Abandoned Lover [Future]

In the atrium of the living area of ​​the Rift, there are still a few decorations from the Tibetan Summer Festival.However, the scenes where everyone celebrated with cheers two days ago have all been changed. After the thrilling mission yesterday, everyone was beaten back to the cruel reality that they had to face as star thieves.

... Eugene and Xiao sat on a bench, and he frowned subconsciously as he looked at this quieter and more empty place than before.

He remembered the scene when he stepped off the ship yesterday.

——The ship doctors took the treatment equipment and rushed to the seriously wounded who continued to treat them.And in it, he saw Eli's five-year-old daughter staring blankly at her father who was covered in blood, with tears in her immature eyes, which reflected the bone-chilling fear.

She should be at an age that is extremely ignorant and unaware of sorrow.

Eugene, who was in a state of stress at the time, didn't have time to think too much.Thinking about it now, he couldn't help asking himself—if he had reacted faster during the transaction, wouldn't Eli have been in such a dangerous situation?But how much can he do when he is alone?

Eugene raised his hand and pressed his forehead.Beside him, Xiao comforted his shoulders and asked him, "What are you thinking?"

"Nothing." Eugene replied subconsciously.Then he realized that his answer was really like a polite refusal; so after hesitating for a second, he tried to add for the first time: "...just thinking about yesterday's task."

Xiao Ji raised his eyebrows invisibly.Eugene is actually a person who is very used to hiding his words, and he has long been accustomed to Eugene's consistent communication mode.Therefore, now that Eugene was rarely willing to share information with him, he felt a little flattered.

He turned his head involuntarily and kissed Eugene's temple as a reward.

"I want to stay on this ship with you. With me, you should be able to protect more people." Xiao whispered.His voice was so gentle, but the sentences he spoke hit Eugene's weakness with precision.

Eugene let out a sigh inwardly.Many times, he really doubted Xiao's ability to read minds.

"About this matter, I need to talk to Basil." Eugene let himself be hugged by Xiao, but he never let go of his frown.

This is because the uneasiness in his heart is not simply due to the other crew members.He had a strong, elusive feeling about what might happen in the future.

In the last mission, the ability Xiao showed had already made him feel that Xiao was not just a fourth-level legacy.He didn't know what kind of external force he needed to use to find out Xiao's most fundamental ability.And facing Xiao like this, is it really the right choice to put him on the boat?

Now that Xiao seems to be ignorant of his identity, he must take responsibility for making the right choice for the future of the two of them.

He could see Xiao concealing his identity, and the possibility of staying on his own ship.But he believed even more that Xiao's identity would be a fuse that would eventually drag them down a path full of variables.

At that time, how should he deal with himself?And how will their choices affect those around them?

After all, according to his past experience, as long as there is a bad possibility, no matter how low the probability is, it will definitely happen to the people he cares about.

Eugene forced himself to close his eyes to expel the memory that was about to flash back again.

——This time, he really wanted to protect everyone around him.

Shaw was right.Indeed, he could no longer see people die.

……

In Basil's room, dense green plants grow wantonly under the white fluorescent lamp.The old man is holding a pair of exquisite silver scissors, and is carefully tending these flowers and plants.

"Thanks to you and your friends being here for this mission." Basil didn't look at Eugene behind him: "What is his identity?"

Seeing him pruning off the excess branches and leaves gently but without hesitation, Eugene shook his head: "...I don't know."

"You want him to stay?"

"Yes." Eugene looked down at his feet.

"We do lack new combat power, but he is a variable." Basil thought for a while, but the movement of the scissors did not stop, and a flourishing side branch fell to the ground. "I don't have a good feeling about it."

Such an answer was beyond Eugene's expectation.When Basil, who is a "psychic medium", mentioned the premonition, it was already a tactful refusal.But if Xiao can't stay, what should he do?

Eugene opened his mouth, trying to find a sentence that could convince Basil as soon as possible.However, the old man didn't give him the chance at all, and changed the subject directly: "Just let me think about it. Besides, I want to talk about other things."

Eugene could only accept the other party's arrangement and nodded.

"Although the mission this time did not suffer heavy losses, it was just a coincidence. Through the information sent back, we have probably confirmed the real identity of the buyer this time, and he is an old acquaintance." Basil finally turned his head to look at Eugene, Smiled: "Do you still remember 'Pluto'?"

"Hades?" Eugene frowned: "But didn't his ship disband a few years ago?"

——Hades was one of the two star thieves once as famous as Gao Ge. He was born in Sagrand and was known for his iron fist.Because of the competition for resources and the way to plunder, his rivalry with Gogo has lasted for decades.In the heyday of the two, both the Alliance and Sagrand's military were helpless with their armed forces and power chains, and could only rely on them to contain each other.However, ten years before Gao Ge was slowly encroached on the territory of Hades because of his old age, the opponent's ship suddenly disbanded from within, and disappeared without a trace in the surprise of everyone.

"Yes. But you weren't there at the time, so I probably didn't know. We inadvertently made this happen."

Basil briefly recounted the entanglement from ten years ago.

At the time when the active forces on the Rift gradually failed, Gao Ge actually had no intention of having a head-on conflict with Hades, and adopted a plan to hide his strength and bide his time.Hades, who is in full strength, is the complete opposite. Although he is a star thief, a group of people under his command have gradually started to occupy the mountain as king and take over the ownership of certain frontier mine stars.

This group of people, headed by the eldest son of Hades, seized several mine stars on the border of the alliance by slaughtering legal mine owners and miners indiscriminately.Such irrational behavior attracted the attention of the Alliance military for the Pluto. However, in the face of Hades' powerful star thief-style armed suppression, the military and the Pluto fell into a stalemate—the Alliance military controlled by Diev They are unwilling to dispatch central combat forces to temporarily protect civilians on the border, but they also do not want to have a disadvantage in public opinion.

Therefore, Gao Ge received a formal request from the military for the first time, asking the Rift to dispatch support against the Pluto.Naturally, Gao Ge would not agree with the military's use of himself as a gunman, but he also did not want to allow himself to become the military's target.Therefore, what Gao Ge promised at the time was to use the resources of the Rift to negotiate with the Pluto, privately transfer and protect civilians, and the military itself is responsible for the battle on the frontal battlefield.

However, no one expected that while Miles was negotiating with the other party, Kieff's men blew up the starship where the negotiation was taking place in front of everyone. Hades' eldest son died on the spot, and Miles Fortunately, he escaped unharmed.After that, the Pluto was also directly damaged by the military's combat power on the frontal battlefield.Hades, who was supposed to evacuate with the main ship, failed to make a correct judgment and chose to fight the military to the death, and was eventually beaten and fled.After that, most of the crew believed that Hades was obsessed with personal affairs and disregarded the lives of the crew, and angrily followed their young quartermaster to leave.As a result, the remaining forces of the Pluto were scattered, and the figure of Hades, a generation of legends, finally disappeared silently.

"Who would have thought that this person would finally choose to collude with the black mine owners and become their running dog." Basil smiled without a smile: "It seems that all the money and resources he has saved over the years have been gambled on Yesterday, the purpose was to severely damage the Rift."

Reminiscent of the series of designs yesterday, the hatred for the Rift, and even Miles himself, has become irrational.Eugene shook his head involuntarily: "His actions are unreasonable."

"I agree. He must have known that it wasn't our fault at the time, but he still chose to do such... meaningless revenge." Basil put down the scissors, "In this case, we can only make him pay the price. "

The old man looked at Eugene calmly.

"I need you to kill someone."

Eugene looked back at him: "Who?"

Basil showed a somewhat complicated smile.He called up the projection screen, and a figure of a person appeared.

While seeing that person's face clearly, Eugene couldn't help showing a confused and unbelievable smile: "...this is just a child."

The boy in front of Youjin had black hair and brown eyes, and was thin and thin. He was at most thirteen or fourteen years old, and his unshaven face carried a sense of innocence unique to children.

"His name is Setsuna, and he is the child of Hades and his mistress. Because of his poor health, Hades sent him out since he was a child, and he should be an adult now." Basil's eyes did not waver: "Lift You shouldn't waste your combat power on Hades, but he almost killed nearly a hundred of our elites."

"From a rational point of view, since the other party cares so much about his heirs, killing his youngest child is the most deterrent and most efficient revenge." Basil looked at Eugene, "Looking at your expression, it is because of this Is there any objection?"

Eugene tried to clarify Basil's thinking: "The problem is, he is innocent..."

"Who is not innocent? Should our crew members die?" Basil sighed, "Eugene, I am the captain now. What I need to do is to maintain the ship on board with the least resources." the interests of the greatest number of people."

The old man looked into Eugene's eyes as if he had seen through his fundamental struggle, and because of this, there was some faint intolerance and obvious disapproval.

"During the last mission, you said to the people on that ship, 'We won't hurt anyone'." Basil frowned, "But Eugene, that's not true."

"As star thieves, we don't have the so-called luxury to be a good person who is morally innocent."

When Eugene's expression was about to show a crack, Basil said the last sentence: "If you don't want to go, I won't force you. But I want to say, if you want to retreat, compared to the starry sky, the land will be better." Your better choice."

The old man's face was extremely serious.He looked at Eugene as if looking at an irreconcilable contradiction.

As an old man who has seen Eugene grow up, he loves this child from the bottom of his heart.However, after understanding Eugene's values, it is not a good thing for the Rift to keep such a charismatic person on board, which is completely contrary to the logic of the star thief's behavior.

Facing Basil's speech, Eugene also clearly read out the voice of the other party's sentence.

——He is not a qualified star thief.

——In that case, there might not be a place for him on the Rift.

He looked at Basil's face full of grooves but with a firm expression.

Up to now, there are not so many faces he is familiar with, and every time he stands beside these people, he can feel the meager but tangible comfort.When he was embraced by this group of people with open arms, he once felt like a tired bird returning to its nest, returning to its final resting place.

So Eugene laughed.

"I'll think about it." His voice was hoarse.

Before Eugene turned to leave, Basil whispered something behind him: "It seems to me that the child will die soon."

Eugene knew that Basil would not lie to him.Therefore, such words have predicted the decision he will make in the end.

In an unspeakable struggle, Eugene stopped in his tracks, and then stepped out the door without saying a word.

……

In Eugene's room, Xiao felt abnormal the moment the other party stepped into the door.

"Eugene?" At the same time Xiao stood up to meet him, Eugene strode towards him, opened his arms around Xiao's neck, and kissed him roughly on the lips.

Compared with the feeling of surprise, Xiao's feeling at this time is closer to worry-there is no desire/desire in Eugene's kiss, but full of chaotic emotions.The golden eyes were tightly closed, the brows were tightly frowned, and the kissing movements seemed random and disorderly.Xiao let the opponent knock against his teeth, stretched out his right hand, and pressed the opponent to his chest.

"What happened?" Xiao found a gap and asked him with his head down.

Eugene didn't answer.He opened his eyes, raised his hand, and went to unbutton Xiao's collar without looking at Xiao at all.

Xiao frowned, moved his right hand in front of him, and held Eugene's wrist lightly and firmly, his voice was still gentle: "What do you want to do?"

Eugene still didn't look at him.Xiao looked at the other person's eyes and blinked twice, faintly revealing painful emotions.

Faced with such a situation, Xiao was silent for a second, then suddenly bent down, hugged Eugene's knees, and carried him on his shoulders.

Eugene didn't expect such a development, and before he could react, Xiao had already supported his back with one hand and put him on his bed.After that, Xiao also leaned forward, put his hands on both sides of Eugene's cheeks, and spread his legs to both sides of Eugene's body.

The long light blond hair hung down, not wanting the strands of hair to block Eugene's face, so Xiao spread out a hand, gathered them all to one side, and poured down the side of his shoulder like a waterfall.

Eugene turned his head away, his expressionless face facing the wall.

Supporting his body with his left hand alone, Xiao raised his right hand and stretched it towards Eugene's side face.His four fingers landed on the side of Eugene's neck, and his thumb slowly stroked the position of his cheekbone.

"...If you want me to help you forget something, I will try my best to satisfy you." Xiao frowned slightly, looking at Eugene's gray-blue eyes with faint worry and obvious connivance.

"But Eugene, I don't want you to give yourself to me in this state."

Eugene closed his eyes.

"If you ask, I can hug you now." Xiao softened his tone, his voice was as soft as coaxing a child: "Or you can look at me and talk to me."

The biochemical man lowered his head and kissed Eugene on the forehead: "I'm here."

Two straight lines protruded from the side of Eugene's face, as if he had clenched his teeth.After a few seconds, he stretched out his hand, hugged Xiao's shoulder forcefully, pulled him towards him, and buried his face in the other's chest.

Xiao had to carefully adjust his posture to avoid crushing his human being with his metal inner body.He put his weight on one side, and held Eugene in his arms in a nearly side-lying position.

"What happened?"

With great patience, he asked Eugene the same question again.

After a long silence, Eugene finally spoke.

"...Xiao, I have nowhere to go."

Eugene's voice seemed unreal because it was blocked by the biochemical man's chest, but Xiao could feel the wavering in these words.Therefore, he took a little distance away, and held Eugene's face again, trying to see the other's expression clearly.

Eugene finally met Xiao's eyes.He frowned, but he didn't look angry or sad, just simply helpless.

Those golden eyes looking at Xiao seemed to be asking an unanswered question.

—Where can I go?

From the very beginning, he felt that he didn't belong anywhere.

He left again and again, actively or passively.He was given up over and over again.

Today, he doesn't want to lose this last place he can call home.

Eugene tried to smile.His eyes were out of touch with his smile, which looked more sad than a crying face.

So Xiao circled him back between his arms.

"...you can stay with me."

"We can find a place that can take us together."

"You can stay with me."

Tightening the arms holding Eugene, Xiao put his forehead against the other's forehead, and while closing his eyes, repeated these words in a low voice.

In an almost serene bitterness, he wanted to be the home of his star.

The author has something to say:

Hello, the fairy love you ordered today has been served.

Because I asked for leave yesterday, I didn't update it, so there are more today.

A few notices:

1. Because the team I like entered the semi-finals of the S game, all the little angels who leave a message in this chapter will get a red envelope handed out by me.

2. The last map before the ending will be changed soon. I hope everyone can continue to support this pair, and understand the old man's starting point in this chapter.Eugene's principled and comprehensive personality is indeed not suitable for being a star thief...

3. Please give more comments, children with sore backs are crying every day;w;

感谢在2020-10-1617:34:49~2020-10-1817:00:54期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw mines: hermit1;

感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：梅子湖45瓶；你最可爱的民政局20瓶；渊14瓶；七九6310瓶；快乐ff5瓶；非常感谢大家对我的支持，我会继续努力的！