Halle Lali seemed to realize what Edward meant, and nodded stiffly:

“You mean… I think… even if I’m killed by you… it’s acceptable…?”

As she said this, Hallilali’s cheeks suddenly turned slightly red, and she shouted:

“What? This is sophistry. There is no such way to answer the question!”

“But for me, this is it. No matter what happens, including death, it is an acceptable price to pay, so I won’t prepare for it in advance, and I won’t be nervous about it.”

Edward said, turned around, and looked toward the distant horizon. There, the end of Qi Lang’s army had also disappeared.

In fact, everything he just said was improvised. He touched Hallilali’s head…

…just because I wanted to touch it.

Why am I behaving in this strange way? Edward frowned and even looked at his hands.

Behind him, Hallilali sighed and said:

“It’s not good for you, really.”

“Not being nervous, isn’t that a good thing?”

“Not being nervous means you are not afraid of death. It also means you will not care about yourself when fighting, let alone the people behind you.”

“Aren’t all warriors like this?”

“That’s not the case,” Hali Lali sighed, “Fighting is just a means to an end, and to you, that end is empty.”

“But…I don’t have any purpose.”

Edward turned around and looked at Harley and Lali.

Hallilali was surprised to find that the man in front of her seemed a little uneasy.

“I think I understand what you mean. It’s just like what you said that night… I still need to look for it, right?”

“You are very smart. You can draw inferences from one example.”

Halle Lali smiled, walked up to Edward, and held out her hand –

— and it hit him on the nose.

Edward didn’t move, and even after Halle Lalee had done what she did, he just frowned.

“what happened?”

“Oh, if I hit you hard, you might really die.” Hali Lali smiled softly, “Does that mean you also assume that I won’t hurt you?”

“Um…”

Edward thought for a moment expressionlessly, then nodded honestly:

“That’s true. I have a crush on you. Does this count as love?”

His sudden words stunned Hallilali.

The girl’s cheeks flushed again, and she didn’t seem to expect Edward to utter the word “like” in this situation.

Hallilali had never seen such a scene before. Although she had countless suitors in the High Heaven, no one had ever dared to say these two words to her face.

People always like to look up at the stars and rarely try to reach out and touch them.

And now, the silver-eyed boy chose to try to pick stars from a mere watchtower?

“…”

Hallilali lowered her head, smiled slightly, and said softly:

“…Not really.”

“Oh, then I’ll think about it myself.”

Edward said, turning and walking towards the edge of the watchtower, looking out over the vast plain.

He suddenly thought of a question, turned around and said:

“Oh, I remember…”

However, he only saw a red crack – Harilalee had disappeared.

“Strange…” Edward frowned, “Did I make her unhappy?”

……

Wiesel – Academi Federation

“What’s the situation on the other side?”

Behind the desk in the academy building, Laplace looked at the man who bowed in front of him and put down the teacup in his hand.

The man’s name is Allegro. He is the most powerful sniper in the federal army and has left his name in many beheading operations.

He strikes with terrifying precision, and because his exploits include many records of local warlords in western I-Tran, many people call him the “King Killer”.

As for himself, he prefers the name used by the federal military: [Day of the Crown].

This symbolizes that the Federation will eventually eliminate dissidents, seize with the sword and usher in the day when it will wear the crown.

And he is that sword.

“According to the spies, Qi Lang’s army has entered the final stage,” Alaiwu said, “Tell me, who do you want to kill?”

“Keep an eye on the man named Yan Chu,” Laplace said, “His strength… is very strong. If he has calculated what I might have done, then we need a countermeasure.”

Laplace’s meaning was simple: if Yan Chu tried to use the geographical advantages of the other side to swallow up the reward that the Federation deserved after the success of the crusade, Allegro would kill him.

This deadly sniper actually knew his role long ago, but he was a little confused about it:

“Don’t you need to be on guard against Hafgard?”

“They are allies,” Laplace said, “and more importantly, you can’t hurt them.”

Since Hafgard landed, Laplace has been studying their power. Even though he can only observe it visually through video information, he is very obsessed with it.

The answer, of course, is that it is impossible for humans to fight against Hafrigard.

Laplace longed for that kind of power.

“As long as we get the information in the Hafurgard Spire, we can follow the clues to find the real reason for the Day of Judgment,” Laplace said. “Allewu, you are a descendant of Shebir, you know what this means to us.”

“Grandpa said that we need to explore the great power above the stars in order to control our own destiny,” Allewood said, “You are our guide, and I will listen to you.”

“Well, then, go ahead. The Ocean-Fan Royal Family is waiting.”

After Laplace finished speaking, Allegro nodded and turned away.

In fact, it is not only Allewood that is about to head to the other side, but also five sky ships of the Federation including the [Ocean Royal Family].

These sky ships will become the main force of the Federation in the final battle against the Lord of the Black Tide.

Most of the derivatives of the Kuroshio are unable to form a large-scale anti-aircraft force. Under this premise, the power of the sky ship becomes particularly strong.

“…”

After Allewood left, Laplace picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then closed his eyes.

The war was about to begin, his two sons were on the other side, and to his surprise, he was not worried at all.

Those two sons…both followed their duties perfectly and did what they were supposed to do.

Although he hadn’t met them in person for a long time, Laplace believed that his education was perfect.

After all, both sons performed their jobs perfectly, Hermes was a strong commander and Edward was a powerful warrior.

“Then let me see the true appearance of the starry sky…”

Laplace covered his chest and took a deep breath.

My health is getting worse and worse.

……

At night, Edward stood alone on the watchtower, looking at the land shrouded in darkness.

His stomach made a rumbling sound, expressing his unfulfilled resentment.

Halle Laleigh didn’t come at dinner time…

He must be angry.

In fact, Edward had guessed that Halle and Lali would probably be angry, but he didn’t know why.

Isn’t it just a question? And he said he liked her, what’s wrong with that?

Shouldn’t expressing love be a joyful thing? Why should you be angry? You should be angry when someone doesn’t like you.

Edward sighed, thinking that he might be missing some key modules.

A faint sense of anxiety lingered in his heart, and along with hunger, made him feel somewhat helpless.

It’s hard to be boiled like a frog in warm water. Instead of waiting like this, it’s better to go find her and ask her.

If that doesn’t work, apologize or something…

Hallilali wouldn’t take it to heart, right?

Edward thought so, and moved away from the railing, preparing to leave the watchtower.

At this time, a small figure poked half of his head out from the stairs of the watchtower——

“Well…”

It’s a little girl with white hair and red eyes, and she looks cute.

When she and Edward looked at each other, she shuddered immediately and then put on a very reserved look.

The little girl…Miss Hallilali seemed to have mentioned her, her name was Pearlis, right?

Edward looked at the little guy. Out of curiosity, he didn’t move. He just wanted to see what the little guy wanted to do.

“Gulu…”

Seeing that Edward didn’t move, Pearlis rolled her eyes and clenched her fists, as if she had made up her mind.

Then, she quickly rushed out from behind the cover, ran to Edward, and raised the thing in her hand –

——A bento.

Edward was stunned for a moment, then he picked up the lunch box and touched it. It was still hot.

“Did you bring it to me?” he asked in surprise.

Pearlis didn’t say anything. When she saw Edward got the lunch box, she ran to the stairs.

In just a blink of an eye, the little figure disappeared.

“Hey, wait!”

Edward took a step forward and was about to catch up with Pearlis when he saw another figure appear from the stairs.

It was Halle Lali. She poked her head out anxiously, and finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the lunch box in Edward’s hand:

“…Is it actually for you? I thought you were going to steal it and eat it yourself…”

Hallelujah climbed the stairs, walked up to Edward, and asked:

“Where’s Perlis?”

“Just…” Edward tilted his head and pointed to the stairs behind Halle and Lali, “Go down from the place you came up.”

“This little fellow,” Hallilali puffed up her cheeks, “actually arranged for me to come meet you!”

After saying that, she put one hand on her waist and looked at Edward as if to accuse him.

Seeing that Edward still had that “What’s wrong with me?” look, she sighed again and said bluntly:

“You! Don’t you have any self-awareness at all?!”

“Oh, yes,” Edward put the lunch box on the table beside him, “Um…I might have said something wrong at noon.”

“What did you say wrong?”

“do not know.”

“…”

Halle Lali looked at Edward speechlessly, took a deep breath and calmed herself down.