~： The fourth year story 038, are you happy? Is it joyful?

Mi Li clutched the cloak tightly in her hand and sat on the bed very nervously. She tried to push the door once in a while without moving. Seeing that the time was getting late, she seemed to start to look anxious, and began to flap the door.

"Anyone? Outside..."

After shouting in a low voice, no one outside responded to her. The girl took a deep breath, summoned her courage, patted the door vigorously again, amplifying the volume——

"Excuse me, someone..."

"Hey."

The sound of the door lock being opened suddenly sounded, and Mi Li was startled, reflexively jumping off the bed, standing far away. Just as she was holding the cloak nervously and waiting for someone outside to open the door, a voice finally came from outside.

"Is there anyone inside? This is the Black Dragon Guard! Are there any survivors?"

Mi Li was stunned. When she was stunned, the door was suddenly opened by people outside. Five knights in cloaks and armor rushed in. After seeing that there was no one else in the room except Mili, the knight who had just spoken shouted outside: "Confirm safety, no enemy!"

Seeing that the garrison of Ash City was coming in, Mi Li stood still in a daze. She ignored the questions asked by the knights around her, such as "Did you find anything?", "What do you know?", "Are there any injuries?" She just stared blankly at the blood in the corridor outside and the corpses covered in pieces of white cloth...

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starry night……

No, perhaps it should be said that for the vast majority of residents in Ash City, there is not much difference between night and day. But for the headquarters of the Royal Guard that stood on a prominent point on the cliff, the starry night was so gorgeous.

It was past 2 midnight. Mi Li walked out of the guard team's gate with a tired face. She looked more haggard than during the day, and the cool breeze in the valley at night made her cough.

"Cough...cough cough..."

But after two coughs, a pair of small hands appeared in front of her. Mi Li looked intently and saw a little girl with pink hair holding her money bag high in front of her, and the smile on her face seemed more beautiful than the sky full of stars.

"This is... my purse?"

"Ahhh~~~!"

The little girl nodded, stood on tiptoe, and worked harder to lift the purse. After Mi Li hesitated for a while and finally took it, the little girl immediately turned around and ran to the side of a boy, holding his hand, poking her head out of the boy's body, giggling.

Mi Li was holding this purse, her eyes were red and swollen with the joy of her loss. Perhaps she was aware of her gaffe, and the girl quickly turned her head and wiped the corner of her eye, then returned to a smile and faced the idiot in front of her.

"You... helped me find it?"

………… Is this the first time she has such a natural smile? The idiot stared at her, although her eyes are slightly red and swollen now, but looking at her smile...

Idiot, but he couldn't help lowering his head, looking at the bread at his feet.

"Thank you...thank you..."

Mi Li said softly, and when she finished speaking, she couldn't help coughing twice again. Perhaps because of the strong wind at night, she started walking forward with her head down, passing by the idiot.

The idiot didn't speak, he just followed her silently. The night wind blows and the stars move. The faintly flickering lights in the canyon are like stars, reflecting the bright pearls in the sky.

"You... don't ask me what happened?... was left by the security team so late..."

After walking for a while, Mi Li seemed to be worried about something, stopped and looked back at the idiot.

The idiot stared at her slightly, lowered her head, and lifted the sleepy little girl next to her, and simply tied it to her back with a cloth strip.

"………………why."

Mili waited until the idiot walked to her side, then tightened her cloak, followed behind him and walked forward. However, every step she took seemed to be very difficult, and she seemed to have suffered a certain kind of great fear, which made this originally very weak body fall down anytime and anywhere.

"Seriously... I'm... scared..."

Mi Li's lips trembled slightly.

"A few hours ago... so many people were alive. But... a few hours later... the whole worries girl, including the thugs and pups... a total of 57 people... all died..."

At this point, Mili's complexion became even paler.

"At that time... if I were discovered at that time... would it be... even me..."

The idiot still walked forward unhurriedly, the little bread on his back has gradually fallen asleep under the new moon. He raised his left hand and gently stroked the sleeping forehead of the little girl, then turned his head.

"…………Are you happy?"

Mili was taken aback, and couldn't help looking up: "Huh?"

"In this way, no one will ask you for a loan again. Are you happy?"

The moonlight was pale, reflecting the idiot's face, making his face extremely pale. Looking at this face, Mi Li stepped back suddenly and unconsciously. She swallowed her saliva, and immediately looked away from the idiot's face: "Why...how could I be happy? Such a terrible thing...!"

"to be frank."

Is it because of the moonlight, why does the idiot's voice sound so cold at this time? Not as dull and incompetent as during the day?

The indifferent tone pierced Mi Li's hesitation. She looked at the idiot's face again, recalling the result of this incident...

The absence of Kupus means that all the huge sums owed by his father are cancelled, and no one will come to her to demand debts. On the other hand, if all of these people hadn't died, she might have been sold at a high price a long time ago, and she would have become a puppet to play with other people's bed.

She...should feel that she would be happy...

Yes, she thinks she should be happy indeed. This is only good for her but no harm, and there is no more worries about it. How can she be upset? unhappy?

But... she couldn't tell. So many people died. Even though they weren't good people, they just died. How could she be happy? How can you say the word "happy"?

The idiot did not wait for Mi Li's answer. Seeing her puzzled expression, he immediately turned around and started walking again. And the girl reflexively followed after a brief hesitation.

"That... are you... still going with me?"

The idiot stopped and looked back. In his sight, the slight spring breeze was blowing the girl's cloak, and behind her, three rounds of bright moon illuminate her, making her put on a silver coat again.

"It's not going well..." The idiot stopped suddenly. He stared at the girl in front of him again, frowning slightly, as if he was thinking of something very strange. Thinking about it, he unknowingly raised his right hand and pressed his heart.

"......By the way."

A lie was just told by him. This lie made Diane in the dark couldn't help but laugh wildly, and it also made it difficult for him to understand his behavior.

Mi Li smiled, and a little blood slowly appeared on her pale and haggard face. Holding the cloak, she whispered softly: "If you go along...cough... can you accompany me a little bit more? I want... to see them."

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