Chapter 157 Isn’t this my hometown? The most fundamental question

"Do you want to save x?"

The sound was hazy, coming from far away.

Vifia stood in front of an invisible barrier, or rather, the place where she stood did not change every time she dreamed.

She didn't answer, watching the long sword approaching her heart again and again, without a single ripple in her heart.

In the boundless darkness and silence, only the cold light of the long sword and the steady beating of the blood-red heart can be heard.

After a long while, she finally asked, "Who is x?"

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"Is it really okay for her to continue sleeping like this?" The fat man moved closer to the black-haired girl's face on the bed, and Fei Yi pulled him over.

She stroked her chin, a thoughtful look on her face: "Could he have really fainted from shock?"

"It's been three days." Nerys pursed her lips. She went to look for Sister Clover, and the result was that Xiao Hui was just asleep.

Fei Yi blinked, and suddenly seemed to discover something. She exclaimed in surprise, "Could this be the reason why she came to St. Fagus Island?"

No one responded to her. If Xiao Hui's difference was sleeping, they didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Even on the entire St. Fagus Island, this difference was insignificant compared to others.

The little fat man suggested: "Should we wake her up?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on the well-behaved girl on the bed. Eddie understood Fei Yi's intention and asked for her, "Is she grumpy when she wakes up?"

Nerys, Veffia's roommate, recalled how she used to wake her up and answered honestly, "No."

They exchanged glances, and Nerys took the initiative to step forward. After all, it was she who woke Vifia up in the past.

"Xiao Hui?" she called softly.

"Xinxin?"

The girl sleeping on the bed still didn't move.

Nerys stretched out her hand tentatively, her fingertips feeling the familiar roughness of linen. She exerted a little force on her arm and said, "Little..."

The girl on the bed suddenly stood up, clasped the hand that touched her with one hand, and attacked Nerys' throat with the other hand.

She was cold and her eyes were sharp, filled with murderous intent.

Everything happened so unexpectedly.

Nerys only saw a shadow, and then the air in her throat was quickly snatched away.

She couldn't help but lean back, and a feeling of suffocation spread over her body.

Her face was distorted due to lack of oxygen, and her left hand grasped the wrist that was tightly grasping her neck.

Eddie immediately pulled Fei Yi, who was watching the fun, behind him.

The little fat boy was so surprised that he didn't even blink.

As Nerys lost her breath bit by bit, she clearly saw the pair of bottomless black pupils. They were different from usual ones, as if if she delved deeper, she would not get the secret, but her own destruction.

"Xiao..." She said with difficulty.

"Hey!" After ensuring that Fei Yi would not move around, Eddie stepped forward and was about to grab Vifiya's hand.

The girl's eyes flashed, and her reason finally returned to her mind. She let go of her hand in a daze and blinked in confusion.

Nerys, who had regained her breath, lay on the ground, taking in air in big gulps.

She raised her head, tears welling up at the corners of her eyes. She was breathing heavily, unable to hide the fear in her eyes.

Just now, Xiao Hui really wanted to kill her. She... The confusion in the girl's eyes was genuine.

The confusion in her mind was dispelled, and Vifiya finally realized what she had done. She stood up, but seeing Nerys's fear, she didn't move forward. "I'm sorry."

She clenched her palms. She didn't know how to explain to them. She didn't know why she did this.

"I told you, you must have some skills!" The little fat man rushed over excitedly.

"You just now! You really looked like a devil!" Fei Yi squeezed past the fat girl while Eddie wasn't paying attention. Although she couldn't push her away, it didn't stop her from staring at her with shining eyes.

Eddie sighed helplessly and pulled Nerys' arm with one hand.

"I almost thought you were a real devil."

"Please think about teaching me! When I get out, I'll give you the first grilled fish." The fat boy was obviously not as unscrupulous as Fei Yi. He lowered his voice quietly.

Vifiya's eyes swept between the two of them, and finally fell on Nerys. No matter why she did this, she had hurt Nerys.

As their eyes met, Nerys touched her neck which was still aching.

There are no truly "normal people" who can be pushed onto a small boat, drifting in the sea, and reaching St. Fagus Island.

She opened her mouth, her voice slightly hoarse from the injury to her throat: "I'm fine."

To be honest, she was only frightened by Vifiya's murderous intent. As for the attack, her body had long been accustomed to this kind of pain.

She took a deep breath, looked at the bewildered Vifiya, and comforted her, "It's okay, Xiao Hui, did you have a nightmare?"

She could tell she hadn't meant it.

She must have had a hard life before.

The red marks on Nerys's neck were clearly visible, and Vifiya couldn't help but confirm: "Are you really okay?"

Her reaction made Nerys chuckle. She took a deep breath and said, "No big deal."

“Okay!” Fei Yi leaned close to Vifiya’s face. “You were… wow!”

Before she could finish the rest, she slapped Eddie who was grabbing her collar from behind and asked, "What are you doing?"

Eddie reminded, "You don't want Clover to hear it, do you?"

"Oh." She said perfunctorily.

Even with Nerys's approval, Vifiya knew that she had nothing to give her as compensation.

Apart from Fei Yi, the fat boy's burning gaze was impossible to ignore. Wei Feiya didn't answer for the time being, but that didn't mean she didn't listen to him.

In the past, she either refused or remained silent.

Vifiya's fingertips moved slightly. In fact, when she woke up and apologized to Nerys, the plan in her mind was already taking shape.

Although she had not been on St. Fagus Island long and her plan was a bit reckless, it was definitely feasible.

"I don't think the skills you want to learn will be very useful in avoiding Madam Maggie." She glanced at the fat boy out of the corner of her eye, as if stating a fact.

She had been avoiding the fat boy's questions about skills for a long time, and no one present expected her to answer suddenly.

The little fat boy opened his mouth slightly and listened in surprise when she denied his idea.

His dark eyes were full of determination: "Instead of looking for so-called skills, it's better to observe Madam Maggie's daily whereabouts." And all the possibilities that Madam Maggie would do.

After she finished speaking, the little fat boy fell silent and thought carefully about the method she proposed.

"No." Fei Yi stretched slowly. "Mrs. Maggie's whereabouts are not fixed."

"Yeah." The little fat man nodded, "I've tried it before."

But Maggie always managed to catch him.

They openly discussed the forbidden matter. Nerys found a place to sit down. Since she had said she would not stop them from talking about it, she would do it.

Vifiya lowered her eyes. As the administrator of Samson Tower, Maggie was of course the person she needed to focus on during this period. She had observed Maggie carefully, and her idea was not impossible to achieve.

She raised her eyelids, a strange light flashing in her pupils: "If you are willing to believe, you can give it to me."

Her voice seemed to have some mysterious appeal, which made the fat boy feel delighted, but he also knew that nothing could be obtained easily or without paying anything.

As expected, the girl continued, "As a condition, take me out with you."

Nerys stood up in an instant: "No!"

Just because she didn't stop them from talking about it didn't mean she was willing to let them actually put it into practice.

Vifia stared at her intently: "What are you worried about, Nerys?"

"Isn't this my hometown? Is my hometown dangerous?"

The girl's voice was childish, and her gentle rhetorical question was sharper than the interrogation, as if it penetrated her soul and left nothing to hide.

The words fell on the calm sea, causing waves to ripple without stopping.

Everyone present shuddered and their eyes widened.

Vifiya took in their expressions and found that everyone had forgotten the most fundamental issue because of the rules.

Hometown, St. Fagus Island is hometown, we must accept it as hometown, so, what is hometown?

Hometown may not be the most memorable place in a person’s life, but it is definitely the place with the deepest memory.

Madam Maggie said, "From now on, this is your home."

Can the four words "from now on" be understood as forever?

What place can be called a permanent and true hometown? Of course, it is the place where the heart can settle down.

Most of the children in Sansongta are accustomed to the rules, adapt to the rules, and regard the rules as something as common as the rotation of the sun and the moon.

Perhaps because they are unusual, they don't care about the meaning of the rules when they come here. Almost everyone emphasizes the rules here. Imperceptibly, the rules become as existing as the changing seasons.

Likewise, Samson Tower is home.

A home may really have some rules, but it is definitely not something woven together like hard silk threads.

The rules of Samson Tower and Madam Maggie's firm enforcement of the rules, whether it is restraint or protection, don't everyone here who truly regards it as home have the right to know?

The dormitory was silent, and no one spoke first.

The little fat boy felt that his heart had not been beating as fast as it was for a long time.

He suddenly felt very hungry.

His eyes were on other people, and it was obvious that he was thinking about other more important issues.

He asked in a low voice: "Why don't you discuss it with me secretly?" There are three other people present now. What if they also want to go out?

His voice was unusually clear in the quiet dormitory, quickly bringing the others back to their senses.

Fei Yi's eyes rolled, and she moved closer to them: "No matter what, I've heard it, and I want to go too." After a pause, she turned to Eddie, "You are not allowed to stop me!"

Eddie didn't express his opinion, but glanced at Vifiya. Fei Yi was already interested in the outside of the tower. After he came to his senses, he guessed that Fei Yi would join them no matter what this time, and sure enough.

"I'm going too," he said.

Vifiya raised her eyes and looked straight at Nerys in front of her. The girl with short reddish-brown hair fell silent. She opened her mouth and closed it again.

Just this one action made Eddie completely certain that she did it on purpose.

He glanced calmly at the faces of several people and went over everything that had happened in the dormitory in his mind.

He suppressed the trembling in his heart, because he suddenly realized that he had underestimated her.

When did she include them all? But no one noticed before she stepped in.

The more he thought about her plan, the more terrifying she seemed to him.

Her goal was to get out of the tower, and the fat boy was the only one among all the children in Samson Tower who had successfully sneaked out, so he would not miss the opportunity to get out of the tower.

Eddie knew himself, and as long as Fei Yi was too determined about something, he would not stop her.

Nerys, with her character and her care for her friends, knew the punishment for breaking the rules. As for Xiao Hui, she had shaken her more than once and even successfully changed her mind. Therefore, whether she would join or not, she would not tell on them.

My body felt numb.

She had only been in Samson Tower for a few days, and had she seen through them all?

In the past, Eddie thought he was smart enough. He looked at Vifiya, his dark pupils calm and steady, as if waiting for his gaze.

He shuddered uncontrollably.

She knew he would see through it? Then why didn't she hide it from him completely before she successfully escaped?

Vifiya looked away.

Yes, she did it on purpose.

She had always wanted to leave the tower, and Dai'er's words further strengthened her determination.

The fat boy never said that he had any plans for his next trip out, but he always said that he wanted to avoid being caught by Madam Maggie, which meant that this was the only step missing in his plan.

The reason why she didn't discuss it secretly with the fat boy was also very simple.

Because Sansonta's life is monotonous, not to mention Feiyi and Eddie, at least she spends most of her time with Nerys. If she suddenly disappears, it will cause trouble given Nerys's personality.

There are also Fei Yi and Eddie. In Vifiya's eyes, the two of them can be regarded as restraining each other, but Fei Yi still has a certain degree of dominance. As long as Fei Yi can be dealt with, Eddie will not have much of a problem.

Of all the possibilities, the better way is to put the plan of leaving the tower out in the open so that they can all hear and see it, or go out together and become people in the same boat. The chances of being reported will be greatly reduced.

As for letting Eddie see it, and the little bit she had deliberately revealed, she believed it was necessary.