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After leaving the gymnasium, when the night was getting darker, Yong Ye came alone to the top of the abandoned clock tower of the high school.

The big clock outside the clock tower had already stopped turning. He was sitting on the top of the clock tower beside the outer wall. In the dim surroundings, he subconsciously took out the nameless ribbon.

As a thought at that time, Quan should keep the ribbon as a souvenir. Because he followed him for a long time, he was inevitably stained with a lot of blood. After repeated cleaning, the ribbon had faded to the point where the original color could not be seen. , and even now with an unwashed pink.

Of course, he didn't have any hope for the color or something. After all, for Yong Ye, who was constantly fighting and being injured, it was a miracle that the ribbon was not broken or damaged.

Perhaps because Wuming was the first he knew and was the closest to him at the time, Yongye was always used to staring at the ribbon that had faded beyond recognition at that time, recalling the eccentric child at that time.

For him, just sitting blankly on the ground seems to be a good experience, no one bothers, just waiting for the dawn quietly.

However, there were light footsteps downstairs.

"Hit, disturbed?"

"...Why did you run up here?"

Withdrawing his gaze from the ribbon, he looked up at the uninvited visitor.

This unexpected visitor was exactly Busch Cui, whom she saw in the gym not long ago, and she was carefully lowering her hat and walking towards this side.

"Yesterday... Last night, the head of the regiment saved me, so I came to thank..."

"You're welcome, it's just a matter of convenience."

On the way across the battlefield to deal with Aldebaran, Yongye saw that Busch Cui, who had been washed away with his partner, was at a disadvantage in the battle with gastrula, so he killed it with super high defense, and Busch Cui had no way to break through. The defense can only keep going around the beetle.

Although he didn't care much about it because he saved a lot of people on the battlefield, Cui was very concerned about it, and found Yongye by searching for the smell, and made a special trip to climb the clock tower to thank him.

"No, no, even if that's the case, you have to thank them properly..."

"Okay, okay, I accept your thanks, but don't you need a rest? You're going to move your position early in the morning and retreat to the abandoned city in front of the Flame of Return, okay?"

"This... I'm a cat-type starter. Although I tried my best to adjust my work and rest time, the cat-type factor I received is also bigger than that of ordinary cursed children, so I'm still more energetic at night."

"Is it a nocturnal child again?"

Not very concerned about nodding, Yong Ye once again looked down at the ribbon in his hand.

"If that's the case, you can do whatever you want."

"Then, can I sit next to you?"

"It doesn't matter, as long as you're happy."

"Then I'm welcome..."

A soft and cute girl who can be bullied, approached again after talking to herself like this, and learned Yongye to sit on the ground beside the guardrail with her back to the guardrail.

After a while of silence, the girl who was very nervous looked at the ribbon in Yong Ye's hand for a while, and couldn't help but seem a little concerned. After hesitating again and again, she couldn't help but ask.

"The ribbon on the commander's hand... Could it be... a girl or a girlfriend's?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, my girlfriend, this is... um... a kid who is older than you."

"Yes, that's right... The other injured police officers in the gym like to look at things from their girlfriends or boyfriends. I thought... this is the team leader's girlfriend."

"I'd like to have it, but it's a pity that it really doesn't exist."

"The head of the group is so good, there will definitely be a lot of girls who like it."

"...Excellent? This kind of subjective view is really difficult to judge. Of course, even if it is objectively viewed, it may be excellent, but..."

Halfway through the words, Yong Ye shook his head.

Excellent is excellent, but what is beyond excellence?

Humans are complex and multi-faceted. Beneath their bright and beautiful appearance, many people have hidden ugliness that are not known to others.

And Yongye has evil deeds that can’t be erased no matter how he justifies and washes them away. Even if it was a last resort at the time, it’s not a reason to justify it. Of course, he didn’t plan to defend himself, because that kind of Self-deception is pointless.

Before he knew it, he subconsciously put his hand on the left eye that had lost his sight, and he felt that the eye seemed to start to ache again. Was it really because of the rainy weather?

Or, is this... the omen of the five million dead souls, the countless lives that died in his hands, the girl who robbed him of his left eye but was killed by him, calling him from the depths of hell?

"...Captain?"

Since Yong Ye suddenly kept silent and his face was not very good, the girl unconsciously leaned over to observe him at close range.

"...It's okay, I just suddenly thought of something from the past."

"That... Captain, there's actually something I've wanted to ask for a long time..."

"What's the matter? If it doesn't involve confidentiality, I don't mind chatting with you."

In the next death battle, no one can guarantee that he will still be alive, so even if the rest of the leisure time is just so ordinary, it will make people want to cherish it.

Originally, Yong Ye planned to spend this time alone. If the child wanted to chat with him, he didn't mind spending a little time. Quan regarded it as relaxing. After all, he was not a person who hated talking to people, and It wouldn't be annoying to talk to this kid.

"The head's left eye seems a little lackluster... Could it be... could it be... invisible?"

After hesitating for a while, Busch Cui expressed his guess.

"Well~ how dare you say that your head is blind, you little girl is not too timid?"

There is no affirmation and no intention to deny it. Yong Ye, who does not intend to answer this kind of question, just put his hand into Cui's hat like a joke, and touched her head rather rudely.

"—Yeah!!"

As if startled by this sudden action, the girl exclaimed and jumped up while holding down her hat, and took a few steps back.

"Huh? Do you hate being touched that much? Or do you actually hate being touched?"

To be honest, this was so obviously rejected, even Yong Ye couldn't help but feel a little depressed, obviously this is one of his few hobbies.

"No, no... no... I don't hate the captain... just, just..."

"...Speaking of which, apart from the unexpectedly good hand feel, there seems to be... something strange? Did you bring any plush decorations?"

Talking to himself, Yong Ye unconsciously looked at his left hand, as if he was reminiscing about the previous touch.

"No, no... I didn't bring that kind of thing..."

When mentioning the plush decorations, the girl trembled with fright and waved her hands in a panic.

"But, I shouldn't feel wrong, if I say so..."