Endless Silver Machine

After the battle between the Nemesis Society and that company, the leading company with a ten-digit market share in the Tebiri Kingdom collapsed without any suspense. The reason reported in the news was the dispute caused by internal disagreements.

The other technology party organizations that were suppressed by that company fulfilled the content of the alliance transaction with Nemesis and opened up various relationships with the technology party in the Tebiri Kingdom for them.

This really laid the fuse for the Science and Technology Party to launch a riot two years later, occupying Tebiri Royal Academy with armed forces, assassinating the royal family of the Bisi Empire, and provoking a war between the two countries.

However, after that, Misty, who returned to the stronghold inside the World Tree, was still the same. He eats in a proper manner, not saying anything unnecessary, and when he is not working, he hugs his knees and huddles in the corner of the wall.

"Has the psychological trauma after seeing the blood healed?"

Lilicia first heard about Misty's ugly appearance on the battlefield from Will. She originally thought that Misty would be shaken by this and would no longer show her calm attitude, but it backfired.

"That kind of psychological trauma should have been there before she came to us. It was not brought to her this time. It just happened to be activated..." Will seemed to think about a certain problem for a while, and then said to Lilicia, "Sister , I will partner with Misty from now on."

"Don't you always insist on flying solo? Although her magic equipment ability does score very high, if she has that kind of flaw, she will definitely be a drag on the battlefield."

"I paid such a high price to keep her alive."

Weir raised the arm under his white windbreaker. The muscle contusion and laceration had been treated medically. As long as he continued to practice for a while, he could fully recover. At most, it will leave eye-catching scars on the skin.

For Weir, this level of injury was nothing at all. He had also experienced fights far more brutal than this level.

"Misty is now my property, and I have to take it with me when needed. Otherwise, if she gets lost or is damaged by someone, I will suffer a big loss."

Perhaps seeing through Will's thoughts, Lilicia teased him with a playful smile.

"That's an ugly excuse."

"It's just my reserve."

"If you are so reluctant to let her go, why don't you just put a collar around her neck and walk with her on a leash every day?"

"I don't have that kind of bad taste. My possessions should have a will of their own. What I want is the kind of person who makes me willing to waste time digging out secrets, not the kind of pet that sticks to me when I wave. .”

Lilicia just smiled incredulously at Will's far-fetched assertion.

"Anyway, if you arrange her properly, there will be no problem. It is not uncommon for two people to be paired up in the Nemesis Society. As long as it does not affect your performance, the people above will probably acquiesce."

"There is no need to ask the people above for instructions. Don't we just need the consent of the eldest sister?"

"I didn't agree." Lilicia, who was just about to leave, turned her head to stare at him again after hearing what Weir said. "The most dangerous time is when people have contact, no matter how determined they are. Any belief may be shaken by the presence of another person. If your presence can change Misty, then Misty's presence can also change you."

"Does the eldest sister mean to oppose Misty and I teaming up?"

"I have never said such a thing, but this is the reason why most members of the Nemesis Society choose to fly solo. Human beings are creatures that cannot understand each other, and they cannot even fully understand themselves. People who cannot understand If you want to comfort each other, you can only keep testing each other and keep a suitable distance where neither person will get hurt."

Lilicia didn't care if Will listened to what she said on the spur of the moment, and turned around lightly and left the colorful courtyard.

Weir, who was left alone, raised his left arm, which was randomly wrapped with loops of bandages, above his head, and the noon sunlight filtered through the knotted gaps in the bandages.

Looking back on that moment now, he didn't particularly think about having to rescue Misty. People with insufficient abilities can only accept the fate of self-destruction and cannot blame anyone.

The weak eat the strong, this is the iron law of society.

This rule was originally an iron rule for Will's survival, but after seeing the cold Misty showing such a miserable expression that only a weak person would show, Will suddenly became interested in her.

It is a desire to discover. How many different expressions can Misty have? How many other things could scare her? What kind of expression could I make her show? At that moment, Weir's mind was filled with this almost perverted desire to explore, so he saved her life.

He exchanged an arm for her life and gained the right to treat her as his own.

Although Will can easily find various reasons to whitewash this approach, at this moment, Will's iron rules of survival have indeed changed because of Misty's existence.

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Coming to Misty's room from the courtyard, she had finished her lunch honestly. The used tableware is placed on the round table in the center of the room. It seems that there is no intention to clean it up by myself. If there is no one else to clean it every day, it will pile up here.

"Are you interested in going out with me today?" Will deliberately raised his bandaged left arm from under his white windbreaker to show Misty, "Thanks to you, all the tasks that may cost you your life recently have been given to other people. Just do it, and your time will suddenly be freed up.”

However, Misty's eyes did not lift from the sheets as he expected, and he wondered if she had listened to Will's words.

He could only put down his arms helplessly, sit on the edge of the dining table with his legs crossed, and pick up the tableware she used with one hand to play with it.

"Misty, do you understand your position? You are my possession now. You can do it even if you just echo me with a word or two, right?"

It sounded like their positions were reversed, with Will begging Misty for a reaction.

Even though the words came to this, Misty still went her own way, completely lacking the "consciousness of possessions" that Wil said.

"Although you are mine now, I don't like to ask you to do something with orders or anything like that. Although using strength to make you submit should be addictive, doing so also feels like bullying. ...No, both of us are magic equipment holders. It might be difficult to tell who is stronger and who is weaker in a duel. If we hadn't met on that occasion, then I would definitely be interested in having a good time with you now. "

Today, Weir's persuasion can be said to have failed again.

As always and with no unexpected ending, Weir didn't feel much regret. The left arm that cannot be used freely for several months is regarded as a replacement of equal value, and there is nothing worth being unwilling to do.

He put down the tableware that Misty had used and left the room where he came to "visit" every day.

But before Weir took a few steps, he noticed the breath behind him.

He turned around and saw Misty getting off the bed with her naked feet, silently stepping on the wooden floor of the corridor and following him.

"Misty..."

"Aren't you going out?"

Facing the slightly surprised Will, Misty finally whispered her first words to him since they met in an emotional tone.

In the eyes of others, they might think that Weir used the excuse of "possession" to force her to compromise. Weir didn't know whether this was true.

But he couldn't help but burst out laughing, almost maniacally. This is probably what Licia said, a sign that something is changing.

Whether it was Will or Misty who was changed, that kind of thing didn't matter at all. All in all, it's enough to know that the two of them seem to get along.

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Recalling the past is not about recalling the past.

In the room of the aviation magic ship "Yuktrashil", Misty, who was sitting by the window with her head tilted and looking out the window, knew this.

As far as the eye can see, the thick clouds never seem to move. The blue sky seems to have no end, and even time seems to have stopped flowing, looking extremely lonely.

She was just a little sentimental.

Misty knew that Veer had never liked her.

He only brought himself with him because he wanted to explore more unknowns in himself.

When she first accepted his invitation, Misty couldn't remember exactly what her state of mind was at that time.

Because the two of them have reached this point, there is no need to recall those gray memories that have become the past.

Misty only knew that it was because of her bloody physique that attracted Will's attention. He had told her so before.

Very subtle point of interest.

I didn't notice since when, I never left Will's side.

It should have started from the first time she responded to his invitation, the first time she left the mansion and wandered around the capital of Setia Principality. Following him seemed to have become a matter of course for Misty.

She didn't know what kind of feelings she had for Will, but the only thing she was certain of was that those feelings were definitely not what humans call "like" and "love."

Perhaps from a certain point in time, I had accepted the fate of becoming his possession.

Even if Will only interacted with her for such a simple reason, Misty did not complain at all.

After everything was over, the two of them agreed to travel the continent together. When did Weir come up with it?

Misty turned back from the window and looked at Will's sleeping profile.

The left arm that used to block the bounty hunter's arrows for Misty was no longer there, leaving only an empty sleeve. Misty saw it and felt that a piece of the puzzle was missing in a corner of her heart.

That agreement seemed to have been obtained after the two of them jointly hunted the mansion of an unknown noble named Fu.

In that battle, the magic costume of the nobleman was also very powerful, and both of them almost died. A long time had passed since the battle ended, and Veer suddenly made the agreement on a whim.

Weir did not elaborate on the specific reasons. Only this time after he told Aika, who was their mortal enemy, did Misty know what he really thought.

Apart from being shocked, I was also more confused and unwilling.

"Obviously you already know so much about me, but I still don't know you at all..."

Misty had expected a moment like this. They would eventually pay a heavy price for what they had done, but Misty didn't expect this day to come so suddenly.

In her heart, her feelings for Weir seemed to be clearer.

"As long as it is your wish, I will fulfill it for you..."

So Misty gave up. Whether it is the restrictions on freedom imposed on Aika and others, or the resistance to the fate that will eventually usher in.

Misty just wants to fulfill the wish that Veer is really after, both of them together.

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