The day after returning to her homeland, Lily said goodbye to Celine and her people, and walked with Al into the grove that encompassed almost every variety of fruit on the continent. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Each of the trees that exist here has the power of magic and a simple sense of self to spontaneously greet or drive visitors into the place. They recognized September's scent, a soft fruity scent, and greeted her by shaking the branches slightly. She patted the branch of one of them and asked it to convey its greetings to the owner of the forest.

It wasn't long before a parrot with a wingspan of more than two meters, at least what it looked like a parrot, fluttered its wings and fell from the sky and landed lightly on the branch of a tree. He folded his wings and looked condescendingly at Lily and the Organizer beside her.

"I thought you had forgotten about us." The parrot's tone was a little dissatisfied, but there was no reproach, "When you find love, you ignore my old friend - it's really heartbreaking." ”

"What nonsense!" Lily's face was slightly red, and she raised her head and stared at him viciously, "It's just...... Since the last time I left, I ...... There's a lot going on. ”

"Yes, Shirakawa told me." The parrot raised its chin, "I heard that you ate a lich whole, it tastes good?" ”

The mercenary picked a red fruit and threw it at the parrot, "Damn, that big mouth of Shirakawa...... How many people still know about this, Kaya! ”

"At least half of them." The parrot known as Kaya flapped its wings, took the fruit in its mouth, and raised its neck to swallow it, "Unfortunately, few people pay attention to it, but there are many who gloat." ”

Lily's face was slightly gloomy, and she plucked two more fruits, handed one to Al, and slowly nibbled on the other herself.

"What are you doing...... Remind us? ”

"It's not a reminder." The parrot groomed its feathers with its beak and puffed out its chest, "To be honest, September, I like your temperament - brave, curious, and responsible. Kaya shook her head, spread her wings, and shrugged her shoulders, "But don't forget, you're a junior after all. All in all, good luck. ”

He flapped his wings, soared into the air, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

In Lily's memory, Kaya had always been neutral about leaving her "hometown", and being able to say what she just said was already in agreement with her. The mercenary looked at the restored calm of the woods and gently hugged the mechanical man's arm, as if that would instill more confidence in her.

Afterwards, she continued to take Al on a tour of several parts of the cave, visiting several 'old friends' with whom she had a good relationship. As expected, most of them preferred the quiet and leisurely life here to the noise and variability of the mortal world, which made her slightly discouraged.

Fortunately, this time, her goal was not to persuade them to enjoy the outside world - in fact, quite the opposite. Her 'old friends' missed out on those peaceful and lively times, but ushered in an era when no one was left alone.

Perhaps this is the price of isolation, the mercenary thought with a hint of malice.

Of course, the outcome of the news she brought will still be known after tomorrow's noon rally.

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Early on the morning of the third day, Lily took Alphonse's hand and walked into the snow-covered pine forest again.

This is the home that once belonged to her. The cold air mixed with the unique fragrance of pine trees reminded her of the old days that had passed away and her mother, whom she would never see again. The female mercenary raised her head slightly, took the hands of the people around her, and paced slowly through the forest, like a wanderer who had been away from home for a long time and returned to her hometown.

A dull, familiar low snort rang out from all directions, and even Alphonse could hear the hostility implicit in it, and raised his hand in a defensive gesture. She stopped and patted Al's arm lightly, signaling that the agency didn't need to be nervous.

"Since you're here, don't hide?" She snorted, "I don't remember Hissa teaching you to be such a coward, Leno!" ”

There was a pause in the forest, and then a high-pitched howl drowned out all the other voices. With a slightly heavy footsteps, a white wolf nearly ten meters long and more than three meters tall at the shoulders slowly emerged from the shadow of the pine tree.

Unlike September, the tips of his hair are grayish-black instead of shiny silver-white - making him look less beautiful than September, but without compromising his majesty. The white wolf walked up to the mercenary with her head held high, and bowed her head, her huge sharp teeth only two meters away.

"What shall I call you? A deserter, a traitor, or someone who killed his mother? The white wolf opened his mouth, and Lily felt a wet heat rush over her face, which she didn't notice and just stared coldly into the other's eyes.

"We didn't run away, we didn't betray. As for my mother, I think that her death has anything to do with me, and that it is just a self-righteous evasion by you. She retorted mercilessly, "Baihe should have told you that we killed the murderer of my mother back then?" ”

"It's just a doppelganger." The white wolf sneered, "It's a shame that you've spent fifty years of sleep for this. ”

"It's better than you and the others didn't even do this?" The mercenary sneered, "I think I am high and disdain to step into the mortal world, but in fact I am just a group of people who are afraid to meet people!" ”

"Lilianor, and this Mr. Wolf, have something to say." Probably seeing that the atmosphere between the two of them was getting colder and colder, the agency man tried to make a round, "I think they will be able to understand when we finish explaining the cause and effect of the matter." ”

"Okay, since you said so." She raised her hand and casually patted the white wolf's chin, "Don't be late for noon, Ryan." We won't wait for you to be there. ”

The white wolf bared its sharp teeth and let out a vicious roar from between its teeth, as if it was about to pounce on the two in front of him in the next moment. But in the end he just turned around, flicked his tail - swept the snow off Lily and Alphons, and walked away slowly.

"Only the ones who are more verbally powerful." Lily waited until the other party walked away and took a sip, "For hundreds of years, he is still like this." ”

"Don't be angry...... Don't worry, Lilianor. The mechanic comforted her at the right time, "I don't know what the situation will be like later, but I always stand with you." We just have to do everything we can, and the rest of ourselves will be governed by fate - that's what Master Vanka told me. ”

Lily nodded. She did have some apprehensions, fearing that she would not be able to fulfill her promise to the Elnars, and that these 'living gods' were still unwilling to set foot in mortal change—they were also her "companions" and "elders" anyway, and she could not 'convince' them too strongly.

Al saw that, and it filled her heart with warmth again, like going back to a cabin isolated from the wind and snow, and drinking a bowl of delicious soup while it was hot.

"You're right, Al." She whispered softly, hugged the arm of the person next to her, and walked forward with him, "What else did Vanka tell you, tell us?" ”

"Hmm...... Let me think about it, there is probably another sentence that is......"

The voices of the two melted into the snow, and were quickly buried by the falling snowflakes.

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