The trail of the sky The light belongs to you

On the Manolia lane--

There was a clanging and powerful beating sound, and the last roar of the monster disappeared in the silent air...

"Huh..." The girl tidied up her bangs that had been blown a little messy by the evening wind, "I lost it again... where will it be..."

The white combat boots lightly stepped on the weeds beside the road, making a rustling sound.

"Let's go back to Luan, it's so late..."

Onasa suddenly sensed a strange smell in the air, looked up vigilantly, and saw a black shadow passing in front of her...

"found it……!"

However, Onasa was just about to take a step, but found a more urgent thing - that strange smell spread more and more, and at the same time, it was accompanied by a crackling sound.

"Ahead...is the Magnolia Orphanage..."

"Oops……!"

The combat boots slammed on the ground, and the girl rushed to the source of the smell as fast as she could...

"Phew...there are quite a few things to mend," Dean Teresa was sitting in her room, and the children had already entered a sweet dream. "This also shows that the children are full of energy..."

click-

"Hey, that sounds like firewood..." The dean turned to the back suspiciously, "What kind of sound is that... Could it be...!?"

The calm expression turned into panic in an instant, and the dean rushed out of the room, but what he saw was an unexpected scene.

The fire started from a corner of the living room and spread into the house, and many places have suffered...

"Children...! Get up!"

"Wow...I don't dare anymore!" Klamm was the first to wake up when he heard the teacher yell in panic.

"Kram... have you fallen asleep again?" Mary was the second child to wake up.

"Daniel, Polly, get up!"

Danielle opened his sleepy eyes, "What's the matter, teacher, you look so panicked..."

"...It's on fire." Teresa said these three words with difficulty, and the children were greeted with surprise and fear.

"Don't panic! Just go with the teacher!"

Under Teresa's leadership, the five people came to the first floor. The fire spread even more fiercely than before, and many supporting wooden pillars were eroded...

"Hurry, hurry...!" Teresa pushed the four children forward, but at this moment, the crossbeam fell down, and along with the blazing flames, blocked their way.

"Goddess... please bless these children to escape smoothly..."

"Ice Blue Shock!"

The air in front of him was suddenly no longer scorching hot, but icy cold instead. The blue magical atmosphere surrounded the huge beam, and the power contained in it quickly extinguished the sparks.

"Ms. Teresa!" The blond girl rushed in from the door, sweat dripping from her forehead due to the high temperature around her.

"Onasha...!"

"Sister, sister..."

"Don't be afraid..." Onasa pushed the beam a little harder, "Get out, everyone!"

Thick smoke filled the air, and the black smoke began to make it difficult to breathe. Onasa stood behind the four children and Teresa. However, the fire spread far faster than she expected...

On the ceiling as far as the eye can see, another beam is crumbling...

"...Damn it..." Almost instinctively, she pushed Teacher Teresa hard, and then, she was greeted by loud noises and impacts. When she came back to her senses, the beam pressed against her body , can't move at all...

"Onasa!" The dean tried to push the beam away with his own strength, but the beam didn't move at all.

"Teacher... run and bring the children with you!"

"No, no..."

"The ones you can't move, please, for the sake of the goddess, otherwise they won't be able to escape...!"

While Teresa was hesitating, another gray figure rushed into the room. It was a young man in his 25s wearing an ivory trench coat—with beautiful silver hair and a pair of violet eyes.

"You are……"

The young man remained silent, silently removed the huge obstacle on the girl's back, helped Onasa up, and led everyone out of the door.

At this time, the villagers of Manolia Village felt the commotion here, and rushed to put out the fire.

Onasa half-kneeled on the ground, calmly inhaling too much smoke and disordered breathing, while the person who saved her at the critical moment... was about to turn around and leave.

"and many more……"

The girl stood up, there were still many gray marks on her skin, the burns were very slight, but she didn't feel her slender eyebrows tightened.

"……Is there a problem?"

"……you……"

Looking at the savior in front of her, Onasa's eyes were not grateful, but full of doubt and seriousness - silver hair, purple eyes, voice...

"Thank you for saving me."

For a moment, all she said was this sentence—at the same time, she saw a strange emotion flashing in the young man's eyes.

"Don't you want to go to Manolia Village? Teacher, she should also want to thank you..."

The corner of the silver-haired youth's mouth slightly raised, "No need."

"Really...then, there will be a period later."

The last sentence and the young man's back disappeared together in the air colored by the flames.

Silver hair——

With a cold and mocking tone——

The height and build are the same as back then——

This person should be Captain Red, the one she met when she was in the prison.

That is...the person who warned her not to rely on her own kindness to save this hopeless world....

However, at this moment, this person who should have been the enemy appeared at the scene of the fire.

The arsonist? This possibility is not ruled out, but it is unlikely. As for the others, it is not yet possible to make a conclusion.

But... why is he here?

Based on Onasa's impression, he must have expected that he would see him through, so...why?

Is it because I can only rely on my intuition without hard evidence?

still is……

When this reason jumped into Onasha's mind, she felt as if her heart was shaken.

Or, just to save people, that's all?

When they first met, the faces hidden behind the red masks were not obvious.

But this time—this is really a face that is enough to make many women scream, with almost impeccable contours and detailed facial features.

However, those eyes were violet, small but full of spirit, and what was contained in them... was a depth and desolation that didn't match his age at all.

It was the depth in her eyes that impressed Onasa deeply.

For some reason, she, who had always acted rationally, had a slight liking for this hostile person, and thought for no reason... that he was not a bad person.

When recovering from the daze, the fire in the orphanage had been extinguished... In this one night, everything here was destroyed, including many memories.

Teacher Teresa was squatting among the children, and everyone was crying, not only from lingering fear, but also from sadness and indignation.

Onasa turned to look at the embers, as if she could see the children playing here, Kolos who was busy making refreshments, herself who was telling stories to everyone, and Joseph and Teresa who had passed away...

All these assumptions seemed to have touched a soft corner of her heart, making her eyes moist...

Onasa immediately closed her eyes, and after taking a few deep breaths, she clenched her right fist secretly—she swore that no matter who the prisoner was here, she would never let him go.

The confusion, perplexity, and sadness in the girl's eyes have completely disappeared, and she has put aside all speculation and feelings about that silver-haired youth...

"Anyway... let's go to the hotel in Manolia Village first."

Under the escort of Onasha, Teresa and her four children came to the White Tree Lotus Pavilion. It was very close to dawn. Although everyone was very sad, they took a short rest under Onasha's persuasion. for a while.

After confirming that everyone was asleep and that there was nothing abnormal, Onasa left the room and asked the villagers to report the fire situation to Jiaen.

"Huh...it's a mess."

Onasa was walking on the avenue of Manolia, and Agathe can't be contacted now, that guy should be tracking another group of people, and I don't know where he is now, originally they had an appointment to meet on the second floor of Luan's association of.

She has asked the villagers to tell Jia En, and if they meet Agathe, tell him the news of her decision to investigate the fire incident.

Judging from the sudden disappearance of the people she was following, and the fact that Teacher Teresa would not offend anyone if she remained aloof from the world, the situation at the scene clearly indicated that someone deliberately set the fire...

It seems that these emergencies are a good breakthrough in the investigation of those men in black, so...

Back at the scene of the fire, and re-examining everything that happened here, Onasa couldn't help but take a deep breath.

This is a heart-wrenching scene...

"Anyway, let's wait for Mr. Jia En to send guerrillas over. I guess...it should be Estier and Joshua. Although I can do it myself...but those two people will definitely come. By the way, Kolos Might come too."

Onasa sat beside the ruined vanilla field, the vibrant plants had turned to black charcoal, and the air was still filled with a choking smell.

"That child of Kolos... I don't know what will happen..."

While she was waiting, dawn dawned...

Not long after dawn, the footsteps of two people came from the side of the street...

Onasa stood up, her brain was not dulled by the sleepless night, on the contrary, she was more clear-headed after basking in the sun for a while.

"Onasha...it's really you."

"Eh? Do you know I'll be here?"

"We met Brother Agathe when we went to the association early in the morning. Mr. Jiaen told him that his partner was planning to investigate the fire case. Coupled with the description of the villagers in Manolia, we guessed it was you." Joshua explained.

"I see... I hope that red-haired man is not very dissatisfied."

"He complained for a while, but it feels like he still believes in your judgment." Joshua smiled slightly, "So...is this incident also related to those men in black?"

"This is just a guess." Onasa suddenly remembered something and turned around. "Although the Guerrilla Association was notified, this incident may not be a simple fire, so... Actually, I want to investigate it by myself... "

"We also want to assist in the investigation!" Hearing this, Estier interjected, "After all, this is the place where Teacher Teresa and those children belong, and Kolos also...so we want to help anyway..."

"I knew you would say that, Estelle, but let me act like a senior once in a while. You are my assistants in this investigation. If anything happens, you should listen to me first. May I?"

"Um……!"

"clear."

After reaching an agreement, the three investigated the indoor and outdoor conditions, and also asked some questions of the villagers who were cleaning up at the scene, and finally came to the same conclusion as Onasa at that time—this was a case of deliberate arson .

"is this real?"

"Ke Luosi..." The three of them looked in the direction of the girl's trembling voice. The purple-haired girl in school uniform clenched her fists and stood in front of them, staring at the crumbling building.

"Why... who... actually did such a thing. How many irreplaceable and precious memories are filled in this place... why... such a cruel thing is done!"

The eyes of the usually gentle girl were filled with anger, sadness and excitement at the same time, as if the overflowing emotions would explode in an instant.

"I'm sorry...I'm...in a mess right now..."

Onasa stepped forward, holding Kolos's back with her right hand.

"I understand..." Gently stroking Ke Luosi's trembling body, "I understand, at that time, when the fire was still burning, when I was saving people inside, I thought that you would be very sad.

I am very aware of how important this place is to you...so, don't hide your sadness. "

"Onasha..."

"But the teacher and the children are safe and sound, so...they must be sad now, too, aren't they?"

"……Um."

"So, we can't be sad for too long, they are still waiting for us, to give them the truth, you are a good boy, you must understand? So... Be strong."

"...Thank you, I..." Kolos calmed down for a while, raised her head, and there were some tears in her eyes, but it was not so intense, but was replaced by gratitude, "The principal told me this morning... ...Before I came here, the whole person was about to collapse..."

Closs closed her eyes and suddenly remembered something, "Then you were there when the fire caught fire yesterday?"

"Ah... I arrived later."

"Is that... not injured?"

"No, don't worry about me...But, Kolos, are you feeling better now?"

"Hmm...it's much better." The girl's face blushed unconsciously. Onasa in front of her always played such a role, encouraging her and supporting her when she was sad and confused... always gentle.

"Hehe..." Onasha stepped back and let go of Kolos, "The teacher and the children are at the hotel in Manolia Village, let's go there now."

After arriving at the hotel, Kolos took the children downstairs so that the teacher could talk to the other three alone.

After asking Teresa some basic information, everyone began to identify the possible identity of the prisoner...

However, Dean Teresa thought for a long time, but did not think of a possible suspect...

"It should have nothing to do with that person..."

"that person……?"

"...It means the person who rescued me at that time." Onasa closed her eyes, "Don't make any conclusions about this person."

"... What is the specific situation?"

"When I was escaping, I was pinned down by a beam. A person rushed in and removed the beam, and took us out..." Onasha hesitated a little, and turned her gaze to Joshua, "That person, wearing an ivory coat, 25 About [-] years old...and has dazzling silver hair."

Joshua showed a surprised expression, "Silver hair..."

"Well, although he looks very young, but...the deep eyes make people think that he has experienced many vicissitudes of life, although he does not look like a bad person...but it is still a bit suspicious to appear in the orphanage late at night.

And... Estier, Joshua, I met their captain when I was tracking down those men in black, that is, the man by Lake Valyria.I think he might be the silver-haired young man. "

"what……!"

"what……!"

"That's why I suspect that it might be related to the man in black... Joshua... what's wrong?"

"Ah, no..." Joshua replied from his dazed state, "Is that person really suspicious..."

Onasa continued to look at Joshua for a while, then looked away, "Agathe will continue to track down those men in black, and he will find out if there is anything unusual. Our side... will start the investigation with the fire as the center Better."

Afterwards, Kolos also entered the room, and happened to meet Mayor Dalemon and his secretary who came to comfort Theresa, expressing their suspicions about the "Raven Gang".At the same time, they proposed that Theresa move to live in one of his mansions in the royal capital...

When she heard this proposal, Onasa narrowed her eyes and stared at the mayor of LuAnn—if the arsonist was not targeting teachers and children, nor was it a prank... Then, is it possible that it was for this place? As for the land, the mayor was the only one who could profit from the land if things went this way, and he made that proposal so eagerly... as if he didn't want them to go back to that orphanage.

However... I still speculate, just keep an eye on it for now.

Because of the nostalgia for the memories of the orphanage, Teresa didn't give an answer right away...but decided to think about it for a while. Obviously, Kolos didn't want them to move away.

When leaving the White Tree Lotus Pavilion, Onasha expressed the hope that Koloss would go back to the academy. After all, she was a commoner and was not suitable to be involved in this incident, but Koloss said that she wanted to find out the truth herself anyway. In desperation, she can only ask her to escape in time when she encounters a dangerous situation.

"No...it's not good...! Sister Kolos, Sister Onasa...!"

A girl's childish voice came from behind, and Mary came to them panting.

"Kram...is gone...!"

"Mary said slowly... Where did Klamm go?"

"I don't know... He was eavesdropping outside the door at first, but he rushed out suddenly, and said something like 'I will never spare them'..."

"Could it be..."

"It seems that he went to the Raven Gang..."

"Then, then... let's go to the warehouse too!"

In the process of rushing to Luan, Onasa re-examined the white tone under the bright sky—whether there will be a huge test?