Ash walked along the East Lake for a long time without finding anything. Just as he was about to turn back, he suddenly saw three magicians in black guarding the entrance to the lawn in the small garden next to the library. Two of these magicians were gold and one was holy. As a guard, this configuration was too luxurious.

Ash's heart moved, and he jumped and landed on the tall lamppost next to him. From above, he saw two blonde beauties sitting in the small pavilion in the garden, one of whom was Felix.

Sitting opposite her was one of the five most powerful nobles in the Starry Kingdom, a swordsmanship genius who was once on par with Sonia, and also Felix's only blood relative.

Dimi Vosloda.

“…This time I can make the throne room ignore you, but if you continue to work with them, even I won’t be able to cover up for you any longer.” Di Mi’s voice was full of fatigue and helplessness, and there was a hint of pleading in his eyes as he looked at his sister.

He was wearing a blue robe and silver armor. Although gorgeous, it could not hide the essence of his combat equipment. I don't know if it was for safety reasons or to show his style of doing things.

"Don't you claim to be the most fair and kind noble?" Felix didn't care about his good intentions at all, and said coldly: "Now that you have inherited the title, you immediately learn the nobles' favoritism and shielding? The corrupting effect of power is really beyond my imagination."

Di Mi was silent for a moment, rubbed his temple and said: "If you are bewitched..."

"No, I am completely out of my heart, and I voluntarily follow Miss Lena to rebel against the starry sky." Felix said: "But you will definitely say that I am bewitched. Anyway, my will is not my will. I must follow your ideas... I am worthy of being the offspring of that man. I just like to arrange the fate of others. Should I marry me off next?"

"Within a month, the Noble Charter will take effect again." Di Mi ignored her provocation and said seriously: "This is my last chance to help you... When I accept the blessing of the stars and officially inherit the title of Star Forger, the will of the country will override everything else. The enemies of the stars are the enemies of Vosloda."

"Since our ancestors, Vosiloda has been the sharpest sword of the stars and the most selfless shield. The legacy has never been broken and will die with the stars." Di Mi picked up the steaming black tea and looked at his reflection in the cup: "I will be no exception."

"Congratulations." Felix folded his hands in front of his chest and said coldly: "Next time we meet, you can try to use my head to show your loyalty. But I remind you that I am now a Sanctuary Magician. It has always been my dream to kill a Duke of Vosloda with my own hands."

Di Mi put down his teacup and took a deep breath: "What do you want by following them? Power? Dreams? Or friendship?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"Because I know you don't even know what you want!"

Di Mi suddenly slammed the marble table hard, and cracks appeared on the surface. He could no longer suppress his anger. Felix was shocked. This was the first time she saw her brother lose his temper in all these years.

"You joined the Four Pillars to fight against the Starry Sky only because you hated Vosiloda and the nobles, and were bewitched by people like Deda Rose. You don't believe in the teachings of the Four Pillars at all. You just want to vent the grievances and anger that you have accumulated since you were a child. You want to take revenge on this world and this country. You hope that your father can beg for your forgiveness... It's like a child running away from home, hoping that adults can reflect on themselves!"

"But my father is gone," Di Mi covered his face with his right hand, suppressing the faint sound of crying in his voice: "You will never be able to wait for his apology... and neither can I."

"Felix, enough of the trouble, let's go home."

"I will not interfere with your life. You can do whatever you want. I will become the Duke of Vosloda and devote myself to the stars. You don't need to bear the responsibility of Vosloda, you only need to enjoy the glory of Vosloda... Unless the stars fall, I will keep you happy for the rest of your life."

Felix stared at him blankly, as if he had not expected his brother to say such a thing.

After a long time, she looked away, the sharp paranoia on her face quietly dissipated, she supported her cheek with her left hand, and said softly: "It's only now that you are acting like a brother?"

"If you hate me—"

"No, I don't hate you." Felix shook his head gently: "You are the most perfect brother I have ever seen... Although I haven't seen many... But I know you are a good brother. You have always cared about me, protected me, and tried hard to get along with Beverly. If it weren't for you, I might have died a long time ago. How could I hate you?"

"I just distanced myself from you," she said, "because you are the most perfect brother, but you are not my brother."

Di Mi looked at her blankly, as if he didn't understand what she said.

"You strive to be a perfect heir, a perfect son, a perfect brother, a perfect student, and a perfect nobleman." Felix said, "You pursue perfection in everything, even in interpersonal relationships. Because you are a perfect son, you can't use thunder and lightning to stop your mother, even though she has sent people to assassinate me again and again; because you are a perfect brother, you can't just kill me, your illegitimate son, and can only do your best to protect me."

"Mother, she—"

"No, Dimi, believe me, I don't mean to reprimand you." Felix shook his head: "Beverly is dealing with me because of you. How can I be angry because my son didn't rebel against his mother's good intentions? I just think that you are too much like... my father."

Dimi was completely stunned, not sure if it was because of Felix's comment or because Felix called him 'father' instead of 'that man' for the first time in years.

"You always think that there is a perfect balance in this world, a perfect solution, that is, both parties with conflicting interests can coexist." Felix said: "Father was wrong, so Beverly became a selfish and vicious mother, and you and I became victims."

"Now you think that I can coexist with Beverly because you are the Duke. You have the power to suppress Beverly's power and give me freedom... Is that what you think?"

Di Mi was a little confused: "Is it not possible?"

"My father also thought that a duke should be able to have both a wife and a lover at the same time." Felix said, "As a result, my mother never set foot in Vosloda's house in her life, because my father believed that having a wife at home and a lover outside was the balance point."

"At that time, my father no longer loved them. He was just avoiding them. He couldn't face the conflicts and quarrels that would break out when they were together."

"When love is mixed with escape, all that remains is a trade-off of interests."

Felix looked at his brother and said, "Di Mi, you have never loved anyone with all your heart, whether it's your mother or me... It's not that you have to deal with one for the sake of the other, but what you pursue is never that we can both be satisfied, but the balance between us "under certain grievances." "

Di Mi shook his head: "But there are grievances and conflicts of interest between you. You hate my mother to the core, and my mother hates you too... You both want the other party to disappear immediately. It is impossible for both parties to be satisfied... Only if both sides give in a little can there be a good ending for everyone."

"You have not even tried, but you directly assert that it is impossible, because your love is also mixed with escape and full of trade-offs." Felix said: "You just want to pay the minimum price to maintain interpersonal relationships, even if the price is the grievance of the person you love."

"But just like my father, if our mothers live together, they will definitely hate each other and fight, and the result will inevitably be that everyone will suffer and feel wronged for the rest of their lives." Di Mi couldn't help but stand up and refute: "Isn't it a better choice to separate?"

Felix looked at him quietly without saying anything. Di Mi also realized that he had been made impatient. He sat down, covered his forehead, and said bitterly: "So you are... not going home?"

"In my opinion, there are two types of scumbags."

Felix drank the tea in one gulp, stood up and said, "One is to be like my father, to escape from love and rationally come up with a plan for everyone to coexist reluctantly."

"The other is to love everyone with all your heart and soul, and to sentimentally imagine the possibility of finding everyone happy together."

“The former is wisdom and politics. The latter is likely to lead to mutual torture and destruction, but it may also lead to miracles.”

“I don’t know what I want.” Felix turned and left, “but I’m definitely not looking for the first kind of love.”

"Di Mi, that's your home, not mine."

"Goodbye, brother."

She walked straight out of the garden. The guards at the gate tried to stop her, but when they saw Di Mi shaking his head, they let her go. When she walked a distance, she heard a farewell voice in the cold wind:

"Goodbye, sister."

…

Felix opened the miracle bracelet and saw the contact notification that Sonia had just sent. Although they were using miracle bracelets with other people's identities, there was no guarantee that Di Mi would monitor the communication in this area. She did not dare to call back and hurried back.

As soon as he turned a corner, he saw a can of carbonated drink thrown in front of him. Felix caught it subconsciously and saw a cult leader sitting on the steps by the roadside.

She subconsciously turned her head to look behind her. Ash pulled the ring and the drink slurped down with a sound. He gulped down a big mouthful and sighed with satisfaction before saying, "No one is following you."

Since he said so, Felix naturally felt relieved. She thought about it and sat next to him, but she didn't drink the drink or say anything.

When Ash was almost done drinking, Felix finally couldn't help but ask, "Don't you have anything to say?"

"Hmm?" Ash blinked, thought for a moment and said, "Today I swam a circle of sword flowers with Sword Princess, skated on the ice of East Lake, met her roommate, and just now held her hand. It was a wonderful day."

Felix chuckled: "What kind of childish composition is this? Even the emotions are so innocent."

"But," she said thoughtfully, "listening to you bragging about your relationship with Sword Princess... I feel a sense of nostalgia."

Ash muttered, "I don't show off often..."

"Were you eavesdropping?" Felix asked bluntly.

"There were some noises coming from the wind, so it doesn't count as eavesdropping."

"So you don't have anything to say?"

"No."

"Don't you think my reasons are...random?"

"I have three friends," Ash held up three fingers, "the first one wants to be the best hospice worker and corpse artist, the second one wants to kill all the evil people in the world, and the third one is looking for the meaning of life like you, but unlike you, he cheats people everywhere."

"Compared to them, you are considered a relatively docile type."

Felix looked at him and snorted, "What about you? Do you want to start a harem full of demigod magicians?"

Ash's face darkened: "I didn't say anything to you, why are you repaying kindness with enmity?"

"You only brought Sword Princess out for a date today, and the witches were very angry." Felix raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you thought about how to compensate them when you go back?"

"this……"

"Don't you realize that they are very dissatisfied with Miss Lena? Miss Lena's beauty is not inferior to theirs. She is willing to devote herself to you at any time. She looks exactly like the Firefly Princess and has the Four Pillars of God's Touch. She is dangerous in every sense. Although you have repeatedly emphasized that you have no other intentions, they still can't help but think that you have other intentions."

"I just haven't figured out what to do with her yet." Ash was a little depressed: "I can't let her go, and I don't want to kill her. I can only take her with me for the time being."

"The point is not Miss Lena, but you." Felix said, "They don't feel safe with you at all. No one knows if you will suddenly fall in love with someone else, and not just for fun... Who can stand it if you suddenly fall in love with another woman and fight for her?"

"They are secretly fighting against Sword Princess. Have you thought about how to solve it?"

"The witch keeps shouting that she wants to go to Gospel. Have you thought about how to deal with it?"

"Everyone thinks you've been peeping at us taking a shower. Is that true?"

"No!" Ash, who was almost curled up after being scolded, immediately raised his head and said, "Demi-gods are very sensitive to vision. If you peek, you will definitely be discovered!"

"What's this experience of yours that you seem to have secretly seen?"

Felix looked at him with disdain, propped up his chin and said, "Anyway, take care of your own business first, scumbag."

"Maybe I remembered it wrongly." Ash looked at her: "But I remember that you used to respectfully address us as Guanzuo, Jianzuo and Mozuo..."

"I'm in a bad mood today. Can't you take a rest?"

"Huh?" Ash blinked. "You just scolded Duke Vosloda harshly, abandoned the surname Vosloda, and completely cut off all ties with the past. Shouldn't you feel refreshed? Why are you still in a bad mood?"

Felix hugged his knees and said, "How did you manage to deceive so many girls when you are so annoying?"

Ash smiled softly and said, "Although Sword Princess made up her mind long ago, she still felt reluctant when it was time to say goodbye. Saying goodbye to the past is not that easy. Whether you like it or hate it, it is your life. Without the past, there would be no you now. How can you just pack it up and throw it away so easily?"

"There are always people and things you have to reconcile with, because without them, there is no life to talk about. But the way of reconciliation is up to us to decide. In the words of Sword Princess, "You have to be as sad as me to be considered an apology."

Ash could see that Felix didn't really hate her brother. Even though her words were so harsh, her willingness to talk to Dimi was an attitude. She knew clearly who was kind to her from the bottom of their hearts.

She just didn't want to accept Di Mi's arrangement, even if it was a well-intentioned arrangement... because she had already accepted too many "I'm doing this for your own good" arrangements. She wanted to leave Vosloda and leave Galashi. If rebelling against Xingkong was out of rebellion, then this time she just wanted to control her own life.

Felix was silent for a moment, slowly raised his head and looked at him, sighing helplessly.

"Has anyone ever told you that you're terrible at comforting people?"

"……have."

"And you quoted your lover and even mentioned the source... Are you writing a paper? You make me think you are showing off your affection."

"Yes, is that so?" Ash blinked, "I didn't expect this detail at all!"

"So a scumbag like you..." Felix shook the drink in his hand: "It's ok for you to buy ice to comfort people, but you also bought a carbonated drink. You can buy a bottle of wine, right?"

"But you're going to drive, aren't you?"

Felix looked at me like a fool and said, "I'm going to run away with you guys, and you still care about me driving under the influence?"

She curled her lips and said, "I am a sanctuary magician, and I am also a poison magician. As long as I don't want to get drunk, I can drink your strong liquor as if it were water."

"Besides...I can always hold my alcohol." Felix glanced at him, "Don't you know that?"

"How would I know..." Ash scratched his head and stood up, "Okay, I'll buy it for you, but I'll be the one driving later--"

As soon as Ash turned around, he felt someone leaning against his back. The thread of longing gently hooked his soul, like the claws of a kitten pulling at the corner of a garment.

"Don't turn around."

"Don't look back."

"I don't need someone like you to comfort me."

"I have no home anymore..."

At the other corner, Sonia leaned against the cold wall, holding a cup of milk tea that was no longer warm. The sky had darkened, but the street lights were still off. At the junction of shadow and darkness, the red-haired girl bit her straw, and the shadows around her were like a vicious beast.