A gray tabby cat leans over and pokes its head around the cage.
When he heard footsteps at the door, he immediately turned over, his wings were outstretched, his belly was upturned, and he looked completely dead.
"Scattered?"
A soft female voice came from the door, followed by the regular sound of boots touching the ground.
Banban hastily closed her eyes, and the sound of footsteps came to the side and stopped moving.
There was no sound at all.
It quietly lifted one eyelid—
"Oh, got it."
Liu Yu just stood in front of the cage, smiling at it.
Spotted—
Scabbers blushed.
"spot!"
He barked at her ferociously, his eyelids closed tightly.
[Babbar is dead! You didn't see it! ]
"Well, it's Banban No. 2 now, Niu Colu Banban."
Liu Yu reached into the cage and tapped its silly open beak.
"spot?"
"Scattered??..."
[What is Niu Colu Banban? ]
Banban turned over and jumped up, flying around in the cage, [Human female, this is your new name for Uncle Banban? Hmm... I can barely forgive you... Oh baby, you really have been out for too long this time... Scabbers is so hungry and lonely... ]
"Hungry? Before going out, I prepared food for you for ten days; and your bird friends..."
Liu Yu was still not that proficient with his left hand, so he stumbled to open the closet, scooped up some grains in the bag with a wooden spoon, accidentally poked the cage with the long handle of the wooden spoon for pouring grains, and spilled some out.
Banban felt a pain in his heart, and was about to open his mouth when his shiny black eyes fell on the girl's empty sleeve, and when the wind blew, the sleeve floated up empty.
"Spot?! Spot?!"
[what happened? ]
The spotted black bean’s eyes can’t turn anymore, gradually, a puddle of water has gathered in the eyes like this, [Oh, baby, poor baby, your right wing is gone, what will you do in the future... there is no male Will fall in love with you... You can't fly anymore... Oh what to do, Banban's heart is about to break... ]
"I couldn't fly."
Liu Yu knocked it on the head, and amidst the cries of the gray spotted finch, the heart that had been tense all the time relaxed for some reason, "Okay, don't cry."
She opened the cage, and the gray spotted finch jumped into her arms without thinking.
"Madara..."
[Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow? To make such a terrible thing happen to Babe... ]
Liu Yu touched its head with his remaining hand and told it:
"Banban, human beings are different from birds. Losing a hand is just a little more troublesome... Moreover, life is unpredictable. Maybe one day, everything I lost will come back..."
[Banban doesn't understand. ]
The gray spotted finch raised its head.
"You don't need to understand, just remember that this is not a bad thing for me."
"spot?"
[Really? ]
Seeing the other party's black eyes still soaked in tears, Liu Yu smiled:
"certainly."
Only then did Banban's small body relax.
It spread its wings, nestled itself in Liu Yu's embrace with his left arm, and rubbed its little head against her chest: [... Oh Baby, you smell a little different, it smells good...]
"Different? Where is it different?"
Liu Yu simply sat on the bed, lazily leaning against the wall.
The sunlight slanted in through the window, making the bedding fluffy and soft. She closed her eyes and let her mind go blank.
At this time, she didn't want to think about anything.
[… I don’t know… well, sort of like the original Mr. Leslie… ]
"Original? Did you see him?"
Liu Yu opened her eyes with a "swish", could it be that Gaia sneaked into her room
Why... did he suspect her...
[Oh...] Ban Ban realized that she had slipped her tongue, and quickly covered her head with her wings, [Yes, it was Ban Ban who came out of the cage and ran into it! Oh Baby, you can't fight Scabbers... ]
Liu Yu was angry and funny, but it's useless to worry about it now.
not to mention...
Banban didn't fly away.
It has been waiting for her.
Her eyes softened:
"So, Banban, what did you see?"
[Oh, I saw Mr. Leslie... Poor Mr. Leslie, they all said he had betrayed the gods, but Banban felt that he hadn't changed... no, maybe he had changed a little... but smelled it carefully, it was still the same Yes... they bullied him, they didn't give him food, even Prince Carlo moved out of the mushroom house where he lived together... Oh Scabber's heart hurts... ]
"He... was bullied very badly?"
Banban's little head drooped, and even the feathers seemed to have no energy:
[... Yes, because Mr. Leslie couldn't see, he suffered a lot... They will set traps on the road, although Mr. Leslie dodged some, but those people will unite with many powerful humans to attack him... Lai That's how Mr. Leslie's hand was broken... They also peed on Mr. Leslie's bed and splashed water on his clothes... and once splashed dirty black dog blood on his face... oh, these people Devil... ]
... Is that so
Being bullied like this, does he not care at all
Liu Yu touched Banban's hand and calmed down.
At this time, there was a chattering sound outside the window.
Banban suddenly became excited, and flew out of her arms with a flap of wings:
[… Those villains, those villains are coming up with bad ideas again, especially, especially that Mary! That Mary who's going to clip Spotter's wings! ... Babe, Babe, stop her... What a bunch of demons, demons! ]
Liu Yu knew that Banban must have heard something from his group of bird friends.
Maybe it's because of the light power of the God of Light, Banban is very smart, and among the nearby birds, he is like a "big brother". She once saw Ban Ban howling, and a dozen or twenty birds flew over at the same time outside the window, "singing the double reed" to it.
She looked out of the window, and saw a small bird with green hair on its forehead flapping its wings and hovering nearby.
"Ban Ban, your bird friends can understand us too?"
Liu Yu remembered a movie he had seen in his previous life, "Cats vs Dogs".
Humans think that there is species isolation between each other, but they don't know that all the movements are known by cats and dogs who can understand their language.
If these birds are of any use to her...
[Only those who have been beaten by me will understand. ] Ban Ban scratched his head with his wings, [It was Grandpa Ban Ban who patted them... well, anyway, that's it... Ban Ban must be the god's pet, that's why he's so smart...]
"Then what did Princess Mary say?"
Liu Yu suddenly felt that his luck was not bad.
As soon as I dozed off, someone came to deliver a pillow.
[… They, they said they were going to break Mr. Leslie's legs and push him into the river... oh, and before that he had to be doused with black dog's blood, which is said to kill all heretics...]
"when?"
Banban flew out for a while, then came back again:
[Tomorrow night, the one near the mushroom house... the one you skipped... what is it called? Oh, Banban can't remember...]
"Berna River." Liu Yu said slowly, "I see."
[Baby, you'll save him, won't you? ]
"Oh, of course, Scabbers, of course." She curled her lips and smiled sweetly, "I love, love Mr. Leslie very much."
[But Baby...why does Scabbers feel a little cold...]
"Maybe Ban Ban has caught a cold these days."
Liu Yu got up, and "shuade" closed the curtains, "I'll take a rest for a while."
She laid on the bed carefully, let Banban lie on her pillow, and after a while, one person and one bird fell asleep like this.
*****
The next morning was fencing class, and Liu Yu followed Gaia step by step. The directors were quite polite, except for challenging Gaia in a wheel-to-wheel battle, they did not make any substantial disrespect to Gaia.
And Liu Yu was practicing by himself.
She only has one left arm left, not only can't use the right sword that she was accustomed to before, but even the balance of her body needs to be re-adapted.
She held the sword and practiced basic movements such as picking and stabbing outside the field. Even though she was sweating profusely and her hands and feet were shaking, she never took a break-the viciousness with which she treated herself made the directors admire.
After a fencing class, the hostility towards her gradually lessened. They believed that Miss Fergus' tenacity in sword practice and her single-mindedness towards her lover were consistent from a certain angle. I feel some sympathy for the disabled girl who has "been on the tip of her horns".
Of course, the treatment of the "heretic" Gaia is still the same.
Apathy, isolation, or in groups challenging, suppressing—
If it were another person, under such a high-intensity challenge, he would have already lay down.
But Gaia Leslie was always unhurried. When he left the get out of class with the blond girl, he didn't even break a drop of sweat.
"What a horrible monster."
The chiefs thought.
In the afternoon it was magic class, and the two found a secluded corner to sit down.
"Miss Fergus."
Before Liu Yu could sit still, Prince Carlo suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Could you please speak alone?"
He was wearing a white court uniform, his short maroon hair was neatly arranged, and the golden badge on his shoulder was shining in the light, as if he was about to attend his own wedding solemnly.
Liu Yu nodded puzzled:
"Can."
She glanced at the quiet boy beside her:
"Gaia, let me go out for a while."
Gaia didn't answer, his thin lips were pursed with indifference and indifference, he seemed indifferent.
Liu Yu had no choice but to walk out of the aisle and followed Prince Carlo out of the classroom.
The bells of Qingyue fluttered in the hall together with the songs of the choir. Prince Carlo looked a little nervous, rubbing his hand on the saber at his waist from time to time.
"Prince Carlo, what can you do?"
Liu Yu asked him, and glanced into the classroom from the corner of his eye.
Under the colorful glass, Nataxi, who was wearing a light blue floral dress, sat behind Gaia. She didn't know what to say, and her crooked eyebrows frowned worriedly.
... is it consolation
... It is indeed very kind.
Liu Yu looked away boredly, but his thoughts spread, thinking about the arrangements for the evening... I hope Louise won't let her go temporarily...
"I swear in the name of the Carlo royal family, everything I say next comes from the bottom of my heart."
Prince Carlo bowed slightly, put his right hand on his left chest and gave her a very respectful gift.
"I, Marcelos Carlos, the first heir to the Carlos royal family, sincerely propose to you Bella Fergus, the distinguished Viscountess. You will have my most loyal admiration, my warmest soul."
"Please allow me to participate in your future life."
He looked at her with tenderness in those amber eyes.
At this moment, the gray-haired boy who was sitting in the classroom just now stood at the door at some point.
There is no wave on the ice-like face:
"Belia, the envoy is here."
Indeed, the teaching angel had already walked up to the podium holding the scepter of light, and he, together with countless pairs of eyes in the classroom, was looking at them scorchingly.
"Sorry, Gaia, I still need to settle some things."
Liu Yu said without turning his head.
Then asked again:
"why?"
The girl who was proposed didn't show any shyness on her face, she wasn't even moved, she just raised her head and asked:
"Why did you propose to me?"
"Because I love you, Miss Fergus. If you could cut the heart open, you would see a red heart beating for you."
"No, you don't love me."
Liu Yu smiled slightly, and calmly stated in the other party's absence, "Prince Carlo, love is not sympathy, nor is it pity. You can't pity me just because I have a broken arm."
"No, it's not—"
"—you not only pity me, but you feel that I am destroying myself by following Mr. Leslie, an infidel—so, at the price of your marriage, you try to convert a foolish girl and save her from Fire pit, right?"
Liu Yu thought, compared to Gaia, Prince Carlo is more like a holy father.
There's nothing wrong with being kind, though.
It's a pity that in order to show her love to someone, she had to sternly refuse.
The boy opposite opened his mouth and closed it again.
"No, no, Miss Fergus, it's not just that... My heart was crushed the moment I saw you fall into the lake... I love you, there's no doubt about it."
"But I love Mr. Leslie, and I will never change it."
"He is a heretic, a traitor! He will never walk in the light. Miss Fergus, you deserve a better life. The royal family of Carlo, and even the temple, if you want, I can accompany you go… "
In the smile that the girl always maintained, the light in Prince Carlo's eyes went out.
He stepped back politely, and when he raised his head again, the tenderness on his face disappeared.
For the first time, he showed the cruelty of the royal family in front of her:
"Miss Fergus, I'm sorry, if you insist on associating with heretics, then, as the most loyal follower of the God of Light, I, Carlo Marcellos, will have to regard you as an enemy."
Even if he had guessed the ending earlier, Liu Yu would inevitably feel regretful.
people of this world...
She looked towards the classroom, Princess Mary, Nataxi, the teaching angel, and other divinely favored ones...
The flickering eyes, the defensive posture...
God.
This is the world you create.
are you happy
She turned her head, and the boy in the Xingyue robe was still standing at the door, his face turned to her was as cold as ice and snow.
He didn't say a word, as if what happened just now had nothing to do with him.
"Okay, class!"
In the classroom, the teaching angel shouted.
When the three of them entered the classroom, they added another sentence:
"Also, Gaia Leslie, I think you should sit alone at the end, alone. Although Lord Bruce allows you to stay in the academy, I think, for the sake of the mood of most of the gods... you It has to be sacrificed."
"No, no, Miss Fergus, you can't—"
"—I can." The blond girl sat beside the gray-haired boy with a smile, "I'm in a good mood and it hasn't been affected."
"As you wish."
The teaching angel shrugged.
This class is still bright bomb.
But then, something happened that almost angered all the favored ones.
When the bright bomb they released met the gray sphere released by Gaia in the air, an incredible scene happened.
The gray sphere that was supposed to explode like a firework squirmed, wrapped and devoured the white bright bomb, and then grew a circle.
The teaching angel also stopped.
Everyone raised their heads and watched the scene in the sky in silence.
The gray sphere was like a monster, tirelessly chasing the sphere of light in the air, and then wrapped and swallowed one by one. When the last sphere of light disappeared, the gray mist almost occupied the entire ceiling.
Liu Yu also looked at something that never appeared in this book:
what is this
Why has such great power
It can devour light, can it devour darkness
What happened to the incarnation of the god...
The light in the room dimmed.
This thick ash weighs heavily on everyone's head—
In the dead silence, someone finally couldn't bear it and stood up.
"Gaia Leslie, wicked heretic, isn't that enough evidence?"
"Why did Bishop Bruce keep him? He was destined to be a scourge! Have you ever seen anything like this? Even darkness has never been so powerful. Darkness and light dissolve. And this heretic—he not only, Isn't it?"
Panic spread in the classroom, and gradually, everyone except Liu Yu and Gaia stood up.
"Either destroy or leave." Prince Carlo put his finger on the saber at his waist, "Heretics, please leave Guangming Academy and leave here."
"Yes, leave! Just staying in the same space with you has already suffocated us! Leave! Leave!"
Liu Yu looked at them, as if seeing faces with the same masks.
Under the mask, there is a vague shadow.
"Have you all forgotten that he used to be a Star Knight with great promise?" Liu Yu pulled Gaia away and stood in front of him, "Master Bruce hasn't convicted him yet, and the temple hasn't judged him yet. Are you going to be judged first?"
"But he has fallen! The stronger he is, the more terrifying he will fall." Princess Mary screamed, "Oh, this is really creepy."
"But you also used to admire and be infatuated with him!"
The girl stood stubbornly, like a lioness protecting her calf, desperately trying to prevent the cub behind her from being hurt.
"Have you all forgotten?"
"The past is the past, and the present is the present." Prince Carlo's long sword reached her neck, and he looked at her, his amber eyes were full of tenderness, but the tip of the sword was cold and firm.
"Miss Fergus, if you stand in front of my sword again, I can't guarantee that your beautiful head will not be chopped off next."
For some reason, Liu Yu felt a little sour.
About…
Before that, she had received a lot of help from him.
Regardless of camp prejudice, Prince Carlo is actually a gentle and kind child.
"enough."
At this moment, a beautiful, bard-like voice sounded in the classroom.
There was no sense of tension at all, it was just a sentence of suspension.
The gray-haired boy stood up.
"Marcellos Carlo, do not point your sword at a lady."
Facing those gray green eyes, Prince Carlo wanted to lower his head and crawl towards him for some reason.
He hated his own weakness, instead he puffed up his chest even more:
"Heretic, what do you want to do?"
A gust of wind blew the sword in his hand away.
The girl's slender neck left the sharp sword.
Gaia held her up:
"I guess I'm afraid I'll have to stay here a while longer before I find out. Now—"
He nodded slightly, "Farewell."
Liu Yu was led away by him, at this moment, a "whoosh" sound came from the side, and she only had time to see a black shadow—
Someone is going to attack
good chance.
She stood in front of Gaia for the first time, closed her eyes—
"Boom," the expected pain did not come.
Liu Yu opened his eyes and found that he was hugged in a cold but warm embrace.
Gaia's handsome and beautiful face was right in front of her, her long gray hair wrapped around her, together with his body—
He blocked the attack with his back.
On the ground were broken pieces of wood.
… Chair
"Leslie... sir." Prince Carlo looked at him in a daze, and suddenly reprimanded him angrily, "Why do you want to take action?"
"Yes, but heretics..."
"God never taught us to be mean."
With a cold face, he put his long sword into its sheath.
At this time, Liu Yu was led out of the classroom by Gaia.
"You are hurt."
The boy's forehead was scratched with a long thin wound by the wood chip. The wound was not deep, but it was very conspicuous on the white jade-like skin. "I need to apply some medicine."
"Need not."
He shook his head.
Liu Yu couldn't help but look at him again.
"Ah, they are so annoying," she said angrily, "They hurt you like this, and they obviously don't know anything..."
"Belia, shut up."
The girl's muttering lips were held down by a finger, and the boy looked down at her, "They're just...following what they think is the order."
"So you forgive them?"
"As I said, Belia, I don't care."
So... It's not that I forgive or not, but I don't take it to heart at all...
At this moment, Liu Yu doubted whether his plan would be possible.
This person is inherently incapable of empathy.
He is not ruthless, nor is he ungrateful, he has no love at all.
He and Prince Carlo have been together for a long time, and he was treated like this without any negative or positive emotions.
In this world, is there really anything that can make him feel pain and care
"Wouldn't anyone be offended if they treated you like this?"
"No, it's not."
At this moment, the boy suddenly lowered his head, Liu Yu even suspected that he wanted to kiss her.
But he just stayed in her ear:
"You can't, Bella."
He said:
"Only you can't."
"Why... what, Gaia?"
Liu Yu raised his heart.
"This is your choice, Beria. And I don't accept betrayal."
He straightened up and left her.