Lillian.

Hua Shao closed his eyes and began to think.

Maybe the rest of the family doesn't know very well, but Hua Shao, as the brain of the family, has a lot of information that she must master. Lillian. This girl and Ilo grew up together, without any special family background, just a commoner, because the Ganilo family took the route of being close to the people, so his family did not object to Ilo walking with her.

Iloh was very fond of Lillian, and at a very young age said that he wanted to marry her, and although the elders of the family objected, they could not suppress the head of the family who praised his son. As a result, Lillian has been following their family since she was 10 years old, and although she can't really fight, she can help them save the wounded and stumble on the enemy in inconspicuous places. The girl's bold and sharp temperament also made the family gradually accept, but ...... The girl disappeared during a family operation when she was 12 years old.

Another girl, Socilia Lauren, the woman whom the Garnesro family currently claims to be Ilo's fiancée, joined Lillian the same year that they joined the Garniro family, and the three children became partners. The Laurens were already very weak at the time, and it was understandable that they wanted to have a good relationship with the Ganillo family.

On the day of Lilian's disappearance, Sohylia cried to find Ilo, saying that she saw Lillian being captured.

Hua Shao didn't know exactly what happened at that time, but after that, the rival family of Ganiro was completely destroyed, and the old man and the child were not spared. This caused the Ganillo family to be criticized for a long time. There is still no news of the missing girl, and her body has not been seen. Later, the Lauren family completely declined, and in order to protect his childhood playmate, Ilo chose to claim that Sohelia was his fiancée.

But—the mercenary's words seem to reveal another possibility, that Lilian's disappearance was related to Socilia.

Hua Shao half-clenched his hand into a fist and pressed it against his chin.

If you think about it along these lines, Socilia's actions in the alliance over the past few years are also worth pondering. Iroh never stopped looking for Lillian, but there was never any clue. The people of Morfi had asked about Lillian, and Sohelia had a sad look on her face.

"Please don't mention Lily in front of Iroh." She said sadly, "Lily may have ...... Oh, how can that be told to Iroh? He's going crazy with grief. ”』

As a result, the people of Morfi never mentioned Lillian again. And everyone thinks that Sohelia is a gentle and understanding woman, and faintly holds grievances for Socilia. Such a beautiful woman, why is Ilo still thinking about others? The people of the Ganillo family believe that Sohelia should be a model for the wife of the family, dignified and considerate, so they are also urging Ilo to truly marry Socilia as his wife.

Sohylia gave a wry smile each time, then dissuaded the people and praised Lillian for being a very good girl.

Yura has never been very fond of Socilia. Hua Shao looked at Yura. Perhaps it was Yura's early years of incarceration that gave Jura a unique way of understanding people, and no matter how much Socilia tried to show affection, Yura always responded very blandly. This made Iroh feel embarrassed for a while, but Jura said that she was just not good at getting along with Sohelia, and that it didn't affect her friendship with Iro.

"Do you know where Lily is?" Ilo's hoarse voice interrupted Hua Shao's thoughts, and she saw him rush up and grab the mercenary's shoulders, his hands so hard that she could even see his veins and bones clearly, "Where is she?" Tell me, where is she! ”

Hua Shao thought that Yiluo's actions at the moment were really too gaffe, yes, even if she knew Yiluo's mood at the moment, but such behavior would only anger the mercenary even more, and he would not get any news.

She looked at Apaya, who was already frowning, though he wasn't sure what a mercenary was to him—yes, when she actually saw Rhines and Apaya appear in front of her at the same time, she knew her best friend still didn't understand anything. But at this moment, Iroh's roughness still made him feel displeased.

They didn't have to do anything, though, because Ilo had been violently catapulted against the wall. This gave them a new understanding of the combat power of Rhines. You must know that Ilo is a very good fighter, and it is almost impossible to be so embarrassed. Of course, there is also the possibility that learning about Lillian makes him uneasy.

Reins rubbed her shoulders with her hands as if she were wiping something dirty, and then patted her hands.

"Why should I tell you?" She still had a distorted smile on her face, "Look, you don't even know who the person who really caused her to struggle for so many years is, and even made that person your fiancée." I told you, didn't I push Leanne into the fire pit again? ”

She stepped out of her way, and walked towards Iroh step by step. The dark-green-haired teenager tried to stop her, but was swung again. She crouched down in front of Iroh and looked at him with malice.

"I won't kill you, although in my opinion a useless man like you has no value in life, but I will give this right to Leanne." She reached out and pinched the man's jaw, the force that made the man's expression painful, "You want to know where Leanne is, don't you?" I'm not so unkind, as long as you hand over Socilia Lauren to me now, alive or dead. I'll cure your 'brains' and as a bonus I can have Leanne come to see you. What do you think? That's a good deal, right? Wouldn't it be great if I gave you the chance to take revenge on the murderer and let you meet your beloved? ”

She's really very kind.

Leanne's desperation at the time of abandonment churned in her soul, and the unspoken pain of learning that the person she loved had made the person who had hurt her his fiancée was also conveyed to her.

Her blood still didn't stop stirring, her head was echoing with someone's voice, she refused to tell who it was, she couldn't hear every word, but she could hear—

『“…… A little gift to you, you're in the ...... , your blood will start boiling...... You'll want to kill ...... too."

……

"It's great, isn't it?" 』

A nightmarish voice was pressing on her nerves. The noise took over all of her mind, her blood commanding her to kill the culprit in front of her who had brought back those terrible memories, and she was almost at her limit in order to fight it.

Ahh

——"Lai ......"——

…… There seems to be something in the voice.

- "The ...... of the Rhine"

A completely different one from the demon that allows her to feel the warmth......

"Reins?"

There was a warm touch on her shoulder, and through that temperature, the rift in her soul was mended. It was like a light that pulled her back from the hell in her mind.

“…… It's a surprise, it's rare to hear you call me by my name. With the help of the Soul Trend, she had finally freed herself from her nightmare, and Rhines let go of Iroh and stood up to look at the Engineer with a somewhat surprised expression.

She knew that Apaya had sensed something unusual in that moment. Although this would not normally be the case, there was a huge gap in her soul just now, which caused it to take the initiative to seek help from the other party. However, even if Apaya felt it, he wouldn't understand what it was, and she wasn't going to explain.

"I lost my temper." Reins said dryly, then smoothed her long hair with her hand, "But I insist on what I ask." Hand over Socilia Lauren, and I'll go to Hua Shao's rescue. Otherwise there is nothing to talk about. ”

The mercenary struggles to ignore her own soul's denunciation of herself. Since her soul wouldn't let her clearly realize who Hua Shao really was, why take that risk? This is unreasonable.

There was a suffocating silence in the medical room. Reins knew that her request was unacceptable. Because they could not have accepted her side of the story to conclude that Socilia Lauren was guilty. But now she is directly demanding that this woman be delivered into her hands - which is tantamount to pronouncing her death sentence.

Leynes leaned against the wall on the other side and looked at them coldly, she saw Hua Shao biting her lower lip and thinking about something, maybe she wanted to fight for the opportunity to communicate with her, right? She didn't dare to accept the other party's request to communicate, as Molfi's brain, she must be very good at words, and once she talked to her, she might be convinced.

That's not going to work. She thought a little ruthlessly, people always have to make a choice, don't they?

But Apaya's behavior just now was really surprising to her. This made her heart soften slightly. She believed that Apaya had just come over because his soul had told him that the mercenary was suffering in some way, and he didn't question it, he just came and pulled her out. Even if he didn't know what it meant, to her, he was nothing less than a savior.

So, for this sake, as long as the engineer came to talk to her, or even use the favor he had just rescued her, she could magnanimously consider making a little concession.

And at this moment, Apaya walked up to her. He had one hand in his pocket, as if he was holding something. She raised an eyebrow and began to wonder if the other party had finally learned to use his mind to think about something, and the other party took his hand out, and his hand was the mercenary's silver personal badge. This gave her a bad feeling.

“…… What do you want to say? ”

"This badge, I remember the situation when you gave it to me." Appaia whispered, and Reins recalled the scene as he spoke.

At that time, they entered a ruins with a forbidden space, which was tantamount to poison to her - her body had been impregnated with magical elements for a long time, and had been slightly assimilated, so she was able to manipulate the elements flexibly and freely, and transform magic at will, but once magic was imprisoned, her physical abilities would be greatly reduced. This narrowly escaped her death at the hands of the ruins' guards.

The engineer of the time fought to scrap all his machinery and snatch her out of the shadow of death. It made her owe him a human favor with her life. It was at that time that she gave her coat of arms to Apaya.

With Imorira, the goddess of fate, as a witness, and the rules of the world set by the creator god Olotha, as an overseer, she promised the highest oath permitted by the goddess, and the bound promises were deeply imprinted into each other's souls.

Even in the face of the scepter held high by the demon king Avos, and even in the face of the threat of the messenger of death, Valutto, Rhines will surely bring Apaya back to the world protected by Imorella.

…… However, at this point, Apaya took out the badge and mentioned the incident. You don't have to think about it to know what he's for. However, she could not accept such an ambiguous meaning. She had to get the Engineer to explain what he wanted to do—

"You promised me at the time that this favor could save my life at any time." Apaya continued to speak earnestly, and Reinse's face became paler, "I want to use this favor now, but not to save me, but to save Shao. ”

"What are you kidding...... mercenary's red eyes revealed strong resistance, and her voice tended to roar like a beast, "That's 'I' directly owe 'your' human life." How can I transfer it to someone else casually? Do you think this is some kind of prop or money?! ”

Apaya just looked at her, while Reins continued to complain: "If you think that you will not be in a situation where you must die, then you can also ask for anything about yourself, glory and wealth, a stable life—if you want to use it for other people, it can be your blood relatives, your partners, these are recognized beings who are as important as yourself." But she doesn't even have the possibility of being your partner! ”

The mercenary's last words seemed to sting the Engineer a little, but he was silent for a moment.

"She's my most important friend." Apaya said word for word, "So I want her to live." ”

Reinse's pupils contracted, and she could feel something in her soul beginning to tear at leaving, the rules of the world that were doing their job—the rules of another world that had nothing to do with her vows.

"This is not recognized by the rules...... The rules of the world hold that only blood relatives and partners are as important as an individual's existence. ”

"It's a favor you owe me, so it's up to your rules."

- Something began to ring in my ears. The murmur also beat in my head.

The voice that once made her feel redeemed for a moment was so harsh at the moment.

Why now? After thinking that she could get rid of the demon, she had to choose to break the oath she had made to the goddess, and let her choose to give up the interests of Fili for the favor she owed.

…… No, she could bear the consequences of breaking her oath, but she would never give up Filly's interests.

"I believe in goddesses, so I believe in the rules of the world." She stepped away from the wall and allowed herself to lift her chin slightly, her face still pale, "I can accept you using this favor, but she's just your friend, so I won't allow it to be completely transferred." ”

The punishment began. She betrayed her faith and still lied about her loyalty. She allowed the oath to be transferred to unequal individuals in violation of the rules, and she allowed the existence that was no longer guarding her life.

And she also accepted the torn wound given to her by another world rule.

"I just hope you can give us a moment to investigate the matter of Socilia Lauren." Hua Shao interjected before Apaya could cause even worse consequences, "I'm not asking for your remuneration to be waived entirely, it's not fair to you. I only wish I could have made a small change. Give us 3 days and we'll bring Socilia to the base, so you can work with Miss Lillian to restore all the facts in person. Without evidence, we cannot just decide the life and death of a person who has not yet been convicted. ”

Appaya looked like he was about to say something, but he was glared at by his dark-haired best friend. He knew from his best friend's reaction that he had done something wrong, but he didn't know what it was.

Rhines no longer looked at Apaya, focusing her gaze on Hua Shao's body.

Her blood was screaming strongly for her to kill the woman in front of her, so as to calm the restlessness of the blood, and the demon's voice came to mind again, but the pain in her soul allowed her to calmly suppress it.

Her soul was making her seek Hua Shao.

She didn't know why, but her soul was telling her that if Hua Shao was rescued, the pain caused by its symbiosis asking for betrayal of the goddess would be healed by another thing.

Well, being tortured to the point of near-weakness, there is no reason why she should not choose the option that can make her better.

Rhines thought that she saw Hua Shao's eyes showing distress and guilt, but why? Obviously, this is the first time they have met. Her soul wanted her to be embraced by the other party, as if she could be protected. Maybe the other party's soul also has a certain fit with her?

But, no, she wouldn't do such a weak thing to these people. Her family is only Fili, and Fili is the one who can really protect her.

Yes, Reins Fili. For the sake of your Philip, you will repent to the Goddess for your rebellious vows, and you will atone for the rules you have broken to the Creator God. So, at this moment, you have to revert to your old form, to you as the head of Filly.

Reins closed her eyes reverently, and when she opened them again, there was no extra emotion in her red eyes.

"I can remove you from toxins right now." She smiled, without joy or sadness, "So, you must fulfill the promise you said afterwards, Hua Shao." ”

Yes, it is necessary to fulfill the promise. Otherwise, she swears to wash the family blood for the Filis.

She swore to herself.