Little Priest's Cat Diary

A fire in the middle of the night awakened countless sleeping people from their dreams.

The raging flames lit up half of the night in the royal city, and almost everyone in the royal city saw the fire in the dark night.

Immediately, Wangcheng, which had finally been quiet in the night, became noisy again.

The townspeople who lived closer to the fire ran to help put out the fire after being taken aback.After all, fires have always been difficult to control. If they are not careful, they might burn to their own homes.

But on the way, they were stopped by sea civilian soldiers who stopped at the intersection.

Although they knew that the people of the sea had surrendered the crown prince, after all, they had lived under the oppression of these foreign soldiers for a year, and when they saw these soldiers, they still trembled reflexively.

At this moment, seeing a large group of soldiers with blood dripping from their sharp blades surrounded by murderous looks, they retreated immediately, but worried that the fire would spread, so they had to hide in the distance and look towards this side anxiously.

Fortunately, it seemed that someone had dealt with the surrounding area beforehand, so the fire did not spread.

After a few more glances, these people realized that the fire was set by the sea people, and the purpose seemed to be to burn down the temple.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay for a moment, not understanding what these alien races were doing inexplicably burning an almost abandoned remote palace.

In the early morning, a frightening news spread throughout the entire royal city at lightning speed.

The female Shah of the Sea People, in order to express her loyalty to Prince Sardis, led her subordinates to kill all the Portoyas nobles who had served her.

As we all know, these alien races are always cruel and cruel, and treat human life like nothing.

In order to cut grass and roots, they even killed relatives and family members of those noble families, and then set a big fire to burn their bones clean.

Above the main hall, a group of Portoyas people looked at the female Shah kneeling in the middle of the room with her head bowed, and seeing this woman's meek and humble attitude at the moment, they couldn't help but feel chills in their hearts.

In the raging fire last night, all the noble officials of Portoyas and their clansmen who surrendered were buried in it.

What a cruel act.

Especially those who died in the sea of ​​fire yesterday, many of them were gray-haired old people, weak women and young children.

They were all killed by her, leaving no life behind.

This female Shah is like a ferocious shark, and she strikes quickly, ruthlessly, and extremely cruelly.

"Those who betrayed you deserve death."

Kneeling below, the humble female Shah spoke lightly.

"I have solved them with my own hands, so as to prove to you the loyalty of my sea people to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"There is no need to dirty your highness's hands with such a small matter."

"I hope His Highness can understand the loyalty of me and my family."

She said it very frankly.

In order to please Prince Sardis and the monarch she said she would serve, she took the initiative to kill the traitors of Portoyas who were imprisoned by her.

A killing was described as casually by her as if it was commonplace.

This is true.

For the people of the sea who routinely massacre the city after capturing the enemy's city, this bit of blood is really nothing.

No one doubts otherwise.

...No one dares to doubt the other.

At this political meeting, Sardis publicly accepted the votes of the female Shah and the sea people behind her.

At the same time, he gave her the rank of general.

That is to say, from now on, there will no longer be the title [Shah], which symbolizes the king of a clan.

From then on there was only General Marguerite of Portoias.

In the hall, although a group of Portoyas people were shocked and repelled by the behavior of the female Shah, but because it was the Sea People who surrendered on their own initiative, it was difficult to speak out against it.

After all, if others surrender today, if you don’t accept it, who will dare to surrender to you in the future.

Above the hall, the young priest sitting next to Sardis lowered his eyes, his light golden hair scattered in front of his blue eyes.

When the forehead hair swayed, the shadows reflected in his eyes also swayed.

Mia said nothing.

From the beginning to the end, he was silent.

At the end of the meeting, everyone withdrew one after another.

At this time, Mia also stood up, turned around and walked towards the side door on the side of the seat.

He had just walked out of the side door not far away when hurried footsteps came from behind him.

Soon, a hand reached out from behind and grabbed him.

"Mia."

In the corridor from the side door, there were only the two of them.

Sardis, who quickly caught up, grabbed Mia's wrist and softly called Mia's name.

At today's meeting, Mia was silent and said nothing, and Sardis seemed to be avoiding something on purpose, and never turned his head to say a word to Mia.

It was only now that he opened his mouth and said the first sentence of the day to Mia on his own initiative.

"I will explain to you about the female Shah."

He says,

"Come to lunch with me, okay?"

Mia raised her eyes and looked at Sardis.

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

But at this moment, footsteps came from not far away.

Antiste appeared at the end of the corridor, glanced this way from a distance, and then walked towards this side.

Mia's slightly parted lips closed again.

After a pause, he shook his head.

"No, I didn't sleep well last night. I'm still a little tired. I'll go back and rest first."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and walked towards Antiste.

Sardis stood where he was. He watched Mia say something to the approaching Antiste from a distance, and then the two left here together.

It was very quiet in the hallway, he was the only one left.

He stood and watched Mia's back disappear from his sight.

The pitch-black metal mask covered half of his cheeks, and even concealed the glimmer of unknown meaning surging in the depths of his black eyes under the mask.

…………

In a blink of an eye, the day passed.

Wangcheng was once again shrouded in darkness.

A round of crescent moon hung high in the sky, and the fine moonlight sprinkled on the earth.

In the room on the high tower of the Sea God Temple, Mia was sitting on the bed.

One bare foot stepped on the edge of the bed, and the other bare foot stepped on the cold bluestone floor.

He hugged his bent left knee with both hands, and buried the lower half of his face in the intertwined arms, with only one pair of eyes exposed from the arms, staring at the night sky outside the window in a trance.

The floor-to-ceiling windows were wide open, and the night wind blew in, blowing the snow-white tulle curtains on the floor-to-ceiling windows into the air, dancing lightly.

The moonlight came in, and when the veil fluttered, the shadow fell on the face of Mia who was sitting on the edge of the bed with her knees hugged, shaking endlessly.

The room was silent, and Mia had maintained this posture for a long time.

He was so lost in thought, in a daze.

No one knows what he was thinking during this time.

pat.

A small stone was thrown in, rolled on the flagstone floor of the balcony, and rolled to the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Mia, who had been in a daze for an unknown amount of time, was awakened by this sudden noise.

He was startled for a moment, and when he saw the stone, he got out of bed.

Still stepping on the ground with bare feet, he walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and picked up the stone with his head down.

Just as Mia bent down to pick up the stone, a tall figure jumped in from outside the stone railing of the balcony in front of him in a second and landed in front of him.

When he looked up subconsciously, the man's hands had already stretched out, embracing him into the familiar broad chest.

The flowing golden hair flashed past his eyes, leaving traces of gold.

This guy climbed the wall again.

Mia thought so in her heart, but she still didn't speak.

"Are you still angry, Mia."

The person who hugged him tightly asked him.

The voice came into his head from his ears, but Mia was a little dazed.

is he mad

he does not know.

Perhaps he was more confused than angry.

Ever since he saw the fire last night, he was very confused.

He stood without moving, without answering.

He let Sardis hug him tightly and closed his eyes.

His face was pressed against the other's chest, and the familiar body temperature was transmitted through the clothes.

"I know, you don't like that female Shah, and you don't like the Sea People."

"However, Mia, you have to understand that they surrendered to us. If I kill her and those soldiers who surrendered, who will dare to surrender to me in the future?"

"I know you are worried that they will kill indiscriminately, but I promise you, I will keep them under control."

"I assure you, nothing you fear will happen."

"So, Mia, don't be angry, okay?"

Sardis hugged the person in his arms tightly and whispered.

The voice seemed to be coaxing people, but also seemed to be acting like a baby to the person in his arms.

There was dissatisfaction in those words, and there was a hint of grievance faintly.

"You haven't said a word to me today."

he whispered,

"I don't like this, Mia."

Mia opened her eyes.

His eyes were bright.

After all, he thought, he still couldn't pretend he didn't know anything.

Mia stretched out her hands and pressed Sardis's chest, pushing the person holding him back a little.

He raised his head.

Eyes met Sardis who was looking down at him.

"The fire last night was you... right?"

Sardis' breathing suddenly stopped, and the air around him seemed to freeze for a second.

He didn't answer right away.

He looked at Mia, his eyes of different colors flashed a deep luster in the dark night.

He could actually deny it.

Because he did not say those words to the female Shah himself.

Yes, he didn't say anything.

He just gave some instructions and hints, and then the female Shah did that thing, in order to prove her usefulness to him.

After a long silence, Sardis let out a soft breath.

"………it's me."

He said.

His pride made it impossible for him to deny what he had done, especially to Mia.

really……

Mia closed her eyes.

Even if he had already guessed it, he would still feel uncomfortable when Sardis admitted it himself.

He closed his eyes and said shyly, "You shouldn't have done this."

A sigh came from his ear, and rough fingers stroked his forehead, which was an extremely familiar touch.

Sardis raised his hand and gently stroked Miya's temples.

"Mia, I know you are soft-hearted, but whether it is war or political struggle, they are always cruel."

He said softly:

"Wars can only be won or lost, and unnecessary kindness in your heart will only get you into trouble."

"Winner takes all, loser for Kou."

"Mia, you sympathize with them now, but if we lose, those people will kill all of us without hesitation, leaving no one behind."

Mia didn't speak, he just raised his hand to block the hand that Sardis was caressing on his forehead.

Then he shook his head, again and again.

He looked at Sardis with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

"Mia, listen to me, I know you cherish life, but those people are traitors, they deserve to die."

Looking at Mia's eyes, Sardis suddenly panicked for some reason.

He spoke a little faster, and continued to argue eagerly.

"You don't understand, if they don't cut the grass and roots, they will..."

"It's you who don't understand, Sardis!"

Mia abruptly interrupted Sardis.

How could he not understand?

Of course he knew the purpose of Sardis instructing the female Shah to make that killing.

Those traitors, those old and antiquated aristocratic forces in the royal city, those forces that are out of control, were completely eradicated by the female Shah's killing!

After eradicating the old forces, the new forces controlled by Sardis will control the entire royal city without hindrance.

"I have no soft-heartedness, and I have no sympathy for them! I never said that those traitors should not die!"

"Yes, they deserved to die, but they didn't deserve to die like this."

"Sardis, what I can't accept is not that you killed them, but that you chose to let them die in this way."

Mia looked straight at Sardis.

He shook his head again.

"In the way that a king should not use."

Sardis pursed his lips.

An inexplicable sense of anxiety rose from the bottom of my heart.

Maybe it was because of impatience, or maybe it was because of the disappointment in Miya's eyes looking at her at this moment.

With an unhappy look on his face, he tried his best to hold back his temper and said, "Miya, since you understand, you should also know that the best way is for me to do that."

Publicly judge the crimes of those traitors, although they can also be executed.But in that way, those old forces cannot be eradicated in the shortest time.

Although he is confident that he can solve them in the end, it will take more energy and time.

Therefore, he chose the simplest and easiest method.

In the end, it's all about achieving your goals.

What's wrong with getting the ultimate end at the least cost?

Obviously it was a matter of course, why did Mia show such disappointed eyes to him?

A surge of anger surged in his chest, and Sardis stared at Mia stubbornly.

"War is always cruel. In war, there is no life in the eyes of the commander, only chess pieces."

"The greatest victory must be gained with the least cost, no matter how."

He said harshly,

"In order to win, it is a matter of course to do whatever it takes."

"play hard?"

Miya's face was also filled with anger.

"In order to frighten us into victory, the people of the sea killed people, massacred cities, and killed innocent people indiscriminately—do you want to be like them?"

"Yes!"

Sardis replied without hesitation.

He said coldly: "As long as it is necessary, I will slaughter the city."

Mia's pupils shrank violently.

He opened his mouth and wanted to say something when his head suddenly hurt violently.

The pain of being almost torn came from the depths of his mind, as if two powerful forces used his mind as a battlefield, fighting fiercely, almost tearing his head in two.

He pressed his head hard.

At this moment, what suddenly appeared in his mind...

It is the water of the Taotao River that flows like a river.

It is the bones of the city.

It is the cry of people on earth.

— Tyrant Sardis —

A title that had almost been forgotten by him resurfaced from the depths of his memory.

He closed his eyes tightly, a trace of hesitation flashed across his face.

Even though so many things have been changed, are there some things that cannot be changed after all?

"Okay, Mia, let's go to the end, why are you and I arguing over those traitors?"

Taking a deep breath, Mia opened her eyes.

"So, in order to achieve your goal, in order to get the result you want at the least cost, as long as you can achieve this, no matter what means you use... You think so, right?"

Pressing her head that was still throbbing with one hand, Mia spoke softly.

"Sardis."

Hearing Mia call out his full name again, Sardis' heart sank even more.

"Sometimes, the shortcut you think is actually the farthest path."

"When you get used to walking in the dark alleys, you can never go back to the sunny avenues."

"When you get used to using ghost tricks, you will never be able to be upright again."

"I... don't want you to be that kind of king."

Mia smiled bitterly.

"I think you should remember."

"In order to fight for power, to weaken and strip other people's power, to remove those who stand in their way, to achieve their goals, and to despise the lives of others... Such things have been done in the past."

There was a hint of hostility in Sardis' eyes.

He took a breath, and his chest heaved violently, as if trying to suppress something.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Enough, I don't want to hear it."

But no matter how much he resisted, Mia's voice still reached his ears very clearly.

"You used to disdain what that person did, but what you are doing now is any different from the person you once disdained—Prince Pastor who wanted to kill me in order to suppress you?"

"I've said enough!"

boom.

Mia's back hit the floor-to-ceiling window heavily, making a bang.

His left shoulder was tightly held by Sardis, and his whole body was pressed against the wall, and the hand that was originally holding his head was also pressed against the wall by Sardis.

A faint pain came from the back against the wall.

Clutching Mia's shoulders and hands, Sardis was on the verge of rage at this moment.

He looked down at Miya, who was suppressed by him on the wall, and there was a storm raging in his eyes. The moonlight shone from behind him. Under the backlight, his eyes were completely plunged into darkness, and the dark light flowed in his strange eyes. with.

He stared at Miya with icy eyes, and there was an undisguised hostility all over his body, like sharp thorns spread all over his body, piercing sharply.

His lips were pursed extremely tightly, and his already thin lips were even more pursed at this moment, like the edge of a knife, with a scorching edge.

The fingers that clasped Mia's shoulders were so tight that they sunk deep marks on the skin.

"Mia."

A deep voice sounded in the night.

Sardis looked down at Mia who was pressed against the wall by him.

"Did you forget?"

For the first time, he looked at Mia with a condescending attitude.

"I am the king of Portoyas."

"Even if you are the future high priest, you must obey me."

He said, word by word, with terrifying eyes.

His voice was cold and forceful.

Mia looked up at Sardis.

He opened his eyes, and the shadow of Sardis was reflected in his eyes.

The moonlight shone down from Sardis' shoulders and fell into his wide-open eyes, dyeing a veil-like silver mist in his blue pupils.

"Mia."

That low voice, which was clearly familiar but was so cold and strange at the moment, echoed in the night.

"Why do you think that you can question...or even disobey my orders?"

The blue pupils trembled slightly.

Mia stared blankly at the man in front of her for a moment.

Sardis, who was already on the verge of rage, met Miya's blank eyes, as if he had suddenly woke up, and the hostility in his eyes stagnated.

As if being burned by the other party's eyes, he turned his head to avoid meeting Mia's gaze.

As soon as he turned his head, his eyes fell on Mia's wrist that was pressed against the wall by him, and he saw the marks left by his fingers on that wrist.

The hands that clasped Mia's shoulders and wrists loosened, but Sardis still pursed his lips tightly with a gloomy expression.

He couldn't tell whether it was because of the anger that was still churning in his heart, or because of something else, but his chest was very constricted, as if there was an invisible heavy object firmly pressing on it.

He suddenly didn't want to see Mia's face, let alone the way Mia looked at him at the moment.

He turned around, and the cold moonlight flashed a cold arc on his pitch-black metal mask, just like the coldness in his eyes at the moment.

He said: "As I said, after taking back the royal city, I will hold a wedding ceremony with you while ascending the throne."

"After a while, I will announce this in public."

In the dark night, only the voice of Sardis echoed.

Obviously the tone is extremely tough, but for some reason, it gives people a feeling that they want to use a tough posture to cover up their embarrassment.

Having said that, he paused.

He seemed to be waiting for something.

The night was very quiet, and so was his side.

After a while, there was a sound.

"...Even if I don't want to?"

The voice was very soft, as if it would dissipate in the air in the next second.

Sardis' eyes dimmed, and a certain oppressive atmosphere settled deep in his eyes.

Thick eyelashes cast black shadows over his eyes.

He said, "I am the king, and you must not disobey my word."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and jumped down from the balcony.

Long blond hair, bundled into a bunch, arced in the darkness.

His figure quickly disappeared into the night.

Until he disappeared completely, he never looked back.

Maybe it's not daring to look back.

……

On the balcony shrouded in deserted moonlight, there was only Miya left.

He was still leaning against the wall, his face seemed absent-minded and dazed.

After a long time, he seemed to be tired from standing, and slowly sat down against the wall.

Arms resting on raised knees.

He bowed his head.

The pale golden forehead was scattered in front of his eyes, and the shadows covered his eye sockets.

When the night wind passed by, the fine strands of hair swayed slightly, revealing a faint sense of powerlessness.

—Why do you think you can question my order? ——

He sat with his head down, his hands on his knees clenched tightly.

The moonlight shone on his fingers, making the skin of his tightly clenched knuckles white.

——I am the king, you cannot disobey me——