice is drowned out by the sound of the engine, and no one hears it.

My sister's chainsaw pushed away my sister's short knife and stabbed her deep in the abdomen.

By the time Lin Yu and the others arrived at Xia Jing's side, everything had already come to an end.

And the House of the Lost had been engulfed in flames by that time.

Xia Jing hugged Ye Ya's shoulders, who were crying bitterly, and looked at the red lotus fire in front of him in a daze. Anai, who was standing in the back, had a blank face and a fire in his eyes.

Xia Jing found that Lin Yu and the others had climbed the mountain and came over, and glanced back at them.

「…… What happened?"

Xia Jing told Lin Yu, who asked like this.

How Xia Jing destroys the sword.

Ye Ya's defeat of Ye Chun.

The injured Ye Chun ignored his injuries and ran into the lost house.

and her request for Yaya, Xia Jing, and Anai to leave.

And not long after, the Lost House burst into flames

「…… No one can stop her."

Xia Jing muttered.

Ye Ya naturally tried to stop it. Even though Ye Chun refused to heal her injuries, Ye Ya still tried to convince her to change her mind.

But Ye Chun gave an order to Ana.

- Get Yaya right. This is my final order.

"Yes."

Anai nodded expressionlessly and complied with Ye Chun's order.

Ye Ya struggled to rush forward, but she was helplessly held up by Anai from behind, and she couldn't catch up with Ye Chun.

Sister, don't go, sister. Ye Ya kept begging, but as Ye Chun's figure disappeared into the mansion, Ye Ya also stopped calling. Now he wept bitterly and bowed his head and said nothing.

Xia Jing also tried to stop it. Because his sixth sense vaguely detected Ye Chun's intentions. Moreover, no matter how outrageous the wrong things she did, no matter how distorted her values were, death still couldn't repay anything.

However, Ye Chun was leaving

She muttered a message to Xia Jing.

- Anai will take care of you, she is your sister.

There was no apology or repentance from beginning to end.

Without the slightest remorse or anger.

There is no trace of "I love you" or "I like you" attachment.

That sentence was Ye Chun's last words to the object of her dreams that made her not hesitate to slaughter her clansmen and unite her dreams.

Presumably she must have mixed feelings and mixed feelings.

In the end, she was rejected at the end, and I don't know how desperate she was.

But she didn't show her feelings on her face at all.

So Xia Jing had nothing to say to her, and she didn't know where to start.

On the other hand, it was also because he saw that Ye Chun didn't really want to atone for his sins.

She just wanted to put an end to it.

The fire has intensified to the point of being out of control. Incredibly, the fire doesn't seem to show signs of spreading into the nearby forest.

The seemingly lonely flame made Xia Jing feel a little heartbroken.

At this time

Just as the house was burned to the point that even the ceiling was about to collapse, someone suddenly opened up behind him to speak.

"Lord Ya, Lord Xia Jing."

It's Ana.

Xia Jing turned his head and only expressed his doubts with his eyes.

Ana, in her usual staccato pronunciation, said, "Anai, you have to follow, Lord Ye Chun, go together."

"Huh......

「…… Anay?"

Ye Ya looked up in surprise.

"That means ......"

"Can I ask you to agree?"

"No!"

The first person to shout was not Xia Jing, nor Ye Ya, but Lan Yang.

With a rare display of impassioned emotion, she approached Ana.

"Anai, you...... No, Sister Ya, you have to be by Xia Jing's side!"

I saw Lan Yang holding her hand hard, as if to stop her from leaving.

"You're finally back with us. Please. I ...... too."

Natsu looked into Ana's eyes.

Hollow, without any emotion. I don't feel any joy or sorrow, just like a mask-like face.

She used to be an older sister, but now she has lost herself.

But.

Just now she took the initiative to express her will.

That probably means......

-- I guess that's what happened.

"Senior Sister Lanyang."

Xia Jing put his hand on Lan Yang's arm that was holding Anai tightly.

"And everybody."

Xia Jing looked around everyone's faces in order, and then smiled.

"Let her go, okay?"

After thinking about it for a while, Ye Ya nodded in agreement as if in pain.

Lin Yu's mouth was pursed into a straight line, and he always lowered his head.

"Xia Jing, but!"

Only Lan Yang shook his head and refused.

"No, you can't! Because ......"

"Hey, Senior Sister Lanyang."

At this time, it was Anye who came forward to help Xia Jing persuade her to dispel her thoughts.

"You should have known it for a long time. Anatha ...... It's no longer the sister that Xia Jing knows."

「……」

Hearing this, Lan Yang looked at Xia Jing in astonishment.

After Xia Jing shook her head at her, she hugged her, and then quietly began to sob.

And so

Xia Jing patted Lan Yang on the shoulder and smiled at Ana.

"You go...... Ana."

"Thank you, Natsujing-sama."

After bowing respectfully to Xia Jing, she also saluted Ye Ya and the others.

Then she spun around and walked through the doors of the Lost House without hesitation.

After watching Ana's back disappear into the sea of fire, Natsu closed his eyes.

It would be a lie to say that you are not sad and sad.

Anai is an out-and-out sister, even if she has become another existence now, the shadow of the past still exists.

Shadows, memories. In short, memories.

However, that may not be suitable for Xia Jing to stay by his side.

It's better to let the person who values it more than Xia Jing take it away.

Together with the memories of childhood.

Let the beautiful and gentle, Xia Jing once fell in love with the girl.

Let that girl who Xia Jing couldn't do anything for her

「…… Farewell, sister."

Sparks flew in the sky.

It's like dancing slowly in the wind.

It was like a heavy red snow falling from the sky.

When Ye Chun was lying in the sea of fire with her eyes closed, someone suddenly held her hand.

Ye Chun was surprised, and a woman's figure came into view.

"What are you doing here?"

Ye Chun asked, and she replied:

"I'll follow, Miss."

Ye Chun straightened her face, suspecting that Xia Jing's gang had ordered her to come.

So she sneered rudely.

"You didn't hear my orders, didn't you? Go back quickly. Then recognize Xia Jing as your master."

And yet—she shook her head in surprise.

"Forgive me."

"Are you messing around? This is my command."

Ye Chun was stunned and wanted to shake off her hand.

It's hard to be mentally prepared for death alone, so it's just a lot of worrying in vain.

Nowadays, I don't expect anyone to accompany me on a journey. There is no reason to accept the sympathy of Xia Jing's gang.

So Ye Chun shouted, "Get out."

"Forgive me."

But she still insisted on not leaving. As if emphasizing her determination, she shook Ye Chun's hand even harder and said

"Because、Ana is、The lady's maid."

"You ......"

Ye Chun couldn't squeeze out the strength to refute her.

"Really? That's as pleasing to you."

Close your eyes again.

There is no body temperature in the palm of the hand.

Because it is a corpse, it is normal to have no body temperature.

Tongues of fire enveloped the room, burning to the pillars and ceiling. Collapse is only a question that is being asked.

Blood gushed from the wound in the abdomen. Ye Chun had no intention of curing it.

With a lot of blood loss and smoke, which side will put itself into a coma first? Anyway, it doesn't matter how you die in the end.

「…… Ah."

Ye Chun asked the cold-touched Anai who was holding his right hand:

"Do you remember when you died?"

"I don't remember."

Anai seemed to shake her head.

"It's the opposite of what we are playing now. You're lying while I hold your hand. Then your body gradually loses temperature...... Ahhhhhhhhhhh

So Ye Chun smiled lightly and called her real name.

"Remember that time...... I'm crying."

That was the last time Ye Chun shed tears.

She didn't cry when she was sure she was sick.

It's the same when I know that the real biological mother is Ah Le.

Even when she was rejected by Xia Jing just now, she was obviously so desperate, but she didn't shed tears.

However, Ye Chun still remembers

Remember her mourning when she died.

Remember what it's really like to lose someone you cherish.

"I'm sorry, Miss."

Anai somehow bowed his head and apologized.

"Ana, I can't help it, cry."

"It's okay."

That look was really ridiculous, Ye Chun laughed softly.

「…… Ya."

"Yes."

Ye Chun, whose consciousness was gradually blurred, spoke, "Our agreement. said that he would make an agreement to live with Xia Jing and the three of them. Failed to deliver on its promise...... I'm sorry."

It's possible that it's just an illusion.

Or maybe it's the dreams created by death before life withers.

But Ye Chun heard it.

Clear and unquestionable.

Really—I heard.

"You don't have to take it personally, Ye Chun."

It's exactly the same as before—Ya's voice.

"Because I know that you are the one who likes summer scenery the most in this world."

The warm spring sun is warm.

Facing the wind blowing towards the forest, it was a little hot, but suddenly it was cooler and more comfortable. Coupled with the crisp birdsong and the rustling sound of the treetops swinging in his ears, Lin Yu couldn't help but smile.

The reconstruction of the village was finally completed a few days ago.

Compared with the previous days when there were many houses, it may seem much bleak and deserted. Although it was rebuilt, it was small, with only a few homes and farmland, and a small temple was built in the middle.

However, it took seven years to rebuild on this scale.

In the first year, the time was exhausted just by razing the barren land, and for the next three years, only temples were built to pay tribute to the dead, and progress stalled. It was only after that preparations for the reconstruction began, and after the preliminary work such as raising funds and designing the house, the full-scale construction stage was only a year ago.

After all, everyone has their own life. Besides, you can't let unrelated outsiders enter here, so no matter how big or small, you can only do it by yourself. It will be so time-consuming, and it is also a helpless result.

Lin Yu has settled here from today.

Others have other residences elsewhere, so they plan to use this place as a villa.

Therefore, in addition to Lin Yu, there is only Lanyang left who treats this place as an official home.

Of course, there is a feeling of loneliness. However, Lin Yu felt that there was nothing wrong with being like this now.

It's a place to reminisce about the old days, like a hometown that you occasionally come back to visit. It is already an anachronism to want a family to get together and live a life of seclusion.

"Lin Yu!"

Just as Lin Yu was casually walking around to take a look, a loud voice calling her name came from afar.

At the other end of the farmland, there is a figure waving a registered ponytail and waving his hand.

"Sister Anno."

After the name was called, the man came running from the other end with a trot.

"What about the others?"

"Not yet. Sister Anno, are you...... I'm the first to report for duty."

The inauguration ceremony will be held today.

It's not a big event, but it's a rare gathering for everyone.

"Then again......

After Lin Yu looked An Ye's whole body up and down, he was a little stunned.

"When you change into civilian clothes, you look like a child."

A hooded jacket with jeans, canvas shoes on the feet, and a hairstyle. It's a lot different from the impression that Anno usually wears a suit.

"What's the matter? Anyway, my age stops at nineteen."

Yasano's face was not red and he was out of breath and bragged.

"You don't even look like you're my age."

"Is this looking for ballast...... I can't imagine that the little ones in the past have become great beauties now."