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(Location: In the earthpuse passage)
"COoOo------COoOoOo--------"
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"Huh?" Velvet is surprised by the call of the DOVE follower. Then she facepalmed, so this little thing follows them all along, how can she forget about it. To think that Ophelia may laugh so hard on the other sides when she may see their activities via this bird, she wants to eat her already.
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"What's in all a sudden?" Mikleo questioned since the bird doesn't make a sound until now.
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"Low in battery?" Sorey guessed.
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"Bienfu, do you know anything about it?" Eleanor asked.
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"Hmm??" Bienfu pondered when he is asked but he can't come up with an answer in a sudden. It should be an important thing but he can't memorize it at the moment.
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Suddenly the DOVE stops its long-beep ringing and stop swinging its wings, falled on the ground with its stomach facing the sky. Its limbs and wings wriggle like poisoned Cockroach struggling before dying on the ground, it seems like it ran out of battery. Sorey carefully picked it up and put it into his backpack while Eleanor is trying to stop Velvet from destroying the mechanic bird. People here start to think that is a signal of low battery and they continue the way to back their place and Bienfu is still wondering about the signal.
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Strangely, it is supposed to be a straight way when they come, yet now the way topple down in a mess. Even for a rock seems strong and in a whole piece, it breaks when they just steps on it, finally falls into the sea of energy. The sea seems burning like lava as energy columns raised up from it and you definitely don’t want to fall into it.
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“That's how the Reaper's Curse works?” Mikleo exclaimed with sweat dropping.
“Pretty much but I don’t expect the earthpulse topple down like this, we didn’t experience this even with Eizen.”
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“Then it will be something making the earthpulse unstable, like someone other than the Empyrean using the energy from earthpulse.” Edna analyzed.
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“......someone?” Mikleo questioned.
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“Bien…!! I remember now, the signal call of the DOVE lately, that’s an emergency call, something is happening!” Bienfu interrupted and exclaimed with horror expression, he doesn’t want to imagine what is happening.
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“......You don’t mean?!” Eleanor tensed when seeing Bienfu terrified reaction.
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“....Let’s get going.” Velvet suggested.
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“Under such a situation?” Mikleo questioned when seeing the following path rumbled down. There is a certain distance from here to the other side.
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“Bienfu, would you mind to summon the skateboard for us?” Sorey kneeled down and asked.
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“Okay………...But keep the number of passengers as small as possible please, it will be a very quick ride…..” Bienfu added with descending volume.
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“Okay, just like before.”
“Fine with that.”
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Due to the emergency, no one complains, this is the most convenient and comfortable method. After the passengers, including the newly added Eternal, enter the bodies of their contractors, only Sorey and Velvet remain as skateboard passengers.
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After Sorey and Velvet both got on the skateboard, Bienfu, who was often in trouble, let the skateboard speed ahead at the beginning.He didn't care about his physical strength and the feelings of the people standing on it. the speed of Skateboarding was far better than when he was fighting the dragons with Velvet. The speed is comparable to that of a meteor, and it is afraid that he can’t do anything when he burns out.
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Sorey POV
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"Wah?!"
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Under physical inertia, the passengers standing on it were pulled back by the sudden acceleration of the front. I was no exception, it was just a series of accidents that made my head boil with surprise. Velvet standing behind me, When the skateboard started driving at a speeding speed, she let out a lovely cry, and then she pushed forward and held me in front of her tightly.
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"------Umm?!"
This push stabilized my body in front of me. This hug from behind made me very surprised. After making a surprising sound, I held my breath. I even forgot what it was like now. ----Because this situation was like a lie, Velvet, who had always pretended to be strong, hugged me all at once. This is something that only happens when I dreams.
In addition to that lovely cry, I couldn't make a sound and kept asking myself if I was dreaming. But the cold wind on my cheek reminded me that I am in reality.
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Just after this, my head went blank. No one made a sound, and the embrace was maintained. This made this period of time even more strange.
".....Vel...vet?" I don't know how long it took, I tried to turn my head and asked the person behind without content.
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"Don't turn your head around, it's very dangerous, look ahead."
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The tone was delicate and tender, she ordered this, which was a reasonable explanation. But her own action was to bury her face in my back, which was obviously unreasonable.
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"...Huh?" Her move made me want to turn my head even more puzzled.
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"Listen, if you turn your head, I will eat you."
'Eat'---a word that has no meaning now. After all, Velvet does not have the previous therion claw and can no longer eat anything raw as before, but Velvet has not been able to change this mantra. I have heard from Maotelus that when Magilou was about to embarrass Velvet, Velvet would say to eat her. For Velvet’s companions, it’s common to be threatened to eat them. Any dissatisfaction and shyness appeared, she will hide them by threatening. Yet, this threat is not actually threatening, because Velvet hasn't really eaten his companion once.
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From what I heard, this reaction sounded more like a shy reaction. I finally understood that Velvet didn't want me to see her expression.
She didn't let go of the hug between my chest and waist. I understand, after all, it is such an unreasonable speed, and it is normal to subconsciously hug the person in front of her. If I think so, now I am the one who Velvet believes in and relies on. When I think of this, I feel an uncontrollable ecstasy in my heart. I think my face is probably hot enough to breathe fire.
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"Okay, then, just hold on tight to me."
Ah ah ah ah, what should I do? I just responded to this sentence and soon I wanted to scold myself an idiot. What am I talking about?!
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No-----Don’t think about it. It’s a very urgent situation. Because the situation is critical, we have to fly at full speed to the rift where we came to the ground and return to the town. But this speed is abnormally fast, and at this rate to fall off the skateboard, the consequences must be horrible, so it is not unreasonable for me to ask her to hold me tightly.
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Just as I was trying to convince myself, another thing happened that made me doubt my feelings. The head that finally started to calm down seemed to be boiling and exploding again. My head was really blank, fill up with such an instant.
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Velvet didn't answer anything, just hugged tighter. I felt my heart beating like a deer jumping everywhere. My mind was trying my best to calm myself down, but all I was thinking about was the fact that Velvet hugged me tighter and the fact that I was confusing.
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"Sorey, your heartbeat is fast, are you okay?"
This question reminds me of a similar situation before, but it was me who asked this question. At the time, Velvet was so shy that she fled outside to calm down. Isn't she retaliating? But her tone didn't contain the intention of a prank, this makes this sentence super critical to me. Just hearing Velvet's voice and questions I was about to lose my calm. I am sure that I will completely lose my calm and cannot speak well, so I want to stop the conversation.
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"...It's okay. Velvet, in this case, it's easy to bite your tongue----ouch?!" When I said this, I bit my tongue.
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"...Right." Then Velvet was silent, and agreed with me obediently.
The simple syllable makes me feel very special. I seem to have discovered the unknown side of Velvet.
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The pain gave me a lot of calmness, and I worked hard to maintain this calmness until I reached the exit.
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Velvet POV
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"Wah?!"
Not long after I got on the skateboard, Bienfu suddenly started the skateboard and drove at a very fast speed from the beginning. Before I could complain, I hugged the person in front with all my strength when I was about to fly backward.
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I was already hugging Sorey when I noticed it. . . Ah! I did this subconsciously, and I didn't understand why my first reaction was to catch Sorey.
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Sorey was surprised at first, and then he made no sound. This is really great, because I don't know how to answer it.
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I really want to let go and pretend that nothing happened. Thinking of letting go, but never let go, nor dare to let go. It is difficult to stabilize the body at this speed, and if you fall from the skateboard, you will be seriously injured or even killed. Therefore, once I let go, I cannot guarantee my life, and it is not worth the risk. I know I can't stabilize my body. And I also doubt what would happen once I released Sorey, maybe he will fall forward and fall off the skateboard. If he died here, I would not be able to forgive myself. That’s the last scene I want to see. For whatever reason, I could not release the arm that was holding Sorey.
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I try not to think that the seraphim in my body and in Sorey’s body are watching all this happen, nor to imagine what this posture is like. Obviously, I failed, and images of imagination kept coming to mind.
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I don't know how long it took no one to speak, not even the Seraphim inside, even noisy Bienfu said nothing. It's probably in the state of watching a good show, at least I'm sure Edna is watching the show, my face is hot when I think of this.
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"...Vel...vet?" The precious silence ended, Sorey finally wanted to ask questions, his head turned slightly as if he wanted to look over. My face should be as red as an apple now, I won't let him see my face now. So I randomly made up a reason to pass over.
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"Don't turn your head around, it's dangerous, look ahead." I couldn't help but bury my face in the white cloak behind him. I wanted to find a place to hide. Although there is no one else in this place except us, I still want to hide my shy expression.
Hey, that's not right, this is more obvious! Am I an idiot?
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"...Huh?" Sorey didn't give up asking questions, this time he still wanted to turn around and look at my situation.
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"Listen well, if you turn your head, I will eat you." I said this when I got anxious.
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I didn't let go of the hug between Sorey’s chest and waist. My head buried into Sorey’s cape, where I can somehow sense Sorey’s smell. It was the same smell as it smelled in his hug, with the spaciousness of the prairie, a gentle and reassuring taste, I seem to like this sense of peace, like I was sinking into it and I think it is not allowable.
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"Okay, then, just hold on tight to me." Sorey said, and then I unconsciously obeyed and did it...why did I obey and do it without thinking? I didn't understand what am I thinking at all.. . . Whatever, my face must be hot enough to burn my brain to lose my mind. . . . . Obviously, we are going to the battlefield of fierce battle, but the feeling of being buried in the back was so reassuring. I must have burned my brain and lose my mind to get this idea.
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I held Sorey tightly, felt his temperature, and felt his heart beating faster and faster with the hand that was close to his heart. This is not a normal phenomenon.
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"Sorey, your heart is beating fast, are you okay?" I asked a question because I was worried, and Sorey hesitated for a while, as if the question was asked strangely. Why is this?... Thinking about that, Sorey also asked me similar questions. They were all words that made me shy and made me run outside to calm down. Thinking about it now, I am still very shy, No Ways to calm down. Up to this moment, I am still nervous for unknown reasons.
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"...It's okay. Velvet, in this case, it's easy to bite your tongue---ouch?!" When he said this, Sorey bit his tongue. So stupid. Looks like he is as nervous as I am that he starts to have incoherent speech, maybe it is because we are going to a chaotic battlefield. It shouldn’t be the first time for him to go to such a place, but is he still nervous? I didn’t ask more or to taunt. I’m afraid I’m going to make a lot of mistakes when talking to him in this state. And as he said, we have a great chance to bite our tongue while gliding at high speed. Just now he personally demonstrated it to me. I decided to follow his suggestion to reduce my speech.
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"...Right." Then I was silent. . . . It sounds like agreeing obediently, it doesn't fit my image at all. Sure enough, there were so many mistakes, even one syllable seemed strange. Shyly, I continued to bury my face in Sorey’s back and let everything continue until Bienfu reached the destination.
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Obviously I am going to the battlefield but let myself indulge in the rare peace. I even feel a sense of guilt. Maybe everyone is fighting hard, but I am here alone enjoying this feeling. I want this calm time to be longer. , At the same time, I want to hurry to the battlefield. What happened to me? What is this messy feeling? I don't want to know that this must be something I don't need in this battle, so it's good to maintain my ignorance. If I have extra feelings, it will become a burden. I should not have such feelings because of my sins.
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I decided to ignore the unknown throbbing in my heart and let it be overwhelmed by the heat of war.
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3rd pov
During this short and long period of time, the two of them just kept hugging and being embraced in silence, each holding the youthful thoughts that emerged, until Bienfu reached the exit and braked tightly.
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Due to inertia, the three of them stacked up in a hamburger form: Biendu is pressed at the bottom, Sorey is pressed on top of Bienfu, and Velvet was lying on the top.
The two slowly got up and stood firm, and stood there for a while, not daring to look at each other. Sorey scratch his head and smiled awkwardly.
Velvet didn't know where to put her eyes, and they turned away from each other the moment they met.
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Unknowingly, the seraphim have all come out, but these two people are still in this wonderful state.
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"How long will this state last?" Edna smirked.
"Do you want to let them pay attention to the surroundings?" Eleanor whispered to get other seraphim’s opinions.
"No, they should know it in their hearts. Let them solve it by themselves." Mikleo said.
"You sound like it is a serious problem." Edna laughed.
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"It’s an important thing to me, and it’s the same to you, Isn’t it, Eleanor?" Mikleo responded.
After all, that’s something may affect one’s life too, now the one maybe affected is his best buddy.
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"Me? Yes... right?" Eleanor didn't seem to understand the Mikleo's hint.
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"Why is it an interrogative sentence..."
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The two continued the youthful atmosphere and Velvet looked away from Sorey, she found the figure of Bienfu, the culprit of the accident. There was a whirlpool in Bienfu's eyes, lying in the ground unconscious.
"Okay... a lot of crows..." Bienfu was talking in strange dreams.
Velvet wanted to complain to Bienfu, but seeing his state made her heart soft. She squatted down and gently picked him and moved him indoors.
Before leaving, there is something that must be resolved. The air cannot maintain this soft and strange state forever. Her cheeks were still reddish, and she still didn't look at Sorey a little bit. Velvet was still very shy about the fact that she held Sorey tightly just now, as if she did something that she wouldn't normally do.
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But politely she still had to talk face to face, so Velvet turned to Sorey and said, "...Thank you just now, Sorey."
Then she immediately turned his head and continued to walk to the guild building not far behind, as if seeing Sorey more, she would die. She is sure that she didn't understand how to deal with it and then proceeded to the conversation, and then there would be that awkward air. Although it was like running away, she didn't let herself stop here anymore, she moved towards the goal as before.
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Sorey still looked like a shy boy, staring blankly at the girl who left. Is he fascinated by that cute shy expression or is he still intoxicated by the hug that has passed for a few moments? Maybe not, just a short sentence of gratitude filled his heart. He felt that he did not actually do anything, just stood and was hugged. And if it helped Velvet, he would be very happy.
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For him, this was the first time he was hugged from behind like this, so suddenly but so warm. It's not the feeling of body temperature. There are several layers of clothing between Velvet and himself. The one who can really feel the body temperature is Velvet’s arm that was holding on his lower chest. Only the weak feeling of low temperature is transmitted, so the warmth is not the body temperature. When being held, there was a feeling of being supported on the back, and there was a sense of solidity because of someone on the back. The silent support made him feel warm.
He just wanted to thank her. From the moment he met her until now, he felt that Velvet had helped him in different ways. So he wanted to help her no matter what.
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"Sorey." Mikulio couldn't help but is going to utter something.
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"... I know, wait for Velvet to come back and then to support our friends."
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Velvet pov
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I felt very nervous when I met Sorey’s eyes. As expected, my head was burnt. This is all your fault, Bienfu.
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Having said that, I still carefully placed Bienfu on the bed and covered it with a quilt.
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"Eternal, can I ask you to take care of Bienfu?"
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The peculiar footsteps let me know that he was following me. Even if we just met, I don't know his abilities, it is difficult to fight together suddenly. Considering that people of the same kind will understand each other's needs better, so I first ask him to take care of Bienfu.
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"Ok, be careful, Velvet-han."
I nodded and left the room.
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"So... Eleanor, you are here too." I pretended to have just discovered her and sought her reason.
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"Are you going to fight?"
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"Of course, we rushed back for this."
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"Your injury…. It's not recovered, and your face was hot just now, maybe it's a fever." Maybe because of my feelings that I want to hide, she deliberately chose to ask me about it when two people are alone. It turned out that she was worried about me during the silent time. The fact that I was thinking that she was watching me, I think myself like a fool.
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Maybe she knew the situation of my injury when we tried to perform the armatus. True, it is not healed completely. Healing arte is not a panacea, and deep wounds cannot be completely cured.
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When I was a therion, Phi treated with many of my injuries that were beyond my ability to withstand. I knew that healing techniques could not completely heal deep wounds far long ago. Even so, because I was a daemon at the time, I was able to forcefully move beyond the load, but now it has changed back to the limit where I recognized myself as a fragile human being.
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"There is no time for me to heal my injuries slowly before going to fight."
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"But if you have a fever, please take a good rest." Eleanor said to me categorically, as if she didn't want me to be so reckless.
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"It's not a fever, it's definitely not a fever. This heat is... I don't know. I'm not trying to force myself to stand it, so don't worry."
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"... Indeed, the temperature has dropped." Eleanor used her hand to measure the temperature of my forehead. I know very well that I have calmed down, and what I have to face next is something like war.
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"Let's go." I have a feeling that Sorey is waiting outside, I can't keep him waiting.
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"Sorey, are you waiting for me?" The expectation in my heart made me a little happy.
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"Well, I have something to say to you before leaving." The embarrassment just now disappeared, and his bitten tongue was healed. Sorey said seriously to me.
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"What's it?" Suddenly being so serious made me a little unnatural, but I probably knew what he would say, because he is a bit similar to Eleanor.
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"Be safe, you must come back here again."
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"Got it, I will remember it."
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This time, I must grasp everything tightly I have before my eyes.
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Sorry. . . This is a by-product of my last time when I desperately conceived a war, and it was something outside my outline. I knew that it had nothing to do with the atmosphere of the war, but ideas kept coming up, so I had to write it out.25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUoH6uZ7qb
I actually wrote this kind of extremely ambiguous thing again, and I clearly wrote about the situation like a war last chapter. Then I still write some the like this, I will face the wall to reflect on myself.25Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7BaOAD7X3
