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In memory, there is such a place.

Filled with verdant — it is called a gemstone that can refract different light in the sun — and is ...... by her family, friends It's called the most beautiful place.

But it's her least favorite place.

——

Joan knew very well that she had been a "defective person" since she was a child—she could not sustain long periods of exercise, and sometimes she ran out of breath after only running a short distance—and she had no talent of her own race, and her talent became weak, and everyone was running on the prairie as if she were carrying the wind, and she could only watch from the sidelines.

That's it—she didn't like that.

But it is the things that accompany it that are the deadliest of all—poisonous cynicism, harshness and contempt.

"Joan—you're so weak. ”

"What, that's all it takes to run so far. ”

"Why are you so red, hahaha. ”

"You look like this, how can we rest assured. ”

There were too many, she would have blushed with shame and not dare to face it, and then - used to it, had long been used to it.

She stayed away from other people, didn't want to stay with them, and tried her best to avoid everything.

Until he came from Anlimont College alone.

- But the prerequisite for entering this academy is that she has to join the warhead. Joining this school department that corresponds to her race - the air of "freedom" did not make her relaxed and happy, but she became more cautious, for fear of being seen of her flaws.

When training, she deliberately delayed at the end, indefinitely.

The Warhead exams, while seemingly rigorous, are team-related in the midterm, and the final exams are deceptively rigorous, but there is enough grace - for the first year.

One year when she was fine, she was actually careful and panicked, and the next year, she encountered a blow that could almost ruin her.

......

Sports Day –

She didn't want to participate in long-distance running, but those classmates who didn't know about her situation ......

"Joan, you're an antelope clan? ”

"Go, go, go. ”

"No, if you don't go, we're hopeless. ”

You know what—Joan was upset with their opinion in her heart, and didn't understand why her race had caused them so much misunderstanding.

Can......

At least they won't be like at home - everyone treats her coldly, sarcastically and laughs at her?

So she got her head hot and made what she considered to be the worst decision of her life.

She really fell last, and even when she was still a long way from the finish line, her face was flushed, and she felt that her brain was congested, and she couldn't run-

"What's wrong with her?"

"Looks bad......"

"Eh......"

There was only a buzzing sound in her ears, but something that seemed sharp to her ears still pierced her ears, causing her lead-like feet to shake - and when she fell, she thought, probably everything was over.

But then—but a shadow fell—not gloomy, but brought sunshine.

"I'm sure you can do it. ”

He said so.

【②】

Joan remembers that Shure was the same way - smiling quietly in the sun, with a warm smell on his body, which made people feel warm and could eliminate all pain and sadness.

And he now says that he still remembers her.

"I'm ......," Joan said, standing across from him.

Shul still didn't speak.

——

She was a person who was not well-known, and after that fall, people couldn't believe it, but they didn't dare to expect anything from her.

Of course she knew Shure, it was the most famous teenager in the entire grade, the entire combat department, and even the whole school—

She thought about this person in her heart, let her get back on her feet, let her forget the pain and unbearable for a while, and persevered to the end of the person-

Until the news of the goldfinch came out.

——

The flickering memories of that moment, and the gesture of Shuer's acquiescence, gave Joan courage: "I...... I can stand on the same starting line with you now, and I can reach the finish line with you – you know, I can do it. ”

She kept proving it to him.

【③】

"Impossible. After listening to Akta's words, Jolina said directly.

Acata was talking to her just now—that Joan was last year.

"Huh, she's working hard. Akta was stunned and couldn't help but say.

"Effort? What did she work on, did she try to find a shortcut?" Jolina raised her eyebrows, her tone becoming casual and cold, "Such a congenital problem, that is, it is a little worse than the ability of ordinary people, and it is impossible to reach this level in a year. ”

"Perhaps......" Aktar tried to defend Joan.

Qiao Lina lost her patience a little: "If a person with extremely poor talent only spends a year on his hard work, even if he works hard - it means that it is not poor talent at all, but just a mistake in judgment." Don't you think it's unfair Akhtar - you're working hard in the right way, but you're still at risk of failing, and she's so poor in talent that she's able to reach the same level as Shur in a year. ”

Aktar was stunned.

"Some people can't get back what they can't get with desperate effort in their whole lives, whether it's talent or what they once had. Jolina's tone gradually increased, "She's not trying at all. ”

This is fundamentally ......

Jolina remembered that Joan she had seen that night with the Plantagenish at the training ground.

That may be the real her, even if she works hard at night, she can't run a few steps, her grades are mediocre, and even boring.

"She's cheating. ”

【④】

Joan struggled to keep herself calm and looked at Shull, hoping for some response from him.

All the time - he was mild.

"Stop. "However, Shroud.

She was stunned, stunned and didn't know what to say.

He's ...... Say what?

"Stop before the Games start, Joan. The smile in Shuer's eyes gradually retracted, a pair of golden eyes, like the sun can bring warmth, when it loses its warmth, it is only majestic, high.

Such a look made people timid, and Joan couldn't help but take a step back.

"You're not on your own. Shul said slowly, "That makes no sense. ”

"How could it be—that wouldn't be meaningless!" Joan gritted her teeth, subconsciously retorting.

She paid such a big price, how could it be meaningless?

"I don't know how you did it, but those costs will ruin you. Shure continued, "And, you're disrupting order. ”

Disruptive order - when these four words appeared from Shuer's mouth, they were faintly and already with a stern meaning.

It's not harsh, it's not sarcasm, it's just stating the facts, cold.

She felt like she was being stared at by thousands of pairs of eyes, and the coolness spread from the soles of her feet to her heart.

"You can't be like this all the time. Shul added, "Stop it." ”