Chapter 42: A Victory That Cannot Be Joyful
The rivers and woods of the Islay field are silent.
The surviving family guards silently cleaned up the bodies of their companions.
They carefully put together the severed limbs of their companions, placed them on white cloth, and carried them one by one to the river.
Sometimes, they would look at the little girl in the distance with awe, look at it for a moment, then lower their heads again and continue to busy in silence.
In just ten minutes, so many people died, including their friends, colleagues, and bosses...... The person who gets along day and night passes away suddenly, and even if he doesn't usually have too deep feelings, there is still an indescribable bitter taste in his mouth.
And the beginning of all this is the little girl's fireball technique.
Enid knew this, too, so she stared at the white corpses one after another, and although she couldn't name them, some of the faces were familiar...... For example, the young guard who had crawled to the bottom of the well at her command while searching for treasure in the city, with a huge hole in his chest stabbed by his sword.
At this moment, his lifeless eyes quietly looked up at the sky, and his young face was full of calm. Yes, he no longer has to worry about what his wayward little master orders him to do.
Life and Death...... When she killed the first grave robber with Ellie, Enid thought she had seen it through, but now, she felt a little lost again.
The little girl subconsciously looked for her brother's figure, and suddenly, Ellie on the other side was surprised - she was rummaging through the magic equipment on the body of the Spear Flower under the order of the little girl.
"He's still angry. Ellie said, pointing to the already blackened guns, the leader of the Rose Mercenary Regiment.
Enid walked over to William and saw that he was struggling to open the last remaining eye under the spell bombardment.
"Do you have any last words?" said the little girl condescendingly and coldly.
William didn't speak, he groped his way through his chest with the same charred arm that was left. With every inch of the arm moved, a large piece of charcoal or flesh detached from it.
The little girl frowned, she couldn't imagine what kind of willpower was supporting him to make such a move.
Finally, the only remaining arm was also overwhelmed and detached, and William had no choice but to look at the little girl as if asking for help.
Item...... Chain ......" His voice was low and hoarse, compared to the magnetic voice he had had had had when they first met.
"Send ...... Here you go. After a pause and gasping for breath, he seemed to regain a little of his spirits.
Necklace again! I'm dying and I'm still thinking about this, what the hell is this uncle doing?
Enid felt her heart become more irritable, so the little girl deliberately made a vicious expression, and replied fiercely, "When you die, I will naturally take it from you." ”
Then she saw a smile on the dying man's face.
"Remember...... Do you remember that silly princess? Later......" He stared at the little girl with the only gray eyes left, and his eyes were full of nostalgia: "Later, she married into a family thousands of miles away, and that family had a very beautiful nickname...... Lilac. ”
......
All doubts were clear, and Enid finally understood why the uncle always had a lingering sense of nostalgia in his eyes when he looked at him.
"So this necklace should have belonged to you...... My little princess. William paused, as if recalling something, "Actually, you don't look like her at all." You're much smarter and braver than your mother...... My little princess. ”
After laboriously saying this last sentence, William sighed contentedly, and then closed his eyes with a smile.
When the beautiful night fell, the bard who closed the stall saw the lonely girl, and he took a deep breath, how beautiful! In the garden of the hotel, the young bard played the piano all night, and used music to express his admiration in his heart. On the windowsill on the second floor, the girl listened with a smile and cheeks, and the scene she had never experienced before made her heart beat faster. In the bright spring light, the two of them swam together, the square of the fountain, the bustling street, the beautiful garden, and the streets and alleys of the royal capital have left the footprints and laughter of the two......
The best day of his life, the scenes of that scene, kept coming to William's mind, spinning and disappearing, until at last only one picture remained: it was the square where night fell, and the bard picked up his bag and looked back.
Time seemed to have stood still at this moment, the characters and buildings around the fountain square disappeared one after another, and William's consciousness could no longer support so many such complex scenes, and finally, the whole world
Only boys and girls remained, and they stared at each other in an empty world.
Would the young bard be brave enough to run away with the princess if it was the first time it was?
It's so nice to see you again, Seree, finally.
......
The little girl watched with mixed emotions as William's aura became weaker and weaker until it disappeared completely, and there was not a trace of joy in her heart to defeat a strong enemy.
She thought of her father, the Count of Lilacs, of the sea of lilacs behind the castle, and of what her father had said her mother liked the most...... Lilac.
Was the garden where William had played the piano all night full of lilacs? The little girl thought so, and then she felt so annoying to her uncle, and felt a little better.
The little girl thought to herself, and found the necklace in the pocket of her uncle's chest, the gold and pearls shone brightly, the octagonal platinum star shone brightly, and the soft light shone on William's face, and it seemed that her former owner had left this world with a smile.
Hero, may you have an unrepentant love. For no reason, the little girl remembered this quote from another world. Then she stood up and shook her head violently, as if to shake off all the weak emotions.
The little girl looked around, and she found her brother.
The second brother, Rast, was standing by the river, looking at the corpses covered with white cloth in a daze.
What should the little girl say when she came to her brother? The day has finally come, and the little girl does not know what her brother will think of herself.
But it was Rust who spoke first.
He stared at his sister for a moment, then spoke.
"Could it be...... Did you get the legacy of a legendary mage? and you lied to me that it didn't exist?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, it was hurtful words.
For a moment, the little girl only felt that there was darkness in front of her. She opened her mouth, but she didn't know whether to explain, to be angry, or to turn away.
In the end, she chose the latter.
Seeing the little girl turn around and run away, Ellie next to her was furious: "Fool! The Noble family has never had any legendary mages, and it is impossible for the Noble family to have the kind of so-called 'inheritance' that can be achieved overnight! If the Noble family will have a legendary mage, then Miss she will also be the first!"
Shaking her head in hatred, Ellie hurriedly turned around and chased in the direction the little girl had left.
......
In the fields of the Islay Basin, a petite figure on a horse galloped.
It was noon, but the wind didn't feel much warmth. The little girl felt that her chest seemed to be blocked by something, and it was very uncomfortable to be stuffed. What are you doing? Are you doing something wrong, what are you going to do in the future?
I don't know, I don't know anything!
"Ahh
"Ahhhh
"Ahh
In the deserted field, only the voice of the little girl echoed in the wind.
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PS: That well-known book friend, I don't need to apologize, I deleted both posts.