Under the clear sky, from a distance, there is a blue and clear color.

After lunch, Ranch said goodbye to the Wilford family with Huber and Talia.

Led by Ranch, they walked out of the mansion and onto the eastern side of the city-state.

Known as the "Guardian's Trail", the street is wide and quiet, lined with towering oak trees and manicured bush hedges with green grass.

Talia knows this place well.

There was a time when she would come here every day to wait for Ranchi.

It was also early summer, and the afternoon sun on the border territory of Nan Vantina made people's skin warm slightly.

However, at that time, her life and mood were far from being as peaceful as they were at this time, and she was still thinking about how to make good use of the deal with Lanqi every day to prepare for the unattainable start-up capital for the restoration of China.

Decades of lonely wandering ended because of that chance encounter at the foot of the city wall.

Talia walked between Ranch and Huberian, just thinking, not saying a word.

Although they were dressed in light casual attire, they could still feel the heat steaming from the grass in the distance, and the warm wind was blowing people sleepy.

But none of them were sleepy.

They soon crossed the trail and their view widened, and they came to the stone bridge of the canal, where water birds occasionally swim leisurely.

Huberian stood on the far left, looking at the river to the right, and briefly observing Tata and Ranchi's expressions.

The two of them seem to have always been accustomed to being quiet and not talking to each other.

But Hubertian had a hard time getting used to the atmosphere, and the call of the waterfowl haunted Hubertarian's heart.

She didn't know if it was a little harder to face Ranchi or a little harder to face Tata now.

Huberian only knew that some kind of peace in her heart was gone.

In the previous forced moment, she was the one who was closer to Rankie's heart, but she didn't feel the slightest sense of security.

Until now, she had a kind of melancholy that her things were about to be taken away.

Whatever Tata wanted, Huber thought he would offer it with both hands.

But now, Huberian is starting to question the idea, and she doesn't know if it's because she doesn't love Tata enough or because she's too selfish.

Huberian had planned to find a better chance to meet Talia when she returned.

As a result, because of the embarrassing thing that happened to the three of them in the morning, Huberian didn't know where to start talking to her about it, even if she already knew that Talia was her aunt, and now suddenly saying it might make it even more embarrassing between the two of them.

As soon as she got off the bridge, stepping on the slope, and her mind was in turmoil, Hubertian felt a sight.

She turned her head sideways and looked at her.

It was Ranch watching her.

He seemed to see the anxiety of her approaching steps.

"Huber Ann ......"

Ranch smiled helplessly.

That silent look seemed to comfort her - don't worry about Tata being suspicious of you, just feed her to her heart, she won't mind that much at all.

Ranch wanted to put it that way.

“！”

Huberian quickly looked away, not daring to read Lanch's impolite thoughts.

Tata was right between the two of them, and Ranch dared to play like that!

After a slight pause, Talia placed Huberian next to her left hand side and swapped places with her.

It seems that not wanting Huberian to go closer to this side of the lane is just a knee-jerk act of protection.

Of course, it could also be that Hubertarian wanted to talk to Lanch, so he gave up his position to her.

“……”

Huberian looked at Talia and felt her eyes sour, recalling that when she lived with Tata, she took great care of herself, giving priority to her in everything, even Tata's favorite snack, and giving the best to herself.

In her imagination since she was a child, only her mother would be so good to her.

On the way back from the North Continent, what she misses most is Tata, obviously with Tata by her side, she should be the happiest person in the world, and she really returned to her side, but she is still full of thoughts about the estrangement that should not exist between her and her.

Huberian shook her head vigorously, hesitated for a long time, and gently reached out her hand, tentatively holding the crook of Taria's arm.

Talia looked at Huberian in a daze.

did not resist Huber Ann's closeness.

In Taria's opinion, Huberian has always been a girl who cares a lot about distance, and she is always worried that she will cause trouble for others or be too self-righteous and annoying, so even if the two of them live together every day, Huberian never tries to take the initiative to approach her.

Unexpectedly, after half a year of blinking, Huber Ann was already willing to be close to her.

In the shadow under Lanchi's feet, witnessing the knot between these three people suddenly seem to be untied, Boss Cat is a little out of order!

What kind of magic did Mr. Dalan use?

How did it really make the atmosphere a bit like a family trip for Lanchi!

It was occasionally heard that when Ranch and Huberian went to Helrom Prison, they encountered a phantom enchantment, which could unearth the most fragile fantasies in the human heart, or irreparable regrets, which were dreams that were destined to be unfulfilled in reality.

Although Boss Cat doesn't know exactly what happened to the two of them in Helrom Prison and why Tata and Hubertian's relationship seems to have gotten better again, Catboss heard about it in the car from Nanvantina, and in Hubertyan's dream, it was Duke Miyania and Duchess Evatia who took Hubertian to Nanvantina to play.

How do you feel now, this dream is almost a reality......

It looked at Ranch.

His expression was natural, as if he was relieved to see Huberian happy.

"Ranch, thank you."

Huberian thanked Ranch softly.

Faced with Huberian's sudden thanks, Ranch was not surprised, even if she didn't say it, she always said similar words in her eyes when she was company.

"No thanks."

Lanch smiled, just as he had told Hubertian on the fourth floor of Herrom Prison, that although reality may be cruel to her, he would try to help her make it better,

"Don't worry, Huberian, I'll help you get both Michaela and Miss Evatia back, and finding people has always been my forte."

After saying that, Ranch gave Talia a special look.

“……”

Talia was confused, she didn't know what kind of smugness Ranchi had just had.

He shouldn't know his relationship with Ephitia, Miyaya and Epatia are only related to Huberian, so why look at himself.

Although Athana had told her that Ranchi was good at handling civil commissions, it was at most a level of community service around Eceryte Academy, and could he still help her get her best friend Antanas back?

Of course, if the brothers and sisters of Sinora and Pranai were still alive, she would actually miss them very much, and the only ones she could talk to them about at that time were these Demon Realm ministers.

As for the general who is stationed in the Demon King City...... There is a high probability that he is dead, because he doesn't need others to kill him, he himself always likes to jump in the minefield, and sometimes he feels that it is a pity not to provoke an opponent even if he knows that he will lose half his life.

Briefly caught up in memory, it didn't take long for Talia to pull her thoughts back.

"Safety first."

Talia finally reminded of this.

In fact, from the bottom of her heart, she desperately hoped that Ranchi could help her get Evatia back, except for Antanas, she felt that her life was basically not too much regret from consummation.

The long-cherished wish for the restoration of the country, as well as the hatred, should have disappeared long ago.

She didn't want to be tied to the past anymore.

But everything she wants to be based on the premise that Ranch and Huberian are safe, and she doesn't want Lanchi and Huberian to take risks.

"Hey, is Tatar worried about me?"

Ranch asked Talia curiously, pointing at himself with a look of surprise on his face.

“……”

At the very beginning, seeing Lanchi's cheap appearance, Talia would only glance at him.

Later it turned into denial.

After that, just ignore him.

"Yes."

Talia replied, her tone as determined as ever.

“……”

Ranch was stunned for a moment.

She confessed?

Although there were occasional times when Talia suddenly became a little gentle.

But he had never seen a Talia like this.

"Where did you hide the real Tata?"

Ranch muttered.

"Guess."

Talia looked at him and said with a blank face.

“？？”

Ranch was even more confused, but Talia was still not angry, and even began to pick up his jokes.

(End of chapter)