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Mary would remember this man as a pure coincidence, for this man was one of the people she had been tasked with helping to arrange accommodation, and they were all wearing strange masks and wrapping themselves tightly. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info because the mission was too special, and these people were too eccentric, Mary left a very deep impression on them, she had never seen such strange people, so she wrote them down. But she didn't expect to meet them again here.

What are they doing here?

Mary was a little curious, a little puzzled, and then she frowned, and suddenly remembered something.

The previous refugee stirring seemed to have happened only after these people came......... Does this have anything to do with them?

Just as Mary was thinking inwardly, the man had turned and disappeared into the shadows of the alley.

Do you want to keep up?

This idea popped up in Mary's heart, and then disappeared immediately, she was not stupid, you must know that Mary became the attention of the mercenary group not only because she was cute and beautiful, in that case, the mercenaries just saw her as a vase rather than a companion, although she was very young, but Mary also had her own opinions. Of course, she hadn't forgotten Yuren's warning to her, and although Mary hadn't experienced any danger yet, she believed that since the lord had said so, it was definitely right. If these people are really the main culprits in inciting refugees, then there must be an opportunity for them to find out something about the past and the past.

But Mary's feet had only taken half a step before she stopped.

This is very dangerous, she doesn't know how dangerous the other party is, but as the lord said, the person who is qualified to provoke the Knights of the End is definitely not someone she can deal with. In fact, as a mercenary, her confidence has been almost shattered in the Twilight Castle - almost everyone who lives in it can appear behind her unexpectedly, no matter how vigilant Mary is, it is useless, only a few people such as Princess Shirley do not have such strength, but the entire Knights of the End is very strong, and this impression has been firmly imprinted in Mary's heart.

They can appear behind them quietly, so it means that the other party should also have similar strength, not to mention almost, even if it is a level shorter, look at the Sith Empire, it is not something that a small mercenary can provoke. Maybe he was killed by the other party before he found anything. This is not what the lord wants to see, since he does not allow himself to investigate again, it is also to prevent this situation, so he should not waste a piece of his kindness.

Thinking of this, Mary stopped, and she hesitated again to glance at the alley, which was no longer empty, and then turned and walked to the back door.

Now that she heard Crowk's voice just now, she should ask Crowker, after all, she is not ignorant of these people, you must know that she was the one who arranged the accommodation in the first place, and if these people really have anything to do with the previous refugee incident, then Mary will definitely not mind reporting this to Yuren - anyway, this is also her mission, and if this can save the team, she will not consider it.

Mary didn't notice that just after she had left, a crow that had been quietly perched on a branch not far behind her head suddenly stretched its wings, flew up, circled around, and landed on the arm of a black-clad maid on the roof of a nearby house.

"The owner's eye is really good. ”

Looking at Mary, who had already entered the back door, the maid in black whispered to herself, and then, with a whistle, the crow that had been on her arm flew away again, spreading its wings in the direction where the masked man had disappeared.

Mary, who walked into the mercenary group's station, didn't see Crowk, but she didn't care, but went back to her room to pack her things, and just as she was finishing packing her belongings, there was a knock on the door, and Crowk walked in.

"Mary, are you back?"

"Hmm. ”

Mary nodded, didn't say anything, in fact, it was exactly like this, in the past few days, her life in the mercenary group has become more and more unpleasant, and even the words are much less, I thought that the head of the regiment would at least give herself a little comfort, but I didn't expect to receive a bunch of lessons, which made Mary's mood worse and worse, but in the twilight castle, she didn't need to worry about anything, and she was more relaxed.

She didn't say much, but Crowk, who saw clearly what the girl was doing, was stunned.

"What are you doing?"

"Pack up your gear. ”

Pulling the sword out of its sheath and beginning to wipe it carefully, Mary replied without raising her head.

"I'm going to live in the Twilight Castle for a while. ”

"What does that mean?"

Hearing the girl's answer, the smile that still existed on Crowk's face disappeared.

"It's just about completing the task I'm doing. ”

Mary was a little resistant to Crowke's rhetorical question.

"You know that I am in charge of protecting Her Royal Highness Princess Shirley, and it stands to reason that mercenaries like us are meant to follow our employer all day long, but now that I am very incompetent, I decided to do so. ”

"You don't have to, Mary. ”

Hearing this, Crowk frowned.

"Didn't the lord tell you anything? Don't listen to him, Mary, these nobles don't have any good things, they are trying to deceive you by all means, and there are so many people in that castle, there is no need for you to protect that princess, frankly, I'm worried about you, I heard that it's a princess, what if she wants to bully you?"

"I'm going to correct your mistakes, Crowk. ”

Mary stopped, looked up, and stared straight at Crowker.

"First, this is not an order from my lord, but my own decision. Second, I like Her Royal Highness very much, and she is very kind to me, and I repeat, I've had enough of your arguments about nobility!"

Speaking of this, Mary couldn't help but think of the scene when she got along with Shirley, different from Yulian, getting along with Yulian gave Mary a very restrained and cordial feeling, but Shirley was more like a friend, especially every morning when Mary went to the castle, Shirley would personally make a pot of tea to entertain her, and occasionally make some small snacks. This is because the princess didn't have any friends before, but in Mary's eyes, it was a symbol of kindness and friendliness, at least she couldn't imagine that a princess would actually make tea and snacks for such a small mercenary, although strictly speaking, Shirley is no longer a real princess...... She had defended Julien once, but she wasn't speaking for Julien at the time, in fact, Mary was more angry at the time because of Crowker's distrust of her. But now it's different, although the contact with Shirley is not very long, they have become very good friends who talk almost everything, but with Shirley's identity, they definitely belong to the category of "nobles".

“...―......！”

Perhaps sensing the strong displeasure in Mary's tone, Crocker was stunned for a moment, and then he clenched his fists.

"What's wrong with you, Mary, how did you become such a stranger, what's so good about those nobles, it's worth talking for them!, don't forget you're a mercenary, you're one of ours!"

"Of course I remember that!"

Mary stood up abruptly.

"But how many people here still remember this?"

“...............”

Hearing this, Crocker was stunned.

"This ...... I know you're not having a good time here, Mary. ”

He sighed, his tone softened.

"But everyone's opinion of you is not unreasonable, after all, ........."

"It's not like we haven't worked under the nobility, Crowker. ”

Mary interrupted his explanation with some irritation.

"Everybody has done that, but why hasn't anyone said that they were recruited into captivity by the nobles?

"This ............"

Hearing this, Crowk didn't know what to say.

"I hate the atmosphere in the regiment right now, Crowk. ”

In the past, Mary rarely spoke seriously, as the most popular person in the group, she also knew how to deal with people, even if she hated it, she would only say "I don't like it", but now that she uses the direct word "I hate it", I can already see how dissatisfied she is.

"When this mission is over, I'm going to go back to headquarters, I don't know what it is now, anyway, I don't think I've done anything wrong and shouldn't be treated like this. ”

"Mary, but, but ......"

Crock's mouth opened, completely unsure of how to comfort her.

"In this way, you will have a lot of trouble in the group. ”

"Will there be more than now?"

Mary did not have the slightest intention of changing her mind at Crowke's dissuasion.

"I really don't know what they're thinking, I've explained it so clearly, they don't listen at all!"

Mary, who was angrily complaining about all this, suddenly had a thought in her heart.

Since you say that I was raised by that nobleman, then I should really be his subordinate!

"Calm down, Mary, it's not good for everyone to be stiff like this......"

Speaking of this, Crowk suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Isn't that a good opportunity?

"By the way, Mary, I have an idea. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Mary looked at Crowk, her expression calm, without the slightest wavering or doubt.

"What thoughts?"

"This ...... By the way, since you're leaving, then you can take me to the Twilight Castle in a while, and I'll go and see what those nobles do to you, just for half a day, and I'll be back in the evening, no problem. ”

In just a few hours, my task will be completed, and by that time, it will definitely be fine.

Thinking of this, Crowk couldn't help but bite the corner of his mouth and showed a smile.

He was completely unaware that his expression had been completely taken into Mary's eyes, and he had to say that there was still a huge gap between men and women when it came to acting talent, and there was very little one who could lie and not make a draft except for someone like Julien--oh, no, Julien just never told a complete truth.

But Mary is different, although she already knows that Crowk has something to do with the target she may be focusing on, but she does not show any special expression -- women are always beyond the reach of men in terms of acting talent, which is why there are always more female stars than male stars.

"Okay. ”

Mary didn't hesitate, just nodded. She didn't know what Crowk was going to do with her, but she didn't care, the only thing that worried her was whether this guy would make the scene embarrassing, after all, he didn't hate nobles once or twice, Mary had seen him spray some nobles with his own eyes before, if he dared to do this to Her Royal Highness Princess Shirley, then even Mary herself was not sure if she would go up and slap the other party directly.

Thinking of this, Mary suddenly felt very tired with Crowk, she used to like this boy very much, but now she always saw him in the way, which made people very dissatisfied. She even suddenly felt that it was a good thing that she didn't immediately agree to the boy's confession, but now...... Crowk didn't know what Mary was thinking at the moment, and after getting her consent, he nodded excitedly at the other party and left the room. Mary, on the other hand, withdrew her gaze from the closed door and began to pack her things again.

What she didn't expect was that Crocker didn't leave immediately, he stood at the door, silent for a moment, and then walked to the mercenary leader's room.

"Commander, I think the attitude towards Mary in the regiment is really bad now. ”

"Of course I understand that, Crowk. ”

The leader of the Blue Feather Mercenary Regiment had a calm face.

"But you also know how important our task is that we can't afford to go wrong, and indeed, I believe Mary. But after all, she is still too young, and if she knows something, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be detected, and we must be cautious. ”

"However, Mary is already very dissatisfied with you in doing this........."

"We are mercenaries, Crowk, and we want to ensure the interests of the group. ”

The regimental commander interrupted the young man.

"You should know how important our mission is this time. ”

"Yes, Captain. ”

Hearing this, Crowk didn't say anything more, he nodded, he naturally knew what the plan was, and he was excited about it, he was not like Mary, he didn't have any good feelings about the Knights of the End. For him, what he heard most was how ferocious, savage, and dangerous this terrible force was.

Mary hadn't heard these rumors, but for her, they were all exaggerated, and although they were true, in Mary's opinion, she didn't think that the Knights of the End were the kind of demons that killed people without blinking, and they didn't fit this image. So she didn't take these rumors into account in the first place, but Crawk is different, these rumors fully fit the definition of nobility in his heart.

They must be defeated, and only by defeating them can the world be restored to peace!

And the thought that he actually had such an opportunity, Crock's heart swelled with an incomparably sacred excitement, this is fighting for justice, fighting for peace! Although he is just a small mercenary, he is not something that can be looked down upon at will! They dare to underestimate themselves, so let them pay! And now he has such an opportunity, he has been looking at that lord for a long time, and now there is no better opportunity than this.

"Good. ”

Looking at Crowk in front of him, the regiment commander nodded with satisfaction.

"You've already said that?"

"Well, Mary agreed to let me go. ”

"Okay. ”

Hearing Crowk's answer, the mercenary captain stood up and took out a pitch-black, odd square object and placed it in Crowk's hand.

"Find a place to hide this thing and put it away, preferably in a hidden place, you know what to do, be careful not to be discovered, we will find an opportunity to start moving. ”

"Yes, Captain. ”

Crocker nodded, and he took the black square box and squeezed it tightly.

"Guaranteed to get the job done. ”

As the sun fell, Mary returned to the Twilight Castle with Crowke.

The happiest person to see Mary's return was, of course, Shirley, in fact, after the maid had finished briefing, she couldn't wait to come to the door and greet her friend in person. And then, Shirley naturally noticed the young man with a straight face next to Mary.

"Mary, is this ............?"

"Hello, my name is Crowk, and I'm a member of the Blue Feather Mercenary Regiment. ”

In the face of Shirley's question, Crowk took a half step forward, raised his chin, and coldly introduced himself. In the face of aristocrats, neither humble nor arrogant, to maintain their dignity -- at least Crowk thinks that's what he does.

“......... Hello. ”

In the face of Crowk's behavior, Shirley was a little surprised, frankly speaking, she had never seen such a rude man, and no man had ever greeted her like this, but as a royal princess, her etiquette was still impeccable, she was only slightly surprised, and immediately nodded politely to the other party as a return salute. However, this action did not mean anything other than summoning a cold snort from Crowk.

"I'm very sorry, Your Highness Princess. ”

Mary, on the other hand, glared at Crowke, who was still grimacing and trying to maintain her dignity, and hurriedly apologized.

"Crowk, he's just a mercenary, and he doesn't know much about etiquette......"

"So I'm sorry I can't do as well as your nobles, and please don't be angry. ”

Crocker took Mary's words, but no matter how much he listened to them, he couldn't tell that there was any kindness in them.

"Ah, I don't care......"

Indeed, as Shirley said, she didn't really care about this teenager, after all, the most important thing for her now was that she finally had a companion, so she still focused on Mary.

"Come to my room, then, Mary, I have made a good pot of tea. ”

Until Shirley invited the two into her room, Yulian and O'Faryl did not show up, which also made Mary breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, Crowke's attitude had already annoyed her before, if it weren't for the fact that this was in front of Princess Shirley, she really wanted to scold the other party directly! Originally, she thought that Crowk had made a promise, and she had to be more restrained no matter what she said here, but she didn't expect that he seemed to be deliberately making trouble for himself, which made Mary quite unhappy. She could almost imagine what would happen to this idiot if he had such an expression in front of someone like Yuren and Princess O'Fariel.

As Shirley said, she put a lot of effort into welcoming Mary's arrival, which was supposed to be a very happy tea party, but Crowke's appearance made the atmosphere a little awkward, and he would say something from time to time, "This tea must be very expensive" and "What a delicate food, enough for others to eat for half a year" Such non-yin and non-yang words interrupted the conversation between the two, which made Mary very angry, and also made Shirley a little puzzled, after all, she was still a very simple person, I don't know why this teenager would target herself so much, did she do something wrong?

Luckily, it didn't last long, and when night fell and it was cold again, Crocker stood up.

"Looks like you're okay here, Mary, and then I should go too. ”

With that, he nodded at Mary, then opened the door and walked out.

This made Shirley look at the closed door in a daze, not knowing what to say at all, and after a while, she looked at the equally pale girl in front of her with a hint of doubt and uneasiness.

"That......... Mary, did I do something that annoyed him?"

"I'm very sorry, Your Highness Princess, you didn't do anything wrong, it was that fool's fault!

At this moment, Mary even had the heart to strangle Crowke.

Crowk, who walked out of the room, did not leave immediately, on the contrary, he carefully looked around, and then quietly walked towards the corridor next to him, perhaps because the castle was too big, there was no one in sight in the originally quiet corridor, and after looking left and right to make sure that there was no one, he quickly moved to a vase by the wall, and then reached into his arms, took out a black box, and then put it in the vase. Then, after looking around again, Crowk breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left.

However, what Crowk didn't expect was that he had just left when two figures appeared next to the vase.

"What a stupid and crude approach. ”

Charlotte made her final assessment.

"I really don't know how anyone would choose such a fool to be a subordinate?"

"Everyone is good, Charlotte. ”

Yulian reached out and picked up the black box in the vase, he looked at it carefully for a moment, then the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and then, he turned his head and glanced at Shirley's room not far away.

"Let's enjoy the show. ”

Then, he put the black box back in.

(To be continued)