I really only stop

"……oh, I understand now."

There was a moment of silence, Lu Xi nodded, and under Themis' gaze with a humanized 'surprised' expression, he gently raised his right fist - on it, the wing-shaped beacon of Osiris flashed Slight brilliance:

"In the name of the current supreme commander of Osiris [Luci], I authorize to confirm that the missions delivered to No. [-] sky city Themis have been successfully completed. Your persistence will surely bring more glory to the floating kingdom future."

"【Thanks a lot】."

"..."

"……【thanks】."

Feeling that his body was floating higher and higher, Lu Xi narrowed his eyes into a small slit, trying to see the scene below clearly.

He saw it.

Streets, buildings, shops... everything is silently sinking downwards, falling into the destructive energy vortex created by Themis himself.

The sky city Themis, which has been desolate for ten thousand years, silent for ten thousand years, and persevering for ten thousand years, is about to be completely merged into the dust of history in this way.

As if he had foreseen his own destiny long ago, Themis stood in the center of the sky city as he had when he first met him, looking up at Lu Xi's back, with a gentle smile on his lips.

It seems to be blessing, and it seems to be saying goodbye.

"The full function is about to stop, and No. [-] Sky City Themis will no longer rise."

At the very end, Themis saluted Lucy from a distance, and at the same time, her voice sounded:

"I implore you to take good care of the commander of Themis, Your Excellency Lucy."

"--what?"

Before Lu Xi could react, a group of holy light the size of a person flew out from the collapsing sky city, and plunged into Lu Xi's body in an irresistible gesture.

Along with it, there was a faint, cool greeting:

"Please advise."

PS: two-in-one chapter desu (→)

Chapter 490 The Sky and Torture

what what? !What happened again? !

The situation in front of him happened so suddenly, Lu Xi was stunned for a few seconds before he started to grope around himself belatedly.

Did something fly into my body just now?Is this thing still talking to me? !

Don't, don't, the boss hidden in the body is the cuteness of Xiao Lika, I don't want such a weird title like Uzumaki Qiangxi!

No matter how much Lu Xi yelled in his heart, the holy light group that had penetrated into his body did not respond at all, and there were no strange symbols such as tattoos or imprints on his body.

Everything was as usual, even Lu Xi couldn't help feeling that he had just seen a hallucination.

...Could it be, is it really a hallucination?

After carefully checking every skin on the body, even after looking over and over the system panel, Lu Xi still found nothing.

No matter what, this tiring [Holy Light Trial] is finally over. After returning to the sanctuary, go back to your room and have a good sleep!

Seeing that the big hole above his head was getting closer and closer to him, Lu Xi took a deep breath.

I am coming!sun!

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When Lucy and Cocoa finally flew back to the ground with the last strength of Themis, the scene before their eyes was definitely not [wonderful].

"Princess, I know this land."

The Holy Lance, which had previously been transformed into a Flame Lance, quietly returned to its original metal form, and Cocoa showed a bright smile to Lu Xi:

"It's not far from the sanctuary. If you walk, it's only 10 minutes away from the cathedral square where we started. If you're tired, you can ride on my back. Although I don't have the experience of carrying people, I think It should be quite comfortable!"

To your... back?

Seeing that after Cocoa finished speaking, she really took off the heavy knight breastplate, revealing her white and tender shoulders and the appearance of her underwear, Lu Xi hurriedly took two steps back:

"No, no need! I'm not that tired yet!"

"Please don't be shy, princess."

Cocoa tilted her head and thought for a while, then suddenly faced Lu Xi and opened her arms:

"If you think the way of carrying people is not elegant, I can carry you back to the sanctuary in the way of a princess. Please rest assured that although my figure is not comparable to that of the saint, I am comparable to other nuns in the sanctuary. Miss is still very confident in comparison!"

Sister!Now that's not the question at all, is it? !

Looking at Cocoa's warm smile and her hug, Lu Xi felt a mouthful of old blood welling up in his throat.

It's over. Mistake.

When talking with Cocoa for the first time, she had inadvertently said that 'the ultimate mission of a knight is to protect her Royal Highness. '

At that critical moment in the last minute, when I thought of this sentence, I hugged [Since it’s too late to save Cocoa from the confusion of her goal, let’s just set her a newer and bigger goal] The idea of ​​action, proclaiming himself to be her princess on the spot.At that time, it was just a dead horse as a living horse doctor, but the effect was unexpectedly good.

However, the consequences of this statement are also staggering.

Think about Yuxia, who is also a child with problems in the Sanctuary. Even under the influence of me and Nana, Yuxia's perspective on problems is much more flexible, but she is still firm in her insistence on being "correct" It has reached a level that makes people feel cold.

In the same situation, just like Yuxia's "Correct", what the pure white knight Cocoa insists on is "Chivalry", and in her heart, the ultimate goal of chivalry is to protect the "Princess"— ——From the present point of view, that is to say, weak and weak.

Now that things have happened, I can probably see what happened to the beginning of this [Holy Light Trial].

The purpose of the Pope to let Cocoa go with me is nothing more than to discover the gratifying change in Yuxia's development to a 'normal person', and he intends to let me do the same, and make this pure child who was raised by the great sages in the sanctuary crooked. The White Knight also corrected to a near-normal level - however, the situation forced me to play it off.

For example, His Majesty the Pope just wanted me to add some ordinary 'fireworks' to the white paper named [Cocoa], but I signed my name directly on the white paper with a swipe of a pen, and wrote additionally A statement [from now on this knight belongs to me].

He couldn't help teasing away the precious saint, and got the allegiance of the pure white knight by accident.

It's over!This will definitely be burned at the stake by the Pope's grandfather, right? !

Lu Xi instantly felt that he was in great trouble, and even the warm sunshine became slightly scorching hot.

Decided!It just so happens that Osiris is floating not far from here, so I'll run up to it now and slip away in Sky City!

Even if it is the Pope, it should take some time to realize that something is wrong here... right?

"Hmph, with such a big commotion, don't you think I'm so old that I can't even notice it?"

The moment Lu Xi oiled the soles of his feet, a big hand made of holy light grabbed his collar and lifted him up under his instantly dim eyes.

Floating steadily in mid-air, watching the brat being slowly brought closer to him by the hand of the Holy Light, Berendo actually showed a smile that didn't match his temperament at all, and even had a hint of murderousness in it:

"Old man, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Come and talk, young man."

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Sanctuaries, Cathedrals, Pope's Office.

Except for Celica, Lu Xi's team and a holy gunman stood obediently in front of the Pope's desk, and no one spoke.

"Yusia, Nana, go and take care of the lively little Celika first."

After a while, the Pope smiled kindly, and said to Nana and Yushia:

"That child's hands-on ability is too strong. If no one is watching, I'm really afraid that she will tear down the statue of Lord Haila."

"Your Majesty the Pope..."

She glanced worriedly at Lu Xi, who was pressed by the pope on the chair beside her and didn't dare to move, Nana seemed to want to say something, but was stopped by Yuxia's eyes.

"I see, Grandpa Pope."

Holding Nana's little hand, Yushiya led her out of the office, while gently closing the door behind her.

"Go and take a break too, Cocoa."

His Majesty the Pope continued to look kindly, like an amiable old man:

"Lu Xi is a man after all, and his mental state is slightly better. I want to chat with him now about what happened in the Holy Light Trial. After you rest, you can also join our communication."

"It doesn't matter, His Holiness the Pope! I can continue!"

Unlike Yuxia, the Mushroom Holy Spearman has inherited the vigorous and straightforward personality of the avant-garde profession:

"As a guardian knight, it is necessary for me to always be by your side. On the contrary, the weak Lord Luxi needs rest more than me now. Please allow me to send him back to the room. I will leave the rest of the inquiries to you." Just fine!"

"..."

The moment he heard the word "Guardian Knight", although the Pope still kept that warm and kind smile on his face, Lu Xi, who was sitting beside him and also a male, still read a trace of The taste of 'egg hurt'.

"Don't worry, I can use [all kinds of] holy arts, and I will definitely not make Lu Xi feel [a little tired]."

Subtly emphasizing certain words that make people think carefully, seeing Cocoa's expression that seems to want to say something, the Pope said with a smile:

"This is an order from the Pope, Knight Cocoa, your trial has been completed very well, go and rest now."

"……oh, I understand now."

His eyes lingered back and forth between the kind face of the Pope and Lucy's expressionless face. No matter how hard he thought about it, Cocoa finally felt relieved and said goodbye to the Pope and Lucy. A gift:

"In this case, I will go back to my room to rest. Your Excellency Lu Xi, if you have any needs, please call my name at any time. My gun has been dedicated to you. As a knight, I will They will all answer your call!"

"Crack."

Looking at the handle of the chair shudderingly pinched by the other hand of the Pope, Lucy broke out in a cold sweat, and only smiled with great reluctance:

"Well, well, thank you for your hard work..."

"Then, I'll take my leave too."

As the pure white knight walked out of the room with light steps, finally only Lu Xi and the Pope were left in the huge office.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a chat between the old man and the young man."

He patted Lu Xi's shoulder reassuringly, and the smile on His Majesty's face was kind and kind:

"Then, Lucy."

"Let's begin our torture."

Chapter 491 A Friendly Conversation

"Torture?!"

Feeling more and more strange force coming from the hand holding his shoulder that didn't look like an old man at all, Lu Xi's voice trembled slightly:

"Your Majesty the Pope, aren't we [easily and happily chatting]?"

"Oh, yes yes yes."

As if he patted his head belatedly, Berendo regained a kind smile on his face:

"Look at me, I can't even speak smoothly when I'm old. That's right, we are chatting, just chatting."

It's just chatting, why do you need to repeat the word "chat" twice! ?

And my lord, will you take your hands off my shoulders first?It hurts, it really hurts!

Feeling the same sense of oppression in front of Berendo's crowned smile as when facing Themis, Lu Xi's heart was full of bitterness.

Can you still go to heaven if you are burned by the holy flame?Come to a knowledgeable boss to answer, I am waiting.

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"...I see, Sky Castle Themis..."

After listening to Lu Xi's concise and concise narration, Berendo slowly stroked his beard:

"Unexpectedly, there is such an existence hidden in the ground near the sanctuary. According to you, the [Trial of Holy Light] in the sanctuary has been completed in the experimental tower of Themis?"

"exactly."

Passing a cup of hot tea to the Pope and his old man with insight, Lu Xi nodded:

"As for the experimental tower, you can use the experimental tower in Osiris as a comparison example. Both were created by the floating kingdom ten thousand years ago, and there are still many similarities between the two."

"wrong."