Chapter 004: Hero
I like you, Perel, I like your carefulness, I like your thoughtfulness, I like your tricks, these days I have become accustomed to living under your care, I find that you have lived in my heart! Her eyes were full www.biquge.info of doubt and helplessness, and she pointed to the location of her heart with a finger, and her voice was a little whimpering: "But I have never dared to tell you!
"You're so powerful, so powerful that you seem to be able to see it directly into my heart. I'm like a defenseless child in front of you! But I don't know anything about you, and all I can see is the most superficial beauty. I seem to have lost myself in a beautiful forest, full of greenery and birds, but I can never see its dark side. β
"I like you! But it's like a castle built on a pile of loose sand. I'm scared...... I'm scared that day it's going to collapse suddenly!"
"There have been many timesγγγγγγ Many times I have reached the edge of this forest, but I have not had the courage to take another step, for I am afraid that this wonderful you will be completely shattered after that step. β
"But even if I don't take that step, the dark edge will still move towards me. At some point, I think you're too cold, Perel. This was the case when the Tiha military port was attacked, when Kulin was captured, and even when the people were killed and wounded in the fighting today. They are obviously living beings, why are you so indifferent in the face of the passing of life, just like retreating an abandoned child from the chessboard. β
"You make me feel scared and hesitant, Perel, I want to know you better, I want to like a whole you, but I am also afraid that when I know you completely, this good feeling will now be gone with the wind. Tell me, Perel, what should I do!?"
As if afraid that her courage would not be enough to finish what she wanted to say, Tolia sobbed and quickly scooped every word out of her mind and shouted it out, until at last she could only sit on the ground weakly, panting lowly.
The smile on Perel's lips froze, and Toria's words froze him, the barrage of bombardments was a bit of a surprise to him.
He knew she was going to like him.
But I didn't know what she liked, what it looked like.
This innocent girl has no idea what the world is, and she has poured all her love into a perfect imaginary personality before she fully trusts someone.
She knows that people can't be perfect, but she prefers to believe that the people she loves are perfect.
She wasn't smart enough to see through Perel's ultimate purpose, but she could also roughly know that the business he was carrying out was far less glorious and sacred than it seemed.
Even so, she was willing to love him and was willing to force herself to believe in him.
There will be a difference between imagination and reality, and the swordsman's keen intuition is warning her!
Even so, she was reluctant to leave him.
He shook slightly, and stood up.
Her tear-filled eyes seemed to be melting a part of his heart.
He took a deep breath and reminded himself once again that she was only part of the plan, was, was, and will be.
The melted part slowly returned to its hardness and color like iron.
Warm arms clenched the weak body.
"In this cruel world, nothing is perfect, you are not, neither am I, not even gods!
"The shadow trailing behind me is so great and terrifying that I sometimes can't look at it myself!
"I'm here in its entirety, no increase or less, and if you're as afraid of the shadows as I am, then please be like me, just look straight at the bright target. β
Perel's determined gaze once again gave Toria the confidence to hold on.
"Also, I like you too. β
The hot and moist lips kissed those undried tears.
At that moment, Perel seemed to feel that the parts of his heart that were as cold and hard as iron disappeared, although only for a short moment.
Instead of a deserted date with just two people, Tiha's bar is filled with laughter and slapstick tonight, and the Valkyrie Guard is paying their respects to their hero.
One-two-three!
Roar!
In the countdown in unison, Vic was tossed high by the team, and he slammed like a stone to the ground before he was about to be hit by the ceiling, but before he could fully fall, the enthusiastic hands threw him up again vigorously.
"Stop... Stop!" Vic was about to be thrown unconscious, his head was dizzy, and he cried out in a lost voice, but by this time he still remembered that he must be a murderous old pirate, so he immediately lowered his voice and roared roughly: "You turtle grandsons! Put your grandfather down!
"This is not good, Captain! This is our Nord thank-you gift to the hero! you have to take it!" said a young member of the team below, and Vic looked at him a few times, recognizing him as Gul Fix, who had been killed in the family during the registration, and was about to open his mouth to curse, but was thrown high again.
"Yes, yes, captain, don't faint so quickly, there's still a good show ahead!"
"Hahaha, yes, yes!"
The strong men of Nord ignored Vic's curses and continued to laugh and throw him high in the air, and poor Vic could only cast a look of help from Cesar, who was not far away, in his dizziness.
Cesar saw it, but pretended not to see it, turned his head and picked up the wine glass on the table, and drank the cloudy wine in one gulp.
The whole tavern was in a state of extreme revelry, everyone was fighting to pour the liquor into their mouths, numbing their nerves with alcohol, shouting vulgar jokes, singing yellow ditties, and no one seemed to remember that they were an army, a team in the name of the Valkyries.
Cesar seemed to be a piece of ice in the whole blazing brazier that would not melt, out of place with the whole scene, and even most of his team members were reluctant to come over to talk, and automatically and consciously avoided this gloomy vice-captain.
But there are always people who are willing to try to melt the ice.
"Mr. Erather, may I sit here?" asked Dante Bell politely.
Cesar looked at the smiling face in the light, and did not speak, but nodded slightly.
Dante sat down beside him, raised the glass in his hand and gently touched Cesar's, and then drank it all: "Thank you for saving your life! β
Cesar narrowed his eyes, pretending not to understand: "I didn't kill that madman. β
Dante smiled and said, "The knife kills people, but the knife is not powerful. The one who is strong is the one with the sword. β
Cesar didn't react to this, but continued to fill the empty glass, and snapped his fingers for the bartender to bring the peanuts.
Dante didn't care at all, and continued: "You're a foreigner, although you learn Nord well, but you always have a bit of an accent, do you mind if I ask where you're from?"
These two sentences are obviously asking, I know you are not from Nord, where are you from, and what ulterior secret are you sneaking in here for?
Cesar's arm quickly put on Dante's neck, and the crook of his arm locked Dante's neck bone like an iron hoop, and he could easily break Dante's neck with a single force, but to outsiders, they were now just a bunch of good friends who were hooking up and whispering, and he whispered, "Boy, it's not a good thing to be too smart." β
Dante naturally knew what Cesar meant, but he was not afraid, he put away his previous smile, and all that was left was a sincere face: "Sir, it doesn't matter if you don't want to talk about it. We Mingren don't say dark words, you saved my life and everyone's life, this is a great grace, according to the customs of the Nord people, my life is yours. But the ugly words come ahead, and my reverence and allegiance to you must be based on the premise that you do not go against the interests of our country and people, otherwise, even if I have to bear the notoriety of revenge, I will fight you to the end. β
Cesar looked at this young Nord rebel officer, his sincerity made Cesar's heart warm, in this world of deceit, there are such men who dare to love and hate, it is really rare.
But Cesar still couldn't and didn't dare to show half too much emotion, he just let go of his arm and nodded: "Don't worry, I can guarantee this." β
Dante smiled with relief, bent down and bowed before leaving, Cesar looked at his back, and couldn't help but sigh a pity, if they hadn't met on such an occasion, they should have been friends who could have become good friends, and now, who can guarantee what kind of unexpected situation will be encountered tomorrow?
Cesar finished drinking the wine in his glass, and found that the team members had long since stopped throwing Vic up, but began to pick up all kinds of spirits and pour them wildly on him, and Vic was already flushed, and stood on the wine table and danced.
Cesar hurriedly stood up, and if he continued like this, it was hard to guarantee that he would not reveal his identity in a drunken state.
But before he could stand up, the door of the tavern was slammed to pieces, and a squad of gendarmes rushed in, parting the crowd that was messing around, and read the order aloud: "Receiving the report of the scouts, the rebel army is moving in large numbers towards the castle of Kulin in an attempt to retake Vallin, and the prophet has ordered Valkyrie to set out on the same day to reinforce Kulin!"
Everyone froze, the flushed drunkenness on their faces had not yet dissipated, but the expression on their faces was as if they had been splashed with ice water.
They had no idea how quickly the war would come, so fast that they couldn't get used to it.
The man who looked like ice didn't have time for a second of astonishment, as if he had been waiting for this moment, he stepped forward and grabbed the drunk Vic, and strode out of the tavern. The calm voice was still as cold as ice: "Valkyrie all assembled!"
Vic, who was already drunk and unconscious, shouted loudly while being pulled away: "Rush forward! Rush forward! Hiccup~ Kill the Sagothians! Kill those Sagoths! None of them can escape!"