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"Giving suffering joy, giving victory in battle, and giving life to the dead, this is the promise made by the blood-red stone, and people call it the 'Sage's Stone' with full respect." White phantoms and mottled color blocks filled his thoughts, but they were so messy that there was no clue.

Pelsona even felt bored. In his sleep, his mind was filled with memories that were played back in vain and could never be shaken off. However, in a coma, these messy and meaningless things still forced him to maintain a relatively awake state. A state of confusion and anxiety.

Human consciousness can always be elongated inexplicably. Just a few seconds can also be a long life. When all the colors calm down and begin to return to the dull black, Pelsona knows that he can finally This meaningless light and shadow was over - the warm and bright sunlight fell gently on his face, and then covered his entire slender body.

The drooping eyelids covered the pair of pure black pupils, but even when they were closed and sleeping, the slender corners of the eyes were still evil and cold.Then, they trembled slightly, and suddenly opened slowly.

The spring sun is not dazzling, but rather bright and gentle.The man didn't move his body in a hurry, but just lay quietly on the bed.A calm expression is engraved on this face, and the handsome features are calm, even a little calm.

There was no sound.Then, a bird sang cheerfully, entered the house through the half-closed window, and got into the man's ear.He listened attentively, and his concentration was actually kind of gentle, just like a traveler returning to his hometown after seeing all the scenery on a long journey, silent and calm.

Pelsona moved his body lightly.Although the several powers of the rampage had calmed down, the damage they caused almost destroyed the body.Every inch of the tendons was aching, as if the whole person had been crushed into powder bit by bit, leaving only the intact skin.This body seems to be healthy, but it has exhausted everything, and it is decayed and old.How long is his time?

The man raised one corner of his mouth, revealing a shallow, empty smile.Then he sat up in the next second, and straightened his back without any abnormality, as if he couldn't feel the piercing pain.The power can still be used, but at the cost of the life of this body, it's fair, isn't it?

The door was opened, and a boy walked in with a frown.Seeing the person who straightened up, he froze for a moment, then said, "Are you awake?"

Pelsona laughed, with such a familiar voice, he seemed to hear the boy asking him with a pale face again, "Why... would you save me?"—but that was already a matter of the last world. (Note 1) When seeing this person in front of him, it is impossible not to know what kind of world this is.The old-fashioned furnishings around it also proved this point.So he nodded slightly, smiled without saying a word.

"Now that you're awake, go see your companions."

The young man was a little embarrassed, his expression was wary of strangers, he scratched his blond hair at a loss, and he was not used to saying words of concern, "Are you okay... I mean, he is very worried about you .”

"……companion?"

Raising one eyebrow almost invisibly, the man suddenly thought of the young man who was holding onto his arm firmly, his gray-blue eyes were full of desperate panic...

It is naturally impossible for ordinary people to resist space, and it is impossible for Atobe not to know this. So, is it instinct?

Lowering his eyes, Pelsona retracted the look in his eyes, "Where is he?"

The boy didn't answer his question, but froze when he heard his voice, "I always feel like I've heard this unpleasant voice before..."

(Note 2) "Brother,"

The door was pushed open again, and the steel armor stepped on the floor, making the sound of metal clashing, but the voice inside was very gentle, "You must answer the patient's questions carefully."

"Ah, sorry."

When the young man came back to his senses, he smiled embarrassedly, with a sincere apology in his golden eyes, "If you're talking about Mr. Atobe,"

He pronounced the name a little stiffly, and said bluntly, "I knocked him unconscious and sent him away."

"Brother! If you say that, he will misunderstand!"

The gentle voice couldn't laugh or cry, and then hurriedly explained, "It's like this, Atobe-kun hasn't rested for a long time, and he refuses to leave here..."

"I understand,"

Pelsona said gently, "Thank you for your care, can I go and see him?"

"of course can."

The immature voice echoed in the armor, "Please follow me."

He turned around and made an invitation, while the blond boy who wanted to say something could only helplessly follow behind, muttering softly, "Who is the elder brother... Al is just too kind."

"Brother is the one! It's wrong to leave the patient alone!"

"Al..."

The young man was so angry that he could only give Pelso a fierce look from where his younger brother couldn't see, the warning was self-evident.

The aura of this unknown man was too dangerous. If it wasn't for Al, he wouldn't have taken in such a person!

"Ah, that's right!"

The armor in front suddenly turned around, and the blond boy quickly squeezed out a smile, "I almost forgot to introduce myself, I'm so rude. I'm Alphonse Eric, and this is my brother, Edward Eric. "

"Nice to meet you,"

The black-haired man bent down slightly, with a gentle smile, and his long hair tied into a ponytail fell on his chest because of this movement. He raised his face slightly, with an indescribable elegance—"My name is Pelsona, no surname."

That kind of thing doesn't make sense to him.

"……sorry."

The kind-hearted boy thought he had offended him, and apologized in a panic, but the man smiled at him, and the cross engraved on the corner of his eye slightly raised with this smile. He didn't say a word, but Al suddenly fell silent.It was as if facing this man's smile, he couldn't say another word.

"...is this here?"

Pelso stared at the wooden door in front of him, but his hand on the door did not move.

In fact, I still have a little memory.The boy anxiously hugged him, who was immobile and unconscious, stubbornly refusing to let go in this completely strange world...until he couldn't hold on any longer and fell in front of the door of this house.

Obviously his body was also extremely weak, and the first second he heard that familiar voice—his vision must have been blurred, otherwise he would never mistakenly recognize it—the boy named Keigo Atobe said , "Hyuga Zao, save him quickly!"

"correct,"

As if remembering something, the blond boy said, "Who is Hinata Zao? He called this name from the beginning. Is he someone very similar to me?"

"Ah, it's very similar, in some respects."

Pelsona turned his face slightly, his meaningful eyes fell on the boy, and finally stopped on the pair of platform shoes.He raised one corner of his lips and smiled evilly, "It's really similar."

A certain jumping bean was stunned, followed his line of sight, and suddenly burst out, "Who are you saying is the cosmic super bean that can't be found with a microscope——"

"elder brother……"

If armor can also have expressions, then it must be helpless.

"I remember!"

Edward jumped up, "This tone, this voice, no wonder it feels familiar, it's almost the same as that incompetent boss..."

He looked at his long black hair and eyes, and his tone suddenly became strange, "Could it be, you have a long-lost brother?"

The smile on his lips stagnated slightly, even Pelsona had nothing to say about such imagination.

"No, I definitely, yes, no, yes, yes, brother, brother."

He said this, opened the door and walked in, and then blocked the Edward brother who wanted to say something-such a person who can show a bright smile while jumping, looks like an ordinary 15-year-old boy, and that's all. And who would have imagined that one of them lost his entire body and had to huddle in the armor, forcing himself to smile for his brother, while the other carried all the hopes and sins on his back, and continued to move forward endlessly? , Even if it is called "the running dog of the army", it does not hesitate.

Things in the world are not as beautiful as they seem, are they?

Pelsona lowered his eyes slightly, and walked towards the silently sleeping boy with a hint of worry in his brows.

Keigo Atobe, who was asleep, was not as usual, so proud and dazzling that people could only look up to him.At this moment, with a pale face, he was as quiet and peaceful as an ordinary teenager, making the passage of time slow down for no reason.

The murderous intent and hatred that was always restless in my heart seemed to have a sliver of peace because of this tranquility. After standing silently for a long time, the man's cold eyes finally revealed a touch of real softness.

He leaned down and slowly reached out to the boy.But he suddenly stopped, and then the whole person stopped in the air, with an inexplicable expression.

Pale fingertips gently caressed the young man's cheek, and it was just a touch away.Looking at his icy fingertips, Pelsona's smile gradually became mocking, and he finally walked away.

Note 1: The voice actors of Zao Hinata and Edward are both Park Lumi, so Atobu recognized the wrong person at first.

Note 2: Roy's second seiyuu, like Pelsona, is Shinichiro Miki.Therefore, it is very interesting to go from Alice to steel refining.