One......

A closed and dark chamber.

"Sister...... Sister, sister. ”

A gentle call from the heart continued to drill into the eardrum of the red pupil, forcing her to gradually regain consciousness in her confusion, and when she opened her eyes, she always saw that sickly delicate face, sister...... Black pupils.

"Sister, you finally woke up, I've been waiting for a long, long time."

Black Hitomi walked around behind Red Hitomi, slowly wrapped around Red Hitomi's body from behind, gently rested his head on Red Hitomi's shoulder, and whispered in her ear, "Sister, do you know? How happy it is to be with me forever? ”

In this way, I don't know how many times Hitomi has said it over the past year, but she still says it tirelessly every day.

The red eyes stared blankly at the gap in the windowsill, the faint and almost no light, which was once the hope she longed for the most, longing to escape from this dark space, but now......

The black pupil said faintly: "The empire has restored permanent peace, the empire no longer needs assassination mechanisms, just as my sister hopes, there is no more blood in this world, and the people you desire to have a happy life have also been obtained, and the talented people of the revolutionary army are all serving this new empire, there is no pain outside, only happiness." ”

These words are not a day or two, and the black pupil will describe the red pupil every day with a vivid description of what the red pupil longs to see.

“…… Are you sure? The red pupil opened her lips slightly, and her voice was already hoarse.

"Really."

The cold little hand of the black pupil caressed the pale and bloodless cheek of the red pupil.

"Hmm......" Red Hitomi smiled with satisfaction, and under the gentle caress of her sister, she gradually closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep.

Is it?

Is it really just a sleep?

Yes, but no.

Since the destruction of the village rain a year ago, the body of the red pupil has deteriorated more and more seriously, not because of the abuse of the empire, but because the demon knife of the village rain has long been closely connected with the blood of the red pupil, with the side effects of being destroyed by the village rain, the blood in the red pupil's body is drying up day by day, and today is the day of the limit of the red pupil.

At this moment, her breathing, heartbeat, and pulse were all on the verge of stopping.

"The last ......" Hei Hitomi lowered his eyes, slowly pulled out the demon knife Bafang on his waist, and the tip of the knife slowly pressed against Chi Pupil's back, "Sister, please endure the last pain, I will never allow you to leave me selfishly, I want you to accompany me forever and forever, this is not a request, but a curse I gave you." ”

Poof-

Hagoo easily pierced the skin of the red pupil and pierced directly through the chest, and the blood on the tip of the knife was scarlet.

……

In the palace, in the minister's study, there was a sound of falling things from inside at this moment.

"Why?! Is the whole world against me?! What the hell am I doing wrong?! Obviously, what I do is justice and the right move! Why doesn't the world understand me?! Why?! Tell me! Tell me about it!! ”

The piles of folds on the table were pushed to the ground in a frenzy.

A beautiful woman in a red dress with half-white hair kicked off the chair in anger, panting with one hand against the wall, her chest heaving and heaving with violent gasps, which showed how angry she was now.

"Chancellor...... Minister Arya, please be angry, you are not at fault, the world is too pedantic. Lan half-knelt in front of her with a heavy face, gritted her teeth and said, "Please give me some more time!" In another year at most, another year, and the empire will surely flourish because of the new decree we have issued! I will send someone to deal with the unruly lords in the place, and as for the mob that takes advantage of the chaos, General Bud has already sent troops to suppress it, and everyone still believes that you are a wise minister. ”

"Another year?" When the beauty in the red dress heard this, her cold gaze instantly locked on Lan on the ground, making Lan only feel a chill on her head.

The hard work of the empire for more than a year has not only made her tired and white, but also made her temperament change drastically compared to the beginning, and irritability has long been her norm.

But even so, Lan still firmly believes that the goddess he swore allegiance to will bring supreme justice and happiness to the empire.

"Hmph, okay."

The beauty in the red dress flicked her long sleeves with a cold face, turned her back, and her tone softened, as if she had regained her calm, "I know, Lan, you go down." ”

"Yes, Minister Arya, please take care of your health." Lan sighed and got up and left.

She was the only one left in the study - Xia Lan.

She looked blankly at the mirror at the self who grew a large amount of white hair in the mirror, and suddenly felt that her breath was suffocating, obviously she was still very young, her brilliant blonde hair was eroded by layers of white hair, and with a dazzling red special minister's dress, the girl in the mirror looked like an evil witch no matter how she looked.

"Is this me?"

Xia Lan touched her face in a daze, because of the lack of maintenance after staying up late for a long time, her skin was no longer as smooth and delicate as it was at the beginning, and the dark circles under her eyes were as heavy as if she had been smeared with smoky makeup, although it still did not damage her beauty, but such a spiritless appearance made her dare not believe that this was herself.

Knock knock.

At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door outside.

Xia Lan hurriedly put on a positive face, turned his head and said lightly: "Come in." ”

The people outside didn't push open the door, but said in a low voice: "Sister, it's dead, you killed it." But it's okay, I won't blame you, and I want to thank you for fulfilling my wish for many years, and my sister can always be by my side, heh......"

After speaking, there was a sound of departing footsteps outside.

Boom –

Xia Lan clenched her fists so tightly that she could barely separate them in an instant, but even if her bones hurt badly, it would not help after all, she should have been mentally prepared.

It doesn't matter what you say, I won't blame you, in fact, I already hate myself in my heart!

Xia Lan stared at the door fiercely, even she didn't know that her heart had become so narrow.

All in vain.

No matter what you do or kill everyone you have ever done, you can't achieve the ideals you pursue, whether it's saving the empire or starting a trial to survive, everything is useless......

She realized this, not only now, but after realizing it, but she had accumulated this layer of consciousness for a long time, and only now did she have the courage to recognize this cruel and ruthless reality.

You can't save anyone but yourself, and because of your so-called salvation, you have killed countless people because of it.

But!

It's not her fault, her intentions are righteous, but no one can understand what she's doing, it's like the whole world is working against her, and every time you have hope, you will be deeply hit by reality.

Her and Ran's method of change was undoubtedly a failure.

Lan has always stubbornly refused to accept the reality, always asking her to give him a little more time, but as time passes, the empire will collapse more and more, as if the world is really dealing with her, the dangerous species that were originally dormant in the wild began to invade the territory of human beings, and even directly attacked villages and towns around the country, and the natural disasters for several months made the south almost nothing, the number of refugees in the empire was no longer able to settle, and the treasury did not have much money, Even the military expenses for the suppression of the mob can only be forcibly collected from various officials, and the consequences of this will only make the people at the bottom more miserable.

She knew very well in her heart that even if there was no war, there would be corpses everywhere outside, most of the people would starve to death due to natural disasters, and thieves from all over the country would burn, kill, loot and do all kinds of evil, and it would be just a drop in the bucket to send troops to suppress it many times, and the dangerous species that raged everywhere and were difficult to suppress forced many merchants to flee the empire, causing the empire to face an unprecedented economic crisis, and the high prices could not play a practical role even if she tried to curb them.

So, in such a predicament, what is the use of reviewing countless letters in the palace day and night?

It's paper, not money, it's not food, and what practical things can an empire that has been devastated by war come up with?

It's useless.

It's useless at all.

It's useless to do anything.

The facts constantly remind her that this empire is going to die, not at her own hands, but at the hands of this cruel world.