Chapter 17: Parting (I)
In the airframe preparation warehouse, Tongsheng looked at the mountain of broken bodies in front of him, and his head was as big as a bucket in an instant.
"Isn't it? Nagisa, Shouzuru, and Wings, are even your airframes so badly damaged? Tong Sheng complained weakly, "It seems that the battle is more fierce than I thought." β
"Sorry for the work I brought you." Nagisa smiled apologetically.
"Ah, yes, I'm so sorry." Looking at the current situation, even Catherine, who has always been strong, is a little unhappy. Thanks to the powerful performance of Freedom, coupled with the strong defense of the dragoon system, she was spared serious injuries from Wren's ferocious and abnormal attacks. But the damage to freedom cannot be repaired for a while.
"Well, forget it, where the responsibility is, there's no way - wait a minute, there's a communication coming in." Tongsheng connected to the internal communication, "Sheila? Well...... Well...... So? Okay, no problem...... Got it, rest assured. That's it, hang upβalright, the Elder asked me to prioritize the maintenance of your bodies, and told you to go back and get some rest, so that you don't have to participate in the restoration of the academy during this time. β
"Thank you. Then let's go first. With that, Nagisa and Shirley turned to leave, holding their injured wings.
At this point, the air in the executive conference room seemed to stop flowing. When everyone in the room heard the news, almost all of them, except for Sheila, held their breath.
"Boom." I don't know who subconsciously swallowed saliva.
"Lord Dean, is this news really true? This is no joke. "Someone finally mustered up the courage to break the eerie silence.
"Don't worry, you don't have to doubt the authenticity of the news. The reason why I rushed back this time was because of the riot caused by Wren and Xingchen, and the other more important reason was for this news. β
"What do you mean, sir......"
Sheila said decisively, "My idea is that when the restoration work of the academy is largely completed, I will announce this to all the students. It should be about the same in terms of estimated time. Then all the trainees were dismissed, the academy was closed, and the first steps of the T-W plan were prepared. β
"Is it finally about to start? I can't wait. Douglas leaned back in his chair and stretched.
"Hehe, you can't be in a hurry." The other man glanced at Douglas, "We have time, and the plan must be implemented step by step." Every step must be steady, and in the end, we can successfully complete our goal. You must know that in addition to the three major powers on the surface, there are still many hidden forces behind the scenes. β
"Hmm. You're right. Sheila stood up, "Alright, that's it for today." Don't disclose this news to the outside world, I will personally announce it to the students when the time comes, and the meeting will be dismissed. β
"Yes!"
Early the next morning, Sierra gave a simple but solemn funeral for the Sword Cat. According to the request of the sword cat before her death, she arranged for someone to bury the body of the sword cat in the jungle of the academy. All the students were dressed in black, and expressed their sorrow and sorrow to the chief instructor in this solemn color.
"Master, one day, I will definitely avenge you." Shouhe looked at the tombstone of the sword cat, his fists clenched tightly, and he didn't even realize the pain of his nails digging deep into his palms.
Time passed day by day, more than a month after the funeral of the sword cat, and the renovation work of the academy has basically entered the final stage. Sheila then announced that a memorial service would be held for the Sword Cat that afternoon, at the Academy's Temple of the Holy Spirit. As a result, Nagisa and Shoutsuru and others were extremely busy throughout the morning. In order to send off the chief instructor who has taught them for nearly three years on the last journey, they coordinated with all aspects of the college and finally successfully completed the preparations for the memorial service at noon.
"Whew, I'm so tired." Shirley put down what she was holding, sat down directly on the chair, and then collapsed her entire upper body on the long table.
"Well, everyone's worked hard." Nagisa greeted everyone, with a gentle smile on his face as always, "Come, I just took the time to go to the cafeteria and make some food for everyone, let's all come and eat, just serve as an appetizer before lunch." β
"Oh yes, that's great!" Shirley immediately recovered her spirits when she heard that there was food, and she jumped over and hugged Nagisa's arm and said coquettishly, "Sure enough, Senior Nagisa is the best!" β
"Oh oh, it's been a long time since I've eaten Nagisa's cooking!" Shouhe also became excited, "Look at what delicious food has been made?" I'll go, foie gras? Toasted bread! It smells so good. And champagne! You're welcome. β
Shouhe said that he was about to start eating, but the hand he just stretched out was opened by Nagisa: "Wash my hands first, you take this dirty one directly, and others still can't eat it?" β
"Uh, okay, okay, I'll go right away." Shoutsuru turned his head listlessly and walked towards the bathroom, and as soon as he reached the door, he happened to see Tsubasa walking out, so he said hello by the way, "Yo, Tsubasa." It's been a hard morning this morning, and I've been busy for so long for Master's funeral. β
"Senior Shouhe is polite. Although our freshmen haven't spent much time with the chief instructor of Sword Cat, after all, they are teachers in the academy, so this favor should be helped. Wing turned his head sideways and looked at the guard crane's expression, "What's that, senior, are you okay?" Chief Instructor He ......"
"Ah, it's fine. Although it was hard to accept at first...... However, I think that as an excellent pilot, no matter what his status, sacrifice is a long-expected outcome, and Master should have this kind of awareness. Since he can face death so calmly, so can I. Shouhe's eyes filled with a hint of moisture, and he returned to normal, "Anyway, sooner or later, I will slash the two bastards, Xingchen and Wren, even if it is at the cost of war with the Holy Kingdom, I will not hesitate to do so." β
"Ahaha, that's good." Catherine, who had never been good at comforting people, had to say, "I hope you will cheer up." β
"Don't worry, since the beauties have encouraged me so much, I will definitely temper myself and not let myself be depressed." Shouhe hurriedly turned on the faucet and reached out to dip it in some water, just as it was washed, "By the way, that guy Nagisa has prepared a lot of delicious food, let's go back and enjoy it, hehe." β
"Oh? All right! β
Tsubasa and Shoutsuru walked back together, but as soon as they were halfway there, the scene in front of them made the two of them fall into a petrified state together.
"Shirley, foie gras with bread is ready! When I made it, I put truffles in the foie gras, and it was delicious. Come, open your mouth, ah......"
"Yes, yes! Ah......h
Shirley was back languidly lying on the table, but her mouth was wide open, her smile was full, and her eyes were filled with happiness, and she could almost see pink bubbles and hearts popping out of them. Nagisa handed the bread to Shirley's mouth, and she immediately took a big bite and devoured it.
"Hmm...... It's delicious! Nagisa senior, I still want a little! β
"Okay, come on, ah......" Nagisa shoved the rest of the bread into Shirley's mouth.
Shirley was so happy that she almost melted: "Senior Nagisa, you're so good!" If only I could marry you......"
"Nagisa, you guy!" Tsubasa and Shouhe reacted at this time, and immediately rushed towards Nagisa and Shirley in three steps and two steps, "You! And Shirley! You're ......"
"Nana, Sister Yi, Senior Shouhe, Senior Nagisa is really delicious." Shirley continued to lie lazily on the table, motionless, "Aren't I too tired to move after a busy morning, so I asked my senior to feed me, hehe." β
"Nagisa, get out of here! Let me! Aren't you afraid that I will tell you all this you have done......" Tsubasa looked jealous and wary at this time.
Nagisa thought to himself, if his eyes could kill people, he probably would have turned into pieces by now.
Shouhe also grabbed Nagisa's collar and roared: "Nagisa, you actually attacked the junior sister!" Haven't you always claimed to be a royal sister? You also said you wouldn't rob Shirley with me! β
"Well, this ...... Actually, I like Shirley very much, don't you know? Nagisa had an innocent expression on his face, "Shouhe, you let me go!" There's nothing wrong with me being a royal sister, but didn't the royal sister grow up slowly from Lori? So Shirley is also something that can be cultivated, you don't have to be so surprised. β
"You-say-what-?" Tsubasa squeezed out these words from between his teeth, and he was about to go up and beat Nagisa Fat. And Shouhe's mood happens to be exactly the same as her.