[Seraphim of the End]Ajura Maru Motoki

"Okay. Don't say any more." The tone was still calm, but the slightly clenched hands under the sleeves revealed the owner's restless mood.She walked up to Ichinose Guren with her long legs, maintaining a distance that was neither far nor close, like the hearts of two people.

"Miss Mahiru, your father will be angry if you get so close to someone like me." Ichinose Guren laughed at herself, but she didn't stop her.

Hearing this, Mahiru smiled slightly.This smile is no longer the same as before. Not only is it innocent, but there is also a hint of illusion and sadness in the gorgeous expression, "I am no longer the little girl I used to be. Now, everything is up to me. For It is also the duty of the Hiiragi family as the head of the family to solve the problems of the ministers belonging to the family." Her voice sounded calm but was actually mixed with a touch of anger as if she was doing business.

Even if this kind of anger is very weak, Ichinose, who has been paying close attention to her, can naturally feel it, and there is a dull pain in his heart, but he didn't say anything.No, to be precise, the current him doesn't have the strength to say anything to her.The gap between the mouse of the Ichinose family and the eldest daughter of the Hiiragi family, the largest family, is simply desperate. It is not an exaggeration to say that the distance between the sea and the sky, the fish that live in the deep sea and the birds that soar in the sky.No matter how you say it, it's the same as it was back then, nothing has changed.Nothing can change the relationship and situation between the Hiiragi family and the Ichirai family.

"...Really, I haven't seen you for a long time, so you have nothing to say to me?" After a moment of silence, as if she was in the last dying struggle, Mahiru opened her mouth in a low voice.

"I have nothing to say." It was still a desperately simple sentence, with nothing to say, did it just herald the end of this conversation?

The silence and oppressive atmosphere in the infirmary made the sound of the wall clock seem unusually abrupt.Tick-tick-tick, the sound of the second hand seemed to be getting louder, as if Mahiru, who couldn't stand the silence, spoke again, "How is your injury?" She tried her best to find a topic, helplessly obvious.

"It's okay." It was still a boring sentence, and Ichinose Guren felt as if there was a rusty blunt knife cutting slowly in his heart, suffering in pain, each word against his heart, that paragraph of words against his heart, It hurt him, but he couldn't say it.He and Mahiru are undoubtedly the objects of the Hiiragi family's close surveillance, and any words can become a loophole, a dangerous chess piece for the general.

"I heard... Is it true that you have a bad reputation?" She tentatively changed the subject, carefully observing Guren Ichinose's expression, and she didn't dislike or disdain when she asked this sentence , only concern.

"Since the report you heard is so, it must be true." Ichinose Guren answered this question so calmly that Mahiru Hiiragi couldn't believe it.Perhaps, this opportunity can be used to weaken the Hiiragi family's suspicion of the Ichinose family?After all, if it comes from Mahiru's mouth, it will be more effective than what he said by Ichinose Guren himself.

Hiiragi Mahiru looked at Guren, just watched.However, Guren didn't quite understand what she wanted to express.I don't even know what I expect from her.

No, even if you understand it, it won't help you.During the ten years of separation, no matter how Guren's strength has become, the relationship between the Hiiragi family and the Ichinose family has not changed at all.And as long as there is no change in the relationship between the two families, there will be no change in the relationship between him and her.Regarding this point, Hiiragi Mahiru should also be clear.It's just that she is more emotional, braver, and unscrupulous than Guren.

"Miss Mahiru, I haven't seen you for ten years. You really have become stronger and more beautiful." For some reason, this sentence came out of my mouth. It was not flattery, but a simple compliment like a friend.This is probably the only qualified sentence among Ichinose Guren's words.

For a moment, there was a flash of surprise on Mahiru's face, and then a slightly joyful smile appeared, "You who were so rude before, now you can say compliments?" She didn't mean to blame, but just felt a little It's funny, the original wood looks a bit manly.Although she knew that compliments meant more, and that Guren Ichinose's words were not the most beautiful among all the complimenters, she was still very happy, very very happy.

"I'm not flattering..." Afraid that Mahiru might misunderstand, Ichinose Guren hurriedly explained, but because of his impatience, his explanation was too pale.

"However, I am very happy to hear you praise me for being beautiful." Hiiragi Mahiru seemed a little shy, biting her lip.Seeing the girl's expression, Guren's heartbeat speeded up a little unconsciously, but her expression remained unchanged.

"So, what do you want from me?" It's time to get to the point.

Hearing this, Hiiragi Mahiru showed a little sadness again, and even the corners of her lips gradually flattened, "...No, I just heard that you were injured." Does it even need a reason to meet?The position is completely different.They were not as innocent as before, even though...she came to him without any intention of taking advantage of him, but it seemed...

"Thanks to your concern, I'm fine now."

"...That's it." She really insisted on it as always, but due to the formality, she couldn't say anything more. An overly intimate relationship would bring trouble to Guren Ichinose.

"Is there anything else?" Hearing this, Mahiru shook his head, with a desolate tone, "No more." This is almost a harbinger of the end of the topic.

"That's it."

"Yeah. Well, sorry to bother you." After speaking, Mahiru took a deep look at Guren, then turned around and prepared to leave.There was no reason to stay anymore, even if she wanted to stop no matter how much she wanted to spend more time looking at him.

Looking at her back, Honglian suddenly said, "By the way, I forgot to mention, I have already heard about the marriage contract from Lord Midnight. Congratulations."

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Hiiragi Mahiru did not expect Ichinose Guren to bring up such a topic at all, and she did not expect that she would hear such words from Guren's mouth.When her father and partner said so, she could just smile lightly, but the last thing she wanted was for Guren to speak.How could it be, the two of them were supposed to be blessed, but he blessed her in turn, which undoubtedly tore open the scars that she had tried so hard to hide before.

Guren could feel that Mahiru's figure trembled.She stopped, "...Thank you." She said without turning her head, maybe because she was angry and didn't want to face Guren Ichinose, or maybe she didn't want him to see her gaffe.She left the infirmary.

Until the girl's figure disappeared outside the door, Honglian kept staring in that direction, staring intently, as if to see through the obstacles of space, he stared blankly at the empty white wall, and gave He slapped himself, "...Damn it. I'm such a nasty guy."

"That's also a duplicity guy." The young man who had been silently watching all this said, ghosts are very sensitive to all emotions, and he can feel the unspeakable emotions that these two people can't directly convey.

"Well, I know," quietly wiped away the tears that hadn't fallen from the corners of her eyes, the girl smiled, and her tone was as usual without any trace of fragility, "I know, Ajuramaru."

The author has something to say:

The results on the 26th came out. . . . .So on the 25th, in order to do the final struggle to get the grades, I updated two chapters in a row on the morning of the 25th, praying to God for my hard work to give me a higher score (′`), which can be regarded as celebrating the success of the exam in advance.