Ella, get moving, think of a way!

Ella stared at Melia as she got closer and closer, the latter always evoked the primal fear in her heart, after Sophia left nine years ago, she hid motionless in the garbage can, and after an unknown time, the sound of fierce fighting sounded outside, and the wailing continued until the second half of the night, and she did not even have the courage to open a crack to check the outside world.

She didn't know how long she had been alone in the dark, and it wasn't until the conversation outside had lasted for a long time that she finally came to her senses. Ella's mind went blank, and the conversation went on for so long that she couldn't hear a word, and when she quietly opened a gap, all she could see was Melia, Sophia, and a distant figure.

Other than that, all that was left was a corpse.

Melia's eyes were a little similar to those at that time, and she was silent for a long time before she said to the princess, who seemed to be frightened, "It's time to go back, Princess Sophia." ”

Now, Melia was only a few steps away from them, and her legs were as if they had been filled with lead.

Ella, this time, don't hold back.

"Ella. ”

Her palms warmed, and someone grabbed her right hand from behind. Sophia's whisper seemed to be in her ear: "I'm sorry, maybe if I hadn't been so weak at the time, maybe everything would have been different." ”

With that, Sophia passed by Ella calmly, and in the dark, she felt that it was an end that was nine years too late for her.

Sophia, even if you are a princess, you can't always get everything you want.

After the rebellion ended, her father and her stood on the city wall, staring at the disorganized imperial capital. The rebels were defeated, the Kingdom regained control of the city, and by the time the sun was rising, they were ready to put the finishing touches on it. After being sent back to the city by Melia, the Fifth did not punish her, but took her out of the palace for the first time.

Sophia, if you really think about your friends, forget everything that happened at night, and don't let her get into this strife again.

Gave up?

Sofia's openness surprised the two Assassins, whose companions met a fierce resistance to the assassination of Richard and VI, and after Phoenix's departure, the battlefield went unbelievably smooth...... But what could they do? The Crow Assassin's sinister gaze swept over everyone.

A dying lion, and an S-class monster that fled to the middle of nowhere when he saw that the situation was not good, except for the two who could be regarded as a little combat power, the others were probably not as good as those useless guards in the palace.

The next moment, the unexpected happened.

The little girl who had been trembling suddenly stopped trembling, and when Sophia was about to let go and face Melia alone, Ella somehow got the courage, her hand quickly reached for the inside of the pocket of her clothes, and pulled out a ball-shaped object. She slammed the ball to the ground, her eyes steadfast.

The glitter crystal had been used in the previous confrontation with Melia, and this smoke bomb "incidental" from Tesla's senior became her only lifesaver. As a journalist who is always on the front lines, she has encountered countless dangerous situations.

That's right, Ella, treat them as slum thugs, and you'll make it!

At the same time that the smoke cleared, she put Sophia on her arm and rushed to the door with the stunned princess on her back.

The corners of the Crow Assassin's mouth curled.

That's right, the monster that has lost the sense of resistance is too boring. The fly in the ointment is that this kind of trick is really difficult to put on the stage, maybe the smoke can do something for some laymen, but for a truly first-class assassin, it is completely useless - Melia has already guarded the door, I am afraid that the two of them have been split in two by the long whip in Melia's hand before rushing out of the door.

He would have loved to see that.

Melia in the smoke narrowed, and she raised the long whip in her hand.

Then her and the Crow Assassin's expressions froze, and her right arm sank, and something was pulling her backwards.

Don't you give up?

Through the thick fog, she could still see the shocking wound on the lion monster's abdomen, and the potion used to paralyze the monster had not yet failed, and in this desperate situation, the monster could still hold itself up and wrap its tail around her arm! Ella did not waste such an opportunity, and in a moment she and Sophia had already run past Meria and rushed out the door.

It's their turn.

The Raven Assassin leaned forward slightly as Melia swung her whip at the lion monster wrapped around her tail, and as he took the first step, a tingling sensation came over his shoulder—something sharp pierced his right shoulder, and a vague shadow flashed through the depths of the fog.

Cunning hunter.

After the first blow was successful, the S-class monster did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but chose to hide its body again. This...... When dealing with opponents who are far superior to them, they will choose such tactics to eat away at their will and physical strength little by little.

When he looked at the door again, the figures of Ella and Sophia were gone.

Ella kept her head and ran wildly.

She was unfamiliar with the structure of the palace, and she didn't know where she had chosen the path to take, and Sophia seemed to be stunned by what she had done, and said nothing.

Ella, don't look back, you're just chasing a bunch of thugs!

Ella kept repeating in her mind that she was afraid that the thought of what she had seen in the dustbin nine years ago would leave her grip and be restrained in place.

"Why?"

I don't know how long it took for Sophia to ask.

On either side of her were only the courtyard and the corpses of the soldiers, all stained with blood on the carefully cultivated vegetation. This was the back garden of the palace, and they had escaped far enough. Maybe...... Maybe just wait here for a moment, and the soldiers will come to their rescue.

"Don't run, you're out of energy!" Sophia called out to Ella.

The latter's face was pale, and her blouse was soaked with sweat.

"Leave me alone!"

Ella's tone towards her was still very stiff, and the moment Sophia faced Melia, her mind went blank, but her body instinctively moved, and she felt that everything in front of her slowed down, until she rushed out of the distance with Sophia on her back, and the feeling gradually faded.

But as she took her first steps, she finally understood a fact.

What she has resented for nine years is not the heartless Sophia, but Sophia's heartless smile always reminds her of everything that happened nine years ago, and of the self who was unable to complete Canor's last commission because of fear.

When the rebels gathered, it was Sophia who rushed out.

"Leave me alone, it's my fight!"

Instead of throwing Sophia behind, Ella sped up.

The moment she rushed out of the door was also the moment when she officially said goodbye to her weak and timid self.

Don't stop, Ella!

She said to herself again.