"Is this where Tilan used to live?"

Standing in front of the entrance to the ground level of Arpeggio City, Avne and Delores looked around with a slight curiosity.

Wind and sand blow across the ground, walk through the erected metal partition wall, and the red well appears in front of you, in which transport ships are raised from time to time, and goods are sent out of the industrial elevator next to the giant well, loaded onto heavy trucks waiting to receive them.

"Yes." Tilan stood on the passage at the edge of the well, leading the two down the stairs.

The trio walked on a rivet-like, non-slip metal floor, stopping as Tilan explained the purpose and origin of the surrounding buildings.

"Such a passage can be blocked and closed at any time during the war, and even if a nuclear bomb is dropped, it can be effectively defended."

"The main body of the city is very deep underground, and we will have to take an elevator to reach it."

Listening to Tilan's explanation, Deloris carried a black skirt and carefully descended the steps, the heels she was wearing today were slightly higher, although they were good-looking, but it was a little inconvenient when facing a large span of steps, plus she was in good shape, and she had to press her chest with one hand, so the ups and downs would not be too big.

It seems that such a place is really not suitable for this usually decent and elegant lady.

As for Avne, it was much better, although she also carried the hem of her skirt, but it was only a habitual movement, even when she was not looking at the ground, she could easily maintain her balance, and descend the stairs as light as a dance.

Ti Lan in front of the two of them,Today she is wearing a common school trench coat skirt,White tuck top,Collar tied with a simple black ribbon,The lower body is a knee-length skirt,But in order to avoid being noticed,She is in a gray state today,And she wears a hat。

"This is the elevator." With that, Tilan led the two to the door of the industrial elevator.

With the turn of gears and the roar of iron locks, the heavy elevator box rose from the ground, and finally the speed decreased, and the impact stopped on the buckle on the top floor, accompanied by a steam spurt, the elevator door opened, and dozens of passengers walked out of it, including a parked hovering car, two containers parked in the elevator.

The three of them stood aside, waiting for the people and goods in the elevator to finish unloading before walking in.

Stepping on the metal fence on the ground, the crisp echo echoed in the elevator, Deloris lightly covered the tip of her nose with one hand, not wanting the dust to stain her cheeks, but her wide eyes were looking around, and her beautiful hairstyle and clothes showed that this eldest lady was worth an extraordinary amount and was incompatible with her surroundings.

Since the three of them entered the elevator, many passengers have focused their eyes on them, which is not surprising, the appearance of the three is indeed extraordinary, which is particularly rare in such a small city.

"Hmph."

Avne snorted lightly, the orange eyes faintly had a golden flame flowing, and everyone who was swept by her surged with the illusion of being burned, so they avoided their eyes, this is a world with extraordinary power, and everyone quickly understood that the blonde and red-eyed lady in front of them was not easy to mess with.

Since entering the fourth grade, Avne's personality has gradually returned to the self-confidence of the past, like a proud and blooming red lotus, but compared to before, it still filters out some aggressiveness, if it was four years ago, she would probably summon a few fireballs at will, so that the people around her dare not approach and peep at all.

During the time of riding the elevator, Ti Lan told the two about the past of Arpeggio City, and why the elevator they took was so large and rugged.

"Everything is in preparation for war, and Arpeggio City is a product of that era, and even now, there are traces of that era."

The elevator was built so large to be able to load tanks and combat vehicles, transport soldiers and cargo, and go deep underground to avoid orbital bombardment from space.

Delores and Avne had learned about these histories in the classroom before, but seeing and experiencing them with their own eyes as they do today is a different story.

The three of them chatted until the elevator descended into the ground.

After stepping out of the elevator, it is the 42nd floor underground, where you can see the huge underground space of Arpeggio City, the high dome projected a realistic starry sky image, so that people in the underground do not feel too depressed, between the undulating buildings, a hovering car shuttles in the neon light and shadow, like a city at night forever.

"Don't be in a hurry to go to my house, let's take you for a walk in the business district."

Although she entertained two friends as a host, Ti Lan herself was not very familiar with the business district of Arpeggio City, she was not a person who liked to go shopping, and she used to come out together because of Lina's invitation, and then went to school, and she never went shopping in Arpeggio City.

Some of the shops in my memory are still there, and some have changed their appearance.

The brightly lit spiral streets are still bustling, people come and go, and a small city has a characteristic of concentration, such as a good hospital, the most prosperous commercial street, and the best school.

Compared to four years ago, there are many more musical instruments and audio-visual shops here, from one to two in the past, to five or six, and there are a life-size stand of Hesia Tilan in front of the store, which sells albums and stereoscopic videos of the singer's performances.

"I don't remember that much before." The girl blinked, trying to explain to her companions that she didn't mean to take them to such a shop.

"It's okay, we understand." The two responded with a smile.

"Actually, it's not surprising, there is a singer in Arpeggio City, such a thing can be said to be extremely rare, the locals will naturally favor you, and when you meet foreign tourists, you will definitely be proud to introduce that this is Tilan's hometown, and then tell the story about you for three days and three nights." Avne's skillful use of routines.

"Are there so many stories?" Ti Lan thinks back to not having anything particularly noticeable about herself when she was a child and in junior high school.

"There will definitely be, as long as there is a little bit of a story of catching the wind and shadows, someone will spontaneously contribute to it, and it is very true." Avne laughed.

"For example, you used to go to a breakfast shop, and now the owner of the breakfast shop will tell you what Tilan's favorite food is, and make up a beautiful story, saying that it was because of a certain past, or that you were kind to help a certain child, and I have heard no less than ten versions of how you used to help children."

"That's all." The girl held her forehead slightly, knowing that it didn't make much sense to explain now.

"Speaking of helping the kids, I think of that one, taking a couple of little ones through the tunnel, and then getting attacked." Ti Lan remembered that unforgettable experience.

"Hey, is there really one?" Avne was surprised, she had always thought it was made up online.

"It's once." Ti Lan shook her head slightly, feeling that it was a little strange to say it, as if she was boasting, but it was indeed very dangerous that time.

"Tell me about it."

Avne grabbed Tilan's hand and said in a slightly coquettish tone, although Deloris on the side did not speak, the curiosity in her eyes was about to overflow.

"Okay, okay, don't shake it." Tilan withdrew her hand from Avne's arms, saying that Avne was getting more and more lively now.

"Let's go to the drink shop over there." Tilan pointed to a shop not far away.

After that, the three of them came to the shop, found a quiet place in the corner and sat down, and then Ti Lan slowly talked about the past.

"I just graduated from junior high school, and I was only in sequence 2, as if I was going ......to take the admissions review that day, and then I came back," the girl held the cold drink juice, reminiscing, and talking about the past.

"And then Ti Lan ran into the Runaway in the tunnel, and almost died there?" When Deloris heard the part between Tilan and the other party, her heart inevitably lifted.

In the eyes of the two, Ti Lan is almost synonymous with mystery and absolute genius, and they never thought that the girl in front of them would almost die in such a dilapidated underground tunnel.

"Uh......" Although it is an understatement, some plots are still unavoidable, and she is not the kind of person who likes to lie, so the result still worries the two.

"That's right, but it's in the past." Ti Lan looked at the glass in front of her, gently turning the ice cubes in it, listening to the crisp sound, and her thoughts gradually drifted.

It turns out that so much time has passed, four years, and it really feels like a lifetime.

"Are there any scars?" As a girl, the most important thing is beauty.

"No, as you know, I'm very good at healing." The girl blinked, indicating no worries.

"Tilan is always like this, hiding some sad things in her heart." Delores tried to touch Tilan, but because the two were sitting opposite each other, Tilan was easily dodged.

"I don't need to touch my head, I'm not a child anymore." Although Ti Lan looks at the youngest girl among the three, it doesn't mean that she really wants to be taken care of as a younger sister.

"Okay~~ Sister Tilan is the most powerful."

Efni smiled and talked about Tilan's nickname, because of Tilan's fame and prestige in Eddes Academy, many girls in the lower grades admired and worshipped it, and later this nickname gradually became popular among girls.

The three of them continued to talk about the past, and when Tilan talked about the scene of being bullied by Lina before, both of them were a little angry.

"Tilan was so innocent back then." Avne sighed.

"How did you solve it?" Delores wants to know this.

"I wasn't as confident as I am now, because I was like an animal huddled in a corner." The girl no longer shy away from mentioning the timidity and weakness of the past.

"But I'm still very grateful that there was once such a group of good playmates and classmates, with their support and help, who fought back against Lina and broke the impression of junior high school classmates."

"When I came back this time, I also wanted to invite everyone and hold a party, I used to always participate in other people's hosting, but now if I don't host, everyone will probably be embarrassed to invite me." Ti Lan talks about the last thing she has to do on the holiday.

"Indeed, in the future, if I go to the Central Star Domain, I am afraid that the opportunity to return to the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Domain will become less and less." Deloris also sighed, as a wealthy lady, she has seen many familiar brothers and sisters, and after going to the prosperous star field to study in college, she basically rarely returns to the four-leaf crystal.

Either she is busy with her studies, or she will work after graduation, according to her family's arrangement, she will finish college in the Central Star Domain, and she will also stay in the Central Star Domain to enter some large companies for exchange and study, and then when she is in her 30s, she will return to the Four Leaf Crystal Star Domain to officially take over the family business.

After drinking the juice, the three of them continued to walk along the shopping street, during which Evne also took Tilan into a music and video store, and asked the clerk in front of Tilan if there were any albums by Hesia Tilan, as well as various performance records.

"Actually, I'm a true fan of Tilan, I really want to know everything about Tilan, I came to Arpeggio City this time to know this, do you have a storybook about Tilan's upbringing?" Avne blinked and said earnestly, while Tilan on the side turned her face away, trying not to let the people around her notice her.

"There are no storybooks, because they have not passed the review of the Publishing Bureau, so they cannot be published casually, but we do have some interesting facts and photos about Miss Tilan here, which we have put together with each other." The clerk made a special gesture as he spoke.

"Well, really, can you show me?" Avne continued.

"Well, it's not impossible, it's just that these things are inconvenient to collect, and our Tilan Support Association spontaneously perfected it, and it took a lot of energy, if you are a member of our Tilan Support Association, you can provide it to you for free."

"I'm willing, so how do I join?"

"It's very simple, just sign up and sponsor a little membership fee." The clerk is familiar with the introduction.

Looking at the operation of the clerk and Avne, the girl next to her opened her eyes in surprise, why she didn't know herself, and there was such an organization, which she had never heard of before.

"Okay, now that you're one of us, remember to check in every day, there will be points rewards, and a photo of Tilan will be posted in the group every day."

Well? Photos, my? Ti Lan rolled her eyes to see who was filming it and where.

"Okay~"

Avne skillfully complied, then opened her personal terminal to receive it, and soon she entered a large group numbered 563, where there were many topics to talk about, and then found what she was looking for in the public file vault in the group.

Among them, the information about Hethia Tilan is very detailed, not only after entering the Edus School Park, there are various images and photos of Tilan's performance, but also photos of Tilan when she was a child, one of which is a group photo of her in the second grade of elementary school, when Tilan was sitting in the middle of the steps, surrounded by familiar classmates and partners, everyone held hands, and their faces were full of smiles.

"Wow, Ti Lan was so cute when she was a child, and her face was a little baby fat." Avne's eyes were full of stars, and she felt like she had discovered a new world.

How they found it, even I forgot about it, Ti Lan thought to herself when she saw the picture.

Then, Avne also found other photos of Tilan when she was a child, generally speaking, most of them were in elementary school, and there were few in junior high school, probably because there were a lot of activities in primary school, and Tilan was also the center of the children's group, and some other parents also loved to take pictures of her, so they left a lot of precious moments, some of which Tilan didn't even know about, such as a photo of her climbing a tree and picking fruits, a photo of swinging with Irene, and a photo of her reading aloud on the classroom table.

Looking at the scene full of memories, Ti Lan also seemed to return to that forgotten season, the innocent self, a little timid, but also fun-loving and lively.

Finally, a picture lingered on the screen for a long time, a rare photo of Tilan taking a photo with her sister Themia at that time.

The background is still school, as the elder sister, Themia holds Tilan with one hand and hands the ice cream she just bought to her, her eyes are funny and loving, not as cold and distant as Tilan's memory.

It turned out that her relationship with her sister Themia used to be so good.

(End of chapter)