because i am stel

"But Persephone also—"

"Not so much, Your Highness. I don't have much need for personal emotional problems-I have lived alone for so long. Adding a second person who is too close will make me feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, you, Your happiness is near, why don't you hold it in your hands?"

"........."

Theresa didn't answer, but hugged her even tighter.And when Theresa left, she heard a muffled voice.

"You...you can...join..."

The voice was very faint, almost like talking in a dream.

Kelsey wasn't sure if it was sleep talking or not.

Because after Teresia left, her knees could no longer support her weight.Her physical strength could no longer sustain her actions.

She fell to the ground, the blood in her body was clearly hot, but she felt as cold as ice.The heart in the chest kept beating, but the pumping blood seemed to store thousands of sharp needles.

It hurts, the heart hurts, the whole body hurts.

When I opened my mouth, it was almost impossible to speak.The air he exhaled was obviously hot, but the severe pain, like frost, seemed to pull his tongue out of his mouth.

Why does it hurt?

do not know.

Because the only clear concept that comes to mind is——

——"Your Highness, you must obtain happiness."

Half an hour later, Kelsey turned back into Kelsey again.

Half a week later, Shirtel, who was still wounded, put in front of her a document that was important to her but was lost in a town due to changes in the battle situation.

The document was still stained with blood.It was the blood of Syrtel.

And she no longer remembers how she responded to this kindness at that time.What kind of words were used to conceal the restlessness in his heart.

All she knew was that she didn't cry after Shirtel left.

It's just that I didn't cry.

And since then, everything seems to be back to the way it was before.

Shirtel is getting stronger and stronger, and the battle situation is becoming more and more inclined to the Tower of Babel side.But he became more and more impatient, and it became more and more difficult to speak properly in front of that person.

Because I don't know what to say.

Because, I don't know what to do.

I subconsciously choose those actions that will be staggered with Shirtel, and I instinctively don't want to breathe and talk in the same room with her.

I am on the run.

But he himself escaped into a trap.

When the ambush soldiers who could not escape the calculations of Persephone in the past captured and imprisoned him.In the depths of my heart, there is actually a bit of relief and a bit of satisfaction.

——"His Royal Highness's wish is about to be fulfilled. Then, even if I die here, there is actually no problem."

Kelsey thought so at the time.

However, with the delay of death.Another thought appeared in the bottom of my heart.

——"If I die, will she miss me?"

——"Will she... come to save me?"

——"If she comes, does that mean that I should actually try to get..."

The girl, let's say it was in the girl's heart, thought so.

And the next moment, molten flames fell from the sky.

..............................

The vision of past and present becomes blurred here.In a daze, the person walking towards him through the sea of ​​flames had the same pace and demeanor as he did more than three years ago.

Thoughts surged in my heart.

Emotion burst in the throat.

And all of these are transformed into words by the lips and tongue, and then manifested in the world.

"Your impulsiveness has brought useless destruction and grandeur, Sylter. Showing off your power in a battle where the outcome is decided does not reflect your integrity and character."

--No!That's not what I'm talking about!This is not what I want to do!

"I don't deny that your arrival has indeed added luster to this victory. But—"

——I... I... Sturtle, I've actually been...

"Don't you ever know how much hard work and price you have to pay for the intelligence personnel who cover up your identity for you?"

——…

——Why didn't I cut off this tongue sooner?

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5k... Another day to be a beast_(:з」∠)_

Section No.70 Simple and Effective, Interpersonal Communication

What should be done?

What should I do?

Faced with this completely unreasonable, harsh accusation and questioning like a shrew.What kind of feedback will Ms. Steele, who came here without stopping for a moment, give back?

Very simple.

Step forward and hug.

It's like reuniting with long-lost friends.

"Sorry." She whispered in Kelsey's ear, who suddenly froze. "To trouble you, to mess up your plans. But—"

"As soon as I think of Kelsey, you're in danger, and I can't think of anything else—are you all right. Is something hurt? Would you like to take a break?"

For a moment, she clearly felt that Kelsey's heart skipped a beat.The hands that were a little overwhelmed by her sudden action also raised subconsciously, as if wanting to respond to her hug this time.

She thought it was hallucination.

Maybe that was really an illusion.

Because just half a second later, the green Rhodes Island supervisor backed away forcefully, or broke free from her.And the icy face that would have had some cracks a few seconds ago also quietly returned to its usual calm appearance.

"You and Huang must have a lot in common, Operator Sylter." Kelsey took a step back, and stretched out a hand in front of him as a defensive gesture. "But this overly aggressive way of socializing is not suitable for everyone, and this is not an in-ship bar for your entertainment—"

"—Forget it this time. I forgive your rash behavior. But next time, I hope you can remember the concept of 'safe distance' about personal privacy before acting."

"Sorry..." Shirtel showed a downcast expression.

"...And, I also made some mistakes in my previous wording. You have not yet submitted your application for entry into Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals, so the corresponding responsibilities should not be borne by you—just as an entry gift to future colleagues Right. I believe that there are intelligence personnel on the main ship of Rhodes Island who are willing to help you clean up the first and last ends... I will go to deal with the remnants of the crash with other people. You don’t want to make trouble, just act freely.”

Her voice was a little quicker than usual.

And after she finished speaking, there was no extra reaction time for Miss Shirtel—she just nodded slightly to the flaming-haired Sarkaz.Then he took a step towards the outside - rather than saying that he was busy, it was better to say that he was escaping.

And she only lingers a little before leaving entirely.

"Finally, welcome back to Rhodes Island, Sylter."

So she disappeared into the morning light.In the hot wind, only Miss Shirtle looked at her leaving back with regret—but she didn't stop.

..............................

His gaze changed from pity to melancholy, and a light sigh extended from the melancholy.Like every hot-faced person who puts someone else's cold ass on her face, Miss Shirtle stared at the disappearance of that figure for a long time, and after sighing, she gently closed her eyes.

— can't laugh.

The atmosphere in the air was unspeakably stagnant, there was only one person, and there was only the sound of flames burning.Accompanied by the disappearance of the figure and Kelsey's summoning of other medical staff.The girl turned around and walked towards the unburned ruins alone.

- Never laugh.

She looked down - that's normal, came all the way and got reprimanded.Everyone will be down.However, this is also very abnormal.Because anyone who is familiar with her knows that a guy like her who regards helping her friends as her instinct can't accumulate much negative emotions at all!

——Although the plan seems to be very effective, it is absolutely impossible to laugh now.

So, when only one person stepped into the shadows, she seemed to cover her face unintentionally.

——Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ~~~~ Success!Great!I knew it, I knew it would work!

Her face under the palm of her hand would be distorted and deformed at this moment.And that pair of thin shoulders, which in the eyes of ordinary people, might even be able to carry the collapsed sky, trembled slightly. Anyone who saw it could know that her heart was churning and extremely intense at the moment.

Will anyone see it? --nobody.

Can non-human things see? --Hard to say.

Something seemed to be squirming in the dark shadows.Like a stone, like some kind of Originium creature that is good at hiding.And that creature probably came from the spine of a large lynx.Maybe the guy was sharing eyes with someone right now.

This is good.

However, someone who has always acted omnipotent seems to be unaware of this—no, pretending to be like that is too contrived.So the hand covering his face was put down suddenly after the emotion was released.And the crimson eyes immediately pointed to the hider, and slowly turned away after the latter really turned into a stone in a special way.

So, the two people in the two places breathed a sigh of relief.

Whether it's the actor or the spy, they all felt a big stone in their hearts because of the success of their calculations.

Then, a whisper came from Miss Steele's lips.

"Kelsey, how can I... get closer to you?"

Pretending to be ignorant, she clearly felt the slight trembling of that piece of stone.

And she continued to move her footsteps outward——

——Let me just say, I avoided her for several years before, and before avoiding her, I tried my best to treat her as politely as possible, which is absolutely wrong!If you think about it, you should know that if keeping a distance is useful, where would it be like this now?

--so!I want to change the way!Since she doesn't want to see me, I just want to stick to her!Is there anything more annoying in this world than a stalking brown candy!As long as she hates me even more, and when she hates me to the point where she deliberately stays away and I give up logically, then all the problems will be fine!

The girl's heart was full of joy.

The expression on her face remained the same, but she walked into a relatively empty square - this was the gap she left for a certain Originium creature starting with the word M for tactical transfer.And it wasn't until the eyes and ears from a certain green lynx completely disappeared in her perception that she was truly relieved from the bottom of her heart.

well.

After changing to a new way of thinking, some previously unexpected strategies really came in handy.And among these newly put into use strategies, a certain method of communication with people that has a long history of thousands of years and has proved its reliability over time is particularly prominent in her cognition!

That is——'Raise your hand, don't hit the smiling face'

Ah, that's right.This is a very simple, very common way of doing things.As long as the conflict between the two parties is not so large that it cannot be reconciled at all.Then putting on a smiling face is an effective means of doing things that can ease the relationship between the two parties.During her schooling career in the other world, those cheeky gentlemen who Miss Shiertel hated very well knew this well - as long as they put on a smiling face, someone will always be able to force some tasks that do not belong to her on her head superior.And although she, Miss Shirtle, can't do this kind of crap that is essentially 'bullying honest people', but the principle can be used a little bit.

Because she really wanted to kill these smiling people.

I really want to cut off all social relations with this group of guys who will only show hypocritical smiles when they want to use her, and hold her up so that she can't get off the stage, and even bring a knife to fight to the death.

Miss Steele, what she hates the most in her life is the stuff that makes a fool of herself.Even when she was dedicated to being a tool person, those brazen guys were the most able to poke her almost stagnant mood.

So she didn't turn into Youmu in the world of Dark Souls.

Because sometimes she'd rather not play a perfect line herself than kill a bunch of aggressive creatures, no matter how many 'reasonable' reasons they can come up with.

But now, she herself seems to have to walk this path that she herself detests.

— Kelsey hates me?It doesn't matter, if she hates it, let her hate it.After all, it is impossible for me to strangle her to death or give her a serious lesson—who told her to be my paper man’s wife—then, my purpose can be slightly deflected, so that Kelsey’s disgust, Deviated into dislike of not wanting to get close to me.

——Then, the next step is to launch a caring offensive.Usually pay attention to asking about the health and wellness, and go to her office for a few more laps when you have free time.Ah... I remembered, when I was helping Yelena look for special medicines, I happened to find some special injections for repairing nerve damage.Just in time to treat her neurological addiction caused by over-medicating herself...it was meant for her anyway.Originally, I wanted to secretly put it on her desk, but this time, let's make it public...

She thought, but frowned quietly.

——Wait, that won't work.

——Although my purpose is to use this 'safe distance' that she feels uncomfortable to make her take the initiative to alienate me.But under the premise that this strategy works, wouldn't she have a high probability of throwing away the healing potion?No, her physical condition is already very bad, and she usually doesn't pay attention to her work and rest at all.i have to...

——…

— Gan!How to make it seem like I really care about her.Although there seems to be nothing wrong with it...

The flaming-haired girl fell into distress.

And accompanied by a familiar wind, a voice that was judged to be friendly in her subconscious sounded leisurely not far from her side.

"What are you thinking about?"—that voice was a little lazy and casual, as if there was some kind of fear of chaos in the world.

"I was wondering how to relieve Kelsey's nerve damage without repulsing her... um, Warfarin?"