Late night, Dunmur, Weipaul Hills

"How is it? Is it possible that the existence of Yasha's Tears is here?"

In front of a dark cave, several black shadows were standing or sitting... Suddenly, a figure slowly walked out of the cave, and then Kakashi's lazy voice also sounded.

"No, I can't feel any breath of Yasha's tears."

The one who walked out of the cave was Yue Yulou, and the group guarding outside were naturally [Mu]. Their purpose of coming here tonight was very simple, that is, to check whether there is a possibility of Yasha's Tears here, but it is obvious that the ancient snake man's country was not favored by Yasha. Yue Yulou felt it for half an hour but did not find any breath of Yasha's Tears.

"Then...what should we do behind us? Or follow them..."

"No need, I can't continue to waste my time. Yashan is so big, it takes a long time to find a few small tears of Yasha... but..."

Speaking of this, Yue Yulou suddenly looked down at Yasha's tears on the middle finger of his right hand, and then muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear clearly:

“…It seems that there is really not much time…”

That's right, Yue Yulou's inner anxiety seemed to be getting stronger and stronger during this period. He had vaguely realized that he seemed to be carrying an important task, and this task had a great connection with Yashan. If he contacted the words of the Dark Dragon in the past, he felt that the dragon god in this game should be the original body of the dragon god in Yashan World. Even if it was not, at least it was a consciousness body connected to the original body...

Although he had the idea of ​​directly searching for his brother and other dragon gods, he thought about it and found that the dragon gods seemed to be deliberately hiding from him. Because it was not a day or two for him to enter this game, but none of his brother and other dragon gods came to say hello to him and explain the specific situation. This was really a little wrong... He always had a bad premonition now. It seemed that something bad happened to Yashan, but his memory was now quite missing, so he simply collected all the tears of Yasha according to the system (or dragon god) and then he would see what would happen...

"Then will we leave now?"

"Let's go tomorrow... After all, after being together for a few days, it's better to say hello and leave..."

After saying this, the figures disappeared in an instant, and the earth returned to silence again, leaving only the sobbing evening breeze and the rustling bushes, and the moonlight was still empty, and like an eye that could see all things, quietly staring at everything on the earth...

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The next day, early in the morning, Dunmur

"That... President Artoria, I..."

Although he spoke with Kakashi and the others very easily last night, when the real thing came to an end, Yue Yulou was a little embarrassed and hesitant. After all, he said that a few days ago, and now he has to leave suddenly. Anyone would be angry if he was, so he stood in front of Artoria for a long time but did not say that sentence...

"Can you go to a place with me first?"

Artoria seemed to know what Yue Yulou wanted to say, but she did not point it out. Instead, she smiled slightly, turned around and walked slowly out of the city. Yue Yulou sighed softly, and then followed. Under the reflection of the rising sun, the backs of the two seemed so harmonious, but the distance between them seemed so far...

Soon, the two of them came to a lake outside the city. The lake was not big, but it was extremely clear. Under the sunlight, the calm lake surface was like a piece of crystal crystal, and the lake was surrounded by green grass and dense forests... It just so happened that the game was in summer again, and it was the season when vegetation was the most vigorous, so there were many colorful unknown flowers growing on the grass. Yue Yulou obviously did not expect that there would be such a place near this city. He slowly walked to the shore of the lake, half-squatted down, gently picked up a pool of clear water, and chuckled:

"Haha, it's really a place like a fairyland... In this turbid country, there is indeed a pure land."

"This place...whenever I'm worried, I will come to rest for a while, because the scenery here can calm me down..."

Artoria, who was standing beside Yue Yulou, stared at the distance for a while, immediately turned around and slowly walked to a big tree not far away. Then she slowly sat down against the big tree. At this time, she was not wearing armor, but she seemed to still hold the sword in her hand...

"Yeah……"

Yue Yulou didn't want to destroy this beautiful place, so he followed Artoria to the class tree, but he just stood in front of her... Artoria, who was half leaning on the tree, suddenly slowly closed her eyes and said softly in a dreamlike tone:

"Safi... do you know... My brother and I are both nobles of a country in the Western world, and have extremely high inheritance rights, so our family has always adhered to the belief of a knight to guide the country. Although it is sometimes mistaken for pedantic and conservative... And my brother is the designated heir of the family, but since my brother died... I have become the first heir to the family governor, but... many people in the family think that I am a girl and cannot lead the entire family.

So I want to prove that I am no worse than any man... At that time, I swear that I must protect the glory and glory of the family. My future identity will be just a noble knight, no longer a woman... Even if I cannot be recognized by everyone and surrounded by doubtful eyes... I must persist because that is my brother... the mission and responsibility given to me... But sometimes I feel very tired... family, country, etc.... People in the college also say that I am very old-fashioned..."

As he spoke, Artoria's voice gradually became low. Finally, the hand holding the sword loosened, and she fell asleep. After a while, only a slight breathing sound remained in the air. Yue Yulou looked at Artoria's beautiful sleeping face, the golden hair fluttering in the wind, and the slightly frowning frown, and a hint of pity gradually appeared in his eyes...

"Why is my heart shaking...Why is my thoughts shaking...Am I really moved by her... Just because she looks very much like Esmelaya..."

Yue Yulou didn't know what was wrong with him now. After standing quietly for half an hour, he whispered for a while, then slowly walked to Artoria, then half-squatted down, and slowly reached his right hand towards the beautiful woman's pretty face...

"No...no...not that shouldn't be like this! How can I..."

Suddenly, Yue Yulou stood up suddenly and withdrew his hand, then staggered back a few steps. At this moment, Artoria suddenly slowly opened her eyes...

"Why... aren't there any qualifications to become a substitute..."

"Sorry...I..."

Looking at Artoriana's disappointed eyes, Yue Yulou took a deep breath, then slowly walked to her again, and half-squatted down and put a golden, scabbard-like thing in her hand...

"Are you leaving..."

But Artoria didn't even look at that thing, but instead stared at Yue Yulou's eyes blankly. Yue Yulou, who seemed to be not afraid of anything, faced the girl's eyes, and a look of fear appeared in his eyes. He kept avoiding the gaze that made him panic, and finally he could not hide...

"I... won't leave for the time being, at least before helping you explore this ruin..."

What Yue Yulou said at this time had completely deviated from his original intention, but he had no choice, because he could be cruel to anything, but he could not harden his heart for this person...

"Safi...thank you..."

Suddenly, just as Yue Yulou was about to stand up, Artoria rushed onto him and put her hands on his neck, pressing him, who was caught off guard...

"Artolia...can you get up first...I..."

Listening to the whispering of the other person in his ears and feeling the amazing warmth on the other person's chest, Yue Yulou's heart, which should be bound by [forgetful], began to beat violently, but with his red face, he did not dare to touch the other person's body with his hands because he was afraid of causing misunderstandings from the other person, but it seemed that the power of words alone could not calm the enthusiasm of the female knight...

"Safi, I won't force you to make a choice now...because I didn't make a choice myself..."

After a long time, Artoria seemed to have finally calmed down, and her arms around Yue Yulou's neck slowly lowered. But just when Yue Yulou thought she could get out, the other party wrapped her body and leaned her head gently on her chest...

"By the way...what is that scabbard?"

Looking at the scabbard held by Artoria's left hand, Yue Yulou, who knew that he had no chance of getting out of here, sighed helplessly, gently stroked the raised blonde hair on Artoria's head, and said softly:

"Do you know why as long as I am by your side, the [Heart of the Holy Spirit] on my body will not be eroded?"

"Is it because of this sword?"

After Artoria continued to shrink into Yue Yulou's arms, she immediately put her golden sword and the scabbard on Yue Yulou's chest. Yue Yulou gently touched the sword body of the golden sword and whispered in a plain tone:

"Do you remember I told the origin of this sword... This sword was originally named [Elrath's Sword of Swift Light], which was once the sword of the archangel Sarah. In a fierce battle before Sarah fell, the sword was lost with the scabbard... And my [Heart of the Ashes of the Holy Spirit] is Sarah's battle robe. The sword contains huge power of light and can resonate with the battle robe, so only if I am by your side, the power of hell on the battle robe will be suppressed..."

"So... it seems I would like to thank the Dragon of Chaos. If it hadn't hurt Sarah at the beginning, I wouldn't have any contact with you..."

Hearing Artoria's words, Yue Yulou smiled slightly, then slowly leaned his head on the grass, looked up at the blue sky, breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly asked the beauty lying on her:

"Artolia, you once said... As a knight, you must protect everything you cherish, guilds, empires, families... So what do you think you should protect everything?"

Hearing Yue Yulou's words, Artoria suddenly turned up suddenly, rode onto Yue Yulou when she didn't react, and picked up the golden sword, looked at Yue Yulou's calm face, and said firmly:

"Of course, it is with the sword in my hand. My mentor once taught me... Only with the sword in my hand can we protect the precious people and the things we cherish."

"Is that... it's a pity..."

Yue Yulou slowly raised his right hand, then gently stroked the sharp blade of the golden sword with his fingertips, and shook his head expressionlessly...

"...Swords, with two-faced blades, can hurt enemies and yourself...but they can't protect anything..."

"But... how can I say that... as long as I can defeat the enemy, can I protect the people behind me?"

Seeing the beauties' doubtful eyes, Yue Yulou smiled slightly, slowly picked up the scabbard beside him, and said softly:

"Artolia, do you know... The most precious thing Ellas gave to Sarah is not the sword in your hand, nor the battle robe on me, nor the powerful light power, but this sword sheath... This sword sheath represents the ultimate protection. Although this guy Ellas sometimes seems a little dull, at least he understands the true meaning of protection... Unfortunately, Sarah did not understand this at the beginning. The sword in her hand killed countless enemies, but in the end, the belief in Light was still on the verge of collapse. If it weren't for finding a creature with a powerful reproduction power like humans, the believers of Light would probably be less than the Dark Dragon... Do you understand the reason?"

Looking at Yue Yulou's eyes full of wisdom, Artoria kept thinking about the other person's words in her mind. In fact, she had already vaguely noticed that some of her past understandings were deviated, but she could never find them. But after Yue Yulou said that, she seemed to have found her misunderstanding...

"Well...I understand."

After a long time, an enlightened look suddenly appeared in Artoria's eyes. Then she took the scabbard in Yue Yulou's hand, and slowly inserted the long sword in her hand into the scabbard. Just as the sword entered the scabbard, a warm golden light immediately wrapped the two of them...

"This scabbard was originally called [Elrath's Heavenly Sanctuary], and it is also a magical artifact..."

Less than a second, the golden light immediately disappeared without a trace, and there was a scabbard with a long sword in Artoria's hand. A trace of light golden light kept flowing on the scabbard. However, Artoria, who had obtained the artifact, looked like any joy. She slowly put the scabbard aside, then supported her hands on both sides of Yue Yulou's head, and slowly bent down, put her fair face inches away from Yue Yulou before stopping her movements...

"You said that the scabbard represents the ultimate protection, then... do I have the ability to protect you?"

Looking at the other party's clear eyes, Yue Yulou shook his head gently, then turned his head aside, and said in a faint light:

"I don't know what I will face in the future... I can't predict some things, maybe... I shouldn't have any intersection with you in the first place. I'm afraid of my own feelings and I'm afraid of hurting you..."

"But we finally met under the guidance of fate...are we?"
Chapter completed!