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Chapter 343·340One · "If the day does not appear"

Su Mingan looked down at Elras below: "I need to protect Garder, that's all. It seems that you, the leader of the soul hunting, are unwilling to let you go, so I can only turn against you."

For Su Mingan, the soul hunting camp is just more convenient for killing the soul clan.

If it prevents him from doing S-level missions, then it's okay to change camps.

"Stop the flames on Sherwood." Su Mingan said.

Elrath laughed miserably, opened his palms, and the flames on Sherwood disappeared in an instant.

The screams stopped, and Sherwood fell to the ground, unconscious.

Su Mingan looked around.

An empty church, a comatose soulhunter, and the helpless soulhunter leader Alras.

No one but Sherrod knew what Elrath would die of.

He was just about to give the order to kill the other party, but Sevia said:

"Father, Erlas cannot die for the time being."

"Why?" Su Mingan turned his head.

"In Praia, there is a secret that only those of us in the ruling class know. That is... the principle of 'reciprocity' that I told you about." Sevia said: "It's strange, these decades , once a major crisis occurs in one of the soul clan or the soul hunting camp, the other will also appear inexplicably in crisis. Or, once one of the parties suffers a loss, it will soon make up for it... This has led to the fact that both of us are always In a state of stalemate, no one can do anything to anyone."

"..."

"So, once you kill Elras, there may soon be a stronger new leader on the Soulhunting side." Sevia said: "So, I think, instead of letting Elras die , it is better to keep him alive. In case there is something beyond our control."

Listening to his words, Su Mingan fell into thought.

He wasn't hesitant to kill Ellas, but the principle of "reciprocity" that Sevia said reminded him of a very wonderful thing.

He thought more and more deeply, and then gradually realized something.

"And, father, I have to remind you of one thing." Sevia glanced at the old lady next to him: "This human woman is a failure of the human experiment transformation of the church on the cloud. If you want to protect her, you must It is equivalent to challenging the dignity of the church on the cloud, and may face the wrath of the gods..."

"Which god can come to Praia?" Su Mingan asked.

"It hasn't happened so far." Sevia said: "But I heard that the Pope has a spell to communicate with the gods. Moreover, if your final choice is to go to the city of Yunshang, you must not offend the god... "

Su Mingan also thought of this.

He frowned, lost in thought.

But at this moment, an old voice came slowly:
"...Forget it, young man."

Su Mingan tilted his head.

Aside, the gray-haired old lady was watching him.

"You don't have to do this for me." She said softly: "Although I don't know why you can order the leader of the soul clan, you are a good boy. An old guy, give up everything your grandpa ran."

"Su Rin doesn't care about these reputations." Su Mingan said.

The old lady grinned.

Her teeth are very neat and white, and she doesn't look like an old man's teeth are about to fall out.

This reminded Su Mingan of the first time he met her.

At that time, when she smiled, she also showed a row of neat teeth, like a mature person.

...Perhaps since then, there have been signs that she is not an ordinary human being.

With a trembling step, she smiled and walked to his side, holding his hand.

"Maybe your grandpa doesn't care." She said, "But what about Sherwood? He is an excellent Knight of Light. What did he do wrong?"

Su Mingan understood this.

If Elrath died here, then Sherud, who was with him, must have aroused suspicion.

"Sher Lud... I grew up with him, he is a good boy." She said, covering Su Mingan's hand with her skinny hand crawling with earthworm-like blood vessels.

Under the dazzling golden light, the old man looked thin and haggard.

Her voice is still gentle and gentle, like a gurgling stream, it seems that it has not changed from the beginning to the end:
"Shelude, he has been yelling since he was a child, saying that he wants to become a church knight.

"I watched him train, I watched him study, I watched him get up early in the morning to run and swim, and I watched him grow taller...he had no parents, the church was his home, and he was proud to be a knight all his life , regards honor as his life...

If it hadn't happened tonight, he would have accepted the honorary selection of the Royal City after the feast at sea, and he would have even been promoted to an honorary knight of the Royal City... This is his lifelong goal.

He made a mistake this evening, and I made a mistake with him.Now, for the sake of your future, I can't be more wrong..."

……

"What's wrong with fighting for your own survival?" Su Mingan responded to her words.

The old lady frowned.

She smiled very relieved, as if she saw an excellent child.

"But it's no longer necessary, child," she said. "You don't have to waste your life for a man whose life is at an end."

...the end of life?
Su Ming settled for a moment.

Then, he looked at Elras on the ground.

"Su Rin." Ellas looked at him calmly, "Why do you think we use the word 'recycling' to her?"

……Recycle.

The word "recycling" is only used for items that have reached the end of their useful life and cannot be used.

And for a life...

Su Mingan looked at the old lady who was getting old and thin like a piece of paper.

"I should have died a long time ago. I know my illness in my heart."

She said: "It's just that, I thought, I must wait until my old man comes back... before I take the initiative to accept this kind of experiment.

The other experimental subjects were all strong and strong prisoners...they all died, and only I, a weak and failed product, survived. Although I didn't get the power that belongs to the soul clan...but it was enough to extend my lifespan.

But now, the barely extended life should come to an end.

Just yesterday, the old man sent a letter telling me that there is no need to wait for him.

I've made an appointment with him before, and if he still can't come down at the end of his life, just let me know.Now it seems...he is probably already waiting for me over there.

I saw that Lele was getting older, and I was also getting old. I couldn't do work anymore, and I couldn't see needles clearly. Jiajia's illness also needed subsidy resources from Soulhunting.Instead of letting me continue to live, let the whole family suffer with me, let Soulhunter be wary of me... why don't you just let me go, so that I can meet the old man in the sky..."

She raised her head, and there seemed to be a bright luster like silk in her cloudy eyes:

"In my life...I have seen the prosperity of Praia. I have seen it for so many years. Jiajia and Lele are both grown up. I have no regrets. Su Lin's child, you are a good boy, and so is Xie Lude's child. Don't bother me too much, do what you should do.

... When people get older, when it's time to go, it's almost time. "

"There's nothing that should go or not." Su Mingan said, "No one should die at any age."

Gard reminded him of his grandmother who died when he was four years old.

At that time, grandma was also holding his hand, lying on the hospital bed, talking to him in a low voice.

She said let him be obedient, let him be good, and let him bear with his mother. She said that her mother was just getting angry outside, so just bear with it.From now on, without her protecting him, and his father is outside all the year round, he will try to hide in his room as much as possible.

He remembered that he had been enduring, enduring that woman, until he couldn't bear it at last.

... But before he was four years old, he always remembered the way his grandma protected him, gave him sweets, and told him to go back to his room.

In front of him, Galder, whose face was full of age spots, was also talking softly to him.

In his pocket, there is still a bag of unfinished rice cake candies.

"Do you still remember what I said, child." She said softly: "In this life, one does not have to pursue something, as long as one can look back on this life without being ashamed of one's heart.

People will get answers to their questions in this life.

My answer was already waiting, and he let me not have to wait any longer.

What about you... your answer, Sherrod's answer, have you found it? "

……

Su Mingan gradually remembered.

At that time, it was clear that Sherwood and Gard had agreed on a time to leave, so why did Gard deliberately drag him along to chat?
The answer is simple.

No one forced her to chat with him.

...just because she herself didn't want to leave.

He remembered what she had said back then.

……

[Young man, don’t be afraid, you are still young and you still have a long way to go.Even if you will see a lot of darkness and injustice in the world along the way, you should give priority to protecting yourself. 】

……

[Soulhunting is not a place to eat people. Wangcheng also has their own considerations. They can't blind their eyes and fight injustice... Only when you stand up, stand tall, and see far away, can you understand that some things don't So simple. 】

……

[Su Lin, child of Su Lin's family...you are a good boy, you become a soul hunter, and you will realize your dream. 】

……

He has understood.

As early as that time, when she saw the Bright Knight wandering outside and Su Mingan, she was already prepared.

When she knew that he wanted to become a soul hunter, she specifically said these words, saying that he should think about it and prepare him mentally.

In this way, he will not be emotional and do something when he learns of her death later.

...Even for a stranger who just came back from outside, she can be considerate to this extent.I would rather say such a long paragraph to take care of his future.

The old lady is such a gentle person.

She clearly did nothing wrong.

"...You came back on your own initiative, right?" Su Mingan looked at her.

Facing his gaze, Gard nodded slowly.

No one pushes her.

There was no soul hunting on the boat, so he insisted on pulling her down.Because her son is a sacrificial soulhunter, even if she chooses to run away, the soulhunters can reluctantly accept it for her son's sake.

... She came here on her own initiative after thinking about Sherwood's future, his future, and the price he paid for sending her away.

Perhaps she once promised Sherwood that if she wanted to board the ship, she would persist in living even if she left her homeland.

But after impromptu receipt of that letter, she stopped waiting.

... She couldn't wait any longer.

... She came back on her own initiative.

……

"Take me back." She said, "Take out the mutated Soul Race Heart from my chest, and give it to the Pope. Sheld's resume will not be stained. Lele and Jiajia will probably not be punished either." I'm in trouble. They still have a future, they shouldn't be forced to leave Praia and go wandering in the sea...

Child of Su Lin's family...you are a good boy, the gods will not blame you.

Complete me. "

Finish this sentence.

She squeezed the photo in her hand and suddenly lowered her head.

——she kissed the vague-faced man in the Soulhunter uniform.

Silver threads fluttered on the side of her face, like frost formed by a night of winter snow, brushing against the brown spots on her face.The moment she closed her eyes, her expression became extremely gentle, like a little girl who just fell in love.

The kiss was very light.

Like melting water from a snowy mountain, the morning dew rolls down, and a dragonfly touches the water, like a believer kissing the Bible.

After a while, she raised her eyes, and her lips slowly separated from the photo.

Years precipitated in her eyes, locked for a long time.

The eyes that were surrounded by white circles now contained the light of water, as clear and bright as the sea and sky.

Under her eyes, a pair of dark bags under the eyes seemed to be filled with long-lost tears.

……

...This is the best ending of "As You Like It" for her.

……

[When people arrange their own death, what awaits them is an extremely stable sense of departure. 】

【——As Heidegger said, live towards death. 】

[Even that death is still unknown to them. 】

……

If the day does not come,

She should have been used to patience and waiting.

……

(End of this chapter)