"How long have we known each other, eldest sister, four years, five years? Obviously it's not a long time, why does it seem like I've known each other for a lifetime?" Standing in front of Catherine, Lina looked down at the knight girl who was half-kneeling on the ground, smiled faintly, and said to herself: " I was brought home from the street by you that year, when I regained my consciousness, the first thing I saw was your eyes, so clear, so gentle, without a little impurity, in your eyes, I read your loneliness and loneliness, but also read your persistence and strength, from that moment on, I have made up my mind that I must be with you, accompany each other until the end of my life. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Since then, we have been together every day, laughing together, crying together, sharing each other's lives together, and our hearts have never been separated. Lina stretched out her hand to touch Catherine's long black hair, but her white hand paused in the air for a moment before it hung down again:" You can't imagine how important you really are in everyone's hearts, in fact, a few minutes ago, even we couldn't imagine ourselves, when we realized that we might lose you, our hearts almost completely collapsed, you see, now everyone is like a fool, even Freya is at a loss, she is afraid that until now, she has not reflected what everything that happened. In fact, not only her, but also I myself have a sense of unreality, everything happened so suddenly, and it was unacceptable to accept the suddenness. ”

"Last night, eldest sister, when you took the wedding ring, did you ever imagine that something similar would happen to us?" The smile on Lina's face became more and more gentle, but also more and more desolate: "I admit, I never imagined, at least not imagined, that this would happen to you." In our eyes, you are so strong, you can always hold up a sky for us, never fall, we just need to live happily under your protection, silently supporting you is enough. We all seem to have forgotten that you are also an ordinary girl, and the tragedy that befalls other people will also befall you. So, just last night, we were still sitting together, holding the ring and lamenting that life is full of accidents, and still grieving for the poor couple who had to face each other with a sword, who would have thought that just one day later, the same thing would happen to us. Oh, I know now that without personal experience, I really can't understand how painful they were at that time, and I'm afraid that the man who wielded a sword to kill his wife back then would also wish that it was himself who was going to fall. ”

"However, for so many years, you have been standing in front of us, bearing the pain of making choices for us, we know that you are already very tired, and I will bear such a painful thing for you. Lina's eyes rolled, as if she wanted to look at someone behind her, but she forcibly suppressed it, just sighed and said, "Otherwise, it would be too cruel for another person to bear this pain." ”

"What will happen in the future, I don't know, whether this mission can be completed, I don't know, but don't worry, big sister, I won't go with you now, we will do whatever it takes for you to finish what you haven't done, and then, take you home." In the end, Lina's voice was already a little trembling, but the girl still slowly raised the one-handed sword in her hand, the one-handed sword that was held by Catherine a few minutes ago, as if there was still a girl's body temperature, the warm temperature made the light long sword seem to increase infinite weight, and it became a weight that Lina could not bear, the girl's two hands were extremely strong, and she barely raised it high, closed her eyes and trembled: "Sister, I'm sorry, but just let me, the younger sister, send you to the last stretch of the road." ”

"Lina, don't hurt the eldest sister. Vivien let out a terrible cry, but did not move her footsteps: "Please, don't. ”

"I'm just giving the eldest sister a ride, or do you want to watch everyone become crazy like them, lingering here forever?, in fact, you know very well in your heart, everything is irreparable, for the eldest sister, this is the best result, so you didn't rush over to stop me, right?" Lina turned around, and the girls finally saw the madness and despair in her eyes, the despair of death, and in addition to that, there were bitten lips and blood that couldn't stop flowing. The priest girl looked at the girls with death-like eyes and said: "Because of my hesitation, the eldest sister lost the last chance, this is a fault that I can never forgive, then, let me bear the sin of killing my sister with my own hands, anyway, it is not the first time for me." ”

"No, it's not. Vivian endured the sharp pain caused by the broken bone, walked quickly to Lina's side, gritted her teeth and said: "You are right, in fact, I know very well in my heart that this is the only way to help the eldest sister get free, but it shouldn't be you who bears it, the eldest sister fell for me, and the person who sent the eldest sister away should be me." ”

"Let's be together, then. Lina put down her one-handed sword, wiped the blood from her mouth, took Vivien's hand, which was shaking like a leaf in the wind, and said to the rear: "Freya, Eva, come over too, we owe the eldest sister too much during this time, we will personally send the eldest sister away, and you can also see her off." ”

"Whatever decision you're going to make, it's better to be quick. Dilley, who was silent, suddenly said in a deep voice: "I have never heard of someone who can hold on for more than ten minutes in the process of being distorted, and a person who can hold on for five minutes is already very strong. Look at her current state, the appearance is already very unstable, if you wait until she is completely energized, there will be no more choice, so, there is no more time for you to consider, now you must make a choice immediately. ”

Dilly's words were very abrupt, sounding like she was urging Lina to kill Catherine, and it seemed like she was just talking to herself, but the priest girl was no longer interested in thinking so much, she held Vivien's hand, hovered her long sword above Catherine's neck, and nodded: "I know there is not much time left, but we have already made a decision, big sister, don't worry, soon, I will take you home, back to the warmest home, the home you built with your own hand, and never be separated again." ”

"Enough, he's not talking to you, I'm the one he's urging. The long sword that was slashed with force suddenly stopped in mid-air, and one hand was held at the edge of the sword, so that the blood vessels on the back of the hand were clearly bulging, and the hard long sword was actually deformed by the palm of the hand. Pannis walked out from behind the girls, snatched the long sword from Lina and Vivien's weak hands, turned his back to the four girls and said: "You have done enough, leave the rest to me, Catherine became like this, the most fundamental reason is my negligence just now, even if I bear this sin, it should be borne by me." ”

As soon as the maidens saw it, they found themselves beside Dilly the Manticore, and Pannis was still standing in front of Catherine, as if she had not moved.

"Pannis, you ......" Lina was about to say something with red eyes, but was interrupted by Pannis very harshly, this was the first time he treated the girls with such a rough attitude: "Shut up, shut up, you didn't do anything wrong, do you think your magic will be fine if you release it in time? And you, you think Catherine won't be eroded if you don't stay there to record data? As long as I ignore the possibility of it lurking underneath, that won't change. So I just said that the responsibility is on me, and whatever happens after that, it has nothing to do with you, and remember, no matter what, it's not your responsibility. ”

"It seems that you have already made your decision. Dilly lay on the ground and said, "Is this really good? Don't forget, she may still be waiting for your help." ”

"I know, but I've decided. Pannis, with his back to everyone, said in a deep voice: "I have been cowardly, I have run away, so this time, I will not run away again, I know, maybe, just maybe, she may still be waiting for my help, but if I run away because of this, it will only disappoint her again." I have already let her down once, and if I let her down again this time, if this time I see Catherine die in front of me like her, then I am not qualified to stand in front of her again. ”

"Although I don't think your decision was the right one, and I don't think you have even one in ten thousand chances, since your determination is so strong, then I can only wish you good luck. Dilly was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Then, say goodbye in advance, Kyle, my friend, it is my honor to come into this world and be able to meet you." ”

"Oh, maybe we'll see you again soon, and don't forget, I bet I've never lost to you. Pannis's palms were separated by a few millimeters, caressing the knight girl's long black hair, and said with a chuckle: "But for the sake of insurance, I still say it in advance, goodbye everyone, your feelings, I understand in my heart, thank you, I also like you equally, and, remember what I just said, no matter what, it is not your responsibility." ”

After saying the last words, Pannis suddenly opened his arms, bent down and hugged the half-virtual and half-real knight girl in his arms, forehead to forehead, nose to nose, just hugged each other motionlessly.

"Pannis, what are you doing. The last thing Pannis' ears heard was the frightened cries of the maidens, and the huge roar of Dilly: "Stop, do you want his efforts to be in vain? (To be continued.) )