Extra 3. Those Two People (4)
After leaving the Vatican, Eric took the list of students from the 836th class given to her by Eubid and interviewed those who were still alive.
Some of them became senior military officers, some became teachers, and some returned to their hometowns to farm.
For example, Bibidai Sente.
This is really an unexpected person.
Eric had heard of him. He was also a close friend of Alex and Inger. He left a reputation as a murderer on the battlefield. While his other friends were doing great things, he put down his sword, returned to his hometown, handed over all matters related to the territory to professionals, opened a small field and grew vegetables, which seemed to have pissed off his father to death.
Eric was quite interested in this man.
When she arrived at Bibidai's residence, she saw a small manor and outside the manor was a field surrounded by a fence, which was probably enough for one person to take care of.
A young man wearing a straw hat, a vest and wide pants came out of the house carrying a hoe. A few golden retrievers were jumping around at his feet, and a few lazy cats were lying on the many flower pots in front of the house.
"You're asking me?"
Bibidai put the hoe on the ground and poured her a cup of tea in the pavilion. "I met Alex because I wanted to drop out of school and went crazy. So we got to know each other after a fight. But later, I found out that he seemed to have known about it for a long time. He took the initiative to find me. After that, he never forgot to take me with him no matter what happened. It's just that these two people seem to live in their own world, with too many secrets."
“Does this make you uncomfortable?”
"No, they didn't. They didn't tell me because it must be because it would be of no benefit to me if I knew about it. They are just that kind of people. Well, it seems that they are both very self-centered, and they don't realize that because they are too strong and have too heavy a sense of responsibility, they don't rely on the help of others. I always feel a little uncomfortable, but I can't help it. Who says they are strong?"
"However, under Alex's guidance, I have become stronger, and the people around him have changed. I can better play to my strengths. Moreover, when I proposed to return to farming, my parents and my subordinates strongly opposed it. They are the same as usual..."
He recalled the two men's reactions at that time.
Inger: "Oh, that's great, do you want seeds?"
Alex: "Then next time you come, will you bring us some specialties?"
Bibidai suddenly smiled and picked a pot of fresh flowers from the flower stand. "Do you want to take the whole pot home or cut it? Anyway, this is the season, and it will wither soon after it blooms."
Eric accepted his gift and chose the bouquet.
Bibidai wrapped it in linen paper and handed it to her.
Eric looked at the flowers in his arms and thanked them.
"You're welcome. If your magazine is published, just send me a copy."
Eric smiled and said, "Of course."
He is quite different from what is said in the rumors. He is a very polite, sincere and simple person.
Since it was closer to here, Eric went directly to the Western Dukedom.
The current Duke of Mond, Lady Danshu and the Knight of Sicily were interviewed.
The flowers were still fresh when she arrived, so she put them in the empty vase on the table.
Leon Mond said: "They have never been afraid of the power of the West, and will fully support the development of our territory. I am very grateful for this. Of course, we will also actively cooperate with the reform."
Madam Danshu said: "When they were young, they were already very mature people, and they had a clear understanding of the whole situation. The two of them are like the pillars of Qiu Nie, and even if they retire, these two pillars will not collapse."
Sicily: "I only know that they are very strong. My previous target was my brother, and now it's him. As for Inger, you should ask Xilia, he is particularly crazy about him hahahaha."
"I asked him at the institute," Eric replied with a smile.
Eric followed the people they arranged to visit the cities in the central circle of the territory. The industrialization process has changed dramatically, and this is the result of cooperation between the central government and the western region.
Madam Danshu once said to her with emotion: "Such cooperation did not begin until they appeared. It is Qiu Nie's luck to have these two people."
Eric traveled from Mondstadt to the neighboring Ghazi Territory, which was not as large as the other duchies, but it was where their king grew up.
Eric found Yunia Gazi, Alex's adoptive mother, who raised him and taught him swordsmanship.
"We had already competed when he came back to see me for the first time. He didn't need any magic power to defeat me." Yunia was defeated by his adopted son and apprentice, but his face was filled with an unconcealable relief.
When the blond kid, who had grown from a knee-high lad to a strong and gentle knight, stood before her again and said, "I have been waiting for this fight for a long time. I will defeat you fair and square with the swordplay you taught me."
God knows how much effort it took for her to hold back her tears.
In the child's eyes, it seemed as if a time as long as two lifetimes had passed, distant and melancholy.
But no matter how much he has changed, he is still her child, and she wants to always be in their small home and welcome him back anytime.
Yi Hua came over carrying a haystack and interrupted, "Brother Ali can finally retire. When will he bring little Eddie back to play?"
Three white tigers were circling around him, rubbing against his waist. Yes, they were too big.
Eric couldn't help but take a step back.
"Have you written to him?" asked Junia's husband, smiling.
"I wrote it! He took a long time to reply and said he didn't have time recently."
"Don't worry, he will come back to play sooner or later, and Sissi's death anniversary is coming soon."
"Yes, except for the war, there is no way he would not come."
Yunia turned around and said to Eric, "I heard from Alex that you are his friend. Come in and I will tell you stories about his childhood."
Over the years, other reporters who came to interview him about his childhood stories were turned down by Prince Gazi, but she was welcomed in because she was Alex's friend.
"And I believe that you can write well."
Eric smiled and said, "Thank you for your trust. I'm all ears."
Yunia was a straightforward person, but she was still like a foolish parent of her precious children when she talked about the anecdotes of the two children's childhood, and occasionally she couldn't help getting excited. Yihua would also join in from time to time. Eric completed the part about Alex's childhood in a warm family atmosphere.
After returning to the capital, Eric rested for two days and sent an interview invitation to Neka at his residence in the capital.
The next day, Neka's family sent a car to pick her up.
"His personality has changed a lot since the poisoning incident, but he is still the child we love, and that will never change. He prefers to prove things with actions rather than words. He loves his family very much, but he is very independent and does everything by himself. We hope he can rely on us more." Kalena's helpless smile was full of tender love.
"That child is good in every way except that he takes too much responsibility. Because he has such excellent abilities, he takes on everything. This is his only willful aspect. He refuses to stay at home. He used to go to the battlefield and now he is in the palace. He doesn't take good care of himself and has made himself sick and tired. In fact, he is a person who is very afraid of being tired, pain and trouble, but he never has the opportunity to have a good rest for some time. This time he finally made up his mind to resign, and I couldn't be happier. It would be best if no one disturbed him! Yes, you must write this sentence down." There was resentment and resentment in Peng Delijia's voice, but every word was full of love for the child.
Lanmore said solemnly: "I am determined to devote my entire career to politics. This is my personal choice, but I know that he is definitely not someone who is committed to this. He stayed there out of a sense of responsibility. No one has the qualifications to keep him."
Eric reminded him, as a brother, not as a congressman.
Lanmore's face changed immediately and he started telling her how cute Inger was when he was a child and when he grew up, etc. He was completely like an idiot brother who doted on his younger brother.
Eric could see that Inger Nyeka grew up surrounded by the love of this family.
However, it is completely invisible on the battlefield or in the palace. What they said is probably only revealed around the people closest to them.
Eric listened to them carefully and followed them to visit the Neka Mansion, especially the bedroom where Inger had lived since childhood. Eric took some photos, just like he did at Alex's residence.
Even though Inger may not have come back many times in the past decade, his family still had the room cleaned up.
A week after Eric interviewed them, he received a reply from Levitra. To her surprise, she received a handwritten letter from the emperor.
When the human alliance returned triumphantly, MacArthur announced his abdication and officially handed the throne to Elena. Just as he expected, Elena became a good emperor who was no less capable than him and Alex.
However, unlike Alex, she did not plan to reform the system or abdicate early. She was very satisfied with the current system in her country and planned to continue doing so for a long time. She was very energetic and implemented radical reforms in all aspects as soon as she came to power. While maintaining good relations with Sahe and Chune, she successfully revived the post-war Livil.
There are mixed opinions about her both at home and abroad, but it is certain that she had a certain friendship with the King of Quone.
埃裏克在戰場上曾經親眼目睹他們共同作戰，默契得不像是兩個國家的儲君。
艾列娜那邊确實很忙，埃裏克根本沒想過自己的采訪會被接受。但對方還是抽空寫了親筆信回應，足見誠意。
信裏寫着簡單的幾句，概括了她對兩人的看法：
[艾利克斯·丘涅是我一生的對手。我遲早有一天會趕上他，和他堂堂正正分個勝負。至于是不是朋友，那得看他哈哈哈，他對別人都很誠實，面對我，不知為何總是比較嘴硬，逗他真是一件有趣的事。英格爾·涅卡，他是救過我一命的人，是一位真正的強者。祝他能長命百歲，但不要太長。希望我們有空能聚在一起喝一杯。（這不是作為黎微爾的領導者的，而僅僅是我個人對他們倆的一些看法。）]
另外還附上了米莉亞巫師的私人信件。
[我還有很多想請教英格爾的，改日有空過去的時候，希望你能偷偷告知我，他的去向。]
埃裏克一笑，他們正是不願意被打擾才隐居的，不過，如果是他們的朋友，他們應該會樂于告知的。
這樣，埃裏克計劃裏的人全都采訪結束，接下來她打算悠閑地随地采訪一些人的看法。
比如非常湊巧地，南特笛新建的莉莉黛拉劇院，是一個退役的女演員修建的新戲劇劇院，當日開演，埃裏克恰巧從同事那裏收到了票打算去看看。
快開演的時候，劇院旁邊的面包店門口排着隊，埃裏克就知道，這些人應該和自己一樣，肚子餓了，準備買點吃的充饑，因為劇院裏面不準飲食，尤其是這些充斥着濃郁香氣的食物。
一問，路人說面包店的老板是那個紅棕色頭發、面頰清瘦的女人，她畫着淡妝，但是眉眼格外濃麗，與她一身樸素的長裙和可愛圍裙格格不入，她和員工一起搬運着面包，将新鮮出爐、熱氣騰騰的面包糕點送給客人。
“雅麗安娜！你又沒有男友，要不要考慮和我家那孩子吃頓下午茶？”有熟客夫人笑着問她。
雅麗安娜只是垂首，狀似難為情地微微笑起來，“現在沒有，大概很快就要有了。”
那夫人道：“哇誰家小夥子這麽有福氣？”
埃裏克就站在那夫人後面看着她們，她憑借自己閱人無數的眼光判斷，這老板，應該是在敷衍這位夫人呢，這是非常善于騙人的自然般的演技。
雅麗安娜送走了夫人，取出一疊劇院的海報，招呼後面的人，“有劇院票的人有優惠！”
埃裏克走上前，點了幾個自己喜歡的面包，埃裏克在店裏找了個座位，坐下，邊喝茶邊看報紙。
等到人少了，戲劇快開場了，她向老板招了招手。
雅麗安娜走過去，順着埃裏克手指向的方向，坐在了她對面。
“老板，你在劇院有認識的人嗎？或許是演員之一？”
雅麗安娜一愣，她旋即笑起來：“你如何知道的？”
“這面包店就開在劇院旁邊，根本無需宣傳，這樣打優惠，我猜應該是這樣。”
“那也有可能是我想借助這部戲吸引更多的客源呀？”雅麗安娜笑着回問。
“嗯，也有這個可能。”埃裏克笑眯眯抿了口茶水。
雅麗安娜問：“你剛剛一直不停看着我，是有什麽事情找我嗎？”
“我也是來看戲劇的，等會劇目就開場了，我只想做個簡單的采訪，這個采訪完全是随機的，這是我的名片。”埃裏克把名片遞了出去。
雅麗安娜看過，又微微一怔：“真是讓我驚訝，那個《滿月》的編輯艾琳，找我做采訪？”她笑道：“好呀，是對我的店好奇嗎？”
埃裏克取出紙筆道：“我是想問你關于艾利克斯·丘涅和英格爾·涅卡這兩個人的看法的，這兩個人，你應該聽說過吧？”
然後，她看着雅麗安娜的臉色瞬間變白了，埃裏克奇怪剛想問，一個甜美的聲音突入了。
“呀，我是不是打擾到你們了！”
一個戴着墨鏡把自己全身包裹得嚴嚴實實的年輕姑娘拍了下雅麗安娜的肩膀，如此問道。
雅麗安娜轉過去，捏住對方的肩膀：“你怎麽現在在這裏？！戲呢？”
“哎呀，我是在第二幕開始登場的，還早得很。我早上太緊張了，我忘記了我沒吃早飯，現在餓得肚子疼。快給我點東西吃！！！”
雅麗安娜只得拿出一些面包塞她懷裏。
外面客人已經少了，雅麗安娜幹脆半關了店門。
小姑娘就這樣坐在雅麗安娜的對面，開始大吃。
埃裏克貼心地給她倒了杯紅茶。
“謝謝。”小姑娘推了推墨鏡，撕下一塊面包皮吞進去，她擡頭問：“對了，你剛剛是不是提到了倆名字？”
“對。”埃裏克對着意想不到的插曲也很感興趣，她道：“我在做随機采訪，你有興趣嗎？演員小姐？”
“哎呀，暴露了嗎？我這不是遮得挺嚴實的嘛？”對方把墨鏡摘下來，露出一張漂亮的臉蛋，畫着濃亮的舞臺妝。
雅麗安娜扶額道：“你這看起來像極了可疑的人，你出來就出來，為什麽要穿成這樣？”
“因為我已經穿上了戲服啊？”卡蓮笑嘻嘻地道。
埃裏克問道：“你在戲劇裏演哪個角色？”
“哦，是女主角的少年時期，我的戲份還挺多的呢，第二幕初登場，歡迎來看呀！”
“我會留意的。”
“對了，不是說采訪嗎？我跟你說，那兩人，是世界上最好的人，嗯，除了我姐姐以外對我最好的人。”
埃裏克含笑：“為什麽這麽說？”
“因為！”卡蓮的話語被雅麗安娜打斷，“少吃一點，免得演戲的時候肚子出問題！好了現在馬上回去！”
“哎呀我還沒說完呢！！！”
雅麗安娜把她推了出去。
雅麗安娜的表情突然冷淡下來，對埃裏克道：“我和我妹妹的意見差不多，這樣就行了吧，請吧。”
雖然心裏覺着這兩人一定有很深的秘密，埃裏克還是打算不再深究。
埃裏克揚了揚手中票，“我還要看戲呢？”
她把小費和自己的名片擱在桌面上，起身走向了對面的劇院。
她年輕時候，看不太上這些傳統的戲劇，覺得這些就是上流社會的精致而腐敗的消遣品，但是看完新的劇之後，她略有改觀。
進場看戲的不再全是貴族了，人人穿着整潔，不太分得清階級。
戲劇的票價也并非很高，大部分平民也能付得起。
情節的和表現形式直率通俗，在某些點又很有深度，據說是根據當下暢銷的一本小說改編的內容。
演員的演技是最令她驚訝的，尤其是剛剛看見的那個小女孩，她飾演的少年時期的女主角，像開在荒野上一朵燃燒的玫瑰，将臺下的觀衆們卷入了屬于她的熱浪。
最重要的是，她的眼睛裏閃爍着光芒，追逐夢想，熱愛舞臺的那種璀璨光芒。
埃裏克再次燃起了興趣，戲劇結束之後，觀衆起身，大部分人都在談論那個女孩子叫什麽名字。
“卡蓮·古德尼斯。”
這是她的名字。似乎是一個小小子爵家的女兒。
埃裏克繞到了後臺拿出自己名片和印章，那些人允許了她進入采訪演員。
卡蓮笑起來，戲服還沒有換下，拉着她開始聊他們的事情。
那近乎魔幻的故事把埃裏克弄得目瞪口呆。
“你就這樣相信我沒事嗎？如果.....我不是和他們倆認識......”
“我還是貓的時候就見過你呀？哦，但是你不知道。艾利克斯殿下在辦公的時候，我在他桌子上經常看你的雜志呢。”卡蓮笑道：“但我姐姐不認識你，所以才會那樣，對了我姐姐的事情，不要寫哦，我怕她傷心。”
“你放心，我知道分寸。”
埃裏克覺得，這姑娘，看起來天真，其實她是早就看清了很多事情還保留着可貴的赤子之心。
埃裏克再次感嘆人與人之間的緣分。
她的下一站是醫學院。
因為醫院是在太忙了，沒人有空接受她的采訪，把她趕走了。
她正在醫學院的走廊上尋找目标，好巧不巧，她碰到了一個熟面孔。
“啊，你是那個戰地記者。”
埃裏克想起來，眼前的女人，“你是陛下身邊的，醫務兵？還是事務官？”
紅桫椤捧着書搖了搖頭：“都不是，就是個打雜的，侍從都算不上。”
“可是當時你的緊急救治的能力就很強了，現在還在醫學院。”
“嗯，我想專精一條路，學的是醫藥學，你來醫學院做什麽？”
埃裏克把自己的名片遞給了她，說了來意。
紅桫椤望了望窗外，眼神中有着懷念過去的神采，果不其然她道：“那你或許會喜歡我的故事，不過，記得幫我匿名，我目前只想專心學業。”
這時她身後又走來一個人摟住了她的肩膀，“你怎麽在這裏，下節我們都沒課，一起去街上玩吧。”
“露奈？”
Well, another familiar face.
She also often saw her at the medical camp.
The three of them found an open space and began their interview.
They chatted without stopping until the afternoon class was about to start.
However, Eric was unable to go out as he was stopped by a scene.
Councillor Midibai is attending the inauguration ceremony as she donated the new teaching building for the medical school.
Eric slapped his forehead and realized that he had forgotten this person.
However, the invitation letter she sent was indeed a long time ago, and the other party did not reply to her. It is likely that they were too busy or tacitly rejected it.
Here, they happened to meet, and Eric waited until the ceremony was over and ran up to interview her.
Because the other reporters were familiar with her face, they were so scared that they just gave way.
She successfully obtained the right to ask questions first.
"Member of the Congress, what is your response to the interview invitation letter I sent you earlier?"
She asked a very inopportune question.
Norihua tilted her head: "What letter?"
Later, wait until everyone else has finished their questions.
Eric asked again in private, and then Norihua remembered.
"Ah, that must be because my place is too messy. I forgot where I put it. It's definitely not open." Nolihua said, "I will definitely accept the interview about the two of them, and you know them."
So Eric started another round of intensive listening and memorization.
Fortunately, Noriha was used to interviews. She knew how to tease reporters and how to be considerate.
Sometimes, she would show the expression of a schoolgirl instead of a member of parliament, as if she had returned to the time when they first met as teenagers.
Eric felt that the trip was really rewarding.
"By the way, Ditsu, you know him, right?"
"That famous inventor? The mechanical engineer?"
"Hahahaha, I find it weird that you talk about him like that. Yes, it was Ying who funded him in the beginning. You can also go interview him."
"Uh, God, how can I pick someone in the crowd who has nothing to do with them?"
“Hahahahahahahaha.”
"By the way, Arlene seemed to have sent me a letter saying she was coming back. Didn't she tell you? She might also be at Ditsu's place. She said she wanted to exchange some airplane parts with her."
"You also know Arlene?!!"
"Of course. The planes and venues for her training were all arranged by me, Ditsu, and the siblings. I can't believe she didn't tell you about me. I've known you longer than you think. She often tells me about you."
"We are both very busy. She flies everywhere and I don't know how to contact her. Next time I will make sure she wears a contact badge."
"Civil aviation pilots are not allowed to wear communication accessories. They all communicate using landlines. Don't you know that?"
"ah........"
Eric was afraid of missing Arlene, so he said goodbye to Noriha and immediately ran to Detsu's mechanical research plant.
"Oh my! What a coincidence! I was going to run to your magazine office to give you a surprise! They said you were on a business trip." Arlene opened her arms and hugged me.
Eric gave her a slap on the head.
“Ouch!”
"Remember to contact me first next time!!"
"I know! I miss you too!" As she said that, Alin Ai was about to kiss him.
"Fuck! Which country did you learn this way of greeting?" Eric quickly turned her face away and avoided her evil mouth.
She was welcomed by a group of mechanics led by Ditsu, among whom he also met the inventors of the airplane, the Corvinos siblings.
They have made a lot of money from selling their patents, but they are still constantly inventing new machines, and the samples in their factories give people the illusion that they are at the forefront of technology.
Many of the things they invented have become commonly used machines in people's lives, bringing great convenience to people's production, life and travel.
Eric has always admired these people.
However, when Eric heard that part of these people's achievements were also due to Inger, he was confused. Is there any field that he has not touched upon?
Maybe he heard Eric's wish.
In her subsequent random interviews, she did not encounter anyone closely related to them.
There are many people who have complaints about the two, especially those who oppose their policies.
"He is just selfish. If it is really for the good of the country, he should continue to do it until he is really old and weak and can no longer do it. He is only a few years old, in the prime of his life, but he just wants to evade his responsibility."
"A ninth-level wizard can raze a country to the ground. Can you really rest assured having him by your side? This king is also confused. Oh, it should be the former king. If I say this, will he arrest me? Hahahahaha."
"I don't know, but a duke giving him so much power might sow the seeds of trouble."
"This country is not called Chune, it should be called Neka. I won't say more. Those who understand will understand."
"The ***** royal family is a bunch of bastards! Perverts! They should have stepped down long ago!!!"
"If someone like this can be the emperor, then who can be the emperor? Why not me? It sounds nice, but isn't it just a chance for the nobles and the rich? They are the new nobles, just with a different name."
"Is he personally breaking the oath he made?"
Eric wrote down all of these things. Her purpose was not to praise the achievements of the two, but to reflect their image in the eyes of various people as comprehensively and truthfully as possible. No matter whether it was good or bad, no matter who the interviewee was, what kind of beliefs he held, or what kind of environment he grew up in, it had a certain reference value.
As for how to deal with these words, she hopes that readers can use their brains to make their own judgments.
Of course, she cannot deny that as an editor she is biased towards those two people. After all, creative works are subjective products.
After nearly two months of visiting, her last stop was once again the Imperial Palace.
She considers herself a rebellious and radical role model in the industry and is unlikely to compromise with authority, but this time, she still has to seek the opinions of the two people.
Inger and Alex, who finally had some free time at the end of their political careers, took her long manuscript and read it carefully.
Alex nodded and said, "Yeah, I think it's good."
Inger said, "Please delete the part about the Phoenix for me. I don't really want my parents to know about this. As for the rest, feel free to do as you like."
Eric asked, ".......there are more than just positive comments here?"
Alex raised his lips meaningfully: "It's true that some of the words in it make me angry, but even if we ask you to delete them, will you delete them?"
Eric said honestly, "I can't."
But she will at least select them carefully. Not all negative comments are worth referring to.
Inger said nonchalantly, "With the population increasing to this extent, it would be strange if there weren't a few idiots, right?"
Eric laughed. “Indeed.”
After Eric confirmed their opinions, she said, "In the end, it's you two. The other person in your eyes."
They looked at each other.
After a moment's silence, they spoke at the same time.
"My wizard."
"My knight..."
Inger turned his head away with goosebumps and coughed.
Alex laughed and said, "He's being more honest now."
Eric didn't ask them any more questions. She felt that these two sentences alone carried a lot of weight.
This is also the best ending.
After returning to the magazine, it took two months to compile the article.
After the publication of the full moon special issue "Those Two People", it caused a sensation across the country and even the world.
However, the two protagonists of the special issue have disappeared from people's sight and their whereabouts are unknown.
In these chapters, I mainly wanted to write about the endings of most people, but there are too many people and I don’t want to separate each person into a chapter, so I adopted this method. This is also the first time I have tried this writing method, and it is quite interesting.