Stray Chapter 100: Lonely

"...Master, I'm going to go back to Camelot next, but it's not that I won't come back in the future. If you need me to do it, Master, I'm still your servant, your knight, mine The sword is only for you."

Artoria said it in one breath, and her cheeks finally got some embarrassed blush.

After a slight pause, she showed a very gentle smile and stared at her Master seriously: "Although Master, you probably don't need me now, time flies so fast, it feels like I have done it. Like a long dream..."

"Artoria, I..."

Xia Ran took a deep breath, but couldn't say anything.

It wasn't the expected violent storm, but a very gentle drizzle, a peaceful farewell, but this made it even more difficult for him to accept.

The magician knows that this may be their choice to retreat, but it does not mean that these words are all lies, he can feel it, Yakumo Zi is also determined, and Artoria is also sincere is expressing his thoughts and feelings clumsily.

This is proof of their maximum intimacy.

So, if he doesn't do something, this will all be true...but what? What should I say?

Altolia has already said all the words, she thought for a while, then breathed softly, looked at her master and looked around, and then said in a deliberately brisk tone : "That's it, Master, I really appreciate your company over the years, I, I..."

It seemed like she wanted to say something, but she couldn't express her feelings in the end.

This blond, blue-eyed, petite girl, whose time is always fixed on her fifteen-year-old girl, stared at the magician with wide-eyed eyes to an unprecedented degree, and finally laughed as if she couldn't help it. He seemed to be smiling happily because of something.

Since now, the magician has seen her smile countless times, but only this time, he can't face it as usual, and he can't speak.

The sky is wide, clear sky is blue.

A whispered voice rides the wind.

"I'm leaving, Master, you...you...take care of yourself and keep going." The girl finally waved her hand and said this, she responded with a warm smile.

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“…”

The magician watched her leave. He slowly raised his head and looked at the sunlight piercing straight down from the sky. It was still morning, but it was already so dazzling.

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"Xue Nai..."

Among the seats not far away, Miss Yang Nai was also rarely serious. She stared at the man closely, and at the same time subconsciously pulled the sleeve of her sister beside her.

Frankly speaking, this development made her a little unpredictable, but after reacting to it, she found that this might be the real amazing counterattack... Also, one or two, not ordinary human girls, How could such a low-level mistake be made?

Probably from the start, they didn't think about using public confrontation as a way to force someone to change their mind, force them to make a new choice, or reverse a previous decision.

"I know..." Yukinoshita Yukino said softly, her eyes fixed on Xia Ran's body with complexity and a sigh.

What should I do in this situation?

Even she clenched her fists subconsciously at this moment, her knuckles turning white with such force.

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The other side.

Conversations that seem to be farewells are still happening one after another.

"Master."

A soft and calm voice sounded behind him, Xia Ran turned his head in a daze, and turned his eyes to the back, and found that he had long blue hair and pupils, with pointed ears that were clearly different from ordinary people, and the left side of his head was combed. The witch with long braids and purple lipstick stood behind him.

"Medea..." Xia Ran called out Miss Caster's name, then he paused, raised his face slightly, and suddenly laughed, with a bitter taste in his smile, "Are you going too? ?"

At first glance, she seems to be a gorgeous and beautiful woman, but in fact, if you look closely, the witch's eyes will give the impression of simplicity. She carefully looks at the young man in front of her, and after a moment of silence, she speaks softly.

"Master, do you know? At that time, I actually... had many ways to go against you, even - kill you."

"I know this..." Xia Ran said slowly, he was a little lost, and after a few seconds he squeezed out a smile again, "Why do you say this all of a sudden? Some loss?"

He tried his best to ease the annoyance in his heart with a joking tone.

"Maybe, now I do regret that I didn't do it..."

Medea laughed, too, jokingly.

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Then there was another unspeakable silence.

There was silence all around, everyone was watching quietly and waiting, no matter if it was someone who knew what was going on, or someone who didn't know what was going on, people who only came into contact with this circle today are all at the moment. It was holding his breath, unusually quiet.

Medea took a deep breath and said seriously: "Master, I am the betrayal witch, cruel, cruel, unscrupulous, these are all me, in order to resist the fate I bear, I have been betrayed in a row. After that, in the end, I also fell into a vicious woman who betrayed the position of others..."

"No, that's obviously because of the curse of the goddess Aphrodite, which distorted your thoughts and concepts..."

Miss Witch is the Master who ignores what she wants to say, and continues to speak to herself:

"Probably because I'm always betrayed, so I don't believe anyone. At that time, I actually thought that you definitely didn't trust me either, just pretending to be a snake, trusting me unconditionally on the surface, whatever. Don't hide it from me, feel free to rely on my help in all aspects..."

"Actually it's all just acting! So I wanted to see how far you could do it, but then I found out that I didn't know if you really didn't feel it at all, or if you were too nervous, I don't know. You don't seem to have any doubts about what to discipline you and what to say..."

Medea's voice continued to sound, and she seemed to think of what happened at the beginning, and her thoughts began to blur.

"It's clear that many times, I'm actually tempted, just waiting for an opportunity to convince myself to betray again... Probably the obsession engraved in my soul, I feel that I will always be It is impossible to obtain redemption, and can only perish in betrayal and betrayal..."

"It's not like that!"

Xia Ran closed her eyes slightly and opened it again, carefully speaking, "Actually, I knew it for a long time, and I used this. I know that as long as there is no reason, you will never take the initiative to betray, so I would do that..."

He feels more and more guilty.

"Really?"

Medea nodded thoughtfully, then shook her head with a chuckle: "But that doesn't matter, Master. No matter what you think, at least you do trust me unconditionally in your actions. , obviously I just met, but I was able to do this step..."

"Really..."

"It's rare."

The more he spoke, the more hazy his voice became.

It's like a dream come true.

A trivial thing, but enough. Because that is a witch who neither loves nor loves others, at the end of her unfortunate life, she never gets something until she dies.

So she looked directly at the magician at the moment, thanking her very, very seriously: "Master, thank you, I'm very lucky to meet you, you've done a really good job, but I think it's impossible now. What can I teach you as a teacher...I can't help you anymore."

"You... are you going to go back to Fuyuki City too?"

"No, I'm not going back..." Medea took a breath, "The so-called Servants are actually just the obsessions of a group of dead people who are unwilling to admit their flaws or failures during their lifetime, obsessions. The deeper you go, the heavier the price will be, so you can't end well, and you have to call in the abyss when you die, hoping to have a chance to make up for your regrets..."

"And I have nothing to regret anymore. Since my duties have ended, it seems that there is no point in staying in this world, because there is nothing I need to do, even the things you entrusted to me before. It's all done."

"So-"

"I can finally find peace." She stared at the magician, something seemed to be loosening in the depths of her eyes, and finally she just lowered her eyes and smiled softly. "Master, I also hope that your next journey will be smooth sailing."

"...you're all gone, I'll just get lost..."

The magician was silent for a moment, then whispered.

"But only those who have a way will get lost..."

Medea also spoke in a low voice.

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“…”

The witch who betrayed left the stage as the third person, and everyone watched this scene quietly, with sighs in their eyes.

However, this is not the end.

"Next, it's me, brother."

With long purple hair above the knees and a red ribbon tied on the left side of her head, the young and energetic girl stood up and said seriously.

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"I have only one last request, don't forget me..."

"Thank you, this encounter I will never forget..."

"Will you still remember me?"

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Like an unreal long dream.

Xia Ran felt as if he couldn't remember anything, he was just silent.

Memories are stretched infinitely in the voices of longing, loss, pretending to be calm, or enduring sadness, and in a short absence, I see the light and shadow of the past in a trance.

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"That's it, just to tell you..."

"I'm going back first, I'm really not in the mood today, sorry..."

"Student Xia Ran, I don't know what my feelings are. Maybe I'm destined to not respond, but if I don't say it now, I may have no chance..."

Unconsciously, everything finally came to a standstill.

There is no sound, it just kept ringing, the chattering voice has subsided at this moment, because the people who spoke have left one after another, and they are not waiting for a response, and it seems that it is not to get a response.

The venue fell silent for a while, and there was no sound at all.

The air was quiet, a little lonely.

Xia Ran stood quietly in the middle. He turned around and looked around, sighing deeply.

On the way, some people couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere and left quietly. Coupled with the people who left the venue one after another, the banquet scene now seems a little sparse, and the rest of the people finally couldn't stand it anymore. It would be embarrassing to stay, so they all left.

In the end, only a few people remained.

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"...are you all right?"

Unconsciously, the girl had come up, biting her lower lip tightly, her eyes looked concerned and blank, and looked at him blankly.

This scene was also something she didn't expect.

All the preparations made by the girl were completely useless, because no one lost his temper, there was no violent storm, there was only a peaceful farewell, and no one targeted her, so...there was no way.

Xia Ran looked at her and smiled quietly: "...I'm fine." It's just that the smile has a bitter taste.

It doesn't look like it's okay at all.

The girl pursed her lips and looked around. The banquets in the past were too lively, but today it is unusually quiet. In the open space, there are long tables lined up, all kinds of steaming delicious food. The fragrant and tangy wines are rich and untouched.

However, everyone who came to the banquet had already left, and there were only a few people around.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me..."

She said softly, and after a little hesitation, she continued, but she spoke very slowly, as if every time she made a sound, she had to make a great determination.

"Perhaps...there is more..."

"What are you talking about, this has nothing to do with Yukinoshita-san..." The magician who stood there quietly, as if in a daze, calmly interrupted her words.

"Let me ask directly, how are you going to solve this matter?" Miss Yang Nai sighed, put her hand on her sister's shoulder, stared at the magician and asked bluntly.

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"I don't know either..." Xia Ran sighed lightly.

This kind of thing, who can know how to solve it?

He raised his eyes slightly, his eyes penetrated the clouds, the atmosphere, crossed the boundless cosmic vacuum, and continued to transcend toward the extreme distance, and finally transcended this tiny dust-like universe, exhausting thousands of infinite dimensions of time and space. Close your eyes.

Whether it's still in this world or someone who has left... in his eyes, it's within reach.

But it's like an infinite distance away and can't be touched again.

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It has ten horns and seven heads, and wears ten crowns on the ten horns. The ancient snake, which is infinitely large and infinitely small, is quietly coiled on the timeline.

He quietly overlooks the countless worlds of Jambu that are all over the sky, his eyes are fixed in different universes, and he is quietly watching the silhouettes.

Time is meaningless, everything is constantly changing between stills.

Everything happens at the same time, the beginning and the end are just causal relationships, and there is no absolute sequence on the absolute timeline.

I don't know how long it took, the sacred ancient snake turned its head silently and looked in a certain direction. At the beginning of time, in the upper reaches of the long river, there were countless worlds swaying and turbulent, as if a huge wave was coming. , The driftwood and debris floating on the sea surface are in danger of overturning and collapse at any time.

The ethereal and vast voice resounded, and endless pure white brilliance burst out, spreading inch by inch toward the void, and even expelled the dimensional storm and the tide of annihilation, just like locusts passing through the border, each dimension was infiltrated , one side of time and space is occupied.

The endless legions of angels blow their trumpets, across the stars and the great abyss of the universe, to new battlefields.

The person at the head has emerald wings, long golden hair, and a radiant existence with a red cross sword.

The sharp line of sight locked on the ancient snake directly across the far distance of endless time and space.

"Michael..."

The ancient snake with seven heads and ten horns is indifferent.

"I'm in a bad mood right now."

The leader of the Spirit of Light, "WhoislikeGod", the most dazzling and most famous archangel, Michael stared at the ancient snake, his furious roar resounded like a doomsday horn, resounding through the heavens Time and space, infinite dimension:

"So it is!"

"Medanzo!!"