Chapter 100: Another Sunny Day
It's been two days since the Kells civil unrest – as people have since called it – and it's been two days. It came and went as fast as a swift storm, and although the original state power experienced a crisis that was almost subverted, for most ordinary people, it was only a night of fear.
As the winners, Prince Hoth and Wall quickly reorganized the remnants of the Guards and settled the security of the imperial capital, although it cannot be said that the aftermath of this man-made disaster has been completely quelled, but it is also very quickly restored to the centuries-old imperial capital.
However, even they have no way of saying that they have fully grasped the truth of this civil war.
Prince Hoth had a vague idea of what was going on after learning about the relationship between the officer who opened the gate for himself and the Sand Legion and the Seagull Caravan, but when he sent someone to the branch of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce to inquire, he was told that the person he was looking for had already left the imperial capital with the caravan.
As a result, few people know why the old man, who was known as one of the greatest prime ministers in Prude's history before the rebellion, suddenly rebelled, and how he turned the magic circuit network that originally only had the ability to light into a city-scale magic guide weapon. Likewise, no one knows why such a massive weapon failed and became a turning point in this brief battle, and the Prime Minister himself was already a charcoal by the time the Wizard Control Tower was discovered. No one knew what it was like to have the last burst of red magic light that suddenly appeared and disappeared throughout the city that night.
Even the captured prime minister's subordinates had no access to these core secrets, and these three questions have been haunting scholars who later began to study the history of Prud and the history of the development of magic engineering, known as the "Three Mysteries of the Kells Civil Strife".
Of course, what happened in the afterlife is another story, and in this day and age, the only people who have these truths and are still alive are in the caravan of the General Assembly of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce from Pruod's branch to Freeport, in an inconspicuous wagon in the middle of the procession.
No, it can't be said to be inconspicuous, at least that cart of untimely red apples has attracted a lot of people's attention.
"You've really got this cart of apples back......"
Sitting in the back seat of the car, looking at the conspicuous pile of apples beside her, Cheruth couldn't help but complain.
"Well, you can't forget your goods at any time, that's the basic thing to be a wandering merchant. ”
“...... So you haven't forgotten the stalk of the wandering merchant, it's clearly just your gluttony—ah, it hurts, it hurts......"
Behind Cheruth, Harrow pulled her hair, which grew much longer than her own height, and held a pair of scissors in the other, smiling at the little white children's shoes that had quickly become honest because of the pull of her hair.
"Did you say anything?"
"No, I'm so sorry!"
Because of the many injuries she was injured in the battle and the use of the old tree's ability to heal her injuries many times, the long black and purple hair that was originally over her shoulders was given by the amazing growth power of the old tree, and after the battle, she had become a mopping floor for a long time even if she stood up, so she had no choice but to ask Harrow to help cut her hair that was a little too long short, at least not to mop the floor.
The horse's reins were tied to the back of a wagon in front, so that even without a driver's ride, Harrow was free to work on Cheruth's long mopping hair with earnest, or rather with gusto.
Next to the two who were cutting their hair, Nanoha, a new member of the group, lay on the side of the car, looking around like a curious little animal.
"Nanoha, what are you looking at?"
Knowing that the current situation would not be cheap from Harrow, Cheruth decisively shifted the target.
"Oh, no, I just...... It felt a little fresh......"
Nanoha turned around and spat out her little tongue in embarrassment at Cheruth.
"Perhaps, this is the first time I have ...... feeling"
For this child, I am afraid that it is the first time to travel with friends, and there is no need for any tasks, no tragic memories.
Cheruth wasn't stupid enough to express her sympathy or anything, the important thing was to be happy now and in the future, wasn't it?
"By the way," Nanoha suddenly remembered something, "Gurney...... Sir, they know that Cheruth is...... Is it the same as them?"
"Probably not. ”
"Well, the only people who know Xiaobai's identity should be the dead Prime Minister Butler and the leader under him. After giving up on preventing the slaves from entering the city, the young man named Gurney and his companions quickly evacuated the battlefield, and they probably didn't have a few direct encounters with Xiaobai. ”
Compared to Cheruth's somewhat absent-minded answer, Harrow said a lot.
Nanoha looked at Cheruth's expression, as if she was a little hesitant, and when Cheruth saw her like this, she couldn't help but move her wolf ears curiously - although there was also a purpose for camouflage, but Cheruth herself said that after twelve years, she would feel unaccustomed to having no ears on her head and no tail behind her.
"Nanoha, what's wrong?"
“...... Now, Cheruth, don't you really care?"
"Huh?" Cheruth tilted her head slightly, "What do you care about—Ah Sister Herro!"
"I'm sorry," Helo said insincerely, "I subconsciously wanted to do it when I saw you maliciously selling cuteness." ”
Giggle......
Grinding her teeth, Cheruth finally looked at the hair in Harrow's hand and couldn't say anything to fight back.
She deliberately pretended to be stupid and sold cute, and she was also selling cuteness to Nanoha, and she didn't care what you said about Miss Cute Wolf......
After a little belly slander, Harrow has recently suddenly liked to play - cough cough is complaining about his own behavior, and Cheruth turned to look at Nanoha.
"Well, it would be a lie to say that you don't care at all, after all, anyone who was enjoying a happy daily life would not react at all when he suddenly heard that his long-lost clansmen had actually become a group of terrorists in the late middle and second periods...... However, it's not bad. ”
With that, Cherus smiled at Nanoha.
"Nolan was exterminated by the Solan Cult, I don't know what happened back then, maybe there was something about Nolan, or maybe they were framed and wronged for some other reason, but in any case, at least until I learned the truth that I thought I could agree with, I will not take revenge or prevent others from taking revenge. ”
With that, Cheruth reached out and took Nanoha's hand, and the sudden act of intimacy surprised the latter with a somewhat embarrassed expression, but did not break free.
Mmmm, the little hands are so soft, it's not that she's just suddenly sensational, and she can't help herself......
“...... I'm Cheruth, and then I'm Nolan...... I don't know what those people think, what kind of life they live after that, at least I'm living happily, there are people I value and people who value me, maybe selfish, but it's enough for me. ”
"...... Cheruth"
Nanoha pursed her lips, her face flushed slightly, if she was a little happy because of Cheruth's closeness just now, now she was really embarrassed by Cheruth's "person who values".
Chelus didn't notice Nanoha's expression, just squinted slightly at the sky.
"I'm different. ”
Behind Cheruth, Helo's brows furrowed slightly, "Different", I always feel that in the scope of this "many", it seems that it is not only the Nolan family.
There was a short silence, Harrow silently trimmed Cheruth's hair, while Nanoha held Cheruth's hand silently, she really didn't know if there was any deep meaning in Cheruth's words, but such a Cheruth suddenly gave her an inexplicable sense of loneliness and some distress.
The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and William rode from the front of the caravan to Herro's carriage.
"Miss Harrow, Miss Cheruth, and ...... Miss Nanoha," said William, politely giving a gentlemanly salute on his horse, "it's almost noon time, I don't know what you would like to eat?" ”
The Seagull Chamber of Commerce bought off a middle-level officer of the Guards Regiment to secretly open the city gate that night, which made Prince Hoss, the actual leader of the Prude Empire, have a very good impression of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce, and even had the intention of supporting the Prude branch of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce to sit big, after all, the Parsons Chamber of Commerce, which had been the largest Chamber of Commerce in Prude before the rebellion, had always maintained a good relationship with the Prime Minister, so Hoss was more or less estranged in his heart.
And William, who originally completely smashed this batch of goods purchased from the Warcraft Forest in his hands because of the sudden outbreak of war, was not criticized for the failure of this transaction, but because of the courage and wisdom of betting on Prince Hoth and succeeding, he won the appreciation of the high-level officials at the headquarters of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce in Freeport.
William didn't know exactly what the Northland wolf and her mysterious sister had done in this civil strife, but he didn't care, what mattered was that they did "what", and as for the content of this "what", it was not for him to inquire. As a businessman, he knew very well why he was able to turn over this time, so he naturally respected Heluo and his party more and more.
"You bother, it doesn't matter what you eat, but the slave family wants ale. ”
"Bread and meat! and juice!"
"That, that, I'll do it......"
William nodded, and was about to lead the horse away, when suddenly he seemed to think of something and slowed down.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I almost forgot because I didn't see the demon wolf that followed you, do you need something for it?"
William thought he was thinking quite thoughtfully, but he found that the three people in the carriage had some strange expressions when he asked this, as if he had thought of something funny.
"Ahem......"
Cheruth coughed twice, her eyes casually skimming over the wagon pallet behind Herro, the tightly wrapped blanket that had been trying to reduce her presence since just now.
“...... In short, you can prepare more bread and meat, and remember to cook the meat. ”
William felt a little strange, but he didn't ask much, nodded and left.
"Poof......
When William walked away, Cheruth couldn't help but laugh first.
Harrow also looked like she couldn't help but laugh, looking at the blanket behind her with a smile on her face, and Nanoha was also blushing and smiling.
As if because of the laughter, the blanket moved restlessly.
"Xiaobai, don't laugh!"
Listening to the voice in her heart that was completely different from what she had always said, Cheruth couldn't help but burst into laughter more and more.
"Hahahaha......"
The blanket trembled slightly.
"Little, little Ash," Helo said with a forced smile, "Come out, it's all right." ”
"Haha...... That's it, how boring is it like that, Sister Gray Wind haha......" Chelus also spoke, looking like she was dead, "Sister Gray Wind...... Ah no, it's supposed to be Little Gray Wind Sauce now~"
There was the sound of something breaking in the blanket.
"Xiaobai, you are not allowed to call me by strange names!"
Suddenly, the blanket ball pounced in front of Cheruth's eyes, and out of the blanket came a small face as red and tender as a red apple, and two gray wolf ears stood high in protest from the master.
"Poof......
"Poof...... Sorry Grey Wind...... Sister ......"
Hero and Nanoha finally didn't hold back, as for Cheruth......
"Poofha...... Ahem, cough, inside, Sister Grey Wind, don't poof—don't be angry......"
She couldn't control the joy that gushed out from the depths of her heart, and she found that she couldn't help but laugh out loud now even when she saw Gray Wind's invincible loli face.
That's right, invincible Lori face.
Perhaps because she awakened the power of the bloodline that seemed to come from her father's side during the battle, the wolf sister Gray Wind finally took an important step from a high-level Warcraft to a top-level Warcraft after the battle was reunited...... That's how it should be.
However, the originally mature and steady Gray Wind did not become a heroic and slightly wife-like royal sister as Chelus had always imagined, but instead became a true wolf-eared little Lori who looked two or three years younger than Cerus and Nanoha from the outside.
Although the lifespan is also a few decades, according to the age of the monster, Gray Wind is just a child......
"Goo-goo-goo......"
Seeing that the three of them were laughing non-stop, Lori Gray Wind couldn't help but make an unwilling sound from her throat.
"Don't laugh, don't laugh!"
Even the dubbing has changed from the original quiet and reliable royal sister style to an authentic energetic and arrogant Lolita sound.
"No more......"
Cheruth, whose stomach hurt with laughter, forcibly held back a smile and looked at the gray wind (Lori) who didn't know whether she was angry or shy, but she looked like she was about to blow up, and it seemed that it was because she had awakened her father's bloodline, and the Lori form was ...... Ahem, it is a human form, gray wind, hair, wolf ears, and wolf tail, all of which are silver-gray, but the eyes are different from before, the pupil of one eye is dark green, and the pupil of the other eye is golden, quite beautiful heterochromatic pupils.
The two sisters looked at each other like this, and just when Greywind thought that Ceros wanted to apologize for something, she pulled her into her arms.
"Haha, no, no, it's too cute, our family's gray wind sauce is too cute~~"
"Hey——! no, don't don't do this, I'm your sister!"
"Mmmm, Gray Wind Sauce also knows to listen to her sister, it's so good~"
"Don't say strange things, I, I'm your sister!"
"Tweet it~ Gray Wind Sauce is so cute, let Sister Chelus tweet it~~"
"Xiaobai, you, you, you, you stupid——!"
"See," just as Nanoha blushed from laughing and watched Chelus interact with Grey Wind Lori, she suddenly felt the top of her head being gently stroked, "This is how we get along." ”
“...... Sister Helo?"
Looking up, Nanoha looked at Harrow, somewhat confused, who smiled at her.
"No matter what happened, you're one of us now...... Actually, Xiaobai's child didn't have any friends since he was a child, please, Nanoha. ”
Looking at Hiron's burgundy eyes, Nanoha wrinkled her nose and nodded seriously.
"I will, Sister Harrow, I will always be Cheruth's companion. ”
"Ah, what is Sister Harrow doing? While I and Grey Wind Sauce are not paying attention, I am teasing Nan Noha!"
"Eh, eh——! no, no, Sister Helo and I weren't-"
"Allah, don't you only allow you to flirt with Gray Wind Sauce and Nanoha Sauce to get closer?"
“...... So, don't just add 'sauce' to people's names——!"
After a noisy journey, today is also a sunny day.