Chapter 106 So, want a new deal?
"Although I don't want to disturb you at this time." Bai Wei's slow voice sounded in Gerard's mind, "But have you forgotten your situation? Now there is not much time for you to miss the days when your father was kind and your son was filial... Someone is already walking this way."
Only then did Gerard come to his senses and heard footsteps coming from afar. He immediately put away the photo and hid in a small room at the innermost part.
Soon, two members of the Skeleton Corps walked in. They were separated from Jellal by only a wall, so Jellal could easily hear their conversation.
"I say, are the rumors true?"
"What?"
"Bishop Holman of District 4 is dead, and it was Gerard who did it." A knight said, "When I heard the news, I thought it was a joke."
"Of course it's true, otherwise what are we doing here?"
"Do you think Gerard will come back to this place? This is where he lived ten years ago. Even the house has collapsed."
"That's why they only sent two of us here. Just post a wanted poster and that's it." Another knight stepped deep and shallow in the rocks of the ruins, walked to a place that was barely protected from the rain, and then posted the wanted poster on the wall. However, he didn't know that Jellal was in the room behind the wall. "As for the house where he lives now, the entire Tenth Squad has already rushed there, fully armed."
“Are they so positive?”
"Don't you know yet?" said another knight, "The captain of the Tenth Squadron also died at the hands of Gerard."
"...I really don't know about that. No wonder Chalmers looked so bad." The knight's tone also became serious. "What does he want to do? Does he want to kill all of us?"
"Who knows? That guy went crazy ten years ago. Maybe in his eyes, all of us are abnormal."
"So we should have killed him ten years ago."
"There is no evidence."
"You won't do anything if you don't have evidence? Look at how many of us have been killed by those rigid rules. Do we have to continue like this?"
"So it's not needed now." Another knight put up the wanted poster and then slapped it hard on the wall. The vibration was transmitted directly to Jellal's body through the wall, making Jellal feel as if he was slapped directly on his heart. "We are also making progress. Those outdated and harmful things will eventually be eliminated by us, starting with him."
After saying this, the knight turned and left without any intention of searching the dilapidated house.
In fact, if he looked carefully, he could see some blood stains under the rubble that had not been completely washed away by the rain, but he did not want to stay here any longer, because this was where the Evening Star troops once lived. Now Gerard had been confirmed to be crazy, so who could guarantee that there was no residual pollution here?
"We'd better find that guy as soon as possible and then tear down this area." After leaving this sentence, the knight quickly disappeared in the rain with another knight.
After a long time, Gerard slowly walked out of the small room, then raised his head and looked at the wanted poster that had just been posted, silent.
"Do you think this wanted order was issued by Yongxin...your son?" Bai Wei said leisurely. "In other places, the notices posted on the wall by my son are usually missing persons notices, but in your place it has become a wanted order. Although from a certain perspective, the effects of the two are the same, they are both looking for you."
Facing Bai Wei's rather hellish teasing, Gerard was silent for a long time, then lowered his head again, looked at the photo in his hand that had been squeezed to a point of being deformed, and finally spoke slowly, his voice extremely hoarse: "I don't understand why it was him."
"So far, aren't there enough things that confuse you?" Bai Wei said, "Besides, when did you have such a son? I don't see that you have a wife."
Bai Wei knew that this was another good opportunity to get closer to Gerard's heart.
Before this, Gerard had never mentioned his son to Bai Wei, even though his room was almost entirely filled with photos of the boy and girl.
Obviously, that boy and girl are the weakest part of Jellal's heart, and Jellal is trying his best to avoid exposing it to Bai Wei.
Bai Wei seemed to be unaware of the matter and never used the content of the transaction to question Gerard.
Because Bai Wei knew very well that the effect of some things being forced out was completely different from the effect of the person involved speaking out voluntarily. Especially for someone like Gerard who would never easily reveal his weaknesses, getting him to speak out voluntarily would definitely be twice the result with half the effort... just like now.
Gerard was still looking at the photo in his hand, but his memory had been pulled back to more than ten years ago, when the rain was even heavier than today's.
…
During the rainstorm, a medium-sized pollutant wreaked havoc among the rows of houses like a wolf rushing among a flock of sheep.
Not far away, Jellal stared at it emotionlessly, then waved his hand.
Countless "iron wires" pierced through its body. It suddenly stopped, and collapsed with a violent convulsion, crushing the last house.
Then, fully-armed Knights of the Evening Star rushed out from all directions and crushed the terrifying behemoth with ease.
At this point, this sudden encounter came to an end.
The reason why it is called an encounter is that the place where the battle with this behemoth took place was not in a polluted area, but in... a residential area.
After the battle, Gerard, standing on the highest platform, looked at the rows of collapsed houses with a solemn expression.
"Captain!" Helmer rushed over to report, "The damn guy has been dealt with, but the damage he caused is not small. He appeared so suddenly that we didn't have time to evacuate. Now I don't know how many people are trapped in the house."
Gerald asked, "Where are the Skeleton Troops?"
"They're on their way."
“…We can’t just watch, we have to start disaster relief.”
“But we still have to deal with pollutants.”
"Let Eric select three people to ensure that the pollution does not spread." Gerald said as he began to take off his equipment to reduce the weight. "The rest of you, all devote yourself to the rescue. Every second we delay, someone may die... Follow the order, Hermer."
"……yes!"
Jellal, lightly equipped, jumped into this colorless memory.
…
"Thanks for your timely rescue, Sir Gerard. Without you, I don't know how many people would have died."
"We have only done some insignificant work. The subsequent rescue work will still be completed by you skeletons."
"Haha, whether it's Evening Star or the skeleton, we are all for Lyra."
"Yes, it's all for Tianqin... Is the loss big this time?"
"As I just said, your timely rescue has minimized the losses. Although many people were injured, not many people died."
After the rescue work was completed, Gerard and the leader of the Skeleton Corps walked quickly in the disaster area that had become a ruin.
"In this case, the remaining rescue work will be handed over to you. We will complete the follow-up treatment of the pollutant. Of course, we will also find out as soon as possible why the medium-sized pollutant suddenly appeared in the residential area."
"Of course, this is our duty."
Gerard nodded, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly caught a glimpse of two thin figures out of the corner of his eye.
They were a brother and sister, they stood blankly under the rain, the heavy rain washed their bloody bodies, and in front of them were two stretchers covered with white cloth, the white color of the cloth was even more dazzling than the blood.
Gerald paused for a moment, "What's going on?"
The leader of the Skeleton Army looked over there and said, "Ah, that brother and sister. They should be the most unfortunate people in this disaster. The damn pollutant fell right in the center of their home. Their parents were smashed to pieces by the monster right in front of them. Only these two children survived."
Jellal fell silent, and the scene of the medium-sized pollutant falling to the ground under his command suddenly emerged in his mind.
After a while, he asked, "What will happen to them?"
"They are still too young. We can only send them to an orphanage and see if anyone is willing to adopt them."
"What are their names?"
"My brother's name is Ian, my sister's name is Ina...what's wrong?"
Gerard shook his head without saying anything, and then walked into the rain alone.
The memory of this moment is as monotonous as a dark cloud.
…
Welfare home.
"Sir Gerard, this is already your third time here this month."
Gerard and the dean stood side by side, looking at the brother and sister in the distance. They stood alone in a corner of the garden, and no children were willing to play with them.
"Why hasn't anyone been willing to adopt them yet?"
"Uh, do you want to hear the truth?"
"certainly."
"Because they have been exposed to pollutants," the dean replied. "No one is willing to adopt such children. Parents will think that they have also been contaminated, and even children will not want to play with them."
Gerard was silent for a while, then asked, "What will happen to them later?"
"According to Tianqin's laws, we will raise them until they reach adulthood," said the dean. "The rest of the way will depend on them."
“I see.”
Gerard took one last look at the brother and sister, then nodded, said "Please take care of them," and turned to leave.
Just as the dean was about to return to his office, heavy footsteps were heard again. He turned around and looked at Gerard who had returned in surprise.
"Sir Gerard, what are you doing..."
“Can I keep them?”
So the memories are added with a touch of color.
…
"From now on, you will live with me. Although my house is not big, it should be better than the welfare home. At least there is someone you can talk to."
Looking at the still very reserved brother and sister, Jellal didn't know how to talk to them, so he spoke after a long silence.
"Ian and Ina, right? You don't need to change your name to follow me, and you don't need to treat me as a father. I am just a..."
Before he could finish his words, the door was pushed open with a bang and a group of people rushed in.
"Ohhhhh, the captain has a baby! The captain has a baby!"
"I know you value efficiency, but isn't it a bit too efficient to skip the step of finding a wife and go straight to having a child?"
"To be honest, it is true."
"Hehehe, little devils, don't be nervous. From now on, you will be our Xiaoxing people. You can walk sideways wherever you go!"
"Come and have a drink, kid, to celebrate having a father... But how old are you? Can you drink? Oh, eight years old? That's enough, that's enough."
The sudden visit of these people not only scared the brother and sister, but also made Gerard frown. He stood up immediately. He was about to drive these guys out, but suddenly he saw a vitality in the timid eyes of the brother and sister that had not been there before.
Gerard hesitated for a moment, but still said nothing and sat down again.
The colors of memories are more intense.
…
"Father, I want to join Vesperia."
The grown-up boy was a little tipsy, but he looked at Jellal very seriously.
"I know you may disagree, but I have thought about this for a long time. I am serious. I also want to be like you and become a knight of the Evening Star."
Jellal looked at the boy quietly.
He could sense the boy's nervousness, although it was not as obvious as that of his sister. However, the beard he had grown long to show his maturity was trembling slightly, exposing him.
Gerard was silent for a moment, then slowly stretched out his hand.
Cover the bottle.
"Since you have decided to join Eve Star," Gerald said calmly, "then don't drink anymore."
The boy was stunned. His brain was a little slow due to drinking and he didn't understand what Gerard meant at first.
But he didn't need to understand, because the door was once again pushed open and more people rushed in. Each of them had a piece of equipment in their hands, and they put it on the boy as soon as they entered the room.
"Silly boy, the captain agreed!"
"Is that the captain? That's his father."
"Oh yes, my father agreed."
In a panic, the boy was put on equipment piece by piece, and quickly became the person he had always dreamed of - the Knight of the Evening Star.
Gerard was watching from the side, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
The memories at this moment are like a painting that is added stroke by stroke. The moment the boy was fully armed, the colors of the memories reached their peak.
But, it ended and condensed in an instant, becoming the tattered black-and-white photo in the hand.
The noise in my ears faded away, replaced by the noisy and monotonous sound of rain.
That warm little home has turned into ruins today.
The comrades who surrounded him had long since disappeared.
The cold reality, accompanied by rain, shattered the memories.
Gerard stood alone, and the only person in the house who could look him in the eye was himself on the wanted poster.
In this place where reality and memory intertwine, Gerard heard someone speaking to him in his heart.
"I feel your hesitation."
"So."
"Want a new deal?"
(End of this chapter)
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