God's Garden

"worn out……"

Looking at the bandage on his hand that was about to fall off, Hughes sighed, a terrifying wound inside was still in his mind, he had to change the medicine later, otherwise such a big wound would not know when It will be fine, maybe with the help of healing magic if necessary.

After taking a shower just now, Hughes's beautiful hair has returned to its usual bright red color, and the way it hangs behind makes people want to hug it into their arms.

Hughes was thinking about when to go to Beiyumen to greet him so that he would not see too big a wound, so he went to the bed and was about to sit down, when the breath from behind suddenly interrupted his thoughts, He closed his eyes, and the moment that hand touched him, Hughes turned around and grabbed the other's hand neatly, and threw the person behind him onto the bed in the blink of an eye.

"No one told you that the most dangerous is behind the assassin?"

Hughes squinted his eyes slightly. He straddled the visitor and grabbed one of the other's hands so that he could not move.

"You told me now." The visitor—that is, Herro, said with a smile on his face, "But this posture is not bad."

"..." Hughes didn't reply, but only tightened his grip on Hero's hand, "I shouldn't have told anyone that I'm back."

Although he knows that there are layers of protective shields inside and outside the country and the castle, and he can notice the difference in breath with a little effort, but he makes his breath suppressed like ordinary people, no matter how many people who come and go all day are so Many, it is not possible to rely on this to find out.

"Well, you're back." Herro was in a good mood after Hughes' words, and he raised his eyebrows proudly, "But there are still people with the same attributes as you in the castle."

"..." Hughes paused, then sighed, "Phiron..."

After realizing it, Hughes didn't say much. He really forgot that Feron was also an assassin by nature, and almost regarded him as the mother of a country.

He moved his body and was about to come down. Hero immediately grabbed Hughes' wrist after his body was free. This made Hughes standing by the bed turn his head with a frown and respond to Hero with his expression. Ro's move.

"Why don't you contact me?"

I don't know when it started, Hero retracted his smile, and looked directly at Hughes, "This time the injury area is very large."

It's referring to the wound on his hand... right?

Hughes shook off Herro's hand, took out the contact crystal from the inner pocket of his clothes, and spread it in front of Herro.

Lying on the palm of Hughes is a crystal that has been broken into small pieces.

He shrugged slightly provocatively, "It was broken by Mia, do you need to increase the strength?"

"..." Hero paused, only glanced at the gravel, and then turned his attention to Hughes again, "I will change it... You didn't mean to not contact me, did you?"

"It's not so boring." Hughes snorted and threw the crystal into the trash can.

"Anyway, I am very concerned about the situation of Kita Mimon and the others... There are rumors that the facility was attacked in Ibis. You let them go, right?"

"..." Hero didn't answer directly, but stood up and left the bed, "I'll change your medicine first."

The cut on Hughes' hand was really scary, almost occupying a section of his arm, and the red marks that were not healed even showed a little blood. Fortunately, because Hughes had done emergency treatment, the wound was not inflamed.

Herro didn't say a word seriously during the bandaging process, maybe it's not necessary to treat the wound like this at all, the movements are obviously rusty and unnatural, like a child's first contact with labor, the clumsy appearance makes Hughes a little bit want to laugh.

After the dressing was over, the two talked about the situation at that time. Hughes took the lead in explaining Mia's affairs. At that time, he had successfully sneaked in. He pretended to be a young believer to attend Mia's missionary course and took the opportunity to investigate those Organization, and then search for Mia's itinerary and the people around him. He will always be followed by other people, making it difficult for Hughes to start.

Until he seized a chance for Mia to be alone, he shot without hesitation.

The process of getting here was very smooth. Mia believed in his followers, perhaps because of his unusually good self-confidence, thinking that everyone would submit to him, so Hughes easily took him away.

However, when he woke up, things were not so simple.

"Honestly, to deal with a person who can use ancient magic, I think I should die." Hughes shrugged.

"……The results of it?"

"It's good luck that you didn't break your hand."

Hughes can come back safely this time, mostly thanks to the good luck that saved his life this time.

Hughes took Mia to an extremely remote place while he was still awake. For some reason, his condition seemed to be not very good. Not only was the use of magic not smooth, but his body was also exhausted very quickly.Hughes, who originally belonged to the assassin type, was not able to fight people for a long time, especially mages, but because of Mia's abnormality, his behavior slowed down a lot, and it was not so difficult to fight.

And Hughes is a cold-blooded and ruthless person on the task.

Not letting go of any chance, let alone talking about fairness, he quickly discovered Mia's weakness, and stepped forward to attack again and again.

Reluctantly, even though Mia's condition was not right, it still caused a lot of damage to Hughes. The magic he used probably tried his best before he died, and it was fatal for Hughes to bear the highest level of magic at close range Yes, but at that critical moment, Mia's momentary imbalance caused the attack to be a little skewed. The magic grazed Hughes' half body, only causing damage to his left hand, and Hughes escaped death like this.

He who has always been at a disadvantage was able to defeat Mia, all because of good luck again and again, which is incredible.

The strange appearance of Mia at that time is still lingering in Hughes' mind, as if he was seriously injured before the confrontation... He was still so normal before he took Mia away, why did he suddenly change? into that?Hughes was also at a loss.

In short, he ended the life of Mia, and buried him in the garden of wildflowers in that remote place.

Having no strength and being seriously injured, he recuperated for nearly a month before he finally set off to return to Diliejin.

"...You don't want me to bring his head back, do you?" Hughes frowned.

"No need." Herro shook his head, "I trust you."

"..."

After Hughes' part was finished, Hero stated the matter of Beiyumen and the others.

The actions of Bei Yumen and the others were relatively simple and fast, so the process of Herro's narration did not take too long. After all, the details of Fujikawa's sneaking in were not too clear.

The only thing that surprised Hughes was that Bien was also one of Fine's subordinates.

During the time he was working in Alantis, he never once suspected that something was wrong with Bien, he just thought that he was an old man obsessed with herbs.

Knowing the location of the Ibis facility, the main task of this trip is to rescue the elves imprisoned there. However, on the way, Fujikawa and the others knew the location of the center that controls the consciousness and memory of the elves, so the task was automatically added. Destroy the main control room.

There was bound to be quite a commotion there, and once it was discovered that someone had sneaked into the facility and destroyed the main control room, it made Fujikawa, Kita Mimon's next actions even more difficult.

The worst thing about an infiltration operation is not being discovered, but after being discovered, the place is still underground like a urn.

Listening, Hughes couldn't help frowning, "What happened?"

"As a result, Kita Mimon successfully activated a large-scale teleportation magic."

Herro laughed, and continued leisurely, it seemed to be the first time he could talk to Hughes so calmly.

Di Liejin had already made preparations to accept it at that time, so after the successful activation of the North Yumen, it was possible to smoothly arrange such a large number of elves. Fujikawa and the others did not need to worry about these elves, they could wholeheartedly run away.

Afterwards, it is to break through the protective shield of Alantis, and after disguising, board the boat to Verzhov, and finally return to Tirekin safely. At that time, he was forced to rest by Fujikawa.

"I see." Hughes muttered a few times, "A month ago..."

Unexpectedly, Fujikawa and Kita Mimon were not idle while he was recuperating. It seems that it is time to say hello tomorrow.

Seeing that he was lost in thought, when Herro wanted to say more, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

"... Hughes." He hesitated to speak, but finally asked, "It was also a month ago when you met Mia?"

"Well, almost a month." Hughes came back to his senses, "What?"

Hollow paused, and continued, "How strange was his situation at that time?"

"..." After hesitating for a while, Hughes seemed to be recalling what happened at that time, "It looks very painful, always holding his head."

"..." Hero nodded, but did not respond.

"Why do you ask?"

"No, it's nothing." Looking into Hughes' eyes again, Herro put on a smile again, "In short, everything is going well, that's good."

He said so, but Hero's head was running non-stop. It was also a month ago that Mia's abnormality should have occurred after Bei Yumen and the others destroyed the main control room, and Hughes said , Mia was normal until something went wrong.

If he was right, then maybe—Mia was also an elf.

I can't completely deny this idea, but just saying it won't help. For a person who has long since died, Hero will not regret his decision. Victims of magic, but occasionally heretics among the elves, the cold-blooded Mia must eventually stand in his way, and it was only a matter of time before he got rid of it.

He's right, he won't regret it.

— He can't regret it either.

Perhaps these words were convincing himself for the first time, Herro fell silent for a while.

Seeing his solemn face, Hughes hesitated for a while, and finally decided to drive him away, anyway, things are almost done.

Holding Hero's hand, Hughes pulled him up, "You should go."

"..." Hero didn't refuse, Hero just pressed Hughes' hand, "I'm worried about your injury, and I will arrange a healer for you tomorrow."

Today's healing mages have come to a standstill because of making magic crystals. Herro let them go back early, and they also need adequate rest.

"No, it's just a minor injury."

Hughes wanted to shake off Herro's hand again, but this time he couldn't shake it off no matter how hard he tried, so he could only look at Herro with a frown.

The gorgeous face became more sullen, "Let go."

"No." Hero sighed, feeling a little helpless, "You promise me."

Although the angry expression on Hughes' face was very obvious, it was still so beautiful that Hero lost his mind. He finally understood Fujikawa's mood of forcing Bei Yumen to rest. At this moment, he also hoped that Hughes would be obedient.

"..."

Herro's expression was too helpless, mixed with a little innocence and helplessness, which made Hughes stunned for a few seconds.

Is this his fake expression?Or a real mood?

Hughes knew that Herro's emotions were becoming more and more diverse, at least not like the provocative and ridiculing teasing at the beginning. Herro, who had been wearing a mask, seemed to become more vivid, and his every move could involve his mind.

how to say?It's like becoming a normal person.

However, such a change caught Hughes by surprise. He obviously hated this person very much.

But he didn't dislike the look on Herro's face at this moment.

With a deep sigh, Hughes turned his head, "You can do whatever you want."

"That's great."

Visibly relieved, Hero smiled again, "Then let's do more checks! Full body check plus detailed check..."

"..." Hughes twitched his eyes and glared at Hero after hearing his words so happily, "Don't get carried away."

Ignoring Hughes' words completely, Herro said to himself, so that he could only stand aside and let out a sigh of relief. He didn't know that Herro would become like a child. At first, he was the only one who was superior. Where did the most leisurely look go?

"……Ugh."

Hughes sighed softly.

Sure enough, he still—hates this person very much... right?

The next day, in order to prevent Herro from catching him and running around, Hughes decided to overturn the agreement with Herro yesterday and simply go to Beiyumen and the others.

But Hero seemed to have expected him to run away. When Hughes found Beiyumen, he also saw Hero staying with Beiyumen and the others with a sly smile, which made Hughes hesitate. footsteps for a few seconds.

"..."

But there is no way, because they have already found themselves.

"Hughes!"

The first one to run over was indeed Beiyumen, a small figure ran towards him, and a smile that made the corners of his mouth raised appeared in front of him, which made Hughes' expression soften a little.

"I heard that you also went to Ibis." Hughes said lightly, "Are you okay? Is there anything wrong?"

"No, none of us were injured." He straightened his back proudly, and then Kita Mimon frowned, "It's you instead, you were injured, right?"

"...Hero told you?"

After finishing speaking, Hughes raised his eyes and stared at Herro coldly.

It's a pity that the other party didn't care at all, shrugging his shoulders was very unbearable, and Hughes saw Herro at the beginning with a feeling of what can you do with me.

His hesitation last night was really just an illusion!

"If he doesn't tell me, you won't either."

With a flat mouth, Bei Yumen lightly touched the sleeve of Hughes' left hand, "The wound is so big, what if it becomes inflamed?"

"..." Hughes was taken aback for a moment, and looked back at Beiyumen with a smile, "It's okay, the medicine has been taken."

"You have been recuperating for a month, and the wound is still so big."

Holding Hughes' hand, Kita Mimon led him towards Fujikawa and the others, "I'll heal you."

"Don't worry, Kita..."

"If you don't want Herro to bother you all day, let me heal you."

"..."

Although Hughes didn't want to trouble Beiyumen, unfortunately he was finally... persuaded by Beiyumen's words.

After a while, several people were in Herro's office. Beiyumen was very familiar with healing magic, and he easily healed Hughes' wound until the scar was invisible. some time.

The scary bloodstains slowly healed, and Hughes' arm returned to its former whiteness without leaving any traces.

"Huh." Wiping off his sweat, Bei Yumen looked at it with satisfaction, "Will it still hurt?"

"No, no." Hughes said with a smile, "You've even used up the scar, in fact, it's enough to let it heal slowly."

"Since they are all treated, of course they should be used."

"..." Patted Beiyumen's hand, Hughes smiled faintly, "Thank you."

Seeing such a gentle atmosphere between the two, Herro who was on the side couldn't help breaking it, and some words of complaint came over.

"I'll be jealous if you're so obedient to Kita Mimon."

"..." Hughes glanced at Herro and snorted, "I don't remember that I have such a close relationship with you that you obey what you say."

"Oh." Hero propped his cheeks, and the raised eyebrows made those eyes more handsome, "Are you complaining that I didn't confess to you?"

"..." Hughes frowned, "Are you talking in human language? I can't understand a word."

Seeing them talking to each other, Bei Yumen blinked and looked at Fujikawa, then couldn't help laughing, and stretched out his hand to block Hughes.

"Don't bully Hughes, I will be angry."

"... No matter how you look at it, he is bullying me, right?" Hero burst out laughing, and looked at Fujikawa, "Is it alright for your young man to protect other men?"

Fujikawa who was named was stunned for a while before shrugging, "It doesn't matter, as long as he is happy."

"..."

Herro felt like he was being bullied, so he simply raised his hands in surrender, giving up the idea of ​​continuing to tease Hughes.

The big deal is to continue bullying him when there are only the two of them left!

After chatting for a while, Nuo Jiu and Feilong also came to the office together, just to make a routine intelligence report with Herro.Originally, Beiyumen and the others wanted to leave, but Hero thought it was okay to have them present, so they stayed in the room again, listening to Feilong's report.

One of them is Mia's disappearance or her whereabouts. The answer to this point is probably that Bei Yumen doesn't know about it, and everyone has the same aspirations and didn't discuss it. Hero just responded and let Ferron continue to explain.

It has been a month since Ibis was invaded. In just one month, Ibis did not do much. It seems that only the insiders know about the intrusion. However, although there is no public statement, Ibis's prosecutorial system As a result, the admission system has become more troublesome, probably to prevent the same thing from happening again, so such a response was made.

The other reports were Verzhov's general's request for contact, and Mellenbin's hookup with Atsor.These two countries stood on the front line because of the relationship between Ibis. Although they were also enemies of Hero, Hero didn't pay much attention to them, so the task of guarding against these two countries fell. In the hands of the generals of the three parties of Di Liejin, especially the two generals belonging to the east and the north.

They have all heard the name of one of them, and Bei Yumen will never forget the terrifying feeling when he was picked up by Ryan.

Perhaps because of their full confidence in them, the border defense work was quickly settled, and the morning report was almost over, and Feron would not make a regular report until the afternoon.

Their party was also disbanded after Herro planned to go to the basement to inspect the elves. Lean and Gran arrived in the town today, so Fujikawa and Bei Yumen decided to go back to the room first, and Hughes was naturally caught by Herro. Where They couldn't even go, so they could only look at Feilong and Nuo Jiu with dissatisfied eyes.

Reluctantly, these two people had nothing to do with their monarch, and Feron could only look back at Hughes with a sorry face, hoping that he would not be so angry that he pinched Hero again.

...It should be hope that Herro will not provoke Hughes again.

He asked the mages to rush to work overnight to combine the magic power crystals with nutritional products. The results of Hero's job today are to let the elves eat it to see if it can be effective.

Of course, under the premise of this, he has confirmed that the finished product after the fusion of these magic power crystals and nutrients is harmless to the body.

Standing in front of the concrete wall, Hughes finally decided to leave, but Herro held his hand so tightly that he couldn't even shake it off.

"Let go of me, I don't want to go."

"Come on." Herro coaxed him in a rare way, "I want to take you to meet my father."

That's right, apart from observing the reaction of the elves this time, he insisted on bringing Hughes down because he wanted to visit his father's grave.

"Is this the garden of the Elven King?" Hughes frowned, "This is a sacred place, I shouldn't go in."

"Why not?" Herro looked at him. "Because you've killed countless people?"

"..."

Hughes turned his head, did not speak, and indirectly admitted the sentence.

"So what? The blood I'm stained with won't be less than yours."

Herro pursed his lips, but his eyebrows were slightly furrowed. The emerald green in his eyes was so dazzling that Hughes was a little dazed.

"But no matter who it is, I am willing to bear the blood on your hands. Don't worry, I will always stand in front of you."

"..."

These words were like spells, confusing Hughes' thoughts.

Taking advantage of his distraction, Hero immediately opened the garden door and pulled Hughes in.

The bright sunshine, the flying petals in the sky, the colorful flowers dotted on the tender green, and the relaxing fragrance of flowers, Hughes felt as if he had seen a paradise.

He obviously hates flowers, but the scenery in front of him really made him hold his breath, he couldn't say a word, he just watched quietly.

"As expected...you are still the most suitable person for flowers."

Herro murmured in a low voice so that he could not hear him. Looking at Hughes' back, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

The bright red flowing with the wind and the beautiful side face blending into the scenery took away any gleam of brilliance in the garden, and also took Hero's mind.

At that moment, Hughes became the most beautiful protagonist among the flowers.