The young man who had been transformed for a few days leaned against the porch, looking at her with some sense of interest, and some colors that were too deep to see.

"Ansel William Wingleton." Suddenly, he opened his mouth and spit out a long list of English words, Sakurano was stunned, but he was a little surprised when he reacted. "Ryoma, how do you know the name of Anse?"

In front of him, a string of complicated brushstrokes that glittered in the glow of the sun slid in front of him, and Echizen lifted the corners of his mouth, and instead asked Sakurano's question. "Can you take me to him?"

"See him?" Although Sakurano was puzzled, she still responded. She approached slowly, stopping beside Echizen, raising her eyebrows and smiling lightly. "Okay, then you can go back with me today."

"And then." Sakurano lifted her steps and walked into the house, leaving only a whisper scattered in the wind chimes under the porch. "We're ready to fight, as we said before."

The wind was blowing like a roll and blowing time back to that somewhat distant summer night, behind the dark hillside, she agreed with him to play that somewhat youthful game, in the unknown future.

Echizen's cold eyebrows suddenly relaxed, and he turned around and watched the slender figure slowly walk away, just like the past, coinciding with the yellowed picture in distant memories, and watching the little her disappear from sight countless times.

After a pause, he shook his eyes and looked at the strange and familiar back and walked away a few steps, subconsciously stood up straight, and chased after him.

The tables and couches in the room have been lined up for the feast, Sakura no chatted with Baishan who was sitting in the seat for a while, and said hello to Long Ya on the side, before walking to his place and sitting down, Keiko, who had just come out and was pestering his sister, his eyes lit up, and he took three steps and two steps to pull over.

"Sister Sakura! There you are! "The little guy just ran out of the back room, and when he didn't see Sakurano coming, his eyes were full of surprise at the moment." I thought the big demon wouldn't let you out! ”

"The Great Demon King?" Sakurano slightly pushed Keiko's pouting lips, smiling lightly and warmly. "Who are you talking about?"

"It's the big demon king who huddles in the castle all day long, commanding this command, that terrifying one!" Sticking out her tongue, Keiko didn't dare to say the name that scared her, and she complained aggrievedly in Sakurano's lower ear. "It's all his fault! Let my sister either go to training or fight this and that, and Sister Naryo them...... All of them! There's no one to play with Keiko anymore! ”

"How do I feel, the person I know, and the person you know, is not the same person." Rubbing a handful of hair on the top of Keiko's head, Sakura was very amused by the little girl's thoughtful expression and words, and as soon as she raised her head, she saw Hara, who was sitting on the side, turning her head, looking at them one big and one small, her expression was still cold.

"It's been a long time." Greeted the girl with a smile, Sakurano has hardly been out of the training ground in the past month, and the training is completely closed, and there is no way to see these partners who are also running for the ranks. "Haven't your uncle and aunt been able to come back this year?"

"I came back two days ago, and I was called away for urgent training." Hara held the teacup in both hands, and the cold cheeks that were slightly sideways still reflected the warmth of the light.

"That day," Sakurano was rubbing Keiko's pink face, but there was no ripple in her ears. "You're not what I expected."

"That day? On the day of the game? Raising her head, Sakurano smiled slightly at the cold eyes with snow. Where is the difference. ”

"It's a little less aggressive, not as strong as I thought it should be. However," Yuan paused, slowly sipped his tea, and his tone was flat. "You've chosen a harder, but not better, path."

Without speaking, Sakurano was silent for a few seconds, the faint smile on her face fainted a little in the warm yellow light. Suddenly, she smiled softly, propped up half of her face, and there was a rare languid whisper in her voice in the noisy sound. "Maybe......"

She lowered her eyebrows slightly, hiding the ink that was circulating inside. "Me and that crazy woman...... It's not the same after all. ”

Looking at the girl who was a little distracted by the table with her face propped up, she was stunned, and suddenly started the topic. "Echizen Ryoma, who was by Shiro's side before, stayed for three months."

"White?" Frowning and coming back to her senses, Sakurano remembered the tragic battle at the club that meant so much to her, and she was a little surprised when she thought of the unfathomable "sick and weak beauty". "How could Ryoma be with him?"

"Well, you shouldn't have asked me." Hara's eyes moved slightly, drank all the tea in the cup, looked around at the slightly drunk people at the banquet, and gently threw a meaningful look at Sakura. "I'm tired, let's go rest first." "You, go back early."

Looking at the elegant and cold figure that got up and walked away, Sakurano retracted her gaze, tilted her head, and looked at Echizen, who was sitting on the sidelines, with unfinished questions in her eyes.

"Buzz—buzz!" Suddenly, there was a vibration sound, Sakurano was startled, and she came back to her senses and took out her mobile phone. "Grandpa housekeeper?"

"Miss Sakura, it's not too early, when do you think I'm going to pick you up?" Over there, Richard's familiar voice came, and Sakurano's eyes flashed, and a light smile spread. "Come now. Also,"

She glanced at Echizen, who was a little dazed not far away, and withdrew her gaze. "Ryoma wants to go see Anse, so I want to go back with him later, is that okay?"

"Mr. Koechizen? Okay, I'll tell the young master. Richard's voice paused, and a slight smile tucked. Your wish, I don't think the young master will refuse. ”

Hung up the phone, Sakura pursed her lips, and couldn't help but bend her eyes for a while, and was obscure or obvious by the group of people around her from morning to night...... The various tricks amused me.

"What do you think? So happy? As soon as her cheeks were cold, Sakura shrank slightly, and when she turned her face, she saw Naryo running to her side with her cheeks slightly pink while pinching her goblet.

"Nothing. It's you," Sakurano quipped, looking up and down at Naryo who was half-lying on the table. "Isn't this a drink to drown your sorrows?"

"Cut...... What do I have to worry about......" Nai Liang appeared in the corner of her eyes after being drunk, but there was a trace of depression that did not match her words, she pouted, the wine glass in her hand shook and gradually loosened, and the whole person was already completely lying on the table in a daze, and she was so drunk that she had fallen asleep.

Shaking her head, Sakurano stood up and walked towards Hyakuzan in the upper seat. "Grandpa Baishan? I'm leaving! ”

Baishan, who was in high spirits, turned his eyes and watched Sakurano smack his lips for a long time and wave his hand. "Go, go, you and I won't stay long, come and see me when you have time, this season's game will have to play a lot of time."

"It's basically arranged, you, girl, you just let it go! You know? Being gently patted on the head by Baishan, Sakurano was stunned before laughing again, nodded and turned around.

"Let's go." At the door, Echizen was staring at the dim corner under the porch with his chest in a daze, and only when he heard Sakurano's voice did he turn his head and meet the clear eyes with scattered starlight. "Hmm." He answered, and subconsciously followed.

When the two walked out the door, the car sent by Richard had been waiting for a long time, and the well-trained driver silently opened the door for Sakurano and slowly drove the car into the wide night with dim lights.

"I heard ......" Sakurano and Echizen sat side by side, she turned her face sideways, looked at the young man's somewhat blurred side face in the dimly lit car, and considered speaking. Have you been with Shiro for a while? ”

"Hmm." Echizen nodded, the pupils in his eyes were deep, and he couldn't see through his mood. "He approached me and wanted to help me train."

"Oh?" Raising her eyebrows, Sakurano looked at Echizen, who was obviously on her mind, pursed her lips, and didn't answer again for a while.

"You...... And Wingelton, are you very familiar? After a long silence, Echizen suddenly spoke, and a slightly condensed voice sounded in the stagnant car, a little abruptly. Sakurano was stunned for a moment, and then she realized who Echizen was talking about in Wingleton.

"Anse? That's right...... We," there was a sudden pause, Sakurano frowned unconsciously, looked at the night scenery that flashed back and forth outside the car window, and slowly picked up the conversation again, with a hint of inexplicable emotion. “…… It's familiar. ”

Sakurano, who turned his face sideways to look out the window, didn't notice Echizen's quick gaze coming and going, and he was immersed in his own thoughts, and he fell into a little unpredictable silence for the second half of the short drive.

The car that slowly drove into the vast manor drove for a while before it stopped in front of the castle, and in the darkness of the night there were shadows of trees all around, extremely grand and extremely quiet, except for the tall and magnificent buildings in front of them, which were brightly lit. I don't know what to think, Echizen looked around the quiet for a few moments, and then followed Sakurano slowly into the door.

"Sakura-san, Mr. Echizen." Richard, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted him, bowed to Echizen, who had a strange look, and turned to Sakurano. "Sakura-san, the hot water has been prepared, and your milk has been warm." "The young master is in the study, and he wants to meet Mr. Echizen alone."

Sakurano, who wanted to accompany Echizen to see Anse El together, heard Richard's words, and looked at Echizen for a moment, and saw the young man with a cold face nodding at him, so he softened his eyebrows and moved his steps. "Then I'll go change my clothes first, and I'll see you later."

As soon as Sakurano walked away, the huge room seemed even more empty, and Echizen followed Richard down the ornate corridor, his thoughts drifting somewhere, but suddenly he heard the old but kind voice in front of him. "Speaking of which, you and His Excellency Nanjiro do have a lot in common."

"Do you know my father?" The mind that had drifted away was pulled back, and Echizen raised his eyebrows, only to see a straight back.

"I've had the pleasure of seeing it quite a few times. Especially when His Excellency Minamijiro was young, I think you are very similar to him. ”

Before he could ask any more questions, the back in front of him stopped, and he turned to the front, where he saw Richard stop in front of an ornately carved door, knock a few times before pushing the heavy door open. "Please." When the words fell, Echizen saw that Richard was left at the door, so he said no more, and only walked through the door.

At a glance, he could see that the huge room was surrounded by layers of bookshelves that surrounded the heavy table, and the wall lamps were warm yellow, illuminating the figure who was facing him and sitting behind the table with his head down.

Hearing the sound, the man raised his eyebrows and met Kamichizen's inquiring gaze.

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