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To be honest, this was the first time Noah had seen Lias's pitiful and helpless appearance.

In the past, Lias gave Noah the feeling of being a thoroughly highly educated person, with a kind of majesty and elegance in every move, which made it impossible to find fault with it.

You know, in EvilPiece, Lias is the King.

And Lias's actions and actions have completely lived up to her position as a "king", shrewd and capable, on the big stage, and sometimes even people can't help but feel that she is really worthy of being the next leader of the pure-blooded superior nobles in the devil, impeccable.

However, at this moment, the Lias who appeared in front of Noah was no longer a shrewd and capable aristocratic daughter, but an ordinary girl who was caught in a heavy heart.

It's a little unbelievable that someone who used to be so strong has become so weak.

It is precisely because of this disbelief that no matter which man it is, he can't stand by and watch the Lias in front of him, right?

At least, that's what Noah is.

At that moment, Noah closed the door of the Occult Research Department that had been opened, and came to a short distance from Lias who was looking out the window, and made a slight noise.

"Lias?"

Although the voice was soft, in the silent and dark Occult Research Department, Noah's call was rather piercing.

However, Lias didn't seem to notice Noah's voice at all. Didn't even notice Noah's approach, just looked out the window. was stupidly stunned, and a pair of pupils were even a little dilated. Completely in a state of distraction.

If Noah really had any ill intentions towards Lias, he would definitely be able to kill him with one blow if he shot at this time, right?

Lias, is she so troubled by her heart?

Noah frowned slightly, reached out and put his hand on Lias's shoulder.

"Lias, it's time to come to your senses."

"Ahh hurriedly looked behind him, and waited until he saw Noah to be slightly stunned and surprised.

"Why are you here?"

"That's what I should ask you, right?" Noah's brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

"It's so late, why are you still here?"

"Late?" Lias looked out the window with some confusion, and when she realized that the sky outside had completely darkened, her expression became even more surprised.

"Is it so late?"

"Didn't you notice the time?" Noah was a little surprised.

"Why are you thinking so distracted?"

"No, nothing." Only then did Lias realize what the situation was now, and after adjusting the feelings, she showed the noble, elegant and heroic smile she had in the past to Noah.

"The teacher is coming for me, right? Thank you very much! ”

Seeing that Lias had returned to her previous state. Instead of being relieved, Noah sighed.

"Now like this, you will only sue me that you are being strong."

"What?" The smile on Lias's face changed slightly. Turning around, he turned his back to Noah, as if he didn't want Noah to see his expression.

"I'm not trying to be strong. It's the teacher who worries too much. ”

"I'm fine, I'm just worried." Noah shook his head. I came to the other side of the window and leaned in. Occupying the left and right sides of the windows of the Occult Research Department, she and Lias turned their heads to look out at the night scene.

"But your lovely dependents aren't just worried, they're worried."

Lias fell silent.

Obviously, Lias herself understands that if she continues to cover it up, she will really just be reckless.

There was a sudden silence around them, and the atmosphere that permeated the Occult Research Department was a little stranger.

It wasn't long before Lias suddenly spoke.

"Teacher thinks, born in the aristocracy, okay?"

Lias's words reminded Noah of what Junoshi Himejima said in the morning.

Therefore, Noah also truthfully took the words of Juni Himejima as an answer in response to Lias, and said it.

"Being born into an aristocracy is sometimes, and that's not necessarily a good thing."

"That's right." Lias's expression became a little bitter, but immediately turned into a somewhat illusory complexion, as if she would go to a distant and distant land.

"However, I don't feel that being born in the Jimonri family is a bad thing at all, but I am grateful that fate allowed me to be born in the Jimonri family, and I have a family that loves me and countless honors."

"Really?" Noah glanced at Rias, as if trying to see through Lias's heart.

"Do you really think so?"

"Yes." Lias nodded heavily, and her eyes were turned out of the window.

"It's just that, if I can, I hope that while carrying the surname 'Jimonri', others will remember that I am still 'Lias'."

Needless to say, I understand.

Noah didn't know how famous the Gimmonri family was and how high their status was.

But if she was born into such a family, Lias would inevitably be overshadowed by her own light.

When others see Rias, they will only say, "That's the next head of the Gimmonri family", not "That's Lias."

Just as Noah and Laxus were treated with colored glasses because they were Makarov's grandsons, Lias must have had the same thing.

When you do something excellent that ordinary people can't achieve, others will feel that since your background is so special, it is natural to have such achievements.

If you don't make any outstanding achievements, then others will cast contemptuous glances, thinking that they are tarnishing that noble birth and not deserving of that status.

Laxus became neurotic because of this.

Lias wasn't as extreme as Laxus, but she felt pressured too.

"I'm proud to be part of the Gimmonri family." Rias smiled wryly at Noah with a confused expression.

"So, I don't want the surname 'Jimonri' to burden me, can the teacher understand?"

"Since you are from a noble family, sometimes, many things are involuntary." Noah was silent for a while, then said lightly.

"The most common example is not being able to decide who you want to marry, right?"

This sentence made Lias lower her head and bury her pretty face under her red bangs, covering up all her appearance.

At this, Noah just smiled abruptly.

"Actually, I also have a marriage contract, and I have two fiancées."

Lias's ears moved slightly, as if she had reacted to Noah's words.

"They have liked me since I was a child, but I have never responded to this, until not long ago, we finally got married, we made a marriage contract with each other, made a lifelong agreement, at that time, I really thought the marriage contract was quite beautiful, and I wanted to make this marriage contract beautiful."

As if he hadn't seen Lias's appearance, Noah began to tell himself.

"You and I are willing to meet for a lifetime, that is not only what girls can expect to get, but also the luxury of any person who has a longing for love, and to be able to meet each other's hearts for a lifetime is the closest object, that marriage contract is undoubtedly happy, everyone wants to get."

With that, Noah sighed.

"However, it is not a marriage contract that you and I want, and what you are carrying is not a vision of the future, but a heaviness of reality, no matter what the purpose is, it will only be a kind of harm."

"Think of it as a teacher's advice to your life." Noah smiled at Rias.

"Don't be blinded by the surname "Gimmonli", you just need to do a good job of "Lias", and if you let go of the disadvantages of that surname, you must also let go of the benefits brought by that surname, what the family gives you is often something that you can only accept unilaterally, so if you want something, you can only fight for it yourself."

Lias almost couldn't help but say this.

"But isn't my strength limited alone?"

"Then don't you just fight alone?" Noah responded as a matter of course.

"Aren't there many people around you who can lend you strength?"

Lias pondered.

Noah didn't bother Lias either, just smiled and looked at the night scene outside the window.

The night passed like this... (To be continued......)