The trail of the sky The light belongs to you

Estier and the others who came back from the root area were finally able to take a moment of rest.

Most of the dark clouds of the coup have dissipated, and the citizens have thrown themselves into the joyous atmosphere of the birthday celebration.In the streets and alleys, businessmen were busy shuttling, and the laughter of tourists dispelled the uneasiness of the guerrillas who were worried about the aftermath of the coup.

Estier really thought that she would be able to continue on the road of becoming a first-class guerrilla smoothly in the future, together with Joshua.

It's just that the gears of fate, once they start spinning, don't stop easily.

White combat boots stepped under the red carpet leading to Grancell City.

A few hours ago, many people gathered here to watch Her Majesty the Queen walk gracefully from the depths of the Queen's Palace, accompanied by the elegant Princess Kolotia.Their expressions were full of concern for the people of the kingdom, without the slightest confusion caused by the coup.

Colonel Richard has been imprisoned in Fort Reston, and Mr. Cassius has returned to the army to deal with the aftermath of the coup and hunt down the remaining members of the intelligence department.

Captain Kenona has fled.

Since Lieutenant Lawrence disappeared on the balcony of the Queen's Palace... there has been no news, as if he has evaporated from Liber, and he can't be found anywhere.

Every time he heard that Estier and the others were discussing the matter of Second Lieutenant Lawrence, Joshua would always show a disappointed expression.

Onassa looked up at the cloudless sky.

Calm...?

She had long thought that she would never enjoy any peace again.

Queen Alicia is currently in the Queen's Palace, receiving greetings from all parties in Libel.

Onasa passed the gate smoothly and walked to the queen's sleeping place on the second floor.

There was no hindrance—because she had already obtained permission to meet Her Majesty the Queen as the coup d'état resolver, and the room was silent.

Onasa took a deep breath, raised her right hand and gently knocked on the door.

"Her Majesty the Queen."

"Is that Onasa? Please come in."

"excuse me."

Pushing open the door, a faint scent of tea came to the nostrils.

Her Majesty the Queen was sitting upright beside Yuan Zhou, skillfully pouring steaming black tea into a delicate teacup. Her Majesty raised her head and smiled kindly, "Please sit down."

"Well, thank you."

Onasa sat down on the opposite chair, not feeling a little nervous—it was something she had never expected to be able to communicate face-to-face with the lord of a kingdom.

"Don't be so restrained," His Majesty put the black tea in front of her, "Although I have a special status... I still hope to talk to you as an elder."

"Okay..." Onasa adjusted her sitting posture and put her hands on the table from her knees.She closed her eyes, "Well... come today, I have something to ask."

"It's okay, just say it."

"It's... Hamel, where is...?"

"..." The queen who heard the name didn't show any surprise. After taking a sip of black tea gracefully, she said slowly, "Is this really the question?"

"Have you already guessed it?"

"Yes..." The queen showed a sad smile, "You are indeed the same as what that child Kolotia said, although you look independent, you still write things on your face like a child."

"Hug, I'm sorry...I just laughed."

"Hehe, it's nothing...but..." the Queen raised her head and looked into the empty air, "I can tell you everything about Hamel, but... please promise not to tell others."

"I will."

What the queen said next slowly knocked down one fortress after another in Onasa's heart, and the feeling of similarity to Levi became stronger.

Hamel's story.

From the time when the Hundred Days Campaign started.

In order to provoke a war with Liber, the imperial army dispatched hunters disguised as soldiers of Liber to infiltrate the village of Hamel, started a brutal massacre, and used this as an excuse to launch a war against Liber.

In the massacre, women, children, and the elderly were all spared.

In an instant, the village that used to be filled with a happy atmosphere became a purgatory on earth filled with blood.There, the dead are unfortunate, and the living may be even more unfortunate.It was a scene that ordinary people could not imagine, and it was almost so heavy that it made people's hearts collapse.Therefore, it may be a kind of luck that there are no survivors.

There are no survivors.

This is just the official report -

And the official report is more than that. The disappearance of Hamel Village will undoubtedly cause doubts, but the reason for the outbreak of the Hundred Days Battle will always be a mystery to the outside world, and Hamel was destroyed by an unfortunate landslide. None survived.

After the war, the conspiracy of the main combat faction of the empire was gradually exposed. They killed all the insiders in an attempt to cover up the truth and blackmail Libel.

The truth of the incident was too dark and bloody—Her Majesty had no choice but to accept the condition of concealing the facts.

In this way, everything about Hamel was covered up and became a real tragedy.

The lives of hundreds of people are nothing but the result of a war farce.

"That's what Hamel is all about."

"I'm sorry, Onasa, for that Second Lieutenant Lawrence, I think he should be one of the survivors of that tragedy... I have an inescapable responsibility for all the suffering he experienced... Onasa... ...?"

The queen's narration came to an abrupt end, and her soft purple eyes suddenly became gloomy, because the shoulders of the girl in front of her were trembling uncontrollably.

Big teardrops rolled down from the slender eyelashes, and dripped on the neat skirt and skirt.

Onasa didn't have the slightest intention to wipe away her tears, she just bit her lips desperately to stop herself from whimpering, her hands on the table were clenched into fists, and her nails were even embedded in her palms.

Almost exactly as she expected.

And she wished it wasn't true.

Just imagine what he experienced ten years ago when he was still a teenager, and desperately tried to abandon all human emotions with Shura's will.

Only heartache remained in Onasa's heart.She didn't even know how to rate it all—it was just, it was all so sad.

"Do not……"

The girl lowered her head and suddenly felt the warm breath in front of her.

"...It's okay, I know..." The queen left her seat at some point, and stood beside her, wrapped her left hand around the girl's trembling shoulders, and patted gently, "I know... I worked hard on you too ten years ago." gone."

There was mist in the Queen's eyes, and the eyelids slowly closed.

"If possible, please bring that young man out of that darkness."

"If it's you, I think I can do it."

When Onasa walked out of Grancel City, the night was completely dark.There is still a little confusion in the head, and the footsteps are unavoidable.

In the queen's palace, she lost consciousness at some point, and when she woke up, she was lying in the guest room for entertaining guests.

In order to thank her for her role in the coup, she can stay overnight in the royal city tonight.Estelle and Joshua will also come over tonight.

Although she is also very concerned about Joshua's affairs, but now she has more important things to do.

Almost uncontrollably, she came to the avenue outside Albert's palace, away from the hustle and bustle of her birthday after nightfall.Dressed in combat clothing, she was like a ghost, ignoring any creatures, and walked towards a destination she didn't know without hesitation.

The footsteps stopped suddenly, Onasa raised her eyes, her body shook involuntarily, she could only rely on the trees on one side to maintain her body balance.His eyes swept across the surrounding scenery blankly, and a blurred spot of light appeared in his vision, slowly, slowly approaching where she was.

"Levi..."

The young man walking over was dressed in casual clothes, his ivory windbreaker was blown up by the night, and his long trousers set off his slender figure.The young man's eyes widened slightly, revealing a hint of surprise.

"Levi... here we come..."

Onasa tried to get closer, but found that her footsteps were heavy and unable to move, she could only hold on to the support behind her tightly.

"You..." Levi noticed the strangeness of the girl, and seemed to want to get close to her, but finally stopped moving.That girl, who has always been stable and elegant, now has a pale and almost transparent face, and her blue eyes are lifeless, only tired and sad.

"Although I really want to ask why you came here, but I don't want to talk nonsense this time, I have something to say...so...so..."

The rest of the words were drowned out, Onasa suddenly rushed towards Levi, her knees lost strength, and she knelt down on the ground, but her hands tightly grasped Levi's clothes.

"……Hey……"

I don't know if he is telling her to let go, or trying to help her up, Levi just put his hand on her wrist lightly, hardly using any strength.Neither dodged nor catered to, just stood like this.

"I know what's going on is crazy, but maybe it's the only time I'm going to say it. So hear me out."

"Ah."

"The first time I saw Levi, in that prison. I felt very familiar, very familiar... It was like looking in a mirror, so I couldn't help but want to get close. It was someone I didn't know at all, but it was so clear He knows everything about me, and he said such strange things as [Don’t think that kindness alone can change much]..."

"Does Levi know? This kind of talk is really too much and dangerous for a girl... It's completely taboo... Like this..."

"Well, then... Then I couldn't forget Levi. I didn't see you again until the night the orphanage caught fire. Although there was no evidence, I was absolutely sure that the person was you. I am very happy... Because you, whom I feel so familiar, are not a bad person, because you will come to save me, no matter what the reason is. I am very happy when I find this out, but also very conflicted."

"The deeper the incident, the more I found out that we are against each other. You are the captain of the intelligence department, and your true identity seems to be far more than that. In that battle, it was the same night as today. Instead of killing me, you helped me Healing. At that time, I thought... It's really too much, it's enough to kill me, why do so many unnecessary things? It will only make me more at a loss."

"If you kill me directly, if you leave the injured me alone, maybe I will forget the familiarity and be able to completely treat you as an enemy. Not every time you appear on the opposite side of me , I have to find ways to use various reasons to convince myself that you are not a simple enemy."

"Recently, I realized what the source of my real sadness and anxiety is... not just because I can't see you as a simple enemy. But... we are so similar, even have the same views on countries and human beings. Why do we Will you stand on the opposite side?"

"Why do I have to face you with a sword when I have to protect those people? Why...my enemy is also one of the objects I want to protect..."

"!!!"

Feeling Levi's wrist shake violently, Onasa sped up her speech.

"Just now, I learned everything about Hamel. Although it may not be all, it is probably clear. I don't know how to describe it, and I don't know what kind of identity you are... But, but Woolen cloth?"

Onasa raised her head, her azure eyes were filled with tenderness, and she looked directly at those unfathomable purple eyes.

"The depth of it... I don't want to see it. Levi is very strong, I can feel that Levi is very strong, and Levi can protect himself without the help of others."

"But... Levi is also very lonely. It must be hard to walk alone on this road? I really, really don't want to see this. Although I want to say something [leave that place and live with me] Right] Such boring and clichéd words will definitely not succeed, right? But... I don't want to give up..."

Onasa suddenly let go of Levi's clothes, but Levi's hand still remained on her wrist, so that her body moved closer to Onasa.

"Levi, I seem to like you."

"However, if you still want to cause harm to Liber, then I will stop you without hesitation."

"It's over, you can go."

The air is strangely frozen, some birds chirping across the sky, everything is still and silent.

The hand holding Onasha's wrist was suddenly released, and before she could lose it, a warm touch came from above her head.

"what……"

The field of vision suddenly magnified a little, as if something was leaning against her chest, Onasa blinked in disbelief.

Levi was hugging her, with his left hand around her back, gently stroking her golden hair, his movements were extremely gentle.

"fool……"

The tone was almost full of pampering, but also a hint of helplessness.

"Why do you have to be so strong to bear everything? You don't need to be like this. Your light...is enough for you to have happiness, so why waste it on me?"

Seemingly asking a question, Onasa knew that what he wanted was not an answer.

"You are so similar to me...how could I kill you?"

"But, I'm sorry. Shura can't give love, and I don't deserve to receive love... My hands are covered with blood, you shouldn't touch it."

"but……"

The strength of Levi's hand increased a little, which made Onasa feel a little pain, but she didn't resist at all.

"Feel sorry."

"I——is Shura."

I don't know how long this posture was maintained, until Levi noticed that Onasa was breathing steadily-it seemed that the mental shock was a bit heavy, and she fell asleep.

Levi gently picked her up, and quickly sent her back to the room in Grancel City from an imperceptible road.

Based on his information network, it is not difficult to know where she will stay tonight, and he also knows that Joshua will come here tonight, so...he can't stay for a long time.

The soft starlight shines on the girl's fair face through the open window.Her lips were slightly parted, and her slender eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if she hadn't slept very well.

Levi stood in front of the window, standing at a distance, as if he was watching a work of art that could only be seen from a distance.

For the night, the stars are too dazzling.

Levi sighed, jumped down from the window sensitively, and disappeared into the bushes behind the royal city.

【If you want to protect it, protect it to the end, if you want to give up, don't look back】

Yes, Reinhardt, you shouldn't look back.

Reinhardt is no Joshua Astray, and Onasa is no Estelle Bright.

That warm story from five years ago will not have the chance to repeat itself on him.

"Well…………"

Lying on the bed, Onasa forcefully opened her eyes and sat up.

How long did you sleep by yourself?

"... Levi...?"

There was still a cool breeze blowing through the open window, it was he who sent him back, but did not stay.

"Sure enough... that's the case."

Did the hotheaded self actually say those words?But that's good too... She can finally be firm in her goal.

Suddenly there was a burst of slow footsteps outside the corridor, Onasa suddenly realized something, opened the door quickly and rushed out.

——I happened to meet that boy.

"Joshua..."

Joshua lowered his head, his messy bangs covered his eyes, but he could still see the bleakness in it, as if life suddenly lost its center of gravity, there was no emotion in it, only coldness.

"...Are you leaving?"

"Ah, yes..."

"yes……"

"You...don't stop me?"

"I never stop anyone," Onasa continued leaning against the wall, "it's just, don't you regret it?"

"I have no right to regret it."

"Then, what about Estelle?"

"...I don't know. She and I are people from two different worlds, so I..."

"You..."

"Hey?"

Onasa let out a long sigh, and put her right hand on her forehead, "We have lived together for five years, haven't you been happy in these five years? What about people from different worlds... Have you considered Estier's feelings? ?”

"I am sorry……"

"Men really are stupid creatures. Stupid."

"Maybe," Joshua smiled wryly, and a trace of sadness suddenly appeared in his eyes, "That...Onasa...you...with Lai...no, with that captain..."

"Ah... yeah..."

"yes……"

Both of them were silent for a while, and Onasa walked aside and opened the door of her room.

"Joshua, I will not stop you, just like I said just now. If you want to find your own answer, then go for it. Whether you are escaping or guarding, it is the path you choose, then Please finish walking without regret. As for Estier, you don't have to worry about her safety, I will act with her for the time being."

"Okay, then... Onasa, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Joshua's footsteps slowly disappeared at the end of the corridor, and Onasa looked up at the starry sky outside the window.

Joshua... It is impossible for you to let go.

What's more, how could Estier be willing to give up looking for you?It's only a matter of time before you return to her.

Recalling the touch on the top of her head just now, Onasa still finds it incredible.

"I also...will not give up."

Yes, will not give up.

Even if I'm not as dazzling as Estier——I will definitely bring you out of that darkness.

"Phantom Thief" Blubran——Luan Baiying