The afterglow of the setting sun casts on the sparkling river, and the buildings on both sides are bathed in soft tones.

A few white geese frolicked their wings back and forth on the river, and the weeds on the shore gently rose and fell in the breeze.

After a busy day, people have already begun to prepare dinner, and wisps of cooking smoke rise. Pedestrians on the streets have thinned out.

The dusk of the White City is full of happiness, and it is as beautiful as a picture scroll.

Gray sat straight on a bench by the river, and next to him sat a sobbing Shelley. The bone horse was running happily on the grass beside it.

"What the hell was she crying about? Didn't she just fall a little? I don't think she's hurt. Human girls are really vulnerable. ”

"You think she cried because she fell?"

"Otherwise, what else?"

"Well, you think so. I don't bother to tell you. ”

"So what should I do now? I read the book that says if someone cries, you can comfort her. But how to comfort is not elaborated. Why don't you teach me?"

"I think it's better for you not to speak. ”

"Why?"

"There is no 'why'. ”

"Why is there no 'why'?"

"In short, there is no 'why'. ”

"Oh, I see, you don't want to tell me, do you?"

"Hey, you're enlightened?"

Gray quietly reached into his armor.

"Meow ——!"

"Huh!" Shelley, who had just cried so darkly, was startled, and looked left and right, but did not see anything resembling a cat. Probably really tired of crying, she looked a little dazed: "I just ...... It seems that I heard the cat barking again. Still screaming. Every time I'm with you, I hear cats bark, but there are no cats at all. Is it my hallucination?"

"Probably. Gray replied casually.

"I'm hallucinating......" said Shelley, she wanted to cry again, lowered her head, she looked at the handkerchief that was already soaked, twisted and twisted, and was already wrinkled, choked up and said, "You, do you have a handkerchief?

"What's a handkerchief?" asked Gray the black cat.

The black cat, who had just been pinched hard, said weakly: "It's a cloth, which is used to wipe tears, and can also be used to wipe other things." ”

"I see! Yes, wait a minute!" Gray reached out and rummaged through his armor for a long time, then pulled out a pair of dirty bottoms, "Here!"

Looking blankly at the bottoms handed over by Gray, Shelley was shocked.

"It's ...... Handkerchief?"

"Yes. Gray said firmly.

Shelley was even more dazed, staring blankly at the river, clutching his chest and breathing desperately.

"You idiot! These are bottoms!Bottoms!" the black cat roared in its armor.

"Why do I have underpants in my armor? I don't wear underpants. ”

"The last time you stuffed the straw, you stuffed the whole scarecrow in, and it's the scarecrow's bottoms!"

"What then?"

"You wait...... Well, here you go!"

Taking advantage of Shelley's inattention, Gray tucked his bottoms back into his armor and pulled out a white silk.

Okay, it's still not a handkerchief, but it looks a bit like it.

Looking at the river, Shelley said blankly, "I heard the cat bark again, but there were no cats around." I wondered if there was something wrong with my ears. Everyone says hello, only I think you're bad. However, sometimes you seem so kind and upright. Sometimes, when you think everyone is wrong, maybe you are the only one who is wrong. Isn't it?"

When he turned his face sideways again, Shelley noticed that the underwear in Gray's hand had turned into a clean "handkerchief". Again, she was shocked.

"It's ...... The handkerchief just now?" She looked at the "handkerchief" with wide eyes wide and pitiful, her eyes already hazy with tears. Looking forward to an answer.

"What should I do?" Gray asked the black cat in a whisper.

"Don't panic! Don't panic! Look, she's about to faint from crying! As long as you insist on saying this is it! She can't do anything about you!"

"Yes, this is the handkerchief just now. Is there a second one?" said Gray firmly.

"Do I even have a problem with my eyes?" In an instant, Shelley's tears burst out of her eyes again, and she was almost out of breath crying: "What should I do...... I'm not suffering from some strange disease. How long will I live......? In case I'm going to die soon...... Will you marry me again? Forget it, the proposal may be my own hallucination, not real...... That's why people hate me so much...... I'm a bad woman and deserve to die alone. ”

"She's crying again, what should I do?"

"How do I know what to do?"

"It's not too early, the theater owner said that there is still a sequel to "The Knight Guide to Success" today, and I want to watch it again. I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up if she cries again. ”

"At this time, you actually care about the broken drama instead of her promising your marriage proposal?"

"She promised me to propose?"

"Yes. Did you just react?"

"But watching dramas is also important, isn't it?"

“......”

Finally, Shelley finally relented and stole a glance at Gray out of the corner of his eye. Looking forward to it.

"She's waiting for you to propose to her again. The black cat whispered, "This proposal will definitely come to fruition." ”

"Oh. ”

"And then, aren't you going to do something?"

"Nope. ”

"You scumbag! don't you want to give birth to a lot of little lichs and go to church together to scare the crying priest?"

"As tempting as the idea is, the 'Knight Guide to Maturity Sequel' is the last tonight, and I can't miss it. And the proposal can be another day. Gray said solemnly.

"Heh......" The black cat was speechless.

As the minutes ticked by, Gray sat upright, unmoved. And in Shelley's eyes, the expectation gradually faded and turned into despair.

Finally, she slowly stood up, choked up and said, "It's not early, can you send me back?"

"It's a pleasure to serve you!" Gray snapped to his feet.

Looking at Gray's impatient appearance, all of a sudden, Shelley cried again: "Sure enough, it's all an illusion! It's all an illusion! You really didn't propose to me...... No wonder everyone said I forced you to admit that you proposed to me. Yes, I should have understood, how could someone propose marriage the first time they met? You didn't expose it because you didn't want to hurt me, and I ...... And I always thought I had heard your proposal......"

Gray was glad that Shelley didn't sit back in his chair this time. Probably she's going to go back and cry. I have to say that this is a gratifying thing. At least that's what Gray thinks.

So he can catch up with the Sequel to the Knight Compendium!

Recruiting the bone horse, Gray helped Shelley to sit on the horse's back. Then leading the bone horse, the two began to walk back.

At sunset, the knight led his horse and took his lover for a stroll through the town. It was so beautiful...... Well, it's not that pretty. The knight was thinking about the knightly drama that was about to begin, and the girl was about to cry on horseback.

Along the way, Gray took three steps and made two steps, walking as fast as he could, and he was about to give himself the Wind Blast. The Bone Horse quickened his pace in unison, as if he wanted to hurry up and leave Shelley home and ignore her. Forehead...... Maybe not "as if", that's what they think.

Shelley sobbed with tears in her eyes.

Soon, they came to the Grugrew family's mansion, which was not far away.

The sky had its last rays of sunshine left, and the alleys were empty. There are not even guards in front of the gate.

Gray didn't say a word, and just picked Shelley off the horse.

Just as he wanted to let go of his hand and hurry to the theater, Shelley took him in turn and hugged him. Hold on to it. He buried his head in Gray's chest and said, "I'm afraid I'll never see you again." ”

"No, we'll meet again tomorrow. ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!" said this, Gray was "ruthlessly" tearing away Shelley's hand holding him. Because the "Knight Success Guide Sequel" is really going to be in time!

"I know you're lying to me, but I'm happy. Really, thank you. Shelley reluctantly took a step back and smiled sweetly.

"Huh! She smiled! Does that mean I've succeeded in comforting her?"

"I think so. The black cat said expressionlessly.

"So...... Goodbye!" Gray jumped onto the bone horse, turned his horse's head, and walked away.

That action was done in one go, if only he had been so proficient in his usual life.

Looking at Gray's back from afar, Shelley waved his hand lightly and whispered, "Goodbye......"

There was confusion and reluctance in his eyes.

After a long time, she finally lowered her face, and suddenly saw something on the ground, and reached out to pick it up.

"Is 'The Knight's Guide', a knight's novel? Is it that even Gray is an illusion, he is just a fantasy I have after reading a knight's novel...... Yes, how could there be such a perfect knight in this world? Holding the novel tightly in her arms and holding the "handkerchief" that Gray had lent her, Shelley choked with tears in her eyes, smiled and turned around and pushed open the railing door of her house, and walked in step by step.

The courtyard was empty, and there was no light at night, which gave it a desolate feeling. But what could be more bleak than Shelley's mood?

Shelley didn't even look at it. She walked straight across the courtyard to the door of the mansion, and with a touch of her hand, the door opened.

"Huh?"

Before Shelley could react, a soldier in armor appeared behind her and pushed her through the door.

"It's good that the last one is finally back. ”

For a moment, Shelley was stunned.

The large living room was lit reddish by candlelight, and the fire in the fireplace was thrizzling.

In front of Shelley's eyes, eight of the Grugru family guards had already fallen in a pool of blood. Surrounded stood soldiers she had never seen before.

Count Grugru, the butler, the maids, to be precise, everyone in the house except the guards, were all tied up and gagged and thrown in the middle of the living room.

A man with long brown hair, one eye, and a bearded face was standing in front of her with a sword in hand, looking at her with a smile.

At this moment, Shelley watched all this in horror, and his mind went blank.