"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

It wasn't until she experienced first-hand what it means to be worse than death that Orianna learned that those who looked distorted and mad in the poison gas were far from exaggerating, and that the alchemical gas was far more terrible than she imagined.

The chest was like a cowhide rope tightened, there was no way to store much air, there was a burning sensation like pins and needles in the nasal cavity and throat, and the itchy throat convulsed spontaneously, trying to relieve the discomfort with coughing, but the more I coughed, the more itchy my throat became.

Unlike when she was wearing a mask, Orianna only felt labor pains all over her body, snot and tears flowed uncontrollably, and soon they were all over the place, and at this moment, the girl no longer cared about appearance and makeup, but only wanted to leave this dead and lonely world as soon as possible.

The road ahead was still filled with never-ending alchemical gas, and the blurred vision made Oriana feel dizzy, and at one point, Orianna, who was lying on the ground with her chest clutched and coughing, even thought that she would die here.

At this time, Oriana, who was in a trance, inexplicably thought of many people, and imagined that there would be a person who cared about herself who could find herself in this diffuse poisonous gas, and save herself like Prince Charming in a stage play.

Unfortunately, this fantasy only lasted until the next cough, and the pain interrupted the girl's beautiful thoughts, and Orianna got up from the ground, forced to interrupt the delusion, which could never be realized.

In this world, except for his father Colin, I am afraid that no one will come here to save him, it is impossible for Deputy Sergeant Morrison of the sheriff, and it is impossible for the reliable Grayson sheriff to talk and laugh at herself, and it is impossible for Miss Mamie, who takes good care of herself.

Thinking of this, Orianna felt a little more bitter.

She had escaped by herself, and if she had really chosen to wait for rescue, and by the time her father had fallen asleep, she might not have lasted that long.

"Ahem...... Anyway, at least I have to go back...... cough cough cough ...... Say sorry to Dad......"

In the midst of her pain, Oriana stepped forward, apologized to her father, said sorry, and saw her father again, which was her last thought.

"Tada, Tada, Tada."

Just as Orianna was about to continue her journey, the sound of heavy, rhythmic footsteps sounded from the depths of the yellow-green poisonous mist, as accurate as a stopwatch made by the finest masters, and even the most demanding sound lawyer could not tell the difference in time and amplitude between each step.

Sensitive to sound, Orianna could almost 'see' with her ears a man in heavy leather shoes walking towards her street, and before Oriana could figure out why someone was walking against the wind to the depths of the poisonous fog at this time, Orianna heard the ethereal melody of the music box accompanied by footsteps.

The girl was stunned, and the familiar melody that followed made the girl's vision a little hazy.

Through the poisonous mist, Oriana seemed to see a tireless clockwork dancer dancing alone on her own stage to the music notes, she was afraid that there would be no audience, she was afraid that her steps would be bound in a small city, she was afraid of many things, but she never stopped dancing, and walked forward firmly and bravely,

No matter what the outcome is, she will dance firmly on her own stage, look forward to it, jump on her toes, and use her small efforts to go to a bigger world.

The makers poured their dreams and fears into a small music box, the courage and entanglement of the Karakuri girl on the road of dance, the curiosity and fear of adventure and the unknown world, the love of a better life and the cool solitary self-appreciation, all of which are condensed into this dance and melody of less than a minute.

But her unknown little dream has been given as a gift to a big man in Picheng whose status is unimaginable, how could such a big man appear here?

Impossible, absolutely impossible,

It is said that people will see the most reluctant part of themselves before they die, which is an illusion that she is going to die and appears before she dies.

Oriana smiled knowingly, wiped away her tears, stopped struggling, coughed, lay on the ground with a smile, closed her eyes, and calmly accepted the arrival of death in the last wonderful eight notes.

At least the clockwork dancer can follow the big man who likes her to the rest of the world to have a look, the girl thinks so, some envy, some loss, and some glad that her last memory is not tainted by money, perhaps because of this, she can die in contentment when she is dying.

Death seemed to hear her heart, accompanied by more and more clear ethereal notes, but the heavy footsteps were much lighter at a certain moment, as if the owner of the footsteps had deliberately lightened his steps.

The owner of the footsteps must be a very gentle person......

Orianna suddenly jumped to this thought, and then remembered the handsome young man who had taken his music box with him.

With such a father, his daughter Ahri will definitely live a happy life, right? If Little Ahri was trapped in Zu'an, Mr. Li would definitely come here to find her at all costs.

For some reason, Orianna was convinced of this, the man's love for his daughter was deep and pure, and she could tell the difference because her father Colin loved her too.

"Miss Oriana, could you please do me a favor?"

A slightly dull voice appeared in my ears, the same timbre as the handsome young man in the illusion, but an octave gentle,

Even the melody of the music box and the mask could not hide the love hidden in this timbre, but a somewhat unpleasant smell of blood destroyed this beautiful artistic conception.

"Ahem, it's weird, I fantasize about the music box, just forget it, ahem...... Why can I still hear Mr. Lee's voice? What a bad smell, alas, am I really in love with a man with children? What a sinful girl I am. ”

Lester with a music box ready to pretend that the old gentleman deceived the pure girl: ......

Taking a deep breath, Lester naturally would not let such an embarrassing situation affect his performance, the man took off his gas mask and gently buckled it on the face of the girl who was coughing with her eyes closed, and the girl finally opened her teary hazy eyes in surprise, and saw the imaginary face in the blurred vision.

Including the collar and chest, the man's cheeks were stained with some crimson blood, but his face was extremely soft, like a bright moon covered with dust in the sky.

Thinking of Zaun's chaotic order, Oriana could almost imagine what kind of brutal battle the man in front of her had gone through to find her in this desperate world.

At this moment, it seems that the unpleasant color of blood has also become romantic, and the smell of blood on this gentle man is so fascinating.

Orianna narrowed her eyes, adding some of the unique feelings of a little girl, perhaps because the man had never coughed, and the girl who was immersed in the gentleness of the country had even forgotten that the man had given her the only gas mask.

"I'm sorry, I heard that you came here alone to participate in the rescue work, and I was a little worried so I thought about coming over to have a look, but I didn't expect to encounter some problems when I came, and I got some unclean things on my body......

Miss Oriana, thanks to the guidance of the Music Box, I have been able to find you without any problems, and it is my best pleasure to be okay today. ”

Seeing that Oriana was fascinated by herself, Lester didn't mention the matter of asking the girl to help with the music box, and gently put the music box that had closed into Oriana's little hand, and Lester picked up the girl horizontally, just as gentle as the knight who saved the princess in the stage play that Oriana watched.

"You've worked hard, leave it to me, and we'll go home together."

Lying in Lester's warm arms, Oriana's two little hands held the music box tightly, and her heart fluttered.

It wasn't until she walked a few steps that Oriana realized that her mask was from Lester, and she immediately opened her eyes in a panic, wanting to unmask Lester with her hand, but the hand holding the music box couldn't be freed, for fear of affecting Lester, and Orianna didn't dare to move more.

"Mr. Li, you only have one mask, the poisonous gas here is terrible, you shouldn't give me the mask, let me go quickly, just put it on, you can come here to find me, I'm already very happy, please~"

Unconsciously, Oriana's tone actually had the coquettishness of a young girl.

Leicester smiled softly and didn't stop.

Poison gas was nothing to him, and he was refreshed at this time, so how could he do what Orianna wanted?

"Before I do that, let me ask Miss Oriana a question, where did Miss Oriana's gas mask go? It can't be that you didn't bring it, right? ”

"I, I wore two, both, both gave to someone else......"

"Do you know them? People with face coverings, are they your friends? ”

"No, I don't know ......"

"So, if you can risk saving two people you don't know, why can't I risk saving a good girl I know?"

"Miss Oriana, becoming a knight to save the princess is a dream that every man has had since childhood, and this is the only thing I can't back down."

Oriana looked at Lester in a daze, her eyes unconsciously stupid.

"But, but, Mr. Li, you already have Ahri...... How can you tease an unmarried girl like this? ”

Leicester:???

What the hell is Ahri? I've always been a good father who keeps to himself, okay? Ahem, at least Ahri is a good father, only let Ahri call Dad, not Ahri Shout Good Dad,

When did I tease my good daughter Little Ahri as my girlfriend? How can this boy take revenge on others?

Sensing the surprise on Lester's face, Oriana was speechless, blushing into the man's arms and muffled.

"I, I mean, if I were to like Mr. Li and Mr. Li would accept me, Ahri's mother would be sad...... I, I don't want to affect Mr. Lee's family......"

The words that were almost the same as a confession made Lester's heart warm when he heard it.

Figuring out what Oriana meant, Lester breathed a sigh of relief, at least he didn't want to be called Kosan in Ahri's affairs, which was the bottom line of his birth.

As for Oriana's words, he found that he really liked this girl, and since he didn't choose to sit idly by and let Orianna become a lonely puppet in this matter, he would naturally be responsible to the end.

"So I was worried about such a thing, Miss Anna, can I call you that?"

"Call, just call me Anna......"

"Anna, take a closer look at my dress."

Oriana noticed that Lester was stained with a lot of blood, and the noble and cold black and red dress,

The stripes and styles were completely different from the styles that were popular in Piltover, and they were not like the ostentatious bright colors that Piltover's wealthy businessmen liked, and the unrecognizable Orianna was a little ashamed.

"Mr. Li, I've never seen clothes like this......"

Lester smiled absently and comforted the girl.

"Anna doesn't recognize and doesn't need to have any thoughts, I assure you that in this city, only the heads of the Myrdalda family and the heads of the Philos family can recognize the true origin of this garment."

Oriana looked at Leicester in surprise, she didn't know much about the situation of the Philos family, but the Myrdarda family was a well-deserved leader of the Leather City Council,

This is the top family in Pietville, and it is also the most powerful force in Piltover, and only the head of the Myrdalda family can know the clothes, how noble should it be?

Lester is not ready to sell Guan Zi either: "This is the ancient aristocratic costume that evolved from the oldest and darkest era of the Noxian Empire, symbolizing the most difficult and glorious origin of the Noxian Empire,

Even in the Noxian Empire, no more than ten people are eligible to wear this garment. ”

"Noxian Empire!? Mr. Lee is from the Noxian Empire? Or the great nobles? ”

The girl was directly stunned.

The Middalda family of the Leather City Council has reached the peak of power that Oriana can imagine, and the girl has no concept of the Noxian Empire, the giant that the people of Leather City have heard of, only that the people of Leather City dare not provoke the Noxians at all.

But this trait alone speaks for itself.

And now Mr. Li told him that he was a great nobleman from the Noxian Empire? Or the top of the pack?

Very satisfied with the girl's exclamation and worship, Lester also rarely had a moment in front of the little girl, only the number of women and the harem, he Leicester is worthy of anyone.

"So Anna, you don't have to worry about whether it will affect my family, unlike Piltover, in the Noxus Empire, every great nobleman will have many legal wives and concubines, and the more wives there are, the more capable they are, which is a symbol of glory,

As long as you don't mind, Anna, there won't be any problems on my side, of course, Anna, if you can only accept Piltover's monogamy, then when you go back this time, I won't disturb your life again, of course, I still have to take the music box you gave me......"

"No, don't!"

Oriana suddenly blocked Lester's mouth with her little hand, and in Lester's somewhat surprised eyes, the girl blushed and whispered.

"I like you, don't leave me, okay?"

Stunned for a moment, Lester smiled softly.

"Okay."

(End of chapter)