Approaching the early morning is the busiest and busiest time in the barracks. Even in the most remote corners of the room, they could hear the noise and noise coming from each room, and the non-commissioned officers kept urging them in the aisles.

The Cadet Corps is a reserve force formed under the direction of Jesit, proposed by Hembain and approved by Heatrice. Due to the distribution of children between the ages of 10 and 16, their housing is usually located in the deepest part of the aisle due to their healthy growth and the fact that they are not included in the regular patrol and security duties. In addition to the necessary physical training and combat training, he will also be responsible for patrolling the castle with the guards, and receive the necessary knowledge and education in his free time.

Since they left, they have stayed awake all night, sometimes standing by the window looking out at the wall, sometimes standing in the doorway and listening to the aisle. Walking back and forth in the room, thinking all night, and his brain was empty as if he hadn't come up with anything, the boy next to him fell asleep.

When the sunlight shone into the room and the soldiers outside the room had completed the handover ceremony, the boy woke up from his sleep and walked out of the room with a little care. Looking through the crack in the door towards the aisle, the members of the Cadet Corps walked out of the room not far away, and it was Modi who walked at the back.

Just as he was hesitating whether to walk out of the room, the door he was leaning on was forcefully opened, and his body fell out, and just as he was about to fall to the ground, his body was inexplicably frozen in the air, and the boy was standing aside and looking at him in surprise.

"Surprise me, what are you doing sneakily at the door?" With the boy's gesture, Xuan's body was pushed back into place by an inexplicable force.

"Didn't do anything," he said, looking at him in horror.

"What was the situation just now, what are you capable of?"

"Sort of! Seeing that you are about to fall, if you don't make a move, with your current physical condition, we will be able to bear it all of a sudden. ”

With that, the boy walked briskly to the table, took a few pieces of bread from his pocket and put them on a plate, then sat down in his chair and motioned for him to come over and eat.

"You didn't go out just to get food, did you? I was hungry. He smiled and picked up the bread and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Or are you waiting to get out of the room and eat in the cafeteria? When you go, you'll probably only have leftover bread crumbs. The boy said disdainfully, but his eyes remained on him.

"Don't you eat? Let's take one of the remaining two! ”

"Eat it yourself, I'll sit with them for breakfast in the cafeteria."

The boy smiled slyly, and seeing that his mood was gradually declining, he hurriedly changed his story and said that the bread had been secretly brought by himself, and then took the last piece of bread and ate it.

"What's next? We don't have to train for now, but we can't get into the castle right now. ”

After a short silence, the boy was the first to speak, and after briefly explaining the situation outside, the two finally chose to go out for a walk.

After locking the door and carefully putting the key in their pockets, the two of them walked through the deserted hallway to the outside. It happened that Jessette was seen lazily walking out of the side passage of the west wing of the castle, and the direction of travel was the training ground of the Cadet Corps.

The barracks were built on the west wing fifty meters from the castle, while the training ground was located southwest of the castle, near the city gate due south. The quarters of the non-commissioned officers and their children were located in the west wing of the castle, while the quarters of the support staff such as the maids were located in the east wing of the castle, so it was not surprising that Jesthist appeared after understanding the layout.

Normally, only soldiers who had enough spare time would go to the east flank, because from the barracks, they had to pass through the southern flower corridor walkway, where a large number of people passed every day, and they were heavily guarded. The northern part of the territory is a military forbidden area, guarded by the guards inside the castle, and only the nobles and support personnel who have received an invitation can enter.

Outside the camp was a conspicuous sign that read, "Except in exceptional circumstances, soldiers on duty are strictly forbidden to leave at will," and below it were various guidelines written in small letters.

After reading the contents of the billboard, the boy wandered around the camp casually, and when he was tired of walking, he found a remote place to sit down and watched them conduct various training under the leadership of the non-commissioned officer.

Whenever the patrolling soldiers return to the camp, they have a break of ten minutes before the next round of soldiers go out. And every time Jessette looked at the Moon, her slightly dark cheeks would turn red, and then she sent her men to run to the Queen's side, but fortunately, the non-commissioned officer stopped each time.

"It seems that they have written down this hatred, and the future will not be easy!" The boy stretched leisurely and put his hand on his shoulder.

He didn't respond to him, but stared at Jesit, and he noticed the gaze here, so he put his hand on his neck, and the boy behind him also showed a disdainful smile.

"You said that the rest of my life would keep me safe, so it shouldn't be a problem to deal with them, right?"

The cold words surprised the boy, but his expression didn't look like a joke, so he withdrew his hand and covered his stomach and laughed. The faint pain in his abdomen forced him to tighten his abdomen and cover his stomach with his hands.

"Absolutely! But to completely defeat them, you will need your cooperation. The red pupils were like demonic eyes staring at Xuan, and with a strange smile, the boy swore to his chest.

Seeing the boy so confident, he laughed unconsciously, but in the eyes of them from a distance, this behavior was undoubtedly a provocation.

"Kid, did you come here alone? What about parents? ”

In the camp where people came and went, two soldiers who seemed to have just finished resting, or out of professional ethics, came forward to inquire when they saw a lonely child sitting in a corner of the edge. Looking at the two sunny and handsome men in front of him, he looked at the boy on the side with some confusion, only to see him shrug his shoulders indifferently, and then scratched his waist to make him stand up.

"Ah, that... I am a recent recruit assigned to the Cadet Corps and am currently recuperating due to my injuries. He glanced hard at the boy.

Looking at the writhing and somewhat strange child in front of them, the two men looked at each other, one of them looked at the Junior Corps behind him, and after a short thought, finally the two left a bottle of canned milk and left.

In the castle, in a cold, silent aisle somewhere, Airi was standing in front of a door, grooming, hesitating whether to enter the room, whether to report her conjectures and what she had learned.

After that conclave, Heatrice brought back a boy out of nowhere and placed it in charge of the twelve maids led by Elsie, and the chief person chosen by Heatrice to be Airi.

I don't know how many children have come here, or how long he will live here, because the children who came before him will die suddenly or be taken away after a while.

On that day, Heatrice approached her, asked about her daily life and what she wanted, and entrusted herself with the task of taking care of the boy for the rest of her life. As a token of appreciation, Heatrice gave herself dozens of lollipops of different colors, which she often held to show off in front of her companions.

I thought it would be a very simple errand, and with the help of the group, it could be said that there was nothing they could not solve, but another thing that Heatrice instructed her was to secretly spy on the boy's actions and report all suspicious behavior to her.

What suspicious behavior can a five-year-old have? When he thought about it like this, he never thought that his body would have injuries that should not belong to that age. Vaguely, the figure of the past and the boy in front of him gradually coincided, and those unbearable memories came back to my heart again. It was also at that time that he was determined to take care of him, at least within his own ability, like them at the beginning.

But after all, she is just a maid in the castle, and the orders of her superiors can only be carried out unconditionally, and as for the right and wrong and the consequences, we cannot decide, and we have no right to interfere in the process. That parting, when they met again, he lay on the bed and died, if it weren't for the help of the old man, he might have been a cold corpse when he said goodbye.

Now that I am standing here, I am going to meet Lord Heatrice, the supreme executive of the city of Alomere, and his next words and deeds may determine his fate. While she was still struggling, the door in front of her quietly opened, and Heatrice was sitting on a chair watching the maid set up the tea set and meal, and after looking at Airi, she beckoned her to come to her.

"I saw that you had been standing in the doorway, so I opened the door without permission, hoping that it did not scare you. Would you like some black tea from Erling? Heatrice poured Airi a glass and handed it to her.

Airi took the teacup with trepidation and sat down opposite her at her motion. The fragrance of the tea and the various exquisite meals recommended by Heatrice gradually relaxed Airi's body and mind, and began to talk about all kinds of homely things.

"What do you think of that kid?"

Inadvertently, Heatrice talks about the boy, much to the shock of Airi's heart.

"I think he's a nice, cute boy, if we can live together all the time, maybe..."

Realizing her gaffe, Airi hurriedly swallowed the rest of her words, looking down at the other party. Heatrice just shrugged her shoulders, picked up her teacup and savored it, picked up a piece of cake and put it in her mouth, and excitedly instructed Airi to take a bite too.

"I know you're wondering why I beat him like that, and why I assigned him to the Cadet Corps, but I can't tell you many of the reasons, and you may not be able to accept that answer."

After watching Airi finish eating the cake in front of her, Heatrice put down her teacup and looked at Airi.

"Actually, we are all attendants of Earl Andrew, and it is our duty to solve his problems. Every command he gives must have a corresponding meaning and value, and what we need to do as attendants is to execute those orders perfectly. ”

Heatrice paused for a moment, and after seeing that Airi did not refute or speak, she continued.

"I invited Molinar to the scene to prevent an accident, and the reason why I attacked him with excessive force was actually to test my suspicions, not to kill him. When I learned that he was still alive, I also felt a little comforted in my heart, and I will apologize to him in the future. ”

"As for the information you asked to collect, there must be someone else next to him, right?"

The cold words were like sharp cones thrusting into his chest, and Airi was fidgeting, the corners of his white apron were pulled hard in his hands, and sweat began to flow down his cheeks. Even if he lied to her about those situations now, he must have betrayed himself in his body, and his body was already shaking from the intense tension.

"If I said yes, would you kill him?" Airi plucked up the courage to speak her mind and looked at each other nervously.

Heatrice, stunned, burst out laughing, and her red gaze gradually changed back to blue. She got up and picked up the teapot to refill Airi's tea, and filled herself with a cup, and after taking it to taste, she walked over to Airi and stroked her head.

"For him, I definitely won't kill him, but for the 'person' behind him, I can't guarantee you that I am absolutely safe. I hope you understand. ”

He raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him, who was a beautiful blonde with a lot of white hair. The table behind her was full of papers, and Eri had always thought that she was just the Earl's bodyguard, but she never thought that she was still responsible for so many government affairs, and those white hairs must have been the testimony of her day and night's labor!

After receiving definite assurances, and reflecting on what Heatrice had said, Airi eventually informed her of all the information and conjectures she knew about her. Heatrice laughed and ordered the maid to bring more of them, and asked them to pack up and let Airi take them back to the house.