Backstage at the Starfall Auditorium, Sonia was looking at the cue card and silently reciting her lines. But as she was thinking, she couldn't help but walk towards the back door, but was quickly stopped by Lois.
"The bathroom isn't here!"
"I think it would be better if I took a warning!"
"Didn't you make up your mind just now? Why are you backing down now?"
"Because I found that I'm not as confident as I thought. I'm scared!"
At this time, a handsome young man in a dark blue suit walked up to Sonia and greeted her: "Good evening, Miss Servi. How can I help you?"
"Good evening, Mr. Cage." Sonia greeted him quickly, "You're here just in time. I'd like you to hold my roommate Lois because she's trying to stop me from escaping."
This young man is none other than Sonia's partner host, Arsenal Cage, a sophomore in the Wind Arts Department, known as the 'Sword Grass' of the sophomore year. His handsome looks have even led to the female students spontaneously forming a fan club for him.
If Felix hadn't come incognito to attack, he would undoubtedly be the public enemy of all the boys in the school.
"... No, a gentleman cannot join in the ladies' games."
Arsenu smiled and said, "Professor Liblom asked me to remind you that the party will start in ten minutes. Please deal with your personal problems as soon as possible and get ready behind the curtain. This is our first cooperation. If I make any mistakes, please forgive me, Miss Servi. I hope we can become friends after tonight."
Sonia shook her head: "Don't worry, I will definitely make a big news so that you can't get back on your word. I hope you won't hate me to death after tonight."
The other party was stunned for a moment: "Ms. Servi, you are really... very funny. Then I will go and wait for you first."
After Arsenal left, Sonia begged, "Please let me go, Lois, I'm really scared, my heart is pounding with nervousness, I'm sure I'll get into big trouble!"
"No, no!" Lois shook her head repeatedly: "What about your ambition? You don't want to be Deda Rose anymore? Are you willing to be a swordsman in the future?"
"I understand the truth, and I also know that I will regret it after I leave, but I still want to leave!"
While the two were arguing, Ingrid and Adele came in from the back door. As soon as Adele came in, she said excitedly: "There's a star falling in the sky outside, go and see it!"
Ingrid looked at Sonia, who seemed to be about to cry: "What happened to her?"
Lois said helplessly: "She chickened out at the last minute, and now she wants to escape again."
"It's strange. The Sonia I know is a swordsman who dares to challenge Felix and Leonie. Why is she so hesitant?" Ingrid thought for a moment and suddenly clapped her hands: "I understand. Sonia is the kind of impulsive player who can show her strength the more nervous she is. Now we just need to push her onto the stage."
As the number one fan who witnessed Sonia's rise throughout, Ingrid's words were unanimously recognized by everyone, so Sonia was pulled to the preparation area behind the curtain, where Professor Liblom and others in charge of the party were waiting.
Seeing Sonia coming, Liblom nodded slightly, turned to the staff and said, "Prepare to pull up the curtain, we can start."
At this point, Sonia has no room for retreat.
She took a deep breath, smoothed the wrinkles on her dress, looked at Arsenal, and said, "Try to be alone in the future and don't communicate too much with me. Remember my advice, the more I talk, the more likely it is that something will go wrong."
It was the first time Arsenal had heard such a request.
He was also the host of the party last year. At that time, his partner tried every means to steal his limelight, interrupting and adding to the drama, competing with each other for attention. Arsenal was a little worried that it would be her again this year, but he didn't expect that it would be replaced by a first-year junior girl.
But his greatest expectation of Sonia was just a little cooperation. He didn't expect Sonia to take the initiative to give in, which made him feel quite strange. Logically, every evening party host wants to become a league host, so they should try their best to show their talents at the evening party so that the professors can recognize and recommend themselves.
Was it that Sonia was just here to host the show for fun? Or was she just accompanying a friend to the audition, but she was chosen instead, so she wasn't in a good mood
Many thoughts flashed through Arsenu's mind, but he nodded slightly on the surface: "I will try my best to meet your requirements."
Liblom said, "The curtain will be raised in ten seconds. Everyone take your positions. The stage is now in the hands of the two of you. Remember to turn on the radio."
Arsenu was the first to walk onto the stage. Sonia looked at the stage she had been looking forward to for a long time, and her heart suddenly calmed down.
"Viewer, are you there?"
Sonia knew there would be no response, but for some reason, she felt suddenly full of courage, her eyebrows relaxed, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and a smile overflowed from the corners of her eyes.
Viewer, are you also fighting alone
If I really screw up, you have to make it up to me.
“Dudulu—”
As the orchestra played, the lights came on and the curtain opened.
Facing the gazes of teachers and students from both schools, Sonia completely got into the state.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am Arsenal Cage, the host of this evening."
"I'm your host, Sonia Servi."
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Broken Lake Prison, Ash's dormitory.
The white-haired hunter Gerard was sitting on the bed, holding a book borrowed from the talent library. The title of the book was "A Concise Tutorial on the Basics of Simulated Lightning Magic (Third Edition)". It was obviously the textbook that Ash couldn't get into after entering college.
After reading for a while, Gerard rubbed his eyes and turned to look at Ash who was also reading at the head of the bed.
But unlike him, Ash was reading a comic book titled "It's My Fault That I Said I Like Married Women".
It is said that this is a popular love comic that is very popular in Kaimon City. Gerald even saw Amy reading this comic in her spare time.
It is said that this book will soon be adapted into a movie. Ron, who plays the male protagonist, is from the same research institute as Gerald - but the other is a movie star who is loved by everyone and seen in every car, while he is a blood-crazed hunter who is feared by everyone and seen when the lid of the coffin is opened.
Noticing Gerard's look, Ash raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to read it? I highly recommend this comic. It has a unique portrayal of emotions and humanity that transcends the limitations of race and time. But it's best to read it alone in bed, otherwise you'll be twisted like a tapeworm in bed sometimes because of the sweetness, and sometimes because of the sadness that makes your stomach ache."
"I thought you were acting just for me." Gerard said, "It's hard to imagine you reading romance comics."
"So what do you think of me?"
"He's probably a madman who's always thinking about overturning the blood moon. I thought the books you read were "The Crowd", "How to Trigger a Void Storm with Bare Hands", "Criminal Law" and other books that would help you with your career prospects."
"I said I lost my memory. I'm not a cult leader at all." Ash sighed, "Now I just want to face the sea, watch the spring flowers bloom, and spend the rest of my life in peace."
"Interesting," Gerard smiled, "You don't seem afraid of me. I thought you didn't dare to go back to the dormitory tonight and hid in someone else's room tonight."
"Why should I be afraid? You won't do anything to me."
"No, you are the only ones in chains. My authority rules are very clear, and there are no prohibitions." Gerard reached out to touch the long sword leaning against the bed: "In other words, as long as I want, you will be beheaded at any time."
"Then I have nothing to fear." Ash was very calm: "Anyway, you can do it at any time, and the prison is not big. If you really want to do something to me, I can't escape. If I stay in my own dormitory, at least I can die decently."
"Besides, I don't believe you will do anything to me. I am just a death row inmate being chased by the Blood Moon Trial. I am living a miserable life every day. You won't gain anything by killing me. I can't think of any reason why you have to kill me."
Gerard touched the hilt of the sword and let it go.
"Indeed, this is the correct way to deal with scum. Killing does not create value. Instead of killing you cleanly, it is better to let you slowly rot and grow maggots in this prison, like a clown to please the citizens who are disturbed and frightened by you, and finally die in an extremely ugly way, squeezing out your value to make up for the sins you have committed."
"To be honest, I quite approve of this approach." Ash complained, "It would be better if I wasn't a permanent resident here."
"But you look very relaxed." Gerard's eyes flashed with blood. "This is not my first time here. Many people I have just captured have become very unstable. Some are hysterical, some are repentant, some are begging for mercy, and there are all kinds of people. But this is the first time I have seen someone as natural and relaxed as you."
"Have you found a way to leave this prison?"
Ash and Gerald looked at each other and said, "Yes, I am waiting for you to realize that you have arrested the wrong person and let me go."
Jerad laughed, took out a bottle of wine from his arms and took a sip, "I was a little worried that I might have caught the wrong person, but when I heard you say that, I felt relieved."
"ah?"
"I didn't expect that you actually had a way to escape from prison!"
clang!
The moment Gerard swung his sword, Ash wanted to use the Kill Me Miracle on himself and take out the Sweet Belly Sword from his mouth to fight Gerard to death. But he still resisted the urge - even if he used the Kill Me Miracle to remove the chip restrictions, with his strength as a silver wing, even if Gerard asked him to use both hands and feet, he could crush him effortlessly!
The blade kissed Ash's neck, leaving a shallow bloody mark.
Gerard's nose twitched, and the scarlet in his pupils deepened.
"… Why did you come to this conclusion?" Ash asked.
"Intuition." Gerard said calmly: "Besides, I also guessed your method of escaping prison."
Ash's heart was pounding. No way!? They didn't even have time to act, and they were already discovered
Is this the strength of the Blood Crazy Hunter Captain, the Three-Winged Sanctuary Magician
Or is there a traitor
"You definitely want the Four Pillar Gods to rescue you, right?"
Ash opened his eyes wide, his mouth slightly open, with an incredible expression on his face, as if he saw someone fall down ten meters away from the car and commit fraud.
After a short silence, he said with difficulty: "I haven't read the law, but I think the criminal prosecution here should be 'innocent until proven guilty'! Even if you want to wrongly accuse me, at least give me some evidence so that I can die willingly, instead of just using your conjecture to convict me directly!"
"Captain Gerard, you are a noble man with many things to do. Do you really need to trouble a little prisoner like me?"
"Because I actually came here just for you, Ash Hiss."
Ash was stunned.
Gerard said, "Someone told me that you would escape from prison, and he hoped that I could stop you and get rid of you... He even spent a lot of money just to invite me to Broken Lake."
"Killing prisoners is actually a serious crime. No one in Kaimen City is exempt from this crime except for a few people, and I am one of them."
The name that followed him like a shadow almost instantly jumped out of Ash's mind. A chill ran through his body, and the murderous intent from the sword made Ash feel like he was falling into an icy cave.
But he still asked, "Who is it?"
"Xilin Dole." Gerard said faintly, "He said that the remnants of the Four Pillars God Cult must not continue to live in the world."
"In order to stop the Four Pillar Gods and for the glory of the Blood Moon, Ash Hiss must die."