Escorted by the Wood family, the Dark Nightmare eventually arrived in Crewe.

They set up a camp on the north side of the town, put down roots there, and brought back the belongings and ordnance that had been thrown into the valley during the retreat, and put them in the newly built warehouse. The fearful escape is finally over, and the war continues, but they can finally breathe a sigh of relief and get a good night's sleep.

Benjamin walked through the Crussard gate once again.

“...... I didn't expect you to send troops directly. ”

Standing at the doorway of the stairs on the roof of the gate, he looked at Elizabeth who was looking into the distance and said.

"It was Miles who told me. Elizabeth turned around, shook her head, and said, "He found out about the king's movements, and he sensed in advance that the church was going to launch a surprise attack on you, so he suggested that I transfer troops to counter the siege, but it's a pity...... The church also seems to have smelled the wind and withdrew early, and we were unable to keep them. ”

Benjamin heard this, nodded, and did not say anything.

...... In any case, the Woods saved them, otherwise, they don't know how many more would have died under the pursuit of the church.

After thinking about it, he opened the subject: "I am very sorry for the death of the Duke, they were about to leave the tunnel, but it was there that the church detonated everything. We haven't been able to find many relics, so I hope you don't get too upset. ”

Elizabeth didn't look too sad, just lowered her head: "The dead are gone, and the living can only carry on with their last wishes, aren't they?"

"That's ......," Benjamin nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "On behalf of all of the Dark Horre, I thank you for your rescue, but may I take the liberty of asking? Lord Duke...... What is your last wish?"

Hearing this, Elizabeth raised her head and glanced at him a few times.

"The Church of Vengeance, get rid of the biggest cancer in this king once and for all, and believe that this is what you hope for. ”

Is that so......

Benjamin touched his chin and didn't answer immediately.

He could feel the respectful distance in the other person's tone, although it ...... They didn't know each other very well, but when they met this time, Elizabeth's eyes seemed to be a different person. It's like a junior high school classmate who hasn't seen each other for many years, you used to be able to talk and copy homework together, but after a wedding reunion more than ten years later, both parties raised their wine glasses, but there was only an embarrassing smile in their eyes.

Actually, they haven't seen each other in years, but there's just so much going on.

Benjamin wasn't disappointed, just a little weak.

After thinking about it, he took the ring out of his pocket.

"You asked Miles to give me this ring...... What is it? I seem to have an impression, but I can't recall it, can you remind me?" he asked, knowingly, as he handed Elizabeth the ring to a blank look.

Elizabeth shook her head.

"You Rieser family's things, just put them away. ”

"What do you mean?" Benjamin didn't give up.

"It's not interesting, I'm just going to give back what belongs to you. Elizabeth sighed, looked away, and looked back into the distance, "It's all boring past, I can't remember it." It's just a ring, and if you don't want to keep it, sell it. ”

"I'm a stubborn person, and if you say that, I'll have to keep asking. ”

Elizabeth turned her back to Benjamin and said nothing.

And just when Benjamin even thought she was going to be, she suddenly spoke.

"That was when the marriage contract was made, and the ring you gave me was the one you threw out of the window. Everyone was laughing at the time, and I had no choice but to sneak downstairs to the school at night, and I felt around in the grass, which was hard to find, and it was still raining that day, and it took more than two hours to find it back. After I found it, I was afraid of being laughed at again, so I didn't dare to tell anyone, so I kept this thing to this day. ”

Benjamin was stunned when he heard this.

This...... The answer seemed to be a bit beyond his expectations.

Although he knew that it was an engagement ring and that he had been thrown out by "himself" at the time, he didn't know that there were so many details behind it.

After a moment's hesitation, he looked at the ring in his hand and said, "That'...... What do you mean by asking someone to give it to me?"

"Because the marriage contract has long since ended. Elizabeth turned around, her expression surprisingly determined, "I was young at the time, and I don't know why I kept the ring, but now, I have inherited my father's title. The marriage contract is dissolved, and the woman returns the engagement ring to the man, which is a very reasonable thing, so I ask someone to return the ring to you......"

Speaking of this, she paused deliberately before continuing:

"Nothing else. ”

After hearing this, Benjamin took the ring and stood in place, not knowing what to say. The growing sense of distance was like a mountain between the two of them, and the mountain was so difficult to cross that he couldn't even make out the look on Elizabeth's face.

He didn't even know how to face Elizabeth.

“...... In short, thanks to your efforts, the church is now on the verge of collapse. It was definitely a wise choice for the Dark Nightmare to join forces with us, as long as we fought together, the Church would not be able to resist, and trust me, you will not regret such a decision. ”

Finally, with such a sentence, Elizabeth smiled and nodded, and turned away from the wide gate rooftop.

So Benjamin was left alone on the rooftop, the cold wind was whistling, and the shadow was stretched out by the evening sun. At that moment, he felt a lot of tightness in his chest, took a deep breath, and looked down at the ring in his hand again, completely unsure of what to do.

Completely...... This development was not expected.

He had planned to come over, first thank the other party for the rescue, and then pull a relationship, find out Elizabeth's tone, know whether she wants to be king, and finally find out what the Duke of Colin's overall plan is.

However, as a result, everything is like a wild horse with a prolapsed anus, galloping towards the opposite place, and the pull cannot be pulled back.

Thinking of what Elizabeth said, and those past events that he didn't do, but seemed to be inseparable, Benjamin had a headache.

"You're such a scumbag. The system suddenly said in his mind.

"Blame me?" Suddenly, Benjamin was angry, and immediately retorted in his heart, "I didn't do those things that bullied her, those things were done by Benjamin in the past, what do you mean by scolding me?"

The system was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly learned Elizabeth's tone and said, "Nothing else." ”

“......”

Benjamin was speechless for a moment.