"I hope she stays alive because she's my best friend."

The man in front of her was still saying words that made her feel cold in her heart. Yes, she knows. It was a best friend he'd spent about half of his life with, though she was tired of hearing it......

"But what if...... If I had known about that, I would have found a way to take it myself. The blonde man's voice seemed to reveal a low emotion, "If there is really no way for me to bear it, I will also help you share it." I made this request, so it should be me who accepts the punishment, not you. That's a soul contract based on the rules of the world, right? There must be a way to make a change, and the person who has made the oath asks for the transfer of the oath, but the person who has made the oath himself will be punished? This is really not in line with the rules. ”

Reins was stunned, a completely different development from what she had imagined that she didn't know how to respond, and she didn't even dare to raise her head to observe the other party's expression. But her body was suddenly wrapped in warmth, which made her still look at the blonde man.

"Do you feel cold?" The other party said uncertainly, "I was just thinking about how to apologize, and I didn't notice that you were still wearing a dress......

She tugged at the black blazer that had been draped over her upper body, and she looked at the embarrassed man across from her, and finally sighed as if she had been defeated.

"Thank you." She whispered, "It's just in time for the rain......

After all, I felt cold just now because of the inexplicable coldness. She thought. Although what he said had dispelled the chill, she decided not to tell the person.

"Hmm......" Appaya seemed nervous instead after apologizing, "Will you forgive me?" ”

Reins looked at him, his hands uncomfortably adjusting his tie, and he was almost pulling it out of the black vest over his white shirt.

This seems to be one of the few times an engineer wears a formal suit, unexpectedly...... Suitable.

"I still don't understand...... Reins whispered, "why do you ...... Want to apologize? ”

She saw the Engineer's expression become even more confused than before.

"I mean." She realized the ambiguity of the sentence and explained, "I didn't do anything to you this time, and I didn't pinch Moorfi because of it, why did you come here to apologize?" What are you for? ”

Apaya closed his eyes, he looked like he had a headache, but after a moment he seemed to understand what she meant, and his eyes widened.

"What does that have to do with those?" He asked rhetorically, "I'm here to apologize because I want to apologize, and I don't want you to think I'm deliberately giving you up for what I've done, and ...... Do you think all my previous apologies are just to get you to stop those torturous shenanigans? ”

Reinse's expression showed that she thought so.

"If I really want to stop those things, won't I just stop showing up in front of you?" Apaya's voice sounded like he was grinding his teeth, "Why do you think that......"

"Uh......" Reinseser shrunk her shoulders, "am I to blame for this?" Obviously, every time before, you didn't realize that you said something wrong, and you were just apologizing, not to stop those things, what else could it be? ”

The look on which Apaya stared at her made her want to run.

"Do you still think so?"

“…… Not. ”

Can she say yes? If she said that, the Engineer would undoubtedly struggle with her until she agreed, which was no choice.

"......" The expression on Apaya's face was almost helpless, and it was obvious that he realized that the mercenary was inadequate, "I don't think you can say for sure that you haven't done anything to me. ”

"What?" Reins looked at him suspiciously, "I think I can be sure that I haven't done anything during this time, even if your companion mentions you-"

"Isn't that the problem?" Appaya complained, "You've been ignoring me for the past few days...... It's like I don't exist. ”

Reins' eyes widened slightly.

"Is this a problem? …… Doesn't that mean nothing has been done compared to that? ”

"I'd rather you continue to let me experience the edge of life and death than be completely treated as air by you." He muttered with some dissatisfaction, "Oh...... Well, don't always let me get so close to death if you can. ”

The engineer's seemingly casual words tugged at her heartstrings, and she couldn't help but put her hands on her chest.

“…… So, can you forgive me? He looked Rhines in the eye, "If you don't think I've been able to make your heart hurt, then at least you can stop ignoring me?" ”

He had no idea what he was talking about, such inexplicable words......

“…… I know, I know, you don't say any more. Reines couldn't stand it and poked her index finger directly in front of his face—almost literally poking him, "Are you a repeater?" ”

Apaya blinked innocently.

"And your station, do you like it?"

"Like. Please don't go to rebuild the building. "I have no doubt that if you really dare to do this, how many people will accuse me of confusing their engineers for not doing their jobs." ”

The other man raised a smile of satisfaction, which made him look even more attractive. Reins sighed inwardly. If it weren't for the engineer's obsession with his machinery and his lack of proper care of himself, coupled with that annoying mouth most of the time, there would have been a lot of young ladies of the family who would rather marry her than the heir of some small family, the chief engineer of Morfi, a name that is not only nice.

“…… Why are you looking at me like this? Apaya looked her up and down for a long time, which made her feel uncomfortable, "You...... Did I offend you in my dress? Even if you want to say that it is strange for mercenaries to wear this, please shut up, if it weren't for today's important formal occasion, who would wear this......"

"You weren't looking at me like that just now?" The other party raised an eyebrow and shot back, "Why am I saying this strange? You're fit to wear this ...... It looks beautiful. ”

"What......"

Reins felt the temperature on her face rise uncontrollably. However, the other party didn't look much better, and the last sentence was more like it was said unconsciously, so his ears and cheeks were red, and he even lowered his head and faked a few coughs to hide his embarrassment.

This engineer ...... You don't even know what you're talking about, do you?

Trying to ease the awkward atmosphere, Reins brushed some of the broken hair on the side of her face behind her ears and diverted her attention to think of something else, which allowed the heat on her face to finally subside a little.

In the brief silence, she did remember something important.

She remembered that Hua Shao had said that she had basically told Apaya everything.

Now that he's here, he's only mentioned the first thing. He didn't mention anything about soul symbiosis and everything.

Was it because he didn't understand those things that he didn't say, or did he not accept the situation? …… Is this a question that should be asked? If the other party has not understood, it is better to say, if it does, then once this question is raised, will it remind him of the feeling of "being deceived" because of his soul?

If you really want to make a good decision, then you should say it now, and find a way to make him understand it all thoroughly, and then make his own decision. But...... What if it's a bad outcome?

Leanne had reprimanded her for choosing to run away from such problems related to her own feelings, which was completely irresponsible to other people. So she should listen to Leanne and let him know all about it?

…… No, or don't-

"What are you thinking?"

Apaya's sudden voice made the mercenary subconsciously "Huh? With a sound, she looked at the other man, and he was looking at her earnestly.

"What are you talking about? I wasn't thinking about anything-"

Her words were interrupted by a sudden close-in distance, and Apaya was looking at her with her head bowed slightly, and they were even the length of an arm's length.

"What are you thinking?"

The other party's tone became certain, which made her more and more flustered.

"I ......"

Lilian's reprimand made her feel guilty, and the inertia she wanted to escape wrangled in her heart, and what the other party had just done made the balance in her heart tilt a little bit at a critical moment.

"Soul symbiosis—"

She regretted it almost as soon as she said it, and she kept her mouth shut. Apaya was stunned for a moment, as if she hadn't thought it would be the problem.

"That thing ......"

"It's time for me to go back!" Reins interrupted him loudly, "I'm going back to help Elianne, she can't help Ella and Bora back to her room by herself." ”

Yes, she just wants to escape, she doesn't want to listen to the other party's clear denial and rejection of these, can't she?

"Rhine ......"

Before she could even say that last word, Reins pushed him away and ran back, and she didn't stop until she entered the living room.

"Sister Rhine? Are you done talking? Elianne had cups in her hand, apparently about to pour them into the mouths of two drunken men, she looked up at Reins and blinked, "Would you like to go back and change your clothes first?" And then help me give Sister Ella and Borago medicine again? ”

She nodded hastily, then walked straight back to her room, and as she looked in the mirror to remove her bun, she realized that she was still wearing Apaya's suit.

“…… What am I doing......"

Reins put her hands on her face, and Eli must have seen this to let her come back and change her clothes first.

It also reminded her of what had just happened.

She needs to be calm. She removed her makeup and scrubbed her face with cold water. Although the somewhat ambiguous atmosphere of Fang Cai had paralyzed her nerves a little, she should remember the most important things.

Apaya likes Hua Shao.

Whether he really likes Hua Shao, or as the latter said, he just doesn't know the difference. However, he thinks he likes Hua Shao.

Isn't the engineer's stubbornness in certain matters enough to make people understand his character? He decided that he liked Hua Shao, so he wouldn't change it easily.

So why do you care about this now?

She wiped her face with a towel and looked up at the mirror, where her face was frighteningly pale.

Apaya had always wanted to reconcile with her, she knew it, because the other party's soul aura had been tempting to make contact with her again, but she had been refusing it before. And just now, after she withdrew her resistance, those breaths quickly merged and merged, and even the wounds on her soul were quickly repaired, and she had no doubt that she would be able to use magic again when she woke up tomorrow morning.

That's it......

Do you like him, Reins?

She reached out to touch herself in the mirror.

No, I actually liked it before, but because I didn't want to face the inevitable tragic consequences after it was clear, I let myself immerse myself in this hazy relationship, and at the same time told everyone that they were friends. But this incident made her clearly realize that there was no way to deceive herself anymore.

You like him, Rhines likes Apaya.

And the other person doesn't even know half a point about your dirty past.

"What is Little 4 looking at?" … Ah, those two people are ordinary civilians, huh? It should be a loving couple, right? … What do you say love is? Will you have it? What are you kidding, Little 4? Monsters like you—one generation, one son, no one, no will, one person, one love. Oops, these two civilians are really getting into boring trouble, go kill them, Little 4. ”』

She tugged at her hair and crouched down in pain holding her head in place.

The nightmare voice may never leave her soul for the rest of her life. Even though she keeps saying that she wants to return to a normal life, as the leader, she has no way to get rid of the nightmare.

So, at least she also wants to let Leanne, who was involved in this nightmare, and them-