"Sooner than I expected, and much more crisply. This is a man who can afford to put it down. The Pope glanced at Asa's departing back.

"One of the biggest advantages of this person is that he knows who he is, and the second is that he is simple enough. Even if he is a person who should be killed, he is not a nasty person. Lancelot nodded.

"That's fine, I'm running out of time. The Pope nodded, and he sighed as if relieved at last, and coughed lightly twice, two streams of red blood slowly flowing from the tip of his nose. He took a deep breath, sucked the two streams of blood back again, and raised his hand to wipe it, leaving a faint scarlet blush on his pale face. However, it seemed that even he didn't notice it, and blood slowly soaked from his ear holes.

"yes, we're running out of time. Lancelot saw it, but he didn't look surprised, and there was an indescribable heaviness in his eyes. I'm leaving for the Duchy of Cross tonight......"

"It's not our time, it's my running out of time. The Pope shook his head lightly. "You don't have to care. ”

Lancelot didn't speak, but his face grew heavier and heavier.

Asa did not stay at the Academy of Magic, but quietly went to the royal capital.

Although the person is idle, his heart is still not idle. There are ten or so days to go, maybe he will die, watching everyone busy and nervous, but the core is actually him alone. No one can calm down in such a situation. As soon as he was completely calm and idle, he felt a wave of restlessness in his heart inexplicably, rising up like fire and grilling all his feelings into scorching and frizzy.

He visited all the places where he had ever lived in the royal capital, whether it was the bazaar tavern he frequented. It's still a former Sandrudi mansion that is already flat. But it was not as he wished, and the remembrance did not alleviate this anxiety, but rather added fuel to the fire, making him feel more upset and uneasy.

Sometimes it's not the most unbearable. The most unbearable thing is that kind of waiting, not to mention the death he is waiting for now. And this is not a complete death, there seems to be a faint life in this death. Like a little light in the dark abyss, people can't die, they can only suffer between the horror of death and the birth.

It's dark. Only then did he realize that he had unconsciously walked to the Duke's Palace. Because of the extraordinary period of this time, the traffic of the past has long disappeared, only a few pedestrians are hurrying by, and the lights in the Duke's Palace are faintly revealed.

Hidden in the shadows of the street, he looked at the familiar mansion opposite. Almost everything actually started there, and so many things happened there, and he thought about never coming here again, because most of what happened there was so heavy that he didn't want to remember it. But now he couldn't help but feel the urge to go inside.

"What do you want to do?" asked someone in the distance behind you.

"I want to find a woman. Asa replied without looking back. He had already noticed that someone was following him. I already knew who this person who followed him was.

"Why do you want to find a woman?" the man asked in a strange voice, after a pause.

"Because I don't believe you can hide and watch while I'm sleeping with a woman. ”

"Why do people like you ...... It could be ...... Can it be ......" The man walked out of the back corner. Although it is an ordinary outfit, it still looks very conspicuous because of the height of a man and his blonde hair.

Although he knew that she was following behind, Asa was still slightly surprised when he saw Talis. There was no other reason than that she was no longer wearing the knightly or samurai clothes of the past, but ordinary women's clothes. It's just that she wears it on her very good figure, and even ordinary clothes look good.

"Sure enough, it's much better to dress up as a woman. At least you don't have to wear knight's armor to do without wrapping your chest. Asa smiled. "Judging by the way you walk, it won't be the first time you've worn a skirt in your life. ”

"You ......" Talis blushed with a strange expression. "It's just that the teacher told us not to bring our equipment here, so I found a set of clothes temporarily. ”

"Yes. Asa thought for a moment and said. It's just boring, how about going out on the street together. Asa walked over, took Talis's arm and left. Talis struggled for a moment and couldn't break free, and reluctantly followed a few steps, finally throwing Asa away with a violent flick of her hand. But he had already walked with Asa.

There are very few people on the long street, and the night scene of the royal capital, which used to be brilliant and prosperous, is now gone, and only one street lamp illuminates the road surface alone on the side of the street.

At any other time, Asa would never have dreamed of going shopping with a woman, let alone with him. But it's a little different now.

"What are you looking for me?" Talis kept silent, so Asa asked.

Talis was silent for a moment and asked, "I heard." Why didn't you run away? You could have run away in the Whispering Forest. ”

"It's simple, because I don't want to run away. Asa looked at Talis. "What do you mean by asking? You don't seem to want me to run away. ”

"Of course not. Talis immediately replied loudly and categorically, with a strange expression on her face, as if she were puzzled and somewhat indignant. "Why would someone as mean, nasty, and dark-hearted as you make such a great decision?"

"Great?" said Asa. "I don't think so. Do you think?"

In the dim light of the streetlights, Asa could still see that Talis's face was flushed. She said loudly as if in defense: "You could have escaped to the Far East on your own, but you chose to stay and die. Do you think you're heroic and amazing by doing this?"

"What's wrong with you?" Asa asked, looking at her. He could tell that something was wrong with her mood.

"I don't know, I really don't know. Suddenly, Talis's voice began to choke. "I don't really know what's right and what's wrong. Who's right and who's wrong......"

Instead, it was Asa who was surprised. From the very beginning of meeting her. The Knight of the Temple of the Goddess single-handedly entered the den of thieves and slaughtered all the flesh and blood, and then she always behaved like a man who was almost more fierce than a man, and even if it wasn't for some reason, he almost regarded her as a man.

"After the fall of Shining Castle. Actually, Mr. Lancelot asked me to follow you. He...... He...... Say, if you have the chance, let me and you ...... ...... with you," Talis blushed to the extreme. But at least half of that is indignant. "He said that way you probably won't run away. ”

"That's a good idea. Asa smiled wryly. Although Talis didn't say it, what did it mean Asa also asked Chu.

"You ......," Talis almost jumped. "I would never do it. ”

"Don't worry, I won't do it if you want to. Asa replied.

Talis suddenly stood still looking at him. There were tears in his eyes. "How do you ...... Then why did you ...... when you were in Negan?"

"I was a little out of control at the time, I'm so sorry for you. Asa looked into Talis's eyes and said solemnly. "I'm sorry. ”

"How could the teacher make me do such a thing, something that only the dirtiest politicians and the most wicked heretics would do? When I became a Templar, I swore that my body and my life were devoted to God, but the teacher was ...... And you, Sister Aiyimei died half because of you, and half because of the plan of the teacher and His Majesty. His Majesty also ordered Tamic to slaughter the elves like the Whispering Forest, but now those elves have actually allied with His Majesty again, what the hell is going on? Can Your Majesty and the teacher still be considered good people, can they still be considered righteous? And bad people like you. In the end, I can still play the role of a great savior. Are you good or bad? Who is going to tell me whether what I have been doing is right or wrong? What I used to believe in was nothing and nothing in the end?"

Asa sighed to himself. It turns out that women usually show strength only because they have dependence and faith in their hearts. Faith can make people strong, even suppress any feelings, and support people's spirit, but once it collapses, people are so weak that they are nothing. Back in the time of escaping the Castle of Radiance. Seeing Taris's reaction to Ai Meh, who had been transformed into a corpse witch, Asa already understood.

Talis wiped tears from her face, and Asa saw the severed hand. He asked Chu Di to remember that it was broken by helping him block a sword.

"The world is inherently right and wrong. If you have done it, you will have to bear it yourself, no matter what the result is. It doesn't matter, everything that should have happened happened anyway. There's nothing worse going to happen, and that's a good thing, isn't it?, Asa couldn't help but put his arm around Talis's shoulder. The hand is delicate and soft, and has the elasticity of her muscles.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, and gently turned his head to glance at the Academy of Magic in the darkness. Talis didn't notice.

Lancelot flew down from the cathedral of the Academy of Magic. He let out a long sigh. His face seemed to be a little lighter.

Seventeen days is not a long time, and it is even very short for such a huge battle that determines the fate of the entire continent. Soon, Lord Porugan also arrived from Oufu to assist in the arrangement.

It only took three days for Lancelot to lead Caitlin ** back from the Duchy of Cross. His face was full of exhaustion, and there were even some black and withered blood stains on his body that had not had time to be washed away. All he brought back was one sentence: "The two thousand people are fine." ”

Without Assa's involvement, all the details are like a huge and complicated jigsaw puzzle, how all the pieces find their place and how they relate to the pieces around them. As time passed, all the pieces had their place. Many of the armies of the Western countries, including Erathia, have already begun to set out in the past two days. Seventeen days later, the most elite warriors will gather in the Wyvern Desert to meet the massive army of the undead.

The troops of Einfast and Orfo, which were furthest from the Shadow Swirl Mountains, did not move, partly because they were too far away to arrive unless they all used flying beasts such as lions and dragons. The second is that they don't have to move.

Along with Lord Porugan came Gru, who brought not only the news that Ofu would be dispatched, but also four complete Star Eyes. It was too late to fully exploit the mineral deposits in the Sandface Mountains, and he single-handedly recovered the four.

The elves who had been waiting at the Academy of Magic immediately brought the four gems back to the Forest of Whispers, and Elder Lloyd and Lua would make them into two extradimensional doors as quickly as possible. This would be the only way for the Paladins and Orf's orc armies to go.

Asa didn't feel the length of time, he was with Talis all this time.